"Hahahaha." A loud laugh rang out in the East Palace of Chang'an, spreading throughout the entire East Palace. There was only one person who could laugh so wildly in the East Palace, and that was Li Jiancheng, the master of the East Palace.
In the palace in the backyard of the East Palace, Li Jiancheng looked up to the sky and laughed, with a face full of joy. This was the first time that Li Jiancheng was so happy since the news of Li Shimin's victory in Taiyuan came back to Chang'an. And in front of Li Jiancheng, people gathered. A group of people who have been gathered by Li Jiancheng during this period. Among them are Li Yuanji, the fifth oldest member of the Li family. Wei Ting, Li Gang, General Feng Li and others who have taken refuge with Li Jiancheng from the beginning. Although they are strangers, their status around Li Jiancheng is not low. They are all among Li Jiancheng's most trusted subordinates. They are so happy to see Li Jiancheng. One of the slightly thin generals also said to Li Jiancheng with a flattering look. : "Congratulations to the Crown Prince. This time I have successfully gained His Majesty's trust. Even if Li Shimin is more capable, he will not be able to shake the Crown Prince's position in the East Palace."
"Hahahaha." Originally, Li Jiancheng had also stopped smiling. But when he heard the general's flattering words, he couldn't help laughing again. He had successfully made Li Yuan agree to the request before, allowing Li Jiancheng to lead the way. The troops went to Hebei and recovered the counties in Hebei. If this battle is successful, Li Jiancheng's weaknesses that have always been criticized by others will be gone. In the future, no one will compare him with Li Shimin on this point.
Next to him, Li Gang looked a little out of place. With a straight face, he asked Li Jiancheng: "Your Highness, it's too early to be happy now. I think that the King of Qin will never sit back and watch His Highness achieve military exploits. Besides, .Now Hebei belongs to Wan He. Wan He has countless elite soldiers and generals. His Highness’s men don’t have any capable assistants. I’m afraid it will be difficult to defeat Wan He and seize Hebei.”
Li Gang still has the same old temper as before. He speaks straightforwardly. A few words immediately offended all the generals present. What Li Gang just said, the implication is that all the generals under Li Jiancheng are incompetent. Although This may not be Li Gang's original intention, but the speaker has no intention and the listener has intention. It immediately made the generals present hate Li Gang.
The flattering general from before immediately changed his expression and laughed strangely. He said: "What Mr. Li said is really unpleasant. Could it be that Mr. Li meant it? We generals who are beside His Highness They are all mediocre. Humph. It seems that in this world, only Mr. Li can be called a versatile man in both civil and military affairs. Although my father was also very famous back then, he is still far behind compared to Mr. Li. .”
This flattering general is none other than the son of Changsun Sheng, the famous general of the Sui Dynasty. His name is Changsun Anye. However, this Changsun Anye is a concubine. He is not the same mother as Changsun Heng'an and Changsun Wuji. In addition, this Changsun Anye is not the same mother. An Ye was ignorant and unskilled since he was a child. When Chang Sun Sheng was still alive, he was expelled from the family. However, after Chang Sun Sheng died, Chang Sun An Ye suddenly came back and took away the family property left by Chang Sun Sheng. More than half of the time, he went to Chang'an to live happily. It can be said that the subsequent decline of the Changsun family was closely related to Changsun Anye. Li Yuan founded the Tang Dynasty in Chang'an. Changsun Anye also relied on the name of Changsun Sheng to deceive. .But he deceived the name of a general. Later Li Jiancheng bribed officials in the DPRK and Central Government. Changsun Anye became the first general to defect to Li Jiancheng.
If anyone else had heard Changsun Anye's words, they would have known that his words had offended the public and would have restrained themselves to some extent. But Li Gang had that stubborn temper. Even though he knew that his words were inappropriate, his stubborn temper came up. He didn't care about anything anymore and hummed: "What I said is nothing but facts."
When Li Gang said this, the faces of the generals present became a little ugly. Finally, Wei Ting, who was next to him, saw him. He quickly came up to smooth things over. This made the atmosphere slightly relaxed. Immediately afterwards, Li Jiancheng did the same. He waved his hand and said: "What Mr. Li is worried about is not unreasonable. However, I have already made a plan, but it can solve Mr. Li's concerns. Wei Ting."
Hearing Li Jiancheng call his name, Wei Ting, who was comforting the generals, immediately raised his head. He also knew what Li Jiancheng was calling him. He quickly smiled and said to Li Gang: "The things that Mr. Li is worried about .I am just worried that the troops and horses led by His Highness will not be able to withstand Wanhe's troops. But in fact, it is not difficult. I think that Wanhe will not send people to embarrass His Highness. This time in the heart of Hebei, our army will also As long as we show off, we can successfully win the victory in Hebei."
"Yeah." Hearing what Wei Ting said, Li Gang couldn't help but be startled. Over the years, Wanhe's Liang army has been almost invincible and has never been defeated. Li Jiancheng has almost no experience in leading an independent army. How he could fight Liang Jun and ensure a smooth victory also made Li Gang feel puzzled.
