Pinglu is being attacked by Zhu Wen, and Zhu Wen has Taoist support, so Pinglu's situation is not good. Once Pinglu is lost, Li Ye's power will be greatly damaged, and his prestige will also plummet. After all, Li Ye has never encountered such a big failure since his debut.
And if Zhu Wen got up, those who followed Li Ye would have to consider retreating.
But that's a matter of the future. Right now, Kang Chengqian and the others have no way to refuse Li Ye. Besides, if Zhu Wen really replaced Li Ye and became the overlord of the Central Plains and the North, wouldn't they have to bow their heads and surrender
What is the difference between taking refuge in Zhu Wen and taking refuge in Li Ye
In fact, Kang Chengqian and the others knew that even if Li Ye lost Pinglu, he still had the two towns of Hedong and Weibo, and their influence was still huge. Coupled with his personal strength, at least they couldn't afford to mess with them.
There are many opportunities in troubled times, everyone has the possibility of success, but there is not only one way to the end. Some people take advantage of the situation and stand up for themselves, but some people need to follow others to fight. One does not necessarily have to start one's own business in order to achieve success and achieve prosperity and wealth.
As for whether the minister will become the king as the situation changes, shouldn't we wait until the time comes
Pinglu is going through a great war, but what Li Ye is thinking about now is to strike while the iron is hot, to completely control Zhaoyi, Tianping, and Henghai by coercing Chengde, Yiwu, and Lu Long. This also means that he may have to fight on two fronts.
Fortunately, he has a good cultivation base, and the monks around him are not lacking in high-level combat power. You can take the monks to Qingzhou to take charge of the situation today, and then go back to Hedong to see the situation tomorrow. Just do it.
Li Ye has developed for so many years, not to mention the abundance of talents under his command, but it is true that there will be no shortage of talents.
Although it is quite tiring in this way, it is not good because the territory is large.
Li Ye felt the troubles of happiness.
Li Ye planned to let the soldiers and horses of the four towns in Hedong rest for a period of time and recharge their batteries before setting off.
What is the situation in Chengde, Yiwu, Lulong and other towns, Li Ye needs to go and see first, he can't just send troops to fight without saying a word.
Recently, there was something that puzzled Li Ye. Since Zhang Ji was killed last time, He Jingcheng hadn't come to trouble him again, which made it difficult for Li Ye to use the arrangements he had made to deal with the assassination.
It seemed that He Jingcheng had already focused on being a guard by Zhu Wen's side. This trend made Li Ye not know what to say. Although he was not afraid of He Jingcheng, he was not sure of defeating him before he achieved the Immortal Realm.
Moreover, the cultivator group brought by He Jingcheng is stronger than the seventy-two earth demons. It stands to reason that they should attack with thunder and not give Li Ye a chance to digest Hedong.
When things go wrong, there must be demons, Li Ye felt that this matter should not be taken lightly.
Not long after sending Kang Chengqian and others away, Song Jiao brought the Qingzhou battle report.
Because it was information from the Tsingyi Yamen, the conversation between Cui Keli and Zhang Zhongsheng at the top of the city that day was basically recorded in the information.
Li Ye read the information in his hand for a while, and was silent for a long time.
He had doubted Cui Keli's position before, and the reason why he didn't let Honghaier and others go back and put him under house arrest was also because this suspicion was not very strong, and he also wanted to use this to see the layout of Confucianism.
Now it seems that Confucianism did not intend to choose him, but Cui Keli's loyalty can be basically confirmed.
This is of course a normal phenomenon. In troubled times, it is not uncommon for the same sect to be the master of each other. There are more than tens of thousands of Confucian disciples. Even if the main body and authority represented by Wang Zaifeng and other four sages choose one side of the princes, the other disciples may not all follow.
Not only Confucianism, but also military strategists and Taoists. Now there are many military generals under Li Ye's command, and the Quanzhen Temple established by Wei Xiaozhuang is also growing day by day.
