The Grandmaster Strategist

In the fourth year of the Longsheng period, the princess removed her filial piety and the king went to the palace of Yongding County to pay her a visit. The princess showed her beauty and proposed to her. Emperor Taizong was overjoyed when he heard about it and offered marriage to her personally.

At that time, Emperor Gaozu was still called Kang Jian. Since King Qi became a widower, he was always worried. He was overjoyed when he heard about the marriage. He personally performed the marriage. He held the arm of the prince at the banquet and said that the two families were in-laws. Princess Duanyi made Xu Yong the prince's son.

Princess Duanyi, the fourteenth daughter of the great ancestor, was born from the Duan family of Zhaoyi. She was virtuous and calm, with beautiful appearance. She was fifteen years old. Liu He, the crown prince of Yongding County, was pure in nature, indifferent to etiquette, and was nineteen years old. After the Qin and Jin Dynasties were established, the Liu family settled down.

——"Biography of Princess Jiaping of Yongshi"

Walking into Prince Qi's Mansion from the side door, Li Lin handed his mount to the guard. He was about to go back to his residence to take a bath and change clothes, but was stopped by the guard: "Your Highness Lin, the prince has ordered you to see him as soon as you come back?"

Li Lin hesitated for a moment. He always had mixed feelings of admiration and fear for his father. However, Li Xian was either busy with government affairs or surrounded by his twin siblings every day. He had no time to care about himself. Now he summoned Li Lin. Myself, could it be that I made some mistake? At that moment, he did not dare to hesitate and hurried to the flower hall of the inner house. Before he even approached the door, he heard hearty laughter coming from the hall, which was his father's voice. Li Lin quietly walked to the side of the flower hall and quietly looked in through the half-opened and half-closed window. At a glance, Li Lin's body suddenly froze. How could it be like this? The person sitting opposite his father, with a leisurely look and beautiful face, was his uncle Jiang Zhe. The two were playing chess, and his father was so happy, probably. Let's kill my uncle again on the chessboard. When would the Marquis of Chu County, who didn't even want to go to court, run to his own house and break into the house? He couldn't possibly have known that he had made Roulan cry with anger, right? Li Lin was thinking wildly and hesitating whether to sneak away, just pretending that he had not come back. At this time, the evil figure who was inseparable from his uncle smiled at the window lattice intentionally or unintentionally. Li Lin dejectedly realized that he could not sneak away and could only slow down. Walk slowly towards the door of the flower hall.

Smiling softly, I pretended not to know that Li Lin was peeking outside the window. I feel really ashamed to say that my own children are very smart and know how to avoid my bullying. Roulan relied on the Empress and the Crown Prince to support her. Not to mention that the Empress raised Roulan with her own hands and treated her as her own daughter, and the Crown Prince also treated her as his biological sister. His Royal Highness That's all. Although he is the crown prince, after all, I am his brother-in-law, and he does not dare to be rude to me. But there is no way I can afford to offend the Queen. If the Supreme Emperor had not collapsed, I would not even dare to teach Roulan a lesson. . As for Jiang Shen, let alone this tired boy, he spends ten months of the year reigning supreme in the monk's temple. In order to avoid me, he went to his future father-in-law's house to cheat on food and drinks, especially After his little fiancée Li Ning was born, this kid was basically invisible except during New Year's Day. Since King Qi kidnapped my son, I naturally wanted to come back with revenge. Li Lin was the unlucky boy, so he became my pistachio. As for Li Ning's twin brother Li Zhuo, I don't dare to bully the current crown prince of Qi. I know how powerful Princess Qi and Princess Jiaping Lin Bi are. When King Qi went to Yongding County Prince's Mansion to propose marriage, I was the one who instigated him. When Lin Bi broke into Prince Qi's Mansion with a sword, I was also present. If I hadn't given Li Xian the idea of ​​kneeling down to plead guilty, I'm afraid Lin Bi would have He had already killed Li Xian with one sword and then committed suicide to apologize. If this is true, I am afraid that the Northern Han Dynasty, which finally made an emergency landing, will raise the flag of rebellion again. It is a fool's dream to try to digest the territory and people of the Northern Han Dynasty within a few years. Fortunately, I was prepared and took this opportunity to tell Long Tingfei's last wish, which finally made Lin Bi lose his anger and gave King Qi an excuse and opportunity to pursue a beautiful woman. After three years of hard work, King Qi finally got his wish.

