(Two more words.) ）

Coming out of Furong Town, Li Congjing joined Tao Yaoyao and others, and everyone rushed to the border of Yingzhou non-stop. Along the way, Li Congjing did not move with the army, but traveled to various towns to inspect the defense and border army situation, and his attention to Furong Town was just the beginning. Knowing that the other side can survive a hundred battles, since Li Congjing will go deep into the grassland to explore the Khitan reality, he will strive to know all aspects of the border area. It's just that the current situation is urgent, and Li Congjing doesn't have special time to do these things, so this time he went back to recover Pingzhou, and patrolling along the road became the best choice.

The army has Li Shaocheng and Meng Santong, Li Congjing is not at ease, Li Shaocheng has shown the qualifications of a general in the first battle of Yelu Deguang, and he should seize the time to hone in the future. Li Congjing is out of the town of Youyun, Li Cunxian is still sitting in Youzhou is fashionable and easy to say, once Li Congjing independently picks up this burden, he needs some people who can take charge of himself to help him share the pressure and deal with affairs. Among these reserve personnel, Li Shaocheng is undoubtedly the first choice, and secondly, Huang Fulin also has great talents, but his surrender is short, and he still lacks time to hone and integrate, Guo Wei does not need to say, but he is still a little young, Meng Ping can also pick up the same burden as Guo Wei if he takes time to cultivate.

On this day, everyone entered the boundary of Yingzhou, and when they rested at noon, Li Congjing set up a fire to barbecue the hare, and Tao Xiaoyao sat next to him, and the two talked about the current matter with a pile of firewood.

"The affairs of the military intelligence department in Yingzhou have not been carried out very smoothly, and the mixture of fish and dragons here is the most severe among the border states, because of its vast territory, the long and narrow north and south, and the mixed Khitans, Chao-Xian people, Xianbei people, and Qiang people, all kinds of large and small forces are dumping all kinds of interests, and the phenomenon of xenophobia by the old forces is extremely serious." Tao Yaoyao lowered her head, let her long hair fall on the side of her face and shoulders, and drank water from a wooden cup that never left her body, "It is not difficult for the Military Intelligence Department to set up a stronghold with the help of official status, but in this way, it will inevitably be exposed, and it will be suspicious for those who have intentions, and it will not be beautiful at work at that time." So until now, the affairs of the military intelligence department in Yingzhou have not gone well. ”

Li Congjing focused on barbecue rabbit meat, his eyes were motionless, a fat hare had been roasted to tender yellow and oily at this time, although there was nothing to cherish the condiments, but the taste of the hare itself was delicious enough, and the aroma was exuding, which was easy to make people's appetite soar.

Tao Yaoyao's magnetic voice listens to make people feel comfortable, and it is soft in the lazy sunlight of autumn, making people have the urge to eat in their mouths, she bends one long leg and straightens the other beautiful leg, the arc of the curve is more attractive than the mountains and rivers, "In addition, the funds given by the secretary are not much, and this month's silver money has been reduced by half, I can't see you in the month before, this time you have to solve this matter for me......"

Hearing the silver money, Li Congjing took his eyes off the roast rabbit, he glanced at Tao Yaoyao, and found that he was holding his shining eyes at him, and the surging veins and feelings in it had absolutely nothing to do with love.

Sighing, Li Congjing said, "You have to forgive Wei Dao for this matter." After all, the general started the war, and the expenses of the hundred battle army increased sharply, and the property we took the opportunity to loot when we destroyed the beam some time ago, so far it has been almost spent. After all, it is not easy for an army of 20,000 people to ensure that it is well equipped. The military intelligence department has the job of making money, and you have to open it up yourself. ”

Tao Xiaoyao began to scratch her hair, "I really don't know much about making money!" ”

Li Congjing's gaze fell on Tao Yao's seductive long legs, and he didn't move away for a while, "You could make money to feed hundreds of people in Shenxian Mountain before, and you can do this too." You are not very proficient yourself, you can let the people below come up with ideas, and I will ask Weidao to assign a few more people to you. Being at the border, cross-border trade is a shortcut to making money, and there is no reason why the military intelligence department cannot do this. If you really do a good job in trade, the military intelligence department will be a chaebol, and you can feed back the hundred battle army. ”

Tao Yaoyao looked at Li Congjing in surprise, obviously shocked again by the endless ideas in his head, Li Congjing continued: "As for the difficulty of the military intelligence department in the affairs of Yingzhou, you don't have to build a new stronghold, you can try to control the old local small forces, support them as spokesmen, and you are controlling them behind the scenes. With the absolute strength of the MI, if it acts in this way, it will not be difficult to open up the situation. ”

Tao Xiaoyao opened her red mouth, and was speechless by someone.