In the final analysis, different personal circumstances determine different choices.
Li Ye unconsciously chewed Cui Keli's words carefully, and felt deeply in his heart: In this life, you don't seek to prove the Tao, but to die in pursuit of the Tao.
Throughout the ages, there have always been many scholars, when they were studying and traveling, and when they were living in a shabby room with gray hair, with various moods, they asked an eternal question: I am a scholar, read the books of sages, and receive the teachings of sages , why
Cui Keli's words seemed to be the answer.
"Xuanwu Army has already begun to attack the city, and the battle in Qingzhou is fierce, do you want to go back?" Song Jiao asked Li Ye when she saw Li Ye's brows were silent.
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Li Ye didn't answer, but asked instead: "Where did Shangguan Qingcheng go?"
Song Jiao replied: "We will arrive in Qingzhou in a few days."
Li Ye breathed a sigh of relief: "With Shangguan Qingcheng and Cui Keli in Qingzhou, with the cooperation of Yaozu monks, it is not difficult to hold the Xuanwu army for a while."
Song Jiao frowned: "Are you really not going back?"
Li Ye smiled: "Now that I control the three towns, I have countless enemies. The situation I will face in the future will only become more complicated. If there is no one under my command who can stand alone, every battle needs me to do it myself. There is no way to fight. Qingzhou has Cui Keli who can unite the hearts of the people, and Shangguan Qingcheng who can fight on the battlefield. The situation is already very good. Moreover, they are both my right-hand men, and it is time to hone them and let them grow up."
Song Jiaohan said: "What if they lose?"
Li Ye folded and put away the information, a sharp light flashed in his eyes,
His voice also became extremely cold at this moment: "I need to clearly distinguish the potential of the generals under my command. The Battle of Qingzhou is their challenge and their opportunity. If they grasp it, they will be worthy of great responsibility in the future. If No, and I'm sure they're useless."
Song Jiao slightly opened her small cherry mouth, she was speechless for a while.
Of course she knew that if the situation in Qingzhou was unfavorable, both Cui Keli and Shangguan Qingcheng might die.
These two people, one is Li Ye's own uncle, and the other is his closest confidant, and now he can let them go through the test of life and death.
However, isn't this a choice that the owner must make
After a while, Song Jiao Youyou asked, "Are you gambling again?"
Li Ye laughed: "I'm not a gambler, so I like to gamble so much. The last time I bet on Cui Keli's loyalty, it was also because I had some confidence. The battle of Qingzhou this time is related to Pinglu's ownership and the overall situation, so there is no room for loss. If the battle situation is really unfavorable, it will not be too late for me to go back."
Song Jiao showed her trademark charming smile: "I knew you were slippery!"
Faced with such coquettish accusations, Li Ye could only express his powerlessness.
He suddenly thought of something: "You are also a disciple of Bailudong. In troubled times, you should have made great achievements, but now you only manage a Tsingyi yamen. Are you overqualified?"
Song Jiao glanced at him: "What do you want me to do?"
Li Ye tentatively said, "Why don't you govern a feudal town first?"
Song Jiao chuckled, turned around neatly, and walked away lazily with her sexy waist twisted: "You want to torment me? There's no way. I'm very lazy."
Li Ye was speechless.
There is no one who can be so confident and proud when saying that he is lazy.
...
In Chengde Zhen Prefecture, on a winding mountain road, several men and women are climbing up.
This group of people looked very strange, not because they were dressed in strange clothes, but because of their unusual temperament.
The man walking in the front is wearing a shirt, obviously only in his early thirties, but his brows are full of old-fashioned and rigid, even if he is walking on the mountain road, the distance between his steps is the same every time, as steady as an imperial court senior staff. The woman who followed her was very young. Although her appearance was average, she had low eyebrows and gentle eyes, gentle and demure. Even though she was dressed in brocade clothes, her posture was like a servant.
