royal robes

Chapter 612
After Li Hongji and Li Congjia left, Li Jing said, "General Murong, did you respond to that matter?"

"what's up?"

"Nonsense, of course it's about the assassination of Zong Xin by King Xue, the head of the Kunlun faction. What else do you think I would talk to you about? You have almost no value except contacting King Xue now. All military pay, food and grass belong to me , otherwise your army will not survive this winter at all." Li Jing did not give Murong Yanchao any face, but Murong Yanchao understood it very well, because Li Jing was originally a stingy person, and he himself was extremely poor, and now It's not a good feeling to support other people.

Murong Yanchao raised [-] soldiers in Xuzhou, which was originally unreasonable, the small city of Xuzhou simply couldn't support so many soldiers.Even though taxes were increased in Xuzhou city, it was still not enough to support so many soldiers. At first, Murong Yanchao spent his own savings. After Zong Xin summoned the heavy snow, Murong Yanchao had almost nothing to do. His money was not enough at all. To buy winter coats for all soldiers.

Until now, it has been more than two months, and the food, drink and clothing of the entire Xuzhou 10,000+ army is all spent by Li Jing.Li Jing has no spare energy, because the Tang treasury has been in a state of loss, and now Zongxin has made public the law of spreading salt, stopping the sharing of everyone...

It was only then that Li Jing realized that he was in a hurry, and only then did Li Jing realize that the so-called sharing was nothing but nonsense, the money belonged to Zong Xin, and Zong Xin gave it to whomever he loved.At the beginning, Zong Xin was worried that he would look jealous and come to rob him halfway, so he gave him [-]% of the profit.

Now the trade roads are peaceful, with the name of Lei Hong and Gu Guozhang protecting Yan Island, no one dares to rob Yan Island, because these two people control almost all the bandits and bandits in the entire Central Plains, how can they rob Yan Island? own reason.So no matter where the salt is lost, they will not look for local bandits and bandits, but directly look for local officials, because people who dare to rob Salt Island, except for officials, do not have the courage and strength at all .

Lei Hong, Gu Guozhang, and Zong Xin, if one of these three people provokes one of them, the troublemaker will be wiped out. Now that these three people have a joint business, who dares to provoke them?Even Li Jing didn't dare to rob Zongxin's salt, because Gu Guozhang could control all the bandits in the entire Tang Dynasty to rob everywhere, and Li Jing would only be more troublesome.

What's more, the salt tax is still a very important pillar tax of the Tang Dynasty. Instead of destroying it, Li Jing will support Zongxin and Yandao.If Zongxin's salt does not go to Datang, it will not only affect Li Jing's tax revenue, but also affect the lives of the residents of Datang.

Li Jing hated Zong Xin deeply, but he didn't dare to provoke him, so he had to ask Murong Yanchao to contact King Xue to assassinate Zong Xin.If Zong Xin disappears, this battle will definitely be won.

Murong Yanchao sighed: "I have already received a reply, a letter from my father-in-law from Kunlun Mountain, he said that he can agree to this matter, but my father-in-law said... maybe by the time he comes, the battle has already been divided Win or lose, so it doesn't matter whether he comes or not."

Li Jing said dejectedly: "I deliberately wrote back and forth letters because I didn't want to offend Zongxin. I can understand that. If he really intends to assassinate him, he doesn't need to send a letter, but goes directly to Weizhou to take Zongxin's head. Then he personally sent it to Xuzhou to negotiate terms with me. The matter is urgent, and deliberately delaying means refusing, but he doesn’t want to say it clearly.”

"That's why I haven't responded to this matter." Murong Yanchao is not stupid, he saw his father-in-law's intention to refuse, so he didn't tell Li Jing about this matter, because he was afraid that he would be angry.

Li Jing said: "Forget it, although Zong Xin is powerful, he can't control the war alone. Unless Zong Xin learns to sprinkle beans into soldiers, Weizhou will be destroyed. It's just a matter of time. I believe that Zong Xin has exhausted all means at this time Protect Weizhou, but we still have no way of knowing whether Weizhou has been broken, I really hope that the battle report will arrive soon, I really want to see Zongxin's defeat."

"We'll just wait here for the good news from Weizhou, and there's almost nothing else to do. After Weizhou conquers Kaifeng Bianliang City, we can also sleep peacefully and have a good night's sleep." Murong Yanchao recently I haven't slept well for months, and every time I sleep, I feel scared, afraid that I will die of cold and starvation, because this is Zong Xin's criticism, and only by killing him can I completely avoid this ending.

Of course, as long as Liu Chong is in a stable position, this kind of thing can also be avoided.What Murong Yanchao is most afraid of is the current situation. The soldiers in his hands depend on others for food. If there is no Li Jing, he will really suffer from cold and starvation now.

Murong Yanchao didn't dare not be afraid, because Zong Xin's criticism was too accurate.So far, I have not heard of any of Zong Xin's criticisms that have not been fulfilled.Zong Xin said that he would die from cold and starvation. This is one of the worst ways to die. I don’t know how long this pain will last...

Li Jing said: "But to be honest, I am still worried about the situation in Weizhou. After the last battle report was delivered, I felt panicked. Liu Chong was so resourceful and courageous that he was beaten to a pulp by more than 1 people. Fortunately, there is a huge disparity in the strength of the two sides, otherwise the entire army will be wiped out."

