Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 397

Chapter 396: Li Rubing joins the gang

Prince Zhang Lin inherited the throne. As Zhang Lin's staunch supporters, Zhang Chuan and Sima Chong will definitely be reused. In this way, it will become even more impossible for Li Rubing to shake Zhang Chuan's position as a general. Li Rubing is very worried. He really doesn't want to travel. Under Zhang Chuan, he still has great ambitions and longings for the No. 1 position in Zhao Guojun.

Just when Li Rubing was at a loss, a letter from Situ Zhuangping came to him. Zhuang Ping invited him to come to the house for a talk. Li Rubing realized that this might be his last chance, so Li Rubing resolutely decided to go to the appointment. At the appointed time, at midnight that night, he knocked on the door of Situ Mansion on time, but what Li Rubing didn't expect was that here he not only met Situ Zhuangping, but also met the most beloved son of the old King Zhao and the younger brother of the new King Zhao. , Zhang Xian, the Marquis of Zhao Yunzhong, and Li Rubing soon realized that it was not Zhuang Ping who invited him tonight, but Zhang Xian, and Zhang Xian must have a conspiracy in the secret meeting of the army at this sensitive time.

After greeting each other, everyone sat down. As soon as they sat down, Zhang Xian said to Li Rubing: "General Li seems to be very surprised to see Benhou!"

Li Rubing nodded, and said: "Yes, now that the late king has passed away, Lord Hou, as the late king's son, naturally has to hold a national funeral, but now he appears here late at night, which really surprises me!"

Zhang Xian smiled, and then there was a trace of sadness on his face, he sighed and said: "This Marquis also wants to hold a national funeral for my father, but some people don't give me a chance, in fact, the person who invited the general tonight is not Situ My lord, but this Marquis!"

Li Rubing nodded. He knew who would not give Zhang Xian the opportunity to hold a national funeral, but Li Rubing would not say it out loud. It is enough for everyone to tacitly understand such a thing. There is no need to make it clear. What exactly do you want to invite him to do?

Seeing that Li Rubing didn't seem to be surprised, Zhang Xian knew that Li Rubing might have guessed it, so he didn't have any politeness, but said: "The former king praised General Li in front of this Marquis many times before his death, saying that General Li is Da Zhao is No. 1 in the military after General Zhao Xin. Unfortunately, because of the death of General Zhao Xin, the previous king had to confer Zhang as a general. Since Zhang Chuan was defeated in the Central Plains, the previous king began to regret it. Zeng Threatening to withdraw Zhang Chuan's position as a great general and letting General Li take over the military power of the Great Zhao was not what people wished. Status, this Marquis really feels worthless for General Li!"

Zhang Xian put a high hat on Li Rubing as soon as he came up. The intelligent Li Rubing knew all this, but I have to say that what Zhang Xian said reached Li Rubing's heart, so he sighed and said: " Thank you Lord Hou for your concern. Although I am somewhat unwilling in my heart, but the matter has come to this point, everything is a foregone conclusion. Even if I am unwilling in my heart, I can only accept the reality. In fact, as long as I serve Da Zhao, the position of general There is no difference between yes and no!"

Although Li Rubing seemed indifferent in what he said, Zhang Xian and Zhuang Ping still felt a strong resentment from it, so both of them laughed, Zhang Xian said: "In that case, why doesn't General Li fight for himself anymore? Don't say that there is no chance, this Marquis will give General Li a chance now!"

"Opportunity? What kind of opportunity? Please tell the Lord Hou!" Li Rubing couldn't understand what Zhang Xian said, so he asked!
This time, Zhang Xian didn't answer, but gave Zhuang Ping a wink. There is no need for Zhang Xian to say the next words, just leave it to Zhuang Ping.

Zhuang Ping understood, smiled and said to Li Rubing: "General Li should know that Lord Hou is the favorite prince of the late king, and the king also planned to abolish the crown prince Zhang Lin many times and make Lord Hou the prince, so the reason why it failed , all because of the opposition of General Zhao Xin and Prime Minister Mi.”

Li Rubing nodded. Although he has been in the army for a long time, he has heard of these rumors. It's just that he was just a general under Xin Zhao at the time, and Xin Zhao supported Zhang Lin. With Xin Zhao, No matter how outstanding Zhang Xian is, as long as Xin Zhao doesn't nod his head, he doesn't want to be crown prince, so Li Rubing doesn't care about these things.

