Gao Lishi almost ran to Xingqing Palace. He understood the situation, but he suddenly wanted to ask for something from his son and daughter-in-law. The people he sent didn't speak properly and threatened them. In the end, his daughter-in-law killed so many of them.
Now, the main thing to do was to appease the Khitans. The ceremony was about to start, so he couldn't be rash. However, at this moment, he suddenly wanted to ask for something.
What should he do? Who would the Emperor favor? If he favored Ke Tuyu, what should he do? He couldn't just watch his son and daughter-in-law suffer. In the past, he treated it as a game. Now, he was dealing with outsiders. He couldn't let his son suffer.
"Lishi, do you have something urgent?" Li Longji already knew what was going on with the Sunken Lake in Changning. Zhang Xiaobao promised him a large amount of inferior salt to build an artificial lake for his manors around the capital. The lake was open to the public for ten days every month. The money earned would go to Zhang Xiaobao. Part of it would be pure profit, and the other part would be used to maintain the manors.
After Li Longji learned a little about the theory, he thought that the masters of the Zhang Family and Wang Family were indeed ordinary people. He was happy that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan had learned the skills of the masters. When he saw Gao Lishi come over with an anxious expression, he asked.
Gao Lishi didn't have time to wipe his sweat. He handed the letter over. "Your Majesty, Xiao Bao and Cuckoo are in trouble. The two children actually … actually … Your Majesty, you'll know when you read it."
Li Longji was still waiting for Gao Lishi to say it. He didn't expect that he would read it himself. He opened the letter and read it from the beginning. After reading it, he was stunned.
Suddenly, his face became gloomy.
Gao Lishi was shocked. He was afraid that the Emperor would punish Xiao Bao and Cuckoo.
"They are too bold. What do they think I am? Do they really think I'm afraid of him just because I let him? "Li Longji said word by word.
"Your Majesty, Xiao Bao and Cuckoo are still young. Naturally, they don't think carefully." Gao Lishi didn't care whether Li Longji was angry or not. If he didn't side with his son now, when would he?
"Of course. Xiao Bao and Cuckoo are young, but can he surpass them? He actually dared to bully two children, and he even took advantage of the time when I was going to perform the Pilgrimage of Mount Tai. Did he think that I would tolerate him and protect him for the sake of the pilgrimage? If he wants to cause trouble, let Cuckoo kill them all. "
Li Longji said angrily as he flung the letter in his hand.
"Huh?" Gao Lishi was stunned. So she wasn't angry at Xiao Bao and Cuckoo. That was good.
"Your Majesty, this person is a wolf that cannot be tamed. If you treat him well, he will not remember. If you treat him badly, he will bite you back. We must guard against him."
"I know, but the people over there don't listen to the imperial court's orders. What can we do?" Li Longji understood. Although Xiao Bao and Cuckoo had schemed against him a few times and he lost every time, the two children didn't have bad intentions. When the imperial court needed help, they wanted to help.
In the past few years, the Zhang Family and the Wang Family had spent nearly a million strings of money on infrastructure and disaster relief. Wherever the Zhang Family and the Wang Family did business, the taxes had increased by a lot.
As for the Khitans, they were truly wolves that couldn't be tamed. They couldn't be suppressed even a little bit, or they would be betrayed. No matter how good they were to them in the past, they would act as they pleased and turn hostile faster than flipping a book. It was clear who was close and who was distant.
Seeing that his son and daughter-in-law had nothing to do, Gao Lishi felt relieved and said to Li Longji, "Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about this matter. But the sudden attack happened before Xiaobao and Jianjuan arrived in Jili Province. Now the Khitans still dare to attack us like they did before?
Cuckoo has 10,000 elite soldiers under her, and she has trained them for nearly half a year. During the Tubo War, Cuckoo was ordered to lead the remaining soldiers to fight thousands of miles away. That was why the Tubo War Logistics Camp in Yizhou Province was created. Do the Khitans have more people than the Tubo War Logistics Camp? Are horses faster? Are knives sharper? "
A smile appeared on Li Longji's face. Apparently, he was happy with Gao Lishi's words. This was not nonsense, and it was the truth.
"That's right. With Cuckoo leading 10,000 elite soldiers, the Khitans won't dare to make trouble, and they won't be able to attack us. The letter didn't mention other things in Jili Province. How are things over there?"
"Your Majesty, Xiao Bao sent a letter a few days ago saying that the ten hundred-year-old ginseng that Your Majesty asked for have been prepared. There are also two sets of deer antlers for Your Majesty to brew wine in winter. There are also countless other marine products. He also proposed to pay the rent this year, but the rent is relatively small, and there will be more next year."
Naturally, Gao Lishi had to pick the good ones. In fact, there were no bad ones. Xiaobao and Juanjuan had never complained about the lack of money or manpower. They also did not mention how difficult the local construction was, or how sad the people were. Allowing them to be exempted from taxes did not feel like they were children. They were like the stabilizing force of the sea as described in the novel.
