When people are young, they will always have a strong curiosity, and there will always be endless questions, especially for girls, not to mention a quirky girl.

The fifth girl sitting on the treetops shook her two little thin legs happily, held her little head with her hands together, tilted her neck and asked Li Congjing, who was lighting a bonfire and barbecuing a hare that she had just hunted, "Marshal, where are we going now?" ”

Li Congjing, who rolled up his sleeves, sat in front of the fire, turning over the fine wood in his hand from time to time, in order to grill the rabbit meat strung on the branches more evenly, and the light rabbit oil overflowed the skin, exuding an attractive fragrance, he looked serious, and there was no difference from the usual command of thousands of troops and horses, and he did not raise his head when he heard the words: "West." ”

"What are we going to do to the west?" The fifth girl broke off a leaf and took it in her hand and spun it around in a bored circle.

Ignoring children's questions is not what a wise adult would do, and perfunctory girls' questions are not the behavior of a wise man, Li Congjing said truthfully: "Go find us some allies, and by the way, find some trouble for the Khitan and add some enemies." ”

Wang Pu, who was sitting cross-legged not far from Li Congjing, stared intently at the half-cooked rabbit meat in his hand, his hands on the three-foot sword on his lap and he didn't move for half a minute, he didn't seem to hear the conversation between Li Congjing and the fifth girl, and his eyes were filled with the tempting roast rabbit.

Such a look makes it difficult to ignore it, Li Congjing glanced at Wang Pu, and solemnly reminded: "Wen Bo, this rabbit is only enough for two people to eat." ”

Wang Pu didn't squint, and said without a head or a brain: "It's just right, you and I are together, just two people." Don't worry, I don't eat much, most of it is yours. ”

The fifth girl jumped down from the treetops with a snort, walked to Wang Pu and squatted down, blocking his gaze of admiring the barbecue. Wang Pu didn't notice anything wrong, moved to the side, and continued to stare at the rabbit meat that was about to ripen. But soon he noticed that a shadow had shifted over him, obscuring his vision once more. He didn't care, and moved to the side again.

After repeating this, Wang Pu finally realized that something was wrong, he raised his head and looked blankly at the fifth with an angry face in front of him, "What is the little lady doing?" ”

Fifth, keeping his eyes glaring at Wang Pu unchanged, he stretched out a hand behind him, "The other half of that rabbit is mine!" ”

Wang Pu was stunned, and then lost his voice: "How can there be such a reason? ”

The fifth girl pointed to her nose, "This girl's words are the truth!" ”

Wang Pu was stunned by the fifth's domineering, and he looked at Li Congjing pitifully, "Brother Li, what she said isn't true, right?" ”

Li Congjing nodded very seriously, dispelling the last trace of luck in Wang Pu's heart, in Wang Pu's wail, Li Congjing said helplessly: "The prey is not only this one, why don't you learn from other people's swords and roast one yourself?" ”

Wang Pu looked behind him, and there was also a bonfire burning in front of Jianzi not far away, and he was barbecuing - a wild boar. The sword that exudes the temperament of fireworks that does not eat the world is full of roasted prey, but the most unacceptable thing for Wang Pu is that he actually touched several ingredients from his body and sprinkled them on the barbecue without losing his artistry. Needless to say, Jianzi is also a person in the Dao, and it seems that his cooking cultivation is no less than his kendo cultivation.

Wang Pu turned his head and said with a bitter face: "But Brother Li, I'm ...... No, it won't! ”

Li Congjing's face was full of disbelief, "You said to yourself that you have followed your master to live in seclusion in the mountains and forests for many years before, how can you not even barbecue?" ”

Wang Pu was even more innocent, "I followed the master to live in seclusion in the mountains and forests, that is to concentrate on studying, if the time is wasted on barbecue, how can I cultivate and learn?" ”

Li Congjing: "......"

The fifth girl glanced at Wang Pu and snorted: "Since you have so many talents to learn, take out a catty or two to roast and eat." ”

Wang Pu: "......"

