"There's Mrs. Lao Murong." Li Bing looked at Rui Ji, who was placing the tea set, and gave a rare politeness.

Rui Ji hurriedly saluted: "Your Highness has killed the concubine." Being able to serve His Royal Highness is a great blessing for the concubines for several generations, and they can't afford the word hard work. ”

Li Bing smiled indifferently: "You husband and wife, you are both very polite people, sometimes, even to the point of giving birth, it is really not a family, and you don't enter a family." Now, you and the palace are in this step, and what are you talking about so many kings and ministers? ”

Murong Xue persuaded on the side: "Your Highness, please forgive the ministers for saying more, no matter what time it is, the law of the monarch and the minister cannot be abolished." Cheer up, I firmly believe that we will be able to get through this. ”

Li Bingwu smiled bitterly and said, "Have you survived the difficulties?" So what can it be? Let's not talk about how to end the civil war with Xie Guang, can the 800,000 Turkic army alone be able to get by? ”

"Alas, the minister was also thinking about this just now." Murong Xue sighed: "Even if there is no traitor Xie Guang, the imperial court has gathered the Qilin Legion, the Xuanjia Legion, the Long Knife Legion, the Liaodong Metropolitan Protectorate, and the standing soldiers of various states, and there are only seven or eight hundred thousand people who can directly enter the battlefield, and they are mainly infantry. Unless a nationwide general mobilization is carried out, more than one million combat forces can be assembled. However, with the loss of the defensive pass, the Battle of Hirano was very unfavorable to us. And now the actual situation, there is another war within the Holy Tang, and the forces guarding the imperial capital have been weakened to a terrible extent, and the imperial court is very likely to ......"

Li Bing knew what Murong Xue wanted to say but didn't dare to say, and said with a little remorse: "The ancestors established the country and built the imperial capital, and the emperors of the later dynasties focused on building Luoyi, so that the east and the west can rely on each other, and once there is an accident in the imperial capital, the imperial court can still move east to avoid trouble, and have enough strategic room for maneuver." But now it's good, it's actually attacked from both sides...... Alas, if you want to blame, you can only blame the palace for being too willful, misbelieving in the traitorous ministers and the party, which makes my saint Tang in danger! ”

Murong Xue was worried that the prince would be too depressed for this matter and hurt his body, so he hurriedly changed the topic: "Your Highness, do you believe what Di Xian said before?" ”

Li Bing was originally blaming himself for making a big mistake, and he was very sad, but when he heard Murong Xue suddenly ask, he couldn't help but be a little puzzled: "Which thing are you referring to?" He's said so many things before......"

"It's about the Northern Ya Scales Division wanting to assassinate you." Murong Xue said in a low voice: "Does Your Highness believe it?" ”

Li Bing pondered for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "I won't tell you, this palace was still a little suspicious before, but the fire in Ziwei Palace last night made me a little more sure." Di Xian, they can't make such a big move just to round up a nonsense, right? ”

Murong Xue shook her head gently: "Weichen doesn't think so. From another point of view, if it was really Shen Lie and the others who did it last night, didn't it happen just after we left Ziwei Palace? ”

"What do you mean......" Li Bing followed his train of thought and said, "There is also another possibility, that is, Shen Lie and the Reverse Scale Division deliberately set fire to the Ziwei Palace when they were sure that we were all safe?" ”

Murong Xue was a little excited: "Don't rule out this possibility, Your Highness." It's unclear why they're doing this, but he prefers to believe that the Reverse Scale Division is here to rescue us. ”

Li Bing's brows tightened: "No, Murong Xue, your ideas are still naïve." Politics is often the most realistic and pragmatic. If I were the emperor's uncle, I would have similar considerations in the face of internal and external troubles, that is, it would be simpler and more effective to get rid of the prince directly and in the country and the dynasty. ”

He hesitated for a moment and continued: "Regardless of whether Xie Guang and I are of the same heart or not, the crown prince's banner and the Holy Sect covenant have always been a chain bound to the imperial uncle, and they are also the biggest reason for the imperial court's rat taboo. As long as I live for one day, and I live in the hands of Xie Guang for one day, then the traitors, including the Xuanjia Army, will have the basis of Taoism, and they will have the courage to oppose the imperial court, and even dare to directly attack the imperial capital for their future glory and wealth. And the other way around? As long as the palace is dead, all the rebels have no hope, unless they dare to say that they want to overthrow the Holy Tang, otherwise the morale of the army will definitely be shaken and fall apart. Don't say that I'm not the emperor's own son, even if it is, the emperor should be ruthless and get rid of me quickly! ”

Speaking of this, Li Bing seemed to suddenly remember something, and raised his eyes to look at Murong Xue opposite, his eyes were full of crazy light.

Seeing this, Murong Xue secretly shouted in her heart: It's not a good thing!

After getting along for a long time, he already has an in-depth understanding of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Li Bing's essence is not bad, nor does he have any great ambitions, let alone the kind of person who will do anything to achieve his goals.

He's just young.

The impulsiveness, confusion and restlessness peculiar to young people are all present in Li Bing's body. Coupled with the special status of the heir to the throne, who is "innocent and guilty", and the pitiful situation of having no father and no mother's love since childhood, he has created such an unusual Royal Highness the Prince.

