Dragon fights in Tang Dynasty

In troubled times heroes come out, in troubled times come talents, in troubled times come ambitious men, in troubled times... everything comes out in troubled times, but there is no peace. Except for people with ulterior motives, no one in the world likes troubled times. The troubled times at the end of the Sui Dynasty have just passed. In [-], people in the Tang Dynasty did not want the peace they had just hoped for to disappear so easily. This alone determined that King Qi's rebellion would inevitably end in failure. Li Zhen knew this well, in Li Zhen's view The fifth one pulling flags and firing cannons was just asking for his own death, it was impossible to achieve anything, no matter how loud the noise was, it would be in vain, of course, Li Zhen, who was not unlucky for the fifth, didn't take it to heart at all, but well, Whether Li Zhen can gain some sweetness from the rebellion of the fifth child is something that Li Zhen is particularly concerned about. Without him, who made Li Zhen start late, and now his power in the court is so weak that it can be ignored. Don't take advantage of this gift from God Taking advantage of the opportunity to fish in troubled waters, that would be too sorry for myself, wouldn't it?

Say a thousand, say ten thousand, if you want to get a hand in the matter of the old five pulling the flag, then you can't ignore it, after all, the sky will not automatically fall, you have to rely on your own efforts to make it so smooth Perhaps, in this way, returning to Beijing became a difficulty that Li Zhen must face first——At the beginning when the old man sent Li Zhen to Qizhou, his intention was to ask Li Zhen to stir up chaos, but there was nothing to say. However, the latter edict ordering Li Zhen to be in charge of Qizhou's civil affairs is very particular, and its intention is self-evident, that is, to let Li Zhen stay in Qizhou, but there are several deep meanings here: one is to let Li Zhen stay out of the matter To prevent him from getting involved in the muddy waters of the imperial concubine in the capital, there is certainly a meaning of protecting Li Zhen, but it is more of a deep precaution; second, although Qizhou is close to the capital, It must not be messed up, but there is no need to send Xue Wanche and other generals and [-] army commanders here. Isn't it obvious that they want to monitor Li Zhen, a brave general in the army? Xue Wanche was born in the Luoyi family of Youzhou. Prince Li Jiancheng's team is not the same as Li Zhen's two masters at all. With him in Qizhou, Li Zhen can't make any big noise no matter what.

You must go back to Beijing, otherwise, if you miss this chaos, it will be difficult to develop your own power. Besides, history has been messed up by Li Zhen. God knows what will happen after this chaos. Whoever enters the East Palace, if Li Tai wins in the end, it will be much more difficult to bring down him than to bring down Li Chengqian. , Dao ten thousand, this trip to the capital is going to be a journey no matter what, but the problem is that if you want to leave, it may not be so easy. Even if Li Zhen is very anxious at the moment, it is impossible to return to the capital without the imperial decree The thing—going back to Beijing without a holy intention is a capital offense, even if Li Zhen returns to Beijing to recuperate under the banner of illness.

It's not easy for the capital to return, but it will be returned after all. If you can't catch up with one step, then you won't be able to catch up step by step, what should you do?Can a living person be suffocated to death by urine?No, just after "drinking" the medicine prescribed by the imperial physicians, Yue Wang Li Zhen woke up. Of course, he was not completely healed. He was still limp and weak. According to the imperial physicians, his pulse was unstable. Deficiency of qi and blood can only be cured after resting for some time.As soon as the news came out, all forces in Qizhou City immediately swarmed in, and the first one to kill was Xue Wanche, who was tired of the documents. It's a pity that Comrade Xue came here full of hope, but he had to leave in disappointment. , Li Zhen is very weak at the moment, not to mention dealing with government affairs, even walking is difficult, there is no choice, Comrade Xue also had to exchange a few words, and went back to take care of official duties without mentioning it. The rest of the visitors saw Li Zhen's body Not good, I didn’t stay too long, and each went away, but the official road from Qizhou to the capital became lively, and there were more messengers rushing to the capital to deliver the news than there were vendors on the road. .

In Wei Wangfu, there are only two people sitting in the spacious study room. One is Wei Wang Li Tai, and the other is Sima Suxu of the palace. They don’t even have a bookboy accompanying them. Looking at the news in his hand, he didn't say a word for a long time, there was an eerie silence.

"Uncle, Xiaoba originally asked to go back to Beijing to recuperate, and asked me to help me to speak. Is there something wrong here?" After a long silence, Li Tai couldn't hold his breath anymore, and asked with a frown road.

