The thick tent felt curtain has a good barrier, the cold wind outside the tent is biting, but there is no wind in the tent, the heat of the brazier does not leak at all, the inside of the big tent is baked warm like spring, and the outside of the tent is like two worlds, so that the foreheads of the two people sitting in the tent are faintly sweaty.

The tent was extremely quiet, and the sound of each other's breathing could be heard clearly. Qi Biming held the secret decree in both hands and looked at it again and again, not doubting the authenticity of this secret decree.

Aside from the seals and other letters, the content of the secret order seems a bit absurd, and it is simply not like a normal person can make a decision to kill the general after victory. But it is precisely because of this that Qi Ming was able to confirm that this secret order was indeed not forged.

Don't say that there is only one Xue Huaiyi, even if a famous general is like Cheng Wuting and Black Tooth Changzhi, in the eyes of His Majesty the Holy Emperor, it is also a crime to kill and a crime.

Qi Mingming himself lacked a good impression of Xue Huaiyi, in fact, in the entire Daibei Daoxing camp, from the commanders of the armies to the ordinary battalions, there were not many people who had a good impression of Xue Huaiyi.

But after seeing this secret order, Qi Ming didn't have much good feelings in his heart, but secretly felt sad in his heart. Xue Huaiyi, no matter what his character or crime is, is now the general manager of the Northern Marching Army and their direct general.

However, in the eyes of the Holy Emperor, it was just a pig and dog that could be killed lightly with a secret order, and he did not care at all about what kind of impact and impact this would bring to the entire Daibei Road march.

One can imagine what kind of goods these lower-level generals are in the eyes of His Majesty the Holy Emperor. What is the significance of these soldiers in the camp, enduring hunger and cold, and enduring hardships on the frontier?

Of course, this stunned loss was not enough to make Qi Mingming feel much sympathy for Xue Huaiyi and even affect his own choice, after experiencing the initial surprise, he had already subconsciously thought about how to get rid of Xue Huaiyi, and have the least impact on the army.

Qi Biming was silent for a long time, and Wu Youyi's mood was naturally anxious, because after all, this was related to whether he could successfully control the army and even his future life and death.

When it comes to his own life, Wu Youyi naturally used his brains, and it was not blind to choose Qi Mingming to communicate about this matter. The entire army, plus himself and Xue Huaiyi, is a total of eighteen road chiefs.

These governors come from different backgrounds, have different interests, and have different authority.

The reason why Wu Youyi preferred Qi Ming was that Qi Ming was a general and had no deep connection with the DPRK and China, and the other was that Qi Ming did not follow Xue Huaiyi north from the Shendu, but was himself a guard envoy stationed in Yunzhong City, and he and Wu Youyi were preparing to welcome the northward march of the Dai Beidao army, and they were more closely connected with each other than the governors of the north.

Qi Biming and Wu Youyi have one thing in common, that is, they both married the daughters of the Li Tang Sect, Wu Youyi's wife is the granddaughter of Li Yuanliang, the king of Huo, and Mrs. Qi Biming is the daughter of Li Ming, the king of Cao, the son of Taizong.

If Shendu City has really completely changed the sky and the government belongs to the Li family, then he and Qi Ming, as the son-in-law of the Li family, will undoubtedly have more common topics in the next schemes.

Moreover, Qi Ming was born in the Tiele Department, and his family is still quite powerful in the Helan region, and his father-in-law, King Cao, was deposed in his early years for conspiring with the abolished prince Li Xian, and there is a slight love affair between him and the acting king.

In this way, as long as he can pull Qi Ming to his side, then there is enough room for advance and retreat in the future, whether it is fleeing or attached.

"The army advances and retreats, and there are commanders of all armies under the general who can advise, not two or three people can decide with words."

Wu Youyi waited for a long time before hearing Qi Mingming's answer, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, knowing that Qi Mingming had decided to get rid of Xue Huaiyi with him.

So he hurriedly said: "Of course I understand this. It's just that I have been supervising the transportation of grain and grass in the rear for a long time, and I don't know much about the people and military affairs in the battalion. ”

"At present, in the camp, the chief manager is not happy, and most of the affairs of the military camp are entrusted to Su Honghui, Li Duozuo, Cao Renshi and other directors. Those who can speak in their humble positions are only a few people such as the governor of Jitian, Aqiu Toyotomi, etc. ”

Since he decided to conspire with Wu Youyi, Qi Biming was also thinking about it, he had been with the army for more than a month, and he naturally understood the personnel in the country more deeply than Wu Youyi. But to be honest, although he has a little landlord's convenience, he can influence only two or three people who are also generals, and the relationship between the commanders who are really in charge of the army is really so-so.

Wu Youyi couldn't help frowning when he heard the names Qi Ming pointed out. These governors in power, Su Honghui is the grandson of the famous general Su Dingfang, Cao Renshi is the son of Cao Jishu, a brave general who followed Su Dingfang to destroy Baekje, and Li Duozuo Although he is a general, his prestige in the army is not low.

If it was just to get rid of Xue Huaiyi and hold the Holy Emperor's secret order, Wu Youyi could contact these people with confidence. But the problem is that in addition to killing Xue Huaiyi, he also has to control the entire Daibei Dao military power, and these three people are still potential competitors in his opinion, and he even wants to get rid of them all.

"So, can you get rid of Huaiyi directly here?"

After thinking about it, Wu Youyi said again.

