Fu Tang

When Li Congjia heard the concierge tremblingly say that there were two monks in ragged clothes who wanted to see him, he was a little strange. After the concierge described the appearance of the two monks, he couldn't help but spit out a sip of tea. go out.

Nima, isn't this image Shi Qingsong and Shi Yanlie?

Li Congjia hastily asked people to invite them in. Recently these things happened one after another, he almost forgot about those monks, but also because Shi Xueting said before that Shi Qingsong and the others had found a temple, so Li Congjia Don't worry about them anymore.

Seeing Shi Qingsong and Shi Yanlie again, Li Congjia couldn't help feeling sad for these two: their clothes were worse than what they saw in the prison last time!

After Shi Qingsong saw Li Congjia, the expression on his face reflected his name, and he really relaxed a lot.

"Finally, I've seen my lord again, no, it's the king." Shi Qingsong clasped his hands together and bowed.

Li Congjia had a look of guilt on his face: "It's my fault, I acted in a hurry, and I didn't have time to add some sesame oil money to a few of you."

Shi Qingsong said with a smile: "Your Majesty, there is no need to blame yourself. If there is no important matter, I am afraid that I will not come out of Jiuhua Mountain."

Li Congjia asked with a guilty conscience, "But what about Master Shi Xueting?"

He sent his apprentice away without telling his master. It seems a little... not very kind.

Shi Qingsong's expression gradually became serious: "That's right, does Your Majesty know where he is now?"

Li Congjia was a little embarrassed: "This... I really don't know."

Although Shi Xueting didn't leave him until dawn, he really didn't know where Shi Xueting would go, and he didn't intend to ask. He felt that Shi Xueting should be able to judge the best way to go. Since he couldn't follow the route, he didn't command blindly.

Shi Qingsong's face was serious, and he seemed a little excited: "The four thousand soldiers and horses are in his hands?"

Li Congjia nodded and added: "It's not four thousand, it's more than two thousand."

Shi Qingsong said decisively: "Don't let him lead the troops!"

Li Congjia was surprised: "Why? Master Xueting didn't do well? Master doesn't believe him?"

Shi Qingsong shook his head: "Anyone can do it, but he can't. If the king needs someone to lead the troops, I can let Yan Lie or Xuehe go, and Shi Xueting must come back."

Suspicion gradually appeared in Li Congjia's eyes: "Why can't he? In my opinion, whether it is Master Yan Lie or Master Xuehe, they seem to be inferior to Master Xueting in talent training."

Shi Qingsong was silent for a while, and finally sighed and said: "Shi Xueting... has a beast in his heart, and that beast must never be released."

Li Congjia heard it fresh, and couldn't help laughing: "Oh? What will happen if you release it?"

Shi Qingsong paused and said: "The world is in chaos."

"Hahahaha." Li Congjia finally couldn't help laughing out, "The world is in chaos? Master, don't you think it's not chaotic enough now?"

Shi Qingsong's expression was calm: "If you don't release the beast in Shi Xueting's heart, the world will soon be peaceful."

"No." Li Congjia restrained his smile: "Ten years, at least ten more years of turmoil. Does the master really think that the emperor of Zhou has the destiny to be the lord of the world?"

Shi Qingsong shook his head: "He didn't."

Li Congjia nodded: "Yes, he didn't, and neither did his son."

Shi Qingsong showed surprise on his face: "I didn't expect that the king is also proficient in this way?"

Li Congjia said in his heart, no, I just know the historical process and I am bluffing you.

But on the surface he said: "No, I don't understand this, and I haven't even dabbled in it before. I just know that Zhao Kuangyin is not a person who has lived under others for a long time. Guo Rong is not feeling well now. His son Chai Zongxun is young, and Zhao Kuangyin holds military power. Master Shaoguo doubts, is this hard to guess?"

The expression on Shi Qingsong's face was very strange: "Zhao Kuangyin? Zhao Kuangyin has been demoted, and now the military power in his hands is not as good as before, so what can he do?"

