"Brother, please don't be anxious. Although we didn't borrow any troops from King Xian, our brother is not without soldiers," Li Chen said.
The prince was startled, "What do you mean?"
"Dou Huaishan elected Li Qian as king, which surprised everyone and shook the whole Dacheng. And when I came back, I heard that my father asked He Rong to lead another 50,000 elites to Xizhou. It can be said that Beijing is now The troops in the army are very empty." Li Chen said.
"Dou Huaishan didn't promise to support this prince at the beginning, so why would he support Li Qi'an as king now?" When this matter was mentioned, the prince felt a little unhappy.
"Brother Imperial, this is Dou Huaishan's brilliance. Of course he will not really make Li Qian the king. He is just trying to drive a wedge between his father and Li Qian. To put it bluntly, Li Qian is just a scapegoat. Brother Imperial, just imagine For a moment, if the Dou family started an uprising in Xizhou in the name of the emperor, would the emperor still be able to sit safely in the East Palace?" Li Chen said.
"You mean, Dou Huaishan still supports this prince?" The prince's brows relaxed.
"He has no reason not to support the emperor's brother. The emperor's brother ascended the throne legitimately. The more fierce the Dou family is in Xizhou, the more opportunities they are creating for the emperor's brother?" Li Chen said.
The prince's face also improved a lot, but then he frowned again, "You said that the troops in the capital are empty now, of course I know that, but King Xian does not lend troops, and the Dou family's troops are in Xizhou to deal with the imperial army, you There is nothing you can do if you call me the prince."
"Didn't I just say that just because the king doesn't lend troops, it doesn't mean that the emperor has no troops to use." Li Chen said.
"Tell me clearly, where are the soldiers?" the prince asked.
"Although King Xian did not agree to borrow the troops, there is currently a shortage of troops in the capital. There is no guarantee that he will not have the idea of taking the sword to the capital. Although the troops have not been borrowed, it does not mean that his troops will not come." Li Chen said.
"But it's impossible to say for sure. Maybe he can keep his composure?" the prince said.
"That doesn't matter. Even if his troops don't come, we still have troops." Li Chen said, "On the way back, I received a secret message from Dou Huaishan. The 50,000 Xizhou Army had been reduced to pieces and had quietly infiltrated. When you arrive at any place near Shangjing, you only need to give an order to go straight to Shangjing!"
"Are you serious?" The prince grabbed Li Chen's shoulders and asked.
"Brother Emperor, this matter is certainly true, so Brother Emperor, you don't have to worry about running out of soldiers. Lord Dou is really a strategist. Everything he has done is for this step!" Li Chen said.
The prince nodded, his eyes flashing with excitement, "It seems that I am not mistaken about the person!"
Xizhou.
"Li Qian, how are you thinking?" Dou Hui asked when he came to the barracks prison.
"General Dou, you'd better kill me quickly. I'm really tired of being locked up here." Li Qian said looking a little impatient.
Dou Hui frowned a few times, "Li Qian, do you really think I don't dare to kill you?"
"Of course General Dou dares to kill me. My only request is that I die quickly!" Li Qian said with a smile.
"Okay, General, as you wish!"
after a while.
Dou Hui personally brought Li Qian's head to the Hou Mansion.
Dou Huaishan looked at the human head for a long time.
After confirming that it was indeed Li Qian's head, he laughed loudly.
"Li Qian, you finally died in the hands of our Dou family!"
He also patted Dou Hui on the shoulder repeatedly, "Okay, good job. Is the substitute arranged?"
Dou Hui nodded, "It's very similar to Li Qian, no one knows about it."
"Then take me there and take a look." Dou Huaishan said with a smile.
