Li Congjia's heart was also churning. Liu Jixing was right. He was really helpless now! It’s not that I don’t have talents, nor that I don’t have ideals. But as a person born into an imperial family, especially a prince from a country that always considered itself the strongest among the vassal states, Li Congjia knew his situation better! His father, who considered himself a master of both civil and martial arts, was in his prime, but among his brothers, only he and Crown Prince Li Hongyi could succeed him!
Previously, my father had always claimed that he was interested in his uncle, Prince Jin, succeeding to the throne, so he gave his uncle the title of Crown Prince. Because Prince Jin always had a heavy army, many courtiers secretly moved closer to him! But after that, there was an uproar in the country about the rumor that his brother, Crown Prince Li Hongyi, conspired with others to secretly kill the emperor's uncle with a gun.
Although Li Congjia did not dare and had never thought about participating in the battle for the legitimate son, there was still a group of advisers in the prince's residence. These people naturally had their own ideas. Although Li Congjia had never talked with them, they still paid close attention to the court. Some of the trends in it tell me some different conclusions.
Just imagine that the most powerful person in the Tang Dynasty now is his own father. He has conquered Fujian and Chu in the past years. He thinks that he has both civil and military skills and has attracted the attention of the world. Later, regardless of persuasion and the current situation, he openly confronted the Zhou State, and his prestige in the country was unknown to everyone.
However, as the unofficial crown prince of Jin Dynasty, the unambitious Li Jingsui became more and more powerful and stationed in Hongzhou with heavy troops. Li Congjia naturally understood that his father, although he could not defeat the Zhou Kingdom now, must be feeling uncomfortable. The emperor must not have done enough, and he would naturally be wary of the growing power of his uncle Li Jingsui.
However, his uncle Li Jingsui did not have this consciousness, and he always thought that his brother could doubt him and his desire for power, so he still went his own way in the station and contributed to the country without any precautions.
And at this time, Li Hongyi, a young man, stood up. Naturally, he would not be willing to have the throne he was about to get taken away by his uncle, King Jin. King Jin became a tragic character.
The moment he heard that King Jin was poisoned to death, Li Congjia's heart went cold in the palace. He knew that his life had reached a turning point, and the crown prince brother would definitely miss his younger brother. At that time, none of the officials in the Tang court came out to complain for the King of Jin. Of course, Li Congjia knew that even if they shouted, the emperor would not hear anything.
After all, at this time, the emperor's father seemed to be obsessed with poetry and songs, and it was the prince who completely controlled the basic officials' opinions. Regardless of whether this is actually the case, it is not something that people like Li Congjia who do not like politics can understand, but the country seems to have reached a tense period at this moment.
But when a group of advisers around him told him about it, Li Congjia vaguely understood the essence of the matter even more painfully. Knowing that the prince's brother Li Hongyi had become his father's gunman, Li Congjia did not dare to doubt his father. But when I came to the Han Dynasty as an envoy and listened to Zhong Mo talking about Liu Sheng's past events, I felt that this was the fact that the royal family had no family ties. Even if the crown prince's own brother does not take action against King Jin, I am afraid that his father will not let go of his biological brother, uncle King Jin.
At this time, looking at the life of Liu Sheng, the emperor of the neighboring Han Dynasty, Li Congjia understood the troubles of being an emperor. Sitting firmly at the pinnacle of power, he felt that no one would be willing to give up what he had. Unless you have to give up, just like Liu Sheng.
In order to stay away from Jinling, a place of right and wrong, he applied to leave Jinling for a while to relax. It just so happened that several major events happened in a row among the powerful men in neighboring countries, so he took the opportunity to come to Prince Xing's Mansion as an envoy. It was a long journey, and he had a few months to relax. It would be better to be an envoy and stay away from the center of power.
Stop by to take a walk and take in the scenery along the way. You can also take a look at the Han prince Liu Jixing, whom Qiao Kuangyu and his foreign ministers talked about every day, who is as talented as himself. Of course, he is also the current young emperor Liu Yuan.
But he never expected that this young emperor, who was thousands of miles away from him, would understand Tang Guo and himself so well. Thinking of those words that I had read, my eyes lit up but I felt embarrassed, and I didn't care about Liu Jixing's words.