Li Congjing took off the burned hare, broke off one leg and handed it to Tao Yaoyao, "This time I saw you find that you have lost a lot of weight, which makes me very unhappy, although the affairs of the military intelligence department are important, but you are more important as a person, you must not give up the basics in the future, otherwise I will take your right to let you go home to recuperate!" ”

Tao Yao glanced at Li Congjing, although he felt that Li Congjing's words were not true, but the concern in it still sounded comfortable, it was the feeling of being cared for. Lower your head and gently bite off a piece of meat, chewing it in your mouth and feeling extra sweet.

Li Congjing added seriously, "I'm not joking with you, I'm serious." ”

Feng Dao, who had a round belly, looked at Li Congjing, and the aroma of the roast rabbit meat overflowed made him swallow his saliva, compared to the hare meat that Li Congjing personally handled, Feng Dao glanced at the dried meat in his hand, and the more he looked at it, the more difficult it was to eat, but if he wanted to disturb the obviously harmonious and ambiguous atmosphere of others, Feng Dao felt unbearable and a little embarrassed. But in the end, it was the desire of the stomach and intestines that overcame everything, Feng Dao staggered to Li Congjing's side, sat down on the ground, and smiled like a flower, "General Li, I never thought that you were not only very good at fighting and diplomatic relations, but also being so proficient in this way of cooking, which made you envious." ”

Li Congjing saw Feng Dao's gluttony and knew what he wanted to do, so he had the intention to tease him, and deliberately moved the remaining roast rabbit to the side, "Master said, the gentleman is far away from the kitchen, Lord Feng is so close, he is not afraid of violating the teachings of the sage?" ”

Feng Dao's gaze moved with the roast rabbit, "Master's words are because a gentleman wants to be 'benevolent' and can't bear to kill, so he needs to stay away from cooking, not to despise the way of cooking." The people take food as the sky, the saints are not exempt, the Buddha said that the law in the world is the Dharma, and everything in the world is practice, the road is three thousand and thousands of things, and the way of cooking is also in it. General Li was proficient in several ways at a young age, and he was a great good and wise man in the world! ”

Li Congjing was defeated by Feng Dao's righteous remarks, so he had to offer the barbecue with both hands.

Feng Daoxi was overjoyed, he didn't care about the greasy and hot barbecue, he grabbed it and chewed it vigorously, eating it soundly, without the slightest appearance of usual elegance.

After eating and drinking, Feng Dao patted his rounder belly, exhaled a long breath, and said with satisfaction: "It is really an honor to have a meat of General Li today, and I can taste it for half a lifetime." On the occasion of parting, there is a word of gift below. ”

Feng Dao went north to envoy the Khitan, but now the task is completed, and he has walked with Li Congjing to this point, and it is time to part ways. Li Congjing handed Feng Dao a handkerchief to wipe his hands, "My lord, please speak." ”

Feng Dao was half-lying on the ground with his fat body, squinting, his gaze drifting in the distance, "When I was leaving, Your Majesty told me that the way for the Tang Dynasty to get along with the Khitan at the moment should be peace first, and to ensure the stability of the clouds, this is the general's business, and it is also the next business." However, after more than a month in the north, there was the battle of Hulukou first, and then there was the battle of Yelu Deguang the day before yesterday, and I heard that the general now wants to conquer Pingzhou, and in the next scholar, I don't know the way of conquest, but I also see that the general seems to have no intention of avoiding thieves and defending the land, and has the intention of forging ahead and opening up the territory, but is it? ”

Li Congjing nodded slightly in acknowledgement. It is true that all the things he did when he went north this time were contrary to the national policy set by Li Cunqiao that day.

