Li Jiangyao smiled freely: "Your Majesty, for this question, in fact, you already have the answer in your heart, don't you?" ”

"I want to hear you say it yourself."

"The assassination of poisonous soldiers and the bloodshed of the ministers were definitely not done by the Zhenjiang army. Jiang Yao has been on the battlefield for nearly ten years, defeated countless strong enemies, and disdains to do such a thing! Li Jiangyao stared at Li Bing and snorted coldly: "Besides, if Your Majesty has three long and two short, this country will not be my turn to sit, why bother to be a villain?" ”

Li Bing was scolded by Li Jiangyao with a gun and a stick, not only was he not angry, but he put his mind at ease and said, "That's true." On the day of the crime, I was shocked and angry, and I couldn't help but be a little confused, but after thinking about it calmly, I also thought that this was the case. First, you have no immediate motive to rebel, and second, there are many means at your disposal, and poison assassination is the least effective. ”

Speaking of this, Li Bing brought the topic back to Shen Lie: "I guess that you have already started investigating the collusion between Shen Lie and the King of Huaiyang, right?" ”

Li Jiangyao nodded: "It's started." Before coming here, I had an in-depth conversation with Princess Fenyang, and she also felt that she should be being taken advantage of. ”

"It's treacherous," Li Bing sighed lightly: "Shen Lie's matter, I can pretend to be confused first and give you some time, but I must also see the truth." If there is indeed something to do, Shen Lie will never escape punishment! ”

Li Jiangyao said solemnly: "The minister promised His Majesty that he would definitely investigate the matter and give a clear explanation to the emperor and Shengtang." If Shen Lie breaks the law, I won't let it go either. ”

Li Bing bowed slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he suddenly asked again: "Li Qing, I feel very curious, since you know that the trip to the imperial capital is risky, why did you come back with a swagger?" Are you really not afraid of me at all? What if I turn my face on the spot and want to keep you forever? ”

Li Jiangyao smiled freely: "Isn't there a famous saying since ancient times? The king let the minister die, and the minister had to die. ”

"!" Li Bing scolded angrily and funny: "The Turks say that Li Jiangyao is as brave as a tiger and cunning as a fox, will you suffer such a dumb loss?" Let's be honest, did you ever want to meet my soldiers? ”

Li Jiang smiled narrowly and looked at Li Bing calmly: "Your Majesty, I did have the heart to meet each other, but not in the imperial capital, but in Jiangbei." ”

Hearing this, Li Bing was immediately stunned: "Jiangbei? Do you mean the front line? ”

In the blink of an eye, he reacted suddenly, and said hurriedly: "I sent Ma Hongjie and Chang Tao to monitor and guard against the Zhenjiang army before, do you want to do anything to them?!" ”

"No, no, no, how could a minister kill each other with his brother?" Li Jiangyao laughed loudly: "What we want to beat is Bao Yuchun." ”

Li Bing was completely confused, and said in surprise: "We? What do we mean? ”

Li Jiangyao explained: "We include the Zhenjiang Army, the Vermilion Bird Army and the Xuanwu Army. His Majesty secretly ordered Ma Da to lead them to be secretly on guard, and the minister took advantage of the situation and took the initiative to find the two of them and discuss a big show. ”

Li Bing reacted instantly and said in surprise: "This scene you played is not only for me to see, but also for Bao Yuchun, right?" ”

Li Jiangyao nodded: "To be precise, it was to show Lao Jianhua's traitor wasp in the court, and then ask him for help to deceive Lao Bao." When the minister left Luzhou for the imperial capital, the Zhenjiang army began to shrink, and at the same time guarded against the Suzaku army and the Xuanwu army approaching from the east and west. ”

"When the Jiangnan rebels sneaked to the other side and wanted to take advantage of the melee between the three armies, they suddenly found that the real prey was themselves."

Li Bing thought carefully for a moment and said worriedly: "Li Qing, you are not on the front line, and Xu Youchang is not on the front line, can this be done?" Will the troops be chaotic? ”

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty," Li Jiangyao said confidently: "I am not here, and Du Jian, the commander of the Second Army, is in charge of command." He's been through a lot of battles, and he has no problems. What's more, isn't there Ma Hongjie and Chang Tao, as long as Bao Yuchun dares to come, he will definitely suffer a big loss! ”

Li Bingyi clapped his palms and said with emotion: "Li Qing, what do you want me to say?" The court treats you like this, not only do you have no complaints, but you still put counterinsurgency in the first place. The heart of loyalty and martyrdom can be seen by the sun and the moon! I...... Alas, not as good as you. ”

"Your Majesty is serious." Li Jiangyao said: "I just want the imperial court to be sympathetic to the soldiers' heart of serving the country, and to support and cooperate more." ”

Li Bing nodded solemnly, and then asked again: "How do you need me to cooperate, you just say." ”

"If Your Majesty can also act together, of course it will be better." Li Jiangyao smiled: "I think, the wasp is waiting to see at this time." ”

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The contradiction between the Emperor of the Holy Tang Dynasty and the capital protector of the Zhenjiang Army soared to its peak after an unusual palace lunch.

According to Liu Xi, the little chamberlain who was serving in Changqing Palace at the time, the emperor did not smash the wine glass at Li Dadu as rumored by the outside world.

"Your Majesty just flipped the table." Liu Xi corrected seriously.

And another little chamberlain who was in the palace with him, Wang Wai, spoke more vividly and in detail.

