Although Jiangling chokes the throat of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, it has never been a prosperous place, Hugh said that Yangzhou Chengdu, that is, Luoyang Bianliang is far better than it, in the land of Jiuzhou, Jiangling is praised by the world, has always been his unique military geographical location.

Li Congjing lives in a post house. The post house is very large, and it is not a problem to accommodate hundreds of people, but now there are only people from the Qin Palace. This is what Li Congjing meant, and no one else can move in at the moment. Even the officials and merchants who originally lived in it were driven out. Li Congjing did not come to Jiangling to see the wind and snow, and the security issue involved fundamentals, and there was no room for negotiation.

Of the five commanders, four were stationed outside the city, and one was in the post house, and the two were not far apart. The inn was never built in the center of the city. The gentlemen are all the guards on the face of King Qin, and the people mobilized by the military intelligence department in and around Jiangling City secretly will not disappoint in strength and number.

After Li Congjing arrived in Jiangling, for three consecutive days, Gao Jixing feasted and entertained him very wholeheartedly. But what puzzled Li Congjing was that Gao Jixing never mentioned the matter, so calm that Li Congjing had to think deeply about the situation in Jingnan.

"Since Gao Jixing asked for loyalty and Wanliangzhou, he naturally coveted these two places for a long time and was eager to get them. The imperial court did not give Gao Jixing a clear answer, but asked His Royal Highness to come and negotiate with Gao Jixing to deal with the matter. It has been three days since His Royal Highness arrived in Jiangling, but Gao Jixing has never asked about it, and he doesn't seem to be in a hurry, which is really weird. ”

Li Congjing was discussing with Sang Weihan, Mo Li and others, and when Sang Weihan said this, he was quite worried.

"Gao Jixing is not in a hurry, there are no more than two possibilities, one is that he is not in a hurry, and the other is that he is not in a hurry on the surface." Sang Weihan continued to analyze, "If it is the former, then Gao Jixing must have something to rely on; If it is the latter, then Gao Jixing is competing with us for patience. ”

"I waited for this trip to Jiangling, not to let Gao Jixing dispel the idea of asking for Zhong and Wanliangzhou, but to plot to settle Jingnan. Gao Jixing is not in a hurry to press, just give me time to wait, so that I can wait for a calm layout. Mo Li didn't seem to be in a hurry.

While a few people were talking, Tao Yaoyao, who had gone out to do errands, returned to the post house, and after knowing that the three of them were discussing, they came directly to Li Congjing.

"How?" Li Congjing was very concerned about what kind of information Tao Xiaoyao could bring back.

Tao Yaoyao sat down and replied: "I have already found out that Meng Zhixiang did send people to Jiangling, and he has been in Jiangling for many days, and he has been in and out of Nanping Wangfu very frequently. ”

This news was not unexpected by Li Congjing, but the focus of his concern was the following questions, "Do you know what Meng Zhixiang and Gao Jixing discussed, and what kind of transactions and agreements they have?" ”

Tao Yaoyao shook her head, "The Nanping Palace's palace is heavily guarded, and the people from the Military Intelligence Department can't get in. ”

I can't know what kind of agreement Meng Zhixiang and Gao Jixing have, and it is naturally impossible to talk about breaking the agreement.

The method of dealing with Gao Jixing, Sang Weihan has said before, is nothing more than eight words: break its foreign aid and fold its wings. Once Gao Jixing has no strong reinforcement to rely on, and there is no sage to give advice, it will no longer be a problem to take the place of Jingnan or Gao Jixing.

