After presenting a very arrogant tactical plan to Chen Yingliang, Li Jing quickly left Chen Yingliang's Chinese army tent, saying that he was going to the prisoner-of-war camp to help the Mayi team interrogate statements and collect various intelligence about the Turkic army for Chen Yingliang provided a reference, but Chen Yingliang didn't keep him, and agreed to Li Jing's departure with a nod. As a result, as soon as Li Jing left, Yuan Tiangang, Wei Zheng and Changsun Wuji, Chen Yingliang's absolute confidantes, came up to him, all looking a little nervous.
"Commander, this Li Jing probably has no good intentions. You have to think twice about his suggestion." Wei Zheng was the first to warn: "The Turkic army is strong and strong, with a strength of more than 200,000. They are still far superior to our army. Almost all of them are cavalry, and their mobility is far superior to our army. With our army's current strength, it is still a bit difficult to rescue Shengjia, not to mention breaking the main force of the Turks and annihilating the Turkic army. His suggestion is totally unreasonable. We must beware of his evil intentions."
"Yes, brother, this Li Jing is clearly trying to trick you." Changsun Wuji also echoed: "Even if it is to show the enemy a weakness, how can anyone in the world intentionally tell the enemy about his internal situation? Let alone our internal hidden dangers." It’s not that there are none, but it’s very serious, for example, Li Yuan is our biggest hidden danger, once we let the Turks know about our internal hidden dangers, then we will be finished!”
"Commander, you must not listen to this Li Jing's suggestion!" Yuan Tiangang was even more nervous, and reminded: "Don't forget, Commander, Yin Taishou once warned you, saying that Li Jing often entered and exited Li Yuan's confidential back account before, and Li Yuan's The confidant has a very close past, and last time he supported you to recommend Yun Dingxing as the coach, it was a bit weird, you must be careful that he is Li Yuanan's eyeliner by your side."
Hearing the objections and warnings from his confidantes and lackeys, Chen Yingliang just hummed, without nodding or speaking, until the confidants finished their objections, and after thinking for a long time, Chen Yingliang said in a deep voice: "Your worries, I Of course, there are considerations, and I also suspect that Li Jing proposed this plan out of uneasiness and good intentions, but do you find something strange? Li Jing proposed this tactical plan, which is not only feasible, but also very appropriate, and it is not without certainty of success."
"Brother, this Li Jing is unreliable. He is Li Yuan's subordinate, and he is very close to Li Yuan. How could he be so determined to work for you?" Changsun Wuji was taken aback, and quickly warned: "My little brother even suspects that this plan may not work." It was Li Yuan who ordered Li Jing to come forward and dedicate it to you, in order to encourage you to further expand the war, risk a decisive battle, and then take the opportunity to cause you a disastrous defeat to achieve his goal of revenge and revenge."
"That's right, we can't rule out the possibility." Chen Yingliang nodded, and admitted that it couldn't be ruled out that Li Yuan was instigating behind Li Jing's plan, and then Chen Yingliang said, "But Wuji, Li Jing said something so right, if your father, grandson Sheng The Duke is still alive, and given my current situation, he will definitely try his best to annihilate the main force of the Turks within the Yanmen Pass just like the plan proposed by Li Jing, and bring about decades of peace on the border of the Great Sui Dynasty in one battle."
"Also." Chen Yingliang added: "I would rather fight a decisive battle with a million Turks on the narrow battlefield in Yanmen County than fight 30,000 Turks outside Yanmen Pass, because the battlefield inside Yanmen Pass is occupied by Turks." Outside Yanmen Pass is a paradise for Turks. Even if I have a million troops outside Yanmen Pass, I still cannot be sure to wipe out 30,000 Turks. Inside Yanmen Pass is completely different. I think if your father is still alive, he will definitely agree with me and Li Jing the opinion of."
Chen Yingliang took Changsun Wuji's proud father Changsun Sheng as an example, saying that Changsun Sheng would agree with Li Jing's suggestion if he was still alive, but Changsun Wuji really couldn't say anything else, so he had to change his words: "Well, even if Li Jing proposed The suggestion is reasonable and feasible, but we have many internal problems and some lack of strength, is it right? This battle is so important, so you'd better think twice, brother, and don't take too many risks. Let alone give the wolf-hearted The Li family cheated on your chance."
Chen Yingliang nodded, and then stopped talking. He was just thinking quickly, and he was even more hesitant in his heart. On the one hand, he had the simple goal of rescuing Emperor Sui Yang. To break through the adventure plan of the Turkic main force, the difficulty of Shura's hell level, no matter how resourceful and ambitious Chen Yingliang is, it is difficult to make a decision in a short while. While planning to analyze the feasibility of Li Jing's adventure plan, Chen Yingliang couldn't help thinking of all the sufferings these northern nomads and barbarians have brought to the Chinese nation in history, as well as the countless crimes of these barbarians...
