Just as Li Ye was worried, a group of courtiers in the imperial city were already in panic. Only the left prime minister and the right prime minister knew that the emperor had gone to Nanxuan Territory to inspect the war in southern Xinjiang. The other courtiers all asked

Three I don’t know.

Li Fei, who knew the true image, contacted Linghu Kuangyu, the secretary of the mother clan, and the right minister and others to discuss the next issues.

Because before leaving, the emperor only verbally stated that state affairs would be temporarily managed by the second prince with the help of the left and right ministers, and did not leave any other instructions.

This not only puzzled Concubine Li, but also put the left and right in a dilemma.

The emperor just said "temporarily", without any further instructions, not even a hint.

The group asked Yan Wuxue, the chief eunuch who stayed in the palace. The chief eunuch also looked at everyone helplessly and said: "Why would your majesty let your servants handle such a big matter? It is supposed to be left to the two prime ministers.

"

Yan Wuxue naturally knew the inside story, but even he did not dare to tell it.

After all, the emperor still has two trump cards, one is Li Ye from southern Xinjiang, and the other is Mr. Mo who has returned to Fengyun City to live in seclusion.

To say that the most loyal person to the emperor in the Five Regions Dynasty was not Li Ye, but Yan Wuxue who was guarding the palace.

Just because the two of them had been plotting for a long time before the emperor left, they finally came to the conclusion that if they were allowed to make trouble, the elite troops capable of fighting were all in southern Xinjiang and were controlled by the eldest prince.

It was the tiger talisman that could mobilize the soldiers and horses of the world. The emperor gave it to Li Guoshi Li Ye.

If the territory lord dares to secretly send troops into the imperial city, it will be an open rebellion.

These days come, Yan Wuxue accompanies the second prince to court every day, just standing there like a piece of wood, not saying a word.

What makes the two ministers on the left and right feel strange is that since the emperor went to Southern Xinjiang, there has been no news. Even the battle report from Southern Xinjiang, which was once every ten days, is no longer sent to the imperial city.

In Southern Xinjiang, in addition to the eldest prince presiding over the government, there is also a national advisor personally appointed by the emperor.

This is a very strange situation.

A situation that no one can understand.

In Concubine Li's Changchun Palace, the second prince and Zhongshu Linghu Kuangyu were sitting opposite Concubine Li, and the three of them were discussing.

"I wonder what eldest brother thinks of this matter?" Li Fei looked at Linghu Kuangyu and asked with a smile.

Linghu Kuangyu frowned and thought for a while, then whispered back: "Sister, are you sure that His Majesty will not return to the court?"

"This is natural, otherwise he wouldn't have left in such a hurry at this juncture." Li Fei said solemnly.

"It's just that the emperor has plenty of time to explain the affairs of the new emperor. Why can't he just let the second prince temporarily take over the affairs of the court?" Linghu Kuangyu asked in confusion.

Li Fei looked at him and nodded. "I have also asked about this, but His Majesty said that when time comes, a conclusion will naturally be reached, and I am afraid that the night will be long and I will have many dreams."

"We can't wait for my eldest brother to return to the court, otherwise there will be no chance for me." The second prince said decisively.

He knew very well that as long as the eldest prince and the imperial master came back, they would definitely not promote him to the throne. This was his instinct.

Linghu Kuangyu was a little surprised. He looked at Concubine Li and said, "The second prince is worried for no reason. Now that the war in southern Xinjiang has improved, if the eldest prince and the imperial advisor retreat the enemy forces on the grassland and return to the court in triumph, I am afraid no one will dare to

Against them."

"For the current plan, we can only strike first and say that His Majesty left a verbal decree and ordered the second prince to be the new emperor." Concubine Li squeezed the silk scarf in her hand and said in a deep voice.

Linghu Kuangyu looked at his sister, and she didn't want the second prince to ascend to the throne, but...

"It's just that we don't have an imperial edict or a jade seal in our hands. Does this make sense?" Linghu Kuangyu asked quietly.

