Fu Tang

Li Congjia waved to Chunsheng, indicating that this question will be discussed later, then turned his head to look at Gao Xi who was kneeling on the ground wiping his tears, then looked at Yelu Trigu who was standing there with a calm face, and said with a frown: "Min Concubine Jiao is very capricious, and she will be fined and banned for two months."

Gao Xi stopped crying, looked up at Li Congjia, with an expression of disbelief: "Your Majesty!"

Li Congjia flicked his sleeves: "The imperial concubine is unreasonable in this incident, and since she has already been punished, she will not be held accountable."

Gao Xi knelt there and looked at Li Congjia, feeling that this man almost had his partiality written on his face. Is being grounded compared to almost losing his life?You must know that Yelu Trigu put Duan Susu in the water and nearly drowned her!

If Gao Xi hadn't called the guards, she might really be able to collect Duan Susu's body now.

She didn't understand very much, didn't Li Congjia always regard Khitan as a thorn in his side?Did Li Congjia fall in love with this Khitan princess?

How can this be?If Li Congjia really liked Yelu Trigu, then Duan Susu's position as a noble concubine would be lost sooner or later, and maybe even Yelu Trigu could become a queen!

Dali and Khitan do not have any conflict of interests, but Duan Susu is the head of the harem, which is different from the concept of having a queen in the harem. At least the quality of life of the two of them will drop a lot!

As for the fact that they thought Li Congjia liked men, Gao Xi didn't take it to heart. Which emperor doesn't belong to the Sixth Court of Sangong?

Gao Xi wisely stopped crying to Li Congjia. If Li Congjia really liked Yelu Trigu, her crying would only make Li Congjia more upset.

After Li Congjia left, Gao Xi stood up and looked at Yelu Trigu coldly and said, "Don't get complacent too early, there will always be times when you cry."

Yelu Trigu smiled slightly: "I can still laugh now, so naturally I have to smile heartily, so that I won't regret it when I cry, not to mention... I think you will cry more days than me."

Gao Xi snorted coldly: "What are you proud of? Do you really think His Majesty will like you? He has already loved you, otherwise why didn't he stay with you the night you entered the palace?"

Yelu Trigu curled his lips: "You have a lot to worry about, so you should worry about yourself, and... I know all the things you said. What does your majesty like have anything to do with me?"

Gao Xi's eyes widened: "Could it be that you also..."

Yelu Trigu raised his eyebrows: "What?"

Gao Xi shook her head, she can be sure that Yelu Trigu likes a man, this is her intuition, although it cannot be used as evidence, but Gao Xi believes in her intuition.

"Are you willing?"

Yelu Trigu glanced at them and said: "What's not to be reconciled to? I need this identity, and I exist for this identity. I am grateful that His Majesty is willing to give me such an identity. As for the others... too witch Omniscient, I have told me a long time ago, so don't think that the information you have can hit me."

Gao Xi had also heard of the Tai Wu of Khitan, but he didn't expect the Tai Wu to be able to see such a thing, so he was quite skeptical for a while.

Yelu Trigu didn't care what they thought, just whistled and left. Gao Xi was almost surprised when he heard her whistling, and even his eyes popped out!

When Li Congjia was walking on the road, he also felt that the handling might be unfair, so he thought about it and asked someone to send some supplements to Duan Susu.

Then someone told him what Gao Xi had said to Yelu Trigu, and Li Congjia was a little suspicious for a while, that witch... really saw something?

Back at Zichen Hall, Shi Xueting was seriously helping Li Congjia to approve the papers, and raised his head and asked, "What's going on?"

Li Congjia said with a light smile: "Duan Susu and Gao Xi went to trouble Yelu Trigu, but they kicked the iron board, and let the two of them not respond to what Yelu Trigu said. Later, Duan Susu wanted to be subdued Yelu Trigu educated her, but those people were all thrown down by Yelu Trigu, and Duan Susu let Yelu Trigu hold her in the water. If it wasn’t for Yelu Trigu’s mercy, she would probably be mourned now .”

Before Gao Xi and Yelu Trigu did not explain the matter too clearly, it was Tao Fu who had inquired clearly on the way back and repeated it to Li Congjia before sorting out the whole story.

Shi Xueting was a little surprised: "Competing for favor?"

Li Congjia also felt puzzled: "Shouldn't it be? Why should they?"

The two of them are not on the same route as Yelu Trigu, and there is no conflict between the two countries. After all, they are far apart, so why rush to find something?

Everyone could see that Duan Susu and Gao Xi wanted to give Yelu Trigu a bad start.

Li Congjia stroked his chin and said, "I thought these two women would be more easy-going, but now it seems that I made a mistake in judgment."

