Wu Meiniang was a little shaken by what Wu Wo Zhu said, but she did not dare to issue such a military order rashly. After all, Li Shimin was not dead yet, and he was still the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
She knows that her power is limited and she cannot make major decisions easily.
"Your Majesty, General Yuchi is in ill health. Licheng is constantly recruiting troops and is getting stronger day by day."
"I am worried that the King of Shu will soon bring his troops to invade. Instead of doing that, it is better for us to strike first." Wu Meiniang tried to persuade Li Shimin to take action.
"Before the King of Shu becomes stronger, kill these rebellious officials and traitors who intend to rebel. Our Tang Dynasty can only have one emperor, and that is you, Your Majesty." Wu Meiniang continued.
The more Li Shimin listened, the angrier he became. His son, whom he once loved and valued most, had already proclaimed himself emperor before he died.
He sat up tremblingly and supported Wu Meiniang's arm.
"Pass on my instructions, let General Yuchi be the commander-in-chief, General Wu be the deputy commander-in-chief, and lead 30,000 troops. From now on, we will go all out to attack Licheng. We will definitely capture the traitor Li Ke and bring him back to Chang'an City to die." Li Shimin finally did. A decision was made.
The corners of Wu Meiniang's mouth raised slightly, revealing a sly smile. She knew her plan was half successful.
Anyone who stands in my way will die. During the time when Yuchi Gong was released from prison, he learned that Prince Li Chengqian was imprisoned in the cold palace by a demon girl and suffered all kinds of humiliation.
Li Zhi and Li Tai are both in Qizhou at the moment with the King of Shu who has proclaimed himself emperor. With General Yuchi's position in the court, it would be easy to find out the prince's current situation.
He did not expect that Wu Meiniang, a woman, could be so vicious. She was trying to get Li Shimin to depose the prince.
Li Shimin's sons were imprisoned, killed, and rebelled by him.
Even Li Shimin himself is just a puppet on strings, and everything he does is obeyed by this witch.
When Yuchi Gong received the imperial edict to go to Licheng, he never expected that the edict would come so urgently.
Li Shimin didn't care about the relationship between father and son at all, so he was so impatient that he wanted all his sons to be strangled?
Yuchi Gong had excused himself many times due to illness. This time the emperor directly issued an imperial edict and it was no longer up to him to go or not. Yuchi Gong knew in his heart that this was Li Shimin and Wu Meiniang forcing him to express his position.
But before setting off for the expedition, Yuchi Gong had one more thing to worry about, and that was the prince Li Chengqian who was imprisoned in the cold palace. He came to Li Shimin's palace door and knelt down to beg for Li Shimin's summons.
But he didn't expect that Wu Meiniang would be the one who came out to see him. Wu Meiniang saw Yuchi Gong kneeling outside.
He quickly helped him up in a pretentious manner and said: "General Yuchi, your majesty is not feeling well. I ordered my concubine to help you up. I don't know why General Yuchi wants to see your majesty?"
"The Holy Majesty ordered the last general to lead the troops to conquer Licheng. The last general received the order, but I have something to ask for."
Yuchi Gong secretly thought that since Wu Meiniang took the initiative to see him, the prince's imprisonment was probably her idea.
In this case, he simply told Wu Meiniang his request directly to see if she was willing to agree.
If it works, that's the best; if not, at least you can express your thoughts happily.
"General Yuchi, you may not know that the prince was temporarily placed in the side hall for recuperation because he was rude and almost crazy."
Wu Meiniang originally wanted to find an excuse to excuse her, but seeing Yuchi Gong's current behavior, it seemed that he wanted to use the prince's freedom in exchange for the opportunity for him to lead troops on an expedition.
In order to eradicate Li Ke as soon as possible, Wu Meiniang had to make concessions first. Anyway, the prince is just in vain now, and nothing big can be accomplished by letting him out.
It's not too late to look for opportunities to deal with him in the future. Anyway, Li Shimin had long disliked the prince.
"Master Yuchi, if you are worried about the prince's safety, I will order someone to bring the prince out tomorrow." Wu Meiniang said.
"My lord?" Yu Chigong's heart skipped a beat. He didn't expect that Wu Meiniang would dare to call herself "my lord". She was obviously just a maid with no status.
Yes, she did dare to call herself "this palace", and she was still a palace maid with no status, and she had already disturbed the Tang Dynasty.
the next day.
Yuchi Gong and Wu Wo Zhu led 30,000 elite troops and marched toward Licheng in a mighty manner.
After Li Ke learned the news that Yuchi Gong was leading troops, he not only frowned, but he didn't expect that his father would be so impatient, and he didn't expect that General Yuchi would actually agree to lead troops on the expedition.
There are internal and external troubles, and the emperor Li Ke is really sitting on pins and needles.
He sat alone in the corner of the palace, carefully reviewing everything that happened before and after.
Li Ke wanted to straighten out the whole matter and began to plan his next move.
Just when he had no clue, Qin Zaiming and Quan Wanji found him together.
"There is no one here. How about the three of us talking about what's on our minds?" Li Ke seemed a little helpless at this time. He wanted to listen to the advice of his teachers and friends.
"Your Majesty, although you are unwilling to ascend the throne, since the matter has come to this, you should let go and do things boldly. I am willing to follow you to the death." Quan Wanji said.
When these words came out of Quan Wanji's mouth, Li Ke almost burst into tears.
Quan Wanji has always been upright and selfless. Originally, Li Ke had always been a libertine in Quan Wanji's eyes. But now Li Ke has been recognized by Quan Wanji.
"Master Quan, your support is my greatest motivation."
Li Ke said, "I will definitely work hard to be an emperor and live up to your expectations."
Qin Zaiming also nodded and said: "Your Majesty, you are our hope, and we are willing to follow you to jointly create a prosperous Tang Dynasty."
Li Ke, who was originally worried, suddenly felt confident, "General Qin, how are the training of the newly recruited soldiers?"
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. What they lack now is actual combat experience. They are all young, strong, and extremely brave. I believe they will not be inferior even against the elite soldiers and generals of Chang'an City."
Qin Zaiming has full confidence in the recruits he has trained. Of course, Qin Zaiming will do his best to train the recruits. He hopes that the army can become stronger as soon as possible than Li Ke.
For Qin Zaiming, the witch in Chang'an City was so full of hatred that she could kill her whole family. How could he not hate him? How could he not want to take revenge?
At this time, Li Ke received the full support of Qin Zaiming and Quan Wanji.
The originally restless heart was now a little more peaceful, but facing the 30,000 troops led by General Yuchi, Li Ke was still a little worried.
But then I thought about it, and it was useless to worry. Since I had traveled through time and was not the Li Ke before, I should have the confidence of a full-level human.
