Li Chongjin, who is entrenched in Yangzhou, has always been Guo Zongxun's trouble, no less than Zhao Kuangyin.

Li Chongjin's anti-rebellion was written on his face, and he was preparing to rebel all the time.

He relied on the fact that he was Taizu's nephew, and thought that Guo Wei would pass the throne to him, but he didn't want to be too domineering, so Guo Wei finally chose his adopted son Guo Rong.

Guo Rong is also a talented person, and after ascending the throne, he has always taken Li Chongjin and Zhang Yongde to death, so that Li Chongjin has no chance to rebel at all.

In this expedition to Liao, Li Chongjin has always been a soy sauce character.

After recovering Youzhou, Emperor Guo Rong announced that he would stay in Youzhou to recuperate, let Yue Fei take charge of the army, and Li Chongjin was sent to attack Gubeikou.

As a result, because of Li Chongjin's greed, not only did he not capture Gubeikou, but he also lost 40,000 or 50,000 Great Zhou soldiers.

Guo Rong, who was recuperating in Youzhou, did not summon him, so he demoted him back to Yangzhou with a holy decree, and continued to be his envoy to Yangzhou Festival, specifically guarding against the Southern Tang Dynasty.

It wasn't until the news of Guo Rong's death came out that Li Chongjin realized that he was afraid that he was being tricked by Guo Rong again.

Guo Rong must have just broken through Youzhou, and he was already out of service, and the reason why he broke himself apart was because he was afraid that he would find out that he was abnormal.

Li Chongjin has a very high prestige in the Great Zhou army, and there are many old Taizu generals in the army, if Guo Ronggang died, taking advantage of the floating military spirit, Li Chongjin ascended to the heights and shouted, it is not good to say that he will be able to usurp the throne of the Great Zhou.

Moreover, when Li Chongjin ascended the throne, he didn't need to change the dynasty, just change the generation.

It's a pity that he didn't react at that time, and the battle of Gubeikou was a disobedience to the commander's order, and Li Chongjin thought that Guo Rong was particularly kind to him at that time.

Now it seems that Guo Rong is very likely to be no longer there at that time, and the reason why Yue Fei did not dare to directly punish Li Chongjin was that he was worried that Li Chongjin would jump off the wall in a hurry.

When Li Chongjin returned to Yangzhou in disgrace, he sadly found that the 150,000 troops originally stationed in Yangzhou were requisitioned by Guo Rong and 70,000 were taken, leaving only 80,000...... Among them were 40,000 old and weak.

Even if he wanted to take advantage of the fact that the little emperor had just ascended the throne and the court was unstable, he would have too few soldiers and horses now.

After a few years of self-cultivation, the little emperor of the family also grew up.

Guo Rong was really calculating, and Li Chongjin felt deeply frustrated.

A series of actions after the little emperor ascended the throne also gave Li Chongjin greater stimulation.

King Wei returned to Beijing, Zhang Yongde was reinstated, and the important ministers of the Taizu period, except for him Li Chongjin, the rest were once again prominent in the court.

Why didn't the little emperor call me back to Beijing?

The news about the little emperor in Kaifeng City continued to reach Li Chongjin's ears, and the situation in Kaifeng City was changing, but Li Chongjin could only be a spectator in Yangzhou.

It's so lonely.

Li Chongjin was in Yangzhou, and without the emperor's will, he could not act rashly.

Li Yun of Chang'an was beheaded at home, and then the little emperor ordered the arrest of Li Yun's family and reduced them all to slavery.

What happened to Li Yun? provoked the little emperor to use the brocade guards who specialized in dirty work.

As far as Li Chongjin's current strength is concerned, compared with the great Zhou Tianzi who is in the prime of the army, there is absolutely no chance of winning, so Li Chongjin feels that it is better to be honest for a while and secretly accumulate strength.

However, Dugu Sheng, who was the newly promoted deputy commander of the guard division of the little emperor, took the initiative to come to the door and told him that His Majesty had not forgotten him, and His Majesty still trusted him very much.