"Yes, Zongxin's soldiers are like gods. If you don't pay attention, it may not be difficult to surround Weizhou, but it may not be easy to capture Weizhou." Murong Yanchao said: "In fact, the difference in military strength is so huge. It shouldn't be difficult to attack the city directly. If it were me, I would close my eyes and attack directly, so I wouldn't care what evil scheme Zong Xin had set up, as long as I opened the city gate, I would win."

"Idiot." Li Jing said: "When the strength of the defenders is four times that of the defenders, the troops should be divided into four groups and attack the city from the four gates. If the opponent is not able to catch up, the winner will be determined soon. Close your eyes and attack. This is the method used by people who do not know how to fight."

Murong Yanchao thought about it carefully, then nodded and said, "That makes sense, why don't we write a letter and let the elder brother attack the city like this?"

"It's too late. I'm afraid Liu Chong has already attacked the city according to the way you thought. Although the loss will be slightly greater, it is not a problem. After all, there is no reason why there is such a big gap." Li Jing said: "The next thing is to see Liu Chong. Let’s see how he swallows the entire Great Zhou step by step. But since Guo Wei is also in the city of Weizhou, as long as Guo Wei is killed or captured, the Great Zhou will collapse without attacking, so there is nothing to worry about.”

"That's right." Murong Yanchao didn't have the slightest doubt, because Guo Wei had almost no soldiers, and the Song Clan was suppressed by the elder brother and didn't have much strength. What's more, with the help of the Khitan army, it would not be a problem to capture a small Weizhou .

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East Gate of Xuzhou Main City
Although Xuzhou was at war, there were quite a lot of people coming and going at the east gate. The west gate faced Xuzhou's west city, and soldiers and horses all left the city through the west gate, so the east gate was idle.Moreover, this battle is sure to win, and no one cares about such trivial matters.The profit-seeking merchants felt that this was a good opportunity, so they frequently traveled to and from Xuzhou City.

At this time, Liu Chengjun, who had been traveling for more than a month, finally arrived outside the west city of Xuzhou. Only he knew how much hardship he suffered along the way.When he just left Weizhou, he was still a young master, but now he is covered in mess and looks like a beggar.

In order to avoid Zong Xin, Liu Chengjun deliberately took small roads and took long detours. The fewer people there were, the more he walked to such places. Sure enough, this road was relatively safe and he did not encounter Zong Xin.But on the small road, I didn't eat well, I didn't sleep well, and I was even hungry most of the time.

It doesn't matter to the horse, as long as there is green grass, but people must eat meat, otherwise their whole body will be weak.Liu Chengjun finally saw the east gate of Xuzhou City. Although it was still a little far away, Liu Chengjun was so excited that he almost cried.Now he finally knew how hard it was for those messengers and how long it took to send the battle report from Weizhou to Xuzhou.I'm afraid only these messengers themselves know that life is like this, no matter how hard and tiring the work is, there will always be someone to do it.

Finally arrived in Xuzhou, now you can relax.Liu Chengjun is hungry and sleepy now, but he keeps telling himself that as long as he persists, he can have a good rest.It's just that you have to eat something before you rest.

There was a small tea shed on the side of the road. Liu Chengjun sat down and breathed a long sigh of relief: "Servant, let's serve tea. What is there to eat here?"

Xiao Er took the teapot and went up to fill the old man with a bowl, and then said: "There is nothing good in the shop, steamed buns, steamed buns, cold vegetables, noodles, etc. If the old man can, he can eat a little, you have to think If you don’t like it, you can have a good meal after entering the city. Anyway, the distance is too short, and you can see the city gate from here, within six miles.”

"Forget it, I'm very hungry. Just cook me two bowls of noodles, some cold dishes, a basket of steamed buns and some wine."

"Okay~!"

Xiao Er immediately brought a basket of steamed buns, which had been steaming and still warm.Two dishes of cold dishes and a jug of wine were served.Liu Chengjun couldn't wait any longer, so he stretched out his hand to grab the steamed stuffed bun, and swallowed half of it in one gulp. His mouth was full of soup and stuffy, and he swallowed the steamed stuffed bun forcefully, then picked up the jug and took a sip. The whole body is warm. In such a big winter, Liu Chengjun didn't feel overheated after traveling for so long, and spent the whole time in the cold.

Not caring about his status, he immediately grabbed the buns and started eating.After eating a basket of buns, the noodles were cooked. After eating a basket of buns, two bowls of noodles, and drinking a jug of wine, Liu Chengjun was finally satisfied.

After eating, he ordered a basket of steamed buns to taste carefully. At this time, Liu Chengjun noticed that the steamed buns here had this taste... I ate too fast just now, so I didn't even taste the taste.I feel that the taste of this steamed stuffed bun is not bad, but the taste is relatively light. Although the price of salt is already relatively cheap, it is only relative. The price of salt will never be too cheap, and the shipping cost is very high. , It is not much worse when it really reaches the hands of the people.

However, the current price of salt is much cheaper than before. In the past, a catty of salt was as high as [-] yuan, or even one or two yuan.Now the price is maintained at around [-] to [-] renminbi, which is a good thing Zong Xin has done.Because of Zongxin, the common people can eat fine and delicious salt, and the tax revenue has also increased a lot.

(End of this chapter)