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Chapter 622 Battle of the Grain Depot (3)

"Ok?"

"what?"

"Impossible?"

Pei Shoude's words were really astonishing, and everyone was amazed. Even Li Qian, who was confident that Empress Wu would fight back, was also surprised. After all, Li Xian had an obvious advantage in this game. No matter how powerfully Wu Hou counterattacked, it would be difficult to shake the foundation of Li Xian's rise, and everyone couldn't see where the crisis in the East Palace was.

"Why did Shoude say that?"

Not only the Li Chong brothers were shocked by Pei Shoude's words, but also the other counselors in the mansion who were present were also shocked. Li Zhen, on the other hand, was very calm and did not show any surprises, just smiled lightly Laughing, he asked a question in a calm manner.

"My lord Mingjian, to put it bluntly, there is actually one key word in this matter - time! Judging from the information obtained, the food and fodder that His Royal Highness can support can only last for three days at most, and it will take at least five days before the follow-up food and fodder arrives." Kung Fu, and this is where His Highness the Crown Prince's weakness lies. If the son-in-law is not bad, the man in the palace will definitely make a big fuss about this matter. If His Royal Highness has no way to deal with it, it will be more than just trouble , but catastrophe is imminent!"

Pei Shoude has followed Li Zhen for a long time, so he knows Li Zhen's personality well, and when he saw the half-smile on his face, he knew that Li Zhen already had a plan in his heart, and the reason why he asked questions like this was just to cultivate The analytical ability of Li Chong and others is nothing more than that, so they won't talk about it, so they smiled and cupped their hands, and analyzed it in detail.

"That's right, that's exactly the case. As long as the household department doesn't provide food, the East Palace may have nothing to sing about. Although two days is not too long, if the hungry victims make a fuss, His Highness the Crown Prince may be there." busy!"

Li Qian had always insisted that Empress Wu would fight back. Although most of the ingredients were to fight against Li Chong, she also had a certain reasoning basis in mind, but her ability was limited, and she couldn't grasp the key points of the matter. Hearing Pei Shoude's analysis, he immediately came to his senses, and when he was excited, he yelled anxiously, regardless of his father's opening.

"Not necessarily. Even if the Ministry of Households does not provide food, with the financial resources of the 'Deng Ji Company', it is not very difficult to buy some food."

Li Chong just couldn't see Li Qian's complacency, so he countered coldly from the sidelines.

"Brother Chong's words are not unreasonable, it's just that this way may be feasible in normal times, but it doesn't work at this time. If someone's prediction is not bad, that person in the palace will definitely block this way. It doesn't take much. The grain requisition edict is enough!"

As soon as Li Chong said this, Li Qian's face turned red in an instant, and the words of argument were about to come out. Seeing this, Pei Shoude didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly revealed the answer with a smile.

"A coup, if this is the case, the East Palace will be in danger!"

After all, Li Qian is a person who studies essays, and his mind is quite sharp. The people are still thinking hard about the purpose of the grain requisition edict.

"That's not enough. Although the grain requisition edict is ruthless, there must be such preparations at the East Palace. Although it is a little difficult to deal with, it is not unsolvable. The real key is not here, but..."

Seeing Li Qian smug, Pei Shoude couldn't help laughing, shook his head slightly, and explained it confidently, but before he finished speaking, he saw that Li Zhen, who was sitting at the top, was already Raising his hand, Pei Shoude didn't dare to say any more, he just let out a haha ​​and swallowed the unfinished words back into his stomach.

"You all step back."

Training children belongs to training children. When it came to the most critical moment, Li Zhen still had some reservations, and didn't intend to let the students participate in the real confidential matters, so she waved her hand and issued an order to expel the guests.

"promise!"

Li Zhen was the one and only master in the Yue Palace. Now that he had spoken, the group of people did not dare to neglect, and each bowed and agreed, and all of them left the study, only Pei Shoude smiled and said nothing. Sit upright.

"Which side does Shoude think will win?"

Without the presence of outsiders, Li Zhen stopped playing those hypocritical politeness, looked at Pei Shoude solemnly, and asked a straightforward question.

"East Palace, if we don't intervene."

Pei Shoude was also not very polite, and gave the answer directly without explaining the reasoning process.

"Well, Wen'er has been in Hexi for many years, so it's time to move."

Li Zhen nodded thoughtfully, and after pondering for a while, said something rather strange.

"No, my son-in-law will arrange it now."

