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Chapter 560 The Lordless King
"My little brother, you are too worried. Now is not the time for you to promote Buddhism. Liu Chong has united with the Khitan to counterattack. My father deliberately loaned troops to Murong Yanchao just to coordinate the north and south to kill Guo Wei by surprise. Military strategists are most afraid of being attacked from both sides. In this battle, Guo Wei There is no doubt that he will die." Li Hongji was very confident about this matter, because his spies came with the news that Guo Wei only had [-] troops, and he had to take care of the north and south. In the end, the troops that arrived in Xuzhou were less than [-], even if Xuzhou's original troops were added The troops were also vulnerable, not to mention that Liu Chong of the Northern Han Dynasty had a lot of troops and borrowed troops from the Khitan to counterattack. Guo Wei's troops were simply not enough.

"You don't understand Zong Xin." Li Jing actually couldn't tell why, but he firmly believed that Zong Xin must have a conspiracy. After all, what Zong Xin has done in these years is not scary?Although Zong Xin was not directly offended this time, it was Zong Xin's father-in-law who offended him. I believe Zong Xin would not be so easy to wave his hand.Even the leakage of the salt drying method was planned by Zong Xin long ago.

Li Jing said: "What Cong Jia said is correct. In fact, I am also very worried about this. But this opportunity is too rare. Liu Chong and Murong Yanchao are just opposite each other in the Great Zhou Dynasty. As long as they send troops at the same time, even if Guo Wei has great power It is not difficult to escape this calamity. Hongji, Hongmao, you should be careful, withdraw your troops immediately if the situation is not right, even if we can't attack Kaifeng, we can't let us suffer any losses, let Murong Yanchao's soldiers go first."

"Obey." Li Hongji and Li Hongmao were very happy to receive the imperial decree. In fact, they originally wanted to go to the battlefield to experience it. They originally planned to go after the war. Can command the battle more advantageously.

"Go quickly, there must be no mistakes." Li Jing waved his hand, signaling for the two to go out first, Li Hongji and Li Hongmao didn't think too much, and immediately left the imperial study room, leaving Li Jing and Li Congjia alone.

Li Jing sat down slowly, took a long breath and said, "Not leading the troops by myself, the result is more worrying than going to the battlefield in person. Cong Jia, please sit down too, let's have a good chat."

"Yes."

After Li Congjia sat down, he took off the white gauze covering his eyes, revealing the double pupil of his left eye.One eye, two pupils, this is originally a different person with different appearances, and the qualifications of an emperor.In order to protect Li Congjia from being persecuted by his elder son, Li Jing could only let him pretend to be blind.

"Congjia, do you know why I continue to fight even though I know that the treasury is always empty? I don't care about the finances of the Tang Dynasty at all?" Li Jing asked calmly, but he could hear the deep helplessness in his tone.

Li Congjia said: "I also ask my father to make it clear."

Li Jing said: "This is the criticism of the former Tang Dynasty, and it has been passed down to this day. As long as this criticism is still there, no matter who is in the world in the future, it will be like me. If you don't give up your name and become a tyrant, then you will be a fool."

Li Congjia nodded and said nothing because he knew what his father was going to say.This matter is frustrating, but no one can break the current situation.

"The feudal towns in various places are very powerful. If there is only one, few people will not give them face, but if they unite, it will be a force that can shake the whole world." Li Jing sighed: "So I don't care how much the treasury is these years. Void, I must fight, I must fight, whether it is victory or defeat, I must firmly hold the military power in my hands, only in this way can I contain all forces. You have to remember, if the emperor does not have military power, then the imperial edict It's like a falsehood, as long as an imperial decree is false, then the emperor will come to an end."

"Father, I understand." Li Congjia was extremely smart since he was a child, and Li Jing knew what his father was going to say as soon as Li Jing started.

This is helpless, deeply helpless.Everyone says that the emperor is good, but in fact the emperor has many things to worry about. The power of the towns in various places is actually much stronger than the emperor's army. They are fine when they are honest, but if they unite to deal with the emperor, who can stop them? Got it?Just like Guo Wei that time, he led troops to counterattack Liu Chengyou, Liu Chengyou was almost powerless to fight back, this incident made Li Jing very scared, maybe one day this will be his end.

The reason why the feudal towns are so powerful is because the Jiedushi has too much military power. Too much power is almost like a little emperor, in charge of the power of life and death in the entire land.This is a criticism of the former Tang Dynasty, but this system has been used to this day. These people will not manage the country for their own prosperity and wealth. They all want to be Lei Hong. No matter who is in the world, their status and wealth will never change.

Li Jing said: "Do you know how many troops there are in the whole Great Zhou?"

"I dare not say too much, 30 should be able to make up."

"The data is a little bit off, but it's not much different." Li Jing said: "Let's assume that Dazhou has 30 troops, but at this time Guo Wei can only mobilize 10,000, which means that there are still [-]+ troops. Listen to Guo Wei's command, you should know what this means. This is the emperor's helplessness, these people will not send troops at all, unless Guo Wei asks someone to send troops by name, but one of them is not strong. There are not many without him. Quite a few, but if Guo Wei asks everyone to send troops, some of them will not send troops because of their own wealth, because those troops are his lifeblood, one like this, two like this, they will worry that they will die if they disobey the emperor's order Undoubtedly, these people will collude with other Jiedu envoys, and no one will send troops, what do you think Guo Wei can do? Send troops to attack these people?"

