When the army returned to Qimen, it was actually the end of the month, and it was Chinese New Year's Eve in two days. Li Congjing brought back a large pile of booty, and after returning to Zhenzhi, he immediately ordered Wei Dao to deal with it, and the military materials such as armor and war horses were uniformly registered and stored. As for money and other goods, take out a part of it to ensure that all the soldiers and officials receive the benefits they receive before Chinese New Year's Eve. Half of the reason for his long and one trip this time is this, so he naturally has to do it.

However, this is a bitter defense, so I can only gather officials and start work overnight. No matter how much money is a good thing, no matter how much you do it overnight, everyone is passionate. There is a system for rewards in the army, and it is impossible to send them in waves like the heroes of Liangshan. But this time it's the end of the year, and many of the rewards are benefits, so it's not too difficult to do.

The materials transported back from Changhe, in addition to coping with this New Year's pass, can also be maintained for a while with Li Congjing's huge daily expenses for the Hundred Battles Army. As for the armor and other items, they were thrown to Zhang Ziyun so that he could count them, and then distributed them to the soldiers in the Hundred Battles Army who were not supplied with armor.

Li Congjing has never done these things himself, as the leader, his task is to arrange people to do these things. And he himself, after the battle of Changhe, also needs to rest. Taking advantage of this Spring Festival, it is just a matter of relaxing for a few days, after all, no matter how much he can do it, he is also a person.

When I returned home from the town, it was still early.

After the renovation of Qimen was completed, the military camp and the town were also re-moved into the city, and Li Congjing also chose a mansion in the city as a mansion. After all, he is now the de facto scoop of Qimen, and all aspects of the relationship must be taken care of, and the overall situation must be taken care of, and it is no longer suitable to live in the barracks.

The courtyard is actually not big, just a two-entry courtyard, because there are actually no people in the house, except for the bed-warming maid Xiaowan sent to him by Li Congjing's mother last time, there are only three or two servants to take care of Li Congjing's diet and daily life. Li Congjing is not a person with a strong sense of vanity, and there is no need to make unnecessary pomp, just have a place to settle down and entertain guests.

As soon as he entered the door, Xiao Wan ran over with small steps, and said to Li Congjing mysteriously with wide eyes: "Childe, the old general is here!" ”

"Father is here?" Li Congjing was overjoyed when he heard this, and the old general in Xiaowan's mouth could naturally only be Li Siyuan. I heard that Li Siyuan would come over before the end of the year, but Li Congjing was only happy and not surprised at this time.

After passing through the atrium in the front yard and coming to the backyard, I saw an old man in a black robe with a flashing spirit in the open space, who was gesturing with two young and strong students. The courtyard in the backyard was arranged by Li Congjing as a small school field, and on both sides of the school field, there were two rows of weapon racks, as well as wooden stakes for him to practice his fists and feet. Mo Li once laughed at Li Congjing for this, saying that he had completely discarded the elegance of a scholar.

The old man in the black robe, with eyes like an eagle and Li Congjing, was burly and bearded, it was Li Siyuan.

The last time I saw Li Siyuan, I was still in the army from Ma, and in the blink of an eye, several months passed, and when I saw the cheap father in this life again, Li Congjing was very kind, and shouted from afar: "Dad, the child is back!" ”

Li Siyuan turned around and saw Li Congjing, and smiled, "Haha, my son returned with a big victory, and he did a good job." Come over and let Daddy take a look, it's really worthy of me, this bright light armor is worn on the body, it is very similar to that, there is the spirit of Lao Tzu back then! ”

Li Congjing had just come home from Zhenzhi, and before he could take off his armor, he first saluted in a proper manner, and then said with a smile: "The tiger father has no dog, how dare the child lose his father's prestige!" Daddy, when did you arrive, why don't you let people call the child? ”

"Today is here, what is there to call it, it matters right and left. I was preparing to come here a few days ago, but I heard that you were on an expedition, so it was postponed for a few days. Stinky boy, I thought I couldn't see you a year ago, but you still know that you came back before the end of the year! Li Siyuan feigned anger, but there was no sense of blame in his words.

