Fu Tang

Li Congjia hasn't paid attention to Khitan for a long time, and I don't know if Yeluxian has changed his mind, or if he has really realized that the gap between the two countries has become bigger and bigger. Anyway, he has been very honest recently, and he didn't try to find trouble again. problem?Could it be that you are not really being honest, but have gone to “give a try”?

Li Congjia got up and came out of the pool, letting Chunsheng Taofu wipe his body, while Shi Xueting dried his hair bit by bit very carefully.

While wiping, Shi Xueting said, "Yeluxian seems to be getting very close to the Kara Khanate recently, and there is news that he may want to join the Kara Khanate Federation."

Li Congjia smiled in surprise, "Join the Kara Khanate Federation? Are you kidding me?"

No wonder he was surprised. The current Karahan Federation has actually existed in name only. Before Li Zhongyu’s big wedding and this time Li Congjia’s longevity, those countries in the original Karahan Federation basically sent important gifts. Not only that, but also the king Congratulations with the whole family.

Now that the war between the Tang Dynasty and the Kara Khanate is almost on the verge of breaking out, these kings have already stated that even if they do not help Datang, they will not help the Kara Khanate again.

This is why Musa is so eager to join forces with the Kievan Rus Principality to fight Datang. Even if Musa's brain is not good enough, he knows that Datang is not easy to fight. If they really fight, it is not a question of whether they can win. But can not lose.

In recent years, all the countries that the Tang Dynasty fought were basically destroyed. Funan, the only country that was not destroyed, also joined the Datang Federation. In fact, it is no different from the destruction of the country. With the political power gone, how can we talk about independence?

What?Khitan was not destroyed?

In fact, apart from the fact that Datang had conflicts with Khitan when the country was first founded, and then the two sides were fighting each other, and the biggest movement going forward was the trade war. , never dared to provoke Datang again.

As for why he dares to unite with the Kara Khanate now, it is nothing more than four words, far away and close at hand.

The Khitans are worried, if even the Kara Khanate can't support the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty will definitely wipe out the surrounding area after killing the Kara Khanate, so what will happen to their Khitans... needless to say?

Shi Xueting asked: "Is there anything I need to do?"

Li Congjia lay on his back, allowing him to carry himself back, thought for a while before saying: "No, let them get in touch, we'll wait."

Shi Xueting was a little surprised and asked while walking slowly under the moonlight: "Before you always wanted to trouble the Kara Khanate, why are you not in a hurry now?"

Li Congjia laughed and said: "It's not that I'm not in a hurry, but I'm just waiting, when all those monsters and monsters get together, it's good to finish their work in one battle, isn't it?"

Shi Xueting was taken aback by him: "Do you want to destroy Khitan together?"

Li Congjia said: "Oh, this doesn't count. The Khitan's words... just scare them and let them retreat in spite of difficulties. Leave Yeluxian behind. I'm talking about the conservatives in Islam. It is important to destroy a religion." Impossible, since this is the case, it is better to let the side that is beneficial to us develop, so I will give Musa time, let him gather all the conservatives together, and then talk about it.”

Shi Xueting was a little surprised, Li Congjia didn't have a good impression of Khitan before, he seemed to have always wanted to kill Khitan, but now he is willing to let Khitan go, I don't know why he changed his mind again.

However, Shi Xueting would not ask. In the past, he took the initiative to say that he hoped that Datang could develop stably. At this point, Datang has developed well, so he will become Li Congjia. Whatever he wants to do, he will help. What.

In fact, Li Congjia didn't want to let Khitan go, but he just wanted to keep some opponents for Li Zhongyu. Li Zhongyu's own quality is indeed good, but if Datang is handed over to him too smoothly, it won't do him any good. Maybe the entire imperial court would be caught in internal strife, which Li Congjia didn't want to see.

And he finished everything, and when it was Li Zhongyu's turn, there was nothing to do, and there were probably only a few strokes in the history books, which was too embarrassing for his son.

Li Congjia estimated that his weight in the history books should not be considered light, so he didn't have to compete with his son for credit.

Of course, the Kara Khanate is an exception, because no one except him knows how terrible the Islamic conservatives are. Once they relax a little bit, the Tang Dynasty will be green, and he will go crazy.

Therefore, he must suppress the conservatives. Whether they can be eliminated is the second priority. Anyway, even if Datang did not eliminate this sect, the secularists would not let them go.

While Yeluxian approached Musa cautiously, he was preparing to see Datang's reaction. In fact, he had always kept a way out for himself. Anyway, the addition of the Kara Khanate Federation was just a verbal agreement. It is not impossible to withdraw Quit, what are you afraid of?

