Chapter 286: Waiting for the opportunity to come
The court hopes to win quickly and quickly quell the rebellion of Zhang Zhongwu in the north to show to the world that the court still has extremely powerful power to suppress all those who are ill-behaved. Zhang Zhongwu is so powerful that he is still ranked first among the world's military governors at this time. Even he is suppressed. Others will inevitably be worried. Think about what kind of consequences he will end up learning from Zhang Zhongwu?
Li Ze obviously didn't think so.
If he joined forces with Gao Pian and quickly defeated Zhang Zhongwu, all the treacherous temples in the world would inevitably shrink. The little grass that emerged in his heart would definitely wither quickly. They would definitely continue to wait and see, crouch in their own treacherous town, while nominally complacent to the court, while working hard to consolidate their own power.
Is this good for Li Ze?
Of course not. In this way, after he destroyed Zhang Zhongwu, what reason would he have to interfere in the world? Learn from other people, be honest in being a town, and be a local emperor?
Only when the world is in chaos can he have the opportunity to attack. Only after destroying Zhang Zhongwu, he will move south and intervene in the world with high-sounding reasons.
The situation in the north has actually been difficult to stabilize now. Li Ze stationed heavy troops in Yizhou, Dingzhou, Yingzhou and other places. Although his offensive strength is insufficient, his defense is more than enough. The spring plowing that is coming soon will help him win more time. No matter which town or spring plowing, he dare not be careless. When the spring plowing is over, the most difficult moment of the year will come again.
Everyone is short of food.
Of course, this is also the season when everything is growing wildly, and you can still find a lot of food. For ordinary people, wild vegetables can save their lives, but for the army, this is naturally not possible.
The situation of the Lulong people is even worse.
Because of the blockade of Hedong and Chengde on them, they had no channels to buy food from outside, which made Zhang Zhongwu have to stop due to the restrictions of economic conditions even if he wanted to launch a large-scale attack.
Want to attack?
Wait for the autumn harvest!
With a year of buffering time, Li Ze can do too many things.
The fact is this fact, but in front of Li Xin, Li Ze naturally would not analyze it with him like this. In his mouth, Zhang Zhongwu was extremely powerful, and now he was breathless. Although he had won a little before, it was just that Zhang Zhongwu looked down on him. Now Zhang Zhongwu has set his sights on him, and he is ready to clamp his tail and be a good person. At least he must accumulate energy for a while in order to prepare for a big battle with the other party.
In addition to these, Li Ze also put a blame on the court without hesitation.
Look, if you don’t make any trouble, just let me join the town. At this time, I am expanding my army and preparing for war against Zhang Zhongwu. But you insist on coming to Chang'an and sending my mother and wife to Chang'an as hostage. This not only does not believe me, but also wastes a lot of time!
Who will bear the responsibility for delaying time?
Of course it's the court.
So it is impossible for you to win quickly. As long as I return to Chengde, complete Hezhen, rectify the troops, and gather strength, I can slowly plan it.
As for how long this time will take? Of course, it depends on your opinion.
Either fast or very slow.
Everything depends on the current situation.
King Fu Li Xin has nothing to say.
How could he not be able to hear Li Xin’s meaning in his words, but from the perspective of the court, what could he do? There was a Zhang Zhongwu Lu Long. If there was an overly powerful Chengde again, what would it be? Without the necessary control methods, how could the court feel safe to see another super town?
There are gains and losses.
The only thing that can be done now is, as Li Ze suggested to him, tighten the fence and guard the few remaining possessions, and then discuss other things after Gao Pian and Li Ze put out Zhang Zhongwu.
As long as Gao Pian and Li Ze are loyal to the court, everything will be easy to deal with. Gao Pian's loyalty has been tested by time, and Li Ze obediently sent his mother and wife to Chang'an this time also demonstrated his loyalty to the court. Then, the court will naturally give corresponding returns and spare no effort to support them so that they can serve the court without distraction.
Deep down in his heart, Li Xin actually recognized Li Ze, but in fact, in the face of the current situation, he and the court behind him did not have much choice. In the words of Gongsun Changming, the court asked Li Ze to send his old mother and wife to Chang'an, which was the last resort that he could use when he was unable to use his skills.
Such a request has actually shown the powerlessness of the court from another aspect.
