Li Anguo looked at his son sitting in front of him and asked, "Have you already decided to go to Chang'an next spring?" ”

Li Ze nodded: "This trip has to go, and this is also a good opportunity, an opportunity for us to reach into Chang'an."

"This trip won't be as calm as you think, in fact, the so-called righteousness of the imperial court, it doesn't matter whether you want it or not, now the imperial court is almost an empty shell." Li Anguo shook his head and said.

Li Ze smiled, "Father, if we only want to be a town, or only want to be dominant in the north, then it really doesn't matter whether we go to Chang'an or not, without their support, we can do this, but if we look at the world, it won't work if we don't go, and even the sooner we go, the better."

"Why?"

"There are so many heroes in the world, I believe that I am the only one who is staring at the world?" Li Ze said with a smile: "There is nothing else left in the imperial court now, but only this gold signboard is still worth some money."

"It's not a good thing to have a big heart." Li Anguo sighed.

Li Ze stared at his father and said, "Over the years, my father has indeed not had a big heart, but in the end, can he avoid this rolling wave?" Those who can't avoid it, standing in a position like ours, it is like sailing against the current, and if you don't advance, you will retreat. Either at the mercy of others or by people. Unless we give up everything we have in front of us and find a deep mountain and a great river to live in, or go on a boat overseas, or we can be alone, but father, are you willing to do this? ”

"To compete for the world, one step first, one step first, but if one wrong step, you will only make a wrong step." Li Ze continued: "Now, I just want to fight for this step."

"You're more ambitious than I am." Li Anguo smiled and said.

"I just don't want to be manipulated." Li Ze shook his head and said: "But if you want to not be at the mercy of others, it is possible to do it except to be the boss yourself, otherwise, someone can manipulate you after all."

"That's why you're going to fight for the world?" Li Anguo asked in surprise.

"I'm used to being the king and hegemon in Wuyi Zhuangzi, and one person has the final say, so I don't want anyone to criticize me in the future!" Li Ze smiled and said authentically.

"Then you can go!" Li Anguo said: "I will go at the beginning of spring next year, try to go early and return early, my body, I want to survive a year is no problem. With me here, I'll take care of it for you."

Li Ze nodded: "With my father to take care of the house, I am naturally at ease."

"Is your mother willing to go to Chang'an?" Li Anguo then asked.

Li Ze was silent for a moment: "Originally, I wanted to invite my mother to live in Zhenzhou, so I wrote a letter back, but my mother didn't want to come. She said, I don't want to see you again."

Li Anguo smiled miserably, "Okay, if you don't see it, you won't see it!" Tomorrow in the spring, she will go to Chang'an, and she will never see her again in this life, whether it is good, it is good."

Seeing Li Anguo stand up and walk towards the inner room with some staggering steps, Li Ze could only shake his head helplessly, as far as he was concerned, of course, he could persuade his mother to come to Chengde to reunite with his father, Su was dead, and naturally no one dared to give her anger when her mother came.

didn't expect that my mother would be so resolute that she would categorically reject Li Ze's suggestion.

went to Chang'an, with Li Anguo's physical condition, the two will never see each other again.

Happily walked out of the room, and Li Mi, who was guarding the door, immediately put on a thick coat for Li Ze.

Putting on his coat and hat, Li Ze strode out, and asked as he walked, "What did Wang Duo do today?" ”

"I went to the Xiangfei Pavilion, and I didn't want to leave anywhere."

"This old man will choose a place!"

"Where's Gao Xiangsheng?"

"During our surveillance, we have been staying in the inn and not moving!"

"It's strange that this guy doesn't move, he doesn't move, it doesn't mean that his men haven't moved. Let the people under him be careful."

"Yes."

"You make arrangements, I'll see Zhang Zhongwen in the afternoon. Don't let anyone from Chang'an smell it." Li Ze commanded.

"Childe, there is naturally no problem on our side, I'm afraid that Lu Longren will know that Wang Duo is here, so he will deliberately make some news." Li Mi was a little worried.

"You tell Zhang Zhongwen that if they dare to do this, then there is no need to talk about anything, he will go home directly!" Li Ze sneered: "I will send Fei Zhong and Shi Yi to Wang Duo, and let Wang Duo take these people back to Chang'an."

"Understood."

Li Yu's worries were not unreasonable, in fact, if it weren't for Zhang Zhongwen's sober mind and stopping his subordinates' plans, the news of them in Zhending City at this moment would have been known by the imperial court envoys.

Zhang Zhongwen's subordinates wanted the court to think that Lu Long and Chengde were colluding with each other, so as to sabotage the imperial court's plan to win over Chengde.

This plan was categorically rejected by Zhang Zhongwen. It's too risky for him to do so. You may not be able to destroy anything, but you may be able to put yourself in it.

When Zhang Zhongwen saw Li Ze again, he only regained his composure after a moment's pause, and Li Ze, who had just turned seventeen, did look too young.

But this young man is now one of the most powerful people in the Northlands. Moreover, his power does not come from inheritance, but from his own hard work and planning.

Well-planned, ruthless, if you don't make a move, it's just a move, as soon as you make a move, it's a must-kill move, thinking about Li Ze's various deeds in the past year, where does Zhang Zhongwen dare to treat him as a child?

