After Gongsun Lan entered the palace, she first asked Zhang Chengye, the chief chamberlain of the palace, only to know that Li Jing was not in the political hall today, nor was he in the south study, nor was he in the Qinzheng Palace, but he was actually in Zhongnanhai. Yanjing has three major lakes, Zhonghai, Nanhai, Beihai, Zhonghai and Nanhai are all on the west side of the Forbidden City, so it is also called Xiyuan. However, at the current season, it is still the first month, and it is a little surprising that Li Jing ran into the ice lake.

When he found Li Jing in the lakeside pavilion in Zhonghai, he found that he was surrounded by a screen, and in the pavilion where several large charcoal basins were placed, he was talking cordially with a beautiful woman with a tall figure, elegant manners, fair skin, and noble temperament. On the other side of the soft couch, a slim little girl with pink makeup was playing a game of backgammon with Wan'er. When she reappeared, Wan'er had already lost the bracelets, armbands, and necklaces on her hands to the little girl, and the jewels, gold, and silver jewelry were piled up in front of her.

Gongsun Lan stood there, watching Wan'er lose again, and pulled out a hundred birds on her head to fill her gambling debts.

Li Jing turned around and smiled at Gongsun Lan: "My intelligence officer is here, and he must have brought good news." ”

The luxurious woman sitting in front of Li Jing here also looked up and smiled at her: "It's Sister Lan who came, and she originally said that she would bring the blue bird to visit the house later, but she didn't come first." ”

Gongsun Lan also smiled and smiled at Zhang Yingying, who had not been seen for a long time: "When did Her Majesty the Queen come, I didn't know anything about the road, and I went to Tianjin to greet her." ”

"Sister Lan just calls me Yingying, I also just docked yesterday, but not in Tianjin. Instead, they went ashore at the port of Dalian. Then take the rail carriage to go to the coastal road of western Liaoning. Originally, it was just a blue bird shouting for a carriage. Who would have thought that this coastal road has been built so wide and smooth, it is actually a two-way four-lane road, and there are two lanes of rail road. Riding by horse-drawn carriage is no slower than taking a boat, and it is more comfortable, and there are many station towns along the way, which is really shocking. ”

Hear this. Li Jing is very proud and proud, this coastal corridor in western Liaoning, but it is the earliest road that has been put into construction in the longitudinal line plan of the Qin Domain. Up to now, from Lushun and Dalian Port, along the coast to Tianjin, this section of the road has basically completed the construction of two-way four-car avenues, and laid two-way tracks. As a result, the northern section of the Bohai Sea from Yanjing to the southernmost tip of the Liaodong Peninsula has been connected more quickly, greatly shortening the communication time between Beiping, Liaoxi, and Liaodong provinces. In the future, the Qin Dynasty will be repaired from Tianjin to Dengzhou, and the third phase of the project will be repaired from Dalian to the Yalu River estuary. From Dengzhou to the mouth of the Huai River. In the future, there will be four phases of the project, five phases of the project, and so on. In short, the railroad in the core circle of the Bohai Sea will be built first, and then there will be other routes in the future.

If you want to get rich, build roads first. Road construction is not only a huge help and boost for the economy. Moreover, road construction also plays a huge role in the control of the central government over the local government. Especially for the original Guanwai lands, these newly occupied areas need to be more carefully controlled if they want to fill the control vacuum left by the defeat of the tribal army. And on the huge land, the convenient and well-connected road network is an effective means of expanding control.

Of course, you have to take your time to build roads, which in this era requires a lot of manpower and material resources, although the project is much smaller than digging canals. However, the scale of the road construction design of the Qin domain was too large, which also made it a long-term and difficult task. To this end, Li Jing even set up a new Ministry of Transportation in Yanjing, which is in charge of road and river transportation, sea transportation and road construction, canal dredging and other affairs. A new Ministry of Construction was also established, which was responsible for the construction of cities, military towns, and fortresses in the entire Qin Domain, especially in the newly occupied areas of Northeast China. Li Jing even had a plan to build a new Great Wall outside the Guanwai on the line where the Mongolian Plateau and the steppe intersect outside the Outer Khing'an Mountains in the future, and to build several important fortresses in those major mountain passes to isolate the Mongolian Plateau from the northeast region, use the Great Wall to guard against the nomadic tribes on the plateau, and use the Great Wall to protect the future granary of the northeast region.

Li Jing knew that Gongsun Lan of Daodao was definitely not here to talk to him about the two new ministries of the newly established Ministry of Communications and the Ministry of Construction, and he guessed that after calculating the time, it was estimated that it should be Zhu Wen's matter.

"Did Zhu Wen cut off Li Keyong's head, or did Li Keyong cut off Zhu Wen's head?" He asked.

