The first thousand one hundred and eighty chapters
He elected the champion general Wei Zixun as his deputy and assisted him from the side. Wei Zixun had served under Di Jie, and Li Luo had some understanding of it. He was not enough to attack and kill, but he was more than capable of defending. He thought that he was too timid in terms of generalship, but with the young man
The successful Ling Gumian complemented each other.
Wei Zixun joined the army under Di Jie, but he was not a close confidant of Di Jie. Instead, he was recommended by Shaobao to serve under Guanqi's army to conquer the west. He was slightly neutral and slightly close to Prince Chun, but he was not a member of the Dingbei army.
A direct line general.
Some of the ministers were quite puzzled by Li Luo's recommendation of Wei Zixun as deputy general Ling Gumian. However, Ling Shutong and Ying Guanqi, who were in charge, were secretly dumbfounded. As expected, the Great Ganding Heavenly King was well versed in the art of power.
road.
There are four methods of power-seeking, gaining power, retaining power and losing power. Now Li Luo's seemingly unintentional move is exactly the trade-off in the art of consolidating power. Most people who have not been immersed in power for a long time will hardly understand it.
Samadhi.
Ying Guanqi felt that he was even better than Ling Shutong. Ling Shutong might not know what this champion general was like, but Ying Guanqi knew him very well and could complement Ling Gumian.
He thought of the person he should use within a few moments. How could such a mind not make Ying Guanqi fearful?
As for which generals should be assigned to the army led by Li Luo, and who should be appointed as the generals of each battalion, Emperor Wanlong had no intention of discussing, and left it to Li Luo to decide. Everyone in the palace also
There is no objection. It is better for Li Luo's army to have fewer ideas.
Li Luo asked Emperor Wanlong to immediately send a message from the Privy Council to Yuan Zhen of Yanchen Prefecture to lead his troops, not to send troops to Yeliang Prefecture rashly, but to wait until Li Luo sent his troops northward. It would be better to stick to Yanchen Prefecture and Youzhou for now.
After the discussion, Emperor Wanlong hurried back to the palace. He didn't know whether it was because he was frightened or because he had a sense of belonging. He left his ministers in the Changming Palace and looked at each other. Even if he left an imperial edict, it would be unfair to do so now.
It's quite embarrassing to be upset.
Several ministers in the court stared at the three most powerful people in the palace, Grand Master Di Jie, Grand Tutor Ling Shutong, Xi Kong Ji Commander Li Luo, and Prince Ji Li Xuanying had jealousy in their eyes, but in this situation
It seems that he has not yet intervened.
Di Jie coughed lightly and said solemnly: "My lords, let's act as ordered. It's better to make preparations as soon as possible."
Ling Shutong nodded, and then said cautiously: "The emperor did not pass down the imperial edict, does it have other meanings?"
Li Luo then said in a harmonious voice: "Your Majesty, I will go to the palace with the four emperor brothers to meet the Holy Spirit. Your Excellencies don't have to worry about the imperial edict. Your Majesty has entered the palace to rest, so let's go to Zhongshu Ling. I also ask all your lords to go with you and draw up a draft."
After the memorial, I will send a memorial to ask the Holy One to issue an edict."
All the ministers nodded and agreed with Li Luo's proposal. Emperor Wanlong avoided talking about it. Someone had to come forward after all.
Li Luohuan glanced at him and said in a deep voice: "My lords, I don't think I need to say much here. Don't make any announcement about the battle situation in Beifu. This matter can't be kept secret for long, but at least it shouldn't be leaked from the mouths of you and me in the palace today.
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"It should be so. Don't worry, Your Majesty." Everyone responded in unison, bowed to each other, and walked out of the palace. All the important ministers in the court looked gloomy and worried at the moment.
As soon as he left the palace gate, suddenly Eunuch Chang quickly chased him out and shouted loudly: "My lords, please stay."
