The pale and messy beard shook a few times, Li Yuan's mouth opened, and finally bowed his head again, before standing up with his hands on the deck

"I didn't expect to see King Tang here." Chen Kefu was still sitting there, raising his chin slightly, and said to Li Yuan casually.

"I didn't expect to come here to see King Chen."

His eyes narrowed slightly, as if he were looking at someone he had never seen before. The deep-set eye sockets and haggard face made Chen Kefu sigh that this was no longer the original Taoguang, scheming, and cunning Tang Guogong Li Yuan.

"When he was in Luoyang, the old man really shouldn't have turned his back on His Royal Highness King Chen, at that time, the old man didn't notice it for a while, and he didn't find that Erlang actually told the emperor under the instigation of a few of his friends who harbored evil intentions, and later he actually took the old man behind his back to chase down King Chen, and the old man Li family was really sorry for King Chen, and asked King Chen to punish him. Please believe that the old man and the Li family have never treated King Chen as an enemy. ”

"But they're not friends, are they?" Chen Kefu sneered, and he didn't plan to expose Li Yuan's flawed lies.

"I think at the beginning, I, Chen Kefu, regarded the Li family as a family, I grew up in Hebei since I was a child, and I have no brothers and sisters, parents and uncles. After I got married to Xiuning, I regarded Tang Wang as my father, and regarded Jiancheng, Shimin, Yuangu, and Xuanba as my siblings."

"Humph!" A cold snort sounded on the side. Chen Kefu looked back, but saw the one-armed Li Shimin twist his face to the side.

"Isn't that so, Shimin?" Chen Kefu said coldly.

Li Shimin turned his head and stared at Chen Kefu coldly, "Really?" Since you regard our brother as your siblings, how did Xuanba die in Liaodong in the first place? Isn't it because my father wants us to go back to the Central Plains that you withheld the letter and killed Xuanba? ”

"I am indeed responsible for Xuanba's death, but I just neglected to take care of him, as for your so-called harm to him, it is purely a fictitious thing. If I wanted to harm your brothers, how could I keep you? ”

"Then later in the Eastern Capital, you secretly plotted to rebel, but why did you hide it from our Li family? You keep saying that I, Li Shimin, am sorry for you, and I shouldn't tell the emperor. But have you ever thought about our Li family? You left like that, have you ever thought that after the emperor finds out, you will run away, but our Li family, what should we do with those who go up and down? That's why you treat us as a family? ”

"I didn't tell you because I was afraid that if you found out, you would be implicated. Although it was not handled properly in a hurry, I never wanted to harm you. But how do you do it? I, Chen Kefu, can still stand here today, completely because of my great fortune, not because you are good to me. Chen Kefu replied coldly.

Li Shimin waved his one-arm violently and roared loudly, "Finally say what you think in your heart, I already know that you have already hated our Li family to the core, and I wish my Li family was all dead." A manly man, dare to do it. You are bent on taking revenge on us, why don't you say it to your face, why do you have to be so pretentious? ”

"The Li family is unkind to me, but I will not be unjust to the Li family." Chen Kefu stood up, took a few steps forward, and walked in front of Li Xiuning, who had not spoken since he came up. I haven't seen each other for more than a year, and when I meet again, I still care so much about each other.

It can be seen that in order to see Chen Kefu, Li Xiuning deliberately dressed up. His black hair was raised high, and he wore a long red cloak, and although he was still wearing a battle robe, he was very clean and cheerful, and there was no damage or stain on his armor. Although the face is slightly darker than before, it has a slight bronze color, but it looks healthier. The body is not as beautiful as when I first saw it, but in the clear eyes, there is a lot of maturity and generosity. …,

The corners of Chen Kefu's mouth rose and chuckled at her, followed by a chuckle on her slightly uneasy and nervous face. There was a relaxed smile on his face, and there was no tension at all, only the affection in his eyes.

Stretching out his hand, Chen Kefu pulled Li Xiuning to his side, turned around and returned to his seat.

