Inside the Temple of Manna.

A depressing breath erupted, cold and dignified.

Li Er didn't answer Fang Xuanling's inquiry, his face was gloomy and terrible, his mind was full of the content of the war report, he didn't think that the rebels were actually made up by his eldest brother, and what he didn't expect was that the eldest son who was lost in the war back then might still be alive, but he was controlled by his eldest brother.

The eldest son was controlled into a puppet, and the prince was not worried, so he actually rebelled, who gave him the guts?

Once this matter spreads, it will inevitably become a disgrace to the royal family.

But something has already happened, and it can't be covered up, so it won't be covered up.

Li Er's eyes burst with a terrifying killing intent, whether it was his brother or the crown prince, he couldn't let go of the imperial power, and handed the battle report to Fang Xuanling: "You can also take a look." ”

Fang Xuanling couldn't wait, hurriedly took it, opened it and looked at it, and was shocked by the content of the beginning, the three words "Li Jiancheng" on it were particularly dazzling, and he couldn't help but gasp, control his emotions and continue to look down, but the more he looked at it, the more frightened he became.

After reading it all, Fang Xuanling's back was cold and sweaty, this is about to change the sky.

It was about the country, Fang Xuanling didn't dare to speak easily, and he was more and more worried about his son's comfort, but he didn't dare to speak.

Li Er didn't speak, his face was cold, and he was worried.

After waiting for a while, Li Jing hurried over, and after saluting, he asked, "The Holy Lord has summoned, I don't know what's going on?" ”

Li Er threw Fang Xuanling a look, Fang Xuanling nodded knowingly, and handed over the battle report.

Li Jing took it curiously and took a look, and recognized that the handwriting was written by Qin Huaidao, and then looked at the content, he couldn't settle down, there was a rebellion in two ways, and one was the old prince and the other was the current prince, what is this called?

After reading it all, Li Jing looked at Li Er, feeling sympathy, the eldest brother and his son are the closest people, but now they are rebelling, and everyone is uncomfortable, and spreading it will damage the prestige of the saint, it is a matter of the country, and it is not easy to say anything as a courtier, but it is different when it comes to Qin Huaidao's safety.

Li Jing read the battle report again with anxiety, and the great achievements such as pacifying the rebellion in the northern capital of Anbei became less important, and after reading it again, he secretly thought to himself and calculated countermeasures.

After a while, Li Er adjusted his mood and asked habitually, "Pharmacist, do you have a clever plan?" ”

Li Jing wanted to speak again and again, feeling very embarrassed.

Fang Xuanling also knew that Li Jing was embarrassed, after all, he was the elder brother and son of the Holy Lord, so it was not appropriate to say anything, but his son was in deep danger, and he couldn't help it, so he said eagerly: "Pharmacist, if you have a way, just say it, it's a matter of the safety of the court, and you can't hesitate." ”

These words are reminding Li Jing to offer advice from the perspective of the imperial court, not to involve family affairs and the country.

Li Jing nodded knowingly, and said solemnly: "The rebels and the peaceful rebellion army have a cumulative strength of nearly 300,000, and the troops around the protector are less than 30,000, and they are under siege, and the situation is in crisis. ”

"Tell me about it." Li Er cheered up.

"The best strategy is to send a few generals to lead 20,000 Longwu troops to support, and then collect 50,000 soldiers along the way, and gather enough 70,000 to rush together to obey the dispatch, with the talent of Huaidao, plus their own troops, or can defeat the rebels in a battle, even if they can't, they can stabilize the situation, slowly figure it out, don't worry, and the court doesn't have to work and lose money." Li Jing said solemnly.

"Where's the middle strategy?" Li Er asked.

"The Royal Driver! But it takes time to prepare, the front line can't afford to wait, and the minister is worried that the rebels will flee to the grassland when they hear that the Holy Emperor will travel far away, and they will slowly grow bigger, and it will be difficult to destroy them at that time. Li Jing reminded.

Li Er understood as soon as he heard it, his son himself knew that if he really wanted to drive the expedition in person, he would inevitably flee in fright, once the 100,000 soldiers and horses entered the grassland, it was indeed difficult to pursue, and he couldn't help but ask: "What about the next step?" ”

"One is difficult to tolerate two tigers, the minister speculates that Huaidao will kill out of the encirclement, and deliberately show weakness, let the two soldiers and horses fight, the saint only needs to send someone to send a copy of the holy decree, allowing the protector to mobilize the soldiers of the state capital nearby, and when the time is ripe, sit and reap the benefits of the fisherman."

Li Er was silent after hearing this, with Qin Huaidao here, the two groups of people may join forces, as long as Qin Huaidao jumps out of the encirclement and deliberately shows weakness, there is no common opponent, the two roads will inevitably fight, annex, and strengthen themselves, even if they don't fight, with Qin Huaidao's vision and ability, they can also stimulate the two ways of fighting.

After experiencing the baptism of war, Li Er had no doubt that the two would fight.

After a moment of silence, Li Er asked, "Xuan Ling, what do you think?" ”

"Back to the saint, the minister thinks that the upper, middle and lower three strategies have merits, but the first policy, and the middle policy is announced to the outside world, so that the world knows that the saint is ready to drive the expedition in person and confuse the rebels on both sides, as for the next policy, it can be used together with the upper policy." Fang Xuanling hurriedly said.