Gongsun Lan smiled, "Your Highness might as well guess." ”

"If you want me to guess, I think that under normal circumstances, as long as Li Keyong is not too underestimated, Zhu Wen will not be able to cut his head. And with Zhu Wen's cunning, it was difficult for Li Keyong to cut off Zhu Wen's head. But looking at the smile on your face when you just came over, I think the result might be funny. If you guess correctly, there must be a person's head on the ground, and the biggest possibility is that the head of the dog used by Li Ke was cut off. ”

Gongsun Lan couldn't help but be surprised, she didn't expect Li Jing to guess so accurately.

"Your Highness is really like a god."

"There is nothing ungodly, if you carefully compare the personalities of Zhu Wen and Li Keyong, you will know that this is the inevitable result. Li Keyong is indeed very fierce, but to put it mildly, he is more than brave and not resourceful. And Zhu Wen, don't look at him, it seems that all this he has now seems to be just lucky. But if you're lucky, you can't get these, which shows that Zhu Wen is a very strategic person, at least he has a very accurate vision, and he chooses the right choice every time. Li Ke used this time to go to Zhu Wen's territory to find trouble with Zhu Wen, but with the intention of underestimating the enemy's arrogant soldiers, let's remind Zhu Wen that if Zhu Wen can't get Li Ke to use it, then it can't be said. ”

Gongsun Lan looked at the man who was talking eloquently, and her face was full of smiles. That's what she looks like, and it's always so attractive to her. She glanced at Zhang Yingying and found that the Korean queen was staring at Li Jing with a thick look of reverence in her eyes.

"Tell me about the specifics." Confirming that Li Keyong had died at the hands of Zhu Wen, Li Jing was not surprised. Although historically, the Liang and Jin dynasties fought for hegemony and were the theme of the late Tang Dynasty. Li Keyong and Zhu Wen are enemies of life and death, Zhu Wen secretly calculated against Li Keyong, but let Li Keyong escape, and since then the two feudatories have started a war of up to dozens of generations. But in this life. After all, the situation is still different. Liang Jindu is no longer a top powerhouse. And. This time, it was Li Keyong who was going to kill Zhu Wenxian.

Gongsun Lan told the detailed information sent back from Guo Wei in Bianzhou, and when Li Jing heard that Li Ke was suddenly attacked by Zhu Wen's banquet and used a musician crossbowman and a dancing girl killer to deal with the unsuspecting Li Ke, he couldn't help laughing. But when he heard that before Zhu Wen killed Li Keyong, he had twice hoped to marry his sister to Li Keyong as his wife, and the two families were married, he had to rejoice. Fortunately, Li Keyong has always looked down on Zhu Wen. Otherwise, if they really come to a Liang and Jin marriage. That's really a problem.

"In this way, Tian Lingzi still interfered in this matter in the end." Li Jing said whether he was happy or something, and his face was very ordinary. Tian Lingzi would intervene in this matter, which was also expected. After all, the information that Tian Lingzi got was sent by Qin Fan. Li Jing had already laid the foundation when he formulated the agreement with the Yang family. Otherwise, why did Li Jing want to cease war with Chang'an?

The signing of the armistice agreement does not mean that Li Jing will really sit back and watch the Chang'an court recuperate and integrate the forces of various towns. Li Jing just wanted to deal with the second town of Hebei with peace of mind. As for the Chang'an court, Li Jing did not go into battle shirtless in person. It doesn't mean that Li Jing will make them feel better. With only a few pieces of paper, Li Jing successfully singled out Tian Lingzi, who was shrinking in Chengdu.

Yang Fuguang asked Li Ke to kill Zhu Wen, they all underestimated Zhu Wen, but Li Jing did not underestimate Zhu Wen. Li Jing knew very well that as long as he pulled an ally to Zhu Wen and made him less embattled for the time being, then it would be impossible for the Yang brothers to swallow Zhu Wen. Not only could it not swallow Zhu Wen, but it could not expand the prestige of the Chang'an court. And this will also become a powder keg, and eventually involve the two major forces of Chengdu and Chang'an court.

Go your own way, let others fight, and sit back to reap the benefits of fishermen, what a good thing it is.