Li Congjia's eyes widened: "What? Guo Rong demoted Zhao Kuangyin's official position?"

Shi Qingsong asked: "Your Majesty doesn't know?"

Li Congjia leaned on the back of the chair, holding back his own laughter: "I live in seclusion these days, I really don't know, anyway, the master is too worrying, if the emperor of Zhou can hold on, let it be, if he dies , Zhou Guo will definitely have civil strife for a while, and at this time they may not have the energy to attack other countries."

Shi Qingsong shook his head: "No, Shi Xueting can't lead troops, please tell me his whereabouts, and I will bring him back personally, otherwise, the king will definitely regret it in the future!"

Li Congjia asked, "Why do you have so little confidence in your apprentice?"

Shi Qingsong looked sad: "His fate should not be like this. Now I don't know what went wrong. Your Majesty, letting him lead the troops will really cause big trouble."

"As long as he is not discovered and wiped out by the entire army, it is not a big deal." Li Congjia looked at Shi Qingsong with a smile and asked, "Master is proficient in physiognomy, so why don't you help me?"

Shi Qingsong was slightly taken aback: "This..."

Li Congjia raised his eyebrows: "It seems that I have seen it, how is it? What was my fate like?"

Shi Qingsong said in a low voice: "Your Majesty has the appearance of a master."

"Is there a picture of a prisoner?" Li Congjia asked casually.

Shi Qingsong took a careful look at Li Congjia, with doubts in his eyes: "No... why does Your Majesty think so?"

Li Congjia sighed and said: "Someone once told me about this matter in a meeting with me, but now you say no, then there are only two possibilities, one is that one of you is a liar or not good at learning, and the other is... It can be changed!"

Shi Qingsong's body shook, and he pursed his lips for a long while before he said: "Everyone else can change it, but Shi Xueting can't, my lord, do you really trust him to hand over the military power to him? If he betrays you, what should you do?" What to do?"

betray?

Li Congjia should really be worried, handing over the only military power in his hands to one person, it is indeed easy to be replaced by Shi Xueting.

Just thinking of these two words, the scene of Shi Xueting appearing outside his window last night appeared in Li Congjia's mind, and he couldn't help but feel soft: "He saved my life, and he also paid a lot for that soldier." Less effort, if he wants it, he can just take it, what can he do?"

When Li Congjia thought of this, he couldn't help being broad-minded. Indeed, he just didn't want to die tragically as a prisoner. It didn't matter whether he was an emperor or not. So even if Shi Xueting really took his place, he wouldn't be unwilling. Shi Xueting had already helped him a lot. What's more, he really doesn't know how to fight.

After Shi Qingsong heard this, a terrified expression appeared on his face, he even rushed over regardless of his identity, grabbed Li Congjia's arm and said: "No... Your Majesty, just let him go with me, Buddhism is his final destination , can't let him get any rights!"

Li Congjia turned to look at Shi Qingsong and asked, "What are you afraid of? Is there any secret about Shi Xueting that I don't know?"

Shi Qingsong's expression was distorted, and he even said with some ferocity: "This is not what you should know! Hand him over!"

Li Congjia was in pain, looked at Shi Qingsong angrily and said, "You are crazy!"

Not only did Shi Qingsong not let go of his arm, but he even grabbed Li Congjia's neck with his other hand, constantly muttering: "Give him to me! Give him to me!"

Nima, Shi Qingsong's appearance is simply terrifying!

Shi Yanlie seemed to be frightened by Shi Qingsong, and it took a long time before he rushed up and said: "Senior Brother, Senior Brother, please be sober! This is His Royal Highness King Yue!"

Shi Qingsong seemed to be unable to hear anything, and said like a madman: "Give him to me, and I will definitely get it!"

get?get something?

Li Congjia felt uncomfortable being pinched, and forced out a sentence: "Come here!"

Liu Yi had been outside the whole time. After rushing in, she was stunned for a moment, and then shouted: "Come here, someone is assassinating!"

