In the East Palace, Li Jiancheng's study is already in a mess.

Liu Zhiyuan, Wei Zheng, Wang Qi, Qin Hui and other Li Jiancheng's hardcore henchmen of the East Palace rushed over when they heard the news, and looked at Li Jiancheng, who was standing in front of the windowsill, and forgot what to say for a while.

After a long time, it was Li Jiancheng who was the first to break the silence: "My father has become more and more obedient to the people of the world over the years, is it possible that my father has really had the idea of changing the crown prince?" ”

"Impossible!"

Wang Jue shook his head resolutely and said: "Your Majesty is from a noble family, and he has always valued etiquette, and he will never do anything to abolish the elder and the young!" ”

Liu Zhiyuan also echoed and said: "The etiquette system is the foundation of the family's thousand-year-old inheritance, and the Guanlong nobles are the foundation of my Tang Dynasty. ”

Wei Zheng straightened his waist and said loudly: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been conscientious and diligent in handling government affairs for His Majesty over the years, and there is no loss of morality!" If Your Majesty really abolished His Royal Highness's position and renamed King Qin as the crown prince, Wei Zheng would rather die on the Jinluan Palace than dissuade Your Majesty! ”

The persuasion of several subordinates made Li Jiancheng's face look a lot better, but he still said with some worry: "But over the years, the second brother has performed miraculous achievements, and his reputation in Datang is in full swing, and Lone's heart is always a little uneasy. ”

Liu Zhiyuan nodded and said, "Your Highness is worried. In these years, the King of Qin has conquered the east and the north, and has made countless military exploits, so His Majesty will rely on His Royal Highness the King of Qin militarily. Weichen thought that if His Royal Highness wanted to compete with His Royal Highness King Qin militarily, he had to have some military merits. ”

Li Jiancheng sighed and said, "Why don't you know about loneliness? It's just that Lone was accidentally defeated and captured in Jingxiang, which greatly disappointed his father, and now almost all the battles are in charge of the second brother, and Lone can't intervene at all! ”

Qin Hui said in a deep voice: "It is true that His Majesty will not let His Highness make a move in large-scale military operations, but this does not mean that His Highness cannot interfere in the military!" ”

Li Jiancheng glanced at Qin Hui and asked, "What does Huizhi (Qin Hui's character) mean?" ”

Qin Hui slowly took out a letter from his cuff and said in a deep voice: "This letter was written to me by Mr. Wu Yong from Qingzhou. At the beginning, I was ordered to go to Shandong to recruit the Yijun, and I had a little friendship with this Mr. Wu Yong. Now the Sui generals Qin Qiong and Di Qing led a large army to attack Qingzhou very urgently, Wu Yong sent people to find Weichen, hoping that Weichen could say a few good words to the court and send troops to rescue Qingzhou. ”

"Weichen thought that His Royal Highness could take the opportunity to ask His Majesty for help and lead the troops to rescue Qingzhou. If he wins, His Royal Highness can take advantage of the fact that His Royal Highness the King of Qin led the army to storm Luoyang and contain the Sui army in the Central Plains, and lead the army to attack Xuzhou, and even kill Jiangdu in one go. ”

Li Jiancheng's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he seemed to be moved, but his expression soon dimmed again, and he sighed and said: "Qingzhou is thousands of miles away from Guanzhong, and there is a Zhu Yuanzhang in the middle, even if you are alone, you may not be able to do anything!" ”

Liu Zhiyuan smiled slightly: "No, Your Highness, Weichen thinks that this matter is promising. Zhu Yuanzhang has just defeated Liu Heimin, Hebei is in ruins, and our dispatch of troops to Qingzhou at this time will inevitably attract the attention of the Sui army, which is undesirable for him. Because it will give him more time to pacify Hebei and straighten out the interior. In addition, Youzhou Luo Yi is equivalent to a sword hanging on his head to him, Luo Yi has not been destroyed, and he has no courage to dare to turn his face with my Tang Dynasty. ”

