Li Qing told his trip to Nanzhao in detail, Li Longji was also listening carefully, he kept changing his sitting posture, hearing the role of the Eastern Witch, he couldn't help but ponder, talking about the attack on the Tubo envoys, his eyes were blazing, and he almost wanted to shoot the case, until he listened to him finish hunting Ge Luofeng, and ordered to shoot the two of them, Li Longji let out a long breath, lying on the chair, and the time passed almost two hours.

Li Longji's eyes flickered, and he asked casually: "I heard you say that when you were in the east, you promised Han Chongdao that he would be the governor of Nanning Prefecture, is this a bit Meng Lang, if I don't agree, how can you explain it to him?" ”

Li Qingde Bian Lingcheng reminded that he had already made up his mind, with Li Longji's shrewdness and wisdom, if he denied it, he could not tolerate it, the key was in the choice of words, he replied solemnly: "Because the minister has already had the intention of killing him, in order to stabilize him, even if he agrees to make him the king of the east, what I want is time, so I first painted a cake on the wall for him, let him look slowly, dream slowly, if the minister really wants to use him, he will naturally send an urgent request to the emperor, otherwise, if he can't fulfill it, he will be angry and back, won't I give up all my efforts?" ”

Li Longji nodded secretly, in fact, the person is already dead, it doesn't matter whether there is a false holy decree or not, the important thing is how Li Qing completes this matter, listening to his smooth answer, it doesn't seem to admit it, but the details are actually admitted again, even if the matter is lightly revealed.

Li Longji got up, paced slowly in the room with his hands in his hands, thought for a while, looked up at the window and said slowly: "Tubo has peeped into the southwest for more than a hundred years, repeatedly defeated my Tang Dynasty, successively set up the governor of Shenchuan in Tieqiao, and sent the imperial history to guard in the Langqiong, and once went south to occupy the Erhai region when the power was prosperous, I had no choice but to choose to support the local forces to fight against the aggressive momentum of Tubo. In the end, Tubo was expelled from the Erhai region and established the Nanzhao State, but unfortunately it was not my race, its heart must be different, and the shield used to deal with the southern expansion of Tubo became a spear that threatened the Tang Dynasty, which made people sigh, you went to Nanzhao this time, and used the opportunity of the Nanzhao brothers to fight for power to disintegrate the ambition of Nanzhao's eastward expansion, split Nanzhao, and pulled out a thorn in the belly of the Tang Dynasty. ”

Speaking of this, Li Longji turned around, stared at Li Qing and said in a deep voice: "If I make you the prince of the country, do you dare to accept it?" ”

Li Qing knew that if he responded, he would become the youngest prince in the history of the Tang Dynasty, but Mu Xiu was in the forest, the wind would destroy it, he had no qualifications and no strength but ascended to a high position, I don't know how many people would be jealous, not to mention Li Linfu, even a small imperial history judge would easily get the handle and sue himself, the meal had to be eaten in one bite, and the road had to be walked step by step, and it was better to hide it deeply.

Thinking of this, he shook his head slightly, "It's not a question of whether the minister dares to accept it, but the minister has not completely solved the Nanzhao problem, and he can't bear it!" ”

Li Longji nodded secretly, it is rare to be so young but not arrogant or impatient! Rare!

"Why hasn't the Nanzhao problem been completely solved, you can talk about it!"

Li Qing smiled lightly and said: "The emperor also said just now, the Nanzhao problem is actually the front and back of the same hand, its front is the Tang Dynasty, the reverse is Tubo, Nanzhao is strong, Tubo is weak, and vice versa, now that Nanzhao is split, it will inevitably give Tubo an opportunity, so the minister said that the Nanzhao problem has not been solved." ”

"In your opinion, how can this dilemma be solved?"

"Reinforcement!" Li Qing said without hesitation: "Political support for Yu Chengjie is only one aspect, the Tubo problem has to be solved by the Tang Dynasty itself, the minister suggested to improve the specifications of the Governor of Shanzhou (now Xichang, Sichuan), with Jiannan Jiedu as the head, Nanxi County Governor's Mansion as the neck, northwest is the Governor of Jianzhou, east is the Governor of Queens, and between is the Yaozhou Governor's Mansion (now Chuxiong, Yunnan), like three iron tongs firmly grasp Yunnan, and then strengthen the control of the Annam Governor in the south (now Hanoi, Vietnam) over the various prefectures, implement military cantonments, and at the same time increase taxes to weaken the strength of the tribes, In this way, the southwest region will be firmly controlled by our Tang Dynasty, so why not be afraid of the southward expansion of Tibet. ”

Li Longji looked at him silently, his eyes flashed with a strange look, and after a long while, he sighed:

Li Qing pondered for a moment and then said, "The minister has one more thing to say to Your Majesty. ”

"You say!"

