Chengxin and Li Chengqian are both on the way to Yizhou, and this side is only after the supply from Yizhou has embarked on a new journey, and Li Chengqian's side is also smooth sailing, from a small army of 1,000 people to a large army of 100,000 people, and then to a small army of 1,000 people.

It looked as if they had experienced a vicious battle, but in fact, they just caught up with Cheng Yanjin and Hou Junji's troops, but they disliked them for walking too slowly, so they decided to go to Yizhou to camp first and wait for them to come.

Because he couldn't figure out what was going on in Yizhou, Cheng Yanjin repeatedly instructed: "Stop when you reach the border of Yizhou, and wait for the big army to come and go together!" ”

Li Chengqian naturally has no dedication, his purpose is to bring these brothers back safely, and by the way, just pick up the satisfaction!

The crown prince left Chang'an, if the rest of the princes didn't do anything at this time, I am afraid they would have given up the idea of taking the heir, but it was obvious that the king of Shu did not give up the idea of taking the heir, and the king of Wei naturally did not give up the idea of taking the heir.

At this time, the Wei Wangfu was in a heated discussion.

The strategist was the first to say: "King Wei, at this time, the prince is personally conscripted, if he returns victoriously, I am afraid that the position of His Royal Highness the Prince's East Palace in the future will no longer be shaken!" ”

The second strategist also said on the side: "That's right, the prince's personal expedition is an opportunity for us, we can find someone outside to make His Royal Highness the prince!" ”

As he spoke, Strategist 2 made a decapitation gesture with his hand on his chin, his eyes full of fierceness!

Strategist San had a different idea, looked at King Wei and said: "His Royal Highness King Wei, don't do foolish things, the prince is naturally to stabilize his position in the East Palace, but the prince is bringing the most elite soldiers in the entire Tang Dynasty, who are we looking to assassinate him, instead of thinking about these illusory things, it is better to start doing some practical things and save the hearts of the people!" ”

Strategist Yi had a different opinion, and immediately said after listening to Strategist San's words: "Who said that you want to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's troops head-on!" The opponent they faced on this trip was the Turks, and we Datang didn't get anything good from fighting with the Turks over the years, and I believe it won't be any different this time! ”

Strategist 2 took Strategist 1's words and continued: "That's right, there are two possibilities, the first is that the prince can win, but at this time they are also some remnants of the army, how can they resist if they encounter a surprise attack at this time!" ”

The third strategist also nodded, as if he approved their words, and said, "The second possibility is that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince died at the hands of the Turks?" There's no need to fight that way, right? ”

Strategist 1 and Strategist 2 nodded, looking a little proud, but Strategist 3 snorted coldly and said with some disdain: "If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really dies on the battlefield, it's okay, if it is attacked by his own people, why doesn't the emperor investigate to the end, do you think Cheng Yanjin and Hou Junji are fools?" Although they don't participate in party struggles on the surface, who can't see that they are close to the prince, do you really think that they will let the remnants of the army send His Royal Highness the prince back? ”

Strategist 1 and Strategist 2 stopped talking, and King Wei also fell into deep thought, but Brother Wang on the side smiled, "You said so much, what should you do now?" We can't watch Li Chengqian lead the troops to the battle, let's do nothing! ”

King Wei looked at Brother Wang and said a little angrily, "What about Song Zhi? How can you say that if you don't see it, you're gone, can't you even look at it? ”

Brother Wang seemed to be laughed at angrily, stood up from the chair and said: "Song Zhi has never been my subordinate, I asked him to help steal the test papers, I exchanged my own things for it, and now that people are helping, they naturally want to leave, do you still want to tie him up?" ”

King Wei looked at the aggressive Brother Wang, took a few steps back and said tremblingly: "This king is also a talent, Song Zhi naturally has a new place to go when he leaves this king, if he goes to help the prince, then what should this king do!" ”

Brother Wang said indifferently: "I can't control where he likes to go, I advise His Royal Highness King Wei not to think crookedly, it's better to imagine what is happening in front of you!" ”

The tense appearance of the two frightened the three strategists, and the strategists also said with a haha: "Yes, let's talk about the things discussed before, don't hurt the harmony!" ”

King Wei didn't seem to care about Brother Wang's disrespect, and sat aside with the support of Strategist Yi, unaffected by the quarrel just now: "I thought that Li Chengqian was going to be killed, and the people's hearts were also going to be taken!" ”

The three strategists looked at Brother Wang in unison, and Brother Wang probably understood the meaning when he heard King Wei's words, but he stretched out his hand and said, "How much will His Royal Highness King Wei pay this time!" If you don't have money, you can't get it! ”

Knowing Brother Wang's virtues, King Wei took out a stack of silver tickets from his sleeve and handed them to him, instructing: "You gather people first, and we will discuss the plan later, remember not to let my father find out!" ”

Brother Wang took the silver ticket and counted it, seeing that it was a big deal that he had never had before, Brother Wang smiled and said: "It seems that King Wei is bound to assassinate the prince this time, this determination is really thick!" ”

He ignored them and left the temple.

