Loyalty is first and foremost based on trust, and then it is maintained by interests.

Li Qi and Charucci, it is impossible to establish so-called loyalty between the two as soon as they meet. It's just that Li Qi is confident, and with his own skills, he can moisten things bit by bit, silently make the relationship between the two stronger.

When he came to the Yazheng Hall of Zezhou, the main generals under Xia Luqi were also able to meet the Son of Heaven one by one.

To Li Qi's surprise, Zezhou Thorn Shi was still Pei You.

In his memory, it turned out that in history, Li Jitao rebelled against Tang and Liang according to the Zhaoyi Army in Luzhou, as a barnyard general under the Zhaoyi Army, Pei You, the assassin of Zezhou, was unwilling to rebel against Tang with Li Jitao, and defended Zezhou, and was finally broken by Liang General Dong Zhang, and the whole family was punished. This Pei Yue is one of the few loyal and righteous people recorded in history for five generations.

It seems that this world is indeed a little different from the original history.

So, Li Qi said a few more words to Pei Youduo and asked about the situation in Zezhou.

"Your Majesty is here to inspect this time, but what are your requirements?" After meeting with the generals, Charucci asked first in front of everyone.

Now that there are many people, Li Qi is a little reluctant to talk more, so he said: "A while ago, I was busy with Jinyang affairs and had no time to separate. After the winter, it is rare to be idle, so come and see everyone, there is nothing important. ”

Pei Yue suddenly said: "Isn't Your Majesty ready to raise troops to avenge the first emperor?" I'm afraid this will chill the world. ”

Li Qi glanced at Pei Yue, and then said slowly: "Although I have ascended the throne, I am still young, and I still need to seek the consent of some old ministers before I can decide on the major affairs of my family and country." As for the hatred of the first emperor, I have sent a letter to the secretary and asked the clan to punish Guo Congqian's entire family. In addition, Zhu Shouyin, the former commander of the forbidden army, was born in the first emperor's waiter, grew up with the first emperor, and won the trust of the first emperor, so he was appointed as the commander of the forbidden army and commanded the guards. As a result, he sat idly by at the critical moment and did not save him, which led to the death of the first emperor in the chaos, and he was also one of the culprits. ”

"Kill Guo Congqian, I'm afraid the prison country will do it, as for Zhu Shouyin, he has soldiers in his hands now, I'm afraid it will be a little difficult to do." Xia Luqi said, "Jingshi has been determined, and I am afraid that the prison country will not depend on Your Majesty." ”

Li Qi said: "The revenge of killing my father is not shared, and there is also the crime of murder, and this revenge will be avenged sooner or later." It's just that now is the time to take revenge when stability is the main thing. ”

Xia Luqi felt relieved when he heard that Li Qi was able to calm down. He was afraid that Li Qi would come and wanted him to send troops, which was a dilemma. Fortunately, although the emperor is young, he is also calm and knows the truth of forbearance.

After figuring out the joints in this, Charucci was not in a hurry to ask Li Qi about the purpose of his trip.

So, he ordered to go down and prepare a banquet to welcome the emperor.

After the banquet, Li Qi summoned Xia Luqi to his room, and the two faced each other alone.

"Now is the critical juncture, and if you are not careful, it will be difficult for the society to overturn. Every step I take, it's like being in the valley of the abyss, and I have to be careful! Li Qi and Xia Luqi sat opposite each other, and after the waiter served the tea and retreated, he took the initiative to speak.

Charuqi's body trembled and lowered his head: "The ministers are incompetent, and they can't share their worries for Your Majesty!" ”

"Where is it, General Xia refused to defend Zezhou and shared most of the pressure on me, otherwise, I would have to learn from my grandfather back then, run back to Shatuo in the Western Regions, and go to the old clan." Li Qi smiled, "Have all the general's clansmen moved to northern Jin?" ”

Xia Luqi raised his head and looked at Li Qi, a little surprised how the young emperor could ask this. He thought for a moment, shook his head and replied: "Only some of the clansmen who moved to Yunzhou and Yanmen were inside, and the others stayed in Shatuomoi. In fact, most of the tribesmen still fell into the Western Regions, and most of the tribesmen who moved inward believed in the god of fire and did not want to convert to paganism. ”

"One day, we will fight back to the ...... in the Western Regions" Li Qi sighed, and then changed the topic, "Now that Li Siyuan is powerful, we can't confront it head-on, so we can only back down for the time being." What I mean is that if he wants to take back Heyang and ask the general to move the town, he can temporarily abandon Mengzhou, Huaizhou and other places in Shannan. The cities of Heyang, located in the plain, could not be defended, so they could only retreat to Zezhou first. ”

Xia Luqi said: "But the people in Zezhou are poor, and they are far from being able to raise an army, and now the supply of more than 10,000 soldiers and horses is mostly counting on the wealth of Mengzhou and Huaizhou." ”

"This general doesn't have to worry, the supply of the Heyang army is in charge of the Jinyang side, and I guarantee that there will be no loss of half a point. If the supply of the Heyang army cannot be guaranteed, the general will abandon me at that time, and there will be no complaints! ”

Xia Luqi stared at Li Qi for a while, and then he let out a sigh and said, "Okay, the minister will believe in Your Majesty." If Li Siyuan wants to attack Heyang, I will act when I see the opportunity, and I will never fight hard with him. ”

Li Qi smiled: "This is the purpose of my trip, but I am afraid that the general will be reluctant to lose the wealth of Shannan and suffer a big loss, and the situation in Luze will become tense." Now my main focus is on the north, so the gateway to the east of the river is all in the hands of the general. ”

Xia Luqi said: "If you want to say that you may not have the strength to take the initiative to attack now, if you say that you can hold this Taixing, it is not difficult. Your Majesty has entrusted Zezhou to me, and I will live up to my high hopes! ”

This is basically a worthwhile trip, and Li Qi basically achieved the purpose of his inspection in Jinnan.

The next day, Li Qi, accompanied by Xia Luqi, went to Tianjing Pass at the north entrance of Taihang to inspect it, and then left Zezhou and returned to Luzhou.

Li Qi suddenly ascended the throne in Taiyuan and announced that the world would inherit the unification, which made the Luoyang court feel a little caught off guard.

The privy envoy An Chongzhi tried his best to persuade Li Siyuan to raise troops to fight, but Li Siyuan was a little hesitant, and when he hesitated in Luoyang, the weather turned cold. With a few heavy snowfalls from the end of October to the beginning of November, Li Siyuan has the heart to send troops, but he can only wait until next spring.

Heavy snow closed the road, Li Qi was blocked by a heavy snow in Luzhou for three days, and now on the way back to Jinyang, the snow has not reached his ankles, but he is in a very comfortable mood.

At least this winter, he doesn't have to worry about being attacked from the south......

In the summer of this year, the climate was generally dry and rainless, but after the winter, heavy snow fell throughout the north, and from the end of October, several heavy snowfalls fell in succession, and the old people who had been talking about Ruixue Zhaofeng also shut up, and their faces were full of worry.

After the snowfall exceeds a certain level, it can only be called a snow disaster.

After the veteran An Jinquan returned to Jinyang, the veteran An Jinquan immediately came to the door and reminded him to strengthen the defense of Yunzhou and Shanbei in the north to prevent the Khitan from invading south.

The snow disaster had a much greater impact on the nomadic peoples of these steppes than the farming peoples who lived on farming, and after the severe snow disaster, due to the lack of food reserves, the only option for the grassland tribes to invade the Central Plains and raid became the only option.