"Of course you have to come back, the people in Liangdi are not very friendly." Li Congjing said with a smile. As he spoke, he hugged his fist to one of the men in his thirties behind Li Congjing and said, "Third brother, don't come to harm?" ”

The thick-eyed man responded with a smile: "After the last goodbye, I fought a few battles with our father, but it is not as amazing as my brother's handwriting. ”

"It's just a little luckier, it's all for Dajin." Li Congjing said with a smile.

Li Congjing is Li Siyuan's eldest son, his own son, but this man is Li Siyuan's righteous son a long time ago, known as Ah San, who followed Li Siyuan when he was a child.

This man is Li Congke.

——Li Congke is indeed sincere to Li Siyuan, after Li Siyuan later became the emperor, someone slandered him in front of him, saying that Li Congke had many crimes, Li Siyuan was furious and said: "When I was a primary school in the past, my family was poor, and I relied here to carry lime and collect horse manure, and I had money to feed myself. I am the Son of Heaven today, can't I bless him? It can be seen that Li Siyuan and Li Congke have a deep relationship between father and son.

Li Congjing's feelings for Li Congke are complicated.

In later generations, although Li Congjing did not study the history of the Five Dynasties, he was a liberal arts student and had an impression of Li Congke. In the original history, Li Siyuan died eight years after the emperor, because Li Congjing's body had already died at that time, and his third son Li Conghou succeeded him. Less than half a year after Li Conghou succeeded to the throne, he overthrew the rule and was killed soon after. And the one who rebelled to overthrow Li Conghou's rule and robbed him of the emperor's throne was Li Congke in front of him.

As for Li Congjing's second brother Li Congrong, he mutinied and seized power when Li Siyuan was not dead, and then was destroyed.

Li Congjing and Li Congke are familiar with each other, and under Li Congjing's intention, the two have a good personal relationship. After saying hello, Li Congjing said to another man next to Li Siyuan, who seemed to be around the age of his establishment, and said to the taciturn man: "Brother Shi, how are you doing lately?" ”

If Li Congke was born handsome and handsome, then this eldest brother is 108,000 miles away in appearance, which really has nothing to do with handsomeness, a Chinese face is like a board axe, and he also responded at the moment: "Brother Lao Xian is worried, with my father here, everything is fine." ”

This man with a Chinese character face is Li Congjing's third brother-in-law, and he has a resounding name: Shi Jingjiao. Yes, this is the emperor who later took refuge in the Khitan and sacrificed the sixteen states of Youyun. At that time, Shi Jingjiao sent rescue troops to the Khitan Yelu Deguang, and overthrew the rule of the previous benevolent brother, Li Congke.

Life is full of drama, and a hundred or ten years of time, not short, not long, but many unexpected things can happen. Life is unpredictable, and if we meet again in a few decades, I am afraid that the face of that time, no one expected it back then, and it may be very different from what I imagined. The vicissitudes of the world, things are people, nothing more than this.

These two generals who are now serving by Li Siyuan's side, and are relied on by Li Siyuan as the humerus and fighting side by side, how can they now expect that they will ascend to the throne one after another in the future, and they will step on the bones of the other? If life is only as first seen, what is the autumn wind and sad fan, but unfortunately, life has not started again, and the future is always unpredictable.

And when the unknown becomes known, nothing can be changed.

——Some time ago, Liang Jin fought in Yangliu Town, Li Siyuan accidentally fell into a heavy siege, and it was Shi Jingjiao who led the crowd to save Li Siyuan's life. Today, Li Siyuan's pro-army elite left-archery army is led by Shi Jingjiao. And from the fact that Li Siyuan married Li Congjing's third sister to Shi Jingjing, it can be seen how much he relies on Shi Jingjing.

But from Li Congjing's point of view, the henchmen of the two fathers in front of him will definitely be his fateful enemies in the future.

But even knowing this, Li Congjing can't do anything now, can he let people kill them? Li Siyuan lost the assistance of these two talented and lucky people, and whether he could ascend to the throne in the future, but Li Siyuan will definitely not spare Li Congjing, if Li Congjing is disgusted by Li Siyuan because of this, he will be called emperor in the future, and it is difficult to say whether Li Congjing has a chance to succeed to the throne.

So Li Congjing can only wait, waiting for the time to come. But he is not a person who waits for the right moment, so he is always planning something in secret.

