Chapter 130: Everything is Ready for the East Wind (Part II)
Li Xuanba originally thought that as long as Zhang Xutuo could survive, history would be turned upside down. But in fact, the scope of his butterfly's flapping wings is too small, it seems that except for Zhang Xutuo who is not dead, Wagangzhai has failed to capture Luokoucang, and other rebels are still springing up like mushrooms after a rain.
Since coming to the Sui Dynasty, Li Xuanba has never said so many things today, and now that the conversation box is open, he suddenly lost control and wanted to pour out all the grievances of these days. Li Xuanba's life in Xingyang is much better than Zhang Xutuo, and he can't be called wronged at all, his grievances come from his heart, from loneliness that no one can understand. Whether it is Wei Zheng, Li Gou, or Wan's or Yang Ling, Li Xuanba has unspeakable hardships.
Of course, Li Xuanba just thought about it, he was not impulsive enough to tell Fang Xuanling everything, even if Fang Xuanling would not believe that there was such a thing as crossing in this world at all.
Li Xuanba's smile was very kind, which made Fang Xuanling feel like a spring breeze, he could see that Li Xuanba's mood was much better, so he couldn't help but express the doubts in his heart, and asked softly: "If Your Majesty wants to take back Tang Guogong's military power first, and Tang Guogong is unwilling, how should Gongzi deal with himself?" ”
If Li Yuan did not listen to the edict, it could almost be called a rebellion, as the third prince of the Tang State Mansion, how could Yang Guang dare to hand over the soldiers and horses of Xingyang County to Li Xuanba's command? Fang Xuanling's eyes were very vicious, and in the process of talking, he quickly found the flaws in Li Xuanba's plan.
"It is up to man to plan things, and it is up to heaven to make things happen." Li Xuanba put down the teacup, lightly tapped his fingers on the tabletop, and replied calmly: "If I can calculate everything, why should I invite you and Mr. Du to the Tang State Mansion?" It's a pity."
Li Xuanba has always been obsessed with Du Ruhui's departure, but everyone has their own ambitions, and he can only accept such a result. Moreover, Fang Xuanling's decision to serve him gave him a lot of comfort.
Fang Xuanling muttered: "It is up to people to plan things, and it is up to heaven to make things happen, this is really true." His voice was very soft, but Li Xuanba was not far from him, so he naturally heard Fang Xuanling's self-muttering, and he suddenly realized that there was no such sentence yet.
However, the topic that the two were talking about at this time involved their future fate, so although Fang Xuanling was curious about the origin of Li Xuanba's words, he did not ask.
"Could it be that Gongzi is also gambling?" Fang Xuanling recalled Li Xuanba's words and said seriously: "How sure is the son? ”
Seeing that Fang Xuanling never mentioned Du Ruhui, Li Xuanba glanced at him gratefully, thought for a while, and said, "Seven points." ”
Li Yuan is left behind in Taiyuan, Zhang Xutuo is Xingyang Tongshou, the two seem to be equal, but Li Yuan has more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, but Zhang Xutuo only has more than 10,000 people, Yang Guang wants to remove their military power, so he will naturally start with Zhang Xutuo first. First of all, it is not a simple matter for hundreds of thousands of troops to change commanders, and secondly, Yang Guang has no suitable candidates in his hands.
And Xingyang is much easier, Zhang Xutuo has no more than 10,000 soldiers under his command, Li Xuanba has been in Xingyang for a few months, with several outstanding performances, he already has a certain prestige, and he is fully qualified to replace Zhang Xutuo.
Some people may question Yang Guang, he did this entirely because Yang Ling was sixteen years old and had reached the age of marriage, so he promoted Li Xuanba's status. But Yang Guang's image as a tyrant has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, who dares to offend Long Yan for this little thing?
Of course, based on these speculations alone, Li Xuanba didn't dare to say that he was seven points sure.
Historically, Li Yuan rebelled after Li Mi captured Xingyang, and Xingyang was intact at this time, so Li Yuan naturally would not raise troops in the near future, so Li Xuanba felt that Yang Guang would transfer Zhang Xutuo back to Luoyang first, or directly transfer him to Jiangdu.
