In the East Palace, in the study.
Li Jingye looked at Li Xian solemnly and said solemnly: "What His Highness needs now is to reverse the situation in the center... I am in Yangzhou, which is only the last choice for His Highness when he has no choice but to move. Yangzhou cannot be moved."
Li Xian nodded in agreement. Li Jingye was hiding in Yangzhou and hoarding troops. This was a dangerous move that could only be taken as a last resort.
That also means that at that time, Li Xian's power struggle between the Central Committee and Empress Wu had completely failed.
At that time, Yangzhou will have to use the excuse of raising troops to clear the emperor's side, or using excuses such as the emperor being imprisoned.
"Once an emergency comes, if the minister is in the southeast and the King of Nanchang is in the southwest, and they raise troops at the same time, the numerous armies of the imperial court will be unable to take care of both things. Then in the end, both sides will work together to help His Highness ascend the throne." The ambition in Li Jingye's eyes was blazing. .
At this time, Li Xian rarely shook his head calmly: "Although Uncle Wang of Nanchang is close to Gu, he is not Gu's confidant. The person he can really help is Sanlang."
"That's it." Li Jingye nodded suddenly, and then said: "But Zhang Gong is in Changzhou, the King of Nanchang is the governor of Changzhou, and Zhang Gong is the governor of Changzhou. If the king of Nanchang is not in Changzhou, then Changzhou's Duke Zhang is responsible for everything, including tens of thousands of elite soldiers."
"Mr. Zhang." Li Xian took a deep breath, nodded heavily, and said, "Mr. Zhang still supports Gu. As long as the King of Nanchang can be temporarily transferred from Changzhou, everything can go according to plan, but how to do it? "
"This matter is simple." Li Jingye said with a smile: "The King of Nanchang has children, a wife and a mother in Chang'an. As long as we target these weaknesses, the King of Nanchang will have to come back immediately even if he is far away."
"Don't act recklessly." Li Xian waved his hand directly and said: "The King of Nanchang is such a smart man. If there is anything strange here, he will immediately notice it. If Princess Peng and Princess Nanchang, as well as Jinchang County Duke and Fuchang County If something really happens to the Lord, King Nanchang will fight tooth and nail, but I don’t want to stand on the opposite side of King Nanchang.”
"Since the King of Nanchang is such a threat, why not take the opportunity to prevent him from ever coming back." Li Jingye's eyes flashed with extreme danger.
Li Xian immediately understood what Li Jingye wanted to do. He shook his head slightly and said, "You want to kill him, Mr. British, do you think you can do it? Once he returns to Chang'an..."
"So what?" Li Jingye looked at Li Xian and said softly: "The Changzhou army has moved. The King of Nanchang will only be thrown into prison when he returns to Chang'an."
"No, it won't be." Li Xian took a deep look at Li Jingye, shook his head, and said, "There are some things that the British Duke does not know about. If something happens to the Nanchang Palace, whether it is Princess Peng or Nanchang The princess, or Duke Jinchang, or Lord Fuchang, whenever something happens to someone, the queen mother... she will immediately turn to trust the King of Nanchang."
"Why?" Li Jingye still didn't understand.
"Haha!" Li Xian shook his head and did not say more about this. Instead, he changed the subject and said: "Once the King of Nanchang intervenes in the war, with his prestige, the army on the Western Front will be captured by him again without any effort at all. Then we headed straight to the southeast..."
"Your Highness... what you said makes sense." Li Jingye had no choice but to nod. It was not that he had not studied Li Xuan's combat methods, and he was indeed capable.
Li Xian continued to speak and said softly: "After all, the King of Nanchang is a royal family, so he still has to worry about something."
Li Jingye nodded slightly. He knew in his heart that Li Xian still wanted to keep Li Xuan.
Although Li Xuan is now on Li Xian's side and seems to be helping Li Xian, in fact everyone knows that Li Xian is just occupying the name of an older person.
What Empress Wu really liked was Li Dan.
Although Li Xian is older, in Datang, being older is really not a definite advantage.
Li Zhong, Li Hong, Li Xian, which one is not older than Li Xian.
In the end, Li Xian was still able to use Li Xuan.
At the same time, he can also use Li Xuan to check and balance himself.
…
Li Jingye pondered for a moment, and then said: "Then when we raise troops in the southeast in the future, we will raise them in the name of King Nanchang.
By then, the army on the western front has moved, and the King of Nanchang is on his way back to Beijing. As long as the emperor sends an imperial edict, he can be imprisoned. When the army on the northwest arrives, as long as he is released, he can be used by His Highness. "
Li Jingye said sincerely, and Li Xian nodded slightly and said, "But everything must be done under the most unavoidable circumstances."
Now Li Xian is far from reaching the end of the road.
Now he still has a great chance to formally inherit Li Zhi's status and become the emperor.
Li Jingye, in particular, now still has a chance to eliminate the threat from He Lanwan.
Li Xian was absolutely unwilling to raise an army until the last resort.
"Your Highness, don't worry, I understand the importance." Li Jingye nodded seriously, but there was a hint of faintness in the depths of his eyes.
Although even he was unwilling to raise troops easily, he did not think that Li Xian would have much chance in the struggle between the government and the opposition.
Even though he tried his best to help Li Xian, it was very likely that Li Xian would end up in a complete defeat.
But Li Jingye will still make every effort to help Li Xian gain a foothold in the center, because he needs this time.
Even though Li Ji has some resources in Yangzhou, he needs time to convert all the resources into suitable combat power.
…
"But there are still Turks." Li Xian looked up at Li Jingye.
