When Du Chuke and the others were still trying their best to reconnect with Murong Ge, the news that Murong Ge was captured alive by the Ming army came over.

For a while, Du Chuke and the others were a little stunned.

"There was such a big commotion, and it ended up jumping for a few days? This Murong Ge is just a little bit of ability? Liu Shuyi's tone was full of disdain.

"Quan Wanji is still waiting for us to make some moves here, and now Murong Ge is afraid that there is no hope, Wang Juncheng, what do you think we should do?" Du Chuke asked.

Although he was a little surprised that Du Chuke was captured alive in the territory of Daming, he was also expected.

After all, it is the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and Li Chengqian has been operating for so many years, if he can't even deal with Murong Ge, who is like a lost dog, it will really be a failure to live up to his hard work for so many years.

When Wang Renyou heard this, he also shook his head and said, "The old man didn't expect Murong Ge to be so unbearable, but in order to cooperate with Quan Lao, we have to do something at this time." ”

"The question is how?" Du Chuke said with a smile.

On the side, Liu Shuyi said: "If you want me to say, the army should be pulled out now, the Great Zhao Wangting insulted my Tang Dynasty so much, is my Tang Dynasty army eating dry food, the army leaving the country, protecting the lives and property of my Tang people from being threatened, is our response strategy!" ”

"It's too early." Du Chuke shook his head and said, "At least after Quan Wanji returns, now that the army is open, it can indeed deter Xiaoxiao, but it is also easy to disrupt Quan Wanji's plan."

Moreover, once the war begins, Quan Wanji is in danger. ”

He is not Li Jing, in order to send troops to the Turks, he put Tang Jian, who was an envoy, into a crisis, if it wasn't for Tang Jian's quick response, he wouldn't have been able to return to Chang'an at all.

"There's no need to make such a big deal for the time being." Wang Renyou said, "Since Daming started with business, as the largest downstream market of Daming, we still have a lot to do."

For example, the closure of treaty ports, the blockade of borders, and the prohibition of caravans from leaving and entering the country.

Although this will inevitably cause some people's opposition, in the final analysis, it will not have much impact on my Datang, at most it will suffer some losses in commercial taxes, but for Daming, it will be different. ”

When Du Chuke heard this, he smiled and said, "That's the reason, but this kind of matter, without the nod of our county guard, I'm afraid it will be difficult to make the trip." ”

Although they all hold important positions in Taohe County, the real leader of Taohe County is Xu Jingzong.

"It's easy." Liu Shuyi heard the words and said, "The old man will send troops into Taoyuan to block the border on the grounds of army drills, so that there is no need to ask Xu Jingzong." ”

He is the leader of the Taohe military, and he still has this right.

Nodding, Du Chuke said: "Judging from Xu Jingzong's attitude, he doesn't want to have anything dirty with us in this regard. ”

Who is Xu Jingzong, how can they not know?

But that's fine, it gives them more room to operate.

"If you really want to be able to cut off the business contacts between Tang and Ming, it is basically to break the arm of Daming, and after Quan Lao returns, the army will send troops to the Zhao court on the grounds of protecting my Tang people, but it can also save some of the decline.

The only regret is that we don't have any industry in Daming, and it would be better if we could take this opportunity to encourage some businessmen in Daming to toss something more. ”

Liu Shuyi still has some regrets when he talks about this.

He has a bit of an industry in Daming, but judging from the huge business system of Daming, his little industry can't make any waves in Daming at all.

As for Du Chuke, well, almost all of his Du family's industries in Daming are in the hands of his two sons and nephews, and he doesn't have much right to speak.

"We don't have to worry about this, if we really get to that point, those businessmen of Daming will naturally jump out, after all, the ethics of businessmen is to make profits, if the interests are affected, there is no need for us to agitate." Wang Renyou didn't care at all.

……

On the other side, Li Yuanjing and Quan Wanji had a banquet.

"Now that Murong Ge has gone deep into the Ming Dynasty, it is not a good thing for His Highness."

Quan Wanji said with a smile, "For His Royal Highness the King of Shu, although Murong Ge is only an alternative, it also means that we are not without a second choice, and His Royal Highness hopes that this land is still in the hands of my Han people after all."

