Fu Tang

When Li Congjia heard the news, his first reaction was: Is it true?

Shi Xueting said: "Khitan won't do such a thing twice, right?"

Li Congjia still expressed doubts: "Who knows, Yelujing is a deep well ice, and the people around him are probably very sick, let's see."

But the truth is, this time Yelvjing... is really dead.

And he was killed by the servants around him. The servants had no choice. Yelujing did something before. He killed two people. Of course, this is not the point. No one can bear to crush people to ashes, these two are the ones who died today, what about tomorrow?

Yelujing was so crazy that he lived a day without tomorrow from top to bottom. Unless it was a last resort, these Khitan people really would rather go to other tribes than join Datang.

However, other tribes also belong to Khitan, unless they go further to the west, the Tang Dynasty is not bad.

But some people could come, and more people couldn't leave Khitan. Finally, Yelvjing's servants teamed up to kill Yelvjing when they couldn't bear it any longer.

Of course, what Khitan said to the outside world was Yelvjing's sudden death, because he didn't say anything about the sudden death, and he didn't say whether those servants were killed or not.

Li Congjia felt a little regretful about Yelvjing's death. The crazier Yelvjing was, the more stupid he was, the better it was for Datang. But now that Yelvjing is dead, he doesn't know who is on stage.

Everyone was paying attention to the new king of Khitan. Li Hongji took advantage of the fact that Khitan had no emperor, so he actually launched a few sneak attacks. The opponent didn't dare to send troops out to fight. They were all defending the city, because no one knew who would ascend to the throne smoothly. , now is to do less and make less mistakes, at least not to let the new king have obvious excuses to deal with them after he ascends the throne.

At that time, even if the new king finds them not pleasing to the eye, he can only let them retreat to the background a little bit, and his life can still be saved.

Of course, the premise is that Xinjun is not a lunatic like Yelvjing.

In fact, no one wants another emperor who likes to kill people.

On the Tang side, even the cabinet was discussing who would succeed Khitan. Li Congjia did not participate in the discussion, but was just holding his head and carefully thinking about who would succeed.

Although the history of the Central Plains has been lost to his Butterfly, Khitan... Khitan should not be as powerful as Butterfly. The year of Yelvjing's death may not be right, but the results are the same, and he has the ability to succeed There are only a few of them, and there should be no difference from history.

In history, Ye Luxian, the second son of Emperor Taizong of Liao Dynasty, was the heir to the throne. After Li Congjia thought of this, he turned to Shi Xueting and asked, "Say, can we intervene in the selection of the new Khitan monarch?"

Shi Xueting asked: "Who do you want to succeed?"

Li Congjia was a little hesitant. It would be best not to say things like a prophet even to those closest to him. He thought for a while before saying, "The more stupid the new Khitan king is, the better for us, isn't it?"

Shi Xueting was a little surprised: "Do you really want to capture Khitan?"

Li Congjia thought about it carefully, and was really hesitant: "Well... I don't really think about it, I just want to take back the Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures. This will conflict with Khitan, maybe..."

Shi Xueting said calmly: "Right now the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun are not in the hands of the Khitan, or not all of them are in the hands of the Khitan. Why are you so anxious? Let Pang Qian grow bigger, and it will be easier to beat Pang Qian than to beat the Khitan .”

Li Congjia said: "Didn't Pang Qian think of this?"

Shi Xueting explained: "The only thing Pang Qian can't be sure about is probably your attachment to Yanyun Sixteen States. When I met him before, I also discussed politics. His opinion is that the first thing that Datang should win should be In the Northern and Southern Zhou dynasties, the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun will be released later, and by that time, he may have gained a firm foothold, and even Datang may not be able to take it easily. After all, the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun still have some terrain advantageous."

Li Congjia raised his eyebrows: "He was really wrong. The Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Southern Zhou Dynasty will be like this, unless they can come up with a very wise monarch, but no matter how wise they are, there are various restrictions. We have entered a stable stage, and we have not been in a hurry to beat them recently, mainly because we want to recuperate, and if this continues, the common people may not be able to hold on."

Shi Xueting nodded and said, "So it's up to you."

Li Congjia thought carefully for a while and said: "Let's have a meeting, don't just listen to me, I'm not very good at fighting, and you know it."

After hearing this, Shi Xueting couldn't help laughing. In such a troubled world, basically only those who have soldiers in their hands can ascend to the throne, but those who have soldiers in their hands can't fight. It is estimated that their family is the leader. one serving.

Not long after, Khitan elected their new emperor. Li Congjia couldn't interfere if he wanted to. Li Congjia thinks he can do it for another ten years at least.

