Chapter 0495 Things tend to deviate from the track in the process of development
"Why do we need people from outside Chang'an to free up our hands?"
Ling Jing asked without knowing why. Before Li Yuanji could answer, he quickly reacted and said in astonishment: "Your Highness means...the success or failure of Chang'an City will be decided outside Chang'an City?"
Li Yuanji has made his words very clear. If he still doesn't understand the joints, then his life will be in vain for so many years.
Li Yuanji nodded and said: "As far as our plan is concerned, this is indeed the case."
Chang'an City is now the battlefield between Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin. They have almost divided up everything on the battlefield. What they are doing now is you occupying me a little, and I occupying you a little, arguing back and forth. When the arguing can no longer go on, the two sides will
He will show off his final killing move to show off the male and female.
Therefore, Li Yuanji had nothing to interfere with everything in Chang'an City. He only had to wait quietly for the critical moment to arrive, and then manipulate everything according to his own plan.
In comparison, Li Shimin's family is now the dominant one outside Chang'an City, and he occupies almost all battlefields outside Chang'an City.
If there are no checks and balances and no stops, then even if the battlefield in Chang'an City comes to an end, everything will not end so easily.
As long as Li Shimin fails to ascend to the throne of God, then Li Jiancheng will have to play another extra match with Li Shimin.
Li Yuanji did not want to see this kind of scene happen. He hoped that the battlefield inside Chang'an City could become the final battlefield, so he had to make some arrangements outside Chang'an City to check and balance Li Shimin and prevent Li Shimin's family from becoming dominant.
This was a plan he had already thought of.
Everything is going according to his plan.
So he didn't want the Zhaozhou Li family to become a stumbling block for him.
After Ling Jing learned the general inside story, he knew what he should do. He immediately did not stay in Jiudao Palace any longer, and got up and returned to Chang'an City to guide the Zhaozhou Li family to join Li Jiancheng.
In this matter, Ling Jing didn't bother too much. After simply saying hello to Su Dingfang and Ma Zhou, he relaxed his control over the Li family in Zhaozhou.
People from the Zhaozhou Li family immediately appeared in every corner of the Tang Dynasty.
They began to ask for help from every wealthy family with whom they were related by marriage, and they also began to ask for help from every powerful person in the court who could help them.
Then they were introduced to Li Jiancheng.
Li Jiancheng is now buying like crazy, wooing everyone he can use. He has spent all the money in the palace, so he urgently needs money.
At this time, the Li family from Zhaozhou came to the door, expressed their demands, and contributed a large amount of money. Li Jiancheng agreed to help them without hesitation.
Then during the Dragon Boat Festival in May, Zhao Chengyong appeared in Jiudao Palace again, holding an invitation from Li Jiancheng and saying that he wanted to invite Li Yuanji to go boating in Quchi.
After Li Yuanji hastily read through Li Jiancheng's invitation, he stared at Zhao Chengyong in astonishment and said, "My eldest brother wants to invite me to go on a boat cruise in Quchi?"
Zhao Chengyong nodded seriously.
Li Yuanji said with a strange expression: "You don't want to kill me, do you?"
Zhao Chengyong's straightforward face was instantly filled with embarrassment, and the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily.
The reason why Li Yuanji could say such things is not Li Yuanji's fault, it was entirely Li Jiancheng's own fault.
Although Li Jiancheng's assassination of Li Shimin in Quchi was suppressed by Li Yuan, there were many people who knew about it, not to mention Li Yuanji who was also involved in the incident at the time.
Therefore, it is completely reasonable for Li Yuanji to say such things.
If Li Yuanji didn't say such things, it would be inconsistent with his character.
"Look, how many soldiers and horses should I bring?"
Li Yuanji saw Zhao Chengyong looking embarrassed and couldn't help but ask jokingly.
Zhao Chengyong suddenly became more embarrassed, hesitant and didn't know what to say.
Li Yuanji continued to joke: "Do you think I can save my life if I bring 18,000 soldiers?"
Zhao Chengyong finally couldn't help it anymore and said with a wry smile: "If His Highness is worried about danger, you can refuse. There is no need to be so sarcastic."
Li Yuanji said seriously: "I'm not sarcastic. I'm really worried about my own safety. I really want to refuse. It's just that the benefits promised by my eldest brother are so generous that I'm a little reluctant to part with them."
Zhao Chengyong didn't know what to say at all, so he simply shut up and said nothing.
Li Yuanji thought to himself again and said: "Do you think this is a good idea? I'll ask my second brother to come with him. If my eldest brother wants to kill someone, he will definitely kill my second brother, not me.
In this case, I will have time to run."
The corners of Zhao Chengyong's mouth twitched rapidly a few times, and he didn't want to say more.
Listen, listen, is this human talk?
What do you mean by inviting my second brother to go with you, and then if my eldest brother wants to kill someone, kill my second brother first so that I can escape?!
Is this what a younger brother should say?
Is this what a younger brother should say?
Your Highness, King Qin, is truly lucky to have such a good brother like you!
"Don't be silent. Tell me, is it okay or not?"
Seeing that Zhao Chengyong was silent, Li Yuanji urged him angrily.
