Volume VIII: The North-South Controversy

Chapter 4: Looking down on the 800-mile Dongting and looking back at the 3,000-mile mountains and rivers (4)

The big river goes down to the east, turns a corner in Yuezhou, and then goes east, this bend extends in, there is a cave, it is for Dongting Lake. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Yuezhou City, on the east bank of this river gorge. This river gorge is called the mouth of the Jing River.

On this day, the location where Li Congrong stopped the boat was still dozens of miles away from the mouth of the Jingjiang River.

The Jiangling sailor passed in front of Li Congrong's building boat, the big one is like a city, the small one is like a leaf, thousands of sails are competing for it, and the flag covers the sun, and it stretches endlessly.

These successive boats move forward in turn, solemn and solemn, like devout believers walking on the pilgrimage road.

Ships born for war, armor soldiers born for war, war, is indeed their faith.

After the first batch of sailor ships passed by, Bian Hao's face gradually changed, and seeing the reality of the Jiangling sailor building ship so closely, Bian Hao finally realized that Li Congrong's words before were not slandering him.

Li Congrong put a small case on the deck, put a chessboard, and a maid made tea next to the desk, and the fragrance of tea was on the fishy river, which had a unique charm.

"The reason why I brought Mr. on board the ship a day or two in advance was to cut off Mr. from the shore, and at the same time to facilitate surveillance, so that Mr. would no longer have a chance to deliver news to Yang Wu. This time can't be too early, too early may cause Xu Zhihe to be suspicious - after all, the lonely king doesn't know, Mr. will deliver news to Xu Zhihe, whether there is a regular time; Of course, this time cannot be too late, and if it is too late, the dispatch of the army will not be completed. ”

Li Congrong stood in front of the wooden fence, looking at the war beast rolling forward in front of him, although his voice was calm, there was also a smell of Jin Ge Iron Horse at this time.

Bian Ho's face was bloodless, he clenched his hands together, his nails embedded in his palms, and thick blood flowed from his palms, and the blood dripped from his hands and drooped his robe, dyeing red and shocking.

He knew better than anyone what the results would be if the Tang army did not move according to the previous plan, and how much loss the Yang Wu army would suffer under the misguidance of the news he came out.

The situation of the Chudi War had already been traumatized by his previous misjudgment and the sudden southward movement of the Tang army, and now, the news transmitted through his hands would once again bring great losses to the Wu army, and this loss would be greater than before.

Side Pick's heart hurts like a wrench. It was not only his palms that dripped blood, but also his heart. Compared to the latter, the pain of the former is not worth mentioning.

There are two things in the world that are most painful.

First, people with great ambitions waste time.

Second, the tragedy caused by one-handed hands cannot be remedied.

Li Congrong turned around, he didn't lean against the railing, he stood straight, one hand behind him and the other in front of him. He is the king of Zhao of the Tang Dynasty, and his every move is related to the prestige of his family and country, he is proud of it, and he is always vigilant about himself.

Bian Ho lowered his head slightly, and his voice came out of his throat, "His Royal Highness King Zhao...... You pretend to be true, the brazenness on the march, the freshness of everything after arriving at Gangneung, the arrogance before the military meeting, and the rush for quick success and quick profit when the battle is not in line with the style of a new soldier on the battlefield, and with what you have encountered, it is really seamless. How many people in Gangneung know about this and can accompany you to perform this play so well? Fu Xi? Ma Huaiyuan? Huang Fulin? ”

"Ma Huaiyuan." Li Congrong said, "The matter is confidential, and the fewer people who know about it, the better." Those who don't know the truth, precisely because they don't know the truth, will show the most authentic reaction, to ensure that there is not a trace of flaw. Sir is a smart man, and none of us dare to take risks. ”

Bian Ho Ho laughed twice, the voice was like a person who had just climbed out of the grave, it looked eerie, he raised his head, "Bian Ho is not convinced, Da Wu is not convinced, why is it here, why is it here?!" ”

Li Congrong was stunned.

Bian Ho's appearance at this time was almost a night's white-headed, his face was lifeless, and his skin was dull, like an old man in the twilight and a farmer in the field who was tortured by life.

Li Congrong sat down in front of the small case, and the maid had just finished making tea and poured him a bowl. Li Congrong pushed the steaming tea in front of Bian Hao, and said: "Actually, there are not many doubts about this matter, but Mr. didn't notice it, or rather, he didn't want to notice it." ”

Bian Hao looked at Li Congrong in a daze, there was fire in his eyes, fire in the wilderness.

