"Behind the scenes, everything is secretly manipulated by Ming Chongyan with secret guards."

Li Xuan said, placing a cup of tea on the table in front of Xue Rengui with both hands.

Xue Rengui gently pushed the tea aside, raised his head, and looked at Li Xuan solemnly: "I heard that there is good wine in Nanchang Palace?" ”

Li Xuan was slightly stunned, and then said: "Yes, it is hidden in the study." ”

A trace of surprise flashed on Xue Rengui's face, and then he nodded and stretched out his hand: "I'm tired of the prince!" ”

Li Xuan stood up, walked to the pear blossom cabinet on the side, took out a green gourd from it, and handed it to Xue Rengui.

"The green gourd can not only make the wine thicker, but also make the eyes clear, cough and lungs." Li Xuan paused a little and said, "Some people in the mansion like to drink like this the most, drinking in the study. ”

"I see." Xue Rengui nodded, took the wine bottle, and then poured it directly into his mouth.

The clear liquor has a slight gourd aroma, which makes people a little intoxicating.

Li Xuan looked at Xue Rengui calmly.

Over the years, although he has made some distilled liquor, it is rarely sold in Datang, and it is basically sent to the Western Regions, but he didn't expect to be known by Xue Rengui.

In order to keep the secret, Li Xuan's distillation containers all use green gourds.

The gourd itself can be used in medicine, and the medicinal power of the gourd is confused, making it even more impossible to speculate on the preparation method of this liquor.

As soon as it was sold to the Western Regions, it immediately attracted a large number of customers.

The Hu people in the Western Regions don't drink enough by themselves, how can they resell the Tang Dynasty.

The reason why Li Xuan didn't want to sell it in Datang was because these wines were very easy to make money.

He is a county king, and he already has a lot of wealth.

If you come up with something that sells well and accumulates wealth, you will be targeted by the palace in an instant.

This is what Li Xuan does not want to see.

Making a fortune in a muffled voice is in line with his current identity.

And in the Western Regions, it doesn't matter how much wealth you have.

Only if you have the strength to keep this wealth, then no one can take it away from you.

……

"Good wine!" Xue Rengui put down the wine bottle, and a gourd of wine had been drunk by Xue Rengui in the blink of an eye.

Raising his eyes to look at Li Xuan, Xue Rengui's eyes were clear and terrifying: "Please also ask the prince to elaborate, why is it Shiyin real person who designed Hao Xiang?" ”

"Because the one arrested today, the Goguryeo man who worked in Hao Xiangfu, he is a secret guard." Li Xuan's words made Xue Rengui's eyes shrink suddenly.

"Gao Baobao's secret agent, is it a secret guard?" Xue Rengui's face really showed surprise.

Li Xuan nodded and said calmly: "Hao Xiangxian, the eldest grandson of Hao Xiang, won a Silla maid from someone else last winter, and that Silla maid has always been in secret contact with a group of Silla people.

Xuan originally thought that behind them was Silla, but she didn't expect that person to be a Goguryeo person, and behind him, was Gao Bao. ”

"Gao Baobao sent his subordinates to blend in with the Silla people and design Hao Xiang, once something happened, the court would immediately suspect that it was Silla. In this way, the war between the Tang Dynasty and Silla will start again, so he, the treasure king, will naturally be able to play a role again. Xue Rengui saw the benefits at a glance.

Li Xuan bowed slightly: "Last winter, someone asked the center to raise the treasure and return to Liaodong as the governor of Liaodong, but was rejected by Hao Xiang. ”

This is the direct conflict.

Gao Baobao wanted to take revenge on Hao Chujun, but he didn't dare to be too ruthless.

"But the people he sent were secret guards?" Xue Rengui's face brought out a hint of amusement, and at the same time there was a hint of vigilance.

It is rumored that the guards are everywhere, and if it is really them, then it would be terrible.

"Originally, Xuan also thought that Gao Bao was in charge, but at the last moment of capturing that person, that person used the sword technique of the secret guard." Li Xuan took a deep breath and shook her head in disbelief.

