Chengdu's morning bell and dusk drum are no different from Luoyang, the city in the cold winter is like a monotonous ink painting, the bell and drum sound is the most powerful stroke, as soon as it falls, it makes the cold transparent and clear. Mo Li wrapped the mink in the stove, just drank a hot tea, and before he could breathe a sigh of relief, a wisp of cold wind swept in from the window made his neck shrink and shiver.

Seeing his weak appearance, Li Congjing got up and closed the window with his own hands, blocking the night and the cold wind from the window.

Mo Li was infected with a cold yesterday and was so sick that he didn't get up for a day, and when he got up in the evening, Li Congjing came to visit.

"It is said that the border pass in the north is cold to the bone, and it was rare to see you sick like this when you were in Youzhou earlier, but now in Shuzhong, there is no snowflake, why is it delicate?"

Li Congjing, who sat down again, couldn't help but joke.

Mo Li shook his head and smiled bitterly.

There is a reason why the patient came, and the reason was to learn that Liu was very lucky.

But at the moment, Mo Li has no time to care about the private affairs of these children, and after taking another sip of hot tea, he put down the tea bowl, picked up the hand stove, and said to Li Congjing: "The situation in Xichuan has been turbulent so far, and the chaos is flourishing day by day.

Li Congjing thought that he was ill for this matter, and before he finished speaking, he put up a straight face and reproached: "There have always been difficult things, if you are worried about it and become ill, won't all the wise and talented people of the past and present have died young, who will be left to solve the problems?" Don't do that."

Mo Li was a little embarrassed, but he didn't plan to explain more, he beat his spirit, and continued with his previous words: "The princes disturbed the matter of Xichuan, maybe it is certain that both the Khitan and the Wu State are involved?" ”

Li Congjing bowed slightly, "A few days ago, Tao Xiaoxiao sent back news from the grassland, and it has been determined that the Khitan was involved in this matter; The Military Intelligence Department has probed Wu Guo's eyeliner in many ways, and it has also been verified that Wu Guo is indeed making trouble from it - by the way, the fifth has led the elite of the Military Intelligence Department to pick up Meng Yanyi, if the situation is not bad, the Military Intelligence Department should have handed over to the Tsing Yi Yamen at this time. ”

Mo Li nodded, and suddenly asked, "Don't you think it's strange to be handsome?" ”

"The Khitan wants to fight the black car Murowei, and the Wu State wants to fight the Chu State, in order to prevent the Tang Dynasty from interfering, what is strange about attracting the attention and troops of the Tang Dynasty to Xichuan in advance?"

Li Congjing said.

Mo Li shook his head, "A few days ago, I thought the same, but there will be many doubts that cannot be explained." ”

"What kind of suspicion?"

Li Congjing leaned forward slightly and asked curiously.

"There are many doubts, the most important point: today's Tang Dynasty, as long as there is a big handsome day, neither the Khitan nor the Wu State should act rashly, otherwise it is tantamount to setting himself on fire, not to mention such a major event as sending troops to destroy the country? Even if my Tang Forbidden Army is tied hand and foot by Xichuan and can't go north and south, but there are strong vassals in the north of the empire and elite soldiers in the south. At that time, what is the difference between the Khitan Wu State's current actions, which will only lead to the anger of the marshal, and being in danger? ”

Mo Li's tone became heavier and his voice became louder, causing him to cough incessantly.

Li Congjing hurriedly went over to help him stroke his shoulder and beat his back, tossing for a while, Mo Li finally stopped, his face was red, Li Congjing couldn't help but reproach a few more words, and said: "Could it be that the Khitan attacked the black car Murowei, and Wu Guoxi's expedition to Chu was fake?" ”

"There are indeed places in this matter that are false, but the fake is not in the land raid."

Mo Li took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and when he put down the tea bowl, Congjing looked solemn and stern.

"Where's the fake?"

Li Congjing also asked seriously.

"Wu Guo Khitan took advantage of the Xichuan Rebellion, it is false to deal with the Tang Dynasty, and it is true to deal with the Dashuai!"