However, no matter how willful Li Bing is, in his heart, he still regards the weight of the Holy Tang Dynasty as the most important.

After all, what flows in his body is the blood that has been passed down from generation to generation by Emperor Li. At this time, the dynasty was facing a huge crisis, even if all this was not entirely caused by Li Bing alone, but as long as he could turn the tide, this young man would definitely not hesitate and be generous.

Li Bing may have realized by now that the best way to save the chaos in the Shengtang Dynasty is to "get rid of the crown prince"!

Since Xie Guang's rebels can be broken up in this way, what difference does it make if it is done by the Beiya Reverse Scale Division or by him Li Bing?

It was precisely because Murong Xue understood this that she would cry out badly.

Originally, he wanted to divert the prince's attention and let Li Bing not dwell too much on his past mistakes, so he mentioned the assassination without words. But I never expected that this topic was like lighting a fuse, which directly triggered the bigger powder keg in Li Bing's heart.

Murong Xue asked hesitantly, "Your Highness, are you ...... What exactly do you want to say? ”

Li Bing glanced at Murong Xue thoughtfully, and replied lightly: "It's nothing." Fang Gong suddenly remembered a very interesting thing......"

Seeing his expression, Murong Xue's anxiety increased a little more. However, what is helpless is that if the other party does not say this kind of problem clearly, he will never be able to talk nonsense.

What other way could there be? can only start from this moment, keep a firm eye on this prince, and must not let Li Bing find an opportunity to end himself.

Murong Xue's sword eyebrows tightened, and she said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, the minister is here to assist you on the order of the emperor, so the minister knows best in his heart that His Majesty the emperor and the imperial court will never give up His Highness." Please believe that victory will come, no matter how difficult and dangerous, you must persevere! ”

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Xie Bao came out of the palace and went straight back to the command post located in Taifu's Mansion, without saying a word, let the soldiers carry the breakfast first.

The word "lift" is not too much at all.

Xie Bao's breakfast was a whole pot of fat sheep stew, and the fist-sized pieces of meat were piled up like hills, and the hot and spicy aroma came to the nostrils.

In addition to a pot of mutton, there is also a large tray with more than a dozen freshly baked dough cakes stacked on top of each other. The brown and crispy crust is dipped in a layer of sesame seeds, which looks delicious.

"Where's the wine?" Xie Bao directly scooped up a piece of fat mutton with his hands, stuffed it into his mouth with juice, and asked while chewing.

The soldier arched his hand and said: "Qi Qi Leopard Shuai, General Di had specially instructed the gang before, saying that it is best not to let you drink alcohol in the next few days......"

"Fart!" Xie Bao was furious, threw the dough cake he had just picked up on the ground, and yelled, "What is he? How dare you take care of Lao Tzu?! Go get the wine, hurry! ”

When the soldiers heard this, they quickly turned around and ran out, and after a while, they brought back a large jar of soju in a panic.

Xie Bao took the jar, stretched out his hand to pat the mud seal at the mouth of the altar, and without using a bowl, he directly held the wine jar to his mouth, drank it wildly, and then shouted "Happy!" And he ate a mouthful of meat and a mouthful of bread.

In the blink of an eye, this guy stuffed a whole pot of mutton and seven sesame flour cakes into his stomach, burped contentedly, and shouted outside: "Chinese officer, I see that you have been standing there and waiting stupidly since just now, is there something wrong?" ”

The lieutenant officer walked a few steps closely, came in from outside the house, and said, "Leopard Shuai, you are always having breakfast, so you don't dare to disturb you." That's the case, the generals and captains of all battalions and flags want to ask, last night's palace fire, so many brothers were killed and wounded, will we have any tasks today? Everyone awaits your old orders. ”

"No mission, calm down!" Xie Bao waved his hand impatiently; "If you don't say it, I really forgot about it. After a while, I went to say hello to the account office, and asked them to count the number of dead and injured last night, set aside a pension, and distribute it as appropriate. ”

The lieutenant officer nodded, lowered his voice and asked, "Do you want to report more?" ”

Xie Bao raised his head and glared at him, and snorted, "Nonsense! Also do it according to the old rules, add three percent! ”

"Obedience!" The lieutenant officer smiled knowingly and turned to leave.

Sending away the officer, Xie Bao felt tiredness welling up, stretched his waist and muttered: "Damn, as soon as you are full, you will be sleepy, let Master Leopard and I will squint first." ”

After saying that, Xie Bao fell on the couch on all fours, and snoring sounded in a blink of an eye. However, not long after he fell asleep, the Chinese officer hurriedly ran back again, stood beside the couch and called softly: "Leopard Shuai? Leopard handsome? ”

Being disturbed by someone made Xie Bao a little annoyed, he turned over and scolded angrily: "Wang Ba Lamb, are you going to die?" What is the ghost called? ”

"The leopard marshal forgives his sins, and he has something important to repay for his humble duties." The Chinese officer responded tremblingly.

Xie Bao sat up and shook his head vigorously: "What is the matter?" ”

The lieutenant officer hurriedly announced: "The people below just now said that there was a large-scale armed fight on the streets of the city!" ”