“…A Shen?!” Li Zhuoqi didn’t even dare to think that Li Qishen would come over, and even dare to speak directly about the situation, his face was full of surprise.
Li Chengjin was also shocked. It was his idea to let Li Qishen stay in Chang'an City, to make up for what happened in the past. After all, they were still father and son. If they really broke up, it would be a joke. In the past five years, he had heard about Li Qishen, but he didn't take it seriously. He just thought it was a face given by Li Rongjin, and he falsely reported his military exploits. He never expected that his son would dare to enter the palace at this critical moment, and the first thing he said was the current war situation.
"What are you crazy about? I don't have time to listen to your nonsense." Li Chengjing frowned, feeling a little uncomfortable in his heart. It was rare that he didn't lose his temper with Li Qishen. Instead, he waved his hand to signal him to get out, so as not to hear what he was going to say next.
As long as he didn't hear, this son would always appear to be an unlearned person, standing in the Purple Palace in silence for a long time. When he spoke, he would talk about things like the price of rice, which were only of concern to poor people who were poor and illiterate.
"But we can't be sure when the Shuofang Army will reach Fanyang, and how long it will take to capture Fanyang. For now, if there is really no other solution, we might as well just give up Luoyang City." However, Li Qishen ignored him and continued to talk about the results of his study of the map in the past few nights. "The rebels have destroyed many cities along the way from Fanyang to Luoyang. Now they are almost tired, and what they want is the most basic things such as food and fodder."
When he heard that they were going to give up Luoyang City, Li Chengjing felt that Li Qishen was indeed going crazy. He was furious, but at the same time, he felt inexplicably relieved, as if Li Qishen had not changed. He was still the same as before, only growing older but not smarter. He breathed a sigh of relief, but frowned, "There must be a limit to fooling around! Where did you get the courage to enter the palace and make decisions about the situation? During those years in Fengzhou, did you really think you had any abilities?!"
He waved his hand again, signaling Li Qishen to hurry up, and pressed his brows, his tone softening a bit, "Ah Shen, you are already... Tsk, twenty years old, right? Don't act like a fool like you did when you were a kid. I don't ask you to be successful, just be steady like your brother, and don't cause trouble for me, that's all."
Li Taoqi, who was named, shuddered and turned to look at Li Qishen. He vaguely felt that what his brother said was right, but he didn't dare to admit it, let alone say it in front of Li Chengjing.
Li Qishen didn't even look at him, and didn't care about Li Chengjing, and continued to talk to himself: "Now the rebels are not at the gate of the city. They just absorbed the Zhaoyi Army, and I'm afraid the army is also arguing, and will not attack Luoyang City immediately. Take this opportunity to evacuate Luoyang City, leaving only gold and silk, no food and grass. In addition to the garrison troops, there are also recruits from the way, and the quality is mixed. They will definitely stay for the gold and silk, and divide it unevenly. There is also the possibility of internal strife in the army, which will waste food and grass for nothing."
“… And then?” Li Taoqi couldn’t help but ask, then he stopped talking, looked at Li Chengjing carefully, and quickly lowered his head.
It was the first time that Li Chengjing was ignored by Li Qishen. He wanted to get angry, but when he saw Li Zhuoqi's expression, he felt annoyed and missed the opportunity to interrupt.
"Retreat to Tongguan." Li Qishen glanced at Li Zhuoqi and didn't take him seriously. "Tongguan is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It's a tough nut to crack. It's also the throat that leads directly to Chang'an. The rebels won't give up. As long as we can hold back the rebels at Tongguan and wait for the Shuofang Army to get around to the rear, our chances of winning are at least 70%."
"Is it as easy as you think to defend Tongguan?" Li Chengjin could still understand what he said. His remaining rationality told him that this method might be feasible, but he could not accept that the solution to the problem was proposed by Li Qishen. He was completely annoyed and slapped the armrest, "Then if I let you go, can you defend Tongguan?!"
Li Qishen did not answer immediately.
Of course Li Taoqi didn't dare to say anything. He was sweating so much that his nails almost pierced into his palms.
Without waiting for an answer, Li Chengjing thought that Li Qishen was scared, and felt a little better. He could pretend to be a kind father: "Okay, I have an idea, but what do you know? Go back and be good..."
"I can." Li Qishen suddenly spoke up, looking at the man who looked neither like a king nor a father, and said in a light tone, "There should be 30,000 people in Tongguan now, including the Tiance Army that will soon retreat to Tongguan, which is enough."
Li Taoqi suddenly raised his head and looked at Li Qishen in surprise. The moment he saw clearly, he was even more shocked.
From his expression to his tone, Li Qishen was calm. He didn't seem to be talking about something that would cost his life, but rather a casual afternoon chat, a funny thing that came up casually. Li Chengjing couldn't possibly give in. With his stubborn personality, he would never allow his son to suppress him. Even if it was a feasible idea, he wouldn't agree to it. Moreover, the situation was tense and Li Chengjing was in poor health. He was more likely to get angry than before, and it was not impossible for him to kill someone in a rage.
But Li Qi looked at Li Chengjin carefully, his eyes calm and composed, ready to face the emperor's wrath. There was a kind of tragic and heroic spirit in his voice: "Even if there are tens of thousands of people against me, I will go forward."
