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Volume 2 Maitreya Pure Land Blood Lotus Terrace Chapter 10 The Storm is Coming (Part 3)

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    Chapter 10: The storm is about to come and the wind fills the building (3) Pei Shuying is over 40 years old!  But after ten years of cultivation, she still looks young.  Time has not left too many traces on her face. Dressed in white, it actually makes her look cold and pretty At least in Li Yanqing's view, Pei Shuying seems to be the same as she was ten years ago.  Li Yanqing felt very complicated about Pei Shuying.  He has three wives and one concubine!  " Duoduo and his childhood sweetheart, Wugou is more of a favor, while Pei Cuiyun is of respect.  If the most unforgettable thing for him is probably the Taoist female crown in front of him.  After all, in terms of age, Pei Shuying seems to be the most consistent with his actual age.  Ten years ago, Pei Shuying was forced to practice in Fushan.  Ten years later, Pei Shiju could no longer form an obstacle, but when Li Yanqing saw Pei Shuying, he didn't know what to say.  There are seven or eight female crowns in Fushan Temple.  Except for Mingyue, everyone else returned to their rooms in a very polite manner.  Because they saw Su Dingfang standing outside the Taoist temple The dignified Shuzhou manager could only guard outside the Taoist temple, and the men in the Taoist temple were not comparable to others.  Being rich and powerful may not be considered appropriate, but it must be a great big shot.  After Mingyue served tea, she quietly left the meditation room.  She could also see that there seemed to be some entanglement between the young man in the meditation room and her master ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª It was snowing heavily in Shuofang.  After Li Jing inspected military affairs despite the heavy snow, he returned to Lingzhou Governor's Mansion.  The Turks began to feel a little restless again During this season, the Turks would be active frequently, frequently invading the borders, raiding and plundering the borders.  Li Jing had naturally made arrangements for this.  It's just that the border is too long. Although it is supported by the Great Wall defense line, it is still somewhat passive.  The Turks raided frequently. Even if Li Jing controlled an army of 100,000 people, it was obviously impossible to cover everything.  Whenever he thinks about this, Li Jing will feel very aggrieved.  Originally, at the beginning of the seventh year of Wude, Li Jing had made a plan to send troops to Mobei for a decisive battle with Jieli Khan.  Li Xuanba, the governor of Lingwu at the time, also agreed very much with Li Jing's plan.  Just when everything was ready and waiting for the court's approval, the Yang Wenqian Rebellion suddenly broke out, which suddenly made all Li Jing's plans come to nothingespecially when Li Xuanba was recalled to Chang'an.  On the recommendation, he became the Commander-in-Chief of Lingwu, guarding Lingzhou against the Turks.  Officer, promoted!  But Li Jing doesn¡¯t feel very happy The reason is very simple.  With Li Xuanba being recalled to Chang'an, all Li Jing's previous efforts were in vain.  Perhaps out of the idea that one must first pacify the country before fighting foreign forces, Li Yuan ordered Li Jing to stick to Lingzhou and not to start a war with the Turks without authorization.  In the words of Li Yuan: It has been decided today that the people are tired of war and it is not appropriate to start war lightly.  The Turkic forces are strong and should be taken care of slowly.  If you confront him rashly, it will inevitably cause turmoil in Guanzhong again. You should be careful, be careful Li Jing can understand Li Yuan's order!  After all, the battle for the crown prince involves the country, so it should be treated with caution.  Sun Wu once said: Soldiers are the most important thing for the country!  Li Yuan rashly started a war with the Turks when the internal peace in the court was not yet peaceful. Of course, he felt unsure.  But Li Jing was unwilling to give in. He worked hard and spent all his energy on the plan for this Turkic war.  After several years of hard work, it was just scrapped?  But even if he was dissatisfied, Li Jing could only accept the order.  Without the support of the imperial court, Lingwu's soldiers and horses alone would not be able to compete with the Turks.  ¡°But in his heart, he was more or less indignant at Li Shimin¡¯s behavior At the same time, Li Jing felt a little envious.  "Look at Du Ruhui doing great things in Liaodong.  "Shocked the Khitan, intimidated Mohe and even captured three towns in Liaodong, and stationed the army directly in Goguryeo, watching with eager eyes.  Du Ruhui does not have a hundred thousand troops in his hands!  However, he did something that made Li Jing envious and jealous.  "The Lingwu Governor's Mansion is indeed under the care of the imperial court. It needs food and peoplebut correspondingly, it is also subject to many restrictions.  Du Ruhui did an impressive job in Liaodong, and Li Yanqing became even more prosperous in Lingnan.  Even though Li Jing originally proposed the Eleventh Strategy to Pingnan in order to dilute Li Yanqing's influence in the Central Plains.  But in fact, Li Jing's many calculations did not seem to have much impact on Li Yanqing. On the contrary, as time went byAs time goes by, it becomes stronger and stronger.  He pacified Lingnan and captured the south of Caiyun, making all the countries in the southeast surrender.  "If we compare, Li Yanqing's life in the wild land of Lingnan was even more enjoyable than that of Li Jing in Lingwu" One is to be unrestrained and open up territories.  One is full of calculations, just fighting for the prince.  Inadvertently, Li Jing had some inexplicable thoughts in his mind.  It¡¯s just that he can hide his thoughts. Although he admires Li Yanqing, when he thinks of his identity, his little thoughts become disillusioned.  Although Li Yanqing is very capable, he is not a prince after all!  Such a person, no matter how capable he is, will definitely die a bad death in the future.  After all, no emperor would allow his ministers to be powerful.  