Mo Li's words were loud, but they were tantamount to thunder on the ground.

Li Congjing breathed a sigh of relief and laughed, "Deal with me? How did they deal with me? Could it be that Xichuan is in chaos, can I still take the blame and resign, and return to the countryside? ”

"Naturally, the marshal will not take the initiative to resign, and he can't resign, but if the marshal doesn't take the initiative to do it, it doesn't mean that no one will take the position of the marshal and replace him!"

Mo Li saw that Li Congjing was careless, and his face became even more solemn.

"Who can take the throne of the lone king!"

Li Congjing replied lightly but forcefully.

However, having said that, he did not understand what Mo Li meant.

There are only two people in the empire who may shake Li Congjing's status who have this qualification.

These two people are Li Congjing's two younger brothers, Li Congrong and Li Conghou.

Li Congjing didn't believe that Li Congrong and Li Conghou would compete with him for the throne, not only because Li Congjing's own merits were unique in the world, but also because he didn't believe that Li Congrong and Li Conghou, his eldest brothers, would one day kill each other with his brothers.

Li Congjing didn't believe it, but Mo Li obviously had this concern, and he didn't say anything, just stared at Li Congjing without moving.

After a stalemate, Li Congjing had to face this topic head-on, "Not to mention that I have a very strong relationship with Congrong Conghou since childhood, I also know their temperament, a few years ago, they followed me to sharpen their skills in the Generalissimo's Mansion, and now although they have each presided over military and political affairs, they will not join forces with the enemy country to calculate their brother." ”

"Why do you need to join forces with the enemy, why do you need to calculate the commander, if they have the heart to make meritorious contributions, they are enough to be used."

Don't give an inch, and have a resolute attitude.

"What do you mean by that?"

Li Congjing frowned.

"Since the implementation of Tiancheng's new policy, there is still that festival that makes me not know that the empire is cutting the domain, and I don't know that the empire will have no domain commander in the future? Since the marshal is the person who presides over the implementation of Tiancheng's new policy and is their political enemy, they can naturally only support other princes with all their might, so as to implement different military and political policies in the future to keep their power and wealth! It's not that they do it, but they have no other way out, and, in all fairness, isn't it the best option for them? ”

Mo Li's words were sincere, "Now, the marshal has pacified the traitor Li Shaobin and Meng Zhixiang, and his reputation has shaken the world, and no one can compete for a moment in the slightest. ”

"Although the war of Shu is completed today, but the handsome will not return to the dynasty for a day, this generation will have a chance one day, if this generation does not move some hands and feet in Liangchuan at this time, hit the prestige of the handsome, or go further, take advantage of the rebellion of the two rivers, bind the handsome in Shu, and make time for others to make contributions, what will they do to compete with the handsome in the future?"

As long as the commander of the Khitan of Wu could not come to the front line in person, and the King of Song Zhao, who was thousands of miles different in seniority, prestige, ability and experience, could not get the talented staff counselor military aircraft, and could not get the unruly and untamable feudal army to obey the words, at that time, with the wisdom of Xu Zhihe Yelubei, with the essence of Wu Guo's cultivation for many years, and the Khitan elite cavalry Taoguang to cultivate the anger of the obscure for a long time, how could they fight each other? In other words, if it is Xu Zhihe Yelubei, he will not be afraid of King Song and King Zhao! ”

"Dashuai!"

Mo Li saw Li Congjing's face and bowed to the ground in a hurry, and tears almost flowed from his eyes, "Xu knows how this person is, the handsome man already knows." Join forces with the Khitan, recruit army killers with a lot of money to mess up Shu, conspire with the imperial feudal towns, support the use of other princes to stir up the court, and compete for power and profit with the marshal, this kind of trick is not impossible for him, please think twice! ”

These words were really too shocking and too heavy, and Li Congjing was speechless for a while.

He got up and left his seat, walked to the window, wanted to open the window to breathe, his hand just stretched out and touched the window lattice, and he was afraid that the cold wind would catch Mo Li, and for a while thinking of Mo Li's words, thousands of thoughts surged in his heart, and he felt a little confused, and his outstretched arm was so stiff in the air.