Feng Dao continued: "The general is unwilling to grovel in front of the Khitan army, and intends to snow the Tang Dynasty's decades-old hatred, which is a blessing for the country and tens of millions of people in the Central Plains. is not talented, but also knows that this is not a person with great ambition and power, although he is a scholar, he is still a bold general. However, the country's luck for the people, but maybe it is the luck of the general, the general acts like this, has he ever thought about the court's remarks? ”

Li Congjing muttered: "Seek the country without regard for yourself, and do not avoid death." ”

Feng Dao sighed, "In the end, young blood can infect people's hearts the most!" Get up, get dressed, and bow to Li Congjing.

Li Congjing hurriedly got up and returned the salute, "Why are you here, my lord?" ”

Feng Dao sighed abruptly: "In troubled times, people's hearts are not ancient, etiquette is broken, morality is degraded, it is not enough to seek a certain profit, how many people can take care of the sage's teaching?" The general and the crown have the world in their hearts, and they are willing to be stable for the Central Plains for all generations, regardless of personal gains and losses, how can they not be admired? If everyone in the world is like a general, what crime will Li be trapped in, and how strong will the Yi people be? Since going north, I have seen that the Khitan barbarian thieves have passed through the horseshoe where the people have died and the fields have been destroyed, the family is ruined, the dead are eight to nine out of ten, the old have nowhere to rely on, the young have nothing to support, the people are not living, and the mourning is everywhere, and the border army can not be governed, and the king can not be killed! All this, so that people can not help but feel painful, grief and indignation can not be themselves, in the next scholar, every time I see this situation, I can't put pen to paper, stand up and kill the enemy! Today, there are fighters such as generals, Zhidacai and high-quality people, tens of thousands of heroes in their hands, and strategists like clouds. ”

At this point, Feng Dao took three steps back and saluted to the end, "But the Tao is not talented, I am willing to help the general for the common people in the world!" ”

Li Congjing helped Feng Dao up, was silent for a long time, and said solemnly: "Thank you for your high esteem, thank you here." From Jing Bucai, I would like to inform the adults that I will not return to the Khitan, unstable clouds, and vow not to return to the Central Plains! ”

Tao Yaoyao got up and looked at Li Congjing and Feng Dao shaking hands and expressing their aspirations, her eyes were a little abrupt, and she seemed to remember the ambition she had when she first went to the Immortal Mountain, and murmured: "If you don't retreat from the Khitan, if you don't stabilize the clouds, you won't return to the Central Plains!" ”

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Feng Dao led the delegation and left. Fortunately, although the sky of the grassland has been poked a hole by Li Congjing, there are many officials of the Khitan mission, and all of them have returned to Luoyang. Although Li Congjing has achieved a lot of results in the grassland, but it is beneficial to the country, and these people in it are suspected of suffering from "unwarranted disasters", and what is their attitude towards Li Congjing, the initiator of all the turmoil, and it is unknown whether his words and deeds are good or bad for Li Congjing after returning to Luoyang.

Since Feng Dao made it clear that he was willing to help Li Congjing, he thought that with his ability, he should give Li Congjing some practical help.

After bidding farewell to Feng Dao and the others, when Li Congjing and Mo Li talked about the matter, Mo Li said: "Although the intended purpose of the envoy to the Khitan did not achieve his wish, the changes during the period were not the fault of us and others, and even if there was something wrong with what we did, it was not without gain." The Khitan and the Tang Dynasty have been hostile for decades, and the first emperor (Li Keyong) has a blood feud with the Khitan. ”

Li Congjing said: "The Tang Dynasty and the Khitan are wars and peaces, and at the moment there are nothing more than two situations, the war is a small war, and the peace is a small peace." Under the premise that the decisive battle between the two countries will not occur, if the border battle can be dealt with by Youyun itself, there is no fundamental conflict with His Majesty's national policy, and if Youyun can defeat the Khitan with his own strength, it is still a good thing for His Majesty. However, all the prerequisites are that the clouds can be 'self-sufficient'. ”

Mo Li nodded and said: "This time, taking advantage of the opportunity of the Khitan to pacify the Huangtou and the Stinky Bo rebellion to recover Pingzhou is the key to revitalizing the border. Otherwise, once the Khitan stabilizes the interior, and then destroys the Bohai Sea in the east, three of the four sides of its country will be determined, and then they will concentrate on dealing with the Central Plains. The attack on Pingzhou, in the short term, was a move to relieve pressure on the Bohai Sea, attracting part of the Khitan's attention to Youyun, but in the long run, it was for the Central Plains. ”

Li Congjing smiled: "It's also a move to provoke fire." ”

Mo Li opened the folding fan and shook it gently, "The vast ocean, why are you afraid of provoking the fire?" ”

The two laughed.

