Before one problem is solved, another one arises. Just as they have agreed on the matter of Yuzhou, the matter of Liangzhou comes up again.
The situation this time is the same as that in Yuzhou.
The Snow Country also sent people to attack Liangzhou City.
This put everyone in a difficult position.
At this time, Li Lezhi had not left yet. When he learned that the Snow Country was attacking Liangzhou City, he knew the plans of the two countries.
He cannot take care of both places by himself, it depends on how they arrange it.
The two countries seemed to see through them and seemed to pay special attention to them.
The Snow Country attacked Liangzhou and put pressure on it from the side, and only success was allowed, not failure. However, Li Le only made a quick calculation of the Snow Country's life immortal, and found that the opponent's ability was not as strong as Qu Lingxian, and he also had one foot in the coffin.
With the help of Senior Xuan Yangzi, he can easily deal with the other side. With the help of a general who can fight, as long as there is no chaos inside Liang State, it would be wishful thinking for the two countries to conquer Liang State like they attacked Dai Yue.
As for the general who would lead the troops to fight against the Snow Country, Li Le only knew about the situation in Daliang. He felt that the third prince was very suitable, but he didn't know whether the other party was willing.
Before leaving, Li Le went to meet the third prince alone.
After the death of the previous emperor, the Third Prince had not left the capital and was still living in Prince Duan's mansion. This time, after the Third Prince knew the purpose of Li Lezhi's visit, he was slightly shocked and couldn't help asking: "Isn't Taoist Li afraid that I will ascend the throne and become emperor directly after leading the army?"
Li Lezhi: “…”
Li Le just shook his head, "You won't."
The two knew each other, and with his ability to read faces, he could tell that the Third Prince was not someone who would take advantage of the opportunity to usurp the throne.
But... if you want the other party to make a move, you have to offer something that will make the other party interested. Li Le said calmly: "If you can defend Liangzhou City and prevent the Snow Country from entering Daliang's territory, I will ask His Majesty to appoint you as the Regent."
The third prince looked at Li Lezhi in shock, his eyes full of surprise, as if he did not expect to hear these words.
"Really?" The Third Prince was unwilling to live a leisurely life in his fiefdom after gaining power, and this time, Taoist Li put another opportunity in front of him.
The Third Prince had no room for refusal. If it were before, he would have wanted to see how Zhao Cong would defend Daliang under the attack of the two countries.
Now, with Taoist Li's promise, the Third Prince couldn't help but feel a little angry.
"Yeah, seriously," Li Le just confirmed again.
"Okay," the third prince showed a smug smile on his face, as if he would be named regent and hold great power in the next second.
Seeing his look, Li Le just wanted to give him a few reminders, but then he shut up again. The other party was an ambitious politician. How could he give up power after holding great power, and how could he be inferior to a three-year-old child?
Sooner or later, he and Zhao Cong will clash. If it really comes to that, he can only step out and act as a peacemaker. If that doesn't work, he can only stand on the side of his apprentice.
Although the two of them did not make this matter public, they both knew it clearly in their hearts.
After discussing it with the third prince, Li Lezhi went to talk about the matter with Zhao Cong.
Zhao Cong wrote the imperial edict without any hesitation.
If his third uncle can really resist the Snow Country and prevent the other party from crossing the line, then he can just appoint the other party as regent. What's wrong with that?
As for the future affairs between him and his third uncle, they will make their plans after this matter is concluded.
After the court officials learned about this, although they had some complaints, in the end no one stood up to oppose it. If the young emperor was not afraid, why should they, the officials, worry? After all, they were all descendants of the Zhao family.
In this way, the matter of the Third Prince was settled, and the other party also led troops to Liangzhou. Taoist Master Xuan Yangzi also traveled with the Third Prince.
The other party knew that the Snow Country was attacking Liangzhou, and without any hesitation, he took the initiative to stand up.
The affairs of Liangzhou were arranged properly, and there were two prime ministers in the rear, so Li Le immediately took Zhao Cong to Yuzhou.
They rode at full speed all the way. Zhao Cong was small and endured the setbacks. Although he looked tired, fortunately he did not get sick. Li Le just paid attention to his condition and breathed a sigh of relief.
This was the first time he had run hundreds of miles without stopping with a child. Fortunately, the two of them managed to arrive in Yuzhou.
At this time, more than half a month had passed since the news was received that day. Although there were frictions between the two sides, it had not reached the point where there were countless casualties and neither side had the ability to fight back.