After hearing this, Qi Biming hurriedly waved his hand and said, "This must not be!" At present, the army is still on the border, the situation in Mo Nan this winter is already strange and unpredictable, and there are many servants in the army, once the general is rashly killed, the army may be difficult to restrain it! It is better to be able to return to the state and make another attempt. ”

Although he was also born in Fanhu, the entire family has been in the Tang Dynasty for a long time, and the father and son are all relatives of the Li Tang clan for two generations, and subconsciously put themselves in the position of the Tang people.

If the march of Daibei Road was just an army drawn from the interior, the situation would be simpler, but now there are as many as tens of thousands of Fan Hu servants around the camp. Once they knew of such a drastic change in the camp, they might turn around and seduce the Turkic counteroffensive army.

Therefore, the idea of Wu Youyi is absolutely impossible.

Inevitably, Wu Youyi couldn't hold back and did stupid things, Qi Ming said patiently: "These three, either from the family of the generals, or the people who are grateful and benevolent, such as lowly positions, as long as the king can show them in writing, they will not dare to obey the order." Among them, Su Honghui is cautious and timid, the army is so stuck, half of this person can't be forcibly said to be dangerous. But the other two will surely make the intention understand. ”

Qi Biming persuaded Wu Youyi to contact Cao Renshi and Li Duozuo, one of whom was in charge of the elite of the Chinese army, and the other was quite prestigious among the Northeast Hulu, if they were willing to help in this matter, then there would be no problem.

As for Su Honghui, it is not the family heirloom of Qi Mingming's underestimation of famous generals. In fact, Su Honghui is old and serious, and he is strategic, and most of the camp affairs are managed by him, and the army has been trapped here for so long and there has been no turmoil, which shows that the ability is there.

But in Qi Mingming's view, Su Honghui committed the mistakes of benevolence but forbearance, knowledge and cowardice, and cowardice and suspicion as stated in the "Weigong Military Law", as a general, he lacked decisiveness and bravery, and his level as an assistant was not low, but if he led the army alone, such a character would have big problems, and he would delay the fighter plane at least and drag down the whole army at worst.

If Su Honghui is made aware of this matter, although he does not dare to disobey the Holy Emperor's secret order, he will definitely be safe, hoping that Xue Huaiyi will only be imprisoned and not killed, and he will be escorted back to the gods to wait for the Holy Emperor's ruling.

But if the Holy Emperor suddenly became emotional when he saw Xue Huaiyi again and decided to leave him alive, then they, the conspirators, would offend Xue Huaiyi ruthlessly, and it would be better to kill Xue Huaiyi directly.

Hearing Qi Mingming's persuasion, Wu Youyi also fell into deep thought. Qi Bi knew only one and did not know the other, so although the advice given was not unreasonable, it did not meet Wu Youyi's requirements.

At the same time, he also realized that if the army did not retreat, it would be difficult to kill Xue Huaiyi directly in Shuozhou. Even Qi Ming, who had already been co-opted by him, did not approve of him doing this, so one can imagine what kind of attitude the rest of the general managers would have towards this.

It seems that if you want to kill Xue Huaiyi, you must first pull the army back to the state. And if you want the army to retreat, you can't get around the three road chiefs. For a while, Wu Youyi could be said to be entangled to the extreme.

Seeing that Wu Youyi was still hesitant, Qi Bi couldn't help but continue: "Since the withdrawal of troops is already imperative, then we will simply discuss this matter for now. As the secret order says, it should not be saved, and it will be much simpler to wait until the army returns to the state and then gather forces! ”

When Wu Youyi heard this, his eyes couldn't help but light up, his original plan was to pull the army back to the state and then turn out to be Xue Huaiyi, and take advantage of the situation to control the military power of the army. Qi Mingming's reminder made him think back to the original point.

But this entanglement is not in vain. At least he realized that if he wanted to master this army, he also had to get rid of or control a few overly powerful governors.

"Just as the chief of the Chebi said, you and I should contact the commanders of the battalion to determine the withdrawal of the troops. As for what will happen in the future, I will discuss it in detail after returning to the state. ”

Wu Youyi nodded, ready to go his separate ways with Qi Ming. Although it is difficult to guarantee that the news of the coup d'état in Shendu will not spread further to the army during the withdrawal of the army to the rear, he can also use this period of time to gain control of the army.

Previously, he had the Holy Emperor as his backing, and he didn't have too strong a need to directly control the army, so he stayed in the rear with peace of mind, and did not want to suffer on the front line. But now that the backer has fallen, it is necessary to use this time difference to control the army.

At the moment, it is not possible to directly solve Xue Huaiyi, but he can also use Xue Huaiyi to suppress several thorns in the army. This idea did not come out of nowhere, and he had already received a lot of lessons from the king, and his past experience could come in handy at this time.

Qi Biming was mainly responsible for lobbying Cao Renshi and some marching chiefs who had less say in the matter, while Wu Youyi was responsible for lobbying Su Honghui and others, but he deliberately left Li Duozuo out.

Words are lobbying, but the army is stuck here, miserable, in fact, the commanders of all the armies have already been concerned, but they are afraid to talk about it for fear of bearing the name of cowardice, and now there is the deputy commander Wu Youyi to come forward to lobby, and a consensus has been reached in a short time.

Xue Huaiyi, the chief manager, had another full day, and returned to the big tent of the Chinese army with unfinished intentions, and ordered the soldiers to clean up and cook the prey he shot today, and use it as dinner, preparing to feast King Jian'an in the big tent, but he didn't know that the governors under his command had made the decision to withdraw the army behind his back.

Wu Youyi did not shy away from Xue Huaiyi's invitation, and after contacting the commanders, he came to the Chinese army's big tent on time.