The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 395: Literary talent deeply impresses me
The real Battle of Huainan in history broke out in the reign of Xiande, which is still several years away.

As someone who had discussed the development path of the Great Zhou Dynasty with Guo Wei, Wei Renpu, Fan Zhi and others, Zhu Xiu certainly knew that the Great Zhou Dynasty was bound to regain the lost territory in Huainan.

However, plans are plans and cannot be realized in the short term.

Guo Wei's strategic goal is very clear. It will take three to five years to rest the army and support the people. At the very least, there will be no major war.

The formation of the Zhenhuai Army is just a precautionary measure, especially the naval division, and it will take several years of practice to form combat power.

The Central Plains has accumulated too many abuses since the late Tang Dynasty. The people were taxed heavily and the government's finances were tight. Guo Wei was very clear about this. The current priority was to reform domestic abuses, restore agricultural production, and prosper domestic trade.

To sum it up in four words, make money and stock up on food!

Wait until three or five years later, when the regime is stable and people's livelihood is restored, Guo Wei will start to use troops abroad.

Of course, Zhu Xiu would not disclose these internal affairs strategies of the Great Zhou Dynasty to Li Jing. After some consideration, he said: "Reporting to your Majesty, our Lord has always attached great importance to communication with Jiangnan, and has also decreed the opening of border trade to encourage merchants from the two countries to exchange their needs.

In the opinion of foreign ministers, our Lord has no intention of using troops against Huainan, at least not in the short term!

Everyone in the Zhou Dynasty understands one thing. No matter the outcome, the struggle between the North and the South is ultimately an internal conflict among the Han people.

The Khitans are the common enemy of our Chinese people!
If we cannot recapture Youyan and defend the enemy outside the Great Wall, the world of Kyushu will never be at peace! "

Li Jing was a little happy, but more suspicious: "Did Lord Zhou really say that?"

Zhu Xiu said solemnly: "How dare foreign ministers deceive Your Majesty? Our Lord said at the Long Live Hall in Kaifeng in front of Chrysostom, the greatest enemy of the Zhou Dynasty, that the greatest enemy of the Zhou Dynasty will always be the Khitan Hulu!"

The goal of the Great Zhou Dynasty is to drive the Khitans back to the white mountains and black waters, rebuild the Songmo Governor's Mansion, and implement restraint measures on the Khitans! "

"How magnificent! The Emperor of Zhou Dynasty has extraordinary spirit!~" Li Jing exclaimed with admiration.

"But I'm still worried that if war breaks out between the two countries one day, so that the Khitan people can take advantage of it, no matter whether it is the Great Zhou or the Great Tang, they are all Han people after all. Both the Emperor of Zhou Dynasty and I will be heartbroken~"

Li Jing changed the topic and sighed worriedly.

Zhu Xiu looked at him: "According to His Majesty's wishes, what should the two countries do?"

Li Jing smiled and said: "I would like to follow the example of the old alliance between King Zhaoxiang of Qin and King Mianchi of Zhao. The two countries stopped fighting and formed a good alliance. We will use the Huai River as the boundary and agree never to invade. The two countries of Tang and Zhou became brothers. state!"

Zhu Xiu's eyes widened, and she almost couldn't help but spit out, "Are you fucking thinking of shit"!
Li Jing, this fat white guy, is making a lot of calculations, and he still wants to try to conquer the river by crossing the river!
Since the First Emperor wiped out the princes and unified China, all the emperors of the past dynasties have aimed at unifying the nine states and have been ashamed of dividing them.

If the princes of this ancient land were really willing to occupy a piece of territory and become small country lords, the Chinese state would have been torn apart long ago.

Since they have food, soldiers and territory in their hands, all they want to do is to wipe out the gangsters and become the founding king of the country who will be remembered forever.

If the feudal warlords and princes don't even have this ambition, who would have the nerve to establish a country and claim the title of king?
Has this old boy Li Jing been enjoying happiness for a long time?Even this anger has been dissipated?
Isn't his old Li's family thinking about returning to Chang'an?
Full of suspicion, Zhu Xiu glanced at Li Jing and found that the old boy was staring directly at him.

wrong!I almost got fooled!

This guy said that the alliance was a fake, probably because he wanted to buy time for the Tang Kingdom, and after the annexation of Jingxiang, he would free up his hands and devote all the power of the whole country to deal with Da Zhou!
What a good Li Jing, he is really ambitious!
Zhu Xiugang wanted to refuse, but then he thought again, if the Tang Dynasty would not be able to advance northward within three to five years, why would the Great Zhou Dynasty not do the same?

Now is not the time for a decisive battle between the two countries. We all have serious domestic conflicts that need to be resolved urgently. We still need time to accumulate strength and strive to give the other side a fatal blow!
Forming an alliance at this time will not only benefit Tang State, but also benefit Zhou Dynasty!

Zhu Xiu pondered for a moment, then hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Foreign ministers are not envoys and have no right to represent our lord. Regarding the alliance, please wait for our lord's envoys to arrive before discussing it in detail!"
However, what your Majesty said is indeed beneficial to both parties. I believe that our Lord will consider it carefully. When our envoy arrives, the foreign minister will definitely convey His Majesty's wishes to Kaifeng. "

Li Jing smiled and said: "Very good! Very good! I also hope that Zhu Jun will help to promote friendly exchanges between the two countries."

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the foreign minister will do his best!"

Li Jing breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart.

Zhu Xiu did not reject the proposal of an alliance between the two countries. On the contrary, he showed great interest, indicating that the Zhou court really had no plans to use troops against Huainan at this moment.