Alien race, after all, is still a hidden danger. ”

"Your envoy has spoken very much." Li Yuanjing also said with a smile, "But it's still the same sentence, this king can't see hope, he has lived in the royal family since he was a child, which step is not difficult for this king to take?"

Being able to mix with a prince of peace is already the last extravagant hope of this king, as for what kind of torn earth and sealed the king, this king has done such a dream, and he has worked hard for it.

However, the noble envoy also saw that after all, the mud could not support the wall.

Therefore, the noble envoy should not laugh at the king's lack of ambition. ”

Let you say that you are heavenly, Lao Tzu doesn't want to get on your ship, this is Li Yuanjing's attitude.

"Your Highness, is this the one who is afraid of the Ming Dynasty?" Quan Wanji said with a smile, "The old man has to admit that he is indeed a talented person, but that one has been far away from Chang'an or even away from the Tang Dynasty for too many years."

The people are not there.

How can the crown prince, who is not supported by the people, be qualified for that position?

Your Royal Highness might as well send someone to Chang'an to take a look, are the people in Chang'an more respectful of His Royal Highness the King of Shu, or more of the Prince of Donggong?

This is the general trend and cannot be reversed. ”

Li Yuanjing did not object to what he said, indeed, Li Chengqian, who was far away from Chang'an, was indeed inferior to the King of Shu above the hearts of the people, which was normal.

Even if Li Chengqian is shining in the northwest now, it is too far from Chang'an and Datang.

At best, it was occasionally Li Chengqian who did something terrible, and it became a topic of conversation after dinner.

In addition, Daming's business over the years has basically been only high-end, to put it bluntly, it is the business of the noble and wealthy, which has little impact on ordinary people.

Even if it is occasionally related to the people's livelihood, such as improving the Quyuan plow, which is closely related to the people, Li Chengqian has handed it over to Datang to do it himself.

Judging from various acts, Li Chengqian's influence in Datang is still very limited.

"What your envoy said is true, but that's all." Li Yuanjing said with a smile, "If the news of this king is correct, although the Ming Dynasty has a low reputation among the people, he has a lot of prestige in the hearts of the world's scholars.

In the final analysis, ordinary people are blindly obedient.

Isn't it?

As long as you grasp the scholars in the world, there will naturally be people who advocate for that, so the advantage that the noble envoy thinks is nothing more than that, in the eyes of this king.

Don't forget, Daming's paper, ink, pen and inkstone are now the most inexpensive in the world.

This king heard that the three-character scripture is the enlightenment of today's learning.

Haven't you used it at home? ”

After listening to Li Yuanjing, Quan Wanji didn't have any waves, this is a matter of no choice, Daming's paper, ink, pen and inkstone were launched too early, and at that time, Li Ke didn't even have the heart to fight with Li Chengqian.

It's just that with the passage of time, Li Er's encouragement, coupled with the choice of more people, Li Ke passively embarked on the road to heaven.

But at this time, many of Li Chengqian's layouts have obviously come to fruition.

Seeing that Quan Wanji was silent, Li Yuanjing raised his wine glass and said: "Your envoy doesn't have to worry, come, try this wine, they all say that wine is the best medicine in the world, you can forget sorrow, you can forget cowardice, and you can forget your original intention." ”

After that, Li Yuanjing drank it all.

At this moment, Lin Zhou hurriedly walked in.

"General Lin is in such a hurry, I don't know what to do?" Putting down the wine glass, Li Yuanjing asked.

"Back to Your Highness, there was news from Daming just now, and not long ago, Murong Ge had been captured alive by the Ming army." Linzhou arched his hand.

Hearing this, both Li Yuanjing and Quan Wanji were stunned for a moment.

Just now, the two of them also talked about Murong Ge's coming, but it turned out that this person really couldn't read it.

It's just that Murong Ge, who made such a big move, why was he captured by Da Mingsheng, and so fast?