The three strategists watched Brother Wang leave, and when they saw the figure disappear, the second strategist pointed to Brother Wang's disappearing figure and said, "His Royal Highness King Wei, tell me why he is so crazy, why!" He has been disrespectful to you several times, and he must be severely punished afterwards this time! ”

Strategist Yi also responded on the side: "That's right, he must be severely punished!" ”

King Wei looked at his two doglegs, and said helplessly: "Severely punish him, will you help me raise manpower?" None of these generals are close to me, are they blind? Why can't you see that I am my father's favorite prince! ”

The more he talked, the more angry King Wei sat down in his chair helplessly, but the third strategist said on the side: "King Wei might as well think about it first, how to use this war to raise his status among the people to a higher level, if it succeeds, even if the prince returns safely, we can't fight again!" ”

King Wei nodded, looked at the three closest advisors and said, "Tell me, what should I do about this!" ”

Strategist 3 looked at Strategist 1 and Strategist 2 with a pensive look, and said bluntly without thinking too much: "First of all, we must block the information that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is getting better, and try not to spread the news, so that everyone will not pay attention to him, but the same as before!" ”

King Wei also nodded when he heard this, and Strategist 1 and Strategist 2 next to him also touched their beards and nodded: "That's right, the news should be blocked!" ”

Strategist San sighed and continued: "The emperor has ordered to control the price of rice in various places, but even the emperor can't conjure up rice, as long as we and these rice merchants buy it at a price thirty percent higher than the market price, as long as we hold these rice in our hands!" ”

Saying that, Strategist 3 made a gesture of clenching his hand into a fist, Strategist 1 and Strategist 2 looked at each other and smiled: "Silver, we want all the hearts of the people!" ”

King Wei looked distressed, "You also said that my father ordered that the price of rice should not be regulated, how can we collect it, if people know that I secretly collect grain behind my back, then it will be over!" ”

Strategist 3 looked at Strategist 1 and Strategist 2, wanting to hear their opinions, but saw the two of them touching their chins with a thoughtful look and said no more.

Strategist San said a little helplessly: "Naturally, it will not be in the name of His Royal Highness King Wei, but we can contact these rice merchants privately and ask them to announce that the stock of grain is insufficient. ”

Strategist 1 and Strategist 2 took this and continued: "Yes, no one can change it, and those rice will naturally become scarce, so we want to release it to collect people's hearts, or we want to change hands to make money!" It's up to us to do it! ”

King Wei couldn't help but nodded, and shook his head again after a while, "This matter is easy to say, but it is not easy to do, you should go and hurry up with the officials who are still in Chang'an, let them spread the news, without the help of their strength, I am afraid that this matter is a fool's dream!" ”

The three strategists were ordered to leave, leaving King Wei alone, his face full of struggle, and he didn't know what he was thinking at this time.

Since the king of Shu and Li Shimin met in the palace of King Wu, he has been keeping a guard for his brother, he naturally knows the news of Li Chengqian's army, but he has no idea about Li Chengqian, he seems to believe that his brother is still alive, these intrigues and fratricidal scenes should be handed over to King Wu to do well!

But Changsun Chong didn't seem to want him to be so comfortable, so he arranged for someone to meet with him with great difficulty.

Changsun Chong seemed to be a little anxious, and when he saw the King of Chu, he said: "I have arranged for people to collect grain outside, and then you will distribute these grains to the people at a low price in the name of His Royal Highness King Wu, and officially return to people's field of vision, you know?" ”

The King of Shu listened to Changsun Chong's arrangement, and said with some surprise: "Won't this backfire?" Isn't it strange that my father suddenly took out the grain, but he clearly decreed that he would not raise the price of grain, nor would he allow him to collect grain privately? ”

Eldest Sun Chong also smiled when he heard this, he naturally thought of it, patted the king of Shu on the shoulder and said: "You can say that these grains are collected from the hands of the squire and landlords, and the grain in their hands is not something that the emperor can pick out by random orders, and if you do this, the emperor will only feel that he has underestimated you in the past!" ”

The King of Shu nodded and motioned to Changsun Chong to continue, and Changsun Chong continued: "With these grains and grasses, you can gain a part of the hearts of the people, and you can also return to the court openly, I have contacted King Wu's previous subordinates, and they are still suspicious of you taking over the succession, this is the time for you to prove it to them!" ”

The King of Shu nodded noncommittally, he didn't know if King Wu was really dead, but since he chose to take over the business he left behind, he naturally had to manage everything he left behind.

The eldest grandson Chong was about to leave after saying this, but the king of Shu stopped him and said a little gloomy: "Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has worked hard to conquer the Turks, if he is allowed to come back safely, is it a little sorry for such an excellent opportunity!" ”