Li Congrong took a sip of tea, how long this matter had been hidden from Bian Hao, it also meant how long he had carried this boulder, and now that he was finally able to unload this heavy package, he felt relieved from the soles of his feet.

"When I was in the court, I challenged my brother and criticized the rectification of the officials, which made the court restless, and my father brushed his sleeves away. However, as soon as the letter of the king of Chu for help arrived, my father decided to use troops against Chu, and decided to lead the army by me overnight, not minding me at all about accepting corrupt officials and disobeying his policy of governing the country. Isn't this doubtful? Li Congrong put down the tea bowl and looked at Bian Hao.

Biao Ho opened his mouth, but stopped talking.

Li Congrong knew what Bian Hao wanted to say, so he didn't ask or wait, and continued: "When Luoyang officials were rectifying, I accepted so many corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and even accepted their votes, but what I really did for them was just a word from the court, and it happened at the last time when I asked them to submit their votes...... Why did I go to Bianzhou, why did I want the names of those officials, why did I have to lead the troops to the expedition as soon as I collected those names, why did I lead the troops to go out after I led the troops to the battle, the rectification of Luoyang's official rule suddenly became faster, and soon ended perfectly, and after the local chaos, the Hundred Battles Army's eastward expedition was so fast? ”

Bian Ho suddenly realized something, and his godless eyes widened in disbelief, and those eyes were even full of horror.

Li Congrong asked the maid to remove the tea bowl and put the chessboard in front of him, "When I go to Bianzhou, I just need to show my attitude, and to show my attitude, it is for more corrupt officials to seek refuge in me and obediently hand in my name...... Why did my brother dare to take a soldier to the barracks to arrest him without ironclad evidence that Kang Yicheng colluded with the Xuanwu Army? For my evidence here alone is enough to punish him. ”

Li Congrong looked at Bian Hao, "Rectify the rule of officials, my brother is in the light and I am in the dark, everything we do is actually sharing worries for our father." Otherwise, this time the officials were so urgent to rectify, and the elder brother refused to use the Military Intelligence Department, how could he find out the evidence of those officials' crimes so quickly, and there was almost no mistake? You must know that there are many corrupt officials in Luoyang, and officials protect each other, so how can it be so easy to investigate the case. ”

Bian Ho's throat was a little dry, "What about the feudal town?" ”

Li Congrong breathed a long sigh of relief, "The same is true of the feudal town. This time my brother traveled east to Shandong, how long do you think it will take him to quell the turmoil in various towns? It doesn't take many days at all. Before he traveled eastward, the bureau of the cloth had been laid out, and the people who should be installed and contacted had been placed and contacted in place, not to mention the hundred battle army, as long as he took the gentlemen to parade around with fine horses, those arrogant soldiers and envoys, not to mention being tied up out of the city immediately, the situation was not too much - you know, the imperial court cut the feudal domain is the general trend, although there are proud people in the feudal town, but now, more than that, it is hoped that these unruly people will be used as stepping stones to climb up, just waiting for the elder brother to lead the army to arrive, Those people will hand over the proud soldiers and ask for merit and rewards. ”

"The Xuanwu Army, the Yicheng Army, the Tianping Army, and the Pinglu Army, they really want the army to spend some effort to attack the city, but the Xuanwu Army and the Tianping Army are just that, and the Xuanwu Army does not need to be said, as for the Tianping Army, the Yicheng Army will take their city." Speaking of this, Li Congrong took out a piece of Di Bao, "This is the latest Di Bao, saying that the Yicheng Army and the Hundred Battles Army were not in a good battle and were forced to retreat to Yunzhou, but just after the Tianping Army opened the city to accept it, the Yicheng Army suddenly attacked the Tianping Army, and the elite cavalry of the Hundred Battles Army entered the city with it. ”

Looking at the dazed Bian Hao, Li Congrong showed a smile, "My father knew that the towns in Shandong were unruly, so he buried the chess piece of the Yicheng Army in Huazhou early, for such a time. ”

After taking a sip of tea, Li Congrong continued: "Of course, it doesn't mean that there will be no big war in the feudal towns, but in the current situation, there are hundreds of battle armies, brothers and people's hearts, and those feudal towns are really not a problem, depending on the ten days, it is not an exaggeration at all." ”

The river breeze is blowing, the fishy smell is tangy, obviously I don't see where there is a fisherman, but the fishy smell has not dissipated. The riverside on both sides of the river is quite vast, with farmland clinging, and occasionally there are cottages, and there are puffs of cooking smoke. Farther away, there are not high mountains.

Putting down the tea bowl, Li Congrong dropped a chess piece on the chessboard, "I haven't played against Mr. today, can Mr. still fall into the game?" ”

Bian Ho stiffly picked up a chess piece and placed it on the chessboard.

