Chapter 655: Two things
Gongsun Changming hurriedly walked into Li Ze's study with a stack of files under his ribs. As soon as he entered the door, he shivered with excitement. Compared with outside, the temperature in Li Ze's study was much lower. Looking at Gongsun Changming's appearance, Li Ze stood up and reached out to push open a window, causing the heat outside to rush in.
Gongsun Changming bowed and grinned. Although Li Ze was just a small move, it made him feel very helpful.
"Mr.'s body needs to be well maintained, it's too weak." Li Zewei frowned and looked at Gongsun Changming sitting opposite him: "Didn't Jin Yuan always prescribe medicine for you? Did he keep taking it?"
"How could it be that you don't eat?" Gongsun Changming opened the file on Li Ze's big case and said with a smile: "I want to live longer. Watch your prince dominate the world and show your grand plans!"
"Since that's the case, it's time to find a woman." Li Ze knocked on the table and said, "You are only in your early fifties, and now you can find her and have a few more sons. Liang Han is already married in Luzhou. I heard that women's belly is getting bigger. If you don't look for her, I'll stuff you into the house."
"Liang Han is not authentic. He didn't even invite me to have a wedding banquet when he got married. He turned around and wanted to knock his head!" Gongsun Changming said authentically.
"Let's talk about it when he comes back!" Li Ze smiled and said, "Don't interrupt, I'm talking about you!"
"The prince doesn't have to worry about this matter. Liang Han has found a wife, and I was thinking about finding one, but what I am looking for may not be the same as what you think of, so I'll do it myself!"
"Does sir have any special standards?" Li Ze said: "No matter what kind of lady you are or a famous lady, as long as the sir likes you, I can marry you."
Gongsun Changming shook his hands: "Come on, I just want to find someone who is illiterate and healthy, who can farm in the fields, chop wood when going up the mountain, and who can make good food when entering the kitchen."
Li Ze was dumbfounded: "What's the reason? The teacher is very knowledgeable and can't find a syncopation. After marriage, I'm afraid I can't even talk together."
Gongsun Changming smiled and said, "Is it not like Zhang Hui like that? The woman I was looking for is indeed knowledgeable and could go to the hall, but could go to the kitchen? Whenever Zhang Hui was criticized by that woman, he was speechless. His son Zhang Xun is also a mold. I don't want such a wife. Prince, don't worry about my private affairs. I have already asked someone to go find her. I'll ask you to have a wedding banquet on the day of getting married."
Li Ze nodded helplessly: "Okay, sir, make your own decisions, as long as you are happy."
Gongsun Changming pointed to the file on the case and said, "Prince, two things. The first thing is from the pseudo-liang side. Zhu Youyu and Zhu Yougui attacked the east and west roads of Shannan respectively. Judging from the current situation, the progress is rapid. They can be described as destruction. The spies we placed in are estimated to be completely taken down by the pseudo-liang at most by the late autumn."
"As expected, the army of the pseudo-liang has been fighting and has rich experience. It is normal for Shannan East Road and Shannan West Road to be peaceful for too long, so it is not an opponent." Li Ze pointed out.
"Once the pseudo-liang takes over these two places, it can threaten Eyue Road and Jingnan and other areas." Gongsun Changming continued: "The pseudo-liang directly gave up Pinglu, and its intention was to sweep the Central Plains and extend its tentacles into the south. The next one must be Wuning, Huainan and other places. If they really take over these places, it can be said that Zhu Wen of Chang'an will have a broad strategic space and a solid foundation for war. These fertile lands will provide him with endless supplies."
"Jing Xiang was originally an extremely powerful figure. But we didn't have much help in this. When we were duel with the Tubo people, they had already arranged everything. Now we want to intervene again, but it's too late." Li Ze said: "We can only slowly approach it and take Pinglu first!"
Gongsun Changming nodded.
"The second thing is the matter of the Lingnan Jiedushi Xiang Xun!"
"Have Gao Xiangsheng reached an agreement with him?" Li Ze asked with a smile.
"The first batch of information has been sent back." Gongsun Changming said: "Xiang Xun met Gao Xiangsheng and seemed to be quite interested in Gao Xiangsheng's request. I am afraid that this matter is very likely to be successful. I think it won't take long before someone will propose the prince's marriage."
"Are they not afraid that I will disagree?" Li Ze said with a smile.
Gongsun Changming sighed: "How could the prince disagree? Now Zhu Wen's forces are sweeping towards the south, but the south is now in a mess. There are many conflicts between them, and it is difficult to effectively unite to resist Zhu Wen's troops. Xiang Xun's man has money and troops. If he has such a title, he will naturally have enough appeal to gather the major forces in the southeast to resist Zhu Wen and delay Zhu Wen's speed of taking the south. They see it very accurately, and the prince will definitely allow it."
