Xiao Huating was indeed making a big gamble, but the bet was not that Li Chunyu would win.
It doesn't matter to her who wins, what she wants is to convince the second prince to let the 200,000 Ye family troops go to the grassland for legitimate reasons.
The moon crows, and the sky is full of frost and fog.
Li Chunyu finally waited for a confidential letter. Xiaohuating told him that there were 150,000 cavalry going south in the grassland, and hoped that he would go out to make contributions. The intention was good, and it seemed to be for his sake, but the premise must be that the information was true. The intrigue in the court is beyond the imagination of ordinary people. As a prince and a strong contender for the throne, he has to think carefully before making any decision. If he makes a wrong step, it may be fatal.
Looking at the handwriting of the secret letter, Li Chunyu fell into deep thought. Xiaohuating didn't lie to him, the cavalry on the grassland had indeed gone south, a total of 150,000 yuan.
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For the imperial court, this is a crisis, and it must be a tough battle, and many people will definitely die. But for him, Li Chunyu, and for the prince, this is an opportunity, an opportunity. The flourishing Tang Dynasty was prosperous and prosperous, its strength was outstanding, and the people had ample food and clothing. Even bandits and bandits were rare. Who would dare to commit crimes in the surrounding small countries? It means that the prairie cavalry dare to invade the south, and if they don’t invade the south, it’s better to die in battle than starve to death, but these prairie barbarians only go south once in a few years
three years
Or five years
How many five years does a prince have
And this is also the reason why the prince has no military achievements so far. It is really a peaceful and prosperous world in recent years, and there is no battle to fight. Even if there was a battle, it was basically finished by Ye Zhengru ten years ago. The 200,000 Ye family troops fought from south to north, from east to west, and accumulated countless military exploits. In fact, they guaranteed the stability of the court.
Based on Li Chunyu's analysis, the Grassland Royal Court must have thought that with Ye Zhengru's people gone, the army would inevitably go through a period of shock, and this was an opportunity to take advantage of.
Coupled with the cold snap, freezing to death and starving to death, it is better to go south and fight.
The son of the prairie will never lose, he will lose every time.
"200,000 Ye Family Army? 150,000 Grassland Cavalry?" Li Chunyu narrowed his eyes, tapped the back of the chair lightly with his fingers, silently calculating gains and losses.
The oil lamps in the house flickered, and snowflakes gradually began to fall outside the house.
The first snow in winter came so early!
Facing the falling snow, Li Chun walked in brocade clothes at night and quietly entered the palace.
His Majesty the Emperor of the prosperous Tang Dynasty did not seem to be surprised by Li Chunyu's arrival. It seems that the news of the grassland cavalry going south had already reached the palace.
Walking into his father's bedroom, it was almost midnight, the old man over half a century old was still correcting the memorial, next to the soup that had been heated three times, and the oil lamps around him had been filled with oil several times.
Walking slowly in front of His Majesty the Emperor, Li Chunyu stood still quietly without saying a word, waiting patiently for his father to complete his corrections.
"Chunyu, why did you come to find your father so late?" His Majesty the emperor gently closed the memorial that had just been corrected, put it aside, raised his head and rubbed the center of his brows, and then looked at Li Chunyu. Although his head was covered with white hair, the old emperor's eyes were so deep that he seemed to be able to see through people's hearts.
"Father, the 150,000 grassland cavalry will arrive at Youzhou tomorrow, and then they will go straight to Liangzhou along Youzhou, and then Qingzhou. My son wants to ask Father for orders to lead the army and kill the grassland cavalry. Never let a horse go away." Li Chunyu said sonorously, every word he said was swearing, and he was full of confidence.
Looking at Li Chunyu, the old emperor waved his hand outside, and soon an old eunuch came in, "Heat up the soup."
"By the way, add a bowl of supper for the second prince."
After speaking, I still didn't forget to ask Li Chunyu, "What do you want to eat?"
Looking at his father, Li Chunyu shook his head, "Father, my son is not hungry."
"Then make a bowl of snow ginseng nourishing porridge, it's snowing outside, warm your body."
No longer obsessed with supper, Li Chunyu looked at his father and said, "Thank you, father."
Soon, a bowl of hot soup and a bowl of snow ginseng nourishing porridge were served. Father and son, each with a bowl, blowing hot air, slowly began to eat supper.
"Your brother came just now." The emperor seemed to say something casually.
"My brother?" The corner of Li Chunyu's mouth moved slightly, and he swallowed a sentence.
"He also asked me for orders to lead the army to the expedition, and he brought a joint letter from the Ministry of War. He was well prepared." The emperor continued.
"He has never led a soldier before, and he rarely even rides a horse. He is good at writing poems and painting. Leading an army is not a child's play. It is a full 150,000 grassland cavalry. Once it fails, it means a battle. Disaster. From Youzhou to Qingzhou, thousands of miles of people will be plundered, and the barbarians in the grassland will never be soft." Li Chunyu said with his brows furrowed.
"The Ministry of War will send generals who know how to lead the army. Your brother will not personally command. He is only responsible for leading the army, not fighting." The emperor said calmly.
"Then what's the use of my brother going? It's different who goes?" Li Chunyu finally had some emotional fluctuations.
