But Cui Yanzhao only moved his fingers slightly, revealing a line of small letters on the letter, the handwriting was regular and beautiful, quite like the early Tang Dynasty calligrapher Ouyang Xun.

Youzhou marching Sima Li Zeyuan relatives.

In just eleven words, Li Zhen's heart had to move.

Originally, Li Zhen thought that this was just a secret letter written by Chen Qiong to blackmail him with Cui's, so Li Zhen was reluctant to read it, because he was afraid that he would not be able to help but do something, after all, at this time, he tried not to do anything that could be solved with his brain.

And Cui Yanzhao let himself read this letter just to show favor to himself, so as to protect Cui's interests from being harmed, that's all.

But now it seems that this letter is obviously not Chen Qiong's doing.

After Li Zhen saw this, he took the letter with both hands, and then slowly opened it, while Cui Yanzhao returned to his original position, and did not look at Li Zhen, but just ate tea by himself.

And Li Zhen didn't look at the text after opening the letter, but looked straight to the last line.

Because Li Zhen felt that he first had to know who the person who wrote the letter was, and then he would know whether the letter was worth reading for himself.

Obviously, the letter is worth seeing.

Because the signatory is Cui Heng.

Cui Heng, Boling Cui's family, Dezong Zhenyuan 18 years Jinshi and the first, has gone through eight dynasties of the Son of Heaven, successively served as the Shaofu Supervisor, Tongzhou Thorn History, Fengxiang Longzhou Jie Du Observation and Disposal Envoy, Guanglu Doctor, Inspection School Shangshu Right Servant Shooting, Fengxiang Yin, Jing Zhao Yin, Yushi Doctor, Ministry of Officials, Criminal Department Shangshu, Right Jinwu General, etc., 40 years almost all levels of the Tang Dynasty Beijing officials have done it again.

During the Huichang period, because of the discord with Li Rangyi, who was then the Zhongshu Shilang, he was framed and was demoted to Enzhou Sima, after Li Chen succeeded to the throne, the original Huichang was recalled one by one, Cui Heng was appointed as the prince's guest, ranked as the prince's young master, and was named the founding prince of Anping County, and 2,000 households.

Now that he is close to the mandate of heaven, although he has asked for the decree many times, he has not been granted, but he no longer participates in the affairs of the DPRK and China, but if it is about this person who is highly respected in the DPRK, Cui Heng is only one person, and even Bai Min and others dare not make a mistake in front of him.

In the face of such a character, no matter how reluctant Li Zhen is, he can't refute this face, and even if Cui Heng asks for something further, Li Zhen can't refuse.

But Li Zhen believes that Cui Heng will not ask for anything, such a character who can experience the eight dynasties without decay, some things can be understood better than anyone else, and the vision will be longer-term.

Whether it is the Qinghe Cui clan or the Boling Cui clan, they all belong to the same ancestry, one is prosperous, and one is lost, Cui Heng understands this truth, and as a pivotal figure in the Cui family, he can't help but think about his future generations.

The Cui family has been a famous family since the Eastern Han Dynasty, and now it has stood for more than 800 years without falling.

Situation.

It was precisely because Cui Heng knew that he had judged the situation and sized, so he deigned to write this letter to Li Zhen.

After all, for the affairs of the three towns of Heshuo, even Li Chen, the son of heaven, will not interfere too much, and it is more of the kind of question that is used to announce the prestige of the heavenly family, which is almost better than nothing.

The affairs of the three towns of Heshuo are handled by the people of the three towns of Heshuo, and even the famous families must follow this rule.

Therefore, for Cui Heng, this matter can only be shown goodwill, and must not be opposed, especially with a young general who is in the limelight, which is an extremely unwise choice.

Over the past 800 years, the branches and leaves of the Cui family have spread to every corner of the Tang Dynasty, and since they are famous families, they will not survive because of the hundreds or thousands of acres of land.

In the final analysis, this is not a matter of life and death for the Cui family, this matter can be big or small.

big, he went toe-for-tat with Li Zhen, offended a favored general for Cui's family, and even aroused the disgust of Lu Longjie's envoy;

Xiao, he sold it to Li Zhen for personal favors, recruited a promising friend for Cui's family, and won the support and blessing of Lu Long's rulers.

It is easy to see at a glance which is more important and which is more important.

"The Duke of Anping County is in good health, he didn't visit him last time in Chang'an, but he made Duke Cui torment the boy!"

Li Zhen closed the letter and smiled at Cui Yanzhao.

Li Zhen didn't need to read the content of the letter to guess the content.

"Uncle has always loved talents, but also loves to make friends with talents, the ten poems written by the general on the calyx building, the uncle was full of praise after listening to it, and the general was also mentioned many times in the family letter since then, but I was fortunate to see it today!"

Cui Yanzhao's words were airtight, but the key part was not mentioned.

Li Zhen likes to talk to smart people, but there are two kinds of talking to smart people, one is that the two sides are concise and concise; Second, avoid the heavy and light.

Obviously, Cui Yanzhao at this time belongs to the latter, neither mentioning the conditions nor the purpose, and only cares about him left and right.

"Mr. Cui......"

Li Zhen said with a smile, although Cui Yanzhao likes to beat around the bush, Li Zhen has no time to accompany him.

Cui Yanzhao looked at Li Zhen intently.

"Mr. Cui might as well have something to say, whether it is for the sake of the Cui family or for the sake of the Anping County Prince, anything is easy to say, what to say, what ......"

Li Zhen stretched out his hand and took a sip of the teacup, looked at Cui Yanzhao, and then continued: "You can say it!" ”

Obviously, Li Zhen didn't play those tricks with Cui Yanzhao according to common sense, and Li Zhen's directness also caught Cui Yanzhao off guard.