"When Li Ye sent troops to Hedong, you all thought that the war would last for a long time, so you wanted to take advantage of the time when the other party couldn't get away and control Shandong's military affairs for the court, to stir up troubles in the world and support the princes to become powerful. But it didn't Thinking about it, in just ten months, all the eleven prefectures in Hedong fell into his hands, and even Li Keyong was beheaded by him. This is good, everyone's plan has not been realized in time, now that he is free, you still have to deal with it. Aren't you all trembling with fright?"
The person who spoke was a strong man walking at the back. Although his figure was not very burly, he had a sturdy aura, like a warrior crawling out of a pile of dead people. look into his eyes.
When he said this, he made no effort to hide his sarcasm. When a tough man is straightforward in his words and deeds, he will not make people feel friendly, but will make people feel that he is aggressive.
After he finished speaking, the young woman frowned slightly, showing displeasure. But she didn't speak, she just cast her eyes on the Confucian scholar in front of her, hoping that the other party would fight back the other party's ridicule.
The Confucian scholar did not look back, and the voice came out in a neutral voice: "The emperor of the Tang Dynasty lost his virtue and fell into the world's fire and water. Therefore, there are continuous wars, internal strife, and frequent border troubles. At this time, support Mingjun to win the world, clarify the universe, and protect the environment and the people. , is what everyone expects, what the people want, and the general trend. It will not be changed because of a certain person who disrupts the situation for a while."
Compared with the strong and strong man, the Confucian scholar's words are righteous and awe-inspiring, and full of meaning that should be taken for granted and cannot be questioned.
The strong man sneered and said: "They are all people who want to seize the land of the Tang Dynasty, but you Confucian scholars can talk about benevolence and morality, and say that you are like a saint, as if you are doing justice for the sky. Really want to be so benevolent , What are you doing here in Chengde this time?"
The Confucian scholar chuckled, but didn't answer, as if he didn't bother arguing with the other party.
The person walking in the middle was dressed in Taoist robes, with white hair and a childlike face, holding a whisk in his arms, and his temperament was dusty. Facing the debate between Confucian scholars and military men, he always seemed to stay out of it.
At this moment, he said with a smile on his face: "It is said that the three towns in Hebei have always had strong soldiers and horses. Now that Wei Bo is gone, I hope that the scenes of Chengde and Lulong towns will not disappoint us too much."
The military man said contemptuously: "There is no army of military generals, but there is also the capital to fight for hegemony in troubled times?"
As he said that, he actually started to mock the Taoist again: "Your Taoist sects have always regarded themselves very highly, and you feel that you are superior to others by holding Xianting. Aren't you beaten like a pig's head by Li Ye? Now you support Zhu Wen in name, but you don't even have the central plains town Pingding, attacking Pinglu on the surface, but secretly going to Chengdu to make trouble. How are you arrogant and insidious thieves different from corrupt scholars who talk about morals?"
Following the old Taoist was a young Taoist. Hearing this, he immediately turned his head and glared at the military man, and even put his right hand on the hilt of his sword.
The military man was too lazy to look at him and ignored him directly.
The old Taoist laughed and said: "In ten months, the Central Plains will be completely returned to Xuanwu. You just have to wait and see. As for your military strategists, after all, you dare to show off your power in front of a court that is about to collapse in Guanzhong. You dare to come Zhongyuan, will you confront me head-on?"
Facing the ridicule from the old Taoist who said that military strategists are bullying and opportunistic, the military man sneered and said, "The military strategists want to fight against you, but I am afraid that there will be no chance. If Li Ye is the one who occupies the Central Plains in the end, what's the matter with your sect?"
Everyone disliked everyone, they taunted each other all the way to the top of the mountain, and it was quite rare that they didn't fight halfway.
There is a Taoist temple on the top of the mountain.
Someone greeted him in front of the Taoist temple.
The leader is Wang Jingchong, Chengde Jiedu envoy.