Fu Tang

Li Congjia always felt that he should be called back to the Jiangning Mansion, and then all the military power in his hands would be confiscated. As for the specific follow-up, he couldn't guess for sure. At most, he would just continue to be a wealthy idler, transparent and marginalized.

But now this is directly giving him the right to lead the army?

However, the right to lead the army is also very tricky, not to mention the Kanghua Army, it is the local garrison in Chizhou, with a small number of people and the establishment is still there.

However, the Jinghuai Army is the garrison of Sizhou. Now Sizhou is occupied by Zhou State. The Jinghuai Army has been disbanded back then, and this military system will almost be revoked.

Although there is still no explicit order to dismantle this army, it has long existed in name only. Now that Li Congjia is allowed to lead this army, with a designation, where can he go to find someone?

Li Congjia was very confused, and Li Hongji... Li Hongji was also a little uneasy.

Subconsciously, he realized that he had one more competitor. After thinking about it, he felt that Li Congjia might not be qualified to compete with him. After all, his military achievements were real.

Li Hongji picked up his mood and said with a smile: "It seems that Liu Lang will also be on his way in the freezing weather like me."

Li Congjia looked puzzled: "Isn't daddy letting brother here just to recover Jiangdu Mansion? Why did you let me go to Chizhou?"

Li Hongji said: "Shuzhou and Qizhou have fallen into the hands of Zhou Guo. Presumably Dad wants to fight on two fronts and gradually recover the lost land?"

At the end of Li Hongji's speech, he also lacked confidence. It can be said that Li Congjia led the army because he wanted to train his son, but the division of troops...even Li Hongji couldn't figure out what this meant.

Li Congjia also had a look of disbelief: "A two-front battle, do you mean advancing slowly and encircling? Just the two of us?"

Li Hongji and Li Congjia looked at each other, and they were silent for an instant.

They all thought at the same time that although Li Jingsui had made no achievements in the military, Li Jing... he was even worse!

At the beginning of the Southern Tang Dynasty, when the momentum was strong, with Li Sheng and Yu Ze, and successively won Yang Wu Shuzhong, Li Jing was a little swollen, and then he was hit hard by Zhou Guo.

Judging from the previous intention to hand over the letter, Li Jing probably didn't have much enthusiasm, and now let the two brothers lead the army to recover the country... Maybe this is another hot-headed idea of ​​his!

Li Congjia felt very tired, wiped his face and said, "What should my subordinates do?"

Li Hongji suddenly sympathized with his younger brother, thinking carefully about this military power... It would be better not to take it. Apart from worrying about getting involved, he has no power at all. The Jinghuai Army probably has to let him handle it by himself. As for the staff of the royal family who died before, now There is no charter, and it is very troublesome to know everything.

Even though he thought so in his heart, Li Hongji still comforted him: "Don't worry, Father knows well, and will definitely send someone to help you."

Li Congjia said that he didn't believe it. If he really sent someone, he should follow the order.

Speaking of which, all the positions in the Prince's Mansion are serious national civil servants, and they have to go through a series of assessments, not anyone who wants to get one can get one, so how does Li Jing arrange it?

Li Congjia was ready to leave with his heart full of worries, but now he has become the focus of debate about whether or not to leave the Tian family trilogy.

Originally, Li Congjia thought that he should be recalled to the Jiangning Mansion. These soldiers must not be taken away, so they can only stay. That's why he was so generous before. Now he has military power in his own hands. I don't know what happened to the Kanghua Army, but the Jinghuai Army There is nothing, although these people are not many, they can be used as the backbone, and the bandits in Wagangzhai will also be taken away.

Among other things, those bandits knew too much about the tomb of Emperor Sui Yang. Li Congjia planned to do something about it, and then report it to Li Jing. He didn't intend to let others know that he had moved the funeral objects.

The only pity is probably the base of Wagangzhai. Li Congjia was hesitant to tell Li Hongji, but it can only be used as a place to hide when he escapes.

So he said euphemistically: "Wagangzhai has a good terrain and is suitable for ambushes. Brother, if you need it, go there."

Li Hongji nodded and said, "Be careful all the way."

