Horse on the World

Chapter 691

At the end of August, Chen Xiyan, the chief assistant of the Luoyang regime of the Great Chu, passed away due to illness. Luoyang held a huge state funeral for him, and gave him a posthumous title, shaded his descendants, and mourned him. What really shocked everyone was another thing. Shang Haibo, the former important minister of Dingzhou, took over the position of Chen Xiyan's first assistant and presided over Chen Xiyan's funeral. This was his official appearance at the Luoyang court.

Surprised, everyone's eyes turned to Dingzhou, wanting to see how Li Qing in Dingzhou reacted to this matter.Today's Li Qing in Dingzhou is no longer Amon under Wu in the past. When he stomps his feet in Dingzhou, the whole Great Chu will tremble. Whenever he sneezes, the whole Great Chu will catch a cold.

In Dingzhou, Li Qing was sitting in the conference hall in a daze. On top of the big case, there was a report sent back by the Overwatch Council. The report above was the official appointment of Shang Haibo as the chief assistant of Luoyang and presided over the funeral of Chen Xiyan. details.The cup of hot tea on the table was already completely cold.

There was no one in the lobby, and everyone was kicked out by Li Qing. He needed time to be quiet, to sort out his disordered thoughts and emotions, and come up with a way to deal with them.The worst situation still happened, and this was exactly what Li Qing didn't want to see.

Outside the lobby, Mingyan and Ji Sichen were kneeling. They had been kneeling outside for almost an hour, and the sun was getting hotter and hotter. Their clothes were wet with sweat, and the floor around their bodies had been covered with drops. The sweat that fell wet the circle.

Lu Yiming came over in a hurry and saw Mingyan and Ji Sichen kneeling. The two were already on the verge of falling, obviously unable to hold on anymore, and the door of the meeting hall was still closed tightly. The iron leopard standing in front of the door, Lu Yiming said angrily: "Leopard, what are you doing, can't you see that the two adults can't hold it anymore?"

Iron Leopard spread his hands and pointed to the back room, which meant that the commander-in-chief didn't speak, and he didn't dare to make his own claims!
Lu Yiming waved his hand and said: "Hold an umbrella for the two adults, and hurry up and get a bowl of sour plum soup to relieve the heat. If there is something wrong with the heat, won't it add to the chaos?" Mingyan is a weak woman Well, Ji Sichen is also a scholar who does not work hard, kneeling for a long time under such a sun will really cause problems.

With Lu Yiming speaking, Iron Leopard immediately arranged for his subordinates to hold up parasols for the two of them, and brought sour plum soup to relieve the heat.The two drank a bowl of sour plum soup, and their complexions improved a little, "Thank you, Mr. Lu." The two said together.

"Still get up!" Lu Yiming said: "My lord didn't let you kneel here, what's going on with you?"

Mingyan shook her head, "Mingyan is ashamed, I messed up my errand, and I only ask the lord to punish me.

"That's exactly the reason!" Ji Sichen was dejected, "We tried every means, but still let Shang Haibo, a traitor, come to Luoyang and serve as the chief assistant of Luoyang. The harm itself is extremely great, and I feel ashamed."

Lu Yiming sighed, "The matter has come to this point, what's the use of regretting it, we have to find a way to solve this matter, so as to minimize the impact of this matter, what can kneeling help? Forget it, I Go see the lord first."

Walking to the door, he knocked lightly on the door, "My lord, Lu Yiming begs to see you!"

Li Qing inside the room was suddenly awakened by Lu Yiming's cry, straightened up, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of cold tea, "Yiming, come in!"

The door creaked, and Lu Yiming walked into the meeting hall.

"My lord, Mingyan and Ji Sichen are still kneeling outside. It won't be long. If they kneel down again, they might not be able to hold on anymore," Lu Yiming said.

Through the opened door, Li Qing saw the two people under the sun, "Call them up, it's not all their responsibility for this matter, they really can't deal with Yuan Fang. Iron Leopard, let the two of them go back to work first, kneel down What are you doing here! Waiting for me to take care of the meal?"

Iron Leopard trotted up to the two of them, said a few words in a low voice, the two of them kowtowed a few times, and when they got up, their legs were weak and they almost fell to the ground. walked out.

