On the second day of the trip to Xiushanfang, Li Tong did not wait for Zhong Shaojing to come to the door, but Xue Huaiyi entered the mansion first, and his face was heavy, and after entering the mansion, he motioned for Li Tong to return to the mansion to talk in detail.

When Li Tong saw Xue Huaiyi's demeanor like this, his heart couldn't help but sink, and he got up and returned to his palace with Xue Huaiyi.

When he sat down in the middle hall, Xue Huaiyi motioned for everyone to retreat, squeezed out a stiff smile on his face, and said, "Chang Hei is in charge of state affairs, but he is still competent?" ”

"Chang Si has a pure and good temperament, or his talent is not caught for a while, but his qualifications can be carved. In addition to work, I also studied with him as a high school official. ”

Li Tong did not blindly praise it, and opened his mouth to tell the truth.

When Xue Huaiyi heard this, his face changed a little, and he boasted: "I have a deep friendship with the king, and I have nothing to hide." My family is in a poor household, and my parents and brothers are short of life, all because of the hard work of my widow and sister-in-law. But a man is born, how can he often rely on women to survive, I am also tired of my sister-in-law's strict supervision, wandering around the shop all day long, fortunately, the number of lives is not bad, and finally broke out of some situations, but also、Hey......"

"I have known all the people in my life, but only the king's family can boast. Although the king is young, he really has a talent that ordinary people are far behind. I am relieved that the family heirs are entrusted to you. This kid is ambitious, talented, pedantic and pitiful, and I myself have lived in a coma, and I don't know how to raise him. In the coming year, I will accompany the king, and I hope that he will be able to do his best to listen to the world......

"Master Xue is serious, if it weren't for the friendship that benefited me, the courtyard might not be able to enjoy such comfort. I also trust me, this trust, and I will live up to my righteousness. ”

Li Tong paused at this point, but after all, he still couldn't hold back, and asked again: "Master Xue is visiting today, what are the important things to worry about?" ”

Xue Huaiyi sighed after hearing this, and his tone was not lacking in heaviness: "In the future, I may leave the capital for a long time, and I can no longer be vigilant. I know that the situation in the world is forcing you, but as long as you live in your home, you will have the protection of the emperor and will not be disturbed. ”

Hearing this, Li Tong realized something in his heart, but he still asked, "Why did Master Xue say this?" ”

"His Majesty the Divine Emperor is going to make great use of side affairs, and is recruiting two capitals and the governors of Henan and Hebei Prefectures, and is going to attack the Turkic ...... from afar."

Xue Huaiyi's expression was complicated, half sad and half proud: "Although the commander of the army is still being chosen, if nothing else, I should be taking this position." ”

And so it was!

Although he had a prophet in his heart, when he heard it with his own ears, Li Tong couldn't help but say, "This, isn't this a bit hasty? I'm not saying Master Xue ......"

"It's okay to say it directly, I'm still having fun and teasing, how can I have any great talent in commanding the army!"

Xue Huaiyi himself was open-minded, looked left and right as cautious, and approached Li Tong and said, "It's just a secret to the king, don't leak it." This military trip is not intended to be an enemy. Passing on the secret letter, the Turkic army is traveling westward, and there is actually no strong enemy in Mobei......"

After getting along for such a long time, especially after consulting Li Tong for conspiracy and rebellion in the previous body, Xue Huaiyi really regarded Li Tong as a person who could sue secrets, and he was not lacking in teasing: "Otherwise, how could His Majesty the God Emperor send me?" But why do you still let the ministers recommend, and the king will live by himself. There is also a ridiculous thing, Qiu Shenyun is actually striving for this position, but he doesn't know it...... Ha, the dog thief is just bluffing, last year's small rabble, I felt that I had become a general, it's ridiculous! ”

Li Tong just listened silently, but his thoughts were already turning rapidly. Xue Huaiyi's words greatly supplemented his cognitive emptiness of a series of chaotic causes in the first year of Yongchang.

"His Majesty the Divine Emperor's real wish is still the battle of Anxi. As long as this battle is won and can accumulate great power, none of the traitors involved in the previous Praetorian Guard's conspiracy will be able to escape! ”

Speaking of the old incident that he almost caused trouble, Xue Huaiyi looked hateful again, and after a while, he seemed to feel that he had talked too much, he patted Li Tong on the shoulder and said: "This is a secret, don't leak it to others!" ”

"Master Xue's confidant looks at me, and he dares to swallow everything! Guarding the door of the house and waiting for Master Xue to reach the frontier. ”

Although Li Tong said this in his mouth, his heart was very complicated. Many times, he couldn't help but sigh that his grandmother's power skills were exquisite, but for the current series of arrangements, he only felt that Wu Zetian was like a keyboard warrior who deduced on a sand table and talked on paper.

Xue Huaiyi didn't stay long before leaving, and Li Tong sat in the palace for a while, but he was in a complicated mood. In his two lives, he had no experience in bowing and swords, and he was an idiot in military affairs.

However, because he knew the outcome of the war, there was no need to make any empirical deductions. In the first battle of Anxi, Wei Zhijia defeated Yin Zhijiahe, and Wu Zetianbian's idea of making meritorious achievements failed, and in order to save the momentum of the decline, he could only set off a new round of killing in the country.

This level of military affairs has far exceeded the scope of Li Tong's influence, although there is regret in his heart, but there is nothing he can do. In particular, Xue Huaiyi revealed a detail about Qiu Shenxian, which made him realize that his situation would be even more dangerous.

Qiu Shenyun actually asked to fight the Turks, which was a detail that Li Tong did not know before. He didn't know if there was such a thing in the original history, but whether there was or not, the reference value is not great. He has been tossing and turning in this world for a short time, and the closer he is to him, the greater the impact will definitely be.