The group of people looked back and saw Eunuch Chang trotting forward panting, bowing and saying: "My lords, stay here. The Holy Father has spoken."
Everyone was startled and did not dare to neglect. They waited respectfully for Eunuch Chang to read the Holy Spirit's oral edict. Eunuch Chang coughed slightly and said kindly: "The Holy Lord ordered His Highness the Ninth Prince, Master Ling, Master Di, General Shaobao Ying, and Master Zongbo Yang. , Lord Sima Gu and Lord Sikou Du will go to Qianqing Hall immediately to discuss matters."
All the ministers were stunned. What kind of medicine was Emperor Wanlong selling in the gourd? It was really confusing. However, it was a good thing to go to Qianqing Palace to discuss matters, so as not to waste time in and out of the palace.
"Eunuch Chang, didn't your father call me over?" Li Xuanying asked with a somewhat unhappy look on his face.
Eunuch Chang said with a troubled face: "Well, the emperor did not talk about His Highness the Fourth Highness."
Li Xuanying said oh, his face was rather gloomy. The ministers all had their own thoughts. Although Emperor Wanlong asked Prince Ji to serve as the Secretary of the Central Committee, Li Xuanying still seemed to think of Li first on major matters related to the rise and fall of the country. Luo is not the leader of the disciples, King Ji.
The seven people who stayed in the palace stopped being polite and hurried towards the Qianqing Palace with Eunuch Chang. Seeing Li Xuanying's gloomy look, the ministers in the court did not dare to say anything, so they bowed respectfully and left in a hurry. In the palace, only Prince Ji was left watching the retreating figures of the seven important ministers.
When they arrived at the Qianqing Hall, Emperor Wanlong was already there. Although he was a little sleepy and confused, he still had the patience to discuss the affairs of the Beifu with Li Luo and others. It was indeed a rare act of practice in recent years, which made everyone except Li Luo Several ministers felt deeply that such Emperor Wanlong was as high-spirited as he was when he first took charge of the world.
A few people worked hard and made arrangements for everything they would encounter when marching north. There may be some omissions, but there will definitely not be any big trouble.
At the end of the discussion, Emperor Wanlong was already yawning and feeling depressed. However, for some reason, Emperor Wanlong changed his temper. No matter how boring it was, he was not impatient. After all the matters were discussed and the imperial edict was drawn up, Emperor Wanlong I was already tired and restless, and felt very uncomfortable.
How could everyone stay in the Qianqing Hall after seeing this? They received the imperial edict, respectfully asked for the Holy Anniversary, and left each other. Li Luo was the last to leave, and Emperor Wanlong stayed behind to say a few words. It turned out that it was Li Luo who wanted to lead the way. The soldiers of the three Mutianlang cavalry battalions outside the city went north. Yuan Jun, Hucha Dongchan and Kuang Lizhe returned to the tent of Commander Xi Kong Ji to obey his orders.
As a result, the elite soldiers and generals that Emperor Wanlong relied on to guard the outside of the city were gone. He felt uneasy and actually asked Li Luo if one of his troops could still stay outside Zhuocheng. Although Emperor Wanlong spoke in a consultative tone, Li Luo could not ignore the emperor's thoughts, so he had no choice but to leave Kuang Lizhe and his troops to guard Zhuocheng. Yuan Jun and Hucha Dongchan led their troops to follow Li Luo northward. The insufficient troops were sent from Guanshan Camp and Zhongfu Prefecture. It may not be easy to attack the enemy and win by drawing together 70,000 soldiers from the defenders, but it should be enough to drag the cavalry southward from Caohai.
If he wants to win this battle, it depends on whether the generals in the Dingbei Army Camp can be used. Thinking of what happened in Jianbei City, Li Luo felt sad. It was still too early to go north, but how could he watch Prince Chun die trapped in Jianbei City? Beicheng.
After leaving Qianqing Hall, Li Luo let out a long breath. The weather was not very good today.