Li Yuanjing, who reacted, looked at Quan Wanji with a smile on his face when he heard this, and said with a somewhat sly smile: "It seems that your plan has failed again, so isn't this king your only choice?" ”

Although he was also surprised by Da Ming's quick reaction, he was not surprised by this, and now, he could gladly accept any strange thing that happened to Da Ming.

It's a place where miracles can be staged constantly, and he has long been in the northwest for many years, and he has long been surprised.

It's just that he can be so calm, but Quan Wanji can't, even if he endured the surprise on his face, but those eyes full of surprise still betrayed him.

There is no way, the slap in the face came too quickly, I just said that you Li Yuanjing is not the only choice, and now in the future, the alternative has been eliminated by Daming.

Forcibly calming himself down, Quan Wanji said: "How dare Your Highness conclude that this is not my Highness's plan?" ”

"Huh?" Li Yuanjing said with a smile.

"Murong Ge who fell into the hands of Da Ming may not be Murong Ge's greatest value." Quan Wanji's mind turned, and he immediately smiled, "Now, everyone in the Ming Dynasty wants to know who is secretly answering Murong Ge, for such a proud Daming or the proud one.

Whoever betrays them, they can't stand it.

In other words, today's Murong Ge has really become a sweet and sweet spot in the eyes of the Ming officials, no matter what kind of mentality they have, they want to keep this person firmly in their hands.

In this way, the Ming Dynasty Hall is afraid that it will not be stable.

Power is always the most tempting weapon in the world. ”

As soon as Quan Wanji finished speaking, Lin Zhou said again: "There is news that Murong Ge has been sent to Luo by the Ming army, looking at it like that, the Sun Moon Mountain is preparing to send this Murong Ge directly to the hands of King Ming." ”

"It looks like your envoy guessed wrong again." Li Yuanjing almost laughed out loud, looked at Lin Zhou, and cast an approving look, but said in his mouth, "Next time you have something to say, aren't you embarrassed?" ”

"It's the general's fault." When Lin Zhou heard this, he immediately gave up.

I was also a little funny in my heart, looking at Quan Wanji, I saw Quan Wanji's indifferent face, but I was quite emotional, the face of the reader is thick!

"Hey......" Quan Wanji smiled bitterly, and then said, "After all, I underestimated the people of the world, I originally thought that those guys in the Ming Dynasty were a group of blind streams, but I didn't expect them to have such great wisdom, it seems that many years of official career have created them after all."

But in this way, can it really dissolve the suspicion between them?

Officialdom is always selfish, and His Highness will wait and see. ”

Nodding, Li Yuanjing did not deny Quan Wanji's words, and said with a smile at the moment: "I believe that this king will see it, come, noble envoy, drink, don't affect our wine for such a trivial matter." ”

After that, Li Yuanjing was down with another glass of wine.

He is really a little convinced of these old things of the Tang Dynasty at this time.

His face was beaten to the ground, but he could still sit like a mountain and be as steady as an old dog.

After the banquet was over and Quan Wanji said goodbye, Li Yuanjing said with a smile: "It seems that Taohe County is going to rectify the moths, and we have also settled down a little recently, General Lin, the matter of expelling the Tang people, you can leave it to Wan Qipu, Daming can compete with them, but we are not qualified enough."

Presumably, Wan Qipu is also willing, right? ”

"The last will understand." When Lin Zhou heard this, he also smiled and said, "As for Na Wan Qipu, he is very happy, and he has been the most motivated recently." ”

Speaking of this, he also felt a little sorry, there is a big mountain behind him, so he has enough confidence to do things, if Da Zhao can be like Da Ming, why is he afraid now?

"This Quan Wanji is indeed a character." On the side, Gu Jianzhang said, "He was obviously stunned just now, but he thought of a countermeasure in an instant, just in a hurry, Wei Chen is not as good." ”

At the banquet just now, he didn't speak during the whole process, just to accompany him, but he saw everything at the banquet.

At the moment, I am not convinced.

"Normal." Li Yuanjing said with a smile, "How can the long history of the King of Shu who can be appointed by my imperial brother to teach and assist the King of Shu be mediocre?"

However, what he just said, how much do you think it is true or false?

