King Qi has a justifiable excuse for raising troops, but he is also taking great risks, just like someone wants to rob a bank, it does not mean that others also want to rob, and it must be guaranteed that there will be no bandits and robbers in the middle of the road. Besides, what King Qi wanted to do was far more dangerous than robbing a bank. The think tank of Qi State will not be unclear that it is not just a few loud slogans that can go to the battlefield, no matter how fierce the political offensive is, it will have to be played with real knives and guns when it goes to the battlefield.

Qi is a big country, but compared with the standing armament of the imperial court, the existing military strength is equivalent to calling Huazi and the dragon king Bibao, not at the same level. However, King Qi wanted to risk this amount of troops, and his slogan was that there were no conditions to fight, and the conditions should be created to fight. Therefore, King Qi's think tank got the idea of the neighbors.

Looking at the world, the State of Qi is adjacent to Langxi, Jichuan and Lu, and other countries such as Wu and Chu are located in remote areas, so they can't fight them, and those Huainan States and Huaiyang States and Hengshan Kingdom don't need to be considered, these princes and kings are not only tender, but also unclear about their identity and bloodline. Joining forces with them, a big question mark will appear in Liu Xiang's head, are they worthy?

In addition, the think tanks also have to consider another problem, they are going out to fight, the rear will be extremely empty, if at this time, the neighbors in the backyard want to stab them, the situation is very bad!

Among the three neighboring countries, Mrs. Liu, the king of Jichuan, is still a child and can be ignored. Zhang Yan, the king of Lu, is the son of Zhang Ao and Princess Lu Yuan, this benevolent brother not only maintains his father's excellent appearance, but also maintains his father's submissiveness, this kind of person belongs to people who don't offend him, he doesn't offend people, if people offend him, he doesn't offend people's typical, let him set fire in the backyard of Qi State, unless the sun hits the west and comes out. The most likely is Liu Ze, the king of Langyu, Liu Ze and Gaozu are cousins, among the current Liu clan, Liu Ze is the oldest in terms of seniority, and his bloodline is destined for him to be anti-Lu, but the problem is that Langyu is too small, and this old man is so ambitious, it is difficult to guarantee that he does not covet this piece of fat in Qi country?

In order to eliminate this hidden danger, Qi Guolang ordered Zhu Wu to offer a plan to Liu Xiang.

After Liu Xiang heard this strategy, he immediately sent Zhu Wu to envoy Langyu.

When Liu Ze saw Zhu Wu, he knew that something was going to happen, but he didn't expect it to be a great thing.

Zhu Wu conveyed the words of the King of Qi to Liu Ze, saying that he was willing to join forces with Lang Yu to enter Beijing to eliminate Zhulu, and hoped that Liu Ze would be the leader of the alliance.

When Zhu Wu put forward this idea, he brought a few slogans similar to "Liu Ze Old Immortal, Boundless Mana" and other quite sycophant slogans, which made Liu Ze's old man feel excited.

Liu Ze's brain was running rapidly, calculating the benefits and losses of participating in this operation. Although Liu Ze is not very smart, after all, he has been mixed up for so many years, and he has already become a human spirit, and he will not do a loss-making business.

Besides, Liu Xiang has a few catties and taels, he knows. When Liu Fei was still there, he laughed at this neighbor for giving up such a good position to a son who was as roundabout as him.

After some rapid calculations, Liu Ze gave a very positive answer.

And this answer is exactly what Zhu Wu couldn't ask for.

A sly smile appeared on Zhu Wu's face, and he thought to himself that Liu Ze was old and confused after all, and it was easy to take the bait.

He cleared his throat and continued to throw out the bait and said: "The Qi State is willing to return the whole country to the command of the king, please come to Linzi as soon as possible to take command." ”

Liu Ze listened to Zhu Wu's words, and his heart was even more excited, so he said that Liu Xiang was stupid, didn't it mean that he gave Qi Guobai to himself? Can you not agree to such a good thing? In Linzi, seize the opportunity to create your own power, and then take a dove to occupy the magpie's nest and oppose the customer-oriented action, won't Qi become your own bag? At that time, if Liu Xiang goes to the court, it will be better, he can confidently say to the court, I am his grandfather, he asked me to go to Linzi, and the court has to look at his old face!

