royal robes

Chapter 967

Zhao Pu told Tian Ya all the stakes, and Tian Ya carefully figured it out for a period of time, making sure that this matter was beneficial to him, and it was also beneficial to Da Zhou.

It's better for Li Hongmao not to die, otherwise he doesn't know how Yang Ying will react after taking over Chudi, and Yang Ying can't be allowed to affect the life of Yandao.Similarly, Yang Ying should not be allowed to have too strong a military force.

If Yang Ying wins the land of Chu after he dominates the country, he can completely establish himself as king, and even Li Jing may not dare to move him.After all, at this time, Da Zhou wanted to capture the Southern Tang Dynasty, Li Jing was helpless, and there was no extra army to attack Yang Ying.

If Yang Ying went to all the areas of Jiangxi in the Southern Tang Dynasty, the pace of unifying the world would be delayed again for Da Zhou.

Yang Ying was not originally a vegetarian character. If Li Jing was scheming, Yang Ying would definitely be cunning and cunning.Yang Ying held a heavy army, and Shouzhou was the life and death of the Southern Tang Dynasty, but Yang Ying remained calm and only sent some irrelevant troops to reinforce,
In comparison, King Yan Li Jingsui was much better. He was Li Jing's younger brother. In the entire Southern Tang Dynasty, apart from Li Jing, the most senior and most powerful person was King Yan.Although there was also a struggle between Yan Wang and Li Jing, but in the face of foreign enemies, the two brothers naturally joined forces.

Now the most powerful people in the entire Southern Tang Dynasty are King Yan and King Zhennan, but Yang Ying, the king of Zhennan, is too selfish. If he is willing to pay more, Shouzhou and its surrounding areas will be much easier.

This is why Yang Ying expected that even if Li Hongmao was killed at this time, nothing would happen. Most of Li Jing and Li Jingsui's troops were guarding the Jiangnan barrier near Shouzhou, and Yang Ying obtained all the ruling rights in Jiangxi. Sending troops from the side to attack Hou Zhou, he will be the number one hero at that time, what can Li Jing do with him?
Although this matter is very beneficial to Nan Tang, Li Jing is unwilling to do so.If Yang Ying is allowed to rule the Jiangxi region, he will rebel sooner or later, there is no doubt about it.

The location of Jiangxi is easy to defend and difficult to attack. When the Chu State was first attacked, Jiangxi sent troops from Jiangxi. Chu State did not occupy the advantage of land, and was suppressed year after year by the Southern Tang Dynasty, and finally fell due to civil strife.But if troops from the south of the Yangtze River are sent to attack Jiangxi... it is almost impossible.

Li Jing even suspected that after Yang Ying became emperor, he would help Da Zhou attack Nantangshan, and Yang Ying would also get a share of the pie.

Li Jing didn't dare to take this risk, and in his opinion, Shouzhou was indestructible and did not need Yang Ying's help.Facing this villain, Li Jing had no choice but to continue to suppress Yang Ying's influence after Li Hongmao developed.

Li Jing's suppression and prevention of Yang Ying was three times more than Yan King Li Jingsui's, because Li Jing was not afraid of Yan King's rebellion, even if he succeeded in rebelling and became emperor, his surname was Li, and it was his family's blood.But if Yang Ying succeeds in rebelling...Jiangshan will change his name.

Of course, there is no distinction between brothers in the struggle for imperial power, and it is brothers who should pay the most attention.But Li Jing was still not worried about Li Jingsui, because he only had one idiot son, and he didn't know if that big stupid donkey was from the Li family. Except for Li Jingsui who loved him, everyone wanted to beat him up when they saw him.

No matter how much Li Jingsui likes this son, he knows very well that the country cannot be handed over to this son.So even if Li Jingsui succeeds in usurping the throne, the country will still fall into the hands of Li Jing's three sons. Although Li Jing knows that his eldest son and second son are idiots, they are just idiots, not stupid asses.

The only thing to worry about now is that Li Jingsui is not too old, he may have another one...

Li Jingsui's abilities are very strong, and he is not inferior to the big brother Li Jing at all. Relatively speaking, Li Jingsui is much younger.Of course, the most important thing is that Li Jing's three sons are not very successful, the eldest and the second are idiots, and the third is a rare genius, but he is blind. This is also cheap and Li Jing's ambition is getting bigger and bigger. If you want to get the throne, as for the younger generations... Let's see who of them can give birth to an excellent son, and it would be good to pass the throne to this grandson.

Li Jingsui's idea is not outright evil, if Li Congjia is indeed blind, his arrangement is undoubtedly the best.But of course Li Jing will not be at the same time, because he knows that Li Congjia is not blind, and he is willing to assist the crown prince Li Hongji, so there is no chance for Li Jingsui to play.

"Third Highness, what do you think of this proposal?"

Tian Ya originally wanted to go to Xishu to seek an official position, but with his martial arts, even without what Zong Xin taught him, he could do well.But after thinking about it carefully, if no one recommends it, it may not be possible to run directly there. If Zhao Pu recommends it, it would be a good suggestion.

Tian Ya had met Li Hongmao when he was young, but in the past so many years, he had forgotten what Li Hongmao looked like, not to mention that children grow up fast, it is even more impossible for Li Hongmao to remember his appearance.