Could it be that Murong Ge's capture alive was part of their plan? ”

"It's hard to say." Gu Jianzhang shook his head and said, "It's hard to say what Weichen said, it's not that Murong Ge was captured alive or not, it's not their plan, but whether Murong Ge has anything to do with them or not, it's hard to say." ”

"Huh?" Li Yuanjing asked, "How do you say this?" ”

Gu Jianzhang thought for a while and said: "There are still loopholes in Quan Wanji's words, before he said that Murong Ge was their alternative, that means that if Murong Ge was controlled by them, at least at that time, they never thought that Murong Ge would be captured by Da Mingsheng."

And after hearing that Murong Ge was captured alive, Quan Wanji said that this was also part of their plan, and he took 10,000 steps back and said, this was the last choice of their plan, but since he was here to be a lobbyist, why didn't he tell these things in advance?

It can also be a greater demonstration of their ability and sincerity.

Now it seems that all this is like forcing them step by step, and it is exposed little by little, which is extremely disadvantageous for them, just to convince His Highness.

Not to mention doubting their abilities, at least to doubt their sincerity. ”

Nodding, Li Yuanjing smiled: "Just now you said that it is not as good as Quan Wanjiyuan, you are too modest." ”

"Your Highness has a good reputation." Gu Jianzhang bowed.

His heart is still extremely cool, no one wants to admit that he is inferior to others, and he is no exception.

"What are we going to do next?" Li Yuanjing said with a smile, "I didn't expect that one day, we will be able to sit and watch the changes and the impermanence of life, which is really a dream." ”

"But if we sit idly by, will Da Ming have an opinion?" Gu Jianzhang reminded, "After all, His Highness promised that person at the beginning, and that person is not so easy to deal with." ”

What he is most afraid of is that Li Yuanjing will not fall well at both ends and offend everyone, if this is the case, then their unlucky days will begin.

"No, it won't." Li Yuanjing said with a smile, "Gao Ming just wants to use my Da Zhao's territory or the identity of this king, this time, he is more important, in fact, he is still training." ”

"Training?" Lin Zhou was a little puzzled, "The Daming Iron Cavalry has proven itself in the war over the years, and it still needs to be trained?" ”

He couldn't understand it.

When Gu Jianzhang heard this, he seemed to understand, and immediately asked: "What does His Royal Highness mean is that King Ming's behavior is to hone the hundred officials of the Ming Dynasty?" ”

"Yes." Li Yuanjing nodded, "Although Daming has been strong in the past few years, there are still some deficiencies in Wenzhi, but now this situation, in the final analysis, is because Daming is developing too fast, Gaoming has gone too far, and Daming has also gone too far, but except for Daming's army, others have gradually fallen behind, which is not a good thing for Daming."

Especially in the future, if Gao Ming swallows the world and returns to Chang'an to board the treasure, he will fall into a situation where no one is available.

At that time, whether it was called Datang or Daming, it must have reached the point where it was in urgent need of civil governance, but if there was no one available under his command, all the old ministers of the emperor's brother would be used, do you think he could completely control the court?

My royal brother has the talent of the world, right?

But at the beginning of his ascension to the throne, wasn't he restricted everywhere?

And Gao Ming has been strong for so many years, do you think he can endure a court that is not controlled by him?

Power, once you get your hands dirty, no one can let go. ”

Although Li Yuanjing's ability is not good, his vision is still excellent, and he grew up in the royal family since he was a child, so he still has some knowledge.

"That way, we'll have a lot easier next." Gu Jianzhang also smiled when he heard this, "In this case, Your Highness, we might as well take this opportunity to develop ourselves, this time the merchants of the Tang Dynasty were expelled, and many of the workshops they left behind can be used."

In any case, this is also to save money for ourselves. ”

"That's very good." Li Yuanjing nodded and said, "I'll leave this matter to you, if there is anything you don't understand, just send someone to Sun Moon Mountain to inquire, they will definitely support it."

Speaking of which, this king still owes a debt to the people under his rule, and if he can let them live a good life, how can this king not want to? ”

I woke up, you can believe it, I didn't sleep for more than 40 hours, and I slept until three o'clock in the afternoon.

(End of chapter)