Dragon fights in Tang Dynasty

Wei Wang Li Tai has never been a tolerant person. Don't look at the surface of courteous and gentle, but that is for outsiders to see. If he is in his own palace, Li Tai is purely a tyrannical king. The heavy punishment and the variety of tricks make people in the palace tremble with fear when they think about it. Therefore, whenever Li Tai lowered his face, the huge palace immediately fell into panic. , I was afraid that I would encounter bad luck and end up in a situation where life would be worse than death, but it might not be able to escape the limelight, no, even though it was a good day in the first month, Liu Sheng, the little eunuch in charge of the study, could not It was because his hands and feet were a little slow when grinding the ink, and he was immediately pulled down by Li Taile and beaten thirty whips, and he was wailing outside the study right now.

Li Tai was very annoyed. Hearing the little eunuch's wailing like a pig slaughtered in the yard, his heart became even more annoyed, and his hatred for Li Zhen became even more. Without him, Li Tai has always been conceited Both civil and military, especially good at literary talents, but now it's good, martial arts is not as good as Li Zhen, after all, Li Zhen has always been known as a "general star", even the literary name is far behind by Li Zhen, which makes How could Li Tai swallow that bad breath? It's just that Li Zhen's rise was too fast, so fast that Li Tai felt caught off guard, but Li Tai didn't have a clear idea how to face this situation. ——I have been discussing with my confidantes for a few days, but there is still no conclusion. Those who talk about pulling, fighting, and uniting are extraordinary people. This makes Li Tai a little hesitant, and he misses returning home because of the annual leave. Su Xu, the Sima of the palace who has not returned.

"Your Highness, Your Highness King Yue has arrived outside the door, please give your instructions." Just as Li Tai was thinking, the butler Qu Sheng hurried in, looked at Li Tai fearfully, and said with a trembling voice.

"No! Let him go!" As soon as Li Tai heard Li Zhen's name, he immediately lost his temper. He waved his hand angrily and shouted. Steward Qu bowed his body in fright, and hurriedly planned to He escaped from the study room, but just turned around when he heard Li Tai's gnashing of teeth voice behind him: "Wait a minute." Butler Qu didn't know why, so he didn't dare to ask at such a time, so he stood aside obediently, with his feet on the ground. Can't help trembling slightly.

Li Tai paced a few steps in the study anxiously, stood up suddenly, his eyes were flickering, and after a long silence, he said: "Let him in, no, the king will come out to meet you in person." As soon as he fell, he ignored the surprised eyes of people in the study room, left the study room, and went straight to the gate of the palace.

Although the snow had stopped, the weather was still very cold, and the breath was enough to turn into ice, but Li Zhen, who was only wearing two single clothes, didn't care much, and stood outside the Daoxia Gate of Wei Wang's Mansion with a smile, casually following along. The servants of the palace who gathered around to say hello answered, not caring at all that they had been waiting at the door for a long time.

"Hey, eighth brother, why do you have time to go to the fourth brother's house when you are so busy? Why, are you not afraid of some people gossiping?" Wei Wang Li Tai walked out of the palace, looking at Li Zhendao with a half-smile on his face.

Hey, ***, this turtle grandson finally came out.Li Zhen watched Li Tai finally show his face, secretly relieved in her heart, laughed and replied: "Afraid? Haha, my little brother is really scared, what do you think, fourth brother?"

Li Zhen's tone has always been very tight, and Li Tai has known this for a long time. Seeing that Li Zhen's mouth is full of horses, he has no choice but to guess Li Zhen's intentions in his heart, while laughing and cursing: "Slippery!" ! It’s cold outside, since we’re here, let’s go indoors with my brother and have a drink.”

"So I don't dare to ask for what I wish." Li Zhen laughed, walked forward, shoulder to shoulder with Li Tai, and was about to go into the mansion, but such a casual movement made Li Tai extremely uncomfortable, unable to He, Li Zhen, is tall, half a head taller than Li Tai, who is not considered short. His tall and straight figure makes Li Tai, who is obese, feel ashamed, and Li Tai, who does not want to lose face in front of his subordinates. He had to speed up his pace a bit, one position ahead of Li Zhen, and didn't speak anymore, just walking in a hurry.

