"Marquis Yong'an, since the Holy One has given you the power to mobilize all forces to investigate the case, Marquis Yong'an, you don't have to be timid. After it is found out that those officials from King Xi's faction have been in contact with Du'e in the past few days, you can directly dispatch troops and horses. , ambushing around their mansion. If the Tianlong Sect attacks the city tomorrow, if they make any changes, just capture them all! Once the Tianlong Sect is destroyed, the Holy One will naturally be free to hold those officials accountable!"
In Dali Temple, Liu Dewei stood up, looked at Li Zexuan with a serious look and said.
He actually said this with a certain degree of selfishness. In his opinion, if Li Zexuan were to meet Li Er directly now to clarify the matter, Li Er would definitely conduct a large-scale investigation if he was "forced to have no choice". , but even if officials from Li Jiancheng's group were found to have had contact with Du'e, there was no direct evidence to prove that they had agreed to Du'e's request. In the absence of sufficient evidence, and in addition, most of those officials had not done anything yet. After betraying the imperial court, in order to show his image as a benevolent king, Li Er will probably give another amnesty!
But many of the pardoned officials must have slipped through the net. Although Li Er pardoned them, they were a time bomb for the Tang Dynasty. This time the Tianlong Sect rebelled, they did not have time to rebel against the court. Then if someone rebels under the banner of Li Jiancheng next time, God knows whether those officials will waver again
Therefore, instead of laying hidden dangers for the future, it is better to get things done in one step now. When the officials from King Xi's lineage really respond to Du'e's request to work for the Tianlong Sect tomorrow, they can directly come forward personally. With both the stolen goods and the money stolen, Li Er would have no reason to forgive those officials, and the future of the Tang Dynasty would have fewer hidden dangers. Moreover, this move would also ensure that the political situation of the Tang Dynasty could be quickly stabilized!
It can be said that it accomplishes multiple things with one stone!
Li Zexuan is not stupid, and after a sudden thought, he can more or less guess a little bit of Liu Dewei's "good intentions." This method is indeed a very bad plan for the Tang Dynasty court, but for Li Zexuan himself But it's not that good!
Because this means that he will become the butcher knife that Li Er wields against the officials of Li Jiancheng's lineage in the past! He will offend many people because of this!
"Yong'an Marquis, you just said that if you eat the king's salary, you should share the king's worries. If you don't stop, you will suffer the chaos. If the matter of killing the king cannot be completely solved, there will be endless troubles, and there will be endless troubles in the future. More innocent people died for this!"
Andy Lau is a mature man, how could he not see the hesitation in Li Zexuan's heart? So he opened his mouth and added.
After pondering for a long time, Li Zexuan finally nodded and said: "Okay! Just follow what Liu Siqing said! But this move is not for the Holy Emperor, but for the Tang Dynasty, for the Tang Dynasty People no longer die because of these civil strife. As descendants of Yan and Huang, we should unite to the outside world. When the Tang Dynasty dominated the world, when we look back on the past, we will find how childish and ridiculous today's civil strife is!"
After saying that, without waiting for Liu Dewei's reaction, Li Zexuan turned around and left.
"The Tang Dynasty dominates the world... Haha, I hope I can see this day in my lifetime!"
In the main hall, Liu Dewei looked at Li Zexuan's leaving figure and murmured.
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After leaving Dali Temple, Li Zexuan left the palace directly and rode to Duke Wei's Mansion.
Although he has Li Er's imperial edict and gold medal in his hand and can mobilize any troops in the capital, he must talk to Li Jing, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and other military experts about mobilizing troops.
After all, his familiarity with the Twelve Guards of the capital was far less than that of Li Jing!
When I arrived at the Li Mansion, it was a good thing that the Red Buddha Girl was not there, otherwise I would have been scolded again, because a few days ago the Qiu-bearded guest almost died at the hands of Wu Jie to protect Yanhuang Academy. Considering the relationship between the Red Buddha Girl and the Qiu-bearded guest, After meeting Li Zexuan, he will definitely be scolded.
Under the leadership of Li Derjian, Li Zexuan soon met Li Jing.
A few hours ago, Li Jing participated in the discussion in Ganlu Hall. He naturally knew the secret letter that Li Junxian sent to Li Zexuan, so Li Zexuan simply told Li Jing about Liu Dewei's guess and his intention to mobilize troops. After talking about it, Li Jing couldn't help but frowned after hearing the general situation. He looked at Li Zexuan seriously and said in a deep voice: "Xiaoxuan, this matter involves King Xi, it is not a trivial matter. Have you really thought about it?"
