"Prince!" Zhao Kuangyin thought about it for a while, his face returned to calmness, and he said to Li Shaoyou: "The last general and his party are in the city to conduct a rough inspection of the defense in the city. The palace is vast and there are hundreds of soldiers. With a battalion of the imperial army, we can try to defeat it! However, Jin The Yangcheng wall is tall and thick, with towers connected to each other, and many sentries and soldiers stationed on it. We are isolated outside the city and guarded by thousands of troops, which is useless..."
Saying that, Zhao Kuangyin took a deep breath: "If you want to take control of the palace, you need to launch a surprise attack. If you can't solve the problem of the tooth soldiers and quietly enter the city, I'll be honest, I'm not sure!"
He was saying dejected words, but Zhao Kuangyin's eyes were alert and he looked straight at Li Shaoyou.
Noticing his eyes, Li Shaoyou grinned and said directly: "I will solve the problem of entering the city and the trouble of the tooth soldiers. We can even provide the strength of the defenders in the city, as well as the terrain of the palace, rotation, and patrols. for you!"
After Li Shaoyou finished speaking, Zhao Kuangyin immediately said: "If this is the case, the general will be able to take the palace!"
"Okay!" Li Shaoyou was also very straightforward: "It's only in the past two or three days! One more thing, General Zhao needs to think carefully about it. Even if there is chaos, it must be restricted to the palace!"
In fact, in Li Shaoyou's considerations, the most vigilant thing is the palace guards. Those sergeants are basically Liu Chong's diehard loyalists. Although Wude Si had deployed some people, it was not safe enough, and even Li Shaoyou did not dare to start it easily.
The two discussed secretly again, and major events involving the stability of Hedong and even the stability of the imperial court were planned by these two young men under the age of thirty.
When quietly leaving the military camp, Li Shaoyou sighed silently, this Zhao Kuangyin is really a hero.
"That Duke Shouyang is such a powerful person!" In the military tent, Zhao Kuangyin could not help but sigh to Han Lingkun.
"I heard that Duke Shouyang is lustful and greedy, and rarely hears about the officials. He basically resigns himself to his subordinates and only asks for favors for reporting. There were rumors in the court before that if he were not His Majesty's cousin and close to him, he would not be able to hold the position of military envoy. , it belongs to Wang Jingchong a long time ago!" Han Lingkun said to Zhao Kuangyin "popularizing science".
"Do you think that today's emperor is a nepotistic king?" After hearing what he said, Zhao Kuangyin immediately asked: "With your majesty's talent for employing people, would you hand over such heavy responsibilities and power to him? Secretary Wu De, this is very thought-provoking. Chills!"
Zhao Kuangyin's mind was filled with the manifestations of Li Shaoyou's wisdom in planning things just now. He had some feelings about where that calmness came from and the power of Wude Si.
Looking back, Zhao Kuangyin looked at Han Lingkun seriously and said in a warning tone: "Brother Deshun, listen to my advice. Don't pry into what I said just now. Even if you hear it, don't talk about it, otherwise, the villain will be introduced. If you use your ears, you may cause unreasonable disasters!"
Han Lingkun was a little confused, but he still handed over his hand: "Okay, I listen to you!"
After saying that, he asked Zhao Kuangyin in a low voice: "Yuanlang, is King Taiyuan going to rebel? Are you and Duke Shouyang here under his majesty's secret orders?"
Facing Han Lingkun's gaze, Zhao Kuangyin chuckled and said, "You must have been holding this in for a few days!"
"I'm conceited and stupid, but I'm not stupid either. As for the brothers who are accompanying me, who wouldn't have doubts at this point!" Han Lingkun said.
"The King of Taiyuan is the emperor's uncle, who stayed behind in Beijing, and is a governor in Hedong. He is the main city of the country and the pillar supporting the sky. How can we, a humble general, talk about it..." Zhao Kuangyin said quietly.
"However, Brother Deshun, you and I have to be prepared to do a big event!" Zhao Kuangyin added another sentence, but Han Lingkun's energy doubled.
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Xinzhou, beautiful appearance.
In the yamen hall, Li Cungui, the defense envoy, was enjoying singing and dancing. The two beautiful dancers were businessmen from Jinyang and were specially filial to him. This Li Cungui was originally from the clan of the Later Tang Dynasty and was the cousin of Emperor Zhuangzong Li Cunxu of the Later Tang Dynasty. He was nearly sixty years old. Before the founding of the Han Dynasty, he served as a general under Liu Chong, which was quite popular with him. Later, when Liu Chengyou was crowned king, he was named Xinzhou Defense envoy, allow it.
