Chapter 622: The Battle of the Grain Depot (3)
"Huh?"
"Huh?"
"Impossible?"
……
Pei Shoude's words were really amazing, and everyone was shocked, even Li Qian, who was sure that the Empress Wu would fight back, was also surprised, after all, this game is Li Xian's extremely obvious dominant position, no matter how strong the Empress Wu is, it will be difficult to shake the foundation of Li Xian's rise, and everyone can't see what the crisis of the East Palace is.
"Why did Shoude say this?"
Not only were the Li Chong brothers shocked by Pei Shoude's words, but also the other strategists in the mansion who were present were also shocked, but Li Zhen was very calm and did not show any surprises, but just smiled faintly, and asked a question lightly.
"Lord Wang Mingjian, to put it bluntly, there is actually a key word - time! Judging from the news obtained, the grain that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can support can only last for three days at most, and it will take five days to say the rest of the grain arrives, and this is where His Royal Highness the Prince's flaws lie, if the son-in-law is not bad, the palace will inevitably make a big fuss about this matter, once His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has no way to deal with it, it will not only be troublesome, but a catastrophe! ”
Pei Shoude has been following Li Zhen for a long time, and he knows Li Zhen's personality, only when he sees the look on his face that seems to be smiling but not smiling, he knows that Li Zhen has already made a calculation in his heart, and the reason why he asks this question is just to cultivate the analytical ability of Li Chong and others.
"That's right, that's right, as long as the household department doesn't give food, I'm afraid that the East Palace will have no drama to sing, although two days is not long, but the hungry victims are making a fuss, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is afraid that he will be busy!"
Li Qian had always insisted that the martial arts would fight back, although most of the ingredients were in anger with Li Chong, but there was also a certain basis for reasoning, but the ability was limited, and he failed to grasp the key point of the matter.
"Not necessarily, even if the household department does not give grain, with the financial resources of the 'Deng Kee firm', it is not very difficult to buy some grain."
Li Chong just couldn't see Li Qian's pride, so he coldly counterattacked.
"What Brother Chong said is not unreasonable, but this one may work at ordinary times, however, it will not work at this time, if it is not bad, the one in the palace will definitely block this road, no more, a grain edict is enough!"
As soon as Li Chong's words came out, Li Qian's face instantly turned red, and the words of the argument were about to come out of his mouth, Pei Shoude saw this, he didn't dare to slack off, and he smiled and said the answer to the mystery.
"Clever move, if this is the case, the East Palace will be in danger!"
Li Qian is a person who studies literature in the end, and his mind is quite keen, and the others are still thinking hard about the purpose of the grain edict, he has already reacted first, clapped his hands, and shouted with some schadenfreude.
"That's not it, although the edict of requisition for grain is ruthless, there must be this preparation at the end of the East Palace, although it is a little difficult to deal with, but it is not incomprehensible, the real key is not here, but in the ......"
Seeing Li Qian smug there, Pei Shoude couldn't help laughing, shook his head slightly, and explained confidently, but before he finished speaking, he saw that Li Zhen, who was sitting at the top, had already raised his hand, Pei Shoude didn't dare to say more, so he could only snort and swallow the unfinished words back into his stomach.
"Stand down."
Exercise the children to exercise the children, it really came to the most critical moment, Li Zhen was still quite reserved, and did not intend to let the sons participate in the real confidential matters, so he waved his hand and issued an expulsion order.
"No!"
Li Zhen is the master of the Yue Palace, he has opened his mouth, and the others dare not slack off, each bowed down to the promise, and all withdrew from the study, only Pei Shoude sat in place with a smile.
"Who does Shoude think will win?"
Without outsiders present, Li Zhen stopped playing those vain politenesses, looked at Pei Shoude with a solemn face, and asked directly.
"East Palace, if we don't interfere."
Pei Shoude also did not have any polite words, did not explain the process of reasoning, and directly gave the answer.
"Well, Wen'er has been in Hexi for many years, so it's time to move the place."
Li Zhen nodded thoughtfully, and after muttering for a while, she said something quite strange.
"No, son-in-law will arrange it."
Pei Shoude is worthy of being Li Zhen's confidant, just listening, he already understood the hidden meaning of Li Zhen's words, although he was slightly surprised, but did not say anything, but respectfully agreed to the promise, and then exited the study and hurried to the front yard......