Li Congjia absent-mindedly responded, and led more than 3000 people on the road, but after walking out of Li Hongji's sight, Li Congjia ordered people to secretly transport out the coffins and funeral objects of Yang Guang and Empress Xiao, and then turned around and went to Lantian Academy to meet Teacher Xingyi.

When Shi Xing saw Li Congjia, he was very surprised. Li Congjia said calmly: "Jiangdu Mansion has been stabilized, and now the king of Wu is taking over. I will leave today, so I come here to say goodbye."

Shi Xingyi didn't expect Li Congjia to leave so fast, he hasn't made a decision yet, it's only been a few days?

Shi Xingyi asked, "Where is His Royal Highness King Zheng going?"

Chunsheng who was beside Li Congjia smiled and said: "So that Master Shishan will know that my king has changed his title to King of Yue."

As soon as Shi Xing changed his words, he said, "Your Highness the King of Yue wants to go back to Jiangning Mansion?"

Li Congjia didn't hide anything and said directly: "I won't go back. The sage ordered me to lead troops to garrison Chizhou. I'm leaving today. I left in a hurry, so I had to take the liberty to say goodbye. I hope the head teacher will not be offended."

Shixing pondered for a while and said decisively: "I will go with His Highness."

Li Congjia:? ? ? ? ? ?

Li Congjia hadn't turned his head until he was on the road. He had been persuading him for so long before, and Shi Xingyi had expressed that he would consider it. Now he just came to say goodbye, so he... followed?

Not only did he follow, but he also brought four or five disciples with him. As for Lantian Academy, he directly handed it over to his younger brother!

Sitting in the car, Li Congjia watched Shi Xueting make tea for him gracefully, and couldn't help but said, "You said... Master Shishan... what are you thinking? No matter how you look at it, Jiangning Mansion is more Future development? Maybe he didn’t follow me when I went back to Jiangning Mansion, but now I’m no different from being exiled, so why did he follow me?”

Shi Xueting paused when he heard the words, and said helplessly: "Exile? When will people lead soldiers away when they are exiled?"

Li Congjia shrugged: "I don't know who is currently stationed in Shuzhou and Qizhou, but I know that no matter who it is, I probably am not his opponent, especially because I don't have enough troops." , Li Congjia couldn't help complaining: "It's not just that there are not enough horses, they simply didn't give me a horse!"

Yes, Li Congjia learned about the situation of his soldiers and found that most of them were infantry, and there were no cavalry at all!

Although the cavalry in the Central Plains has always been weak, you should give some at least, right?Give some horses if you don't give soldiers, even if they are used to send messages?Now how do you see how the future is bleak.

Shi Xueting just said: "The cavalry in Chizhou is not very useful, the navy is the most important thing."

Li Congjia sighed: "Hey, the Huainan Navy was almost wiped out back then, and now it's too late to retrain."

Shi Xueting shook his head: "It doesn't necessarily mean going to war directly. I'm afraid that the saint means to let the king lead the troops to garrison first. Anyway, the king can be regarded as the one who defeated Zhao Kuangyin, so he has some deterrent power at last."

Li Congjia wondered: "Deterrence? I won against Zhao Kuangyin secretly. Few people knew about it. It is impossible for Zhao Kuangyin to publicize it. How could there be a deterrent?"

Shi Xueting poured out a cup of tea and put it in front of Li Congjia and said, "I will know."

Li Congjia gave him a strange look, didn't ask any more questions, just took a sip of tea and said, "It's a crooked building, please analyze it for me, why did Master Shi Shan take his disciples with me?"

Shi Xueting said: "Why is it hard to guess? Because there is a chance."

Li Congjia chewed on the words "have a chance", and said with a frown: "You mean, they think that going to Chizhou with me has a better chance than going to Jiangdu Prefecture? That's true. He is a well-known Confucian in Jiangning Mansion, even if he comes to Jiangdu Mansion, Dad will be very happy, so why take such a risk?"

Shi Xueting said: "He has enough prestige and skills, but at this age, Master Shishan himself may have lost his desire to become an official in the court. Now he is paving the way for his students."