Even if this minister is a member of the clan and his nephew.  This can be seen from the fact that Li Yuan wanted to summon Li Yanqing back to Chang'an.  On the one hand, Li Yuan wanted to make up his mind to support the crown prince Li Jiancheng; on the other hand, he was worried about Li Yanqing becoming powerful and recalled him to Chang'an to take care of him.  After all, in Chang'an, even if Li Yanqing was very capable, it would be difficult for him to make waves After taking off his armor, Li Jing sat in the study, preparing to handle official duties.  At this moment, Youya Bing reported outside the door: "Grand Governor, there is a man outside the mansion who says he is the Grand Governor's brother and is here to pay a visit!" "Brother?"  Li Jing couldn't help being startled, and stood up quickly, "Please come quickly!" But there was something strange in his heart: Didn't the eldest brother join King Zheng and go to Lingnan a thousand years old?  Why did you come here suddenly?  ¡° Vaguely, Li Jing guessed Li Duan¡¯s purpose.  But on the other hand, he was confused: Does the eldest brother want to persuade me to join King Zheng?  But he failed to convince me back then, so how is he going to convince me now?  Could it be that Prince Zheng had an ulterior motive for returning to Chang'an this time?  The more Li Jing thought about it, the more he felt that there was something interesting in it.  While he was meditating, Ya Bing led an old man to the door of the study.  Li Jing looked up and saw that the old man was his eldest brother, Li Duan!  "Brother, why are you here?" Li Jing hurriedly welcomed Li Duan into the study, signaled the tooth soldiers to retreat, and personally served Li Duan a cup of tea.  Li Duan was dressed in a green shirt, dusty and dusty.  After taking a sip of tea, he looked Li Jing up and down and said for a long time: "Pharmacist, you must have guessed the purpose of my visit this time Haha, I won't go into details. Ever since I was a child, you have always been  Everyone is smarter than me, uncle or others, they all say that your future achievements will be inestimable. You have your own opinion and your own ideas So, I don't intend to persuade you, but I want to.  I want to make a bet with you, do you dare to accept it? "Compared with the past, Li Jing clearly noticed that Li Duan had an indescribable confidence in his words.  It¡¯s just a bet?  Li Jing frowned, stared at Li Duan for a while, and asked in a deep voice: "Brother, what bet are you going to make?" "Let me ask you, what do you think of the situation in North Korea and China?" "The situation?" Li Jing hesitated for a moment.  , said softly: "Your Majesty has obviously made up his mind to support the crown princeThe situation in the DPRK will surely calm down." "In other words, will the prince gain power?" "Thisshould be so!" Li Jing hesitated for a moment,  nodded.  Then, he looked at Li Duan in confusion, "Do you think, brother, there will be variables?" "Variables Haha, I will make this first bet with you, and the prince will definitely not be able to win!" "You mean  ¡­" Li Jing was stunned, and immediately trembled, "Does brother think that King Qin still has a chance?" "In my opinion, King Qin probably doesn't have a chance either." "Forgive me for being stupid, the prince is not in power, and the King of Qin is not in power.  Are you talking about Prince Zheng?" Li Jing couldn't help but smile and looked at Li Duan and asked.  "We will see the outcome by the end of the year at the latest." Li Duan said calmly: "Before that, I will stay in Lingzhou. If what I said is right, then I will ask you, brother, to do something for me. If I lose,  , I will never go back on your orders. " "It's almost November now. Haha, I'm not happy that my brother is willing to stay in Lingzhou. My uncle said before his death that he didn't want us to get involved in this royal matter.  . But I am still willing to make this bet with my brother to see if there will be a resolution by the end of this year.¡±   Li Duan smiled slightly, picked up the teacup, and took a sip of tea.  That cold demeanor made Li Jing even more curious He really couldn't figure out what kind of medicine Zheng Wang Li Yanqing was hiding in his throat.  At the same time, he was also curious, what kind of request would Li Yanqing make?  That night, Li Jing held a family banquet in the mansion to cleanse Li Duan.  Counting time, the two brothers rarely drank together since they were in their careers.  When Li Jing decided to join Li Shimin, he wrote several letters to Li Duan, but every time, the two brothers would have differences due to different political opinions.  After that, Li Duan joined Li Yanqing and went to Lingnan with Li Yanqing.  The two brothers never saw each other again, not even through letters.  Now that we meet again, I am naturally very happy and drink to my heart's content.  Li Jing drank a little too much and fell asleep.  However, just when he was drowsily asleep, a rapid knock on the door woke him up.  "Why disturb someone's dream?" Li Jing couldn't help but feel a little unhappy, so he got up and walked out of the bedroom.  Outside the door, Ya Bing held a letter and presented it to Li Jing with both hands. "Go back to the Governor. There is a letter from Chang'an. There is something urgent to report to the Governor." Li Jing was startled and quickly took the letter, took it out and put it in the room.  Looking at the candlelight.  After a while, his face couldn't help but become a little gloomy. He waved his hand to signal the tooth soldiers to retreat, then turned around and came to the door of Li Duan's room.  "Brother, there is news from Chang'an!" Li Duan had also fallen asleep, but after being woken up by Li Jing, he did not show any dissatisfaction.  Li Jing looked at Li Duan and said word by word: "Princess Pingyang died of illness the day before yesterday. Since the eldest brother passed through Chang'an, do you already know about it?" Li Duan gently rubbed his cheek and said to Li Jing: "Pharmacist, in the words of King Zheng, the fun has just begun.  Start. Until then, all you have to do is stand still From now on, you and I must stay on the sidelines and watch."
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