In Xinzhou, Li Cungui could be said to be a domineering person, flying eagles and running dogs, playing with fishy colors, always happy, even though he was a lot older, he still had that energy and physical strength. Xinzhou is an important border defense area in the north. It was originally responsible for guarding against the Khitans. However, after Yang Ye garrisoned the country, the pressure on Xinzhou was much lessened. With Yang Ye blocking the way from the north, he could hide behind and enjoy himself in peace. 20
Sitting leisurely at the table, listening to music and admiring the beauty, the old man's face was full of pleasure. The two young ladies who had just bloomed were obviously very pleased with him. He was even thinking about how to repay the businessman who offered his daughter.
"Your Majesty, the garrison at Xinkou has reported that Yang Ye will be trained on behalf of Zhou Tuan, and he will lead people to seize the border!" At this time, a military academy officer came to the court to report.
"What?" The alcoholism on Li Cungui's face faded, and he said in shock: "Yang Ye is calling! Does the court really dare to take action? How many troops does Yang Ye bring?"
He also received Liu Chong's order to keep Daizhou on tight guard, and informed him of the imperial court's military and political measures in Hedong and Liu Chong's response. Li Cungui fully agreed with Liu Chong's considerations. If the imperial court succeeded, He no longer has the happy life he has now.
Li Cungui looked very nervous as he had a guilty conscience.
Hearing Qi's urgent question, the principal was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly responded: "Yang Tuanlian only has a hundred cavalry!"
"With only a hundred riders, you dare to knock me off the city?" Li Cungui asked, but his expression relaxed.
"He said that he was going south to Jinyang under the orders of the Jiedu government, so he passed through the border!" replied the principal.
At this time, Li Cungui was confused and said to himself: "Is this so? Your Majesty asked me to guard against Daizhou just now, and no envoys were sent north to send orders. How could Yang Ye go south on the orders of the commander-in-chief... .”
At this time, an aide who was accompanying the banquet in the hall suggested: "Whether it is true or not, you can invite him to the city. In addition, send someone to Jinyang to check. Yang Ye, who leads Daizhou, is worthy of fear. But in Xiurong City, it is up to the envoy to make the decision!"
His eyes lit up, Li Cungui said with a smile: "It's just a hundred horses, it's nothing to worry about. Send an order to Xinkou, let him pass, and introduce him to Xiurong City for me, and say I want to entertain him."
It was almost dusk when Yang Ye led his people into Xiurong City. In the Yamen, Li Cungui and his staff checked carefully, and the staff said: "This is indeed an order issued by Jiedu Mansion!"
Yang Ye stood aside, his eyes like a still pool. As he grew older, his image became more and more handsome. Coupled with many years of border guarding experience, Yang Ye was like a sword that had been hammered and tempered by fire. It finally became a weapon and stood there. Over there, the edge is restrained, but even more intimidating.
Li Cungui was jealous and resentful of Yang Ye. He hated Yang Ye's claims of meritorious service in border defense and hated him for cutting off his own financial path. In the early years, when the imperial court banned borders and markets, many business travelers under Li Cungui who smuggled salt, iron, tea and wine beyond the Great Wall were investigated and punished by Yang Ye, causing Li Cungui to suffer a lot. Now that the border has reopened, it is still controlled by him. Therefore, looking at Yang Ye, Li Cungui felt extremely disgusted and even had the intention to kill.
"I have been ordered to go south. If Li Shijun has cleared up his doubts, I will leave now!" Yang Ye said, not paying attention to Li Cungui's eyes.
Hearing this, Li Cungui hurriedly shook his head and said with a smile: "It's already getting late, why bother walking at night? Let's rest in Xiurong City for the night and start again tomorrow! The mansion has not been prepared in time, so I will hold a banquet to see you off tomorrow morning. !”
As he spoke, he winked at the staff. The person understood: "I'll make arrangements immediately!"
Seeing his sneaky attitude, Yang Ye didn't seem to care, and just cupped his hand: "It's hard to refuse such kindness, so I'll thank Ambassador Li!"
Li Cungui smiled cheerfully and said: "It must be arranged well. Yang Tuanlian and Daizhou soldiers are both heroes of the Han Dynasty!"
After dark, Li Cungui summoned his assistant: "Is there anything unusual about Yang Ye?"
"The young man placed him next to the state government office and was closely monitored by the state soldiers. There is nothing unusual about it!" said the staff.
"Send someone to keep an eye on Yang Ye and his group. I always feel like something is wrong!" Li Cungui said. With a thoughtful expression on his face, Li Cungui didn't notice the strange flash in Mu Zuo's eyes.
Late at night, there was a sudden noise in the defense mansion, and then it quickly subsided. Li Cungui was pleasantly surprised in his sleep. He pushed away the two delicate bodies on the couch, one on the left and one on the right, and stood up to draw his sword.
Seeing Yang Ye leading someone into the room, Li Cungui's expression changed drastically. And standing next to Yang Ye were his staff.
