Chapter Twenty-Three—The Hidden Worries of the Qi State

A white-haired old man who claimed to be the oldest and wisest among these members who were loyal to Prime Minister Li Dan was the first to stand up and say: "Prime Minister Qi, the old minister thinks that at this time, it is indeed a very natural choice, and the two decisions we face are nothing more than whether to support the original feudal royal family or the feudal war meeting that later replaced the feudal royal family. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info Although the former feudal royal family has shown us favor and promised us a part of the benefits. However, in my opinion, we still need to stabilize the situation at home, and we need to enlist the support of more forces to prepare for the plan to seize power. In terms of the handling of the feudal state, I think that we will not help each other first, if the feudal royal family is at a disadvantage, we will help, and the troops will go out of the east to approach Zhongcheng, and then force the feudal war forces to withdraw their troops; if the feudal royal family then wins the upper hand in this battle, then we will be simpler, directly from Que Cheng to send troops to attack Shengcheng, according to the news replied by the informant, now most of the defenders of Shengcheng have gone to attack Yicheng, and the garrison of Shengcheng will inevitably be insufficient. Obviously, this is a balancing act that we can take, and it doesn't even take too much military to do it. ”

At this time, a general in dark gold armor flashed out, took the old man's words and said: " Wei Lao said that Weichen basically agreed, but Weichen still needs to say what he has learned, and now the information brought back by the scout at this time is that the white-clothed saintess, that is, the former Qingxuan princess Buluan is now the representative of the forces that occupy the initiative on the scene, and the 60,000 army has gone straight to Yicheng, which is now undergarrisoned, under the command of Gongsun Yu, and the Feng Zhan Hui did not make any favorable countermeasures at this time, and Zhang Cheng led the 50,000 troops to still be stationed in Zhongcheng without any action. Then once Yicheng moves to the master, I am afraid that the sealing war will also be gone. ”

General Lu's words are not very agreeable, it is indeed true that the situation is developing like this, but General Lu should not ignore one point, the fundamental reason why the white-clothed celestial girl forces can be so prosperous is because the Holy Emperor, the real ruler of the Sealing War Society, is actually not in Zhongcheng now, compared to the deterrent power of the Holy Emperor, once he himself appears in Zhongcheng, I am afraid that everything in front of him will be different. So, this matter can't be said in one fell swoop............ General Lu's words are still inappropriate!"

General Lu, who spoke first, was mercilessly dismissed, and he couldn't help but be furious, and shouted loudly: "General Chen's words are wrong, is it possible that the Holy Emperor will not be in the capital at this time? Then where did he go? How can this be reasonable." If the Holy Emperor himself was in Zhongcheng, could it be that Princess Qingxuan's army would still be able to attack Yicheng so without any scruples? General Chen's words might not be too unconvincing!"

"In any case, there is only such a reason that can be explained, can you still think that the Holy Emperor must be in Zhongcheng now, but he can't come up with a correct decision and reason? This is too unconvincing!" The two generals, Lu and Chen, confronted each other, and put forward many different opinions at this time. At this time, some officials who paid more attention to the etiquette of monarchs and ministers around couldn't stand the unscrupulous quarrels and disputes between these two military attachés, and the "Wei Lao" who took the lead in speaking with the most self-contained identity couldn't help but reprimand: "Here, you must not be rude!

After the two generals Lu and Chen heard this, they also realized this situation, and their unscrupulous quarrel with each other was indeed a bit of a refutation of the face of Prime Minister Li Dan, who was sitting at the top. The two of them couldn't help but stare at Prime Minister Li Dan, who was sitting on the top and didn't seem to have any change in his expression, with a slightly humble gaze at the same time. Li Dan still maintained that kind smile like an elder, but in fact, he was extremely dissatisfied with the situation in front of him now. It's just that Prime Minister Li Dan, who has long been accustomed to the life and temperament of an emperor, will no longer show his joys, sorrows and sorrows on his face. So, Li Dan said with a smile: "That's it, we don't need to mention this matter for the time being, let's discuss it, how to take advantage of the current feudal internal strife, which may not be able to win or lose for a while, and seize the military and political power of Qi State in one fell swoop?"