The guards came very quickly, Shi Qingsong had great strength, five or six guards plus Shi Yanlie pulled him away.

Li Congjia covered his neck and coughed there, looking at Shi Qingsong with a little panic in his eyes, he never thought that Shi Qingsong would suddenly go crazy, what is going on?

Liu Yi shouted hoarsely from the side: "Take these two thieves to me, and interrogate them strictly to see who sent them!"

When Shi Yanlie heard this, he immediately said: "My lord, I'm sorry today, but I still ask you to trust senior brother, he has his own reasons!"

After Shi Yanlie finished speaking, he led Shi Qingsong to fight all the way out. Twenty of Li Congjia's one-in-a-million guards couldn't beat one of them, and they still had weapons in their hands!

Liu Yi was furious, Li Congjia waved his hand and said, "Don't make a fuss, let them go."

Liu Yi was very unwilling: "But..."

Li Congjia shook his head and said, "Forget it."

He didn't know why Shi Qingsong suddenly went crazy, it's not like Shi Xueting had never led the army before, why was he so abnormal this time?Or did someone say something to Shi Qingsong?

Liu Yi ran to the Shang Yao Bureau to call Feng Yu, but she couldn't hide it all at once, and someone from the palace soon came to ask what was going on.

Li Congjia had a headache, so when Li Hongji came to see him and asked him, he casually said: "It's the bandits who helped me before. Although their identities are not clear, they helped me after all. They actually wanted my life."

Li Hongji felt a little helpless on his face: "You are just too soft-hearted."

Li Congjia looked at him pitifully, and Li Hongji had no choice but to say: "You should rest well, the thief will not be able to run very far, and he will be caught sooner or later, so you don't have to worry about it."

Li Congjia said in his heart that I'm not worried, it's good if you don't catch it, if you catch it...

Assassinating the prince, this... seems to be a capital crime.

Thinking of this, Li Congjia felt a little restless. Anyway, Shi Qingsong had helped him a lot. Although he didn't want to believe what Shi Qingsong said, he didn't want Shi Qingsong to be taken away.

It went on like this for several days, and there was no news that you had been arrested. Li Congjia gradually felt relieved.

As a result, not long after he was relieved, he heard that Li Jingsui was grounded. The reason for the grounding was not announced, but the news brought by Li Hongji said that Li Jing suspected that the two assassinating monks were ordered by Li Jingsui.

After all, Li Jingsui fought with Li Congjia before stepping down. Everyone can see it. It can even be said that Li Congjia contributed to Li Jingsui's downfall. Under such circumstances, it's no wonder that Li Jingsui doesn't hate Li Congjia!

Li Congjia silently lit a candle for Li Jingsui in his heart, but he didn't defend him, because he knew from Liu Yi that after Li Jingsui moved out of the East Palace, he was indeed not very honest.

When the time came to March, Li Jing announced to change the name of the year to Jiaotai, so the original 16th year of Baoda became the first year of Jiaotai, and at the same time announced the edict of the new crown prince.

After all, Li Jing made Li Hongji the crown prince. This is almost a matter of course. After Li Jingsui moved out of the East Palace, the East Palace has been under repair. After the new year.

During this period, the court was actually not peaceful. Many people were speculating whether Li Jing's delay in appointing a crown prince was due to dissatisfaction with Li Hongji.

After all, Li Jing has never been particularly fond of the eldest son. What he loves even more is King Yue, who has the same literary talent and gentle temperament as him.

It was precisely because of Li Jing's delay that Li Congjia was shocked to discover that he also had the "Yue Wang Party". These people even organized themselves, and he didn't know it before!

After Li Congjia lived in seclusion, these people came to persuade him earnestly. What they said meant that as long as Li Congjia agreed, they were willing to help Li Congjia fight for the crown prince.

After Li Congjia heard this, he wanted to kick these people out. To be honest, the princes of the Southern Tang Dynasty were not precious at all, especially when Li Jing was doing everything possible to surrender the letter, this prince was actually a backer.

