Li Er did not answer Fang Xuanling's inquiry, his face was gloomy and terrible, his mind was full of the contents of the battle report. He did not expect that the rebels were actually created by his elder brother, and he did not expect that his eldest son who was lost in the war might still be alive.
Being controlled by his elder brother.
The eldest son was made into a puppet, and the prince was not worried and actually followed him in rebellion. Who gave him the courage?
Once this incident spreads, it will definitely become a shame for the royal family.
But things have already happened and cannot be covered up, so they won’t be covered up.
Li Er's eyes burst with a terrifying murderous intent. No matter whether his brother or the prince dared to touch the imperial power, he would not let go. He handed the battle report to Fang Xuanling: "You should also take a look."
Fang Xuanling couldn't wait, so she quickly took it, opened it, and was shocked by the opening content. The three words "Li Jiancheng" on it were particularly dazzling. She couldn't help but take a breath, controlled her emotions and continued reading. Little did she know that
The more I looked at it, the more frightened I became.
After watching it all, Fang Xuanling's back was so cold that she was covered in sweat. It was going to change.
It was a matter of national importance, so Fang Xuanling did not dare to speak easily. She was increasingly worried about comforting her son, but she did not dare to speak.
Li Er didn't speak either, with a cold face and deep thoughts.
After waiting for a while, Li Jing hurried over, saluted and asked, "What is the reason for the summons?"
Li Er gave Fang Xuanling a look, and Fang Xuanling nodded knowingly and handed over the battle report.
Li Jing took a look at it curiously and recognized that the handwriting was written by Qin Huaidao. Looking at the content again, he could not calm down. There were two groups of rebels, and one was the old prince and the other was the current prince. What was this?
After reading everything, Li Jing looked at Li Er and felt sympathy. The eldest brother and his son were the closest people, but now they rebelled. It would make everyone feel uncomfortable. If word spread, it would damage the reputation of the Holy One. It is related to the country. It is hard to say to a minister.
What, but it’s different when it involves Qin Huaidao’s safety.
Li Jing read the battle report again with uneasiness. The great achievements such as pacifying the rebellion in the Anbei Protectorate became less important. After reading it again, he thought to himself and calculated countermeasures.
After a while, Li Er adjusted his mood and asked habitually: "Pharmacist, do you have any clever ideas?"
Li Jing hesitated to speak, feeling very embarrassed.
Fang Xuanling also knew that Li Jing was in trouble. After all, he was the elder brother and son of the Holy Emperor. No matter what he said, it would be inappropriate. However, his son was in danger and had to be saved. He said urgently: "Pharmacist, if you have a way, just tell me. It is related to the safety of the imperial court.
There is no room for hesitation.”
These words reminded Li Jing to give advice from the perspective of the court and not to involve family affairs or the country's foundation.
Li Jing nodded knowingly and said solemnly: "The rebels and the rebels have a total strength of nearly 300,000, while the number of troops around the Protector is less than 30,000, and they are surrounded. The situation is critical. Only the talents of the Protector can break out."
It will be a heavy siege, but the troops will suffer huge losses, so I have the best strategy from the top to the bottom."
"Tell me about it." Li Er cheered up.
"The best strategy is to be quick with your troops. Send a few generals and 20,000 Longwu troops to support them, and then recruit 50,000 government soldiers along the way. You can collect 70,000 soldiers and rush to obey the orders. With your talents, you can add more troops."
With our own strength, we may be able to defeat the rebels in one battle, and even if we can't, we can still stabilize the situation. If we plan for it slowly, there is no need to worry, and the court will not have to waste people and money." Li Jing said solemnly.
"Where's Zhongce?" Li Er asked.
"The emperor personally marches! But preparation takes time, and the front line cannot afford to wait. Moreover, I am worried that the rebels will flee to the grassland after hearing that the Holy Emperor Yujia personally marches, and slowly get bigger, making it difficult to annihilate them." Li Jing reminded.
Li Er understood it as soon as he heard it. His son himself knew that if he really wanted to go on a personal expedition, he would be frightened and run away. Once a hundred thousand soldiers and horses entered the grassland, it would be really difficult to pursue him. He couldn't help but ask: "What's the next strategy?"
"It is difficult to tolerate two tigers in one place. I speculated that Huai Dao would break out of the encirclement and deliberately show weakness to let the two armies fight. The Holy One only needs to send someone to deliver a copy of the imperial edict, allowing the Lord Protector to mobilize troops from various states nearby.
Wait until the time is right and reap the benefits."
Li Er was silent after listening. With Qin Huaidao around, the two groups might join forces. As long as Qin Huaidao jumped out of the encirclement and deliberately showed weakness, without a common opponent, the two groups would inevitably fight, annex, and strengthen themselves. Even if they didn't fight, with Qin Huaidao
His vision and ability can also stimulate the two groups of people to fight.
Having experienced the baptism of fire, Li Er had no doubt that the two groups of people would fight.
After a moment of silence, Li Er asked: "Xuanling, what do you think?"
"Back to the Holy One, I believe that the three strategies above and below have merit. We can implement the top strategy first, and then announce the middle strategy to the outside world, letting the world know that the Holy One is preparing to personally conquer the army and confuse the two groups of rebels. As for the bottom strategy, it can be combined with the top strategy.
Use it." Fang Xuanling said quickly.
