Start from the thief

At daybreak, Du Wu and Cao Zheng, along with a group of high-ranking officials and nobles from Yizhou, arrived at the Sifang Pavilion with great fanfare.

"I am a citizen of the Great Tang Dynasty. I have been blessed by the late emperor and Your Majesty to be appointed as the governor of Jiannan. If the emperor issues an order, no one dares to disobey."

Li Qi sat upright on the chair and took the tiger seal handed over by Du Wu with both hands. Yizhou officially took sides, and the one prefecture and thirty-two states of Jiannan Road, 1.6 million households, 8 million people, and 50,000 standing troops were officially handed over to Li Qi.

"Report to the angel, although the Jiannan Road has a large military force, it has to station troops in various prefectures and guard against the Lingnan front and the Red Lotus rebels. The number of troops that can be mobilized at any time is actually only over 10,000. If the Tibetans come from Songzhou, there are only 5,000 troops stationed in Songzhou, which may not be able to withstand the fierce force."

"We must immediately dispatch these 10,000 troops to support the garrison in Songzhou. The Tubo eastward advance is inevitable."

General Sun suggested that General Xue was still lying in bed and he must come to consult on the matter because Li Qi was too young and had no military experience.

"Fifteen thousand is probably not enough."

Du Wu lowered his head and said, "If the Tubo country comes, the number of troops will be no less than 200,000."

Li Qi was silent. Du Wu was asking him for someone.

"I will write a letter back to Chang'an. Lord Du, don't worry. Also, can we withdraw troops from the Lingnan front and the Red Lotus front on the east side?"

Du Wu pondered for a moment and said, "It's not appropriate. First, there is not enough time. Ye Ruduoji has fled back to Tubo, and the army will be on the border in ten days. Second, if we withdraw the troops from the two places, the natives in Lingnan are already wavering, and they may have other ideas. As for the Red Lotus Sect, unless we can put more pressure on them from the southeast, our defense can be slightly reduced."

Li Qi narrowed his eyes: "I understand."

The southeast direction is the territory of Duke Yue, who is from Li Jian of Dongdu. Will he obediently share the pressure for you in Chang'an?

Inside the Eastern Capital, Li Jian bowed his head in front of the imperial desk, which was piled with reports that had been submitted continuously.

Originally, most of the things here should have been handled by Li Tong, but Li Tong has never come back since she moved to the academy. When I sent an envoy to invite her to a family dinner, she was rejected with various reasons.

Although he himself had been well-read and familiar with laws since childhood, he had never been trained as the future successor of the Tang Dynasty, and was not even as good as a prefect in handling state affairs.

Especially the southeast. As an important base for taxation and grain supply for the Tang Dynasty, the southeast almost supports the entire Eastern Capital Tang Dynasty with its own strength. If something happens in the southeast, it will be a real trouble.

Fortunately, Duke Yue was in charge of the southeast and shared most of the pressure with him.

"Your Majesty, it's late at night, it's time to rest."

The candle wick was cut many times, and the eunuch behind him urged him many times. Li Jian rubbed his forehead and said, "I want to rest, but I have to review so many memorials myself. How can I have time to rest?"

The eunuch quietly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you find some trustworthy people to handle some minor matters? Your Majesty is the supreme ruler of the world, so you only need to worry about confidential matters."

Li Jian laughed: "The academy is as still as a mountain, and the academy's disciples are also sitting on the sidelines. Who can come to share my worries? I can't let you come, right?"

The eunuch smiled and said, "If your majesty can trust me, this old servant can also read."

Li Jian's eyes lit up: "Oh?"

"For example, the memorial before your majesty states that the deputy commander of Wuguan and the crown prince of Liao are not on good terms, and their soldiers have been arguing with each other for a long time, and even to the point of fighting each other."

Li Jian nodded: "Yes, I have decided to issue an order to reprimand the two and ask them to restrain their men."

"Your Majesty, the flood is so fierce that it cannot be stopped."

Li Jian raised his head again: "That makes sense, what do you think?"

"Why not give more power to the Crown Prince of Liao?"

"The Liao people have evil ambitions. I have already done the utmost by letting him guard Wuguan Pass. How can I give him more power?"

"I have heard that if you doubt someone, don't employ him; if you employ someone, don't doubt him. Your Majesty, just give him more power to reassure him, and send a deputy general and a large army to supervise him. Then we will have both face and substance, right?"

Li Jian laughed loudly: "You, a slave, have seen through the bottom of the matter. Okay, I will trust you for once. You can write your own decree. I am tired and will return to the palace."

The eunuch bowed and helped Li Jian out of the imperial study, and nodded secretly to a eunuch outside the door.

It's the last day.

Zhao Yushu felt like he hadn't slept for two or three days, but he didn't know if it was because he was under too much pressure or because he was too energetic, he didn't feel sleepy at all.

He disguised himself and entered Yizhou, changing his identities multiple times, and moving between various forces. He finally managed to transform himself from a newly arrived outsider into a local boss.

But after so much hard work, the only achievement was to eliminate the Liao Kingdom's power in the city, drive away the secular power of Tubo, and indirectly promote Yizhou's fall to Chang'an.

It's really hard to say the merits and demerits.

After receiving his letter, Wei You wrote back, asking him to concentrate on dealing with the leader. The academy was now fully engaged in dealing with another matter that was of great importance, and Yizhou had to rely on himself.

Zhao Yushu crumpled the letter with a sneer. The academy has always been so unreliable. They have to handle everything by themselves, and when they can't handle it anymore, they suddenly send a big boss to clean up the mess at the last minute. Why don't you just come and clean it up? Why do you let me make such a fuss?

This is a training for you. The task of saving the world in the future will be left to you. Come on, young man!

Wei Laosan, you mean to say that, right? Then I really have to thank you, thank you for the leader's trust. I will definitely be a good person and strive to return to society as soon as possible. Bah, strive to become a hero of this world as soon as possible.

Zhao Yushu subconsciously touched the scabbard at his waist. For some reason, he always felt that his victory or defeat in Yizhou would have a lot to do with this scabbard.

Unknowingly, they arrived at the North City. Although Ye Ruduoji escaped, Zhao Yushu felt that Nong Shouguang would not escape. Even if he was just a bait, he needed to pull out the bait in advance. Otherwise, if he was allowed to grow, he didn't know if he would become a bloodthirsty monster.

Suddenly, a ray of light swept over without any concealment. Zhao Yushu immediately turned around and saw a monk dressed as a scholar on the street.

Nong Shouguang.

He has been waiting here, he has been waiting for himself.

Nong Shouguang grinned and licked his lips. He was already in the sixth level, and now he was also very interested in Zhao Yushu, who was also in the sixth level.

Zhao Yushu looked away the moment he saw him for the first time, searching everywhere for the leader. If the leader was there, he had to leave.

"Mr. Liu, this isn't the first time we've met."

Nong Shouguang walked over step by step, and the spiritual power and blood energy emanating from his body scared away a group of passers-by.

"No need to look for him. The master has other important matters and has no time to bother with you. If the master comes, perhaps the master will be interested."

Zhao Yushu slowly drew out the cold iron sword: "If that's the case, then you are here to die?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, the master said that Mr. Liu is arrogant, but his hands are really tough. Even ordinary masters of the eighth or ninth level may not be able to eat you, so the master let me suck a mouthful of his blood."

Zhao Yushu clenched his fingers. Will the leader let him suck his blood?

"I am the master's most proud work."

Nong Shouguang's mouth was stretched to its maximum, and his complexion turned from rosy to paler, and even slowly covered with a layer of light gold.