As Xue Huaiyi said, although Qiu Shenqian was a senior general in Nanya, he actually did not have any experience in leading troops out and outstanding military merits, and last year's expedition to quell the rebellion of Li Chong, the king of Langya, was a farce in itself.

This time, when he asked to go out to fight, either the other party was so arrogant that he was no longer satisfied with the current power and wanted to make new achievements, or he had a sense of crisis and felt that the simple appointment of Nan Ya was no longer enough to maintain Wu Zetian's trust in him.

No matter which possibility it is, Xue Huaiyi has already said that what his plan will not succeed. Once the plan fails, that arrogant and ferocious flame needs to be vented, and that hidden worry and sense of crisis need to be discharged, which is not a good thing for Li Tong.

"King, there is Zhong Shaojing outside the mansion asking to see you."

Yang Siqiao walked into the middle hall and said.

Li Tong was in a chaotic mood at this time, and he was not interested in seeing Zhong Shaojing again, and only bowed slightly after hearing this: "Let him stay in the palace first, and ask Changshi to arrange affairs." Tell yourself and the like, and make up for it later. ”

When Yang Siqiao heard this, he retired, withdrew halfway, and listened to the king's instructions: "Tell him that the old dispute is not a human wish, and the matter will not be discussed at this point." The ministry rewarded, doubled his compensation, let him stay here with peace of mind, and let Tian Dasheng enter the mansion quickly. ”

Li Tong can't worry about military affairs. But he can foresee that his own situation will definitely be doubly difficult in the next period of time.

His grandmother is full of confidence to conquer the Western Regions, but it turns out that it will only backfire, and her own prestige and control of the current situation will definitely be greatly damaged in the next period of time, and she will have no energy to take care of their family again.

What's even worse is that Xue Huaiyi, who can provide shelter for his family, will also leave Luoyang during this time, whether Qiu Shenyi is venting or worrying, he will definitely put more pressure on their family.

Not long after Yang Siqiao withdrew, Tian Dasheng hurriedly entered the mansion and bowed down to the court: "Does the king have any orders?" ”

"Yesterday I arranged everything, and I finished it as soon as possible, but I am afraid that it will be too late. Walking with special ears and eyes, there must be no negligence! ”

Li Tong commanded solemnly, and at the same time frowned and pondered, and only after a while did he speak again: "Arrange another credible person, ask the people from other states, and ask Zuo Jinwu Weiqiu Shenqi to be of great use as a border general, and submit a letter to the copper box every day." ”

"Huh?"

Tian Dasheng was a little incomprehensible after hearing this, but he still nodded hurriedly: "The subordinates will arrange it as soon as possible, but how to write the petition?" ”

"Go and summon Liu You."

Li Tong groaned for a while, and then spoke. If the time is calm, he would prefer to calmly cultivate a relationship with the Fuzuo, but now there is not so much time. In Zhufu Zuozhong, Liu Youqiu has the potential for a black conspiracy, and Li Tong decided to completely win him over right now.

Liu Youqiu entered the palace, bowed down and said, "May I ask the king, Zhong Shaojing, the new mansion, what should be done......

"I'm not in a hurry in advance, I would like to ask Liu Changshi, in addition to the affairs of Longbian, can you have a strategic plan for Yu Huai in Heshuo?"

Hearing the topic of the young king, Liu Youqiu was slightly stunned, but after a while, he hurriedly said: "The experience of humble duties is shallow, and I have the courage to make clumsy arguments before, but I have been thinking about it so far, and I am a little humble, and I really don't dare to make any more wasteful words." ”

"Okay, it's just a private argument at home."

Li Tong did not allow him to refuse, raised his hand and instructed the doorman to put his pen and ink away, and motioned for Liu Youqiu to come to the table to write for the discussion.

Liu Youqiu saw this, and his heart was also quite eager to try, although he was knocked on the eyes of the master and the low, he also felt deeply, but after all, he was born in Jinshi, and he was still unwilling to bow to the affairs of the government, and saw that the young king was quite grand, so he sat down in the seat, and said slightly apologetically: "The lowly family is in Jizhou, and there are all kinds of Heshuo, and the young people are also familiar with their ears and eyes, but they dare not boast of being immersed in the depths." Small arguments, where the meaning is not enough, I hope that the king will tolerate it. ”

As he spoke, he picked up his pen and wrote slowly, occasionally thinking and groaning, and writing intermittently.

Li Tong walked behind Liu Youqiu, leaning over to take a closer look at the situation of Heshuo in his book. Wu Zhou's history, even if he has an understanding, it is nothing more than some superficial personnel contexts, and when it comes to real side affairs, it is really a black eye, far less profound than the insights of the people.

Liu Youqiu's thinking is gradually smooth, and his writing is getting faster and faster, and he has the tendency to make a long speech. But Li Tong still stopped him at the right time, picked up Liu Youqiu's side story, and deliberated on smearing and revising it.

Liu Youqiu stood beside the table with some apprehension, but when he saw the King of Hedong smearing and revising his carefully written treatise, he couldn't help but feel a little ashamed, but when he saw the King of Hedong, he continued to write at the end of his pen, "Shuobian Feelings, Jian Chen is in the list." There are many border affairs, and the thief is like fire, and those who can support this important side must be a good general. Zuojin Wuwei General Qiu Shenqi ......".

Seeing this, Liu Youqiu realized that the young king was actually asking him to write a book recommending the general, in addition to being happy and happy to be reused, he was also a little surprised: "The king actually has a confidant relationship with the general of Nanyaqiu?" ”

Li Tong blew dry the ink, checked it from the beginning, and laughed after hearing it: "It's not normal." ”