In the end, he never expected that he would kill himself just like that. Li Congjia didn't have much hope when he asked Shi Xueting before.

Now that the new emperor of Khitan is indeed Yeluxian, Li Congjia can only regretfully put Khitan out of the plan, after all neither Yeluxian nor his wife Xiao Chuo is a lunatic like Yelujing.

Oh, now Xiao Chuo is not Ye Luxian's wife. After all, Ye Luxian married Xiao Chuo mainly because Xiao Siwen made great contributions to his succession. Ye Luxian reciprocated, so naturally he wanted to marry his daughter.

Yeluxian's enthronement ceremony was held very quickly. The emperor died suddenly, and the new king ascended the throne so quickly. Datang has been shouting for several years. In the end, their king is still just a king, and almost everyone is complaining. He looked at Li Congjia with his eyes.

Li Congjia couldn't stand being stared at by them, so he had to say: "Didn't I agree with it? The date is chosen later, why do you want me?"

The cabinet was not diverted by him. Everyone knows that if everyone insisted, Li Congjia would probably have to delay his enthronement by conferring both the queen and the prince to save time.

I don't know what their boss is thinking. Others can't wait to be emperor. Unless the conditions are very unfavorable, once the time is right, everyone will choose to ascend the throne. Only their king. Everyone has to wonder if Li Congjia has a fear of ascending the throne .

Time passed unhurriedly, and Li Congjia said that in order to make the enthronement ceremony look better, Bei Zhou would take it down, and also pave the way for them to go to Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures in the future. He didn't expect that the convoy transporting food would be robbed by Bei Zhou. Although Li Jixun may not have the guts.

Li Jixun was also regretting Yelvjing's death at this time. When Yelvjing was alive, Datang was busy looking for Khitan's troubles, so he didn't beat him much. At that time, Li Jixun regarded Yelvjing as his nobleman.

Now that Yelujing is dead, Yeluxian has also shown a relaxed attitude towards Datang after he ascended the throne. The relationship between the two countries has suddenly entered a relatively peaceful period from the tense situation, and the goal of Datang will naturally shift to him.

Li Jixun originally wanted to try to ask Khitan for help. After all, Yelujing went crazy and refused his surrender before, so Yeluxian wouldn't go crazy now, right?

However, the fact is that Ye Luxian will not go crazy, but Ye Luxian is not stupid. Looking at the place where the Tang army hoards troops, we know that the Tang Dynasty is bound to win the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

Now Khitan's internal affairs are in chaos, and it is not suitable to continue to expand at all. It is too late for him to rectify his internal affairs, because a Northern Zhou Dynasty will confront Datang and then go to war?

Yeluxian refused more thoroughly than Yelvjing, so Li Jixun had no choice but to go to Pang Qian again in a hurry.

However, at this time, Pang Qian did not want to entangle with Li Jixun anymore. Pang Qian was beaten up by Yelujing before, and now he is lying on the sidelines. Yeluxian has just ascended the throne, and many affairs have not been straightened out. Bian also didn't have time to talk to each other, Pang Qian wished to take advantage of this time to take a breather, and then clean up the internal opposition forces, and he didn't want to confront Datang because of a Northern Zhou Dynasty.

What's more, they really can't beat Datang. As for that weapon, Yelujing used so many people and didn't develop it, and it didn't work stably. He directly killed all of his own people. Tang's winning rate is very high, and it is said that there are other things, so don't dare to provoke him.

Li Jixun was really in a state of isolation and helplessness this time. After thinking about it, he simply wrote a letter of surrender to Shi Shouxin!

When Shi Shouxin received it, he wanted to die, and he didn't have any ambitions. He just hoped that Li Congjia would not take the idea of ​​the Southern Zhou Dynasty too early and let him be the emperor for two more years. What should I do if I am angry?What if Lian Nanzhou fought together?

Shi Shouxin quickly sent a letter to Datang, saying that he would not care about the dispute between Datang and Northern Zhou.

Li Jixun hates that iron can't be made into steel, I'm going to surrender to you, why are you so cowardly?When you competed with Lao Tzu for territory, weren't you quite capable?

Shi Shouxin: I'm sorry, I would rather have a godly opponent than a pig teammate.

The most important thing is that the enemies are too vicious, so why don't elite monsters try to compete with the ultimate boss?

Li Jixun can only hate himself. Although he begged for this and that, no one paid him any attention, but this does not mean that Bei Zhou is easy to fight. After all, the foundation is there, Li Jixun's ability to dispatch troops and the ability of his subordinates All good.