These words were a bit confusing, but Li Jing was very sure that Li Zexuan could understand!
"I've thought about it! Some things have to be done by people, otherwise hidden dangers will always exist, and there will be a lot of uncertainty in the future of Datang! When the hidden dangers break out again, many people will die because of it!"
Li Zexuan also looked at Li Jing seriously and said solemnly.
"good!"
Li Jing glanced at Li Zexuan with complicated eyes, with both appreciation and a hint of worry in his eyes, because he was not sure what impact Li Zexuan's decision today would have on Li Zexuan in the future. After a moment of silence, he said: "I'm going to do this now I am writing you an order to mobilize troops. In fact, when it comes to concealment and lurking skills, the soldiers of Youwuwei are the best. Now that Zhijie is not in Chang'an, you take my order and go directly to Youwuwei camp to mobilize troops. There is no one I dare to embarrass you!"
(Cheng Yaojin is General Youwuwei)
After that, he directly picked up the writing brush on the table and was about to write a warrant. Li Zexuan, who was very discerning, stepped forward to grind the ink for Li Jing. While grinding the ink, he said gratefully: "Thank you, Uncle Li!"
Li Jing nodded slightly and said nothing. Soon, a troop mobilization order was written out. Li Jing took out the personal seal, stamped it heavily on the order, then handed it to Li Zexuan and said: "This is the troop mobilization order, Xiaoxuan. Get it!"
"Um!"
Li Zexuan quickly took it with both hands.
He was planning to leave, but Li Jing said again: "Xiao Xuan, please let me recall for a moment, and then I will give you a list of officials who were close to King Xi back then. You can just screen according to the list later!" "
Hearing this, Li Zexuan's face suddenly showed a hint of surprise. He quickly raised his hands and said, "Then I'll help you, Uncle Li!" '
In fact, he has been worrying about how to get a list of the Xiwang Party members. Although he comes from modern times, has read some history books, and has an excellent memory, he does not have the ability to list all the ministers who were close to Li Jiancheng. , but Li Jing is different. Li Jing has experienced the overt and covert struggles between King Qin and Prince Li Jiancheng. Regarding the people around Li Jiancheng, Li Jing is definitely one of the people with the most say!
"It doesn't matter!"
Li Jing shook his head, and then began to close his eyes and meditate.
Li Zexuan did not disturb him, but stood quietly aside. When he was bored, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a book on Li Jing's desk. There were three big words on the cover - "Yin Talisman Machine". Li Zexuan couldn't help but feel moved in his heart, secretly thinking that it was At this time, Li Jing had already begun to organize his marching and fighting experience into the art of war. Unfortunately, the original work could not be handed down, and future generations could only refer to it in "Tongdian·Bingdian" and "Taiping Yulan·Bingbu". It's such a pity that we can see something from behind the scenes in "The Art of War of the Duke of Wei"!
"When Li Jing's Art of War is finished in the future, relying on the relationship between the two families, I must borrow it and make a rubbing, and store it in the library of Yanhuang Academy for future students to study, otherwise such a good art of war will be lost. Oh, wouldn’t it be such a pity?”
Li Zexuan secretly made up his mind.
According to historical records, there are seven books on the art of war written by Li Jing: "Yinfuji", "Taoqin Secret Technique", "Taoqin General Essentials", "Notes of the Duke of Wei", "Mirror of the Sixth Army", and "New Book of the Army" ", "Gong Jue". However, none of these books were complete as early as the middle and late Tang Dynasty, and most of them had been lost by the 21st century. Wang Zongqi, a scholar of the Qing Dynasty, compiled "Li Weigong's Art of War" based on Du You's "Tongdian", Du Mu's "Notes on Sun Tzu" and the Song Dynasty's "Taiping Yulan" and "Wu Jing Zong Yao". It has become the only method for modern scholars to study Li Jing's art of war. Complete reference!
While Li Zexuan was deep in thought, Li Jing had already started writing. He wrote down the names of Li Jiancheng's faction on the paper. Li Zexuan's eyesight was very good. When he looked around, he saw something shocking. He saw it written clearly on it: "Wei Zheng, Wang Gui, Wei Ting, Xue Wanche, Feng Li... "
Among these names, there are some big shots in the court, such as Wei Zheng and Wang Gui. Not only are they highly used by Li Jiancheng, they are also very powerful people even in the current court! At this moment, Li Zexuan suddenly felt a little scared.
