Chapter 257 of the text of the Tang Dynasty: One mountain can’t accommodate two tigers Li Anguo looked at his son sitting in front of him and asked: “Have you decided to go to Chang'an next spring?”

Li Ze nodded: "I have to go this trip, and this is also a good opportunity, an opportunity for us to reach into Chang'an."

"This trip will not be as calm as you think. In fact, it doesn't matter whether the court is so-called righteousness or not. Now the court is almost an empty shell." Li Anguo shook his head and said.

Li Ze smiled, "Father, if we only want to be a town, or just want to dominate the north, then it does not matter whether we go to Chang'an or not. Without their support, we can do this, but if we look at the world, it will not work if we don't go, and even the earlier we go, the better."

“Why?”

"There are so many heroes in the world. I believe that I will be the only one who is staring at the world?" Li Ze smiled and said, "There is nothing else left in the court now, but this gold sign is still worth some money."

"It's not a good thing to be too big," said Li Anguo.

Li Ze stared at his father and said, "Over the years, my father has indeed been unhappy, but in the end, can he avoid this tide? If he can't avoid it, standing in a position like a boating against the current, he will retreat if he doesn't move forward. He can either mercenary others or be at the mercy of others. Unless we give up everything we have in front of us, find a deep mountain and a large siege to live in seclusion, or raft overseas, or be able to keep it alone, but father, are you willing to do this?"

"Fighting for the world is one step ahead, one step ahead, but if one step is wrong, it will only be one step wrong." Li Ze continued: "Now, I just want to compete for this first step."

"You are more ambition than me." Li Anguo smiled.

"I just don't want to be merciless." Li Ze shook his head and said, "But if you want to be merciless, you can do it except being the boss. Otherwise, after all, someone can control you."

"Is this your original intention to fight for the world?" Li Anguo asked in surprise.

"I am used to being king and dominating in Wuyi Village. I have the final say alone, so I don't want anyone to point fingers at me in the future!" Li Ze said with a smile.

"Then you go!" Li Anguodao: "Go to the beginning of spring next year, try to go and go back as early as possible. I think there is no problem with my health after a year. With me here, I will naturally look forward to it for you."

Li Ze nodded: "I will naturally feel at ease if my father is guarding the house."

"Is your mother willing to go to Chang'an?" Li Anguo continued.

Li Ze was silent for a moment: "I originally wanted to invite my mother to live in Zhenzhou, so I wrote a letter to go back for this, but my mother didn't want to come. She said she didn't want to see you again."

Li Anguo smiled miserably, "Well, if you don't see me, just don't see me! I'll go to Chang'an tomorrow spring and I won't see you again in my life, either."

Seeing Li Anguo standing up and walking towards the inner room with some staggering steps, Li Ze could only shake his head helplessly. For him, of course, he could persuade his mother to come to Chengde to reunite with his father. Su is dead, so naturally no one dared to be angry with her when his mother comes over.

But unexpectedly, my mother was so determined that she refused Li Ze's suggestion.

When they went to Chang'an, due to Li Anguo's physical condition, the two of them had no more time to see each other.

Yi Xinglanshan walked out of the room, and Li Mi, who was guarding the door, immediately put on a thick fur coat on Li Ze.

Putting on the fur and hat, Li Ze walked out strode and asked as he walked: "What did Wang Duo do today?"

"I went to Xiangfei Temple and stayed there and wouldn't leave."

"This old man can choose a place!"

"Where is Gao Xiangsheng?"

"During our surveillance, I stayed in the inn without moving!"

"It's strange that this guy doesn't move. He doesn't move, it doesn't mean that his subordinates are not moving. Let the subordinates be careful."

"yes."

"You make arrangements. I will meet Zhang Zhongwen in the afternoon. Don't let the people from Chang'an smell it." Li Ze ordered.

"Young Master, there is naturally no problem here. I am afraid that the people of Lu Long know that Wang Duo is here, so they deliberately made some news." Li Mi said with some concern.

"Tell Zhang Zhongwen that if they dare to do this, there is no need to talk about anything. He will go home just now!" Li Ze sneered: "I will give Fei Zhong, Shi Yi and others to Wang Duo, and ask Wang Duo to take these people back to Chang'an."

"Understood."

Li Mi's worries were not unreasonable. In fact, if Zhang Zhongwen had not been clear-headed and stopped his subordinates' plans, the news about their in-Zhending City would have been flying all over the sky and was known to the court envoys.

Zhang Zhongwen's subordinates meant that the court thought that Lu Long and Chengde were colluding with each other, thereby destroying the court's plan to win over Chengde.

This plan was flatly rejected by Zhang Zhongwen. For him, the risk of doing so was too great. It may not necessarily destroy anything, but it may be possible to trap his own people.

When Zhang Zhongwen saw Li Ze again, he was stunned for a moment and returned to peace. Li Ze, who had just turned seventeen, did look too young.

But this young man is now one of the most powerful people in the North. Moreover, his power does not come from inheritance, but his own struggle and planning.

He has a careful plan and is ruthless. If he doesn't take action, he will be a sure killer move. Thinking about Li Ze's various deeds over the past year, how could Zhang Zhongwen dare to treat him as a child?