He remembered very clearly that Li Jing wrote in the letter of credence to Zhao Kuangyin that he was willing to surrender himself as the lord of the country, but he hoped to start with his son, and he also expressed his willingness to abdicate to his son.

In other words, Li Jing is unwilling to become the "king of subjugation", so he would rather abdicate than become the lord of the country from the emperor.

After such an analysis, we can actually understand why Li Jing wanted to choose Li Yu instead of Li Hongji. After all, Li Hongji looked like a thorn in the head. In comparison, Li Congjia, who is timid and cowardly, is indeed a good candidate.

It's a pity that Li Congjia is no longer the Li Congjia he used to be. If he becomes the emperor... first of all, he will clean up the moths in the country, and then he will start a movie with Zhou Guo!

The canonization ceremony of the crown prince was not particularly grand. After all, almost all tax-taxing states before the Southern Tang Dynasty were occupied by the state of Zhou, and after several consecutive wars, the vitality of the country was severely damaged. It is impossible to want to be gorgeous and grand.

When the new crown prince came to the throne, Li Congjia lived more reclusively, fearing that if he accidentally did something to stimulate Li Hongji's fragile nerves, but unexpectedly, he seemed to have been targeted by Li Hongji without doing anything.

When he knew that Shi Qingsong was entering and exiting the Eastern Palace, he still thought in his heart that this master really has some skills. At the beginning, his apprentice worked hard for a long time and got close to him, but Shi Qingsong easily approached the crown prince. .

But thinking about it, Shi Xueting was too young at that time, and she was too beautiful, far inferior to Shi Qingsong who looked like an eminent monk.

However, Li Congjia always felt that there should be something wrong with Shi Qingsong touching Li Hongji's side.

Soon, this premonition was successfully fulfilled.

Li Hongji made an excuse to invite Li Congjia to dinner, but during the dinner he suddenly asked, "Where is that soldier in Liulang's hand now?"

Li Congjia was slightly surprised: "Brother, why do you ask this so well?"

Li Hongji lowered his eyes with his wine glass and said, "Now that Li Jingsui has no power, Liu Lang doesn't have to worry about him impeaching you. Why let that soldier hide? He doesn't even have a decent name. Isn't it wronged? Erlang?"

Li Congjia smiled bitterly: "I really don't know. If I knew that I wouldn't let them go, could it be that I didn't even have the ability to protect those thousands of people? What's more, they just made military exploits."

Li Hongji looked up at Li Congjia deeply and asked, "Without your permission, with so many people, how could they just leave?"

Li Congjia took a sip of wine silently and said: "At that time, their leader asked me to come here, brother also knew that I am the most soft-hearted person, Tian Weng cried in front of me, what can I do? It can't give people a future, can it be Do you still want to stop them? So I just asked them to promise not to go to Zhou Guo, and I tacitly allowed them to leave."

What Li Congjia said was reasonable and in line with his personality, but for some reason, Li Hongji still didn't believe it. After Li Congjia talked to him a few words without interest, he left the East Palace and returned to the Yue Palace.

He thought the incident was over, but the next day, someone came forward and brought up the old matter again, saying that Li Congjia deliberately let go of [-] soldiers, which was treason.

The cap is really big enough. Li Congjia originally thought that Li Jingsui had fallen, and no one should continue to trouble him, but he didn't expect that there were still people who didn't know what to do. It's just... who instigated this person?If no one instigated him, how could a little censor come to provoke him again?At the beginning, Chen Jue and the others died so badly, didn't this person see it?

Just when Li Congjia was wondering, an unexpected visitor came to visit.

It was Li Jingsui who came, and after seeing Li Congjia, Li Jingsui smiled and said, "Your life is no better than mine."

Li Congjia raised his eyelids to look at him, then said lazily, "Why is Uncle Huang in the mood to come to my place today?"

Li Jingsui's eyes were full of mockery: "Liu Lang, Liu Lang, I thought you were smart, but I didn't expect you to end up making wedding dresses for others."