Tian Ya nodded and said: "This method is not bad...Are you sure Li Hongmao is willing to hire me for half a year with a thousand taels of gold? Although I am very confident in my martial arts, the thousand taels of gold is indeed a bit more."

"Third Highness is worried. Now is the critical moment. Da Zhou is at war with Southern Tang and Li Hongmao is undoubtedly the most dangerous person. Li Jing wants to delay the spring of next year. As long as Da Zhou retreats, Yang Ying will not dare to fight against Li Hongmao." Hong Mao made a move, so a thousand taels of gold in half a year is still relatively small, and Li Hongmao is even willing to pay 5000 taels of gold to save his life, and now Li Hongmao is very rich."

Zhao Pu was very confident about Li Hongmao's net worth, because the salt tax was very heavy. Zhao Pu knew exactly how much tolls Yandao paid to Nantang every year, and the person who received these taxes was Li Hongmao.Even if Li Hongmao scratches out a little bit of his fingernails, it can make him rich. Spending a thousand taels of gold to save his life is just a drop in the bucket.

Of course, not everyone could get such a high salary in the past. Of course, people recommended by Zhao Pu to Li Hongmao should be treated separately.Li Hongmao also knew that Zhao Pu had a lot of money. Zhao Pu believed that this person was worth a thousand taels of gold, so he could just give the money to do things.

After all their wealth has accumulated to this level, Zhao Pu will not recommend an incompetent person in the past for the sake of a thousand taels of gold, the influence of friendship is far more valuable than a thousand taels of gold, not to mention that Zhao Pu can't get the money.

Tian Ya said: "Okay, this method is good, I owe you a favor."

"Don't dare."

"It's okay, it's okay, we've known each other for 7 or 8 years, and my personality is familiar to you, anyway, I owe you a favor, and I will definitely repay it in the future."

Zhao Pu lowered his head and didn't respond at all, which already tacitly agreed that Tianya owed him a favor.Although I don't know when this favor will be repaid, it is definitely a good thing for Zhao Pu.

Of course Zhao Pu didn't dare to nod directly and say that Tian Ya owed him a favor, but the two of them knew that it was more reliable than anything else, and he didn't worry about Tian Ya cheating, because Tian Ya was the kind of person who didn't need cheating.

Tian Ya said: "Then... prepare me a room and bath water. I will stay here tonight and leave for Tanzhou early tomorrow morning."

Tanzhou is the capital of Chu State. After Chu State was destroyed, it was not abandoned, but Li Hongmao was in charge of Tanzhou.Because enough salt taxes were collected, Tanzhou's economy was very prosperous, even comparable to Jinling.

"As ordered."

To Zhao Pu, this matter was nothing to worry about, and it was really worth it to exchange such a small favor for a favor from Tian Ya.

Zhao Pu took care of Tian Ya in every possible way, and Tian Ya also took this opportunity to take a good rest, and was indeed exhausted from the journey during this time.By the way, Zhao Pu also prepared a lot of poison to feed Xiao Jin. Although Xiao Jin can eat anything, he prefers poison and poison.

The Zeshui Beast is the most poisonous thing in the world. He is immune to any poison. When he eats these poisons, the poison will also be stored in his body, and it will take many years to make it become a real poison.

Tian Ya has always been very regretful, because the Zeshui Beast he brought is still too small, and it may take hundreds of years for him to grow up to be his own mount.Tianya didn't know about it before, so he kept building a good relationship with Xiaojin, thinking that a few years would make him grow very strong, but later he realized that he was too naive.

The next day, Zhao Pu prepared a letter and handed it to Tian Ya, and also gave him 50 taels of travel expenses and a horse.

Although Tian Ya wanted to decline, but his current situation did not allow him to refuse.Originally, Zhao Pu wanted to give more money, but Tian Ya thought that 50 taels of silver was enough, at least he would not have to worry about food and drink along the way, and there was no need to save money.

Tianya's appetite was also learned from Zong Xin. The Nine Seals Yimai Method can improve physical fitness, but at the same time, it will also make the body's functions rotate rapidly. The side effect is increased appetite.

Tianya rode the good horse Zhao Pu gave him and headed south all the way. Although Weinan was far away from Tanzhou, it was almost a straight line, so there was no need to worry about going wrong.

The horse Zhao Pu sent had a thin head, a tall neck, slender limbs, thin skin, and a light pace, which could run for half a day at a stretch.

In fact, the horse is not tired yet, but Tian Ya is afraid that he will be tired, so he often dismounts and lets him rest.But Tianya could also see that this was a good horse, but it was not qualified to be his special mount.Although Tianya doesn't want a strange beast, he still needs to be a warg to be his mount.

It took Tianya nearly half a month to rush from Weinan to Tanzhou, and this is the difference between the mounts.If it were Xiaobai, he might arrive in two or three days.So although this is a good horse, it is just a good breed picked from horses.

Of course, Tianya didn't know one thing, the price of this horse was more expensive than the money on him.At the beginning, Zhao Pu spent 300 taels of silver to buy this horse. It was not only fast, but also strong in stamina. It might not be possible to pick out such an excellent breed out of a thousand horses.

(End of this chapter)