When the holy decree arrived in Liangzhou, it was already the twenty-third day of the lunar month.

Li Rupei was a little impatient, he didn't think about the emperor in the capital at all, after all, his parents lost their lives because of the royal power struggle, the emperor's holy decree is of little significance to him, the goal he needs to achieve, the previous holy decree has been satisfied, as long as he has the title of King Yi and the title of Shannan West Road Jiedu Envoy, it is enough, and his next task is to use Shannan West Road as a base to continuously expand his sphere of influence.

Besides, the 20,000 iron-blooded army led by Huang Biao and Song Hu is about to start an encirclement and suppression war against the Xiangyang Ya Army in Quanzhou Prefecture, which is what he needs to care about the most, and other things can be put aside for the time being.

But after all, it was a holy decree, and he still had to accept it.

As a prince, he can not kneel down when he receives the order.

The officials who came to announce the decree were officials from the Ministry of Officials, with flattering smiles on their faces.

The holy decree is somewhat long and is divided into two parts, the first part is a verbal reward for Li Rupei and the Iron Army, vigorously promoting the courage of the Iron Blood Army and Li Rupei's wisdom, and the second part is about the Eastern Capital Luoyang, which mainly involves Liu Yunzhang, who stayed behind in the former Eastern Capital, saying that Liu Yunzhang committed an unforgivable sin and left it to Li Rupei's disposal.

After receiving such a holy decree, Li Rupei was confused.

The imperial court reappointed the Eastern Capital to stay behind, and Kan Zeyu in the former Ministry of War, this Kan Zeyu is probably a person who is closer to Hetian Lingzi, otherwise it would be impossible to jump from the Ministry of War to the Eastern Capital.

The eunuchs in the court, I don't know how many godsons, these godsons, put in the local and military areas, and hold actual power, in turn, they are loyal to the eunuchs, so that the eunuchs can sit firmly in positions and hold more power.

Yu Chenghui and Tan Mingxiao, who came to Liangzhou to report on their work, entered the wing room of the Yamen of the Jiedu Envoy.

The two of them read the decree and thought for a while.

The first to speak was Yu Chenghui, after all, Yu Chenghui had been a foreigner in the imperial court for a period of time, and he knew some power struggles in the imperial court and was able to make some objective analysis.

"Lord, the subordinates look at this holy decree, there is indeed something strange, according to the understanding of the subordinates, as well as the practice of the imperial court, the holy decree is generally grasped by the eunuchs, if it meets their requirements, the holy decree can be issued quickly, if it does not meet their requirements, the holy decree will often be backlogged for a long time, or even not over, this holy decree should not be in line with Tian Lingzi's intentions, why will it be issued directly, the subordinates think that there is a deep meaning in it."

"The wisdom of the prince and the strength of the iron-blooded army obviously attracted the attention of the emperor and the imperial court, making Tian Lingzi and other eunuchs feel frightened, and their subordinates guessed that the imperial court must have specially discussed the matter of the holy decree, if it were not for the strength of the prince, the imperial court would definitely deal with Liu Gong directly, after all, Liu Gong had made a decision that the imperial court could not forgive."

"If the imperial court directly disposes of Liu Gong, it is difficult to achieve the goal, Liu Gong has followed the prince to Liangzhou, the court whip is beyond reach, if the holy decree is forcibly issued, the prince does not obey the order, and the court is helpless, in this case, it is better to take a step back, so that the prince can confidently dispose of Liu Gong, which can be seen from the conclusion of Liu Gong in the holy decree, in fact, the meaning of the imperial court, or thinking about disposing of Liu Gong, also hopes that the prince will dispose of Liu Gong."

After Yu Chenghui finished speaking, Li Rupei looked at Tan Mingxiao, although Tan Mingxiao has always been doing things locally, but as a lowest-level official in the past, he needs to analyze the movements of the imperial court all the time, and he can also see through some things.

Tan Mingxiao looked at Yu Chenghui and slowly spoke.

"Yu Envoy's analysis, most of the subordinates agree, but there are still some different opinions, the subordinates believe that this holy decree contains the emperor's own meaning, that is to say, the emperor wants to rely on this holy decree to convey some meanings, as for what kind of intentions, subordinates dare not make a judgment."

A word woke up the dreamer, Yu Chenghui looked at the holy decree again, and then spoke.

"Tan Envoy Junzhi's analysis is very pathetic, and his subordinates have always been a little incomprehensible, why the holy decree that does not meet Tian Lingzi's wishes will come directly to Liangzhou, it seems that this holy decree is indeed requested by the emperor himself, and Tian Lingzi cannot stop it."

Li Rupei nodded slightly.

