bastard seizes tang

Chapter 448
In the winter of the eighth year of Zhenguan, at the end of November, Jinyang City.

It was the end of the year, and the year was coming to an end. It was the day when the 85 chiefs of military and political affairs in the [-] states of Hedong came to Jinyang to report to Li Ke.

Reporting to the government is a one-year-old event, and it cannot be neglected. Li Ke, the governor of the prefecture, and Shi Liji, the governor of the prefecture, met the chief officials of each state separately. It was evening when Li Ke finished seeing them all.

In the middle of winter, the sun was short and severe, but it was only evening, and the sky outside the house was already pitch black.When Li Ke was about to personally see off Qiao Shiwang, the governor of Yunzhou whom he had met for the last time, he realized that it had snowed heavily outside the house at some point.

"Oh, when did it snow outside the house? If the king remembers it well, it's probably the first snow this year in Hedong." There was a thin layer of snow clothes spread on the ground, looking at Master Qiao.

Master Qiao looked back and said, "This snow must have just fallen. It wasn't snowing heavily when the general entered the door before, but now it suddenly fell again."

Li Ke sat for a day, his waist and shoulders were so sore, Li Ke stood outside the door, stretched long, and then smiled at Qiao Shiwang: "Auspicious snow heralds a good year, with today's heavy snowfall , the harvest in various parts of Hedong will not be bad in the coming year."

Qiao Shiwang smiled and said, "Looking at the fact that it's almost December, the general was worried that there would be no snow this year, but now that it's snowing today, he's relieved."

Li Ke said: "Tomorrow and the next year, if the Lord of Heaven is willing to be beautiful, as long as I give this king another two years of good harvests, it will be the day when I set Xue Yantuo in the north."

There are two biggest obstacles in the Northern Expedition of the Tang Dynasty to Xue Yantuo. One is that Xue Yantuo has many soldiers and a large army of 20 troops occupying Mobei, so he cannot move easily; the other is that the Tang Dynasty fought on multiple fronts. If it is not good, it is not enough for a long time.

Now, with the defeat of Dadu Shenuo Zhenshui and his flight to Jinshan, Xue Yantuo's civil strife has begun. It will take two years for Xue Yantuo's internal conflicts, and the national power will be reduced. Now the only thing Li Ke lacks is food and grass. As long as there is a good harvest in Hedong for two years, Li Ke will Gather an army of [-] to carry the food and grass available for a year, and send troops to the Northern Expedition to destroy Xue Yantuo Guozuo.

Qiao Shiwang, who was at the side, looked at Li Ke's pale face after he had been busy for a long time, and said, "The governor still needs to take care of his body. The governor summoned the military chiefs of the states. I'm afraid it has been three or four days since he hasn't had a good rest. Bar."

Hedong belongs to the frontier state, an important area in northern Xinjiang. The governors of each state and the commanding army of each place have a total of nearly a hundred people. Even if a state only takes an hour, it will take three days, not to mention the complicated military affairs. Li Ke has not been in Taiyuan for a long time. You have to inquire carefully, how can a state only last for one hour, today is the fourth day that Li Ke is in charge of politics.

Li Ke saw so many people in four days, and he didn't stop all day, so he was naturally tired and his face was not very good-looking.

Since the fourth year of Zhenguan, Qiao Shiwang and Li Ke have known each other during the Northern Expedition of the Tang Dynasty to the Turks. Now that we meet again, Qiao Shiwang has become Li Ke's subordinate. What Qiao Shiwang said is naturally concerned about Li Ke's body.

Li Ke waved his hand and said with a smile: "I am concerned about Lao Qiao, the governor. It is only this time that the local government has been listening to the government for a year. It doesn't matter if you are tired. If I don't listen to the question carefully, I will not be able to answer the question when my father asks about it in Chang'an." That's the trouble."

Qiao Shiwang agreed and said: "What the governor said is very true. Now that the country is getting more and more peaceful, what His Majesty is most concerned about is the battle situation in Longxi and Hedong. When the governor returns to Beijing this time, His Majesty must inquire carefully, and the governor thinks carefully. OK."

