As soon as he turned the screen wall, Deng Jingshan saw Zhang Zhongwu standing at the door of the lobby, looking at him with his hands on his back. He quickly stepped forward a few steps and clasped his fists as a greeting: "Prince, how dare you take this?"

Zhang Zhongwu smiled, went down the steps, and helped Deng Jingshan up with both hands, "You and my brother, this is what you deserve. What should you dare to take or not? In such weather, you have been here all the way."

It was the hottest time of the year, and it was indeed not an easy thing to rush through Liaozhou.

"It's okay, but as we come over, we look at the villages, the settlement sites along the way, and the crops that cannot be seen at a glance, the energy is coming out one after another!" Deng Jingshan smiled and said, "This reminds me of the way we first came, it's desolate!"

One word brought both of them back to the sad time of the past. At that time, I was really confused and didn't know where the road ahead was.

After sighing for a while, Zhang Zhongwu seemed to have suddenly reacted and slapped his head and said, "Look at me, I've been chatting with you for so long under the sun?"

"The Xiaguan and the prince have not met for nearly a year. The last time they met was during the New Year's Day last year!" Deng Jingshan reminded the other party.

"Yes, yes, life is so fast!" Zhang Zhongwu laughed, took Deng Jingshan's hand, and walked into the hall side by side with his opponent.

Zhang Zhongwu treated Deng Jingshan like this, but this was not always the case. When Zhang Zhongwu was still the governor of Lu Long, Deng Jingshan was just one of the many prefectures under him, but his strength was stronger.

But now, it's different.

Deng Jingshan now has a real control of Liaozhou and occupied one-third of the territory under the rule of the Liao king. After the failure of the battle with the Tang army, Deng Jingshan decisively reached an agreement with the Tang army, abandoned a large number of troops, and brought only a part of his most elite confidant and direct descendants back to Liaozhou, and then annexed the wealth and population of a group of powerful people led by Liu Siyuan, and strengthened their strength again.

More importantly, during this annexation process, Deng Jingshan also dealt with many people who originally depended on Zhang Zhongwu and were originally used by Zhang Zhongwu to check and balance Deng Jingshan.

In recent years, Deng Jingshan has relied on Sima Song Yu, judge Ke Rong and others, rewarded the soldiers and distributed them to the soldiers' land. Women have firmly controlled Liaozhou.

In addition, Liaozhou borders the area controlled by the Tang army, and the business dealings between Liaodi and Tang people in recent years have basically been carried out in Liaozhou. With this convenience, Liaozhou's business has become more prosperous, forming the largest business dealings for Liaodi to interact with the Tang people. Tax collection alone is a huge income. In addition, their own business, the annual income will be much greater than that of Zhang Zhongwu who controls Jizhou. If Zhang Zhongwu had not had a backyard like Goryeo that could be plundered by a willful backyard, Deng Jingshan's strength would probably be above Zhang Zhongwu.

Status has always been related to strength.

When you are not strong enough, you can only be a follower, follow others' orders, and have no bargaining capital.

But when your strength reaches a certain level, you can become a collaborator and measure whether your interests have been hurt in the process of cooperation.

Deng Jingshan rose from a follower to a collaborator bit by bit. Correspondingly, Zhang Zhongwu's attitude towards him changed.

Walking into the spacious hall, four huge icebergs were placed on the four corners, and the rising white smoke enveloped the entire hall in a cool mood. Since Wuyi's ice-making method was introduced to Liao, summer has no longer been a difficult season for powerful people like them.

"The emperor took the stage to serve as a general, and Li Ze had left Wuyi." Zhang Zhongwu went straight to the point: "When he arrived, I am afraid that the Liang army had completely abandoned Henan and only an isolated city in Luoyang was left."

Deng Jingshan nodded: "It's expected."

"Are you ready?" Zhang Zhongwu picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of the tea soup. The tea was green. This is the new tea this year, and it was also transported by merchants from Tang land. Because Liangzhe and other places were captured by Tang people, the price of tea this year has dropped a lot.

"I've been preparing for it all the time." Deng Jingshan took a deep breath, looked directly at Zhang Zhongwu, and said seriously: "But there are many different sounds below."

"What do you mean?" Zhang Zhongwu put down the tea bowl.

"Many people are very satisfied with their current life!" Deng Jingshan sighed: "Prince, to be honest, I wish that this kind of life can continue like this. In recent years, everyone has gradually become richer, have a house to live in, and can have enough food. The bandits and bandits have almost been suppressed by us, and their lives have become more and more peaceful."