As for the other three points, Fang Xuanling thought that it was a factor that Li Xuanba himself could not determine, but in fact, Li Xuanba felt that Yang Guang might also take back Zhang Xutuo and Li Yuan's military power at the same time.
As soon as Yang Yichen returned to Luoyang, Liu Wuzhou and Liang Shi both rebelled, Yang Guang saw the effect, and the Great Sui was in a precarious situation, of course he hoped to complete his plan as soon as possible.
Zhang Xutuo failed to exterminate the Wagang thieves, and Liu Wuzhou attached himself to the Turks and rebelled in Mayi County, these two reasons are sufficient.
Fang Xuanling is conceited and talented, and he is determined to serve Li Xuanba, and he considers himself a strategist, how can he make Li Xuanba not completely sure? He racked his brains, buried himself in hard thought, thought about it, and finally there were uncertain factors, so he looked up and asked, "Have you ever thought about how to face those three variables?" ”
Li Xuanba was stunned when he heard this, and quickly understood that Fang Xuanling had misunderstood what he meant, so he smiled and said, "Sir, please rest assured, everything is ready now, only Dongfeng is owed." ”
This sentence is easy to understand, but Fang Xuanling still hasn't heard it, he was stunned, chuckled, and said: "Childe's words are always so interesting, the east wind that Childe said should come from the south, right?" ”
Li Xuanba really wants to slap himself, what kind of article is there to drag? Fortunately, Fang Xuanling was not in the mood to care about this, otherwise he would really not be able to explain. Fang Xuanling comes from a scholarly family, and has read poetry and books since he was a child, how can he be easily dismissed?
"Who can afford such a strong wind but Your Majesty?" Li Xuanba smiled awkwardly and said, "Since Mr. has already come, you might as well stay here, there will be many places in the future, and you need to rely on Mr. for advice." ”
Fang Xuanling arched his hand and said, "But listen to the son's orders." After a pause, he said again: "If Gongzi wants to do great things, it is far from enough to rely on General Zhang's soldiers and horses, with Gongzi's careful thinking, he can naturally understand this, why does Gongzi act so low-key?" ”
All the preparations that Li Xuanba has made so far can be described as sneaky.
Studying in Guozijian was Yang Guangxia's decision, and Li Xuanba had no choice but to enter Guozijian. And Li Xuanba's behavior in the Guozi Prison is deeply despised by other students, the only good thing is that Li Xuanba and Cai Wei have a good relationship, at least the old man likes Li Xuanba very much.
After the big families of Dongjun moved to Luoyang, Li Xuanba had no contact with them, but when he was helping Li Gou propose marriage, he only boarded the gate of Zhu's mansion once, and no one would suspect that Li Xuanba intended to win over Zhu Zhe.
And here in Xingyang, Li Xuanba is like a gentleman, rarely enters the barracks, and even the three thousand soldiers under his command can't recognize all the soldiers, Zhang Xutuo reprimanded Li Xuanba several times because of this incident, and in the absence of any effect, Zhang Xutuo can only choose to give up and let Qin Qiong replace Li Xuanba to train soldiers.
"The wind is coming, and trees that are too tall can be easily blown down." Li Xuanba wanted to say the famous saying "The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it", but suddenly remembered the previous teasing, and hurriedly changed the expression.
Fang Xuanling is really a smart person, after a little thought, he understood what Li Xuanba meant, and said with a smile: "The more the prince is not interested in military power, the more relieved Your Majesty will be to hand over Xingyang to the son, Xuanling suddenly felt that staying by the side of the son seems to be useless, and he can only talk to the son." ”
Li Xuanba and Fang Xuanling have been chatting for so long, of course, not because he is bored. If you want to really subdue a person like Fang Xuanling, you must come up with something that makes him ashamed of himself, such as the intelligence that Fang Xuanling has always been proud of.
Fang Xuanling was in good spirits, but the bloodshot in his eyes reminded Li Xuanba, so he stood up and arched his hand and said: "The coming day is long, Mr. has been tired all the way, please rest early, if you are tired, Xuanba will feel uncomfortable in his heart." ”