"If we don't have it, don't they have it too? Otherwise they would have announced the decree in southern Xinjiang." Li Fei said coldly.

"Yes, uncle, we have to strike first and catch them off guard. Once we have something done here, they won't be able to cause trouble when they return to the court." The second prince said fiercely, he couldn't wait any longer.

Linghu Kuangyu lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then looked at Concubine Li and the second prince and nodded. "This is a good strategy. Anyway, neither of them has an imperial decree. It just depends on who is faster."

The second prince laughed heartily after hearing this: "Uncle, if this can be done, you will be the Imperial Master from now on."

Linghu Kuangyu looked at him and smiled, but did not reply.

"Then I'll trouble my brother to contact the ministers in the court who are close to us, and then choose a day to recite the decree to the world." Concubine Li was also afraid of long nights and many dreams.

"Let me move around about this matter. You, mother and son, don't show any signs in the past few days." Linghu Kuangyu finally made a decision. After all, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

...

In the days that followed, the dignitaries in the imperial city discovered a sign: Linghu Kuangyu, who had always disliked visiting their homes, was walking around among the ministers' palaces for the first time.

Well-informed people have speculated that the dynasty is about to change?

The emperor has only been away for a few days, and the imperial city is going to change?

These courtiers must be a little too courageous.

However, those who speculate continue to speculate in private, and those who move around continue to move around in broad daylight.

Everything is changing quietly.

Perhaps as the Second Prince and Concubine Li imagined, ascending to the throne first might not be a tactic.

What if it succeeds?

When people are alive, they should have dreams.

Just like what Buddhism says: every thought that arises in the heart is in just one thought.

I just don’t know if this thought will be able to reach thousands of rivers and mountains.

If this thought is extinguished, will the world be changed forever?

...

Li Ye and the eldest prince, who were far away on the southern border, naturally did not know that the imperial city had changed. On the third day of the battle in Nanyun City, the eldest prince led an army of 80,000 people and arrived near the inn.

The army set up camp in the open wasteland, waiting for the next order.

Li Ye looked at the eldest prince who was leading his army south, and couldn't help but smile bitterly. His hard work failed to impress him, so it seemed that the two of them had no choice but to head to the three towns together.

"The Imperial Master won't blame me for the conquest, right?" The eldest prince strode into the living room of the inn and looked at Li Ye and said.

Li Ye looked at him and smiled helplessly: "The marshal is marching in person, so he can share a city for me."

"Are you going to attack?" The eldest prince did not understand Li Ye's intention.

Li Ye looked at him, shook his head, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, let's surround them first and prevent the people from the three towns from joining together."

"This is a good idea. We can fight them one by one. They will definitely not expect it." The eldest prince smiled.

"When they think about it, I'm afraid they won't be able to get what they want." Li Ye replied quietly. He could already predict that in the near future, the four kings would be unable to care about each other.

The eldest prince sat next to Li Ye and laughed loudly: "If I were them, I would either abandon the city and return to the grassland, or the four kings would live in the same city."

Li Ye nodded and said with a faint smile: "If they really have four armies in the same city, I wouldn't dare to touch them."

After all, everyone's military strength was about the same, and Li Ye would not risk the lives of all the soldiers on a war that was already won.

"They had calculated and calculated, but they didn't expect that the Imperial Guards would defeat them one by one and surround them and annihilate them." The eldest prince couldn't help but admire.

Li Ye looked at the excitement of the eldest prince and said softly: "The army will rest for a day today and set out for the three towns tomorrow."

"How are the personnel arranged?" The eldest prince came forward and looked at him and asked.

Li Ye walked to the table, picked up some teacups on the table, and started playing with them.

"The Generalissimo will take 30,000 horses and follow Jiang Shuai to Kaiyang City. Long Shuai will take 30,000 horses to Xiaguan, and I will take 40,000 horses to Xichun. The other generals will be divided according to their heads."

Li Ye looked at the eldest prince, pointed at one of the teacups and said, "Let's open Yang first. As long as we capture this place, the other two cities will be defeated without attacking."