In addition, Li Hongji took a group of people who were gilded with qualifications, and it was a bit difficult to fight. In the end, Li Hongji couldn't help writing to Li Congjia to complain: These people have no skills and are more partial than the sky. In the future, none of them can be used !

Of course, what he complained about were those who were recruited by middle and low-level officials. As for the people sent in by Li Hongji, Li Jingda, and Zhao Kuangyin, they were modest and cautious, and learned a lot from them.

Li Congjia also felt that going on like this was not the way to go. If he could fight it quickly, who the hell wanted to engage in such a long tug-of-war?Doesn't it cost money to be food?Are weapons free?

Li Congjia felt that Li Hongji might not be easy to do, so he directly wrote a handwritten letter to Li Hongji. The handwritten letter was very simple and rude: send back all disobedient people, and will not use it again in the future.

This means that no matter who you are, you can only be a white body in this life. If you want to be an official, sorry, it is recorded in the emperor's small book, especially the emperor is still young. He is younger than many of the people who are stuffed in through relationships, and those who want to kill him to get ahead have to weigh the age difference between each other.

Not to mention, Li Congjia's handwritten letter is still very useful. Those people all know that Li Congjia is a ruthless person who keeps his word, and they are all honest. Before, they secretly thought that Li Hongji was the person who would be suspected of Li Congjia's elder brother sooner or later. They are all like quails, and they dare not speak anymore—the future emperor will stand on his brother's side openly, who dares to think about anything else.

Li Hongji dispatched troops much more smoothly, and now Li Jixun was severely beaten.

When Li Hongji fought against Li Jixun, he sent people to lobby countless times: You can't win, and you still haven't surrendered. Is it interesting to fight stubbornly?

Li Jixun: I'm sorry, it's interesting, it's so interesting, because I really want to live, and I really want to die if I surrender.

After Li Hongji knew about it, he wrote a letter to Li Congjia and asked: Can Li Jixun not die?

Li Congjia directly called all the cabinet members together and said, "I think... Li Jixun can still survive, what do you think?"

Zhou Zong immediately understood: "His Royal Highness is a model for the people of the world, regardless of personal grievances."

Well done, Lao Zhou, I knew you were reliable!

Li Congjia happily wrote a letter to Li Hongji: Go recruit Li Jixun, tell him that if he is willing to surrender, I will not kill him, oh, it would be more perfect if he can find a scapegoat.

The reason why Li Hongji and Li Congjia wanted to recruit Li Jixun was that apart from not wanting to continue fighting and losing so many lives in vain, they also somewhat cherished their talent. Li Jixun was not qualified to be an emperor, but he was very good as a general. The fighting style is open and close, which is rare among so many generals in Datang.

As for Li Jixun's character, Li Congjia is also thinking about it now. With so many people in the court, it is impossible for everyone to be flawless. As long as there is a very serious character problem, Li Congjia does not want to take it seriously.

When Li Jixun received the letter, he was still a little skeptical, but after discovering Li Congjia's handwriting and Li Hongji's hints in it, he finally figured it out: Yes, he can find a scapegoat and say that the Han family is someone else's. He didn't even know about the assassination, wouldn't that be enough?

Li Jixun's subordinates are not monolithic, and it is not difficult for him to find a scapegoat, but he needs to produce some criminal evidence before that, otherwise he will slander others with empty teeth and want to assassinate King Tang, which is not good.

Li Hongji received Li Jixun's reply, and thereafter he did not have any major fights with the other party. They just wandered around each other, occasionally contacted in a small area, and tried to kill as many people as possible—this was Li Jixun's request, and he didn't want him to The scapegoat found was wrong in advance, so before that, Datang and Beizhou still had to fight symbolically.

Li Congjia's mouth twitched when he found out: "His control over Bei Zhou is really bad. If he really wants to find a scapegoat, he just arrests anyone? That's only necessary if the person he wants to offend can overthrow his rule at any time, no You know who this capable person is."

Within two days, Li Congjia knew who that person was: a man named Xie Hua.

This person is not outstanding in humanities and military strategy, and his reputation is not very great, but his words are very useful in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, because he is a child of the Xie family.

Yes, it is the Xie family of the aristocratic family. Although the Wang and Xie families have declined now, the thin camel is bigger than the horse, and it can still have a very profound impact on many places, especially as long as they show their identities , someone will naturally take a high look.

Xie Hua is also somewhat capable in martial arts, but he suffers from not being able to lead the army, and he doesn't have many soldiers under him, and he doesn't have a super cheat like Shi Xueting around him like Li Congjia, so he is not the emperor.

As the saying goes, a prime minister who doesn't want to be the emperor is not a good minister. Xie Hua has always wanted to replace him, but Li Jixun has soldiers in his hands. It is not unreasonable for a scholar to fail in rebellion for three years.