He unexpectedly raised his glass and stood up, saluting Liu Jixing: "Your Majesty is so talented, how can it be compared to Xiao Wang's usual careless way of thinking about words! It's just that Xiao Wang has admired Your Majesty for a long time! Now I am lucky enough to be able to come all the way to Prince Xing's Mansion , seeing the outstanding people here, Xiao Wang was even more happy, and actually felt like staying! If he could always hear His Majesty's instructions on Xiao Wang's poems and songs, it would be a great joy in life, and Xiao Wang would be lucky enough to be with Your Majesty If you discuss it all the time and get advice, you will definitely make great progress!”
Li Congjia saw Liu Jixing looking at him with a smile, and continued in a serious manner without blushing or heartbeat: "Although Xiao Wang does not understand and has never participated in government affairs, his Majesty's young man is a genius. Now the people of Han are living and working in peace and contentment. The king can’t help but feel envious!”
After all, he has received the best education since he was a child and knows how to use language to suit different occasions. The more I got to know Liu Jixing, the more I felt from the bottom of my heart how amazing this young emperor was. It was nothing compared to him.
"It's easy to say! It's easy to say! If Your Highness likes my place, I can have someone build a palace for His Highness in the west of Prince Xing's Mansion. Your Highness can stay in Prince Xing's Mansion as a guest for a long time!"
As soon as Liu Jixing finished speaking, the Tang envoy hissed, and everyone's expressions changed after hearing his words. I knew these guys had misunderstood me. Although it was an unintentional remark, because I was the emperor now, saying such words to a visiting prince from another country would undoubtedly make people think that I wanted to keep someone as a hostage.
Although he felt that his words were mostly humorous, Liu Jixing did not want to cause any international unhappiness, not to mention that he had taken advantage of Tang State overtly and covertly during this period. So he continued: "Of course, if His Highness wants to return to Jinling at any time, I will be sure to send him off at any time, happily and safely!"
Sure enough, when the envoys from the Tang Dynasty heard Liu Jixing's words, their faces suddenly changed and they couldn't help but soften a lot. In their hearts, they were slandering the women in the family who greeted Liu Jixing, scolding Liu Jixing for being a child, saying anything to scare people to death, or to provoke people openly. war.
In particular, Zhong Mo, the deputy envoy of the Tang Dynasty, the Minister of Rites, was sitting there. When Liu Jixing began to stab Li Congjia, it seemed that he was about to have a fit, but he was very good at enduring it and kept silent. Although Li Congjia was the main envoy, everyone knew that Zhong Mo was the main voice this time.
You must know that this Zhong Mo has just returned from a mission to the Zhou Kingdom. He can be neither humble nor arrogant even if he is criticized in the Zhou Kingdom, let alone coming to Lingnan, which he considers a place of alienation. If he is offended, it will probably lead to another diplomatic turmoil.
At this time, Zhong Mo was sitting there with his eyes slightly closed, looking like an old god, as if he didn't care about what Liu Jixing just said. However, Liu Jixing knew that people like Zhong Mo were no longer impulsive, and naturally they would not be as nervous as those who accompanied Li Congjia. This kind of political accomplishment and magnanimity made him stand out!
You must know that in past history, there have been many examples of princes from other countries being detained as hostages when envoys were sent out. Even the separatist regimes in the late Tang Dynasty often did this kind of thing to each other. Therefore, many people in Jinling were opposed to Li Congjia's visit to Prince Xing's Mansion.
Because in these separatist regimes, the reputation of the Liu family and his son of the Han Dynasty has not been very good. Although they are not as rogue as the Gao family of Nanping, the Liu family and his son are famous all over the world for their cruelty. No one wants to take risks with Li Congjia. After all, there are only two eldest princes left in the Tang Kingdom.
Therefore, when Li Congjia set out to come to Prince Xing's Mansion this time, he actually followed more than a dozen top experts to protect his safety. Even the border was heavily guarded with troops to ensure the safety of Li Congjia's envoy in Prince Xing's Mansion at any time.
These masters were all recruited by Emperor Li Xing of the Tang Dynasty. They were some strange people in the world of martial arts and cultivation. They all recruited disciples and opened mansions around Jinling. They were celebrities from various sects and cultivation circles. Some of them had great skills and cultivation. No weaker than the masters on the Celebrity Qiyi List, they were surrounding Li Congjia at this time.
For a state banquet of this level, there are usually restrictions on the number of participants, but Liu Jixing was very generous and specifically asked not to restrict the personnel and identities of the Tang envoys. This made the always picky Zhong Mo speechless.
