Horse on the World

Chapter 93
In An Guogong's mansion, An Guogong Li Huaiyuan and Shouning Hou Li Tuizhi sat opposite each other, looking at each other with disbelief in their eyes. They were shocked by the news that just came from Dingzhou. Was their first reaction? Mistake.The sweat on Li Tuizhi's face was still wet when he hurried over.

"Father, if this is true, it will inevitably cause great turmoil in the court. We must make preparations early." Li Tuizhi said.

Li Huaiyuan stood up silently, walked back and forth in the study for a few steps, and suddenly laughed out loud, causing Li Tui to stand up, "Hahaha, okay, okay, Li Qing, Mu Zhisheng's good son, is amazing, Within two years, he won Dingzhou for my Li family. Wonderful, retreat, what is there to prepare for? Do you want to spit out what you eat? Don’t even think about it, and the Xiao family don’t even want to get it from me. With any compensation, Xiao Yuanshan and Li Qing were defeated in a contest, what can they say?"

Li Tuizhi's face also flashed with excitement. All along, what the Li family was most worried about was that although Yizhou was rich, but four
In the battlefield, although the army is strong, there are strong enemies around. Once something happens, it may be precarious at any time. Now that Dingzhou is used as a foreign aid, it is very different. Anyone who wants to move Yizhou must first Think about Dingzhou's powerful army that can resist the barbarians on the grassland.

"But father, there is one thing that worries me very much." Li Tuizhi thought for a while and said.

Li Huaiyuan sat down, picked up the teacup, and casually pointed to the chair, "Well, sit down and talk."

"Yes, Father!" Li Tuizhi sat down, "Following my father's instructions last year, Dingzhou Shadow was assigned to Li Qing, but all along, Dingzhou Shadow has been outside Li Qing's core system, and Li Qing has started a new one. Stove, set up an intelligence unit called the Statistical Investigations Division."

Li Huaiyuan was thoughtful, "You mean that Li Qing has no sense of belonging to my Li family, so he is wary of the shadows. He would rather start from scratch than use the ready-made shadow intelligence system."

"Father Mingjian, Li Qing has been bullied at home since he was a child. Although he is called a son of nobles, he is actually not as good as a servant. His mother's situation is even worse. This makes him run away from home when he was 15 years old. Although Now it seems that his departure has opened up another path for my Li family, but maybe he also harbors hatred for the Li family, it's hard to say whether he can work for my Li family wholeheartedly?"

Li Huaiyuan sipped tea slowly, his forehead lines were deeply squeezed together, obviously he had listened to Li Tuizhi's words, "You are right, this is indeed a problem, um, yes, now Li Qing's How is mother? Are you paying attention?"

"The third brother is not at home, and my son has inquired about it quietly. When the third brother left, he allocated a separate yard for Li Qing's mother and assigned a few servants. But after the third brother left, the sister-in-law was her, she..."

Li Huaiyuan looked up at Li Tuizhi, "How is it?"

"The third sister-in-law, she found an excuse to take the yard back, and..." It seemed a little hard to speak, but seeing Li Huaiyuan's staring eyes, she couldn't help opening her mouth, and said out loudly, " They sent her to the washing room, where they specialize in washing the toilets in the Quanhou Mansion."

With a bang, Li Huaiyuan slammed the tea bowl in his hand on the ground. The best blue and white porcelain was probably worth a hundred gold, but it was instantly shattered into pieces, "Bastard!"

Li Tuizhi wiped the sweat off his face, and said again: "Father, calm down, Li Qing's mother has always been a maidservant, and my sister-in-law does this, so I can't say much. Besides, her father, Lan Tinghou, only has this A daughter is extremely defensive, and I dare not say more!"

Li Huaiyuan let out a long breath, "Useless stuff!" I don't know whether he was scolding Li Tuizhi or the third son Li Muzhi. "Go, you go to the third son's mansion and tell the third daughter-in-law, just say what I mean, from now on, by the way, what's Li Qing's mother's name?"

"It's called Huan'er. I don't know what it's called, but it used to be called Huan'er!"

"Okay, okay, I don't care what it's called, you go and tell the third daughter-in-law that from today on, Huan'er will be the third wife's concubine, and you should not be neglected if you are offered treatment, otherwise, hum!" Li Huaiyuan said heavily grunted.

Li Tuizhi knew the old man's temper, and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, I'll do it right away!"

