"Huh? What are you so worried about?"
Jiang Yunqing frowned displeased. In his opinion, Li Xingyun had dealt with a lot of government affairs these days and should be more mature. Why was he still so impetuous when things happened?
"Hu~hu~"
Li Xingyun took a few breaths to calm down, and then said: "Brother, something happened. Bad people sent news. The Tibetan tribe was in turmoil in the southwest, and the Khitan invaded in the north."
When Jiang Yunqing heard this, he immediately understood that Li Xingyun's panic was understandable.
The civil strife in the Central Plains has just entered a period of calm, and there are external threats. The slightest carelessness will destroy the hard-won stability of the Central Plains.
"There is nothing to fear about the Tubo tribe's small quarrels. We can leave it to Meng Zhixiang to solve it on his own. But the Khitan in the north is already powerful. What is the situation in the north now?"
After Jiang Yunqing analyzed the priorities of things, he asked Li Xingyun.
"Li Siyuan's son-in-law Shi Jingtang led the Khitans south. Zhou Dewei, who was guarding Youzhou, was alone and unable to support him. Li Cunli did not take the initiative to rush to help. He is probably waiting for my attitude and will send news soon."
Li Xingyun briefly explained the current situation in the north, then looked at Jiang Yunqing without blinking, waiting for him to make up his mind.
Jiang Yunqing did not give a direct answer, but asked the question: "Xingyun, how do you think we should deal with it?"
"Hmm~"
Li Xingyun rubbed his chin and thought deeply, pacing back and forth. He always had a good view of the overall situation, and soon he had the answer.
"Li Cunli will inevitably have different intentions. In the Central Plains, I have the royal family's orthodox righteousness. All the princes have to give me three points in name and call me Your Highness. But in the eyes of foreigners like the Khitans, I guess I am just noble." I'm just a sheep with two legs. If I really wait for the Khitans to break through Youzhou City and go south, disrupting the stable situation in the Central Plains, I'm afraid it won't end well, so I should go north immediately to stabilize the situation."
"Now the territory of the Jin State is almost exclusive in the north. If the Jin State has any differences, the other princes may not be too stable. Only by stabilizing the Jin State, these princes will not dare to have any different intentions."
"Well, that's a good analysis!"
Jiang Yunqing smiled and nodded in praise.
"In that case, Xingyun, you should set off immediately. External pressure can break loose individuals, and it can also compress the inside of an individual tightly. This is a perfect opportunity for you to secure the Jin Kingdom and change the Jin Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty. , but the premise is that you have to withstand the pressure of Khitan."
"Well, let me pack up and leave now!"
When Li Xingyun saw that his idea was confirmed by Jiang Yunqing, he no longer hesitated and turned around to get ready to set off.
However, just as he stepped out of the threshold, Li Xingyun suddenly retracted his foot and turned back in confusion: "Senior brother, won't you come with me?"
It was only when Li Xingyun reached the door that he realized that the senior brother only told him to leave immediately, but the senior brother himself was motionless and had no intention of leaving at all.
"I won't go this time. I have to talk to Meng Zhixiang about the Tubo matter. Meng Zhixiang is a bit interesting. Moreover, once the north becomes turbulent, it may not only be Tubo that will cause trouble, but also the entire south. There will be no peace."
Jiang Yunqing smiled and shook his head.
Li Xingyun was a little confused, "Senior brother, there are princes such as the King of Chu and the King of Southern Fujian in the south, so there shouldn't be any trouble, right?"
Li Xingyun has never thought that these princes are easy to deal with. If you can dominate one side, then there is a reason to be able to dominate one side. At least you still have the ability to stabilize one side.
Unlike the Jin State, the three backbones of Li Cunxu, Li Keyong, and Li Siyuan died one after another.
"This little disturbance is indeed a piece of cake for them, but I am afraid that they will add fuel to the flames. Although I have made a ten-year agreement with them to give them the antidote at that time, there may not be anyone willing to give them the antidote." Put your life in my hands for ten years!"
Jiang Yunqing sighed softly. During the battle of Chang'an, he fed poison to the princes in the name of removing poison, forcing them to make a ten-year agreement. In the next ten years, as long as they could maintain the stability in their respective territories, he would give them poison. They are the antidote.
The lives of these princes are in his hands, and he may not dare to act lightly, but it is possible to use the turmoil in the south to force Jiang Yunqing to hand over the antidote.
When the unrest in the south becomes more severe, Jiang Yunqing will really have to rely on these princes to quell the unrest.
But in this case, these princes took the opportunity to ask for the antidote, and Jiang Yunqing fell into a passive position.
If given, these princes will easily escape control.
If you don’t give it, your heart will easily become cold.
When that time comes, it will be a big headache.
It's better to take the initiative now and nip all this in the bud.
When Li Xingyun heard this, he frowned and stopped talking.
As the senior brother said, the Khitan invasion is important, but these princes, who are the source of the chaos in the Central Plains, cannot be ignored.
If you think too well of them, you may not know who will die in the end.
"But can I do it?"
Li Xingyun has some self-doubts. When facing the world, he can be confident because he has seen the world and been in the world.
But facing the war, he actually didn't have much confidence. He had experienced the cruelty of war. That experience almost left him on the battlefield forever, and he still has some psychological shadow to this day.
It was that experience that made him understand that the battlefield cannot be dominated by personal force.
When he thought of this, Li Xingyun couldn't help but look up at Jiang Yunqing.
All right! There are still exceptions. Someone like his senior brother who can come and go freely among thousands of troops can still lead a war with his personal force.
Sensing Li Xingyun's eyes, Jiang Yunqing gently slapped Li Xingyun on the forehead and said with a smile: "What are you thinking about? You are young, don't be unconfident, do you know what confidence is and the peak?"
"have no idea."
Although it didn't hurt, Li Xingyun still subconsciously covered his forehead, shook his head, and said something very unambitious.
Maybe I felt a little frustrated by what I said, so I raised my head secretly, winked and showed a mean smile: "How about, senior brother fights for me? I'm sure to win!"
Under the influence of Jiang Yunqing since childhood, Li Xingyun also blurted out some vocabulary of later generations.
Although I don't understand the original meaning of these words, the meaning they refer to is still very clear, thanks to Jiang Yunqing's special explanation technique.
"Young man, at such a young age, you don't think about fighting. You actually want to lie down and let you become the emperor. I have to knock down this country, crush it into pieces and feed it into your mouth?"
Jiang Yunqing pointed at Li Xingyun's nose and scolded him angrily.
"This is definitely the best thing to do!"
Li Xingyun shrugged and said carelessly: "I don't want to be an emperor, I just want to save the world!"
Jiang Yunqing rolled his eyes, "Since you want to save the world, then be serious. If you really don't have confidence, go to Yuan Tiangang. Isn't he awesome? It's time to let him contribute to your career."
It was also during the battle of the Zhuque Gate in Chang'an that Jiang Yunqing understood how deep the background of bad people really was.
Not to mention rebuilding the Tang Dynasty, it is possible to at least build an empty shell and then forcibly continue to live for decades.
When Li Xingyun heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up.
That's right, didn't Yuan Tiangang claim to be a loyal minister of the Tang Dynasty and keep saying that he wanted to help him become emperor?
At this critical moment, isn't it time for him, Yuan Tiangang, to serve?