The arrival of Li Lezhi and Zhao Cong boosted the morale of Yuzhou City. It was also because of their arrival that Xiao Xuan learned that the last time the news was leaked was because of Eunuch Liu, the old man around Emperor Zhao.
This surprised him greatly and made him feel cold in his heart. Eunuch Liu knew a lot of things, and one could imagine how important the message he conveyed before his death would be. It was possible that he already knew about the gunpowder that Taoist Li had calculated before.
The enemy did not attack before because they were preparing gunpowder in the dark, waiting for the right moment to catch them off guard.
They don't have much time left. After Zhao Kingdom uses gunpowder to deal with Dai Viet, they will attack Daliang with all their might. With Snow Kingdom on the other side, they will be attacked from both sides. Daliang's troops will be scattered and will collapse one by one. They will become poorer and poorer as they fight more, and will not be able to resist the two countries.
Xiao Xuan's face changed again and again because he knew how serious the situation was. He raised his head and saw Li Lezhi and Zhao Cong looking at the side profiles of the sand table. Hope rose in his heart again. He couldn't help but feel fortunate that with Taoist Li around, what he thought would not happen.
After Li Le explained the situation to Xiao Xuan, he observed the situation of the two armies on the sand table. There were many mountains in their area, and if the other side wanted to capture Yuzhou City, they could only deploy their troops in the open space in front of them. Not far away, there was a big river crossing.
The Zhao army was setting up camp by the river. That was their base camp. After crossing the river, they had to march another thirty miles to reach Yuzhou City.
The other party was by the river, where the humidity was high, and gunpowder would be ineffective if it got damp. He did not write this down on paper at the beginning, and the recipe he wrote was also the earliest one, which had many dangers and would become ineffective if it got damp.
Yuzhou has a geographical advantage. No matter where Zhao State produces gunpowder, as long as it is transported to the side of a big river, some of it will be affected by moisture, and they even have to cross the river.
According to the depth of the river, Zhaoguo should have used ships for transportation. As far as he knew, Zhaoguo's ships were not as good as Daliang's.
Because he had calculated the potato problem, Daliang specially built large ships that could sail. Even if Eunuch Liu passed the drawings of these ships to Zhaoguo, it would still take Zhaoguo a long time.
Secondly, the information that Eunuch Liu could convey was limited, and the drawings of the ship were complicated and messy, so Eunuch Liu might not have thought of this.
This also meant that Zhao's ships had not been upgraded and that the gunpowder being transported would be exposed to moisture, but the other party was unaware of this important point.
Li Le only said: "If Zhaoguo wants to challenge you again, please choose a rainy day."
Xiao Xuan was puzzled.
Li Le only saw his doubts, but he did not explain to prevent anyone from eavesdropping. After thinking about this, he calculated whether there were any secret agents of Zhao State in Yuzhou City.
The result of the calculation was no, which made Li Le feel relieved. He said to the two of them: "The gunpowder will become ineffective when it gets wet and will not explode."
When he said this, Xiao Xuan understood instantly. He also thought that Zhaoguo would have to pass through that river to transport gunpowder. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise a little, as if he wanted to see Zhaoguo's expression of using gunpowder but finding it useless.
Because of this incident, Xiao Xuan instantly adjusted his tactics and tried his best not to let the other party know that gunpowder had such a defect.
On the other side, after Qu Lingxian knew that Li Lezhi had arrived, his expression became more solemn. In the battle of Yuzhou, the only one who needed to be careful of was Li Lezhi. Having such a genius on the opposite side put him under tremendous pressure.
He had to be extra careful in his subsequent calculations. Thinking that the other party had already figured out all his plans, Qu Lingxian's face became heavy. The other party's abilities were something he had never seen before.
Being able to calculate all his arrangements one by one, even some of which he was not yet prepared to do, also meant that the other party saw further than he did.
"Priest, the things sent from the capital have arrived. The general invites you to go and see them together," a voice came from outside.
"good."
Qu Lingxian stood up, walked outside, and under the other party's guidance, came to the goods sent from the capital.
Everyone was extremely careful with the items sent this time, as they were the secret weapon to deal with Daliang.
Qu Lingxian, who knew more than them, had a more complicated expression when looking at the goods being delivered.
After knowing that all these things were calculated by Taoist Li, he realized at that moment that he was not as good as the other party. The gap between what he had learned and the other party was too huge, and even he couldn't help but feel a little doubtful.
