(3rd Watch)

Lu Jiang and Kuai Ao heard that Liu Renzhen and Li Jianxun had repelled Li Yanchao and Ding Mao, and knew that the critical period had arrived, so they immediately prepared for a good life, and went to visit Mo Li together after dark. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Seeing Mo Li in the tent, the other party was planning to eat, after Lu Jiang and Kuai Ao saw the ceremony, they couldn't help but say two words of greeting, if it was half a ring, Mo Li asked: "Visit at night, what do you two do?" ”

Lu Jiang leaned over and bowed again, "The stakes are very high, please retreat from the general." ”

Mo Li waved his hand and asked the idlers to come out of the account, but there were still some people left inside, including the armor guards. So far, Mo Liyan can't notice that Lu Jiang and Kuai Ao may have other plans here? It's just that because he didn't know what the other party was thinking, he couldn't deal with it, so he simply lured the snake out of the hole today, so that Lu Jiang and Kuai Ao showed their hole cards, so as not to know nothing about their conspiracy.

Lu Jiang and Kuai Ao glanced at each other, and suddenly they both fell to the ground, and shouted: "Servants meet King Jianghuai!" ”

Mo Li's eyebrows jumped, his face was covered with frost in an instant, and he stared at the two of them: "How dare you talk nonsense and disturb the hearts of our army?" Don't you know what death is?! ”

The two bowed again, and Lu Jiang straightened up and said sincerely: "The fourteen states of Jianghuai are almost all in the general's bag, the general's wisdom and courage are unparalleled, how many people in the world can match?" I have deep admiration for His Majesty and the Prime Minister, and I really don't want to fight to the death with the general. I wish to serve the general as the king of Jianghuai and join the great cause! The day the general called Wang Jianghuai was the time when our army retreated to the south of the Yangtze River! ”

Mo Li was stunned, and then sneered: "In order to retire my royal teacher, you really do everything, just vainly begging me to commit treason, don't you think it's like child's play?" ”

Kuai Ao continued: "In order to retreat from the Central Plains, it is true that it is true, but now, instead of giving Jianghuai to the Central Plains, it is better to give it all to the general!" The 14 states of Jianghuai, a land of abundance, and the benefits of fishing and salt, are actually the foundation of the royal industry, to the Central Plains, to make the enemy country stronger, to the general, is one more ally, why don't I do it? That's why I ask the general not to doubt my sincerity! ”

These words, straight to the point, reveal their hearts, can be described as sincere.

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Luoyang, Miyagi, Chongwen Palace.

Li Congjing looked at the recital of the military newspaper and Feng Dao, and his expression changed slightly, "Father suspects that Mo Li has a second heart?" ”

"As you can see, it is written very clearly in the military newspaper and in the recital." Li Siyuan paced back and forth in the hall with his hands in his hands, quite anxious, "After the Huainan envoy arrived in Yangzhou, he discussed peace with Mo Li, but it has not been negotiated so far. At this time, on weekdays, Lu Jiang and Kuai Ao have no anxiety and anxiety, and they are more calm, except for making friends with generals and scribes in the army, they are idle. He is an enemy, he has a mission, he entered our military camp, the mission has not been achieved, and he can be happy so far, how can there be no article? ”

Li Siyuan continued to pac and said: "Many days have passed, these two people often see each other with Mo Li, Huainan envoys have traveled back and forth between Yangzhou and Jinling several times, and the report presented by Mo Li is nothing more than Huainan is willing to give two more states every time - the Jianghuai war is urgent, military affairs, is it child's play, Xu Zhiyan can be like a child, every time he sends an envoy to give two more states? ”

Li Congjing naturally understood the subtext in Li Siyuan's words, and asked, "Father doesn't believe Mo Li's words?" thinks that the Huainan envoy traveled back and forth between the two places, and each answer should be added to the two states, but it was just a disguise, and there was no secret secret? ”

Li Siyuan stopped in front of Li Congjing and looked at him with a solemn expression, "If the Huainan envoy travels back and forth between the two places, and he is not talking about the conditions for Huainan and my Tang Dynasty to negotiate peace, but about the conditions for Huainan and Mo Li, then what?" ”

Li Congjing shook his head, "Father is worried that Mo Li will rebel against the imperial court and divide Jianghuai?" That's impossible! ”