But the foothold of all plans still lies in their own strength. And when it comes to strength, in this troubled era, that is the power that Li Congjing has now, and may grasp in the future.

Li Siyuan didn't know this, but when he saw Li Congjing today, he was very happy and said, "You rushed to Changhe this time, I heard that it was because of insufficient military resources?" But it's okay, you raise your own military funds, let King Jin have less effort, and King Jin will definitely be happy. However, it is rare that you have only brought 300 men to achieve such fruitful results. Do you have to tell your father how you did that? ”

The two father and son on the battlefield came together, and they naturally talked about the battlefield, and at that moment Li Congjing beckoned everyone into the house to sit down, and asked Xiaowan to have some tea, and then told Li Siyuan in detail about the Battle of Changhe, and Li Siyuan was surprised again and again.

In the end, Li Siyuan touched his chin, but did not express his opinion, but asked Shi Jingjiao and Li Congke what they thought.

Shi Jingjiao pondered for a while, and said: "The art of war is cloudy: 'The husband is the victor without a fight, and the temple is counted as a lot; The temple is not victorious without a fight, and it is considered to be less. More wins, less wins. 'The virtuous brother won this big victory, and the son-in-law thought that the important thing was to plan properly in advance, and then attack his unpreparedness by surprise. ”

Li Congke's words were much simpler and clearer, he said: "The child thinks that the elder brother can win this time, mainly because the soldiers are brave in battle, and the elder brother takes the lead." Whether it is attacking the city on a snowy night, or storming and killing the Changhe military camp, this is the case. If you can't kill the enemy in one hit, it's useless to say more! ”

Li Congjing can see the difference in personality between the two from the comments of these two people, Shi Jingjiao is reconspiring, while Li Congke is reunited.

Li Siyuan finally sighed, patted Li Congjing on the shoulder and said: "The victory of Changhe, whether it is planning or daring to fight, is an indispensable factor. But looking at the situation of the war, no matter which link, the slightest deviation may be a catastrophe. The big husband crisscrosses the battlefield, and if he dies, he will die, but such a dangerous thing should be done less in the future. ”

Feeling Li Siyuan's care, Li Congjing nodded and responded: "Don't worry, Dad, the child remembers." In any case, life is the most important thing! ”

Li Siyuan laughed, and then said: "You have this big victory, those talkative people in Weizhou, it's time to shut up this time, and Dad can have a clean and good year!" ”

Speaking of those suspicious people in Weizhou, Li Congjing's eyes sank a little, and said: "Wu Jingzhong, that old horseman, sooner or later the child wants him to look good." ”

Speaking of Wu Jingzhong, Li Siyuan's face also sank, and said: "Actually, this Wu Lao'er has made things difficult for you several times, and it is not without reason. In the past, his father had fought with him, but there were some unpleasantness because of the distribution of prisoners. It's just that I never thought that this old man's heart was so small-minded, and he has been thinking about it all these years, and this time he hit the idea on your head again. Straight mother thief, sooner or later for his father, he wants him to look good! ”

Li Congjing didn't know that there was such a secret in this, but now he was broken by Li Siyuan, and finally understood.

"By the way, my father's visit to Qimen this time is mainly to inspect the defense of Qimen and the training of the Hundred Battles Army on the orders of the King of Jin." Li Siyuan said, "Tomorrow, you will take your father to see." ”

Li Congjing nodded, he had confidence in these things.

Li Siyuan finally said: "Before leaving, when King Jin summoned his father, he said that he would let you go to Weizhou during the Spring Festival. Listening to the meaning of King Jin, it seems that he has found a family business for you......"

"What?!" Li Congjing immediately jumped up, with a bitter face, "Dad, isn't this good?" Child...... hasn't been crowned yet, and now he's entangled in military affairs, so there's no hurry, right? ”

Li Siyuan glared at him and said, "How can you not be in a hurry?" Every time I see your mother, I shout that I want to hold my grandson, and I also say that as a father, I only know that I let you fight, and I don't care about your life's affairs at all! How can a father afford this kind of black cauldron? Now that the King of Jin is raising love, you stinky boy still dare not know how to lift ......"

The attitude was extremely resolute, as if he wanted to pull a little lady over immediately and worship with Li Congjing.