Li Huaiyuan sighed, "Second brother, in the second generation of my Li family, you and the boss can hold up a piece of the sky. If I'm not behind, you guys are at least doing well. We have to think about the long-term for the Li family. What about after you? Who can support the Li family? Aristocratic families, it sounds very glamorous, but think about it, how many wealthy families can last forever, like us, Once they are defeated, all the nine clans will be wiped out. Think about the Huo family and the Lei family back then. When they gained power, they were much more powerful than us now. But where are they now? Yun, being rich for only three generations is really good advice. If we don’t think carefully about successors, our family will surely decline. After all, you have to understand that in our position, the first thing to consider is the rise and fall of the family , For the sake of the family, even if I were to die, I would do so without hesitation, instead of considering issues in my own interests. If everyone doesn’t survive, how can a small family exist? Under the nest, how can there be any eggs? "

When it came to the end, Li Huaiyuan was already stern.

Li Tuizhi was sweating profusely, but at the same time he was filled with joy. The old man was telling him that the succession of the family would be considered between him and the boss, and next, he was obviously talking about Li Qing.

"Get back and understand."

Li Huaiyuan waved his hand wearily, "Go ahead and think about what I said."

In the imperial palace, Emperor Tianqi was holding the good news he had just arrived and Xiao Yuanshan's resignation memorial, and he also had an expression of disbelief.The Chief Assistant Chen Xiyan sat below, looking excited.

"Shoufu, do you dare to believe this is true?" Emperor Tianqi shook his head.

Chen Xiyan said with a smile: "All the memorials are in the hands of the emperor, of course they are true."

"Tell me, how did this Li Qing do it?"

"Your Majesty, after reading Dingzhou's memorial, I already have some understanding and thoughts on this matter, some of which are speculations. Your Majesty can ask Li Qing in detail in the future." Chen Xiyan said.

"Well, tell me!"

"The planning memorial for the Battle of Dingzhou this time says that Xiao Yuanshan was exhausted and even fell ill because of it, but from my point of view, all of this was done by Li Qing, who designed a cover for Wanyan Bulu at the same time. , and on the other side dug a hole for Xiao Yuanshan, killing two birds with one stone, really brilliant."

"I just can't figure it out, Xiao Yuanshan is not a three-year-old child, why did he jump down without any defense?" Emperor Tianqi shook his head.

"This is also a question I want to understand. Your Majesty, did the Secretary of Staff find out how many soldiers Li Qing had before the war?"

"He is a battalion general, with a maximum of three thousand people. Why does the chief assistant ask this?"

"Impossible!" Chen Xiyan shook his head, "If there are only this few people, how many people will he have after facing Wanyan Bulu's [-] army and resisting for a few days? How can he deal with Xiao Yuanshan again?"

When Emperor Tianqi heard the words, he immediately said to the left and right: "Go, immediately summon Yuan Fang, the commander of Fang Si."

Soon Yuan Fang arrived, and Tian Qi asked, "Yuan Fang, how much do you know about Dingzhou?"

Yuan Fang kowtowed and said: "Return to Your Majesty, after the news of Dingzhou was reported, I immediately asked my subordinates to collect as much information as possible about Li Qing in Dingzhou. It has been compiled into a book, please read it!" Holding a book with both hands Here comes the brochure.

After receiving the thick booklet, Tian Qi flipped through it, and said in surprise, "Shoufu, you have been right. Before Li Qing sent troops to Fuyuan, there were more than [-] soldiers available."

"No wonder, no wonder Wanyan Bulu and Xiao Yuanshan fell into his trap one after another and thought he had a plan, but how did he support so many soldiers in the poor land of Chong County? Could it be that the Li family gave him so much? Do you have a lot of support? Li Huaiyuan is willing to put down the capital, and he is not afraid that if he loses, it will be nothing."

Emperor Tianqi, who was still flipping through the pages, shook his head, his face becoming more and more solemn, "Shoufu, look at the series of people's livelihood policies implemented by Li Qing in Chong County!"

Chen Xiyan took the file in a strange way, and after only flipping through a few pages, the expression of shock spread on his face, "Military merit award system, compulsory military service system, land tax system, commercial tax law? Your Majesty, this is Li Qing, this is Li Qing Great talent!"

Emperor Tianqi had a complex expression on his face, "Shoufu, this Li Qing, what do you think now?"

"A minister capable of governing the world, a minister in troubled times..." At this point, Chen Xiyan stopped abruptly.

"Then handing over Dingzhou to him will make the Li family even more powerful?" Emperor Tianqi was a little unwilling.

"Your Majesty!" Chen Xiyan can understand the emperor's pain very well. As the supreme ruler of a country in name, in reality, the power in his hands is pitifully small. Even when the court rejected it for the emperor, he said it clearly and righteously.

