Horse on the World

Chapter 279
It was late at night, but the entire Dingzhou City was still brightly lit. Wuyan Bator won a big victory, the commander-in-chief's wedding day was approaching, Princess Luanjia arrived, double happiness came, Dingzhou City canceled the long-standing curfew, and the whole city Into a sea of ​​joy.It is rare to have such a happy night, so naturally we should relax.

"Come on, Qing'er, uncle first wishes you another great victory, Pingman is just around the corner." Li Tuizhi raised his wine glass.

"Thank you, Uncle!" Li Qing said, "Uncle traveled thousands of miles and went to Dingzhou several times for Li Qing's affairs. This time, he braved the wind and snow. One can imagine the hardships along the way. Li Qing is extremely grateful!"

Li Tuizhi chuckled, "If the family doesn't talk about two families, Qing'er's words will be divided. Uncle worked so hard, not only for you, but also for the Li family!"

Li Qing said with a smile: "Qing'er has been focusing on the border wars for the past two years, but she doesn't know much about the general situation in the Central Plains. Uncle can explain it to me!"

Li Tuizhi shook his head, took a chopstick of Dingzhou's unique bacon shreds, and while chewing, he took his chopsticks and ordered Li Qing, "Qing'er's words are not true, uncle is not old-fashioned, you are in Dingzhou Zhou, in the past two years, you were focused on Bayar, but this year, I’m afraid you have one eye on the Central Plains, right? You don’t know the situation in the Central Plains? Qingfeng’s Statistics and Investigation Department is now in Dazhou Chu is already famous, how many things can you hide from you?"

Li Qing was a little embarrassed, but he didn't expect the second uncle's words to be so sharp. He raised his wine glass in a disguised manner, drank a sip of wine, and picked up a piece of food for Li Tuizhi, and said with a smile: "It's all just hearsay. Uncle knows the details?"

"Although Qingfeng's statistics and investigation department is developing rapidly, after all, the time is still short. It doesn't take much effort to infiltrate the middle and lower levels, but it really is not a one-time achievement if you want to make a difference at the upper level. You must know the general things. I don't need to say much, I'll tell you about the entire power distribution!" Li Tuizhi nodded and said.

"Great Chu has a state 56. The powerful clans are intertwined and intertwined, and their interests are intertwined. However, they can be roughly divided into several major power groups. King Ning is entrenched in the south, and the alliance between the Xiao family and the Fang family is in the affluent central region. In the north, the Lu family of the Marquis of Jing’an, and the Zheng Guogong’s Zeng family in the east. Each of them has its own conflicts of interest, so it’s really hard to describe it in one word, maybe now you have to add you from the west.”

Li Qing laughed and said: "Dingzhou has a shallow foundation, how can it be compared with these rich and powerful families who have accumulated hundreds of years."

Li Tuizhi shook his head and said: "You don't have to underestimate yourself. You occupy the two states of Dingfu, and you have the most elite soldiers and strong generals under your command. , there is no precedent for a powerful western power to defeat the Central Plains Dazong, but now you are different."

"What's the difference?" Li Qing asked with a smile.

"Did you forget? There is still the Li family behind you!" Li Tuizhi smiled, picked up the wine glass, and drank it down: "Yizhou is rich, but it is a place where four wars were fought. There is no danger to defend. After the old man takes over the family If you don't have your sudden emergence, you can only choose the one that is most likely to succeed among the above-mentioned major forces to ensure the survival and security of your family. Brilliant, but now it is very different, the Li family is now one of the forces capable of competing in this world."

Li Qing smiled without saying a word.Li Tuizhi said excitedly: "Yizhou is known as the thoroughfare of ten states, and the Central Plains is in chaos. If you send troops into the pass and open up the passage between the west and Yizhou, you will block the passage for King Ning in the south to attack the Central Plains. The hinterland of the Central Plains is divided into two. At that time, our Li family or the Lian Xiao family attacked King Ning, or the King of Lian Ning attacked the Xiao family. We got the best benefits from it, and continued to grow our own strength. In the end, hehe! "

Speaking of this, Li Tuizhi didn't know whether it was excitement or drunkenness, his face was flushed, he stared at Li Qing, and said word by word: "Qingfeng, at that time, it is not impossible to change the world, right? "

Li Qing picked up the wine glass with a smile, toasted Li Tuizhi, and said, "Second Uncle, we should destroy the barbarians first before discussing other things. It is still difficult to see what will happen to the Central Plains. The sights will take us by surprise.”

Li Tuizhi nodded, "Qing'er is right. Right now we have to lay a solid foundation and not be too ambitious. If Yizhou is the foundation for our Li family to take off, then your Dingfu two states are the wings of our Li family." You and minions must be firmly held in your hands. The princess is not just a means of Tianqi to win you over, she comes with the princess, but a whole staff team. You want to control Fuzhou, do you have a countermeasure?"

Li Qing laughed, "Uncle, please don't worry, Fuzhou has been in my hands for nearly a year. If I hadn't firmly controlled it in the palm of my hand, how could Li Qing have achieved what he is today? The people brought by the princess It must be that she is going to be placed in Fuzhou, well, the princess has this power, after all, the imperial decree says that Fuzhou will be led by him! As for how much these people can do, it is up to them."

Li Tuizhi warned: "Don't be careless. Among the princess's staff, the leader is Yan Nanfei. He was originally the staff of the Chief Assistant Chen Xiyan. Princess, you have to be careful."

