Li Keyong soon received an order from the Chang'an court, asking him to lead the Hedong army south to western Henan to reinforce Zhu Quanzhong. Moreover, the Yang brothers generously exchanged some of the benefits of their secret agreement for him first, and sent people to send 100,000 arrows, 10,000 swords and guns, 3,000 pieces of iron armor, and a batch of grain had been prepared in Luoyang, and could be used when he went south. The matter had not been done yet, and the benefits had been obtained so many times. Li Keyong was in a good mood and returned to the Jinyang Palace in Jinyang City. His favorite woman, Cao, was waiting for him to come back with his son Li Cunxu.

Seeing Li Ke smiling with his eyebrows and a rare look on his face, Cao quickly came forward and asked, "King, is there any happy event? It's like you're so happy."

Li Ke took Cao into his arms with one hand. He was tall and the jade Cao family, a small family from a military family in the Han border area, was not as tall as his shoulders. He leaned in his arms, just like a little bird dependent on others.

"The court and Li Jing reached a peace agreement. The Qin army will not retaliate against us for the time being. Moreover, today, it has just issued a considerable amount of foreign wealth, 100,000 arrows, 10,000 swords and guns, 3,000 pieces of iron armor, and 300 barrels of gunpowder. With these, I can create another black crow soldier that will scare the world. Hahaha!"

Cao was also happy when he heard this, "That's good. Li Jing's strong soldiers and horses are really strong. But what should I do? Now it's best to turn swords into jade and silk. However, the Yang brothers in the court are all so smart. Why did they suddenly give us so much weapons? Do they want the king to do their jobs?"

"Well, you are really smart. You can see through it at all." Li Keyong nodded and said, "But you don't have to worry too much. I, Li Keyong, started to follow my father and brothers on the battlefield since I was twelve years old, and didn't frown at all. Although Li Jing is strong, I am never afraid of him. The Yang brothers came to me at such a big price this time, so they naturally knew my ability. But don't worry, they didn't ask me to work with Li Jing, but this time they paid the money and food, and asked me to kill Zhu A San for them."

Cao stroked Li Keyong's broad and thick chest and said in surprise: "Zhu A-san? King Liang Zhu Quanzhong? Is he not a general of the court? Among the towns in Henan, he is the strongest. Why do the Yang brothers have to deal with him?"

Li Keyong sneered, "What is Liang King Zhu Quanzhong? He is just a servant who used to feed pigs to others. He has been with Li Jing and Huang Chao, and finally sold his owners to seek honor, so he was able to steal the current prefectures and counties in the chaos, and became the King of Liang like a traitor. It's ridiculous. Just because of him, he deserves to be compared with this king? If the court hadn't been determined to destroy Huang Chao, how could he treat him so kindly? But now Huang Chao is dead. As the saying goes, the court can't let him go to Zhu A San to get away, and he also occupies the territory of the three vassal states in Henan and become the largest vassal state in Henan? Zhu A San used to feed pigs. Now that he has been feeding the pigs, he will be fattened, so of course the Yang brothers will take him."

However, Cao said on the side: "This Zhu A-san actually has some tricks. It is said that he is about the same age as Li Jing. When Li Jing was already at its peak and his power was just beginning to come, he was still feeding pigs at the landlord's house in Xuzhou. But in just a few years, he first came from Li Jing, then surrendered to Huang Chao, and then surrendered to the court. Now he already has three towns and a vassal king. Moreover, I heard that many of Huang Chao's remaining troops surrendered to him. And I heard that although he was once a rebel and a slave from the three surnames, he was quite capable. The towns and states he controlled did not blindly recruit soldiers, be armed and impose more taxes. Instead, he recruited refugees and farmed for production. His territory had improved a little more than before in the hands of the court, and even had some reputation among the people."

"The more this happens, Zhu A San will die faster!" Li Keyong snorted coldly. Although a pig feeder has such ability to make him unhappy, he had to admit that Zhu A San is indeed an alien.

"Does the king really plan to get rid of Zhu Wen for Yang?"

Li Keyong nodded, "Yes, there is one of the peace talks between Yang Fuguang and Li Jing. The court must give Zhu Wen's head. Originally, Li Jing wanted my head, but in the end, the Yang brothers helped him, and finally replaced him with Zhu Wen's head. If I don't kill Zhu Wen, Yang Fuguang will definitely let Zhu Wen kill me. What's more, Yang Fuguang promised that after I got rid of Zhu A San for him, the money and grain of the three towns controlled by Zhu A San could be taken 30%. This is not a decimal. With these supplements, Hedong Town can train more elites. What's the reason why I don't kill Zhu A San?"

"The king surrendered Zhu A San, but Yang Fuguang only gave the king 30% of the money and grain, and he earned 70% of the money and grain, and all of them belonged to him. We are the ones who contributed, but the ones who benefited were the Yang brothers. Does the king think this is worthwhile? Why don't you consider controlling Zhu A San's territory directly?" Cao said.