If the Taoism in Daliang is really so powerful and able to calculate to this extent, then why didn't Daliang have such a strong scene before?
If all the Taoists in Daliang were like this, who could stop Daliang's attack?
Qu Lingxian also knew that all these changes came from one person. Although the Taoist priest of Daliang was strong in the past, no one could make him feel like an ant. The gap between himself and him was like the Milky Way. The other party was as bright as a star, and he was just a dark night that set off the other party's twinkling.
The gap between people is like the chasm between poor and wealthy families. He wants to cross that step, but it will be impossible for him to do so in this lifetime.
However, this time the confrontation with Taoist Li is not between the two of them, but between two countries, and it is still unknown who will win in the end.
"Priest Qu, this thing was sent from the capital. They said it was made according to a certain recipe, but it was you, Priest Qu, who figured it out, right?" General Zhao asked in a loud voice that was so loud that all the soldiers around could hear it.
For a moment, everyone looked at Qu Lingxian with bright eyes and admiration.
At this time, the general of Zhao State continued in a loud voice: "Priest Qu, thanks to you, I heard that this thing is very powerful. With this thing, we can hit the beam accurately, and the opponent will have no power to fight back."
Qu Lingxian: "...Who told you that?"
"Who doesn't have one or two good friends in the capital? When the recipe was made in Beijing, many people saw it. I heard that this recipe was taken out by His Majesty, and no one was awarded for this matter. Priest Qu is close to His Majesty on weekdays. Everyone knows that this recipe was calculated by the priest. Priest, don't worry. After this is over, His Majesty will definitely reward you for your merits. It is also thanks to the priest that I was able to solve the problem of Daliang so quickly this time."
“…”
Hearing the people around him praising the power of gunpowder and believing that he had calculated it, Qu Lingxian felt heartbroken, but he could not say who had calculated the recipe.
He also couldn't stand others praising him for this matter. Every word made him depressed, and he was still resentful about it. How could a proud person tolerate taking advantage of others or taking away their things?
Qu Lingxian suddenly fell ill.
Although the people in the Zhaoguo military camp were in a panic for a while, after knowing that his life was not in danger, they sent a doctor to guard him, while the others, led by the general, took gunpowder and attacked Yuzhou City.
Before one problem is solved, another one arises. Just as they have agreed on the matter of Yuzhou, the matter of Liangzhou comes up again.
The situation this time is the same as that in Yuzhou.
The Snow Country also sent people to attack Liangzhou City.
This put everyone in a difficult position.
At this time, Li Lezhi had not left yet. When he learned that the Snow Country was attacking Liangzhou City, he knew the plans of the two countries.
He cannot take care of both places by himself, it depends on how they arrange it.
The two countries seemed to see through them and seemed to pay special attention to them.
The Snow Country attacked Liangzhou and put pressure on it from the side, and only success was allowed, not failure. However, Li Le only made a quick calculation of the Snow Country's life immortal, and found that the opponent's ability was not as strong as Qu Lingxian, and he also had one foot in the coffin.
With the help of Senior Xuan Yangzi, he can easily deal with the other side. With the help of a general who can fight, as long as there is no chaos inside Liang State, it would be wishful thinking for the two countries to conquer Liang State like they attacked Dai Yue.
As for the general who would lead the troops to fight against the Snow Country, Li Le only knew about the situation in Daliang. He felt that the third prince was very suitable, but he didn't know whether the other party was willing.
Before leaving, Li Le went to meet the third prince alone.
After the death of the previous emperor, the Third Prince had not left the capital and was still living in Prince Duan's mansion. This time, after the Third Prince knew the purpose of Li Lezhi's visit, he was slightly shocked and couldn't help asking: "Isn't Taoist Li afraid that I will ascend the throne and become emperor directly after leading the army?"
Li Lezhi: “…”
Li Le just shook his head, "You won't."
The two of them knew each other, and with his ability in physiognomy, he could tell that the Third Prince was not someone who would take the opportunity to usurp the throne.
But... if you want the other party to make a move, you have to offer something that will make the other party interested. Li Le said calmly: "If you can defend Liangzhou City and prevent the Snow Country from entering Daliang's territory, I will ask His Majesty to appoint you as the Regent."
The third prince looked at Li Lezhi in shock, his eyes full of surprise, as if he did not expect to hear these words.
"Really?" The Third Prince was unwilling to live a leisurely life in his fiefdom after gaining power, and this time, Taoist Li put another opportunity in front of him.
