Qin Hui's words were like a ground-breaking shock, causing Li Jiancheng's body to tremble a few times unconsciously.
"Master Qin, what do you mean?"
Zheng Jibo said with an unkind expression. Although he was Li Jiancheng's father-in-law, his status in the East Palace could not be compared with that of Qin Hui, who had already become prime minister. He had been jealous of Qin Hui's status for more than a day or two.
Zheng Jibo's thoughts couldn't be hidden from the cunning Qin Hui, but Qin Hui didn't take Zheng Jibo seriously at all. How much talent and learning can a person who relies on his daughter to rise to power have? Are you worthy of being Qin Hui's opponent?
At that moment, he just snorted coldly and said: "Perhaps as Mr. Zheng said, His Majesty relies a lot on His Highness. But I wonder if Mr. Zheng has ever thought about it. Now that the military power is in the hands of His Highness King Qin, even if His Majesty passes the throne to His Highness in the future, What should we do if His Highness the King of Qin does not allow us to raise troops and cause chaos?"
"His Majesty's decree has been issued, who dares to rebel against superiors?" Zheng Jibo shouted sternly.
Qin Hui sneered and said: "Now that Your Majesty is in good health, the generals will naturally put His Majesty's will first. But at that time, will His Majesty's will still be able to restrain the generals? Will the generals' hearts lean towards the prince or the prince? The King of Qin who has been fighting with them through life and death on the battlefield?"
Qin Hui's words can be said to be very straightforward. Now that Li Yuan is still alive, Li Yuan's imperial decree is indeed more effective than Li Shimin. But once Li Yuan died, Li Jiancheng stayed in the court for a long time and stayed away from the military. Even if Li Yuan passed the throne to Li Jiancheng, it is unknown whether the hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Guanzhong followed Li Yuan's will or whether Li Shimin was still alive.
Li Jiancheng came to his senses, and a few drops of cold sweat slowly flowed from his forehead, proving his inner panic.
Liu Zhiyuan also said: "Not only the Twelve Guards of Guanzhong, General Chai Rong of Bingzhou also followed His Highness the King of Qin to conquer Zhao Kuangyin. Li Guangbi of Hexi followed His Highness the King of Qin to pacify Liang Shidu. It is said that the relationship between the two parties is also very harmonious. Li Shiji of Hanzhong even more He is the best friend of the King of Qin. Even among the Yulin Army, the deputy general Duan Zhixuan who is actually in charge of the army and horses is also the old subordinate of the King of Qin. There is no one who can be used by your Highness among the generals of the Tang Dynasty. Your Highness should pay attention to this matter."
Listening to the words of the two people he trusted the most, Yiwen and Wu, Li Jiancheng felt increasingly uneasy. He immediately asked Liu Zhiyuan: "How is Dingguo's military and horse training going?"
Li Jiancheng was not without any influence in the military. The 30,000 troops stationed outside Chang'an City were directly under Li Jiancheng.
The predecessor of this 30,000-strong army was Song Jiang's old troops recruited and recruited from Qingzhou by Li Jiancheng. Chang'an City was attacked by the Sui army. Although Long Zhi quickly retreated, the shadow of the city's destruction still weighed on Li Yuan's heart. Li Jiancheng returned with his army at this time, and Li Yuan immediately divided Li Jiancheng's troops. Returned to the Chang'an City Defense Army series, led by Li Jiancheng's close cousin Li Dingguo.
Hearing Li Jiancheng's question, Liu Zhiyuan sighed helplessly and said: "Back to your highness, although General Dingguo has been training with all his heart, Song Jiang was almost completely wiped out as an army in Qingzhou. The soldiers are good and bad, and it may not be useful in a short time."
"Moreover, these soldiers left Qingzhou with His Highness and came to Guanzhong with their families. However, the imperial court has not solved the problem of relocating the young families. The soldiers inevitably have some complaints against the imperial court and some things they do." Wei Zheng sighed helplessly. His tone and face were a little embarrassed and he didn't say any more.
"Chang'an was destroyed, Guanzhong was shaken, and the government was a little busy, but the resettlement of the family was indeed delayed. Qin Xiangguo, in the next few days, you can urge Xiangguo Pei and ask the Ministry of Household Affairs to get this matter done quickly."
Li Jiancheng gave Qin Hui a few words, and then asked Liu Zhiyuan: "I heard that His Highness the King of Qin has an elite army in his hands. They are all brave men carefully selected from the army. Each of them can equal ten to one, named Xuan." Army A, I wonder if it’s true or not?”
"It's true!"