Li Zhuoqi suddenly realized that he didn't dare to look up and look directly at his father like his younger brother did.
"Okay, you defend." Li Chengjing didn't get angry right away, but snorted coldly, "Then what? Just rely on the Shuofang Army?"
"No, there is also the Tiande Army." Li Qishen said, "The Shuofang Army can go to Fanyang and meet up with the Tiande Army on the way. Prince Ning is brave and good at fighting, so he can be the vanguard."
He looked at Li Chengjin, and Li Chengjin also looked at him. Suddenly, his mind uncontrollably thought of Princess Danhua. Emperor Pingxing passed away too hastily, and there was some turmoil in the court. It was Princess Danhua who helped him to sit on the throne, and then assisted in government affairs until she also died of an acute illness.
But this cold-faced aunt hated him extremely. When Li Chengjing ascended the throne, he was already thirty years old, but Princess Danhua was still merciless and told him coldly and decisively: "If A Che can return to Chang'an, if Lianzhu has another son, if I have a nephew who can be supported, I will never choose you!"
Looking at his handsome son sitting below him, Li Chengjing felt an unconcealable panic, as if this "nephew who could be helped" had finally appeared.
Li Qishen's appearance inherited the good looks of the Li royal family. He did not have the high nose and deep eyes of the Xianbei people like Murong Feique, but he did not look like Li Chengjing either. His beauty was cold, reminiscent of the eldest princess Danhua. He was also good at music and could choreograph music and dance in the teaching studio. Li Chengjing accidentally heard an old female official who had been in the palace all his life mention Li Qishen, saying that his back resembled the young Emperor Pingxing. For a moment, he thought it was the return of an old friend.
After many years, Li Chengjing saw the shadows of his grandfather, father, and aunt in his son. This son had just turned 20, which was the most brilliant age. The ideas he proposed shook the foundation that he had adhered to for most of his life with just a few words. His son was so young and had plenty of strength, but his father was old. Recently, he felt that he had no energy to walk a few long distances, and even his hands were shaking when he sat down to drink tea.
Li Chengjin was panicked and his first reaction was to call out to the eunuch in charge: "Feng Yan!"
"I'm here." Feng Yan stepped forward and bowed respectfully.
"Prince Yanyang trespassed into the Purple Palace and spoke nonsense. He might be hysterical. To prevent him from hurting others or himself, he will be confined to the mansion from today onwards, and someone will be sent to watch over him carefully." Li Chengjing said, "Go and do it."
Li Qishen was obviously normal, logical and clear-headed. If we really wanted to talk about hysteria, it was Li Chengjing who was more likely to be the one suffering from it. Li Zhuoqi was shocked and terrified, but he didn't dare to speak to stop him. His breath was stuck in his throat, and cold sweat oozed from his forehead.
Feng Yanze was much calmer. He walked forward expressionlessly and gestured to Li Qishen, "Prince, please come in."
Li Qishen didn't care. He had so many thoughts, but as a prince, he couldn't do anything. He went to the palace purely with a little fantasy, thinking that at this point, Li Chengjing might listen to him a little. But Li Chengjing proved that he couldn't listen to others until his death. Li Qishen was prepared to die because of this matter. Now he was just under house arrest, so he gained a lot.
He had said everything he should have said and done everything he could have done. He had a clear conscience. His eyes swept over Li Chengjin and Li Zhuoqi, and finally landed on Feng Yan. He actually smiled: "Okay."
Feng Yan led the way and Li Qishen followed behind. The two walked out of the Purple Palace and soon disappeared.
Li Chengjin felt better at this point. He tapped his chest and thought about taking more pills later. “Do you have anything else to say?”
Li Qishen had learned from his previous experience, so he dared not speak. Li Taoqi quickly shook his head: "No."
"Then go back and think carefully. Don't go crazy with them." Li Chengjing closed his eyes. "Remember to pass the order and ask Lu Zibin to send troops quickly. If you can't even defeat that bunch of rabble, you can forget about being the Jinwu General!"
"…Yes." Li Taoqi could only respond, "I'll take my leave."
Li Chengjing said "hmm", closed his eyes and raised his hand.
Li Taoqi turned around and followed the eunuch who came to lead the way. His legs and feet were stiff and he did not recover until he reached the East Palace. He was a little dazed when he walked into the Lizheng Hall and could not tell what day it was.
He was in a daze, and the Crown Princess had no idea what was going on. She hurried forward and asked, "Your Highness, what did you say when you entered the palace today? Did everything go well?"
Li Taoqi was still in a trance and told the Crown Princess everything that happened in the Zichen Palace without realizing it.
The first half of the story made the Crown Princess tremble with fear, but in the second half, when she heard the news that Li Qishen was under house arrest, she felt secretly excited: "Your Highness, this is an opportunity!"
"What opportunity?" Li Taoqi recovered a little and was puzzled.
"Your Highness, you see, the prince was confined to his house because of this, which means that he has lost the heart of His Majesty. And His Majesty also said that he was hysterical. People with hysteria are not in their right mind, so it is not surprising that they can do anything. If they hurt others... or themselves..." The Crown Princess swallowed and forcibly suppressed her joy, but she couldn't help but grab Li Taoqi's sleeve, "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"
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