Han Qi fell ill.

Tubo was defeated, and the burden of thousands of catties on his shoulders was suddenly removed, but the burden in his heart became heavier. This battle was about to come to an end, but Han Qi suddenly discovered that Li Ze's strength had become unshakable, but his strength was far inferior to before.

Hedong that can be relied on is gone.

Zuo Wuwei, who can be relied on, will obviously begin to gradually get out of his control step by step from now on. And Zuo Xiaowei, led by Qin Zhao in Dizhou, was mixed with a lot of sand by Li Ze from the very beginning. Li Hao, one of the Zhonglang generals, is Li Ze's confidant.

"Cunzhong, the general trend has gone, the general trend has gone!" Han Qi, who was lying on the bed, was covered with a towel under his forehead, extremely depressed. "Your Majesty is still lying in bed, unable to speak or write with his hands, like a living dead. And after this battle, Li Xiang's reputation will reach a new peak, what can I do! ”

In his mouth, he was helpless, but in his heart, he remembered Gao Qi's entrustment when he was leaving, and Han Qi couldn't help but burst into tears: "Gao Shuai, it's not that Han Qi is not dedicated, it's just that Han Qi is really powerless!" ”

Seeing Han Qi's appearance, Li Cunzhong was also concerned. After a long time, he gritted his teeth and said: "Don't worry, as long as Li Ze does not remove me from the position of General Zuo Wuwei, Zuo Wuwei will always be on your side." ”

Han Qi smiled miserably and shook his head: "Zuo Wuwei's old foundation, this battle, six or seven out of ten, the next reorganization, a large number of martial artists into Zuo Wuwei, a large number of trained recruits will also join Zuo Wuwei, I don't worry about Zuo Wuwei's combat effectiveness, but Cun Zhong, is that still our army?" Are you sure you can do it? Or, you can command them at will while directing the battle, but will they still listen to you when you want them to turn against Lee Sang? Li Xiang only needs to master the middle and low-level officers, who account for the vast majority, and it is enough. ”

Li Cunzhong hung his head and was speechless.

How could he not know? The skeleton of the most basic level of an army is this large number of middle and low-level officers, not to mention, Li Ze still has the Yixing Society, God knows, after the reorganization of the army this time, how many people from the Yixing Society will be mixed in with Zuo Wuwei. In the past few years, both Hedong and Zuo Wuwei have tried their best to resist the entry of Yixing Society, but with the end of this battle, all this has come to naught.

The war was coming to an end, and the news from Hedong had finally gathered to them. With the bowing of Fan Jun, Sima Fan and others, the entire Hedong has opened its arms to Li Ze.

The officials of the Fan family and the Sima family collectively withdrew from the officialdom in Hedong, and some other officials, seeing that the situation was not good, also resigned or even hung up their crowns. After all, in the Hedong War, many people lost their land and cities, and some people fled without a fight, Li Ze wanted to clean them up, and some had a lot of excuses.

The vacancies of these officials were quickly filled by officials of Li Ze's family, and it was obvious that Cao Xin of the Ministry of Officials had already made preparations for this, as if these officials had been waiting to take office for a long time.

In addition, the Xue clan and the Sima clan did not dare to make waves in Hedong anymore, but instead devoted themselves to helping to maintain local order and peace, and these officials took over all the work smoothly after taking office.

A brand new Hedong, a Hedong that they will never be familiar with, is re-emerging in front of them.

"Marshal, General!" The door was pushed open, Han Rui strode in, seeing the appearance of the two, Han Rui was stunned at first, and then immediately understood why these two were so unhappy.

"What's the matter?" Li Cunzhong stood up and asked.

"Xue Shangshu has a letter." Han Rui took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Han Qi.

"Now Xue Ping, I'm afraid my heart is also mixed, I don't know whether to be happy or sad, right?" Han Qi said with a wry smile as he opened the envelope.

"Xue Shangshu is now in Hedong, and I heard from the messenger that the Ministry of Industry is going to ask Li Xiang for a large amount of money to invest in Hedong this time to help Hedong repair roads and water conservancy, or is it going to be used in the form of work-for-relief." Han Rui said.

Li Cunzhong nodded, reached out and took off the towel on Han Qi's forehead, walked to the basin on the side, re-wet it and wrung it out, and prepared to put it on Han Qi's forehead again.

"Great idea!" Han Qi's shout made Li Cunzhong startled, and the towel in his hand was also frozen in the air.

"Jie Shuai, what's a good idea?" Li Cunzhong asked in surprise, looking at Han Qi, whose face was suddenly flushed: "Don't be too excited, the doctor said that you are too distracted during this time, and you should avoid great sorrow and joy." ”

"Xue Ping reads a lot, he really has more ideas than me, how can he be like me, at this point, except for a long sigh, there is no way to think about it!" Han Qi was a little excited, and patted the edge of the bed again and again.