Li Eryi was silent after hearing this. His own son would rebel. Given such great power, if Qin Huaidao also rebelled, he would not be able to control him at all.
Invisibly, the prince's rebellion caused great changes in Li Er's psychology.
Li Jing saw that Li Er was worried, so he smiled helplessly and said nothing more.
Fang Xuanling could naturally tell it and didn't speak, but was very anxious.
After a while, Li Er made a decision and solemnly said: "The best policy is to let Cheng Chumo, Yuchi Baolin and Li Derjian each lead 20,000 dragon troops to support, and dispatch troops and horses from Shengzhou, Shuozhou, Xiazhou, Yanzhou and Fenzhou.
Ten thousand, provide all kinds of troops, horses, food and grass by ourselves, go to support and obey the hussar general's dispatch."
20,000 Longwu troops and 50,000 Fu soldiers seemed to be a lot, but the Fu soldiers had average combat effectiveness. There was little chance of winning with these people. Li Jing wanted to persuade him again, but when he saw Li Er's gloomy face, he hesitated and gave up the idea.
Fang Xuanling knew that Li Jing was not in his position, and it was difficult to say many things, especially during Li Er's sensitive period. However, as the prime minister, he had to say it, and organized his words to remind: "Your Majesty, according to my understanding, Cheng Chumo went to Lingnan.
Yuchi Baolin went to Jiangnan, Li Derjian is still in the grassland, and the three of them are helping Qin Huaidao manage the caravan."
Of course Li Er knew about this. He didn't care about it at first and didn't think much about it. But at this moment, he suddenly found that the person he wanted to employ would rather resign than follow Qin Huaidao, and he became more and more suspicious.
If even his son rebels, who else in the world can be trusted?
Suspicion is poison. Once it arises, it is difficult to eliminate unless there is enough evidence. However, the crisis still needs to be solved. Li Er pondered for a moment and then said: "Then I will send a message to the soldiers and horses of the five states to go ahead and listen as soon as possible. I will do it in five days."
The imperial commander will go and handle this matter personally."
"This...sage's body?" Fang Xuanling reminded.
"I'm still injured, but I can't die. I'm going to ask that treacherous son to see what he wants to do? And my brother, who gave him a way out back then, didn't know he was hiding in the dark to cause trouble and ignore the people of the world. It's simply unreasonable."
Li Er waved his hands and said with a straight face.
When it comes to this, any further advice will be met with suspicion.
Li Jing and Fang Xuanling saw Li Er's wary mentality. They could understand it if they thought about it. Their sons were rebelling, so who else could be trusted? It was reasonable to be wary of Qin Huaidao. The imperial power was sensitive and it was not appropriate to persuade. The two said goodbye and left in a hurry.
At the Zhuque Gate of the imperial palace, Fang Xuanling quietly whispered: "Go to my house."
The Zhuque Gate was under the jurisdiction of the inner guards, and they were all the spies of the Holy Spirit. They couldn't say too much. Li Jing nodded knowingly, and the two of them got into their carriages. Li Jing walked forward for a certain distance, and then ordered the driver to change the route.
Not long after, Li Jing came to Liang Guogong's mansion. The housekeeper was waiting at the door, led the people to the study, closed the door and stood guard outside, not allowing anyone to approach.
Both of them were old friends, and Li Jing was not polite. After sitting down, he said bluntly: "Xuanling, if the Holy Spirit is stimulated by this, I may become suspicious in the future. Suspiciousness between monarchs and ministers is not conducive to the court. You and I are both old, so there is no harm in stepping down.
But the children are still young, so how can we explain this?"
Fang Xuanling stroked his beard and thought, and after a moment he sighed and said: "This matter is difficult to handle, don't you see it? The Holy One is doubting whether the battle report is true or not, and he is suspicious of Huai Dao, but he is not sure, so later on
Adjust the deployment, only send troops from the five states to go there and listen to them, and lead the army to go there in person."
"The soldiers of the Five Prefectures can't make trouble, and they can solve Huaidao's urgent need. The Holy One has a good method. However, Huaidao is not stupid. He will be heartbroken to see that the Holy One is jealous. It is very valuable to stand up this time. I will think of Huaidao to lead the army in the future.
It will be difficult to go on an expedition." Li Jing said with a bitter smile.
"Look in front of you. You know the military affairs. Will there be a chance of victory after the soldiers from the five states arrive?" Fang Xuanling asked rhetorically.
Li Jing said nonchalantly: "I know you are worried about your beloved. Without the support of soldiers from the five states, no one can stop Huai Dao from running away. Don't worry about safety. Don't forget that he can defeat 200,000 Turks with 20,000 people. If so,
The information is correct, we have already jumped out of the encirclement, allowing the two groups of rebels to fight each other and reap the benefits."
Fang Xuanling was very convinced of Li Jing's ability to use troops. He put his mind at ease and asked, "What can we do? We can't just ignore it, right?"
"The imperial edict emphasizes that each state should bring more food and grass. Even if it cannot help in the war, it is still good to solve the logistics problem."
"That's fine, I'll finish the imperial edict early tomorrow morning. Pharmacist... Prince Hu Tu, I'm afraid things will change today. We old brothers will have to move around more in the future." Fang Xuanling pointed out.
Li Jing nodded tacitly, his eyes shining brightly.