Li Mi, who was dressed in a white Taoist robe, walked through the many chamberlains and walked up to Li Heng.
Li Heng respected this old friend very much. He directly exempted Li Mi from paying homage to him and asked directly: "Is there something urgent about Gong Mi's visit?"
Li Mi looked at Yu Chaoen beside the emperor. Yu Chaoen immediately understood what Li Mi meant. Yu Chaoen lowered his head and said, "Everyone, Yu Chaoen begs to retreat."
Unexpectedly, Li Heng pulled Yu Chaoen and said to Li Bi: "Migong Mi, Chaoen is my private person. If you have something to say, it doesn't matter."
Unexpectedly, Li Mi said with a straight face: "The emperor has no personal interests. What I say is a major matter of the country. How can I tolerate irrelevant people?"
At this moment, Li Heng took back his hand and said to Yu Chaoen: "Yu Chaoen, you go check on the guards and report back when Mi Gong leaves."
"Slave obeys!"
Yu Chaoen excused himself, a glint of hatred flashed in his eyes, but he quickly lowered his head to cover up the glint and left the yard respectfully.
Now that there was no one around him, Li Heng's attitude became more relaxed and he said, "You can talk to Mr. Mi."
Li Mi cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, King Jianning is still alive."
At this moment, Li Heng's expression changed. He blushed and asked, "My son is not dead!? Didn't it mean that King Jianning and the Ya soldiers encountered Uighur bandits and the entire army was wiped out?"
Li Mi nodded and said: "Sage, there is a letter from Zhang Xian, the governor of Guazhou, saying that King Jianning led more than a hundred tooth soldiers to escape and is now in Guazhou."
When he heard that his son was not dead, Li Heng also showed a trace of true feelings on his face. He said happily: "My son is indeed a blessed man. Please quickly summon King Jianning back to Lingwu!"
But Li Mi stopped Li Heng and said, "Sage, no!"
"Why not?"
"King Jianning encountered Uighur bandits near Yumenguan on Longyou Road last month. Have you ever thought about why, in November, there are still Uighur bandits on Longyou Road? And how did the bandits defeat King Jianning?
A member of the Yabing personal guard?"
Now Li Heng woke up. He had also been a prince for decades. He understood the conspiracy at a glance. Thinking of the close relationship between his prince Li Yu and the Uighurs, Li Heng understood what happened.
Li Heng's expression changed. It was obvious that Prince Li Yu's act of colluding with the Uighurs to attack his younger brother had touched the emperor's bottom line.
Seeing Li Heng's expression, Li Mi immediately said: "Sage, the prince must not be so easy!"
This sentence awakened Li Heng. Now the prince Li Yu is the general marshal of the world's soldiers and horses. Since arriving in Lingwu, Li Heng has handed over all the military preparation work to Li Yu.
Now that Li Yu is full of wings, if he changes the prince easily, I am afraid that the entire Lingwu court will split.
Li Heng felt even more uncomfortable when he thought of this. At this moment, he could finally understand how the emperor treated him back then.
There was a powerful prince in the court, which made Li Heng feel like he was carrying a burden.
Thinking of Beauty Zhang's whispers on the pillow yesterday, Li Heng felt even more uncomfortable.
Li Mi continued: "Sage, I think that King Jianning should be ordered to stay in Longyou Road to guard against Tibetan invasion after spring."
The emperor's eyes lit up. If he summoned King Jianning back to Lingwu, it would probably be of no use.
It would be better to keep him in Longyou Road, which would actually contain Prince Li Yu.
This method is great! As expected of Li Mi!
Li Heng took Li Mi's hand and said, "Migong Mi, I'm lucky to have you planning for me, but I don't know when the world will be settled!"
Li Heng sighed, and then said: "The prince knows the army well and is loyal to me. Please help him more, Duke Mi."
Li Mi had a delicate mind, and he immediately understood that Li Heng wanted him to look after the prince. However, since ancient times, the emperor and the East Palace have been wary of each other, and the Li family has a strong tradition of fatherly kindness and filial piety.