So when he entered the palace for the banquet, Zhong Mo arranged for all the masters in his entourage to come together to protect Li Congjia. It looked like the Tang Dynasty's envoys were huge, with only twenty or thirty people accompanying them.
Liu Jixing was not worried about his own safety at all, and he never thought of keeping Li Congjia, a historical softie. After all, Wu Sihu, who had been promoted to a warlord, was by his side now, and his fighting ability was not a vegetarian. Moreover, there are Yang Jiong and Xia Qinghou who are always by his side. Even Chang Yang and Yin Lihua who are beside Liu Jixing are not something that ordinary people can overcome. Liu Jixing is very confident about his safety.
What he is considering now is to send Pan Chongche out to seize Suizhou on the border, and now expand the Longnan area, which is the nominal border of the Tang State. The Tang State was obviously beyond its reach and did not have much energy to deal with it.
As the Tang Dynasty's Baisheng Jiedushi envoy stationed in Qianzhou, the second generation ancestor Jia Baochai turned a blind eye. He was the grandson of Jia Kuanghao, the deputy Jiedushi envoy when Li Congjiayao led the Baisheng Jiedu envoy. Because Jia Kuanghao was in Jiedu Because of his great connections, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty acquiesced in the succession of the Jia family's descendants, which was a normal thing during the Five Dynasties.
The navy and land warfare special forces of the Han Dynasty built water fortresses on the Tingjiang River after stationing in Gongshui, a tributary of the Gan River, and even blatantly built Suizhou City in Jinan. As the most critical Yum Jiedu envoy, it is impossible for him not to know.
But Liu Jixing also asked Pan Chongche to give Jia Bao, the envoy of Yum Sheng Jiedu, some face, first of all when Li Congjia and his entourage came to Xingwang Palace via Qianzhou. As the Han army that had actually controlled the border area, it did not appear in front of the Tang envoys, nor did it show up to harass them. The envoys who continued to come from Jinling thought that this was still the control area of Jia Baocha, the envoy of Yum Festival.
Moreover, Pan Chongche was still stationed in Xiongzhou in the Han Dynasty, waiting to welcome Li Congjia and his party. Finally, Liu Gong, the king of Yongshao who now governs Xiongzhou, the son of Mrs. Ya, entertained Li Congjia for a day in Shaozhou, and then used the court's favor In the name of welcoming Laixing Wangfu.
As for the territory under the jurisdiction of the Qingyuan Army, although it was nominally controlled by the Tang State and also under the jurisdiction of Jia Baocha, the envoy of Baisheng Jiedu, the Tang State did not send heavy troops to garrison it. Because the places occupied by the Tang Army in Fujian were not particularly good, not to mention that there were almost no fish that slipped through the net to report the news.
Even if there is a messenger, Liu Jixing estimates that Jinling will not have too many words to accuse him, because Liu Jixing has notified Tang Guo from the beginning, and he is here to teach you a lesson, and you are here to teach him a lesson on behalf of Tang Guo. You stay and follow Xiao. As a subsidiary of the Tang State, this is destroying the stability and unity among border countries!
Li Congjia had naturally received some advice from Zhong Mo, and he actually expressed his gratitude to Liu Jixing for his kindness, but he never mentioned the Qingyuan Army and the affairs of the two countries on the Fujian border. Liu Jixing estimated that Zhong Mo must have planned this and asked Li Congjia, a puppet, to say it. The monarchs and ministers of the Han Dynasty were happy to get along with the Tang envoy.
Li Congjia saw everyone happy. Although he knew that Liu Jixing's father had just died, after all, it was a good thing for him to become emperor, so he naturally chanted a congratulatory message to cheer Liu Jixing up.
Although Liu Jixing could not understand Li Congjia's poetic realm, after all, the knowledge that King Wei had learned was still in line with his thoughts on ancient prose. During this period of time, Wang Yu gained a lot of knowledge. Seeing that people like Li Yi, Xue Yongpi and Zhong Mo were all showering praises, some random praises and rewards were unavoidable.
The envoys from the Tang Dynasty saw Liu Jixing's good intentions. Although there was no singing and dancing, the emperor and his ministers were happy, but it made the envoys from other countries feel a little unhappy.
Liu Jixing did not hide his feelings. Although he could not sing or dance to entertain him yet, he greeted Li Congjia with almost a glass of wine. He couldn't help praising him for his literary talent, and even casually mentioned another character, his man who was in charge of the entertainment industry. History books say that the beautiful wife was Queen Zhou.