"Things are not as simple as you think!" Li Keyong smiled. After all, the women are women. Cao is much gentler, charming, considerate, and can have a son than Liu Yunniang. But one thing she is definitely not as good as Liu Yunniang, that is her vision, especially her strategic vision. If Li Keyong could swallow Zhu A San's territory, how could he not do that? But he couldn't do it, nor could he do it.

Zhu Asan's territory is very large, surrounding the southwest and east sides of Luoyang, but his territory is in the north of Luoyang, with two towns in Hezhong and Heyang, and there is also a Yellow River. In addition, Luoyang City, Henan Prefecture, controlled by Yang Fuguang himself, if he wants to attack Zhu Wen, he must pass through the territory of the two towns.

Now he is confident of dealing with Zhu A-san because this is an unjust sneak attack, which is supported by Yang Fuguang. This will be a beheading battle. After the surprise attack and capture Zhu Wen, he will have to rely on the power of the court to force Liang Fan to surrender and dare not make any changes. If he wants to eat alone and take over Liang Fan alone, it is almost impossible. Not only Yang Fuguang will not be willing, but even the generals of Liang Fan will not be willing, and even other surrounding towns will not be willing. As long as one side refuses to sit down, Li Keyong may have difficulty returning home.

After these years of disastrous defeats, Li Keyong became more and more cautious. Although he has obtained Hedong Town, his territory has improved and his real strength has declined. He has too few Shatuo elites. There are even fewer reliable and brave generals, and there are almost no one who stand alone. Not to mention that Li Jing has already forced the near Taiyuan and threatened Taiyuan at any time. Even in the Chang'an court today, Li Keyong has no courage to offend him. He needs the support of the Yang family, at least he will obey the Yang brothers before his real strength is strong.

"This matter does seem unfair, but there is nothing fair in this world. For us today, we are surrounded by the two super forces of Chang'an and Yanjing. We are the enemy of Li Jing again, so we can only rely on Yang Fuguang to fight against Li Jing. If we lose Yang Fuguang's support, we will never survive in this crack. Shatuo was defeated too many times and could never withstand a miserable defeat again." Shatuo was just a sheep at first, but later gradually grew into a cow, then turned into a horse, and then a camel. In the end, they became evil wolf and tiger. Just when they saw that they had turned into a dragon and were about to become a dragon, they encountered Li Jing's mortal enemy.

After repeated battles, they were defeated.

The Shatuo people were beaten from a dragon to a sick tiger, then a lone wolf, finally a lean camel, and then a wounded horse. Once, they became a lamb that could be slaughtered. Now, they have finally recovered a little, from a lamb to a tender cow, and finally a horse.

But they are still too weak, too far from their peak. Any mistake in their mistakes may end. Now Li Keyong is no longer so arrogant and no longer so arrogant. He has begun to become a little cunning and a little underestimated. Now he has finally learned that when he has no absolute strength, it is best to hide his sharpness and keep a low profile. Just like a biting dog, either he doesn't take action, and he must have a sufficient grasp of his actions.

"When will Shatu be revived? I remember that the king's greatest wish in this life is to establish his own Shatuo Kingdom."

Li Keheng smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I have been fighting with my father since I was a child. We Shatuo is the most powerful warrior, but we fought bloody and died for it, but we were working hard for the Han people. We didn't even have a real territory that belonged to us. We worked for the Han people, fought and guarded the border, but we lived a bitter and cold life. And those Han officials and nobles spent all their lives, and were living a powerful and prosperous life on our heads. At that time, I did make a wish to establish a Shatuo Kingdom that belonged to us. But you have also seen the situation over the years. Although the Central Plains are large, they have no place to stand. Although the Li Tang Dynasty was corrupt, there was a new Li

Jing. What choice can we have now? We can only keep a low profile and wait for the opportunity. Sometimes I am even desperate. Maybe I will never be able to establish a real Shatuo Kingdom in this life. I even lost the two Shatu crowns that Shatuo ancestors passed down from generation to generation. Now, I am no longer thinking about establishing Shatuo Kingdom immediately. I am even mentally prepared. Maybe I will never have a chance in this life. But I can't, but my son is still possible. What I can do now is to accumulate some family background for Cunxu. The world is very chaotic, and no one knows what tomorrow will be like. Maybe when Cunxu grows up, the Shatuo tribe will really be revived!"

Cao stroked his chest: "Your Majesty, don't sigh. You are the dragon among people. Now that the dragon is trapped in the shallows, you will one day return to the sea."

Li Keyong stood on the railing on the high building on the hall, looking into the distance, and fell into silence. But his hands were clenched tightly into fists. Cao's words made him, who was originally negative, start to feel excited again. Yes, he is still young, so why is he negative? For himself, for Shatuo, and even for his son Li Cunxu, he has to cheer up.
Chapter completed!