"Our people can't get in, so they buy the people inside the Nanping Palace." Li Congjing's thinking was very clear, "How long will it take to do this?" ”

"It's hard." Tao Yaoyao shook his head, the military intelligence department's investigation and infiltration of the Nanping Royal Mansion had been carried out very early, but there had been no much progress, "The Nanping Royal Mansion is more difficult to deal with than we imagined. If you buy the servants on the periphery of the palace, not only will you not get useful information, but you may also be discovered by the officials in the inner periphery, and the core officials in the inner perimeter are all Gao Jixing's confidants, and it is too difficult to buy. ”

"There is no fortress in the world that cannot be attacked." Li Congjing said coldly, "The world is bustling, all for profit, and the world is bustling, all for profit." It is difficult to buy, so increase the purchase price, and the weight that I can take out in the Tang Empire is not as good as a mere Jingnan Festival envoy? ”

Li Congjing's determination has undoubtedly improved the power that Tao Yaoyao can exercise, that is to say, she can allow the high-ranking officials of the Tang Dynasty to be generous.

After Tao Yao agreed, Li Congjing asked again: "How is Yang Wu's movement?" ”

Li Congjing asked directly, not guessing Yang Wu's actions out of thin air, but for a reason. The results of Sang Weihan's interrogation of the Lin family showed that the Lin family was ordered by the Yang Wu Qingyi Yamen. If this matter is really true, Yang Wu has officially participated in the competition for Jingnan, and the Tsing Yi Yamen will not have no follow-up actions.

"According to the investigation, Yang Wu did not send an envoy into Jingnan." Tao Yao said, "There are no activities of people from the Tsing Yi Yamen in Jiangling. After speaking, Tao Yaoyao added: "This is the preliminary conclusion at present, and it cannot be ruled out that the Tsing Yi Yamen is deeply hidden and has not yet been discovered by the Military Intelligence Department." ”

Last year, when Li Congjing's soldiers entered the West Building, the Tsing Yi Yamen was under the nose of the Military Intelligence Department, and successfully hijacked Ren Wanru in Youzhou, which has always been regarded as the greatest shame by the Military Intelligence Department.

Ren Wanru was hijacked, although there was a sudden attack by the Tsing Yi Yamen, and the main force of the Military Intelligence Department was outside the country, and the reason was unexpected, but this also shows that the strength of the Tsing Yi Yamen should not be underestimated.

"Fifth, is there any news coming back?" The sharp soldier of the Military Intelligence Department who was ordered to secretly follow the Lin clan was led by the fifth girl, and Li Congjing asked.

"The latest news from the fifth came back that the Lin family has not left Jingzhou yet, and has been circling in Jingzhou." This shows that the Lin family is very cautious and cunning, Tao Xiaoyao added after speaking: "The Lin family is a person with excellent ability and heart, if she is really a person from the Tsing Yi Yamen, her status must be extraordinary-the lowly post has passed the Lin family's information to the military intelligence office stronghold in Jinling, so that they can find out the identity of the Lin family." ”

"That being the case, in addition to the Military Intelligence Department, the most important task of our current action is to deal with Meng Zhixiang's envoy." Summarizing the latest news, Li Congjing made a schedule, he looked at Mo Li, "The matter here, Mo Ge'er is familiar with the road, you will go to meet Meng Zhixiang's people for a while." ”

Mo Li put away the folding fan and took the order.

Li Congjing wanted to say something else, Gao Jixing sent someone to invite Li Congjing again, but this time he didn't invite Li Congjing to a banquet, but to discuss official business with Li Congjing.

Gao Jixing has been stable for so many days, and he has not been in a hurry, and he suddenly has to lift the lid of the pot at this time, which is unexpected.

Although Li Congjing said that he didn't know what the changes and deep meaning were there, but when it came to the end, he didn't care at all, and he took people and left.

The person who came to deliver the message saw that Li Congjing was about to go out, so he patted his forehead and apologized again and again, saying that he didn't make it clear, Gao Jixing didn't want Li Congjing to go to the palace, but would come to visit Li Congjing himself.

This is in line with the rules, if it is a banquet, Li Congjing naturally wants to go to the palace, but to discuss official business and reason, but there is no reason for Li Congjing to come to the door and Gao Jixing to sit and wait, Gao Jixing rushed over by himself.

