Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

Within a few days, Liu Da Ci, who was ordered to write lyrics, was pleasantly surprised to receive a "roaring letter" from a friend surnamed Lu who arrived at an unprecedented speed.

For the strong condemnation of Lu Ci's full text, Liu Qi still smiled all over his face, reading comfortably by the warm brazier, patting his knees from time to time, really enjoying himself.

No matter what the content is, as the first friend who has received Lu Ci's poems in reply twice, Liu Qi seems to be the first one, and he is eager to publicize this matter to everyone in the world.

Zhu, who was silently observing from the side, said that he looked at Brother Liu with a little envy mixed with helplessness. Since he received the letter, he couldn't restrain the joy in his heart, and excitedly walked around the street to visit friends.

It only took half a day, but anyone who had the slightest interaction with Liu Qi was forced to know about it.

Even at night, Zhu said he couldn't help but reflect for a while, did he also use the wrong method?

Brother Liu's actions, in his eyes, always seemed too narrow-minded, which made people think twice and hesitate.

But when I think about it carefully, I have to admit that Brother Liu has a clever mind, and his methods are both clever and cunning: Brother Lu is very kind, and he will never really get bored with them, and he is also "left behind" in Beijing. This matter can be borrowed.

It should be called harmless to make some funny jokes occasionally.

Zhu said thoughtfully.

No matter what, Brother Lu's only two letters to reply with poems really only reached Brother Liu.This alone is enough to prove that Brother Liu's method is really feasible.

After much hesitation, Zhu said... quietly made up his mind.

Zhu said this inadvertently because of his "favor" for himself. Liu Qi, who didn't know anything about it, was called in by the little emperor who had heard some rumors that night and was already full of curiosity. Palace to go.

As for Lu Ci's handwritten letter, Liu Qi was asked to put it in his bosom after being repeatedly urged by the servant.

Zhao Zhen also had fun reading the "condemnation" that Liu Qi's "reckless creation" was about to lead to crooked officials revealed between the lines of the little master.

After having fun, I couldn't help but feel warm in my heart for the love and care shown by the little master.

It's just that I was moved, and the 'dissatisfaction' with the young master's repeated delays in returning home could not be appeased with such a little warmth.

Zhao Zhen's brows were crooked with a smile, and after a few more discussions with Liu Qi, he couldn't hold back, and sent someone to open the calligraphy on the spot, and was about to write a reply to the little master.

He wrote eloquently: "Since Lu Qinzhou is so concerned, why not return to Beijing as soon as possible?"

After finishing writing, he looked at Liu Qi expectantly: "What does Xiaoli Liu think?"

Liu Qi nodded approvingly.

There was a beating smile that was very familiar to his friends. After rubbing his hands excitedly, he added a sentence: "Although the whip is long, it is not as good as the horse's belly, and although the anger is strong, it is not as good as the imperial capital."

——Even Lu Sanyuan, who is known as the Wenqu star who came down to earth, didn't have the supernatural ability to beat him up along the letter paper!

Zhao Zhen nodded in satisfaction.

Liu Sanbian, whose talent the little master once praised so much, is really a rare and wonderful person.

Not only is the poem easy to read, the words are deep, sincere, graceful and moving, he is also an expert arranger with incomparable talent, and even has a good voice that God appreciates food.

As long as you are interested, you can play and sing by yourself.

After discussing with Liu Qi how to deal with the "Little Master", Zhao Zhen was not in a hurry to let Liu Qi go back to Lu's house: while waiting for the ink marks on the paper to dry, he asked Liu Qi to sing a short impromptu and compose it tracks.

Lu Ci at this moment is still unknown to the provocative reply to the provocative letter from the monarch and ministers who have been "coordinated" by him and are about to "cooperate".

It was rare for him to naively hope that after reading his reply, Liu Qineng would tactfully restrain himself a little bit—jokes are jokes, but don't let the originally serious little emperor be 'distorted'.

...For some reason, he vaguely had a bad premonition that 'this matter may not go well'.

However, Lu Ci soon had no time to pay attention to the small movements on the other side of Bianjing: after Li Yuanhao had a long talk with his father for a night, although he obediently reduced the number of secret meetings between Zhang Yuan and Wu Hao, the small movements in private , but not decreased but increased.

Since big moves are not allowed, he will try his best to make small troubles.

Even those who directly accepted Lu Ci's instructions and stared closely at Li Yuanhao's recent actions felt speechless: This heir to the leader of the Dangxiang clan personally shaved a head of black and thick long hair. Clean, with only a circle left on the side.Not only that, but also pierced a hole in each earlobe, wearing big gold earrings that are heavy when viewed one-on-one.

In this regard, Li Yuanhao gave a reason that sounds justified but is actually absurd: but all the Xianbei ancestors who made great achievements had this hairstyle.As a descendant of Xianbei, shouldn't he follow suit?With this, Xu Neng can revitalize the party and sweep away the decadence.

For the Han people who follow the etiquette of 'the body, hair and skin, are subject to parents, and dare not harm them', it is simply insane.

After tossing about the hair and earrings, Li Yuanhao asked a tailor to make a new suit: the upper body was tight and snow-white, the head crown was made of red felt, and the red ribbon hung down the back, red and white, extremely bright and eye-catching.

The 'renewed' Li Yuanhao swaggered through the market all day long and attracted countless attentions. He was completely different from his previous low-key and secretive appearance, which made people puzzled.

After Lu Ci was speechless for a moment, the alarm bell suddenly sounded in his heart.