Li Congjia tilted his head and looked at him: "Uncle Huang, if you have something to say, just say it, I'm still tired if you're not tired."

Li Jingsui took a sip of tea and said, "Are you really ignorant or are you pretending not to know? That brother of yours is a scheming person. He used to have a deep brotherly relationship with you. Now that he is the prince, he treats you like a thorn in his side."

Li Congjia was slightly surprised: "Is there anything he should be wary of?"

This is what he doesn't understand very much. Even if people change, there must be a process, right?After Li Hongji became the crown prince, is he different from before?Is there a problem with Feng Shui in the East Palace?Or, as Li Jingsui said before, Li Hongji has been in one game all the time.

Li Jingsui put down his teacup, looked at him with pity and said, "Don't you understand until now? One eye has double pupils. Only Shun and Xiang Yu had such a vision in history."

Li Congjia was startled and couldn't help but touch his left eye. That eye was indeed double pupil.

Li Jingsui left after speaking, leaving Li Congjia sitting there alone and collapsing.

Li Congjia, who has all kinds of modern knowledge, has always regarded double pupils as a kind of disease. Back then, he was worried about whether he would have a short life. How could he have thought that double pupils represented a vision?

What's this?This is a person sitting at home, and the pot comes from the sky!

Li Congjia's unrequited look on the chair frightened Liu Yi, who cautiously asked, "Your Majesty?"

Li Congjia said weakly: "Liu Yi, tell me... how about I apply for return to the vassal?"

Liu Yi hesitated for a moment before saying: "Your Majesty, your fief...is in Wuyue."

That's right, he is the king of Yue, which means his father wrote him a bad check!It's even sadder when I think about it this way!

Sadness is sad, the person who impeached him, he still has to fight back, otherwise what if those censors treat him as experience points in the future?Are things in the past still being brought up, annoying?

As a result, before Li Congjia could finish writing the counterattack notes, something more important disrupted the court, causing everyone's attention to shift from him to the border where the battle was taking place—the border of Zhou State and Chen Bing!

Li Jing really panicked this time, and it’s okay not to panic. The battlefield was still some distance away from the Jiangning Mansion, and the state Chuzhou was also in the hands of Nantang, so he could always defend the Jiangning Mansion. Impeachment and rebellion all in one go.

In addition, after Li Hongji was transferred back to be named the crown prince, he was not allowed to lead the army to fight because of his high status. Hezhou, Chuzhou, Shuzhou, and Qizhou that had been defeated fell into the hands of Zhou Guo one after another. Chen Bing was on the north bank of the Yangtze River, eyeing Jiangning Mansion covetously.

The Yangtze River is indeed a natural moat, and it is not insurmountable. The end of Chen Houzhu Chen Shubao is still vivid in his mind, so Li Jing can't help but not panic.

After the panic, the Southern Tang Dynasty began to discuss who to send troops. At this time, Li Congjia's name was mentioned again—no way, he was a rare general in the Southern Tang Dynasty. There were generals in the Southern Tang Dynasty before, but they either died of anger or defected. Li Hongji is the crown prince, so he is not suitable for such a dangerous thing, so Li Congjia is very suitable.

Regarding this, Li Congjia said very shamelessly: "It is not easy to keep the Jiangning Mansion until now, so let's move the capital."

His proposal can be said to have caused a thousand waves with one stone. Many veteran officials strongly opposed the move of the capital. Only one person supported Li Congjia, and that was Tang Hao, the Privy Councilor.

By this time, the position of privy envoy was actually more powerful than all the officials in the three provinces, and it was also more trusted by Li Jing.

So Li Jing agreed to the proposal to move the capital. Of course, the most important thing is that Li Jing decisively chose Xiaoming in the face of his ancestors' foundation and Xiaoming.

As a result, Hongzhou was promoted to Nanchang and became the southern capital, and the mighty journey of moving the capital began.

Li Congjia looked at the map and felt that he was getting farther and farther away from Shi Xueting and the others, but he never expected that he never went to Chengnanchang at all!