Fu Tang

Hearing the news that the scouts lost contact, Li Congjia didn't seem particularly surprised. He just said, "Send someone out to look for them. If you're alive, you want to see the person, and if you die, you want to see the corpse!"

After Tian Wuniang took the order, Zhou Zong asked, "Does Your Majesty know who did it?"

Li Congjia thought about it and said: "Ganzhou Uighur, one of the Suzhou Long family." After a little hesitation, he added: "It may also be Tubo, but we are separated from Tubo by the Kunlun Mountains, so they should not go there easily. Come here."

Zhou Zong also thought about it, Li Congjia brought a lot of people, although this place is relatively barren, but there must be their channels in Ganzhou Uighur and Suzhou Longjia.

Zhou Zong said with strong vigilance in his eyes: "The Uighurs must be guarded against. Although they have always respected China, it was also established when the country was strong in the Tang Dynasty."

Li Congjia asked suddenly: "I heard that Uyghurs often refer to China as uncle?"

Yes, since the Uighurs surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, they have always been called nephews and uncles in the letters of the Tang Dynasty, and this habit has been preserved in the Five Dynasties. Today's Uighur Khan medicine Luoge Renyu once accepted the post-Tang Dynasty. And the canonization of the Later Jin Dynasty was first canonized as the Khan of Hue by the Later Tang Dynasty, and later was canonized as the Khan of Fenghua by the Later Jin Dynasty.

After Zhou Zong heard this, his face was full of disdain: "It's just that they want to benefit. When the puppet Tang Dynasty was in the past, what they made offerings was not as much as the rewards given by the puppet Tang Dynasty."

The Pseudo-Tang mentioned by Zhou Zong is the Later Tang built by Li Cunxu. The late Jin king, Zhou Zong and the others didn't even recognize him!

Li Congjia said: "It is not suitable for us to clash with them now. Do you think that if I reveal my title, will it make them more afraid?"

"Perhaps." Zhou Zong said bluntly, "It's just that it's difficult."

Li Congjia looked at him strangely, and Zhou Zong asked directly: "Where is the guard of honor of the king now?"

While talking, Zhou Zong looked at Shi Xueting complainingly. After coming here for a few days, Zhou Zong had figured out what happened back then. In his opinion, if Shi Xueting hadn't taken Li Congjia away recklessly, and No matter how hard Li Congjia is prepared, he may be able to be more calm.

Li Congjia was silent after hearing this, thinking about it, although when Zhou Ehuang followed Zhu Yuan and the others, he basically brought everything he could bring with him at home, but he didn't have his own car book or anything. It can be made, first of all, he does not have a craftsman on hand, and secondly, even if he has a craftsman, he has no materials!

They are very poor now!

Li Congjia sighed: "Then find a way."

Zhou Zong said: "Actually, I don't think your majesty should be too afraid of the Ganzhou Uyghurs. The population of Ganzhou Uyghurs was 30 in its heyday, which was quite a lot. However, it is not as good as before. We are not many, so we can be more flexible. I I took a look at the location of the new city chosen by the king, why don't we move there now, even if the Ganzhou Uighurs want to find it, it may not be so easy in the vast Kunlun Mountains."

Li Congjia naturally agrees that the current stage he set for himself is actually to develop and develop again. Don't conflict with other regimes too early. It is best to live in peace. Of course, this is a bit impossible, after all, they will occupy other people's territory when they come here.

Then try to make the Ganzhou Uighurs unable to find them.

Li Congjia and the others were planning the migration route, but unfortunately the plan did not change quickly, and Tian Wuniang returned soon with the scout team.

The scout team was indeed attacked by the Uyghurs, and only a few of the dozen or so people came back. When Tian Wuniang rushed over, she happened to see the Uyghurs on horseback massacring one-sidedly.

Tian Wuniang has basically never lost a battle since she started leading the army. Where has she suffered such a loss?At that time, her eyes were red, and she rushed up directly with the people.

She didn't bring many people with her, but in terms of fighting skills, the Uyghurs on the opposite side were not as good as her, so the mothers who were beaten directly didn't know this group of Uyghurs.

After Zhou Zong heard the news, he looked at Li Congjia with a wooden face: "Put everything else aside, the rules must be established."

Li Congjia silently overturned all the plans just made, and said in his mouth: "This is also normal. We have been killed by them so many people. If I see it, I will not be able to bear it."

Zhou Zong said earnestly: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, just now you yourself said that it is not suitable to confront the other party head-on, look..."

Li Congjia quickly said: "I know this, Wu Niang, did you hear that? Next time you fight, remember not to let the Uighurs find out, or it's not big, and if you want to fight, they will be wiped out, you know?"