Every time Li Jing wrote a name, Li Zexuan's heart beat violently. After an unknown amount of time, Li Jing finally put away the pen. When the ink on the rice paper was almost dry, he picked it up solemnly and handed it to Li Zexuan and said:
"Xiao Xuan, these are almost the officials from King Xi's faction who still have positions in the court! But you need to make a balance. Although some people were working for King Xi back then, they have been working conscientiously and loyally since the Holy Emperor ascended the throne. Geng Geng, they are only loyal to the monarch, and they don’t care who is the monarch. As long as the monarch can treat the people well, they will serve him loyally! I have listed a few such ministers for you. I believe they are loyal. I won’t betray the Holy One just because of the temptation of the Tianlong Sect!”
Li Zexuan knew that Li Jing was helping him to "clear mines" so that he could offend as few people as possible while doing things well. He couldn't help but feel warm in his heart, nodded and said: "Thank you Uncle Li, my nephew will take care of it." !”
Li Jing pondered for a moment and then said: "Xiao Xuan, use the telegraph machine to ask Shu Bao and Zhi Jie where the army has marched. See if they can get back to Chang'an City before tomorrow. If so, they can defend the city tomorrow. We can definitely win this battle easily!"
"Uncle Qin and Uncle Cheng?"
Hearing this, Li Zexuan's eyes lit up and he said excitedly: "That's right! Why did my nephew forget this? Uncle Qin and the others led 10,000 elite light cavalry. After my nephew left yesterday, they had already returned to the court. They must have returned to the court by now. Are they not far from Chang'an City? If they can arrive before tomorrow and ambush in advance, and the Tianlong Sect attacks the city tomorrow, we can attack from both inside and outside and defeat the Tianlong Sect's army in one fell swoop!"
Li Jing smiled slightly and said: "That's right! If I hadn't been worried that the people of Tianlong Sect would be alert, I would have suggested to the Holy One to send an army out of the city in advance to ambush! Fortunately, Shu Bao and the others still have 10,000 elites outside the city, so they can fight against Tianlong. Teach someone unexpectedly!"
Li Zexuan nodded and said: "Okay! My nephew will send a telegram to Uncle Qin and the others! Then he will go to Youwuwei Camp to mobilize troops!"
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After leaving Duke Wei's mansion, Li Zexuan went to the imperial city again.
Li Zexuan was very satisfied with the results of this trip to Li Jing's residence. Not only did he get a troop deployment order, but he also got an inventory list. In addition, he also got a clever plan from Li Jing to attack from both inside and outside. It was really worthwhile. This trip!
When he arrived at the palace, he happened to meet Zhao Song who had just come back from the palace for business. Zhao Song had also heard about the shocking conspiracy in the Imperial Ancestral Temple a few hours ago. Now he saw Li Zexuan and after a brief greeting, Zhao Song couldn't bear it. Zhu sighed and said: "In the past, we were still the little father-in-law who was shouted at by General An, but now General An is dead because of his collusion with the Tianlong Sect. The changes in the world are really unpredictable!"
Li Zexuan was silent for a moment and said: "Everyone in the world pursues profit. Some people can keep their true intentions and have good standards, but some people are tempted by the desire for profit and go astray. Ande Zhong's fate today is entirely his own fault! But the people are not to blame. The Tianlong Sect We have taken so many ordinary people to attack the city, and tomorrow there will be corpses everywhere. What we can do now is to make arrangements and defeat the Tianlong Sect in one fell swoop tomorrow to prevent them from harming the people again!"
Hearing this, Zhao Song looked at Li Zexuan and nodded happily: "What the Marquis said is absolutely true. This level of vision is beyond our reach!"
Li Zexuan cupped his hands and said: "General Manager Zhao is serious! I wonder if General Manager Zhao has made any progress in tracking down the assassin's whereabouts in the city?"
Zhao Song frowned and said: "We didn't catch the big fish, but we did catch a lot of small fish. Our family has handed over some of the remnants of the Tianlong Sect in the city to Dali Temple! I think we should be able to learn from those people before dark What will come out of the interrogation! Oh, the Marquis of Yong'an came to the palace here, he must have something to report to His Majesty, right? Then we won't delay the Marquis! The Marquis, please come quickly!"
After saying that, Zhao Song suddenly reacted and turned sideways to make way for Li Zexuan.
Li Zexuan waved his hand and said: "Actually, I am not here to see the Holy One, but to borrow the telegraph machine in the palace. I happened to meet General Manager Zhao. I hope General Manager Zhao can provide convenience!"
He came out of Yunshan in the morning just to attend the morning meeting. How could he carry a telegraph machine with him? Now he can only go to the palace to borrow a telegraph machine!
Zhao Song's eyes flickered, and without much hesitation, he nodded and said, "Okay! Marquis Yong'an will come with us!"
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