Ha, this kid is really fucking interesting, hehe, come on, it's good that you always save face, we'll definitely eat you!Li Zhen saw through Li Tai's thoughts at a glance, and didn't point it out. She just followed Li Tai into the hall inside the second gate with a smile on her face, and took their seats. After the servants served the newly brewed tea , Li Zhen just drank tea with a smile and never mentioned the intention of coming.

Li Zhen had a good idea in her heart, so she didn't plan to speak immediately. Li Tai was full of thoughts and wanted to wait for Li Zhen to explain her intentions. It was weird, but in the end it was Li Tai who was the first to lose his composure. First, Li Tai had something on his mind; This master will definitely be able to sit with you until dark, so in desperation, he had no choice but to say in a calm voice: "The eighth younger brother is very proud of the spring breeze recently. It's amazing, it's amazing, the eighth brother is the only one in the group of brothers who is capable, gratifying, congratulations." Although Li Tai's words were congratulatory, there was no intention of congratulating them, on the contrary, there was a wave of sourness No end, Li Zhen's teeth itch.

Hey, look at your sour face, it tastes good, hehe, interesting!Li Tai's thoughts can't be hidden from Li Zhen, but Li Zhen won't point it out, she just smiled lightly and said: "Fourth brother is wrong, my younger brother's poems are just arty works, they are nothing True knowledge, but the "Kuo Di Zhi" written by you, fourth brother, is the real skill, the younger brother is far beyond the reach, no, the younger brother is going to reprint this book, so I came here to ask fourth brother for permission."

"Kuo Di Zhi" is Li Tai's most proud work, and it is also the root of Li Tai's foothold in the court - it is a trivial matter to gain fame from this, because of the compilation of "Kuo Di Zhi", Li Tai is in the mansion Opened a literary library, recruited a lot of talents, even the ministers of the court also attracted many young and old, but this book only published one edition of 11 sets after the [-]th year of Zhenguan, and it was all written by the court. After paying the relevant expenses, except for a few parts, they were collected in the secret pavilion of the imperial palace, and the rest were rewarded by Li Shimin to the important officials in the court, and then they disappeared. The influence among the people is not even as good as the set of "Clan Records" compiled by the third child, let alone Comparing it with the reputation of Prince Zhidian, every time Li Tai thinks about it, Li Tai is very troubled, but firstly, he does not have a printing place in his hands, and secondly, he does not have enough money to print this book, so he can only lament this. Shu Mingzhu secretly voted for it. He suddenly heard Li Zhen saying that he would publish this book, and he immediately regained his energy. He looked at Li Zhen with longing eyes and said, "Eighth brother, what do you say?"

Look, you're hooked, aren't you?Hey, let's see how I catch you!Seeing Li Tai's emotional expression, Li Zhen secretly laughed in her heart, but she didn't bring it to her face, and said with a chuckle: "Fourth Brother Mingjian, my younger brother only realized the vastness of my Tang Dynasty when I went out this time. The customs of each place are quite different. If I hadn't read the "Kuo Di Zhi" written by the fourth brother before the expedition, I am afraid that I might not be able to understand the dangers of the mountains and rivers in various places. Therefore, my younger brother intends to publish this book throughout the world, and wrote to my father that this book is a must-read book for generals in the army, but this book is the fourth brother's proud work, and my younger brother needs fourth brother's permission to publish it, right? ? But, I won’t get the profits all by myself, so how should I share it? I’ll listen to the fourth brother’s advice, so it’s achievable?”