In fact, it’s not that I want to take risks, this is also a helpless move. After the Northern Han royal family surrendered, there were calls within Dayong to eradicate the roots, but they were vetoed by Li Zhi. Speaking of which, Li Zhi was really wise and generous. Although the Northern Han royal family destroyed the country Please surrender,

However, the Liu family's influence in the Northern Han Dynasty was already deeply rooted. If the Liu family was uneasy, the Northern Han Dynasty would be uneasy. Although it is easier to eradicate the root cause, the consequences are endless. Not to mention that the Lin family will be dissatisfied and rebel, those generals and soldiers of the Northern Han Dynasty who disarmed and returned to their fields after surrendering to the Northern Han Dynasty, and the Demon Sect who have retired. They would not give up resistance because of the destruction of the Northern Han royal family, but would instead make them persevere and make things difficult for Dayong. However, if the Liu family's influence is allowed to continue to exist, it will also be a hidden danger to Dayong's imperial power.

Finally, I came up with a different strategy to integrate the Northern Han royal family. Since the Northern Han royal family is prestigious and popular among the people, then they should be integrated into the Yong royal family. All the daughters of the Liu family will be married into the royal family and become princesses and princesses. Let the descendants of the family marry the eldest daughter of the royal family. If this continues, for up to three generations, the Liu family and the royal family will become inseparable blood relatives. When the time comes, both will be prosperous and both will suffer losses. What else can they fight against? The arrogant soldiers of the Northern Han Dynasty Will the fierce general still be in trouble with his old master? Even though the hatred between the soldiers and civilians of the two countries persists, as long as they are encouraged to intermarry and let their blood lines blend together, no matter how deep the hatred is, it will disappear after the blood lines are connected.

To realize this strategy, the most important thing is the marriage between King Qi and Princess Jiaping. King Qi led his troops to destroy the Northern Han Dynasty. Although His Majesty was the one who closed the net in the end, for the Northern Han people, Li Xian was the culprit, and Princess Jiaping , as the spiritual leader of the Daizhou Lin family and the pillar of the Northern Han royal family, she is also the wife of Long Tingfei who has never been married. It can be said that she is the only leader recognized by the Northern Han military. Only by letting her marry into the royal family can she It completely reassured the Dayong royal family, reassured the Liu family, and was able to win over the Lin family. But to achieve this goal, Lin Bi must not be forced to marry. There are two effects of being forced to marry and being happy. For this purpose, I made suggestions behind the back of King Qi, and finally got Lin Bi to nod to marry him. This was even more difficult than when I planned to destroy the Northern Han Dynasty. Li Xian was called a romantic in vain. When pursuing Lin Bi, all his clumsiness was ignored. I saw it, and luckily, I finally got what I wanted. At the wedding of Li Xian and Lin Bi, the Supreme Emperor completed the final blow and betrothed Princess Duanyi, who had just arrived, to the crown prince of Yongding County, Liu He, the original crown prince of the Northern Han Dynasty. Liu He had a pure nature and had no interest in power. If the Northern Han Dynasty was still there, he would be somewhat incompetent as the crown prince. However, as the crown prince of Yongding County, he is most in line with the wishes of the Dayong royal family. As soon as the two marriages were completed, the effects were immediately apparent. Many generals and officials who were originally unwilling to serve Dayong also served as officials or joined the army. With the joining of the Northern Han warriors, Yong, who was severely damaged during the conquest of the Northern Han Dynasty, The military vitality gradually recovered.