Tian Wuniang said very politely: "None of the group ran away, some of them were killed, and some of the prisoners were brought back?"

Shi Xueting asked: "Has the battlefield been cleaned? Don't leave traces."

Tian Wuniang suddenly said: "Oh, I will go right away."

Zhou Zong: ...

Zhou Zong felt very tired, Li Jing was too conservative and Li Congjia was too radical.

Li Congjia looked at Zhou Zong's expressionless face and said with a smile: "Don't worry too much about the chief assistant. Now that the enemy is open and we are dark, it is not so easy for them to catch us, and even if they fight us Occupying the advantage of terrain may not necessarily prevent you from fighting against it."

Zhou Zong was helpless: "In the end, it's not appropriate to be too weak."

It's good for the boss not to be afraid of things, but being too courageous is also very worrying. I'm afraid that he will go directly to fight Uighur on impulse. Of course, Zhou Zong will definitely not leave. After all, he is already the chief assistant and has a heavy responsibility on his shoulders.

Yes, Li Congjia directly transferred the name of the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty, and he also intends to form a cabinet, but now is not the time and there are not enough people.

Seeing that Zhou Zong was still unhappy, Shi Xueting added, "Since the Ganzhou Uighurs have already established a state, they must consider all aspects. It is impossible for the whole country to attack us. Otherwise, how could they let the Suzhou Long family develop?"

This sounds reasonable, but the problem is that we are not as powerful as the Long family.

Zhou Zong was very worried, but he didn't say anything more. He was not familiar with Shi Xueting, but he knew that Li Congjia trusted Shi Xueting very much. If Shi Xueting didn't insist on becoming a monk, the second assistant would definitely have his position.

Although he didn't understand what was so good about this monk, Zhou Zong didn't like the fact that he took King Yue away because of a disagreement with the monk!

However, Shi Xueting didn't care whether Zhou Zong liked him or not, and said to Li Congjia: "I don't worry about Wu Niang, let's go and have a look."

Li Congjia naturally agreed, and turned to Zhou Zong to discuss the suitable positions for Li Ping and Zhu Yuan.

Li Ping turned out to be the Minister of the Ministry of War, and he did a good job. Li Congjia originally wanted to let him continue, but because their number was too small, they didn't even count as local separatists. Simply switch to the official title that Wu Zetian once used: Chun Xia Qiu Dong.

The Shangshu of the Ministry of War is the summer official, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites is the spring official, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment is the autumn official, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry is the winter official, the official secretary is the heavenly official, and the household secretary is the local official.

In fact, from the name, we can see which official positions are more important, but now Li Congjia has no one who is important. Li Congjia, the official, did not give it to anyone. He wanted to hold this right for himself. Guan Dong gave it to Tian Wen. It was Shi Xueting who did the work.

Looking at these appointments, Li Congjia couldn't help sighing, there are still few people.

But it's good to be able to sort out such an air now, but Zhou Zong and Li Congjia obviously have differences in their attitudes towards Tian Wuniang.

What Zhou Zong meant was that Tian Wuniang can lead soldiers now, but for officials...not!

Even playing the banner of Princess Pingyang Zhao is not enough!

Yes, Princess Pingyangzhao did lead the army, but she has never been an official. The princess is her identity, and Tian Wuniang will marry sooner or later. ?

Li Congjia thought to himself that so many professional women in later generations got married and had children without delaying their work. Feudal thinking is bad!

Arguing with reason, Li Congjia was unreasonable, because if you really want to go back, only female warriors appeared in ancient times, but using this example, Zhou Zong can beat him back with one sentence: "Because it was rude at that time! "

Yes, the civilization in ancient times was still relatively barbaric when it was just sprouting. It was not until the emergence of the Zhou Dynasty and Zhou Gongdan formulated the Zhou Rites that it gradually developed.

Li Congjia almost jumped out of his temper: "Then I will make Tian Wuniang the county lord, anyway, her credit is enough."

Li Congjia is not qualified to be a princess or princess. After all, up to now he feels that he is the king at most, and he dare not be the emperor. That would be the opposite.

Zhou Zong said very calmly: "Oh, what title does the king want to give Tian Wuniang? Where is the fief?"

Nima!

Not counting the fiefdoms of King Yue, Li Congjia himself has no fiefdoms!

This day is about to stop talking, no, no, no, this topic is about to stop discussing, Li Congjia calmed down and said seriously: "Now we don't have many generals, Tian Wuniang is better than many camp owners, let others do it." You have to give people the status they want to match, right? And I don’t plan to let the generals lead the same army for a long time, and they will always be replaced. At that time, Tian Wuniang’s status will be embarrassing. If the people below are not convinced, how do you let her lead?”

