Fu Tang

Li Congjia thought that it might not be easy to fight against Khitan in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, but he never thought that they would be so weak.

It is really weak, when Li Congjia got the news, the Khitan had already defeated the Northern Zhou Dynasty and directly hit Taiyuan Mansion!

It's only been a few days, Li Congjia came back to his senses, and said in disbelief: "Didn't Bei Zhou get the thunder box? Did they take it to show off their cuteness?"

Shi Xueting said: "Maybe it won't work."

Li Congjia was taken aback, and after thinking about it carefully, it is indeed possible. After all, there are always various ways to use weapons. Li Congjia only sells some simple instructions when selling weapons. The thunder box is very simple. What is not simple is the stability of the explosives. Sex, formula is the key.

As for how to use it, it's up to Bei Zhou himself, but even if he doesn't know how to use it, he can hurt the enemy a thousand and hurt himself eight hundred, right?Is it impossible to lose so quickly?

But soon he got the news that Bei Zhou couldn't defeat the Khitan purely because he didn't use the latest weapons at all, and they were not stupid. They knew that things like thunder boxes should be buried in advance, or thrown from a distance, They buried all the thunder boxes they bought in the place where they confronted Nan Zhou!

When Li Congjia heard the news, he was in a bad mood. When he came back to his senses, he wanted to flip the table. What happened to Zhou Guo?Never mind Southern Zhou and Northern Zhou, I feel that after Guo Rong's death, all kinds of abnormalities began. Even if Guo Rongxiong was a rough idea, there must always be ministers to help him achieve today's achievements, right?How did it become like this?

Don't you know which side is the strongest enemy?

Oh, Yaoshou, Li Congjia was really convinced when he bought a weapon and cheated his own people first.

After getting angry, Li Congjia said to Tao Fu: "Go and call everyone to Xuanzheng Palace!"

Of course, everyone refers specifically to the ministers of the cabinet and the Privy Council, and ordinary ministers do not have the turn to go to the Xuanzheng Hall to discuss state affairs.

Li Congjia sat on the throne with a gloomy face. When everyone came in, they knew that Bei Zhou was going to be unlucky.

Sure enough, when everyone arrived, Li Congjia said, "Let's discuss how to attack Chang'an."

Damn, what a gentleman's style, what can't take advantage of the fire, let's play around, if Bei Zhou continues to toss like this, Chang'an will fall into Khitan's hands!

Everyone looked at each other and understood Li Congjia's meaning. Li Ping said: "Do you want to recall Bai Guogong and Zi Tinghou? In addition, Su Guogong is still patrolling the border. Do you want to recall it too?"

Li Congjia suddenly asked: "Is Meng Xuanzhe about to delete Dan?"

Zhou Zong was startled and then said: "It is said that he is already on the way, and he will come in about half a month."

Li Congjia nodded. He remembered that Meng Xuanzhe’s younger brother, Meng Xuanjue, seemed to be very talented in fighting. Meng Xuanzhe... Li Congjia was a little hesitant. He seemed unstable. He led people to guard Jianmen Pass, but Meng Xuanzhe felt that he couldn't defend it before fighting the opponent, so he ran away with people.

This run has pitted Meng Chang. Jianmen Pass is a very important pass because of its dangerous terrain. After losing Jianmen Pass, Shu had no power to fight back against Song's attack. In the end, he could only surrender. But after surrendering to Song Dynasty, Meng Xuanzhe had followed Zhao Kuangyin through life and death several times, and he was very good at fighting for him, both in offense and defense, so Li Congjia couldn't figure out whether this guy could do it or not.

To be conservative, Li Congjia decided to meet him. Besides, he has too few generals. Perhaps there are not so many famous generals who have left their names in history, but if a country wants to fight everywhere, those few are not enough. Wei Huo That's still too little.

Han Xizai could vaguely understand Li Congjia's thoughts, and he said, "The Meng brothers' reputation is not obvious, so I'm afraid it's not suitable."

Li Congjia said with a smile: "I'm sure I won't send them this time, let the national teacher go."