Of course, the one who was calculated by Li Zhi and I was Qi King Li Xian. In order to pursue Lin Bi, Li Xian wisely gave up military power. No one could let such a couple hold military power. Especially after Li Xian's wedding, he almost stopped being involved in the military. This gave the emperor the opportunity to take back all military power when reorganizing the army. There was no longer a force within Dayong that could oppose the imperial power. Although he was a little too much toward Li Xian, he was willing to fight while the other was willing to suffer, and he was not the only one to give up his power for the sake of beauty. Besides, although I designed to take away his military power, his influence in the army is still there, and his marriage to Lin Bi also gives him the most practical guarantee. Unless he wants to subvert the country, no matter who is sitting in Dayong On the throne, they will not take action against him easily. Besides, when the time came to conquer Southern Chu, he would be indispensable. Being able to destroy Northern Han and Southern Chu successively would be enough for anyone with such military exploits.

I have worked hard to achieve such a balanced situation, which can be said to be a great achievement for my hard work. However, Li Xian is too unloyal. Lin Bi has not yet roared in the east of the river. Prince Qi, who is less than one person in the court and more than ten thousand people, just wants to please the beauty. I was completely betrayed, which makes me feel a little guilty when I see Lin Bi now. The only good thing is that people in the Northern Han Dynasty did not blame me for the death of Long Tingfei and others. After all, for them, losing at the hands of a weak scholar was always a bit embarrassing, so the blame fell naturally on Li Zhi and Li Xian. You carried it for me, no matter what, I was not the one who took action in the end.

But while I felt a little disadvantaged, I also found a way to vent my anger, which was to bully Li Lin. But to be honest, if I didn't love and pity this kid, I wouldn't tease him. After all, because of me, he He lost his mother and grew up in the military. With the birth of Li Ning and Li Zhuo, the status of Prince Qi's crown prince was completely lost to him. Unlike his brothers who were not taken seriously in the first place, Li was originally the legitimate son. Lin is even more miserable. In order to make up for this child, I proposed to the emperor that he be given the title of a county king. And now he is the companion of Prince Li Jun. If nothing unexpected happens, he will also be Li Jun's right-hand man in the future, which should be enough to compensate for his loss.

While I was drinking tea and thinking about it, Li Lin had already walked in. It took so long for even a turtle to crawl in. He walked in with his head lowered and greeted Li Xian, and then hid in the corner of the room. I laughed. : "Lin'er, why are you hiding? Why don't you come over and pay tribute to my uncle?"

Li Xian frowned and said, "Lin'er, what are you doing? You don't understand any etiquette."

I gently shook the folding fan to stop Li Xian's words and said, "Lin'er, didn't you make some mistake and don't dare to see me?"

Li Lin said hurriedly: "No, no, I didn't make Roulan cry." He almost bit his tongue when he said this sentence. For some reason, he felt panicked when he saw Jiang Zhe's half-smiling expression. He couldn't help but steal glances at the two elders.

Li Xianyi glared and said, "What? You made Roulan cry in anger. Why didn't you explain to me clearly? Then you went to think about your mistakes behind closed doors and stopped eating dinner."

Li Lin had a grimace and didn't dare to answer, but then I smiled and said, "What do I think it is? That girl Roulan is very pampered. It's good to be angry with her, so as not to make her more domineering. Brother Six, don't do it either." Just like the Queen, she spoiled this girl so much that she was scared to death when she held her in her mouth. Lin'er, tell me what's going on. If this girl makes trouble unreasonably, I'll punish her when I get back."

Li Lin almost shed tears. Fortunately, it was not Roulan's fault. If Jiang Zhe took the opportunity to punish Roulan, he would probably be punished by the family afterwards, and then he might even be reprimanded by the Queen. Finally, Well, most likely the prince's cousin will keep him by his side for ten and a half days. In the palace, there are rules everywhere. Not to mention how boring he is, he can't stand it. Seeing Jiang Zhe's eager eyes, Li Lin quickly talked about today's events while avoiding the important ones.