After all, Liu Ze is a veteran in the officialdom, and he has already practiced to the point of joy and anger. He pretended to prevaricate, and by the way, he tested the sincerity of King Qi. And Zhu Wuqing expected that this old man would come to such a move, in addition to continuing to shout slogans, he also kept showing the posture of raising his head to see him if he couldn't do something, which made Liu Ze very embarrassed.

Liu Ze really wants to go to Linzi, how good Linzi is, there is a bustling market, and there is an endless stream of businessmen. The big cities in the world, except for Chang'an Luoyang, are about to be regarded as Linzi. Liu Bang gave such a piece of fat to Liu Fei back then, firstly, because of the identity of the eldest son of the emperor who took care of Liu Fei, and secondly, because he did owe Liu Fei's mother and son over the years.

When Liu Ze and Zhu Wu arrived in Linzi, Liu Xiang had already prepared good wine and food.

Liu Xiang drunk Liu Ze, took off Liu Ze's token, and sent someone to take care of Liu Ze. Zhu Wu took Liu Ze's token and rushed to Langyu State, and mobilized the soldiers and horses of Langyu State in the name of Liu Ze to drive to Qi State, and Liu Xiang took the opportunity to incorporate Langyu's army into the Qi army.

When Liu Ze woke up, Liu Ze realized Liu Xiang's way, and at this time, Liu Ze suddenly felt a little bit of the back waves of the Yangtze River pushing the front waves, and the front waves died on the beach. He didn't expect that the honest Liu Fei would have such a treacherous son.

Liu Ze could only break his teeth and swallow it in his stomach, he was very angry but did not dare to attack. is obviously under house arrest, but he pretends to be happy, eats and drinks, lives happily, and is free. Liu Ze, the old Jianghu, has seen a lot in the world. When he went into battle to kill the enemy, Liu Xiang, the kid, was still wearing open crotch pants.

The eldest husband can bend and stretch, but now his life is in Liu Xiang's hands, and he really doesn't know what that kid can do?

Liu Ze guessed correctly, Liu Xiang already had a plan in his heart, if King Langyu made a big noise, he would not rule out the plan of humane destruction. But I didn't expect this old man to be so funny, he didn't make any noise, he didn't make trouble, and he didn't hang himself, and he could live happily in captivity. Liu Xiang admires the hard-working ability of the older generation of rebels, he finds it very interesting and strange, in any case, his goal has been achieved, and he can't get along with his elders, and he will be charged with unfilial piety in the future. Moreover, the top priority is to consider how to fight from Linzi to Chang'an.

When Liu Ze felt that Liu Xiang had relaxed his vigilance against him, a stone in his heart fell to the ground, he admired his ingenuity for a while, and he was able to stay in danger when the catastrophe came, and felt that being a little king of Langyu was really a little wronged himself. Liu Ze thought about it, it was not a matter to stay in Qi State, he had to think of a way to get out, he had already heard of the temper of Liu Xiang's brothers, and it was said that they all had a devil-type impulsive temper.

Liu Ze pretended to be casual on the surface, but in his heart he repeatedly thought about how to get out. When he figured out the purpose of Liu Xiang's army, a method naturally popped up.

Liu Xiang nominally raised troops to eliminate Zhu Lu, but in fact coveted the throne, when the identity of today's son is unknown, if Liu Xiang once the elimination of Zhu Lu succeeded, occupy Chang'an, he is the great hero of the Liu family, in one fell swoop won the respect of the government and the opposition, in the admiration of the masses if he is suspicious of the blood of the Son of Heaven to abolish the matter, it is also justified, because everyone doubts the bloodline of today's son, but Liu Xiang is the eldest grandson of the emperor who is like a fake.