"Some words, you are not good to say, a certain to say, the emperor has been on the throne for six years, keen on amusement, not thinking of enterprising, the court bureau was completely grasped by Tian Lingzi and other eunuchs, at the beginning of the emperor's accession to the throne, the rebellion of Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao and others broke out, the emperor is still indulged in amusement, ignoring political affairs, making the court smoky, Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao's team continues to grow, the court can not be completely exterminated, what methods are taken, etc., and finally all fail, in this process, all over the festival in order to protect themselves, There is no intention to exterminate the rebel army, which has led to the growth of Huangchao, if it is not for the iron-blooded army to attack thousands of miles this time, I am afraid that the eastern capital Luoyang and the capital Chang'an will not be able to keep it. ”

"At this time, the emperor still doesn't understand the reason, that's fake, presumably the Huangchao army is stationed in Kaifeng, when the eastern capital Luoyang is threatened, the imperial court can not dispatch the envoys from all over the country, the emperor must not be able to sleep, the dignified emperor, if he loses the capital, sorry for the ancestors and ancestors, just at this time, the iron-blooded army was born, defeated Huangchao, kept the eastern capital Luoyang, and also kept the capital, maybe it is this matter, so that the emperor learned from the pain and had a trace of understanding."

Speaking of this, the corners of Li Rupei's mouth showed a sneering expression.

"The emperor suddenly feels that he has something to rely on, the Iron Blood Army is his dependence, and a certain is his dependence, so what kind of choice will the emperor make, the best way is to be able to control a certain and the Iron Blood Army, so that the Iron Blood Army can directly serve the royal family, this is like a child suddenly has a martial arts master next to him, if anyone does not listen to the greeting, the child will definitely order the martial arts master to teach the opponent a lesson, so that everyone surrenders."

"Hmph, the emperor still hasn't grown up, it's too simple to think."

Yu Chenghui and Tan Mingxiao looked at Li Rupei and were dumbfounded, they were shocked by Li Rupei's outspokenness, and they also vaguely understood that Li Rupei would not be satisfied with staying in this place in Shannan West Road, I am afraid that he wanted to revive the Tang Dynasty.

"The iron-blooded army has shown such a brave ability, how can the DPRK and China not react, Tian Lingzi and Liu Jurong and others are also afraid, to put it mildly, if they lead the iron-blooded army to kill directly in the capital, they have to think about whether their heads can be saved."

Yu Chenghui opened his mouth, thinking about what to say, but finally did not speak.

"Yu Yuanjun, just think of what to say."

"The prince shouldn't really lead the iron-blooded army to the capital."

Li Rupei's face showed a wry smile, a reader is a reader, and pedantic is inevitable.

"If you have such an idea, after defeating Huangchao, why don't you stay in Luoyang, the eastern capital, so that you can get a lot of wealth, enough for the iron-blooded army to rest, and after resting in Luoyang for a period of time, go directly to the capital, does anyone dare to stop it."

At this time, Tan Mingxiao stood up and opened his mouth to Li Rupei with his fists clenched.

"Lord Wang, your subordinates are bold, it's not that Lord Wang doesn't want to go to the capital, but the time is not ripe."

Li Rupei looked at Tan Mingxiao with a smile on his face.

Tan continued.

"After occupying the capital, it will become the target of the public, such a practice will also leave a notorious reputation of usurpation, so that those powerful jiedu envoys, ready to move, embattled situation, it is difficult to deal with, at the same time, the northern jiedu envoys, the power is strong, do not obey the orders of the imperial court at all, even if the capital is occupied, the holy decree will not be able to get out of the capital, and there may be chaos in the world."

Li Rupei raised his head and laughed.

"Tan Yuanjun, your analysis is very good, it seems that you think a lot, and you also have an accurate analysis of the situation, Datang has been in chaos, it can be said that there are problems from the root, if you want to analyze somebody, after Xianzong, the Tang Dynasty is in a slump, losing the majesty of the past, the eunuchs control the government, the change of Ganlu Temple, the evil consequences left behind have already fully erupted, according to the current situation, it will not take many years for the Tang Dynasty to perish, in this case, if you can't fundamentally change, There can be no basis for the existence of this dynasty. ”

"You are all a special trusted confidant, some words will not be hidden from you, the purpose of a certain is to revive the Tang Dynasty, this road is very difficult, it is impossible to be smooth sailing, there are too many rules that need to be changed, there are too many forces that need to be eradicated, many things can only be done slowly, a certain can not be in a hurry, every step of a certain must be steady, and there can be no slightest deviation."

After Li Rupei said these words, Yu Chenghui also stood up, and knelt in front of Li Rupei side by side with Tan Mingxiao.

"The prince is ambitious, his subordinates are not talented, and he is willing to follow the prince before and after the saddle and swear allegiance."

Li Rupei has seen this kind of determination in many books, but this is the first time he has experienced it, and he knows very well that with the growth of the Iron Army, his ambition or ambition will definitely be exposed, and it is better to let his henchmen know these things, otherwise it may cause a commotion when the time comes.

Li Rupei's expression became serious.

"A certain is a child of the royal family, this identity is not false, but a certain is not the heir to the throne, from this aspect, what a certain has done, may be considered by some people to be a usurper, may encounter many attacks, I hope you can think seriously, a certain does not force you, willing to follow the left and right of a certain person, then fight together for the ultimate goal, if you are not willing to leave now, a certain will definitely want the court to recommend you, to a better position."

Yu Chenghui and Tan Mingxiao put their right index finger into their mouths at the same time, bit their index fingers hard, and at the same time tore off a piece of their clothes, and wrote the words "swear allegiance to death" on it with their index fingers, and kowtowed to Li Rupei again.

This is a scene that Li Rupei has never seen.

He stood up and helped Yu Chenghui and Tan Mingxiao up, with a smile on his face again.