There is Li Jingye in the east and Zhang Daan in the west. Once there are cavalry on both sides, the army in the DPRK will inevitably be contained, but what about the Turks.
What if the Turks take advantage of the opportunity and come in?
"British Lord, when will the Turks raise troops?" Li Xian looked at Li Jingye with a solemn expression.
"Reporting to Your Highness, I don't know." Li Jingye took a breath and said: "There is not much contact between the minister and the Turks. The ones who have been really exerting force among the Turks are the secret guards... They are the ones controlling the remote control. The Demonic Cult uses the Demonic Cult to cooperate with the Turks. This time they are also using the Demonic Cult to trick the Turkic people, but something seems to have gone wrong."
"The Secret Guard did make a mistake with the Demon Cult," Li Xian couldn't help but sigh. Xiao Tianzi's escape caused the Secret Guard to immediately lose control of Mobei.
"I'm afraid that the secret guards will focus on the Demon Cult for a long time in the future." Li Jingye couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
"And you, the British prince." Li Xian looked up and looked out the door and said softly: "The news of your escape from Liuzhou has been sent back. Someone even reported today that it seems that you have been seen in the palace."
"The news that I left Liuzhou is indeed not planned to be hidden for a long time." Li Jingye shook his head calmly and said: "As for my return to Luoyang and entering the palace, it is indeed inevitable that I will be seen by acquaintances, but I am afraid that no one can think of it now. I am actually hiding here with His Highness."
"Indeed, few people can think of it." Li Xian looked at Li Jingye and said seriously: "It will be a long night and many dreams. It is better for the British father to leave as soon as possible."
"It depends on when His Highness will leave Luoyang?" Li Jingye smiled slightly, and then said: "Only when His Highness leaves Luoyang can Ming Chongyan's affairs be arranged."
"It shouldn't take long." Li Xian said softly with a wry smile on his face, "It will only take three to five days at most."
Xue Rengui will return from Daizhou in three to five days.
Once he takes charge of Luoyang's safety, Li Xian no longer needs to stay in Luoyang and can return to Chang'an to supervise the country.
"Ming Chongyan's affairs can be arranged later, but between Ming Chongyan, His Highness and the prime ministers..." Li Jingye looked at Li Xian deeply.
"Some people can't be won over, but some people may come over on their own without having to win over them." Li Xian is not stupid. He has been a prince for many years, and he also has his own methods.
He looked at Li Jingye and said seriously: "My father has a purpose to let me continue to investigate the concealment of property in various places after returning to Chang'an. By that time, the positions of the prime ministers, aristocratic families, and major aristocratic families will naturally change. It will be up to each party to decide how to choose at that time."
Li Xian was investigating the land affairs, and Li Jingye naturally knew about it. When it came to this, Li Jingye had to say: "Your Highness needs to be careful. Some aristocratic families and some people have to make additional additions just for daily communication and favor exchanges. It's not big. For these people, let it go if you can; some people are supporting His Highness, so it's time to slow down, and it's not good to be too hasty."
Li Xian was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "What the British Lord said is true, but I was a little too hasty."
This is the normal method to pull a batch and beat a batch.
Otherwise, if everyone is pushed to the hostile side, then if something happens in the future, generally no one will come to help.
Li Xian was eager to show off in front of the emperor before, so he did things unscrupulously. Now it seems that he should be more cautious.
"In addition, there are some connections left by our ancestors." Li Jingye took a deep breath and handed over a list of names.
Li Xian took a deep look at Li Jingye and said: "The British Duke is interested. If the Duke of Guo acts in the south of the Yangtze River in the future, he can also use the name of Gu to go to King Cao."
"I understand." Li Jingye nodded seriously.
At this time, the cooperation between the two has really begun.
Putting aside some scruples, the two began to discuss some things in depth.
…
Half an hour later, Li Xian sat up straight and leaned back slightly, looked at Li Jingye, and said: "The British Duke, everything in the southeast and northwest is the last resort. Although the Duke is not optimistic about Xian's situation, , but it’s better not to mess around unless the situation is desperate.”
"Don't worry, Your Highness. I also hope that Your Highness can successfully inherit the most prosperous Tang Dynasty, instead of being in chaos after the war." Li Jingye stood up and bowed seriously.
"This is the best." Li Xian gave Li Jingye a deep look.
The two of them had talked a lot before and had a deep understanding of each other.
Li Jingye is treacherous, but Li Xian is not stupid either.
He is just too young and inexperienced.
Once he caught the context, even Li Jingye could not help but reveal many hidden thoughts.
Similarly, Li Xian also had a lot of things he didn't want to say but was forced out by Li Jingye.
"That'll be it tonight." Li Xian stood up and nodded to Li Jingye, saying: "During the day, I will come here to process some official documents and bring some food, but more often, I will go to the palace. If someone Come in, please be careful, Lord."
"Your Highness, don't worry, Jingye will not be discovered." Li Jingye nodded seriously.
Although the East Palace is here, Li Xian's control is not that strong in Luoyang.
"That's good." Li Xian nodded, then walked past Li Jingye and walked towards the door.
At this moment, Li Jingye turned sideways and said, "Your Highness, you and I are ultimately down-and-out people with the same disease. We are fellow travelers. Don't mess around."
Li Xian paused and nodded gently to Li Jingye: "Don't worry, Duke, Gu understands. Moreover, a royal disciple like Gu has no way out from the moment he sets foot on this road."
Li Chengqian, Li Tai, Li Ke, no one has a way out, there is only one winner, Li Zhi.
Li Zhong, Li Hong, Li Xian, Li Xian, and Li Dan also have no retreat, and there is only one winner.
Maybe there is no winner at all.
(End of chapter)
