"Hmm...... It sounds a little reasonable, after the Khitan was defeated by King Xi last year, how many soldiers and horses did they lose? How many soldiers and horses can be recruited now? You are the person in charge, it should be clear. Li Congwei asked again.

"The actual loss of more than 10,000 soldiers, Yaoyuan Qinde was not defeated, and the eight Khitan divisions were not injured, if a conscription order is issued, sixty or seventy thousand soldiers and horses can still be pulled out." Zhuang Yi pondered for a moment and replied straightforwardly.

Of course, for the sake of self-preservation, he is not telling the truth here. In fact, in the first battle last year, Yaolin Qinde lost at least 20,000 soldiers, about 30,000, plus the consumption of cattle, sheep, grain and grass, within three or five years, the Khitans will not have the strength to fight again.

"What you say is good, it's not much different from what you know, you can run Yingzhou well! Are you here to bow today, and how are you doing? Li Congwei said a word of encouragement, and asked with a smile.

Li Congwei took over the topic just now, and he was concerned about the situation in the grasslands of Shanbei, not to protect Zhang Chengze's shortcomings. And seriously speaking, Zhang Chengze's official position is Yajun Yu Hou, and he is considered a direct subordinate of Li Kuangyu, so Li Kuangyu has been silent and silent at this time, not to mention that they all already know about it.

As for the subordinate officers, or some big families in Youzhou, they have long coveted Yingzhou, looking forward to intervening in it so that they can bite a piece of meat. Both Li Kuangyu brothers knew this, but they were silent at this time. I also know that Li Kuangyu has a lot of intentions for Zhuang Yi, and wants to let Zhuang Yi be used by the Li family, how can he give it to others. Then, the caution of these people naturally let Zhuang Yi block himself first.

Of course, if Zhuang Yi is available, he will not hesitate to further woo him, and if Zhuang Yi cannot become his descendant force, they will not hesitate to suppress or even forcibly annex it, which Zhuang Yi knows very well.

"Let the Yanai see the laughter, a certain person doesn't know how to bow, and if you come here to watch and learn, you can have a good time......" Zhuang Yi had to smile and repeat again.

"Haha...... Then it's good if you practice more, they are all fighting in the army, and it will be in three or two days. Li Congwei said, turning his head to look at the court again. Zhang Cheng and the other officers behind him, seeing Zhuang Yi following Li Kuangyu, it was inconvenient to find trouble for a while, and their expressions were full of complexity.

"That's good...... I went down to ask the brothers in Youzhou for advice, and I raised my noble hand when I saw it! Zhuang Yi said with a smile.

So, that afternoon, Li Kuangyu found his officers and formally formed a team, and Zhuang Yi was also pulled into it, so he practiced polo with a group of Youzhou officers on the court. Although Zhang Chengze and others saw that Zhuang Yi's eyes were not good, they did not look for scumbags anymore, so Zhuang Yi practiced until it was dark and said goodbye.

Seeing Zhuang Yi leave the court with Duan Sizhen and other personal soldiers, Zhang Cheng followed from a distance, his face was uncertain, he turned a corner after thinking about it, and turned to the Jiedu Yatui Li Chenghong's mansion.

are all familiar colleagues, Li Chenghong personally came out to welcome him into the main hall of the inner house, and called the maidservant to come in for tea, but he was a little unsure of Zhang Chengze's intention, so he didn't open his mouth for a while.

Sure enough, Zhang Cheng was a little impatient, so he asked first: "That Zhuang Yi was lucky for a while, and actually stole Yingzhou, and in the future, my family and other family members want to go to Liaodong Bohai to do business, and we have to look at his face, I am really angry and panicked, but I don't know why he came to Youzhou?" ”

"What else can I do for that, although Li Gong has acquiesced in this matter and appointed him as the military envoy of Liucheng, but in fact, he is not very relieved, but it has become a fact, Xiao Yanei Kuang Yu is bent on wooing again, and Li Gong is not easy to refuse, that Zhuang Dalang came to ask for the history of Yingzhou's assassination again, obviously wanting to take Yingzhou as his own." Li Chenghong said lightly.

"Then you are in the government office, have you made a statement to Gong Li to explain the joints?" Zhang Cheng asked again.

"Li Gong has his own considerations in this matter, how can a certain person say so much?" Li Chenghong smiled bitterly.

"Then you can watch that Zhuang Dalang successfully seek the position of assassin Shi, if this is the case, I can't say that in the future, you and I will completely cut off the financial road of our family, can you be willing?" Zhang Cheng was not dead or alive, and said tentatively.

Li Chenghong hesitated for a while, and then said: "It is not easy for someone to dissuade Li Gong, and it is very unwise to offend Xiao Yanei Kuang Yu in this way." But if everyone comes out to speak to Li Gong together, then they are a little sure. There is another person to help, do you know who it is? ”

"Yanai Converse? I'm afraid he can't do such things publicly, right? Zhang Cheng wondered.

