Fu Tang

After everyone got the news, they were a little surprised. They hurried to Hanyuan Hall to inquire among each other and found that they didn't know what happened.

Zhou Zong looked at Shi Xueting and asked: "Master Xueting, you and the city lord have always been inseparable, do you know what happened?"

When they heard the word inseparable, Li Ping and Tian Wen both looked at Shi Xueting secretly. They always suspected that Shi Xueting had something to do with Li Congjia, but the two of them didn't show much, even if Li Congjia wanted to leave Shi Xueting alone. Xueting is also aboveboard, but it makes them feel that they think too much.

Shi Xueting seemed to be ignorant of everyone's speculation, and said frankly: "These days the city lord has been in the back mountain, and I have never seen him except when there are big discussions."

The so-called big meeting is actually the big court meeting, but they are not a serious dynasty now, so it is not easy to call it this name, so they simply changed the name.

After everyone heard what Shi Xueting said, they were a little surprised for a while. After exchanging news, they found that Anning City has been developing steadily recently. There are more and more people, the construction of the city is getting better and better, and the defense has been upgraded in all aspects. Can't think of anything wrong.

What's wrong is the Long family's side!

Li Congjia hurried over while still in casual clothes and said, "I just received news from Han Yu that the third prince, fifth prince, and seventh prince passed away unexpectedly."

"What?" Everyone was stunned.

Zhou Zong suddenly changed his face and asked: "But because of the epidemic?"

Seeing the fear in his eyes, Li Congjia quickly said, "No, people from Kara Khanate did it."

Zhou Zong was taken aback: "Kara Khanate? This...why is this?"

Li Congjia took a deep breath: "It seems that the people of the Kara Khanate thought that these princes had insulted their lord, so they found an opportunity to kill them."

Li Ping was slightly at a loss: "Doctrine? What doctrine?"

Not only Li Ping, but even Zhou Zong are not very clear about it, and we don’t blame them. The Kara Khanate is currently west of Khotan, and it is very far away from them. Everyone’s eyes are often set on the Central Plains, and they rarely go west. look.

That is to say, Li Congjia knows a little about the history of the Western Regions, so he can explain it to everyone.

To put it simply, the state religion of the Kara Khanate is Islam, and their kings themselves are devout believers. Under the vigorous promotion of at least two kings, the people of the Kara Khanate are all Muslims.

Every religion has its own spiritual beliefs. It may not matter to many people that they are insulted, but once their spiritual beliefs are insulted, they will never die.

Speaking of it, Li Congjia also admired these people from the Kara Khanate very much. He really didn't expect that these people could do what he always wanted to do but couldn't do.

However, after these people killed the three princes, they also committed suicide on the spot. If Li Congjia could find the dead with all his heart, those princes might not have survived long ago.

After Zhou Zong and the others heard the reason, they didn't care much about the cause of the death of the three princes. They wanted to know before, mainly because they were afraid that the death of the three princes was related to the internal struggle of the Long family. Now that they know that it has nothing to do with it, then Let's discuss it.

Li Congjia sighed: "Han Chou probably isn't having a good time right now."

Previously, in order to pave the way for Long Lei, Han Chou dealt with several princes, allowing them to achieve a delicate balance. In this balance, Long Lei's strength has been growing without showing signs of growth. At the same time, I also confused Long Lei, making those princes think that the prince is a cowardly and incompetent person. If they want to sit on the throne, they must kill the capable brothers first, and then abolish Long Lei. Take the lead by yourself.

Otherwise, even if Long Lei is abolished, what if someone else takes over?

It has to be said that what Han Chou did was very successful, but now the balance has been broken.

There are more than 20 sons of the Dragon King, but many of them died young. Those who can survive and grow up and are currently capable of competing for the crown prince are only six left, including Long Lei and the Thirteenth Prince. Three princes died, leaving only one eighth prince who was more competitive.

Zhou Zong comforted Li Congjia and said: "Don't worry, the city lord, Han Yu will find a way to make the eighth prince and the thirteenth prince confront each other."

Li Congjia shook his head and said: "What I'm worried about is not this, but the war between Suzhou and the Guiyi Army is not over yet. These three princes were all generals in command before, but now they died suddenly. The Long family couldn't find a suitable one for a while. I am afraid that the generals will become more passive, the Dragon King may not be sure...he will send me another troop order."

Zhu Yuan laughed and said, "Send it as soon as you send it. Anyway, we will take care of it. What's wrong?"

"It's very bad." Li Ping has nothing to do with Zhu Yuan's ten-year-old tendon: "Now the cities we get are relatively close to Anning City, which is easier for us to control. It's easy to control, if the Dragon King wants to do tricks, it's very easy."

Zhu Yuan scratched his head, he was born to be a general, let him fight, but let him think about these twists and turns... then forget it.

