Li Xuanba always hoped that Yang Guang could stay in Luoyang, but Yang Guang's thoughts were not at all something that Li Xuanba could influence.

Yang Guang went to Jiangdu, and Li Xuanba still had a glimmer of hope, so he asked Yuwen Chengdu to stay by Yang Guang's side in case of accidents. But in today's situation, even if Yang Guang suddenly woke up and led the army back to the capital, he was afraid that he would not be able to bring the Great Sui back to life.

"Your Majesty insisted on going to Jiangdu despite the dissuasion, and from that moment on, the Great Sui was dead." Fang Xuanling said without sadness or joy: "Your Majesty cares too much about your face, even if you find yourself in danger, it is impossible to turn back." ”

"For his own thoughts, ignoring the lives of the world, since he has done such a thing that has lost the hearts of the people, His Majesty must be planning to abdicate." Li Xuanba knows Yang Guang better than Fang Xuanling, and naturally knows Yang Guang's temperament better, he said with affection: "He wants to leave the new emperor a stable country, but he doesn't know that his decision will make the world fall apart." ”

After all, Fang Xuanling was once a courtier of the Great Sui, although he was annoyed by the decay of the imperial court, he couldn't bear to watch the great country being cut off like this.

In the face of war, sentimentality is the most useless move, and Fang Xuanling quickly adjusted his mentality. Li Xuanba has long known the ending of the Great Sui, so naturally he will not be immersed in sadness.

"Gongzi has the heart to help the world, and Xuan Ling admires it very much." Fang Xuanling got up and made a gesture, and arched his hand and said: "The Great Sui is in ruins, how does the prince plan to save the common people?" After speaking, he looked at Li Xuanba with eager eyes.

Li Xuanba waved his hand and replied, "Sir, at an age when I am not yet weak, what qualifications do I have to take on such a responsibility?" ”

Looking at Dou Jiande, Zhai Rang, Du Fuwei and others, they are all prestigious people, and after Li Xuanba lost his force, in the eyes of others, he was just an ordinary ugly boy.

Fang Xuanling came to his senses, smiled bitterly, and sat down.

"Although Xuanba has done some things, he has never thought of rebelling like others." Li Xuanba said lightly: "At present, the traitors are huge, and the Great Sui Dynasty is not safe, but if you think about it carefully, the imperial court still has enough foundation. ”

"What Childe said is extremely true." Fang Xuanling nodded and said: "Since Your Majesty has made up his mind, he will inevitably recruit soldiers secretly in Jiangdu, plus the soldiers he brought, there should be an army of 200,000, Luoyang and Daxing help each other, and it is the foundation of the imperial court, and the soldiers and horses will not be less than 200,000." ”

"Although General Yang was deposed from military power, the tens of thousands of soldiers under his command are still brave." Li Xuanba continued: "Coupled with those generals and county guards who are still loyal to the imperial court, the soldiers who can fight in the Great Sui should be around 700,000. In the face of such a court, Mr. thinks, how should I choose? ”

Fang Xuanling lowered his head and thought for a moment, and replied slowly: "What Gongzi said just now doesn't seem to include Tang Guogong's soldiers and horses. In Childe's letter, your two brothers were also mentioned, dare to ask Childe if he noticed anything? ”

Li Xuanba was silent, he didn't expect Fang Xuanling to suddenly ask such a question.

Li Yuan is guarding Taiyuan, and his command has reached more than 100,000 soldiers, and anyone who counts the combat strength of the imperial court will not miss Li Yuan's soldiers and horses, Li Xuanba is thoughtful, and he is Li Yuan's son, how can he be so negligent? There was only one explanation: Li Xuanba believed that Li Yuan would not remain loyal to the imperial court.

"Your Majesty wants to make the play more realistic, how can he let my father go?" Li Xuanba smiled meaningfully and said: "General Yang has just returned to Luoyang, Liang Shidu and Liu Wuzhou have rebelled one after another, if even Tang Guogong is dismissed, will the situation that Your Majesty wants to see be far away?" ”

"As everyone knows, Your Majesty loves Gongzi, and Tang Guogong has always been loyal to Your Majesty, and it is impossible for Your Majesty to take back Tang Guogong's military power for no reason." Fang Xuanling shook his head slightly, feeling that this explanation was a little unreasonable, and then he said: "Even if Your Majesty really does this, it is impossible for Tang Guogong to betray Your Majesty. ”

When Li Xuanba heard this, he laughed again, and Fang Xuanling looked at Li Xuanba's smile and felt a trace of sadness.