After Feng Dao left, Li Congjing's second farewell object was Da Ming'an and Li Siping.

Unlike Feng Dao and others who returned south on their own, Da Mingan and others had to be escorted by the Military Intelligence Department to cross the entire territory of Yingzhou from south to north and arrive in Bohai Country in order to return to China smoothly. Now Li Congjing wants to attack Pingzhou, once Pingzhou is conquered, it will definitely affect the situation of the three parties, as the beneficiary of this battle, it is time for the Bohai State to take action, and it must also take action.

With the original intention of Daming'an, in the matter of seeking the survival of the country, it is to conclude an agreement with the Tang Dynasty court face-to-face, although the Bohai State is a small country, but it is Xuanzong himself enshrined as a country and a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty. However, after learning about Li Cunqing's national policy on Youyun, Da Ming'an knew that the Tang Dynasty had no time to look north for the time being, and the Bohai Kingdom wanted to survive, so it had to rely on Li Congjing, who used troops against the Khitan independently.

Li Congjing, as the defense envoy of the clouds in the north of the Tang Dynasty, has the right to arbitrarily decide on the border war, and his previous actions and attitude towards the Bohai State also made Damingan extremely trusting Li Congjing.

The day and night before parting, Li Congjing and Da Ming'an had a detailed conversation in front of the campfire next to the tent.

"The general's attack on Pingzhou is really difficult to take over the Bohai Sea, because the general can fight for a respite, after returning to the country, he will persuade his father to fight for the Khitan with the general, so that the general's hard work will not be in vain!" Ming An's wording is very polite, he has Li Siping by his side as a staff officer, and he is known for his talents, so he can't find fault with his speech and demeanor.

Got Ming'an's assurance, Li Congjing didn't have any information, he stirred up a few dry firewood in the fire, so that the fire burned more vigorously, "Our department attacked Pingzhou, don't stop it, once it is overcome, it is really a move to move the whole body, what is at stake, presumably the prince knows everything." Although the clouds are wide, although the army of Lu Long is strong in a hundred battles, if you want to fight a country in one place, you will still be unable to show your strength. If the Khitan sends hundreds of thousands of troops to invade the south, the clouds will not be able to stop it, and if the clouds are defeated and retreated, the Bohai Sea will only be in danger. ”

Ming An said solemnly: "I know it in the next solid way!" ”

Li Congjing said again: "With the military, people, and material resources under the Bohai Kingdom, how many Khitan armies can be stopped, and how long can they resist, do you know?" ”

Ming An's face was ugly, he knew how difficult it was to read his own scriptures, and Li Congjing asked so clearly that it was difficult for him to answer for a while. Fortunately, Li Congjing didn't need him to answer, seeing that Ming'an's face was not very good-looking, Li Congjing continued: "Even if our troops conquer Pingzhou, and if the Bohai State cannot effectively give effective help, this commander can clearly inform the prince that Pingzhou can be defended or not. With the current internal affairs of the Bohai State, it is difficult to protect oneself by sending troops to help. Because of this, Ben Shuai hopes that after the prince returns to the country, he will take power, hold the military and politics, and work hard, so that there is a glimmer of vitality for the country! ”

Ming An was shocked, what Li Congjing meant by this could not be more obvious, he lost his voice and said: "My father is still healthy, the nobles in the country are powerful, Ming An is just the ordinary son of my father, how can he hold power?!" ”

Li Congjing waved his hand to interrupt Ming An's next words, looked directly into the other party's eyes, and said awe-inspiringly: "Yelu Abaoji, Yelu Deguang, Yelu Bei, and Shu Luping are not easy to follow, if the prince is still tepid after returning to the country, and he can't rectify the military and politics vigorously, how much time does the prince think the Khitan Congress will give you and how many opportunities will you have?" Today's handsome can help you strengthen the country, and once the Khitan tentacles penetrate the Bohai Kingdom, others will not be able to harm your strong country? There are many dreams at night, things change over time, warm water may not be able to boil frogs, but it can definitely kill the Bohai Kingdom! At that time, the Bohai Kingdom was also dead, where could the prince's loyalty still be tolerated? At that time, it is not a pity for you and me to die, I am afraid that we will not have the face to see our ancestors! ”

Ming An was stunned, and didn't know what to say for a while.

