Competing for hegemony, if we can really win the confrontation with the Wei Dynasty, Jin State will be crowned and Emperor Li Cunxu will be crowned and emperor... This will be tacit for the senior officials of Jin State, especially the parent-child edict of the former king Li Keyong.

However, now that Li Cunxu said clearly, Li Siyuan hesitated for a moment and said:

"Even if my father is loyal to the Tang Dynasty, the previous dynasty has been destroyed. Although the thief of the Liang Dynasty has been destroyed... Today, the disputes between the countries below are in conflict, and our Jin State cannot bow to the Emperor of Wei. If the king can achieve the imperial career and follow the trend, he will also comfort the father under the lunar calendar. It is just Zhang Jianjun... I wonder how he thinks?"

The Zhang Jianjun mentioned by Li Siyuan was of course the eunuch of the Hedong Army, who had always been appointed by the Tang court. At that time, Li Keyong promised to open a prefecture and set up officials, such as the Kaifu Yitong and the Sansi, and even the wise official Zhang Chengye who was granted the title of Duke of Yan, who was sternly rejected.

As one of the several ministers entrusted by Li Keyong before his death, Zhang Chengye's status in Jin State can be imagined. He assisted Li Keyong and Li Cunxu for two generations of Jin Kings. Whenever the king of the country commanded his army to go to war, he stayed in Taiyuan and took charge of the major affairs of the rear of Jin State. Regardless of governing the government and governing the army and oppressing the people, he not only showed his talent in prime ministers, but also Zhang Chengye was a eunuch, but he was also very majestic. Not only did the ministers in the court reverence, but even the parents-child and righteous son of the former king Li Keyong... even Li Cunxu himself was afraid of him.

Although Zhang Juhan, who was also a few survivors of Zhu Wen's purge and slaughter of Tang's court officials and eunuchs, served for the Emperor of Wei, was also a talented official, but now he is mainly in charge of the palace eunuchs in the Wei Dynasty. Now, in terms of status and reputation, he cannot compare with Zhang Chengye. His ability to take charge of the overall situation and preside over the country's military and political affairs alone is even better than the chief adviser Gai Yu, who was most trusted by the previous king Li Keyong.

However, when Li Siyuan mentioned Zhang Chengye, Li Cunxu couldn't help but smile bitterly. After all, they had a conflict before, but they ended up in a mess and even wanted to blame him for his crime and apologize repeatedly was he, the king who covered the sky in Jin State.

During the war preparations for the army to dispatch food and fodder to destroy Liang, Li Cunxu worked hard all day long and could not help but feel bored and anxious, so he had to play with the actors he favored in his spare time. However, when he got drunk one day, Li Cunxu wanted to reward the actors, but he ran into Zhang Chengye, who was in charge of the treasury at the time.

Li Cunxu wanted to open the treasury to get the property, but Zhang Chengye said that the treasury was originally intended to use the supplies of the three armies that destroyed the Liang thieves, and must not be used as private rewards. Li Cunxu was angry and accused him of drunkenness. As a result, Zhang Chengye directly retorted the king and insisted on opening the treasury to reward him for no reason, but was afraid that sooner or later, the wealth would be gone, and the soldiers would be dispersed, and nothing would be accomplished...

Li Cunxu, who was originally attacking Liang State and even planning a plan to confront Wei State, was nervous every day. He was dismissed because he was drunk and could not come to Taiwan. He was furious when he heard such heartbreaking words. Therefore, he immediately took the sword to kill Zhang Chengye. As a result, Zhang Chengye was so sad that he even stumbled forward and shouted in grief, "The old slave was ordered by the former king and vowed to kill the Bian thieves for the country. If he was killed for saving the treasury for the king, he would die and be worthy of the previous king." Several actors around him saw that the matter was getting big, so they went forward to persuade him. Zhang Chengye swung his fist and beat him, and even denounced the actors for daring to flatter the king...

This farce alarmed Li Cunxu's biological mother Cao. Hearing that his son had lost his composure after drinking, he hurriedly went to reprimand him. Li Cunxu, who was furious, knew the truth that he was unheard of. So he apologized to Zhang Chengye and said that he offended the seventh brother because he was drunk (although the two were nearly 40 years apart, Li Cunxu called Zhang Chengye the seventh brother). He should toast and apologize. Instead, it was Zhang Chengye's turn, who was heartbroken, and he refused to drink. Then the king of Jin and the mother and son of the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother came to Zhang Chengye's mansion to apologize...

