The more Li Jiancheng thought about it, the angrier he became, and the more he thought about it, the more he couldn't understand why his father suddenly showed signs of anger despite his loyalty to the country.
I don’t understand!
After thinking about it, Li Jiancheng ordered someone to summon Liu Wenjing to discuss what happened today.
After listening to this, Liu Wenjing looked up at the moonlight outside the window and suddenly asked: "Your Highness, does your Majesty know how old this year is?"
"Why do you ask this?" Li Jiancheng was a little confused.
"Don't your Highness know?" Liu Wenjing asked again.
"How could you not know?" Li Jiancheng said with all his family treasures: "At this age, my father is fifty-two years old."
After a pause, he said impatiently: "What are you asking me for?"
Liu Wenjing nodded and said: "Yes, a saint only tastes the sweet wine of imperial power when he is fifty years old. And what about Your Highness?"
Li Jiancheng was stunned in place as if struck by lightning.
Seeing this, Liu Wenjing knew that Li Jiancheng understood. He sighed and said: "The saint does not allow His Highness to interfere with external affairs because he is afraid. Moreover, King Changping is the commander who personally decided to go to Zhu Can. If this is the case,
If there is a mistake, doesn't that mean the saint is wrong?"
The double blow made Li Jiancheng sweat like rain.
"I have never been disloyal!"
"The saint naturally knows, otherwise His Highness would not be here tonight." Liu Wenjing reminded: "Your Highness, a saint is a saint after all. The word king and father mean that the king is in front and the father is behind."
Gulu.
Li Jiancheng swallowed his saliva and leaned on Yang He slumped.
"I am just planning for the country, and I have never thought of disloyalty!"
"It is precisely because of this that the saint did not pursue the case." Liu Wenjing continued: "Your Highness oversees the government, which is what Your Majesty wants to see. Your Highness interferes in the army, which is not what Your Majesty wants to see. Your Highness, you need to think more about what you do in the future, so as not to
The Sacred Heart is unhappy."
The bright moonlight was like frost, falling on the silk hem, which was painted with golden mysterious patterns. Li Jiancheng just looked at the clothes blankly, and after a long time he sighed.
"The reason why Gu urged his father to stop Emperor Changping from attacking Zhu Can was because he hoped to protect Shangzhou. If Emperor Changping failed in Shangzhou, Zhu Can would threaten the country. But now, we, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty,
We are marching to various places, and the situation is not favorable for us."
Liu Wenjing said: "I know that your highness is worried, and I also know that your highness is right to think about it, but the saint chose to believe in King Changping. Therefore, I feel that your highness does not need to worry about this matter, because the saint has experienced this matter, and I am afraid that he will not be concerned about this matter.
, I can’t listen to His Highness’s advice.”
"Are we just going to sit back and watch the war get out of control?" Li Jiancheng asked.
Liu Wenjing lamented in her heart that this was where the prince was helpless. On the one hand, he understood the saint's thoughts, but on the other hand, he was worried about state affairs. But the two things were in conflict, which was a dead end.
"Since Your Highness is so worried about Shangzhou, it would be safer to ask the saint to send more troops to Shangzhou."
Li Jiancheng frowned slightly, "At present, all armies are fighting in various places, and Chang'an is already relatively empty. It would be inappropriate to send troops out at this time."
Liu Wenjing found that the prince was really a person who worried about everything and wanted to get involved in everything, but could not handle anything well.
"Have you forgotten, Your Highness, that the King of Chu still has 20,000 soldiers and horses under his command? Now that the King of Chu has been ordered to escort grain and grass to Hebei, those 20,000 soldiers and horses have been in Guanzhong."
King of Chu?
Li Jiancheng suddenly remembered that his younger brother did still have 20,000 soldiers and horses, and they were direct soldiers who had been following the King of Chu since the army in Jinyang. Their combat power was quite impressive.
"What do you mean, let Gu suggest to his father that he send King Chu to Shangzhou to help in the war?"
"No." Liu Wenjing shook her head.
"No?" Li Jiancheng was puzzled. He didn't understand what Liu Wenjing meant. Gu
Liu Wenjing's eyes flashed and she said: "Your Highness, the King of Chu has the heavy responsibility of escorting grain and grass. How can he change it without authorization? I suggest that Your Highness should persuade the saint to send Lujiang King Li Yuan to lead an army to support Shangzhou."