Li Congjing paused for a moment, and then said: "The current situation is like this, the situation in the Bohai Kingdom is like this, you and I can't be allowed to have other choices, if it succeeds, the country will survive, and if it doesn't work, the country will die, why is the prince still hesitating?" ”

Ming An wept bitterly and said: "General Li is working hard, how can Ming An not know? However, if you want me to do that great rebellion, force my father to abdicate and replace him, what face will Ming'an have in the world in the future? ”

Li Congjing sneered: "My Taoist prince is a strong man who spares his life for the country and the people, and today I know that the prince is just a rat who covets false fame!" Today, in order to survive the country, I am not afraid of death, why am I afraid that the people of the world will look sideways? Whether the prince wants the country to exist or his own name, you can't have both, what should you choose one or the other? ”

Ming An couldn't speak.

Li Congjing said in a soothing tone: "If the prince fails to seek the country, the Bohai Kingdom and the prince will die, if the country is successful, the Bohai country will take on a new look, the country will be strong and the people will be strong, who will not praise the name of the prince after thousands of generations?" However, there is a glimmer of life today, and the prince turns a blind eye, because he is timid to fight for it for a while because of his own selfishness, I am afraid that thousands of years later, the world will laugh at the prince for misleading the country! ”

Ming An was silent for a long time, when the tears had dried, his face was resolute, his teeth were clenched, he got up and bowed, and said to Li Congjing: "If the country survives, it is not a pity for Ming An to die, why are you afraid of a broken reputation?" If so, how did the general teach me? ”

Li Congjing pulled Ming An to sit down, encouraged him a few words, and said: "If the prince has the heart to work hard, then there is something to do." In today's world, the troubled times are in charge, the way of heaven is impermanent, and the avenues of the world have changed because of a promising person like the prince. If the prince has, although the handsome is weak, he is willing to help the prince. After a pause, he said solemnly: "This time the prince returns to the country, the marshal does not go, the army does not go, and the marshal borrows the prince." These two people are one writer and one martial arts, if the prince follows the strategy of literature, supplemented by the power of martial arts, and the marshal offers a number of gold and silver, then the prince can do a great thing! ”

"Thank you, General! The Bohai Kingdom can survive, thanks to the power of the general, Ming'an and the people of the Bohai Kingdom will never forget! Ming'an got up again and said goodbye, "I don't know which two people it is?" ”

"Writer, Mr. Mo; Warrior, peach command! ”

The next day, Li Congjing bid farewell to everyone.

Tao Yaoyao led the advance of the Military Intelligence Department, and followed Mo Li to follow Ming'an to the north, because the plan came suddenly, the Military Intelligence Department had not had time to mobilize too many manpower, and there would be a large team of people to follow up. In addition, Mo Li's trip with Ming'an is not without a name, he has the title of deputy envoy of Youyun Defense temporarily added on his head, and on the surface they are all envoys of the Tang Dynasty.

The ancient road of Changting, the autumn breeze is blowing, the people and horses stand on the road, and the wind sounds in the wild.

Mo Li folded his fan in his white robe, smiled, and said goodbye to Li Congjing with a fist, and the north wind rolled up his robe and long hair, adding a bit of chic to him.

Li Congjing didn't know what to say for a while. Don't leave here, there may not be much risk at the beginning, but there will be many crises over time, although there is a military intelligence department to protect each other, after all, a foreign country, strangers and strange roads, too many situations are unpredictable. Looking at the Hundred Battles Army, only Mo Li can handle this heavy task, but the two also have the deepest feelings, growing up since childhood, getting into trouble together, reading together, and the book business is the same. The burden is heavier than Mount Tai, don't worry about the autumn wind.

"It's unpredictable, I hope you take care!" Li Congjing said with a heavy hand.

Mo Li said with a smile: "This is here, the big battle is in my heart, and the world is in my hands." Brother Li, take care! ”

Wave goodbye.