Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Li Yuanfang groaned, looked at Guo Ye, and said, "Now the commander in charge of Tuyuhundao is Li Xiaogong, King of Hejian County, and your confidant generals are all working under the King of Hejian County, hehe, but those few of you His confidants are still monolithic, and they have always refused to obey Xiaogong's order. So Xiaogong can only break through their subordinates one by one and win them over. You can only blame your so-called wild wolf army for its uneven quality, and someone actually asked Xiaogong It revealed that Wang Bodang, the arrow in white, was the real founder of the Wild Wolf Army. So, Xiaogong passed the matter to Chang'an, and to my father. Yes, Guo Aiqing may not know the king of Hejian The relationship with my father, right?"

Guo Ye secretly thought, isn't it the relationship between uncle and nephew?

Li Yuanfang paused for a moment, and said somewhat smugly: "My father and him are called uncles and nephews, but Xiaogong has been repeatedly feared and guarded by Li Shimin, so Xiaogong's true allegiance is only my father. Now you should understand right?"

That's it!

Kang Bao and Pang Feihu are really negligent. I have repeatedly told them to be strict in running the army, but such a careless thing will happen. Alas, I am so disappointed.

However, Guo Ye soon felt relieved. After all, the Wild Wolf Army numbered as many as [-]. Back then, there were all kinds of people. It was normal for some people with ulterior motives among them.It is the dead branches of the big tree, which cannot be avoided.

Suddenly, Guo Ye thought that since they already knew the identity of Wang Bodang, and Wang Bodang lived in seclusion in the territory of Hejian County King Li Xiaogong, then...

Immediately, he guessed anxiously in his heart: "So, Wang Bodang was also found by Li Xiaogong?"

"That's right!"

It was Li Yuanfang who spoke, and he said with a smile: "Not only have we found his whereabouts, but he has been imprisoned by Xiaogong now. But don't worry, we didn't take his life, we didn't torture him, and we didn't let him go. He suffered a little bit of grievance. But what will happen in the future depends on your attitude, Duke Pingyang."

Threat!

First, Guan Jiujiu, who was greedy for ink and salt taxes, was caught by them as evidence, and then Wang Bodang, a white-clothed arrow with a sensitive identity, was imprisoned by them. Obviously, Guo Ye saw that Li Yuan and Li Yuanfang wanted to use these two people to force him submit.

Sure enough, Li Yuan spoke again: "Guo Qing, I heard that you are a good man who values ​​love and righteousness, and they all say that Guo Ye in Longxi has always been here to protect his weaknesses, and he would rather suffer hardships by himself than let his brothers and friends suffer half of it." Wronged. Therefore, I believe that you will not just watch Guan Jiujiu being sanctioned for corruption, and Wang Bodang suffer because of you, and even lose his life, right?"

Hitting a snake and hitting seven inches, Li Yuan did catch Guo Ye's weakness.

Whether it's Guan Jiujiu or Wang Bodang, Guo Ye doesn't want anything to happen to them.

It turned out that this was the reason why Li Yuan dared to talk openly with himself about His Majesty Li Er. It turned out that this was the reason why King Lu and others asked him to support them in supporting the restoration of Prince Li Chengqian.

"Those who know the times are Junjie!"

Li Yuan said slowly: "Guo Aiqing, I believe you are a discerning person, so you must make your choice carefully."

Facing Li Yuan's coercion, Guo Ye felt indignant and helpless, and said with a sneer, "Hehe, the Supreme Emperor and all the princes have really planned and worked hard. Tell me, what do you want me to do?"

"happy!"

Li Yuan praised, and then said softly: "First, in a few days, someone from the court will come out to support the restoration of the crown prince. What you have to do, Guo Aiqing, is to lead a group of officials from the Shilin Qingliu Department to participate in the grand event and show your attitude together. , to support the restoration of the crown prince. Second, you need to write a letter to your confidant generals stationed in Tuyuhun Road, asking them to accept the orders of Hejian County King Li Xiaogong unconditionally. As for the third, no matter what method you use, you must Resign from the post of Minister of Rites within two months."

Guo Ye's eyes widened, and he asked curiously, "Why do you want me to resign from the position of Minister of Rites?"

Li Yuan glanced at Li Yuanfang again, then lowered his head and stopped talking.

Li Yuanfang on the opposite side immediately understood, and smiled at Guo Ye: "Because my father wants you to resign from the position of Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, and then do everything possible to take over the position of General of the Weifu, the leader of Yin Tianzong. In other words , My royal father hopes that you can control the city defense of Chang'an City."

Li Yuan raised his head suddenly, and shouted in a deep voice: "That's right, if you want to achieve great things, you must first hold Chang'an City, the capital of the emperor, in the palm of your hand!"

