Will Ming

Chapter 620 Where are you?

The eldest grandson Wuji glanced at Li Xian, and then asked tentatively: "My lord... the crown prince Li Jiancheng has died. Logically speaking, although you are the king of Yan, since you are still an official of the Tang Dynasty, you must salute in front of the coffin. you……"

Li Xian glanced at him, put down the scroll in his hand, smiled and said: "Auxiliary machine, you are really not a qualified lobbyist. You have been holding back in my big tent for a long time, and only this one sentence came out?"

Changsun Wuji smiled awkwardly and said: "My lord, everyone Ye asked me to persuade you not to enter Chang'an City. Before I came, I thought of countless reasons to dissuade you, but found that these reasons didn't seem to be very important, but Since the minister is here, he has to say something. After much deliberation, this is the only reason I can barely say."

"There is nothing shameful in saluting the dead."

Li Xian waved his hand and said, "Let me ask you, do you also think I shouldn't go to the city?"

"Should!"

Changsun Wuji sat up straight and said solemnly: "Although it is dangerous to go to Chang'an, it is definitely not without benefits. When Li Yuan lost his son, his mind would inevitably relax. The centimeter is more important. My lord can just test Li Yuan's mind, of course... this is not the most important thing."

He paused and said: "The important officials in the imperial court must be divided into two factions. One group welcomes you to enter the city, and the other group opposes your entry into the city. Remember that if you have a chance to remove it in the future, you will get twice the result with half the effort in the future. The hearts of the courtiers in the Tang Dynasty must be unstable now. The prince is dead, Li Shimin has fled, and the Tang Dynasty is in danger of no one inheriting it. Those old foxes must be watching Waiting and waiting."

Li Xian smiled and said, "You really didn't come here to be a lobbyist."

He pointed to the door and said, "We'll see how you deal with Master Ye later."

Changsun Wuji said seriously: "I'm just a lobbyist, but I'm not trying to persuade the lord not to enter the city. It's just to advise the lord to be careful. Xie Yingdeng approached Master Ye before, and he said that the lord intends to bring only eighteen horses into the city. It's too hasty. The minister thought that since he was going to test Li Yuan, it's better to test Li Yuan's bottom line. The lord led the army to the city of Chang'an... In this way, those courtiers who were targeting the lord would all jump out. Moreover, Li Yuan's attitude will also become clear."

"That's why you're really acting up."

Li Xian waved his hand and said, "Leading troops straight to the city of Chang'an sounds very arrogant. But if you think about it in another direction, will some people bring troops here because they think they are lonely? Those courtiers will even find excuses. As long as Gu is chattering like a fly that Gu has evil intentions, does Gu still have to argue with them like a war of words? Tell them that Gu has no plans to go to the city this time, and even if he does, it will be a matter of the future?"

"Gu's tens of thousands of troops and thousands of warships are parked here. Wouldn't it be better if Gu Ruo wanted to take advantage of the fire and rob Li Shimin while he was attacking the city?"

Li Xian stood up, brightened the lights and said, "The city is bound to enter, but this time Gu will not do anything when he enters the city. He will not win over those courtiers, nor will he take the opportunity to crowd out those who target Gu. .”

He didn't continue to say the following words, but Changsun Wuji, such a smart person, immediately understood.

"I understand!"

He nodded and said: "After the lord enters the city, the army will put pressure on the premise."

Li Xian smiled, and looked at Changsun Wuji approvingly: "Gu has already explained that after three days after Gu enters the city, Luo Shixin, Cheng Zhijie, and Xiong Kuohai will lead the troops to Chang'an City. Three days, almost Those who can't hold back are about to move, just to give the lonely soldiers an excuse to move forward."

"It's the minister who thinks too shallowly."

Changsun Wuji said: "It's just... I still feel that it's a little risky. At least half of the officials in the Tang court now have prejudice against you. They are all looking for opportunities and waiting for opportunities. If some villains see you, they will only bring you Wouldn't it be disgusting for a dozen guards to go into the city and pretend to be clever and do something dirty behind the scenes, even if they can't hurt the lord?"

"Gu is to see if anyone is so bold. Only bring eighteen people into the city, and Gu is to give them a chance to look good. Some people will always be deceived by superficial things,"

Li Xian looked at his eldest grandson Wuji and asked very seriously: "If I was assassinated alone in Chang'an City... what would Li Yuan think?"

"Those people don't necessarily have the guts."

The eldest grandson said nothing.

"There must be."

Li Xian smiled meaningfully.

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When Changsun Wuji got out of the tent, he took a deep breath, he knew what the lord's words must mean.As long as the lord enters Chang'an City, as long as the lord thinks about it, there will definitely be one.