After the messenger withdrew, he didn't wait long outside the post house, Gao Jixing came over, he came to Gao Jixing, and said in a low voice: "When King Qin heard the news, he didn't show anything unusual, and he wanted to go out to the palace." ”

Gao Jixing frowned slightly, and said to Liang Zhen who was following him: "If King Qin is in a hurry, there is nothing unusual in the past few days, if King Qin is not in a hurry, why is this move?" ”

Liang Zhen stroked Lao Cheng and said: "Whether the King of Qin is in a hurry, I don't know, whether we are in a hurry, and I can't let the King of Qin know." ”

Gao Jixing nodded, "Commonplace." ”

When Li Congjing met Gao Jixing, Mo Li and Sang Weihan were in the room, everyone saw the ceremony, Mo Li and Sang Weihan returned to their respective seats and sat down, and Liang Zhen sat behind Gao Jixing.

After serving tea, greetings, and red tape, Gao Jixing first cut to the point, and said with a smile on his face: "Go to the year of the king's division to attack Shu, Zhuang Zong ordered Xiao Wang to recruit envoys to attack Zhong, Wan, Kui, Gui, Xia and other states, fortunately the soldiers fought hard, and several states were pacified. Therefore, several states belong to the Jingnan Festival, a few years ago, Xiao Wang went to the court, please let it return to Jingnan Town, His Majesty also issued an edict to agree. Trusted by His Majesty, Xiao Wang was both happy and worried, and he dreamed of sleeping at night, and did not dare to slack off a little, so as not to lose the grace of God. ”

"Several states are newly settled places, and they have not been kingized for a long time, and it is inevitable that people's hearts will fluctuate, and it is urgent to send officials to appease and educate them, and to station large armies to restore order. Xiao Wang is a stupid person, after several months, only Dingkui, Gui, Xia, the three states, Yuzhong, Wan two states have not sent officials, garrisons, there is a loss of His Majesty's trust, is difficult to sleep and eat. This time, His Royal Highness Lao personally came to inquire, and he made a big mistake. However, please don't worry, the officials and garrisons of Zhong and Wan Liang Prefectures, Xiao Wang has completed the deployment, and he will be able to go to the two places in a few days, and he will not delay the plan of the imperial court! ”

When Li Congjing heard this, he could be regarded as having a new understanding of Gao Jixing's brazenness.

The five states of Zhong, Wan, Kui, Gui, and Xia, that was when Guo Chongtao succeeded in conquering Shu, he took the initiative to surrender, where was there such a thing as the soldiers of the Jingnan Army fighting hard. If you want to say bitter, it is bitter that Gao Jixing occupied the three prefectures of Xia, Gui and Kui non-stop before the imperial court arranged the garrison.

When the fat meat was in his mouth, this guy couldn't wait to send troops to grab the territory regardless of his appearance, causing the established facts, and on the other hand, he went to the court to divide the five states into the Jingnan Jiedu - what he did was to cut first and then play.

If it weren't for the fact that Jingnan's military strength was not strong enough, Zhong and Wan Prefectures were quite resistant, and Gao Jixing would have already pocketed Zhong and Wan Prefectures at this time.

Seeing that Gao Jixing did not mention at all that at the end of last year, he promised not to be loyal to Wanliangzhou, and this year he took advantage of the opportunity of the imperial court to implement a new policy to revisit the details of the old matter, which actually had the meaning of distorting the facts, Li Congjing felt a little disgusted and asked Gao Jixing: "The king of Nanping has dispatched officials and garrisons, and is ready to go to Zhongzhou and Wanliangzhou?" ”

"Naturally, I don't dare to delay for a moment, Zhong and Wanzhou are important places, the people can't be without officials for a day, and the city can't be without an army for a day" Gao Jixing had a straight face.

Li Congjing coldly interrupted Gao Jixing's words, "King Nanping is so forgetful! The imperial court has already issued a clear edict last year, and the two states of Zhong and Wan are not assigned to Jingnan Jiedu, and another defense envoy is placed. Now, the king of Nanping privately arranged for officials and garrisons to go to Zhong and Wanliangzhou, what is his intention? ”