"It's right and it's not right...... He died at the hands of Zhuang Yi, but his son Sweep is now in Youzhou as Converse's righteous son, renamed Li Shaowei, if you tell him about Zhuang Yi's visit to Youzhou, do you think he will ask Converse for help? Li Chenghong said with a dark smile.

Zhang Chengze's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he couldn't help laughing: "I didn't expect this, so without further ado, I'll go to him to explain the situation, and then I can increase my chances of winning." ”

"Good...... You can act in a hurry and recklessly! Li Chenghong reminded.

Zhang Cheng nodded, then got up and headed for the north of the city. Li Shaowei is more than 20 years old, although he worships Li Congwei as his father-in-law, but he does not live in Li Congwei's mansion, but lives in a large mansion covering an area of about five acres in the north of the city, with a large number of servants to serve, and a hundred Xi warriors to guard, spending all day and drinking on weekdays, and living depressed.

How do you know that when the news of his father's death came recently, Li Congwei was much colder to him, and it was not salty or light to go to visit him every day, it was obvious that his father was dead, and he lost his value of wooing, which Li Shaowei knew in his heart, if it was so big today, he had nowhere to go, but he was helpless.

In the evening of this day, Li Shaowei was surprised when he heard that a guest was visiting, so he personally went out to greet him, and when he heard Zhang Chengze's intentions, Li Chengshao was furious, extremely resentful, and vowed to kill Zhuang Yi to avenge his father.

Zhang Cheng achieved his goal, secretly rejoiced in his heart, and pretended to comfort him, and put forward a request. Li Shaowei immediately agreed, promising to help him in this matter. At that moment, the two discussed carefully, and Li Shaowei personally sent Zhang Chengze out of the house.

Seeing Zhang Chengze leaving, Li Shaowei returned to the mansion and paced back and forth in the hall to think carefully: This time is different from the past, and now his status has plummeted, and he wants to join forces with Zhang Chengze and others to make a statement to the section marshal, but I am afraid that it will not be easy, but it is better to act cheaply.

Immediately called the cronies to protect him, let him go to find out Zhuang Yi's whereabouts, if he killed that Zhuang Yi, not only can he take revenge, but also let Li Gong get Yingzhou at his fingertips, presumably Li Guild will be happy to see it, and his father-in-law should also be very happy, this is a good idea.

On the morning of the next day, Zhuang Yi went to the Youzhou Military Supervision Institute to meet with Lu Long's military envoy, General Yunlu, and Dong Lianliang, the general of the right prison guard, but he did not mention anything about the assassination history, and planned to establish a good relationship first, after all, Li Quanzhong had agreed. The dead eunuch Dong Lianliang saw that he gave a generous gift but did not ask for anything, but he also guessed his thoughts, and took the initiative to ask about Yingzhou, claiming that he would join the court to recover Yingzhou. Zhuang Yi thanked himself and retired.

Zhuang Yi continued to play polo with Li Kuangyu in the afternoon, not wanting to be on the court, Li Congwei brought the Khitan chief and deputy envoys, the Tulu Bu clan chiefs Han Deng, Yao Ran Buri; and the envoy of the Xi people, Elder Yuda, the son of Xie Ra, Ke Zhen and other envoys came, during which everyone practiced together, and the Khitan envoy showed some hostility towards Zhuang Yi. In the evening, Zhuang Yi went to the restaurant with Elder Yuda and Ke Zhen for a banquet, and then returned to Yandufang.

Early this morning, Zhuang Yi went to the Youzhou Military Supervision Institute to meet with Lu Long's military envoy, General Yunlu, and General Dong Lianliang of the Right Prison Guard, but he did not mention anything about sealing the assassination history, and planned to establish a good relationship first, after all, Li Quanzhong had agreed. The dead eunuch Dong Lianliang saw that he gave a generous gift but did not ask for anything, but he also guessed his thoughts, and took the initiative to ask about Yingzhou, claiming that he would ask the court to collect the matter of recovering Yingzhou and ask for a seal for him. Zhuang Yi was overjoyed, and withdrew after thanking him again and again.

For several days in a row, Zhuang Yi continued to play polo with Li Kuangyu, and gradually became proficient, quite handy. On this day, Li Congwei brought the Khitan chief and deputy envoys, the Tulu Bu clan chiefs Han Deng and Yao Ran Buri; and the envoy of the Xi people, Elder Yuda, and Ke Zhen, the son of Xie Ra, came together, and introduced everyone to each other, and played a few games together, the Khitan envoy was very hostile to Zhuang Yi, but Zhuang Yi dealt with it carefully, and there was no accident. In the evening, Zhuang Yi asked Elder Yuda and Ke Zhen to go to the restaurant for a banquet, and then returned to Yandufang.