Liu Zhiyuan said in a low voice: "General Dingguo saw the Xuanjia Army's drill at the school grounds a few months ago. After watching it, he once said that even if 30,000 city defense troops swarmed up, only 3,000 Xuanjia Army could defeat them. .”
Li Jiancheng's face had turned pale, and his heart was full of fear at this moment. As Qin Hui and Liu Zhiyuan said, almost all the military forces of the Tang Dynasty, including hundreds of thousands of troops, were under Li Shimin's control, and what he could rely on was even Li Shimin's three thousand Xuanjia army that could not stop him. Even if Li Yuan passed the throne to him in the future He has been killed, but can he really do it safely?
"What can I do? What can I do?" Li Jiancheng murmured involuntarily.
"Your Highness, for the sake of the future, I think it is appropriate for Your Highness to cultivate some confidants in the army. In this expedition to Shu, Your Highness must arrange for people to go south together no matter what." Qin Hui immediately made suggestions to Li Jiancheng.
Li Jiancheng shook his head, "The second brother is the commander-in-chief of the entire army. If the generals sent are of low rank, I am afraid it will be difficult to make achievements. But if a heavy general is sent to go south with the second brother, I am afraid my father will not agree."
Qin Hui smiled slightly and said: "Your Highness, don't worry, Wei Chen is fully confident. As long as Your Highness sees the entourage Wei Chen brought today, he will understand everything."
Li Jiancheng was stunned, wondering who could make Qin Hui so confident. He immediately waved his hand and ordered someone to bring Qin Hui's entourage.
Not long after, a tall and straight man walked in. The aura exuded by the strong man made Liu Zhiyuan, a former military general, tremble.
"Finally General Tian Zaibiao meets His Highness!"
With an energetic sound, Tian Zaibiao slowly saluted Li Jiancheng.
Li Jiancheng recalled briefly and suddenly said, "Tian Zaibiao? Are you Tian Zaibiao, Xiaogong's confidant Tian Zaibiao? Didn't Li Shiji and Li Longji say that you had died in the battle? How could it be?"
"Your Highness, when Hanzhong was recovered, General Tian Zaibiao accidentally killed Chen Xuanli, a confidant of His Highness Prince Changguang. His Highness Prince Changguang harbored a grudge and ordered General Tian to attack Jianmen Pass alone but refused to send troops to rescue him. Thanks to General Tian was very skilled in martial arts, so he was lucky enough to escape." Qin Hui explained in a low voice.
"Li Longji is bold!"
Li Jiancheng couldn't help but screamed at the crime. Li Jiancheng had already learned about Tian Zaibiao's manslaughter of Chen Xuanli through the mouth of Li Xiuning who returned to Chang'an. "Because of a misunderstanding, he assassinated his colleagues. Why didn't Li Shiji stop him? He just saw Li Longji being so lawless!"
"Your Highness, because Li Shiji also wants to kill the future to silence him."
Tian Zaibiao raised his head and said with hatred in his eyes: "During the Bashu War, Li Shiji escaped alone in order to survive, regardless of Prince Zhao who was still fighting bloody battles on the front line. Because in the end, he was already in the same situation as him, so he I also want to kill the last general!"
"What, Li Shiji dared not to save him, but just sat back and watched Xiaogong die in battle?"
Li Jiancheng is a kind man. Except for Li Shimin, who has threatened his status, he is still very kind to his other brothers. When he suddenly heard that Li Shiji had escaped alone regardless of his cousin Li Xiaogong's life or death, he became furious.
Qin Hui immediately said: "Your Highness, Li Shiji is a thief who is so bold that he dares to sit back and watch the misfortune. Your Highness should punish this thief and seek justice for King Zhao. Secondly, Li Shiji is a die-hard loyalist to the King of Qin, and Hanzhong is holding Bashu by the throat." , the general manager of Hanzhong must be the deputy commander of the army in this expedition to Shu. After removing Li Shiji, His Highness can recommend His Royal Highness King Qi or His Highness King Huai'an (Li Shentong) to be the general manager of Hanzhong, and then follow the King of Qin to Shu. In addition, His Highness King Changguang will fight With the credit for regaining Hanzhong, he seems to be becoming more and more restless recently, and is trying to win over party members in the court. His Highness should also give him a beating this time, and let some people with ulterior motives know that His Highness is generous and kind, but by no means weak. bully!"
"What Hui said makes sense."
Li Jiancheng stood up, nodded solemnly and said, "General Tian, you will go into the palace with Gu to seek justice for Brother Xiaogong!"
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