As soon as Liu Zhiyuan's words fell, Wei Zheng surrendered his hand and asked: "Your Highness, Wei Chen had some friendships with Dou Jiande and some of his generals and strategists in his early years. Although Dou Jiande is no longer there, there should still be many of those generals under Zhu Yuanzhang's command. If His Royal Highness can trust Weichen, Weichen is willing to go to Hebei to persuade Zhu Yuanzhang. ”

Li Jiancheng still has some concerns: "But the fierce generals in the Sui army are like clouds, and most of the elite generals of my Tang Dynasty have gone with the people of the world to attack Luoyang. ”

Qin Hui smiled slightly and said, "Your Highness, rest assured, now the main force of the Sui army is in the Central Plains and Bashu, and Qin Qiong's troops who attacked Qingzhou are just a partial division. Moreover, when Weichen recruited the Qingzhou Righteous Army, he found that the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in the Righteous Army, such as Mr. Wu Yong, was a rare resourceful man. There are also Chao Gai, Du Yan and others, all of whom are fierce generals of the three armies. What's more, Qingzhou is a piece of land that has been picked up for nothing, and it is lonely, even if it is lost, it is not a pity. ”

Li Jiancheng shook his head: "These people are called the Righteous Army, but they are actually grass cowards. Although it is now submitted to the Tang Dynasty, if our army is defeated at that time, there is a chance that it will turn against each other. Loneliness must not put his own safety on these people. ”

Speaking of this, Li Jiancheng suddenly sighed: "It's a pity that when he attacked Jingxiang, he was too careless, which caused his generals to donate their lives on the battlefield, so that now there are no brave generals available in the East Palace!" ”

"Your Highness's words are wrong, who said that there is no brave general available in the East Palace!"

Liu Zhiyuan laughed and said: "Your Highness, Weichen was ordered to take charge of the guards of the East Palace, but he selected three fierce generals from them, although they are not as good as His Royal Highness King Zhao." But at least it can be compared with Li Siyuan, Liang Shitai and others. ”

Li Jiancheng was overjoyed when he heard this: "Is General Liu's words serious? I can't imagine that there is such a person in my East Palace? ”

Liu Zhiyuan still said with a smile on his face: "How dare Weichen deceive His Highness? These three people are indeed outstanding in martial arts. The first person's name was Liu Yuan, and he made an iron gun weighing more than 50 pounds, and his marksmanship was outstanding. The second person's name is Yuan Lang, who makes two water mills steel, and the martial arts can almost be described in four words. The third person is called Suji, and he is also the most courageous of the three, the big axe in his hand weighs eighty pounds, even if he is in the heyday of Weichen, he can't win steadily, and now he can resist him for ten rounds Thank God! ”

"Such a brave general has always been subservient to the subordinates, if it weren't for Liu Qing, he would have almost made the pearl dusty. Come on, quickly go for Gu and invite the three strong men of Ji Qi, Yuan Lang, and Liu Yuan to come! ”

Not long after, the three of them, Yuan Lang, and Liu Yuan, were brought into Li Jiancheng's study. When Li Jiancheng saw the appearance of the three of them, he was overjoyed: "With such fierce generals to help, why worry about big things?" "When the three of them were promoted to the East Palace guards.

The three of them were overjoyed when they heard this, and knelt on the ground together to thank him: "Thank you for your appreciation of His Royal Highness the Prince, and I am willing to hold a horse and chase stirrups for His Royal Highness, and swear to follow him!" ”

Wang Qi on the side also said to Li Jiancheng: "Your Highness, although the two generals who support His Highness, Li Shentong and Li Shenfu, are mediocre in martial arts, but General Li Sheng is a general with both wisdom and courage. ”

Li Jiancheng nodded when he heard this: "Mr. Fei reminds that Gu has almost forgotten the great talent of General Li Sheng. Lone then went to the palace to see his father, asking him to allow Lone to rescue Qingzhou, and to send General Li Sheng as Lone's lieutenant. ”