They were reassuring no matter where they were. Adhering to the style of the masters of the Zhang family, they never complained, could overcome all difficulties, and became stronger when facing strong opponents.
Li Longji and Weiwei nodded. They blinked their slightly red eyes and said, "I know that even if many officials don't say it, they think that I'm partial to Xiao Bao and Cuckoo. But if you ask me, who else should I be partial to if not them? Who has the ability like them? Who can do better than them?
They are all adults, but they still want to compete with children. They can't compare to the two children. I won't say that I want them to do better than Xiao Bao and Cuckoo. In Jili Province, as long as they can do half of the two children, I'll be partial to them. But who can do it? "
"Your Majesty, you can't spoil Xiao Bao and Cuckoo. When the two of them are tired of staying there, let them come back. This is to prevent them from being difficult to control in the future."
Gao Lishi began to object to Li Longji's words again, but after listening carefully, one could find the contradiction. It was true that it was to prevent them from being difficult to control, but what did he mean when he said that they were tired of staying there? Once they were tired of staying there, it would probably be difficult to control them.
Li Longji didn't care about the meaning behind Gao Lishi's words. He didn't believe that Gao Lishi didn't care at all when he finally had a son. Some of the officials had said that he had countless furniture and good things in his house. Where did they come from? Ordinary people had no way to bribe him.
It was all given by Xiao Bao and Cuckoo. It was said that for the New Year, the fireworks shipped were different from the ones sold. They were bigger and had better packaging, so the inside shouldn't be bad either.
There was also the salt sent from Jili Province. A portion of it was sent to Luoyang, a portion was sent to him, and a portion was sent to Gao Lishi's house.
The color of the salt wasn't snow-white, but rather a bit of green. It was said that it had been processed through more than a dozen processes. One of them was even cooked with Kun Bu to prevent Big Neck Disease.
He had eaten it. Not to mention putting it in the dishes, he could even take one out and put it in his mouth. It wasn't that salty, but it had a taste. If it wasn't for Gao Lishi, based on Xiao Bao and Cuckoo's personalities, he probably wouldn't have been able to eat it.
"Write a letter to Xiao Bao and Cuckoo. Tell them to take a look at the entire northern part of Hebei Province. If they encounter anything, they can do it first and report it later." Li Longji, who was jealous of Gao Lishi, decided to use Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan to suppress that area.
"Yes, Your Majesty. Do we need to send more troops to Cuckoo?" Gao Lishi understood that the Emperor wanted to rely on Xiao Bao and Cuckoo to take care of that area, but he was worried that the two of them didn't have enough troops.
Li Longji thought for a moment and said, "Write a letter to them and ask if they want troops and where to get them. As long as they can control the northern part of Hebei Province, even if Cuckoo wants the thousands of light cavalry in Shannan Province that fought with her in Tubo, I will give them to her."
"I'll do it right away. Your Majesty, will you bring Xiao Bao and Cuckoo with you when you go on the pilgrimage?" Gao Lishi nodded. Suddenly, he thought of something very important. Feng Chan, what a big deal. If he couldn't bring Xiaobao and Cuckoo along, the two of them would regret it.
"That will depend on their abilities. If they can stabilize that area, let them come. If they can't, let them stay in Jili Province."
Li Longji thought for a moment and said.
In fact, he really wanted to bring Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan. For him, the two children were too deceptive. No matter how good a guard was, there were bound to be mistakes. If he brought the two children with him, they could be his trump card at the critical moment.
Not only were the two of them able to fight against the most powerful bodyguard, but more importantly, they could do what the bodyguard could do, and what they could do that the bodyguard couldn't. They could command the troops at any time, and Juan Juan's battle tactics that were hailed by many as a demonic genius was reassuring.
Gao Lishi was speechless. Even if he wanted to bring his son and daughter-in-law, it would depend on how far the two children could go.
Just as he was about to leave, Li Longji said, "You can punish him. Why did he provoke the officials of Jili Province at this critical moment?"
*****
Gao Lishi's letter was quickly sent to Jili Province. At this time, there were also carrier pigeons in Jili Province. They had just been raised and sent some to Luoyang and some to the capital.
Zhang Xiaobao, who was waiting for the replies from both sides, saw his godfather's letter. He smiled and said to Wang Juan, who came over, "Look, Li Longji is still protecting us."
"Nonsense, unless he is stupid, he will naturally side with us. How can we be the same as Ke Tuyu? If he dares not to protect us, I will go back to him. What can he do? "
Wang Juan didn't appreciate it at all.
"Yes, if he is that stupid, he should go back and push Li Xun to the position. With the level of his weapons, I don't believe he can beat us. Who does he think he is? Can he reach the level where there are no guns and no guns for us? "
Zhang Xiaobao also agreed with Wang Juan. The two of them didn't have to worry about Li Longji suddenly attacking them.
"What about now?" Wang Juan asked.
"Now we have to fight the propaganda war. I still want to go to Mount Tai to see what Fengchan is like and force Ke Tuyu to admit defeat," Zhang Xiaobao said seriously.
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