Cao Meng looked at Dian Wei with an indignant look, and comforted with a smile: "The person who can make Li Qiuhuang fall in love must always have some real skills." ”

At this moment, a soldier's shout came from outside the martial arts arena: "The military advisor's sacrificial wine - arrived!"

Cao Meng was overjoyed, patted his thigh and quickly stood up from the chair, and said while walking out: "Liu De is back, but I can listen to his new things along the way." ”

After a while, Liu De, who was dressed in a Confucian robe, had already arrived outside the tent, the ancient sword at his waist was clear, but there were some beads of sweat on his forehead, and he was dusty, obviously he didn't rest after returning to the city, but he hurriedly went straight here.

"Lord of the Kingdom. Liu De straightened his clothes and was about to salute respectfully, but he felt that his arm was held by a pair of rough and wide hands, he raised his head slightly, Cao Mengzheng was full of smiles, held his arm, and said: "What are you doing so restrainedly, this is not a court, and Wen Ruo will not say that you 'do not respect etiquette'." ”

As he spoke, he looked Liu De up and down, patted him on the shoulder, and said: "A long trip, people have lost a lot of weight, this trip is hard, don't leave for a while, a few days ago autumn hunting, but there are a lot of gains, it can be regarded as a pick-up for you." ”

Liu De's heart warmed, and he bowed his head and said sincerely: "Thank you." ”

Cao Meng slapped him the shoulder, making Liu De's body shake, with a bit of complaint and ridicule, and said: "My mind is full of those rule-breaking ......"

The two looked at each other, and after a while, they laughed at the same time, and even with Dian Wei beside him, the relationship between the military advisor and the lord of the country is excellent, and it is a good story on this grassland.

I think that at the beginning, Cao Meng was just a child of an idle family, and he didn't care what the world was like, he just went out hunting every day, and even in the family, he seemed to be the most unsuccessful.

However, it was such a seemingly unsuccessful person, but in the complicated situation at that time, like a huge wave, swept half of the north, relying on thousands of soldiers and horses under his hands, pacified those grassland tribes, and carried the general trend of the world, swept down, and laid down this huge country.

And at this turning point, Liu De's figure already exists.

After laughing, Liu De's face showed a little worry, and said: "Lord, eating is a trivial matter, I should first talk about the results of this contact with Tang Guo." ”

Cao Meng nodded, but he didn't intend to overturn his thoughts, and took a step: "Then, while walking, talking, even if you arrive at the table, you can talk while eating." ”

The two walked side by side, and Dian Wei followed behind him, making a small guard with peace of mind.

Liu Dedao: "What the Tang State means is that it is best to start a war with the Mo family next year, and they will allocate 200,000 troops, including the Southern Army, but ...... Ask us to have an extra 50,000 in the sea. ”

The smile on Cao Meng's face slowly converged, he couldn't distinguish joy and anger, it seemed to be pondering, and after walking for a while, he asked softly: "Is this what Li Qiuhuang meant, or is Yang Taizhen meant?"

Liu De shook his head: "In today's Tang court, Cai Yong has no place for the left servant, and has become a master with honor but no real power, and he was sent to be placed under house arrest by the army, while Wang Yun has risen to the top and has become the left servant of the Tang State today." Yang Taizhen's party won a resounding victory in this mutiny. Li Qiuhuang has not even been to the court recently, and all major affairs of the court and politics are presented by internal officials, in the final analysis, it is not Li Qiuhuang who is presented, but Yang Taizhen. It seems that he doesn't want to take care of state affairs at all. ”

Cao Meng nodded: "Li Qiuhuang doesn't care about the major affairs of the family and the country, and lets a woman be a blessing all day long." In recent years, the style of officialdom in the Tang State has degenerated, and it is not uncommon for parties to form parties and embezzle, and the treasury has a deficit of at least several million taels, and when the money is not enough, the people's taxes for next year will be levied in advance. I really don't know if the male lord of the Li family, seeing his people being bullied like this, will break into the Taiji Hall with a sword and kill people. ”

The lord of the kingdom said cautiously. Liu De said in a low voice.

