At the same time as the end of the war in Wei, the Song State had also received the edict of the Son of Heaven, and the Zheng State, which had a new monarch, destroyed the Chen and Cai countries, more than doubled the population of the country, and also entered the ranks of powerful countries qualified to look at the world.

With Xun Yu's assistance, the Song and Zheng coalition forces wiped out Chen and Cai's war with half the effort, and the casualties paid were greatly reduced.

At this time, there are many things where one person hangs the seals of many countries, or is an official in several countries at the same time, which is very common in the eyes of the world, for example, Fang Li once befriended Han Fei and Wu Qi with the official position of Tang State, and the two of them also accepted it happily.

But Xun Yu insisted that he would not accept it, saying that one minister could not do two masters, as a courtier of the Tang State, it was the best to give advice to the allies, but there was no need to give official positions.

Xun Yu's attitude was firm, and Zifeng was not easy to force, so he rewarded countless gold and silver beauties to show his appreciation for Xun Yu, and at the same time gritted his teeth with envy for Fang Li, who was far away in the Tang Kingdom, such a good courtier, how could he be met by Fang Li.

Xun Yu smiled silently, and embarked on a journey back to Tang with the covenant stamped by Zifeng.

At this time, it was the end of November, and the crisis in the north of Chu had been resolved, as long as it could survive until winter, and the Wu army had not yet gained a firm foothold, it would have to withdraw its troops, and the situation would return to the situation of confrontation between Qin and Chu.

Although the fight was hard, Xiong Lu knew that Tang Guo's little brother was overstretched, and there was only so much he could help.

The eastern and western borders of Chu were in a bitter battle, but the Tang side triumphed all the way.

Cao Cao's army had once again approached the city of Quwo as early as mid-November, and also adopted a strategy of besieging but not attacking, dividing his troops to encroach on other cities in the Jin Kingdom.

Smelling the opportunity, the Yan army commander Le Yi and the Zhao army commander Lian Po were not polite, and at the same time they went to the monarch to besiege Jincheng and Jinyang again, and at the same time divided their troops to encroach step by step.

Jiang Xiaobai of the Qi State saw that the Jin State was in a hurry again and immediately marched into the army in two directions, Ji Zhi and Zhao Yong knew that the destruction of the Jin was imminent, so they gathered a large army to resist the Qi army to the death, as long as it was dragged until Quwo fell and the Jin State was destroyed, the Qi army would naturally retreat.

This time, the Jin State, like the Wei State, no longer had any reinforcements, so they had to defend Quwo in anticipation of a miracle.

At the end of November, the 40,000 allied troops of Tang and Wei arrived at Anyi, and when they saw that the city was empty, they learned that Liu Bei took the 5,000 soldiers and horses left behind in Anyi to go north, and had already taken the royal official and opened the passage to Quwo for Fang Li's army.

"This Liu Xuande is really like a gambler." Fang Li ordered the army to continue marching towards Quwo without stopping, and at the same time smiled with Wei Yi who was next to him, "The widow's courtiers are like this, they like to make their own decisions, it's really a headache!" ”

This is a complaint, it is obviously showing off, but Wei Yi's heart is sour when he hears it.

Wei Yu complimented him on the horse: "The famous generals under the command of Duke Tang are like clouds, and the ministers admire them!" ”

The generals of the Tang State led the troops to fight abroad, whether they did not return to the capital to help, or they made a surprise attack on their own initiative, as long as they were sincerely for the Tang State and the result was good, Fang Li would generally not be held accountable, and at most scolded afterwards.

On the other hand, he who worked for the Wei State, whether he attacked Pinglu last time or Xingyang this time, he was trembling and restrained, and there was a chain behind him like a chain from the girder.

This time he re-led the troops to fight, and I heard that Fang Li asked him to lead the troops by name, so Wei Si slipped out of the mansion and had the opportunity to lead the troops again.

After being tossed by Wei Si again and again, Wei Yu's loyalty to Wei Guo was not a few points left, and at this time, Tang Gong was close at hand, and he inevitably had the idea of choosing a good bird to perch on, and the words of compliment were also a little sincere.

Fang Li sensitively sensed the change in Wei Yi's attitude, and was satisfied in his heart, and felt more and more that it was a good idea to specifically ask Wei Si to let Wei Yi fight.

This person is also a well-known master of the art of war in history, and the military book "Wei Xuanzi" is even more famous, if it can be subdued, then the Tang Dynasty will have another famous general who is good at fighting in the world, how can Fang Li not be itchy?

Dian Wei Xu Huang and others saw Fang Li's thoughts, and took the initiative to talk and laugh with Wei Yu along the way, not at all because of his identity as the general of the defeated army, and he also hugged Wei Yu many times between his words, and when the army arrived at Wang Guan ten days later, the generals had successfully fought with Wei Yu.

The small city of Wang Guan has only experienced the wanton plundering of the Tang army not long ago, and the city defense has not yet been reorganized, so the treacherous Zhu has requisitioned and dispatched large armies everywhere to cut down Shaoliang, and the reconstruction of Wang Guan has stalled again, and now what appears in front of Fang Li's eyes is only the Tang army camp tents and various ruins and broken walls scattered everywhere.

The Tang soldiers guarding the camp saw the banner of the lord from a distance and hurriedly opened the camp gate, and at the same time rushed to report to Liu Bei, and soon, Liu Bei, who was bright in armor, appeared in front of the camp gate and bowed his hand; "The minister has seen the lord!"

