Li Jing of Mayi County came to Jinyang to offer victory.

Bringing a large number of seizures, in addition to those flocks, the most valuable is nearly two thousand war horses.

Speaking of which, this is really a great gift.

Li Yuan was very happy to see Li Jing, the two people who have not seen each other for many years are a little too far apart, there is no way, Li Yuan is on the rise, and Li Jing is unlucky.

The two met for the first time in Jinyang, and they actually talked very well.

In Li Yuan's opinion, Li Jing is a talent, and his achievements in this battle are definitely not small, he has a foothold in Jindi, and he needs such a person to assist.

And Li Jing's euphemistic request was also very much in line with Li Yuan's appetite.

One is food, and Mayi needs some food to tide over this year's difficulties, so that the people and soldiers in the territory can work together to prepare against the Turkic invasion.

Then there is military merit, the son-in-law and daughter lead the army to make great achievements, and they need serious rewards.

Don't look at the chaos of the world, the imperial decrees are already a dead letter in many places.

But for many people, the official position of the imperial court is still a symbol of orthodoxy, and the self-proclaimed general and that king are not recognized by the people.

As for Ma Yi Taishou Wang Rengong, Li Jing didn't think about how to deal with or embarrass this person.

Wang Rengong is an old minister of the Great Sui, he has been in power for many years, and his official reputation is very good, according to Li Jing's thoughts, for Ma Yi, the Turkic threat is real, and having such an old minister in charge can share a lot of pressure on him.

If we can work together, we can still keep the Northland border plug intact.

It can be said that Li Jing is not a deeply ambitious person, and in the past two years. The resentment and resentment that he hid in his heart were almost vented. Hiding in the dark and snickering for a long time, I finally began to think about living my life.

So. The two Kansai Li talked very well, the old childhood events seemed to have become their quite interesting memories, when Li Yuan took the initiative to mention it, the two of them talked and laughed, and the relationship was a lot closer.

Later, Li Yuan even felt that Li Jing was a person who could be socialized, and he might be able to have more interesting friends in the future.

What about Li Jing. I also feel that the talk is good, and I can't say how much praising Li Yuan will help him in his future career, but now he can get Jinyang's support, which is not bad.

And then...... Li Jing did something stupid......

To say that Li Jing has been unlucky over the years, in fact, in addition to the poor opportunity, he also has his own reasons, but he doesn't admit it.

He does have a certain political sense, but compared to his astonishing military talent, which has not yet been too revealed. His political IQ is really not worth mentioning.

This time he went to the pit again, and when he came out of Li Yuan's mansion, he turned his head and went to visit the Jinyang Wang family.

In the past two years, although he has not dealt with the king of Yanmen Taishou. But he exchanged letters with the two main branches of the Jinyang Wang clan and got closer.

This was not only to deal with the pressure from Yanmen Taishou Wang Qu, but also because of the result of Wang's introduction in the side branch of Mayi.

He felt it. Li Yuan, who stayed in Taiyuan, treated the Jinyang Wang family politely and relied on him as an arm. When you interact with the Jinyang Wang family, you don't have to hide it.

He didn't expect it. The honeymoon period between Li Yuan and the Wang family has passed, and there are many rifts faintly, such a rapid change, perhaps only the leaders of Li Yuan and the Wang family know it.

So, Li Jing walked towards the old road again, and he didn't know how to offend people.

When Li Yuan heard that Li Jing turned his head and entered the gate of the Wang family, his face immediately sank.

Those good feelings before suddenly disappeared, only anger remained, with me staying in Taiyuan, coming to me, you are a vassal in one place, why do you need to flatter the Wang family again?

Needless to say, Li Jing unknowingly stood in the wrong line again this time.

Soon, Li Jing received Li Yuan's invitation again, happily attended the meeting, and said that there was a result.

No, Li Yuan invited him not at all, Ma Yi Taishou Wang Rengong was here.

Wang Rengong also just arrived in Jinyang, and he came to meet Li Yuan, who was left behind in Taiyuan, and he and Li Jing did not expect that they would suddenly meet in the Taiyuan Left-behind Mansion.

Needless to say, this surprise and embarrassment went without saying, and the two of them thought a lot at once.

If the two of them meet in Mayi and formally hand over the place, they may also form a certain tacit understanding, after all, they are not newcomers to officialdom, and they both have rich experience in governing local governments, so between the old and the new, they will almost certainly be able to reach a certain compromise.

But now it's different, there is Taiyuan left-behind Li Yuan watching from the side, and the place to meet is not right, it is the Taiyuan left-behind mansion in Jinyang.

Wang Rengong thought at that time that Er Li had reached a tacit agreement to deal with him, an outsider sent by the Eastern Capital, after all, he was promoted to the Taishou of Mayi, and the purpose was very clear, that is, to prevent Li Yuan from becoming big, especially not to let him and the Turks collude together.

This is the consensus of the ministers of the Eastern Capital, and it is also his duty.