"What did Xue Shangshu say?" Li Cunzhong and Han Rui were a little curious.

"Xue Ping said, after I go back, I will unite you and me, as well as Tian Lingzi, as well as Qin Zhao and others, please Your Majesty abdicate as the emperor, and ask His Royal Highness the crown prince to take the throne!" Han Qi said.

"What's a good idea?" Li Cunzhong shook his head and said, "Compared with now, what's the difference?" The crown prince is only ten years old this year. ”

"I'm only ten years old, but I always have hope!" Han Qi took a deep breath: "No matter how young you are, you are also a clear-minded, intelligent and studious emperor. No matter how small it is, even if you can't do anything, you can always go to court, you can always listen to the government, right? As long as there is still a person sitting on the seat above, then you, me, Xue Ping and the like, and Li Xiang's hold, there will be more space, right? ”

"And!" Han Qi paused and said, "Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still young, as long as he sits in that position, we have a reason to find a good marriage for the Prince, right?" This is the way to seek foreign aid in a bright and open way. ”

Han Rui spread his hands and said: "Jieshuai, Li'er is this Li'er, but under the current form, there is a person with a certain strength and status who is willing to marry the royal family?" Listen to it and avoid it. ”

"Then you're wrong!" Han Qi shook his head and said, "The temptation of the queen is enough to make many ambitious people willing to gamble." ”

Li Cunzhong pondered for a long time, "Jie Shuai, I'm afraid, I'm afraid that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not ascend the throne, but once he ascends the throne, if he ends up in the same fate as His Majesty, we will hurt him." ”

"Not really!" Han Qi raised his head and closed his eyes for a long time before he said, "At least, not now." Li Ze always wants to be famous. If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also has an accident, then he will not be able to get rid of the suspicion even if he pours out the water of the three rivers. ”

"With Li Ze's current situation, even if he loses face, what can he do?" Li Cunzhong said.

"If that's the case, he wouldn't have gone to great lengths to get His Majesty to Zhenzhou in the first place." Han Qi said: "He needs the banner of the orthodox royal family, and he needs the name of His Majesty the Emperor to win over us people, and similarly, he also needs to use this righteous name to fight against Zhu Wen and win over those forces in Shu and the south." If he really doesn't even want this face, then what's the difference between him and Zhu Wen? He's not going to do that. ”

"It's a way to go." Hearing this, Han Rui nodded: "It's better than being at a loss now, if the crown prince ascends the throne, he can be in power at the age of sixteen, and at most he will be eighteen years old, and we have a little hope." It's just that once we bring it up, Li Xiang won't be unaware of our intentions, will he agree? ”

"There's no reason for him to disagree, unless the emperor can get better now." Han Qi said: "But, does he want the emperor to get better?" ”

There is no doubt that Li Ze absolutely did not want the emperor to get better. Once the emperor suddenly gets better, of course the emperor wants to be pro-government and in power, and Han Qi and Xue Ping will also have direct allegiance, even if they still can't shake Li Ze's power from the root, it will always bring him more or less trouble.

A kingdom shall not be without a king for a day. And now the emperor's appearance makes the court exactly the same as Wujun, so when they make this request, Li Ze can't find a suitable reason to refute them.

As Han Qi said, as long as there is still a person sitting on top of Li Ze, they will be more able to be more confident.

"I immediately wrote back to Xue Ping and asked him to start handling this matter. When the war here is over and the army moves, the matter will be officially raised. And before that, we need to create some momentum for the people to talk about it first. Han Qi seemed to have gained strength all of a sudden, and sat up as soon as he lifted the quilt.

"Jie Shuai, isn't this a wake-up call for Li Xiang and made him take precautions?"

"This matter cannot be solved by precaution." Han Qi said with a smile: "We are operating this matter in a bright and bright way. The greater the momentum of the people, the more difficult it will be for Li Xiang to deal with. Even in the current Wuyi, everyone knows that there is an emperor in Zhenzhou, Li Ze, who is just the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty. The people support Li Ze, but they are not disgusted with the emperor, in their opinion, Li Ze, the prime minister, is also appointed by the emperor. It was Emperor Shengming who brought them such a capable prime minister and let them live a good life! So, it's not a contradiction. On the contrary, if Li Ze goes against the trend, it will make the people mumble in their hearts! I don't think Li Ze would be willing to face such a situation. ”

Han Qi, who was sitting at the desk, suddenly smiled: "Perhaps, we can also talk about this matter from another aspect, so that the people can really mumble in their hearts, and it will be difficult for Li Xiang to ride the tiger." In the end, he had to push the boat down the river and agreed to the accession of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to the throne, and the emperor abdicated as the Emperor. ”

"It's a brilliant idea." Li Cunzhong and Han Rui agreed.