Seeing that Li Gang was also confused, Li Jiancheng couldn't help but feel complacent. Li Jiancheng simply took the initiative to explain. He said with excitement: "The boss only knows one thing but not the other. Then since Wan He is willing to take the risk Coming to Chang'an is nothing more than trying to provoke a conflict between Li Shimin and me. In Mr. Li's opinion, what is the best way to stimulate my good second brother now?"
"This..." Li Gang didn't expect that Li Jiancheng would suddenly ask such a question. He hesitated for a moment and then replied: "What King Qin is most worried about is that His Highness will get enough credit and be able to compare with him. This way. He won't have any advantage when competing with His Highness for the throne."
"That's right." Li Jiancheng was a little excited, so even his voice became sonorous and powerful. Then Li Jiancheng continued: "Wan He wants to let me and Li Shimin fight to the death. Then Wan He will definitely make people withdraw. Lower the defense so that we can easily capture Hebei. In this way, we can say that we have marched straight in and are invincible. Isn't this credit just dropped from the sky for us? Hahahaha."
Li Jiancheng may have been too excited. At the end of the sentence, he couldn't help laughing. Wei Ting, who was next to him, was also smiling and stroking his beard. Looking at him so proudly, this was obviously his reason. It was analyzed by Li Jiancheng. Poor Mr. Li, although he is very talented, the thing he has least played with in his life is conspiracy. It took him a long time to understand what Li Jiancheng meant. His expression immediately changed and he said to Li Jiancheng: " Your Highness, if you do this, you will be joining the enemy of the Tang Dynasty. I think it is inappropriate."
Regarding Li Gang's opposition, Li Jiancheng was as expected. He waved his hands repeatedly and said: "Mr. Li, what you said is wrong. As the saying goes, we must first settle the internal affairs to fight against the outside world. Our Tang Dynasty wants to prosper and defeat the heroes of all the separatist regimes in the world. First of all What we have to do is to first maintain the stability within the Tang Dynasty. If we cannot get rid of the unstable factors within the Tang Dynasty, how can we fight against the heroes of all walks of life in the world and then seek to conquer the world?"
Hearing what Li Jiancheng said, Li Gang couldn't help but be stunned. He seemed to think that Li Jiancheng's words made some sense. Li Gang still couldn't accept Li Jiancheng's plan, but he didn't object to it. In the end, he just remained silent. And the other A general with a medium build, but quite strong, and wearing a luxurious armor stood up. He clasped his fists at Li Jiancheng and said, "Your Highness, since His Majesty has agreed to let His Majesty go attack Hebei. Then His Majesty But we have arranged for someone to send troops and lead the general." This person appeared to be unusually calm. He is a descendant of the Yuan family who has been depressed for many days. He is the nephew of the current head of the Yuan family, Yuan Hongshan.
Although after the last incident, the Yuan family has slowly faded out of the government and the public. However, many of the Yuan family's children who had already embarked on this path did not follow suit and resigned. Most of them continued to work in the government. Yuan Hongshan served in the imperial court. This Yuan Hongshan was already the most outstanding person among the next generation of the Yuan family. However, he had defected to Li Jiancheng early. Therefore, it was not easy for Tang Jian and others to plot against him that day. However, they listened to Yuan Hongshan's words. Li Jiancheng said with a smile: "Last time, the fifth brother asked Li Shimin to borrow a general in front of the emperor. It was indeed a wonderful job. So I also want to learn from it this time. Tomorrow, the emperor will summon us to the palace to meet the emperor. When the time comes, I will directly borrow generals from Li Shimin in front of the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty. Haha, what do you think?"
Although Li Jiancheng didn't say it clearly, he clearly had so many generals under his command. Li Jiancheng wanted to borrow people from Li Shimin. It was obvious that these generals were not strong enough. However, since he had made up his mind, he began to assist Li Jiancheng. Even if Li Jiancheng was He was ridiculed. There was nothing he could do about it. However, Wei Ting's eyes lit up and he immediately said to Li Jiancheng: "Your Highness, this idea is wonderful. It's really wonderful. Your Highness can try this method."
Li Jiancheng nodded with a smile. He also raised his head and looked at Li Yuanji beside him. He asked: "Fifth brother, I will pay homage to the Holy Spirit tomorrow morning. You can also enter the palace with me. Haha. Maybe, I can still do it for you this time." How about you find a position as a general so that you can completely change your outlook in front of my father."
Hearing Li Jiancheng's words, Li Yuanji immediately beamed with joy. He suffered successive defeats in Taiyuan. The proud and arrogant Li Yuanji couldn't stand it anymore. He was always looking for opportunities to win back a victory. Now Li Jiancheng has arrived. Such a good gift. Li Yuanji jumped up with joy. And just when Li Yuanji was about to speak, suddenly, a loud shout came from outside the door: "Who is it?"