After a good night's rest, Li Heng continued to inspect Tongguan and condolences to the soldiers the next day.

Early the next morning, Yang Xi gathered all the horses in Tongguan and lined up on the school field for Li Heng to review.

After several months of training, the organization and discipline of the soldiers and horses in Tongguan have undergone tremendous changes, and Li Heng was taken aback by the neatness of the queue and the appearance of the army, the orderly march, and the orders and prohibitions.

He once inspected or followed his father Li Longji to inspect the soldiers of the forbidden army, and he has always made his father proud that the soldiers of the forbidden army are not so neat and orderly, it seems that Yang Xi is really capable and understands military affairs. not only made the generals under his command obey him, but also governed the army well. This made Li Heng couldn't help but worry that with a son like Yang Xi, Yang Guozhong's influence in the army was increasing day by day, which was a big bad thing.

Yang Guozhong and his son must not be allowed to get their wish, this is Li Heng's further convinced idea.

After inspecting the Tongguan garrison, Li Heng also further inspected the city defense of Tongguan, and he also went to observe the Hantong Pass City, which was nearing the end of repair.

Under the repeated sieges of the rebels and the destruction before the withdrawal of the Tang army, the Hantong Pass has basically lost its defensive function. After a few months of repair, the pass has been completely restored, and the Xiongguan has reappeared. Hantong Pass City also rebuilt some defensive facilities in the process of repair, it can be said that the renovated Hantong Pass City, both in terms of scale and danger are better than the original, and the defense capability has been strengthened.

The forbidden ditch has long been cleared.

Many dangerous defensive facilities have been restored to the best state before the war, and even more perfect than before the war, and Yang Xi was still a little proud when he accompanied Li Heng on his inspection.

Li Heng became more and more surprised after the inspection, and further understood that Yang Xi's ability was even better than he expected, Yang Guozhong had such a capable son, but he was like a tiger!

To tell the truth, Li Heng doesn't think that Yang Guozhong is outstanding, his sons who have entered the court as officials a few years ago, Yang Xuan, Yang Hao, and Yang Xiao are all mediocre, Li Heng feels that Yang Guozhong can have such power now, completely because of opportunism, flattery, and the emperor's favor. But if Yang Guozhong has a very capable son like Yang Xi to help him and gain prestige in the army, the threat is too great. There was a thought that was secretly growing in Li Heng's heart, that is, no matter what, he couldn't let Yang Xi develop so smoothly and gain higher prestige and status, he had to find a way to stop it, or even get rid of it.

The idea came out of control when it came together, and Li Heng went back to his room to rest at the end of the inspection, and when he summoned Li Fuguo to discuss secretly, he told Li Fuguo his thoughts. Of course, Li Heng said very implicitly, but he just told Li Fuguo that Yang Guozhong, the scourge of the traitorous country, Yang Xi is a tiger fighter, if Yang Guozhong and Yang Xi can be eliminated, it will be a great fortune for the country.

Of course, Li Fuguo understood the meaning of Li Heng's words, but he didn't dare to take over this matter easily, and before Li Heng had a clear surface, he could only be vague and didn't dare to explain the meaning clearly. Just kidding, this is a big deal, and if outsiders know about it, it won't be enough to cut off ten heads.

What's more, he doesn't have this ability now, in the end this is Yang Xi's territory, he is new to the city, he is not familiar with the place, he has no cronies on the side, it is not easy to do anything, and it is even more difficult to do what Li Heng hinted at.

Li Heng just had a thought, he didn't have a ruthless heart, and he didn't have a detailed plan, he just vaguely told Li Fuguo, Li Fuguo didn't talk about this matter, and he didn't say it explicitly in the end. However, Li Heng repeatedly asked Li Fuguo to closely monitor Yang Xi's every move, and any move of Yang Xi must be secretly reported to him and submitted to the imperial court in the form of a report.

The eunuchs of the supervising army originally had this right, and directly reported to the emperor the behavior of the leading generals, that is, they could justifiably make small reports and even vent their personal anger. If the eunuchs of the prison army wanted to rectify any general, they would basically succeed, and even famous generals like Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing, who had made countless military exploits, died because of Bian Lingcheng's personal grudges. Although it is said that Yang Guozhong has the factor in it, if there is no Bian Lingcheng's recital, Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing will not lose their lives.

Li Heng asked his confidant Li Fuguo to come to Tongguan as a supervisor, the main purpose was to restrain Yang Xi and restrain the expansion of Yang Guozhong's power.

Li Heng also knew that only by removing Yang Guozhong and Yang Xi through the hand of his father, who was the emperor, was above board, and would not cause trouble for himself, if there were private means, even if he succeeded, he would be unlucky, unless he forced the palace, learned from Emperor Taizong Li Shimin, forced his father to abdicate, and became the emperor himself, otherwise he must not get rid of Yang Guozhong and Yang Xi.

After a secret conversation with Li Fuguo, Li Heng lay down alone and thought about it, but in the end, he still didn't have the idea of getting up suddenly just now, and was ready to deal with Yang Xi with unsightly means. However, he believed that he could let Li Fuguo follow Bian Lingcheng and make Yang Xi unlucky, no matter what, he would at least let Yang Xi not continue to be in charge of the military so smoothly, and eventually withdraw from the army.

Li Heng rested for a while after a secret conversation with Li Fuguo, and when he had rested enough, he got up and ordered his own soldiers to summon the generals of Tongguan, and he wanted to summon them alone. Wang Sili, Pang Zhong, Li Chengguang, Gao Shi, Tian Liangqiu, Lu Chongben, Li Fu, Liu Guangting and other high-ranking generals Li Heng were all summoned separately, in addition to inquiring about military affairs, he also praised the generals, saying that he would ask for merit for them in front of the emperor after returning to Beijing, and implored the emperor to completely exempt Lingbao from the crimes committed by these generals.

After saying this and gaining the gratitude of some generals, Li Heng also struck while the iron was hot and further expressed his wooing, especially Wang Sili, Pang Zhong, Gao Shi, Tian Liangqiu, and Lu Chongben, who were originally very prejudiced against Yang Guozhong, and even suggested that Ge Shuhan trap Yang Guozhong's generals, and Li Heng even promised to buy people's hearts with heavy promises. He also faintly revealed in his words that the emperor is old, and he has expressed the idea of abdicating several times, and in some time he will be the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and if the generals are loyal to him, they will be further reused.

Don't really say it, Li Heng's move is quite killer, Wang Sili, Pang Zhong, Lu Chongben, Tian Liangqiu and other generals were originally very dissatisfied with Yang Guozhong, and their respect for Yang Xi was only because the young marshal turned the tide and saved Tongguan, and their performance during this period of time convinced them. But they still hate Yang Guozhong, Yang Xi's father. In their eyes, the importance of the crown prince Li Heng is far greater than that of Yang Guozhong, let alone Yang Xi. Li Heng is the future emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and confronting Li Heng is asking for death, and the future emperor can be personally wooed in this way, and many people are ecstatic, and they immediately expressed their determination and said that they would be loyal to the crown prince.

Of course, Yang Xi understood what Li Heng was doing, but he couldn't stop it, and he couldn't stop it.

He also saw the effect of Li Heng's co-optation, Wang Sili, Lu Chongben, Tian Liangqiu and other generals have changed their attitudes towards him, and Pang Zhong's mood has also changed somewhat, but it is not as obvious as other generals. The superintendent Li Fuguo was also active, and he had to intervene in many things.

This made Yang Xi quite angry.