Li Xian frowned after hearing this. He didn't blame Li Lin for bullying others. Anyway, he knew that Li Lin would not go too far. At most, he would only give the Nanchu boy a little pain. When he was a boy, he was even more domineering than Li Lin. Arrogant, he said thoughtfully: "You said that this young man looks about thirteen or fourteen years old and can use a three-stone strong bow. When it comes to bows and arrows, he is the best at riding and archery in Daizhou. He is also one of a thousand. I don't know. How is his archery skills? No wonder you pay attention, Lin'er, pass the order for me and bring that young man back to me, I want to try his skills."

Hearing this, I couldn't help but smile. Like father, like son. Although Shen'er is not like me, Li Lin looks very much like King Qi. When I saw Li Lin, he was about to go down to deliver the order. I stopped him and said, "Wait a minute, so It would be too shocking for a dignified prince like you to intervene in such a small matter. Let the children resolve their own matters. Lin'er, although you are young, you are already the king of Jia County who was granted the title of King by the imperial court. I will leave this matter to you. I’ve given it to you, but you’re not allowed to take human life lightly, it’s up to you to decide what to do with it.”

Li Lin was overjoyed. He still couldn't forget the Nanchu boy in his heart, but it was because Rou Lan didn't dare to have trouble anymore. Now that Jiang Zhe is in charge, he can do whatever he wants. He felt itchy in his heart and wanted to capture the boy right away. Fuzhong.

Li Xian saw that he was so urgent and cursed: "There is no certainty at all, why are you anxious? Since this person claims to be here to find relatives, how can he leave so quickly? Besides, he has escaped. As long as a military order is passed down, how can he be afraid?" Did he escape back to Nanchu? Today, your aunt and others are coming to visit your mother and concubine. Your mother and concubine have said that no one is allowed to miss the family dinner tonight. "

Li Lin had no choice but to obey the order solemnly, but glanced at Jiang Zhe secretly. Now he knew why his uncle was here. General Wang Ji, his aunt's guest, was his disciple. If he came to Chang'an, he must go there first after reporting to the Ministry of War. When meeting her uncle, her stepmother must have wanted to see her sister and brother-in-law first, so she forced her uncle to wait at her home. I couldn't help lowering my head and snickering. Although my uncle was so majestic, he looked careless even in front of the emperor's uncle. Only in front of Princess Jiaping, he looked trembling. It was really funny. I really couldn't understand what he was doing in the first place. He played with the kings and ministers of the Northern Han Dynasty on the palm of his hand.

At this time, I can no longer understand Li Lin's little moves. He is proficient in archery. He can shoot a three-stone strong bow at a young age. Yunlu, Lu Yun, hum, such childish tricks are also trying to hide from my eyes and ears, but I don't know that he Why did I come to Dayong, but I definitely didn’t come to pay homage to the master. Besides, I heard that Lu Can was very fond of his eldest son, Lu Yun. It must have been the young man’s own idea. I also learned that I would tell him not to use this person. The young man should be imprisoned as a spy. Now that this young man has arrived, I should also fulfill my responsibilities as an elder. Let me teach him a little lesson. Well, let Li Lin and Roulan deal with it. With Huo Cong in charge of the overall situation, it shouldn't happen. Something unexpected happened.

Thinking of Huo Cong, I couldn't help but smile with satisfaction. This Huo Cong is my most proud disciple, and he will definitely excel in the future. I have an impetuous temperament, and I am knowledgeable but not masterful. Although I have the intention to be patient, I can't help but show my edge. My other disciples each have different shortcomings. Lu Can is too bright and loyal, and he will suffer from it in the end. Jing Chi has a rough temper, and sometimes his impulses are difficult to control. Although I love him for being simple and unpretentious, it is a pity that he will never become a famous general. Bajun Each has his or her own strengths, but due to their limited qualifications and experience, although they can act independently, they cannot take over the overall situation. As for my children, although Roulan is smart and smart, I just deliberately prevented her from facing the cruel reality. As a girl, I don’t want her to be too outstanding, I just want her to spend her life happily. Son, let's not mention it. He may have inherited three points of my intelligence and talent, but he has inherited ten points of my laziness and laziness. I feel sorry for Master Cizhen. Can such a confused boy be able to take on the responsibility of protecting the Dharma? But fools are blessed, and with his temperament, he may have a happy life.