Shi Xueting said at this time: "Don't worry too much, if the Dragon King lowers the military order again, then even if you have something to ask for, Lang Jun may not be unable to bargain with him."

Li Congjia asked, "Is there any news from Yang Xin?"

In the past six months, Yang Xin has successfully penetrated into the upper class of Suzhou. The Wanlixiang restaurant is also a place where the nobles flock to. He can show off by being able to book three boxes there, after all, there are few boxes.

This was given by Li Congjia to Yang Xin. Hunger marketing is easy to use at any time.

Shi Xueting shook his head: "I can write to Yang Xin asking him to contact Long Lei."

Li Congjia touched his chin and said, "No rush, wait for news from the Dragon King."

Everyone came in a hurry, and left in a hurry, but this time they became less leisurely and began to prepare for the expedition. Now Li Congjia's soldiers counted as many as [-] people including those from the Western Regions. Of the five armies, the Tiance Mansion and the Jinghuai Army were personally led by the city lord. Of course, the Jinghuai Army no longer had this name, but changed its name to the Anning Army, named after the city.

The remaining three armies are the Ziting Army, the Xuanquan Army and the Yongyan Army, guarding these three cities respectively, but everyone knows that the real commander of the Tiance Mansion is actually Shi Xueting, although Shi Xueting has always been Disagree, but Li Congjia still gave him the title of General Tiance.

Not surprisingly, the army sent out this time should be selected from the Tiance Mansion and the An Ning Army, and everyone has begun to prepare for it.

After the crowd dispersed, Shi Xueting left last, but before he left, he saw Li Congjia's expression seemed unsightly, so he couldn't help but stop and asked, "What else is bothering you, sir?"

Li Congjia was silent for a while before saying, "Maybe I'm thinking too much."

Shi Xueting simply sat back and looked at him quietly. Whenever Li Congjia was upset, he would look at the calm and calm Shi Xueting, and his mood would be much calmer. This time was no exception. He said with a long breath: " The Kara Khanate is my confidant's greatest concern."

Shi Xueting was slightly surprised: "The Kara Khanate? Why them?"

Li Congjia said: "Once the Kara Khanate and the Saman Dynasty decide the outcome, they will turn their attention to the east. The Khotan Kingdom...is not their opponent. That country is too aggressive, not to mention that this year they have taken in The 20 Turks should not be underestimated, and after years of war in the Central Plains... I'm afraid they may not be their opponents."

Shi Xueting asked: "Your Majesty, do you want Guazhou and Shazhou?"

Li Congjia was taken aback for a moment: "How do you know?"

Shi Xueting smiled slightly: "You just indicated that you don't want to go to war with the Kara Khanate, at least for a short time. In this case, the Khotan Kingdom in the middle must be able to withstand the Kara Khanate's attack. Mr. Lang probably wants to help them, but even if we win Suzhou, there are still Guazhou and Shazhou between us and Khotan. If we want to have no scruples, we must win Guazhou and Shazhou together !"

Li Congjia smiled bitterly: "Do you think I'm too whimsical?"

Shi Xueting asked back: "Is it more whimsical than wanting to occupy the Central Plains?"

Really... there is no way to compare, Guazhou and Shazhou are just as big, as long as Li Congjia is patient, it is not difficult to win, but the Central Plains... Is Zhou Guoqiang strong?Zhou Guo is so strong that he can't take it now.Li Congjia knew that he was a thousand miles behind Guo Rong, and Li Congjia aimed at things that Guo Rong could not do. Thinking about it this way, Guazhou and Shazhou are really nothing.

Li Congjia frowned and said: "After the battle with the Long family, the Guiyi army may have suffered heavy losses. Just wait a little longer, there will always be a chance."

Of course, the losses were heavy, there were damaged soldiers and deserters. Many of the three defenders of the Ziting Army were deserters, and they were collected by Li Congjia to feed them. This is one of the reasons why Li Congjia was reluctant to use them. , he felt that these people were unreliable.

It's just that he doesn't want these people to go out to fight, and these people want to go to war instead. Without him, Li Congjia's rewards for military achievements and pensions for dead soldiers are very good. They were deserters before because they couldn't eat enough and had to die , the family members may not be able to survive after death.

But not here in Anning City. Li Congjia moved some later systems, combined with the current situation, and formulated a series of military benefits. The higher the military merit, the better the benefits. With money as a spur, it will be easier to go to the battlefield. So terrible.

Just as Li Congjia thought, half a month after the death of the three princes, the Dragon King's troop dispatch order came. However, unlike other marquises in Suzhou, Li Congjia had to fight for his fiefdoms by himself. If he conquered a city belonging to the rebel army, he could exchange it for a city of similar size adjacent to Anning City in Suzhou.

