Man Tanghong

So everything that Li Jing did in Jiaozhou was perfectly hidden.

Now that Feng An has told everything, isn't everyone stunned?
"I never thought that Li Jing would recover Jiaozhou like this..."

After listening to Feng An's words, Xiao Yu was the first to stroke his long beard with emotion.

Chen Shuda nodded his head in agreement, he didn't expect there to be such a complicated inside story.

As for Li Xiaogong, it seemed a little awkward.

The reason why Li Jing did not report to the court truthfully what he did in Jiaozhou is also his fault.

It was because he was afraid that Li Yuan would think that Li Jing was powerful and useless.

So when writing the document, I picked and picked only some good news, and used some spring and autumn brushwork.

Li Yuanji saw Li Xiaogong's strangeness, and smiled to help him resolve the embarrassment, "I think that the King of Hejian presided over the war in Jingzhou and Jiaozhou at that time, and he thought that the imperial court was fighting with Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande, and he didn't want to worry the imperial court, so he intentionally Report good news but not bad news."

After all, judging from the paperwork that Li Xiaogong sent up at the beginning, it was really gorgeous and outrageous.

It's completely a look of returning to the Han Dynasty, wishing to return to the embrace of the Han Dynasty as soon as possible.

This was undoubtedly a boost to the crisis facing the imperial court at that time.

At least after seeing the document sent by Li Xiaogong, the court no longer has to worry about any troubles in the south when Datang is fighting Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande.

So it makes sense to say that Li Xiaogong was worried about the situation at that time, and deliberately reported good news but not bad news.

Hearing this, Li Xiaogong naturally took the opportunity to get off the donkey, quickly nodded and said: "Yes, the situation in the court was critical at that time, I really didn't want to worry the saint, so I deliberately concealed some news."

Xiao Yu, Chen Shuda and others are such smart people, they can easily hear that there is something tricky in it.

However, they still echoed a few words to save face.

"From this point of view, His Royal Highness Hejian Wang did the right thing at that time."

"If the officials at that time knew that Li Jing was making great use of weapons in Jiaozhou, and that there was a possibility of forcing them to rebel against the barbarians in Jiaozhou, many people would probably not be able to sleep."

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Li Jing used violent means to subdue Baiman in Jiaozhou. He is naturally a hero if he succeeds, but if he fails, it will easily cause Baiman to riot.

In history, the Baiman riots did not cause little damage to the Central Plains. The biggest one was the early Eastern Han Dynasty, which swept the entire Southwest.

As for the Southwest, that possibility was too small during the feudal dynasty.

Throughout the history of feudal dynasties, the hundred barbarians almost never broke out of the Southwest.

It's not that Baiman's combat effectiveness is not good, but that after leaving the southwest, they don't take advantage of the weather, location, people and the three parties.

So even if they leave the Southwest, it is difficult for them to achieve anything.

But even so, if they set off a riot, they will still stir up the south that Datang had just pacified into a pot of porridge.

After all, Datang had just pacified the south at that time, and many people with ulterior motives surrendered to Datang only because of the power of Datang's soldiers. If they cause heavy damage, then those grass-headed kings in the south of the Yangtze River who just surrendered to Datang will rebel again.

In that case, Datang would have to dispatch some troops to cooperate with Li Xiaogong to fight the south again.

This was very unfavorable to Datang at that time.

So it was the right choice to report the good news but not the bad news.

Li Xiaogong blushed a little under the flattery of Xiao Yu and Chen Shuda.

Feng An didn't react too much, but looked at Li Yuanji anxiously, waiting for Li Yuanji's reply.

Li Yuanji understood the inside story and immediately nodded in agreement with Feng An's request.

Feng An immediately felt relieved, and left the Shuize Palace with the support of his second and third sons.

From the beginning to the end, Li Yuanji didn't say how to manage and develop Jiaozhou in the future.

Feng Ang left the Taiji Palace, and after staying in the Duke Geng's mansion in Beijing for one night, he began to visit everywhere. He first went to Chen Shuda's mansion to make amends, and then visited Li Shentong, Li Shenfu, Li Shenfu, Li Xiaogong, Li Jing and others.

None of the royal relatives and relatives in Beijing were left behind, and those who were on the same level as him in civil and military affairs also visited them one by one.

As for those who are not as good as him, even if he wants to, he has no way to visit.

If you fold it down and hand it over, you will be degrading your status and will be looked down upon by others.

It is worth mentioning that the last place he visited was Princess Pingyang's Mansion.

Perhaps it was because of Li Xiuning's special status that he placed it at the finale, or perhaps it was because of the presence of two uncles, Li Shentong and Li Shenfu. He purposely put it last.

However, although he put Li Xiuning last, the gift to Li Xiuning was very rich.

How rich is it?
It was so rich that Li Xiuning almost didn't dare to accept it. In the end, although he tricked her into forcing her into the princess mansion, Li Xiuning entered the palace with the gift the next day.

Looking at the small half wall of coral that Li Xiuning ordered someone to carry, as well as the two tooth mats made of unknown amount of ivory, and a box of gemstones of various colors, Yang Miaoyan suddenly felt that the fist-sized gemstones in his hand were no longer fragrant.

"What does our Geng Guogong mean by this? Do you look down on me?"

Disgusted, Yang Miaoyan stuffed the gem offered by Feng An into the arms of the female officer beside her, and said with gusto.

Li Xiuning said generously: "Maybe he sent it by mistake, so give me what should have been given to you."

Yang Miaoyan is not a fool, how could she be fooled by Li Xiuning's words.

Gift giving can be wrong, so this kind of person is still worthy of being in the circle of rich and powerful?
Li Xiuning ignored Yang Miaoyan, but stared at Li Yuanji and said, "Yuanji, I don't want to get involved in the intrigue in the court, so please help me return these gifts."

