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At noon when the scorching sun was scorching, there was no wind outside, and the trees on the street were wilting.

A few short-shirted boys held sticky poles and kept walking down the trees despite the heat of the fire, driving away and catching the annoying knowledge. Behind them, in an octagonal three-story pavilion, two people were facing each other on bamboo recliners, and a pair of military chess pieces were placed in front of them. On both sides of the military chess, there is also a transparent glass, and the glass contains half a cup of bayberry soup, accompanied by pieces of ice.

One of the younger men didn't move the chess piece for a long time, his eyes were staring straight at a chess piece, but his gaze had long lost focus, he was distracted. The white-faced bearded man on the other side waited quietly, without the slightest hint of urging. After a long time, the young man raised his eyelids, and finally fell on a middle-aged man standing at the stone table.

"So to speak"

The middle-aged man standing at the military chess table opened his mouth to answer, his voice was loud, and it was the kind of thick that belonged to a military general.

"Li Jing won, a comprehensive victory. He not only defeated 200,000 Hu people, but also captured Datong and Yanmen in one fell swoop. ”

The young man frowned, "It stands to reason that they can't win, isn't it, Yang Gong?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty! This battle of Daibei is indeed unexpected. Originally, it was very likely that the Hu people, Yanmen, Chengde, and Wei Bo joined forces to attack Li Jing, and it was very likely that the Shanhou Prefectures would be captured in one fell swoop. didn't expect things to develop like that. Jian Chong, the king of Chengde, and Han Jian of Wei Bo were assassinated one after another. The two towns were directly busy with internal matters. And Rick uses this crow. was actually bound and trapped in the Hedong coalition army and was not allowed to go north. These moves are too unexpected. It can be said that it was the key to Li Jing's victory in the war this time. ”

The young son of heaven Li Yi didn't want to listen to these reasons, all he saw was that Li Jing had won again, and his strength was even stronger, and he annexed the territory of the two feudal towns at once, and really crossed the Taihang Mountain. Reached into the territory east of the river. One-third of Hedong had already fallen into the hands of Li Jing, Shatuo was defeated, Yanmen was lost, Wei Bo and Chengde Coach Qi Qi were assassinated, and now there was no one to stop Li Jing.

"Will Li Jing take advantage of the victory to go south, right now all the towns in Hedong are in Luoyang, I'm afraid that no one can stop the footsteps of the Qin Domain."

Li Yi's worries are not unreasonable, now Li Jing is getting stronger and stronger, and he is less and less interested in the court and him. not only established its own official system, but even rewarded itself. Li Jing built the palace and changed Youzhou City to Yanjing. This is even more illegal than Wei Bozhen's change of Weizhou to Daimyo's mansion. Beijing is the imperial capital, and the palace is also the place where the Son of Heaven is stationed in the palace, Li Jing changed Youzhou to Yanjing, built his own palace, and appointed himself a hundred officials, which is completely anti-hearted. Now that Li Jing has won another big victory, if he goes south again at this time, and then occupies Luoyang and reverses, then half of the Tang Dynasty will really change its master.

Especially in this battle, Li Jing fought with the Hu people, and the towns in the east of Henan, as well as the towns in the southeast, a total of eight towns sent troops north to support Li Jing. Although Li Jing won before they arrived at the battlefield, this made Li Yi really frightened. It turned out that Li Jing and Zhuzhen had formed an alliance, and Li Jing was only a little worried about this, but now, the towns have sent troops, but what he is most worried about has become a reality. Li Jing's alliance is really very close. If Li Jing rebels, it is very likely that the towns will also respond.

Yang replied: "Li Jing did win a big victory this time, but things are not necessarily all bad for us. ”

"Oh, what do you mean by that?"

"First of all, Li Jing originally started the war with the tribal alliance in the Northeast, and it was a battle of millions of people who invested in it together, and this battle is the most important battle for Li Jing at present, a battle that determines the future situation of the entire Northeast. And this battle, obviously, will be a long battle, maybe even a year or two. This time, Li Jing boldly entered Daibei, in fact, he also took the risk of a big wind. Although he won, it was also a battle with all his might. Li Jing may still have enough military strength to fight another battle, but his logistics are absolutely difficult to support him to continue fighting. According to the old minister's humble opinion, after this battle, Li Jing will definitely not go south again, but will choose defense to absorb and stabilize the fruits of this victory. ”

The white-faced bearded man sitting opposite Li Yi is Yang Fugong, who is most favored by Li Yi in the palace today.

"Are you satisfied, Yang Gong. As you said, Li Jing may not go south immediately, but if he absorbs the results of this victory with peace of mind, his strength will rise to a new level again. At that time, he will inevitably start another war and continue to go south, and at that time, how will we stop it? ”

Li Yi looked at the only eunuch he felt could rely on and trust, and his tone was full of negativity, "This time, Li Jing and Zheng Congyan joined forces to block Li Keyong's return to the north, and finally captured Yanmen and Datong. What I'm worried about is that if Zheng Congyan conspires with Li Jing, then things will really get out of control. ”

Zheng Congyan is not only the northern capital left behind, Taiyuan Mansion Yin, but also the envoy of Hedong Jiedu, and now he is the marshal of the Hedong Coalition Army, commanding the towns, and has just recovered the western part of Henan and Luoyang together with other towns. If Zheng Congyan conspired with Li Jing and fell to Li Jing, then Taiyuan, the center of Hedong, which is now in front of Li Jing, may fall into Li Jing's hands without blood. Even Li Jing can go all the way south and directly enter Luoyang.