Li Congjia said: "So Guo Wei didn't dare to make an order. He could only win the war with [-] troops in his own hands. If he won, the other Jiedu envoys would send troops, but it was useless to send troops at that time, let alone Guo Wei. There was no decree against them, so it is not considered disobedience to the emperor's order. But if Guo Wei loses, these people will also send troops to welcome the new emperor, and at the same time show their strength to the new emperor. It is not that Da Zhou cannot win, but They didn't send troops."

"Yes, that's the way it is. Therefore, the emperor must strictly control his imperial decrees, especially when it comes to military power, and he must not relax. Because as long as one person dares not to send troops, everyone else dares to do so, and this kind of thing also It will definitely happen." Li Jing said: "If everyone is united, anyone can unify the world, which is why the Khitan is strong, they are all soldiers, and everyone obeys the emperor's orders."

Li Congjia said: "The child has been taught."

"Is there anything you can do?"

"Can I say it?" Li Congjia asked carefully, because he was worried that he had said something that did not fit his status.

Li Jing said: "But it doesn't matter. There are only you and me, father and son, in this room. There is no courtesy between a king and a minister. You should accompany me and have a heart-to-heart talk with your father."

Li Congjia said: "Cut the head first, as long as there is no leader, these people will not be able to unite, cut one and close the wave."

"Tell me carefully."

Li Congjia said: "Now it is impossible for the Jiedu Envoy of Sijiang to cause headaches. Taking advantage of the great defeat of Chu, we can send assassins to kill Jiangxi Jiedu Envoy and Zhennan Wang Yangying first, but we do not involve Jiangxi forces. , let Yuan Hong's son inherit the position of Zhennan King, but only ordered some Jiedu envoys from Jiangxi to follow the second brother to develop in Chu, so that the second brother would take over half of Jiangxi's power and transfer to Chu. At that time, the father You can send some Jiedu envoys to Chu State in the name of developing the Chu State. At that time, the second brother can be called the King of Chu and occupy one side. There is no one in the world who is more trustworthy than the second brother. This position Leave it to him, and the emperor can sit back and relax."

Li Jing nodded and said: "Okay~ I have indeed read it right. I am born with the qualifications of an emperor with double eyes. Then I will kill the Jiangnan Jiedushi envoy next, and then..."

"Father, you can't use the same strategy a second time. Aren't you afraid of being spotted by others?" Li Congjia said: "The Jiangnan area is vast and sparsely populated, and it hasn't developed yet. After the destruction of Fujian, the Jiangnan area has been developing. Among them, Erchen is willing to go to Fujian and take over part of the Jiangnan border by the way, so that no one will notice. At that time, your own son will be on the west and south borders, and at the same time have extremely strong military power. Let us The family should cooperate internally and externally, and gradually reduce the power of the governors in various places, so that they do not dare to have any thoughts of rebellion."

"Okay, this is the most likely plan I've heard." Li Jing admired this son's scheming and insight very much.However, this plan may take more than ten years or even decades to complete. If there is any disagreement during this period, it will fall short by then.

Li Jing said: "Congjia, this plan is very good, but it will take too long, I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for that time as a father. If you have been in Fujian, then..."

"Father, please rest assured that my son has no ambitions for the throne, and my son will definitely be loyal to the elder brother if he succeeds. As long as we brothers are united, it will not be difficult to unify the world. Although the eldest brother is a little small, my son will never The merits are high, and I will only mention it from the sidelines. Although the double pupil is the appearance of the emperor, it is not necessary to be the emperor. If you can help the eldest brother to unify the world, the son will still be famous through the ages."

After hearing this, Li Jing felt deeply indebted to Li Congjia.He was originally a talented emperor, not only talented, but also good at martial arts, so he was the best choice for the crown prince.It's a pity that he was born too late. At that time, Li Hongji was already the prince, and the party members in the court and the central government fully supported him, so there was no suspense at all.

But Li Jing was also relieved, unexpectedly Li Congjia was so sensible and had no ambitions for the throne, as long as he could fully assist, it would be good for Li Hongji to unify the world.After all, they are both biological sons, with fleshy palms and backs, and Li Jing doesn't want to hurt Li Hongji's feelings for the sake of the throne. After all, this kid is really narrow-minded, and if his crown prince is abolished, maybe he will do something.

Li Jing said: "I have wronged your child, there is nothing we can do. Your elder brother has many followers, including the person we are going to deal with. When he returns triumphantly, the father will definitely explain it to him."

"About this matter...I'm afraid that my father will be disappointed." Li Congjia said: "According to my understanding of Zong Xin, Guo Wei may not be defeated in this battle, and may even win a big victory."

"I also considered Zong Xin, but it shouldn't be as miserable as you said, maybe half and half. Maybe Guo Wei will lose, maybe he can defend Xuzhou firmly. As for a big victory, there is no possibility." Li Jing said: "After all, Guo Wei only has [-] yuan. How could he have so many troops to counterattack? I sent [-] troops, and Murong Yanchao himself had [-] to [-] troops. Even if Guo Wei sent all [-] to Xuzhou, he would It may not be able to defend, let alone what to do with Guo Wei on the Northern Han and Khitan side?"

Li Congjia couldn't say why, Zong Xin was much better than him in this respect, so Li Congjia couldn't speculate on Zong Xin's tricks, but he was almost sure that if he wanted to defeat Zong Xin's father-in-law, he had to be the first.

"Okay, the widow is tired after talking for so long, you can step back."

"My son, leave." Li Congjia covered his eyes again with the white gauze, and then walked out of the imperial study slowly.

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(End of this chapter)