Li Xiuning felt that Feng Anli's remaining people must have something to ask for, and if he gave such a big gift, the thing he asked for might be even bigger, so he didn't want to let it go.

Otherwise, do you really think that just a piece of coral, a box of gemstones, and two dental mats can scare Li Xiuning?
Li Xiuning is not from a small family, nor is she an ordinary woman who hides in a deep boudoir. She has seen many good things and many great scenes. When she led the army to break through Chang'an in the past, she accompanied Li Yuan They visited the treasury of Tai Chi Palace together.

When Li Shimin conquered Luoyang, he also selected many treasures from Luoyang's treasure house and gave them to her.

The items stored in the treasury of Taiji Palace and Luoyang were collected from various places by the emperors of the former Sui Dynasty and Wang Shichong, and there are countless rare treasures.

Even though Feng An occupies the treasure land, the rare treasures he can get cannot compare with the emperor.

So Feng An's big hand this time really couldn't restrain her.

"Third Sister, I'm worrying too much. The reason why Feng An sent you these is not to ask you to do something for him, so you don't have to worry, just accept it."

Li Yuanji knew Feng An's intentions. The reason why Feng An gave Li Xiuning such a big gift was because of Li Xiuning's unique status, and secondly because Li Xiuning had no role in water transportation and sea transportation, and had never been honored by him. He was afraid of Li Xiuning He would have any opinion on him, that's why he gave Li Xiuning a bigger gift than the others.

After all, among the few dignitaries in the court today, only Princess Pingyang's Mansion has not made a fortune through water transportation and sea transportation. If Li Xiuning sees that other people use water transportation and sea transportation to make a fortune, but she doesn't get any benefits at all, she will feel sorry for Feng An. If there is resentment, then Feng An will be in trouble, that's why Feng An gave Li Xiuning a heavy gift.

As for the other princesses and sons-in-law, although they did not make a fortune through water transport and sea transport, they got involved in the border market and made a lot of money through the border market, so even if they did not make a fortune through water transport and sea transport If there is resentment, the resentment will not be too great. As long as the gift is in place, people will not deliberately make things difficult.

That's why Feng An prepared a gift for Li Xiuning that was far richer than others.

Li Xiuning knew that Li Yuanji would not lie to her, but she still shook her head and said, "Let's forget it, he has a short mouth for eating people, and is soft for taking people. If I accept his gift, when he begs me in the future, I will be so happy." If I don't help him, it will appear that I am ruthless."

Li Yuanji couldn't laugh or cry in his heart.

He really wanted to tell Li Xiuning that Feng An might not have the chance to ask you.

After all, as long as Feng An doesn't act against Tang, he won't do anything to Feng An. He even wants to guide Feng An to go out, occupy overseas islands, establish a state of his own, and become the leader of the Han Dynasty. a branch.

So Li Xiuning's worries are purely unnecessary.

However, no one can tell exactly where things will go in the future, so it's not easy for him to tell Li Xiuning about this.

"Since the third sister doesn't want it, then give it to me. I'm not afraid of him begging me."

Yang Miaoyan was very envious of the two dental mats that Feng An gave to Li Xiuning, they were good things, and it would not be an exaggeration to describe them as priceless.

The most important thing is that in summer, it is really comfortable to lie on the dental mat to cool off, so she wants it very much.

Li Yuanji glanced at Yang Miaoyan, and said angrily: "What's the matter with you? The reason why Feng An didn't give you a big gift is because he gave it as long as he could. Are you still greedy for the third sister's things?"

Yang Miaoyan was stunned for a while, "Have you already sent it?"

I do not know how?
Li Yuanji rolled his eyes and said, "How do you think the fragrant wood boxes you get every season come from?"

Feng An is quite good at being a man, he knows who is a thigh, and he also knows how to hold his thigh tightly, so in addition to working hard to help the court make money, he will also send someone to send a small fragrant wooden box every season, sometimes stuffed with gems in it. Sometimes stuffed are rare treasures, anyway, they are not the same, and they are very valuable.

More importantly, they are all for women.

That is to say, Yang Miaoyan felt that these things came for nothing, that he didn’t know how to save, was extravagant, and went back to ask Feng An for what he wanted, which would destroy the delicate relationship between the court and Feng An, otherwise he would have told Yang Miaoyan a long time ago.

Yang Miaoyan was startled, "You mean those fragrant wood boxes were all given by Feng Ang?"

Li Yuanji curled his lips and said, "Otherwise?"

Who will give you benefits for no reason?
It's not just to curry favor with you, so that you can blow my pillow.

Yang Miaoyan smiled awkwardly, and did not covet Li Xiuning's two dental mats any more.

She has also seen the world, so Feng An's gift to Li Xiuning could not calm her down.

She just saw that Feng An's gift to her was too light, and Li Xiuning's gift was too heavy, and she felt that Feng An treated him differently, so she was unhappy.

Now that I know the truth, I feel happy, so naturally I don't care about it blindly.

"Sister, let's accept it. You don't need to be polite to Feng An. If Feng An really begs you in the future, you don't have to help him."

Li Yuanji comforted Yang Miaoyan, and looked at Li Xiuning again to advise him.

Li Xiuning frowned and wanted to refuse.

Li Yuanji said again: "In Chang'an City, there are many people who take advantage of him now. If you don't take advantage of him, he will feel that you have something against him, and he will be panicked."

As for what will happen after the panic, Li Xiuning knows without explaining.

She is a strange woman who understands both military affairs and politics.

"Forget it, then I'll accept it."

Li Xiuning finally compromised, and the overall situation was still the top priority.

Datang does not have the spare power to manage the southwest, and Feng's help is needed to guard the southwest, so the relationship with Feng An must be maintained.