Li Yi slowly got up, picked up the iced bayberry on the table, and drank it all in one go. Then stand with your hands behind your back and look straight into the distance. He was wearing a dark cardigan robe, and he simply wore a Luo gauze on his head, and he couldn't tell that this was the son of heaven of the Tang Empire.

Yang Fugong also stood up, he put his hands in front of his abdomen, "Your Majesty's worries are reasonable, Zheng Congyan has become closer and closer to Li Jing in recent years, and this time he fully cooperated with Li Jing to trap Li Keyong and help him." The two Cui and Zheng in the DPRK and China, Cui Yunqing and Cui Anqian all voted for Li Jing. This Zheng Congyan and Zheng Zheng have also been in close contact with Li Jing. Your Majesty should remember. Last time, Zheng Zheng sent troops. It is in response to Li Jing. Liang Cui has betrayed His Majesty, and Liang Zheng is not credible. Taiyuan is the center of Hedong, and Hedong Town is an important town in the north. Moreover, even if Zheng Congyan will not give Taiyuan to Li Jing, Zheng Congyan is just a scholar of Wenchen. Let him continue to stay in the position of Hedong Jiedu envoy and resist Li Jing, which is inevitably a little inappropriate. ”

"Do you have any proposals?"

"Your Majesty, Tokyo has just been recovered, it is better to transfer Zheng Congyan to the defense envoy of the Eastern Capital of Jidu, and stay in Tokyo."

"Then who is Taiyuan to hand over?"

The corners of Yang Fugong's mouth showed an imperceptible smug smile, "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that Hedong has always been an important town in the north, especially now. It also bears the heavy responsibility of preventing Li Jing from going south. Therefore, Hedong needs to choose a loyal and reliable one. And there must be a capable general to go to the town to guard. That is, to be loyal and capable, the old minister has a candidate, and he is willing to recommend it to His Majesty. ”

"Who?"

"Lick use!" Yang Fugong slowly said the candidate who had already thought of Lu. Before Li Jing's big victory, the Yang Fugong brothers had already begun to consider this proposal. When Li Jing won a big victory, Sha Tuo was defeated, and Li Keyong lost his hometown, Yang Fugong finally strengthened this plan. He was just waiting for a suitable opportunity, and now, this opportunity has finally come. The Son of Heaven was very uneasy about Zheng Congyan, and was worried that Li Jing would go south at any time, seize Taiyuan, and then go straight to Luoyang. At this time, it is the right time to launch Li Keyong.

"Lick?" Li Yi was unexpectedly surprised, Li Keyong was not a loyal courtier, he was not yet thirty years old, but he had already rebelled against Datang twice. If it weren't for the fact that the imperial court was unable to punish him, he would have wanted to cut this guy with a thousand knives. Besides, he didn't agree with Li Keyong's ability. Look at Li Keyong's confrontation with Li Jing, the battle of Daibei was beaten by Li Jing and lost his armor and escaped from the fortress, and finally came back again after several years, but soon fought with Li Jing again, and was beaten almost to death, in the war that just ended, Li Keyong even lost the most rearly lair. Now that Li Keyong only has 50,000 horses left, how can Hu Ren, who even lost his wife to Li Jing, have the ability to take on this heavy responsibility.

"Under His Majesty, Li Keyong may indeed have been defeated by Li Jing several times, but looking at Li Jing's opponents, they are basically defeated, and there is no chance to rise again. And Li Keyong is different, although he has been defeated repeatedly, he has been defeated again and again, and he is extremely tenacious. He and Li Jing have a hatred for killing his father and taking his wife, if His Majesty uses him, he will never worry that Li Jing will defect to the enemy, this is one of them. Then, although Shatuo was defeated by Li Jing several times, the Shatuo army is still one of the strongest in the world, compared to other feudal towns, Shatuo people are very strong, as long as His Majesty is willing to reuse him, then Li Ya'er will definitely be desperately loyal to His Majesty. Third, Li Keyong has just lost Yanmen Town, and even the most refuge has been lost. At the moment, it can be described as a lost dog, but it is precisely like this, Li Keyong has no choice now, and he has no ability to dare to betray His Majesty. Let Li Ke use it to defend Li Jing in Hedong, this is exactly what people can do their best, Your Majesty. ”

Li Yi was still a little hesitant.

"Between Zheng Congyan and Li Keyong, who does Your Majesty think is more trustworthy? Who is better able to resist and defend Li Jing? ”

"Isn't there a better candidate?" Li Yi asked while stroking his forehead.

"The minister can also recommend Zhu Quanzhong, the king of Liang, Li Quanzhong, the king of Ji, and Wang Chongrong, the king of Han."

After thinking for a long time, Li Yi shook his head, "Zhu Quanzhong was originally just a pawn under Li Jing, Li Quanzhong was driven out of Hebei by Li Jing, and Wang Chongrong was only a military leader and didn't have much actual combat experience. None of these three are the right candidates, and there are no others? ”

Yang Fugong shook his head, "Not only must you be loyal to Your Majesty, but you also have to be a prestige person, and you have to be able to fight against Li Jing, there is no suitable candidate for the time being." For example, Zheng Jin, Li Sigong, Yu Xuan, and Kang Chengzhi have all qualifications and skills, but they have too close a relationship with Li Jing, and it is really difficult to rest assured. The rest of the generals are loyal and trustworthy, but they lack seniority and prestige. ”

"Let me think again!" Li Yi hesitated for a long time, and finally did not immediately agree to let Li Ke go to Hedong to replace Zheng Congyan's proposal, Li Ke used this person, he is really a capricious person, the key is that Li Keyong has never won under Li Jing, and it is really difficult to reassure him to let him deal with Li Jing. (To be continued......)