After dawn broke in the east, Li Tong stood on the tower of Xuanwu Gate, looking east at the rising sun, and it was not until this moment that he felt some obvious exhaustion.

Zuo Yulin's general Lu Chongyu climbed the city tower from the other side, crossed his hands from a distance, quickly explained a few words about the situation of the Beiya camps, and glanced at the heads of several generals hanging on the horizontal log in front of the city gate, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Your Highness plans and then moves, thunder and set the momentum, and within a moment you will deter the armies and kill the evils, which is really the blessing of the clan and the luck of the community!" ”

"The king of Jiaohe is serious, if it weren't for the king and other loyal and courageous people who have the courage to serve and work together in the direct soldiers, it would be difficult for Xiao Wang to quickly calm down the situation in Beiya."

When Li Tong heard this, he hugged his fist and said to Lu Chongyu, who bowed slightly sideways in response.

Li Tong knew that Lu Chongyu was sick, and at this moment, Lu Chongyu did not hide it anymore, he had already removed his heavy armor, and only wore a thick round-necked robe, and there was no thick and pungent incense on his body, and the taste of medicinal soup was highlighted.

Therefore, he did not let Lu Chongyu stand in front of the city tower for a long time, and personally helped Lu Chongyu to get off the Xuanwu Gate, transferred to the inner hall, and after they sat down, he said to Lu Chongyu: "Although Fang Jin's chaos is initially decided, the future plan still needs to be discussed for a long time. The king of Jiaohe is the pillar of the country who can be in the center, and he must cherish and maintain it and cherish his life for the country. ”

"The shortening of life is determined by heaven. Riddled with evil diseases, he no longer dares to report his long-term thoughts. But His Royal Highness has paid, and it can be maintained for a short time after that. ”

Lu Chongyu sighed when he heard this, and he was no longer too optimistic about his safety, but there was not much sadness in his tone.

The two glanced at each other, and each saw some reassuring deep meaning in each other's eyes. The reason why Li Tong was relieved was that Lu Chongyu expressed his willingness to continue to stand by his side in the future, which was undoubtedly beneficial to his next interference in the affairs of the Southern Province through the Northern Ya.

And the reason why Lu Chongyu is at ease is because after the acting king succeeded, he did not reveal that he would abandon him immediately, so as to achieve a more reliable grasp of the Beiya through his cronies.

Therefore, Lu Chongyu couldn't help but say with emotion: "Fan will be a guard, although he has a sincere heart, but he is thin in the name of loyalty." Only under the shadow of His Royal Highness, at the end of this fate, he can still donate his strength to serve, and the living person has come to this point, and he can boast that it is not a waste. ”

"Why should the king of Jiaohe be self-conscious, before the demon atmosphere in Jinai was strong, who is not awe-inspiring and self-vigilant, lest he be in trouble. What's more, the Gaochang family, which is already in the remnants of the Han family, has been accumulating merit since Zhenguan, and it is not only a trace to boast. ”

Lu Chongyu was born in the Gaochang royal family, although he is already Hu Zheng, but if you go back up, Gaochang is actually quite related to the former Liang regime founded by the Zhang clan, a great family in Liangzhou during the Five Hu and Sixteen Kingdoms period. The Zhang family, the in-law of the Koji family, is a Han family born in Liangzhou.

It is precisely because of this that Gaochang Kingdom can be regarded as a royal family that has been relatively smoothly integrated into the Tang Dynasty after the destruction of several countries in the Western Regions. His father and son were both in the guard, and his father Zhizhan was even repatriated to serve as the governor of Xizhou, which was established by his homeland, and played a very active role in the Tang Dynasty's management of the Western Regions.

In the period of Wu Zetian, Lu Chongyu became a landmark figure in the Waifan Dynasty, not only in charge of the power of the forbidden army, but also after pacifying the rebellion of the Li Tang clan, the king of Jiaohe County was also the title of his homeland.

Of course, Wu Zetian also used this to ridicule those Li Tang clans who made trouble, only brought disaster to the country, and they were not even as good as these generals who had lost the country. It is precisely because of this prominent position that Lu Chongyu also has to focus on the future of the family business, at least he does not dare to change camps abruptly and take refuge in the emperor's heir.

In Li Tong's eyes, the role of Lu Chongyu does not stop at the current Xuanwumen incident. Aside from the current position of Koji Chongyu, the Gaochang royal clan still has a lot of influence in the Western Regions, in addition to the Tang Dynasty, there are still many clansmen living in the Xizhou homeland, and there are many connections with the local clan surname.

For example, Murong Chongyu's wife, was born in the Tuyuhun royal family. Like Tuyuhun Murong Kang, who was sent by Li Tong from Xijing to Longshang before, he is still of the same clan as Lu Chongyu's wife.

