Traveling through the divine eagle: the first sword of Quanzhen

Chapter 307 Li Qinglong's Distress
And Li Qinglong is now worried about this matter. If the army is expanded, he will not get a penny of benefits, and supporting the army will consume a lot of his personal property every year.

This is not the most important thing. Spending some money is nothing. Although the imperial court does not distribute food and salaries, it also gives him an increase of [-] households. Although there are still some losses, it is not a big problem.

However, Li Qinglong could see the situation in the Qing Dynasty, and he also knew that the purpose of Empress Dowager Mazhen's delegation of power this time was to use him to contain Kublai Khan.

Therefore, Li Qinglong was in a difficult situation. If he expanded his army, he would inevitably encounter Kublai Khan's hostility. After all, his fiefdom of a town of Jiedushi was in the Central Plains area under the jurisdiction of Kublai Khan.And it's the hinterland.

Although the Empress Dowager Naimazhen has more power than Kublai Khan, the county magistrate is not as good as the current one. After the Empress Dowager Naimazhen grows up, she is also in the golden tent in the distant Mobei.And Kublai Khan was at his doorstep.

And in a sense, Kublai Khan was the actual ruler of the Central Plains.Although Li Qinglong and Kublai Khan were ministers in the same palace, in fact Kublai Khan was Li Qinglong's "Khan".

Li Qinglong is not so much a vassal warlord of the Mongol Empire as he belongs to Kublai Khan.If he really expanded his army, he would definitely cause trouble.

But if there is no expansion of the army, then he will not be able to get through with the Empress Dowager Naima. This time, he can increase the food counties and be promoted to a higher level, all of which are the grace of the Empress Dowager Naima.

So he is in trouble now.

After Li Qingwei returned home, Su Yuan also explained Li Qinglong's problems during this period in detail.Today's Li Qinglong is fooling the two bosses in his head with false tricks and false tricks.

After listening to this, Li Qingwei thanked the eight generations of ancestors of Empress Dowager Naimazhen in his heart.

If he could see the Queen Mother in the future, Li Qingwei even wanted to kowtow to her a few times to express his gratitude.

This is really God's help. Empress Dowager Mazhen gave Li Qinglong the right to raise private soldiers, which saved Li Qingwei a lot of trouble.It happened that Li Qingwei could take this opportunity to blatantly build a pro army loyal to the Li family.

When there is an incident in the future, I can lead the gangsters including the Quanzhen Sect to take the Guanzhong area.

And this pro-army can be led by Yang Chan.Take Tongguan and Hangu as quickly as possible, and open up the connection between Luoyang and Chang'an.

Afterwards, the power of unifying the second capital took Nanyang, and according to the Hulao, the Yellow River sat from the south to the north and guarded it, and great things could be achieved.

Li Qingwei said excitedly at this moment: "I'll go back to the mansion to meet my father right away."

Li Guo said at this time: "It just so happened that the three of us went back together. Today is the second day of February, which is a good day, and we should have a reunion dinner at home."

After the discussion, the three of them returned to Wanhuhou Mansion on Shangyang Street together.

Today's Li Qinglong is sitting on pins and needles, and now he is neither advancing nor retreating, and can only pace back and forth in the room.

Seeing her husband's anxiety, Mrs. Liu could do nothing about it. Although she was a good wife, the matter was really important this time. Li Qinglong, an old fritter, couldn't do anything about it, let alone a woman like her.

At this time, someone came to report: "Master, madam! The second son is back!"

Hearing that his youngest son had returned, Li Qinglong stopped in his tracks, and after thinking about it for a while, he said, "Call him in!"

Before waiting for the transmission, Li Qingwei walked in with Su Yuan.

Li Qingwei and Su Yuan saluted their parents.

Before Mrs. Liu could speak this time, Li Qinglong hurried forward and said, "My son is free! My son came back just in time, and I have something to discuss with you for my father."

If it was normal, Li Qinglong would at most say some caring words to his son, but now it is different, he can no longer treat his youngest son as a child.

After all, the Mongolian fight for the position of Khan saved the Li family from a "disaster". He felt that his son's political sensitivity was no worse than his, so he wanted to discuss it with Li Qingwei.

Originally, Li Qinglong was hedging his bets. On the one hand, he overwhelmed Kublai Khan. After all, he had a lot of talents under his command, and he was also Li Qinglong's immediate boss. His troops were also the closest to the Golden Roof Tent. As long as they jumped over the Great Wall, they could return to Mongolia. grassland.

No matter where you look at it, Kublai Khan is the most likely person in this battle for the Mongolian Khan position.

Moreover, Li Qinglong also made second-hand preparations to suppress Guiyou, after all Guiyou was the eldest son of Okuotai.He has made two-handed preparations for this matter, which can be called perfect.

When he thought he was safe, Liu's secret letter was delivered to Li Qinglong, which was what Li Qingwei said.Although Li Qinglong was suspicious, but after thinking about it, he still made a third insurance, which was to support the Queen Mother's regent.

Although there was no swordsmanship in this battle for the Mongolian Khan position, it was also tense and perilous.

Everyone is walking on eggshells, and they all put up their spirits, especially a Hanchen like Li Qinglong.

This time, many courtiers were demoted because they stood in the wrong team, including Prime Minister Yelu Chucai.

Li Qinglong was thankful that his son's words made him prepare for the third hand. Although he was a little belated, he finally got the title of "Minister of the Dragon".At least in the next few years, nothing will happen to the Li family.

Therefore, when he was in a state of desperation this time, he wanted to consult with his son Li Qingwei.It's just that Li Qingwei was still in Jiangnan Song Dynasty half a month ago, and it was difficult for him to find him, so while watching the development situation and adjusting his position, he anxiously waited for his son to come back.

Li Qingwei sat down with his father, and Li Qingwei said: "Su Yuan has already told my son about my father's worries. I think my father should follow the words of Empress Dowager Naima, and expand the army with confidence."

Li Qinglong said: "However, if the army is expanded, Kublai Khan's side"

Li Qing shook his head slightly and said: "Father only saw one thing, but didn't see the other thing. If we don't have soldiers and horses, then we are worthless, but if we follow the Queen Mother's order to expand the army, there are three advantages. "

"First, we obeyed the order of the Mongolian court. After all, this matter is the order of the queen mother. Now the queen mother is in charge of the country. There is nothing wrong with us obeying the order of the queen mother."

"If we don't listen, we will lose the trust of the Queen Mother, and now the Queen Mother Naima is the court, and losing the trust of the Queen Mother means losing the trust of the court. No matter how strong he is now, Kublai Khan is no more than a prince. He has no legitimate reason to want to move his father, because his father obeyed the imperial edict, and there is nothing wrong with carrying out the imperial edict."

Li Qinglong expressed his worries at this time, and he said: "Son, the Empress Dowager Naimazhen is not a few years younger than Wo Kuotai Dahan now. Although we are in the right position now, if Naimazhen is in a few years The queen mother is also dying. The last person who may seize the position of the Great Khan is Kublai Khan. Now that we have offended Kublai Khan, won’t Kublai Khan be liquidated when he ascends the Khan position a few years later? "

(End of this chapter)