"Hehe, what kind of person is Liu Duwei of this Shence Army, he actually has such an opinion, if I remember correctly, before August this year, almost no one knew about this person, and since August, this person has not only proposed to the Northwest Camp to defeat the Khitan 200,000 army, but also listed it as the first in the recent report to the Northwest Camp in the request for merit, saying that under the command of this person, the Shence Army wiped out the largest bandit group in the Northwest in one fell swoop. It seems that this person is not a simple problem that has risen to the level of national strategy and policy. Does Shu'er know how old this person is? ”

"Father, I haven't asked how old this person is, but I haven't asked about it, but he definitely looks younger than his son, I think Li Xiang may know some of this person's situation better."

After listening to the conversation between the royal father and son, Li Zongxiong got up and replied, "Your Majesty, this year is just the year of the weak crown. His Majesty's words are true, this person has not heard of any extraordinary talents except for daring to fight and rush in battle before August this year, but since he was promoted to deputy brigade commander of the Jincheng Army A Brigade in the early morning of August 13 after his meritorious service in the battle with the Khitans, this person seems to have suddenly opened his mind. ”

"What's more, this person not only has a set of military affairs, but also has an unexpected talent in arithmetic, account books and physics, and even Guo Huaide's daughter who is known for his arithmetic and gewuxue is also willing to bow down, and what is even more bizarre is that this person once made a song with a water tune, according to the evaluation of the original Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Officials Master Jiang and the Ministry of Officials, the level of poetry can catch up with the previous dynasty Li Du, all of which are from the hands of a young man who is only twenty years old, which is really incomprehensible."

After listening to Li Zongxiong's introduction, all the civil and military generals who participated in the court meeting today felt incredible, and they couldn't wait to see this young man who was said to be extraordinarily talented by others.

It wasn't until the voice of Liu Limin, the head of the household, sounded again that everyone's attention was drawn back to this Zichen Palace.

"Your Majesty, opening the border trade with the Khitan people is a major event for the benefit of the country and the people, and the minister implores the Khitan prince to lead a team to Beijing this time to negotiate with him to open the border trade matter."

"Father, son-in-law seconded." The second prince bowed and said.

"Your Majesty, the old minister seconded the proposal." Li Zongxiong also said in a deep voice.

"What does the old general think?" Emperor Gaozong asked softly to Gai Yanshou, who was sitting on the stool on his right.

"Your Majesty, I don't have much say in the business ministers, but on the issue of fine work, I agree with the opinion of the second prince, from the wars with the Khitan people over the years, it can be seen that the Khitan people have already deployed enough fine work to the Great Qi country, and opening the border trade to prevent fine work is not something we have to do, but it is precisely what the Khitan people want to do. Since the opening of border trade can not only wait for opportunities to be planted in the Khitan country, but also bring rich benefits to the country and the people, why not do it? ”

"Does Yang Xiang have any other opinions?"

"Your Majesty, Wechen has no different opinions, agrees with the proposal of the Ministry of Households, and negotiates with the Khitan Mission to open border trade matters, and Wechen suggests that the Three Princes take the lead, and the Ministry of Households will be jointly responsible for the negotiation with Honglu Temple."

After listening to Zuo Xiang's opinion, Li Zongxiong immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Weichen seconded Yang Xiang's suggestion, but the minister thought that since this matter was caused by a conversation between the second prince and Liu Duwei of the Shence Army, the second prince was more familiar with this matter, and it seemed more appropriate for the second prince to take the lead in this matter." ”

Before Emperor Gaozong could speak, Pan Wenyuan, the secretary of the ministry, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the minister seconded Yang Xiang's suggestion, thinking that the third prince should take the lead in negotiating with the Khitan mission, after all, many affairs in Honglu Temple were handled by the third prince, but the third prince is more familiar with the general etiquette process of receiving the mission. ”

Emperor Gaozong saw that the two sides were arguing over such a small matter as who would take the lead in negotiating with the Khitan mission. I thought to myself, "Isn't it just a chance to show up more?" ”

I saw that there were still people on both sides who stood up to take a stand, although as an emperor, he was happy to see the emergence of two evenly matched forces in the court, which was more conducive to his own balance and exerted the emperor's power to the extreme in the struggle between the two factions, but for any trivial matter, both sides had to stand up and quarrel in the court, and I couldn't help but feel a little bored in my heart.

