The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 364
"A good family banquet, made a mess!"

"People have died in this courtyard, how dare you come here in the future?"

". Doesn't it look like home anymore? Zhuzi, is this what you thought of it again? It shocked the old grandchildren. Let's see how my mother treats you, puts you in the room, and nags every day."

Dou Wei quietly took the bloody bundle out, and Tu Shifei, Wang Feiying, Yang Huaixiong and others who came back to their orders knew what happened inside, and stood outside one by one, waiting obediently.

In the nave, the candles were burning quietly, illuminating the old woman babbling endlessly around the two kneeling brothers. Geng Qing and Li Cunxiao lowered their heads and smiled, and felt a kind of subtlety in their hearts about this situation. At this age, the two brothers were reprimanded by their mother, but it was rare.

But one ear listened, and the other ear let out the old woman's words. In private, the two communicated with each other in the voice they could hear.

"Brother, did you really do this? My mother is very accurate in judging people, so be filial and trustworthy as a godmother."

“How come you see?”

"As soon as Cunxiao entered the city, he ran into Deng Tianwang who escaped from the palace. Didn't it mean that you deliberately planned to let me be punished together with you?"

"Being a brother is not so capable, it's just a coincidence."

Geng Qing told him the whole play, but it was used as a cover for Li Siyuan, Shi Jingtang and others to return to Jindi. There were no such Jianghu people, so he would find other things to cover up. These people from the rivers and lakes were met, so they had to do it smoothly.

"Cover your eyes and ears, and escort them back to the north, is it really for the Khitans? Are you afraid that the two will gain power in Taiyuan, turn to Li Cunxu's command, and never come again?"

Hearing Li Cunxiao's worries, Geng Qing naturally thought about it carefully before doing this, and said with a smile: "No, Li Siyuan is Li Keyong's adopted son, and he followed Li Keyong to the north and south ten years ago. They are quite prestigious in the army, and even if Li Cunxu keeps them here, he will be on guard against them when he goes back this time."

Li Cunxiao frowned.

"Since we are on guard, how can we gain power? Without military power, the two of them can't resist Khitan at all."

"Isn't there a contradiction?"

Geng Qing suddenly said such a sentence, which made Li Cunxiao look at him in a daze and smiled strangely, probably he could still understand a little bit, Li Keyong's adoptive son and former official, a father-in-law, just when he was in power, a righteous brother suddenly appeared When I come back, I must be careful, and will not give rights, and the former also has some roots, and Geng Qing's entrustment, I understand my mission next, and if there are conflicts, there will definitely be drastic changes.

"Actually more than that."

Geng Qing licked his lips, looked at the swaying bean flames on the candlestick, and said in more detail: "When the two of you left Chang'an, I made a promise to give reinforcements when the time is right. Let the two have confidence, and write letters from time to time, telling them that Li Cunxu may attack them at any time, and that the Khitan matter cannot be delayed, so they can only take risks. Of course, if Li Cunxu understands the righteousness and entrusts the two heavy responsibility, then this storm will not be set off."

As soon as he finished speaking, a cane was hit on the top of his head. Geng Qing turned around quickly, and saw his mother staring at him angrily with her toothless mouth pursed.

"My mother told you so well, but you were talking small things down here, so hurry up and ask the people below to clean up the courtyard, and you also hurry up and go to the study with Cunxiao to discuss it, or I will sue your father and let him pick it up at night. Your window!"

Geng Qing: "."

Li Cunxiao: "."

The two looked at each other, stood up immediately, and hurriedly opened the door to go out. Tu Shifei and others outside wanted to come forward to pay respects, but Geng Qing waved his sleeves and said: "Go home, we will say the credit tomorrow." go back.

Saying that, he called Qin Huaimian, and they went to the study at the back of the atrium, where the dedicated maid went in early to light the candles, waited for Geng Qing and others to come in, poured tea, quietly exited, and closed the door .

After the door was closed and the sound outside was cut off, the words that Li Cunxiao wanted to ask earlier sounded inside.

