In the evening, Li Ye's family was having dinner. His family's dishes were mostly vegetarian. Dugu Xinyue and Yang Yuhuan were both vegetarians and ate very little. Only Li Ye liked big fish and meat, so he put a plate in front of him.
The mutton roasted specially for him was roasted to a tender, golden color, rich and juicy, and there was also a plate of thick meatloaf.
The child is still young and needs to be fed carefully by the nurse. Li Ye likes to watch his daughter eat. He is not picky about food, just one bite at a time, very focused, and his big round eyes are staring at the dishes on the table.
Li Ye smiled and said: "This little guy will definitely be a foodie when he grows up!"
"Husband, what does foodie mean?" Yang Yuhuan asked with a smile.
"I just like delicious food. I guess like me, I also like to eat meat."
At this time, a maid came forward and whispered a few words to Dugu Xinyue. Dugu Xinyue nodded and said to Li Ye: "My husband, please go ahead and have a look! An urgent pigeon letter has been sent from Jingzhou."
Li Ye has been thinking about things in Jingzhou these days. When he heard that it was an urgent matter in Jingzhou, he immediately put down his chopsticks and walked quickly to the front yard.
A soldier came forward, bowed, and presented him with a volume of pigeon letter. It had not been copied yet and was still in its original condition. Because it was in a purple mailbox, indicating an urgent need, there was no time to wait until tomorrow to copy it and send it directly to Li Ye's house.
Li Ye opened it and read it once, and then said to the soldiers: "Go and invite Li Changshi and Wang Sima!"
Li Changshi, also known as Li Mi, is responsible for planning major affairs and is also a military advisor. Wang Sima is Wang Changling. He is responsible for military affairs, such as building weapons and recruiting soldiers. Intelligence is also under his jurisdiction and he needs to discuss it together.
In addition, Deputy Chief Shi Chen Huan was mainly responsible for government affairs, and he was responsible for all kinds of trivial matters. Liu Yan was also Vice Chief Shi, and also served as the transfer envoy of the capital, and he was responsible for finance.
Not long after, Li Mi and Wang Changling hurried over. Li Ye said apologetically: "I have disturbed your rest. There is something urgent and I need to discuss it with you."
"Your Highness, there is no need to be polite!"
Li Ye became the queen of Fengshi. Everyone's title also changed. They all called him king. This title was much higher than that of Jiedushi. Not only was his status high, but more importantly, there were too many Jiedushi now.
After Li Heng ascended the throne, he sealed a large number of Jiedushi envoys in the Central Plains, Jianghuai, Hedong, Hebei, and Shandong, far exceeding the previous top ten Jiedushi envoys. The value of Jiedushi envoys had been seriously diluted and was no longer valuable, so Li Heng
Ye changed his name to "Wang Ye", which was widely expected.
The three of them sat down in the lobby. Li Ye handed the pigeon letter to the two of them. After the two of them read it, Li Bi sneered: "Kang Chuyuan's rebellion came at the right time!"
"What did the military advisor say?"
Li Bi said calmly: "Kang Chuyuan's rebellion itself has nothing to do with us. It is the matter of Yongwang Li Lin. If he captures Jingzhou, and Li Lin comes to Jingzhou under the pretext of suppressing the rebellion, after the rebellion is suppressed, will His Majesty think his army will be able to survive?"
leave?"
Wang Changling also laughed and said: "This is Liu Bei borrowing Jingzhou!"
Li Ye said coldly: "I am not Liu Biao, nor Sun Quan, and Li Lin is not Liu Bei. If he wants to borrow my Jingzhou, I will let him steal the chicken but lose a handful of rice."
Li Mi laughed and said, "Your Highness, you want to rush into Yuezhou first to put down the rebellion?"
"I think so too!"
Li Bi pondered for a while and said: "Bei Zhi persuaded His Highness before that the land we need most is Mianzhou and Ezhou. With these two states, our fleet can reach the Han River and our layout can connect the river and the sea. So Bei Zhi
I once again suggest to Your Highness that seeking Yuezhou is a false idea, but seizing Mian is a real one. Don't overturn the key point."
Li Ye nodded, "The military advisor is right!"
At this time, Wang Changling said: "Your Highness, according to the information obtained by his humble position, Li Lin has 20,000 troops in Mianzhou and Ezhou. Be careful that Kang Chuyuan's rebellion is a bait to lure the military envoys to send troops to Yuezhou, and his 20,000 troops will take advantage of it.
