"Are you kidding? There is nothing that can deal with an army of 200,000 people. Could it be possible that we can make an army by spreading beans in the warehouse?" Li Hongji said in astonishment: "I don't think as much as you think. I, the king. I thought he just hid some shameful things in those warehouses, such as some stolen goods that were used as evidence against him. After all, our civil servants and generals have repeatedly banned corruption and abuse of power..."
Just now he almost looked at Li Hongji with admiration, but Li Yuan couldn't help but shake his head at this moment and said with a joking smile: "Your Highness, what you said is wrong. If those warehouses are really the stolen goods of Hu Ze's corruption, now you see Your Highness and the imperial court's 200,000 imperial troops." Come, how could he be stupid enough to remind us that there are sixteen warehouses in the south of the city? Isn't this just looking for trouble? I wish we couldn't see it."
Li Hongji remained silent for a moment. After a moment, he patted his thigh and said, "Well, instead of us guessing here, why not go and test it openly tomorrow! What you just said is right. I am the eldest son of the emperor, so why should I hide? There are two people accompanying me. With an army of 100,000, what do I fear? Tomorrow you will go to the camp to discuss matters as usual, and I will lead the troops to find out what is going on."
Li Yuan said in astonishment: "Your Highness, have you ever thought about it, if those warehouses are really the relief food distributed by His Majesty's decree, what will you do then? Don't forget, you finally recovered, don't be People take the evidence and report it to the emperor. Of course, if you are absolutely sure, then just go ahead, I can't stop you and you don't have the right to stop me."
"My king, my king..." Li Hongji was troubled for a while, and suddenly became entangled: "What you said makes sense, but you didn't dare to investigate even though you knew there was something suspicious. I am really itchy and unbearable. I hate it the most. What it feels like to be lied to."
Li Yuan said solemnly: "In short, it is absolutely impossible to openly lead troops to forcefully break in. This will not be good for His Highness's reputation. We should focus on countering the rebellion. Aren't we going to discuss the army with Hu Ze tomorrow? Let's see how he behaves , If there is a ghost in the heart, I don’t believe it and can’t see the flaw.”
Li Hongji thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "That's it, that's all."
The two of them said goodbye and went back to their respective courtyards. Soon they saw that the lights in the east courtyard where Li Hongji lived were turned off, but the lights in the west courtyard where Li Yuan lived across the corner were still on. At this time, Fu Hong, the commander of the Xiongwu Army, came to the courtyard quietly. After hesitating for a moment, he gently pressed on the door. The ground tapped several times, and a moment later Li Yuan's cold voice came from inside: "Who?"
Fu Hong lowered his voice and said: "The general is the last general, the last general Fu Hong."
With a "squeak", the door opened. Li Yuan put on his cloak and stood at the door, frowning and looking out. Seeing Fu Hong bending down to salute, Li Yuan immediately nodded lightly in response.
"Fu Tongjun, it's late at night. Why don't you come to see me if you don't rest in the camp?"
"I am guilty of disturbing the Generalissimo! But just now a soldier reported something to me, and I thought I should tell you immediately, so... Hey, I disturbed the Generalissimo, I am really reckless." Fu Hong was busy. road.
Li Yuan frowned, stepped away, and raised his hand as a gesture of invitation. Fu Hong hurriedly bent down and crossed the threshold to enter the room.
"Fu Tongjun, there are no outsiders here. If you have anything to say, please tell me."
Fu Hong stammered and gave a general idea, saying that Hezhou garrison suddenly began to mobilize tonight, and Hu put all 10,000 of his men to garrison at the north city wall.
Li Yuan frowned and stared at Fu Hong and said: "What nonsense, did you come here late at night just for this? The rebel camp is in the south of the city. Now my two hundred thousand forbidden troops have arrived. As the main force, we should take over the defense of the south gate. He and the state guard The army is a state soldier after all, so isn’t it normal to move to the north gate?”
Fu Hong said hurriedly: "Generalissimo, the general is not fooling around. He is really suspicious. The key point is that Hu Ze gave a death order at night, ordering his soldiers to rush to the north gate to guard, and not to go down the city wall without orders. You Don’t you think it’s strange? There’s an enemy in the north, so there’s no need for his soldiers to eat, drink and poop on top of them?”