At this time, Musa also tasted the evil results of the relaxation of the conditions of the federal policy. The open betrayal of those small countries was equivalent to slapping him twice in the face.

So while Musa was in contact with Yeluxian, he withdrew all the previous resource preference and some tolerance policies for those small countries.

As a result, after getting in touch with Ye Luxian, he found that Ye Luxian was also slippery, and he didn't give him a word of the truth, let him join the federation... The other party didn't object, but when it came to rights, the other party was very straightforward and directly demanded to follow the rules.

What example?Of course, it is the policies formulated by the Kara Khanate before, but the Kara Khanate has suffered a loss, and will naturally improve its own policies and strive to be more lenient than Datang, but if the federal state betrays it, it will also be punished accordingly.

But Yeluxian would definitely not agree, so he killed Musa without sincerity. After all, those small countries that did not help the Kara Khanate had not received such restrictions, but they would be restricted when they came to him. reason?

Musa is about to go mad with anger. Even if he is not convinced at this time, he has to admit that the strict conditions set by Datang before joining the Federation are really useful. At least there will be no member states betraying. It is not easy to develop other member states.

Musa, who had no way to convince Yelvxian, saw that Datang would not hit him directly for a while, so he decided to teach those countries who betrayed him a lesson. Since Yelvxian also followed the rules, then he let Yelvxian follow the rules, Anyway, these countries have accepted the new federal law, so what reason does Yeluxian refuse?

The first thing Musa fought was Guge, which borders Tubo and Kara Khanate. When the king of Guge found out that Musa was going to attack their country, he sent envoys to Tang for help. It must be useful, but if you don't send it, you must be dead.

However, Tubo is really too chaotic now, and if you take a detour, you will have to go a long way. This envoy has endured untold hardships, and the suffering he suffered can be compared to Xuanzang's journey to the West to learn scriptures.

It's just that when he arrived in Chang'an after all the hard work, Li Congjia had already received the news in advance that the country of Guge no longer existed.

When Li Congjia heard the news that Guge's envoys had arrived in Chang'an, he was a little surprised: "Guge also sent envoys?"

A look of sympathy appeared on Yang Xin's face: "Yeah, that envoy... It's too miserable. He said that he is good even if he is in shape, so I guess he is just holding on. I haven't dared to tell him the old man until now. The news that Ge has already destroyed the country, I am afraid that he will not be able to hold on..."

Li Congjia was also a little helpless: "Find a good doctor and treat him, and try your best to cure him."

Yang Xin responded, glanced at Shi Xueting who was sitting next to him, and backed out with a smile.

Li Congjia looked at the bloody credential on the table and sighed, this is really an impermanent world.

When Shi Xueting heard Li Congjia sigh, he knew that he might have a sense of crisis again, so he couldn't help saying: "Guge is not Datang."

But Li Congjia said: "After thousands of years, how can we know that the Tang Dynasty is not the second ancient style?"

Shi Xueting was a little helpless: "You are really not a hundred years old and always worry about a thousand years old. Even if you are thinking about future generations, don't you think too far?"

Li Congjia couldn't help but refute: "Back then Qin Shihuang and Sui Wendi thought too little!"

Shi Xueting looked at him speechlessly, and asked after a while: "Do you think Da Lang is Hu Hai or Yang Guang?"

Li Congjia thought about it and laughed. Of course, Li Zhongyu is not either of these two. What he taught Li Zhongyu the most when he was a child is pragmatism. Li Zhongyu's hard work kept Li Zhongyu from becoming a great success.

Seeing Li Congjia turning the corner, Shi Xueting said: "Guge's incident is indeed sympathetic, but this is also an opportunity. Those small countries probably can't sit still, and they will come to ask for help. As for the rescue, it depends. Yours."

Li Congjia waved his hand resolutely: "What are you going to save? Tubo hasn't taken it yet, how can we save it? Even if it is taken down, it's not easy to save. Tubo is a plateau, marching on the plateau... Even if I don't feel sorry for the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, I won't take it with me. of."

Shi Xueting asked, "Aren't you worried that these countries will completely surrender to the Kara Khanate?"

Li Congjia touched his chin and said directly: "The land area of ​​Datang will be even bigger by then."

Shi Xueting: ...

You don't even need to ask him to know what Li Congjia meant. If these small countries really fell to the Kara Khanate completely, Datang would have every reason to take down these small countries directly, otherwise the reason would be really hard to find.

Li Congjia looked at Shi Xueting's expression and said, "Okay, the Kara Khanate probably won't have time to conflict with us in the short term, so let's focus on Tubo."

Shi Xueting thought for a while and said, "Tubo...don't say, King Lhasa and King Yaze are surprisingly able to resist. Yalong thinks that King A is going to be unable to bear it."