"When I set out, I also took the 30,000 tribes of the Wandan tribe that Yeluqi asked by my son, but I rode lightly, but they were both old, weak, sick and disabled, so it was a little slower, but it would take ten days at most, and they would arrive in Yingzhou." Zhang Zhongwen arched his hand and said: "But there is a word to make clear to the son first, in such weather, even if the young and strong march, they may freeze to death and frostbite, and there are many old, weak, sick and disabled people in the Siwan Dan Department, and if you want to do it without any casualties, I am afraid that even the gods will not be able to do it."

Zhang Zhongwu is really very simple, this negotiation has not started yet, he has already sent the Siwandan Ministry over, of course, this also shows from one side that he really did not take the Khitan people seriously.

"Li naturally understands, but if I didn't add this sentence at that time, I'm afraid that there will only be a few of these tens of thousands of people who can really live to my hands." Li Ze said with a smile: "The appropriate casualty ratio is acceptable, and I can rest assured when I see your demeanor Zhang Gong."

Zhang Zhongwen smiled: "Childe said so, I can rest assured, but Childe, I also want to advise you, the Khitan people are unfamiliar wolf cubs, you tried your best to get the Siwandan Department over, I'm afraid that when the time comes, it will give you a headache."

Li Ze laughed: "Thank you Zhang Gong for your kind reminder, but I can only understand it in my heart, I raise this wolf, which is different from you, because I will train the wolf well. In Lulon, they're just tools, but in my case, I treat them as my subordinates."

"If Gongzi wants to use the horse bones of the Siwan Dan Department to come to Qianjin City and use it to seduce other Khitans under my Lu Long's rule, I'm afraid there is no possibility. With this incident as a lesson, we Lu Long will also learn from the pain." Zhang Zhongwen said with a smile.

"Zhang Gong thinks too much, I have always had clear grievances, meritorious rewards, and punishments, and Yeluqi of the Siwandan Department has made great contributions to me, so I will pay for this merit, as for other Khitans, it is fate." Li Ze said with a smile.

"I hope so, I just can't bear to do more useless work, Childe, may I ask Fei Zhong, is Shi Yi okay?" Zhang Zhongwen asked.

"Of course, Fei Zhongshi Yi is here with us, but he is treated as a VIP and does not slack off in the slightest. The 2,000 Lu Long Armor Soldiers who followed Fei Zhong to our Zhending City and the armor soldiers under Shi Yi are now also relying on their own labor for food, mainly building the city wall, as far as I know, so far, there have been no casualties. Of course, as Zhang Gong said, if the weather is cold, no one can say whether there will be an accident next. As for the Yingzhou government soldiers, we have already released them and gone home."

"In that case, I really want to make an agreement with Childe sooner, so that they can go home sooner." Zhang Zhongwen reached out and took out a letter sealed with fire paint from his arms, put it on the table, and pushed it in front of Li Ze. This is a letter from Marshal Lu Long to Childe."

Li Ze tore open the envelope casually and took out Zhang Zhongwu's handwritten letter from inside.

"This is our handwriting of the Jieshuai, I believe that in the hands of Li Shuai, there are also a lot of our handwritings, and the son must have seen it." ZHANG Zhongwendao.

Li Ze nodded, Zhang Zhongwu's words are like his own, but he is really bold and atmospheric, every line of words must occupy two squares, which makes the letters he writes by himself always look a lot thicker.

It's a whole page, but it's not much. After reading Zhang Zhongwu's letter, Li Ze couldn't help laughing, "Gong Zhang, you are very humorous, it's this time, you actually promised me to be an official and pull me into the gang, isn't it ridiculous?" ”

"It's not funny at all!" Zhang Zhongwen said: "We are handsome heroes in the world, and the son is also extraordinary, if the two join forces, then the north can be determined, and the world can be expected!" Childe doesn't need to hide in front of me, a thief in the Tang Dynasty, I believe that Childe must also be interested in the world, right? ”

"Who is the main and who is the auxiliary?" Li Ze smiled and asked, "How can one mountain accommodate two tigers?" ”

"Our handsome is a dragon, the son is a tiger, and the encounter between the dragon and the tiger is a meeting of the wind and clouds." ZHANG Zhongwendao.

"Zhang Zhongwu is indeed a hero, from Mr. Gongsun, I have also heard many of his past deeds." Li Ze said with a smile: "But he and I are not the same in the end."

"Although Li Gongzi took Henghai, controlled Chengde, and even held Yizhou Dingzhou, it is not something that can be done in a short period of time if he wants to integrate these places into a whole. Don't hide it from Childe, now Childe has surpassed Gao Yu and ranked first among the enemies of our Lulong people. Childe refuses to cooperate, so next year, how are you going to resist my Lu Long army? ”

"Zhang Zhongwu can come and try!" Li Ze said with a smile: "If he attacks me in a big way, I think Gao Biao will inevitably take advantage of the weakness, I wonder if Zhang Shuai has the ability to deal with the two strong attacks at the same time?" So, I advised him not to do it, it was self-defeating."

Hearing this, the corners of Zhang Zhongwen's mouth curled slightly, there are too many meanings worth playing with in this sentence.