Li Congjia suddenly realized that if it was a few students of Teacher Xingyi, it would not be enough to go to Jiangdu Prefecture, even if they have a good teacher.

Li Congjia drank a cup of tea and said with a smile, "Master Xue Ting is now the brains of my staff."

Shi Xueting smiled and said nothing, Li Congjia looked at him and said suddenly: "Master, return to the vulgar."

Shi Xueting was slightly taken aback: "What does Your Majesty mean?"

Li Congjia spread his hands: "You have helped me a lot along the way. I didn't have any conditions before. Now I can be regarded as returning to the right path. I always want to reciprocate. However, the status of a mage is limited. At most, I can only donate a temple and some sesame oil money. I'm afraid it's too slow to neglect the mage."

Shi Xueting said very calmly: "Your Majesty's kindness, the poor monk appreciates it, but it is not the poor monk's ambition to become an official and a nobleman."

Li Congjia asked curiously, "Then what is your ambition?"

Shi Xueting said seriously: "The world is peaceful."

Li Congjia looked confused, brother, your wish... is a bit grand, but why does it sound... so fake?

He coughed lightly and said: "This is the wish of many people, and everyone is working hard for this wish. Why don't you talk about the small wish first?"

Shi Xueting paused with his hands and said: "If there is any more, I hope that the prosperity of Zhenguan will reappear."

Li Congjia put down the teacup, he didn't want to drink tea, he wanted to curse!

Is this a small wish?Shi Xueting, is your understanding of Little Wish different from mine?This is even more difficult than peace in the world. To reproduce the prosperity of Zhenguan, the first thing is to have peace in the world, and there are many other harsh conditions. This... is this easy to achieve?

Seeing Li Congjia's angry appearance, Shi Xueting couldn't help laughing and said, "I only have these two wishes, nothing else."

Li Congjia couldn't help leaning forward and asked, "What about you? What do you want?"

Shi Xueting looked indifferently, shook his head and said: "Nothing."

Li Congjia said: "I don't believe it. The Master's Dharma is indeed profound, but he can switch freely between being out of the world and entering the world. He must have a heart of mortals. Since he is in love with the world of mortals, how can he not be fascinated by the world of mortals? How can he not pursue it if he goes deep into it? Eminent monks and great virtues also want to promote Buddhism, build temples, and hope that believers will spread all over the world, so the mage really has no idea?"

Shi Xueting clasped his hands together and said: "Amitabha, Shi Xueting is satisfied with seeing the peace of the world in this life, so he doesn't think about anything else. If one day he can see the prosperous world, Shi Xueting would rather go to Dunhuang to practice asceticism to taste his great wish."

Li Congjia stared at Shi Xueting dumbfounded, as if he had never known such a person before.He really didn't believe that there would be such a person who had no desires or desires, but they were really like this. If he wanted to give real money to Shi Xueting, he was afraid that the other party would not accept it.

There is really a feeling of... aggrieved.

Li Congjia rolled his eyes and said: "Since this is the case, the mage should return to vulgarity. You have such martial arts and resourcefulness, so staying with me will naturally help me more. I dare not say that I have the appearance of a wise king, but I am sure of my promise. Now, among the brothers, none of them is better than me. Is this not enough to impress the mage? Or is the mage still looking for the Mingjun?"

Shi Xueting chuckled: "Your Majesty, you don't need to test it out. The poor monk once said that your Majesty's face is extraordinary. I believe in my own eyes, and I will naturally stay to assist you."

"But... your identity will be somewhat embarrassing, don't you mind?"

Shi Xueting said indifferently: "I just want to have a clear conscience, what do others think, what does it matter to me?"

Li Congjia said in his heart that you can do it, you and the famous monk Daoyan must be bosom friends!It's a pity that there have been too many years between you, otherwise you could still exchange ideas!

"Since that's the case, I won't force it." Li Congjia said with a smile: "However, I don't know if there are other mages who are willing to become vulgar?"

Shi Xueting thought about it and said: "It's up to them to ask themselves, Master will not object."

Li Congjia nodded, feeling a little pity in his heart, those people are actually inferior to Shi Xueting in terms of martial arts and resourcefulness.