Li Yuan!
Li Jiancheng's pupils shrank, and he suddenly understood what Liu Wenjing meant.
Li Yuan suggested that Li Yuan support Shangzhou, and it was possible for Li Yuan to pass it. Because Li Yuan was a member of the clan, this status alone gave him the opportunity to take over the military power.
Judging from his current team, although there are people more suitable than Li Yuan, they do not have Li Yuan's innate advantages.
However, Li Jiancheng came back to his senses and said with some hesitation: "It's just that if this happens, Gu is worried that King Chu will be dissatisfied. Moreover, didn't you say that the father is afraid of Gu joining the army?"
After all, those were the 20,000 direct troops and horses that King Chu had controlled since he launched his army in Jinyang. Not only was the King of Chu recognized them, but they were also recorded in the Ministry of War of the imperial court. Although they belonged to the Tang Dynasty in name, they were essentially the private troops of the King of Chu.
The shortcomings of the government army system are revealed at this moment.
The 20,000 soldiers and horses under the command of the King of Chu only recognized the King of Chu as the leader of the army. Among the 20,000 troops, from the general to the lower level officers, they all recognized the King of Chu.
If he suggested that Li Yuan lead 20,000 troops to support Shangzhou, he would be openly seizing the military power of the King of Chu.
Liu Wenjing naturally knew this, and he said: "Your Highness can explain to the King of Chu afterwards that it is only a temporary requisition, not a robbery. Furthermore, if the saint agrees, there is nothing the King of Chu can do. Another point is that Your Highness thinks that the King of Lujiang is worthy of it now.
Which one is more trustworthy, training or the King of Chu?"
"As for intervening in the army, Your Highness, it is not you who intervene in the army, but the clan King Lujiang. Li Xiaogong and others have military power, but it does not prevent them from making friends with the King of Chu and the King of Qin. Your Highness, you must understand this."
Liu Wenjing's question left Li Jiancheng unable to answer.
Because the answer is obvious, of course Li Yuan is worth cultivating.
In the past, he had repeatedly tried to get close to the King of Chu, but the King of Chu was always aloof. And Li Yuan had been his confidant from the beginning.
Li Jiancheng stood up and walked back and forth in the hall, his hurried body language showing his inner confusion.
From the bottom of his heart, he felt that there was nothing wrong with Liu Wenjing's suggestion. This was the best opportunity to cultivate his strength in the army. The soldiers and horses under the command of the King of Chu were quite powerful, almost as good as those under the King of Qin.
However, if he really does this, the King of Chu will definitely be dissatisfied with him. If the King of Chu completely relies on the King of Qin, this will be a bad move.
What's more important is that the King of Chu is the son of his father, and his military skills and strategies have a tendency to be the first one under the King of Qin in the clan.
Is it really okay for him to offend King Chu at this time?
Seeing the prince's entanglement, Liu Wenjing said at the right time: "Your Highness, it is difficult to have the best of both worlds in this world. Every gain must come with a loss. Moreover, I thought that Your Highness could use this matter to tell the King of Chu a truth."
"What's the point?" Li Jiancheng stopped and looked at Liu Wenjing.
"Who is the Lord of the East Palace and who is the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty?" Liu Wenjing said: "I knew that His Highness was trying to win over the King of Chu, but the King of Chu never responded. I thought that His Highness had already shown 'favor' and now it's time to
Show your power."
“Only by giving both kindness and power can people be convinced.”
"Be kind and powerful at the same time." Li Jiancheng murmured, his eyes flickering slightly.
After a pause, Li Jiancheng sat in front of Liu Wenjing again and asked: "If Li Yuan fails to support him, will Emperor Changping still be defeated?"
Liu Wenjing whispered: "Your Highness can ask King Lujiang to walk slower on the road. If King Changping is really defeated by then, Your Highness just recommends King Lujiang to garrison Shangzhou. Take this opportunity to completely control King Chu's 20,000 troops.
"
hiss!
These words completely made Li Jiancheng determined.
Because, once the thing is successful, no matter what, he will make a profit!