"Well, there is something strange." Su Xu nodded calmly and said, "If this is not bad, His Royal Highness Yue Wang is not planning to stay out of the matter this time, thinking about returning to Beijing to stir up trouble."

"That's right, this king also sees it that way. Hey, this Xiaoba is not an Ansheng guy at first glance, and he doesn't think about his identity. If he goes to the capital to stir up trouble, he will end up in trouble, but this son is too powerful. He is strong, and rich enough to rival a country, and if he comes back to stir things up, although it is impossible to make things happen, it may ruin the great affairs of this king. According to this king, it is better to let him stay in Qizhou." Although Li Tai said in his mouth, He was belittling Li Zhen, but inside and out, there was a strong jealousy and a strong desire to ask for an interview.

Su Xu smiled lightly, shook his head and said, "It's good that Your Highness understands this, but it's time for King Yue to come back."

"Huh? Why does uncle say that?" Li Tai frowned and asked hastily.

Su Xu looked at Li Tai with some dissatisfaction for a while, and then slowly said: "Your Highness, don't forget that His Royal Highness Yue Wang has a few good cards in his hands. If His Highness wants to bring down the prince, he has to follow His Highness Yue Wang's hand." Cooperation, according to someone, since His Highness the King of Yue asked His Highness to help him with his advice, he is planning to make a deal with His Highness."

"Deal?" Li Tai was taken aback for a moment, then woke up suddenly and said, "So, Xiao Ba is waiting for the king to make an offer?"

"That's right!" Su Xu nodded and said, "His Royal Highness King Yue is also a caring person. Although he never said it, he may have a lot of intentions to enter the East Palace. He is consistent with His Highness in the matter of bringing down the prince. Unfortunately, because of his concubine Even if His Highness the King of Yue can make a fuss about his identity, it will be in vain. As long as His Highness does not make a mistake, the position in the Eastern Palace is definitely what His Highness deserves, so let His Highness go down and mix it up, and he can't make a big fuss. !"

Li Tai thought for a while, then slapped his thigh suddenly and said: "Ah, I understand, uncle means to let Xiaoba come back and let him make trouble, but I don't participate, just sit and wait, just let the boss If you are defeated, this king will come forward to take over, but is that so?"

With such a simple truth, Li Tai had to think about it for a long time, which really gave Su Xu a headache, but it was hard to say anything about Li Tai, so he smiled wryly: "That's right, I thought that since His Royal Highness is in a hurry to return to Beijing , Naturally, he is going for the position in the East Palace, and let him go tossing with the crown prince, the prince only needs to beat the side drum, and everything will be decided after the dust settles!"

"Okay, since that's the case, I'm going to ask my father to allow Xiao Ba to return to Beijing to recover from his injuries. Well, as for Xiao Ba, I also asked my uncle to send him a message, saying that this is a favor. He looks like it's done." Li Tai said happily, then got up with a big laugh, went straight out of the study, and turned back to the inner courtyard.

While Wei Wang Li Tai was discussing Li Zhen's return to Beijing, Wu Wang Li Ke was also discussing matters in the secret room of his palace. There were also only two participants, and besides Li Ke himself, the other was the counselor Ye Ling.

These days, there have been many bad news. First, Qizhou failed to assassinate, and then Qizhou's fifth brother rashly rebelled. A series of bad news made the originally handsome Wu Wang Li Ke haggard a lot. However, Li Ke's eyes revealed Li Ke's restless heart. After listening to Qizhou's envoy's report on Li Zhen's behavior after waking up, he waved the envoy back and looked at the meticulous Li Ke sitting on the chair with a bitter face. Ye Ling said: "Songcheng, Xiaoba seems to be unable to hold back anymore. Alas, the king's heart is already in confusion at this moment. Please give me your advice on how to deal with the current situation."

Ye Ling nodded calmly and said: "I am appreciated by His Highness, and it is my job to share his worries for His Highness. Now the situation has changed greatly, and King Qi and King Shu are unreliable. Not only are they unreliable, His Highness has to break If all the connections with these two people are destroyed, we must not be merciful, only in this way can we keep His Highness' hope of making a comeback."