At the same time, Zhang Cheng and other officers of the Lu Longya Army were quietly linked, and met in a restaurant in Youzhou City that night to discuss the invasion and division of Yingzhou. In the final analysis, it was for the benefit of Yingzhou, but he felt that his identity and his own strength and influence were insufficient, and he hooked up with foreign officers such as Juyong guard general Liu Rengong and Weizhou Gao Siji, as well as Li Chenghong and others.

On this day, when Li Quanzhong summoned everyone to discuss the matter, Liu Rengong took the opportunity to raise the matter, but Li Quanzhong was still hesitant and did not immediately agree. Zhuang Yi was still playing polo that day, and Li Kuangyu reminded him, but did not say it explicitly. When Zhuang Yi returned to Yandufang, he was ambushed and assassinated, Zhuang Yi fought back, killed more than 50 of the broom's subordinates, and chased after him. Duan Sizhen was seriously wounded, and all ten soldiers who followed him were killed.

When Li Congwei learned of this, he grounded the broom and forbade him to mess around. Because of this incident, Zhang Chengze, Liu Rengong and others failed in their attempts, and Li Quanzhong had to appease Zhuang Yi instead. Zhuang Yi also learned that Zhang Chengze and others were doing something bad for him, but he could only endure it.

After this incident passed, Li Quanzhong's birthday came, and Zhuang Yi, as a member of the polo team, participated in it. In this polo match, the turmoil broke out again, Zhang Chengze, Liu Rengong, Khitan envoys and others intended to encircle and plot against Zhuang Yi, but Zhang Cheng was seriously injured by Zhuang Yi, and the Khitan envoy was just an accomplice.

After the polo feast, Li Congwei invited a team of Kabuki from the teaching workshop to perform, but Lei Niang was actually mixed in it and was discovered by Zhuang Yi, but it was difficult to recognize. The banquet changed again, Lei Niang suddenly stabbed Liu Rengong, causing Liu Rengong to be seriously injured, at this time there were many people and guarded tightly, Zhuang Yi couldn't make a move, and finally watched Lei Niang being captured by the sergeant.

That night, Zhuang Yi organized Zhang Zhen, Duan Sizhen and other ten elite soldiers to meet outside, personally touched into Li Congwei's mansion, rescued Lei Niang, said goodbye the next day, received a large number of military uniforms and weapons, Li Quanzhong stuffed some people to his command, and then left Youzhou.

Soon after, Li Quanzhong died of illness, and the Youzhou army general elected Li Congwei as the queen. After Zhuang Yi returned to Yingzhou, he learned the news, and sent people to mourn and support Li Congwei to succeed as the envoy of Lulong Festival in Youzhou. Zizaiyingzhou continued to expand the army, established a water division, opened a school, and within a few years, it extended its influence to the vicinity of Yuguan and Lulongsai.

A few years later, Ziqing Ping Lu Jiedu Shi Wang Shifan descended to Xuanwu Jiedu to envoy Zhu Wen, which aroused the vigilance of Lu Long Li Congwei, so he ordered Zhuang Yi to send troops to help him conquer Wang Shifan, and the sailor crossed the sea to defeat Lu, and won the battle, and gained a lot.

Zhuang Yiyu gradually became fuller, actively participated in the disputes of various feudal towns, expanded his territory and influence step by step, and raised the banner of Lu Longjun, under the pretext of eliminating violence and peace, and captured the entire Liaodong. Taking advantage of the internal strife between the Li Congwei brothers and Liu Rengong's attempt to replace him, he sent troops to destroy Liu Rengong, and actually controlled the Pinglu military area and the area of Yunzhong in the north of Daibei, and in the following years, he annexed the three towns of Heshuo and the strong feudal domains such as Pinglu in Ziqing, and finally aroused the vigilance of the Central Plains feudal towns.

Li Ke failed in his attempt to defeat the three towns of Heshuo, held a grudge, put aside his prejudices and hit it off with Xuanwu Zhu Wen, and united the major feudal towns in the Central Plains, and allied with the Hu forces such as Mobei and Tatar and Khitan, and wanted to besiege Zhuang Yi's Pingliao military town on all sides.

After a year of large-scale battles, Zhuang Yi became the king of the entire north, and the glory of the Tang Dynasty reappeared, but only one banner remained.

Dear book friends and editors! I'm sorry! Last year, Mangosteen had to announce a suspension due to the change of work environment, no time code, how to know that this stop is more than half a year, and then there is time, and I want to continue to write, but the stop time is too long, the previous content is almost forgotten, the outline is not complete, and I can't lift my spirit, and now I have to hastily make up a chapter, barely end the whole book, and apologize to everyone again!