"Opportunities are rare, and war opportunities come once in a thousand years. If I miss it, I will not only feel sorry for myself, but also the Chinese nation. For the sake of the future, I must take this risk. Even if I lose my head, I will die without regret!" The kind Chen Sangliang finally made up his mind.
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The conscienceless Chen Sangliang should actually regret his decision, because Li Jing, who proposed this tactical plan to him, did not go to any prisoner-of-war camp to collect military information for Chen Yingliang after he was released. By chance, he quietly came to the back camp of the Taiyuan Sui Army. After carefully confirming that he was not being followed by any suspicious person, Li Jing suddenly showed a token to the Taiyuan soldiers guarding the back door of the camp, and then quickly entered the Taiyuan Sui Army's camp. In the camp, the Taiyuan soldiers guarding the back door didn't stop him either, they even helped Li Jing observe if anyone was following him, and they didn't give up until they confirmed that there was no tail.
Relying on the token in his hand, Li Jing sneaked directly into Li Yuan's rear tent of the central army. To Li Jing's surprise, Li Yuan was not in the rear tent at the moment, but Li Er, who belonged to Zuo Tunwei, was in the tent. During the meeting, they were still having a heated conversation with several of Li Yuan's confidants, including Liu Wenjing, Liu Hongji, and Changsun Shunde, when they saw Li Jing coming in, Li Er and the others hurriedly stopped talking and each saluted Li Jing politely. Li Jing asked curiously: "Pharmacist, why did you come here during the day? Are you afraid of being followed by Chen Yingliang's little thief?"
"It's more dangerous to come at night." Li Jing replied calmly: "King Qin's army moved to Nao County, and the camp was arranged by Chen Yingliang. His control over the inside of the camp has also been greatly strengthened. Chen Yingliang's people discovered that I was still in touch with Ambassador Li, and the consequences would be disastrous, so it's better to come here during the day to be safer, and it's best for you to contact me during the day."
After explaining the reason, seeing Li Er, Liu Wenjing and others nodding, Li Jing asked, "Where is Ambassador Li? I have something important to report to him."
"Ambassador Li, he..."
Liu Wenjing swallowed what he said, hesitating whether to tell the truth to Li Jing, Li Er next to him took up the conversation and said with a smile: "My father went to the camp of King Jiangduqin to visit Jiangdu County Prime Minister Shichong. , It may take some time before he comes back, Li Juncheng can wait for him to come back, if he can't wait, you can tell us the matter, and we will report it to father for you."
"Wang Shichong, Prime Minister of Jiangdu County?" Li Jing was taken aback, and said in surprise, "Isn't Wang Shichong Chen Yingliang's father-in-law? How could Ambassador Li take the initiative to approach him?"
"What nonsense father-in-law!" Li Er cursed and snorted, "We have already found out the specific situation. That beast Chen Yingliang made Wang Shichong's daughter's belly bigger first, and then went to marry Wang Shichong's daughter when she was about to give birth. In addition, we also found out that during the Huai River War last year, Chen Yingliang once played against Wang Shichong, and the private conflict was very deep, so my father decided to test Wang Shichong's attitude and see if he can be pulled over."
"Second son, this is absolutely impossible." Li Jing said solemnly: "No matter how deep the conflict between Wang Shichong and Chen Yingliang is, they are both relatives of Weng Shichong. You will not help Ambassador Li overthrow his son-in-law, and instead push Ambassador Li to the position of head coach, so the second son, you'd better persuade Ambassador Li more, and ask him to keep a distance from Wang Shichong."
"Thank you Li Juncheng for reminding me, but there is no need to deliberately keep a distance from Wang Shichong." Li Er smiled, and then said surprisingly: "Li Juncheng, you can mention my father's visit to Wang Shichong in front of Chen Yingliang. It's hard to hide things from Chen Yingliang's eyeliner, you might as well take the opportunity to be a favor. It would be better if Chen Yingliang's people didn't find out about this matter, and it would be easier for him to trust you."
"Let me take the initiative to disclose this matter to Chen Yingliang?" Li Jing raised his eyebrows, and then immediately came to his senses, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "Second son is smart, ambassador is smart, I understand, I will let Chen Yingliang know today this matter."
After finishing speaking respectfully, Li Jing praised in his heart again, and said secretly: "It's really clever, knowing that it is impossible to take Wang Shichong for his own use, but deliberately approaching Wang Shichong actively, and deliberately letting Chen Yingliang know about it, intensifying Chen Yingliang's relationship with Wang Shichong. The hidden contradictions between Wang Shichong made them suspicious of each other, and they couldn't unite as one, and the estrangement has been used to this point, which can be regarded as a perfect skill."
