Since coming out of Fengyi Palace, Ouyang Lin has been pondering what Cheng Wen said.

The 800-year-old history of Shengtang has never been as complex and dangerous as it is today.

The imperial society, which had experienced the Turkic invasion and the rebellion of the vassal kings, was no longer in the prosperous pattern of the past. The imperial court, the army, the aristocracy, and the imperial power, including local state capitals and frontier vassals, all existing rules have been completely shattered, and are in the process of rapid deconstruction and re-establishment.

And the emperor Li Bing, who is at the center of the vortex of change, is the ruler with the weakest foundation and the weakest power in 800 years.

In the past, before the crown prince succeeded to the throne, he often had his own set of mature and stable political teams. There are many members, each with their own strengths, and at the same time, they are loyal to the future king, and they also fully understand and trust each other.

In contrast, Li Bing ascended to the throne almost in a state of bare pole in the chaos of the world.

From the beginning, he had no one to rely on.

The similar situation is also reflected in the military power.

In peacetime, it is good to say that the status of the army is affected by the external environment, relatively speaking, it has declined, and the political pattern of using civil and military forces is popular, and it is usually difficult for military generals to hold key positions in the court, and it is more or less necessary for the court to look pale.

In this way, it will be easier for the new emperor to grasp them.

But what about Li Bing?

As soon as he ascended the throne, he had to face the Turkic iron cavalry that occupied the imperial capital and constantly invaded the east; It is necessary to face the Huaiyang anti-king who has changed his elbow and challenged the imperial power. Due to the successive rebellions of the Xuanjia Army and the Kuohai Army, a large area of territory in the south of the Yangtze River was completely separated from the jurisdiction of the imperial court and established itself as the king; After a long period of war, the 36 countries of the Ghost Desert in Western Xinjiang have returned, but they only recognize the banner of the Holy King and the military government of Zhenjiang, and the imperial court cannot insert the needle or splash the water.

In this case, it is not so much that the army is loyal to the emperor, but that the emperor must condescend to the dignity and beg the army for help in order to survive on his own.

Who said that the emperor is easy to be? It is not certain whether a large number of soldiers will suddenly rush into the palace tomorrow and force him to take off his robe and give way.

What's even more terrifying is that it may be a good ending to give way peacefully in the end, and it is not impossible for the entire royal family to be slaughtered overnight.

After all, the army is in someone else's hands. What to do, how to do it, Li Bing, who is the supreme of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, can't decide anything.

Because of this, on the eve of the decisive battle with the Turkic army, Li Bing was willing to risk the disapproval of the world, and would rather let the generals scold the sky behind his back, but also forcibly push forward the order of the whole army, forcibly pull out 200,000 troops, and form a forbidden army under his direct jurisdiction.

The purpose of this was not to hope that the day after the collapse of the Turks, someone would point the tip of the knife at the emperor and the imperial court.

Li Bing is not a good politician, but he is a qualified politician.

Qualified, although the standard is not high, but at least in the context of the game of thrones, do something that he thinks he should do and must do.

Today, the political wheels are back at the same intersection again.

The Jiangnan rebels are already at the end of their rope, and next, how to face the large and relatively independent Zhenjiang army, the emperor can't help but think about it, and the people around him can't help but think about it.

Ouyang Lin walked through the palace corridor in the afternoon, the bright sunlight sprinkled among the garden flowers and plants beside him, but his mood was extremely gloomy and depressed.

Just now, the empress bluntly extended an invitation to him, and in order to defend the emperor, the two sides joined forces to deal with the biggest potential threat to the Holy Tang Dynasty - Li Jiangyao, the capital of the Zhenjiang army.

To be honest, Ouyang Lin was a little shaken.

Originally, he had firmly believed that under the current situation, Emperor Li Binghui would keep the overall situation in mind and still maintain a situation of compromise and coexistence with Li Jiangyao until the rebel forces were completely eliminated.

However, Cheng Wen's insights shattered this possibility. She looked at the political situation from an outsider's point of view, and firmly believed that if she delayed until after the destruction of Lao Jianhua and others, she would not be able to restrain the Zhenjiang army.

A new rebellion and civil war will completely destroy the Holy Tang Dynasty.

The emperor, the Li royal family, and even the entire imperial court could not escape death under Li Jiangyao's sword.

Although this is only a possibility and is not inevitable, it is better to grasp the initiative as soon as possible than to bet on Li Jiang Yao'an to keep to himself.

This statement is very attractive to Ouyang Lin.

In his heart, there is only Li Bing. As long as it is beneficial to the emperor, he is willing to do it. Even if this matter is extremely dangerous.

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Regarding Wei Zixuan and Yin Chengyi, Ouyang Lin naturally wouldn't tell the queen, but he didn't expect Cheng Wen to take the initiative to mention them.

What surprised Ouyang Lin even more was that Cheng Wen's evaluation of Wei Zixuan and Yin Chengyi, the two allies of the court, was only four words: harboring evil intentions.

Harboring evil intentions does not refer to controlling the government, monopolizing power, coveting wealth and wealth, and forming parties for personal gain.

Cheng Wen made it very clear that Wei Zixuan had a big secret and a big conspiracy behind him.

As for what the secret conspiracy was, Cheng Wen did not say it clearly. She just wanted Ouyang Lin to understand one thing: Wei Zixuan was not her comrade, and Yin Chengyi was not her ally, if there was a problem with these two people, Ouyang Lin would not have to take the queen's position and attitude into account even if he took action.

