Xiao Qiushui knew that it was a good thing that his sisters broke Li Kuan, and this was his means of revenge. It was a good thing for Xiao Yi, but not necessarily a good thing for herself. Li Kuan had also said before that he would help find a marriage, but unfortunately he was too busy with business affairs.
While everyone was chatting, Cheng Chuliang, Qin Shandao, Fang Yizhi and others came to visit each other by appointment.
Li Kuan generously gave the red envelope, but it was their children. Cheng Chuliang and others had a good relationship with Li Kuan, and their wife had a good relationship with Wu Jue, and it was reasonable to bring their children. Since the women were not in class, Wu Hui took their wives and children to play elsewhere.
"Second brother, when will you go on the expedition?" Cheng Chuliang saw the female family members and children leaving, his face was flattering.
"I don't know!" Li Kuan really didn't know when he would leave for the expedition. Whenever he mentioned the expedition, he was always reluctant to give up.
"Second brother, can you take me with you?" Cheng Chuliang smiled flatly.
"No!" Li Kuan flatly refused.
"Why?"
Cheng Chuliang didn't do it anymore. He came to pay New Year's Day today to persuade Li Kuan to go with him. As a general, he couldn't have never been on the battlefield, so he had to go out together anyway. Qin Shandao didn't have to, because the emperor had already issued an edict. He went out with the army, which made Cheng Chuliang feel very uncomfortable. He had known that he should insist on participating in the battle for coaching, so that he would not fall behind.
"Because your majesty decides the expedition, I don't have this right!" Li Kuan sighed in distress, "Anyway, you are your majesty's son-in-law, you are half of your father, or you can tell your majesty, maybe your majesty will change I want you to go with me!"
"..." Cheng Chuliang flinched and told him to go to the current emperor and say, it is better to kill him directly, not to mention the emperor's willingness to see himself, even if he did not dare to speak, unless his father helped persuade him and remembered his home. He is also powerless.
Didn't Cheng Chuliang never ask his father before, but Cheng gave Jin a stare, and replied: "If you have the ability, you can talk about it yourself! Don't ask Lao Tzu for help. Aren't you pretty good now? Lao Tzu is not that big. The right to speak!"
"After I set out on the expedition, I will count on you here!" When everyone saw Cheng Chuliang deflated, they all laughed. Li Kuan said solemnly, "I have a hunch that this expedition is going to be a long battle, and it won't be successful overnight, so I During the time you are not in the capital, you will have to take care of everything in the Da'an Palace. If there is any trouble, don't be merciful, I will take care of everything!"
"His Royal Highness is serious!"
Fang Yizhi, Li Jingren and others bowed to answer. After Li Kuan left the capital, he would never wait for Li Kuan to return triumphantly, because Li Kuan left Beijing. This is their only chance to stabilize their power, otherwise when Li Kuan comes back, the limelight is in full swing, who dares to compete with him
Ma Jiayun groaned: "His Royal Highness, I am worried that they will move this time!"
"What did Brother Ma say?" Li Kuan looked at Ma Jiayun calmly, because he felt the same way. He always felt that someone would make some small actions behind his back. To be honest, Li Kuan didn't worry about these, mainly because he was afraid of affecting the outcome of the entire war.
"People are harmless to the heart, but the tiger is hurtful!"
Ma Jiayun didn’t say much, but just reminded him that he felt that Li Kuan had been entrusted with the important task of this expedition. Li Kuan had the most power besides the marshal. Although he did not know who the marshal was, Ma Jiayun worried that some people would be operating behind the expedition and leaving the expedition. Even a small mistake may cause unpredictable consequences. Ma Jiayun did not dare to guess what it was, but Li Kuan was careful to beware.
"It seems that some things still have to be guarded!" Li Kuan pondered for a moment, with a solemn expression. If he is not afraid of plotting, the conspiracy does not matter. It is afraid that a conspiracy occurs when the two armies are in confrontation. In that case, it is not one or two deaths. People, it is possible to affect the entire battle.
"Prince, people from the palace pass on your majesty's edict!"
Li Kuan and the others were taken aback. They were just discussing the expedition. They had never thought that someone would come in the palace so soon. Everyone hurried out to greet them. Ying hurriedly bowed to salute, Li Kuan said straightforwardly: "Your Majesty asked Master Zheng to pass the edict?"
Zheng Xichuan nodded and said yes, and said in a deep voice: "Doctor Yushi, General Zhen Guo, and Li Yun, the king of Chu, took orders: Xue Yantuo's tribe has repeatedly violated the borders of the Tang Dynasty, harassing the people on the border, and forcing the people to move inward, so today we The emperor ordered Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia County, to be the Marshal of the North, and Li Yun, the king of Chu, was the deputy marshal of the North. From Yanmen Pass led an army of 120,000 to conquer Xue Yantuo's tribe. On the fifth day of the first lunar month of the 17th year of Zhenguan, he led a cavalry army of 2,000 soldiers from the Great Wall on an expedition."
"I also ordered General Youwei, Daizhou Governor Xue Wanche, and Zuoxiaowei General Asinasheer to conquer the victory, Xia, Yin, Sui, Dan, Yan, Wu, Fang, Shi, Xi and other ten states soldiers and horses to guard. Shengzhou, in order to assist the conquest of the North Army; also ordered Shengzhou governor Song Junming, Zuo Wuhou general Xue Guwu, conquered the five states of Ling, Yuan, Ning, Yan, Qing and other soldiers and horses to guard Lingzhou; The Turkic soldiers who conquered the Faling and Victory states echoed each other with Li Daozong and others from the army of the North."
"The minister accepts the order!" Li Kuan respectfully accepted the order. Zheng Xichuan read out the edict and whispered in an ear: "His Royal Highness, the officials of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of War, etc. are responsible for the army of Xue Yantuo's army. I don’t know, but your Highness must be careful!"
Li Kuan nodded gratefully. Zheng Xichuan's reminder made Li Kuan understand that someone was actually behind the scenes this time, but he did not expect it to be on the munitions. This made Li Kuan very grateful. As for who it is, Zheng Xichuan probably doesn't know it, or his words indicate that Zheng Xichuan is on his side. In addition, he may have heard that there is no real evidence.
"Master Zheng, please pay attention to this matter!" Li Kuan also replied in a low voice. Zheng Xichuan nodded and agreed. As Li Kuan guessed, he also listened to the people below. After all, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is not under his jurisdiction. Some Things are beyond reach. The only thing that can be done is to figure out the plans of some villains. Zheng Xichuan can do nothing outside the palace. If things happen in the palace, he still has a way to find some clues.
When Zheng Xichuan was in the sky, he had already become Li Kuan's side, with the mark of the King of Chu on his body. Among the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, there are many people like him. Some of them hide well and have never been exposed. Those exposed Zheng Xichuan knows.
Fortunately, Zheng Xichuan had a few days in the inner court, and Li Kuan became a powerful person with less than one person and more than 10,000 people, which made him have a great right to speak, and occasionally heard about some things. For example, this time Li Guangban soldiers went on the expedition, he heard some bad rumors, and some even secretly attacked.
Zheng Xichuan left without staying much longer. It is now only two days before the expedition on the second day of the first lunar month. Li Kuan thinks repeatedly and decides to enter the palace. Li Kuan also had to be careful about what Zheng Xichuan said. If there were not enough munitions, food, grass, etc., this battle would definitely be a tragic victory. (End of this chapter)