Li Eryi was silent when he heard this, his own son would rebel, and with such great power, if Qin Huaidao also rebelled, he would not be able to control it at all.

Invisibly, the prince's rebellion made Li Er's psychology change a lot.

Li Jing saw that Li Er was worried, smiled helplessly, and didn't say anything more.

Fang Xuanling could naturally see that he didn't speak, but he was anxious

Burning.

After a while, Li Er made a decision and said solemnly: "Go ahead, let Cheng Chumo, Wei Chi Baolin and Li Dejian each lead 20,000 Longwu troops to support, and transfer 10,000 soldiers and horses from Shengzhou, Shuozhou, Xiazhou, Yanzhou and Fenzhou, and provide all kinds of soldiers, horses, grain and grass by themselves, go to support, and obey the dispatch of the hussar general." ”

20,000 Longwu troops, 50,000 government soldiers, it seems like a lot, but the combat effectiveness of the government soldiers is average, this point is not a good chance of winning up, Li Jing wanted to persuade again, seeing Li Er's gloomy face, he hesitated for a moment and dispelled his thoughts.

Fang Xuanling knew that Li Jing was not in his position, and many words were not easy to say, especially during Li Er's sensitive period, but as the prime minister, he couldn't help but say it, and organized a good language to remind: "Shengshang, according to the minister's understanding, Cheng Chumo went to Lingnan, Wei Chi Baolin went to Jiangnan, Li Dejian was still in the grassland, and the three of them were helping Qin Huaidao take care of the caravan. ”

Of course, Li Er knew about this, he didn't care about it at first, and he didn't think much about it, but at this moment, he suddenly found that the person he wanted to use would rather resign than do it, but also follow Qin Huaidao, and his heart became more and more suspicious.

Even his son is opposed, who else is credible in this world?

Suspicion is poison, once it gets up, it will be difficult to eliminate, unless there is enough evidence, but the crisis still has to be solved, Li Er pondered for a moment and said: "Then send an order to the soldiers and horses of the five states to take the first step, rush to listen to the investigation as soon as possible, and I will personally go to deal with this matter in five days." ”

"This ...... Holy Body? Fang Xuanling reminded.

"I'm going to ask that rebel what he wants to do. There is also my brother, who gave him a way to live back then, but he didn't know that he hid in the shadows and caused chaos, ignoring the people of the world, which is simply unreasonable. Li Er waved his hand and said with a straight face.

When it comes to this, no matter how much persuasion is given, it will be even more suspicious.

Li Jing and Fang Xuanling saw Li Er's vigilance, and they could understand it if they thought about it, their sons rebelled, who else was reliable? Beware of Qin Huaidao is also reasonable, the imperial power is sensitive, it is not appropriate to persuade, the two left in a hurry after saying goodbye, and walked out of the Vermilion Bird Gate of the palace, Fang Xuanling whispered quietly: "Go to my house." ”

Suzaku Gate belongs to the jurisdiction of the internal guard, and they are all saints, so you can't say too much, Li Jing nodded knowingly, and the two got into their respective carriages, and Li Jing walked forward for a distance, and then ordered the coachman to change the route.

Not long after, Li Jing came to the Liang Guogong Mansion, the housekeeper was waiting at the door, leading people to the study, closing the door and guarding outside, not allowing anyone to approach.

Both of them are old friends, Li Jing was not polite, and said bluntly after sitting down: "Xuan Ling, the saint is stimulated by this, I am afraid that he will be suspicious in the future, the suspicion of the monarch and the minister is not conducive to the court, you and I are old, it is okay to retreat, but the children are still young, what is the solution to this matter?" ”

Fang Xuanling stroked his beard and thought about it, sighed after a while, and said, "This matter is difficult to do, don't you see it?" The saint was doubting the authenticity of the battle report, and he was suspicious of Huaidao, but he was not sure, so he adjusted the deployment later, and only transferred the soldiers of the five states to listen to it, and led the army to go over in person. ”

"The soldiers of the Wuzhou Mansion can't turn over the waves, and they can solve Huaidao's urgent need, the saint is a good means, it's just that Huaidao is not stupid, and it must be chilling to see the suspicion of the saint, this time it is already commendable to stand up, and it will be difficult for Huaidao to lead the troops out in the future." Li Jing smiled bitterly.

"Look at the present, you know about the military, do you have a chance of winning after the soldiers of the five states arrive?" Fang Xuanling asked rhetorically.

Li Jing said indifferently: "I know you are worried about your bereavement, without the support of the soldiers of the Five Prefectures, no one can stop Huai Dao if he wants to run, don't worry about safety, don't forget that he will defeat 200,000 Turks with 20,000 people, if it is not bad, he has already jumped out of the encirclement, let the rebels of the two roads fight each other, and take advantage of the fisherman." ”

Fang Xuanling was very convinced of Li Jing's ability to use troops, put down his heart, and asked, "What can we do?" You can't just just watch it, can you? ”

"The holy decree emphasizes that the states should bring more grain and grass, even if the war can't help, it's good to solve the logistics."

"It's okay, I'll do it tomorrow morning, pharmacist...... Taizi Hutu, I'm afraid this day will change, and our old brothers will have to move around more in the future. Fang Xuanling meant something.

Li Jing nodded tacitly, and his eyes flashed.