"Are we about to launch an attack soon?" Jiang Huo and Long Po, who came after hearing the news, asked loudly as soon as they entered the door.

Li Ye looked at the two people who came in in a hurry and said with a smile: "The two deputy commanders arrived just in time, so we will distribute the tasks."

Jiang and Long first met with the eldest prince and then sat down next to the table.

"Tomorrow, Commander Long, please take 30,000 troops to Xiaguan and set up camp two miles outside the city. Be careful not to attack. I don't think they dare to come out."

"Jiang Shuai followed the eldest prince to Kaiyang City and set up camp outside the city. When I settle down, I will take care of everything outside Spring City and come to join you."

"Didn't you say that we were going to attack? Why did you surround us without attacking?" Jiang and Long looked at Li Ye and asked in confusion.

Li Ye looked at the two of them and shook his head, saying, "Don't worry, we'll surround them first and then talk."

The eldest prince looked at the two men who were in a hurry, knocked on the table gently and said: "This matter will be subject to the arrangements of the imperial master. Instead of us going to attack by force, it is better to wait for them to leave the city."

The eldest prince understood what Li Ye meant. Using his own shortcomings to attack the other's strengths, wouldn't that be equivalent to using human lives to fill holes? He would not do such a thing, and Li Ye would not do it either.

Only by encircling without attacking can we take the initiative.

When the strength of both sides is about the same, whoever takes the initiative will be able to win the war at hand.

And Li Ye not only wanted to win, he also wanted to win at the minimum cost.

And this requires not only careful planning, but also a test of the tolerance of both parties.

Whoever can't help it and takes action first may lose this war.

It was Li Ye's conspiracy to surround the three towns so that the kings' troops could not gather in one place.

How could he give up the ace in his hand so easily after having tasted the sweetness of last winter?

Long Potian was about to ask again when he was stopped by the eldest prince and said with a smile: "Deputy Commander Long, this matter has been settled. You must keep an eye on the prairie iron knights in Xiaguan for us and don't let them escape.

Come out and ruin our plan!"

Long Potian smiled brightly, patted his chest and said, "My subordinates swear to defend Xiaguan to the death and not let a reinforcement from the grassland escape outside the city."

Li Ye rolled his eyes at him and said calmly: "This doesn't require a desperate fight. If you take a thousand heavy soldiers and a hundred siege soldiers to Xiaguan, I'm afraid they won't dare to attack you!"

Jiang Huo pointed at the chariot outside the door, glared at him and cursed: "Are you a pig-brained person? These weapons are enough for siege, let alone defense."

When Long Potian saw Jiang Huo getting angry, he quickly laughed and said, "My subordinates were just joking with the Generalissimo and the National Preceptor. Why did Jiang Shuai take it seriously?"

The eldest prince looked at the two men and shook his head speechlessly: "This is the last battle. It may not take ten days and a half. It may be delayed until next spring. You have to brace yourself to face it."

"Does it take so long?" the two asked in unison.

"In this battle, I want to make them so scared that they will not dare to invade southern Xinjiang again for at least a hundred years." Li Ye looked at the three of them and said quietly.

It is not difficult to win this war. What is rare is that both sides can sign an armistice agreement after the war, so that he can have more energy to face the puddle of sewage in the imperial city.

Otherwise, before the mess in the imperial city is solved, the grassland tribes will be in trouble again, and he and the eldest prince will be in the unfavorable situation of running from both ends.

"We have plenty of time. If we can't, we will open up wasteland and farm outside the three towns to solve the problem of food and grass for everyone." Li Ye decided to copy the method outside Nanyun City to the three towns.

The eldest prince thought for a moment, then clapped his hands and said, "This is a good idea. If we open up the land now, we can harvest it before it snows!"

"We will live up to the expectations of the Generalissimo and the Imperial Advisor!" The two deputy marshals finally understood the plan of Li Ye and the eldest prince, and laughed happily.

Isn't it just clearing wasteland for farming? It's not like I haven't done it before.
Chapter completed!