Li Deming's dormancy and forbearance is to pave the way for Li Yuanhao's ambition scheme - he is already clear about this.

Since they are father and son who have Gou Jian's courage and tenacity, how can one suddenly make some bizarre changes like a clown, while the other turns a blind eye to it?

This is obviously unreasonable.

Lu Ci frowned slightly.

In his opinion, instead of saying that Li Yuanhao is really crazy, it is better to say that he is pretending to be crazy, so as to paralyze Song Ting's vigilance and cover up his step-by-step temptation intention.

The subsequent development of the situation really tended to go in the direction Lu Ci guessed - firstly, Li Yuanhao's move was so big that it inevitably attracted the attention of the court.

After inquiring about the situation clearly, the government and the opposition immediately burst into laughter, and all the ministers took advantage of the opportunity of laughing at the vulgar and ignorant Dangxiang clan, but they were so arrogant and ridiculous, and praised the wise and powerful new emperor.

After the death of that hateful and cruel man, Li Jiqian, Li Deming became a timid coward, and gave birth to an heir, Li Yuanhao, who was still a lunatic watching the sky from a well!

If it continues like this, Dangxiang may not need to send troops from the Song Dynasty, but he will kill himself.

While the ministers were making fun of him, they immediately contemptuously contemptuous of the party that made such a commotion.Only a very small number of courtiers, including Kou Zhun, felt that this matter was strange, but under the overall situation of praises, it was not easy to stand up openly and issue unfounded doubts to the party.

It's just that after returning to the Prime Minister's Mansion, Kou Zhun paced in the hall for a long time, thinking about it, but still felt uneasy.

He immediately decided to write a letter to Lu Ci, a thoughtful fox, asking about the situation.

——Although he didn't dare to have much expectations, but based on his understanding of Lu Ci's consistent behavior, he believed that the information the other party knew was definitely better than that of himself who was far away in Bianjing and beyond his reach.

When Lu Ci received the letter, he happened to receive information about Li Yuanhao's next plan from his subordinates.

After Li Yuanhao successfully played the role of an arrogant fool, under the advice of Zhang Yuan and Wu Hao's staff members from the Song Dynasty, he formulated the first step in his exploration of the Great Song Dynasty step by step: lead a thousand party cavalry, Attacked the Qinzhou market, plundered property, killed Liao and Song caravans, and captured Qinzhou officials who were in charge of supervising the order of the market.

As for the lives of the captured officials, even though the information ends here, Lu Ci can guess that most of them will depend on Song Ting's attitude towards the destruction and looting of the court.

If Lei Ting was furious, he would use this to ask for a large amount of money and then return the hostages; if he just sent envoys to reprimand him indifferently, he would expose his weakness and lack of confidence. One step cannibalization plan.

— This is tricky.

Lu Ci pressed his aching temple.

If it weren't for the transitional period when the Song army was out of succession, the emperor had not yet ascended the throne, and the political power was not yet stable, he could have resorted to tactics and ambushed a large number of soldiers and horses in the battleground to launch a counterattack against the party.

But Dang Xiang is getting more and more wings, but Song Jun is far from the point where the time is ripe...

He couldn't make up his mind for a while about the hot information that, if not handled properly, would set off an imminent battle.

After sending an urgent military letter to the imperial court, Lu Ci sent an urgent military report to General Cao Wei, who was next door, and immediately summoned Teng Zongliang to discuss the matter.

When Teng Zongliang heard that Dangxiang dared to plot to attack the market, he slammed on the table in anger; when he heard that Dangxiang's army was only a thousand, and it was more than enough to deal with it with Qinzhou's troops, so that the opponent would not succeed, his face became tense relax a bit...

It's just that this relaxation only lasted until the moment before listening to Lu Ci's analysis.

Teng Zongliang and Lu Ci looked at each other, and from his friend's eyes, he saw the gloomy cloud on his face.

Lu Ci said in a steady voice: "Think about the benefits first. Dang Xiang thought that this matter was secret, but we had an insight into it early, and the matter is scheduled for one month later. There is room for both preparations and changes, and it will not be at the point of imminent danger. .”

Even when one's own idea is undecided and the time is approaching, one can first interfere with and delay the other party's plan by changing the date of the discussion session—but the range is not too large, and it can only be used once, otherwise it will inevitably scare the snake away .

Seeing that Teng Zongliang was still calm on the surface, but in a few words, it was not difficult to find that he was actually confused. Lu Ci sighed softly in his heart, and first found a reason to prepare for the war, and sent him home to do things, so that the other party could calm down .

As soon as Teng Zongliang left, he wanted to call Li Chao, but suddenly thought of Di Qing's name.

Lu Ci couldn't help but pause.

Although it is extremely unfair to Li Chao, who was born in an ordinary background, has been steadily promoted by virtue of his military exploits, and is finally in charge of the army in Qinzhou... But what is impressively recorded in Qing History is indeed The name and surname of Di Qing, who also came from a humble background, could not hide his sharpness even from the well-known generals of the Yang family.

By coincidence, before discussing with Li Chao about the military strategy for preparing for the war, Lu Ci made a random excuse and summoned Di Qing and Yang Wenguang.In order to avoid suspicion, Gao Jixuan was also included.

The author has something to say: Notes:

The series of transformation feats about Li Yuanhao actually happened in history, but it was only after his father Li Deming died that he succeeded to the throne... and forced all party members to have the same hairstyle as him, or they would be killed .

If you are interested in the details, you can read the chapter "If This Is Song History 3" - Xixia Incubation