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Chapter 480
King Qi's only son is fine, but who is Empress Xiao? The mother of the previous dynasty, Yang Guang's official wife, the woman who was chased by six emperors in unofficial legends, this is simply another Liuwei Dihuang Wan.But these are not important, the most important Empress Xiao is Yang Ehuang's mother, who is Li Chongjiu's mother-in-law.

In terms of real mother-in-law, Li Chongjiu already has a mother-in-law. At first, this mother-in-law disliked the Han people very much, so she married her daughter to Li Chongjiu in doubt.After Li Ying was born, he spent a lot of research on how to make Shi Deyun the official wife and make Li Ying the crown prince.

For this mother-in-law, Li Chongjiu is already a headache.However, for the Han officials under Li Chongjiu, they did not recognize Li Chongjiu, his mother-in-law.Because according to the ritual system in the past, only the parents of the main wife were regarded as the king's in-laws, and they truly belonged to the category of foreign relatives.

As for Shi Deyun is a concubine, so her family, civil and military officials don't need to recognize her family, otherwise, if the three thousand beauties in the emperor's harem were counted as in-laws, it would be true that there are as many royal relatives as dogs, and the relatives of the country are all gone.

So this Empress Xiao is Li Chongjiu's real in-laws, and she and Qi Wang Yang Hao are both real relatives of Da Zhao.

Yu Shinan said: "My lord's request is to send Empress Xiao and the son of King Qi to Youjing, so that the king can attack Mingzhou in August and restrain Liu Heita. As for Li Shentong, my lord will Defend yourself."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone present looked relieved. They thought that Yu Huaji had made some difficult demands. Sending troops to attack Liu Heita was something that Zhao Guo had always planned. That's all for a month.

Li Chongjiu thought for a while and said: "It's okay to send troops to attack Liu Heita, but Gu must first meet Queen Xiao and the son of King Qi."

Yu Shinan said: "It's too childish for King Zhao to say that. My lord will never agree. If you don't see the troops, how can you let them go. How about this, as long as King Zhao sends troops to Xindu, then you will see Xiao Xiao." What about the queen and the son of King Qi?"

"Okay, let's make it a decision." Li Chongjiu said.
Seeing that Li Chongjiu finally agreed, Yu Shinan was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, King Zhao."

After Yu Shinan withdrew.

Ji Chuan said in the foreword: "Why did your lord agree to Yu Shinan so easily? Could it be that Ren Yuwenhua, Empress Xiao, and the son of King Qi came to blackmail us?"

Li Chongjiu said: "Ji Aiqing, you still can't swallow this breath. Yu Wenhuaji is just a dry bone in the tomb. I will capture him sooner or later, and I don't have to worry about it."

Xue Wanshu said: "That's right, sending troops to Mingzhou is a big plan we have set up long ago. Yu Wenhuaji's request is wrong, and it can be regarded as the right one. What's more, before our army has wiped out Liu Heita, Yu Wenhuaji can't be defeated by Li Tang annexation."

Li Chongjiu immediately asked Wen Yanbo: "If our army dispatches troops in August, how long can the military rations in the treasury be used?"

Wen Yanbo said: "I need to ask the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Household Affairs to make arrangements before we know."

Li Chongjiu said: "Gao Sheng will go to Shangshu Province immediately."

It was already afternoon, but there were always people on duty in Shangshu Province, and Lin Dangfeng, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, had not left yet.Lin Dangfeng directly brought more than a dozen ledgers to the stage, counted them in the hall, and immediately replied to Li Chongjiu: "If troops are dispatched in August, the autumn rations have not been collected, and they can only support [-] troops for a month. "

"One month?"

Everyone listened to their hearts and said that one month is not enough to attack Mingzhou.

"Then how about dispatching troops in September as originally planned?"

Lin Dangfeng said: "The autumn grain will be harvested by October at the latest, so at least two months, or even three months if it's tighter."

"There is a month's difference in dispatching troops, and the difference is so big?" Xue Wanshu said in surprise.

"Your Majesty, do you want to find rich private businessmen and ask them to raise food like the last time we sent troops to Khitan?" asked a person on the side.

Li Chongjiu waved his hand and said, "This is a nuisance to the people. It's fine to use it once, and it can't be used again."
Lin Dangfeng said: "Your Majesty, you don't need to send out the whole army, you can send [-] to [-] troops to attack, and support Yu Wenhuaji, which can be regarded as meeting Xu Guo's request."

Zhang Xuansu stepped forward and said, "This is absolutely impossible."

Lin Dangfeng asked: "Zhang Shilang, why is it so impossible?"

Zhang Xuansu said: "This is related to the success or failure of this attack on Liu Heita, and the troops cannot be divided."

Lin Dangfeng said: "Here are all confidant ministers, can Zhang Shilang tell me a thing or two, and let me know the reason why the troops cannot be divided."

Zhang Xuansu said: "I'm sorry, this matter is not in the end, so I must not say it."

Seeing that Zhang Xuansu's tone was so tight, everyone was curious, but seeing Li Chongjiu's acquiescence, they stopped asking questions immediately.

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, so what should we do? Let Yu Wenhuaji wait. Anyway, our army is not going to send troops? It's just a month late." Xue Wanshu said with a smile.

"The whole world will be turned upside down in one month. I'm afraid Yu Wenhua will not be able to wait, so Li Tang and Liu Heita will attack and destroy it," Ji Chuan said sarcastically. .”