This is a big pie that fell from the sky, almost knocked Li Tai unconscious, not because of the share that Li Zhen said, nor because of the useless words of thanks that Li Zhen said, but the sentence " Li Tai's heart was deeply touched by the "must-read for generals in the army". No one else, even though Li Tai has a huge influence in the court now, he is basically a civil servant, and they are all middle- and lower-level officials. Li Tai really doesn't have many contacts, the highest official is the deputy vanguard Wang Youlin who went out with Li Zhen at the beginning, and he is not a serious general, but just a logistics officer, and his influence in the army is almost negligible Regardless, if it is true that "Kuo Dizhi" is a must-read book for generals in the army as Li Zhen said, it will be a great opportunity for Li Tai to reach out into the army, and Li Tai cannot help but be overjoyed , but although Li Tai was ecstatic in his heart, he couldn't believe that Li Zhen would really help him out. Therefore, after pondering for a while, Li Tai gave Li Zhen a sideways look, and said with a smile: "Eight Brother, why did you say that, you and my brother are out of touch when talking about money? Well, this matter is so important, brother doesn’t know how sure it is, eighth brother might as well talk about it.”

How sure are you?Heh, no one is inseparable, I dare to come and catch you kid?Seeing that Li Tai had taken the bait, Li Zhen was overjoyed immediately, but she said calmly on her face: "So that the fourth brother can know that the younger brother is now the servant of the Ministry of War, so he should be in charge of military affairs. If the younger brother submits a letter Make this clear, and in the name of the fourth brother and the younger brother, send a set to all the generals and above in the army, the emperor should have no reason to disagree, what does the fourth brother think?"

Li Tai also has an intelligence agency called "Ring Bell". Although it is not as large as Li Zhen's "Rising Sun", it is also extraordinary. Knowing the cost of printing, at this time, I made a rough estimate of the number of generals above the generals of the next sixteen guards, and then calculated the approximate value of a set of "Kuo Di Zhi". What Zhen said, the books just sent out are worth more than five thousand pennies. This is still based on the approximate cost. If it is based on the price of books in the world, it would have to be doubled. I can't afford it, and after being shocked, I couldn't help but suspect Li Zhen's real intentions. After narrowing his eyes for a while, he said: "The eighth brother is so generous. If so, how can we talk about the profit? Don't tell brother Said that eighth brother, you really plan to do business at a loss."

Cut, Xiao Mian, it scares you, but it's just a matter of thousands of tricks, nothing unusual.Li Zhen naturally understood where Li Tai's suspicion came from, and said with a smile: "Fourth brother, do you think my younger brother is in a loss-making business? You know, my younger brother can be regarded as having led soldiers and fought in battles, so he knows some military skills. Fourth brother, look, in this court situation, most of the generals in the Manchu Dynasty are old men, all of them are tall and good-looking, but what about the newcomers? There are so many battles, but no rookie has ever emerged. If this continues, if these old men grow old, who should the court rely on to lead the army? Therefore, the younger brother plans to write to the father to set up a martial arts department according to the imperial examination system, which is good for me What do you think of the Great Tang recruiting generals with real talents and learning?"

Li Tai has never fought in a war, but he still knows a little about military affairs. When he heard Li Zhen's words, his heart suddenly moved. Then he thought about the current situation of the military generals in the court, and immediately understood that Li Zhen's words were not false, but he still didn't understand this military general. What is the relationship between the exam and the profitability of "Kuo Di Zhi"? After pondering for a while, I couldn't figure it out. In desperation, I had to ask again: "Although that is the case, what does this have to do with "Kuo Di Zhi"? "

I do not understand?Hey, the knowledge here is beyond your kid's comprehension.Li Zhen was very proud of herself, and said with a smile: "Fourth brother, for generals, you should know astronomy and geography. If you can succeed in martial arts, then the martial arts students who are taking the exam will definitely buy "Kuo Di Zhi" to study it. Don't worry about it, younger brother." Books don’t sell well, so how can there be a loss? Not only the younger brother, but also the fourth brother can make a lot of money.”

"Oh? Good! My brother desperately wants to file a joint letter with my eighth brother, and I will make it happen! Haha..." Li Tai really understood this time. Where can I find the good things that I have done, but I am so happy that I can't close my mouth.

