Zhang Baoxiang replied: "Dashuai, deputy marshal Li Ji is not my henchman of His Majesty the Tang Emperor, before the change of Xuanwumen, the marshal refused the request of His Majesty the Tang Emperor, who was weak and weak, and refused to help His Majesty get rid of the prince Jiancheng and King Yuanji of Qi, although on behalf of His Majesty, Zhang Liang, who was the king of Qin at that time to contact Li Ji, was arrested, but even if Zhang Liang saw Li Ji, Li Ji's answer may be the same as Dashuai's reply, after all, the strength of King Qin was too weak at that time, and the change of King Qin's Xuanwumen was successful, If there was no immortal means used by King Yong'an, it would have been a long time ago, and the change of Xuanwumen, King Qin's victory was too lucky, so Li Ji would definitely not support King Qin. At that time, the King of Qin also knew this deeply, so after he learned that Zhang Liang was arrested, he did not let people contact Li Ji again, but hurriedly raised troops. Besides, Dashuai is now the first person in the Tang Army, the Datang God of War, but Li Ji is the second person in the Tang Dynasty military worthy of the name, and his status is second only to Dashuai, and Li Ji is still a disciple of Dashuai, and now he is only thirty-one or two years old, and Dashuai is nearly fifty years old. The thing that the marshal is most worried about now is that the deputy marshal is also worried. If the marshal can adopt the strategy of the last general, the deputy marshal will definitely be willing to respond and support. He is also unwilling to return to Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, if he returns, he may end up losing his military power first, and then losing his life.

As for my Tang Dynasty soldiers, they must also be unwilling to return to Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty. The 400,000 troops of the Northern Expedition were all composed of the Twelve Wei Army stationed in Chang'an City, the capital of our Tang Dynasty, and the original Twelve Wei Army did not have so many people, it was His Majesty in order to defeat the Turkic Jieli Khan, who had been recruiting and expanding the army, and the Twelve Wei Army had reached such a large number of people and such a strong scale, but now the most important enemy of the Tang Dynasty, the Turkic Jieli Khan, was defeated. After they returned to Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, they would inevitably face an important and unavoidable problem -- the disarmament of the army and the return of soldiers. In the first two years, the civil official system of our Datang Dynasty was presided over by Xuanling, the left servant of my Tang Shangshu and the Shangshu Fang of the Ministry of Officials, and the officials were cut and merged, and more than 1,500 civil officials in the Tang Dynasty were reduced to 219, and more than 1,200 people were laid off. Now my biggest enemy of the Tang Dynasty, the Turkic Jieli Khan, has been defeated. There will be no big countries around my Datang that can threaten the security of my Datang, and His Majesty the Emperor of my Datang will definitely be disarmed, and it will be disarmed, and it will be a large-scale disarmament, and many brave soldiers will inevitably face the situation of rolling up their beds and going home. Therefore, the last general felt that the soldiers were unwilling to return to Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty. Because after going back, you will inevitably face the fate of being rewarded first and then laid off. The soldiers are still willing to follow the commander to fight in the south and the north, and take military merits as their own. Fight for your family. ”

Zhang Baoxiang's words made Li Jing ponder.

Soon, Li Jing summoned Li Ji, and he wanted to find out what Li Ji really thought. And Li Jing's guard commander Zhang Baoxiang stood by Li Jing's side.

Li Ji entered the big tent. Li Jing found that Li Ji was still the same as before, the same calm, the same calm. However, Li Ji's face was gloomy and his face was haggard (qiaocui), but it was an indisputable fact.

Li Jing said to Li Ji: "Mao (mao) Gong (Li Ji's character), now this commander is about to lead 400,000 troops of the Northern Expedition to return to Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, what do you think?" When will the army be mobilized? ”

Li Ji was stunned for a moment, and then said to Li Jing in a low voice and cautiously: "Dashuai, is it really like this to lead my Tang Dynasty's 400,000 troops to return to my Tang Emperor's capital Chang'an City?" Isn't the big handsome worried? ”

Li Jing pretended to be surprised and asked, "Mao Gong, what are you worried about?" Ben Shuai saw that you were frowning and his face was haggard, could it be that you have something to worry about? ”

Li Ji opened his mouth, but he didn't speak, and after being silent for a long time, Li Ji plucked up his courage again, and said in a low and cautious voice: "Dashuai, the power of heaven is unpredictable." There is a way that rabbits and dead dogs are cooked, and birds are hidden with bows, which has been the case since ancient times. Let's take the magnanimous Han Gaozu Liu Bang as an example, after he took possession of the world, the fate of his generals was not good. Han Xin, Peng Yue, Yingbu, that one is more unjust than one to die, and one is worse than the other. ”

Li Jing pretended to be stunned and looked at Li Ji blankly.

Li Ji continued: "Dashuai, to tell you something, I'm really scared in my heart. In this life, I have experienced more than a dozen extremely cruel bloody battles, and I have been afraid, but if I want to say that the most terrifying days are the last ten days. His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has a generation of British lords, and the Turkic Jieli Khan has also fought several times, defeating more and winning less, and even four years ago, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty had to sign a humiliating alliance with the Jieli Khan under the city of Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Emperor, and it can be said that the Turkic Jieli Khan is the most difficult enemy in the life of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. But now the Turkic Jieli Khan has been defeated by Dashuai and me, our master and apprentice. Think about it back then, why did Han Xin, Peng Yue, and Yingbu die more unjustly and worse than the other, isn't it because they joined forces to defeat Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu who was deeply feared by Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty? Thinking of this, don't you feel scared? My heart is so scared that I have been sad all day long, and I can't sleep at night. ”

Li Jing shuddered and shivered: "Mao Gong also thinks so? Do you think that you, my master and apprentice will repeat the mistakes of Han Xin, Peng Yue, and Yingbu and be eliminated? ”

Li Ji said with a sad face: "The fate of the military general is destined to be tragic. Because the martial artist is a sharp sword in the hands of the Son of Heaven, it can stab at the enemies of the Son of Heaven, and of course, it can also stab at the Son of Heaven himself. My Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is a generation of heroes, when he uses us, why don't he guard against us all the time? To tell the truth, the command of the 400,000 Northern Expeditionary Army, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, really wants to hand it over to his henchmen, to Wei Chi Jingde, and I don't want to hand it over to the marshal and me. Your Majesty asked the marshal and me to lead the 400,000 Northern Expedition army, which was also a last resort. (To be continued.) )

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