After hearing this, the teacup that Cui Yanzhao had just picked up was momentarily stunned, and then gently placed it on the case, and said with a smile: "The general is really acting as strange and unpredictable as rumored!" ”

Li Zhen smiled and did not speak.

Seeing this, Cui Yanzhao pondered for a while, and then raised his head and said: "It's not a secret, what the general did in Yingzhou, Cui had already told his uncle before, and he just got a reply from his uncle today, ordering my Cui family to be the only general to look forward, just ......"

"It's just that Mr. Cui feels a little unwilling!" Li Zhen interrupted.

"Not bad! It's unwilling! ”

Cui Yanzhao got up slowly, his face was slightly gloomy, and he arched his hand again and said, "Does the general know that my Cui family's branch has gained a foothold in Yingzhou, and how many years has it taken to have today's situation?" ”

Without waiting for Li Zhen to answer, Cui Yanzhao said again: "Fifty years, a whole Jiazi, does the general know how many ancestors of the Cui family have become ill and even died of depression because of this?" The Cui family's fame for 800 years does not depend on being a traitor, nor on stealing, but on the hard work of countless Cui family members! ”

Cui Yanzhao's emotions were a little excited, and his voice suddenly increased a lot.

"And as soon as the general came to Yingzhou, he asked my Cui family to donate 500 acres of fertile land, dare to ask why? The 23 prime ministers of the Cui family are loyal to the Tang Dynasty, that is, the emperors of all dynasties have never exploited the Cui family's property, but the general wants to go against the grain, does the general think that he can do whatever he wants if he has soldiers in his hands? ”

"If you talk about loyalty, my Cui family is worthy of the ancestors and the Tang Dynasty, is this how the general treats loyal ministers?"

At this time, Cui Yanzhao and Fang Cai were like two people, and it seemed that these words had been depressed in their hearts for a long time, and they were more like a complaining woman.

After saying that, Cui Yanzhao's mood gradually calmed down, and then he walked in front of Li Zhen and bowed slightly, saying: "General Mingjian, my Cui family is willing to sacrifice thousands of acres of fertile land to house the families of those soldiers this time!" ”

"Sir, are you done?"

Seeing that Cui Yanzhao was no longer talking, Li Zhen smiled, and at the same time got up to help Cui Yanzhao back to his original position.

"A thousand acres of fertile land!" Li Zhen paced slowly in the hall, "I think this is the meaning of the Duke of Anping!" ”

"Although my uncle is from Boling, he is Cui's cousin, and Cui can't help but listen to Cui's words!" Cui Yanzhao said, his words mixed with resentment.

"Mr. Fang Cai said that it will be used to house the families of these soldiers?" Li Zhen asked.

"Not bad! Isn't that what the general is doing? Cui Yanzhao replied.

"Okay, it's true that the Cui family is loyal to the Tang Dynasty, but what are these soldiers for? Are they willing to die on the battlefield? Li Zhen asked rhetorically.

"This ......," Cui Yanzhao was a little speechless.

"There are many kinds of loyalty, such as the Cui family, it is the people of the world who give advice to the court and benefit the people, and it is the people who benefit the people who bow and work diligently for the place, but it is the people of the party, but ......"

Li Zhen walked up to Cui Yanzhao and asked with a smile: "Dare to ask sir, if there is an enemy who comes to destroy our society and slaughter my people, who will it rely on at this time?" ”

Similarly, Li Zhen did not give Cui Yanzhao a chance to speak, and immediately said: "Soldier! It is these soldiers who rely on them, and if they lose in the officialdom, they may be able to start all over again; But if you lose on the battlefield, you lose your head! ”

"If I say that I Li Zhen has no selfishness, hehe, I don't believe it myself, when it comes to selfishness, I have, to put it mildly, I want to build an army!"

Cui Yanzhao was shocked when he heard this, if Li Zhen's words reached Chang'an, it would be a great crime to exterminate the nine clans.

Li Zhen dared to speak, but Cui Yanzhao didn't dare to listen.

"Mr. Cui is not afraid, I want the army to be true, but I want to use this army to kill the enemy, quell the chaos, beg the thieves, and calm the people, since the Anshi rebels, this Tang Dynasty is no longer the Tang Dynasty that all countries came to the dynasty, and it is no longer the Tang Dynasty that is prosperous in the Spring and Autumn Period, Mr. Cui can see and hear, dare to ask, Mr. Cui, is this you, the Tang Dynasty that your Cui family wants?"

Li Zhen didn't look at Cui Yanzhao's expression at this time, there were some things that Li Zhen didn't want to say and couldn't say, but in the face of Cui Yanzhao, Li Zhen had to say.

Because Li Zhen knows that Cui Yanzhao is not bad, even in the future, he will be the minister of the Tang Dynasty, just like his ancestors, he treats the people leniently and benevolently, and his mother is effective, especially good at the rule of officials and good at the economy.

Of course, these are all later words, Li Zhen comes from later generations, and he will naturally anticipate these opportunities, and it is precisely because of this that Li Zhen will say everything that should be said and what should not be said.

He believes that Cui Yanzhao can understand and understand, and can better understand everything he does.

If Chen Qiong is replaced, Li Zhen is afraid that he will not want to say a word.

Cui Yanzhao fell silent, although his words were more like whining, but at the same time he had his own purpose.

Thousands of acres of fertile land can be produced by himself, but he must let Li Zhen understand that he owes the Cui family a favor today.

"What Mr. Cui means, Li understands......" Li Zhen was still smiling, and he didn't see the slightest bit of sadness.