"Marshal, what should we do?" Lu Yiming said.

"Before you came, you should have discussed this matter with Yan Nanfei and Luo Daoming. What do you think?" Li Qing asked Iron Leopard to serve Lu Yiming tea.

Lu Yiming said: "The result of our repeated discussions is that the impact of this matter on Dingzhou will not be too great. It seems to outsiders that we will suffer heavy losses, but in fact it is not."

Li Qing nodded, "After thinking it over and over again, I also think so. Shang Haibo's defection to the enemy mainly affects us in two points. One is the political influence, and the other is that Shang Haibo is familiar with our entire strategy. The layout, if he invests in Luoyang, Luoyang will know our next plan well and make targeted responses. I think we will see this change in the near future. The third is that Shang Haibo's personal intelligence is indeed superior The best choice, with him assisting Tianqi, will cause us certain difficulties."

Lu Yiming nodded, "We have also considered these three points, but we all think that this will not hurt the foundation of Dingzhou at all."

Li Qing stood up, "You're right. When Shang Haibo disappeared, I was shocked and angry. I might have overreacted. Now that I think about it, it's nothing terrible. Our lead in Dingzhou was not caused by a certain person." Outstanding talents are created by the fact that we have formulated a set of effective policies over the past few years, and these policies are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the facts have proved the effectiveness of these policies. This set of policies is not Luoyang. can be imitated."

"That's right!" Lu Yiming said, "The old privileged class in Dingzhou was almost completely wiped out by the barbarians, which created an excellent opportunity for us to carry out the new policy. There were almost no obstacles and it was carried out smoothly, and then the new territory was carried out. At the time of the New Deal, the Dingzhou New Deal has already taken shape, and my lord, you have found a new and easier way to get rich for those wealthy families, so although there is a rebound, it does not hinder the overall situation. However, these New Deals are absolutely difficult for Luoyang. Push forward. Even if Shang Haibo is well aware of the great power of the implementation of this new policy, it will not be able to be implemented in the Luoyang control area for a long time. If it is forced to promote, I am afraid it will backfire."

Li Qing laughed suddenly, "I'm really looking forward to Tianqi's promotion in the vast area controlled by Luoyang with the help of Shang Haibo."

Lu Yiming laughed loudly, "In this way, the rich and nobles will lose the land they regard as treasures, and Luoyang will not be able to spend a huge amount of money to buy it back, and on the other hand, they will not be able to find new ways to make money for these people. It will be just around the corner that the sky will be angry and people will complain, people will abandon them, and people's hearts will be scattered!"

"That's a good point! It's just a laughingstock!" Li Qingdao: "Once this phenomenon occurs in the area controlled by Luoyang, then we can set foot on the Central Plains ahead of time."

"The Luoyang regime was originally in the hands of wealthy and powerful families. Although Tianqi ruthlessly dealt with a large number of aristocratic families that threatened the great Chu imperial lineage, it only treated the symptoms, not the root cause. The Luoyang regime was basically based on the wealthy landlords. As long as this foundation If it remains unchanged, it will be impossible to implement the New Deal, let alone imitate the people-oriented national policy of the Lord." Lu Yiming added.

Li Qing nodded, "Compared with these, I am more worried about Shang Haibo's vision and accomplishments in large-scale military strategy. Yiming, I have a hunch that we may face major adjustments in the military."

"Yes, my lord, what I am most worried about is that Luoyang and the South will reconcile and put pressure on us from two aspects."

Li Qing returned to his seat and rubbed his temples, "This possibility is not impossible. If this is the case, then we must have had several vicious battles at sea in recent years. It is a pity that I sent Zheng Zhiyuan's fleet out again. If Zheng Zhiyuan cannot open the situation overseas , I really want to lose sight of the other.”

"General Zheng has been away for a month, and the sea is vast. There has been no news for several months. I only hope that he will quickly open up the situation overseas and bring us wealth and territory. Once the overseas situation stabilizes, then we can send the old Zheng Zhiyuan, who arrived, was transferred back, and together with Deng Peng to deal with Pang Jun, the chances of winning have greatly increased." Lu Yiming also shook his head and sighed.