"General Dugu, since you have said so, Li Mou also complained twice, Li has been guarding Yangzhou for a long time, if you want to talk about conquering the Southern Tang Dynasty, why didn't Your Majesty send me, instead of sending Zhao Kuangyin, the white-eyed wolf who couldn't be raised?"

Dugu Sheng smiled and said:

"Lord Li, this is embarrassing for the lower officials, how can the lower officials guess His Majesty's thoughts, however, before the lower officials left, His Majesty specially summoned the lower officials, His Majesty is not worried about Zhao Kuangyin's seizure of Jiangnan, and wants Lord Li to secretly restrain Zhao Kuangyin, this is a top secret, only His Majesty, Xia Guan and Wei Gonggong were present at that time."

Li Chongjin was silent, the little emperor asked him to secretly restrain Zhao Kuangyin, and it was a secret order, and he didn't even have a holy decree, which ......

If it is discovered by Zhao Kuangyin, Zhao Kuangyin will make a fuss, and the little emperor will push 625, and he will not admit it, and he will not be allowed to come in and carry this black cauldron.

This is a ...... You have to do it with a black pot.

This is a good time to secretly develop to Jiangnan, I was worried that I couldn't get involved in Jiangnan, so the little emperor sent an edict to come, this kind of sleepy someone sent a pillow to a good thing, where to find it.

Li Chongjin didn't speak, Dugusheng just looked at him blankly, and he didn't speak.

After a long time, Li Chongjin spoke:

"General Dugu, is Your Majesty only one sentence? went to Jiangnan to restrain Zhao Kuangyin, let me Li Chongjin do it single-handedly, and the imperial court didn't give the slightest support? ”

Dugu Sheng patted his head and said:

"Hey, look at my memory, Your Majesty said more than this, but the central idea is to ask Lord Li to secretly cross the river and establish a bridgehead in Jiangnan that can be used for shipbuilding and military training, because this matter is carried out secretly, so you can't touch the money of the user department, Your Majesty decided to mobilize money from the treasury to support Lord Li."

Li Chongjin heard it, this is about the same, the little emperor's internal money is said to be very rich, and the business of the entire Great Zhou Dynasty has been controlled by the little emperor through the Hall of Heroes of the Hundred Battles more than thirty percent, and he can't be polite this time.

"Lord Dugu, Li is going to say a few words to you, young people don't be frizzy and frizzy, since Your Majesty sent you to pass on the message, presumably in the future, you will be responsible for this intermediate contact policy, and you should be careful and cautious in doing things."

"Yes, yes, thank you Lord Li for your teachings, Lord Li, please see, this is what His Majesty specially asked the lower officials to hand over to Lord Li."

Dugusheng took out a roll of maps from his arms and spread it on the table, Li Chongjin looked down, isn't this a map of the Yangtze River waterway all the way to the estuary?

"When was this map drawn, Li has been guarding Yangzhou for many years, but he has never seen such a detailed map."

"Lord Li, this is specially arranged by His Majesty to rush out in order to better support Lord Li, whether it is detailed or not will be further verified when it is used."

"Your Majesty has you said, how can I enter Jiangnan?"

"Lord Li, please see, here, is the mouth of the Yangtze River, Your Majesty's meaning, to build a super city on both sides of the Yangtze River estuary, which can accommodate a population of 10 million, can build huge sea ships, and can garrison 50 to 1 million soldiers, with this giant city, there is no need to worry that Zhao Kuangyin will plot against him."

"Lord Li occupies the bridgehead in the south of the Yangtze River, occupies the mouth of the Yangtze River, the waterway and land routes are can be advanced and retreated, can be attacked and defended, after the completion of the giant city, Lord Li will sit at the mouth of the Yangtze River, and the custody can make His Majesty worry-free."

Li Chongjin gasped, the little emperor's appetite is not small, but it really suits my needs.

I was worried that I had no chance to develop and grow, and the little emperor actually sent me a huge city, if I didn't accept it, God would not tolerate it......