Li Mi cupped his hands and said, "Mi obeys the decree."
When Li Heng saw that Li Mi had agreed, he said in a good mood: "Then let Zhongshu issue an order for King Jianning to open a palace in Longyou Road, take charge of Longyou's spring defense affairs, and control all the towns in Longyou."
"I obey." Li Mi said, cupping his hands.
Promoting Li Yan was also the emperor's balancing act, and it was also a blow to Prince Li Yu.
After this set of actions, the prince will probably restrain himself a little.
However, Li Heng has also moved his mind about changing the prince, but as Li Mi said, changing the prince should be done slowly. If he does it too hastily, he may suffer disaster.
Li Heng coughed violently for a while. His decades-long career as a prince had exhausted too much of his energy. After ascending the throne, he became obsessed with his career. Li Heng only felt that his body was not as good as before.
At this moment, his idea of recovering the two capitals was particularly strong.
Li Heng couldn't help but hold Li Mi's hand and asked: "Chang Yuan, when can I return to the two capitals?"
Changyuan is Li Bi's cousin, and Li Heng called Changyuan instead of Mi Gong. This was also a rare expression of the emperor's true feelings.
Li Bi also understood what Li Heng was thinking, but the defeat at Bianqiao meant that the Lingwu court could not gather the manpower to attack the two capitals again.
Now we have to wait until Shuofang's army, which attacked Hedong, returns, and have to wait for spring plowing before they can continue to move south.
Li Mi said to Li Heng: "Sage, I said that day, it is easy to pacify the thieves, but it is difficult to pacify the vassal towns. Going east to Hebei and completely pacifying the vassal towns in Hebei is a century-old strategy!"
Li Heng nodded, he naturally understood what Li Mi meant. An Lushan went deep alone, leaving only Shi Siming to defend his hometown in Hebei.
If the imperial court could eliminate Shi Siming who was entrenched in Hebei, Anlushan, which had lost its logistical supplies, would soon collapse.
But now the court's war in Hedong is not going well, not to mention that Li Heng is not very confident about Guo Ziyi who leads the army.
For Li Heng, the land of Hebei can be given up. The best strategy is to defeat An Lushan who is entrenched in the two capitals as soon as possible and then welcome the emperor back.
Li Heng laughed and said: "I saw that the people of the two capitals fell into the hands of the thieves, and they had trouble sleeping and eating! The temples of our ancestors are in the two capitals, so they cannot be destroyed in my hands!"
Seeing Li Heng move out of the ancestral temple, Li Mi knew that the emperor was playing rogue, and the emperor was still determined to regain the two capitals first.
Just when Li Mi was about to continue his remonstrance, a very ugly eunuch suddenly walked in.
As soon as Li Mi saw the eunuch, he immediately shut his mouth.
I saw that this eunuch was actually wearing a purple official robe that could only be worn by high-ranking officials in the imperial court. He walked with a breeze. When he saw the emperor, he knelt down and said:
"Sage, I have important military information to report."
He knew that this eunuch must have something important to report, but Li Mi was not the prime minister. According to the rules, he could not attend such important events. Li Mi cupped his hands and said, "I retire."
After saying this, Li Mi turned around and left the palace.
Waiting until Li Mi left, the official in red and purple official robes said:
"Everyone, Guo Ziyi was defeated in Hedong. He lost his troops and lost his generals. My minister Li Fuguo participated in the performance. Guo Ziyi was eager for success and risked the enemy's advance. Please forgive me!"
After hearing the news of Guo Ziyi's defeat in Hedong, Li Heng couldn't help but look happy!
Don’t you advocate advancing eastward and northward? But you also suffered defeat!
Now that Guo Ziyi has suffered a defeat, the court's strategy can be adjusted.
When he thought of this, Li Heng immediately said: "Guo Ziyi has worked hard and made great achievements. He is the pillar of the country. How can he be easily blamed? However, our army is exhausted in the battle of Hedong. This year's bitter cold may lead to failure in attacking Hebei. I order Guo Ziyi to lead his troops back to Shuofang as soon as possible!"