On Zhongnan Mountain, Li Xin was dressed in green clothes, holding a folding fan, and the general Li Jing's beard was silver and white, floating on his chest, his eyes were like torches, looking at the world, accompanying Li Xin, walking on Zhongnan Mountain.

On September 9, the Double Ninth Festival, Li Xin invited Li Jing and the two to come to Zhongnan Mountain to climb high and look into the distance, but it was a scene, of course, accompanied by the eldest grandson Wujian, who was also dressed in men's clothes at the moment, but he looked handsome, and it was rare for the husband and wife to come out to hang out like this.

"Li Yuan occupies Hebei, the next step must be to attack Shandong and seize the land of Shandong, we are still a little worse in Shandong, the general thinks that he will go to Shandong now, or take it later?" Li Xin looked into the distance, the mountain peaks were faint, only to hear the melodious sound of bells, this Zhongnan Mountain has been a place of cultivation since ancient times, or monks or Taoism or views, etc., can be seen here. Even along the way, you can see a lot of people walking among them.

"The emperor is ready to conquer Shandong?" Li Jing hesitated for a while and said: "Shandong is not as good as Bashu or Jiangnan, the Shandong family is extremely united, what they want is the day when the family dominates the world, but they don't like my Datang very much." If Your Majesty wants to conquer Shandong, I am afraid it will take a lot of time. ”

"You mean, those big families will secretly collude with Li Yuan? Against us in reverse? Li Xin said indifferently.

"This is inevitable, the world is greedy, the emperor in the Tang Dynasty is to reduce the landlord's rent and interest, the people pay rent and interest, the landlords do not rely on food to obtain wealth, so the Tang Dynasty's families are all supporting the emperor, but those families in Shandong are different, they hate the various policies of the Tang Dynasty, when we attack, they will definitely make trouble, ventilation is secondary, behind us to raise troops to rebel, burn grain and grass, these are possible." Li Jing said with some worry.

"Don't look at Xu Yuanlang, Qi Gongshun, and Meng Haigong, they are living a very nourishing life now. But if Li Zhao reacts, the army is approaching, and under the thunder, not to mention Li Zhao's action, those under his command will kill them. Li Xin's face was much gloomy, he knew the situation in Shandong, and after Wang Yaohan occupied Bianzhou, he strengthened his supervision of Shandong. It can be said that in the area of Yanzhou, Shandong, it is simply like the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Meng Haigong occupied Caozhou and was known as the record; Zhou Wenju occupied Huaiyang, known as Liu Yejun and Xu Yuanlang occupied Yanzhou, Yang Zhongda occupied Yuzhou, Zhang Shanxiang occupied Yi, Ru, Shi Derui and Wei, Li Yiman occupied Pingling, Qi Gongshun occupied Qing and Lai, Chun Yunnan occupied Wendeng, and Xu Shishun occupied Rencheng. Jiang Hongdu occupied the East China Sea, Wang Bo occupied Qi County, Jiang Shanhe occupied Yunzhou, and Tian Liuan occupied Zhangqiu. Zhang Qingte occupies Jibei, Zang Junxiang occupies Haizhou, Yin Gongdi occupies Shuzhou, Mei Zhiyan occupies Xuancheng, and other bandit groups with other titles often gather between mountains, forests, and rivers, so to speak. There are countless warlords, large and small, either occupying one or two cities, or just occupying mountains and forests. Those who have made themselves kings and generals abound.

These guys are involved with the local clans and landlords, and these landlords and heroes also need these guys to protect the city, but when Li Yuan's army really comes, these clans will turn their guns and deal with Xu Yuanlang and others. Therefore, the biggest enemy of attacking Shandong is not these separatist forces, but the local landlords.

"The emperor wants to attack Shandong, and the minister thinks that it is better to do it sooner rather than later, otherwise, we will have a big war with Li Yuan and them, after all, Li Yuan is also recuperating at this time, and our advantage is still very great in comparison. It's just that the situation in Shandong is extremely complicated, and the emperor must be prepared for a long-term battle, and the generals who lead the army are also carefully considered, so it is better to let the ministers go. Li Jing said.

Li Xin nodded, the situation in Shandong is extremely complicated, not only those rebels, those separatist forces, but more importantly, the local landlords, these people may become the main force hindering the advance of the army, this is what makes Li Xin hesitate. Naturally, there was no problem in letting Li Jing go, but Li Xin was still worried about the situation on the Turkic side.

"I still hope that the general will stay in the imperial court, sit in the national prison, and train a group of warlike generals for me." Li Xin said with a smile. Not only Li Xin personally served as the mountain chief, but also Li Jing, Pei Renji and other military generals also served as doctors, selecting military officers and soldiers, generals and queens, children of the family and other students who were interested in joining the Tang Army.

"Your Majesty, this general is not taught, but fought, and after many battles, he will naturally become a famous general." Li Jing said with a smile.