Although Liu Ze was not narrow-minded enough to take revenge, at the moment when Liu Xiang placed him under house arrest, he vowed never to let Liu Xiang ascend to the throne.

Liu Ze made up his mind, so he found Liu Xiang and said: Xiang'er, you are the eldest grandson of Gaozu, and you should be established as the Son of Heaven. Now that the situation in the DPRK and China is unclear, although I am old, I am also considered an old qualification in the imperial family, and the ministers still value the words of this king. I think that this king will not have much effect in staying in Qi Kingdom, so it is better to go to the capital and do some activities for you.

When Liu Xiang heard this, he suddenly felt a little excited, especially the words "Gaozu eldest grandson" and "Dangli", which fell to his heart.

He thought about it, in fact, Liu Ze was right, leaving him an old man in Qi is equivalent to raising an extra waste, if I can use this old man's prestige to go to the capital for some activities, then I can have a few more chances of winning.

Liu Xiang's frowning brows suddenly changed to a flattering smile, and he immediately ordered to prepare good wine and food. Liu Ze suddenly felt a little disgusted when he saw Liu Xiang's behavior. Liu Ze saw Liu Bang's flattering description again, but it was a pity that Liu Xiang's IQ was 108,000 miles away from Gaozu. Liu Ze sighed softly alone, and then fought with Liu Xiang for a few years.

In order to let Liu Ze go to the capital to have a good activity, Liu Xiang prepared all kinds of goods for Liu Ze, and he quickly rode the horse, as if he had forgotten that Liu Ze had been placed under house arrest.

Liu Xiang forgot, but Liu Ze won't forget.

He rode his horse all the way to Chang'an, and as he got closer and closer to Chang'an, Liu Xiang's dream was shattered day by day.

After sending Liu Ze away, Liu Xiang, who had been brewing for a while, took the lead in erecting the banner of anti-Lu, and led his troops to attack and advance westward, and came straight to Chang'an.

The news that Liu Xiang raised troops to attack Jinan in the west reached Chang'an, and the government and the opposition were in an uproar, and Lu Chan, Lu Lu and others immediately panicked.

Lu Lu straw bag one, naturally no idea, although Lu Chan is a little capable, but after all, it is too tender, has not gone through too much wind and waves, and except for the Lu clan, few other old and important ministers can communicate with him, so he is in a hurry, but he can't come up with a good idea.

Lü Chan decided to hold a court meeting to discuss countermeasures.

For Lu Chan, holding a court meeting was really a helpless move, because the topic of the court meeting was how to prevent the king of Qi from coming to Chang'an to kill him, and he also knew that many of the ministers standing below the court hated the Lu family, so an embarrassing atmosphere appeared, and discussed with a group of people who wanted to kill themselves how to prevent themselves from being killed, and the embarrassment of the atmosphere can be imagined.

But he can't help but discuss it, because he really can't come up with a better countermeasure now.

As expected, there was a lot of discussion in the court, but no one stood up to give Lu Chan an idea. If Empress Lu was there, her old man would only take pictures of the jade case or stare at the eyeballs, and many people would have to rush out to give advice.

However, Lu Chan swept around the ministers in the court, except for those who were talking to each other, they were standing there squinting, looking like they had nothing to do with themselves, and they looked like they were hanging high. Lu Chan looked at the ministers who were squinting there, and he really wanted to draw his sword and stab them a few times.

At this time, Chen Ping, who had been watching coldly, stood up.

Since Empress Gao came to power, in order to move his position to the children of the Lu family, Empress Lu slowly put aside Chen Ping and his old ministers, Chen Ping, Zhou Bo and others even though they hold senior positions, but they have no real power, which is equivalent to a state of retirement. Therefore, Chen Ping, known as the second adviser, rarely spoke in the court, and even often absent from work, and Empress Lu at that time didn't bother to pursue it.

But this time the King of Qi raised his troops, but Chen Ping came early, and he also stood up to speak, which made people seem to see the demeanor of Prime Minister Chen Cheng again.

