When Shen Lie said the words "Xie Guang is Xie Guang, Lao Jianhua is Lao Jianhua" to Li Bing, what came to mind was an important piece of information that his subordinates reported to him some time ago.

That information had brought a strong shock to Shen Lie.

The subordinates of the Reverse Scale Division who were assigned by him to assist Li Jiangyao in rescuing the prince, except for Zhou Xing, who went to the ghost desert in Western Xinjiang, and Qiao Shengchun, Wang Hai and others who died at the hands of Lao Jianhua, the rest have been ordered to rush to Youzhou to assemble.

After everyone met Shen Lie, they made a very detailed report to Changshi on the entire beginning and end of the operation in Luoyi, the eastern capital. Among them, of course, are also the three secrets that the Turkic prince Tanli proposed to exchange in order to save his life.

Regarding the assassination of He Jingming, who is the real culprit behind the scenes, and what is the motive for the killing, these are needless to say to Shen Lie. Regardless of whether or not there is any information provided by Prince Thanley, he and the Reverse Scale Division will always find out, and how can the Great Commander be fair.

In comparison, the mystery of the prince's identity and the person that Lao Jianhua is loyal to are the things that Shen Lie cares about the most.

Of course, it was also a headache that caused him a lot of trouble.

Originally, Shen Lie, as the supreme commander of the Northern Ya Reverse Scale Division, was the only one who was qualified to see the secret files of the Long Sword Legion, and then learned about the various relationship entanglements between the first emperor Li Chengwen, Empress Huilin and King Jin. And these messy things did make him doubt the true background of the crown prince Li Bing.

However, without real evidence, no one dared to challenge the authority of the royal family and ran out to make irresponsible remarks about the bloodline of the royal prince. For the sake of the emperor's family face and the political stability of the Holy Tang Dynasty, Shen Lie decided to let these inexplicable headless lawsuits rot in his stomach like his master.

A hundred years later, the smoke is gone.

But now, his idea is not working. The secret that was intended to rot in his stomach has been obtained today, but more and more people know about it, and they are all people from his Reverse Scale Division, or people who have a relationship with the Reverse Scale Division. In this case, how could it not be worrying the director of the Reverse Scale Division?

Prince Li Bing, maybe, maybe, probably, probably, mostly, maybe...... Is it the evil seed of the traitor King Jin?!

You don't believe it? It's clearly written in the secret file of the Reverse Scale Division! Go and see, they all know it.

Not only the people of the Reverse Scale Division know it, but even the Turkic princes know it!

Shen Lie shook his head helplessly, he didn't dare to think about what kind of situation would be if these words reached Li Bing's ears one day.

The information about the prince is certainly a headache, but the information about Lao Jianhua makes Shen Lie feel even more that this great enemy who does not share the sky seems so unfathomable everywhere.

The object of Lao Jianhua's allegiance is actually the royal family?!

As soon as Shen Lie heard the news from his subordinates, he trembled at that time.

He repeatedly checked with his subordinates: Did you hear it wrong? Did Tanley really say that at the time? Could there be any deception in his words? Is it deliberately spreading lies? In order to sow discord among the Holy Tang royal family?

The subordinates looked at each other, and could only carefully describe the situation at that time, and did not dare to omit even the slightest detail.

After much deliberation, Shen Lie was finally convinced that what Tanley said was likely to be the truth.

He closed his eyes and began to search back and forth in his mind: the Li royal family, eleven direct bloodlines, sixty-seven side bloodlines, one hundred and five Yuanzong branches, all the princes, princes, county kings, princes, dukes, princesses, county lords, including their horses, one by one, all went through.

I can't think of it, I really can't think of it, who is qualified to be the master of Lao Jianhua?

The royal family, which is so deeply hidden, has completely confused the history of the director of the reverse scales.

For a day, he didn't find out who the so-called royal family that Lao Jianhua was willing to follow was, and this matter could not be concluded for a day. Shen Lie decided to cover up the news first, so as not to cause extraneous problems and be used by hostile forces to create chaos.

Therefore, he never revealed the slightest rumor to the prince.

Today, Shen Lie said in front of Li Bing, "Xie Guang is Xie Guang, and Lao Jianhua is Lao Jianhua", which is actually based on the judgment of this intelligence. Shen Lie became more and more convinced that Lao Jianhua had actually had other plans behind Xie Guang's back, and as the situation in the world changed rapidly, it was only a matter of time before he and Xie Guang had a showdown.

