Fu Tang

Li Congjia looked at Shouping with great interest and asked, "Oh? What do you know? Tell me about it."

Shouping immediately said: "It's like this. The prince of Srivijaya once visited the island as a guest and stayed for a long time. As a result, just in time for the outbreak of war, he didn't leave. I don't know if he left later, but this It's my guess."

Of course, Shouping's guess is quite reliable, because until the end, Shouping didn't hear the news that the prince of Srivijaya returned home safely, and felt that the prince might be exterminated on the Japanese island.

Then the king of Srivijaya will definitely be very angry when he finds out, but Japan has been destroyed, and he can't make trouble with Japan, so he must make trouble with Datang.

Li Congjia was also a little surprised after hearing this, and turned to Chunsheng and said, "Go and call Guo Yu and Lei Youzhong."

Chunsheng lowered his hands and went out to call for someone. Li Congjia asked Shouping again: "What is Sanfoqi sending the prince to Japan for?"

The distance between Sanfoqi and Japan is not that close. Judging from the navigation technology of these years, it may not be easy to reach Japan smoothly.

Shouping naturally knew everything and said everything: "I am here to exchange shipbuilding technology. Your Majesty also knows that most of the land of Srivijaya is islands, and they often need to use boats for travel."

Li Congjia raised his eyebrows, not that he was bragging, the most advanced shipbuilding technology in the world should be in Datang now, Sanfoqi did not want to communicate with Datang, but went to Japan instead, this motive is suspicious no matter how you look at it.

It's just that motivation was not something he had to think about. While waiting for Lei Youzhong and Guo Yu, Li Congjia couldn't let Shouping stand still and asked, "How are you doing recently, but are you still used to it?"

Shouping respectfully said: "Thanks to His Majesty's care, I now have no worries about food and clothing."

Li Congjia couldn't help gossiping and asked, "How is your brother's condition?"

Shouping frowned and said, "I don't know if it's because Chang'an is a place of good geomantic omen, and my elder brother's condition has also improved a little, and it's much quieter now."

Li Congjia nodded, while they were talking nonsense, Lei Youzhong and Guo Yu had arrived.

At first, Lei Youzhong wondered, since he became the Commander of the Imperial Palace, he didn't meet Li Congjia very often. He was already preparing for retirement with peace of mind, but now calling him... Could it be that he has an errand to hand over to him?

Lei You was finally a little excited, but this excitement disappeared instantly after seeing Guo Yu, and even the color of his face changed.

And Guo Yu was stunned when he saw Lei Youzhong. Although both of them had fought in Japan, their endings were very different. After all, one committed a crime and the other made a contribution.

Now that the two of them were called together, the brainwaves of both Guo Yu and Lei Youzhong were the same as never before: don't tell me your majesty has discovered something wrong again, and you plan to settle the score?

Thinking about it this way, both of them felt a little uneasy, and when they saw Shouping was there in the study, chatting and laughing with Li Congjia, the two of them were even more uncertain.

If you don't know anything, you have to pretend that you don't know anything. You can't confess your guilt immediately. Of course, the main problem is that the two of you have been introspecting and ventilating each other along the way, and you don't think there is anything wrong.

And since the two of them committed that little thing before, since Li Congjia didn't pursue it at that time, it means that there will be no problems.

Li Congjia asked them to get up in a pleasant manner, and said briefly: "When you were in Japan, did you ever hear about the prince of Srivijaya?"

Lei Youzhong and Guo Yu looked at Li Congjia very blankly, and shook their heads together, wondering at the same time, the prince of Sanfoqi?what is that?

Li Congjia turned his head to look at Shouping and asked, "Who was the person who received Prince Sanfoqi at that time?"

Shouping immediately said: "It was Fujiwara Mirai who sent someone to receive him. I...Your Majesty also knows that Fujiwara Mirai doesn't trust me, so I basically met the prince of Srivijaya once, and I haven't had much contact with him. "

Li Congjia nodded, then turned to look at Guo Yu: "When Mirai Fujiwara was guarding the castle, didn't he say that there was a prince of Srivijaya in the castle?"

Guo Yu had vaguely heard that the recent dishonesty in Funan was due to Sanfo Qi making trouble behind his back, and now that he heard Li Congjia's question, he vaguely grasped the context, and said decisively, "No, Fujiwara Miyai didn't say anything at that time."

Li Congjia said sadly, "It's a pity that Miyori Fujiwara is dead."

If he is not dead, he can be a witness.

Lei Youzhong didn't say much at the side, and couldn't help but said at this time: "Fujiwara Miurai's death also has the benefits of dying. If he is alive, if he bites back, he might start a war between us and Srivijaya. What's more...isn't Rong Guogong still there?"

