After learning the news from Li Mao that Li Wenyuan was going to attack him, Li Liang sent people to the ordnance building next to Moon Lake overnight to check the ordnance building. The people who went to check came back to report that the ordnance had been built in the ordnance department, enough to arm 20,000 soldiers, which made Li Liang feel a little at ease.

After all, the stakes are very high, and Li Liang can't become a frightened bird because of that person's one-sided words, and he will mess up. So he secretly transferred his family assets to Yiwu County, the westernmost county, while continuing to pretend to be sick, staying in Wuwei County to recuperate, and continued to observe the changes in the situation.

On this day, the officials of the Imperial Court who came to convey the holy decree finally arrived in Wuwei County. Li Wenyuan led the officials of Wuwei County out of the city to greet him, and received Yang Guang's holy decree on the official road.

The imperial historian stood on the makeshift proclamation platform, unfolded the holy decree to the kneeling officials below, and slowly recited: "Order Li Wenyuan, the governor of the Western Regions, to investigate in detail the corruption of Li Mao, the younger brother of Li Rail, in Yongdeng County. Give Li Wenyuan the right to act cheaply, and he can do things like cutting first and then playing. ”

Li Wenyuan knelt on the ground, raised his hands above his head, and said, "Minister Li Wenyuan takes the order." Then the imperial historian stepped down from the proclamation platform, put the holy decree in Li Wenyuan's hands, helped Li Wenyuan up, and said:

"This will is enough to see Your Majesty's dependence on adults. Your Majesty regards you as the pillar of my Great Sui, the pillar country of the Western Regions, it is estimated that it will not be long before your Excellency will be promoted, and I congratulate you in advance. ”

Li Wenyuan took the holy decree, turned around and handed it to Xue Renyue behind him for safekeeping, and said with a fist to the imperial historian: "Lord Yushi has suffered a lot all the way to eat and sleep. Let's rest here for a few days, don't rush back to Beijing to resume your life. ”

When the imperial historian heard Li Wenyuan's words, his eyes lit up, but he said with an embarrassed face: "Thank you Lord Li for your kindness, but I am on the emperor's errand, so I still have to go back immediately to restore my life, so it is inconvenient to stay here for a long time." ”

When Li Wenyuan heard this, he smiled and said, "What Lord Yushi said is very reasonable, but this Western Regions is located on the edge of the Northern Desert. Inevitably there will be some sandstorms once in a while, which will hinder the passage of pedestrians, and it should be understandable to delay for a day or two on the road. One of my men was a man who knew the hyacinth, and he told me that there would be a sandstorm in the next few days. Rather than suffering from the sandstorm blowing on the road, Lord Goshi should wait here for the sandstorm to pass before rushing back to the capital. ”

The imperial historian said curiously: "If this is the case, then I can only bother here for a few days." ”

Li Wenyuan saw that the imperial historian was finally relieved, and hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed the imperial historian's hand and walked towards the city of Wuwei County, saying as he walked: "Where are you talking about the bother?" I have here some peach wine that I bought from Sogdian merchants, and it just so happens that my lord is still drunk with us today. Lord Yushi doesn't have to excuse himself this time, it's all about me picking up the wind and washing the dust for my lord. ”

Li Wenyuan dragged the imperial historian into Wuwei County with a smile, but the people who peeked not far away had already run back to the city before Li Wenyuan, and reported the content of the holy decree and Li Wenyuan's actions to Li Liang.

Li Liang clenched his fists and said to Li Mao on the side: "This is to investigate your corruption, this is clearly to give Li Wenyuan the power of life and death in the Western Regions, let him get rid of me." It is estimated that Li Wenyuan has long known about the fact that we are building ordnance next to Moon Lake, and if we don't trigger it at this time, there must be a bigger plan. We can't wait any longer, you immediately arrange for people to move all our family property in Wuwei County to Yiwu County, and then wait for me there. ”

Then Li Liang slipped out of the back door of his mansion in disguise, went straight to the military camp in the west of the city, and let his closest henchmen go to the ordnance department of Moon Lake, and asked them to send the ordnance that had been built to Yiwu County overnight, and at the same time destroy all the tools as much as possible, and only bring all the craftsmen who made the ordnance to Yiwu County.

Li Liang infiltrated the military camp in the west of the city, found his three henchmen, and asked them to immediately assemble the army and prepare ten days' rations, ready to set off at any time. After a series of orders were issued, Li Liang sat in the barracks, feeling a little relieved. Start planning your next steps. Privately assemble the army and build weapons privately. has already committed the taboo of the court, either to rise up, or to the ground, he has no choice, he can only fight for this old life, to gamble to see if he will die here.

On the other side, Li Wenyuan had already sent the imperial historian to the guest post, arranged for him to rest, and made an appointment with him to pick up the wind and wash the dust for him in Li Wenyuan's mansion tonight, and have a big banquet.

As soon as Li Wenyuan came out of the guest post, Qiu Niang sent someone to deliver a letter saying that Li Liang had begun to act. Li Wenyuan nodded, and asked the man to go back to Qiu Niang to recover his life, and said that he already knew. Then he came to Zhang Juntai's barracks and asked him, "Juntai, what has happened to the ordnance department I asked you to monitor recently?" ”

"There hasn't been any unusual movement, but the ore for making ordnance has not been delivered to it since yesterday, and the craftsmen who built it yesterday have left work early." Zhang Juntai said.

"It seems that Li Liang's side has decided to start acting, and now immediately send a message to our brothers to do the same, be sure to detain all the craftsmen in the ordnance department, and if there is resistance, the law will be corrected on the spot." Li Wenyuan said.

More than 10,000 people were also gathered on Li Liang's side, and at this time, the people who were monitoring Zhang Juntai's military camp came to report that a pair of cavalry of about 3,000 men had just left the camp to the north, and it was said that they were going north to reconnoiter the movements of the Turks, and then they went directly into the desert.

Li Liang lowered his head and felt that something was wrong after thinking about it for a while, and hurriedly said: "Quickly order someone to take my token, go to the city and tell my clan brother, I don't want anything, and immediately go out of the city to meet me." Since Li Wenyuan has decided to take action against the Ordnance Department, the next step will definitely be to seize my house. At that time, if Li Mao was still there, it would undoubtedly fall into his hands and become his bargaining chip. ”

Besides, Li Liang's butler Li Fu, under the scorching sun, finally rushed to the ordnance department. He said to the guard of the ordnance department: "The head of my family has an order, and immediately gather all the craftsmen to march to Igo County. At the same time, bring all the weapons that have been built, and destroy all the tools that cannot be taken away without delay. ”

The guard also knew the seriousness of the matter, and hurriedly organized all the people to arrange various matters. When everything was arranged and ready to be assembled, all three sides, except for the side of Moon Lake where the Ordnance Department was backed, were cavalry holding the Sui banner.