It's really difficult, Li Ye sighed.

Fortunately, the newly formed Praetorian Guard is a completely new army and has not become the ancestor of soldiers.

I can only take one step at a time, and the key is that there is no benefit to distribute now.

In fact, as long as Li Ye lifted the restrictions, the number of Praetorian Guards could be tripled.

However, the overall quality will definitely decline, and what Li Ye wants is not redundant soldiers, but lean soldiers and streamlined administration. And young men around twenty years old, Li Ye can guide their outlook on life and values.

Two months have passed in Xiliucheng, and the training of the new army has gradually entered the right track, Li Ye received a letter from Zhang Chengye, and Wang Xingyu has made new moves.

The three towns of Guanzhong were all swords against the throat, Li Ye did not dare to ignore them, and returned to Chang'an on the same day.

Chang'an is still the same, twilight, far from the vitality of Xiliu City.

Zhang Chengye was waiting in Tianxin Pavilion as early as possible, and Li Ye didn't even change his clothes, so he went to see him.

In Tianxin Pavilion, in addition to Zhang Chengye, there are also Han Wei and Zhao Chongning.

Zhang Chengye roughly explained the matter.

It turned out that this Wang Xingyu had been a loyal marquis for a few months, and he felt that he couldn't raise his head in front of Li Maozhen, the king of Qi, and asked the court to make him the king of Qin, otherwise he would raise troops to come to Chang'an to ask for it.

Han Quan was furious and revealed this matter to Li Maozhen, but he didn't expect Li Maozhen to think that King Qi was a little king, and he also asked the court for the title of King of Qin.

This time, Han Quanzhi was dumbfounded, and quarreled with Cui Zhaowei in the court, Cui Yin took the opportunity to propose to welcome King Liang into Guanzhong, as long as King Liang sat in Chang'an, Guanzhong Xiaoxiao naturally did not dare to be presumptuous.

Unexpectedly, Cui Yin's proposal was supported by a group of ministers in the DPRK.

Li Ye rubbed his forehead.

These guys don't stop all day long, and when something happens at two ends in three days, can't they give themselves some time to train the new army, and then bulldoze them in one go?

King Qin is not trivial in the Tang Dynasty, that is the title of Taizong Li Shimin back then, these two guys are quite discerning.

"What do you think?" Li Ye is also welcome, these three people are in Chang'an, they know earlier than themselves, and they must have thought of countermeasures.

Zhao Chongning said: "A Wang Xingyu, we can barely deal with it, but with Li Maozhen, it's hard to say, the King of Qin is the imperial court, how can it be easily given to others, and the minister's plan is not as good as the two of them as the King of Long and the King of Sui." ”

A king may be able to barely send Wang Xingyu away, but Li Maozhen is not so easy to dismiss, King Long and King Qi are similar, since his appetite has risen, he will definitely not agree.

Seeing that Li Ye was indecisive, Han Wei said: "Li Maozhen is not greedy enough, we can lead Wang Jian to send troops to contain him." ”

Wang Jian, Li Ye can't be trusted anyway, although he is now forming an alliance with him, but this alliance is based on interests, without interests, Wang Jian will work hard to send troops? I am afraid that Li Maozhen and Tang Ting will fight, and the emptiness of Hanzhong will be in his interests.

Li Ye's eyes turned to Zhang Chengye.

Zhang Chengye only said two words: "Hedong." ”

Hedong Li Ke use?

Although from the perspective of later history, Li Keyong was relatively loyal to the Tang Dynasty, but only relative to Li Maozhen and Zhu Wen.

Li Ke beat Li Maozhen and Wang Xingyu, it was not like an adult bullying a child.

The key is how to reward Li Keyong?

He is now the king of Jin, and there is no seal to be sealed, and there is no reward to be rewarded.

Moreover, after defeating Wang Xingyu and Li Maozhen, Li Keyong's power extended to Guanzhong, which was not conducive to his future development, which was another big hidden danger.

Li Ye shook his head, he had to do this by himself.

Isn't this the same nature as the office politics of their own sales companies in later generations?

Li Ye remembers that the boss's way of dealing with it at that time was to let the two compete freely.

Immediately, a flash of inspiration flashed in Li Ye's mind.

Isn't this just throwing a bone and two dogs grabbing it themselves?

Li Maozhen and Wang Xingyu are not fuel-efficient lamps, and they will definitely eat dogs.

Isn't this the original strategy I set to sow discord?

As long as Li Maozhen fights with Wang Xingyu, are you still afraid that Wang Jian will not snatch Hanzhong?

The biggest question is whether Wang Xingyu has the courage to bite Li Maozhen.

Wang Xingyu was Zhu Mei's subordinate back then, and he defected and killed his boss, is such a person afraid that he will not have the courage?