"I have no intention of pursuing the original grievances and grievances, and let him pass the past. In any case, Xiuning and I are a husband and wife who have visited the church and married and entered the cave house. You are all Xiuning's father and brother, and I have no intention of making Xiuning sad in the middle. Chen Kefu looked at Li Yuan and said, "There are too many things in the past, you and I both understand, in the past, I was in Liaodong, and you were in Hedong, both of them were heroes, and they were all determined to die." But now that things have changed, whether you want to or not, you have to admit that the Li family's road to hegemony has come to an end. On the contrary, this king is now strong and strong, the situation is very good, and the unification is just around the corner. ”

"It should be your white spoon, it's your white spoon, not your white spoon, and it's useless to force it. This is what I Chen Kefu did after all. Although you turned your back on me at the beginning, even so, I am still willing to assure you that as long as the Li family gives up all kinds of past grievances and sincerely surrenders to me, then we will still be a family. I, Chen Ke, have recovered the throne, and your Li family will only be more prosperous and wealthy than in the past Sui period. In the past, you were the Duke of Tang, and in the future, you will be the King of Tang. ”

Facing Li Yuan, Chen Kefu's promise came as soon as he opened his mouth. At this point, it seems that the ability to make this commitment is all inherent in it. As for believing or not believing, it's up to them.

At this point, Li Yuan also put away his original appearance. Now it has reached the most direct and critical time, although they are ostensibly under various guises, they all understand that what they just said is just a few words. Now, it's really to the point.

Politics, to put it bluntly, is nothing more than a transaction.

It's all about seeing who has the most chips and whose cards are bigger. There is also a matter of who will negotiate and who can sell for a better price. Although Li Yuan was not willing to admit defeat, whether it was an expedient measure, or he really had the idea of taking refuge and waiting.

Now is the time to really bargain with Chen Kefu, and in Li Yuan's opinion, the more serious he is, the easier it is to convince Chen Kefu that he really has no other plans.

"The acting king of Guanzhong promised me that as long as I submitted to him, he would also canonize me as the king of Tang. Li Mi from Luoyang also promised me the same thing, and even Yang Yong had the same promise. Li Yuan said, "But to be honest, I don't intend to be power**, in Hedong before, I was just ordered by the first emperor to govern Hedong." I only hope that this dispute can be ended as soon as possible and peace can be restored. It can also allow my Li clan and the clans of Hedong to live a stable life again. As for whether the dynasty will change, and who else will become the lord of the young, these are still handed over to the lord of the young, I believe that the sons of the dead are all chosen by the lord, if they really die, I believe they are destined to become the lord of the lord......"

Chen Kefu smiled, "The intention of the Tang King, but I want this king to ensure that the interests of the Li family and the powerful people of the Hedong clan will not be harmed?" ”

"That's true, this is the only request I have with the fathers and villagers in Hedong."

"As long as they follow the laws of the court in the same way as the people in other parts of my rule, then the king can guarantee that they will be treated equally. I know that there are many people who say that I have purged the world and local tyrants before, but in fact, if they hadn't rebelled, how could this king have dealt with them like this? You can rest assured that as long as you are sincere to me, this king will not treat you badly. Hedong is still the east of the river into the east of the river. This king can not only promise to wait until he returns to Hebei, and then appoint the king of Tang as Taiyuan to stay in Taiyuan and return to Taiyuan to sit in the town. It can also be promised that in the future, the governors, taishou, and county orders of Hedong can all be served by Hedong. The local clans and landlords in Hedong will never be encroached upon. ”…,

Li Yuan's heart was moved when he heard this, and his eyes met with his son Jiancheng and Shimin.

"I don't know what King Chen needs us to give?" Li Yuan didn't agree immediately, and Chen Kefu's conditions were even better than they expected. This made him feel uneasy, and he never believed in the fact that pie was dropped. When they got to this point, there was really no way out.

Although he said before that the Yuwen clan in Guanzhong, Yang Mian in Jianghan, and Li Mi in Henan had all persuaded him to surrender, and promised to retain his title of Tang king. These things are indeed true, Yu Wenhua and Li Mi have sent envoys to convey such conditions, and even Yang Yong, who had just defeated him, did not miss it.

But in fact, although it seems that he has many choices, none of Yu Wenhua, Li Mi, and Yang Jian are willing to choose. Yang Yan was born cold and thin, and he was once harmed by him. Once he took refuge in Yang Jun, he was afraid that as soon as Yang Jun got Hedong, he would immediately settle accounts with himself after the autumn, and he didn't know how he would die by then, and he wouldn't go to Yang Jun if he was killed.

And Guan Zhongyu Wenhua has always been looked down upon by him. Although they are both from Guanlong nobles, in his opinion, Guanzhong's self-protection is insufficient. In the east, Yang Xuan was looking at the tiger and planning to enter Guanzhong. On the other hand, Xue Ju and Li Liang in Hexi in the west are now each with more than 100,000 troops and have been threatening Guanzhong. Moreover, Liang Shidu, Guo Zihe, Zhang Changxun and others in Longshang also stared at Guanzhong. Yu Culture and enemies on all sides, self-protection is insufficient, and sooner or later it will be defeated by Beijin. Surrender to him, and wait until Yu Wenhua and the army are defeated, who can guarantee their white spoon promise at that time?