The sword technique of the secret guard, without years of immersion, can not be used at that level.

Naturally, his status as a secret guard could no longer be deceived.

"Why does it have to be Ming Chongyan?" Xue Rengui followed and asked.

"Because Your Majesty doesn't know." Li Xuan raised his eyes to look at Xue Rengui and said softly: "Although there are many people in the entire secret guard, the only one who really dares to attack the order of the central government and can hide it from His Majesty is Ming Chongyan." ”

The commanders of the secret guards, without the instructions from above, how dare they attack Hao Chujun.

Even if they do, they will play upwards.

How many things did the Empress Wu know that the emperor didn't know?

"This matter, the Queen of Heaven doesn't know, Your Majesty doesn't know, outsiders don't know, colleagues don't know, only Ming Chongyan." Li Xuan took a deep breath, picked up the teacup on the side, and took a sip of it himself.

"It's not enough." Xue Rengui stared at Li Xuan deadly, and if he wanted to stare at Ming Chongyan, he needed more evidence.

"That's enough." Li Xuan put down the teacup, looked at Xue Rengui calmly and said, "It's enough that Xiao Wang can find out here, and the rest of the matter is for His Majesty to investigate, and it has nothing to do with us." ”

Li Xuan's identity determined that he could not investigate the secret guards.

If he really checked something randomly, even if he found out, he was the one who was unlucky in the end.

As for the truth of the matter, the emperor can find out with his hands and feet, and he doesn't have to worry about being known by the Empress Wu.

Xue Rengui glanced at Li Xuan deeply, he finally knew why Li Xuan didn't dare to tell the emperor about this matter in person.

Because once this matter is clearly stated, it will immediately cause a conflict between the emperor and the empress of martial arts.

Even if Empress Wu didn't know anything about this matter, when she needed to, she would immediately come out to protect Ming Chongyan.

"But why?" Xue Rengui leaned back slightly and raised his eyes to look at Li Xuan.

"Naturally, it is for the position of the commander of the Northwest Road March." Li Xuan bowed his head slightly, and said softly: "Bachelor of the North Gate, I can't accept the northwest of Pengcheng County as the handsome. ”

The emperor's eldest grandson was born, and the prince's confidant Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry became the commander of the 100,000 elite army in the Northwest Province, and anyone would be uneasy.

Xue Rengui sighed lightly and asked, "But what's the use of him doing this?" ”

"Of course it works, Hao Xiang is ill, there is a shortage of people in the book, and many things are naturally difficult to advance, so it is natural to delay.

At this time, they had time to let the county prince change his military strategy, and at the same time slander the county prince of Pengcheng. ”

Speaking of this, Li Xuan shook his head lightly and said: "Xuan can be sure that in the hands of the secret guards, there must be a means to slander the Duke of Pengcheng County, and at the same time, there is a way to make my uncle change his military strategy. ”

Xue Rengui's breathing suddenly became heavy.

Ming Chongyan definitely has such a means, Xue Rengui doesn't know about Liu Xianli's affairs, but Yuan Wanqing has looked for him more than once in the past few days.

Comparing before and after, how the truth can be seen at a glance.

"From the years ago, His Majesty asked me to wait for the writing of the recital, to the birth of the emperor's eldest grandson, and the beginning of the new year, the total time in between was only five or six days." Li Xuan looked at Xue Rengui and said softly: "Among them, we must first determine Your Majesty's tendency, and we must also determine that the one who is born must be the eldest grandson of the emperor, and in the end, they are forced to act, and the time is too short. ”

"So it will take time." Xue Rengui sighed lightly, Li Xuan's words had completely convinced him.

……

Li Xuan stood up, took out a green gourd from the cabinet behind him, and said softly: "This matter was done by Ming Chongyan alone, and it has nothing to do with the queen of heaven, but it is difficult to find empirical evidence to deal with this matter...... It is believed that the archives in the secret guards have been completely destroyed, even if His Majesty wants to attack him, he needs to be scrupulous, and Hao Xiang will be fine after all. ”

"But he was too bold after all." A trace of coldness flashed in Xue Rengui's eyes.

