The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 181 Worshiping the Crouching Dragon

The lantern swayed in the wind, and the words "Jin Wang Li Keyong" were still lingering in people's ears. The people around, as well as the county officials who hadn't left, were all dumbfounded. , it was too late to be shocked, one figure after another bowed and buried their heads.

"Get up, today's wedding banquet, Gu is not the host, ha ha."

Li Ke leaned over to hold up the nearest person, but he didn't know who it was, patted the dust on the other's robe and joked around, and went straight to the front. This was the first time he met Geng Qing. Although there was an intersection before, he finally missed it. opportunity to meet.

"Geng Shangshu, Gu Cunxiao said that you are very happy today, but it is a pity that you are late."

That's how it is called. It is the way of respect to choose the other party's biggest official name and surname. What's more, this young man in wedding dress, dark face and handsome expression is talented. Please ask the other party to come out to help and say something nice. Obedience is not a shameful thing for Li Keyong.

Over there, Geng Qing was also sizing up the Prince Jin who was born in Shatuo aristocrats, then smiled and bowed his hands in return.

"King Jin can come here with Cunxiao, Qing is a little flattered, please come into the humble house to talk."

"Haha, Geng Shangshu please!"

Li Keyong had a bold temper, and he was not polite. He spread his hands in the past, and together with Geng Qing walked along the village road with lanterns hanging in it.

Behind him, Li Cunxiao, Dachun, and several guards of King Jin followed, and disappeared from the sight of the people in the surrounding villages. Many people breathed a sigh of relief and recovered from the shock of this moment.

"Did you hear that just now? That man is King Jin"

"Nonsense, we are not deaf."

"No wonder it is said that Dazhu has met the emperor. This big wedding, even the king is here. Dazhu is really proud. What kind of official is Shangshu, have you heard of it?"

"I've never heard of it. It shouldn't be bad. Fortunately, I didn't bully Dazhu that much back then, otherwise I wouldn't know how I died."

"Hey, what you said is wrong. Do you think Dachun is not alive? How beautiful it is to follow Dazhu."

"That's being used as a cow and a horse."

".You are sour. If it were you, would you go?"

"Go, why don't you go, you can be a chamber pot."

In the fenced courtyard, the copper basin for the fire was still curling up with green smoke. When the sound of people and footsteps came, a group of women hiding upstairs rushed back into the room, leaving a gap to look out quietly.

Geng Qing led Li Keyong into the courtyard, casually glanced at the attic, glanced at them, then asked Dachun to pour hot water for tea, and invited King Jin beside him to sit at the stone table under the tree.

"Your Highness, sit here."

"Shang Geng, please."

Li Ke took off the weapon from his waist and handed it to Li Cunxiao behind him, and cupped his hands towards Geng Qing. As soon as he sat down, a black shadow under his feet jumped out. The legs were curled into a furry ball, and when he saw the big fluffy tail and long pointed snout, he immediately laughed.

"No wonder there are rumors about Mr. Fox, so that's how he came here, hahaha, interesting and interesting!"

"It is spread by the villagers that they are often associated with ghosts and ghosts. I hope that the king of Jin will not laugh at him." Geng Qing explained casually. After tea and cakes, the chef who came back from outside followed and started cooking again in the kitchen. The banquet hall The leftover ingredients are enough for two tables.

In the sound of cooking in the kitchen, the two people under the tree exchanged a few words, Li Keyong stopped talking around and talked about the business.

"Geng Shangshu has been quiet in the mountains for three years. The filial piety period has expired. I don't know where to go in the future? I heard that today's man is very powerful and has great ambitions. According to the news, His Majesty is training the new army. Use troops against him, send three groups of soldiers and horses, if Shang Shu returns to the court, he will be able to recover."

Geng Qing looked at him, picked up the teacup and blew away the lingering heat.

"King Jin wants to go back next time?"

"Hehe." Li Keyong laughed lightly, followed by sips of tea, then put it down, and said softly: "No, I just hope Shangshu can come to Taiyuan, and Guyuan treats you as the envoy of the middle gate and the right servant of the school inspector." !"

Geng Qing has been an official for several years, so he knows the size of the officials under the local Jiedushi. The old man builds a house, but he can only shoot from the left servant. I can imagine Li Ke's sincerity.

"The king of Jin has treated you kindly, and thank you Qing." Geng Qing is not a saint who offered such a condition, so he was not tempted, not to mention that Taiyuan is not far from here. If my mother wants to come back in the future, she will be able to walk slowly for half a month. Able to.

"Brother!"

Li Cunxiao followed suit, and he wished Geng Qing would agree immediately, so that the two brothers would not have to be separated in the future, one civil and one military, one in the army and the other in the court, not only taking care of each other, but if the foster father went further in the future, the brothers The two have ascended from the dragon to the sky.

Seeing that Geng Qing was silent, Li Keyong did not force him, and raised his hand with a smile to tell Cun Xiao not to speak for the time being, he just said: "Geng Shangshu is just thinking about it, and I am not in a hurry. Right now, I have two things to ask for advice, sir. I hope you can help me." Confused."

After finishing speaking, he stood up suddenly, and in front of the eyes of everyone upstairs and downstairs, he cupped his fists and bowed to Geng Qing.

Geng Qing was taken aback by this sudden bow, and quickly got up and went to help him up, "What is your Highness doing, sit down first, if there is anything I need Geng Qing to help with, but it's okay, just if you can clear up the confusion, then I don't know."

A wine table was set up in the courtyard, and dishes and wine were brought up one by one. The three of them moved over there, and Li Ke held up the wine to pay his respects, and then drank it all in one gulp. Only then did he talk about his plight.