Mo Li's words were just speculation, and there was no empirical evidence to support his views, but Li Congjing knew that what Mo Li said was very likely the truth of the turmoil in Shuzhong.

Only this truth can explain all the doubts.

If so, what then?

After a long time, Li Congjing turned around and found that Mo Li was still bowing to the ground, so he hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, and sighed: "Why bother, even if what you say is true, you don't need to look like this." ”

"Don't you blame Dashuai?"

Mo Li looked a little surprised.

"What do I blame you? Blame you for piercing that layer of window paper? ”

Li Congjing shook his head and said with a wry smile: "If the window paper has always been there, if it is destined to be pierced, who will do it, and what does it matter?" ”

Mo Li bowed his head and was silent for a moment, and suddenly said: "The turmoil in Shuzhong has already been played in the imperial court one after another, and according to Li's speculation, within three days, there will be great movements in the court." ”

He lowered his head again and was silent, this time he was silent for a longer time, and when he looked up, he said, "Brother Li, are you ready?" ”

"If that is the truth, what should come is destined to come, and what am I afraid of?"

Although Li Congjing's eyes were a little painful, his open-mindedness was self-evident, "Brother Mo doesn't have to worry about me. ”

"Brother Li, I"

Mo Li didn't say a word, and coughed violently again.

Li Congjing showed a hint of a smile, "You don't have to blame yourself, Xu Zhihe can complete such a layout, don't blame you and me for not being able to find out early, who told you and I to be bent on the matter of cutting down Shu at that time?" Let him take advantage of this opportunity, let him be proud for two days, and the future will be long, and you and I will have time to deal with him. ”

Mo Li finally stopped coughing, changed his breath, and said in a hoarse voice: "The world is fighting for this game of chess, and it is the most intense time." ”

"It's also the best time."

Li Congjing didn't want Mo Li to be too tired in his illness, and after the two talked about this main topic, Li Congjing let him rest and get up and leave.

When he went out, Li Congjing kept thinking about Fang Cai's conversation and how to deal with the next situation.

If Li Congjing really had to stay in Shuzhong for a long time, then the trouble Xu Zhihe caused him was probably the biggest difficulty he had encountered since the establishment of the Qimen army.

Because he had been thinking about these things, it wasn't until Meng Songbai raised the big umbrella that Li Congjing came back to his senses, and in the dense lights, the snowflakes fluttered, until the depths of the lights, and the party gradually faded away.

It's snowing.

"It will snow in Chengdu too?"

Li Congjing was slightly stunned, unconsciously stopped, looked up at the night sky, it was still dark there, nothing.

The night is not too deep and not too quiet, but Li Congjing suddenly misses someone very much, a person who goes to the Northern Desert Grassland alone for thousands of miles, the woman who always has a calm breath like a widow and is independent, but also occasionally irritable and wild.

It was she who went to Jinling and planted a seed, so that the Military Intelligence Department could quickly find out in Jinling that Wu was involved in disrupting Shuzhong, and it was also her who traveled thousands of miles to the north and walked alone in the heavy snow on the grassland, and finally unveiled the veil of the joint conspiracy between the Khitan and Wu State.

However, whether it was Li Congjing saying goodbye to her Heting that day, or then she resolutely went south to Jinling and then resolutely went north to the West Tower, she never said a word.

Perhaps, the beginning of this qiē is because she was in Luoyang, and she was the first to notice the treacherous clouds.

"Come back to the prairie, it's too dangerous"

Li Congjing's soft mutter, I don't know who he said about the wind and snow is an ordinary thing, some people say that the snow is a good year, and some people say that the heavy snow blocks the road like a mountain barrier, but it is just that people's hearts have their own needs.

Lin Anxin doesn't like this heavy snow very much, the white world is unremarkable, and he can't feel the changes or vitality, which makes people feel lonely and helpless.

And the fifth girl's red dress is always very conspicuous in white, which is a bit haunting for Lin Anxin.

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