Of course, this exchange also has a certain range. Li Congjia can only exchange three more cities. These three, plus the three that Li Congjia brought down before and Anning City, are Li Congjia's fiefdoms.

From this point of view, although he is named Hou, he is no different from Feng Wang.

Li Congjia looked at the unusual knighthood order and troop transfer order, and couldn't hide the surprise on his face: "Isn't it? Why is the Dragon King so generous this time?"

Zhou Zong sneered: "What kind of generosity is this? Are there any rich cities adjacent to Anning City? Not only do these cities have no tax, but the Dragon King allocates money for emergency relief every year. Maybe the Dragon King just wants to take this opportunity to get rid of the burden."

Li Congjia smiled and said: "It's okay, I don't think the city is bad, if possible, I don't want any people in it, just keep the city."

Zhou Zong immediately remonstrated: "The city lord must not have such an idea. These people will be your subjects in the future. How can you not want them?"

Li Congjia couldn't laugh or cry, these people had more confidence in him than himself, and they didn't know where this confidence came from.

"Okay, since this is the case, let's prepare to go out, this time..."

"This time, the city lord will not lead the army. Now that you are the Marquis of Anning, you don't need to go to the battlefield in person." Zhou Zong earnestly wanted to keep Li Congjia in Anning City, and they couldn't bear the risk of Li Congjia's accident.

Fortunately, Li Congjia didn't want to go out this time either, he was very clear about how much he had, and he was just hesitating, should he let Tiance Mansion go out?

In fact, it is best to let the Tiance Mansion go to war. The symbolic meaning of the Tiance Mansion is different. It has a high status, but without the corresponding military achievements to maintain it, the other troops will not be convinced and can only let them go.

Shi Xueting seemed to know what Li Congjia was thinking, and said directly on his knees: "General Tiance, please order to go out."

Li Congjia sighed in his heart, he was really reluctant to let Shi Xueting take risks, swords and guns have no eyes on the battlefield, what's the use of high martial arts?

But on the surface, he still wrote an order to let Tiance Mansion go out to fight. This time, the An Ning army stayed to defend the city, and Anning City could not do without its defenders.

After Li Congjia returned home, Shi Xueting asked Chunsheng to find out all the armor, daggers, hidden weapons and other things made for him by the craftsman camp and send them to Shi Xueting.

When Shi Xueting got these things, he couldn't laugh or cry and said: "I can't accept these."

Li Congjia raised his eyebrows: "Why?"

Shi Xueting was helpless: "These things are all made for you by the craftsman camp. There are marks on them, and they are all for the owner of the city. How can I use them?"

Li Congjia was very calm: "Then I will reward you."

Shi Xueting said: "You will not be rewarded without merit."

"You have made great contributions." Li Congjia raised his chin and said, "If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would have died in Jiangnan long ago. Where would I be today?"

Shi Xueting shook his head: "One size fits one size, this really doesn't work. Don't worry, I also have these things."

"It's definitely not as good as mine." Li Congjia muttered.

Shi Xueting didn't speak anymore, isn't that obvious?Of course, Li Congjia used the best things in the entire Anning City.

Seeing that he did not speak, Li Congjia had no choice but to settle for the next best thing and said, "Then you must wear this gold silk software, it will save your life at critical moments!"

Shi Xueting didn't refuse this time, he knew that Li Congjia was worried about him, so accepting this was considered to be Li Congjia's heart.

After accepting it, Shi Xueting changed the subject and asked, "Is Xiao Langjun three years old this year?"

Li Congjia was taken aback for a moment, nodded and said, "Yes, I'm three years old, time flies so fast."

I think that when he first came here, the child was born not long ago.

But Shi Xueting said: "Your Majesty only has one son now, so it's really not safe. I heard that the third wife of Li Ping's family admires the city lord very much..."

"What do you mean?" Li Congjia's face darkened at the time: "What does it have to do with the third mother of the Li family?"

Shi Xueting looked at Li Congjia calmly and said: "Things are impermanent. Although the city lord is young, only one son can't make the ministers feel at ease."

Li Congjia looked at him in disbelief: "Who told you to say that?"

It's not that he didn't think that someone would want to stuff people into his backyard, but he never expected that Shi Xueting was the first one to tell him!

When others tell him these things, he may only feel upset, but when Shi Xueting tells him these things, it is tantamount to stabbing him in the heart!Just who can blame it?He likes Shi Xueting, but he only regards himself as his courtier, so what's wrong with saying this?

Seeing Li Congjia's ugly face, Shi Xueting immediately fell silent, but he was not surprised by Li Congjia's reaction.

Li Congjia said with a cold face: "The master said that he never misses the world of mortals. If so, the master should not take too much care of the affairs of the world of mortals."

Shi Xueting put his palms together and saluted: "It is Xueting who overstepped the rules."