"Although the Li family is powerful, they will not mess with the imperial court. They just want to earn some benefits for themselves. Dingzhou is actually in Li Qing's hands. The imperial court is just going through the motions and giving him a reasonable and legal procedure. That's all, are we going to give Dingzhou to another person at this time? I'm afraid that this person will become a corpse as soon as he enters Dingzhou. "

Emperor Tianqi's face was extremely ugly. Although he knew that Chen Xiyan was telling the truth, he still found it harsh.What's more, what Chen Xiyan said in his speech just now had something to say, the Li family would not mess with Chao Gang, so who would mess with Chao Gang?
"Your Majesty, this time Li Qing snatched food and took Dingzhou from Xiao Fang's family, not to mention sending Fang Wenshan to prison. With the evidence sent by Li Qing, Fang Wenshan can save his life." That's right, don't even think about gaining a foothold in the imperial court anymore, the feud between the three families is settled, this is good news for Your Majesty!" Chen Xiyan laughed.

Emperor Tianqi nodded, "That's right, I can profit from it."

"That's right, Your Majesty. You are not afraid of courtiers fighting, but you are afraid of courtiers forming a group. The fiercer they fight, the more they need His Majesty's support. Your Majesty will be able to benefit more."

"Then Li Qing?" Emperor Tianqi hesitated for a moment, "This son is young, has such a plan for the city, and is even more capable of implementing these unimaginable strategies. I'm afraid it will be a big disaster in the future?"

Chen Xiyan hesitated for a moment, and said: "Your Majesty, after hearing the news of Li Qing's acquisition of Dingzhou, I thought hard, but I was a little hesitant. I report this to Your Majesty, and I beg Your Majesty to order you."

"Talk about it!"

"Li Qing ran away with hatred when he was young, and his mother is still suffering in Weiyuan Hou's mansion. I am afraid that he has no affection for the Li family and no loyalty. If His Majesty can make him loyal, then Your Majesty..."

Emperor Tianqi chuckled, quite ridiculous at Chen Xiyan's absurd words, "No matter what, Li Qing is always the blood of the Li family, and blood is thicker than water. This will not change no matter what. If you want him to abandon Li and protect the emperor, It’s just not possible at all.”

Chen Xiyan also knew that the strategy he said was a bit absurd. People in the world have a strong sense of clan, on the contrary, the concept of country is much weaker, but he thought it over and over again, thinking that this is the only feasible strategy among the unfeasible. If this talented person can get his help, the imperial power can expect to rise greatly in the near future.

"Your Majesty, Li Qingnian is only twenty years old and hasn't married yet. Why doesn't Your Majesty marry Princess Qingcheng?" Chen Xiyan said cautiously, cold sweat already breaking out on his head.

"What?" Emperor Tianqi was really angry, "Princess Qingcheng is both talented and talented, the jewel of the royal family, and my favorite little sister, you actually want to marry him to a boy born to a girl, even though this boy is from Weiyuanhou Neither can my son! Chen Xiyan, are you crazy?"

Chen Xiyan fell to his knees with a bang, and shouted: "Your Majesty, it is precisely because Princess Qingcheng is intelligent and talented that she is favored by Your Majesty that I have this suggestion. Only Her Royal Highness Princess Qingcheng can cooperate with Li Qing to see how much Your Majesty values ​​her. ah!"

Emperor Tianqi closed his eyes. He knew that Chen Xiyan was loyal to the country, and he was even more loyal to himself, but he felt humiliated. Has the royal family fallen to the point of relying on women to save it?

"Let's discuss this matter again. Li Qing hasn't seen him yet. I don't know if it's a tiger or a cat, or a dragon or a snake. Let's talk about it after we meet!" Emperor Tianqi said coldly, and walked away.

On one side, Yuan Fang was sweating profusely. Seeing the emperor leave, he hurriedly stepped forward to help Chen Xiyan, "Shoufu, you are so daring, knowing that His Majesty loves Her Highness Princess Qingcheng so much, you still dare to say such a thing. "

There was a slight smile on Chen Xiyan's face, and the emperor didn't reject it outright, it was because he was moved.

"Commander Yuan, from today onwards, you must gather all the things about Li Qing with 12 points of energy. Also, you might as well create some small friction between him and the Li family. Can you do it?"

Yuan Fang laughed loudly: "Shoufu, I never thought that a square person like you would play these little tricks now, don't worry, isn't that what our office secretary does?"

Another chapter: The gunman has the audacity to beg for votes.

(End of this chapter)