"The Overwatch Council reported that another giant ship of ten thousand materials has been launched in the south recently. As a result, they have two giant ships of ten thousand materials, which are almost the same as ours. It is not easy to compete for supremacy at sea!"

"My lord, there is a ship launched in the south, and our shipyard is not idle. The fourth giant ship with thousands of materials has undergone final commissioning and installation, and it will be launched soon. We still maintain the superiority in numbers, and our Qiyuan It has been nearly two years since the Kaitai was launched, and it has already formed its combat effectiveness. After this long voyage, the Kaitai led by Zheng Zhiyuan will inevitably increase its combat effectiveness. They will all become our spoils of war, but now, I hope that the sea will start as soon as possible, so that there will be fewer opportunities for the opponent to run in."

Li Qing laughed, "That's right, but wait and see how the South reacts. If they did wear the same pair of pants as Luoyang, then we don't have to be polite. The outer island chains we prepared earlier will make people Pang Jun is in great pain."

Seeing that Li Qing was in a better mood, Lu Yiming couldn't help but think of what Yan Nanfei had said, and immediately said: "My lord, King Zhou has been in Lianshan Island for more than a month, and he is anxious and restless every day. , what are you going to do? And that Princess Yanran?"

Li Qing knocked on the table, "Yiming, I have an idea, and it's not very mature, if you implement it, what's wrong with it?"

"My lord, explain it!" Lu Yiming said.

"This time we have completely broken with Luoyang. Even the last fig leaf has been pulled down. The rest is just a naked fight. Talking above the sword, if this is the case, why should I still hold on to the banner of Dachu? "Li Qing glanced at Lu Yiming.

"My lord, do you want to establish a country and stand on your own right now?" Lu Yiming was startled, and suddenly realized that what he said was a little rude, subconsciously covered his mouth, grinned silently, and then said: "Isn't your lord Have you always said that you want to dig deep, accumulate food widely, and become king slowly?"

Li Qing waved his hand, "I'm not saying that I want to become an emperor on my own, but we have a ready-made emperor in our hands now! And it's a genuine emperor, with a jade seal handed down from generation to generation, and countless things that can prove his identity. If we Push him to the foreground, then we march into the Central Plains, it will be justifiable, we are not rebellious, but to fight against the rebels for the former Zhengshuo, to seek justice, don't those scholars love to talk about the orthodox inheritance, this time, I would like to see See what they can say?"

Lu Yiming opened his mouth wide enough to fit a duck egg in, "My lord, do you want the king of Zhou to come to the stage and proclaim himself emperor?"

"He is the emperor!" Li Qing said with a smile.

"My lord, you need to think twice about this matter. The king of Zhou has a son. If we respect the king of Zhou as the emperor now, what will we do in the future? Even if the lord has a marriage contract with Princess Yanran, after the king of Zhou ascends the throne, the throne cannot be passed on to him. Son-in-law?"

"King Zhou can be emperor, but his sons don't have to come back!" Li Qing sneered.

"My lord is ready..." Lu Yiming swallowed back the second half of the words, but he believed that Li Qing had already understood what he meant.

Li Qing shook his head, "You misunderstood me. If I married that Princess Yanran, then his brothers would be my brothers-in-law. How could I kill them? Aren't we expanding our territory overseas now?"

Lu Yiming suddenly realized, "My lord is going to exile them overseas. In this way, they will not pose a threat to my lord, but also protect Princess Yanran's family affection. This way of handling is indeed the best of both worlds."

"It's not exile!" Li Qing said with a smile: "Those overseas places are not as bad as you imagined. I think the sons of King Zhou are also the children of the royal family. Even if they are bad, they can't go there. Zheng Zhiyuan After laying down a piece of land, let the sons of the king of Zhou go there to be governors, but the military power is still in our hands, so why worry about it?"

"My lord, Shengming!" Lu Yiming also became excited, "In this way, let the king of Zhou restore the Zhou Dynasty, and you, my lord, will be the regent who will take care of the political affairs. The king of Zhou will let him raise the sky in the palace. In the next year, after the Central Plains has been conquered, we will make an abdication."

"Exactly!" Li Qing said with a smile.

"Great goodness!" Lu Yiming laughed loudly, "It seems that the lord has already made up his mind!"

