In addition, Lu Chengqing thought of many ways, but in the end he felt that the chance of success was not very high. And now that he could not represent the Fanyang Lu family, he was not qualified to talk to the prince Li Zhiyun at all.
If there were children from the Hebei family in Shence Mansion, he would be able to find ways to gain connections, but the problem was that few children from the Hebei family were loyal to the prince.
Therefore, now they can only rely on themselves.
After listening to his eldest brother's words, Lu Chengsi said thoughtfully: "If you want to do this, you have to find a way to win the support of Xue Wanjun and others. At present, Luo Yi's troops are second-rate except for him who has the most control.
They are the Xue brothers."
Lu Chengqing asked: "Luo Yi appointed you as a reporter to join the army, how will he treat you?"
"Hmph." Lu Chengsi sneered and said, "This man is very ambitious. He only uses me to gain the support of the Lu family. He rarely lets me participate in any major events."
"Is that so?" Lu Chengqing took a breath of air, shook his wrist, and said, "Can you contact the Xue brothers?"
"It's difficult." Lu Chengsi said calmly: "The Xue brothers are often in the army and have little contact with me."
Hearing this, Lu Chengqing's face turned dark and unclear.
The two brothers were silent for a long time.
Lu Chengsi said: "Brother, actually I think there is another way to gain the prince's forgiveness."
"What can I do?"
"Brother, if you think about it, if the imperial court takes over Youzhou in the future, we, the Lu family, will definitely use us to stabilize Youzhou. If we can convince the descendants of the Lu family in various counties in Youzhou, or the county magistrates who are on good terms with the Lu family, say
Maybe the prince will also..."
"This is not strong enough." Lu Chengqing sighed and said: "I have also considered this method, but it is not as good as us directly dedicating Youzhou to the imperial court."
Hearing this, Lu Chengsi said irritably: "This won't work, and that won't work either. We've never been familiar with this new prince. Who knows what he wants!"
"Don't be anxious, calm down." Lu Chengqing taught him a lesson: "We are trying to find ways to save our father now. The more anxious we are, the less likely we are to succeed."
"But what should we do?"
"Convince the Xue brothers to capture Luo Yi alive and hand him over to Chang'an!"
"But we have a casual relationship with Mr. Xue."
"Then find a way to have a deep friendship!" Lu Chengqing said decisively.
To the north of Youzhou, within the territory of the Xi tribe.
Thick tents are dotted densely.
A horse rode through the snow and stopped in front of the golden tent. The knight was wrapped in sheepskin, with only his eyes exposed. He opened the curtain and walked in.
"Khan!"
Tuli Khan Shibobi raised his head, revealing a haggard face.
"You're back, association rate."
"Yes Khan."
Jiu Shesu opened the sheepskin and revealed a face with a hideous stab wound on it.
"What did Gao Kaidao say?"
"He is unwilling to help us." Youshesu sat down and said bitterly: "I heard that he traded a lot of grain with the Khitan people this year."
Shibo Bibi pursed his lips and cursed loudly.
Ever since he went south in the fourth year of Wude, and in the fifth year after Wude, he reached a deal with Li Zhiyun and withdrew his troops and returned to the Xi clan, Shibobi's life has become more and more difficult day by day.
At first, he was very proud of seeing Jieli trapped in the quagmire in Bingzhou, and planned to attack Jieli's rear.
But soon, Jieli reached a settlement with the Tang army and returned to the grassland.
Then, he suffered.
Jieli attacked him like crazy and beat him so hard that he lost his armor and had to lead his tribe to hide within the Xi tribe.
And the culprit of all this is Li Zhiyun!
He lied to himself!
The association rate continued: "I heard from Gao Kaidao that there were changes in the Tang Dynasty and Li Zhiyun became the prince."
"What?!" Shi Bobi was shocked, "How could this happen? According to the rules of the Tang Dynasty, shouldn't the prince be the legitimate son? Li Zhiyun is not the legitimate son. Could it be said that he killed Li Jiancheng?"