Qiao Shiwang and Li Ke were talking about returning to Beijing, and Li Ke suddenly remembered something.In the middle of this year, Emperor Li Shimin once decreed that the ninth daughter of the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan, Princess Luling, should be married to Feng Yiqiao's Qiao Shiwang.

Li Ke asked Qiao Shiwang: "By the way, in August of this year, the emperor gave a decree to grant a marriage. Has the marriage between Qiao Dudu and Jiugu ever been fixed?"

Qiao Shiwang heard the words and replied: "Your Majesty and the Emperor fell in love with each other and gave the princess a marriage. At the end, the big wedding with Her Highness the Princess will be scheduled for the first month of next year. At that time, the governor must still be in Chang'an, and I hope the governor will show his respect at that time." Go, come to the mansion for a glass of wine."

Li Ke said with a smile: "Ninth Aunt and Dudu Qiao are married, and I will go to your residence to congratulate you. In two months, Dudu Qiao will be my uncle. You and I will be a family."

Qiao Shiwang was ordered to honor the ninth daughter of the emperor, Princess Luling, and she will be the son-in-law in the future. Although Qiao Shiwang is the governor of Yunzhou and under Li Ke's command, his seniority should not be messed up. After Qiao Shiwang and Princess Luling get married , naturally became Li Ke's ninth uncle.

Qiao Shiwang smiled and said: "Thanks to the love of His Majesty and the Emperor, the final general married the princess. The final general thinks about the emperor's kindness, and in the future in Yunzhou, he will fulfill his duties and do his best to repay the kindness of the emperor."

Li Ke said: "It is inevitable that Dudu Qiao is loyal to the emperor and serves the country. Otherwise, there will be countless generals in the Tang Dynasty, so how can I marry Jiugu to Dudu Qiao alone. Dudu Qiao guards Yunzhou and is adjacent to the grassland. Hedong is the most important thing for me. Therefore, the burden on Captain Qiao is not light."

Qiao Shiwang said: "The governor of the capital was not yet weak, so he took the burden of Hedong, and the general asked himself ten years older than His Highness, so how dare he say it hard, and the general should do his best."

"That's good." Li Ke nodded.

After Li Ke finished speaking, he looked up at the heavy snow falling in the sky, and asked Qiao Shiwang: "The matter of Taiyuan is over, what does Qiao Dudu want to do?"

Qiao Shiwang replied: "It's getting late, I will go to the post house to rest for a day, and then leave for the north tomorrow."

Li Ke said: "That's fine too. When you go back from the government office to the Dudu's Mansion and pass the post house, you can go with the king in the carriage of the Dudu Dufu's mansion."

It was already snowing heavily in Taiyuan, and it was difficult to travel on horseback. The government office was still some distance away from the post house. It would take some time for Qiao Shiwang to walk, so Li Ke said this.

Qiao Shiwang is located in Yunzhou, which is located in the northernmost point of the river river. The most important thing is that Li Ke opened his mouth to win over Qiao Shiwang. Qiao Shiwang also knew Li Ke's intention, so naturally he would not refuse. Compassionate, the general will respectfully accept the kindness."

Qiao Shiwang said, thanked him, and went with Li Ke.

Li Ke and Qiao Shiwang arrived outside the government office together. The carriage of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion was already waiting outside the gate. After Li Ke and Qiao Shiwang got into the carriage one after another, they found that Wang Xuance was walking towards Li Ke's carriage. Come.

"Your Highness, Your Highness." Wang Xuance greeted Li Ke as he walked towards Li Ke's carriage.

"Stop." Li Ke watched Wang Xuance approaching, and ordered the driver.

"No." The coachman replied and put down the whip in his hand.

Li Ke waited for Wang Xuance to approach, and asked: "It's snowing outside the house, what's the important thing for you to go to the government office to find the king?"

Panting heavily, Wang Xuance replied, "Your Highness, news from Chang'an that the Emperor is critically ill."

Li Ke was surprised when he heard the words: "What? How could this be?"

Wang Xuance said: "The emperor is critically ill in Da'an Palace, His Majesty sent an order to ask His Highness to return to Beijing quickly."

(End of this chapter)