Fourth, confidential discussion
Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive!
Li Qi was thinking about touching Ren Yuan's attitude and details first, but the other party automatically came to the door.
Thinking of this, Li Qi simply took the initiative to get up and prepared to go outside the door to invite Na Ren Yuan into the tent.
Ren Yuan was born as a civil official, nearly 50 years old, and his body was still very healthy, so he was slightly surprised to see Li Jiqi come out to greet him in person. The crown prince, who was only fifteen years old, had seemed to be a little cowardly since he became the commander of the army to conquer Shu, but he also knew very well that his military talents were limited, and he had always wisely asked Guo Chongtao to give orders from Liangchuan, and how could he not interfere in the affairs of the army's operational command.
Since the pacification of Shudi, the crown prince let the eunuchs kill Guo Chongtao on the charge of rebellion, Ren Yuan, who has a close relationship with Guo Chongtao, has a dislike for him in his heart.
But since the beginning of the day, that is, after the "future emperor" fell from his frightened war horse while crossing the Chencang Road, and woke up from a brief coma, he behaved somewhat abnormally. Not only did he begin to actively intervene in the affairs of the army, but he also became a little unfamiliar with the whole person, and even spoke with a certain domineering momentum in his tone, and he also interfered with Ren Yuan's operational command, and sometimes bypassed this deputy envoy and gave his own orders directly to the generals of various armies at an inopportune time.
The army marched to Yixian, and the news of Zhao Zaili's mutiny in Weibo came, and the imperial edict issued by Luoyang was to slaughter the Shu lord Wang Yan and his family who surrendered to prevent a change. However, the crown prince refused to obey the order, and killed the eunuch Xiang Yansi and others in the name of Jiaozhao, and saved the Wang family and a number of officials and generals in Shuzhong.
Ren Yuan entered the tent and said to Li Qi: "The minister listened to the doctor, His Royal Highness has a headache from time to time, so he came to greet him." β
"Thanks to my uncle's concern, it's no big deal." Li Qi nodded, this Ren Yuan was originally the niece of Li Keyong, the king of Jin, and Li Qi deliberately used the name of his uncle to show his closeness. Then he looked at everyone present, waved his hand and said, "Everyone has nothing to do, let's step down, I have something to say to Ren Zhao." β
Seeing this, Ren Yuan was a little stunned, and he didn't know what the prince's sudden move meant.
The attachΓ©s withdrew, and only Li Qi and Ren Yuan were left in the tent.
"Uncle, please be seated." Li Qi pointed to the dwarf table in the tent and said to Ren Yuan, then poured two cups of tea and soup with his own hands and put them on the desk, and sat on the opposite side.
"What do you command?" Ren Yuan knelt on the carpet and looked at Li Jiqi with some hesitation and said.
Li Jiqi looked at Ren Yuan, and then asked in a condensed voice, "Is the situation in the army still stable?" β
"It's relatively stable, since the rebellion of Kang Yanxiao was quelled, no one dares to have a different heart at present."
Li Qi was silent after listening to it, and after a long time, he said slowly: "The latest military report is that Li Siyuan's rebels have entered Bianliang and Tokyo has fallen, what does my uncle think of the current situation, aren't you ready to tell me?" β
Ren Yuan's heart was shocked, and he hurriedly said, "Why did the prince say this?!" β
Li Qi looked at Ren Yuan and continued to say slowly: "I have always had an ominous premonition these days, and it is difficult to sleep and eat. Yesterday, there was another bubu, which also indicates that there is a big evil omen in the direction of Luoyang. The book says that everything is prepared to stand, and if it is not prepared, it is wasted. The pre-word rule is not to stumble, the pre-rule is not sleepy, the pre-action rule is not guilty, and the pre-road rule is not poor. There are some things that you still have to prepare for the worst as early as possible...... To put it mildly, if there is really an accident on the father's side, what are the plans to recruit the deputy envoy? β
Ren Yuan's face changed color when he heard this, and then he said sharply: "The prince listened to the nonsense of others? Such a proverb should not come from the mouth of His Highness! β
"I said it, of course, I can't say it to outsiders, so I only asked my uncle to discuss it secretly." Li Qi said word by word: "Luoyang sent people several times a day to urge me to lead the army back to the division sooner, but now there has been no news for three days, doesn't my uncle think there is something strange in this?" I can't be trusted, I tossed and turned last night, thinking about it, only my uncle is my own family, so I have to go to my uncle to discuss this kind of thing......"
Li Qi's meaning is obvious, that is, he is ready to use the identity of relatives and family members to win over Ren Yuan. Most of the famous generals in the Jin army were the righteous sons of Li Keyong, the king of Jin, and promised to marry them. For example, Ren Yuan's original boss, Li Sizhao, the former Zhaoyi Jiedu envoy, is not only Li Keyong's righteous son, but also his niece and son-in-law, and Ren Yuan is also a brother-in-law.
It's a pity that in the past few years, the No. 2 people in the Jin army, Zhou Dewei, Li Sizhao, Li Cunxian and other famous generals died in battle or died of illness one after another, and the stars fell, which caused Li Siyuan to lack containment and gradually sit on the big side.
Ren Yuan didn't expect Li Qi to speak so directly, he was silent for a long time, and finally hesitated and said: "A certain family naturally looks at the prince's horse......
"Good!" Li Qi didn't wait for Ren Yuan to finish speaking, he interrupted his speech, since Ren Yuan had already agreed, he would first use the words to detain the other party, so that when doing things in the future, he could also have less worries, "I know that you have a grudge against Guo Chongtao's death, but Guo Chongtao is acting arrogantly in Shudi, and he clearly does not take me, the prince, in his eyes at all, and disposes of him on the charge of treason, I don't think there is anything wrong with it...... However, the eunuch Li Congxi and Ma Yangui and others formed a party for personal gain, and I was going to kill them to appease the resentment in the army and solicit the deputy envoy. β
Ren Yuan was surprised by the decisive killing of the crown prince Li Qi, thought for a while, and then said: "This matter is arranged by the prince. β
Li Qi glanced at the dome on the tent, and continued to be silent for a long time before he spoke: "There has been no court report from Luoyang for three days, but I am afraid that something has really happened. In this team, most of the Liang country's surrender battles, as for what loyalty and reliability, don't count on it, recruit the deputy envoy to quell the rebellion of Kang Yanxiao, don't cause any big trouble. By tomorrow the army will arrive in Chang'an, I mean let's stay down for the time being, and wait for the news from Luoyang before making a decision! β
Ren Yuan hesitated: "I'm afraid it will delay the matter in Luoyang." β
Li Qi raised his head and squinted at the night sky emerging from the top of the tent: "The commander of Zhang Luan, who stayed in Jingzhao Mansion, is also a general of the Liang State, and he cannot be trusted. After arriving in Chang'an, I went to him for an interview, if there was any second heart, then I had to start first and get rid of him! β
Although he is the crown prince, Ren Yuan is currently the actual commander of this army.
Counting with his fingers, at this time, the "Xingjiaomen Change" has happened, and his cheap father Li Cunqiao is afraid that he has died in the chaos. I have only been in this world for more than ten days inexplicably, and I have no feelings for this Emperor Zhuangzong of the Later Tang Dynasty, but I still inevitably feel a little sad in my heart.
Ren Yuan was taken aback when he heard this: "This Zhang Lu is the younger brother of Zhang Yun, the envoy of Liangchuan Xuanfu, and now Zhang Yun leads his troops to stay in Xingyuan Mansion, and they can't be moved!" β
β¦β¦