Pai Zhi calculated it again and found that only Huo Cong is my most proud disciple. He is perseverant and broad-minded. He has his own opinions and is able to adapt to changes. He is well-read but concentrates on history. The most rare thing is that he is willing to be ordinary and good at it. Yu Yinren. I am just a prisoner imprisoned in wealth and splendor. Although the shackles are all kinds of beautiful friendships in the world, I cannot be free after all. But he is the hermit who can truly hide in the court, and he is also the only disciple who can inherit my mantle. So I kept him here even though I knew there was something wrong with his identity. Firstly, I loved his talent, and secondly, it would be dangerous if such a talent was not kept by my side.

At this time, Tao Lin, one of the four guards around King Qi, hurried over and said, "Prince and Marquis Jiang, the princess and Wang Yibin are here. The princess has invited you."

Li Xian and I looked at each other and smiled, and walked side by side to the Yin'an Hall of the Royal Palace. As soon as we entered the hall, we saw the graceful Princess Jiaping holding Lin Tong's hand and whispering, while Chi Ji stood aside and held his hands. While standing, he was always a little reserved in front of Lin Bi. As soon as he saw me, he hurriedly came over and bowed down to me, saying, "Seeing that Mr. Xi looks as good as before, Chi Ji feels at ease. This time I met Robber Li on the way, and he asked me to say hello to Mr. I originally wanted to go see Mr. , but when I entered the city, I heard Mr. Xiao say that Mr. Qi is also here."

I couldn't help but hold my breath for a while. Why didn't this kid open the pot? A sinister smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. I smiled and said: "It's nothing. I just came to play chess with King Qi today. How about it, Chi Ji? I heard that you have been here for half a year." You were injured before, are you okay now?"

Lin Tong heard this and said worriedly: "Sir, although Ji Lang's arrow wound has healed, he still feels pain when it is windy or rainy. I was just about to ask you, sir, to take a look at it for him?"

I smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. This is because the meridians have been damaged. Let him come to my house and I will give him acupuncture a few times. By the way, I will also teach him this set of acupuncture. In terms of medical skills, he is still Ji learned better, although he later changed his career to become a veterinarian." But I thought to myself that my soul-seizing golden needles are unparalleled in the world, and there is absolutely no problem in removing the root cause of Chi Ji's disease, but that set of golden needles was originally used for executions, so maybe it will It hurts a little. Of course, with my ability, there will be no flaws on my face. Lin Tong nodded happily and thanked me. Just when I was secretly proud of myself, I saw Lin Bi glance at me with a faint warning in her eyes. I was startled and quickly avoided her gaze. I thought to myself, Chi Ji doesn't care. Dare to tell them the truth.

At this time, the family banquet was ready. Lin Bi pulled Lin Tong and walked out. Li Xian followed. I saw that Chi Ji looked a little strange, as if he had something to report, so I deliberately stayed a step behind. Sure enough, Chi Ji was there. I whispered in my ear: "Sir, Bandit Li asked me to report that General Duan has returned to China. According to Sir's previous order, he has ordered General Duan to be sent to Nanshan. It should be done in the next few days. When we get to Chang'an, we will have more detailed information then."

My heart was shocked, Duan Wudi. After the Northern Han Dynasty asked for surrender, I wanted to recruit him back. Unexpectedly, he had already gone to sea and has been missing since then. Unexpectedly, he finally came back today. I am quite sorry for this. How should I treat my apologetic rival?