Chapter 10: A Heaven-Sent Opportunity (Part 2)

Hearing what Li Ye said was said by Shi Peirong, the mayor of the house, Li Yi didn't continue to ask. However, Li Ye obviously felt the change in Tian Lingzi's expression, and there was a feeling of relief, and he didn't feel wrong, as if the previous words were not what Li Ye thought of himself, and the other party was very relieved.

However, Li Yu's next sentence, the heart that Tian Lingzi put down, was brought up again.

"King Shou will participate in government affairs with me in the future, as a prince, you can't always rely on the long history of the house, and you also need to have more contact with government affairs."

Li Ye was stunned, is this a good thing? There is no doubt that this is indeed a good thing, Li Yi let him participate in confidential affairs, which means that he is no longer just an ordinary prince like before, and it also means that Tian Lingzi has another threat. In the past, Li Yi discussed with Tian Lingzi or Tian Lingzi handled all things, which gave Tian Lingzi a lot of power, and he used this power to control Li Yi.

But if Li Ye is allowed to participate in these confidential affairs, it will not be easy for Tian Lingzi to deceive his superiors and subordinates like before, unless he can turn Li Ye into his own person or drive Li Ye away. But in the current situation, this seems very unrealistic.

"Thank you, Brother Huang."

In order not to let the other party regret the opportunity to oppose Tian Lingzi and others, Li Ye said that it was too late and that it was fast, and he directly thanked Tian Lingzi before he opened his mouth, which made Tian Lingzi very unhappy, but he really couldn't attack.

"They are all brothers, King Shou doesn't have to be so polite." Li Yi waved his hand, obviously unimpressed.

Tian Lingzi didn't want to come to the sect again, so he immediately said, "Your Majesty, the old slave suggested that Your Majesty should leave for Chengdu immediately. The Huangchao thief established himself as the emperor in Chang'an, and he will definitely lead a large army to attack, Zheng Jiedu envoy has not strong troops, and many generals have surrendered to the rebels before, in case Zheng Jiedu makes the rebels lose to the rebels and surrender, Your Majesty is in danger. Only by immediately going to Chengdu Mansion, relying on the danger of Shu and learning the strategy of Emperor Xuanzong, he commanded the army of King Qin in Chengdu to quell the rebellion, and after pacifying the rebels and recovering Chang'an, he could return to Chang'an. ”

"I believe that Lord Zheng will not surrender to the Huangchao rebels." Li Ye opened his mouth to argue.

Tian Lingzi looked displeased, and his eyes were full of cold light when he looked at Li Ye, "His Royal Highness King Shou is young, so I don't know the situation of these courtiers. Wasn't An Lushan also a general with a large army in his hands, and in the end he didn't rebel? Your Highness should not easily believe the words of others, when the time comes, it will threaten the safety of Your Majesty, can Your Highness take this responsibility?

Don't look at our family as incomplete people, but there is no change in the slightest in our loyalty to the Holy One. Unlike those ministers, who took the money given by the saint, when the saint was in trouble, they didn't want to save the car, but surrendered to the rebels. ”

Facing Tian Lingzi's high-sounding words, Li Ye sneered in his heart. Maybe what the other party said was right, but it was completely off the mark, and he couldn't refute it.

There are indeed very few eunuchs in history who rebelled. Because the eunuch has lost the important thing of a man, it is useless to usurp power, at most he is a powerful eunuch. But the courtiers are different, the power of the courtiers is too large can threaten the imperial power, and it is also for this reason that many emperors in history trusted the eunuchs and used the eunuchs to balance the power of those disobedient ministers.

"Alright, Father." Li Yi was a little unhappy, "King Shou didn't mean this, so Father shouldn't catch King Shou." You are all people I trust very much, and you must not engage in infighting. ”

"Yes, Imperial Brother (Your Majesty)!"

"Father is right, Xingyuan is too close to Guanzhong, we can't take risks. Father, I ordered to go down and leave for Chengdu Mansion tomorrow, and send someone to Chengdu Mansion to prepare first. Niu Jie Du envoy, you sit in Xingyuan Mansion, you must guard the various transportation arteries, if the rebels attack, be sure to block the rebels, and wait for the rebels to be pacified, I will definitely be rewarded for meritorious deeds. ”

"Wechen obeys!"

Hearing Li Yi's assurance, Niu Miao was immediately overjoyed. After Niu Cong went down, Tian Lingzi saw that Li Ye did not leave, and hesitated slightly, but then spoke.