Of course, Li Jing is unwilling to form an alliance. An alliance letter only puts a pair of moral shackles on both sides, symbolizing short-term peace, and has little practical significance.

When the fight breaks out, I'll fight as hard as I can.

Li Jing just wanted to maintain the status quo in Huainan so that the Tang Dynasty could have the opportunity to annex Jingxiang and not let the Zhou army occupy Jianghuai.

It is enough to guarantee this peace for three to five years.

"Haha, come here, give me a seat!"

Li Jing looked pleasant and ordered the eunuch to bring a soft stool.

After Zhu Xiu thanked him, Shi Shiran sat in the palace.

The more Li Jing looked at Zhu Xiu, the more he liked Zhu Xiu: "Emissary Zhu Jun is a little older than my Liulang, I heard Liulang call you brother, so I can barely be regarded as your elder, you are about to be crowned weak, I don't know if I should take the title? "Zhu Xiu felt a little hard to say, so he bit his bullet and said: "Before my deceased father passed away, he took the literary talent for me."

"Oh, Wencai, Zhu Wencai." Li Jing twirled his beard and recited it several times, feeling a little pity. He originally wanted to give Zhu Xiu a cousin name to draw closer to him.

Li Jing felt that the writing talent was average. It sounded like he was born from a poor scholar in the countryside who had not read many books.

However, this was given to her by her old father who has been dead for many years. Li Jing didn't say anything bad and said with a smile: "In private from now on, I will call you by my cousin's name to make you appear closer."

Zhu Xiu pretended to be flattered and stood up and said: "Your Majesty expresses your love, I am honored to do so!"

Li Congjia was cheerful and quite happy.

Although he didn't quite understand why the relationship between the two people developed so quickly, from scolding and questioning when they first met, to now being so close that they almost looked like uncle and nephew.

However, Li Congjia thinks this is good.

He doesn't need to be caught in the middle.

"Literary talent, I have one more thing to ask you. It is said that you wrote the "Song of All Living Beings" that is rumored in the city now? I also wrote a poem of complaint, using the score of "Song of All Living Beings", but I can't sing it. The artistic conception of outstanding music, why is this?

Please tell me how I want to change the score. "

Li Congjia quickly cleared his throat and read Li Jing's poem "Breaking Through the Sands of Huanxi·The Fragrance of Lotuses is Sold with the Leaves of the Green Leaves".

Zhu Xiu was delighted when he heard this. This poem was a famous poem by Li Jing that was passed down to later generations.

Zhu Xiu smiled and said: "Your Majesty, although the foreign minister's humble work "The Song of All Living Beings" and your Majesty's Huanxi Sha are both poems of complaint, there are essential differences."

Li Jing was very curious: "Tell me, what's the difference?"

Zhu Xiu said euphemistically: "The Song of All Living Beings sings about the sufferings of the people in the world, while Spreading the Sands of Huanxi tells the story of a woman missing her husband who is away on an expedition. There is naturally a difference between the resentment of the common people and the resentment of the young woman."

Li Jing was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly, pointed at Zhu Xiu and said to Li Congjia: "Liu Lang heard it, your literary brother is saying that the style and artistic conception of the two poems are not at the same level!"

Zhu Xiu smiled slyly and said, "The foreign minister has never said that. Your Majesty has wronged the foreign minister!"

Li Congjia also quickly spoke up: "Both poems are rare and good works, but the authors have different intentions and different meanings. It is really difficult to distinguish them.

In my opinion, the lyrics of Zhongsheng Qu lack coherence and the rhythm is also incomplete. In comparison, Father's "Breaking Through the Huanxi Sands" is even better! "

"Haha, are Liulang telling the truth?" Li Jing asked with a smile.

Li Congjia's fat face said solemnly: "My son, every word I say comes from the sincerity."

Zhu Xiuye ​​smiled and said: "The foreign minister also thinks that His Majesty's Spreading the Huanxi Sands is superior in terms of wording and rhythm."

Li Jing twirled his beard very happily, and couldn't hide the lust in his eyes.

"Wencai's "Lime Song" and "Sending Friends" are rare masterpieces, and "Snow Fu" is a treasure in Fu Wen for decades. Once this article is published, no literati in the world will dare to use snow as Fu in 50 years. ."

Li Jing also said some polite words of praise.

Literati, complimenting each other is the normal operation.

Li Jing felt more and more that Zhu Xiu was not only well-informed, but also brilliant in writing. The most rare thing was whether he was a rigid scholar with a witty and elegant conversation.

Li Jing said with great interest: "If you have nothing to do these days, why don't you stay in the palace with a literary talent, accompany me to appreciate poems, and listen to the newly arranged music that I recently asked the Jiaofang Secretary to arrange?"

Zhu Xiu's face froze for a moment. He didn't want to accompany Li Jing to sing the wind and the moon and enjoy some dance performances.

"Your Majesty, the foreign minister is actually not good at music. It is worse than this. The foreign minister knows a new type of gambling called mahjong. How about the foreign minister and Prince Anding accompany your majesty to play a few games!"

Zhu Xiu rolled her eyes and smiled quickly.

"Oh? I have never heard of this thing. Haha, in that case, let me open my eyes."

Li Jing became interested, and he also likes bo opera. He is a veteran in leaf opera, dice, and throwing pots. Sometimes he likes to play Cuju.

Zhu Xiu smiled at Li Congjia and said, "Excuse me, the little prince, please send someone to fetch the mahjong!"

Li Congjia didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He could only nod his head and went down to tell a eunuch to fetch mahjong from his house.

Half an hour later, there were bursts of rattling sounds in Zhaoqing Hall.
(End of this chapter)