"How is it impossible?" Li Siyuan's voice was cold, "Because he is a loyal minister?" In the past, Zhuang Zong let Meng Zhixiang and Li Shaobin go out of the town and two rivers, didn't they value their loyalty? But what are the facts? Tens of thousands of soldiers, blood spilled on the battlefield, hundreds of thousands of people, day and night to supply food and straw to the front line, the court spent countless money, food, soldiers and armor, what did they get in the end? It's just cheapening others! ”

Li Congjing's heart was bitter, "Could it be that just because the Huainan envoy behaved differently, my father should suspect the commander of the army?" ”

These words made Li Siyuan dissatisfied, as if he was very suspicious, "Feng Dao made it very clear in the recital, when he talked to Lu Jiang and Kuai Ao, both of them praised Mo Li, and accidentally said that Xu Zhihe valued him very much, and he only hated to be able to share the great cause with him-why Mo Li didn't restrict these people from interacting with generals and scribes in the army, isn't this planning for the future?" ”

Li Congjing came down silently. Li Siyuan's words reflect the thinking of a king, and in the eyes of the king, no one in the world is worth believing 100%. In other words, even if Mo Li restricts Lu Jiang and Kuai Ao's actions, Li Siyuan will think, Mo Li has made things mysterious, is he trying to cover them up?

Li Siyuan returned to the seat and sat down, and said in a deep voice: "The battle of Jianghuai has been going on for almost a year, and the king division has been winning successive battles recently, and the progress has been rapid, but not long after Lu Jiang and Kuai Ao arrived in Yangzhou, Li Yanchao and Ding Mao suffered defeats, isn't this strange enough?" ”

Li Congjing opened his mouth, not knowing what to say, only feeling that his mouth was full of sourness.

If Feng Dao's recital is just chasing after the wind and catching shadows, which is enough to arouse the suspicion of the king, then the defeat of Li Yanchao and Ding Mao can almost be said to be ironclad evidence.

Is Mo Li really going to rebel?

The lessons of Meng Zhixiang and Li Shaobin are in front of them, dripping with blood.

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Yangzhou.

Li Congke was already preparing to go to bed, and at this moment, the soldiers outside the tent came to report, saying that the Huainan envoy came to visit, and there was a treasure to be presented to Li Congke. Li Congke was not surprised when he heard this, when Lu Jiang came to visit him the day before yesterday, the two had a very happy conversation, and today Lu Jiang sent someone to send treasures to show goodwill with him, which is not unusual.

"I've heard about Jiangnan's wealth for a long time, and it seems that it is true, let him in." Li Congke put on the shoes he had just dragged off and commanded with a smile.

It was already night, and it was not Lu Jiang and Kuai Ao who came, so the Huainan envoy was searched by Li Congke's personal soldiers before entering the tent to ensure that it was thorough. Of course, the gift box held by the other party was also carefully inspected, and it was not returned to him, and it was directly sent to Li Congke, so as not to make any moths from the other party.

After entering the tent, the Huainan envoy came to Li Congke with a smile on his face, leaned over and saluted, "Meet His Royal Highness King Lu." ”

Li Congke has already seen the gift box, which contains a night pearl, which is in good condition, he can't put it down, and he can't help but thank the person who came at the moment.

Since the other party came to give gifts, Li Congke should give a little reward to the people who ran away as usual, but this Huainan envoy had a strange festival, and thanked him: "King Lu is a hero in the world, and his name has long been heard, if he can drink a cup with King Lu, it is better than a thousand taels of gold!" ”

Li Congke was a little surprised, but then his smile was even brighter, and he hurriedly asked people to prepare drinks.

Who knows, as soon as the people in the tent went out, the Huainan envoy suddenly took off his hat, pulled out a hairpin-like thorn from his hair, and bowed down and rushed towards Li Congke!

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Chongwen Temple.

Li Siyuan said: "Feng Dao said in the recital that whenever he met with the Huainan envoy, the other party did not want to talk to him about the matter of peace, even if Feng Dao asked many times, the other party also avoided it in many ways, and finally Feng Dao was angry and forced to ask, and the other party had to say that this matter was only discussed with Mo Li. Then Feng Dao went to Li Congke's words, and found that Li Congke's situation was exactly the same as him - if the Huainan envoy really came to negotiate peace with me, Feng Daogui was the prime minister, and Li Congke was the king of Lu, shouldn't they lobby them more so as to win their support and make the talk more smooth? The Huainan envoys were so secretive, didn't it mean that they were separated from Mo Li, but in fact they had another plot? ”

From Li Siyuan's calling Feng Dao and Li Congke by their names, it can be seen that he is not small in anger.