"The general is wise and powerful, and he is invincible in leading the army, but how many generals are there like the general?" Li Xinchang sighed and said: "After you and me, there are very few generals in the DPRK and China who can take charge alone, and even fewer generals who can expand the territory. A wise man must make a mistake in a thousand thoughts, so many mediocre talents are united, and they may not be able to fight against famous generals, not to mention, these can't be alone, but it is still possible to defend the city and exterminate the bandits. Li Xin doesn't know how many famous generals will be born in the peaceful and prosperous era in the future, but the more generals the better.

"The emperor personally went out to fight, and the first thing he had to face was Xu Shiji in Xingyang, and if he wanted to take Shandong, he must first take Xingyang." Li Jing thought for a while and said: "Xingyang City is high and deep, and the grain and grass in it are extremely rich, and it may be difficult for the emperor to take it!" ”

"Xu Shiji, sooner or later, he will have to deal with him, now it's better to eliminate him while he hasn't grown up yet, and drive him out of Xingyang." Li Xin shook his head and said: "It is actually the best to send troops at the moment, after the autumn harvest, the treasury is piled up with grain and grass, and the soldiers have been resting for half a year, I think we can fight a war, even if we can't get Shandong, at least we must capture Xingyang and prepare for next year's big war, what does the general think?" ”

"What the emperor said is very true." Li Jing arched his hand and said: "This battle is gaining momentum, and we must capture Xingyang before the enemy gets the news." Your Majesty, it's better to let the ministers go first. ”

"No, General, you follow, I'll go first. Hehe! I have a plan, maybe I can let Xu Shiji take the initiative to go out of the city. Li Xin said with a smile, he thought of the woman near Jinyiwei. He didn't believe that Xu Shiji didn't come to him.

"What does the emperor mean to lure the snake out of the hole and let the ministers attack Xingyang?" Li Jing quickly understood what Li Xin meant, and although he didn't know why Li Xin had so much confidence, he decided to take a risk.

"I led 10,000 guards to inspect Bianzhou." Li Xin said with a smile: "The general can secretly transfer troops to Luoyang, and when Xu Shiji's troops besiege Bianzhou, the general will immediately send troops to take Xingyang." ”

"Bianzhou?" Li Jing hesitated for a while, and said: "There is no danger to defend Bianzhou, Xu Shiji's soldiers and horses are nothing, what the minister is worried about is that Li Shentong and Li Yuanji on the other side of the Yellow River will lead the army to come and attack Bianzhou together, trapping the emperor in a dangerous place!" ”

"Don't worry, although the city of Bianzhou is not as strong as Luoyang, it is much stronger than the ordinary city, and Bianzhou is close to the Yellow River, so that the sailors can garrison the Yellow River, if it is really dangerous, I can go from the Yellow River, 10,000 guards can't protect me, if it weren't for me worrying about what the ministers of the court and the central government would say, I only brought 5,000 elites." Li Xin said indifferently.

"Since the emperor has made a decision, then the minister will obey the order." Li Jing thought for a while and said, "There is one more thing, the minister shouldn't have said it, but the minister heard that Master Pei wants to beg for bones!" ”

"Pei Qing is old, he is over seventy, and it is time to rest." Li Xin sighed and said, "The fold of his beggar bones has already reached my hands, which makes me very embarrassed!" ”

"The minister thinks that although the eldest grandson Wuji is young, he can enter the Wude Palace." Li Jing arched his hand and said.

Li Xin was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Li Jing, but he knew that Li Jing rarely took care of government affairs, although he, a general, was also a scholar of Wuyingdian University, but he rarely spoke on political affairs, but he didn't expect to speak for the eldest grandson Wuji at this time.

"Okay, since the generals have said so, then I will promise Brother Jing." Li Xin thought about it, and quickly understood what Li Jing meant, that is, let himself be the prince, even if he is not the prince, he must let the prince have the right to speak in the court, and the eldest grandson Wuji, as Li Chengzong's uncle, is undoubtedly a good candidate.

"Your Majesty." Li Jing suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, originally these words were indeed not what Li Jing could say, but Li Xin is now the emperor, and his words and deeds are related to the world, and this time he is going to inspect Bianzhou, but in fact, he is acting as a bait, who knows if something will happen. immediately persuaded him tactfully, but he didn't expect Li Xin to be the same as back then, obeying his words, which made Li Jing feel very comforted.

"Let's go! Let's go! Go back and talk about it. Li Xin waved his hand with a smile and said: "Originally, I came out to play, but I didn't expect it to be involved in political affairs in the end." ”

"His Majesty the Emperor has no time to rest, unless His Majesty the Emperor is willing to be a faint monarch." Li Jing quipped.

"Let's go! Let's go! Li Xin shook his head and said, "I want to be a faint king, but unfortunately, it is difficult for the founding monarch to be a faint king!" State affairs are like mountains, and you can't be a faint monarch if you want to be pressed. ”

"That's the emperor's wisdom and martial arts, it will be like this, like Li Yuan, in fact, it is similar to the faint monarch, and the two sons are now dissatisfied with him, and the hard-nosed Da Zhao has become like this." Li Jing said disdainfully. (To be continued......)