"Ye Chang started fighting with the Bohai people in Liaodong, and the Silla people also intervened. This time he was attacked from all sides. In a short period of time, he would not be able to get any support from Liaodong." "He is really arrogant and domineering." Listen When Li Jingzhong mentioned this news, Li Heng's first comment was not to inquire about the reason for the fight, but to criticize Ye Chang: "This man's disobedience has been clearly revealed. I don't know why my father can still tolerate him." The Bohai Kingdom has always been submissive since Da Qinmao was granted the title. Who is Ye Chang, just a minister of the Tang Dynasty? How can he make the Liaodong Marching General Office of the Tang Dynasty start a border fight with Bohai? His heart should be punished." Li Jingzhong chuckled twice but did not respond. Even as shameless as he is, he still knows that the war with Bohai Country cannot be avoided just because Ye Chang wants to avoid it. What's more, there is a war in the hearts of Li Heng and him, which would be the best thing to contain the mobile forces that Ye Chang can mobilize. He didn¡¯t want Ye Chang to have a hand in what was about to happen in Chang¡¯an. "How is the situation over there with King Yong?" Li Heng asked again as if casually. Li Jingzhong saw a cold gleam in Li Heng's eyes, lowered his head immediately, and said respectfully: "I still make friends with famous people from all over the world, and act like a virtuous corporal. I go to kowtow to His Majesty every morning and evening. If His Majesty is too busy, he will salute outside the courtyard." , and then "I'll go there very diligently, the empress." The words "I'll go there very diligently, the empress." Li Heng's eyebrows suddenly raised. He couldn't contain his anger: "You can't raise an ungrateful thing." The reason why he scolded King Yong Li Li like this is related to his background. King Yong's mother died early, so he had no one to take care of him in the harem. Li Longji felt sorry for his loneliness, so he handed it over to Li Heng, his elder brother, to take care of him. All along, in order to show his friendliness and righteousness as an elder brother, Li Heng had indeed treated Li Phosphorus as if he were his own son. However, during the rebellion in the eleventh year of Tianbao, Li Heng did not have much opportunity to perform. On the contrary, Li Phosphorus accompanied Li Longji with a sword. Although he was later than Princess Shou'an, he was earlier than the other princes and grandsons, so he was very popular with Li Longji. Longji is happy. Li Li didn't know who was bewitching him, so he stayed away from Li Heng. He often expressed his filial piety to Yang Yuhuan and tried his best to please Li Longji. His ambition was extremely obvious. This made Li Heng hate him very much. Since ancient times, traitors have been more hated than enemies. "Things cannot be delayed any longer The situation in Guanzhong and Gyeonggi cannot be delayed any longer. We must come out to clean up the country. Someone must come out to clean up the country of the Tang Dynasty." Li Heng turned around and looked at Li Jingzhong, impassioned Authentic: "For this, even if you pay some price Li Jingzhong, you have to do this." Li Jingzhong responded: "I am willing to do my best for His Highness, even if I die." "I heard that the Uighurs in the Western Regions have strong military strength, and they need Someone should contact them." Li Jingzhong was shocked: "Your Highness, this matter" "Why, you are not willing to do it?" "No, no, I just think that our affairs in Gyeonggi are of no use. Huihe people ¡°Everything must be prepared just in case. "Li Heng was silent for a while and said slowly. "He couldn't tell Li Jingzhong. He felt very uneasy in his heart. He was really afraid of Ye Chang's comeback ability. He was worried about becoming a laughing stock at the last moment. "Yes, But Huihe is greedy, and I'm afraid the conditions he proposed" "No matter what the conditions are, agree to them first. Even if they want the Anxi Protector's Mansion, I can agree to it." Li Heng said without hesitation: "Even to the point where they are needed. When they have the opportunity to send troops, they help me to stabilize the overall situation. I can also let them take the gold and silk from the children in Chang'an City." Li Jingzhong suddenly felt horrified. "This is His Highness the Crown Prince. He seeks the throne of shepherding and guarding all the people, but the conditions for paying But he was so unabashed that he was willing to use the money and silk from the children of the Anxi Protectorate and Chang'an City in exchange for the throne. The Anxi Protectorate was a land stained by the blood of countless soldiers for more than a hundred years starting from Li Jing's expansion. It was the place that Zhang Qian dug out and Ban Chao managed. It was a place that the Han family had fought for since ancient times. He gave it away with a single word. Chang'an City has 300,000 households and 1.5 million people. It is full of splendid things and full of flowers. Ranmu, the wealth and lives of so many people, the accumulated wealth of the country, are all taken away with just one sentence. Li Jingzhong suddenly felt in his heart that the His Highness in front of