Li Congrong fell one after another, "When my brother went north to the Khitan, Mo Li returned to the south halfway. He rushed back all the way, really arrived in Luoyang, but did not do anything to Mr., although the Military Intelligence Department and Tsing Yi Yamen have some small entanglements, but Mr. will not think that Mo Li is capable of this, right? ”

Bian Ho looked at Li Congrong, and the hand holding the chess piece trembled slightly.

Who wonders that the opponent is not strong enough because the opponent is not as good as himself?

It's that Bian Hao had some thoughts, but he couldn't resist the "busy everything" during that time, and fighting Mo Li was enough to make him bothered, and he still had to wonder if Mo Li was not good enough?

Li Congrong smiled, "After Mo Li returned to Luoyang, the reason why he didn't have a big layout was because when he left Yikun Prefecture, his brother said a word to him on the occasion of farewell. It was this sentence that made Mo Li know everything, and also knew his brother's plan, so he didn't make a big fuss about Mr. ”

Bian Ho couldn't fall a chess piece for a long time, Li Congrong didn't urge him, put down the chess piece with both hands on his sleeves, and sighed: "Presumably Mr. still remembers Xiazhou." When I asked my husband if I could go to Xiazhou to make meritorious contributions, my husband stopped me in every possible way, presumably if I was sure that I would still ask my father for his life. What I want to tell Mr. today is that the hard bone in Xiazhou has been gnawed by Shi Jingjiao. ”

He smiled, a little contemptuous, "After I made those things against my brother in Luoyang, I learned that I was going to take refuge, and he was the first to run over to take refuge, but I didn't know that it was this move that ruined his future." Out of the town of Hedong, his father originally considered him, but later ...... Hmph, he even begged to come to me. I did mention this to my father for him, but it was just a matter of coping, and I was 'explaining' to him, so how could I really argue with reason? ”

Bian Hao finally dropped the chess piece, and said downcastly: "It seems that His Royal Highness rose up that day, that is, the emperor in order to distinguish loyalty and traitors, and laid out the overall situation, but we waited, but I came uninvited and entered the king's urn since I ......"

"The war between the two rivers went smoothly, my father was far-sighted, and naturally he had to prepare for the deepening of the new deal, and my father intended to change the appearance of the Tang Dynasty in three or five years. Li Congrong's eyes showed a look of reverence and love, "The reason why Mr. and others can't recognize this situation is that they think that my brother and I should fight for food, or even kill each other, and my father should control the world and use me to balance my brother, so as not to make my brother's achievements high and control the government." ”

He stood up, the Jiangling Sailor in front of him had almost passed, which also meant that the war at the mouth of the Jingjiang River was about to begin, "You don't know that our father and son are not such people at all. In fact, I am very incomprehensible, throughout the ages, there have been many cases of fratricidal brotherhood in the emperor's family, but there are also many fathers, sons, filial piety and brothers, why do you necessarily think that my Tang Sheji should be drenched in blood? ”

Bian Hao smiled miserably, "The world is like this, people's hearts are in turmoil, who is to blame?" ”

Li Congrong glanced at Bian Hao, "My brother once said that the chaos of the world stems from the chaos of people's hearts, and the chaos of people's hearts is because morality does not exist, morality does not exist, and it begins with the collapse of etiquette, and the collapse of etiquette and happiness originates from the monarch and the minister. ”

He looked at the vast river in front of the building boat again, "If I want to clear the universe, dominate the world, re-establish order, and shape the prosperous world, I must start with the way of the monarch and the minister." A king does what a king should do, like a king, and a courtier does what a courtier should do, like a courtier. The way of humanity, there are men and women and then there are couples, there are couples and then there are fathers and sons, there are fathers and sons and then there are kings and ministers, the so-called kings and ministers fathers and sons. In this way, if morality is re-established, the world will be peaceful, people's hearts will be stable, and etiquette and music will be harmonious. ”

Bian Ho opened his mouth, speechless for a moment.

Li Congrong returned to the small case, sat down, picked up a chess piece, and slowly put it into the chessboard, "The future will be discussed, but this game of chess has to be finished." ”

He glanced at Bian Hao, "The game laid out by our father and son, whether it is a few birds with one stone this time, it is difficult to say at the moment." But sir, this bird, I have already eaten it, and the bird of Chudi can't run away. ”

Bian Ho was stunned for a while, and refused to let go.

Suddenly, a mouthful of blood spurted out and spilled onto the chessboard.

Others also fell on the chessboard.