Logically speaking, Duan Susu and Gao Xi should live in peace and quiet if they find a place where they can love each other. Anyway, if it is Li Congjia, he will definitely do this, and nothing will happen. Do whatever you can, and don't meddle in things that have nothing to do with you.

Before Duan Susu and Gao Xi were high-profile, Li Congjia thought that they were trying to stand up for their own country. I would never say that Duan Susu's heart is wrong.

But now they have a problem with Yelu Trigu. Is it because they are afraid that Dali has few enemies?

Shi Xueting shook his head, neither of them knew women, nor did they understand what Duan Susu and Gao Xi were doing, they just said: "Just now Honglu Temple handed over a letter of credence to the cabinet, guess who it is written?"

Li Congjia rubbed his hands and said, "Could it be Yeluxian? He wants to join Datang?"

Shi Xueting couldn't help complaining: "It's still daylight, wake up!"

Li Congjia said with a paralyzed face, "When I wanted to sleep, I never felt that you cared about the day and night."

Shi Xueting said calmly: "After all, you are more shy at dawn, and you will clamp tighter."

Li Congjia:? ? ? ?

Is this driving after a disagreement?He's obviously talking about sleeping, okay?It didn't mean sleep in particular.

But Li Congjia didn't continue to dwell on this topic, after all, if he overdrives, he won't be able to get it back.

"Don't be a fool, who the hell is Yeluxian? Could it be Dali?"

Shi Xueting was helpless: "These two countries are the only ones in your eyes? Have you forgotten the Southern Zhou in the south?"

Li Congjia slapped his head, and really forgot about this country. After all, compared to Dali and Khitan, Nan Zhou has been very honest recently with his tail between his legs. He didn't dare to have any conflicts with Datang, so that Li Congjia didn't pay attention to them. Now, thinking about it this way, compared to Dali, Nan Zhou should be the one who is really smarter.

Li Congjia asked: "Shi Shouxin handed over the letter of credence? What did you say?"

Shi Xueting handed him the letter of credence and said, "Look for yourself."

Li Congjia took it over and glanced at it, a little dazed: "Shi Shouxin wants to surrender? Why?"

It's not that Li Congjia doesn't want the other party to surrender, but now that these people are getting more cunning than one another, he worries that the other party's surrender is just a means, trying to trick Datang again.

After Li Congjia finished asking this question, he immediately asked, "Has Nan Zhou been in contact with Dali recently?"

If Nanzhou and Dali were in collusion...then Li Congjia could only get rid of them together.

Shi Xueting shook his head and said, "I didn't find any contact between Nan Zhou and Dali."

Li Congjia's expression was unimaginable: "That is to say, Nan Zhou really surrendered voluntarily? What's wrong with Shi Shouxin?"

Shi Xueting asked: "He didn't surrender unconditionally, and you are not happy with his surrender?"

Li Congjia shook his head: "No, I'm just worried about being cheated. We have been living peacefully with Nan Zhou recently. Under such circumstances, Nan Zhou suddenly said that he would surrender. Shi Shouxin's request is just to be a prince. The fief is in the In the south, frankly speaking, this request is actually not very high, although I will not agree to it."

Shi Xueting thought about it for the same reason. Is it wrong to be an emperor and surrender to another country to become a prince?Maybe he is still a prince who has no rights and can only eat and wait to die in the future?

"I sent someone to investigate. The people in Nanzhou have been getting more and more slack lately. There is no news about such a big matter."

Li Congjia didn't say a word, the intelligence department was under Shi Xueting's management, how Shi Xueting managed it was his business, Li Congjia just wanted the result anyway.

Li Congjia withheld the letter of credence and did not reply for a while, and the cabinet did not respond.

A few days later, Shi Xueting came back with the news and said: "No wonder the people over there didn't get the news. This letter of credence...was written and distributed by Shi Shouxin himself!"

Li Congjia was suddenly surprised: "What? Didn't the Southern Zhou Dynasty also have three provinces? He wrote his own credential...how did the chapter on it come from?"

Shi Xueting said dumbfoundedly: "Shi Shouxin is really a talent, he...he knows how to carve, and secretly carved a few seals for himself. The ink pads used by the three provinces are the same as those used by the emperor!"

Li Congjia: ...

How should this be said?See you soon?

It was the first time he saw that the letter of credence was secretly issued by the emperor himself, and the ministers of the whole country were kept in the dark!

He looked down at the credential in his hand, raised his head and asked, "Then how do we count? Do we take it as real or fake?"

Shi Xueting said: "If it were me, I would definitely persuade you to take it seriously. Anyway, we have the credentials in our hands, so what do we care about? But... you'd better ask Fan Shoufu and the others to discuss it."

The current cabinet is different from the original one. Fan Zhi and the others are well-known gentlemen, what if they don't want to play tricks?

