Seeing that Li Yuanji ignored him, Li Shentong wanted to continue asking, but Li Xiaogong muttered first, "My uncle Wang, it's not as easy as you say to eradicate the eight unified military mansions under Shimin's command.
Let's not talk about whether we have the ability to eradicate them all at once. Even if we do, after eradicating them, we will lose our troops and our vitality will be severely damaged.
This is extremely detrimental to the current Tang Dynasty."
Li Shentong was stunned for a moment, and he wanted to refute Li Shentong, but when the words came to his lips, he did not say them out.
Because he thought about it carefully and found that what Li Xiaogong said was right. The Tang Dynasty was currently suffering from serious internal troubles and foreign troubles were about to come. It was the time to use troops, and it was really not appropriate to fight internal conflicts.
Otherwise, the Tang Dynasty is likely to fall into unprecedented turmoil, and the Turks are also likely to take this opportunity to take over the Central Plains.
Whether it's the former or the latter, he doesn't want to see it.
Seeing that Li Shentong had listened to his words, Li Xiaogong continued: "Uncle Wang, don't forget, in addition to stabilizing the situation in Shaanxi Province and Duji Province, we in the Tang Dynasty also need to guard against the Turks.
Li Yi from Youzhou may also be restless.
Therefore, we must ensure that we have sufficient troops to meet unexpected needs."
Li Shentong stared in astonishment and shouted in disbelief: "You mean... Li Yi will rebel?"
Li Xiaogong nodded, shook his head and said: "This is just my guess. However, the prince is planning a coup, and there is Li Yi's shadow behind it.
Now that the matter has been exposed, Li Yi will definitely not sit still and wait for death.
So I guess there is a high chance that Li Yi will rebel."
Li Shentong's eyes suddenly widened and he shouted: "How dare he!!"
Li Xiaogong sighed: "Now it's not a question of whether he dares or not, but the matter has come to this, and he only has two options left: rebellion and surrender.
Uncle Wang thinks he has a lot of troops and is located in a corner, so will he be able to capture him without mercy?"
Li Shentong's face suddenly turned ugly.
Li Yi has a large number of troops and is located in a corner of the Tang Dynasty. When the only two options left are rebellion and surrender, will he surrender?
The answer is no.
Because Li Shentong thought about it carefully, if he were in Li Yi's position, facing the current situation, he would not surrender at all.
He would only rise up violently when internal and external troubles broke out in the Tang Dynasty, deal a painful blow to the Tang Dynasty, and then use this to break away from the Tang Dynasty, gain a greater foundation for himself in the Land of Clouds, and become the dominant force in the Northeast.
If the internal and external troubles of the Tang Dynasty were so serious that the Tang Dynasty was unable to deal with them, he would lead a heavy army south to seize the country of the Tang Dynasty.
When the Tang Dynasty was in turmoil, as a vassal king with a heavy army, if he did not take the opportunity to seek more interests and territory for himself, it would be a waste of a God-given opportunity.
And Li Yi is obviously not a person who likes to waste God-given opportunities, otherwise he would not have become the only remaining surnamed king in the Tang Dynasty.
"Listening to what you said, there is a possibility that Li Yi will rebel. We have to prepare early."
Li Shentong subconsciously bit his back teeth and said.
Li Xiaogong said with emotion: "Now you are not talking about eradicating the eight unified military mansions under Shimin's command?"
Li Shentong glared at Li Xiaogong fiercely.
Is now the time to eradicate the Eight Great Military Commands under Li Shimin?
Are you trying to make fun of me?!
Seeing that Li Xiaogong had convinced Li Shentong and explained the stakes to Li Shentong, Li Yuanji said, "Don't worry about Li Yi, I have already made some arrangements.
However, the Eighth Army Command under my second brother cannot be moved now."
Li Xiaogong nodded to express his understanding, "It can affect the whole body."
Li Yuanji smiled and nodded.
Li Shentong mumbled and said nothing more on this issue.
"What should be said and what should not be said has been said. You two should lead people to blockade the mansion of Pei Ji's party members as soon as possible."
Li Yuanji began to see off the guests.
Li Shentong and Li Xiaogong had no intention of staying any longer. They bowed and exited the Guanyun Hall.
…
At noon, Ling Jing led a group of Qianniu Guards soldiers borrowed from Li Xiuning and escorted Yang Miaoyan and his party to Tai Chi Palace.
After Li Yuanji got the news, he took his guards to Gongli Gate to greet him.
Since the Left and Right Preparation Palace, the Left and Right Tunnel Guards, and the Left and Right Prison Gate Palaces have been reintegrated into Qianniu Guards by Li Yuan, they have been handed over to the command of Li Xiuning.
And because in the previous coup in the palace, the right guard was completely wiped out and the left prison gate was crippled, so Li Xiuning made a new reorganization of all the soldiers and horses in the palace.
Nearly 30,000 soldiers were divided into three parts by Li Xiuning.