It's just that he didn't expect Li Jing to appear here, and Wang Rengong stood up like a hedgehog, no way, this seemed to him to be too sinister, up and down, and this was what the local officials were most afraid of.

Li Jing is not much better than Wang Rengong, and said in his heart, okay, when the new official took office, he first found a backer, is this trying to press me to death?

The kid of the Li family used to be a wicked person, and he was still wondering, why did he become a philanthropist now, and he was waiting for me here.

So, you can imagine how tense this banquet in Taiyuan was left behind.

The two main and auxiliary officials of Ma Yi sneered and sneered, and the fight was inexorable, and they almost laughed to death Li Yuan, who was watching coldly.

Wang Rengong poked Li Jing's weakness first, and talked about the troops in Heng'an Town, obviously having heard about the victory of Mayi.

Li Jing directly pushed back, the Turks attacked in a big way, everyone tied their hands, and the soldiers of Heng'an Town fought desperately to kill the enemy, and their achievements were impressive.

Speaking of which, it is also implying that Wang Rengong has nothing to do, and wants to take away people's military exploits, if the soldiers of Hengan Town are wronged in the future, then it is a matter of whether you, the Ma Yi Taishou, can continue to be in the future.

Then he did not hesitate to throw the matter of Ma Yi's lack of food to Wang Rengong.

Wang Rengong turned his head and sarcastically mocked Li Jing, who was not effective in governing the local area, and even caused a food shortage.

Li Jing went to Li Yuan to ask for food later, and sure enough, he didn't see Li Yuan at all, so he was sent back.

Li Jing was angry and angry, directly packed his bags, and went back to Mayi, the food didn't arrive, so it depends on Wang Rengong's ability.

Obviously, if people get food, his life in Mayi will definitely not be easy.

But he is not too worried, the coming day will be long, let's see you in Mayi, Jinyang is far away from Mayi, but it will depend on how capable you Wang Rengong is.

Wang Rengong set off much later than Li Jing, he visited some people, and went to find Li Yuan, which really gained a lot, and indirectly deepened the gap between him and Li Jing.

Being able to play with such two people in the palm of his hand shows Li Yuan's skillful political skills.

For Li Yuan, since he can't take it for his own use, let's fight, how much more can he do under mutual restraint?

At this time, he didn't care at all, Mayi is the first line of defense against the Turks going south, if this line of defense is full of cracks, can you expect Yanmen to block the Turks' horses' hooves?

In fact, in the twelfth year of the Great Cause, the infighting of the Sui people has opened the door to Jinyang.

It can be said that as a left-behind guard in Taiyuan, Li Yuan is very unqualified, but as a son of a Kansai lord, he is very qualified, and this is their true face.

Selfish, ruthless, and unscrupulous in order to achieve their goals, except for the interests of the gate valve itself, nothing else seems to be in their consideration.

In fact, you can find such characteristics in these characters who rose in the last years of the Great Cause, which is undoubtedly the residual poison of the war at the end of the Jin Dynasty.

Therefore, in terms of the scale and degree of chaos in the wars at the end of the Great Cause, since ancient times, only the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period or the Yellow Turban Uprising at the end of the Han Dynasty can be compared.

This kind of war situation that affects almost every corner of the world, making it difficult for anyone to get out of is very, very terrible, at this moment, one by one heroes stand up, their bodies are blood-red, and under their feet, they are stepping on a lot of white bones.

Lifting a sword and riding a ghost rain, the white bones are like mountain birds flying in shock, which is a true portrayal of this troubled world.

The price paid by the people of Mayi for a banquet can hardly be measured by numbers and words, but at this time, Li Yuan, who was left behind in Taiyuan, was very proud, which is undoubtedly full of irony.

He invited Pei Lin again, accompanied him to drink in the warm pavilion, and in a good mood, he drank a few more glasses, Pei Lin sang and sang, which made Li Yuan's heart feel very happy, and he also tore open his throat like a broken gong, and howled.

He didn't think about it at all, his second son and third daughter hadn't seen him for a long time, and from this point of view, this was actually the material to be an emperor.

And another murderer in troubled times is also making friends.

Li Po doesn't have many friends, Yuen Long barely counts one, Luo San can also be counted, what about the rest...... It seems that there is no one, and Li Bi can be added before, but Li Bi is now his wife, so it doesn't count.

He always cleverly turns his friends into something to be exploited, which makes his friendship seem cheap.

In other words, he has no real friends.

It's not surprising that apart from personality and experience, there is no one who can talk to him.

As for himself, he never felt that anyone could have a heart to heart with him, and he would never open his arms to others easily, so to speak, he wanted an idealized friendship, something that almost did not exist in reality.

Therefore, he is always wary of people, and it is difficult to trust anyone.

However, this does not mean that his means of making friends are inferior...... On the contrary, many people now think that it is nice to have a friend like him. (To be continued.) )