Regarding the matter of severing contact with the fifth and sixth sons, Li Ke has always been hesitant, not because of his soft-heartedness, but because Li Ke still has a little ambition, thinking about continuing the "Tian Wu" action, seeing Ye Ling say so at this time Be cautious, hesitated for a while, nodded noncommittally and said: "This king has his own sense of proportion, well, since Xiao Ba has 'woke up', this king thinks this is a signal, does he want to go back to Beijing? Are you making a fuss?" Whether Li Zhen was injured or not, as the main instigator of the assassination case, Li Ke knew to some extent, and he could naturally guess that Li Zhen was just acting. I also vaguely noticed it, but I haven't made up my mind yet whether I should take action to obstruct it. After all, it involves too much, so I have to ask Ji Yu Yeling at this time.

Seeing Li Ke talking about other things, although Ye Ling has always been calm in his affairs, he was a little anxious at this time, but it was not easy to accuse Li Ke of being emotional, so he had to hold back his temper and said: "Your Highness, this matter is related to Your Highness's important matter, you can't be careless, if someone's prediction is not bad, it is inevitable for His Highness King Yue to return to Beijing, oh, I'm afraid that His Highness King Yue and King Wei have already reached an agreement, and His Highness King Yue's return to Beijing will inevitably stir up disputes, There is a deep meaning in it, not only the East Palace, but His Highness is also one of the targets of His Highness King Yue."

"Huh? How do you say that?" Li Ke was stunned when he heard it. He said that Li Zhen wanted to deal with the prince. Li Ke would not be surprised. Without him, the prince was the common target of the big guys, but When it came to Li Zhen's plan to deal with him, Li Ke didn't quite believe it.

Ye Ling looked solemn and said: "Your Highness, the king of Yue is certainly a great talent. In terms of civil and military, no one among the princes can surpass him. Even if there are not many princes in the whole country who can be called him, it should be There are no two candidates for the position of emperor, but unfortunately there are three conditions that determine the possibility of King Yue's ascension this time - first, His Highness King Yue is a concubine, and this status is a big obstacle; second, His Highness King Yue It was too late to start, and there was no one in the court. Just imagine, if your Majesty wants to establish a crown prince, how can he appoint a person who is opposed by all the officials? Third, His Royal Highness Yue Wang is so outstanding that His Majesty will inevitably be on guard in his heart, otherwise he will His Highness the King of Yue will not be sent to Qizhou at such a time, therefore, I think that His Royal Highness the King of Yue has no chance of entering the East Palace this time, what does your lord think?"

Ye Ling's words were too blunt, and he also said the words of establishing a concubine and not a concubine, which deeply hurt Li Ke's heart. After all, he is also a concubine, but he is only angry when he is angry, but Li Ke will not let it go As his confidant, he thought for a while and said: "What what you say is very true, and this king also deeply agrees."

"That's right!" Ye Ling nodded and said: "I can see these things, but how can I not see these three things with the talent of the King of Yue, so I think that His Highness King Yue's return to Beijing is not for the position of the East Palace. It’s just that Xiang Gong’s sword dance was aimed at Pei Gong, and it’s determined that His Highness the King of Yue’s move must be to intervene in the court! But who is the weakest in the current situation? It’s His Highness, how could His Highness the King of Yue not take it? What is your Highness doing? Furthermore, the prince has always been close to King Qi and King Shu, but now the King of Shu is on the verge of collapse, and the end of King Qi is imminent. If His Highness does not try to protect himself, catastrophe will come The King of Yue is watching from below, but His Royal Highness on the other side will not be able to pass the test, so what should we do, His Highness has made a decision long ago, and there must be no further hesitation."

"This..." Li Ke was stunned. It's not that he hadn't thought about these problems, but after so many years of hard work, he was really reluctant to give up for a while. After pondering for a while with an ugly face, he asked hesitantly : "Then how should 'Tian Wu' deal with it?"

"Stop it." Ye Ling said unceremoniously: "Erasure everything that has been exposed, and stop everything that is still in the dark. Everything is waiting for the opportunity. People can be recruited slowly, and strength can be rebuilt, as long as His Highness does not fall. , everything can start all over again.”

"Forget it, just do what Mr. said!" Li Ke was silent for a long time, sighed, stretched out his hand to wipe off the sweat rolling out of his head, gritted his teeth and said, "What should I do with Xiaoba?"

"One word 'retire'!" Ye Ling said solemnly: "His Royal Highness is not a person who does not know how to advance and retreat. As long as His Highness gives His Royal Highness enough face, he will definitely not kill them all. As long as His Royal Highness is satisfied, then he It's time to go back and find trouble with King Wei, of course, it will only be after the fall of the Crown Prince, once King Yue and King Wei fight, Your Highness' chance will come!"