Zhao Chengyong opened his mouth, but hesitated, he really didn't know what to say.
Seeing that Li Yuanji wanted to urge him again, he could only say angrily, "I can't make the decision on this matter. I have to go back and ask His Highness the Crown Prince for instructions."
Li Yuanji quickly waved his hand and said: "Then go quickly, what are you waiting for?!"
Zhao Chengyong bowed without hesitation and hurriedly left the main hall of Jiudao Palace.
His steps were extremely fast, as if something that could threaten him was chasing him behind him.
Li Yuanji waited until Zhao Chengyong's figure disappeared completely, then he put away his unworthy brother look and said lazily: "Things seem to be developing differently than I imagined..."
In his vision, the Li family of Zhaozhou should completely surrender to Li Jiancheng, attach themselves to Li Jiancheng's sect, and then fall together with Li Jiancheng under the attack of him and Li Shimin.
But things changed as they developed. After the Zhaozhou Li family got involved with Li Jiancheng, they did not surrender to Li Jiancheng or attach themselves to Li Jiancheng's sect. Instead, they gave Li Jiancheng a large amount of money and asked Li Jiancheng to provide them with protection.
Li Jiancheng asked them for help, and they gave it.
But when giving people, they will also be expelled from the Li family.
In this way, if Li Jiancheng falls, they will not be too implicated.
It would be even worse for him to use this as an excuse to use violence against the Li family in Zhaozhou.
If you don't use force, you will have to use the old methods to deal with the Li family in Zhaozhou.
After a lot of twists and turns, everything seemed to be back to the original point, which made Li Yuanji very melancholy.
"No matter how you say, the Li family in Zhaozhou is a wealthy family comparable to yours in Longxi, how can it be so easy to deal with? Your idea is certainly good, but if people don't follow your ideas, you can only watch.
Watching people sneak away from under your nose."
Behind the screen behind Li Yuanji, someone suddenly spoke with a faint tone.
Li Yuanji rolled his eyes behind the screen and said angrily: "My third sister asked you to come back to help me, not to watch my jokes."
Ma Sanbao walked out from behind the screen with a smile, found a seat and sat down on his own, saying: "I have already helped those who can help, and the rest are powerless."
Li Yuanji glared at Ma Sanbao and said, "Based on the two pieces of information you secretly gave me before, do you think you're helping me?"
Ma Sanbao put away the smile on his face and said in surprise: "Isn't it enough? If you weren't a minister, you still wouldn't know that His Highness the Prince borrowed troops from Youzhou and hid them in Fuping.
If you weren't a minister, you wouldn't know that the two His Highnesses surrounding Wu Houwei have already taken refuge with His Highness the Crown Prince."
Li Yuanji laughed in his heart, full of ridicule.
He didn't know whether the other general of Wu Houwei was a member of Li Jiancheng, but he knew clearly that Li Youliang was a member of Li Jiancheng.
Therefore, even without Ma Sanbao's information, as long as Li Youliang sat in the position of General Wuhouwei, he could still guess that the other General Wuhouwei was Li Jiancheng's man.
It can also be guessed that Li Jiancheng wants to take control of the defense of Chang'an City.
Therefore, for him, Ma Sanbao's news can only be said to be an advance warning, but it cannot be said to be of vital importance.
Therefore, Ma Sanbao used this to claim credit and to be lazy. In his opinion, it was a joke.
"Don't take credit from me here, and don't try to use this as an excuse to be lazy. Just ask, do I want to go to this Hongmen Banquet hosted by my elder brother?"
Li Yuanji threw Li Jiancheng's invitation in front of Ma Sanbao and asked with a snort.
Ma Sanbao said in a daze: "You should ask your counselor what to do?"
Li Yuanji looked at Ma Sanbao with a half-smile.
Ma Sanbao's hair stood up at the sight, and he hurriedly said: "Go, why don't you go? His Royal Highness has promised you so many benefits, wouldn't it be a great loss if you don't go?
Besides, didn't you say you wanted to invite His Highness the King of Qin to accompany you?
With His Highness King Qin here, you don’t have to worry about your own safety."
Li Yuanji glanced at Ma Sanbao, snorted and said, "Next time I ask you anything, just answer it. Stop pretending to me, or you won't get the best of you."
Ma Sanbao nodded hurriedly and said: "Definitely, definitely..."
Li Yuanji then put away his unkind expression and sighed: "I just don't know if my second brother is willing to go with me, and if my eldest brother is willing to let my second brother go with me."
Ma Sanbao subconsciously pinched his beard and said: "His Royal Highness King Qin should agree. After all, at this critical moment, His Highness King Qin will not let you have any private dealings with His Highness the Crown Prince.
His Highness the Prince should also agree. After all, if you miss this time, if you brothers meet again, you will probably each have a sword."
Li Yuanji nodded thoughtfully, "Then let's wait for my eldest brother's reply. If my eldest brother agrees, I will send someone to invite my second brother."
Ma Sanbao stroked his beard and nodded, saying nothing.
Li Jiancheng's reply arrived quickly, but this time it was not Zhao Chengyong who came to deliver the message, but Wei Zheng.