"Your Majesty can't be blamed for this. It was Li Jiangyao who spat first and scolded his mother, so His Majesty couldn't help but lift the table. ”

As for why the two monarchs and ministers turned against each other, the two little eunuchs were a little vague.

One moment said that Li Jiangyao mentioned Shen Lie's matter, and the other time said that the emperor wanted to take back the military power of the Zhenjiang Army, all in all, the big issue was not discussed.

No, it is not accurate to say "no talks", it should be "talks collapsed".

The king and the general had broken down, and the rest was logical.

As soon as Li Jiangyao returned to the Horse Mansion from the palace, he noticed that it was the Horse Mansion, not the Hu Mansion next to it, and thousands of fierce forbidden troops chased after him and surrounded the entire mansion.

At the same time, the 1,900 white-robed army guards outside the city were also disarmed on the spot.

Considering that when Li Jiangyao entered the city the day before yesterday, the warm scene of welcoming the people in the empty alleys and mezzanine roads, the imperial court was worried that something would happen, so it declared martial law again, and all the people stayed in their own houses and were not allowed to go out at will.

All of a sudden, the government and the opposition were shaken, and the entire imperial capital was discussing: Shengtang, I'm afraid that a catastrophe is coming again!

On the night when Li Bing sent troops to surround the Fuma Mansion, he convened a meeting of several important ministers, as well as officials from the Governor's Mansion and the Military Department, to discuss the issue of preventing rebellion by the Zhenjiang army.

Dong Tianxing is currently acting as the secretary of the military department, and he doesn't care about talking about any preventive measures at all, and directly asks Li Bing why he wants to put Li Jiangyao under house arrest.

Li Bing's face sank like water and cold as frost, and he shouted angrily: "Li Jiang is proud of his achievements, and he has no eyes on him, so he dares to directly confront me, shouldn't he deal with it?!" ”

Dong Tianxing knew that if he didn't fight at this time, something big would happen later, so even if he annoyed the emperor and lost his official position, he would not back down: "Your Majesty, please think twice!" Li Jiangyao has made great contributions to the society, and has a very high prestige in the hearts of the soldiers and people of the Holy Tang Dynasty. ”

Li Bing saw that Old Man Dong had made a mistake, and he was also quite helpless. But fortunately, he didn't need to speak, Yin Chengyi next to him shouted: "Dong Tianxing, you are so bold!" Your Majesty was humiliated by the ministers, you don't think about how to punish the traitors, but you speak for Li thief Jiang Yao everywhere, it's a big rebellion! Your Majesty, please take down the traitor Dong Tianxing immediately! ”

Tian Mu also replied sympathetically: "Dong Shilang and Li Jiang have a very close relationship, and they should indeed be strictly investigated together." ”

"Alright, keep your mouth shut!" Li Bingyi slapped the table and said in a deep voice: "The people in the Ministry of War are almost dead, and if Dong Tianxing also picks on the matter, who will do the mess in the Ministry of War?" Dong Aiqing, don't worry about me, Li Jiangyao did contradict me in public, and it doesn't work in any dynasty or generation! I've just confined him to the Pony Mansion now, and I haven't really condemned him, what are you shouting about? The top priority at the moment is to prevent the Zhenjiang Army from making trouble when they hear the news, understand? ”

Hearing what the emperor said, Dong Tianxing temporarily suppressed his anger and said with a stiff neck: "If the Zhenjiang army mutinies, it can only be because their commander is in a critical situation, so the easiest way is to ......."

Before he finished his words, Gong Chengze, who was standing behind, suddenly snorted coldly: "The easiest way is for all legions to work together to suppress it, and then control all the senior generals of the Zhenjiang Army." ”

"It's nonsense!" Dong Tianxing said angrily: "The armed confrontation of the various legions, and even the outbreak of conflicts, can only cheapen the Jiangnan rebels for nothing, don't you understand this truth?" ”

Wei Zixuan said in a deep voice: "Lord Dong, is it beneficial to quell the rebellion by waiting for the Zhenjiang army to really make trouble?" His Majesty asked me and others to discuss countermeasures, not to kill the entire Zhenjiang army with a stick, but to prevent trouble before it happens. According to this official, General Gong's ideas are more serious, so you can give it a try. The so-called first strike, while the news has not yet reached the front line, secretly informed Ma Hongjie that they acted early, and perhaps the crisis could be controlled to the minimum. ”

Li Bing bowed slightly when he heard this, and asked, "I asked Ma Hongjie and Chang Tao to make corresponding preparations before, what is going on now?" ”

Yin Chengyi was the governor in charge of military planning, and when he heard the emperor's question, he hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, the Suzaku Army and the Xuanwu Army have arrived at Li Jiangyao's defense area in accordance with the order, and they have respectively stared at the various units of the Zhenjiang Army, and they can suppress the rebellious soldiers and horses at any time. ”

"Okay, since you are ready, let's do what Gong Aiqing said," Li Bingjian frowned: "Immediately order Ma Hongjie, while continuing to maintain deterrence, while summoning the generals and colonels of the Zhenjiang Army, temporarily take care of all of them, and then make corresponding personnel adjustments after Li Jiangyao submits to the guilt." ”

Yin Chengyi obeyed the order, and then asked: "Your Majesty, if the generals and colonels of the Zhenjiang Army refuse to obey orders, or if there is a real mutiny, what countermeasures should Commander Ma take?" ”

A cold light flashed in Li Bing's eyes, and he gritted his teeth and said word by word: "Then give me a hard beating!" ”