, and entered Xiangzhou."
Li Ye really did not expect this. He asked: "Mian, who is commanding the 20,000 troops in Hubei and Hubei states?"
Wang Changling was in charge of intelligence and was very familiar with the situation there. He immediately said: "Currently it is led by Ezhou Governor Ji Guangchen. The army used to be in Jiangxia, but it is not certain now. I have not received the latest intelligence yet."
Li Ye asked Li Bitao again: "If I follow the plan and pretend to attack Yuezhou, then turn around and enter Mianzhou, attacking Ji Guangchen's 30,000 troops from both front and rear, do you think it is feasible?"
Li Mi shook his head. He did not agree with Wang Changling's idea of baiting. There are now 100,000 troops in Shannan East Road. Ping Mian and 20,000 troops in Hubei and Hubei Provinces simply can't take it. Besides, Ji Guangchen is a civilian official. Let civilian officials command the army. What's more,
More emphasis is placed on defense rather than offense.
"Your Highness must understand the key point. What does Li Lin want most now? I think what he wants most now is not the Shannan East Road, but the army crossing the border to Bashu. I suspect that his army will not even cross the Yangtze River, and
It is to occupy the land on the south bank of the Yangtze River in Jing. Now that Li Lin's navy is stronger than ours, he will definitely blockade the Yangtze River. His Highness can't even go to Yuezhou, let alone pretend to attack Yuezhou and then turn around and attack Mianzhou. It is unrealistic.
The Yangtze River is blocked, how can Jiang and Han troops cross the river?"
Li Ye walked a few steps with his hands behind his back: "If this is the case, Li Lin will definitely send someone to negotiate with me and use the road to enter Bashu. We should pay homage first and then send troops!"
Li Ye's guess was correct. Early the next morning, Li Lin's special envoy arrived in Xiangyang, escorted by a group of soldiers.
When the supervisor Feng Yanhuan received the news, he was immediately panicked and quickly sent his men to inquire about the news.
Li Lin is not An Lushan. It is said that he also has a secret decree from the Supreme Emperor and can ascend the throne under extraordinary circumstances. He is the emperor's biggest competitor. If Li Ye favors him, the emperor will be in big trouble.
Not to mention the anxiety in Feng Yanhuan's heart, at this time, King Yong's special envoy had already entered Xiangyang City and was preparing to go to Jiedu Envoy's Mansion.
The special envoy of King Yong was none other than Li Bai, a poet of the Ming Dynasty. Li Bai had always longed to enter politics and govern a country in order to realize his ambitions.
It’s just that he has never had a chance. The literary world of the Tang Dynasty has always been controlled by Prime Minister Zhang Shuo and his son Zhang Bian. Li Bai offended Zhang Bian, so naturally he would not have any chance. Even the emperor Li Longji wanted to use Li Bai as a member of the Imperial Academy, because Zhang Bian was determined.
If he objected, Li Longji had to give him money and return him to his hometown.
Li Bai had been living in Shandong for the past few years, feeling depressed because of his lack of talent. In fact, Li Ye once invited him to serve as an official in Hezhong, but Li Bai hesitated for a long time and gave up.
Firstly, it was too far into the river, and secondly, he felt that Li Ye was not sincere to him and was just talking casually. Of course, the real reason was that he was not doing well, and Suiye was his hometown, and he could not return home in glory.
Later, Gao Shi, Cen Shen and others returned from the river and served as real officials. Gao Shi even served as the governor of Qing. Li Bai felt regretful.
A few months ago, he saw Yong Wang Li Lin's invitation to recruit talents from all over the world. He felt that this was his last chance, so he rushed to Jiangnan West Road to defect to Yong Wang Li Lin. Yong Wang Li Lin admired his reputation and immediately made him a secretary to join the army.
He thinks highly of him.
This time Li Lin sent him to Xiangyang for negotiations. On the one hand, he hoped to win over Li Ye. If he failed to win over him for the time being, he also hoped to find a way to allow Li Lin to lead his army to Bashu.
The official who greeted Li Bai was Sima Wang Changling. He and Li Bai were close friends. They had been separated for more than ten years. When they met in their later years, they were very excited.
Wang Changling and Li Bai hugged each other tightly. Wang Changling opened the car door and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness King Lu asked me to receive the special envoy. I didn't expect him to be a worthy brother. Get in the car first! Let's talk while walking."