Eastern capital Luoyi, Ziwei Palace.

Li Bing was on the throne and was presiding over a miniature version of the court meeting, and the seven or eight people standing under the imperial stairs were all civil and military officials close to him.

"Your Majesty, the above is the specific strategy for welcoming the imperial court to move to Luoyi," Wei Zixuan, who had been promoted to the secretary of the Sanpin Taifu, arched his hand and said: "If there is anything wrong, please point it out to Your Majesty." ”

Li Bing bowed slightly: "Wei Qing is very thoughtful, I feel that there is nothing wrong with it, so let's do it." ”

He looked at the others and asked, "What else do you have to discuss today?" If not, I will disperse first, and then I will review the newly formed forbidden army. ”

Dong Tianxing cleared his throat and stepped forward: "Your Majesty, the old minister still has a gift." ”

"Oh? What does Dong Qing have to say? ”

"Your Majesty, it's still a war involving Tongguan." Dong Tianxing arched his hand: "Regarding the mobilization of that army to attack Tongguan, there are still differences among the ministers. ”

Li Bing subconsciously glanced at Murong Xue, and then said, "Didn't I already have a clear will?" Let Mahon be an outstanding person. ”

Dong Tianxing hesitated: "Your Majesty forgives you." The mobilization of the southern army to attack may be different from the original consultation, and the old minister is worried that Ma Hongjie will ......"

"What's the difference?" Li Bing frowned: "Didn't I transfer them to fight the King of Huaiyang, and didn't I fight the Turks?" ”

Dong Tianxing heard that the emperor's tone was a little displeased, but he could only bite the bullet and say: "Of course, it's no problem to transfer troops to fight the Turks, but ...... The fact that General Murong is the main general may cause them to worry about personnel. ”

With a bang, Li Bing slapped the table and said in a deep voice: "What?" Isn't the Jingxiang army the army of the Holy Tang? I arranged for a commander to lead the army, and they still dare to rebel? ”

Murong Xue saw that he was angry, and hurriedly relieved Dong Tianxing: "Your Majesty, please calm your anger." That's not what Mr. Dong meant. I negotiated with Jingxiang Dajun before, and one of them was clear, that is, not to interfere in their personnel appointments and dismissals. The minister and Lord Dong were worried that there was a misunderstanding that I would be the commander-in-chief of the front line and command the troops of the Southern Army, and that it would be detrimental to unity. ”

"You think too much," Li Bing said lightly: "I neither removed Ma Hongjie, nor did I recruit their soldiers and horses, but only temporarily sent a commander when attacking Tongguan." If that doesn't work, then what's the difference between the Jingxiang army and the rebels? ”

Hearing him say this, Dong Tianxing's axis strength also came up: "Your Majesty, it's true that you say so, but Ma Hongjie and they may not think so." Military power has always been a very sensitive topic, and even the slightest change may give rise to all kinds of suspicions. Now that we have just entered a critical period of counterattacking the Turks, it is really unnecessary to arouse the worries of the Jingxiang army for no reason. ”

As soon as Lao Dong's voice fell, Gong Chengze, who was standing on the side, snorted coldly: "Dong Tianxing, why are you turning your elbow out?" The emperor has a will, and we, as courtiers, should do everything we can to turn this will into reality, instead of accusing the holy decree of anything wrong with it. Besides, you are not a roundworm in the stomach of the Jingxiang generals, what do they think, how can you know? I haven't even done it, it's not okay, it's not okay, it's not okay, what's the use of the emperor raising us? ”

Murong Xue raised her eyebrows and said coldly: "General Gong, I have the same idea as Master Dong, you don't have to accuse him alone." ”

What is the status of Murong Xue, the former general, Gong Chengze of course knows in his heart, so he hurriedly sneered: "Lord Murong, there is no malice in the humble position, but I don't think there is any need to worry so much." ”

Wei Zixuan also rounded the field for him: "Yes, send the will first, and then make adjustments after seeing Jing Xiangjun's reaction." What if they do accept it? ”

"Child's play!" Murong Xue said angrily: "Military affairs, how can you make decisions without thinking clearly?" ”

Wei Zixuan just wanted him to say that.

Murong Xue originally gave an evaluation of "child's play" in response to Wei Zixuan's sentence, but from other people's point of view, the word "child's play" is equivalent to covering the emperor Li Bing.

Sure enough, Li Bing's face sank at that time. Fortunately, it was he Murong Xue who lost his words, and if he were someone else, this young and vigorous emperor would definitely be reprimanded on the spot.

However, even the most trusted minister, Li Bing was still very unhappy: "Murong Aiqing, regarding this matter, I have thought it through. Sooner or later, the Jingxiang army will have to give me a clear attitude, it's better to come early than late, what do you say? ”

Murong Xue also understood at this time that she was in a hurry just now, and what she said was a little inappropriate. Now that he heard Li Bing say this, he immediately said: "Your Majesty, your intentions are understood by the ministers. However, the current situation may not be rushed. The battle with the Turks has not yet been completely won, adding to the differences and misunderstandings, and is not conducive to the task of fighting foreign enemies. ”

Hearing this, Li Bing did not speak.