Li Congjia looked at him sideways, and Lei You finally bowed his head. He did have a lot of evil ideas in his stomach, but he didn't dare to show it at all. The last time he tried to show it, he directly killed six hundred people. Now he has to show it very much. If it is active, it will probably arouse the association of Li Congjia, it is better to be honest.

It's just that the two sentences he just said were on point, and Li Congjia understood what he meant in an instant.

That's right, Fujiwara Miyori is dead, but the two brothers Shouhei and Kenhei are still alive. It is not difficult for Datang to get rid of this trumped-up charge.

It's just that this has to be done well, Li Congjia didn't have any particularly good ideas for a while, turned his head and glanced at Shouping, who was also clever, and immediately said: "If your majesty has orders, I will do my best! "

Li Congjia nodded with satisfaction: "You did a good job this time, and you brought news that we didn't know before, thank you!"

Li Congjia's rewards were never just for the sake of looking good, but to try his best to solve some difficulties of his ministers. Of course, he didn't need to solve the difficulties, so he might just have fun.

Now the two brothers Shouping and Xianping are probably most lacking in various materials. Frankly speaking, it is money. Li Congjia is not stingy, and directly rewards [-] banknotes. According to the current prices, it can be regarded as generous.

After hearing this, Shouping immediately beamed with joy. After all, he was still young, and he had already been entrusted to others, so what was he doing with his expressionless expression?If that is the case, maybe it will make the monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty feel that his city is deep, so they will be on guard against him.

Li Congjia saw that Shouping was smiling so much that he couldn't see his teeth, so he smiled slightly and said, "Go back, if you are needed in the future, I will naturally call you here."

Shouping saluted seriously and left the study room. After he left, Li Congjia looked up at Guo Yu and asked, "What do you think is the possibility that the prince of Srivijaya escaped secretly?"

Guo Yu thought carefully for a while, then shook his head and said: "At that time, the whole island was under martial law. Although there were not many soldiers in the past at that time, the main road and the port were controlled by the minister. Unless they can walk from the beach, it is impossible to escape. And At that time, the waters around Japan were often patrolled by fleets, and it was even more difficult to escape.”

Guo Yu was afraid that some important person in Japan would run away and make this victory unembarrassing, so he was very strict. The most important thing was that he took care of all the ships recorded in Japan at that time, even a fishing boat. Get up, no one can escape!

Li Congjia heaved a long sigh: "In this way, the prince of Srivijaya probably died on the Japanese island."

Looking at it this way, it is not incomprehensible that Sanfoqi has hatred for Datang. The only thing that makes Li Congjia look down on it is that since you have hatred, you have the ability to declare war directly yourself.

In the end, he didn't have the guts to fight, and put Funan in the front as a shield cannon fodder, and they hid behind and waited for the opportunity. This Srivijaya emperor is really dark and cowardly.

Li Congjia asked Lei Youzhong and Guo Yu to step down, and Tao Fu went to the cabinet by the way, telling the old ministers that this was not a serious matter strictly speaking, if the Tang Dynasty didn't want to fight, then negotiate a peace The big deal is to apologize to Sanfo Qi without pain or itching.

It's just that the most apology is lip service. It is impossible to give real benefits. After all, the prince of Srivijaya is on the island, and he himself does not reveal his identity. What's so strange about cutting it off as a Japanese?This can't be blamed on Tang Jun at all, okay?

Maybe Datang will have to talk to Sanfo Qi about the issue of them instigating Funan to send troops.

While Li Congjia was thinking, Fan Zhi came over. He was quite surprised: "Mr. Fan? What happened?"

Fan Zhi looked at Li Congjia helplessly: "Since your Majesty knows it's a misunderstanding, why don't you explain it to San Buddha Qi quickly? Why are you delaying?"

Li Congjia had no choice but to say: "Three Buddhas may not be ignorant of this matter, even if I do not know, if I found out about this matter, the first choice must be to ask for responsibility first, to find out the ins and outs of this matter first, and then talk about it." The question of whether to fight or not, but Srivijaya did not ask anything and started making troubles behind, I think... Maybe they are hostile to Datang itself, maybe they want to use this as an excuse to start a war."

Fan Zhi frowned and said, "In any case, it's better to communicate first. Maybe the king of Srivijaya was dazzled by anger?"

This is actually not difficult to understand. After all, he was a prince. They don't know how many princes Sanfoqi has, but no matter how many there are, I will definitely be angry when I know that my son died in vain.

If there was something wrong with Li Zhongyu... Li Congjia might be dragging that country down with him—he is just such a son, whoever touches his son will kill him, there is definitely nothing to say.

Although Li Congjia understood in his heart, he said in his mouth: "The king of a country is so impulsive, I am afraid it is not a good thing."