Li Ye chuckled at the corner of his mouth, and said to the outside of the tent: "Find Liu Quanli." ”

After a while, Liu Quanli came in a hurry, and as soon as he entered the house, he saw that the emperor and Zhang Chengye were there, and hurriedly bowed to the ground: "Slave Liu Quanli greets Your Majesty." ”

Li Ye waved his hand and motioned for him to get up.

Zhang Chengye said: "Are you Liu Jishu's righteous son?" ”

Li Ye only knew that this Liu Jishu was the right lieutenant of the Shence Army, a eunuch left by the Xizong Dynasty, and his status in the Shence Army was slightly lower than that of Zhang Chengye. I don't know why Zhang Chengye deliberately pointed it out, is there something wrong with this Liu Jishu? Li Ye vaguely remembered that there was originally a eunuch surnamed Liu who rebelled in history, abolished Zhaozong, and established Zhaozong's son as the emperor, and later Cui Yin teamed up with the three generals of the Shence Army to restore Zhaozong.

Hey, it's all because the Tang people are too complicated to choose a name, and they don't remember it clearly.

Li Ye is actually not too worried, there is Zhang Chengye inside the eunuch, and there is also a sharp-eyed Zhao Chongning watching, there shouldn't be any big mess, right?

Li Ye didn't take it too seriously. Liu Quanli was frightened, and fell to the ground again: "The slave maid is loyal to His Majesty, and she has no two hearts. ”

So far, this Liu Quanli has done things quite properly, and the last time he went to Suining to comfort Wang Xingyu, he had a hot fight with Wang Xingyu, which shows that his ability is still good.

Zhang Chengye pretended to be black-faced, so he pretended to be red-faced, "Speak up with all the courtesy, everyone is their own person, and there is no need for these complicated courtesies." ”

When he said this, Li Ye didn't notice the unhappy look on Zhao Chongning's face.

Liu Quanli is grateful, he is just a little yellow door in the palace, he is a smart person, how can he not see that entering this room is equivalent to becoming the emperor's henchman?

"I want you to give Wang Xingyu a release, so I said that I originally intended to make him the king of Qin, but Li Maozhen resolutely refused to allow it." Li Ye stared at Liu Quanli with burning eyes.

Liu Quanli heard about the fight between Wei Ning and Feng Xiang for the King of Qin, and knew the emperor's thoughts as soon as he heard it, so he nodded hurriedly, "The slave obeys the order." ”

Last time, Li Maozhen united with Wang Xingyu and Han Jian to besiege Chang'an, Li Maozhen gained great benefits and sealed the king of Qi, but Wang Xingyu didn't get anything.

Some time ago, Wang Xingyu asked for Shang Shuling, but he was destroyed by Li Maozhen and was warned.

This time Li Maozhen came to rob his King of Qin.

Li Ye really didn't believe that Wang Xingyu could endure this breath!

Not everyone has the spirit of Wang Ba, and there are many people who can't help it.

Martial artists at the end of the Tang Dynasty, if you have nothing to do, you will rebel, cut a chief or something, Wang Xingyu has not done it, as long as he fanned the flames and did a good job, he was not afraid that Wang Xingyu would not bite Li Maozhen!

After Liu Quanli received the order to go out, Han Wei gave up his hand and said: "Your Majesty's plan will be successful, but how can the imperial court benefit from it?" ”

Yes, the strategy is out, how can Tang Ting strive for the greatest interests?

Sitting on a mountain and watching the tiger fight?

Or do you stand directly on the bright side to attack Feng Xiang?

In the towns of Guanzhong, Fengxiang and Li Maozhen are the most powerful.

But Li Maozhen is also the most difficult to fight.

After Li Maozhen hijacked Zhaozong in history, Cui Yin attracted Zhu Wen, and Li Maozhen shrank in Fengxiang City for two years.

The biggest problem is that the imperial court will definitely attract the attention of the world, and Li Keyong, Zhu Wen and other bigwigs will not let the imperial court integrate Guanzhong, just like Li Maozhen will not let Li Maozhen annex the Tang court.

A complete Guanzhong is not in the interests of the bigwigs of all parties.

If Li Ye forcibly attacked Li Maozhen, not to mention that it would be a protracted war, Zhu Wen would definitely take action. Li Keyong is an ally now, and it will be difficult to say what position he will take at that time.

Li Ye could only give up this tempting idea, and after Li Maozhen was overthrown, Wang Jian occupied Hanzhong, and Wang Xingyu's power would definitely rise, and one Li Maozhen fell, and two more Li Maozhen came.

After thinking about it, let's take it one step at a time and slowly become bigger and stronger.

Li Ye looked at the map on the table, and his eyes turned to the territory of Han Jian's army in Zhenguo.