"The majestic Shendu, the glorious Tang Dynasty, where my heart desires, is close to a Jiazi!"

On the official road in front of the Dingding Gate in Luoyang, a weeping old man faced the towering city wall, lifted his robe and slowly knelt on the ground. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The old man was dressed in a brocade robe, accompanied by several attendants leading horses, obviously not a common man. On his side, a team slowly marched towards Luoyang City, with more than 100 carriages and horses in the team, mighty and extraordinary.

An extremely luxurious carriage stopped beside the kneeling old man, and as the curtain was lifted, a rich and graceful woman walked out, less than thirty years old, but her temperament was extraordinary, her appearance was dignified and beautiful, and there was a terrifying aura of being in power for a long time.

Passers-by looked at this group of strangely behaved people with curious eyes.

"Before entering the city, before seeing the king, the old gentleman bowed to the road, the innocence of his heart and the eagerness of his emotions are really eye-catching." The richly dressed woman walked to the old man's side and said slowly.

"It's been almost sixty years, how many days and nights, and the old man thinks that in this life, he will never have the opportunity to meet the gods again, and he will never have the opportunity to meet His Majesty the Emperor again." Raising his head, the old man was already full of tears, "The majestic Shendu, the brilliant Tang Dynasty, who has not longed for it?" ”

Perhaps infected by the old man's emotions, the woman looked towards the Dingding Gate and muttered softly: "If you don't see it with your own eyes, who can believe that there is such a majestic city in this world?" If you don't see it with your own eyes, who can understand that countless Tang people have gone forward and succeeded each other and did not hesitate to die, so that one day they can step by step up the cloud steps and go to the court to meet the Tang Emperor? ”

The capital of God is majestic, and the Tang Dynasty should be as brilliant as the sun and the moon.

The lights of the divine capital can shine for hundreds of miles at night; The glory of Datang is destined to shine for thousands of years and 10,000 years in the long river of history.

The woman suddenly showed a knowing smile, "I heard that Luoyang City and Luoyang Palace have been repairing over the years, and they want to restore the heyday of the early Tang Dynasty, but I don't know what Li Congjing, who is standing on the top of the palace, will look like at that time." At that time, will the people on the grassland be willing to call 'Tian Khan' again? ”

In this world, few people dare to call the name of the Tang Emperor.

This woman's name is Jeremiah.

This old man's name is Kang Mo Ji.

They were the envoys of the Khitan who came to the court to meet the Tang Dynasty.

Two days later, Li Congjing took Yelumin around the palace and introduced her to the architectural scenery of the palace.

"Ming Hall, also known as Da Ming Hall, was built by Emperor Zetian in the past, the length of the north and south, the width of the east and west, all reached more than 100 zhang." Li Congjing pointed to the stone steps at his feet, "This circular pedestal is twenty zhang in diameter and more than seven feet high. ”

Yelu Min looked at the buildings in front of him, the main conical attic towered into the sky, and he was tired to watch.

"I heard that you intend to rebuild the Daming Palace in Luoyang?" After playing in the palace for a long time, everyone went to the lakeside pavilion to rest, Yelu Min tasted the imperial tea in the palace and asked Li Congjing.

"Forty years ago, Chang'an Daming Palace was destroyed in the war, although I deeply regret it, but really to rebuild a Daming Palace, is it so easy?" Li Congjing shook his head.

Daming Palace is only a part of the Chang'an Palace, but its size is more than four times the size of the Forbidden City, more than three times the Palace of Versailles, more than thirteen times the Louvre, Li Shimin decided to build this palace in the early Tang Dynasty, and it took decades intermittently.

Thinking of this, Li Congjing couldn't help but slander: "Although the Daming Palace is magnificent, it is not impossible to rebuild, but to completely revive Luoyang City is the real big project." The Jin Dynasty took Luoyang as the central capital, and the Mongols ruled China there, and it was also known for its prosperity, but its size was ...... But right now, it's one-twentieth of this Luoyang City! ”

Yelu Min liked the fragrance of tea very much, and said regretfully while tasting it: "That's a pity, the Daming Palace, which is known as the 'Palace of a Thousand Palaces' and the 'Oriental Temple of the Silk Road', has been glorious for hundreds of years, but it cannot reproduce the world. ”

Li Congjing smiled, "Let's not talk about this, let's talk about the situation in Khitan." I heard that in the past few years, Yelu Deguang has been doing everything possible to compete with you for power and profit? ”

Yelu Min was finally willing to put down the tea bowl, "As long as you want to know, no matter how big or small, which one can't you know?" The reason why I came to Luoyang this time is not to borrow your prestige, so that I can suppress Yelu Deguang when I go back? ”

Speaking of this, Ye Lumin couldn't help but sigh, "In the first year of Tiancheng, the West Building was goodbye, and it was only a few years, and I didn't expect the huge Jiangnan to be pacified by you like this, leaving only one Lingnan still lingering." ”

Li Congjing smiled and said: "Lingnan will not be able to survive for a few days. ”

Ye Lumin looked at Li Congjing and said seriously: "When I was in Youzhou in the past, I knew that you would achieve great things in the future. It's just that I didn't expect you to succeed so quickly, and it turned out to be so big. ”

Li Congjing played with an orange in his hand, and said calmly with his eyes: "Some things always need someone to do." ”

Yelu Min smiled: "For example, rule the world." ”

Li Congjing also smiled, and then his face was solemn, "For example, to protect the glory of the Tang Dynasty." ”

Yelu Min was stunned. Immediately the head of the positive color of the chin, indicating that it is clear.

She knows Li Congjing, and naturally knows that what Li Congjing said is not a lie.