"When I set off, I also brought the 30,000 tribes of the Wandan tribes requested by the young master. However, I was a light cavalry, and they were both old, weak, sick and disabled, so they were a little slower, but it took at most ten days to arrive in Yingzhou." Zhang Zhongwen bowed and said, "But I have to make it clear to the young master first. In this weather, even if a young and strong marched, they may freeze to death and frostbite. However, the Wandan tribe is very old, weak, sick and disabled. As they walked along, they thought that no one would be injured or killed, and even a god would not be able to do it."

Zhang Zhongwu was indeed very straightforward. The negotiations had not yet begun. He had already sent the Siwan Dan tribe. Of course, this also shows from a side that he did not take the Khitans seriously.

"Mr. Li naturally understood, but if he didn't add this sentence at that time, I'm afraid that only a few of these tens of thousands of people could be alive in my hands." Li Ze smiled and said, "The appropriate casualty ratio is acceptable. I can feel at ease when I see your demeanor."

Zhang Zhongwen smiled and said, "Young Master, I can rest assured, but I want to advise you that the Khitans are unfamiliar wolf cubs. You try your best to get the Siwan Dan tribe over, but I am afraid that it will cause you a headache at that time."

Li Ze laughed: "Thank you, Mr. Zhang, for your kindness reminder, but I can only appreciate it. I raise this wolf, unlike you, because I will train the wolf. In Lu Long, they are just tools, but for me, I treat them as useful subordinates."

"If the young master wants to use the Xiwandan tribe to use the horse bones in Qianjinshi to seduce other Khitans under my rule, I am afraid there is no possibility. With this as a guide, we Lu Long will learn from our mistakes." Zhang Zhongwen said with a smile.

"Mr. Zhang is thinking too much. I have always been a clear person of gratitude and grudge. I have rewarded merits and punished me. Yelu Qi from Wandan tribe has made great contributions for me. I will only pay this reward. As for other Khitans, it will go with the flow." Li Ze said with a smile.

"I hope so. I just can't bear to do more useless work for the young master. Young master, may I ask Fei Zhong, is Shi Yi okay?" Zhang Zhongwen asked.

"Of course, Fei Zhong and Shi Yi were regarded as VIP guests and were not neglected at all. The two thousand Lu Long armored soldiers who followed Fei Zhong to our Zhending City and the armored soldiers under Shi Yi were now relying on their own labor to exchange food, mainly building the city walls. As far as I know, no one has suffered any casualties so far. Of course, as Mr. Zhang said, it is cold and the weather will be frozen. No one can tell whether there will be any unexpected situations next. As for the soldiers of Yingzhou Prefecture, we have been released and returned home long ago."

"So, I really hope to reach an agreement with the young master earlier, so that they can go home sooner." Zhang Zhongwen reached out and took out a letter sealed by a fire-covered one from his arms, put it on the table, and pushed it in front of Li Ze. "This is the letter from our Lu Longjieshuai to the young master."

Li Ze tore open the envelope and took out Zhang Zhongwu's handwritten letter from inside.

"This is our handwriting of the handsome guy. I believe that there are many of our handsome guys in the hands of the handsome guys. The young master must have seen it." Zhang Zhongwen said.

Li Ze nodded. Zhang Zhongwu's calligraphy is as generous and generous as he is. Every line of characters must occupy two squares, which makes the letters he wrote by himself always look much thicker.

Although it was full of pages of paper, there was not much content. After reading Zhang Zhongwu's letter, Li Ze couldn't help laughing, "Zhang Gong, you are very humorous in the festival. It's time, and you promised me that you were appointed as an official and would bring me into the gang. Isn't this ridiculous?"

"It's not ridiculous at all!" Zhang Zhongwen said seriously: "We are the heroes of the world, and the young master is also extraordinary. If the two strong forces join forces, the north can be determined and the whole world is expected! The young master does not need to cover up in front of me, a rebel against the Tang Dynasty. I believe that the young master must be ambitious in the world, right?"

"Who is the main and who is the auxiliary?" Li Ze asked with a smile: "How can one mountain accommodate two tigers?"

"Our festival coach is a dragon, the young master is a tiger, and the meeting of dragon and tiger is a meeting of storms." Zhang Zhongwen said.

"Zhang Zhongwu is indeed a hero. From Mr. Gongsun, I have heard many of his past deeds." Li Ze smiled and said, "But he and I are not planning to do anything."

"Although Mr. Li took over Henghai, controlled Chengde, and even had Yizhou and Dingzhou, it was impossible to integrate these places into a whole in a short time. It is not to be concealed that Mr. Li has surpassed Gao Pian among the great enemies of our Lulong people. The young master refused to cooperate. Then how would he plan to resist our Lulong army next year?"

"Zhang Zhongwu can come and try it!" Li Ze said with a smile: "If he attacked me with a large scale, I think Gao Pian will definitely take advantage of the situation. I wonder if Zhang Shuai has the ability to deal with the two strong attacks at the same time? So, I suggest that he should not do this, this is a self-destruction."
Chapter completed!