Li Bing looked at Shen Lie thoughtfully, as if digesting what he had said. After a while, Li Bing suddenly said: "What you mean is that Lao Jianhua is not as loyal to Xie Guang as he seems, on the contrary, he actually has his own plans, or he has another lord." Could it be the Turks? ”

"Quite possibly, Your Highness." Of course, Shen Lie wanted the prince to think so, so he nodded along with these words: "For seven or eight years, Lao Jianhua has been hiding in the Turkic and Western Xinjiang Ghost Desert, and he has been protected by the Turks. It is very logical that he chose to sell his country to seek glory. ”

Li Bing propped himself up with a little difficulty, and said in a deep voice: "In this way, I'm afraid the situation is even worse." We all know that Lao Jianhua is the chief strategist in front of Xie Guang's account, when he was in Luoyi, whenever Xie Guang encountered a major event, he would definitely ask Lao Jianhua for help with ideas. If Lao Jianhua secretly and completely took refuge in the Turks, then under his influence, there is a very high possibility that Xie Guang and the Xuanjia army will fall to the Turks, or be defeated and eliminated by the Turkic army. …… No, we must act as soon as possible, get ahead of the Turks, and advance into the Central Plains! ”

Shen Lie's expression darkened, and he said sadly: "Your Highness...... In today's battle, Xue Wei Dudu and General Chai were both murdered, and Yang Daduhu was also seriously injured. Right now, we don't have a commander who can lead the troops......"

Hearing this, Li Bing was suddenly a little at a loss.

It was only at this time that he suddenly realized that the terrifying raid that occurred two hours ago was equivalent to directly hitting his headquarters, and most of the command center was actually destroyed by the enemy so inexplicably.

Yang Xingtai, Xue Wei, and Chai Jingbin are the three most important military leaders under the prince, who are in charge of the Liaodong Metropolitan Protectorate, the Yinshan Metropolitan Governor's Mansion and the Hebei Provincial Prefecture Soldiers, with a total of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses.

And now? The leaders of these hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, one of them was seriously injured with a broken arm, and two died tragically directly, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the dragons were leaderless in an instant.

After a long time, Li Bing finally came back to his senses and asked with a little hesitation: "There are still a few deputy capital protectors and titled generals, can't they be replaced?" ”

"Although the rest of the generals are also very good......," Shen Lie thought for a moment about how to phrase them, and continued: "But compared to those three generals, it is still far behind. Your Royal Highness, although Weichen is not good at governing the army, he boasts that he is proficient in distinguishing people. Martial arts and strategy are two different things, and going into battle to kill the enemy and commanding operations are also two different things. ”

Li Bing knew in his heart that what Shen Lie said was true. He himself was born in the royal family, and he was ordered to supervise the country for a short time, and he has quite an opinion on government and military affairs.

Thinking of this, Li Bingdun felt annoyed, and couldn't help but sigh: "Alas, the heavens want to kill my Saint Tang!" ”

"Your Highness, Ning Han thinks that you don't need to be depressed about this." Xiahou Ninghan, who had not been silent, said at this time: "My father used to say that there is no law in the world, and then he knows that there is no law. Although this is a Buddhist Zen saying, it is a principle in the world, and so should it be strategized. There are famous generals, it is one way of playing, and without famous generals, it is another way of playing, how can you lose your ambition before you have time to fight? ”

She paused, and then said: "Although commanding thousands of troops and horses is a very complicated matter, the Holy Tang Dynasty is full of talents, and many young officers are extremely talented, but there is no stage to show their talents. The legions in the north have been fighting against the Hu people all the year round, the system is complete and well-trained, whether it is marching or fighting, they can achieve strict discipline and proper rules, as long as they sink down and dig carefully, they may not be able to select outstanding military talents and lead troops to resist the enemy. ”

These words immediately surprised Li Bing and Shen Lie, and the two glanced at each other, and they both saw a hint of epiphany on each other's faces.

Li Bing happily responded: "Miss Xiahou's words are like an empowerment, which has taught this palace!" You are right, no matter whether there are famous generals or not, it is the duty of my saint Tang boy to lead the army to resist the enemy and defend the country, so there is no need to be annoyed! Besides, the famous generals of the past dynasties were also killed with one knife and one shot, so why can't the command of the palace cultivate fierce generals who are good at fighting? ”

Shen Lie also agreed: "Shen only examines the success or failure of the battle from the perspective of observing people's appearances, which is biased. Your Highness, in fact, even if we don't assassinate today, we can't guarantee that we won't lose our generals when we fight on the battlefield in the future. But no matter what, the battle will always be fought, and there will always be a way. As long as there is your banner Your Highness, my Shengtang soldiers will come out one after another, and there will be many talents, and there will definitely be a military god of the world! ”

"That's the way it should be." Li Bing struggled to sit up: "This palace must also lift its spirits, and it can't fall into the ambition of the Li royal family!" Shen Lie, you go to pass the decree, early tomorrow morning, the palace will personally raise the account and count the troops, and discuss the war in the Central Plains with the generals! ”

"Obey." Shen Lie replied loudly.

Seeing that the two monarchs and ministers had regained their fighting spirit, Xiahou Ning Han smiled slightly, then got up and said, "Your Highness, Lord Shen, Ning Han is going to say goodbye to you." ”

"Farewell? Where are you going? Li Bing was puzzled and hurriedly asked.

Xiahou said softly: "I plan to go to Guanzhong." ”

Shen Lie reacted extremely quickly and said in surprise: "Guanzhong? Miss Xiahou, are you planning to find that Turkic brother Shu Xuan? ”