"Your brother is the crown prince, and he said he needs this military merit." The emperor didn't even hide this sentence from Li Chunyu, and told him happily, "Do you need it too?"
To build a country with martial arts, military merit is more important than anything else.
What Xiao Huating and Li Chunyu can figure out, others can naturally figure it out, let alone the prince.
Would it be an idiot to sit on the prince's seat
Everyone in the world is an idiot, and Li Jianqi's father will not be an idiot either. When Li Chunyu was still thinking about whether to go, the prince had already started to act. Within half a day, even the military department had been settled, and even the leading general had been selected, and he had made it clear to his father that even He didn't hide his inner thoughts and purpose at all.
This is a conspiracy.
He is a prince, and he does things in an upright manner. No matter how ugly the process is, as long as the result is beautiful, there will naturally be applause.
After a while, Li Chunyu didn't say a word, just lowered his head and slowly finished the nourishing porridge with snow ginseng in front of him. He drank it completely, not even a grain of rice left.
"Father, I think I may be more suitable to lead the expedition this time."
His Majesty the Emperor didn't answer, didn't even raise his head, but slowly put a spoonful of soup into his mouth with a spoon.
"Ye Zhengru has left, but the 200,000 Ye family army is still there, and I am willing to lead the Ye family army to meet the enemy." Li Chunyu said while looking at his father.
Finding that the old emperor's hand holding the spoon had stopped, he continued, "The 200,000 Ye family army and the 150,000 grassland cavalry like wolves and tigers should be able to fight evenly in my mind. Although the Ye family army claims to be invincible. Invincible, but Ke Erchen is not the old general Ye Zhengru after all, it is not easy to defeat the grassland cavalry."
To put it simply, Li Chunyu actually wanted to exchange the 200,000 Ye Family Army for this opportunity to go on an expedition.
No emperor can tolerate the existence of a family-style army like the Ye Family Army. All people in the world should obey the emperor, not the general.
"Can you command the Ye Family Army?" The old emperor looked up at Li Chunyu, "This army is different from other armies. They always only obey the Ye Family's people, otherwise they wouldn't be called the Ye Family Army."
"Your brother and you, no matter who goes to the battle, I have no objection. But there is a bottom line, the 150,000 grassland barbarians cannot cross Youzhou, and this battle cannot be lost."
Li Chunyu stared straight at his father, then nodded with certainty and said, "I can."
"I can lead the Ye family army."
"One hundred and fifty thousand prairie cavalry, even one of them will not even think about going home."
"200,000 Ye Family Army, I can bring back 10,000 at most."
A cool wind seeped in from the gap outside the house. The old emperor moved the soup in his hand to the side, then pointed to the opposite couch, "Come up and talk."
From the moment he entered the house, Li Chunyu stood upright all the time. When he asked for his order to go to war, he was given a bowl of porridge, offering a strategy to kill two birds with one stone, and he was given a bed.
After Li Chunyu took off his boots and got on the wooden couch, the old emperor had already placed an incense burner and a piece of white paper with a line of small characters written on it. Judging from the ink marks, it should have been written just now.
The font is small, but strong and powerful, like pines and cypresses among the cliffs.
"You don't need to bring it back even if you ride it."
The old emperor wrote a total of eight characters on the paper. After Li Chunyu read it, he rolled it up gently and put it in the incense burner.
There was no incense in the censer, only a layer of reddish charcoal. When the paper strip met the charcoal, it slowly began to curl, then turned yellow, and finally started to burn directly. The flame rose an inch high, maintained for two breaths, and then quickly became A touch of ashes.
A total of 350,000 lives were wiped out during the conversation between these two people.
"The time when the Ye family army asks for orders to go out is the time for you to lead the army."
After saying this, the old emperor was silent for a while, and then suddenly added another sentence, "I remember that Ye Zhengru's family has a son, remember to bring it with you when you go out, and you can ask the Ministry of War to appoint a deputy general as appropriate. Since it is the Ye family's army going out, the army How can there be no one surnamed Ye?"
"By the way, does Ye Zhengru have any other heirs?"
After thinking about it, Li Chunyu said, "I heard that there is another illegitimate child."
"Bastard? Where is he? What is he doing?"
"This person was also in Luoyang before. He Zuo was born some time ago, and I heard that he also entered the Dragon Vein Imperial Mausoleum. This illegitimate son seems to be a practitioner, but he doesn't know what his realm is."
"Let the Judiciary follow. If someone dies in the Dragon Vein Imperial Mausoleum, let it go. If he comes out alive, then let him accompany the old general."
To cut the weeds and eradicate the roots without leaving any future troubles, it seems that this is to make the general's mansion die without a place to bury him.
The night snow fell one after another, and soon, the entire Luoyang City was covered with a layer of pure white gauze, wrapped in silver, just like a fairy tale world. The second prince, Li Chunyu, slowly walked out of the palace. However, facing the falling snow, he didn't sit in a sedan chair. He just walked step by step. There are no omissions or flaws.
One will succeed and ten thousand bones will dry up!
Li Chunyu turned his head and looked at the palace behind him, "Everyone wants to sit in that seat, it's not that simple."
(First update.)