"Ji Shilang, don't speak out of anger. Yu Wenhuaji's death is not a pity, but it's not good if his land is in the hands of Li Tang. Besides, once the city is broken, it would be inappropriate for Yu Wenhuaji to burn everything together." Wen Yanbo scolded.

Wen Yanbo's words always carried weight, so Ji Chuan stopped talking now.

At present, everyone discussed for a whole night, but there was no result.

The next day, Li Chongjiu held a court meeting and announced Yu Wenhua and his request for help from Zhao Guo in the hall. Regarding the dispatch of troops, the ministers discussed for a long time, but in the end they did not discuss the matter.

After retreating from the imperial court, Li Chongjiu returned to the bedroom. After passing by a corridor and seeing a rockery, several court ladies whispered.When these maids saw Li Chongjiu, they lost all color.

Li Chongjiu stopped immediately, and ordered the servant to call the maid.Li Chongjiu glanced over several court ladies, all of them lowered their heads, and one of them even trembled.

Li Chongjiu asked them, "Sneaking around, what are you talking about?"

Seeing Li Chongjiu's question, several court ladies panicked and didn't know what to say.

Li Chongjiu said: "If you tell the truth, I will punish you lightly."

Several court ladies looked at each other, and the last court lady boldly stepped forward and said: "Reporting to the king, Chun'e went out to buy vegetables in the palace today, and heard that Xu Guo sent an envoy to Youzhou, saying that he would return Empress Xiao. To the king, let the king's family reunite in exchange for the friendship between Zhao and Xu, and this matter has already spread widely."

After hearing this, Li Chongjiu asked: "I understand, so does the queen already know about this?"

"This servant doesn't know. But the servant will not pass it on."

Li Chongjiu nodded and said: "There are palace rules in the palace, and you don't need to teach them alone. This time, you will be punished for a small punishment and will be deducted two months' regular money. This is not an exception."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness." The maids stepped back together.

The inner court official Gao Sheng said: "Your Majesty, the Xu Guo envoy arrived last night, and today everyone in the city knows about it. I wonder if some important officials leaked the news during the discussion yesterday afternoon."

Li Chongjiu smiled and said: "No, the people in the palace are all Gu's confidantes, and they will never talk nonsense. This must be because Xu Guo was afraid that Gu would not send troops to rescue him, and deliberately spread news among the people to make it difficult for Gu to ride a tiger. , If you really don't send troops, you will become a heartless and ungrateful person."

Gao Sheng was stunned when he heard the words, and said angrily: "Your Majesty, the people of Xu Guo are really despicable, they actually devised such a scheme."

Li Chongjiu said with a smile: "The country is about to perish, and it is not surprising that any means can be used. I am just worried that the Queen will be more troubled after hearing the news."

"Your Majesty," Gao Sheng stepped forward and said seriously, "The queen is pregnant and should not be disturbed. The official ordered the palace to block the news of this matter so that the queen will not know. The king can rest assured that no one will leak the news. "

Li Chongjiu said: "This is the worst strategy. I can hide it for a while, but I can't hide it for a lifetime. I should talk to the queen personally about this matter."

After finishing speaking, Li Chongjiu immediately stepped forward to the bedroom.

In the dormitory, Yang Ehuang, the attendant who brushed his clothes, had just drank a bowl of porridge and was in good spirits. He half-lyed on the couch and picked up a book to read.

When Yang Ehuang saw Li Chongjiu, he said with a smile, "Your Majesty, today you have retreated two quarters later than before, but is there any difficult problem in the court that has delayed you?"

Li Chongjiu sat beside Yang Ehuang and said: "There are indeed difficult things."

Yang Ehuang smiled slightly and said: "You never talk about government affairs with me, and I never ask, why are you making an exception today?"

Li Chongjiu laughed, but did not speak.

Yang Ehuang was taken aback, looked into Li Chongjiu's eyes and asked, "Could it be that this has something to do with me and King Qi?"

Li Chongjiu knew that Yang Ehuang had guessed it, and said immediately: "That's right, Yu Wenhuaji sent an envoy yesterday, saying that on the condition of returning Empress Xiao, I asked Zhao Guo to send troops to assist Xu Guo and protect him from death."

When Yang Ehuang heard Yu Wenhuaji's name, he gritted his silver teeth lightly, and his eyes showed hatred.

"Yu Wenhua and this traitorous official have the face to beg you to send troops."

Seeing that Yang Ehuang was angry, Li Chongjiu said quickly: "Originally all the officials advised me not to tell you, so as not to affect you and the fetus in the womb..."

Yang Ehuang shook his head, and said: "The revenge of killing your father is not shared. The officials don't want you to tell me, because they are afraid that you made a mistake in your judgment. As the emperor's family, but I know what family affairs are. State affairs. You don't have to think about me, I will take good care of my body, and if my elder brother asks, you don't have to bother."

At the end, Yang Ehuang shed tears silently again.

Li Chongjiu held Yang Ehuang in his arms, her delicate body trembling in Li Chongjiu's arms.

Li Chongjiu couldn't help feeling pity from Dasheng, how should he think about a complete strategy?

At this time, thousands of miles away, Qiao Jiao, the sheriff of Donglai County, heard about the abdication of the Emperor Taizhu, and committed suicide by taking poison.

After Qiao Jiao's death, the ownership of Donglai County is also confusing.

(End of this chapter)