As for Li Mi, although he has the same surname as Li, and he is also from the same Guanlong aristocracy, Li Mi has been trapped in Luoyang for two years, and he is still stuck in the quagmire. Li Mi himself is the same as the mud bodhisattva crossing the river, and he is not much better than himself.

After all, only Chen Kefu from Hebei can be relied on temporarily. First, although there were those grievances before, Chen Kefu Bijing had no foundation, and he relied on the subordinates of the Liaodong Army to support him. And although he was born in the Southern Chen royal family, his father Chen Shen was set up as a puppet emperor by the Jiangnan clan, and the powerful people of Hebei and Shandong were served by Chen Kefu. He temporarily took refuge in him, and with the relationship of his daughter, he felt that Chen Kefu wanted to win Hedong, and he must rely on himself, and he was not afraid that he would not have a chance to make a comeback.

Chen Kefu saw Li Yuan's heart-warming appearance, and secretly said in his heart that the matter was already halfway through.

"Our alliance is actually a win-win situation, now our Hebei army is sweeping the southern part of Hebei, and the recent situation has to start a war with Li Mi, and the Jianghuai side has also been fighting. Therefore, this king hopes that the king of Tang can immediately send an order to Taiyuan and Shangdang in Hedong to submit them to my Hebei court, and I also hope to get the support of the heroes of the Hedong family. ”

"It's as simple as that?" Li Jiancheng was a little surprised and couldn't help but ask.

"This seems simple, but it's not that simple. This king also has a small request, which can be regarded as an additional condition. ”

"You say." Li Yuan said.

Chen Kefu asked Chen Lei to spread out a map of Hedong and unfold it in front of Li Yuan and the others.

"Everyone, please see, the current situation in Hedong, the Hedong County in the east and west of Hedong is divided by Yang Xuan and Yuwen Chengdu, and the land of the five counties such as Hanoi is occupied by Wang Shichong. There is only one Shangdang County left in the southeast, plus half of Taiyuan County in the middle. As for the counties of Mayi, Yanmen, Loufu, and Lishi in the north, although they are ostensibly under the control of our Hebei imperial court. ”

But in fact, the Tang King should also know that those places are actually controlled by Liu Wuzhou, Yao Junsu, Guo Zihe, Liang Shidu and other local tyrants. On the surface, they are attached to our Hebei, but in fact they listen to the tune and do not listen to the propaganda. At present, although our Hebei Imperial Court has sent Marshal Wang Rengong to Hedong, in fact, there are only a few thousand soldiers and horses. If Taiyuan and Shangdang immediately submit to our court, in fact, it is very likely that Liu Wuzhou and others will be cheaper, so that they can take advantage of the situation. ”…,

"What does King Chen mean?" Li Yuan had already guessed a few, and asked with restraint and excitement.

"What this king means is that the king of Tang immediately sent a letter to the two cities of Taiyuan and Shangdang, and informed the Li Tang soldiers who stayed behind, so that they must continue to hold on until the soldiers and horses sent by my Hebei court arrived, and then surrender to our court soldiers and horses, and hand over the city to our court soldiers and horses."

Li Yuan lowered his head and thought about it, although this condition seemed to be a little difficult, in this way, the Li Tang soldiers and horses who stayed behind would have more casualties. But in this way, it also ensured that Taiyuan and Shangdang were still in their hands and preserved their strength.

"Yes."

"Also, this king also hopes that the king of Tang and the civil and military forces in Hedong will immediately contact the clans and heroes in Hedong, so that they can prepare secretly, and when the soldiers and horses of my court are ready, then the king will let the king of Tang and the civil and military forces of Hedong return to Hedong with the army, and then the king hopes that the king of Tang can help the king with the powerful people of the Hedong clan, defeat Liu Wuzhou and other local forces that do not obey the orders of the imperial court, and take the counties of Hedong in one fell swoop."

"I'm afraid this is a little embarrassing." Li Yuan hesitated.

"After the deed, the king will be rewarded for meritorious deeds, and then the Tang King will serve as the Taiyuan guard, sitting in Taiyuan, and the Li family can enjoy the tax of Taiyuan and a city. And other powerful people who help the imperial court will also be knighted and rewarded according to the size of their merits. Whoever can help the imperial court take a county is the county order, and whoever can help the imperial court take a county is the Taishou. Tang Wang, do you think it is feasible? ”

"Okay, no problem, this matter is on the old man." Li Yuan hurriedly answered.

(To be continued)