After the secret praise, Li Jing took the initiative to say: "Second Young Master, in order to avoid being discovered and suspected by Chen Yingliang, I really can't delay here for too long. Two things, please Second Young Master forward to Ambassador Li. First, I would like to ask Chen Yingliang He offered a plan to defeat the enemy, suggesting that Chen Yingliang, in addition to rescuing Shengjia, should also try his best to annihilate the main force of the Turks in Yanmen Pass to gain greater merit and prestige. Although Chen Yingliang did not immediately accept this suggestion from the subordinate, The official can see that he is very tempted by this suggestion of the next official."
"You are not satisfied with the great work of saving the car, but you still want to annihilate the Turkic main force? This little thief Chen Yingliang is really greedy." Liu Wenjing, Liu Hongji and other Li Yuan's confidants snorted loudly, and Li Er also snorted coldly. , subconsciously immediately swore in his heart that nothing he said would make Chen Yingliang fulfill his wish.
"Regarding this matter, I also have a suggestion for Ambassador Li, which is to do the opposite." Li Jing continued: "If Ambassador Li thinks that it is best for Chen Yingliang to risk a decisive battle with the Turks, then he will oppose this matter. If the ambassador is unwilling to let Chen Yingliang take this risk, he can urge Chen Yingliang to seize the opportunity to defeat the Turks, because Chen Yingliang hates Ambassador Li, and what Ambassador Li advocates, he must definitely oppose it."
"Thank you, Juncheng Li, for your guidance. This junior will definitely tell your father your clever plan, and ask him to act according to it." Li Er nodded with a smile, and asked again: "Li Juncheng, what is the second thing you want me to tell your father?"
Li Jing did not answer in public this time, but after obtaining Li Er's permission, he whispered in Li Er's ear, "Chen Yingliang ordered Yin Shishi to give some maids to His Royal Highness Qi Wang. .”
Li Er's eyes lit up slightly, and he asked in a low voice, "Confirm?"
"Not only confirmed, Master Yin has already done so." Li Jing nodded his head.
"Thank you Li Juncheng, this good news is too important." Li Er smiled even more happily, and thanked Li Jing with hands and bows, and laughed grinningly in his heart, secretly said: "Boy Chen Yingliang, you are looking for death on your own. , arrange eyeliners to monitor His Royal Highness, the son of the emperor, King Qi. When we find the evidence, His Majesty the Emperor will reward you with great joy! And you, Master Yin, have helped the little thief Chen to such an extent that you are no longer courting death yourself. , but to bring about the disaster of destroying the family!"
After talking about these two things, Li Jing, who was afraid that Chen Yingliang would find out that he was a traitor in the Li family, did not dare to delay, so he hurriedly left. At the time, Li Jing was hesitant to say something but stopped, and said to Li Er: "Second Young Master, there is something else, I don't know if I should say it or not."
"Li Juncheng, but it's okay to say, the younger generation will listen to you." Li Er replied with a smile, Liu Wenjing and Li Yuan's confidants were also very knowledgeable, and immediately stepped aside.
He hesitated for a few more times, and then Li Jing whispered into Li Er's ear, "Second Young Master, although Chen Yingliang has an army of 140,000 King Qin under his command, these troops come from all over the Central Plains, and they are not familiar with each other. We don’t understand each other, there are many internal hidden dangers, Chen Yingliang is not very convincing, and it is difficult to twist these forces into a rope and make a fist—it is best not to let the Turks know about our internal situation.”
Li Er's eyes flickered a few more times, he smiled, nodded to show that he understood, he didn't speak, but he snorted coldly in his heart, "Hmph, he's also a cunning one, even if he proposes to me alone, he still has to be honest. Say. Well, it's a very nice idea."
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It was also a coincidence that Li Jing had just left in a sneaky manner just now, and Li Er had just sent someone to investigate something, and immediately another shocking news reached Li Er and Li Yuan's confidantes—Chen Yingliang's future brother-in-law, eldest grandson Wuji, He actually came out in his own capacity and sent someone to invite Li Yuan's confidant and eldest grandson Shunde, who is also the eldest grandson Wuji's uncle, to have a talk at the camp, saying that he wanted to give grandson Shunde a junior gift. Changsun Shunde was shocked when he heard the news, and he didn't dare to decide whether to see his nephew or not. Li Er just made some calculations, and immediately said to Changsun Shunde, "Uncle Changsun, just rest assured. Father, I will explain it for you."