Li Qing nodded and said: "Uncle, don't worry, I can save it."

"Originally, I didn't need to say much, but before I came, the old man asked me to bring you something. The princess seems to be bold and has no intentions, but she has her own way of uniting people's hearts. The guards have been guarding you for so many years, and they have made these tough guys submissive. Besides, the old man is also worried that the princess will conflict with Qingfeng. Qingfeng is not afraid of his loyalty to you, but if he confronts the princess, it may happen. What, a woman's heart, a needle in the sea, is unpredictable in the end."

Hearing Li Tuizhi mention Qingfeng, a trace of gloom appeared on Li Qing's face. During the day, Qingfeng's bright smile flashed in his mind again.

"I see!"

"Well, your Uncle Zong Hua has already done a detailed investigation of those important people in the princess's guard of honor. I will send you these files later. These people's personalities, preferences, social relations, and what they are good at All aspects are written on it one by one, you can figure it out yourself!"

As for Qingcheng, Li Qing has not yet formed a complete image in his head so far. He just vaguely remembers that flushed, round face when he pulled off the opponent's mask in the Royal Academy. It's not pretty, I really didn't see it clearly, after all, when I found out that I was pushed to the ground by myself, and the person sitting on it was a woman, and she was a noble princess, my mind was a little confused.

As Li Tuizhi intermittently mentioned some bits and pieces of Qingcheng, Li Qing's mind slowly sketched the image of a strong woman, and as Li Tuizhi narrated, Li Qing's mind seemed to appear There was a picture of Qingcheng wearing a helmet and armor, holding a spear, pointing at Li Qing with a halberd, and shouting: "My son-in-law, let the horse come here, let my wife see your true skills!" Thinking of this, I couldn't help but shudder.

When Li Tuizhi was talking with Li Qing at night in the city of Dingzhou, in the camp outside the city, Han Wang, Qingcheng, and Yan Nanfei that Li Tuizhi was talking about were also gathering together.

The tent that Qingcheng lived in was very large. Judging from the style, it was very likely that it was the golden tent of the grassland barbarian chief captured by Li Qing. It was dozens of square meters in size. Guests, rest inside.

Although it was freezing outside, the thick big tent kept the cold wind out, and with the raging charcoal fire in the tent, it was as warm as spring.

"It's a coincidence that today's good news comes!" Yan Nanfei stroked his three strands of long beard, and said, "It seems to give us a big blow. Lord Han, princess, what do you think?"

King Han stroked his snow-white beard and pondered, "I can't say for sure. In fact, the meaning of Qingcheng marrying a princess is self-evident. The identity of Princess Qingcheng is not ordinary. Maybe Li Qingren's meaning is just a coincidence. "

Qingcheng smiled and said: "No matter what he means, it is good to defeat the barbarians. Hu He is the number one general in the grassland. If he is killed, the defeat of the barbarians in the grassland is just around the corner. The sooner the barbarians are calmed down, the two will be restored." Zhou can also withdraw as soon as possible, so as to have spare power to form a reinforcement to the emperor of Luoyang."

Yan Nanfang frowned anxiously, and said: "Princess, we don't know what Li Qing thinks now, I wandered around Dingzhou City for half a day today, and what I saw and heard was not very good. I know Li Shuai, but I don't know the imperial court. Between the words, I have full confidence in the fighting power of their army. Moreover, I finally got in touch with the person in charge of the staff in Dingzhou, but, hehe!" Yan Nanfei He smiled helplessly.

"How is it?" Qingcheng asked.

"The staff of the two prefectures in Dingfu have all fallen under the control of the Statistics and Investigation Department, and their every move is under their noses. Even today, the staff of the staff has worked hard to get rid of the tracking. Less than half an hour after meeting with me, he left in a hurry, hearing his tone, he was very afraid of the Statistics and Investigation Department, it seems that we will not be able to count on them in the future."

"What did he say to you?" King Han asked with concern.

"He just said briefly that although they received the order from the court secretary to cooperate with us fully, I'm afraid they were powerless. As long as their actions were slightly out of line, they would be arrested by the Statistics and Investigation Department. As he said, Fuzhou may also be controlled by Li Qinghong's iron army. From the state capital down, counties, towns, and villages, including several large salt fields, are all controlled by Dingzhou's cronies. It may not be so easy for the princess to control the situation. "

Qingcheng gritted her teeth, and made a slight voice, "How long has it been since Li Qing took Fuzhou, and has he already controlled everything?"

Yan Nanfei nodded, "We now know that the banditry that caused the chaos in Fuzhou at that time was Li Qing's general, Guo Shanfeng, who swept up Fuzhou and wiped out the old bureaucratic system. And Li Qing's new policies in Dingfu and Dingfu made the people at the lowest level support him strongly, which gave him extremely high public opinion. Qing then set up the Department of Commerce and Trade, sharing the interests of the gentry, and firmly tied the gentry and gentry of the two states to his chariot. Coupled with the strict control of the Statistics and Investigation Department, it can be said that the two states of Dingfu are basically ironclad. It's like a bucket, and the water can't be poured in. And when the guy in the office was leaving, he told me again and again not to provoke the female devil from the Statistics and Investigation Department."

Qingcheng sneered: "Did he mean Qingfeng, Li Qing's woman?"

Yan Nanfei was silent, Han Wang also coughed twice, and stopped talking.

"Don't worry, it's up to you!" Qingcheng said every word.

(End of this chapter)