As expected of Li Zhen's confidant, Pei Shoude understood the hidden meaning of Li Zhen's words just by hearing it. Although he was slightly surprised, he didn't speak out to remonstrate, but respectfully complied with his promise, and then withdrew The study room hurriedly rushed to the front yard... The time of Haishi is the real card, the night is getting dark, the bright moonlight flows all over the ground like running water, and everything is coated with a bright silver layer, following the turret. The bell rang, the imperial city fell, and there was a deep silence all around, only the unknown insects were singing hard in the grass, but it didn't have a dynamic color, but Li Xian, who was only dressed in night clothes, was obviously powerless. To appreciate this harmonious movement, standing in front of the window sill of the study, sighed slightly, his face was full of solemnity, because he knew very well that the battle tonight would not be easy, even though he had already made sufficient preparations for it , but Li Xian was still worried, and after hesitating again and again, he decided to go to the grain depot to sit in charge—it wasn’t that Li Xian didn’t want to go early, but as the prince, his every move was being watched, and there was no legitimate reason. It is difficult to go out of the palace. If one is not careful, it is no joke to be ginsenged. Therefore, no matter how impatient he is, he can only wait until the key is dropped before he can leave.

After a while, the bell stopped, and the beeping sounded suddenly. It was time to set off, but seeing Li Xian's figure flashed, the man had already jumped out of the window like a ghost, and within a few seconds, he had already swept out of the palace wall. , leaped onto the tile surface, looked around, and saw that there was nothing wrong with it, then unfolded his body and rushed towards the west of the city.

"Infinite Heavenly Venerate!"

Li Xian's heart was very anxious, the speed of flying was extremely fast, and he had swept out of the Li Xu land in an instant, but with the sound of the road signal, Li Xian had to stop the speeding speed The footsteps, because a one-armed old man had already dodged the tiled surface, just blocking Li Xian's way, it was Qixia Mountain Qingxu old man!

"His Royal Highness, long time no see, are you okay?"

The old Taoist Qingxu stood up with one hand in front of his chest, shook his head, and greeted him calmly, as if he was familiar with old friends.

"I'm very good, but your Excellency is afraid that something will happen!"

Seeing the old Taoist Qingxu appear here, Li Xian's heart sank involuntarily. It was not because he was afraid of the old Taoist Qingxu's martial arts, but because he was worried about the safety of the grain depot. Li Xian refused to show his timidity in front of the old Taoist Qingxu, so he sneered and mocked him unceremoniously.

"Hehe, Your Highness's words are wrong. On this good night, why bother to use your swords and soldiers? You see that the bright moon in the sky is so beautiful. Would you like to allow the poor to accompany Your Highness to enjoy the moonlight?"

Li Xian's words were hard to say pleasant to the ear, but Qingxu old man didn't care at all, he just smiled and waved his hands, and replied very politely.

"Just because you want to block Bengong's way? Do you want to lose another arm? Well, let Bengong help you."

The presence of Qingxu old Taoist here can only mean one thing - the battle of the grain depot is inevitable, which is not a good sign for Li Xian, although Li Xian's face is calm Still, in fact, my heart is already on fire, how can I have the heart to talk nonsense with the old Taoist Qingxu here, so my expression is stern, and my hand is already on the handle of the knife, intending not to shock the world, but to use the last Quickly take down Qingxu Old Daoist!

"Wait a minute, Your Highness, the poor can't stop His Highness alone, but there is not only the poor here, anyway, children, come out and chat with His Highness!"

The Qingxu old man obviously didn't plan to fight Li Xian at this time. Seeing Li Xian was about to draw a knife, he immediately laughed, waved his hand, and greeted him, but when he heard the sound of clothes ripping through the air, dozens of figures They had already flashed out from the darkness, and they all flew onto the tile surface. Zhang Er and Sun San, the two masters of Qixia Temple who assassinated Li Xian back then, were among them. All of them are top-notch masters!
Damn, this battle is hard to fight!As soon as Li Xian saw all the people showing up, his heart tightened immediately, he quickly calculated the situation, and he already had a judgment in his mind-although self-protection is not a problem, but it is not a problem if you want to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop. There is no possibility at all!Once the battle is delayed for a long time, not only will it not be able to help the other side of the grain depot, but it may put itself in danger. Even if it can win, it will definitely be a miserable victory, let alone such and such A fierce fight will not only shock the world, but it will inevitably attract endless objections, and this is the result that Li Xian is absolutely unwilling to face!

"Your Highness invited me. I just want to watch the moon with Your Highness here, and please show me your face. Don't make it difficult for me."

Seeing that Li Xian's aura fluctuated, Qingxu old Taoist's slightly uneasy heart immediately settled down. To be honest, since he was defeated by Li Xian back then, Qingxu old Taoist was already timid and thought to himself that it was not Li Xianzhi. Opponents, even with the help of a group of subordinates, Qingxu Old Daoist is still unwilling to start the war lightly, and the task he accepts is just to entangle Li Xian, and if he can not fight, he will not fight, so he smiled again. said the invitation.

To fight or not to fight?It was really a difficult choice, and Li Xian couldn't help hesitating for a while.

(End of this chapter)