Liu Jixing didn't realize that when he was talking about the Queen of the Zhou Dynasty, a handsome and pleasant attendant beside Li Congjia stared at Liu Jixing closely, and looked at Li Congjia with a half-smile.
Although Liu Jixing looked at everyone around Li Congjia, he never imagined that the chambermaid next to Li Congjia was his wife in disguise after the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Liu Jixing knew that he had finally stepped onto the stage, and he did not deliberately use the cultivation he had gained during this period to resist the drunkenness. He did not know how much wine he drank. After a while, he became a little drunk, and looked at the hall full of people in a daze. Kings, ministers and envoys dangled in front of my eyes.
No one in the palace attendants tried to persuade Liu Jixing. Everyone could see that Liu Jixing was vaguely happy. After all, after experiencing the bloody rule of the late emperor, everyone inside and outside the palace was frightened.
Everyone here is looking at Liu Jixing knowingly. Who wouldn't be happy after he ascended the throne and became emperor?
But Liu Jixing suddenly picked up the chopsticks in front of him with drunken eyes and knocked the cup against the blue porcelain placed in front of him. There was a crisp tinkling sound, and the rhythmic rhythm turned out to be the tambourine technique that Liu Jixing was good at in later generations.
The hall fell silent as soon as he knocked. Everyone looked at Liu Jixing in confusion, knowing that he had drunk too much.
Li Yi frowned slightly in embarrassment. Being disrespectful in such an occasion was an international joke.
There was something baffling about Li Congjia. Even the chambermaid beside him, the Empress Zhou, was a little strange and surprised. She looked at Liu Jixing with a red face, wondering what ridiculous things the young emperor would do on such an occasion.
Seeing Liu Jixing pointing here with drunken eyes and cheering, he opened his mouth and said: "The peaks of Lingnan gather together, the waves are like angry, the mountains and rivers are outside and inside Tongguan Road. Looking at the Western Capital, I hesitate. Sad Qin and Han Dynasty, thousands of palaces and palaces are doing it When the land is destroyed, the people will suffer when it prospers; when it dies, the people will suffer!"
Everyone watched in stunned silence as Liu Jixing recited this little order, and carefully recalled the artistic conception contained in it. Everyone could not help but be stunned and sighed.
Liu Jixing stood up with a big smile, pointed at Li Congjia with his big tongue, and said with a smile: "I will return to Xijing with your hand in the future to see the style of Qin, Han and Tang Dynasty!" His tone was the tone of later generations of Peking Opera. The person then crookedly wanted to look into the palace! But he kept repeating the sentence: "Prosperity, the people suffer; death, the people suffer!"
A hall of monarchs, ministers and envoys were left looking at each other in amazement. After hearing this little order chanted by Liu Jixing, everyone looked at them in stunned silence.
Even Li Congjia was even more surprised when he heard this. He stared blankly at Liu Jixing's disappearing back and didn't know what to think.
Xue Yongpi, the boss of the Ministry of Etiquette, stood up and asked everyone to continue, but everyone toasted but they didn't know what it meant.
Prince Xing’s Mansion is brightly lit!
Jieyu Building is brightly lit!
Quietly looking at Gao Siming, who was standing with his hands behind his back, Liu Jixing raised the corners of his mouth in a slight smile. He picked up the luminous cup and took a sip, slowly savoring the aftertaste on his tongue.
This person is said to be the most powerful person in the world at present. He is a close disciple of Dong Jialuo, the Peacock Ming King. Liu Jixing is not surprised or admired.
Because although his master has not seen it himself, Xia Qinghou, who is second only to his master, is beside him, and even he is now gradually becoming a master.
From King Wei's point of view, his grandfather Liu Yan's reputation was even greater. Even the current Peacock King Dong Jialuo did not dare to surpass Liu Yan's reputation. Although Liu Yan's most powerful sons, Liu Yaoshu, Liu Guitu, and Liu Hongcao, all died relatively early, Shi Wu, Pan Chongche, and Yang Jiong, who he had mentored, are now on the celebrity list.
Besides, Liu Jixing himself was enlightened by the Taoist Immortal, and his own cultivation had already surpassed the innate realm.
Gao Siming was definitely more surprised than Liu Jixing at this moment. He had only seen Liu Jixing a few times, but he was more surprised every time. Not only Liu Jixing's own improvement in cultivation, but also Liu Jixing's maturity in handling government affairs at his age and his ease in dealing with different people.