Fan Zhi snorted and said, "Whether he is a qualified king or not is a matter for Srivijaya. The most urgent thing now is to find a way to suppress this matter!"

If you can't fight, don't fight, after all, the national treasury will be empty.

Li Congjia had no choice but to say: "Wait a little longer, wait a little longer."

Fan Zhi said angrily: "If you wait any longer, there will be a fight, and it will be too late to say anything at that time!"

Li Congjia was helpless: "Then we have to wait for the national teacher to come back."

That's why Li Congjia didn't go directly to the cabinet just now. He knew that once the cabinet found out about this matter, the first reaction would be to reconcile. After all, it was a misunderstanding.

It's just that Shi Xueting is still in Sanfoqi, and now Sanfoqi doesn't know that Datang has the evidence of their instigation, so Shi Xueting is not in danger in Sanfoqi.

And once Datang starts a dialogue with Sanfoqi, then Sanfoqi will definitely be vigilant. The first thing to do may be to see if there are any foreigners. What if Shi Xueting is unlucky and gets arrested?

Of course, the bigger possibility is that Sanfo Qi didn't notice the monk who came alone, but Li Congjia just didn't want Shi Xueting to take risks, not even the slightest danger, so he had to wait.

After Fan Zhi heard this, he didn't know what to say for a moment. There is no doubt that Shi Xueting was a hero of the Tang Dynasty, so he couldn't just say that Shi Xueting should be left alone, let's do ours first. .

But wait... Shi Xueting is so far away from Sanfoqi, and the communication between the two sides is not very developed, who knows when it will wait?

Li Congjia looked at Fan Zhi's expression and said, "Don't worry, Shoufu, if we stand still now, we won't arouse the vigilance of Srivijaya, and they won't take the initiative to do anything."

If they were willing to take the initiative to fight, they would have done it long ago, so why let Funan come?

Fan Zhi mumbled: "Did your Majesty forget? The fleet has already arrived at Yazhou Port. We are adjacent to Funan by land. Normally, we don't need the fleet. Do you think Sanfoji will come?" Will you be alert?"

Li Congjia: Damn it!

He said why he felt that something was wrong, so it turned out that he was here waiting for him!

He really forgot about this matter, and he was a little anxious for a moment, and couldn't help standing up and circling in circles: "What should I do? Where is the fleet now? How about letting them stop at the nearest port now? "

Fan Zhi looked at Li Congjia with a strange expression on his face. As long as the fleet moves, it burns money, and it also burns money when it stops at the port. After all, it must be ready to leave at any time. Li Congjia is... to burn military expenses for the national division?Isn't it right?

Mr. Fan thinks there is something strange, it is because he is more upright and gentleman, he didn't think about other things, of course, it is because his associative ability is not particularly strong, if Shi Xueting is substituted into the harem concubine, then this is easy to understand.

Fan Zhi said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty! Do you want the army to wait at sea?"

Li Congjia sighed for a long time, sat down and said, "Forget it, let's take one step at a time."

Fan Zhi's brows stretched, and he felt a little more relieved. Li Congjia said seriously: "However, this matter has not been thoroughly investigated. No matter how you live, you must see people and die. When Guo Yu attacked the Japanese capital, he did not No weapons of mass destruction were used, so if you have to look for it, you will definitely be able to find it, I will first order people to look for it, and let’s talk after it is confirmed.”

Fan Zhi thought about it for a while and felt that there was nothing wrong with it, so he nodded in agreement immediately, and seeing that Li Congjia had listened to his advice, he said, "Then I'll go back and discuss with them, how to negotiate with San Buddha Qi when I see it."

Li Congjia nodded silently, but as soon as Fan Zhi left, he asked Chunsheng to go to the Privy Council to ask where the Yuan Xi fleet was now. If he was halfway, he should find a nearby port to stop.

Yes, just now he was just perfunctory Fan Zhi, yes, as a qualified emperor, how can he harm the interests of the country because of his personal feelings?

This is not the bearing Mingjun should have.

However, in Li Congjia's view, Mingjun is nothing!If something happened to Shi Xueting, so what if he became Mingjun?So what if he was put on the hat of an eternal emperor?Not alone?Is this interesting?

What's more, he is becoming more and more willful now, and he often has a feeling that he can't do this and that can't do it, so what's the point of me being the emperor?It would be better to be an ordinary rich man!

So he also played Yang Feng Yin Yin this time.

It's a pity that the news from the Privy Council didn't make him very happy. Yuanxi's fleet has sufficient power, and the fleet is not very large. A large port suitable for so many warships.

Li Congjia was a little anxious immediately, and quickly called Shi Xuehe, ready to ask him to contact Shi Xueting, and quickly withdrew without checking anything.