Putting down the orange, Li Congjing put his hands on his sleeves, "Let's talk about it, how do you plan to deal with Yelu Deguang?" ”

Yelu Min picked up the tea bowl again, she really loved the tea in the palace, "He fights for power, I fight for people's hearts." ”

These words made Li Congjing a little stunned, and he couldn't help but look at Ye Lu Min seriously.

"What do you think I'm doing?" Jeremiah wondered.

Li Congjing shook his head and sighed: "I really can't imagine that the stupid girl in the past now has such insight and ability." ”

Jeremiah glared at him.

It's just that although the struggle for people's hearts and minds is very powerful, in reality it is often no match for those who fight for power. Once all the Khitan authority falls into the hands of Yelu Deguang, you will no longer have a foothold, and the so-called struggle for people's hearts is just a flower in the mirror and a moon in the water. Li Congjing said again.

Yelu Min said lightly: "Yelu Deguang will not have that day. ”

Li Congjing sighed curiously, "Why are you so sure?" ”

Yelu Min looked at Li Congjing and said very seriously: "Because before that day comes, you will raise troops to the north again and drive him off the throne." Isn't it? ”

Hearing this, Li Congjing didn't know what to say. This is indeed the case.

Yelu Min gently put down the tea bowl, his movements were very light, and his voice was also very soft, "I am also waiting for that day." ”

This made Li Congjing even more strange, "Why? ”

"When that day comes, there will be no difference between the Khitan and the Han people, all the grassland people will become Tang people, and the Great Wall will no longer be a border pass, but just a scenery in the Tang Dynasty. I can also rest assured that the Khitan people will be in your hands, and without people like Yelu Deguang taking them to the place of trouble, you will really treat them equally. ”

Yelu Min said calmly, "Since my father's emperor, the Khitan people have been sinicized, and after I returned to the Khitan, I have been promoting this matter." I believe that the Khitans will eventually become Tang people, Luoyang, the capital of the gods, will become the holy land in their hearts, and the Tang Emperor will also become the gods in their hearts. That was the day I had been looking forward to, the Khitan was no longer a border trouble in the Tang Dynasty, and the Khitan people no longer had to be fed and clothed. ”

She stared at the person in front of her, "At that time, the Khitan will no longer need me, and I can rest." After so many years, I was really tired of running around day and night...... I really want to rest, I really want to think about it. ”

Her eyes were a little hazy, "At that time, let me be an ordinary person, let me be an ordinary Tang people, live a simple life, feed horses, chop firewood, and grow vegetables." You don't have to intrigue with people, you don't have to wake up in the middle of the night to be scared, but you can only cover the quilt and cry to the moon alone...... Can you promise me? ”

The tea bowl stopped at his mouth, the fragrant tea seemed to have lost its taste, Li Congjing reluctantly swallowed a mouthful of hot tea, and squeezed out a difficult voice from his throat, "Okay." ”

......

At present, the Yujiang Estuary is not the Pearl River Estuary in later generations, there are many islands here at this time, and Zhongshan Island (Macau) is not connected with Panyu, and there is a hundred miles of inland sea between the two.

The main force of the Wang Division's naval division led by Guo Wei did not rush into the island group after arriving at the mouth of the Yujiang River, but temporarily stopped in the bay area (Hong Kong) to the east.

The person who presided over the affairs of the Lingnan Military Intelligence Department this time was Lin Anxin, the new commander of the Military Intelligence Department, who had already asked for orders to go south.

Because of this, the various information on Lingnan that Guo Wei got in his hands can be described as extremely detailed.

Entering the mouth of the Yujiang River means fighting with the Lingnan Naval Division, Guo Wei was the defense envoy of Wanzhou, and he had led the army to reach Shu through the Yangtze River, and he was no stranger to the naval division's conquest, so this time after getting the island map of the Yujiang Estuary, he immediately convened a military meeting and arranged the next battle.

"According to the report of the Military Intelligence Department, from the Yujiang estuary island group to the front of Panyu City, more than 2,000 ships of the Lingnan Navy Division have been assembled on the sea surface of more than 200 miles. The number of sailors and soldiers in Lingnan has increased from more than 10,000 to an unprecedented 30,000. At present, although our army has a map of the Yujiang Estuary, the Lingnan Naval Division is fighting on the ground after all, and it is well aware of the numerous islands and complex terrain of the Yujiang Estuary, and our army does not have much advantage in this battle. ”

At the military meeting, Guo Wei first briefly explained the military situation.

"How can there be so many Lingnan sailors?" Li Yanchao, the deputy commander of the Southern Expedition, was a little surprised.

"Liu Yan governed Lingnan and greatly promoted maritime merchants, so there were many merchant ships, this time in order to deal with Wang Shi, Liu Yan requisitioned all the merchant ships and fishing boats, and recruited fishermen who were familiar with water and recruited water masters." Guo Wei explained, "The Lingnan coast is very long, and there are countless fishermen. Therefore, I estimate that I am afraid that the number of ships and soldiers that can be called by the Lingnan Navy Division is still greater than the number of reports from the Military Intelligence Department. After all, if the other side deliberately hides ships and men in the island group, it will be difficult for the military intelligence department to detect it. ”

"This ...... Since the Lingnan Sailor is so powerful, why don't we avoid the truth, find a place to land, and go to Panyu from the shore? Li Yanqing said.

"If the landing place is too far away from the mouth of the Yujiang River, far away from the place where Ma Huaiyuan landed on the shore, it is better to march from the mountains; And if it is not far from the mouth of the Yujiang River, the Lingnan sailors will also take the initiative to attack. Guo Wei said this and took out a military report, "When General Ma Huaiyuan landed in Daya Bay, there were already signs of dispatch of the Lingnan Naval Division. That is to say, although we are waiting to stop here at the moment and have not entered the mouth of the Yujiang River, maybe, the Lingnan Navy Division has taken the initiative to attack us! ”