If this matter is completely exposed in the end, even Xue Rengui will inevitably become a pawn to be used.

"If you want to meddle in the Northwest military, how can you be bold and bold." Li Xuan raised his eyes and looked at Xue Rengui.

His words directly penetrated the true thoughts of Ming Chongyan and all the Northern Gate Scholars.

"Just them?" Xue Rengui instantly felt amused.

These Beimen scholars are basically the children of the poor family who have been collected from the imperial examination by the Empress Wu over the years, although each of them has outstanding intelligence, but they have no experience in leading troops to fight.

Not to mention that Xue Rengui looked down on them, it was difficult for any general in the army to look down on them.

Li Xuan shook his head slightly, and said: "Uncle Shi forgot about the Ministry of War, although this time, Uncle Shi and the Duke of Pengcheng County are fighting, but the Ministry of War is not idle, many things they have already formulated into a book, but for some reasons, they did not present His Majesty and the Queen of Heaven, but it fell into the hands of the group of people from the North Gate." ”

Xue Rengui picked up the green gourd, took a deep sip, and then shook his head and said: "It's the same with those people in the military department, the military strategy they formulated has not been used by no one over the years, but the people who have used it have basically been defeated. ”

Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, then nodded,

He also fought on the battlefield.

In many cases, especially in an environment like the grassland battlefield, what is needed is more of a commander's flash of inspiration and improvisation to achieve a big victory on the battlefield.

If you really follow the strategy of those people in the military department, I'm afraid you don't even know how to die.

Even if it's an occasional fluke, it's definitely a heavy casualty.

"Lord Wang's time, plateau operations are indispensable, and any military strategy is not enough to become the basis for the battle." After a slight pause, Xue Rengui said in a deep voice: "For example, in Wuhai, somewhere looks like a shallow puddle, but when you step on it, the whole person falls directly into it and can't get out again." ”

"Swamp, Wuhaiduo swamp?" Li Xuan was taken aback.

Xue Rengui smiled and said with some pride: "Wuhai is not only swampy, but also windy, if you can't change with the trend, as long as you start a war, you will be at a disadvantage." ”

I don't know the terrain, I don't know the time, I don't know the personnel, and I rush to the top, and I only have the end of failure.

Li Xuan immediately felt a deep malice.

Xue Rengui never mentioned these things in public, and even the emperor, he definitely didn't say it.

These are the confidence of Xue Rengui to dare to go to Wuhai.

If the emperor used someone else, once he failed, Xue Rengui could stand by and watch the excitement.

Face to face, Li Xuan could feel that Xue Rengui definitely had such thoughts, and then he shook his head gently.

If Xue Rengui was really desperate, he wouldn't have come to talk to him about this today.

Li Xuan stood up again, took out another green gourd from the pear blossom cabinet, then put his hands in front of Xue Rengui, took two steps back, and arched his hand: "Please also ask Uncle Shi for advice." ”

Xue Rengui looked at the three green gourds in front of him, and then looked at Li Xuan, and slowly spoke: "The army fights, if it is a familiar place, it is fine, there are many places to use, but in a completely unfamiliar place, the situation is equivalent to being completely in the dark, one step forward, you don't know what is in front of you at all, maybe it is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire." ”

After a slight pause, Xue Rengui continued: "When you arrive at this kind of place, all the military books and battle strategies, and all the intelligence materials collected are not credible...... You can only believe in your own hands and feet, and sometimes, your hands and feet are more trustworthy than your eyes, and the sergeants under your command are your hands and feet. ”

Li Xuan nodded slightly.

It's the same as fighting in a completely dark space, you don't know if it's flat ground or cliffs, you don't know if it's a sword or a crossbow, all you can trust is your hands and feet and your sword.

It's the same on the battlefield.

Xue Rengui raised his head and looked at Li Xuan deeply: "Under this situation, does the prince still have the confidence to win?" ”

Li Xuan looked at Xue Rengui calmly and nodded: "Yes!" ”

"That's good!"

(End of chapter)