him was really despicable, even worse than a crippled eunuch like himself. His ambition suddenly soared like a flame: Since His Highness turned out to be such a person, thenwhy couldn't he just play with him and turn him into a puppet, controlling him even if he was Gao before? With such power and prestige, the powerful man did not dare to fool the emperor and thought of turning Li Longji into his puppet. However, this Li Jingzhong had such an idea for no other reason than Li.Heng is really not a qualified monarch. "I will definitely go and make it happen. I can't go by myself, but the younger members of my family can make this trip to Huihe." With strange thoughts in his heart, Li Jingzhong became more and more respectful: "My servant will do it well. "Properly." "Don't let others know." Li Heng said calmly. Li Jingzhong responded briefly, and seeing that Li Heng had no other instructions, he slowly withdrew. After he came out, a contemptuous sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth and he shook his head. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? but but also all that lurking down. However, with such a good handle, how could he let it go? He lowered his head and pondered as he moved forward. Suddenly he felt a darkness in front of him and almost bumped into someone. He raised his head to curse, but saw a handsome face. Li Bi looked at Li Jingzhong and smiled slightly: "Why is Mr. Li so distracted?" Li Jingzhong shivered slightly, feeling as if he had nowhere to hide under this gaze. He forced a smile: "It turns out to be Mr. Li." Li Jingzhong was very afraid of Li Mi. The rebellion in Tianbao's eleventh year almost wiped out all the arrangements Li Jingzhong had made for Li Heng outside the capital. Only Li Mi escaped with more than ten people. Now these more than ten people have entered according to Li Mi's arrangements. The generals in each border town, although their status was not high and they were not prominent, were still supported by Li Heng. Moreover, Li Mi himself did not know what method he used to make Li Longji remember him. He found him in the spring of the twelfth year of Tianbao, and he was once again enshrined in the Hanlin Academy and the East Palace, and he became one of the few people who could be free. One of the foreign ministers who came in and out of the East Palace where Li Heng lived. Like Ye Chang, Li Jingzhong felt that he could not see through the East Palace enshrinement in front of him, but the other party could see him clearly. "I don't know why Mr. Li came out in such a hurry?" Li Mi's expression was still gentle, and he spoke in a slow and soft voice. He seemed to have great respect for Li Jingzhong: "Is it possible that your highness has something to ask of Mr. Li?" " Sir, he was joking, what else can a slave do besides serving people? Your Highness has something to ask of someone of your caliber." Li Jingzhong lowered his eyes, not meeting Li Mi's eyes, and cupped his hands casually: "I'm just an incompetent junior in my family. Something happened, so I just asked for leave from His Highness so that I could go out of the palace. "It is not easy for the eunuch to leave the palace. When Li Mi heard what he said, he did not dwell on the matter anymore, but smiled. : "Mr. Li is highly regarded by His Highness. There is no one else who can compare with His Highness. I have to trouble Gong Li with one thing." "Sir, just give me your instructions." "Mr. Li should give more advice to His Highness, and be gentle and gentle. There are some things that cannot be rushed and should be pursued in the right way I think Mr. Li understands this. " Li Jingzhong felt that the hairs all over his body stood up. He forced a smile and said: "This slave is just a humble person. What you say is not as useful as yours. Your Highness and the young prince are all in agreement with each other. These words are only useful if you say them." After saying this, he raised his hand indiscriminately. , and ran out. Looking at his back, Li Mi sighed slightly, what he just said was true. He had long seen that Li Heng had some psychological distortions due to this embarrassing situation for a long time. Under such circumstances, sometimes his behavior is not fair enough. According to Li Mi's thinking, Li Heng is the current prince, and he will not inherit the treasure for too long. He has a righteous name, and he only needs to act in accordance with the right path. Even Ye Chang, Yang Zhao and even Li Linfu will have many changes. , how can we get him? However, although Li Heng respected him on the surface, he was extremely stubborn on these issues. He only allowed him to make suggestions but rarely gave him the right to make decisions. This made him very helpless and had to ask Li Jingzhong, who was closest to Li Heng, to persuade him. But this effort failed again. In his camp in Jian'an City, high-level officials from Liaodong gathered together. Twelve tables were arranged in a circle. Ye Chang naturally sat at the top, while the others sat around him according to their official positions. It was not only Luo Jiuhe who was present, but also civilian officials such as Cen Shen, Wang Changling, and Jia Maoer, as well as military officials such as Luo Jiuhe, Ye Ying, and Ye Ting. All senior officials in