As a result, when Shi Xuehe came over, he said with a happy face: "Your Majesty, there is news from my junior brother."

Li Congjia hurriedly said: "Don't worry about news or not, let him come back quickly!"

Shi Xuehe was stunned for a moment, his face was a little weird, he naturally knew about Li Congjia and Shi Xueting, so his first thought at this moment was: Junior Brother just left for a few days, and His Majesty misses him so much?Your Majesty's affection for him is really deep enough.

However, he couldn't say these words, he just coughed lightly and said: "Junior Brother is now going deep into the Three Buddhas, it's still safe, Your Majesty don't have to worry."

Li Congjia frowned: "Safety now does not mean safety in the future. The fleet is about to arrive in Yazhou. If the people of Sanfoqi are vigilant at that time, I am afraid that the Tang people there will be in bad luck."

The most important thing is that Datang doesn't have much contact with Sanfoqi. It is estimated that there are not many Tang people in Sanfoqi. Shi Xueting went there recently. Isn't this... one catch one for sure?

Shi Xuehe said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the identity of the younger brother who went to Sanfoqi is an eminent monk from India."

Li Congjia was stunned for a moment: "An eminent monk from Tianzhu? This... how do you pretend?"

Shi Xuehe said: "Tianzhu's management is not strict, and identity certificates are easy to get, not to mention that the younger brother can speak Sanskrit, read, write, and it's not a problem."

Li Congjia: I really underestimated him.

However, this also reassured him a lot, Li Congjia said: "Then what is the news he sent back?"

Shi Xueting took out two letters, or a letter and a memorial. The memorial was of course officially presented, and the other letter was sealed with special wax. Once someone opened it, it would be impossible to restore it. The letter was still intact when it arrived in Li Congjia's hands.

Li Congjia couldn't read the letter first in front of Shi Xuehe, so he had to read the memorial first, but found that Shi Xueting didn't find anything useful in Sanfoqi, and he also came into contact with a lot by virtue of his status as an eminent monk. There are many dignitaries and dignitaries, but these people seem to know nothing about the upcoming war of Srivijaya.

One person like this, two people like this, three or four still like this, Shi Xueting became alert, he suspected that Sanfoqi's instigation of Funan might be the personal behavior of some people, or... From the beginning, he just wanted Funan to be a shield cannon fodder, and it was over after the instigation was over, and he never thought of going to war with Datang.

After Li Congjia finished reading it, he thought about it and asked Chunsheng to bring the memorial directly to the cabinet.

Then, under Shi Xuehe's watchful eye, he spread paper and ink to write a letter to Shi Xueting very calmly. The letter he wrote was also very simple, just three words: Come back soon!

After finishing writing, he didn't put it in the envelope, but directly handed it to Shi Xuehe and said, "Send it to him as quickly as possible. Well, can carrier pigeons and carrier eagles be used?"

Shi Xuehe was so embarrassed, he still replied: "Pigeons are not very good, eagles should be fine."

Li Congjia nodded and said, "Then go quickly."

After receiving the letter, Shi Xuehe turned around and left. If he didn't leave, he didn't know what expression to use to face Li Congjia.

As soon as he left, Li Congjia quickly opened the letter written by Shi Xueting, but when he saw the contents of the letter, he couldn't help but look a little weird.

I have to say that he and Shi Xueting are really a match made in heaven, he wrote only three words to Shi Xueting, and Shi Xueting wrote him only one sentence: not seeing each other for a day is like three autumns.

It’s really short enough, but, I’ve already mentioned all the business matters in the memorandum, and I’ve written about customs and customs before, so I’m guessing it’s just a mutual complaint. This... Shi Xueting has always been very careful not to write much, rather Come back and tell Li Congjia directly.

He was very worried that if the letter he wrote fell into the hands of others, it would have a bad influence on Li Congjia. Of course, the most important thing is that if such a letter is kept, it will be the ironclad evidence of Li Congjia's broken sleeve in the future.

Although Li Congjia didn't care, he didn't want to do this either.

Li Congjia put the letters away and put them in a box. This box was full of letters written by Shi Xueting to him, but there were only a few of them. Although the letter this time was only one sentence, it was the most explicit among so many letters. one.

After collecting the letter, he glanced at the calendar and couldn't help sighing: It's been fifteen days and six hours, and it seems that he still wants to keep checking. Who knows when he will be back.

While Li Congjia was talking, the news of Shi Xueting came quickly, this time Shi Xuehe's expression was a little dignified.

"Your Majesty, the younger brother just received news that the prince who went to Japan with the Three Buddhas did not seem to have died in Japan, and someone else died in Japan."

Li Congjia looked up: "Who is it?"