"The minister thinks that it is really inappropriate for the governor of Yaozhou to concurrently serve as the governor of Nanxi County, he has limited energy and has no time to take care of both, which makes the Nanxi County Governor's Mansion useless, governor, this person has been an official in Jiannan for many years, and he has been the envoy of Lord Zhang Qiu to Nanzhao, and he is familiar with Nanzhao affairs."

Li Longji smiled indifferently, "What are you talking about, but Jiannan's interview envoy Xian Yu Zhongtong?" ”

"That's the man."

Li Longji said disapprerovingly: "Actually, I want you to be the governor of Nanxi County, and I think only you are the most suitable." ”

Li Qing took a step forward, knelt down on his left knee and said: "Your Majesty, the minister wants to go to the Western Regions to develop, and the three hundred Tang troops who followed the minister, the feelings are deep, I hope Your Majesty can agree to let them continue to follow as ministers, the minister only has these two requests, I hope Your Majesty agrees." ”

Li Longji looked at Li Qing for a moment, his heart was a little moved, he helped him up with his own hands, patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "I already know your wish, you go home first, let you go to Nanzhao on the third day of marriage, I really don't want to go, go home to visit my wife first, and I will reward you well in a few days." ”

Li Qing thanksgiving

I want to say goodbye, I suddenly remembered something, my face suddenly changed greatly, my eyes hooked the party, I killed the Tubo envoy for almost a month, plus the Nanzhao split, but Tubo did not move at all, this seems to be unreasonable, this can only have an explanation, Tubo is going to use troops against Longyou, so he endured this matter, he remembered the smuggling of military products by the Hai family, all the signs indicate that Tubo is going to move troops against the Tang Dynasty this year, thinking of this, he hurriedly said to Li Longji: "Your Majesty, the minister has a hunch, in summer and autumn, Tubo is very likely to use troops against Longyou, Please ask the emperor to prepare early. ”

After speaking, he told Li Longji his thoughts one by one, Li Longji's face changed slightly, there is indeed this possibility, he suddenly remembered that the day before yesterday, the Longyou Jiedu envoy Huangfu Weiming and Jiannan Jiedu envoy Zhang Qiu and Qiong jointly wrote a letter, demanding a complete ban on trade with Tibet, and preventing illegal merchants from smuggling ironware, grain and other contraband into Tibet through normal trade channels, but this plan was strongly opposed by Li Linfu and his family, and the reason was that the war in Tubo was unexpected, and it could not be wasted because of choking.

But this is just an appearance, the problem is that the contradiction between Tai and Li Linfu is becoming more and more open, as long as it is a proposal of the Taiyi Party, whether it is related to the people's livelihood or a trivial matter in the neighborhood, Li Linfu and his party oppose it all, and it is obvious that Tai and Li Linfu's power is somewhat unbalanced, and this is something that he Li Longji absolutely does not want to see.

Thinking of this, Li Longji shook his head secretly, and only said lightly: "Your opinion is very good, I accept it!" ”

Seeing that Li Qing was about to retire, he hesitated and said to him: "If there is another house that Tai will give you, you can accept it!" Although you are no longer a subordinate official of the East Palace, but you are too there, you should go and walk more when you have time, after all, you are still young, what I mean, do you understand? ”

The words have been said so plainly, how could he not understand, Li Longji still meant to let him go with Tai, I am afraid that this is because the power contrast between Tai and Li Linfu is a little unbalanced, and Li Longji wants to support Taiyi.

"The minister understands!"

Li Qing saw that Li Longji was already tired, so he retreated, looking at his distant back, Li Longji nodded slightly, so far, this person is remarkable in terms of ability, courage, and vision, and it is worth cultivating himself, and over time, he will become a pillar of the Tang Dynasty. He was happy, picked up the jade hammer and gently knocked the small bell on the imperial case, Gao Lishi hurriedly ran over, "The old slave is here, please ask the emperor to order!" ”

Li Longji took out the book of impeachment of Li Qing's false holy decree from under the table, handed it to Gao Lishi, and said, "You go to Xiangguo's mansion and hand it over to Li Linfu, don't say anything." ”

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"It's more timid to be close to home!"