"Okay! Then it's settled!" Wu Wang Li Ke clenched his fists vigorously, gritted his teeth and said, "The king's decree: withdraw troops!"

After learning that Li Zhen had woken up, Prince Li Chengqian panicked. There was a thunderstorm in the East Palace, smashing several pieces of porcelain, and severely punished those eunuchs and court ladies around him who were not pleasing to the eye. Then they sent someone to call Xiao Jun into the Xiande Hall, and said with a jumping foot: "Waste, all of them are waste! Damn dog, you can't do a small thing well, this time it's okay, no one killed Instead, it fell into the hands of others, and now that bastard has woken up, what should I do if I really want to join this palace?"

Xiao Jun naturally knew why Li Chengqian was so angry. It was just because Hegan Chengji knew a lot of secrets. He took it very seriously, and was very calm. He waited until Li Chengqian had done enough, and then replied respectfully: "Your Highness, don't panic, His Highness King Yue has never been injured, so why did he wake up? If he wanted to go to the book, he would have already I thought that His Royal Highness the King of Yue would never write this chapter on this matter, but it is possible to return to the capital in the name of recovering from injuries."

"Not in the book? Then what's the use of keeping people? Are you raising them to play as birds?" Li Chengqian didn't believe Xiao Jun's judgment, and asked angrily.

"Your Highness, calm down. I think His Highness King Yue is planning to sell at a high price. I'm afraid he just wants to get some benefits from His Highness. Just prevent him from handing over the person to King Wei. Everything is negotiable." Said in a hurry.

"It's that simple?" Li Chengqian asked with a sneer, how could he believe Xiao Jun's judgment.

"That's right." Xiao Jun said with certainty: "Your Highness, His Royal Highness is not a good person, and it's not that he doesn't want to bring His Highness down, but he doesn't dare to do that. It can only be that it is easier for the King of Wei, His Highness the King of Yue will not fail to see this, if not for this, it would be difficult for His Highness the King of Yue in the case of the arsenal, instead of helping His Highness to cover in silence."

"Huh?" Li Chengqian was stunned for a moment, and after thinking for a while, he understood what Xiao Jun said, but he still felt uneasy in his heart. He walked up and down the hall for a few steps, frowned and said, "That's the case. , but asking Ben Gong to give him benefits would not encourage his arrogance, and besides, that idiot He Gan Chengji knows too much, keeping it is a disaster, it is better to get rid of it."

Dead people don't leak secrets. How could Xiao Jun not know this truth? Xiao Jun, who is ruthless in politics, can also understand it, but the words of silence coming out of Li Chengqian's mouth will inevitably make Xiao Jun feel a little chilled, but he dare not Saying no, he had to ponder for a while before opening his mouth and said: "If Your Highness wants to get rid of this person, then you can only do it when King Yue is on his way back to Beijing."

"Back to the capital? Who told him to go back to the capital? No, we must not let that bastard return to the capital at this time!" Li Chengqian immediately jumped up when he heard that Li Zhen was asked to return to the capital.

"Your Highness, the King of Yue must have come to this chapter and asked to return to Beijing to recuperate his wounds. I thought that the Holy Majesty would definitely agree..." Before Xiao Jun could finish speaking, Li Chengqian immediately interrupted: "No, I will never let that bastard enter Beijing , If something really happens, what will happen? I will go find my father right away."

"Wait a minute, Your Highness. If this matter comes before the Holy One, how will His Highness talk about it? It would be terrible if someone accidentally leaked the news. Besides, even if His Highness King Yue returns to Beijing, it will definitely not ruin the big event. On the contrary, he can use it skillfully. "When Xiao Jun saw that Li Chengqian was about to run out in a hurry, he hurriedly tried to dissuade him.

"Oh? How to use it? Let me tell you about it?" Li Chengqian stopped immediately when he heard that Li Zhen could be used, and asked expectantly.

Xiao Jun moved closer to Li Chengqian's ear, and whispered: "Your Highness, Yue Wang Xinye, why don't Your Highness simply let him be wild enough, why not... can it be done?"

"Oh? Hahaha..." The more Li Chengqian listened, the more excited he became. At the end, he couldn't help laughing and said, "Okay, just as Mr. said, I really want to see how wild Xiao Ba can be! "