Jiang Gan is certainly brainless, but at least he understands his current position in Xizhou City. Zhang Zheng can still accept his contribution, and it is already very good that he is not to blame for the things outside the Yumen Pass.

As for how Zhang Zheng took back the military power from Xu Jingzong, this is not something that Jiang Gan can ask. Of course, Zhang Zheng didn't tell him about his plans.

At the end of the feast, Jiang Gan was carried back by the two personal soldiers he had brought. Zhang Zheng got up and walked into the back hall.

The guards who were called by Zhang Zheng to deliver meals to the officials who did not come to the county mansion for the banquet were already waiting for Zhang Zheng in the back hall.

At this moment, seeing Zhang Zheng enter the door, he hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Uncle Yu, the matter has been done." ”

"How did they react?" Zhang Zheng sat down and asked the guard.

"Six Cao joined the army, among which Cao Sicang, Liu Sihu, and Chen Sibing did not make a clear statement, and Yang Sigong, Qiu Juju, and Lu Sishi did not show up in the army, and the housekeeper in his house took the meals sent by the brothers, and the supervision of the army was a little panicked, and the doctor of medicine and the doctor of economics and the city order ......" With the report of the guards, a map of the context of the officials in Xizhou appeared in Zhang Zheng's mind.

The names that came out of the mouths of the guards were the officials who had not come to the county mansion for a banquet today. Most of the doctors of medicine and the doctors of economics are outside the officialdom of Xizhou.

Among them, the most important is Liucao's joining the army and supervising the joining of the army. And none of these seven people came today.

But the attitude of the seven people towards Zhang Zheng's personal guards who sent people to deliver meals also made Zhang Zheng find some interesting things from it.

Three of them showed up, but did not express their position, the other three did not show up directly, and one of them appeared to be very frightened to supervise the army.

Zhang Zhengmo rubbed his chin, and with these news, it once again proved that Xu Jingzong's command was not monolithic.

But the most important thing at the moment is not to play conspiracy and intrigue to engage in confrontation, division and co-optation. Let the guards go to deliver things in full gear, but they are more unhappy in their hearts, and they are just scared of the subordinate officials of Xizhou City.

Zhang Zheng's purpose has always been very clear, that is, military power. Don't look at Zhang Zheng, he swore in front of Jiang Gan that he could take the military power from Xu Jingzong.

But it's not that simple to do. Zhang Zheng waved his hand to signal the guards to retreat, and then closed his eyes.

If the military power cannot be seized, Jiang Gan is a waste. If Jiang Gan is a waste, then the general of Saya Chu, who he finally discovered, will not play a big role.

After all, the combat effectiveness of 3,000 bandits is still not as deterrent as that of 5,000 Tang troops. And if you want to seize the military power, there are only two ways in front of Zhang Zheng.

One is to make peace with Xu Jingzong and state the relationship. However, the feasibility cannot be said to be low, it can be said that there is no at all.

Let Zhang Zheng surrender to Xu Jingzong, not to mention whether Xu Jingzong is willing to hand over the military power to him after Zhang Zheng surrenders.

Let's just say that Xu Jingzong is almost putting himself under house arrest now, and it is impossible for Zhang Zheng to submit to Xu Jingzong without regard for his dignity.

Moreover, Xu Jingzong is not a fool. As for the second one, that is, the allied forces of the Western Regions came to the city in a short period of time.

Once he entered the wartime, Zhang Zheng had a reason to play the set of generals who were not subject to the orders of the monarch outside. At that time, whether it is to learn from Xu Jingzong to directly put him under house arrest, or let Jiang Gan take over the military power, there will be enough room for maneuver.

And Zhang Zheng also knew that there were no reinforcements in Xizhou in this battle. Because Li Yuan estimated that he should die at this time, he just didn't know when the will of mourning would reach Xizhou.

And this matter, others do not know. The crux of the matter is that the matter of when the Western Regions countries will send troops is completely out of Zhang Zheng's control.

It may arrive tomorrow, or it may be delayed again and again. Thinking of this, Zhang Zheng's mind suddenly appeared with the face of Su Wudei who was permeated with Central Asian style.

Others don't know when the countries of the Western Regions will send troops, but this person ...... and Qiu Shisan, let him go to the Western Regions to do things, and now there should be a result.

raised his hand and patted it, and a figure suddenly appeared at Zhang Zheng's feet out of nowhere.

"Summoning Qiu Thirteen back to see me." The figure nodded slightly, then vanished again. Looking at these elusive subordinates, Zhang Zheng held his chin and suddenly became a little curious in his heart.

I don't know how Qiu Shisan trained these people, it seems that everyone is not very simple.

Have a chance to ask him. ………… In Longshouyuan, north of Chang'an, a palace with an incomparably huge area has turned into a sea of white at this moment.

Li Yuan, the founding monarch of the Tang Empire, died in the Daming Palace. Monarchs and ministers keep filial piety, and the world is plain. However, standing in the Daming Palace, Li Shimin in front of Li Yuan's body, after experiencing the initial sadness, did not have much sadness on his face at the moment.

On the contrary, he looked at the northwest from time to time, and a trace of gloom flashed in his eyes. The civil official queue is headed by Fang Xuanling, and he has fallen into it at this moment

In the ocean of "grief". But among the generals, there are many people who follow Li Shimin's gaze to the northwest.

Everyone knew that His Majesty Li Er wanted to conquer Xue Yantuo in person. But at this moment, due to Li Yuan's death, this plan had to be suspended.

Li Shimin's heart is even more complicated, according to reason, his father has died, and he should be extremely sad as a son.

But Li Shimin's heart is more helpless about Li Yuan's death, if you die a few years later, or die a few years early, you can do it.

But he wants to die at this juncture. As soon as Li Yuan died, Li Shimin's plan was completely disrupted. The blueprint of the plan that had already been set was to pacify Xue Yantuo this year, and then transfer to Xizhou with the power of a great victory to take the Western Regions into the bag.

It's good now, not only has the plan to personally conquer Xue Yantuo come to naught, but even the two chess pieces of Zhang Zheng and Xu Jingzong may be lost in Xizhou.

As soon as Li Yuan died, he couldn't even support Xizhou. 5,000 people, and I don't know if Xu Jingzong and Zhang Zheng can rely on 5,000 people to hold Xizhou.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin's mood became a little more gloomy. If it weren't for his identity, Li Shimin really wanted to say to Li Yuan: "Dad, it's really not the right time for you to die." "The emperor died, according to the great etiquette, at least 7749 days.

It is impossible for the ministers to really keep filial piety for Li Yuan for so long, the center cannot be stagnant, and the government affairs that should be handled still have to be handled, otherwise it will be a disaster for Datang.

After witnessing Li Yuan's body in the coffin, Li Shimin led his ministers back to Taiji Palace.

As soon as he returned to Taiji Palace, Li Shimin dismissed the ministers, and instructed Wang De with a calm face: "Let Chang Yan take a trip to Xizhou with his eyes and tongue, and be sure to save Zhang Zheng's kid's life, if Xizhou can't be defended, let him give up." ”