Li Congjia also understood Shi Xueting's meaning, so he had no choice but to invite the deputy of the cabinet to the Xuanzheng Hall with great regret, and then talked about it.

The four members of the cabinet were also surprised after hearing this. They never expected such a thing to happen.

Although it must be too rude for the emperor to do so, the success of the emperor itself means that the entire court system has loopholes. For an imperial decree to get out of this palace, it needs to go through a lot of procedures, and it doesn't mean that it can be done with a few chapters.

What's more, this is a credential, and the credential has to be sent to other countries. During this whole process, no minister discovered that their emperor had written the credential. This... is really a mental retardation.

Li Congjia looked at the rare stupid expressions of the cabinet ministers, he was very balanced in his heart, and asked with a smile, "What do you guys think about this matter?"

Zhao Pu said reflexively: "Since the credential has been handed over to us, who cares if they know? What if they want to go back on their words? Whose credential can be sent secretly by the emperor alone? It must be an excuse!"

After hearing this, Li Congjia silently praised Zhao Pu in his heart. This reason is really great. As expected of someone who has been with Zhao Kuangyin, he is indeed very cunning.

After Zhao Pu finished speaking, he realized that because he was too surprised, he forgot that Fan Zhi hadn't spoken yet, the leader hadn't spoken, and the younger brothers below forced their words, which is a big taboo in official circles.

Zhao Pu took a sneak peek at Fan Zhi, only to find that Fan Zhi looked at him with admiration?

Fan Zhi bowed his hands to Li Congjia with a serious face and said: "What Zhao Cifu said is very true. Southern Zhou said to send the letter of credence, and if you want to go back on it, go back on it. Doesn't it mean that you don't take Datang seriously? In this regard, Datang must not tolerate it!"

It's okay, Shi Xueting is really worried for nothing, Li Congjia thought with a sigh of relief.

What surprised him was that Fan Zhi actually put on an attitude that if you don't admit it, we will beat you. This is... what stimulated you?

In fact, because the situation of Khitan, Dali and Southern Zhou is still different, Li Congjia took people to fight Khitan before. Although everyone thought he was wrong, they just thought that Li Congjiagui took such a risk as the emperor. Irresponsible, but no one thinks it is wrong to fight Khitan, after all, it is to resist foreign aggression.

Later Khitan became honest, Li Congjia still wanted to fight, it was wrong, you want to expand the territory, although you can’t say wrong, but everyone wants to live in peace and don’t want to continue to fight, so we must contain it, Dali is the same They are also worried that Li Congjia has become a war lunatic, which is really terrible.

But the Southern Zhou Dynasty is different. These old ministers have always regarded the Southern Zhou Dynasty as something in their pockets. There were too many things to be busy before, and everyone didn't want to make more military affairs, so they had to put this matter aside. Now It was not easy for Nan Zhou to bring up the handle himself, so it's not for nothing!

Seeing that everyone had reached an agreement, Li Congjia said with great confidence: "In this case, let's go and reply to Shi Shouxin. It is impossible to make a king. The Tang Dynasty does not make kings with different surnames. I will choose a rich place in the south of the Yangtze River to make him a king." Hereditary Duke, this is unprecedented, it is already a preferential treatment."

After Fan Zhi heard this, he was relieved immediately. He was really worried that Li Congjia would just say something along the way: Since they don't admit it, then let's beat them.

Facts have proved that it's not that Li Congjia doesn't want to fight, but when he thinks of the Yangtze River, he feels cowardly. The navy has practiced for several years and doesn't know how capable it is in combat.

He also knew that if he didn't go to the battlefield, it would be impossible for the team to practice well, but he was also worried that if he lost the battle, it would hurt Datang's confidence.

Of course, he himself is not afraid, the only thing he is afraid of is that someone will shrink back.

After listening to his worries, Shi Xueting sneered and said, "Which one of the Privy Council is timid? Is it the King of Shu, the King of Chu, or the Duke of Qin? Don't mention them, not even General Li, General Zhu, and General Yang." People who can’t stand setbacks, what are you worried about?”

When Li Congjia heard it was true, he immediately slapped the table with pride and said, "Then beat them up!"

Shi Xueting was startled: "Don't be impulsive, wait for the result."

The result is... the ministers of the Southern Zhou Dynasty actually really accepted the truth so much that they refused to recognize the validity of Shi Shouxin's letter of credence.

Li Congjia was very shocked: "What are they fussing about?"

If you surrender, the courtiers will not suffer a lot of losses. After all, where is the official position?And those who are capable may be able to get promoted, so generally, as long as they don't have special feelings for this country, they don't particularly mind this matter, especially the aristocratic family. Isn't there a saying that the emperor's iron-clad family?