There was silence in the courtroom.

He suggested to Lü Chan that he send Guan Ying to lead 100,000 soldiers and horses to meet the Qi army.

In a group of veteran ministers, the infant is relatively low-key, since the death of Gaozu, he was relieved of his military position, as a marquis to serve the Empress Lu and Emperor Xiaohui, in the eyes of others, in addition to the low-key, there is also a respectable characteristic, never gang up, in the eyes of the Empress Lu and the ministers, this person is a maverick martial artist, he neither fell to Liu, nor to Lu. But careful people only need to expose the old background of the baby to know that this is just his trick, the baby is born from a small trader who sells silk. The training in the business field has allowed him to practice the ability to see people and talk about people, so it is difficult for ordinary people to see through this person if they do not have a special way.

However, Chen Ping has this way, he has long known that Guan Ying is a smart person, in that era when famous generals are everywhere, Guan Ying, a rising star, is neither an admirable scholar class, nor a rich circle, but can occupy a place among famous generals, it is impossible to have no ability. Therefore, as early as when the queen of high school weighed the system, Chen Ping paid attention to making friends with the baby, and in the process of making friends, Chen Ping confirmed at least one thing, and the baby was also extremely disgusted with the arrogance of the Lu family in his heart.

The reason why Chen Ping recommended baby irrigation was because Chen Ping knew that Lu Chan would definitely agree.

It turned out that Chen Ping's idea was right, Lu Chan thought about it for a while, and couldn't wait to step into the trap that Chen Ping gave him.

Under Chen Ping's special instructions, Guan Ying took an army of 100,000 to block the Qi army.

When Guan Ying arrived in Xingyang, when he learned that the Qi army was not far away, he gave a strange order: the whole army was camped on the spot and was not allowed to attack.

Hearing that Guan Ying was leading 100,000 elite soldiers to come, Liu Xiang panicked suddenly.

Liu Xiang never expected that the imperial court would send such a famous future to deal with him, Liu Xiang usually babble, he really wants to go to the battlefield and fight with people, he is going to be faster than a rabbit, and he has to face a famous general who has experienced a hundred battles.

The air above Xingyang suddenly became tense, and King Qi sat all night to discuss countermeasures, and at this time, the messenger who irrigated the baby sent a letter, which made Liu Xiang smile.

Guan Ying told Liu Xiang in the letter that he supports you in raising troops to kill Zhulu, but King Qi, you can't be impulsive, you have to wait and see, and when the time comes, we will join forces to attack Chang'an.

The original intention of the baby irrigation was to stabilize Liu Xiang, so that Chen Ping could concentrate on dealing with Lu Xiang.

Liu Xiang agreed with the plan of infant irrigation, to put it bluntly, the plan of infant irrigation is an overlord clause, and if you don't agree with it, you have to agree with it. The swords and guns are not long-sighted, and if they want to fight, Liu Xiang may not even want to enter Xingyang, let alone Chang'an.

In Xingyang, the two armies stagnated, eyed each other, and even held a bonfire party and sang mountain songs when they were bored.

When Lu Chan learned that Guan Ying was stagnant in Xingyang, he suddenly had an ominous premonition, he didn't understand the war, and he still understood the war. The practice of filling the baby made him unable to understand the old man, and he wanted to give a battle order, but after a little thought, he dispelled this idea. The so-called generals are still not subject to the orders of the monarch abroad, not to mention his minister, who has not been in office for a long time. Infant irrigation is already unpredictable, and if a war order goes down, who knows if it will backfire?

In Lu Chan's view, the time when the court was in charge was not the king of Qi raising troops, but the opposition in the court. Liu Xiang wants to fight from Qi to Chang'an, and it will take ten days and a half months to say the least. During this period of time, if you can wipe out all the dissidents in the court and China, and then concentrate on dealing with the princes, the chances of victory will be much greater.

Lu Chan decided to calculate it.

Lü Chan found Lü Lu and told him that the situation was not optimistic, and he wanted to step up his plan to kill the minister and usurp power.

