royal palace.
Concubine Su Shu's bedroom.
The sixth prince Li Chen was summoned.
"I heard that many officials came to the palace to meet Lao Wu. Lao Wu seems to be getting more and more prestigious now." Su Shufei said.
"That's because Li Qian invited many officials to the Hou Mansion and asked them to use 90% of their family property to support him in becoming emperor." Li Chen said.
"Ninety percent? Why not all of them?" Su Shufei said.
"In Li Qian's words, you should leave a small amount of money aside to support them in their old age." Li Chen said.
Su Shufei sneered and said, "He is quite good at life, so those officials were desperate and went to find Lao Wu. However, those officials seemed to have listened to you before. Are they considered to be out of your control now?"
"Their families are still guests in Kunning Palace." Li Chen said.
"Then what are you going to do next?" Su Shufei asked.
"Let their families go and let them support Li Ran wholeheartedly," Li Chen said.
Concubine Su Shu frowned and said, "You are crazy. Doesn't this make Li Ran sit up and get bigger and bigger?"
"Your Majesty, you are truly powerful when you have soldiers in your hands. Who among those officials can give him military support?" Li Chen said.
Su Shufei was silent for a moment. Indeed, military strength is the key to victory.
Her father Zhenbei Gong is no longer in the capital, and it is not certain who will listen to the military strength in the capital.
"Then how many troops do you think Li Qian will have?"
"If calculated, Li Qian's troops may be quite large." Li Chen said, "He can mobilize the Xizhou Army from Xizhou, and the Xiqiang cavalry will also be at his disposal. Maybe..."
"Perhaps even the Beijing Cavalry under Horong will listen to him." Su Shufei took over the words with a stern face, "Based on this, he is indeed qualified to be emperor."
"However, the Xizhou Army cannot reach the capital in one day, and the Xiqiang cavalry cannot reach the capital in a short time. Therefore, the only troops that Li Qi'an can really use now are the troops in He Rong's hands."
Li Chen said, "However, although He Rong has a good relationship with Li Qi'an, he may not be on Li Qi'an's side in this matter, so Li Qi'an's act of proclaiming himself emperor is just a bluff. In fact, the queen doesn't need to worry at all."
"A bluff?" Concubine Su Shu snorted coldly, "When the Xizhou Army and Xiqiang Cavalry appear in the capital, it will no longer be a bluff."
"So, Madam, we must help Li Ran and not let Li Qian have this opportunity." Li Chen said.
"How can I help?" Su Shufei asked.
"Let him have enough troops to attack the Hou Mansion." Li Chen said.
Concubine Su Shu glanced at Li Chen and said, "If all the troops in the capital are controlled by him, what should we do? Will we end up making wedding clothes for him?"
"Empress, I have said that water can carry a boat and capsize it. My father has not yet passed away, and it is not Li Ran who has the final say on who owns this force. We are helping him and pushing him, but the same, We can also push him back." Li Chen said, "As long as Li Qi'an is eliminated, everything will become simple."
Su Shufei pondered for a moment, "I have to think about this matter again."
"Mother, the Xizhou Army and the Xiqiang Cavalry have probably already set off. We don't have much time left. Once Li Qian really succeeds in proclaiming himself emperor, we won't have any chance," Li Chen said.
"Are you sure you can really get rid of Li Qian this time?" Su Shufei raised her head and looked at Li Chen.
"Li Qi'an proclaimed himself emperor. He was a treasonous and treacherous minister, and everyone wanted to kill him. Isn't this exactly what the empress wanted?" Li Chen said.
Su Shufei gritted her teeth and nodded, "Okay, what Heng'er didn't do, I did for him!"