Tian Mu, who was standing behind Gong Chengze, said with a smile at this time: "Lord Murong, your so-called rushing and adding to differences is just one aspect of the matter. There is another aspect to this, which you may not have considered. ”

Murong Xue was slightly stunned: "What do you mean?" ”

Tian Muying said: "The various agreements reached with the Southern Army before were indeed expedient measures taken to fight the Turks. In this way, it is okay to make up one, but in the long run, it will become a big problem. If the military power cannot be controlled by His Majesty personally, the generals will definitely support their own troops, and the story of the traitor Xie Guang will inevitably repeat itself again! When that time comes, how will you and Lord Dong face the emperor? ”

Murong Xue's heart sank when she heard this.

No wonder Tian Mu will be appointed by the emperor as the new head of the Reverse Scale Division, this guy really understands His Majesty's mind too well.

It is no exaggeration to say that Xie Guang can be regarded as the most serious shadow in Li Bing's life.

With monopoly of power and self-respect, the good Shengtang Dynasty was almost completely ruined by Xie Guang's ambitions.

Among them, a considerable part of the reason lies in the tolerance and compromise of the former emperor Li Chengwu to Xie Guang's control of military power.

Resolutely preventing the appearance of a second Xie Guang is probably the tightest nerve in Li Bing's mind right now.

Because of this, before the Turks were driven out, the young emperor began to consider the game of military power.

Thinking of this, Murong Xue subconsciously glanced at Dong Tianxing. And Lao Dong shook his head helplessly, meaning: This topic is too sensitive, there is nothing to fight about, and you must not fight.

"Lord Tian has a point, this is indeed something I didn't take into account." Murong Xue couldn't help but bow her head at this moment: "The military power of the Holy Tang Dynasty must be held by the Holy Tang Emperor, and no one can encroach on it." ”

Hearing him say this, Li Bing finally showed a smile on his face: "Murong, you have worked hard to resist the enemy recently, and your mind has been spent on fighting, it is inevitable that there will be some omissions, I don't blame you." As long as we monarchs and ministers work together and work together, it will be enough. ”

Murong Xue knew that this was the emperor giving him a step, but he was still unwilling to give up his claim easily, so he tried to ask: "Your Majesty, if Ma Hongjie and the others are unwilling to obey the will, or if the yang is disobedient, what should we do?" ”

Li Bing smiled calmly: "I have thought about it, this time the people who were transferred to fight Tongguan were all those troops in the Southern Army who had taken the initiative to express their allegiance. They're their own people, so you don't think that's going to happen. Of course, if you want to handle this matter more securely, you and Dong Aiqing need to plan a lot. ”

Gong Chengze then explained: "Your Majesty asked me and others to discuss together, and decided to let Lord Dong serve as the envoy of the Qincha and go to Wuguan to deliver the decree. As the commander of the front line, Lord Murong was responsible for receiving reinforcements from the soldiers and horses. ”

Dong Tianxing secretly scolded in his heart: You have bad ideas, but the unlucky errand is to let the old man and me do it, it is really unreasonable.

However, thinking about it this way, out of loyalty to Shengtang, Lao Dong still responded without hesitation: "The minister is willing to rush to Wuguan to coordinate the transfer of troops." ”

Seeing this, Murong Xue had no choice but to bow his hand and say, "The minister will leave immediately and go to the front line of Tongguan to make corresponding preparations." ”

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On the way back to his residence from Ziwei Palace, Murong Xue and Dong Tianxing rode side by side.

Seeing that her soldiers were far away, Murong Xue couldn't help but say in a deep voice, "Master Dong, what do you think about this?" ”

Dong Tianxing knew in his heart what he was referring to, and sighed lightly: "If you want to talk about the problems that the emperor is considering, it is not wrong. After all, the 'loss of military power' is extremely dangerous for the country. Merely...... Alas, as you just said, it's a bit of a rush. ”

Murong Xue nodded: "The situation of the Southern Army is very complicated, there are many internal factions and they do not belong to each other, and there are many people who secretly communicate with Huaiyang and Jiangnan. Now it is difficult to temporarily achieve a balance and make concerted efforts to fight the Turks, but the emperor has to put his hand in it at this time, and the fool can see what he wants to do, which is undoubtedly a vain variable. ”

"The first emperor is too tolerant, and Your Majesty is too impatient, both of them are biased." Dong Tianxing shook his head: "When the Turks are completely driven away, it is actually not too late to go back and train the army step by step." ”

Murong Xue was worried about another question: "Are you sure to convince Ma Hongjie?" At the beginning, you personally promised them that until the Turks were defeated, they would maintain the independence of the Jingxiang army, especially if they listened to the tune and did not listen to the announcement. Now that some of the soldiers and horses are under my control, don't they suspect that I will use my troops to crusade against Li Jiong? ”

Dong Tianxing looked a little worried: "I don't doubt that it's fake." Once the military power is in your hands, you can quickly divide the generals and colonels in the army. Anyone who is disobedient will be pushed to the front line of Tongguan to die; If you are willing to be obedient, you will be transferred to fight the king of Huaiyang, isn't it a very simple thing? ”

Murong Xue bowed slightly: "That's true." Ma Hongjie and the generals of the Southern Army would definitely think so, and this was against the promise of the original emperor. Master Dong, you took on another hot errand this time. ”

"That's the life of the old man." Dong Tianxing smiled wryly.