Zhou Zong also had to seriously consider this matter at this time. No matter how pedantic he was, he would bow his head in front of the reality. What's more, as a person who could get Situ's position in the Southern Tang Dynasty, how could he be so stubborn?

The reason why Zhou Zong stopped it was because he found a sign in Li Congjia, that is, as long as a woman is useful, she can be an official. How can this be possible?Even during the reign of Empress Wu, there was no precedent for women serving as officials. This must be curbed!

So in the end, Zhou Zong also took a step back and awarded Tian Wuniang the position of General Dingyuan.

This position was a loose official position in the Tang system, similar to an honorary title, and had no real power in his hands. The real power was the chief of the various marches.

Li Congjia naturally agreed, saying in his heart that I am in charge of my territory. Before this position had no real power, who said it would not be possible in the future?

But still can't be too radical, in case the old man is provoked to the point of throwing down the pick, it will be broken.

The two reached a consensus, and became very harmonious for a while.

And this harmony was almost broken by Shi Xueting. Shi Xueting was worried that Tian Wuniang was not doing enough, so he brought people to help, but when he came back, there were not only many people, but also many more.

Li Congjia asked, "These people... are all captives? They don't look like Uighurs."

Shi Xueting said calmly, "Well, it's not Uyghurs, it's Yanqis."

Li Congjia asked tremblingly, "Long... the Long family?"

Shi Xueting nodded, Li Congjia felt his eyes darkened, and asked, what should I do if T went to open two bosses before the dungeon group is full?

Seeing Li Congjia's unlovely expression, Shi Xueting thought it was almost teasing and said, "I sent those Uyghur captives there, so the Long family will only think it was done by Uyghurs."

Only then did Li Congjia recover, stared at Shi Xueting and said, "Next time, finish speaking in one breath, can you stop panting?"

The smile in Shi Xueting's eyes deepened, while Zhou Zong on the side took a good look at this descendant of Li Tang. Although there were doubts about his identity, he had to say that his mind was still very flexible.

Li Congjia also quickly tasted the taste of it. After thinking about it carefully, he felt that this was also a method. Why did he expose himself to everyone too early?

Zhou Zong saw that Li Congjia's eyes were shining, he couldn't help but thumped in his heart, and said, "It's best to fool the past this time, but this method can't be used for a long time."

Li Congjia turned his head to look at Zhou Zong. Zhou Zong said earnestly: "One time can succeed, two times can succeed, but it's hard to say after three times. Once the Long family and Ganzhou Uighurs find out, we will be attacked by the enemy. This method should not be used frequently. .”

Although they are a minority, they are not stupid, okay?How can you not notice that someone is sowing discord after so many times?

Li Congjia was quite regretful, and he could only tell everyone not to go out casually recently. As for the robbery activities, he also temporarily stopped, and if he couldn't do it, he went hunting in the mountains.

It was evening when Shi Xueting came back, and Li Congjia wanted to ask him some details, so he took him back to his yard, but happened to meet Zhou Ehuang who was looking for Li Congjia.

Zhou Ehuang was slightly taken aback when he saw Shi Xueting, and then showed a clear expression, and couldn't help saying: "It's so late, and the king is still talking about business with the mage?"

Li Congjia always felt that Zhou Ehuang's eyes were a bit ambiguous, so he could only say: "Well, is there something important for the lady to come here?"

Since arriving in the Western Regions, Zhou Ehuang seldom appeared in front of Li Congjia, and even his own son consciously controlled him not to have too much contact with Li Congjia.

However, Li Congjia's life chores Zhou Ehuang still arranged very well, and Li Congjia also felt that such a life without violating the river water was very good, so he was also very surprised by Zhou Ehuang's sudden arrival.

After seeing Li Congjia, Zhou Ehuang hesitated and asked, "I heard that you and father had a fight today?"

After hearing this, Li Congjia couldn't help laughing and said, "No, it's just that there are differences on some matters."

Zhou Ehuang was even more disturbed, and said softly: "Father is a bit stubborn. After so many years, I'm afraid I can't change it. Please be more patient."

Zhou Ehuang was very worried. In the past, she dared to confront Li Congjia because she had confidence. Her natal family and her family were all her steadfastness, but now it is different. Her family is thousands of miles away, and her natal family... all follow her husband. , but no one knew that she and Li Congjia were no longer husband and wife.

Seeing her like this, Li Congjia had no choice but to comfort her: "Don't worry, the first assistant is also for our own good. I know that, it's just a small disagreement. Speaking of which, what is Goro doing recently?"

Zhou Ehuang felt relieved, and replied: "What else can children do? Just be naughty."

Li Congjia said with a smile: "He is about the same age as Eleventh Lang, but he is very close. I am afraid that Shoufu has a lot of things to do recently. He has no time to take care of Goro, so let Goro play with Eleventh Lang."