In other words, in Cheng Wen's eyes, Wei Zixuan Yin Chengyi, like Li Jiangyao, are both people who threaten the emperor and the imperial family, but the degree is different, and there are differences in the priority of handling.

These words made Ouyang Lin feel a lot more at ease. At the same time, he also secretly admired Cheng Wen, a woman who was not very old, but she was a bit scheming.

The other party could not only touch his bottom, but also knew that he was secretly investigating Wei Zixuan and others. took the initiative to summon Liangming's attitude, and easily wooed him to become a help to deal with Li Jiangyao together.

It's not easy.

Ouyang Lin returned to the Forbidden Army Guard, called his cronies, and instructed them to start an investigation against Shang Shuzuo and the Grand Duke, and to find out as soon as possible what role these two people played in cooperating with the invasion of the Japanese thieves.

Around the emperor, there must be no rebel traitors.

As for dealing with the Zhenjiang Army, the queen said that she had a plan, and Ouyang Lin only needed to pay attention to it secretly. At the critical moment, ask him to come forward and strike together.

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"Your Highness, the defeat in the battle of Xuanzhou this time, the old minister can hardly escape the responsibility, and I ask Your Highness to punish him heavily. Just use the head of the old minister to comfort the fallen soldiers! ”

Looking at Bao Yuchun, who was kneeling at the foot of the steps, crying bitterly and in tears, Li Bing couldn't help frowning slightly.

He looked at Lao Jianhua, who was sitting next to him, looking a little embarrassed.

Obviously, Bao Yuchun is playing a ghost trick to catch and indulge. Take the initiative to take all the mistakes, and then see how Li Jiong deals with them. Or rather, how dare you do it to him.

You must know that his nephew Bao Xinyan did not come to Hangzhou with his uncle this time, but under the pretext of commanding the naval fleet to defend the river, he stayed alone in the area of Jinling Jingkou and did not move.

Take Bao Yuchun's head to comfort the fallen soldiers?

He Li Bing really dared to do this, Bao Xinyan would dare to surrender to the imperial court tomorrow, and then lead the Zhenjiang army into Hangzhou City, and directly raise the Jin Palace.

Lao Jianhua remained silent and said loudly: "Your Highness Mingjian, Bao Shuai not only has no fault, but has meritorious." ”

Listening to the master set the tone, Li Wei secretly knew in his heart, first asked Bao Yuchun to get up and give him a seat, and then asked in cooperation: "Lao Xiang, please decompose and decompose for everyone, how can Bao Shuai be successful?" ”

"There are three reasons for this." Lao Jianhua stroked his beard lightly and said unhurriedly: "First, the Yiling naval army was heavily damaged, sinking and damaging more than 300 imperial warships, which greatly suppressed the opponent's naval warfare force and made the Dajiang defense line more stable. ”

Li Wei nodded: "This is indeed the case. Li Bing's fleet could not control the river for a day, and the northern army did not dare to come over for a day. The Battle of Yiling is very important to us. ”

Lao Jianhua continued: "Second, Bao Shuai quickly returned to the downstream and stopped the further actions of the Zhenjiang Army in time. Not only could the new reinforcements and grain and grass not be able to cross the river, but Li Jiangyao and Xu Youchang were also so frightened that they fled obediently, and Xuancheng returned to the hands of our army. ”

"It makes sense." Li Wei smiled and said: "As soon as the navy came, Li Jiangyao ran away with his tail between his legs. ”

"The third and most important point is that." Lao Jianhua looked at Bao Yuchun and said with emotion: "Bao Shuai has figured out the enemy's reality for us, and at the same time pointed out the tricks of future battles. ”

This undisguised flattery, even Bao Yuchun himself couldn't help but blush, and hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Lao Xiang's words are serious, and his words are serious." ”

Lao Jianhua smiled and waved his hand: "Hey, Bao Shuai, the old man's words are not exaggerated, but targeted." ”

He stood up and explained to a room full of officials: "All along, we have been guarding against the imperial army crossing the river to attack. However, if they do not come, we still do not know what kind of situation and what kind of situation the future war will be. This time, Bao Shuai concentrated the forces of the naval army and stormed the Yiling fleet, Li Jiang Yaoan couldn't bear it, and finally showed the fox's tail. ”

Following this line of thought, Yuan Zhengkui, another major general of the rebels, also nodded and said, "What Minister Lao said is right. This time, the Zhenjiang army raided Xuancheng, and more than 100,000 soldiers and horses were transported over in two days and two nights. As long as we can conscientiously sum up their tactics, it will be more beneficial to the overall defense in the future. ”

Lao Jianhua bowed slightly, and continued: "Not only that, but the focus of the attack and action strategy after the enemy landed also gave us a lot of inspiration. The old man is an amateur in fighting, but for Bao Shuai, General Yuan, and General Ye on the front line, these will become flaws for the enemy. Isn't it? ”

Li Jiong laughed loudly: "Lao Xiang's words are reasonable, and this king approves very much!" Bao Shuai, you really have a credit for the Jin army, and this king should thank you on behalf of the soldiers. ”

Bao Yuchun saw that he had passed the test safely, and was about to say a few polite words, but he didn't expect Lao Jianhua to suddenly change his words and interrupt him: "However, there is a lesson, I'm afraid Bao Shuai must learn it." ”