Lu Chan's intentions did not escape Chen Ping's eyes.

In Chen Ping's life trajectory, it is not uncommon for you to have a life-and-death moment. Although he belonged to Wenchen, his head had rolled on the tip of the knife many times. Therefore, he was not flustered, and he understood better that at this moment, if every inch was messed up, he would have to lose everything, and in the end, even the coffin board would be confiscated.

Chang'an is almost in the hands of Lu Chan at the moment, but Chen Ping is still very confident that he can solve the current crisis. Because under Lu Chan's nose, there is another powerful force hidden, the patriarchal faction.

In fact, in the entire Chang'an City, the founding fathers have almost hung up, but their bloodlines and foundations are still firmly entrenched in various places. The reason why Lu Chan ignored these people was that he thought that these people were old and had no real power, and they were like a plate of scattered sand, so there was nothing to be afraid of. What he really taboos is his competitor, the Liu royal family. However, Lu Chan never expected that Chen Ping had completed a job in advance in his idle days, and Chen Ping reunited this plate of loose sand.

The idea of uniting the elders was not Chen Ping's original, but came from another old comrade, Lu Jia, who was unwilling to be lonely.

Mr. Lu Jia can be called the top debater at that time, if there was a national college debate at that time, Comrade Lu Jia will be the best debater, this benevolent brother was sent by Liu Bang to Nanyue to persuade Zhao Tuo to be a minister, Zhao Tuo was very arrogant and arrogant at the beginning, Lu Jia only said with a three-inch tongue that he was ashamed of himself, and quickly went to the emperor's name, and called Liu Bang a minister. Liu Bang doesn't like to read people, but he respects Lu Jia very much. Liu Bang was very proud of winning the world, Lu Jia asked him to learn some culture to govern the country, but Liu Bang said disdainfully: I won the world from the horse, what is the use of studying? Lu Jia replied very blandly, and immediately shut up Liu Bang, he said: Get it immediately, how can you cure it immediately? Later, Liu Bang gave Lu Jia the work of summarizing the lessons of the Qin Dynasty's destruction of the country, and Lu Jia worked hard to carve out twelve book briefs, known as Xinyu. Liu Bang applauded loudly every time he read an article, and the ministers also shouted long live on the mountain next to him. It shows Lu Jia's level.

Since the death of Gaozu, he has lived in seclusion on the grounds of illness.

Seclusion is seclusion, but he still likes to give advice to others, presumably he doesn't have many hobbies, so he has to adjust his life.

When he saw Chen Ping, who was the prime minister at the time, sighing for the Lu family's control of the government one day, he secretly ran to Chen Ping's side and gave him a twelve-character motto.

He said, "The world is in danger, pay attention to the general, the world is safe, pay attention to the phase."

Chen Ping is also a smart person, so naturally there is no need to explain. Lu Jia's words gave him a little bit of confidence in his heart. No matter how rampant the Lu family is, it is also followed by Empress Lu, once Empress Lu dies, how can the Lu family's group of wine bags and rice bags withstand the joint attack of their old ministers. With the twelve-character proverb, Chen usually wooed the ministers, especially the Taiwei Zhou Bo. As we all know, Zhou Bo is not easy to get along with, but with Chen Ping's efforts, the two have already had an iron-clad friendship.

All of this is to protect the Liu family and comfort the spirit of the ancestor in the sky.

Come on, Lu Chan! I'm waiting for you!

Chen Ping secretly observed Lu Chan's every move, knowing that he couldn't wait any longer. Chen Ping has long been clear about the conspiracy of Lu Chan and others, if you want to say that he is playing yin, Lu Chan's little skill is not to wear Chen Ping's shoes.

The first strike is strong, and the second strike suffers.

For the Lu clan, he didn't want to kill them all, many of them, their fathers had dedicated their blood to the thousands of miles of the Han Dynasty, but today he could no longer wait, and he could no longer be merciful.

Kindness is worthy of Empress Lu, but he is sorry for the country and Gaozu.