Liaodong, even those who lacked skills, were also summoned. A conference of this scale has never been held before, and the things that will be decided at this meeting will also be major events. Wang Changling was in a heavy mood at first. He had lived very comfortably in Liaodong in the past few years. Although his main focus was on the promotion of agriculture, the power and money in his hands were so abundant that he almost thought he was Sheriff of the county. It can be said that the six or seven years in Liaodong from being a farmer to the present have made Wang Changling the happiest. He even felt that he was much younger. But the more Liaodong develops, the more entangled Wang Changling becomes. Although Ye Chang has not shown too much ambition and has always been loyal to the Tang Dynasty, Liaodong's current steel output and textile output have far exceededThe Tang Dynasty was not only completely self-sufficient in food, but could even sell hundreds of thousands of shi of surplus food back to the Tang Dynasty every year. Wang Changling knew very well the meaning of "the tail is too big to lose". If this continues, even if Liaodong continues to be a loyal minister of the Tang Dynasty for the sake of the vast market of the Tang Dynasty, will the Tang Dynasty be able to accommodate this increasingly swollen minister? So when he found out that almost all the important people in Liaodong had been summoned today, his heart skipped a beat, fearing that Ye Chang would announce a treasonous move today. Looking at each other, Wang Changling saw that Wang Changling did not care about military affairs. After Zhang Hao left, Cen Shen completely took over the administrative affairs of Liaodong, so he knew better about some military mobilization matters. If Ye Chang is really planning to rebel, he will not be able to hide it from Cen Shen. Cen Shen looked very relaxed, which made Wang Changling feel a little relieved. "Everyone, please calm down." Ye Chang coughed when he saw everyone was here. Everyone stopped chatting and discussing in low voices and focused their attention on him. "The reason why you are summoned today is to fight against the Bohai Kingdom." Ye Chang said: "In view of the fact that the Bohai Kingdom has repeatedly ordered the Khitans to attack our borders and block our trade routes, from now until September next year, we will The Bohai Kingdom is engaged in a disciplinary war. I may not be able to stay in Liaodong forever. Luo Jiuhe will be in charge of all war and military affairs." Luo Jiuhe stood up and made a group salute to everyone, which surprised some people who were not aware of it. : Ye Chang chose him instead of Ye Ying and Ye Ting who were closer to him. "Why are you so anxious?" someone asked. "I will serve as an official in the imperial court for at most two years. During these two years, Liaodong must be able to protect itself." Ye Chang sighed: "I want to resign and go into seclusion." Everyone was shocked, even Luo Jiuhe, knowing that Ye Chang had other thoughts, and couldn't help but look surprised. "Why is this so?" Wang Changling was even more anxious: "Nowadays, most of the imperial court relies on Ye Gong for maintenance. Although Ye Gong does not have the position of prime minister, he has the responsibility of prime minister. Moreover, Ye Gong is young and healthy, so why did he have pastoral problems? "Thinking about it?" "It's getting harder and harder for me to gain a foothold in the imperial court." Ye Chang said slowly, "It's too cold to live in high places. For the sake of the friendship between the emperor and his ministers, it would be good for the imperial court and also good for me." It is not good for the common people in the world." Cen Shen said angrily: "If you don't put a stone in place, what will happen to the common people?" "Exactly, even if I am old and energetic, and Yang Zhao and other evil spirits are in power, won't there still be a prince?" I don't know? Who is it that has the courage to say this? "The emperor and the prince are surrounded by villains. It is absolutely impossible to expect that one or two critics can change the current situation. I have tried hard, but I still failed." Ye Chang said slowly: "Everyone, please don't If there is no accident, I have already decided on this matter. The future depends on your concerted efforts" When Ye Chang said this, he suddenly heard someone outside shouting anxiously: "Ye Chang. Where is Mr. Ye, where is Mr. Ye? The voice was anxious, and the title of "Mr. Ye" was clearly not from Liaodong. Ye Chang's heart moved, and he secretly said: "Here he comes." "What's going on? What's the point of shouting?" "Ye Yingxun scolded. A guard from outside came in and said: "There is a man who claims to be an envoy of the imperial court. He was blocked by his humble position. He said that there is a secret decree from the imperial court" "Secret decree? "Ye Chang stood up and said: "Please come in." After a while, the yelling man was brought in. He looked panicked and looked extremely nervous. After seeing Ye Chang, he immediately saluted: "Mr. Ye, something bad happened. Civil unrest is brewing in Chang'an and Luoyang because of the Chamber of Commerce stock issue. The sage has an edict and asks Mr. Ye to return to the capital as soon as possible."