"Sir, do you know, why is General Yang's surname Yang?" After laughing, Li Xuanba said casually: "Liu Wuzhou rebelled in Mayi County, as long as His Majesty is willing, as the Duke of Tang Guo, who is the general guard of Taiyuan, how can he escape from it." ”

Yang Yichen's surname is Yang, of course, because his father's surname is Yang.

This question seems idiotic, but Fang Xuanling quickly understood what Li Xuanba wanted to express, because Yang Yichen's father really did not believe in Yang, but his surname was Wei Chi, and it was not until Yang Yichen's generation that he was given a national surname and was compiled into the Yang family tree.

Yang Yichen was nominally a relative of the emperor, but even so, Yang Guang still sent him back to Luoyang with an edict, and it seemed that it would be difficult to reuse.

"Well, even if Your Majesty will anger Tang Guogong because of Liu Wuzhou's rebellion, why does Gongzi assert that Tang Guogong will not return to Luoyang like General Yang?" No matter how smart Fang Xuanling was, he could not have imagined that Li Shimin, who was not well-known, would force Tang Guogong to erect the anti-Sui banner.

"I never said my father would rebel." Li Xuanba shrugged his shoulders, didn't care if Fang Xuanling understood what he meant, and said: "There are many things in the world, you can't help yourself, don't hide it from Mr. Wei, I asked Mr. Wei to send someone to keep an eye on the two brothers, it's just to be prepared, as for what will happen in the future, Xuanba has no bottom in his heart at all." ”

Fang Xuanling couldn't help but be puzzled, he always felt that things were not as simple as Li Xuanba said, but since Li Xuanba didn't want to say more, and the matter involved Li Xuanba's family, Fang Xuanling was very knowledgeable and didn't ask much.

"If Tang Guogong is recalled to Luoyang, I am afraid that General Zhang will not be spared." Fang Xuanling was very conceited about his talent, but after chatting with Li Xuanba until now, he found that he was far from Li Xuanba, and he couldn't help but lower his figure and sighed.

"Xingyang is so dangerous, what do you think I'm waiting for here?" Li Xuanba touched the teacup in front of him, turned his somewhat sore neck, and said directly: "If General Zhang leaves Xingyang, who should have the final say on the matter here?" ”

Fang Xuanling only felt that his thinking was difficult to keep up with Li Xuanba, he ran all the way, only because he was too tired, and after thinking seriously for a long time, he understood.

"Childe has been by General Zhang's side for so long, and he has made great contributions several times, and the general will definitely praise Childe in the middle of the play." Fang Xuanling's eyes lit up, and he said: "Your Majesty already loves Gongzi, so he is naturally willing to let Gongzi temporarily take the position of General Zhang." In such an effortless way to obtain military power, Childe's adventure is really worth it. ”

Li Xuanba smiled slightly, not explaining too much.

In fact, what Fang Xuanling said was not wrong, but it was not all right. The reason why Li Xuanba wants to obtain military power is mainly to protect himself, or in other words, to prepare for self-protection.

Li Xuanba made friends with Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin and others, and knew that they did not have a good impression of the imperial court, once Li Yuan really raised troops to rebel, no matter how much Yang Guang loved Li Xuanba, he would also be angry with him, but Li Xuanba supported the army and guarded Xingyang, how could Yang Guang tolerate him?

Of course, Li Xuanba is not just for self-preservation, otherwise he will directly follow Zhang Xutuo's words and go to Taiyuan to defect to Li Yuan.

According to the development of history, Li Yuan finally won the world, which is not the ending that Li Xuanba wants to see, he still prefers that the imperial court can calm the war and revive the majesty of the Great Sui. If he runs to Taiyuan, not to mention that he and Yang Ling are no longer possible, the court will also regard him as a traitor, and it is impossible to use him at all.