Li Ye silently looked at Li Tao's seemingly unruly but sincere eyes. After a long silence, he nodded with a chuckle.
"Brothers are jealous of each other, and together they resist foreign humiliation. They are good brothers.
You have no joke, I promise you today in front of all the civil and military officials of the dynasty that after the crisis in the capital is resolved, I will not only let go of your rebellion, but I will also give you a fair chance to compete for the throne.
However, I will definitely prove to you that I am more suitable than you to inherit the great cause.
I will make you convinced of my elder brother. "
Li Tao was startled and looked at Li Ye, who was looking at him with a faint smile, in surprise.
"really?"
"You are not joking, all the ministers here are witnesses."
Li Tao was silent for a while and nodded slightly: "I hope you will not insult your status as an emperor."
"I will never go back on my word."
Nangong Ye looked at the two brothers who seemed to be incompatible with each other, and gently patted Li Tao's shoulder with his big hand.
"What a good boy, you are the son of the Li family! I admire you for being able to put the great cause of the country first at critical moments!"
"My uncle's words are serious. It is true that the child rebelled and deceived the emperor. It is also true that he was rebellious and immoral. I will not deny anything.
But I, Li Tao, will definitely not be able to memorize scriptures and forget my ancestors. "
Li Ye breathed out softly: "Uncle, now that King Zhao is assisting, and the court has added 100,000 troops to help, once you fail to persuade your uncle to withdraw, are you sure you can retreat?"
Nangong Ye looked at Li Ye's expectant eyes and didn't know how to reply.
One hundred thousand soldiers and horses are true.
But among the 100,000 soldiers and horses under Li Tao's command, it would be good if he could pick out 30,000 or 40,000 elite soldiers.
With Liu Mingzhi, a famous general, facing off against the elites of the border army, and tens of thousands more elites, Nangong Ye was still not completely sure that he would be able to fight Liu Mingzhi after the attempt to persuade him to make peace failed.
There are more than 200,000 soldiers and horses in the Six Guards of the New Army. Any two battalions of soldiers and horses can be mixed together without any obstacles. They can quickly organize themselves into formation to face the enemy like a fish in water.
But what about our own troops and horses?
The miscellaneous soldiers under the command of King Zhao Li Tao, the imperial guards and the imperial guards, plus 50,000 soldiers and horses under his own command and 50,000 elite infantry under Dongfang Ming's command.
Such a mixture of soldiers and horses will not be expected to fight together in a melee, and the orders and prohibitions will not be expected. The key is that the soldiers and horses of so many departments and battalions can be effectively organized according to military orders to join forces to fight the enemy.
Something will go wrong by then.
Not only were the reinforcements not reinforcements, they would actually hold back the cavalry under his command and the troops under Dongfang Ming's command.
Li Tao seemed to see Nangong Ye's hesitation and embarrassment, and looked up at Li Ye.
"Although my brother intends to help you, don't be too happy.
Before entering the palace, my brother had just come out of his uncle's military tent not long ago.
He said that even if I wade into this muddy water and want to stop him from attacking the city, he doesn't need to send 30,000 troops.
Only 20,000 soldiers and horses can make it difficult for the 100,000 soldiers and horses under my command to resist. In the end, it is just an increase of 100,000 dead souls in vain.
It can be seen that my uncle does not take the 100,000 soldiers and horses under my brother's command at all.
It seems that whether I join or not does not have much impact on him at all.
Therefore, don't think that just because I send troops to help you repel the enemy, you are already in an invincible position.
Although I don't know where my uncle's confidence comes from.
But I could tell from his tone and demeanor that my uncle was not talking nonsense.
But he really didn't take the 100,000 troops in my hands seriously. "
Li Tao's words shocked Li Ye. He held the edge of the dragon case tightly with both hands, controlling the uneasiness in his heart.
All the officials were also in an uproar and looked at each other in confusion with the colleagues around them.
Is the King of Side by Side already so confident or arrogant?
In this case, his rebellion this time was definitely determined to win.
Nangong Ye's expression also became more solemn.
Based on his understanding of Liu Mingzhi's person and character, he knew that Li Tao was not lying.
Those words must have been spoken to him by Liu Mingzhi himself.
Although the one hundred thousand troops are mainly miscellaneous soldiers.
But even if it is 100,000 pigs, it will take some time to kill them.
Is he so sure of winning?
In an instant, some of the ideas that Nangong Ye had just had suddenly died down.
Nangong Ye sighed silently: "Your Majesty, now that the situation has come to an end, you have discussed countermeasures with your colleagues, and the old minister can only follow Marquis Jingyuan and Marquis Guan Ning to guard the city wall first.