Cao Meng smiled casually, regardless of Liu De's sweat, holding his shoulder, Liu De hurriedly dodged, but Cao Meng's arm was very powerful: "Liu De, although you and I are monarchs and ministers, we can say in the depths that we can be described as brothers and sisters, and General Dian Wei is also a trustworthy person, so why worry? The Tang State is rotten, and the country that was rich in the world in the past is now just an empty shell of a strong foreign force and a cadre in the middle, why is Yang Taizhen in a hurry? In the final analysis, although the government has finally fallen into the hands of the government, a series of losses in recent years have made the Tang country a little overwhelmed. People's hearts are like water, the people are like smoke, and in an instant, even thousands of miles of mountains and rivers will be washed away by floods. She needs to go to war, she needs to stabilize people's hearts, she needs a victory to tell her courtiers that she has enough ability. However, in Lone's view, if you can't implement the new policy and purge the rule of officials, no matter how good you do in terms of face, what's the use?"

"After a big battle, the already tired Tang Kingdom will only become weaker and weaker, drink to quench his thirst, and he will not be able to escape the word 'death' after all. His eyes were resolute, and his tone was cold: "Wait a few more years, Gu will destroy the Tang Kingdom, and then pacify the Mo family who are chattering and talking on paper, and the rabble of Jing Wu will all have to be dragged to the execution platform, this troubled world...... There will be a day of unification. ”

Cao Meng clenched his fist with one hand, but found that Liu De was speechless and stood in place in a daze.

"Liu De. Liu De?"

Liu De woke up suddenly and said apologetically: "Lord." ”

"What are you thinking?" Cao Meng asked with a smile.

Liu De bowed humbly and shook his head.

But he actually has a sentence in his heart: The world is unified, but I am afraid that it is not as easy as Cao Meng thought.

He knows Cao Meng's temperament, as soon as this sentence comes out, although it will not make Cao Meng angry, it will also make him feel a little unhappy in the end, even if Cao Meng treats him like a countryman on weekdays, and even calls him a brother, it seems to be intimate, but he is a courtier after all, and he still has to weigh some words.

Liu De couldn't say anything about it, so he raised his head and asked Cao Mengdao: "Lord, how should the Tang State reply? 50,000 troops...... Not a small amount. ”

Cao Meng touched his chin, and suddenly replied, "Liu De, how is the grain harvest this year?"

When Liu De was not involved in national politics, he was always responsible for the important tasks of tuntian farming in Canghai, and Cao Meng's question was also targeted.

After all, Canghai has not been established for a long time, far less than the Tang State and the Mo family, if it were not for the implementation of the Tuntian policy, Canghai would not have such a strong military force and a full treasury now.

"Thanks to the lord of the country who has continued to promote the tuntian fields over the years, this year's wheat harvest has been abundant, the treasury is full, and the granary is overflowing. Liu Dedao.

Cao Meng nodded, his eyes looking into the distance.

"Someone once said that people should not be rice worms, eat all day long, and lose their ambition. What's more, the teeth of the tiger and leopard should always be stretched out and sharpened, so as not to hide them in the mouth for too long and eventually lose their original sharpness. Cao Meng, who stood up straight, was only half a head taller than Liu De, but Liu De felt that Cao Meng was so tall that it was like a mountain that inherited heaven and earth.

"Since this is the case, there is no need to wait any longer, tell them that Lone is willing to join forces with the Tang State to defeat the Mo family. Cao Meng struck with both palms and said decisively.

"Did the lord agree?"

"It's just ......" Cao Meng changed his words and sneered: "If you want soldiers and horses, you can give them to Lone, since Yang Taizhen has a good calculation, Lone can't lose too much." Tell her that Canghai can send 50,000 troops, but the Mocheng and Pingcheng occupied by the Tang State a few years ago must be returned this time. ”

Although the Tang State and Canghai have always been harmonious, there is inevitably some friction, and the upper echelons of the two countries have deliberately turned a blind eye to this, after all, their great enemy is the Mo family, although the mountain of the Mo family has gradually collapsed in Cao Meng's current opinion, but as long as this giant does not completely fall for a day, Canghai and Tang have to maintain the apparent harmony day by day.

"This ...... The two countries have friction, there are losses, but there are gains, the Tang State occupies our Mocheng and Pingcheng and refuses to return it, but I also take a pasture to the north of them to raise horses, if they want to exchange this for ......"

"How to settle the account, that's their business, the pasture, if you don't pay it back, the two cities, you have to. Could it be that my 50,000 sons are full of enthusiasm and want to charge for the Tang Kingdom in vain?"

Liu De pondered for a moment, his five fingers subconsciously clenched into fists, and said firmly: "Okay! ”