The Third Prince had no room for refusal. If it were before, he would have wanted to see how Zhao Cong would defend Daliang under the attack of the two countries.
Now, with Taoist Li's promise, the Third Prince couldn't help but feel a little angry.
"Yeah, seriously," Li Le just confirmed again.
"Okay," the third prince showed a smug smile on his face, as if he would be named regent and hold great power in the next second.
Seeing his look, Li Le just wanted to give him a few reminders, but then he shut up again. The other party was an ambitious politician. How could he give up power after holding great power, and how could he be inferior to a three-year-old child?
Sooner or later, he and Zhao Cong will clash. If it really comes to that, he can only step out and act as a peacemaker. If that doesn't work, he can only stand on the side of his apprentice.
Although the two of them did not make this matter public, they both knew it clearly in their hearts.
After discussing it with the third prince, Li Lezhi went to talk about the matter with Zhao Cong.
Zhao Cong wrote the imperial edict without any hesitation.
If his third uncle can really resist the Snow Country and prevent the other party from crossing the line, then he can just appoint the other party as regent. What's wrong with that?
As for the future affairs between him and his third uncle, they will make their plans after this matter is concluded.
After the court officials learned about this, although they had some complaints, in the end no one stood up to oppose it. If the young emperor was not afraid, why should they, the officials, worry? After all, they were all descendants of the Zhao family.
In this way, the matter of the Third Prince was settled, and the other party also led troops to Liangzhou. Taoist Master Xuan Yangzi also traveled with the Third Prince.
The other party knew that the Snow Country was attacking Liangzhou, and without any hesitation, he took the initiative to stand up.
The affairs of Liangzhou were arranged properly, and there were two prime ministers in the rear, so Li Le immediately took Zhao Cong to Yuzhou.
They rode at full speed all the way. Zhao Cong was small and endured the setbacks. Although he looked tired, fortunately he did not get sick. Li Le just paid attention to his condition and breathed a sigh of relief.
This was the first time he had run hundreds of miles without stopping with a child. Fortunately, the two of them managed to arrive in Yuzhou.
At this time, more than half a month had passed since the news was received that day. Although there were frictions between the two sides, it had not reached the point where there were countless casualties and neither side had the ability to fight back.
The arrival of Li Lezhi and Zhao Cong boosted the morale of Yuzhou City. It was also because of their arrival that Xiao Xuan learned that the last time the news was leaked was because of Eunuch Liu, the old man around Emperor Zhao.
This surprised him greatly and made him feel cold in his heart. Eunuch Liu knew a lot of things, and one could imagine how important the message he conveyed before his death would be. It was possible that he already knew about the gunpowder that Taoist Li had calculated before.
The enemy did not attack before because they were preparing gunpowder in the dark, waiting for the right moment to catch them off guard.
They don't have much time left. After Zhao Kingdom uses gunpowder to deal with Dai Viet, they will attack Daliang with all their might. With Snow Kingdom on the other side, they will be attacked from both sides. Daliang's troops will be scattered and will collapse one by one. They will become poorer and poorer as they fight more, and will not be able to resist the two countries.
Xiao Xuan's face changed again and again because he knew how serious the situation was. He raised his head and saw Li Lezhi and Zhao Cong looking at the side profiles of the sand table. Hope rose in his heart again. He couldn't help but feel fortunate that with Taoist Li around, what he thought would not happen.
After Li Le explained the situation to Xiao Xuan, he observed the situation of the two armies on the sand table. There were many mountains in their area, and if the other side wanted to capture Yuzhou City, they could only deploy their troops in the open space in front of them. Not far away, there was a big river crossing.
The Zhao army was setting up camp by the river. That was their base camp. After crossing the river, they had to march another thirty miles to reach Yuzhou City.
The other party was by the river, where the humidity was high, and gunpowder would be ineffective if it got damp. He did not write this down on paper at the beginning, and the recipe he wrote was also the earliest one, which had many dangers and would become ineffective if it got damp.
Yuzhou has a geographical advantage. No matter where Zhao State produces gunpowder, as long as it is transported to the side of a big river, some of it will be affected by moisture, and they even have to cross the river.
According to the depth of the river, Zhaoguo should have used ships for transportation. As far as he knew, Zhaoguo's ships were not as good as Daliang's.
Because he had calculated the potato problem, Daliang specially built large ships that could sail. Even if Eunuch Liu passed the drawings of these ships to Zhaoguo, it would still take Zhaoguo a long time.