"Your Majesty, this time the Holy Driver went to Chengdu Mansion, and there were only a few hundred soldiers of the Divine Ce Army by his side. The Shence Army had suffered heavy losses in the previous battles, and the old slave wanted to implore His Majesty to allow the old slave to recruit new soldiers and rebuild the Shence army. ”

"Rebuild the Divine Army?" Li Yi did not object, "How many recruits does Father plan to recruit?" ”

"The old slave plans to form 54 new armies of Shence, each with a thousand people. At that time, the new army of Shence will become the elite in the hands of His Majesty, and there will be no recurrence of this situation, whether it is to quell the rebellion or to deter the various feudal towns, it will have a great effect. Tian Lingzi said earnestly, and those who didn't know really thought that he was loyal to the Xi Sect.

The power of Tian Lingzi and other eunuchs relied on the mastery of the Shence Army. Since the Anshi Rebellion, the Shence Army has gradually become the elite force of the Tang Dynasty to shock the local area, with a scale of 200,000 people in its heyday. Later, the eunuchs gradually controlled the command of this army, and it was precisely because of the military power in their hands that the eunuchs could interfere in the government and depose the emperor at will.

However, the Shence Army has long been corrupted now, and its combat effectiveness is not good. Huangchao's attack on Tongguan caused heavy losses to the Shence army, and now the Shence army is either scattered in all directions or absorbed by various feudal towns. And the Shence Army is an important tool for Tian Lingzi and other powerful eunuchs to control the government, and when the Shence Army is facing collapse, it is natural to rebuild, only in this way can Tian Lingzi continue to maintain its position. Li Yi was very young when he succeeded to the throne, and when he grew up, he was addicted to hobbies such as polo that had nothing to do with national affairs, and he didn't know much about them. His worldview was mainly shaped by Tian Lingzi and other eunuchs, so he naturally couldn't understand the true intention of Tian Lingzi's move.

"Everything is just as my father said, with my father here, I am very relieved." For the army, Li Yi didn't care, since Tian Lingzi wanted to do this, then it must be right.

Seeing that Tian Lingzi could form a new Shence Army so easily, Li Ye was not envious. But he is too young now, and it is not so easy to fight for it, so he can only watch Tian Lingzi master the tens of thousands of divine troops.

As soon as Li Ke went back, he told Pei Rong about this, although he was resentful that Tian Lingzi got the power to reorganize the Shence Army, but thinking that Li Ye could follow Xizong's side and participate in confidential affairs, Pei Rong suddenly had a smile on his face, and he directly left behind Tian Lingzi's reorganization of the Shence Army.

"Your Highness, Your Majesty's permission for you to be with you and participate in confidential affairs is a godsend for Your Highness. His Royal Highness can take this opportunity to gain His Majesty's trust and show His Highness's talent in front of the court. ”

"Master Pei, now in addition to His Royal Highness, there are only a group of people left by His Majesty's side, and the officials of the Southern Division (court officials, Northern Divisions refer to eunuchs) are still in Chang'an. What is the difference between Pei Changshi saying this and not saying it? Zhang Wei pouted.

Li Ye found one thing, that is, the eunuchs and court officials really can't pee in the same pot, just like Zhang Wei and Pei Rong around him, they look at each other unpleasantly, so it seems that there has always been a situation of tearing each other down.

Father-in-law Zhang's words did not dare to agree. Huang Chao's establishment of the puppet Qi regime is unpopular, and it is believed that many ministers loyal to the Tang Dynasty will come to follow His Majesty. Now is the opportunity for His Highness, His Highness is young now, and he has no influence in front of the courtiers, if His Highness can emerge in the future, it will be of great help to His Highness in the future. Pei Rong directly ignored Zhang Wei's unhappy eyes and said to himself.

Li Ye glanced at Pei Rong, also thinking about the other party's words. It is true that he is not suitable to be in charge of the army now, but he can accumulate his own strength, whether it is hard power or soft power. Increase the good impression in the hearts of the courtiers, this is soft power, if His Majesty encounters an accident today, the opposition to his position will not be very strong.

Thinking of this, he began to understand Pei Rong's plan. The other party may be betting on it, or perhaps through the conversation between the two during this time, the other party may guess that he will not be resigned to mediocrity, especially dissatisfied with the status quo. It's nothing if the other party guesses, it's just the other party's guess, but if the other party is willing to assist him, it will naturally be a good thing for him.

As everyone knows, when Li Ye was happy to get the gift of the Son of Heaven, Tian Lingzi and others were also talking about Li Ye, the young king of longevity.