"The land in Hedong and Yanmen is barren, the population is thin, and the land is vast, but it is difficult to produce food and fodder. The imperial court used troops in Shu, but secretly instigated Helian Duo, Zhu Wen, and Li Kuangwei to attack from three sides. Can't sleep, if one enemy is alright, three sides will attack, food, fodder and wealth will be the first to bear the brunt, and the soldiers in the army will have no supplies, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to resist."

The two questions were answered in one sentence, and it could be seen that Li Ke was irritated by these two things during this period of time. He looked at Geng Qing who was opposite him without blinking, and waited for the other party to speak.

The latter picked up a chopsticks of vegetables and put them in his mouth to chew slowly. He was not good at military formations.

After thinking for a moment, Geng Qing put down his chopsticks and shook his head.

"King Jin, I don't understand military strategy and dare not talk nonsense, but as the saying goes, you can work hard only when you have enough to eat and drink. At the first moment, you should solve the urgent need, and then slowly figure out the basics of people's livelihood. , although the land is large and mountainous, it is not suitable for farming. The only way is to collect the scattered people to live in fertile land, distribute the land according to the number of people in the family, and maximize the grain production.

Second, you can learn from the yellow thieves, recruit some wealthy households to temporarily share the pressure in the army, and take people from other prefectures to live in Hedong and Yanmen to increase the population. Of course, I suggest that this strategy is not advisable. "

Li Ke frowned and lowered his voice.

"One, there are two, can there be three?"

"Have."

Geng Qing raised his hand, stretched out a finger, and pointed to the northeast, "These three are Youzhou. Youyan has a large land and resources since ancient times, and the people of Youyan are impassioned. Taking Youzhou, there is a coast to do business and a plain to Cultivate, have iron mines to forge soldiers, have grasslands to graze horses, wait for a few years to recuperate, accumulate strength, and then be stationed north and south to hunt."

"Geng Shangshu, I have thought about this matter, but there are few disputes over there, and I am beyond the reach of Taiyuan."

Smiling, Geng Qing held up his glass and toasted, "If there are no disputes, then create some disputes for them. Everyone has desires, and the way to fulfill desires is the best way to separate them."

"This..." Li Ke lightly touched his cup in a daze, and was silent for a moment, as if a string in his mind had been plucked, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and he grinned. Shangshu's tricks really suit his temperament.After taking Youzhou, Li Kuangwei, the envoy of Lulong Jiedu, was also taken care of by the way. One of the three routes was defeated, and the other two routes would be defeated. At that time, he could go south from Youzhou, or he could go east of the river. Go south to threaten Zhu Wen.

The two looked at each other and laughed out loud.

'What are you laughing at?'

Li Cunxiao in the first game is still on the plan of alienation, but it is impossible to figure out what it is.

The banquet didn't last long, and today is still Geng Qing's big day, so Li Keyong will not stay any longer. He will go to Feihu County to stay first, and then come to ask for advice after two days. After talking, he wants to stay and talk more Li Cunxiao hurried out of the village to Feihu County, probably because he already had a plan in mind, so he wrote it down first, so as not to forget it later.

"It can be regarded as gone, I still need a bridal chamber tonight."

After drinking a lot of wine, Geng Qing was a little sluggish when walking, and now he didn't want to pay attention to the mess in the courtyard, and staggered into the new house amidst the voices of a group of laughing women.

Pushing open the door with the word "囍", Qiaoniang who was sitting on the edge of the bed got up in shock, looked sleepily at Geng Qing who came in, saw him faltering, quickly went up to help him sit down, and poured tea again.

"Husband, you won't have a bridal chamber today, right? Qiao Niang will serve you to sleep."

Qiaoniang's heart beat fast, watching her husband drink the tea, and helped him to take off his clothes one by one on the bed, she was pulling down her shoes and socks, when her body flew up lightly, before she could react, she was hugged to bed.

In the light, the four eyes met, Qiaoniang's eyes became a little blurred, her red lips parted slightly, she breathed heavily, and her voice was soft.

"husband"

As soon as the voice came out, Geng Qing leaned closer, put his arms around her waist and lifted her up, and pressed his lips together.

Qiao Niang's heartbeat was almost out of breath, but she couldn't bear to push away the strange feeling on her lips, something like mist appeared in her eyes, and she put her arms around the man's shoulder instead.

After a while, Geng Qing let go of her, and softly said against her cheek: "After tonight, you will be my Geng Qing's."

Qiao Niang was short of breath, her eyes were watery, she felt indescribably at ease when she heard this, she leaned against the man's chest, and let out a soft 'huh'.

"Qiao Niang, as long as you don't spank the man who will be your husband in the future."

Thinking of the first meeting, Geng Qing laughed at that night, Qiao Niang blushed, pinched the bed sheet nervously, put her head on him, and said softly: "Husband, turn off the lights."

"Well, let me come later."

Geng Qing kissed the woman's forehead, got off the bed, then blew out the red wax on the table, and the courtyard was suddenly dark and quiet.

In the darkness, there were occasional rustling sounds, and vaguely strange words came from the room.

"It's strange that something came in."

"Shaggy. Where did the tail come from?"

"It's a little fox."

Soon, there was a strange sound of crackling in the room, and the window lattice was lit with fire again, and the cut-out figure was chasing around inside holding something.

The door creaked open, and through the candlelight, a group of red shadows rushed out, opening and closing their long kisses, among the objects thrown at them, and rushing down the stairs in a joyous manner.

　There are two more chapters that will be later, and today I am going to send my father-in-law to my mother-in-law.

　　Sure enough, it was deleted a little

　　
　
(End of this chapter)