For the first time, Gao Siming felt that he had lost his sense of superiority in front of others. At this time, he looked at Liu Jixing differently. After visiting Xia Qinghou, he returned to Dali, but his master Dong Jialuo still had not left seclusion. After resolving the mistakes made by his family and the Yang family regarding Princess Peacock last time, he came to Prince Xing's Mansion in the name of Dali envoy.
Although the two people will not publicly enter Jieyu Building with their identities, the treatment provided by Jieyu Building to Gao Siming is also top-notch.
With the Gao family's financial resources and reputation in the southwest, establishing a contact point in Prince Xing's Mansion is the most basic thing to do. It is still very easy to handle this small matter.
Liu Jixing didn't feel strange at all. He slightly raised his glasses to drink with Wu Sihu, who was sitting beside him. Wu Sihu already knew Liu Jixing's character very well and sat at the same table with him without fear. He took a sip with a smile and raised his hand. The atmosphere gradually becomes apparent.
But Wu Sihu actually didn't like the taste of this wine. He didn't know why so many people followed Liu Jixing and liked this kind of thing. Maybe this kind of thing needs to be gradually applied! As the person who climbed from a servant to the position of Lord Gao the fastest, Wu Sihu was a little proud, but most of all, he was grateful. Looking at Liu Jixing who was calm and composed, Wu Sihu felt a little self-comforting.
Of course, Wu Sihu felt in his heart that the emperor's taste was different, whether it was women or food! Maybe this is the reason why his life changed so quickly!
"It is said that there are four great Jieyu Flowers in this Jieyu Building, and they were very popular when they were in Dali! I wonder if your Majesty knows about it!" Gao Siming said with a smile, while looking into Liu Jixing's eyes. He had heard that Liu Jixing's aesthetic taste and Different.
"You don't know?" Liu Jixing looked surprised. Naturally, he had no interest in dating the oiran in Jieyu Tower. Besides, the aesthetics of people in this era were very different from his own. He knew about the existence of Jieyu Tower because Chen Yanshou had been with him before. He said that Fan Huzi was here.
Besides, there is no shortage of women around Liu Jixing now. Not to mention that Changyang, who he thinks is as beautiful as the sky, is standing next to him in men's clothes. Even without her, he would not be interested in the aesthetics of this era! But I can't displease Gao Siming! So he laughed loudly and said: "This is what Brother Gao Gao has to see!"
Gao Siming smiled and clapped his hands, and saw a plump young woman leading several beauties in palace attires in! Looking at Wu Sihu's surprised expression, Liu Jixing knew that these beauties might be really good, but Liu Jixing felt twitching in his heart. Because these beauties are naturally large and round, I couldn't help but look at Gao Siming with a smile.
Unsurprisingly, Gao Siming was not surprised at all by Liu Jixing's calm reaction. He said with a smile: "These four beauties are the most famous in Jieyu Tower now. In order to have a chat with you, a certain family I made a reservation a few days ago with great care, and it is such an honor to have four beauties show my face to a certain house!" At first he looked at Liu Jixing, and then he was already talking to the four beauties brought in by the young woman. At this moment, Liu Jixing seemed to him This emperor is not as good as these four beauties.
The young woman had obviously been in the scene for a long time. Although she didn't know who the two people were, Gao Siming was able to get the bosses behind the scenes, Gao Jinye and Shen Zui, to book four oirans together to serve them. This was no longer what ordinary people would do, because these four The oiran is a real courteous person in Jieyu Tower who performs arts but does not sell his body. Normally, big businessmen and officials would have to make an appointment for one long in advance.
So she introduced them to the two people with a smile: "Nunuchun Thirteenth Mother, I have the honor to meet the four young masters today. Please do it first as a token of respect!" She was already next to Gao Siming and picked up Gao Siming's wine. All in one go!
Seeing a strange look in Gao Siming's eyes, Liu Jixing felt a little bit of a stomachache, but he still returned the favor with a cupped hand. Although Wu Sihu on the side knew that Liu Jixing was around, he couldn't help but feel a little stupid for a moment when he saw that Liu Jixing didn't care at all, and even indicated that he would choose these four beautiful beauties. However, during this period of time, his cultivation has progressed rapidly, and his cultivation has naturally improved greatly and his concentration has been strengthened. After a strange look flashed in his eyes, he immediately felt like he was sitting upright.