"No, he didn't kill Li Jiancheng. I heard that it was Li Jiancheng who rebelled, and Li Zhiyun led the troops to protect the Emperor of Tang, and then he was appointed as the crown prince."
"Hmph." Shibo Bi sneered, "Li Zhiyun is unfaithful and sinister. Maybe he designed Li Jiancheng to rebel, and then he... as people in the Tang Dynasty said, what's the benefit of being a fisherman?"
"The fisherman's profit." Association rate added.
"Yes, that must be the case."
The association leader said: "No matter what, we have nothing to do with Li Zhiyun now. We have to find a way to survive the winter first."
They were beaten badly by Jie Li, most of their cattle and sheep were robbed, and there were not many tribes left. This winter was very difficult.
Shibo Bifa said harshly: "Gao Kaidao has colluded with the Khitan. Let's not deal with him first. Let's go rob Youzhou!"
This is also their usual practice, they grab whatever they don’t have food to eat!
If you can't rob the prairie people, then go rob the Han people!
Chang'an, Prince Chu's Mansion.
Snowflakes fall and silver shines.
Creak.
The sliding door opened, and Li Zhiyun was standing in the corridor, wrapped in a cloak.
"Shi Bobi is really useless. All the tribes in the east are in his hands. In addition, Jieli lost his troops in Bingzhou, but he can't defeat Jieli. He is really a helpless Adou."
Li Zhen stepped forward and said softly: "Your Highness, calm down, maybe Jie Li is stronger."
Li Zhiyun was silent, he would not deny the powerful opponent Turk, let alone underestimate the evil wolf Jie Li.
"Any other news?"
"The road is blocked by heavy snow, and our people cannot follow the caravan out of the fortress and go to the grassland to find out the news."
"That's all, let them stand by."
"Yes." Li Zhen bowed and slowly stepped back.
Li Zhiyun frowned, a little worried about the situation in the north.
In his plan, he hoped that Shibo would be delayed a little longer, giving him more time to accumulate strength.
But now it seems that the victory or defeat on the grassland should be announced next year.
Once the grasslands are reunited, the pressure on the northern border will suddenly increase.
Maybe, something should be done.
At this moment, a small snowball hit the bottom of his feet, interrupting his train of thought.
Looking up, I saw Li Chengjing and Shun Niang having fun not far away.
The corners of Li Zhiyun's mouth raised slightly, and he exhaled white.
The more power you have, the more responsibility you have to bear.
Steppe, Turk.
It's time to consider taking action against them.
At this moment, the Crown Princess came holding an umbrella. She walked up to him and bowed.
Li Zhiyun reached out to help her up and wiped the snowflakes off her shoulders.
"It's so cold, why don't you stay indoors?"
"It's so hot, come out and take a breath."
"Is Zhao'er okay?" Li Zhiyun asked.
When winter came, little Chengzhao felt a little unwell. He went to the imperial doctor for treatment and said he was suffering from cold.
The Crown Princess nodded, "Zhao'er is much better now that Alang has built a fire house."
The so-called fire house means "the house is surrounded by a bed of earth, and the fire is burning underneath".
The walls of the entire house are made of special bricks, with gaps left during the construction to facilitate the transmission of temperature when burning a fire. There are air channels outside to prevent smoke and smoke from entering the room. At present, the ladies in various courtyards of the palace are asking Li Zhiyun for help.
They build one.
Li Zhiyun said reassuringly: "Zhao'er has always been in good health, so it will be fine this time. But you still need to pay more attention to your servants and remind them to be more careful when taking care of them. In addition, drink less cold water in winter and always use boiling water."
"Yes, I have remembered it."
Li Zhiyun said with a smile: "You also need to pay attention to yourself and take good care of yourself. We may be able to have another child next year."
Hearing this, the Crown Princess rolled her eyes at him and gently snuggled into his arms.
She loved getting along with her husband like this, especially when it was just the two of them.