He looked at Ye Huaixiu who was standing in the distance, walked over and smiled apologetically: "You know, if the lord has made a decision, no matter who it is, it will be difficult for anyone to persuade him. People who change their minds just by speaking seem to be too uninitiated. So... I failed."

Ye Huaixiu shook his head slowly and said: "I know you will not succeed, and from the beginning I did not expect you to really persuade the Lord not to enter Chang'an City. You are the person who knows Li Yuan best in Yanyun Village, He is also the person who knows the big city best, so I must let you go to the lord, and I must remind you of everything that needs to be reminded."

Changsun Wuji was startled, then smiled wryly, "It's a good thing you're not a man, otherwise I'm afraid there really won't be a place for me."

"Mr. Changsun praised it absurdly, but as a subject, although I am a woman, I still have to do my best. The master alone is honored, and the entire Yanyun village is honored. Speaking of which, I am afraid that no one in this world dares to say that he is smarter than the master. , so what I have to do is not to try to prove the lord is wrong, but to try my best to consider what the lord has neglected and what he has left out."

Ye Huaixiu smiled and said, "Sorry, I didn't explain it directly to Mr. Changsun."

Changsun Wuji waved his hands and said, "Even if you don't come to see me, I will still go to see the lord."

"Just kill that person again, and everything will go well."

Changsun Wuji said something in a low voice, then shook his head with a wry smile and said, "I just don't understand. Xie Yingdeng also asked the lord a few days ago, why did he let that person go? Even if that person is panicked like a bereaved dog, as long as he Li Yuan still has a bit of intention to forgive that person, and he will soon make a comeback. If you don't do anything at this time, it will be difficult to find another chance in the future."

"My lord makes many decisions that you and I can't understand."

Ye Huaixiu looked at Changsun Wuji and said seriously: "But there are some things, we as courtiers still have to think more for the lord after all."

She seemed to say unintentionally: "Although I have stopped asking about secret spies, I still know a lot of news earlier than others. The day before yesterday, Li Xiaogong caught up with Li Shimin's remnants on the north bank of Fengshui. Li Shimin's soldiers were few and their morale was low. It was not available, and it was halfway through the crossing, so he was defeated. There were less than 300 of the [-] cavalry left to protect him and escape. Li Daozong obviously deliberately showed mercy. He used [-] fine cavalry to deal with a remnant soldier, but failed Total annihilation is already a good illustration of the problem."

Changsun Wuji's face changed drastically, then he shook his head and said, "We can't hide this matter."

"Why do you need to hide it?"

Ye Huaishu turned around and walked towards his big tent, his voice floated over from a distance: "It's enough to be faster than the lord knows, this matter is only suitable for Mr. Changsun."

"yes……"

Changsun Wuji sighed and said, "Revenge is a good excuse after all."

After Ye Huaishu walked into the big tent, he sat down on the chair and murmured to himself: "You said that you always have to punish things like beheading first and playing later. Let me lead the punishment. Before I go back to the south of the Yangtze River, no matter No matter what, I want to do more things for you. I know that you keep Li Shimin so that Li Yuan still misses you, and you just can keep a close distance with Li Yuan. Clarify your identity. But there are too many variables, you are unwilling to make up your mind... I will help you."

In the Yanyun Jingqi Camp, which was far away from her tent, Cheng Zhijie looked at Luo Shixin and Xiong Kuohai in front of him, hesitated and asked, "Will my lord be furious about this matter?"

"Angry for sure"

Luo Shixin thought for a while and said: "But everyone Ye is right, this matter cannot be delayed. Although Li Shimin looks extremely embarrassed now, if he wants to turn around, it is just a word from Li Yuan. Before Li Yuan said this sentence Before saying that, let's let him never have the chance to say that again."

"I go"

Luo Shixin twitched at the corner of his mouth and said, "I will take this punishment."

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Sixty miles to the southeast of Fengshui is a large stretch of endless mountains, which are mysterious and terrifying everywhere.Even the bravest hunters in the nearby villages dare not go deep into the forest easily. There are not only ferocious beasts such as wolves, tigers and leopards in the forest, but also many legendary forbidden places.

Beside a small stream in the dense forest, Li Shimin took off his iron helmet and threw it aside, and sat down leaning against a boulder with unconcealed exhaustion, his throat was so thirsty that smoke could come out.But he didn't dare to drink the water from the stream that was close at hand. Just now, two cavalrymen from the Liahu Battalion scooped up the water and drank it. Soon after, they bled to death from their seven orifices.No one can tell what kind of poison is in the water, but everyone would rather keep their throats dry than dare to try it again.

Seeing that there were less than three hundred riders around him, Li Shimin smiled self-deprecatingly.

"why?"

He looked at his own reflection in the stream and murmured: "Why do you hide it from Gu? You are a person close to the prince, but you never told Gu that you are the four commanders of his personal guard."