"Who doesn't want to live such a day?" Zhang Zhongwu shook his head and said, "But Jingshan, do you think Li Ze will allow us to keep a quiet life in Liaodi, just like this?"

"Li Ze has great ambitions. When his strength is not absolutely above everyone, he has already sent troops to advance to the Western Regions. This person is only regaining the glory of the most powerful Han and Tang dynasties, or his ambition is higher than that. Therefore, as long as this person is in power, he will never allow the existence of separatist forces. Even if we submit to him, listen to the tune or not, he will not agree." Deng Jingshan said: "So, I have been preparing. At present, it is just a headache to mobilize the enthusiasm of the people below and arouse the desire to unite against the enemy."

"These things will be left to the literati below you. They are more capable than us martial artists!" Looking at Deng Jingshan's attitude, Zhang Zhongwu felt relieved. "Actually, at the beginning, I had no idea that I had the same thoughts as you, but after seeing Li Ze's actions in the Western Regions, I completely lost my mind to be in a peaceful place and decided to take a try."

"Western Regions?" Deng Jingshan was a little puzzled.

"Li Ze was in the Western Regions, and changed his territory and returned to the current state and established a prefecture. He did not allow the former resident country to exist any longer." Zhang Zhongwu said: "Think about it, he would not let go of such a place. Can he let go of us?"

"So it's certain that the fight is my only worry now, how can I win!" Deng Jingshan nodded. "Prince, it's not that I don't have confidence. I am naturally not worried about Xue Chong on the opposite side, but Xue Chong is not a soldier of a guard. If he fights the younger ones, the old ones will naturally come out. And I don't think that the pseudo-liang can give us any help. Maybe before we completely eliminate Xue Chong, the pseudo-liang has been destroyed by Li Ze!"

Zhang Zhongwu smiled and said, "It's not that simple. You have to know that in this world, people who want Li Ze to fail or even die are not just us. There are also Zhu Youzhen, Zhu Yougui, Xiang Xun, and even the emperor who has a name in the Tang Dynasty. Maybe the living dead emperor who is lying on the bed is also looking forward to Li Ze's death as soon as possible!"

Deng Jingshan was excited: "Zhu Youzhen won't mention it for now. His only function now is how long can he resist Li Ze and how long can he restrain Li Ze's main force. For us, the longer the better, the more damage Li Ze is, the better. But Xiang Xun is a huge variable. Did the prince have any plans with him?"

"It was them who came to me. This happened a year ago. It was because of my thorough insight into Xiang Xun's thoughts that I finally made up my mind to fight to the death." Zhang Zhongwu said: "Jingshan, do you still remember the grand blueprint we raised the flag?"

Deng Jingshan laughed: "Of course I remember it. At that time, we subordinates all hoped that you could sit on the largest chair in Chang'an City, and we could also leave a portrait in Lingyan Pavilion."

"Now, we have another chance." Zhang Zhongwu smiled and said, "Of course, the premise is that Li Ze is dead."

Obedient and listened to the voice, Deng Jingshan was shocked: "Does Xiang have a plan to deal with Li Ze?" After thinking about it, he frowned again: "If it is assassination and poisoning, I don't think they have a great chance of success. Prince, we cannot pin our hopes on this."

"Xiang Xun is not so naive." Zhang Zhongwu said: "He must have had a complete set of plans with high feasibility and a high possibility of success. Only in this way can he have the capital to compete for the world. Of course, he will naturally not disclose what this plan is."

"Xiang Xun and Xiang are also fighting for the world?" Deng Jingshan burst out laughing: "Just rely on him?"

"If Li Ze really dies, he really has the qualification!" Zhang Zhongwu said: "Now he is the strongest person in the south. If Li Ze really dies, his subordinates will inevitably split. Xiang's title of father-in-law may be able to absorb some of the original personnel under Li Ze's command."

"If Li Ze really dies, then Xiang Xun can only make wedding clothes for others!" Deng Jingshan's eyes were shiny again. He was afraid that Li Ze was true, but Xiang Xun really didn't take it seriously.

"Jingshan, no matter whether Li Ze dies or not, we can only send troops. If Li Ze dies, we will have a bright future and a promising future. If Li Ze does not die, we will also send troops. Otherwise, when he enters Chang'an and occupies such a central place, we will never be spared in the future." Zhang Zhongwu said: "In the past few years, we have slept on firewood and tasted gall, and raised our energy. Isn't it just to avenge one day?"

"Yes, we have no choice!" Deng Jingshan said.

"Let me talk about the current specific military deployment of the Tang army. I think you are clear about Xue Chong's movements." Zhang Zhongwu said.
Chapter completed!