When Li Tong talked about this section, Lu Chongyu suddenly looked surprised, and said with heartfelt emotion: "No wonder His Highness can set big things, the world is obsessed with the present, but His Highness can not be fascinated by short-term work, and set the chaos in Jin, he has already devoted himself to the far frontier, has a broad mind, and has strong ambitions!" ”

Li Tong just smiled after hearing this, and acquiesced in Lu Chongyu's praise, thinking that he was also worthy of this praise. At present, although he is concentrating on planning in the Shendu, he does not completely ignore the affairs of the frontier.

He vaguely remembered that in the original history, shortly after the recovery of the four towns of Anxi, that is, in the next year, another battle broke out between the Anxi army and Tubo, and the Anxi army led by Wang Xiaojie still won.

But right now, such turmoil has broken out in the Shendu City, and there will definitely be a period of chaos in the future, and the imperial court may not be able to provide timely and effective support to the Anxi army.

As for the current internal Tubo, the contradictions between the Quanchen Gar family and the adult Zanpu Chidu Songtsen are also becoming more and more acute, and there is an urgent need for external merit to continue to hold power, once it is known that there is a coup d'état of power change within the Tang Dynasty, it may invest more troops in order to recapture the four towns.

Therefore, Li Tong rushed to Xijing after the incident planned, not only to get out of the quagmire of Shendu, but also to integrate the forces at his disposal to give the Anxi army the support it needed, and to ensure that the border defense would not be affected because of the turmoil in Shendu City.

Before making up his mind about the incident, the factor of border defense was also an important factor for Li Tong to consider.

During this period, he is not very clear, but the Turks who have been restored, their Khan Ashina Gu Dulu should die this year, and his younger brother Mo Si established himself as Khan, and then he will enter a period of adjustment for the transition of the regime. The Khitan, which is ravaging Hebei, does not yet have the ripe conditions for rebellion.

Therefore, only Tubo will be the object that must be guarded against, and the safety of the four towns of Anxi must be ensured, and no more gains and losses.

It is precisely because of this that even if the coup d'état is unexpectedly good for Li Tong now, because of Doulu Qinwang's unplanned blind toss, the antagonism and division exposed in Southern Province are already shocking, but Li Tong still has not changed his plan to leave Zhenxijing.

The next chaotic situation in the Shendu, not to mention that his fourth uncle Li Dan is not enough to suppress it at all, even if Li Tong and Wu Zetian, who have already lost a lot of prestige, are tied up, it will be difficult to bridge all kinds of divisions again.

Staying in the Shendu City will only be an endless political struggle like raising Gu, instead of this, Li Tong should return to Xijing, focus on the hometown of Guanlong, and firmly hold the Western Regions in his hands, and strengthen the connection with Shuzhong, based on this to develop towards Heshuo.

In fact, his idea is similar to Wang Fangqing's previous proposal, except that the former obtains space through the concession of geography and power. What Li Tong chose was to obtain more long-term development through the temporary abandonment of righteousness.

Next, Li Tong does not intend to interfere in the question of whether his fourth uncle will be reinstated or not, in other words, he reserves the right to pursue accountability, and will come back to settle accounts with you when Lao Tzu is mixed.

The next situation that Li Dan will face will be that there is a mother who is still unwilling to be lonely, and there are ill-intentioned relatives on the left and right, courtiers with the heart of tigers and wolves, Turks who have successfully restored the country in the northwest, and Khitan who is about to attack in the northeast.

If Li Dan can handle this situation of internal and external troubles properly and rebuild the majesty of imperial power, then there is nothing to say, Lao Tzu packed up his family and went directly to Central Asia to break into the world and fight with the big food country.

But if you can't do it well, then there is something to say, it's not that you didn't have a chance, it turns out that you really can't, who dares to stop Lao Tzu from taking the position, then kill it without discussion!

Of course, Li Tong is still inclined to the latter possibility in his heart, so he will regard Xijing as his next target, and at the same time must ensure that Doulu Qinwang is killed during the coup d'état.

Xijing has its own particularity, which was originally the core of the Li Tang Empire, but it was only in the special era of the last ten years that it was somewhat neglected.

Guan Longxungui has become very ungrounded over the years, and he is seriously out of touch with the local roots, Doulu Qinwang is an obvious example, full of riotous operations, but ignoring whether there is a basis for realization.

This incident is also a big test for Li Tong, which means that the future development of the situation has completely departed from the scope of his prophet. From now on, he is facing the same situation as the people in the current situation.

But as long as I am not afraid of difficulties and live an active life, this is not terrible, what is terrible is that people's fear of reality turns into contempt for themselves, thinking that without big hanging, I have no ability to change my real situation.

Life in the world is nothing more than birth, old age, sickness and death, and even Li Tong's great-grandfather Li Shimin is inevitably dying of erysipelas. A person who came out of a desperate situation, some people were discouraged because of this, and some people were motivated because of this, but for Li Tong, fate is still playing tricks on me, but I can already not admit defeat, nothing more than fight with my life.