This is exactly Li Qing's mood at this time, three months away from home, I don't know how the curtain is, fat or thin, see him will fall into his arms, or grab his ears, Li Qingxin is excited, and timid, excited is that he finally returned to his own harbor of rest, and timidity is because he found a woman outside, although the curtain letter expresses sympathy for Awan's plight and is willing to accept her, but women's generosity is often based on men's concessions.

There is also Xiaoyu, this Ni has always had a spring heart, and she promised to marry her in a month, but this time it will be three months, I don't know what will happen to her.

Li Qing is still living in Li Lin's mansion, although he gave him a mansion again, servants and maids are all available, but without his permission, it is impossible for the curtain to move over, and now that Li Longji has agreed, he can move his family away, no matter how good the relationship with Li Lin is, after all, he is under the fence.

Riding all the way to the horse, and then turning two corners is Li Lin's house, Li Qing's mood began to get nervous, at this time it was already afternoon, pedestrians on the street came and went, just turned a corner, Li Qing suddenly saw a familiar back not far ahead, wearing a yellow silver mud skirt, graceful posture, carrying a little blue, is walking with his head down.

'Ahh It's a light rain'

Li Qing's heart was hot, he was about to shout, but he found that there was another person next to her, wearing a white scholar's robe, wearing a soft head, two long hat bands dragged behind him, he was fair-skinned, thin, and was following her closely, constantly saying something to her, and his tone was intense, but Xiaoyu didn't seem to want to listen to him, so he walked faster, and he dared to pull Xiaoyu's hand.

Li Qing's eyes gradually narrowed into a slit, turned over and dismounted, and shouted in a low voice, "Xiaoyu!" ”

Xiaoyu was entangled by this person, she couldn't get rid of it, she was ashamed and anxious, and suddenly heard a low voice, she suddenly stopped, turned around in surprise, she saw it, as if there was an incredible discovery that everyone didn't know, a burst of ecstasy grabbed her, and the blood vessels of her whole body were violently excited for a while. "Oh my God!" She couldn't help but shout, "It's Gong, it's Gong!" ”

The basket of her hand was almost thrown away by her, she rushed up and grabbed Li Qing's hand, the sudden ecstasy made her speechless for a while, and for a long time, tears of joy rolled down from her white porcelain-like shining face, and her voice was excited and trembling, "Gong, you are finally back, I miss you so much!" ”

Suddenly found that she had missed her mouth, Xiaoyu's face suddenly turned crimson with shame, as if floating a gorgeous sunset, but she was still reluctant to let go, looking at him with a stupid face, like a flower that had just bloomed, delicate and gorgeous, at this moment she forgot where she was, and the thoughts that had been brewing thousands of times in her heart suddenly exploded, and thousands of words were revealed in her eyes.

I haven't seen her for three months, she seems to have grown taller again, almost up to her eyebrows, and Li Qing was taken by her

Dye, gently wiped the tears from her face, and patted her face, "We, I'm not at home, are you all okay?" ”

Li Qing took her hand, glanced at it, but saw that the man was still standing there, with beautiful eyebrows, a bookish face, and a backward look, looking at them blankly.

"Who is he?"

Xiaoyu bit her lip, glanced at him in disgust, and whispered in Li Qing's ear: "Gong, he is Xian Yu Da Lao, called Xian Yu Fuli, he always comes to pester me, like a fly, wherever I go, he follows him, I really can't avoid him, I don't care, you have to make decisions for me!" ”

Xian Yu Fuli is Xian Yu Zhongtong's second duke (see Volume 1, Chapter 10 of the lawsuit), he once fell in love with the curtain, and then the curtain disappeared, and he died of this heart and concentrated on reading,

In the past two years, he studied in Chang'an, and gradually became infected with the sergeant's romantic habits, his family is very wealthy, generous, and surrounded by the crowd, it can be said that he wants to get clouds and clouds, and he wants to rain and rain, last year's high gold list, was put in Jiangnan West Road to do a county master book, but he remembered Chang'an's romance, and then left the favor, and made up for the head of the Ministry of Rites, although only from the eight small officials, but the desire to stay in Beijing was finally achieved, he was even more high-spirited, ten days ago, in a wandering accidentally saw Xiaoyu, he was the old owner of Xiaoyu, first happy, but soon changed taste, He saw that the inconspicuous little girl in the past was beautiful, tall and plump, very rare in the Tang Dynasty, and suddenly had evil thoughts, he first expressed his admiration to Xiaoyu, saying that he wanted to marry her as a concubine, Xiaoyu naturally refused, and Li Qing was negligent, and he forgot that Xiaoyu's deed of sale was still in Xianyu Mansion, and he didn't take it seriously, but Xianyu Fuli took this as a threat, pointing out that Xiaoyu was his family's maid, and wanted to take Xiaoyu back to Xinzheng's hometown, dangling around Li Lin's mansion every day, so scared that Xiaoyu didn't dare to go out, and the curtain didn't want to see him, On this day, Xiaoyu came out to buy something, and was found by him, and when he was entangled, it happened that Li Qing came back.