Li Dan made an understatement, and he easily pulled back the content of the meeting that had been changed. Now everyone's attention has been attracted by this fresh agenda proposed now, indeed, compared to the current feudal civil war, which is not yet known to be able to produce the ultimate war, it is better to pay attention to the important thing that they can do at this time and even be promoted to the rank of knight - to help the prime minister and regent Li Dan officially seize him has long been close at hand, but has not yet taken the last step of the supreme road, that is, to ascend the throne and become emperor.

Now Li Dan has already grasped all aspects of military and political power, and basically nearly ninety percent of the officials above the court have been taken under Li Dan's command, including forty percent of the officials from his henchmen. And above the military attache court, his eldest son, the great general Li Fu, had already mastered basically all the armies of the Qi State through the Northern Army. And now at this time, a military and political uprising led by Princess Bu Luan of Qingxuan, Princess Bu Yuehan of Liuli, and General Gongsun Yu broke out within the feudal country. It is clear that at this time, the time has come for the official seizure of power. Li Dan summoned them to discuss the plan, mainly because of the huge influence that still existed in the royal Tian family. If this situation is not properly handled, it may cause serious consequences.

At this time, it was still the old Wei who spoke, after all, he had been immersed in officialdom for more than ten years, and he still pondered Li Dan's thoughts very thoroughly. So, he now directly pushed the boat down the river and said: " Now if it is for us, it is easy to deal with the situation in front of us, although we can easily grasp the military and political power and ascend the throne and become the emperor, but now at least a large part of the forces are still loyal to the royal Tian family, although Xuan Lejun went to the feudal country for a long time and has not returned, but Wei Chen thought about it carefully, the forces loyal to the royal Tian family may still have a large force, and now rashly make such a move to seize power, Wei Chen feels that it is not the time. ”

At this time, a relatively young civil official standing behind this Wei Lao stood up and said: "Prime Minister, Wei Lao's words are actually more reasonable, and the best strategy we should choose now should be to find a way to seek the greatest benefits from the feudal civil war, and then enhance our national strength through the enhancement of forces in all aspects, and then annihilate the feudal country and enhance our strength when the time is ripe." At that time, Prime Minister, your prestige has reached the peak of your life, and when it really comes, everything will fall into place, even if you don't have to talk about it, Prime Minister, we will naturally persuade you to become a great treasure. Actually, you don't need to wait long, Prime Minister, I believe that within three years at the latest, these things will have the best results one by one, and when the time comes, Prime Minister, your wish will come true naturally. ”

Li Dan stroked his already silver beard, he agreed with the words of this young confidant official, in fact, for an old man like him, who was nearly seventy years old, his desire to ascend the throne and become emperor was not so strong. What he wants to do more now is to pave the way for all the splendid roads that belong to their family before he dies, and even if he does not ascend the throne and become emperor, he will still be the founding king of the country.

Thinking of this, Li Dan couldn't help but smile slightly, he stood up and said with a smile to the civil and military officials standing in two shifts under the throne: "Yao Yushi is reasonable, and he also thinks that it is better for this matter to be pushed down the river like this. Okay, you go back first and do your job well!" After speaking, Li Dan flicked his sleeves and transferred to the harem.

Dozens of officials rushed out of the main hall of the Taiji Palace, and Yao Chong, the young imperial historian who was walking in the center and was easily ignored by others, suddenly appeared next to Wei Yuan, the senior doctor known as "Wei Lao", and whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Wei Lao, even so, if His Majesty Xuan Lejun does not return for a day, Li Dan will always cover the sky with one hand above this court." Now, apart from one name, what else is different from His Majesty Xuan Le Jun?"

Wei Yuan shook his head gently, "It's useless to talk about this now, if Xuan Lejun is really a virtuous monarch............... Nor will he be gone away for many years without returning. What we are holding on to now is nothing more than a remnant of our hearts................ Perhaps, we need to find a force strong enough to fight the Li family before we can have the capital to talk about other things. "Old Wei is reasonable, then he will resign!"

Wei Yuan and Yao Chong, the two former ministers of the Qi State who devoted themselves to the disciple of Prime Minister Li Dan actually wanted to find an opportunity to recover the Qi State, couldn't help but be relatively speechless to each other, the current future is bleak for them, it is easy to say, but where can this foreign force that is enough to fight against the Li family be found? In fact, neither of them has this number in their hearts, the future is really like a dark path, they are just people who are struggling to find a glimmer of light in it. In order to, it is just a move that has been favored by the emperor for generations, and at this time, although everyone seems to be like a moth to a fire, they are killing themselves.