Among them, more than a thousand soldiers from the original left and right Beishen Mansion were expanded to 3,000 and renamed Qianniu Guards, who still serve as the imperial guards around Li Yuan.
The original 12,000 soldiers of the Youjian Gate Mansion were streamlined to 9,000 and renamed Qianniu Palace Guards, who still serve as guards at each palace gate.
The remaining soldiers were integrated together, and after being streamlined, they formed a 15,000-strong army, which was renamed Qianniu Imperial City Guards. They served as defenders on the walls of Taiji Palace, shouldering the responsibilities of the former left and right villages.
Guards, as well as some of the responsibilities of the officers and soldiers of the prison gate.
The three thousand soldiers Ling Jing borrowed from Li Xiuning were drawn from the Qianniu Imperial City Guard.
Speaking of which, Li Xiuning's military talents are indeed great.
Since she left the Taiji Palace that day, she has been staying with Ma Sanbao in Xinglu, Chang'an, but through remote control command, she has completed the reorganization of the already disorganized soldiers and horses in the palace.
This sounds easy, but it's not at all easy to do.
You must know that after the military coup in the palace and the on-the-spot change of generals, people's hearts have long been scattered and in chaos.
Just appeasing their hearts will take a lot of effort.
Not to mention sorting out their complicated relationships and reorganizing them.
Li Xiuning was able to complete these two tasks through remote control command in such a short period of time, which fully shows how powerful Li Xiuning is in the military field.
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When Li Yuanji and his guards rushed to Gonglimen, Yang Miaoyan and his entourage had not arrived yet, but they caught up with the guards of Qianniu Palace at Gonglimen to change their defenses. He also knew the official who presided over the change of defenses.
It was actually Chai Shao.
Li Yuanji immediately understood why Li Xiuning could complete the reorganization of all the troops in the palace in such a short period of time.
Because Li Xiuning used her good wife.
A commander-in-chief who led large armies and defeated Turkic invaders many times in history.
Although he is still disabled and needs to be carried to move around, it is his body that is disabled, not his brain.
For a commander-in-chief, the brain is the most important core. As long as there is no problem with the brain, he can still exert his due strength.
Li Xiuning himself is very capable, and with the help of such an outstanding commander-in-chief, reorganizing all the troops in the palace is something that can be easily accomplished?!
He's just a bit timid.
After seeing Li Yuanji, not only did he not come forward to salute him, but he pretended not to see him and ordered the warriors who were carrying him to carry him away quickly.
But my luck was a bit bad. As soon as I ran out of Gonglimen, I was blocked by Yang Miaoyan and his party.
Li Yuanji and his guards took the initiative to come forward and said angrily and funnyly: "Why did you run away when you saw me? Can I still eat you?"
Chai Shao sat softly on a special sedan chair, rolled his eyelids and said nothing.
In fact, he really wanted to ask Li Yuanji: Why did I see you running away? Don't you have any idea?
Ever since he was severely beaten by Li Yuanji in front of the Tai Chi Hall last year, his life has not been easy.
Not only was he left out by Li Shimin, who had always trusted him, but he was also abandoned by a group of colleagues who were close to him in the past.
When he came to Li Yuanji's door for help regarding Li Xiuning's affairs, Li Yuanji even humiliated him to the point where he was completely naked.
As a result, he was embarrassed to leave the house and see people for a long time.
After going through so much, he finally saw clearly that Li Yuanji was his nemesis.
Li Yuanji's status was higher than him, and his military force was more than a little higher than his.
He had nothing to do with Li Yuanji, so he could only avoid Li Yuanji.
Try your best not to suffer three injuries, four injuries, or even more injuries.
Of course, if it was just like this, he wouldn't be able to leave without saying a word.
He would more or less meet Li Yuanji face to face and exchange a few words for the occasion.
The reason why he left without saying a word was because he didn't want his enemy Li Yuanji to laugh at him.
He no longer has any face to speak of in front of Li Yuanji. If he is laughed at by Li Yuanji again, he will be ashamed of himself.
What kind of joke can Li Yuanji see in him?
You can watch him secretly 'lick' his wife as a joke.
This was a very common thing in later generations.
In the Tang Dynasty, it was a manifestation of being hopeless, spineless, and useless.
He didn't mind others seeing his ugly side, but he only minded his enemy Li Yuanji seeing his ugly side and making fun of him.
"Why don't you speak? Are you pretending to be serious with me?"
Li Yuanji walked around Chai Shao, but Chai Shao didn't say anything. Li Yuanji couldn't help but ask.
Chai Shao rolled his eyelids again, but still didn't speak.
Seeing this, Li Yuanji ordered the eight warriors carrying Chai Shao: "Carry him to Guanyun Hall, and wait until he is willing to speak before sending him back home."
When Chai Shao heard this, he finally couldn't remain silent any longer. He shouted anxiously and irritably, "Can't you let me go?"
Li Yuanji was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "So you can talk. I thought you were mute."
Chai Shao opened his eyes, breathed heavily, and looked at Li Yuanji with a humiliated look on his face.