Ha, this brat is really up to the mark, not bad, so I won't waste my time talking.Li Zhen laughed and said: "Thank you, fourth brother, for fulfilling the task. Well, this book is the hard work of fourth brother. My younger brother has been favored by fourth brother, so I will handle the publishing of this book. The profit from writing this book is two One addition makes five, fourth brother, do you think it can be done?"

"Success, success, success! The eighth brother is trustworthy, good, good, good!" Li Tai happily applauded repeatedly, his face full of complacency, and his smile was like a flower.

You have to strike while the iron is hot, right?Seeing that Li Tai was so happy that he couldn't contain himself, Li Zhen immediately took out a memorial from his big sleeve, stretched out his hand, and handed it directly to Li Tai, and said with a smile: "Fourth brother, younger brother, here is a memorial. This item, if you don't mind it, you can sign it, and my younger brother would like to be attached to it."

As soon as he heard the memorial, Li Tai, who was happy at first, immediately calmed down. He didn't want to be cheated by Li Zhen. What Li Zhen said is not different from what Li Zhen said. It is clear and meaningful. It can't be compared to Li Zhen who is a "general star" and a servant of the Ministry of War. Although he has a high status, he is nothing more than an idle prince in the court. ?

"Eighth brother, this booklet is good, and fourth brother is willing to sign it together, but since it is the eighth brother's claim, and it is within the responsibility of the eighth brother, the elder brother does not dare to be greedy for credit, so that's good, the eighth brother can sign it, brother Fuji Keye, come here, and I will serve you with pen and ink!" Li Tai looked at Li Zhendao with a smile on his face.

Little sample, count your wit!Li Zhen naturally understood Li Tai's concerns, so she didn't point them out. She laughed and walked to the desk beside her. After a group of servants from the palace had finished grinding the ink, she picked up a pen and signed her name in a fluttering manner. He handed the pen to Li Tai with both hands, and stood aside with a smile on his face. Li Tai didn't hesitate, and signed his name immediately afterward. The two brothers looked at each other and laughed.

"Eighth brother, it's getting late. Brother has already prepared a banquet. How about returning after using it?" Li Tai, who got a big deal, was in a great mood, and he wanted to keep Li Zhen for dinner with a smile, and planned to deepen it Brotherhood.

The matter was settled, so Li Zhen was too lazy to argue with Li Taila, smiled and said: "Fourth brother, you know that tomorrow will be early, and the new official is about to take office, there are always some sloppy hands." I have to watch it, or let those gangsters underestimate it, but they don't look good, so I will leave first, and go back to this chapter. After the emperor's permission, can you and my brothers get together again? "

"Okay, no matter, the Ministry of War is the most important government office. The eighth brother must be careful. Some people have great hands and feet in the Ministry of war. The eighth brother must know what to do." Li Tai naturally understands that Li Zhen's mission to the Ministry of war is only afraid. It didn't go so smoothly, I didn't want to talk too much, but for the sake of signing the memorial just now, I still mentioned Li Zhen.

"Little brother knows it well, thank you for your love, brother four, and leave." Li Zhen laughed and didn't ask any more questions. As soon as the words fell, she got up and walked out.Li Tai also smiled, didn't say anything more, and accompanied Li Zhen out of the gate, then happily turned around and went back to the study. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Su Xu, the Sima of the palace, sitting in the room, and couldn't help but The land was very happy, hurriedly walked forward, said with a smile: "Uncle, you can be regarded as coming back, but I am waiting for you anxiously."

Su Xu, courtesy name Shenxing, was a martial artist in the Tang Dynasty of China, the grandson of Su Wei, the prime minister of the Sui Dynasty, and one of the "Eighteen Scholars" under Li Shimin. The post of Sima in Tai's palace is the most useful confidant of Li Tai's subordinates.Seeing that Li Tai was so happy that he couldn't stop talking from ear to ear, he couldn't help but heaved a long sigh and said: "It is said that the king of Yue is a man with deep plans, and seeing him today is indeed the case, and he will be fearsome in future generations."