The ministers of the cabinet paused, and they were all a little strange. They knew that there was nothing wrong with Li Congjia's arrangement. After all, all the generals who could be sent by the court had already been sent out. He has never been alone, and now he can't be the commander of the army. It seems that only Shi Xueting can be competent in terms of seniority.

They didn't doubt Shi Xueting's ability, but felt that Li Congjia's emphasis on Chang'an would definitely make Chang'an his capital in the future. Didn't catch it?

Will the ministers of the cabinet feel sorry for those generals who are away?

Li Congjia stroked his chin and said, "I will draw up an order to summon Zi Tinghou back and let Duke Bai and Duke Su switch defenses."

Shuzhou is a very important place, Li Congjia couldn't let Li Jingda stay there for too long, but he didn't want him to participate in the attack on Chang'an, not because he was afraid that this uncle didn't have that ability, but mainly because... he really took it down, this credit How to count?In the future, Li Jingda will definitely be a prince. If he has such a merit, Li Congjia can only give him more household closures, but it doesn't match the merit?

And when Li Jingda went over, he and Shi Xueting would take the lead?It's not good to let anyone be your younger brother, so let Li Jingda go to patrol the border.

What he didn't know was that Li Jingda was longing to leave Shuzhou as soon as possible. Nima, this place is too rich. He thought that the Southern Tang Dynasty was already very rich, but he never expected that Shuzhou was even more powerful. It was made by Qibao, not to mention his usual food and clothing expenses. In such a comparison, his nephew's life is simply sympathetic.

It’s not good to stay in such a wealthy place. In order to keep their family, especially those courtiers who proposed to surrender to the Northern Zhou Dynasty, they tried their best to bribe him and Zhao Kuangyin in order not to be liquidated. Zhao Kuangyin’s place is better. , Everyone knows his background and his experience, and thinks that he may not be favored by Li Congjiaxin, so not many follow him.

However, Li Jingda was different. Wang's uncle was entrusted with important tasks. It seemed that he trusted those close to him very much. If such a person didn't bribe him, who would he bribe?

Li Jingda took part of it at his discretion. The part he took was that he felt that these people should not be liquidated. Of course, even if he took it, he didn't dare to use it. He sealed it up and planned to report it to Li Congjia. Take it off, his soldiers... there are always those who are not afraid of death, he is really worried that after a long time, some people think that he is not pleasing to the eye, and they will label him as a soldier and plunderer!

When Li Jingda received the decree, he said with a smile: "Finally, I have nothing to do, Brother Zhao, let's go together."

Zhao Kuangyin is helpless, the age difference between him and Li Jingda is not too big, but because his daughter is considered to be the future princess, he and Li Congjia are of the same generation, and now Li Jingda calls him brother... Isn't this a mess of generations?

But he didn't say it, he just asked in doubt: "Is Your Highness going to do something again?"

Li Jingda was still happy to finally be able to leave just now. To be honest, the Kingdom of Shu is really a place that can kill people's energy. After coming here for a few days, Li Jingda has been sleeping until the sun rises every day before getting up. The whole person is living a very leisurely life!

At this moment, after Zhao Kuangyin brought it up, Li Jingda smelled something different. Asking him to go back was not to rest, but to change defenses, that is to say, he had to accept what Li Hongji had to do before. Everything here is quite normal, but the problem is that Zhao Kuangyin was only called back to the court without any mention of his work, which makes people confused.

Although Zhao Kuangyin had some problems in sending troops to the Kingdom of Shu this time, it didn't have any impact on the overall situation. The only impact was to let the national teacher run away... But this... shouldn't be a big deal, right?

Zhao Kuangyin was a little uncertain, so he couldn't help asking Li Jingda to analyze it for him. Li Jingda thought for a while and said, "Your Highness is not such a small-hearted person. Maybe I have other tasks for you when I call you back."

other tasks?Zhao Kuangyin didn't believe it. It was luck that he didn't spend too much money on the attack on Shu this time. It was also thanks to Meng Chang being killed. Later, Shu was rejected by the Northern Zhou Dynasty and did not resist. However, the army needs a lot of food and grass. Naturally, Shuzhou is A lot can be added, but now Shuzhou is not yet stable, and according to Li Congjia's personality, it is impossible to wait for wanton expropriation now.