Li Congjia looked at his low-browed and pleasing appearance, and he didn't know why he became even more angry, but he didn't know what to say, so he just flung his sleeves and left.

Break up badly!

After Li Congjia returned to the City Lord's Mansion, the more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and for the first time, he turned up the case in his study to the bottom.

He knew that Shi Xueting might not have thought of this matter, maybe someone else found him and felt that he was close to him, so he let him speak. After all, Shi Xueting is a monk, has no family, no influence, and is considered a neutral person. Li Congjia should be able to listen to what he said.

It's just that none of them thought that letting Shi Xueting talk about it would actually poke his explosive spot.

Li Congjia lived in the study for a long time, Chunsheng didn't dare to come in, and stood outside trembling, since he was with Li Congjia, he had never seen him so angry, and he didn't know who offended his city lord.

Of course, there are a few who are not afraid of Li Congjia's anger, and Tian Wuniang is one of those few.

Seeing her looking down at the mess, Li Congjia felt a little embarrassed, and asked first, "Why did you come here suddenly? What happened?"

Tian Wuniang hesitated for a moment and asked, "Can I...can I go out with the Tiance army?"

Li Congjia raised his eyebrows and said, "It's already decided that the Tiance Army will go out this time. Don't worry, the An Ning Army doesn't exist to defend the city. There will always be a chance to go out."

Tian Wuniang lowered her head and said, "I'm not talking about the An Ning Army, I'm just talking about myself."

Li Congjia frowned: "What happened to you?"

Tian Wuniang raised her head, her eyes were slightly red and she said, "My father forced me to marry, but I don't want to."

Only then did Li Congjia remember that Tian Wuniang hadn't married yet, and if she didn't marry again, she would be considered too old in this era.

Speaking of it, Li Congjia and the others delayed Tian Wuniang, Li Congjia said quickly: "You always want to marry, but do you have someone you like? If so, just tell me, I will make the decision for you."

A look of despair appeared on Tian Wuniang's face, and Li Congjia said helplessly, "I also want to follow your temperament, but even I can't stop your father from making an engagement for you, so I can only do it in a limited time. I’ve helped you within the limits of my life, um, what… if you still have interest in Yang Xin, how about I write a letter to him immediately and let him come back and get married?”

Tian Wuniang was stunned, she didn't expect Li Congjia to recognize this marriage, she whispered: "But I still want to lead the army."

Li Congjia waved his hand: "That's nothing. When you get married, as long as your husband doesn't object, it's useless for Tian Wen to object."

Tian Wuniang blushed: "Eleventh Lang... Will Eleventh Lang agree?"

Li Congjia knew at a glance that Tian Wuniang still had Yang Xin in her heart, so she smiled and said, "With me here, what are you worried about? Well, go back, and I will discuss your marriage with Tian Wen later."

Tian Wuniang came over with a sad face, but left with joy, which surprised Li Congjia. I didn't expect this girl to still like Yang Xin very much.

Hey, it's a pity that other people will eventually get married if they want a lover, but here...he hasn't taken a step in the long march!Thinking of this, he was a little angry again!

Li Congjia and Shi Xueting started a unilateral cold war. Until Shi Xueting went to the expedition, Li Congjia just followed the established procedure to send the army to the expedition. He never met in private again, so naturally he didn't say much.

Even though Li Congjia knew that those words were not Shi Xueting's original intention, he needed to make a gesture to let Shi Xueting know that there are some things that cannot be said.

The only thing to worry about is that Shi Xueting will mistakenly think that Li Congjia doesn't like him taking care of his private life.

However, the time was too short, and it was too late for Li Congjia to find time to explain after the Cold War, so we had to wait until the next time Shi Xueting came back. At that time, Shi Xueting must have returned with military achievements, and it happened to be able to reward him.

However, what Li Congjia didn't expect was that Shi Xueting did come back with military achievements, but he was carried back by someone!

When Li Congjia heard that Shi Xueting was seriously injured and had been in a coma for three days, his vision went dark. At that moment, he never regretted it so much. If he had known this, why would he have to fight Shi Xueting?

Shi Xueting was directly moved into the City Lord's Mansion. Li Congjia found the best doctor in Anning City and used the best medicine, but he only stabilized his injury, and he still didn't wake up.

On the third day after returning to Anning City, Shi Xueting still did not wake up, and Li Congjia gradually calmed down from the panic and regret at the beginning.

Li Congjia sat by the bed, looked at Shi Xueting's slightly pale face and lips, held his hand and said helplessly, "You, are you going to be Sleeping Beauty? Do you want me, the prince, to kiss you awake? "

While talking, he leaned down and gently kissed Shi Xueting's slightly cold lips, probably because the other party was unconscious, and Li Congjia was much more courageous.

But when he raised his head, he suddenly found that Shi Xueting had opened his eyes!