Chapter 57: An Undercurrent of Joy

Li Hongji, who knew the truth of the matter, was very angry in his heart, but in front of his father, he tried to control his emotions and forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, and said: "Father, in this way, Suzhou is not fighting?" In Li Hongji's heart, he naturally hoped that his father would fight, but would his father agree? If this had been part of the plan. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

When Li Jing heard this, he paused, he was a little afraid of Wu Yueren, thought about it, and said: "This time's plan shows that Shangming's attack on Suzhou is just to prepare for the capture of Fuzhou, and now that Fuzhou has been taken, Suzhou does not have to fight." ”

And so it was! When Li Hongji heard this, he was very disappointed in his heart, he had been preparing for so long, could he have given up if he wanted to give up? Moreover, being tricked by Yang Lian this time made him feel a deep sense of shame in his heart, no, this matter can't be like this, he must attack Suzhou and achieve military merits. Thinking of this, Li Hongji half-knelt down and said, "Father, the son has been preparing for so long, it is imperative to attack Suzhou, and I hope that my father will allow it." ”

Li Jing paced with his hands in his hands, he also knew that if this matter was his own, he would inevitably be very depressed, but Wu Yueren, he really didn't want to fight, he thought for a while, shook his head, and said: "King Yan, Rong Zhen will think about the attack on Suzhou, you can retreat first." ”

Li Hongji's brain was "buzzing", he knew that this matter would not be done nine times out of ten, if his father really wanted to attack Suzhou, did he still need to think about it? He smiled bitterly, stood up in despair, and walked out of the imperial study, forgetting to say hello.

Li Jing didn't pay attention to him, held the letter in his hand, looked at it carefully, and said, "King Qi, do you think it's time for Yang Lian and Huairou to get married?" "Yang Lian is already the festival envoy of the town guard, it is a little difficult to go up, the key is that Yang Lian is still young, and there is still a chance to make contributions in the future, Yang Lian is not surnamed Li after all, and it is impossible to be crowned king in the future, so this reward must be weighed.

Li Jingsui smiled and said, "Brother Huang, this time Yang Lian won a big victory, and letting him marry Princess Huairou is the best reward." It's just that if he becomes a concubine, I'm afraid that this Chuzhou festival envoy will not be able to serve as a minister. ”

"Why? Before marrying Princess Huairou, your father-in-law feels sorry for his son-in-law and doesn't want him to work? Li Jing joked.

Li Jingsui shook his head and said, "Brother Huang, the younger brother didn't mean this, but considering that if Yang Lian becomes a concubine, he will no longer be able to lead troops, relatives." ”

"What a relative!" Li Jing pretended to be annoyed and glanced at King Qi and said, "Although the Tang Dynasty is thousands of miles away, when it comes to good generals, even Feng Yansi and Cha Wenhui are far inferior. I finally have a powerful minister, how can I easily let him be disarmed and return to the field? ”

"But." Li Jingsui also wanted to explain.

"There is nothing to do, Yang Lian married the princess, he is still a courtier of the Tang Dynasty, and he is still the envoy of the two states of Haichu. By the way, now that the Han Dynasty is in turmoil, Li Shouzhen and others are rebelling, and Yang Lian is guarding Hai and Chu Prefectures, can they have a chance to go north? Li Jing asked, he had lingering fears about attacking Wu Yue, but if he took advantage of the fire to rob and seize the land of the Han Kingdom, he would naturally be happy to see it. Although the two countries have an alliance, the so-called alliance is nothing more than a piece of paper in the face of actual interests.

Li Jingsui was made to cry and laugh, just after taking Fuzhou in the south, the imperial brother was interested in the territory in the north? After thinking about it, Li Jingsui said: "Brother Huang, although the Han State said that it was in civil strife, it had already invaded Tongguan, and the reinforcements of the Shu State had also been defeated, and the Han State was planning to besiege Hezhong. At this time, it was not cost-effective to attack the Han Kingdom. ”

Li Jing raised his forehead with his hand and said with a smile: "I just said it casually. With that, he sat down, took a sip of tea, looked at the messenger behind Li Jingsui, beckoned him to come over, and asked, "Where has Yang Jiedu arrived?" ”

"Your Majesty, Yang Jiedu should have arrived in Jiangzhou." The messenger replied. Yang Lian went up the Min River, and when he arrived at Chiling, Jianzhou, he had to change to the land route, and after arriving in Shinshu, he continued to take the boat, which was the shortest and most convenient.

"Hmm!" Li Jing narrowed his eyes, looked at the map hanging in the imperial study, muttered something, half a sound, turned around and ordered Gao Ze to take the messenger down to rest, and the reward was five taels. The messenger thanked him for his kindness.

Li Jing then paced to the edge of the map, pointed to Hongzhou, and said, "Brother Huang, from Hongzhou by water, you can reach Jinling in two or three days." ”

"Yang Lian has made a great achievement, and I want to welcome him well to show my gratitude." Li Jing smiled, glanced at King Qi, and said, "This matter will be handed over to you, and the civil and military forces in the court will welcome it." ”

"Whoa!" Li Jingsui agreed.

The two then chatted for a while, and determined the marriage between Yang Lian and Princess Huairou, King Qi marries his daughter, naturally he can't be sloppy, there should be etiquette, Yang Lian can't be less, Yang Lian is a martial artist, Li Jing is afraid that he doesn't know the marriage process, and plans to let the official department Shangshu teach him. As for the dowry, King Qi is not short of money, and Li Jing also said that he can't lose the royal face.

