Li Mi continued: "Whether it takes two or three years, or four or five years, I trust Guo Pingzhang's ability, but I don't trust whether the court can survive until that time."
This time Guo Ziyi also fell silent.
The Lingwu court may sound like a small court, but in fact it is just a grass-roots team.
Most of the courtiers in Xijing actually followed the emperor to Shuzhong.
The emperor still doesn't know the news about Lingwu's ascension to the throne, and many people are still waiting to see which side they will take refuge in.
Except for Guo Ziyi, who firmly supported the emperor, there were not many ministers that Li Heng could rely on.
What's more important is that now Guo Ziyi's reputation in the small court is too high, and he has already felt the emperor's alienation.
Guo Ziyi is not a straightforward general, on the contrary, he is a seasoned politician.
He naturally understood where this alienation came from, and he also knew what the Li Tang royal family was about.
The emperor is inherently mean and ruthless, and in the blood of the old Li family, there is the gene of a loving father, son, filial piety and respect for brothers and sisters.
Emperor Li Longji also relied on extraordinary means to kill many of his own relatives to rise to power.
This is true for blood relatives, such as Guo Ziyi, a powerful military leader, so one can easily imagine Li Heng's attitude.
Although Guo Ziyi had committed suicide many times to protect herself, Li Heng became more and more afraid of him.
Li Mi said: "In terms of military strategy, the crown prince is not as good as King Jianning. In terms of literature, the crown prince is not as good as King Jianning. The only thing the crown prince has is his status as the legitimate son for many years."
Guo Ziyi looked at Li Mi in confusion and asked: "In that case, why don't you support King Jianning?"
Li Mi sighed and said: "Whether a virtuous person is a virtuous person or not depends on his own personal standards."
"Guo Pingzhang thinks that Prince Jianning is virtuous, so others can also think that other princes are virtuous. Your Majesty has many heirs. If everyone has their own calculations, can the Lingwu court still withstand the torment?"
Guo Ziyi shut up now and did not refute Li Mi's words.
Li Mi continued: "I know that the crown prince has many shortcomings. He has a cowardly character, is easily influenced by his close ministers, and is not good at martial arts. But as long as he adheres to the line of establishing a direct descendant, the Lingwu court will not be in chaos!"
"But if it is changed from establishing a direct descendant to establishing a virtuous person, it will be the source of trouble. The Lingwu court cannot withstand such a torment."
Li Bi looked at Guo Ziyi and said: "Guo Pingzhang, do you know that your Majesty already knows about your closeness to King Jianning?"
Guo Ziyi was stunned.
Li Mi then said: "If His Majesty comes to find you, do you think His Majesty can still sleep well if you stand up for King Jianning like this?"
At this moment, Guo Ziyi also felt a chill on his back.
The current majesty betrayed his father and ascended the throne in Lingwu.
Guo Ziyi knew very well that with the character of Emperor Li Longji, he would never talk nonsense about abdicating the throne.
If Guo Ziyi supports King Jianning, the emperor may have trouble sleeping and eating.
Li Mi continued: "I reported to Your Majesty and asked him to send King Jianning to Longyou. Your Majesty was unwilling at first."
"Your Majesty intends to confer the position of Grand Marshal of the World's Soldiers and Horses to King Jianning, allowing him to command the army and pacify the rebels."
"But I told His Majesty the old story of King Qin, and Your Majesty listened to my memory and asked King Jianning to go to Longyou Road to mobilize troops."
The old affairs of King Qin are the old affairs of Taizong Li Shimin.
At that time, Li Shimin was granted the title of King of Qin, and he destroyed the Sui Dynasty and unified the world. The King of Qin made great contributions.
But later, when Li Yuan wanted to establish a legitimate son as the crown prince, King Qin Li Shimin launched the Xuanwu Gate Rebellion, killing his brother and brother, and forced Li Yuan to abdicate.
Li Mi reminded the emperor with "old stories of the King of Qin", and he immediately changed his order and asked Li Yan to go to Longyou Road to mobilize troops to enter Yumen and Guan Qinwang.
Guo Ziyi looked at Li Mi and said, "You were right about supporting the crown prince, but did you go too far in colluding with the Uighurs to ambush King Jianning?"
Li Mi shook his head and said: "I, Li Mi, did not do this. I just suggested that Your Majesty transfer King Jianning away from the front line. I definitely did not say that I wanted to get rid of King Jianning."
Guo Ziyi looked into Li Mi's eyes and saw only the aura of dust in the other person's eyes, without any fluctuation at all.
Seeing a pair of such clear eyes, Guo Ziyi sighed and said: "Since it wasn't the secretary supervisor who did it, then we all saw the wrong person."
Li Bi also sighed and said, "I didn't expect that Bi was looking down on the world."
Guo Ziyi cupped her fists and said to Li Mi: "I am proficient in physiognomy. When I first met King Jianning, I knew that he was a blessed person."
"Oh?" Li Mi looked at Guo Ziyi, but he didn't expect that this old general knew physiognomy?
However, everyone said that Guo Ziyi had a good understanding of people, and all the people he recommended and promoted were pillars of the country.
I didn't expect that he could do physiognomy.
Guo Ziyi said: "Good people have their own destiny. If King Jianning is safe and sound, can the Secretary Supervisor take care of him?"
Li Mi hesitated for a moment and said, "Yes."
Seeing Li Mi's hesitation, Guo Ziyi knew that her words were in vain.
However, Guo Ziyi also heard what Li Mi said today.
The Lingwu court cannot be in chaos, and the Tang Dynasty cannot continue to mess around.
Now Anlu Mountain has occupied the two capitals, and the emperor fled to Shu.
The only person in the world who can resist An Lushan is Emperor Li Heng who organized King Qin's army in Lingwu.
Now that Li Heng has just established a foothold, if there is a quarrel over the issue of heir, then the Tang Dynasty will really be doomed.
Although Guo Ziyi did not have a good impression of the crown prince, Li Mi's words also reminded Guo Ziyi that if Guo Ziyi still insisted on supporting King Jianning, it might not be good for either of them.
After Guo Ziyi left, Li Mi opened the alchemy furnace behind him.
Because the flame was turned off prematurely, this furnace of precious elixirs had turned into dregs.
Li Mi looked at the dregs of medicine in the stove, sighed and said, "I'm afraid this oath will shorten my life again."
Li Bijie got a hairpin. When he was practicing Taoism in the mountains, he still had black hair, but within two months after arriving in Lingwu, his hair was already covered with white hair.
Going out to assist Li Heng this time, planning day and night took a lot of effort, and Li Mi knew that his life span had been shortened.
And being contaminated by these causes and effects in the world of mortals is also a taboo in cultivating Taoism.
Li Mi sat on the futon, closed his eyes and read a poem:
"Heaven covers me, earth carries me, does heaven and earth give birth to me intentionally?
Otherwise, I will be able to ascend to the Heavenly Road, or I will travel to the imperial capital with my name."
After reciting two sentences, Li Mi felt that he had lost all interest in poetry. He looked at the extinguished alchemy furnace fire and sighed softly.
At this time, Li Yan, who was in Guazhou City, raised his head and looked to the east.
He walked to the window and looked at the sun that was gradually setting. November of the first year of Zhide was finally coming to an end.
Li Yan also sighed. He had finally passed the most difficult stage and could summon new players next month!