As long as the aristocratic family exists for one day, they will receive preferential treatment, so they are the people who are the least afraid of changing the dynasty. The only worry is that the children in the family will lose too much in the process of changing the dynasty.

So... Shi Shouxin doesn't care, what do these ministers care about?

Li Congjia couldn't help but asked again: "Is it true that Nan Zhou has nothing to do with Dali?"

Shi Xueting squinted his eyes: "Don't just look at Dali, there is something wrong with them internally."

Li Congjia felt that this made sense, he looked down at the letter of credence on the imperial case and said with a smile, "This is really... but those who come from a poor family and start as a military general can't keep the country."

Not surprised, Shi Xueting just said: "Maybe it's because they don't know what balance is."

Li Congjiaxin said that I didn't know how to check and balance, so I dismantled them, a very simple, rude and easy-to-use method!

Li Congjia thought for a while and called the members of the Privy Council over for a meeting, and said, "Shouldn't the Huainan Army make a move?"

Li Hongji and Li Jingda looked at each other and knew that Li Congjia was going to prepare for the Southern Zhou Dynasty. Unlike the cabinet, it was impossible for them to oppose Li Congjia's decision. After a rebellion, Datang was very peaceful, and these generals suddenly felt a little idle.

During the previous wars, the generals also hoped that one day they would no longer be so chaotic, but when peace really came down, they felt that there was nothing else to do.

Li Jingda knew that he was about the same age, and now he was able to serve as the deputy envoy of the Privy Council only because Li Congjia treated the emperor's uncle preferentially, so he didn't intend to make a name for himself.

On the contrary, Li Hongji was eager to give it a try, but he was entangled and dared not recommend himself.

After Li Congjia finished speaking, seeing no objection, he said, "Since everyone agrees, then...brother, you will be in charge of the Huainan Army for the time being."

Li Hongji's eyes lit up: "I will not disgrace my life!"

The biggest reason why Li Congjia chose Li Hongji was that Li Hongji had fought water battles, and he fought well, especially when facing the original Huainan navy that had been completely wiped out, he led a group of people who put together a patchwork of things and had no military literacy at all. The so-called Huainan navy can also fight well, and its talent can be seen from this.

It's not that others don't have this ability, but Li Congjia doesn't want to take risks, as long as he can securely win the Southern Zhou Dynasty, if he loses too many troops in the Southern Zhou Dynasty, the Khitan will probably be dishonest again.

Li Congjia had a good impression of Yelu Trigu, and he didn't hope that one day his subordinates would ask her to pull her out to sacrifice the flag. I have to say that the first unlucky people in every war are always these women who are sent to marry.

Of course, it is impossible for Li Hongji to lead the Huainan Army alone. Li Congjia directly asked Yang Ye to follow. After all, it is not particularly appropriate for others to help Li Hongji.

Li Hongji led the Jinghuai army to travel hundreds of miles a day, all the way to the north bank of the Yangtze River. After arriving there, Li Hongji did not rush to attack. Instead, he set up camp and began to measure the wind direction of the Yangtze River. After all, fighting on water is different from fighting on land. Tang's weapons are very advanced now, but the shipbuilding industry has always been the same. The main reason is that most of the shipyards are in the Southern Zhou Dynasty. Even though Li Congjia had advanced ideas, no one had a way to implement them.

In other words, he has an advanced idea, but because it is too advanced, it must be improved in combination with the current shipbuilding technology. However, the problem is... Few people can understand Li Congjia's half-baked shipbuilding knowledge.

Li Congjia was also worried that the ship was not good enough, but Datang's ship is indeed not advanced, but it is also on the level of this era, and it should not perform too badly.

Li Hongji was observing the direction of the wind, and when he estimated when he could cross the river, he received a report from the scouts: "It seems that Nan Zhou... started a fight on his own."

After Li Congjia found out, he looked confused: "What the hell? Could it be that Shi Shouxin died?" He really didn't intend to auspicious Shi Shouxin this time, not to mention that Shi Shouxin is a surrender faction. It is also the main battle faction of Xiangrui!

Shi Xueting looked at the document in his hand in a daze for a long time, and ignored Li Congjia's question. Li Congjia came over and said, "What fascinates you so much?"

After he leaned over to look at it again, he couldn't help but look weird: "Toilet?"

The author has something to say: Li Congjia: In the future, when you are talking about business, don’t just drive when you have a disagreement?

Shi Xueting: Driving?what is that?

Li Congjia: Just don't say things that are not suitable for children.

Shi Xueting: Oh, don't let me say it, it means... let me do it directly?Well, don't worry, I won't bother you to review the papers. Look at your papers. How about I do mine?It just so happened that my brother and the others formulated a new ointment, which is said to be good, let's try it.

Li Congjia:? ? ? ? ?