"Isn't it contradictory to have frequent contacts with generals and scribes in the army, and on the other hand not to talk to them about peace?" Li Congjing asked.

"Frequent exchanges are to get acquainted with each other and open up joints for mutual collusion in the future; What is the contradiction in not talking about the matter of peace negotiation because the matter has not yet been decided and must be kept secret? Li Siyuan asked rhetorically.

Li Congjing shook his head and said: "In my opinion, Lu Jiang, Kuai Ao and others are doing this way, which is obviously intentional, intended to make everyone suspicious and make everyone suspicious of each other, especially to make Li Congke suspicious of Mo Li, so that the generals in the army are not compatible!" ”

Li Siyuan laughed, "This is not unreasonable...... However, the Jianghuai war is too important, and as a monarch, he cannot be cautious. ”

Although Li Siyuan is very relieved of Li Congjing, but in the whole world, only Li Congjing can reassure him, as a king, how can he not have the emperor's heart?

A king who does not have the heart of an emperor is not a qualified king.

Li Congjing knew that the result of tonight's conversation between the two would inevitably be the result of the imperial court's handling of the Jianghuai war situation, and if Li Congjing could not convince Li Siyuan and let Li Siyuan change the commander of the three armies, the Jianghuai war situation would inevitably be greatly affected.

However, as the prince, doesn't Li Congjing have the emperor's heart? Does he really trust Mo Li unreservedly? With a commander of more than 100,000 troops, can the king really be fully trusted? Or did he argue with Li Siyuan just to convince Li Siyuan of himself?

Li Siyuan looked at Li Congjing solemnly, and said seriously: "I know what you think in your heart, the king should be generous, and should not be suspicious of the courtiers too much-don't I want to be Taizong?" But the situation is no longer the same as it was then. If the imperial military system is still the government military system, and the generals lead the government soldiers who go to war and return home without incident, that is, the generals want to rebel, and the government soldiers may not obey each other, why am I so uneasy? However, since the imperial recruitment system, the generals are all professional generals, and the dependence of the generals is too heavy. ”

Leaning on his back, Li Siyuan looked slightly tired, "Isn't it because of this why the Anshi Rebellion happened?" ”

Li Congjing thought of the Anshi Rebellion, and his heart sank slightly.

Before the Anshi Rebellion, only the border towns had festival envoys, and after the Anshi Rebellion, the whole country was full of festival envoys.

After the imperial court quelled the Anshi Rebellion, it was not without the opportunity to take the opportunity to level the feudal towns, but why did it make the whole country full of festival envoys?

The imperial court's suspicion of leading generals is one of the most important reasons.

An Lushan and Shi Siming were originally Jiedu envoys, and the army that the imperial court relied on to quell the rebellion was mainly based on the Shuofang army, and they were all soldiers and horses of the Jiedu envoys, so how could the imperial court not be suspicious of the counterinsurgency envoys who were born like An Lushan and Shi Siming?

Therefore, the imperial court successively removed several leaders of the Shuofang army: Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi, and Fugu Huaien...... The commanders of the Henan counterinsurgency army also changed frequently.

Later, in order to contain the temperance envoys, the imperial court used eunuchs as supervisors of the army, which made the eunuchs' power expand day by day.

Later, the eunuchs were so difficult to control that Daizong had to cut off several eunuch leaders in a row: Li Fuguo, Cheng Yuanzhen, and Yu Chaoen...... In the end, Daizong used Prime Minister Yuan Zai to contain the eunuchs.

Later, Prime Minister Yuan Zai was powerful, and Daizong had to use his relative Wu Miao to contain the prime minister.

The power struggle ran through the whole process of pacifying the Anshi Rebellion, and foreign ministers, eunuchs, courtiers, and relatives appeared one after another, but none of them could reassure the court.

Because of the king's suspicion and power struggle, many leading generals rebelled, such as Fugu Huai'en.

In the later period of the Anshi Rebellion, although the imperial court recovered the two capitals, it was busy fighting for power with eunuchs and generals, and had no time to flatten the feudal towns......

Thinking of these, Li Congjing's heart was like a thousand boulders.

Li Siyuan sighed at this time: "In recent years, although the imperial court has organized and trained the forbidden army and weakened the feudal town, but in the end the time is still short, and the general in the army has either been a festival envoy or has led troops in the feudal town, and it is not easy to change his temperament. ”

So, what now? Li Congjing thought in his heart.

Do you want the prince to conquer Jianghuai again?