"There must be a way for the car to reach the mountain. Tianqi took Shang Haibo away and made him the chief assistant, which made me extremely embarrassed. It is not rude to come and go, so I will give him a hard time, but look When the imperial edict covered with the handed down jade seal is spread all over the world, what kind of face does Tianqi have?"

"I'm afraid I'll lose my temper and die!" Lu Yiming laughed.

"So, it saves us a lot of trouble!" Li Qing clapped his hands together and praised, "But I'll give you a good word."

"In this way, we will be busy next time." Lu Yiming said: "Welcome King Zhou's return, King Zhou's reascension to the throne, and the wedding between you and Princess Yanran, then Dingzhou will be full of happy events .”

"Always take care of Mr. Lu!" Li Qing said.

"How dare you speak up and work hard on what's in your job!" Lu Yiming suddenly remembered something, "My lord, Princess Yanran must be the main wife if she enters the Marshal's harem. In this way, Mrs. Jiyue?"

Lu Yiming stopped talking.After Qingcheng's death, there was no owner in Li Qing's backyard, and Jiyue had always been the head of the family. Although Bao'er had been put in the house, she hadn't been officially given a name yet. .

Li Qing held up his palms and stopped Lu Yiming's words, "I have my own opinion on this matter."

Lu Yiming nodded. The biggest difference between him and Shang Haibo is that he is never willing to get involved in Li Qing's harem affairs too much, but only reminds him a little bit at the right time. With the master's intelligence, he can naturally He understood what he meant and dealt with it, but now it seems that Li Qing has always taken the right idea in this matter, and the whole matter up to this point has completely stopped Qingfeng's last way to enter the harem.

The difference between Princess Yanran and Princess Qingcheng is that Luoyang, represented by Princess Qingcheng, has always been the enemy of Dingzhou, so Qingfeng can fight against her, but Princess Yanran is different. Her father will be the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty in name, and Presumably in the future, in order to stabilize Princess Yanran's dominant position in the harem, the lord will vigorously promote some of the original Zhou family's direct descendants to enter the Dingzhou system. For example, Wei Gang has been officially appointed by Li Qing as Minister of Rites. State, will take office immediately.In this way, Qingfeng's influence on Dingzhou will be further weakened.

"I'm going to Taohua Xiaozhu today." Li Qing said.

Lu Yiming nodded. Since Li Qing decided to marry Princess Yanran as his wife, then this trip is imperative. "Director Qingfeng is extremely talented, so it's a pity that he is so idle, and now that Dean Li is missing and the Overwatch Council has no leader, it seems that Mingyan and Ji Sichen will not be able to provoke the leaders in a short time!"

The corner of Li Qing's mouth curled up, who said Lu Yiming was slow to react?

Peach Blossom House, the peach blossoms have long since faded. Among the lush green leaves, the white and rosy peaches are very attractive. Under the shade of the trees, the breeze blows the light sand, and you lie lazily on the cool bed, closing your eyes. Her eyes rested slightly, and there were two pretty girls sitting behind her, one was holding an embroidered fan and fanning her gently, while the other stretched out her slender fingers to peel off the grapes chilled with well water. Peel off the skin and put it in a snow-white porcelain dish.

There was a sound of hurried footsteps, and a guard hurried over, "Miss, is the lord coming?"

Qingfeng opened his eyes abruptly, "The general is here? At this time?"

Just sitting up, familiar footsteps were heard not far away, and immediately behind the peach tree, several figures turned out, it was Li Qing and his bodyguard Iron Leopard, Li Wen and Li Wu.

Seeing Qingfeng, Li Qing made a gesture, and the three people behind him stood still in the distance, and Li Qing walked towards this side alone.

Qingfeng quickly stood up and took a few steps forward, "General, why are you free to come here today?"

Li Qing smiled and said, "What? Are you complaining that I haven't come to see you for a long time?"

Qingfeng blushed slightly, "The general was joking, I mean at this time, the general is busy with his work, how could he come here when he is free?"

Li Qing laughed, "It's time, there will always be a squeeze." Glancing at the two people behind Qingfeng, Qingfeng waved his hands knowingly to the two girls behind him. Walked out in small steps.

(End of this chapter)