Li Congjia curled his lips: "Isn't it because I needed to prepare for the battle before, so I didn't send all the main force there. Now I can send more troops there. Do you think they can resist?"

Shi Xueting felt that it was really hard to say, the Tubo people still have a fierceness in their bones, so he said: "Maybe, they would rather die than surrender?"

The corner of Li Congjia's mouth twitched: "Shi Xueting, you have changed, and you don't follow me, you were never like this before!"

Shi Xueting:? ? ? ?Again?

But this time Shi Xueting was smarter, and immediately said: "I was wrong, we Chongguang will definitely get what we want."

Li Congjia: ...

This desire to survive... can be said to be very strong.

Li Congjia snorted: "I have to tell you that you are willing to sweeten your mouth. You have no sincerity at all."

Shi Xueting leaned over with a smile and said, "No, it's always been sweet, try it."

Shi Xueting kissed Li Congjia softly, and Li Congjia didn't worry about what remained the same. Occasionally, this was a kind of fun, and after the fun, it would naturally be lingering.

After both of them had stopped, Li Congjia lay there and said, "I wish I could finish the Kara Khanate tomorrow."

"Don't be in a hurry." Shi Xueting didn't understand what Li Congjia was in a hurry, so he could only comfort him: "Too fast will cause problems."

If it weren't for Li Congjia knowing this matter in his heart, how could he still follow the steps as he is now?

However, it turns out that Shi Xueting's crow's mouth skill is not very good. He had just guessed with Li Congjia that those Tubo tribes might want to fight with Datang, but he received a letter from the following person: King Yalongjue voluntarily Lead the Horde into the Federation.

Shi Xueting was a little speechless, this was too much to hold on to, at least after a while, isn't this a slap in the face?

Li Congjia smiled happily: "Hey, what did I say? The national teacher, the prophecy is not allowed to go, you are not competent as a national teacher."

Without raising his head, Shi Xueting said, "As long as you are competent as your husband, I don't ask too much."

Li Congjia didn't expect that he would say such a sentence when discussing official business, and couldn't help but blushed, thinking that he was not that competent, and afraid that Shi Xueting would show his competence on the spot, so what's the matter today Don't do it.

So he had no choice but to change the subject directly: "King Yalongjue really thinks highly of himself. Well, I don't know when Yang Xin got the news. Forget it, Chunsheng, you go and tell Yang Xin that if you receive a request from King Yalongjue The letter of credence for joining the federation, just refuse it directly."

Shi Xueting raised his eyebrows and looked at him: "Are you... wanting to kill them all?"

Do you want to be so fierce?King Yalongjue... Oh, he seemed to have suffered from him when he was in the Western Regions, but how could Li Congjia hold grudges so well?

Shi Xueting recalled in a daze the incident that Li Congjia kept black accounts on the spot when he proclaimed himself a vassal of the Long Family in Suzhou. He began to think about whether he had offended Li Congjia in the past few days. ?

Li Congjia didn't know that Shi Xueting's brains had opened up, and he replied honestly: "It's not that I want to kill them all, I just want to tell them...they don't have the qualifications."

Yes, no qualifications, the federal state, in the final analysis, is composed of individual countries, regardless of the size of the country, before they had independent sovereignty, and Li Congjia did not want to use force or the other party surrendered before using force, this is the only way to join the federation country.

Like Tubo, which is based on tribes, what qualifications do they have?Not to mention that in Li Congjia's eyes, this area should belong to Datang, and there is no need for any form of federal state!

Shi Xueting nodded and didn't say anything else, just asked: "Do you need me to go to the southwest?"

Li Congjia was a little surprised: "Southwest? You mean Dali? What are you doing there?"

Shi Xueting explained: "No, Tubo is to the west, and the Kara Khanate is to the south."

Over there is a gathering place of more than a dozen small countries, it's hard to say the specific country, Shi Xueting can only use the location instead.

Li Congjia was shocked: "What are you doing there? Don't you think it's not messy enough?"

Shi Xueting smiled and said: "Yes, I really think it's not chaotic enough there. Since you don't want to fight the Kara Khanate now, you might as well find a way to make him have no time to think about these things."

Li Congjia immediately said: "No, no, this matter may not require you to do it yourself. You said before that you want to train successors. If you do everything yourself, what's the use of training?"

Shi Xueting was helpless: "This matter is too dangerous. If I let them go, I'm afraid I will have to continue to choose suitable candidates."

Li Congjia insisted: "That's not okay. I regretted letting you go to Tubo before. These things are not so urgent. I don't want to trade your safety. Stay in Chang'an safely and accompany me."