As a political figure, Koji Chongyu has come to the end of his life. But when Li Tong told him about his ideas about the Western Regions, Lu Chongyu still smiled.

Li Tong believes that Lu Chongyu's current joy is not just the gain or loss of personal power, but the ability to determine his individual value and continue through the form of the clan.

Because what the acting king is focusing on is not only the current coup d'état in the Shendu City, but also the acting king's thinking has been extended to the future management of the Western Regions. He may not be able to see the momentum of a Chinese lord ready to go, even if it is only based on fantasy, the possibilities of the people have gushed out in the acting king.

In the second half of life, what people rely on for survival may only be a kind of energy. When Li Tong was still patiently telling Lu Chongyu about the many details of the support he could provide to the four towns of Anxi, as he spoke, he found that Qi Chongyu had fallen asleep soundly, so he could only keep his mouth shut.

There is no fluke in life, nothing more than sitting and walking. Li Tong didn't know how much his vague talk could bring to the flow of time, but many times, people just lost their hearts in the flies and dogs in front of them.

However, for Li Tong, this is not a big problem, during the Yongchang period, when he himself has initially won the understanding of his grandmother, but still strives to go out of the cabinet with his family, his life has been based on bringing more profound changes to the world.

This kind of belief, whether stupid or stupid, may have been contrary to the trade-off of pros and cons, but in the end, whatever I see, everything I can do, the world should not be like that, and life should not be like that. How many techniques are used, each has its own ingenuity, but a life as a person, there should be a bottom line!

Li Tong instructed the Northern Yajia Shi to move the sleeping Koji Chongyu back to the camp with his bedding, and when he walked out of the straight hall, he glanced at the rising sun that had jumped above the horizon, and his mood couldn't help but be relaxed. Then, the defenders at the Daye Gate came to report to Prime Minister Yang Zaisi to ask for an audience.

Li Tong met Yang Zaisi in Xuanwu City, and saw that Yang Zaisi's official robe was messy, and he couldn't help but be happy.

"The emperor's heir has steeply entered the political hall, and he is in Zhiluantai in advance, and he doesn't know the facts. The situation in the southern province is chaotic and unrepaired, and the Holy Emperor has made a letter to enter the church, and he has been ordered to sign it, lest he delay His Highness's military affairs, and he tends to report it, hoping to do something appropriate. ”

After Yang Zaisi entered the hall, he tended to go forward and bow again, and the rigor of the etiquette was not only the etiquette when meeting his classmates.

Li Tong couldn't help laughing when he saw Yang Zaisi's appearance, not because the slaughter was so respectful to him, after all, after Doulu Qinwang and Wu Sansi were punished, at least at this moment, Nan Yazai was just a lamb to be slaughtered to him.

Who would rejoice that a pig or dog would nod to him, even though both of these beasts are good friends of man. Human beings are only born in a good mood, and they can occasionally make a gesture of compassion.

"Yang Xianggong is serious, Xiao Wang rose up, only because it was difficult to stretch his strength, but he also stopped at expelling the giant thief of the sect family, how dare he ask about the affairs of the southern province. Although there are tens of millions of loyal and righteous people under his command, they have not dared to pass the great cause lightly. I only hope that the southern province can get lost and return, and don't be confused by the national thieves. To be able to see Yang Xianggong here, I am really grateful, and the country is a soldier. ”

Li Tong looked at Yang Zaisi and said with a smile, although he also sent a thousand cavalry soldiers to follow Li Zhaode to kill Doulu Qinwang, but this is an internal contradiction in Southern Province. He just sent soldiers to guard Li Zhaode, who would have thought that Li Zhaode would actually drag his aunt to do that kind of thing.

When Yang Zaisi heard what the acting king said, his expression seemed to be smiling, and he really didn't know what kind of posture to face the acting king. He saw the invisible sword and sword shadow in the political hall, and the emperor's heir did not reach the state of clear Haiyan River and clear politics when he left the palace, but more disputes surfaced.

As the prime minister of the political affairs hall, and he is a master of the mud, Yang Zaisi is naturally keenly aware of the transcendent status of the acting king in the current situation, so in front of the imperial heirs and ministers, he preemptively prepared the corresponding holy emperor's book, and personally signed it and sent it to the northern government, what he fought for was to be able to say a few more words to the acting king, and it was best to obtain the protection of the acting king.

What the acting king said also proves to a certain extent that Yang Zaisi's speculation is not useless. The so-called national cultivators win people, for Yang Zaisi, is nothing less than a talisman.

Yang Zaisi stepped forward on his knees, took the porcelain urn in the hands of the palace people, filled the teacup for the acting king in person, and then bowed his head and said: "The minister doesn't know what His Highness is talking about, but what His Highness shows is where the minister is striding forward!" ”