At this time, he frowned and knocked lightly on the table, and said in a deep voice, "Let Xiao'er be in charge, after all, it's not a big deal, and after the three brigades of the Northwest Battalion arrive in Beijing, let that Captain Liu Fan of the Shence Army assist Xiao'er in negotiating with the Khitan Mission." ”

Since Emperor Chrysostom had decided on this matter, the ministers also closed their mouths and responded in unison, "The ministers obey the order!" ”

The final result made the courtiers on both sides of the battle a little puzzled, not that there was anything wrong with the emperor deciding the third prince, because it was nothing more than the second prince and the third prince two candidates, either A or B, and there was nothing strange about anyone.

The key is to let a budding hairy boy in the military as the deputy of the third prince is a bit incredible, could it be that the saint has a love for this Liu Fan and wants to take the test? Or do you think that this person is outstanding, and through this matter, he directly closes his relationship with the third prince and makes him the person of the third prince? The content in this is relatively rich, and it can only be the opinion of the benevolent and the wise.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, a group of civil ministers and military generals slowly walked out of the Zichen Palace, the two princes and the two prime ministers who walked in front of them have been silent, and the people who followed behind were even more afraid to speak, although the four who walked in front looked happy, but everyone knew that in fact, what was brewing in the stomachs of both sides must be swords and swords. When they walked out of the door, the courtiers dared to chat while walking in twos and threes.

Zheng Qiyin, the left attendant of the household department, chatted softly with the old general Gai who was waiting for the servant after leaving the door, and the old general walked forward tightly, and when he walked to the square road between Chongren Fang and Pingkang Fang, Zheng Qi opened the front curtain of the carriage and saw a luxurious carriage parked in the middle of the front road, several guards and servants stood aside and waited respectfully, and before he reached the side of the carriage, he heard an old man with a little tiredness in a low voice, "Come up." ”

Zheng Qi immediately stomped the snow on his feet, climbed into the carriage and knelt down, and shouted in a low voice, "Uncle Cousin." ”

Li Zongxiong didn't speak immediately, so he handed a cup of hot tea soup to Zheng Qi and said, "Let's take a sip of hot tea first!" ”

After Zheng Qi took it with both hands and took a sip lightly, Li Zongxiong said slowly, "It's a bit strange that this matter is a bit strange today, the Holy Lord actually asked Liu Fan to be the deputy of the third prince." Although I don't know what the purpose of this arrangement made by the saint is, there are some things that we can't help but take precautions against, although I don't have much time to contact Liu Fan, a young man, and I also believe in his character, but after all, this person is young, and he has no experience in officialdom, and what he is afraid of is being killed by the other party's shady means, so there are some things that need to be explained in advance, and we can't sit back and wait for the other party to reach into us. ”

"I estimate that it will take about ten days for Shouyi to lead the parade of the three brigades to arrive in the capital, and when the brigade enters Beijing, Liu Fan may have to report to Honglu Temple, so let's send someone to contact Shouyi immediately after you go back, so that Min'er and Liu Fan can take a fast horse to return to Beijing quietly, I want to explain to Liu Fan in person, in addition, I must arrange for him to meet with the second prince in advance!"

"Please rest assured, Uncle Cousin, I will arrange for someone to go out of the city quietly as soon as I go back, and in addition, do you need to send someone to inform General Manager Guo about the matter verified by the army?"

"Don't do this, I believe that there will not be too much of a problem in the five forbidden armies of the Northwest Camp, that is, if there is a problem in the Jincheng Army and the Ganzhou Army, it will not be too big, but whether it is the five forbidden armies, or the Jishi Army, the Huangzhou Army, the Xining Army and other local guards, let Qincha check it carefully, it is time to cut off the tumors hidden in the army."

"I think, not only do I have this idea with Huaide, but also Yang Xiang, I definitely hope to be able to completely eliminate the moths in the army, at this point, I have no disagreement with Yang Xiang, although the princes they support are different, but in the end they all want to lead Daqi into another prosperous era since the Han and Tang Dynasties, and this ultimate goal is the same!"