"Why did uncle say that? Well, what did uncle hear?" Li Tai was startled, and hurriedly opened his mouth to ask.

"When the old man came back, it happened not long after the king of Yue came to visit. Because of the presence of the king of Yue, the old man couldn't show his face. The old man heard what you two brothers discussed. Alas, His Highness has been fooled by the king of Yue!" Su Xu smiled wryly. He shook his head and said.

"What? How could this be? Xiao Wang didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Uncle might as well just say something." Li Tai frowned and thought for a while, but he didn't want to understand where he was wrong, so he asked honestly.

Su Xu raised his brows and said, "Your Highness did not do anything wrong, it's just that you have benefited the King of Yue. Your Highness, please think about it, why would the King of Yue want to pull His Highness into such a good thing, because of the "Kuo Di Zhi" "Is it written by His Highness? I'm afraid it may not be so, without this book, the strategy of martial arts is also a good strategy, and the Holy Majesty will definitely follow it without fear. The reason why you want to pull His Highness is nothing more than to please His Highness."

"Please?" Li Tai is a smart person, after a little thought he vaguely understood the reason, and blurted out: "Could it be that Xiao Ba is worried that the king and the boss will join forces to punish him, so he came to do this?"

"That's right, that's exactly the case. Now the king of Yue is not stable and his wings are fledgling, so he can't handle the joint attack of the three families. This move is just to stabilize His Highness." Su Xu did not deny it, and pointed out the answer straightforwardly.

"Damn it, I said why Xiao Ba is so talkative today. It turned out that this was the idea. This king can't spare him. If the boss makes a move later, this king will immediately follow. I must not make Xiao Ba get angry!" A trace of cruelty flashed in Li Tai's eyes, and he said viciously.

"It's too late." Su Xu shook his head regretfully and said, "It's too late. If His Highness hadn't signed the joint signature, it would have been acceptable, but now I'm afraid it won't be possible."

"Why? What if my king doesn't want to wait for such a false name? The big deal is that tomorrow morning Shi Xiaoba will come to the book, and this king will come and keep silent, ignore it, and settle accounts with him later." Li Tai asked puzzled.

"No, the king of Yue dares to take such a strategy, so he must take precautions. If His Highness acts recklessly, firstly, he will lose the trust of the world, and secondly, if he invites a strong counterattack from the Yue king, the loss will not be worth the loss." Su Xu hurriedly dissuaded Li Tairuan.

"Hey!" Li Tai stomped his feet violently, and said unwillingly: "I really can't swallow this breath, uncle, can I just watch Xiao Ba get up?"

Su Xu took a look at Li Tai, who was full of displeasure, and said calmly: "Otherwise, it is a holy will for the king of Yue to come forward, just to disrupt the court situation. I'm afraid that the action is bound to be the result of failure, so it's better to use the King of Yue to lead all the troubles to the East Palace. His Highness can sit and watch the dragon and the tiger fight. In this way, besides Your Highness, who else can compete for the position of Erotic Palace? Your Majesty is deliberately paving the way for His Highness, Your Highness must not be arrogant."

"Well, that's okay, then I will do what my uncle wants, first cooperate with Xiao Ba's actions, and then wait for the prince to fall, and then take care of Xiao Ba." Li Tai didn't insist any more, and said quite proudly .

Seeing that Li Tai had changed his mind, Su Xu added one more word of worry: "It's great if your Highness thinks so, but you still need to pay attention to the fact that King Yue and King Wu are together. If so, I'm afraid it will cost more in the future." Many limbs."

"What uncle said is true. This king will order 'ring the bell' to monitor Xiao Ba comprehensively. No matter what, Xiao Ba cannot hook up with Lao San. This king wants to see how Xiao Ba fights against the boss." Li After gritting his teeth and saying something, Tai grinned grinningly...