Seeing that Li Rubing did not object to his statement, Zhuang Ping continued: "After the death of General Zhao Xin, in fact, the former king had long since thought of changing the throne, but the sudden death of the former king prevented this matter from being realized. Now Mi Fan has come up with a so-called posthumous edict to pass on the throne to Zhang Lin, which is contrary to the original intention of the late king, so neither the official nor Lord Hou will recognize this posthumous edict!"

Although Zhuang Ping told Zhang Xian before that he temporarily admitted the fact that Zhang Lin succeeded to the throne in order not to lose his temper, but in front of Li Rubing again, Zhuang Ping would definitely deny that the edict was true in order to stand firm in his righteous name.

"Master Situ is saying that this will is a fake? But why didn't Lord Situ and Lord Hou bring it up?" Li Rubing was shocked by this. He didn't expect that the last edict, which convinced both civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty, was actually a fake. If all of this is true, then the person who forged this edict is really very bold, and Li Rubing can probably guess who is the person who can forge the edict, except for the current prime minister Mi Fang, there will be no one else Yes, but what puzzled Li Rubing was that since Zhuang Ping and Zhang Xian thought the edict was false, why didn't they mention it when it was read out?But tell yourself quietly until now?
Zhuang Ping shook his head and said: "Mi Fang is the prime minister of the current dynasty, with high prestige. Since he has confirmed that the edict is true, most of the civil and military personnel of the Manchu Dynasty will recognize it, and Zhang Lin has Zhang Chuan and Sima Chong. The support of the generals in the army, even if I and Hou Ye put it forward in public, it will not help, and it will even be taken down by Mi Fan in public, so we choose not to issue it, but I and Hou Ye will still not recognize the will It's true, so I hope General Li can help me and Lord Hou to make things right!"

"Set things right? How to set things right?" Li Rubing was still in shock, so he didn't go into the details of what Zhuang Ping said, but asked how to set things right.

Zhuang Ping glanced at Zhang Xian, and said solemnly: "Military mutiny, take down Mi Fang and Zhang Lin, and take back everything that belongs to him for Lord Hou. At this time, the position of General will belong to General Li!"

"What! Mutiny? This is impossible. Since the founding of the Great Zhao, no one has ever done it!" After hearing Zhuang Ping's words, Li Rubing was very shocked. Some drastic actions, but I didn't expect them to want to mutiny, this is crazy.

"Nothing is impossible. Although no one has ever succeeded in a mutiny, it's because they don't have a strong support. Li Rubing is No. 1 in the army. He has countless elite soldiers and generals under his command. Besides, General Li must also know the relationship between Zhang Chuan, Sima Chong and other veterans in the army and Zhang Lin? As long as Zhang Lin sits on the throne for a day, General Li will never want to replace him. Zhang Chuan, who became the great general of the dynasty and was in charge of the military power, so to help Lord Hou set things right, this is General Li's only chance, unless General Li Xiang will always be crushed by Zhang Chuan and Sima, and he can't move. Willing to help Lord Hou, as long as Lord Hou regains the throne, the position of General will belong to General Li, and General Li should consider it carefully!" Seeing that Li Rubing disagreed, Zhuang Ping immediately analyzed the pros and cons for Li Rubing, and pointed out that once Zhang Lin After securing the throne, what situation Li Rubing was facing made Li Rubing hesitant.

Li Rubing was a little moved. It is true that, as Zhuang Ping said, historical mutinies basically lacked the support of a strong military force, and he has the support of a group of generals in the army. As long as he can bring them, In this city of Jinyang, no matter how Li Rubing can pull up a team of thousands of people, as long as he operates properly and hits a hit, there is still a lot to do. Moreover, Zhang Xian may be Nok, as long as it is done, the throne of the general will be It was his own, so Li Rubing remained silent.

Zhuang Ping and Zhang Xian saw that Li Rubing was silent and fell into silence, they were not in a hurry, because they believed that Li Rubing would make a correct decision, so they waited quietly.

After a long time, Li Rubing raised his head, and said to Zhuang Ping and Zhang Xian with resolute eyes: "Master Situ and Lord Hou are right, since the edict is false, so is the great king Zhang Lin, so it is imperative to set things right anyway. Yes, Li Rubing is willing to help Lord Hou and Lord Situ, do you know if Lord Hou and Lord Situ have plans in mind?"

After listening to Li Rubing's words, Zhang Xian and Zhuang Ping laughed. Now that Li Rubing agreed, the matter is half done. As for how to act, they already have a comprehensive plan in mind.

(End of this chapter)