Go back... What are you going to do?

Just when Zhao Kuangyin guessed, Li Hongji had already returned to Zendan in a hurry.

We haven't seen each other for nearly a year, and Li Hongji's face is quite weathered, which shows that life outside is not very easy. After seeing him, Li Congjia asked him to have dinner with him, and asked about the situation at the border.

Li Hongji thought it over and said: "The situation here is too complicated, but Khotan is okay. They have always been in harmony with us. As long as the border is demarcated, they will not go too far, but it is a bit difficult in Tubo. Those small regimes It is useless even if there is an agreement, we can only fight back, and now Datang is not suitable for large-scale use of troops, so we must turn a blind eye to them, but we dare not relax too much , I am afraid that they will taste the sweetness and intensify the situation at that time, and the speed of this is not easy to grasp."

Li Congjia resisted the urge to bite his chopsticks, nodded and said, "Fourth Uncle should have a sense of propriety. Later, you will hand over to Fourth Uncle, and then go to Shuzhou. Although it is a new land, the climate is pleasant now. At that time, you didn't have to work too hard in the past, just take care of it."

Li Hongji asked with a smile: "Is there really nothing to worry about?"

Li Congjia glared: "What do you mean don't worry about it? It's just to let you not to work too hard. Your main task there is to attack the family! It's too easy to take it in Shuzhou, and there are hidden dangers. Those families have been preserved intact. There must be some of them." Those who are too cooperative, or you are proud of your family status, you have to find a way to clean them up for me, if you can't clean them up, write them down, tell me, and I will clean them up."

Li Hongji was helpless: "I don't know why you don't like the family."

Li Congjia sighed: "There is no way, the royal family of iron and water, when encountering national disasters, these people think of their own family first, and the country second. Their clansmen have been studying and serving as officials for generations. It is impossible to completely use it, this is their reliance, why is Shuzhou so easy to win this time? It is not because the ministers of the aristocratic families feel that they cannot be defeated, so they are unwilling to waste national power and waste their young talents to be tied to the country."

Li Hongji said: "His Royal Highness is biased again, there are also loyal ministers and righteous men among the disciples of the aristocratic family."

Li Congjia blinked: "Of course I know, it's just that the chances of it appearing are too small, otherwise why would those loyal ministers and righteous men be recorded and passed down through the ages? Isn't it because such qualities are so beautiful, there are too few such people, and the world needs such role models Will it be famous in history?"

Li Hongji rolled his eyes: "You are always right, I can't say no to you, but it's fine if you call fourth uncle back, why did Zhao Kuangyin also call back? I think he is honest, since he is the future princess Father, don't be too guarded against him."

Li Congjia smiled and said, "It's a good thing to call him back this time."

Li Congjia told the story once, it is impossible to hide this kind of thing, so even if he knew that Li Hongji would be disappointed, he would not hide it.

After hearing this, Li Hongji asked in a daze for a while, "So...going to fight Chang'an?"

Li Congjia nodded: "I also think it's a bit fast, but the Northern Zhou side may not be able to resist the Khitan for long, and the Central Plains cannot fall into the hands of the Khitan, so we have to work hard and continue to advance."

Li Hongji was indeed a little disappointed. Li Congjia saw that he had something to say and said: "Zhao Kuangyin came back to work for me. After Chang'an attacked, he would have to face the Northern Zhou's counterattack, and even face the Khitan people. This is not an easy thing. , So it’s not the key to defeat, but to hold on to it. Unfortunately, there are too few people who can use it now, so I can only let the fourth uncle and elder brother work hard, and we can’t let Shuzhou and the border have problems.”

Li Hongji quickly turned around, he knew somewhat in his heart that Li Congjia was wary of them, but not too serious, he just wanted to nip all possible things in the bud, otherwise if he really wanted to get rid of them, Just let them go to recover Chang'an, let them make contributions to the world, and praise them high. When they can't bear the smugness, it's the time when Li Congjia raises the butcher's knife against them.