Li Congjing pointed out a clear path to Wang Pu, "The sword is roasted with a lot of meat, why don't you go to him?" He will give you a small piece at will, and it will be enough for you to break your belly. ”

Wang Pu turned his head to look at the behemoth in front of Jianzi again, and suddenly felt that Li Congjing's words were reasonable, and patted his thigh and shouted, "I didn't think of it before!" Fart ran to Jianzi and squatted down, with a kind and flattering smile, "Jianzi, you ......"

Before he finished speaking, the sword slapped the long sword king Pu in front of him.

Wang Pu's eyes fell on the simple but breathtaking long sword, remembering the sword's previous skills, he swallowed his saliva, and moved away step by step unwillingly and interestingly, looking extremely aggrieved.

When the fifth girl saw him like this, she laughed heartily. After laughing, he happily hugged one of Li Congjing's arms and snuggled up to him happily.

Li Congjing felt a strange sensation coming from his arm, turned his head to look, and his eyes fell on the chest of the fifth girl.

The fifth girl followed Li Congjing's gaze, and finally stopped at the two rabbits that were well developed but obviously not full enough, she thought about it, and then straightened her waist and bravely puffed up her chest.

Li Congjing was silent, turned around and continued to barbecue.

In the end, when everyone was eating meat, Wang Pu squatted on the side alone, looked at everyone with tears in his eyes, and hugged the three-foot sword in his hand aggrievedly.

Li Congjing is kind-hearted, and Wang Pu is mixed with him after all, he tore off a leg on half of his rabbit meat and handed it to Wang Pu. Wang Pu immediately jumped up and cried grateful. However, before he could put the rabbit leg in his mouth, he was brutally snatched away by the fifth girl who couldn't bear Li Congjing's lack of food and held him in his arms. But the fifth girl didn't want to go against Li Congjing's wishes, she simply broke off her rabbit leg, handed it to Wang Pu, and returned the leg that originally belonged to Li Congjing to him.

While Li Congjing was smiling dumbly, he saw the serious and stubborn eyes of the fifth girl, and his heart was a little hot.

After eating, the crowd continued on their way.

"I'm waiting for this westward trip, although it is to seek Feng and Sheng, and if it is not good, I should also contact the Tatar Department to test whether there is a possibility of forming an alliance with the surrounding Zhuyi to deal with the Khitan, but is it really appropriate for you to leave Lulong without permission, but is it really appropriate?" On the way, Wang Pu asked Li Congjing.

"It's okay, I don't bring the army with me, it's always okay to be hidden." Li Congjing said calmly.

This is talking nonsense with his eyes open, if it doesn't work out, he can still hide his whereabouts, if he succeeds in his plan, I'm afraid that the world won't know about Li Congjing's trip? Wang Pu is also courageous, anyway, he won't be in much danger, in case he doesn't run away with a sword. But he still asked: "Feng and Sheng, the two states, the Tatar territory, there are countless Khitan troops, I wait here, without a large army, if I am in danger, what should I do?" ”

"It's okay, although there is no army with us, there are still some cavalry to respond." Li Congjing said in a flat tone.

Wang Pu was speechless, and said in his heart, "You are still called not leading an army, isn't the cavalry called an army?" I don't believe it when I killed Wang Pu, Li Congjing took the cavalry just to respond, and to seek Feng and Sheng, although it is unlikely, but the effort is to be done, otherwise I am sorry for this trip, and to seek Feng and Shengerzhou from the hands of the Khitan army, or to help the Tatars and other departments get out of the predicament, so that they can ally with themselves, and the number of cavalry needed is not only "some"?

Li Congjing didn't know what to say, and Wang Pu didn't want to ask, so he then asked: "The western front has a vast area, where will I first arrive?" ”

Li Congjing said: "I heard that after the Khitan occupied Feng and Shengzhou, the army ravaged the border of Yunzhou, and the Datong Festival in Yunzhou made some trouble? ”

Wang Pu was surprised: "Marshal, it is already a taboo for you to leave Lu Long to go west without permission, and it is a big crime to raise troops to march west, and now you want to meddle in the military and politics of Datong?" ”

Li Congjing said angrily: "We are here to help the envoys of Datong Jiedu, how can we meddle in the military and politics of Datong?" ”

Luoyang.