Zhou Ehuang glanced at Shi Xueting and saw that Shi Xueting had no objection, so he said with a smile: "I'll talk to Wu Lang later, and I won't bother the king and the mage."

After Zhou Ehuang left, Shi Xueting looked at her back and suddenly asked, "What does Your Majesty think?"

Li Congjia looked at him strangely: "What are you asking?"

Shi Xueting hesitated for a moment before saying: "I shouldn't have asked about this matter, but if I didn't ask, it would be difficult for the chief assistant to ask. The king is not close to the concubine now, why is that?"

Li Congjia only felt a chill in his heart, and felt that it was unreasonable for him to be cold. Although he and Shi Xueting had an affair at the beginning, from the beginning to the end, there was always a distance between the two of them. Even if they were close, Shi Xue The court seems to have always grasped the boundaries very well.

Li Congjia was silent for a long while before saying: "The situation between my wife and I is a bit special. I was not her lover, so it's fine now."

Shi Xueting was very surprised: "You mean...the two of you will never get close again in the future?"

"Of course." Li Congjia frowned lightly.

Shi Xueting opened his mouth, wanted to say something but didn't say it, Li Congjia couldn't help being a little annoyed seeing him like this: "Just say what you want to say."

Shi Xueting shook his head and said: "If your Majesty has a woman he likes, he will give birth to an heir in the future...you have to consider the first assistant."

Li Congjia suddenly stood up and said with a cold face: "I will only have one son, Dalang, in this life, and I will not have any other favorite women."

Li Congjia, who said well and suddenly turned his face, surprised Shi Xueting. Seeing Li Congjia's indifferent expression, he was very uncomfortable for a while. From the beginning to the end, it seemed that such embarrassing scenes rarely happened between them.

Shi Xueting lowered his eyes and clapped his hands together to salute, "It's the poor monk who overstepped."

Li Congjia only felt that the fire of ignorance was burning in his belly, and he really wanted... really wanted to drag him into the room and take off his obtrusive monk's robe!

He didn't know when he started to have this kind of thought about Shi Xueting, but he didn't think it was so unreasonable.

After all, Shi Xueting has always been by his side, gentle and patient, good-looking, long-legged, and smart, so it is not difficult to fall in love with him.

It's just that the relationship between him and Shi Xueting probably only ends in secret love. If he really wants to pamper Shi Xueting, he probably won't refuse according to Shi Xueting's temperament that is obsessed with everything, but that can only be obtained. His people.

What's more, Li Congjia has been washing off the label of Shi Xueting's male favorite, and he is worried that someone will use this excuse to attack him. How can he be willing to let Shi Xueting really be a male favorite?

What he is most afraid of now is that one day, the power in his hands will gradually increase, and more and more territories will be laid down. When the desire in his heart is hard to fill, it will really hurt Shi Xueting. However, think about Shi Xueting's force value... ...If he doesn't ask others for help, he probably won't have a chance.

Thinking of this, Li Congjia couldn't help but feel a little frustrated. He sat down and said, "Don't worry about these things. I know it well. You just said that there is something important, so let's talk about it."

It would be better for them to discuss business matters. For a while, Li Congjia only felt disappointed. If he could, he would like to stay by himself for a while, but now he is burdened with the livelihood of thousands of people. Can't do that.

For a moment, Li Congjia even doubted whether his choice was right. If he just didn't want to die in the hands of Zhao Kuangyin, he should have many ways. Why did he come to this point?Maybe he also has an indelible dream of making contributions in his heart?

Shi Xueting is very sensitive to people's emotions. He can see Li Congjia's disappointment, but he doesn't know where this disappointment comes from. Could it be that he has too much control?That's right, he is a monk, so why bother with other people's worldly affairs?

Shi Xueting couldn't tell what was going on in his heart, it was a bit complicated, he seemed relieved to hear that Li Congjia didn't plan to accept others, but he was also a little bit unwilling, and he didn't know where this unwillingness came from.

The only thing I understand is that this kind of private matter should be regarded as Li Congjia's restricted area, and no one can touch it, but think about it, now that Li Congjia has a wife and son, who would like to have his life dictated by others?

Shi Xueting calmed down his emotions and said, "Didn't your majesty find a way to find treasures in Juyanhai before?"

Li Congjia replied absent-mindedly: "Well, but the most important thing is how not to attract the attention of the Long family and the Ganzhou Uighurs. Why, do you have a clue?"

Shi Xueting said: "I'm afraid I have to ask Shi Shilang about this matter."

When Li Congjia came back to his senses, his head was filled with question marks: Eleven Lang?Yang Xin?What can he do?