Secondly, the information that Eunuch Liu could convey was limited, and the drawings of the ship were complicated and messy, so Eunuch Liu might not have thought of this.
This also meant that Zhao's ships had not been upgraded and that the gunpowder being transported would be exposed to moisture, but the other party was unaware of this important point.
Li Le only said: "If Zhaoguo wants to challenge you again, please choose a rainy day."
Xiao Xuan was puzzled.
Li Le only saw his doubts, but he did not explain to prevent anyone from eavesdropping. After thinking about this, he calculated whether there were any secret agents of Zhao State in Yuzhou City.
The result of the calculation was no, which made Li Le feel relieved. He said to the two of them: "The gunpowder will become ineffective when it gets wet and will not explode."
When he said this, Xiao Xuan understood instantly. He also thought that Zhaoguo would have to pass through that river to transport gunpowder. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise a little, as if he wanted to see Zhaoguo's expression of using gunpowder but finding it useless.
Because of this incident, Xiao Xuan instantly adjusted his tactics and tried his best not to let the other party know that gunpowder had such a defect.
On the other side, after Qu Lingxian knew that Li Lezhi had arrived, his expression became more solemn. In the battle of Yuzhou, the only one who needed to be careful of was Li Lezhi. Having such a genius on the opposite side put him under tremendous pressure.
He had to be extra careful in his subsequent calculations. Thinking that the other party had already figured out all his plans, Qu Lingxian's face became heavy. The other party's abilities were something he had never seen before.
Being able to calculate all his arrangements one by one, even some of which he was not yet prepared to do, also meant that the other party saw further than he did.
"Priest, the things sent from the capital have arrived. The general invites you to go and see them together," a voice came from outside.
"good."
Qu Lingxian stood up, walked outside, and under the other party's guidance, came to the goods sent from the capital.
Everyone was extremely careful with the items sent this time, as they were the secret weapon to deal with Daliang.
Qu Lingxian, who knew more than them, had a more complicated expression when looking at the goods being delivered.
After knowing that all these things were calculated by Taoist Li, he realized at that moment that he was not as good as the other party. The gap between what he had learned and the other party was too huge, and even he couldn't help but feel a little doubtful.
If the Taoism in Daliang is really so powerful and able to calculate to this extent, then why didn't Daliang have such a strong scene before?
If all the Taoists in Daliang were like this, who could stop Daliang's attack?
Qu Lingxian also knew that all these changes came from one person. Although the Taoist priest of Daliang was strong in the past, no one could make him feel like an ant. The gap between himself and him was like the Milky Way. The other party was as bright as a star, and he was just a dark night that set off the other party's twinkling.
The gap between people is like the chasm between poor and wealthy families. He wants to cross that step, but it will be impossible for him to do so in this lifetime.
However, this time the confrontation with Taoist Li is not between the two of them, but between two countries, and it is still unknown who will win in the end.
"Priest Qu, this thing was sent from the capital. They said it was made according to a certain recipe, but it was you, Priest Qu, who figured it out, right?" General Zhao asked in a loud voice that was so loud that all the soldiers around could hear it.
For a moment, everyone looked at Qu Lingxian with bright eyes and admiration.
At this time, the general of Zhao State continued in a loud voice: "Priest Qu, thanks to you, I heard that this thing is very powerful. With this thing, we can hit the beam accurately, and the opponent will have no power to fight back."
Qu Lingxian: "...Who told you that?"
"Who doesn't have one or two good friends in the capital? When the recipe was made in Beijing, many people saw it. I heard that this recipe was taken out by His Majesty, and no one was awarded for this matter. Priest Qu is close to His Majesty on weekdays. Everyone knows that this recipe was calculated by the priest. Priest, don't worry. After this is over, His Majesty will definitely reward you for your merits. It is also thanks to the priest that I was able to solve the problem of Daliang so quickly this time."
“…”
Hearing the people around him praising the power of gunpowder and believing that he had calculated it, Qu Lingxian felt heartbroken, but he could not say who had calculated the recipe.
He also couldn't stand others praising him for this matter. Every word made him depressed, and he was still resentful about it. How could a proud person tolerate taking advantage of others or taking away their things?
Qu Lingxian suddenly fell ill.
Although the people in the Zhaoguo military camp were in a panic for a while, after knowing that his life was not in danger, they sent a doctor to guard him, while the others, led by the general, took gunpowder and attacked Yuzhou City.
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