So when Li Cunxu heard Zhang Chengye's name, he subconsciously became a little angry. However, he also knew that if he wanted to be a wise king, he would value Zhongxian who could speak out and give advice... In addition, Zhang Chengye was straightforward and believed in the right things, and even his lord did not give face to him. Therefore, among the civil and military officials in the Jin Dynasty, it can be said that Li Cunxu was the only person who was a little afraid of.

Later, Zhang Chengye advised him to lose his ambition and not to be overly obsessed with opera. Jing Jin, Jing Xinma... and the one whom the king favored recently called Li Junxi were just flattering actors. Not only should he not favor, but he should also kill him to clear the king's side.

Of course, Li Cunxu was reluctant to execute the actors and confidants around him, so Zhang Chengye advised him all day long and made him one by one, but it was not convenient to have an attack... In addition to discussing military and political affairs, Li Cunxu had many times seen Zhang Chengye's figure far away from him and had to take a detour...

However, Li Cunxu also knew very well that Zhang Chengye was loyal to the State of Jin, not only because his father Li Ke used his stern words to reject Zhu Wen's orders to punish the eunuchs on the spot in various vassal states, and saved his life... Because the Li family in Hedong has always clearly declared that he would support the Tang Dynasty. This is the primary factor for Zhang Chengye, who refused to be appointed to all official positions, devoted himself to the State of Jin and died.

Therefore, Li Cunxu knew that if he was elected as emperor, he would not dare to offend the newly-received officials such as Guo Chongtao, and Zhang Chengye, who was afraid of him as a tiger, would inevitably protest strongly. Because of his persistence, he would never compromise. He could not accept the regime that worked hard, and would usurp the throne and become emperor and replace the Tang Dynasty...

Li Cunxu was silent for a long time, suddenly sighed and said:

"In the end of the Han Dynasty, Xun Yu and Xun Wenruo were originally the tools of the king and the assistants. They had been in the middle for more than ten years to handle military and national affairs, and made Cao Mengde sigh and say that my son's house. However, he originally thought that Cao Cao could support the Han Dynasty, but the heroes in the late Han Dynasty were fighting for the throne, how similar was the situation of separatist vassals at the end of the Tang Dynasty? The previous dynasty was weak and corrupt, and it was ultimately unsaved... The so-called focus on the Han Dynasty could not reverse the general trend in the end...

The seventh brother is still thinking about restoring the Tang Dynasty. But if he hadn't had the opportunity to join the Hedong Army of Jin, he would have been killed by Zhu Wen's dog thieves back then... After all, Xun Yu assisted Cao Cao, the Han Dynasty was not over, but now the Tang court was destroyed by Liang thieves, so the seventh brother would have to search for descendants of the Tang Dynasty and then enthrone the emperor... This is because his obsession was too heavy. He obviously had a great talent in governing the country, why couldn't he see through this? If the time is right, don't say that he is lonely, and the civil and military generals of our dynasty, who do not expect Jin to be the emperor, but to be the righteous? When it comes to the south, when Jianyuan is the emperor, I hope to persuade Qiong to change his mind..."

Li Cunxu sighed and then said in a deep voice:

"But such a major event must be discussed in a long-term way. At the moment, since Gu has met with the leaders of the Dingnan Army and the Dangxiang tribes, he must be negotiating with the forces in Hexi... Ganzhou Uighurs, Liangzhou Wenmo, Suzhou Longjia and other Dingnan Army, of course, Gu should try his best to win over them. As well as Shuofang Army, Li Yan must come back soon to report his life..."

The Shuofang Army's vassal state, Huile County, Lingzhou's capital (southwest of Lingwu City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region), was originally built by the expansion of the beacon tower built by Huile Peak. It was also the border guard station of the Han people and other tribes of the Rongwei north to defend against Turkic invasions.

Li Yan, the envoy sent by Li Cunxu, had also rushed to Huile County, Lingzhou to demand negotiations with the vassal states. Han Xun, who was in charge of Shuofang Army, also sent people to invite Jin to envoys. However, Li Yan was thinking about how to lobby the head of Shuofang Army and fulfill the mission assigned by Li Cunxu... Han Xun smiled and did not wait for him to show off his eloquence, so he bluntly said that it happened that Wei Zhen, the envoy from the Wei Dynasty, also came to the town... He also said that since the envoys of the two countries all came to Shuofang Army, why not get close to each other first?
Chapter completed!