In fact, he originally wanted to ask Shi Xueting about the temple's requirements, and was going to start to make up for these monks after arriving in Chizhou, and find a temple to place the order for them by the way.

But looking at Shi Xueting's appearance, I think it's useless to ask, it's better to ask Shi Qingsong!

This topic came to an end, Li Congjia and Shi Xueting did not speak again.

After a long time, Li Congjia became a little drowsy, but for some reason, Li Congjia closed his eyes, and saw a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood all over the sky, and countless hideous and mutilated people rushed towards him with weapons.

Seeing those people getting closer and closer, Li Congjia's heart beat faster, and he woke up from the dream with a loud cry.

Shi Xueting put his hand on his forehead, touched the cold sweat on his hand, and couldn't help asking: "Did the king have a nightmare?"

Li Congjia was a little dazed, and it took him a while to react, feeling incredible in his heart.

He knew that this kind of situation was probably caused by some kind of war syndrome, anyway, it was caused by the psychological unbearability after the war.

But when he finished the war before, he didn't do this. At that time, he thought he didn't care. Now that it's all over, what's the rhythm of this sudden attack?

Shi Xueting took out a porcelain bottle from the medicine box next to it, poured out two pills and said, "Master prepared some medicines for calming the heart and calming the Qi, please take it with your majesty."

Li Congjia had no doubt about him, took it and swallowed it in one gulp, wondering, "How could the master make this medicine?"

After all, there was still a shortage of supplies before, and most of the medicines prepared by Shi Qingsong were used to treat various traumas. This kind of medicine for calming the mind and calming the mind is not a must.

Shi Xueting explained: "Master said, I am worried that Your Majesty will not be able to adapt."

Li Congjia was puzzled: "I... didn't think anything was wrong before, why did it suddenly..."

Shi Xueting took off the rosary in his hand, pulled Li Congjia's left hand to help him put it on, and said: "The king's mind was tense before, so naturally he didn't have this kind of reaction. Now that his mind is relaxed, he is easy to be invaded by monsters, but there is no need to worry. Go to sleep. , I will chant scriptures for the king.”

Li Congjia wondered if you were chanting scriptures in my ear, would I still be able to sleep?

But after all, it was the other party's good intentions. Li Congjia touched the rosary in his hand and did not object. In fact, because of the previous nightmare, he himself didn't want to sleep very much. He was afraid that if he shouted again, it would be embarrassing if someone heard him.

Li Congjia lay down, closed his eyes, and listened to Shi Xueting's magnetic and clean voice reciting scriptures that he didn't understand, and his heart gradually calmed down.

He thought he couldn't fall asleep, but before he knew it, he fell into a deep sleep.

This time, I don't know whether it was the effect of the string of Buddhist beads or because Shi Xueting was chanting scriptures, anyway, Li Congjia never had any nightmares after sleeping until almost evening.

When he woke up, he found that Shi Xueting was still chanting sutras with his eyes closed. He opened his eyes when he heard the movement, and asked in a slightly hoarse voice, "Is your majesty feeling better?"

Li Congjia made tea again, poured a cup of tea and handed it to Shi Xueting while smiling, "Master, it's very useful for your hard work."

Shi Xueting took the teacup and drank it down, and saluted Li Congjia with palms together.

Li Congjia was quite emotional, Shi Xueting was really considerate, even his boyfriend couldn't do this back then.

wait wait wait?Why did he compare Shi Xueting with his boyfriend?Li Congjia always felt that something was wrong, but he didn't dare to think about it any further, and his expression became a little stiff for a moment.

At this moment, Tian Tongpan shouted outside: "Your Majesty, it's getting late, do you want to set up camp?"

Oh, Tian Tongpan should not be called Tian Tongpan anymore, his real name is Tian Wen.

Li Congjia immediately adjusted his expression, adjusted his clothes and hair crown by the way, and then went out and said: "Find a flat place to camp, and arrange patrols. The wilderness is wild, and don't be attacked by blind people."

What he said is inexplicable, but everyone present understands it very well, even if they are in Nantang territory now, who can say that there are no bandits here?

