"I recently heard that the general went east to Zhuojun, killed Luo Yi in Youzhou, and obtained tens of millions of grains and rice from Zhuojun. I wonder if this is the case?"
Dou Jing is in his thirties or forties, with a fair complexion and a short beard. He is somewhat similar in appearance to his younger brother Dou Dan, but otherwise they look completely different.
This man was very serious, and his eyes were very focused when he spoke. Li Po could tell at a glance that this man should be willing to be serious in his work.
This man's current position is Bingzhou's Chief Administrator, Shi, School Inspector, and Bingzhou's Chief Administrator. Li Po is becoming familiar with official positions, but he has never heard of such a position.
Of course, if you listen to the literal meaning, you will know that this is a long history with supervisory duties, which is completely different from Chen Xiaoyi's concurrent role as the chief history of the Daizhou Marching Army.
It is estimated that Li Yuan was afraid that his young son would act mischievously, so he arranged for such a person to be by his side. If anything happened, he could advise him. If not, he could file a complaint with Chang'an.
What we talked about before was all business matters, that is, things within the scope of the imperial edict. Li Po agreed happily, and the conversation went smoothly.
Dou Jing suddenly added this sentence, as if asking, this was too unfriendly.
As before, he looked at Li Po very intently, neither happy nor angry, like a pool of stagnant water.
A smile broke out on Li Po's face. He had sensed malice from this person from the very beginning. Now he looked at him seriously and said, "Where did Dou Changshi hear such rumors? Youzhou's soldiers are powerful. , and far away in Hebei, I, Li Po, are a small military commander in Daizhou, how can I dare to stroke his beard?"
He is clearly bullying others, what I told is a lie, what can you do to me?
Dou Jing was obviously stunned. She couldn't use the words she had thought of and was speechless.
And in his mind, this rat who had secretly occupied the important position of Daizhou Marching Commander was immediately equated with the word shameless.
Speaking of which, the names of Li Po and Li Ding'an are now well-known in Jinyang, not to mention household names. It's not much different. Especially people in Jinyang's officialdom are very concerned about this remote place that has risen in the clouds and has occupied a huge position in the past year or two. He has repeatedly defeated the Turks, and now he has taken three northern counties under his control. It is impossible not to pay attention to him.
Of course, people these days have similar procedures when it comes to looking at people.
Regardless of your merits or official position, the first thing to consider is your family background.
A native of Guanxi. The student and son-in-law of Li Jing, the Prime Minister of Mayi County. Well, he is relatively passable. After all, he is already among the powerful families of Guanxi, and he is a person with a good background.
Then there was a lot of discussion about how to deal with the neighbor to the north.
It used to be okay for them to be both Sui ministers, but now the emperor has changed and the country's name has been changed to Tang. So the situation has become more subtle.
Some people are hostile to this Daizhou marching commander who holds the military and political power of three counties, some are contemptuous, and some feel that he can get close to him and win over him. However, most of them actually want to send a letter to Chang'an to see the emperor. People who think long term.
As for Dou Jing, as Shi, the chief administrator of Bingzhou, and a descendant of a powerful family in Guanxi, and a relative of the emperors of several dynasties, her vision was not ordinary, so naturally she would not have a good impression of Li Po.
And Li Yuanji sent him to Daizhou instead of his younger brother, which actually has a different flavor.
What I didn't expect was that as soon as he started to make trouble, he would hit such a nail that was neither soft nor hard, but also a scoundrel.
But he is much tougher than Dou Dan.
He twitched the corners of his mouth slightly and smiled, "Oh, it turned out that the rumor was misleading... Your Highness also said that there were mountains of food and grass in Daizhou, and ordered me to come to Daizhou to raise food and grass. It seems that I am going to leave in vain?"
Li Po's smile did not change, he nodded and said sincerely: "Daizhou has experienced many wars, the place is in ruins, hundreds of thousands of people are crying for food, and His Highness the King of Qi still wants to come to our Daizhou to raise food... This rumor is indeed extremely hateful.
If His Highness really wants to send troops to search and plunder, what will happen if it triggers a civil uprising?"
"Tell me the truth, Mr. Dou. Your Highness won't think that we are taking advantage of his youth and send troops to fight against him, right?"
You threaten me, and I threaten you, too.
As for Dou Dan, in fact, he didn't have much hope for a warlord like Li Po who had become a separatist power. After testing it, it turned out that it was the same. He had no respect for the new dynasty. He said in his heart that it was a loss to Jinyang and the
There are people in Chang'an who speak for this man, and he is not much different from Li Mi, Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande and others.
It's just that the people are few and the soldiers are few, and it hasn't become a big climate yet.
He had a deep dislike here, but what he didn't expect was that the person opposite him was also starting to get tired of Jinyang.
This is not only due to the impact of the improvement in status, but also because the Li family in Jinyang is always wary and hostile to people from the north.
For Li Po, the change in mentality can be said to come naturally.