Xie Hua had always wanted to contact Datang before Li Jixun, but it was a pity that he never found a suitable candidate. He was not an official of Zhou State, but he traveled here later, and Li Jixun promoted him after he became the emperor. At that time, Li Jixun was also short of people, so Xie Hua called all his brothers over.

Xie’s family didn’t mention anything else, there was no such thing as illiteracy. Such talents were also very important to Li Jixun at the time. If it was Li Congjia, he would definitely have thought about balancing the power balance between himself and his ministers, but Li Jixun didn’t have this idea in mind. string!

After Li Jixun made arrangements for Xie Hua's brothers, after a period of time he found that some government orders did not work. Some of his orders could not even be released from the palace. At that time, Xie Hua's momentum had already been achieved, even Li Jixun could only grit his teeth and endure it, and he still had to follow Xie Huaxu.

No monarch can bear the feeling of being ostracized, especially Li Jixun. He wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to kill Xie Hua, so that Li Congjia could kill Xie Hua.

Even if Li Jixun knew that even if Xie Hua was killed, it would be impossible for him to rule here after he surrendered, he didn't want to see Xie Hua again!

Li Hongji kept an eye out, and asked Li Jixun who he was going to cheat in advance, and reported it to Li Congjia after he knew it.

Li Congjia sent someone to investigate and couldn't help but be stunned: "No wonder Li Jixun surrendered all day long. It turns out that he didn't have much real power in the Northern Zhou Dynasty!"

But Shi Xueting said: "This Xie Hua seems to be quite capable. If the two of them, the monarch and his ministers, had more trust, Northern Zhou would not be the Northern Zhou it is today."

Li Congjia thought about it, and felt that it was because he and Shi Xueting trusted each other so much that he could get to where he is today. Otherwise, if he was more suspicious and Shi Xueting was more ambitious, Datang would not be the current Datang.

Li Congjia couldn't help but leaned over to kiss Shi Xueting and said, "How can I say that my life is good, there is a unique you by my side."

A helper like Shi Xueting is really hard to find in a thousand years. Although Zhu Di has a monk Daoyan, but the essence of monk Daoyan is a magic stick, and he doesn't help Zhu Di much in essence.

And Li Congjia didn't have Shi Xueting, probably there would have been no such person in this world for a long time.

The more Li Congjia thought about it, the more he felt lucky.

Then he said in passing: "Li Jixun looks like that, Xie Hua, if he were a smarter monarch, he wouldn't be able to get along to the level he is now."

Shi Xueting was a little surprised: "How do you say?"

Li Congjia made a detailed analysis: "Li Jixun is going to use Xie Hua as a name certificate, but Xie Hua still looks like he doesn't know anything, which at least proves that he has insufficient control over the people around Li Jixun. And is Li Jixun mentally retarded? There are soldiers, if it’s really not pleasing to the eye, just kill it? The man with soldiers was cured by civil servants, I think he is mentally ill!"

What Li Congjia said was very reasonable, but Shi Xueting suddenly remembered Li Congjia's most powerful skill back then: crow's mouth.

It's just that he complained about both of them this time, and he didn't know who would be tricked.

For this reason, Shi Xueting and other members of the Privy Council still bet on it!Let's see who was milked to death by Li Congjia this time!

Li Congjia: You guys are going too far, why do you think my status is no better than Li Jixun's?

A few days later, Li Jixun told Li Hongji that everything was ready, and he had already started to write down the form, and by the way, he bargained with Li Hongji in order to gain some benefits for himself now.

There are some things that Li Hongji can decide on his own, so he agreed, and some things, such as titles, he can't decide and can only be handed over to Li Congjia.

As soon as Li Congjia thought that there were so many closed households and taxes that no longer belonged to him, he felt pain and asked people to prepare an imperial edict for Li Jixun to be a marquis.

As a result, before Li Jixun finished all kinds of dresses and regular clothes, Li Hongji sent a message: Don't do it, Li Jixun has already hung up.

Everyone: It seems not surprising at all.

Li Jixun was killed by Xie Hua who bribed the attendants around him. Xie Hua promised that Li Jixun would die and that he would never surrender to Datang when he ascended the throne.

After Li Congjia knew about it, he couldn't help complaining: "He doesn't even have soldiers, how can he have the confidence to successfully ascend the throne? Has he asked the generals under him?"

Shi Xueting, who won the bet, silently placed another bet on Xie Hua.

So a month later, the news came from Northern Zhou that Xie Hua had also hung up, and the way Xie Hua hung up was beyond anyone's expectation!