It's finally time to get started!

Chen Ping secretly ran to Zhou Bo's mansion.

As soon as Chen Ping saw Zhou Bo, he went straight to the topic and said: It's time to do it!

Prime Minister, what is the best plan? Zhou Bo asked, without the slightest flustery in his words.

Chen Ping saw that Zhou Bo looked calm and did not correct it, and secretly admired it in his heart, he was really handsome, he was not shocked by changes, and he was not chaotic in danger. With such a general of the town, why is the world uneasy?

I have a plan, but I have to be a captain!

But please tell the Prime Minister. Zhou Bogong said with his fists clenched.

After Chen Ping whispered to Zhou Bo, Zhou Bo nodded frequently. I saw Zhou Bo call the old man and ask him to go to the Li Shang Mansion to invite the Li Shang to come over for a drink, the old man took the order and left, Chen Ping and Zhou Bo looked at each other and smiled.

In less than an hour, a light Xuan car stopped in Zhou Bofu, Xuan car is a special car for the princes and princes, two wheels and one horse, very light.

Chen Ping and Zhou Bo walked quickly to the front of the Xuan car, lifted the curtain, and saw Li Shang's eyes half-closed, his face was sallow, and he was terminally ill. Chen Ping, Zhou Bo couldn't help but feel uncomfortable in his heart, and he didn't want the brave and good battlefield in the past to be seriously ill.

"Qu Zhouhou, don't come unharmed!" Chen Ping arched his hand.

Li Shang opened his eyes slightly, glanced at the two people in front of the car, slowly propped himself up with the help of the maid, coughed a few times from time to time, and said: "Prime Minister, Tai Lieutenant, the old man is already a person who is about to enter the earth, and he can still see the two adults, how fortunate is it?"

"Where is Qu Zhou? As long as you are healthy and recuperate, you will be asked to drink a few times! Zhou Bo said as he motioned to the family to help Li Shang out of the Xuan car.

Li Shang waved his hand and said with a smile: "Okay, well, drink it a few times, I want to come to me and the prime minister, and the captain hasn't had a drink together for a long time!" ”

Chen Ping and Zhou Bo stepped forward to support Li Shang.

"Captain, what is there to discuss today and rob me halfway?" It turned out that although Li Shang was seriously ill, he had the habit of going out of the city every three to five days to watch the peasants work. Chen Ping calculated the time when Li Shang entered the city tonight, and the elder of Zhou Bo's family came forward to falsely claim that he had something important to discuss, and 'invited' him from the way back.

Zhou Bo was just about to speak clearly, but saw Chen Ping pinch his arm and signal not to say it explicitly. Chen Ping said with a smile: "My Shiyi County Order sent me two thousand-year-old ginseng, originally planned to pay tribute to the emperor, I didn't want Lu Chan to control the court, and I couldn't see the Son of Heaven, so I decided to have one with the Taiwei and the other with the general, but unfortunately the general was not lightly ill, to see if it could alleviate the general's condition." ”

After hearing this, Li Shang smiled and said, "Thank you for your kindness!" ”

Zhou Bo listened to Chen Ping's words and secretly respected in his heart, and his words were not leaky, seeing that this Li Shang was already a dying person, it was useless to say more. He smiled casually: "Thank you for the Prime Minister's kindness, I see that Qu Zhouhou is so sick, and he will rest in my house for a few more days, although Captain Ben is not in the army now, but the powerful medical officer and Lang Zhong also know a few!" ”

Li Shang smiled weakly and nodded, his eyes showing a kind of firmness.

At this time, silence is better than sound, and for a while, the hands of the three people were clasped together.

Li Ji was waiting for his father's return that night, but he didn't want Zhou Bo's family to come and give him a letter, Li Ji hurriedly opened it and saw that the letter was written in the names of Chen Ping and Zhou Bo. After reading it, he was sweating profusely. Li Ji returned to the room and paced back and forth for a few steps, then hurriedly changed his clothes and drove out of the house.