Hearing that it was Xian Yu Zhongtong's son, Li Qing secretly thought, "It seems that he hasn't taken advantage of anything yet, just look at his father's face and spare him this time." ”

Thinking of this, he stepped forward slowly, smiled faintly, and arched his hand to Xian Yu Fuli: "It turned out to be Brother Fuli, Li Qing was rude, I don't know if Uncle Xian Yu is good?" ”

The tone was flat, and there was no trace of gloom, but it seemed to be the encounter of the neighbors who met every day when they took a walk after dinner, but he stared at Xiaoyu's hand holding the corner of Li Qingyi's hand, his heart was sour and astringent, but the other party had already saluted first, and he couldn't let him think too much, so he had to reluctantly return the salute, "Brother Li, my father is in good health, and he is worried about his work." ”

After greeting him, Li Qing ignored him again, stretched out his hand to grab Xiaoyu's wrist and left, Xian Yu Fuli saw them walking past him, without putting himself in his eyes at all, and Xiaoyu saw Li Qing's infatuation, which made him even more jealous, and he couldn't bear it anymore, he coughed heavily and said, "Brother Li, please stop!" ”

Li Qing glanced at him, if he was interested in leaving, it would be fine, but seeing that he was a thief, he was so close to Xiaoyu, he turned a blind eye, Li Qingxin couldn't help but be slightly angry, but his face didn't show it, he only said coldly: "It turns out that Brother Xianyu hasn't left yet, what else can I advise?" ”

Xian Yu Fuli saw his indifferent attitude, although he also knew that he was not easy to mess with, but there was a knife on his head, he was heartbroken, pointed at Xiaoyu and said: "This woman is my maid in Xian Yu's mansion, she escaped privately, and now she is found by me, I want to take her back to the house, you must not stop her." ”

Li Qing seemed to have heard the most ridiculous thing in the world, and it took him a long time to say word by word: "For your father's sake, I don't care about your rudeness, now you get out of me!" ”

Xian Yu Fuli saw him suddenly turn his face, and his face couldn't help but change greatly, he also let go, and shouted loudly: "Datang has its own laws, I want to report to the official, Li Qing, you wait!" After speaking, he was afraid that Li Qing would beat him, so he fled in a panic.

Xiaoyu was slightly relieved to see him fleeing away, but when she thought of his words again, her heart hung again, although she knew that Li Qing would not agree, but the strictness of the laws of the Tang Dynasty still made her uneasy, and she asked worriedly: "Gong, if he really goes to report to the official, what can he do?" Will I be sent back? ”

Li Qing suddenly remembered the first time he saw her in Xianyu Mansion, and he was pityful, so he gently hugged her waist and comforted: "Do you remember what I said to you when I left Xianyu Mansion?" ”

A promise, a promise to give herself freedom, Xiaoyu's eyes became extremely bright, and she nodded slowly, "Gong, what I remember, I will never forget in my lifetime!" ”

"Then what are you worried about, let's go! Let's go home. ”

'Go home! Xiaoyu's heart was full of a sense of security to be protected, she sighed happily, and even sprinkled coquettishly, hugged Li Qing's arm, put her head on his broad shoulder, and let him take her home half-hug and half-hug, regardless of his passers-by.

Li Qing saw that she was relying on herself wholeheartedly, and her heart was full of emotion, if she was still selling ice at this time, in addition to escaping overnight, what else could he do to protect her woman, power, status, without them, everything would be empty words.

Li Qingxin sighed with emotion, glanced at it, but saw that there was a bag of medicine in the basket she was carrying, she was taken aback, and said hurriedly: "Xiaoyu, is the curtain sick?" ”

"Sister Lian'er is not sick, this is the medicine for the fetus!" Xiaoyu saw that he was dumbfounded, and couldn't help but cover his mouth, 'Flutter! He smiled, tiptoed and whispered in his ear: "Gong, you are going to be a father." ”