It wasn't until the lights came on that Li Jingsui stepped out of the imperial study and rushed back to the Qi Palace. In the palace of King Qi, Princess Huairou was sitting bored in the garden, watching the carp swimming in the pool.

Li Jingsui walked over with a smile and said, "Huairou, the weather is cold, be careful of catching a cold." "Although it is already spring, the evening is still a little cool.

Princess Huairou glanced at him, didn't speak, pouted, and looked unhappy in her clothes.

Li Jingsui smiled and said, "Huairou, who made you angry?" ”

"Who me off, I said, can you call him over?" Princess Huairou said angrily.

"Oh? Huairou, what are you talking about, Yang Lian? Li Jingsui was tentative.

"Isn't he who he is? In the past, he replied to letters, but this time I wrote several letters, and for two months, he did not reply to a single letter. Princess Huairou threw a stone into the pool, and the carp was frightened away, and with a flick of its tail, water droplets splashed out and landed on the stone bench beside her.

"Hehe, this time you blamed him. He is not in Chuzhou. Li Jingsui said.

"Not in Chuzhou? So where is he? Princess Huairou asked curiously.

Li Jingsui smiled and told Yang Lian about the design, Princess Huairou listened, opened her mouth wide, nervous, and worried, and waited until she heard her father say that Yang Lian had solved the war in Fuzhou and returned smoothly, so she was relieved.

"Hmph." Princess Huairou was still very angry, he didn't say a word about such a big event.

After getting angry, Princess Huairou asked again: "Father, this time he has made a meritorious service, how will my uncle reward him?" ”

Li Jingsui didn't speak, and the anxious Princess Huairou took her father's hand and asked vigorously.

"Alas, when my daughter grows up, it's time to get married. The royal brother planned to choose a good day this time and handle the marriage. Li Jingsui said with a smile.

"Huh? The daughter does not marry. Princess Huairou said, her face turned red, and she hurried away.

In Yanwang Mansion, Li Hongji's face was so gloomy that he was about to drip water.

Prime Minister Sun Sheng was on the side, and asked in disbelief: "King Yan, is this news true?" ”

"Of course it's true." Li Hongji gritted his teeth, he was busy for a month or two, but in the end things didn't get done, but made a wedding dress for others, how could he not be annoyed? If Yang Lian was in front of him, he couldn't wait to swallow Yang Lian in one bite.

Sun Sheng gasped, gritted his teeth as well, and said, "This rebel is really hateful. ”

For this sentence, Li Hongji thought so, and walked a few steps with a blue face, Li Hongji said: "This time he has made a contribution, and his father is impressed by him, and the power of King Qi and his party will inevitably be more solid, hateful, my father has decided not to attack Suzhou, otherwise, I can also make a contribution." ”

Sun Sheng narrowed his old eyes, this is the most critical place, if King Yan can take Suzhou, this credit is greater than Fuzhou, because the special geography of Suzhou is more strategic than Fuzhou, and if Suzhou is captured, Jinling's security will be one more point, and with the fall of Suzhou, just by crossing Xiuzhou, he can coerce Hangzhou and make Wu Yueguo unable to live in peace.

However, His Majesty was determined not to attack Suzhou, and no matter how great the credit was, it would not be able to be gained, and it was useless.

"Hateful!" Li Hongji punched the case table hard, the case shook, the tea set swayed, and it almost fell.

"King Yan, why don't you send an assassin to kill Yang Lian?" Sun Sheng proposed.

Li Hongji waved his hand, if it was last year, he would definitely accept this suggestion, but now that he has the lessons learned from the previous time, coupled with the training in Runzhou for most of the past six months, he understands one thing, killing people by force is the lowest level of killing, in the court, there are many ways to kill people, these are soft knives, killing people without blood, but it is even more terrifying.

After Sun Sheng finished speaking, he also felt that this suggestion was really inappropriate, if Yang Lian had an accident in Datang, it was obviously his own people. If you buy the Jiang thieves, you may not be Yang Lian's opponent, because Yang Lian passes through various places, and he only needs to indicate his identity, and the envoys of various places will inevitably send troops to send them off.

"I got the news that my father asked the king of Qi to gather hundreds of officials to welcome Yang Lian into Beijing, and now he is quite popular, so you can't directly confront him, I have an idea, Prime Minister Sun, you listen to it." Li Hongji said.

"King Yan, please speak." Sun Sheng clenched his fists, the party has always been fighting endlessly, Sun Sheng has only one way to go, and that is to completely defeat Yang Lian.

"Prime Minister Sun, my opinion is like this......" Li Hongji's eyes flickered, and he said what he thought in his heart.

Sun Sheng listened and thought about it, and he suddenly found that after more than half a year of training, King Yan's scheming has become deeper, of course, this is a good thing. After listening, Sun Sheng was silent for a while, and said: "This plan is feasible, but before the attack, you must do it unconsciously in order to achieve the goal of the surprise soldier." ”

"Don't worry about this, with my status as King Yan, this is not a difficult thing." Li Hongji narrowed his eyes and smiled.

Sun Sheng said: "King Yan, in my opinion, if this matter is to be done, Dali Temple is still needed." ”

"Dali Temple?" Li Hongji asked.

"That's right, Dali Temple." Sun Sheng smiled and said, "Xiao Yan is upright, he is not afraid of power at all, only he can make this matter bigger." ”

Li Hongji thought about it seriously, this is really the reason, with Xiao Yan's intervention, even if someone wants to suppress the matter, it is impossible.

"Okay, that's it." Li Hongji said. (To be continued.) )