If the court still can't come up with a good strategy to make King Bingjian stop his troops and make peace or delay the war before dawn, the veterans will have no choice but to lead the troops first to test King Bingjian's skills.
I hope you can come up with an effective charter as soon as possible. "
Li Ye looked at Nangong Ye's solemn expression and nodded helplessly.
"Now that the matter has come to this, we can only help my uncle rush to the city wall to prevent any unexpected events."
"Uncle, my child will go with you. My child will do his best to share the pressure on your uncle's side. As for how much he can help, it only depends on God's will.
Eldest brother, my younger brother also resigned. "
"Take care of yourself!"
Nangong Ye and Li Tao shook their heads and sighed, and rushed out of the palace hand in hand.
After looking back at the two people walking away, Li Ye stood up and looked around at the officials in the audience.
"You ministers, one person is responsible for his shortcomings, and two people are responsible for his strengths.
You guys want to discuss this. I'll also go to the Empress Dowager to see if I can get some good advice. "
"In compliance with your order, we respectfully send you off to Your Majesty."
Li Ye had better take a look at Baiguan's depressed expression, rubbed his temples and rushed towards the harem under Xiao Dezi's service.
"My grandson Li Ye, please see my grandmother, the Empress Dowager."
After a pause, Nangong Meng's slightly lazy voice came from the hall.
"Ye'er, come in!"
"Thank you grandma!"
Li Ye walked into the palace with ease and walked straight behind the bead curtain.
Looking at Nangong Meng who was leaning on the pillow as if he had just woken up, Li Ye bowed and saluted.
"Grandson Li Ye, see my grandma!"
Nangong Meng raised her hand and waved: "Forgive me, sit down!"
"Thank you grandma!"
"Old Qian, please step back first!"
"Yes, old slave, please resign!"
"Ye'er, what happened outside the city? In the evening, why did the Ai family hear the roar of people outside the city, and the shouts soared into the sky.
Did Tao'er have reinforcements come again?
What an unfortunate family.
When your father was on the throne, several of your uncles first coveted the throne and raised an army to rebel.
After finally quelling the civil strife and bringing peace to the country, after you ascended the throne, your brother Li Tao coveted the throne and raised an army to rebel.
Your Majesty, he has only been in business for a few years, how come the Li clan has such an ambitious person?
The Ai family has failed His Majesty's final request. Looking at the current situation where the brothers are at war with each other, the Ai family really doesn't know how to meet your grandfather's spirit in heaven in a hundred years. "
Li Ye looked at the frowning expression on Nangong Meng's luxurious and graceful face and hesitated.
My grandmother was already so depressed. Should I tell her about my uncle's rebellion?
After much hesitation, Li Ye decided to tell Nangong Meng about the matter.
Facing his uncle's army approaching the city, he was really helpless.
"Grandma, the reason for the clamor outside the city is not that the rebels on my second brother's side have increased their troops, but because my uncle Liu Mingzhi led..."
After a long time, Li Ye told the truth without any concealment. He looked at the stunned reaction on his grandmother's graceful face and lowered his head and sighed softly.
"It's too late for my grandson to regret it.
Now there is really no way to retreat.
Now the officials of the Qinzheng Palace are discussing good strategies. The boy knows that his uncle and his grandmother have known each other for many years and they have a mother-in-law relationship, so he must have a deep understanding of them.
I wonder if grandma has a plan to help the child persuade his uncle to stop fighting and make peace? "
Nangong Meng came back to her senses and leaned weakly on the cushion, staring at Li Ye with complex eyes.
"The Fengyundu assassination was really instigated by your mother?"
Li Ye nodded with a sad expression: "Grandma, I didn't really want to kill my uncle. I just hoped that after he handed over his rights, he would return to the court to live his life.
The boy's move was not out of selfish motives, it was really for the purpose of better governing the world after the imperial court was centralized.
But my uncle never understood my painstaking efforts and repeatedly rejected my grandson's kindness.
As a last resort...grandson...grandson...can only give the order...
The grandson thought that the matter had come to an end, but he never imagined that his uncle had faked his death and was still alive.
He led his army to the capital and marched to the city gates.
The grandson knew that he was wrong, but he hoped that his grandmother would give him some advice because he was also doing it for the country and the country. "
Nangong Meng raised her right hand tremblingly, intending to give Li Ye a slap, but in the end it fell weakly on the bed.
"You...are confused!"
After Nangong Meng finished speaking, she leaned on the pillow and gently shook her head and panted, with a look of hatred on her face.