Nowadays, things in the three counties of Daizhou are turbulent and bothering him like a mess. His mood is very unhappy now.
Why did Jinyang send such a person to stir up trouble and raise grain from Daizhou? You name it, if Li Po had eaten a grain of grain sent by Jinyang and received a reinforcement from Jinyang, he wouldn't have said anything.
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But what has the Jinyang Li family done over the years?
Even if he had complained before, he still understood this. If an ambitious and qualified person can fight for the throne of the emperor, he will naturally not care about anything else.
But now, he doesn't want to understand these bullshit mentality. There are so many guys in the world who are kings and hegemons, and you still come to trouble me. Do you think it's too little trouble?
In fact, these are all secondary. In the final analysis, it is just because he gathered power in the three counties and felt the threat of Jinyang more clearly.
Greater power also means fewer retreats. In the position of the general of Heng'an Town or the general guard of Mayi, he can still compromise for a while. Now, he wants to take one or two steps back, but it is too difficult.
It's easier.
The clearer and more profound the word "Datang" became in his mind, the greater the threat he felt now.
Little did Dou Jing know that he had made an extremely stupid mistake.
The man in front of me has a soft-spoken temperament. If he can be comforted, not to mention the high-ranking officials and generous salaries, maybe as long as you can give him some support, maybe the three northern counties can be smoothly integrated into the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
bingo.
But if you want to do it forcefully, even threatening and intimidating, then you are really wrong.
After all, if Li Yuanji hadn't been in charge of military and political affairs in Jinyang, it's hard to say that things would have been very different in the future. But that's how it is. Among Li Yuan's three sons, Li Yuanji is the one who thinks the most and is also the most concerned.
Jumping out of temper.
As a result, things took a turn for the worst.
Just like at this time, Qi King Li Yuanji sent Dou Jing to Daizhou to announce the edict. This can no longer be explained by improper employment, but has some deliberate meaning in it.
Dou Jing is a rigid person, and she also has a strong aura of family power. She is a person who does things, but is not a good messenger.
Just like now, after just a few words, the topic can no longer go on.
And Dou Jing made a mistake again. He felt angry in his heart, coldly handed over his hand, and changed the topic, but this topic turned out to be even worse.
"Before leaving, Your Highness asked me to bring a message to the General. The General is a great hero and his reputation is spread throughout Jin Dynasty. Your Highness has always respected heroes and is eager for talents. He has been wanting to meet the General for a long time. Now that I heard that the General has returned to the west, he also wishes to see the General.
How about taking the time to follow me to Jinyang and meet with His Highness?"
This is his rigidity, which can also be said to be his seriousness. The next thing must be completed step by step. If there is a suitable messenger, he will never mention this matter again at this time.
Because that will not have any results, and may also cause very serious consequences.
This is simply like scolding your mother and then pulling out a knife to show others. If you are timid, you will naturally turn around and run away. But if you meet someone who is brave, you may be able to pull out a bigger knife and chop with you.
Obviously, Li Po would never belong to the timid group.
He raised his brows slightly and said to himself, I am not Liu Bang, and you cannot be called Xiang Yu. What kind of Hongmen Banquet are you holding? Is this a matter of life and death?
The words "there is generation but no union" and "there is no generation" suddenly appeared in his mind.
At the same time, the smile on his face became brighter and brighter, "Then I would like to thank His Highness for your kindness. I actually want to pay a visit to His Highness King Qi. Well, these are troubled times. Let me take care of things before talking to Dou Changshi.
What do you think about going to Jinyang?"
Dou Jing's eyes froze, obviously this answer was beyond his expectation, and he was shocked. He was able to accomplish the most impossible thing?
Then came the suspicion...
At this time, Li Po had lost interest in talking to this man. He had always entertained guests very well. After the people sent by the Li family left him, they all had a good impression of him.
This time it was an exception for Dou Jing, but as the old saying goes, times have changed, and he is now the Commander-in-Chief of Daizhou March, and there is no need to be so flattering to people, especially you, the long history of the Bingzhou Commander-in-Chief Mansion.
, you who are gesticulating in front of us, you really don’t know how to write the word death.
At this time, he smiled and continued: "Chang Shi Dou is tired from the journey, so he should go and rest first. After that, I will take care of him."
After saying that, without waiting for Dou Jing to say anything else, he ordered: "Come here, send Dou Changshi to his lodging so that he can serve you well."
After sending Dou Jing away, Li Po looked at the edict on the table, curled his lips, and immediately ordered, "Come, go find Prefect Chen, Sima Wen, and Sima Wang, come see me."
The three people arrived very quickly. In fact, they were all waiting. They had already heard about the people coming from Jinyang, and they all wanted to know what Jinyang had to say.
The three people came to see Li Po and discussed for more than an hour before they dispersed one after another.
Later, Li Po recruited Luo Shixin, Wang Zhibian, and Liu Jingsheng to arrive.
Dou Jing was still unaware that his arrival did not eliminate the disaster, but immediately provoked a war.