"That's right, I'll really agree." Li Ze said: "Or what would I do to offer this Bodhisattva? I just hope that the south can effectively resist Zhu Wen? It seems that I finally defeated Han Qi, and now I have to create an opponent for myself. If Xiang Xun becomes the father-in-law, would he also have to be a prince to be worthy of his identity?"
"I think Han Qi, Xue Ping, Tian Lingzi and the others will do this. The status of a father-in-law alone cannot match your status. You will be appointed as the prince and the general in charge of Southeast military and civil affairs. In this way, you will have the identity of challenging you with the prince."
"What about strength? Just having an identity is not enough." Li Ze said with a smile.
"If it is natural not possible to rely on Lingnan alone, it depends on Xiang Xun's ability and how many powerful figures can gather in his command to obey his command! If he has the ability to take down the southern governors together, it will be enough to form a third force that competes with the prince, Zhu Wen and the other two."
"If he has this ability, can he wait until today?" Li Ze looked disdainful. "Don't worry too much about this, just wait and see if it happens. If it really happens, we will naturally welcome you. If Xiang Xun can take the lead in pinching a small piece of southern land, it will always be a good thing for us."
"Everything has its own advantages and disadvantages. Since we have enjoyed the benefits, we naturally have to bear side effects." Gongsun Changming said.
"I am more interested in Zhu Youzhen than Xiang Xun." Li Ze found some files about Pinglu from a bunch of case files and said: "Mr. Gongsun has put a lot of effort into this person, which makes me a little confused. Why do I value this person so much?"
Gongsun Changming smiled and said, "It's better to say that I value this person than to say that I value Jingxiang. Prince, although Jingxiang suffered several losses in our hands, this person is really a strong enemy. Just looking at him helping Zhu Wen, he suddenly jumped from Xuanwu Jiedu to become our biggest opponent in a short period of time. Now he has swept through the Central Plains, we can tell how powerful this person is. Since he attaches so much importance to Zhu Youzhen, I naturally have to put some strength into Zhu Youzhen."
"Zhu Wen is still here, Zhu Youyu and Zhu Yougui are now more powerful than Zhu Youzhen. Could it be that Jingxiang wants to do something and help Zhu Youzhen onto the horse in one fell swoop? Then come to learn from me too?" Li Ze said, touching his chin.
"This is unlikely." Gongsun Changming smiled and said, "Jing Xiang will definitely do something, but he will never be able to become a person like you. Now the chess pieces have fallen on the chessboard. How to go next? There is a rough idea in my heart. Once we take Pinglu, we will see where Zhu Youzhen will go and know what Jing Xiang is going. Of course, if the three brothers of the Zhu family do it themselves, it would be better for us."
"After Zhu Wen controlled the entire Central Plains, his power would develop to a new level. At this time, it is not impossible for the three brothers to compete for the emperor's position. Zhu Wen has never appointed a prince. Didn't he give them more imagination?" Li Ze said.
"Or Zhu Wen wants to use this seat and fight hard with his sons!" Gongsun Changming smiled and said, "Oh, by the way, there is another piece of intelligence that has just been received. Zhu Sheng, the big intelligence leader of the pseudo-liang, was killed by Zhu Wen. Now the internal and external intelligence on the pseudo-liang side has been concentrated in Fan Sheng's hands. Fan Sheng is the guy we used to exchange a large number of people from the pseudo-liang. Do you still remember?"
"That person is a powerful character." Li Ze said in surprise: "Why did this person defeat Zhu Bao in one go? His power has increased greatly now."
"It's not that he defeated Zhu Bao, but that Zhu Wen can't tolerate Zhu Bao anymore." Gongsun Changming said: "Zhu Wen fell in love with his wife and the king accepted his ministers' wives. It would be unpleasant to say it out. But if this minister committed a crime and was beheaded, his family would be punished as slaves, and naturally no one would care about it."
"Is Zhu Wenzhi so lustful? He actually folded his arm for beauty?" Li Ze was a little dumbfounded, "This Zhu Bao, it seems that I heard from Tian Bo say that he is not an easy person to deal with!"
"For Zhu Wen, talents can be found at any time, but the beautiful beauty in the world is not something you can often encounter!"
"Jueyan Tianxia? Is it so exaggerated?"
"As long as Zhu Wen thinks so, it's enough." Gongsun Changming smiled and said, "For us, this is another great gift."
"Fan Sheng is not easy to deal with, right?"
"Fan Shengxin took over, the first thing he did was to eliminate Zhu Bao's power. After a few moments, their strength would be greatly reduced. If the newly appointed person wants to be familiar with the things in his hands, it always takes time. I think Tian Bo will definitely make good use of this time difference."
"It's a pity that Gao Xiang went to Lingnan, otherwise he would be happier. It was Zhu Bao who chased him so hard that he had no way to go to heaven and had no way to go, and was finally captured alive?"
Chapter completed!