Li Yuan paused and said, "This is indeed a bit unusual."
Fu Hong said: "Yes! And according to your arrangements today, Generalissimo, our 200,000 troops are stationed in the south of the city to be ready to leave the city at any time to defeat the enemy. Although it is true that Hu Ze's 10,000 state soldiers will not be needed in the next war, as a Shouldn't General Hezhou at least maintain order in the city during the war? The north gate is the way we came here, why do they look like they are about to run away at any time?
Therefore, I will eventually wake up
I am very strange, and I am also worried that there is some conspiracy that is not conducive to the counter-rebellion. Although I want you and His Highness to be here, and there is no fear of an army of 200,000, I still feel uneasy in my heart, so I think about it. , the general came over to bother the general. "
Li Yuan frowned and thought. Although he was not familiar with the Fu Hong in front of him, he had been introduced to him by King Qi Li Jingda when he was at the Beiyuan camp. He was mature and experienced in many battles. He did not look like a suspicious and trouble-making person. The veteran's His breathing has always been sharp, and he can't help but take it lightly, especially when he was just worried about what Li Hongji said about the warehouses in the south of the city.
"Wait a minute!" Li Yuan suddenly became highly alert: "Did you just say that my 200,000-strong army is now camped in the south of the city?"
Fu Hong was stunned, then hurriedly raised his hands and said: "Yes, Generalissimo, where else can he be if he is not in the south of the city? Without your order, how could we dare to do anything without your permission?"
"Did you notice that there are sixteen warehouses in the south of the city?"
Fu Hong thought for a moment and replied: "Oh, aren't they the warehouses where relief grains are stored? Don't worry, Generalissimo, didn't you issue a military order this afternoon to strictly prohibit soldiers from entering the warehouses? We have already sent a message to all the officers and soldiers in each battalion who dare to step in. Those who enter the relief grain warehouse will be subject to military law!"
Li Yuan shook his head and said, "I'm asking you, didn't Hu Ze station two thousand soldiers around the warehouse in the south of the city? Are those people still there?"
Fu Hong felt helpless for a while and said with a wry smile: "Of course he is gone. The last general reported to you just now, but Hu Ze asked all his state soldiers to rush north..."
"This is strange..." Li Yuan was confused and suddenly remembered the scene at the luncheon. How Hu Ze sincerely asked Li Yuan to order the prohibition of the Imperial Army soldiers from entering the warehouses in the south of the city. He seemed to have no regard for those warehouses. How come he suddenly withdrew all his men and horses with such a serious attitude? Even though Hu Ze really trusted Li Yuan 100%, but if the army of two hundred thousand people couldn't protect him, there would be a few rat droppings. How could he be like this? rest assured?
Fu Hong secretly speculated on Li Yuan's expression for a while, then asked: "Is the Generalissimo worried that the soldiers will disobey the order? If so, you can rest assured that with you and His Highness here, no one will dare to risk beheading. There is a stupid thing about stealing food. Besides, we are not short of food ourselves!
However, the location of those warehouses is interesting. Such important materials are so close to the city gate and built under the arrow tower. If a fire breaks out in a war, there is no way to explain it to His Majesty. ....."
fire? Li Yuan's expression suddenly became solemn, and then he took a deep breath of air-conditioning, and hurriedly lowered his voice and said to Fu Hong: "Fu Tongjun, you return to the camp immediately, and then quietly summon all the generals above the camp commander to convey my commander's urgent military order... ...."
Although Fu Hong was a little confused after receiving the order, he still did not dare to resist the order. He hurriedly turned around and walked out of the house, heading towards the military camp in the south of the city.
At the second watch, everything in the camp was silent. Under a window lattice in the courtyard where Li Yuan lived, a dark shadow jumped over. The black figure looked up at the sky. Dark clouds had obscured the moonlight, the light was extremely dim, and the cold wind blew through the treetops, making a whining sound. The slight footsteps of the imperial guards on duty near the courtyard could be heard clearly.
The black shadow quietly moved outside Li Yuan's house and listened carefully to the movement inside. There was a slight snoring inside. It was obvious that the counter-rebellion commander Li Yuan was sleeping soundly. The black figure took a breath and tiptoed up the eaves. After a slight noise, it crossed the ridge of the roof like a dark cloud, jumped up and disappeared in the darkness...