As the bell on the corner tower rang, the imperial city fell to the spoon, and there was a heavy dead silence in all directions, only the unknown insects were playing hard in the grass, but there was also a dynamic color, but Li Xian, who was dressed in night clothes, was obviously unable to appreciate such a harmonious movement, standing in front of the windowsill of the study, sighed slightly, and his face was full of solemnity, It's just because he knows very well that tonight's battle will not be easy, although he has made enough relevant preparations, Li Xian still can't rest assured, and after hesitating again and again, he still decided to go to the grain depot in person - it's not that Li Xian doesn't want to go early, but as a prince, his every move is being monitored, and there is no legitimate reason, it is difficult to get out of the palace, and if he is not careful, being ginseng is not a trivial matter, so even if he is impatient in his heart, he can only wait until the key is dropped before he can leave.
Suddenly, the bell stopped, the sound of the watch stopped, it was time to set off, but seeing Li Xian's figure flashed, the person had already swept out of the window like a ghost, and in a few ups and downs, he had swept out of the palace wall, flew and jumped on the tile, looked around, and saw that there was nothing wrong, so he unfolded his body and rushed towards the west of the city.
"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable!"
Li Xian's heart was very anxious, the speed of the flying vertical was extremely fast, and he had swept out of the land of Li Xu in an instant, but with the sound of a road horn, Li Xian had to stop the galloping footsteps, just because a one-armed old Taoist had flashed on the tile, just blocking Li Xian's way, it was the Qingxu old road of Qixia Mountain!
"His Royal Highness the Prince, it's been a long time, don't come unharmed?"
Qingxu Lao Dao stood with one hand on his chest, made a joke, and greeted him lightly, as if he was an old friend.
"This palace is very good, but Your Excellency is afraid that it will be bad!"
As soon as he saw the Qingxu Old Dao appear here, Li Xian's heart couldn't help but sink, not because he was afraid of the martial arts of the Qingxu Old Dao, but because he was worried about the safety of the grain depot, but the matter had come to this point, and it was useless to worry about it.
"Hehe, Your Highness's words are wrong, on this good night, why bother to move the sword soldiers, you see that this bright moon is so beautiful, and it is good to accompany His Highness to enjoy the moonlight?"
Li Xian's words were really unpleasant, but Qingxu Lao Dao didn't care at all, just smiled, waved his hand, and replied politely.
"Just because you want to block the way of the main palace? Do you want to lose another arm? Well, then let this palace fulfill you. ”
Qingxu Lao Dao will appear here, it only means one thing - the battle of the grain depot is inevitable, this is really not a very good sign for Li Xian, don't look at Li Xian's face Although he is still calm, in fact, his heart is already burning like a fire, how can he have the heart to talk nonsense with Qingxu Lao Dao here, this is a strong expression, his hand is already on the hilt of the knife, and he plans to take care of the shocking world, but also to take down the Qingxu Lao Dao in the fastest time!
"Your Highness is slow, Poor Dao alone can't stop His Highness, but Poor Dao is not the only one here, or not, children, come out to chat with Your Highness!"
Qingxu Lao Dao obviously didn't plan to make a move with Li Xian at this time, this time seeing that Li Xian was about to make a knife, he immediately laughed, waved his hand, and greeted him, but when he heard the sound of clothes breaking through the air, more than a dozen figures had flashed out of the darkness, and all of them flew up to the tile, Zhang Er and Sun San, the two Qixiaguan masters who assassinated Li Xian back then, were among them, and although the rest of the people were very raw, they could look at the body shape and posture, and they were all first-class masters!
Damn, it's a tough battle! As soon as Li Xian saw that all the people had appeared, his heart tightened, and he quickly calculated the situation, and already had a judgment in his heart - although self-preservation is not a problem, there is no possibility of breaking the enemy in one fell swoop! Once the war drags on for a long time, not only can it not help the grain depot, but it is possible to put itself in danger, even if it can win, it will definitely be a miserable victory, not to mention such a fierce fight, in addition to shocking the world, it will inevitably attract endless material discussions, and this is the result that Li Xian is unwilling to face!
"Your Highness is invited, Poor Dao just wants to enjoy the moon with His Highness here, and please ask Your Highness to enjoy your face, don't make Poor Dao difficult."
Seeing that Li Xian's momentum fluctuated, Qingxu Lao Dao's originally slightly apprehensive heart settled down, to be honest, since the defeat in the hands of Li Xian, Qingxu Lao Dao has been cowardly, thinking that he is not Li Xian's opponent, even with the help of a group of subordinates, Qingxu Lao Dao is still unwilling to start a war lightly, and the task he received is only to entangle Li Xian, and if he can not fight, he will not fight, so he smiled and sent out the invitation again.
To fight or not to fight? It was really a difficult choice, and Li Xian couldn't help but hesitate for a while......