To answer, or not to answer?

Looking at the sword of the Son of Heaven with dragon patterns hanging high on the wall, Li Yuan's eyes were confused for a while, and he seemed to forget that he was in front of the royal saint at this time.

Today, Li Jing took great pains to sing and harmonize with Liu Shaojian in front of him, in order to bring out this scene, but Li Jing did not explain his true intention in advance from beginning to end, but gave himself this sword of great significance in such a playful way, how does this not seem strange?

The sword of the Son of Heaven can command the six armies of the forbidden army, such as the imperial front ceremony, it is true that this is the supreme glory that many generals dream of, but in the eyes of Li Yuan, who is familiar with the emperor's heart, there is no good thing in the world to drop the pie for no reason, this is most likely to block himself from the gun, and the incident behind it must be not small, Li Yuan's heart gradually calmed down, and he has already guessed a roughly.

All in all, in Li Yuan's view, the Sword of Heaven has an incomparably powerful allure for people who are greedy for power, and even he is almost unable to parry, but taking charge of the Gyeonggi soldiers and horses is by no means what Li Yuan thinks, because he knows in his heart that once this power equivalent to a privy envoy is added, it may not be easy to remove.

Afterwards, if Li Jing transferred himself to the central post and was firmly pressed in the capital in the future, then all his previous painstaking planning would be in vain......

Thinking of this, Li Yuan got up and arched his hand, looking embarrassed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty for your great kindness!" Since the minister eats the king, he is naturally willing to die for His Majesty! But the minister never dared to receive the sword of the Son of Heaven, the minister was twenty-one years old, how could he receive this honor with only a few military exploits? The six armies of the forbidden army are the foundation of the country, and the weight of protecting the Son of Heaven is heavy, and the minister thinks that he is not qualified to receive this sword, and the minister dares to ask His Majesty to take back his order. ”

"You don't joke." The indifference in Li Jing's eyes flashed, and he smiled and waved his hand, "Sit down and talk." Li Yuan, since I have opened my mouth to give you the Sword of the Son of Heaven and entrust the safety of the national capital to you, it means how much I trust you. This is a glory that many civil and military people have never envied in their lives! ”

Li Yuan bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has been favored by His Majesty since last year has been promoted several levels, although the minister is far away in Chu, but also often hear some people in the court criticize the minister, and even think that the minister is not worthy of the position, pampered and arrogant, if the minister takes the sword of the Son of Heaven again, I am afraid that the public will lose it, and the minister is terrified." ”

Staring at Li Yuan's trembling and sincere expression, Li Jing couldn't help but sigh softly and said, "Li Yuan, you don't have to listen to some people's nonsense. Although you are young, you can do your best for the country and have made many miraculous achievements, and no one among my Tang generals can compare with you, and your loyalty and courage are all in my eyes.

There were some gossips before, but I have already rebuked those who are too talkative, they are pedantic people, who only know how to find faults, but do not understand the hardships of guarding your side outside, and you don't need to pay attention to them.

I hope you don't think about it. I have a scale in my heart, and I know who is sincere to me and who is false to me. You and I are sincere with each other, and we don't have to pay attention to what others say. You have to remember that I have always trusted you. ”

Li Yuan hurriedly pretended to be grateful, and said in a deep voice: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your understanding of the minister!" His Majesty's words today made the minister's heart warm. ”

Li Jing smiled and said in a deep voice: "So, are you willing to receive the Sword of the Son of Heaven?" ”

Li Yuan was helpless in his heart, and gritted his teeth and replied: "Your Majesty, the minister does not dare to disobey the order. Thank you for your majesty's love, if your majesty has a life, the minister will go to the soup and go to the fire. ”

Li Jing smiled steadily: "Young eunuch, take the sword of the Son of Heaven, I will give it to him personally." ”

"The old slave obeys."

Young Eunuch Liu immediately carefully took the Son of Heaven Sword on the wall, Li Jing stood up solemnly, his face was awe-inspiring and sent it out with one hand, Li Yuan hurriedly got up and stepped forward, his eyes did not dare to be right, he just leaned over and took the Son of Heaven Sword with both hands, and then shouted thanks, and then carefully tied this heavy sword around his waist.

"Governor Li, in the future, if you use this sword to kill the enemy, it will mean that Your Majesty is killing the enemy, and you must not live up to Your Majesty's trust." Young Eunuch Liu stroked his palm.

Li Yuan bowed to Li Jing in a deep voice: "The minister will never live up to His Majesty's great kindness. ”

"Get up!" Li Jing patted his thigh and smiled: "Very good, very good." When I heard this, I was greatly relieved. With you to quell the rebellion for me, I should sit back and relax. ”

"Counterinsurgency?" Li Yuan was stunned, but he became more and more sure in his heart, and now the situation in Jinling really confirmed his previous conjecture.

Li Jing took a few sips of the teacup, put it down and said in a deep voice: "Li Yuan, I said that I absolutely trust you, and you and I should be open and honest with each other, so I will tell you the truth." ”

Li Yuan secretly said in his heart, my majesty, you have finally entered the topic.

"Oh? What happened, the minister really didn't know. Li Yuan wondered.

Li Jing secretly observed Li Yuan's face, and when he saw Li Yuan's blank face, he thought, isn't this kid the boss's person? I don't know if I'm calm down.