"Second son, it's not good for me to go to see Wuji without the direct permission of the ambassador, isn't it good?" Eldest Sun Shunde was still a little worried, and said, "Or I'll find an excuse to postpone it temporarily, and when the ambassador comes back, I will get After obtaining his consent, it will not be too late to see Wuji again."
"No!" Li Er shook his head resolutely, and said in a deep voice, "You must go right away. If you are late, you may miss the opportunity. Don't forget, it is difficult to hide from Chen Yingliang's eyeliner about my father's meeting with Wang Shichong. Going to see Brother Wuji during this period is tantamount to proving that you didn't get my father's permission to go to see Wuji, and my father doesn't know about it for the time being, so Wuji and Chen Yingliang behind him will feel more at ease with you, understand ?"
The elder Sun Shunde suddenly realized that he secretly admired Li Er for being careful at such a young age, and at the same time offered to take two guards with him. Li Er waved his hand and smiled and said, "No, Uncle, you can go alone. I can trust Uncle." You, my father trusts you more, go now." Changsun Shunde nodded, and then took the order to leave.
Changsun Shunde followed Changsun Wuji's emissary for about half an hour, and Li Yuan returned to the Taiyuan Sui army's camp with some alcohol. Inquiring about the result of Li Yuan's negotiation with Wang Shichong, Li Yuan hiccupped his wine and said with a smile: "What can be the result? Wang Shichong's barbarian dog is not a fool, how could he post it so quickly? It's just like his cloudy politeness." For a while, I had a drink, and then I said goodbye."
"Of course, it's not without any gains." Li Yuan smiled proudly again: "At least, when I went to visit that precious nephew of Wang Shichong, I heard some of his nephews yelling at Chen Yingliang, the thief's ancestor eighteen years old, in nonsense. Also, when I left Wang Shichong's camp, I happened to see a few lackeys of the Yin Shishi sneaking around, so I thought it would have some effect."
"Master of the Yin world, you are really devoted to Chen Yingliang."
Li Er grinned ferociously, and then he whispered into Li Yuan's ear, telling the good news that Chen Yingliang ordered Yin Shishi to plant a traitor next to Yang Hao, but Li Yuan was overjoyed when he heard it, and said in surprise, "Are you sure? Master of the Underworld, do you really dare to do such a death-seeking thing?"
"The boy Li Jing told himself should be true." Li Er replied with a smile: "And the boy has arranged for someone to investigate this matter. I believe there will be a report soon, and then we can confirm the truth."
Li Yuan laughed loudly, patted Li Er on the shoulder and praised his son for being smarter than the idiot's eldest son. Li Er struck while the iron was hot, and reported Li Jing's suggestion to Chen Yingliang to seek a big break from the Turks to Li Yuan. Li Yuan was even more delighted when he heard that , laughed and said: "What a pharmacist Li, the old man really underestimated him, and he can even come up with such a clever plan. Yes, the Yanmen battlefield is indeed a very restricted disadvantage to the Turkic army. On the battlefield, the little thief Chen Yingliang should be able to move his heart, as long as he has this greed, our affairs will be easier to handle."
Seeing that his father was happy, Li Er hurriedly whispered Li Jing's other important suggestion to Li Yuan, but after listening to this suggestion, Li Yuan stopped laughing. After thinking for a while, Li Yuan shook his head and said in a low voice. Said: "You can't take risks. There is no impenetrable wall in the world. If we do this, once the news is leaked and the evidence is caught by others, then we will die without a place to bury us. This matter can't be messed up, and neither can you." Act behind my back."
"But father, we can do this without leaving evidence." Li Er was a little reconciled, and suggested: "We can let the Turks know about this situation by means of a message, and we can even use the name of other people. Act according to the signs, so that even if the rumors leak out, you won’t be afraid.”
Li Yuan thought about it again, still shook his head, and said in a low voice: "It's too dangerous to mess around. Let's put this matter aside for the time being and proceed to another important matter first."
"Another big event? What big event?" Li Er asked curiously.
"Of course it is to encourage someone to come forward and compete with the little thief Chen Yingliang for the position of coach." Li Yuan sneered and said, "We originally wanted to catch the little thief Chen Yingliang colluding with this person secretly, but the little thief Chen was treacherous and refused to take the bait. There is a second set of plans, let him come forward to compete with the little thief Chen Yingliang for military power, and pull the little thief's hind legs behind his back."
Li Er blinked his delicate eyes, and soon showed a happy smile, nodded and said: "Father Gao Ming, this person failed to win over Chen Yingliang, and he must be full of resentment towards Chen Yingliang, and winning the military power will be beneficial to him without any harm. There is still a chance for him to fulfill his long-cherished wish, and it should be easy to encourage him to fight for military power."