Shi Xueting said calmly: "Who did you tell last time, distance creates beauty, I think we should also keep a distance, so you won't think I've changed."

Li Congjia stared, there was no way to answer this, he didn't know if Shi Xueting said this sincerely or in jest.

He said he was sincere, but his tone was too casual, and he said he was joking, but his expression was very serious. Li Congjia seriously thought about whether he had gone too far.

Seeing Li Congjia's blank and wronged face, Shi Xueting felt that what he had said was too serious. Although Li Congjia was happy to find fault these two days, Shi Xueting could also see that he just wanted to make the two of them get along more naturally. What's more, he doesn't have as much urgency in his heart as before, as if he has let go of some burden, so now he returns to his nature and starts to learn to act like a baby.

Shi Xueting patted Li Congjia's head and said: "Okay, just kidding, if you don't go, you won't go. If you really want to go to such a far place, I'm afraid you won't be able to get out of bed for three days."

Um?What did going there have to do with whether he could get out of bed?

Li Congjia didn't turn the corner in his mind for a while, and when he saw Shi Xueting's ambiguous smile, he immediately understood, shook his hand and left in anger.

Shi Xueting hurriedly followed, but just as the two of them walked halfway, they were called back again: Yang Ye defeated King Yalong Jue'a in Tubo, and captured King Yalong Jue'a and his family alive!

Li Congjia was really stunned: "Now...it seems that there is no need to discuss whether to accept King Yalongjue's surrender."

Shi Xueting didn't expect it either, and after looking at Li Congjia, he said, "This...it should be Yang Ye...he cheated a lot, right?"

Li Congjia was convinced that if Yang Ye hadn't given King Yalongjue the illusion that he could surrender, King Yalongjue would definitely not have issued the letter of credence, and even without Yang Ye's release, how could King Yalongjue's envoys have successfully walked out of the country? The anti-lock line on the border of Tang Dynasty reached Chang'an smoothly?

Li Congjia suddenly said: "I think...there seems to be one more envoy in the post house who needs to be appeased."

When Shi Xueting thought about it, it was true, the envoys sent by King Yalongjue were very similar to the envoys of Guge, the only difference was that the offending country was different.

They sympathize with the envoys of Guge, but for the envoys of King Yalong Jue'a... it would be good if they could keep him alive without being imprisoned.

The messenger sent by Yang Ye said: "Your Majesty, Yalong Jue Afei Wang Dejiabo is already on his way to escort."

Li Congjia smiled slightly. It seems that there will be one more king of subjugation living in Chang'an. Well, King Yalongjue is barely one. Before he thought that he was not qualified to join the Federation, but now he is not stingy.

King Yalong Jue'a will be escorted to Chang'an, but Yang Ye will not come back. He needs to continue to attack the next tribe, and the target is probably the King of Lhasa. Of course, there will be other tribes blocking the attack on the King of Lhasa, but these Even if the tribe wins, it is considered a small victory. In any case, it is not as successful as defeating King Yalongjue and then fighting King Krasa and King Yaze.

Yang Ye stated his ambition in the memorial to Li Congjia, and Li Congjia was very supportive of this, asking for money and people to give, anyway, being a general under Li Congjia is a very comfortable thing, and there is no need to worry about it. Being suspicious of such things.

However, Li Congjia is not jealous, there will always be people who are jealous, or it should not be said to be jealous, but envy and jealousy.

The war with the Kara Khanate was about to end, and those who were gearing up to show off their skills at the beginning couldn't hold back. Seeing Yang Ye's continuous achievements, some people couldn't sit still.

It's just that the military generals can't sit still at most, just think about it if I can go to Tubo to fight a battle, but the civil servants can't sit still, they won't hide anything, but will take action directly.

So Li Congjia received a memorial claiming that the Tang Dynasty had the law to change border guards every three years. Although Yang Ye had not been in Tubo for three years, he was not a frontier general before, so he should change back and change to someone else.

When Li Congjia saw this memorial, he was full of question marks at first, and then he threw the memorial on the imperial case and said, "Who put this in? Do I need to personally approve such a mentally retarded memorial? It's thanks to them for changing the general. Figure it out!"

Li Congjia was really angry, and asked Yang Ye to be transferred back for no reason at all. Is his mind sick?What do you say that the border guards change every three years, can that be the same?This is a war!

Seeing that he was angry, Shi Xueting leaned over to take a look, and said thoughtfully, "This person...has just entered politics not long ago."

Li Congjia said angrily, "Who wants to ask you this?"

Shi Xueting explained: "No, what I mean is... I have some impression of this man, he is very loyal to Da Lang."

Li Congjia immediately calmed down when he heard this, and turned to look at Shi Xueting: "Are you sure?"