"Li Siyuan and Shi Jingtang took power and resisted Khitan. After that, what should we do?"

"Go north."

Geng Qing tapped the table lightly with his fingertips, the tea smelled in the air, and glanced at the old friends and brothers who were seated opposite him, "The Khitan founding war, we can't let them gain prestige, otherwise they will only suppress the Central Plains in the future. With Taiyuan's strength, it will be difficult to resist after all, we must go north to help."

Chang'an and Longzhou soldiers and horses went north to Jin, and Li Cunxu's place may not make sense. Once the soldiers and horses go north, there will be nothing intriguing.

After arriving here, the people present, even an outspoken person like Lao Qin, didn't speak out.

"Ji Chang thinks long-term, driving foreign enemies to the border, Huaimian admires, but there is another direction, but be careful." Qin Huaimian stroked his beard with a teacup in thought, sorted out his words, and continued: "After all, King Yong belongs to the leader of Liang. Wang Jue, it is reasonable to send troops to the north, and besides, His Majesty seems to be still fighting with Li Cunxu, if it ruins Ji Chang's plan and hinders him, it will be a bad thing."

Geng Qing closed her eyes, listened carefully, and nodded in agreement.

"Brother Huaimian, do you want me to arrange for Bianzhou first? Well, it is indeed an important part."

After a while, he opened his eyes, nodded again, and let out a heavy sound.

"Then arrange it."

The pattering rain washed away the blood stains in the gaps in the front yard. The news that the palace was attacked by Jianghu assassins spread to the streets and alleys of the city early the next morning. In recent years, Chang'an has been stable, and it is somewhat unsatisfactory when it comes to conquest of Shu.

Now when the attack comes out, it will inevitably be used to make a fuss. The so-called bad news spreads thousands of miles, almost at the same speed as the fast horse coming out of Chang'an, and spreads to Bianzhou half a month later.

Zhu Youzhen, who got the news, had just come out of the Houyuan Jianyuefang, and there was a red mark on her face, and she cursed, "I don't know how to flatter you." Then she walked in the garden quite depressed.

After that, when he heard what the palace guard who sent the news said, his expression finally became better, and he gloated and handed the letter to the eunuch beside him.

"This Geng Qing finally knows how powerful he is and read it to me."

The eunuch quickly cleared his throat, unfolded the letter, followed behind the emperor, quickly swept it aside, the voice he was about to read suddenly swallowed back, and subconsciously looked at the back in front of him.

"I let you read it, why hesitate?"

The emperor, who didn't hear the voice, turned his face slightly, the eunuch's hands were trembling, and before he could respond, the letter was pulled by Zhu Youzhen.

The emperor's gloating expression gradually darkened.

The general meaning of the above is this: "Your Majesty, recently I met an expert in Chang'an, saying that there was a catastrophe, and I couldn't sleep or eat for several days. Sure enough, as the expert expected, a gang of gangsters attacked the palace of the minister. , Don't let my Daliang face down, although the culprits have all been wiped out today, but the master also said that my Daliang should rest and recuperate in recent years, and don't use large swords, otherwise it will be detrimental to the monarch and ministers.

Therefore, I boldly wrote a letter to advise Your Majesty not to fight with Jindi for the time being, otherwise, I have to come to Bianzhou to borrow your Majesty's temper and avoid disasters. "

"This Geng Qing is so courageous!" Zhu Youzhen crumpled the letter paper and threw it on the ground, stomped his foot in frustration, and looked back at the eunuch, "He dares to threaten me and he will come to Bianzhou."

After several "he" words in a row, Zhu Youzhen couldn't find a suitable word to continue cursing.

For the past ten years, he has held great power, how could he be afraid of that Chang'an Yongwang, who had long thought of abolishing him, but now, he is threatening the dignified emperor like this.

"Okay, that's all right."

Zhu Youzhen looked in the direction of Jianyuefang, "Here we come, so I can handle you and that bitch together."

(End of this chapter)