"I ordered Li Zhenggu to lead the Zhennan army north to attack Zhou, but now he and Song Majie led 100,000 Zhennan troops to stay outside Hezhou City and pretend to be delayed, then Li Zhenggu even gave me a rebellious rhetoric, and dared to threaten me with troops to allow them to lead the army into Hezhou City, how arrogant is this! There is also the ...... between the Chinese book and the Privy Council"

Li Jing angrily told the ins and outs of the matter, but Li Yuan only nodded slightly, but did not speak, because he found that in Li Jing's words, the names of Li Zhenggu, Wei Cen, Xu Xuan, and the father and son of the Song family were all mentioned, but the sensitive name was not mentioned.

After that, Li Jing said quietly: "Li Yuan, Hezhou is less than a hundred miles away from Jinling, if there is a loss of the country, the dynasty is in danger!" And at the moment in Jinling City, although I have ordered Zu Chongen to lead the Dianzhi army to quickly take over the defense of Jinling City, you should know about the Dianzhi army, the soldiers have always been scattered and how weak the combat strength is, and these 40,000 weak brigades alone are not enough to resist the 100,000 elite enemy army.

Therefore, I need to mobilize the six armies of the forbidden army in the Beiyuan camp to quell the rebellion, and the rebel ministers in the Privy Council of this rebellion are involved, I can't believe any of the generals on the list of the forbidden army at this time, so I can only pin my hope in your hands, I give you the sword of the Son of Heaven, that is, you go to the Beiyuan camp to take over the six armies of the forbidden army, which is related to my country, if the six armies of the forbidden army also respond to the rebellion, the consequences will be unimaginable......"

Li Yuan immediately replied in a deep voice: "The minister understands. Your Majesty, since the minister has a proposal, can you ask Your Majesty to issue an order for His Royal Highness the King of Qi to go with the minister? ”

Li Jing frowned and said, "Why do you want to recommend King Qi?" ”

Li Yuanyu said: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister is far away in Chu to build a festival, and he is not familiar with the six armies of the forbidden army, and it may be difficult to complete the mission by relying on the minister's strength alone." And His Royal Highness the King of Qi is the deputy marshal of the soldiers and horses of Zhudao, and he must be familiar with the generals of the six armies of the forbidden army, and they are nominally under the jurisdiction of the King of Qi. ”

"You have the sword of the Son of Heaven in your hand, why worry about this?" Li Jing took a breath, and finally couldn't help but confide in his inner question: "King Qi is the emperor of the clan, but he is only my younger brother after all, if you talk about Tianwei, why don't you recommend King Yan?" Wouldn't it be more appropriate for my eldest son to go? ”

It seems that the emperor's mind can't be hidden, Li Yuan knew it in his heart, and said with his hand: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Yan is suitable, but the minister heard that His Royal Highness King Yan was ordered by His Majesty to apply for punishment due to defeat, so the minister felt that it was not appropriate...... Your Majesty, in a hurry, things will change, in order to quell the overall situation of the rebellion, please ask Your Majesty to quickly order the King of Qi to go with the ministers. ”

Li Jing's brain was a little confused, he didn't expect this to be the result, this time he originally thought that Li Yuan must have discussed a good countermeasure with King Yan before entering the palace, this time King Zheng rebelled, it was a good time for King Yan to regain his life, and Li Jing himself was ready to ride a donkey down the slope, just to see if Li Yuan really intended to favor King Yan, but the punch he hit with all his strength fell into the void, and his heart was unspeakably uncomfortable.

"You...... Do you really want to recommend King Qi? Li Jing swallowed.

Li Yuan nodded and arched his hand: "Where do ministers dare to speak nonsense in front of His Majesty?" Your Majesty, the minister is in danger, for the safety of Your Majesty and the national capital, then everything is considered from the overall situation, does Your Majesty think that the minister has a personal relationship with the King of Qi?

If this is the case, the minister has nothing to say, after all, the minister did meet His Royal Highness King Qi when he was in Shouzhou before, but His Royal Highness the King of Qi is kind and has a good way of governing the army......

"Wait." Seeing that Li Yuan was crackling and really explained, Li Jing was already a little dazed, this inexplicable scene was obviously not what he had expected before, shouldn't Li Yuan say more good things about King Yan at this time?

So Li Jing hurriedly stopped: "Li Yuan, I approved your proposal, and the counterinsurgency is urgent, so I will order the King of Qi to go with you." However, you may not know that before you entered the palace, I had discussed with Sun Cheng and Han Xizai, and now I have lifted the ban on King Yan. ”

Li Yuan arched his hand and said solemnly: "It turns out that Your Majesty has long been familiar with the candidates for the same time, and he has the help of two highnesses at the same time. ”

Li Jing was extremely embarrassed, so he could only laugh dryly, and then flicked the sleeves of his robe, Young Eunuch Liu stood up at the right time, saying that His Majesty was tired, and Li Yuan withdrew from the door in a funny way......

After half an hour, although all the counterinsurgency matters were arranged, the emperor Li Jing, who was sitting alone on the dragon couch, couldn't help but have a big head like a drum, and his heart was as chaotic as numb.

Young Eunuch Liu on the side respectfully stepped forward to observe the words written by the emperor, only to see the dragon flying and the phoenix dancing above, "Who is the lord of the flowers falling in the wind?" Thoughts. The blue bird does not pass on the news from the clouds, and the cold plum is sad in the snow. ”

Then Young Eunuch Liu was stunned for a moment and said: "What is this word written, the old slave doesn't seem to understand the meaning of the word." ”

Li Jing said softly: "You are only a shallow learner, and it is normal that you can't understand it." My state of mind at this time is like this poem, hazy, obscure, I am obviously the master, but I also end up so confused. ”

Young Eunuch Liu was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is the king of the destiny of heaven, why is the wise one saying this?" Could it be that Li Yuan made His Majesty unhappy? ”

Li Jing shook his head, and then walked away with a straight face.