"Yang Fuguang really looked away this time and did something bad. Not only could he not swallow Zhu Wen and expand his strength, but he also directly pushed Zhu Wen to Tian Lingzi's side in Chengdu. It's lively now, Tian Lingzi was very embarrassed by the Yang brothers before, and he didn't dare to move when he shrank in Chengdu, but now it's okay. With Zhu Wen's surrender, Tian Lingzi has directly threatened Luoyang and Chang'an in the blink of an eye. The time has come for dogs to eat dogs, and now, no one will bother us to seize Hebei. ”

"Zhu Wen is really so powerful, although he has killed Li Keyong now, he has also been broken through the outer city of Bianzhou by the Hedong Army. Now that the Hedong Army is calling Yang Fuguang to send troops to declare martial arts, no matter how you look at Zhu Wen, he looks like he is already in a catastrophe. Even if Tian Lingzi wants to save them, their nearest soldiers are also in Shannan West Road, and they are still separated by thousands of mountains and rivers. "Gongsun Lan doesn't know much about Zhu Wen's strength, but no matter how you look at it, Zhu Wen didn't have any good results this time.

"Don't worry, Zhu Wen wasn't killed so easily. Just seeing that he caught up with Tian Lingzi so quickly, he knew that this person was not simple. Although he is a little happy and sad to say carelessly, he is not a soft persimmon, and it is impossible to destroy him with 20,000 Hedong troops, even if Yang Fuguang is added, it is difficult. ”

"Li Keyong was killed by Zhu Wen, and now the Bianzhou Hedong Army is based on Li Ke's four-year-old son Li Cunqiao, and this is the weakest time for the Hedong Army. The old master is newly mourned, the new master is young, and 20,000 elites are trapped in Bianzhou, and Taiyuan, Hedong is empty. Did we simply send troops to Taiyuan and take the opportunity to swallow Hedong Town? ”

It was a tempting proposition, but Li Jing rejected it without hesitation. At the point where Qin Fan is now, he already has the strength not to be affected by other forces, and can act completely according to his own plans. "What we need is to follow our strategic plan step by step, not to be led by the nose by the enemy. Although Hedong is important, it is not as important as Hebei No. 2 Town at this stage. If we attack Hedong now, Yang Fuguang will let Zhu Wen go and contact the towns to fight against us. As a result, it is another confrontation or decisive battle. That's not what we want, at least not right now. Let's stand still, let Yang Fuguang and Tian Lingzi fight, and when Chengdu and Chang'an are inseparable, when they are both defeated, it is time for us to make a move. Now, we just need to prepare for the battle of Hebei according to the plan. ”

"Is it really completely ignorant of the war in the Central Plains?"

Li Jing thought for a while, "Well, it's not okay to ignore it at all." In this way, let's add a fire to them. He sent an order to western Henan and told Qin Zongquan that the commanders of the four corps, Shang Rang, Ge Congzhou, and Zhang Guimu, as long as they are willing and capable, then we will support them to send troops to Shannan Dongdao to attack the prefectures and counties controlled by Zhu Wen, even if the Shannan Dongdao Prefectures that have not yet been controlled by Zhu Wen can be captured. Whoever lays down the land belongs to him. The king does not take a penny of money and food, and even my Qin clan can provide armor supplements, allowing them to exchange the spoils of war for weapons. ”

These four legions are now only nominally subordinate to the Qin Domain, but in fact they are independent of the Qin Domain. Li Jing originally recruited them, but they were only used to deal with the Chang'an court and drive a nail in western Henan. Right now, Li Jing feels that it is time to use this nail again. Since Chang'an and Chengdu are about to start fighting, the status of Shannan Dongdao has become important, Shannan Dongdao has more than a dozen states, sandwiched between Chang'an, Luoyang and Chengdu, and Zhu Wen's territory is also next to each other, and there are originally small Banzhou counties under Zhu Wen's control.

Others don't know that Zhu Wen is very powerful, he is a strong man with strong strategy and tactics, but Li Jing knows it. In order to prevent Zhu Wen from becoming a big player in the battle with Tian Lingzi against Yang Fuguang's brothers, Li Jing planned to use Qin Zongquan and several other forces. Anyway, these guys don't have to be in vain, let them march to Shannan Dongdao, which is also in line with their wishes. As for whether Qin Zongquan and the others really took the opportunity to take Shannan Dongdao, whether they would turn against Qin Fan, Li Jing was not in a hurry.

First, Qin Zongquan is a combination of four armies that are not subordinate to each other, and second, even if they conquer Shannan, they will be farther and farther away from the Qin Domain, and they will only get closer and closer to the major forces in the west. Let them go to the vanguard full of Qin Domain, and add a few fires to Yang Fuguang and Tian Lingzi, and make them lively.

As for the Qin Domain, for the time being, let's prepare for this year's Hebei Battle. Wait for the destruction of Hebei, and then fight Hedong, step by step, step by step, no need to do anything but do anything! Let them fight, the more lively the fight, the better. Li Jing pinched his chin, maybe Qin Fan could also take advantage of this time to strengthen some control over the southeast region. The signs of Yang Xingmi and Qian Biao getting out of control have become more and more obvious, these two guys are now full-fledged, and Qin Fan has to deal with it early. (To be continued......)