Li Hongji's ability to analyze soberly now does not mean that he can continue as before after gaining power, so now he feels that there is nothing wrong with staying in Shuzhou. What's more, it is said that Shuzhou is rich, and Li Hongji still wants to do it there. manor.

Anyway, Li Congjia has only one son now, and he doesn't have the idea of ​​leaving a place for other sons to prepare for enfeoffment. With his credit, it is also possible to give Shuzhou to him, right?Moreover, it is a fiefdom, and it is nothing more than paying taxes to him.

The only thing that is not clear is whether Li Jingda will also want Shuzhou. After all, he fought there, so it is hard to say.

In fact, Li Congjia has not thought about the issue of enfeoffment in the future. Anyway, at that time, it is impossible to lose the fiefdom.

What he needs to do now is to appease, appease Li Hongji, appease Li Jingda, and let them not feel sorry for not being able to attack Chang'an.

Li Jingda is a little more open-minded than Li Hongji. He is a person who has experienced ups and downs. When facing danger, he will instinctively choose to protect himself. Before he can speak, Li Congjia gave him a step down. This shows that Li Congjia He wanted to protect him, so after he handed over the bribes he received, he planned to lead troops to guard the border.

Li Congjia also kept him for a meal, but this time he didn't eat alone, Shi Xueting, Li Hongji, and Zhao Kuangyin were all there.

Li Congjia didn't even look at the account book, but said: "Uncle Si has worked hard all the way. Since they have such filial piety, Uncle Si will accept it. If Uncle Si is worried, he will treat it as my reward. Just make a record."

Li Jingda originally wanted to refuse, but when he heard Li Congjia said that it was a reward for him, and said carefully that he would make a record, he immediately felt much more comfortable, and he smiled and did not refuse.

Li Congjia said again: "This time, fourth uncle didn't go by himself. You took Zhu Yuan to go too. I think he is about to have a problem with deleting pills. He almost got into a fight with others on the street before."

Li Jingda couldn't help but said: "He and Li Ping still have some talents. Li Ping is better than him in that he can do civil work even if he doesn't fight. He... is a rough guy. I'm afraid he can't do meticulous work. He has dedicated his life to the battlefield. raw."

Li Congjia nodded and said: "I also know this, but Zhu Yuan is not young. He has been a soldier all his life. I hope he can start well and end well. His contribution is not small. He will not be allowed to go to the particularly dangerous front line."

Li Jingda didn't say anything more, as long as Li Congjia knew it in his heart, he didn't have any friendship with Zhu Yuan, and he only said a few words purely for the sake of Li Congjia's preferential treatment to him.

Li Congjia had to treat Zhu Yuan preferentially. Li Ping and Zhu Yuan were the first to follow him to fight the world, and even their soldiers and horses were Li Congjia's original team.

After Li Congjia said a few words to Li Jingda, he looked up at Zhao Kuangyin. As a result, Zhao Kuangyin was obedient and handed over a ledger, but the thickness was not as thick as Li Jingda's.

Li Congjia waved his hand: "It's all rewarded to you, don't show it to me."

Zhao Kuangyin felt relieved, and couldn't help giving Li Jingda a thumbs up secretly, because Li Jingda knew Li Congjia well.

Just when he was admiring Li Jingda, he heard Li Congjia say: "I intend to let Zi Tinghou follow the national teacher to Binzhou to prepare for the attack on Jingzhao Mansion."

The chopsticks in Zhao Kuangyin's hand almost fell off. He stared at Li Jingda and Li Hongji's envious eyes, swallowed and said, "Your Highness is going to attack Chang'an?"

Li Congjia nodded and told them about Bei Zhou's situation. Regarding Bei Zhou's behavior, Zhao Kuangyin and Li Jingda were also quite speechless. How could they be so short-sighted?Most of the veterans of Guo Rongchao were the team members of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. How could this be the case?

