Zheng Congyan did not disappoint Zhao Fan, this dying old pillar of the Tang Dynasty, after a lot of going back and forth, brought back Li Keyong's secret letter from Taiyuan.

The content of the letter is relatively simple, and the general meaning is that he Li Keyong will never have two hearts for Datang, and Shatuojun will always be the sharpest sword of Datang, and a sentence is attached at the end of the letter, the king is worried about the humiliation of the ministers, and the king is humiliated and the ministers are dead.

"Your Majesty, Lord Li asked the minister to bring a message to Your Majesty."

Zheng Congyan coughed a few times, his body trembled a little and walked around, his voice was full of fatigue.

"Master Li said, you treat me as a countryman, and I will repay you as a countryman." Zheng Congyan coughed twice, and said with some hesitation, "Your Majesty, the old minister has a saying, I don't know whether to say it or not." ”

Zhao Fan looked at the silver-haired old man in front of him who was still coughing, and said in a warm voice, "Boss, if there is anything, just say it." ”

"Your Majesty, Li Keyong is a person, although he is from Shatuo, but he can be regarded as loyal to my Tang Dynasty, Your Majesty should not hate him because he is not a Han Chinese. Lao Chen has worked with him for many years, and he still understands his temperament. ”

"Although this person is a little uninhibited and disobedient to discipline, he really puts the Tang Dynasty in his heart. If His Majesty really has a heart, this person may also be considered a usable talent. ”

Zhao Fan nodded, did not refute Zheng Congyan's words, of course he knew that Li Keyong belonged to the available talents, how loyal this person was, he may not be as good as those virtuous generals in history, but compared with those current feudal towns, he is much better.

If it is to put down the rebellion, this person will be an excellent vanguard, but if it is necessary to cut the feudal domain, I am afraid that this person will also become the biggest resistance.

"What Aiqing said, I understand, this person I will consider carefully. As the pillar of Datang, Aiqing should also pay more attention to her body, don't overwork, Aiqing can't fall, Datang still has countless problems waiting for Aiqing to solve. ”

"This is the congratulatory gift that Li Keyong sent to me when I got married last time, and there are two hundred-year-old wild ginseng in it, according to the imperial doctor, it can nourish the blood and prolong life, and I love Qing and hold it."

Zhao Fan glanced at the somewhat crumbling old man in front of him with some concern, and was a little worried about whether he would fall suddenly, so he took out a wooden box that had been prepared for a long time from behind him and handed it to Zheng Congyan.

"Thank you Your Majesty for your concern, the old minister's old bones, the old minister himself knows in his heart that he can't die for a while, and the old minister can't have this century-old mountain ginseng, so Your Majesty should keep it."

When Zheng Congyan heard this, he suddenly burst into tears, and he was quite flattered by Zhao Fan's attention to himself.

"Okay, if you don't take it, be careful that I will cure you for the crime of deceit."

Zhao Fan forcibly stuffed the wooden box containing ginseng into the hand of Zheng Congyan, who was a little at a loss, and glared at him with a tiger face.

"It's... The old minister accepted it, this Your Majesty's reward! ”

Zheng Congzhen trembled and took the wooden box into his arms, with a helpless look on his face, but his eyes were full of emotion.

"The Shatuo people have been hovering between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty all the year round, and the ministers are not very good at Li Keyong's senses, only you, the boss, can see the current situation clearly."

"Today's Shatuo army includes many ethnic groups such as Shatuo, Qibi, Tuyuhun, Hui, and Han. Among them, the proportion of Han people alone may not be less than that of foreign races who migrated from the northwest, so what I mean is that Li Ke can use this person, so he will send the old man to Taiyuan to meet him. Zhao Fan returned to his seat and said slowly.

What he said is also true, the Manchu Dynasty was civil and military, out of Zhao Fan's initial team, and the other ministers were disdainful of the Shatuo people for various reasons, and they were very hostile to Li Keyong.

"Your Majesty can think so, that is the best, if Your Majesty believes in the ministers, the ministers are willing to return to Taiyuan and assist Lord Li, so that Lord Li will not listen to slanderous rumors, go astray, and bring unnecessary trouble to Your Majesty."

Zheng Congyan looked up at Zhao Fan, and looked at Zhao Fan without dodging, his eyes were full of firmness and sincerity.

Zhao Fan looked at Zheng Congyan with some surprise, you must know that the task of going to Taiyuan is not a beautiful difference, but actually a very bad task.

First of all, Zheng Congyan represents the imperial power, he went to Taiyuan, went to Li Keyong's side, not to mention what Li Keyong himself thinks, just those people around him, they will feel that Zheng Congyan was sent by the emperor to monitor them, and they will unconsciously exclude him, which is something that there is no need to doubt at all.

Again, as an outsider, he suddenly appeared at the top of the Shatuo Army, and he was still pointing fingers, which was naturally not so likable.

"Boss, have you thought it through? This trip to Taiyuan is a long way to go, and the road is rugged, I'm afraid it will ......"

"Your Majesty doesn't need to say much, the old minister has made up his mind, if His Majesty can trust the old minister, the matter will be decided."

Zheng Congyan looked resolute, that expression was definitely not something that could be disguised, which made Zhao Fan a little embarrassed. He didn't object to Zheng Congyan going to Taiyuan again, but in what name, this gave him a little headache.

You must know that Zheng Congyan is not an ordinary petty official, this old man is a real veteran of the Five Dynasties, and has followed Wuzong, Xuanzong, Yizong, Xizong and now Zhao Fan, and has also served as the envoy of many festivals, the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, and in the period of Xizong, he was knighted by the prime minister, and served as Sikong, Situ, and Taifu!

is such a big bull, how do you ask Zhao Fan to arrange his position and let him go to Taiyuan to stay with Li Keyong? If the arrangement is not good, it will make Li Ke think too much, thinking that he wants to seize his power, wouldn't it be bad?

"Boss, now that you've made up your mind. I won't persuade you any more, so let's do it, I canonized the old man as a captain, went to Taiyuan to assist Li Keyong, guarded the border, and as for other things, the old man can see the opportunity to act. ”

Zhao Fan really didn't know how to arrange it, so he could only give Zheng Congyan a false position and let him do it himself.

"The old minister obeys the order and will live up to His Majesty's expectations."

Zheng Congyan nodded, stood up from the chair, saluted respectfully to Zhao Fan, and said softly, "In this case, the old minister will not bother Your Majesty, and when the old minister goes back to clean up, he will leave Taiyuan in the next few days." ”

"Aiqing, let's go." Zhao Fan waved his hand, also stood up and said.

"The old minister obeys."

Zheng Congyan saluted again, and walked out of the door tremblingly, his thin back seemed to fall down at any time.

Zhao Fan looked at the back of Zheng Congyan leaving, and had mixed feelings in his heart, this old man was already old, and his health was not very good, this separation, I don't know if there is a chance to see each other again in this life.

Zhao Fan knows very well that the Tang Dynasty has been in turmoil for so many years, but it can still stand, relying on these loyal ministers.

(End of chapter)