The conversation between the two sides was held in a friendly atmosphere. When the agreement was reached on a major side, other details seemed unimportant and more like icing on the cake. Regarding Li Ze's request to do some business in Luoyang so that his wife and mother could live a more prosperous life in Chang'an, Li Xin waved his hand and directly asked Li Ze's people to go to Luoyang South City to select the best shops. No matter who owns the shop, they will become Li Xin's next. Whatever you want to do, you just need Li Ze to speak, even the supplies controlled by the imperial court will be fine.
In this era, if there is no strong force behind the businessmen, they can only make small fuss and make a fuss and worry-free. If you really want to make a lot of money, you must rely on the powerful and noble people to be able to do so. Li Ze's flag is strong enough and the general of Qianniu Guard is very strong, but in Luoyang and Chang'an, it is a bit out of reach. If you don't get Li Xin's support, you will probably have difficulty walking.
Luoyang is the distribution center of the world's commodity and the starting point of the Silk Road. Taking root here is naturally extremely important for Li Ze. As for what he does, Li Ze does not attach much importance to it. As long as he gets the support of Li Xin, even if he sells the soil in Luoyang, he can still make money.
The general framework was finalized, and the task of King Fu Li Xin was completed. Many of the remaining details were left to the big men in the court to measure. Today, his conversation with Li Ze would also appear on the emperor's desk in the form of memorials.
When everything was settled, it was already noon. Li Xin also held a banquet, thinking that Li Ze was welcomed. Unlike the secret meeting in the morning, only three or five people participated. At the banquet, all civil and military officials of the fifth rank and above Luoyang were all out of the way. Even Pei Ju, the head of the Dongdu Defense Commander, who had been busy investigating the internal investigation, rushed out of the way.
Li Xin introduced these powerful figures one by one to know Li Ze. Li Ze would naturally take this opportunity to observe these characters carefully. Pei Ju looked tired, had obvious bags in his eyes, and had red silk in his eyes. Obviously, this thread that was grabbed because his opponent exposed his feet, and there were quite a lot of people pulling out.
Li Xin sat in the first place, Li Ze had the first main guest position in the lower left, Gongsun Changming was below, and the first in the right was the Changshi Pei Ju who had just arrived, and the second was the record officer Niu Furen. Further down, there were several military generals. This was also in line with the characteristics of this era. Because the foreign towns were separatist, the status of military generals increased significantly, and the civil servant group that originally held the Niu Er had to retreat.
Almost every troubled times will happen in which warriors are respected, because at this time, whoever has a hard fist will naturally speak louder. In the peaceful season, it is naturally a scene where civil officials suppress military generals.
Chen Changping and Li Mi did not attend the table, but sat cross-legged behind Li Ze.
After three rounds of drinking, Li Xin felt a little sad as the two guards behind Li Ze were just eating the meal silently. The two behind Li Ze were not ordinary guards, so he knew that they were certainly clear. Although Li Mi was a woman, he was Li Ze's deputy commander of the personal guard, and was actually responsible for Li Ze's entire security matters. The other one, who was even more from the background, was Chen Changping, the general under Li Ze, who was a master of archery, and was a wonderful world.
At Li Xin's instructions, a female official brought two pots of fine wine and delivered it behind Li Ze.
"Two generals, please serve with fine wine." Li Xin said with a smile.
Li Ze smiled but said nothing. Chen Changping and Li Mi stood up and bowed to Li Xin with fists, "Thank you for your good intentions, but Chen and General Li both have military affairs. The military law is very strict, so we both dare not drink."
Li Xin was stunned and turned his eyes to Li Ze.
Li Ze smiled and said, "Your Highness, I am a German military law. This is true. The military law is strict. Even if I, Li Ze, dare not disobey it, otherwise why would I order the entire army?"
Li Xin smiled embarrassedly: "No wonder Jieshuai was able to sweep the rebel Zhu Shou with the power of a state, and he was indeed strict in governing the army."
After Li Xin said this, the many generals of the Shen Ce Army in the hall all looked wonderful. At this time, they were all drunk red.
Everyone, look at me, and I look at you. In awkward situation, a thin general stood up suddenly and bowed: "This person must be General Chen Changping, who is famous for his archery skills in the north?"
"That's right here." Chen Changping clasped his fists.
"I am Li Hai, a military commander of the Central Army under the command of the Eastern Capital Defense Commander, and he has also practiced archery since he was a child. He claims that he is not bad at archery. Today, Li Shuai and His Highness are having a banquet. Why don't you and me compete to win Li Shuai. Your Highness smiles?" Li Hailang said.
The opponent openly provoked, and Chen Changping naturally had a temper. Hearing this, he turned to look at Li Ze.
Li Ze looked at Li Xin.
Chapter completed!