After Tian Wen heard about it, he took the order to arrange for the guards to patrol the camp, while Jin Banya followed Li Congjia's food, clothing, housing and transportation. Before that, Jin Banya only thought that Li Congjia was a son of a down-and-out family. Although he surrendered, he was always eager to fight back. Well, after all, he was also an uncompromising figure in the White Armored Army back then, how could he be willing to give up his hard work to others like this?

Now, he is anxious to show his loyalty twelve hours a day, and at the same time secretly envies that Shi Xueting can always be by Li Congjia's side.

I have to say that Jin Banya is a very cunning person. Although he looks flattering and afraid of flattery, he has indeed improved Li Congjia's living standard a lot. When he was on the road, his living standard was no lower than when he was in the city. Even worse than that.

When Li Congjia was lying in the big tent, he stared at the top of the tent for a long time in a daze, and finally had to sit up, but found that he had slept too much during the day, so he couldn't sleep at this time.

He really wanted to chat with someone, but at this time, except for those who had missions, they must have already fallen asleep, and he was afraid he would be beaten if he called them up.

When Li Congjia was thinking about what to do to make himself less bored, he suddenly heard an old voice outside saying: "Your Highness, are you asleep?"

When Li Congjia heard it was Shi Xingyi's voice, he immediately stood up and went out and said, "It's not yet, it's already late, and Master Shishan hasn't gone to bed yet?"

Shi Xing waved his hand and said, "I'm old and don't sleep much. If His Highness doesn't feel sleepy, can I listen to the old man?"

Li Congjia glanced at a student standing beside Shixingyi, stretched out his hand sideways and said, "Master, please."

"Don't dare, Your Highness please."

Li Congjia was not polite either, and walked into the big tent first, sat down behind the table and asked, "Please sit down, what's the matter, Master?"

Shi Xingyi said: "King Zheng, oh, it is the name of His Royal Highness King Yue. I have heard of it a long time ago. I have read His Highness's masterpieces in the early years. Now let me make a bold comment. Your Highness's writing is more profound than before."

Li Congjia was ashamed and said, "Thank you for the compliment, Master Shishan. Congjia's little talent is nothing." He was really ashamed, it wasn't his.

Shi Xing shook his head: "It's not bad, but if His Royal Highness the King of Yue wants to be a rich and idle person, it's enough to entertain others and himself. If he wants to make immortal achievements, I'm afraid there is still something lacking."

Li Congjia immediately asked, "I don't know what Master Master can teach me?"

The teacher glanced at the student behind him. Although he was a student, he was already middle-aged and looked quite elegant. After receiving the teacher's gaze, he put a book case in his hand on the desk.

Shixing patted the bookcase and said: "There are some books in here, which are not precious, but they are very suitable for His Highness's current situation. If His Highness is free on the way, you can read them all."

After the old man finished speaking, he said goodbye and left. After Li Congjia sent him away, he went back and opened the bookcase curiously, and found that there were some old books inside, which seemed to have been read many times. When he looked at the cover of the book, he immediately wanted to kneel—— The whole box is actually full of military books!

Li Congjia is like a treasure. He really needs to learn this knowledge systematically. It seems that he has something to do tonight.

However, Li Congjia had just opened one of the books and before he had time to read it carefully, he heard a noise outside, and soon saw Tian Wen running in and saying, "My lord, the member of the Si Xun, Wai Lang, is here to deliver the order."

Li Congjia said again?On the one hand, let people arrange the incense table and other things and then welcome the angel.

For Li Congjia this time, there are both good and bad things. The good thing is that Li Jing finally helped him with all the officials. At this time, the officials have gone to Chizhou to wait for him. Find a way to rebuild, and give a part of the military expenditure.

As for the part beyond the rebuilding of the Jinghuai Army, I'm sorry, I'll figure it out myself.

What's not so good is that Li Jing has sent people to Jianzhou to pick up Zhou Ehuang and Qingyuan County Duke Li Zhongyu, and send them to Chizhou for their family reunion.

Li Congjia: I don't want to be reunited at all!

But no matter how bad the news was, it was nothing compared to the news brought by Secretary General Uiro.