Li Siyuan and Guo Chongtao have not sat together for a long time to feast, at this time, the two of them pushed the cup and changed the glass, but they drank countless alcohol, but did not move the chopsticks much in the meal.

Li Siyuan put down his wine glass and said with a smile: "The last time you and I sat and drank together, it was still when Jing was still in Luoyang, and I waited for Fang to destroy the pseudo-Liang." In the blink of an eye, it has been more than a year, and the years have flown by, which makes people sigh! ”

Today's Li Siyuan has a series of titles: Loyal to Qiyun Kuangguo Meritorious Hero, Kaifu Yi and the Three Divisions, Inspection Taifu, Zhongshu Ling, Tianping Military Festival Envoy, and Founding Gong, highlighting his extraordinary status in the Tang Dynasty.

"On that day, the father and son of Guogong were the vanguard of the army, and took the lead in breaking through the Liang for the Tang Dynasty. Guo Chongtao followed Li Siyuan's words and said.

Li Siyuan shook his head and said with a smile: "If you talk about the merit of destroying Liang, who in the Manchu Dynasty can compare with adults?" If it weren't for the adults who made a big plan in front of His Majesty, we would be reckless warriors, where would there be an aftermath to conquer Daliang! ”

"The prince of the country is too modest." Guo Chongtao's words were humble, but there was not much respect in his expression, he seemed neither humble nor arrogant, he put down his wine glass, sat down for a while, and asked Li Siyuan: "Today's gathering between Guogong and Tao will not just talk about these old things, right?" ”

As for this, Li Siyuan no longer cared about other things, and said bluntly: "My lord should know that the Khitan barbarian army is heading west to conquer Feng and Sheng. The land of abundance and victory in the two states, the land is rich, the water and grass are abundant, it is really a good place for raising horses, and it has always been a place where soldiers must fight. In the old days of the Han Dynasty, the Huns stole this place, Emperor Wu worked hard, with Wei Qing to the north, World War II is to recover this place, because of the supply of the horse farm here, there are repeated defeats of the Huns, the feat of sealing the wolf Juxu. Now the Khitan barbarians occupy this place, so that our dynasty has lost countless good horses, which is really a great trouble for our dynasty, and we cannot but take it again. However, I have written several times before, but there has been no response, and my lord has been in the center for a long time, so I know why this is, and what does Your Majesty mean? ”

Li Siyuan's words are basically the same, but the questions he asked, Guo Chongtao can't answer, even if Li Siyuan made a special trip to visit today, and drank with him so far, he couldn't give the other party a real answer, just said: "Your Majesty's intentions, the ministers can't know everything, and they don't dare to ask more." ”

Li Siyuan saw that the other party was so sorry that words were like gold, and he was angry, but he was helpless, although his status was almost the same as Guo Chongtao, and even hidden above the other party, but in terms of real power and intimacy with Li Cuntao, he was naturally better than Guo Chongtao before, but now it is too late.

At the end, Li Siyuan sighed with grief and indignation: "Today's strife is endless, and the Khitan attacks are non-stop, with His Majesty's ambition and talent, is there no intention of chasing the heroes?" ”

These words are a bit taboo, Guo Chongtao glanced at Li Siyuan deeply, and said lightly: "Your Majesty does not lack ambition, there is no lack of eloquence, what is lacking is just interest!" ”

Li Siyuan was silent.

Imperial Palace, Daming Palace.

The drunken Li Cunqiao held the candlestick, staggered to a huge open map, stretched out his hand to pat the dust on the map, approached the map, and looked at it with hangover eyes for a long time, and finally stayed somewhere and did not move for a long time.

I don't know how long it took, Li Cunmiao took a few steps back, threw away the candlestick, sat on the ground casually, and muttered dissatisfiedly: "The Khitan barbarians are so bold that they dare to take my territory, aren't they afraid of my Tang Dynasty hero?!" …… I have so many good ministers and tiger generals, and no one has to share my worries with me, so how can I drive these barbarians out of this place...... A bunch of rice buckets, all rice buckets! ”