Fang Li turned over and dismounted, threw the horsewhip in his hand to Liu Bei and strode forward, looking around as he walked, and saw the busy Jin people everywhere outside the city, he couldn't help laughing: "Are you helping the trick to rebuild the city?" ”

Seeing each other again, Fang Li's attitude was obviously a lot more affectionate, Liu Bei took the horsewhip and ironed it in his heart, and simply greeted Lu Bu and the others behind him, stepped forward in three steps and two steps, and laughed when he heard the words: "The lord is joking, of course the minister is rebuilding the royal official city for the lord!" ”

Fang Li was noncommittal, everyone walked into the city, and everywhere they saw that there were people who were sweating profusely, and it seemed that the fortifications everywhere were progressing smoothly, and they couldn't help but wonder: "Mengde, didn't you recruit the Tang people to the royal officials?" Why are these people so enthusiastic? ”

"Of course, it's because the name of the lord's benevolence is far and wide." Liu Bei smiled a little proudly, "The minister told the people here that they will soon be Tang people, the people of the lord, and I have preached the policy of my Tang State to the people several times, compared with the strict government and harsh taxes of the Jin State, the enthusiasm of the people is naturally high." ”

Waving his hand and refusing Liu Bei's action of inviting everyone into the humble city guard mansion, Fang Li was not stunned by the ecstasy soup at all, and squinted his eyes and said: "Don't tell the widow about these vain, to be honest, what did you promise them?" ”

Liu Bei shrunk his neck, and was a little weak-hearted: "The lord is really wise, the minister... Promised to exempt the construction man's family from taxes for three years..."

Fang Li's face changed, but in the end, he didn't hold back his breath, snatched the horse whip that Liu Bei held in his hand and slammed it on his breastplate, "Private decree, who gave you the power!" ”

Seeing that Fang Li seemed to be really angry, Liu Bei also accepted the hippie smiling face, hugged his fists and said: "It is a big crime for the minister to pass on the king's order privately, please punish the lord!" But the royal official is located in the place where the soldiers must fight, and it is easy to attack and difficult to defend, in order to prevent the enemy army from destroying the Jin Dynasty after the Tang Dynasty has not digested it to attack, the minister thinks that whether it is to recover the hearts of the people as soon as possible or to repair the city is an urgent matter, so he made his own opinion, please see the lord! ”

"Enemy troops?" Fang Li frowned, and slowly put down the half-raised horsewhip, "The closest thing to here is... You mean Zhao Jun? ”

"It's Zhao Jun!" Liu Bei puffed up his chest and spoke, "There are no eternal allies in the world of great controversy, there was Wei and Jin in front of us, and there was no conflict between Zhao and my Tang Dynasty, and now that Wei is not a climate, the destruction of Jin is just around the corner, and the minister thinks that it is time to guard against Zhao!" ”

Fang Li was silent, what Liu Bei said was true, Zhao Yongqi was different from Xiong Liang, it was not a strange thing to turn his face like a book for the sake of interests, and he should indeed take precautions early.

But in addition, the corners of Fang Li's mouth hooked an inexplicable smile: "Xuande, this is the first time you have spoken about Datang's strategy since you followed the widow, is there any reason?" ”

Liu Bei's face remained unchanged, and he said respectfully: "Back to the lord, before that, either the war was urgent, or the lord had a minister by his side, even if the minister didn't say it, someone would say it for the minister." ”

Fang Li was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized that Liu Bei had never seen Gongsun Yan before, even if he knew that there was such a person, but he couldn't face the number on the face, and at this time, he was afraid that Gongsun Yan would also be regarded as the general of the army under his command.

However, this Xiaoxiong, who can occupy a place in the troubled times of the Three Kingdoms, is willing to speak, which is of course a good thing for Tang Guo.

"Okay, don't be, since you've spoken, the widow still has something to ask you." Fang Li sat on the pitted steps in front of the city guard mansion, signaling the generals to ask casually while continuing to ask, "My allies of the Tang Dynasty are not only the Zhao State but also the Chu, Song and Lu Kingdoms, what does Xuande have to say about this?" ”

Liu Bei also sat down on the spot like Fang Li, and didn't think about it when he heard it:

"There is Zhao State between Song State and my Tang Dynasty, and it is adjacent to Wei State and Wu State, and Lu State is also in constant conflict, and there are strong enemies on all sides, so they will naturally be willing to make friends with my Tang Dynasty, Chu State and Lu State are the same, especially Chu State, as long as Qin and Wu are still looking for trouble, the King of Chu will not give up the strong ally of the lord."

"In addition to these three kingdoms, there are also Korea in the southwest and Yan in the north, after the destruction of the Jin Dynasty, the territory of the Tang State will border the Yan State, and there will be a conflict at that time, but the Yan State and the Qi State are at loggerheads, and the Yan Qi and the Tang Dynasty have no personal enmity, and the lord can use this point to contain the two countries."

"Although South Korea is small, it is not weak, and the lord can encroach on it step by step, and then fight the idea of South Korea after the Jin land is completely digested."

"The state of Wei exists in name only, and the lord can keep the Duke of Wei as a buffer zone between Tang and Zhao."

Liu Bei's mouth was like a river gushing, but Fang Li was not impatient at all when he heard it, but his spirit became more and more concentrated, and he felt that it was better to ask such a question.

When Liu Bei finally finished speaking, Fang Li couldn't help but applaud: "Listening to your words is better than reading a book for ten years!" Xuande only said a few words, and analyzed the situation in my Datang so thoroughly, it seems that the widow let you stay in Anyi, and it is indeed burying talents! ”

Liu Bei modestly lowered his head and said that he didn't dare, but he didn't lose a smile on his face.