However, no matter what they guessed, Bei Zhou did just that, and no one could do anything about it. Li Congjia simply ignored everything and followed his own pace.

Of course, although it is said that they want to fight, they don't want to fight right away. After all, it is already spring, and it is the time when there is no harvest over there. If there is insufficient food and grass, it will be impossible to eat locally.

Zhao Kuangyin finally understood why he was called back. Think about it, this is a great feat. Although there are dangers involved, as long as he is beaten, there will be enough benefits.

Moreover, Zhao Kuangyin reckoned that Li Congjia was really able to hold his breath if he hadn't proclaimed himself emperor until now. It seems that he has already paid Chang'an's attention and planned to proclaim himself emperor again in Chang'an. Anyway, if it was him, he would just do it like this .

Hey, I think he even defeated Binzhou at the beginning, and saw that the next step was Jingzhao Mansion, but he didn’t have time to fight it by mistake, and now his wish has been fulfilled, but it’s a pity... the glory that he imagined in the past Not quite his.

Zhao Kuangyin glanced at Li Congjia, and felt that people's fortunes were very different.

This meal was considered a success, at least everyone was satisfied. After seeing what Li Jingda and Zhao Kuangyin received, Li Hongji was sure that this time it was indeed a fat job. According to Li Congjia's temper, even if someone bribed him, as long as he passed After going through the Ming Road, he probably won't be too harsh, but will help you pass the money through a formality and turn it into legal income.

Li Hongji thinks this is not bad, why is he so desperately making contributions?Isn't it just to leave a share of the family business for future generations, and now it can be regarded as the same goal by different routes.

And Li Jingda didn't feel neglected, after all, there was Zhu Yuan following him, which showed that Li Congjia still attached great importance to the border.

Not to mention Zhao Kuangyin, he is probably the most satisfied one.

After getting rid of these people, Li Congjia heaved a sigh of relief. He felt that being an emperor is really difficult. Not every emperor can ignore the feelings of his subordinates. After all, people are mutual. .

The lineup for attacking Chang'an has been preliminarily determined, and the first thing he will do next is to receive Zhang Taihua and Meng Xuanzhe!

Regarding Meng Xuanzhe's status, Li Congjia felt that there should be no difference between him and Zhao Kuangyin, and that both of them should be named Marquis. However, he had thought about the title for a long time. When he conferred the reward before, because most of the territory of the Tang Dynasty was in the Western Regions, the fiefdom was also Most of them are in the Western Regions. Although they do not occupy half of the country in the Central Plains, at least one-third, Li Congjia is a little embarrassed whether to choose the Western Regions as a fief.

In the end, after discussing with the cabinet, it was decided to stay in the Western Regions. After all, the example of Zhao Kuangyin is here. Now that Zhao Kuangyin has made many military exploits and has not yet obtained the fiefdom of the Central Plains, it is not suitable for Meng Xuanzhe to come here for the first time.

Only then did Li Congjia decide to make Meng Xuanzhe the Marquis of Xuanquan, and Zhang Taihua was naturally the wife of the Marquis of Xuanquan.

When they met, both Li Congjia and Meng Xuanzhe thought each other was very young and very novel, but they were an army and a minister. Meng Xuanzhe was very complicated in his heart. He had envy, jealousy and admiration for Li Congjia. After all, if he was Li Congjia, At the beginning, it might not be so decisive to go to the Western Regions.

Faced with Li Congjia's decision, Meng Xuanzhe decided to salute him properly.

However, just as he was saluting, he happened to show the attendant behind him, and when the attendant suddenly raised his hand, Li Congjia saw something reflecting light flying towards him.

Before he could react, Shi Xueting, who was standing beside him, stepped forward, rolled up his sleeves, and after a sound of fabric tearing, a sharp green-pointed dagger fell to the ground.

The entire Linde Hall was instantly quiet.

The author has something to say: Li Congjia: National Teacher, you... really broke your sleeve this time.

Shi Xueting: Then His Highness should break it too.

Li Congjia: Wait...wait...don't tear it up, the clothes are very expensive!