Chapter 989 Agree

"If you want to achieve great things, you must first control the defense of the imperial capital!"

When Li Yuan made a call, he was really old, and his domineering side leaked!

However, Guo Ye finally understands this time. Supporting Li Chengqian as the crown prince is only the first step, and the real purpose of Li Yuan and King Lu is to concoct the old method of Li Shimin's forcing his father to abdicate, forcing the palace and driving His Majesty Li Er , and finally supported the crown prince Chengqian to become the third emperor of the Tang Empire

As for why they wanted to support Li Chengqian as the crown prince first, and then inherit the honor of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, Guo Ye is also very easy to understand now——

Without him, the name is justifiable.

In the whole world, only Li Chengqian, the eldest son of the emperor, who is the crown prince, is the most qualified candidate to inherit the great treasure.

Only Li Chengqian, the crown prince, is the heir to the throne with the most legal and bloodliness.

Whether it is Li Yuan, or King Lu or King Daoxiao who inherit the throne, they will be criticized by the world and opposed by Li Tang's officials and old survivors.Because the name is not right, the words are not right.

As for Li Chengqian's succession to the throne, Guo Ye could already predict that at most he would be a puppet emperor, and the manipulator behind the scenes was nothing more than Li Yuan. Of course, King Lu and others were also vested interests after the change of dynasty.

Maybe, Lu Wang, Dao Xiao Wang and others will also ascend to the imperial court because of this, and gradually begin to grasp real power, becoming the power team of the imperial court, controlling the future direction of the entire Tang Empire.

Ambitious, scheming, appalling!

But now, Li Yuan is using Wang Bodang and Guan Jiujiu to blackmail Guo Ye, hoping that Guo Ye will participate in it, not only let him express his support for Chengqian's restoration in a while, but also let him hand over the wild wolf of Tuyuhun The army was dispatched by Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian County.

What worries him the most is that Li Yuan still threatens himself, taking advantage of His Majesty Li Er's trust in him, to win the post of leading general of the Weifu, replace Yin Tianzong, and take control of Chang'an City.

Only by controlling the strength of Chang'an City can we start to force the palace and order His Majesty Li Er to abdicate.

What a frightening series of tricks every step of the way!

However, Guo Ye has calmed down completely now, without showing any hesitation or panic, but asked in a deep voice: "The Supreme Emperor, are you going to change the world?"

"Why not?"

Li Yuan was not surprised that Guo Ye had figured out his whole plan, because if Guo Ye still couldn't figure it out, then he would not be so concerned about Guo Ye, and would not be so eager to win him into the gang.

Immediately, he replied coldly: "This throne belongs to the widow. Shimin was able to take it away from the widow back then, so why not take it back from him? Moreover, this throne will be given to my grandson in the future. Yes, I have no shame in my heart!"

What a clear conscience!

Guo Ye secretly despised the old man in front of him who was half buried in the ground and still obsessed with the throne. If you have a clear conscience, do you still need to use these tricks?

However, he still questioned: "Supreme Emperor, even if I hand over the soldiers and horses of Yelangyu to Hejian County King Li Xiaogong? You must not forget that as long as the Chang'an Palace is in the first place, the Qin King's army from all over the world will be defeated." Come in droves, hehe, when the time comes, you will still face failure. I advise you to accept this thought."

Li Yuan was not frightened when he heard the words, but laughed loudly: "Hahaha... Guo Ye, you really underestimated the widow. Let's not talk about whether there will be troops from all over the world, even if they come, so what? You Do you really think that only those soldiers and horses in Li Xiaogong's hands are in the widow's hands?"

Li Yuanfang also giggled and said: "That's right, my father is the founding king of the Tang Dynasty. The Wude Dynasty lasted for ten years, how could he not have a family background? Don't talk about the far away, let's talk about the near..."

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Li Yuan frowned slightly, finished Li Yuanfang's words, pointed to the wine glass in front of him, and said, "Pour a glass of wine for Emperor Father."

It is false to ask Li Yuanfang to pour wine, but it is true to interrupt his boastful talk.

Li Yuanfang was a smart person, so he immediately understood, scolded himself for being too proud, then smiled to cover up his past, and silently leaned over to pour wine for Li Yuan.

However, all these subtle changes fell into Guo Ye's eyes. It turned out that Li Yuan had not only Li Xiaogong's army in his hands, but also other troops hidden in his hands.That being said, it has been carefully planned for a long time.

"It turns out that the minister is worrying too much!"

Guo Ye said something, and then said: "Then what you want me to do right now is to find a way to resign from the Minister of Rites, and then take over the post of Yin Tianzong's leader, the General of the Weifu?"

Li Yuan nodded and said: "That's right, with Shimin's favor and trust in you, as long as you are willing to fight for this position, it will definitely fall on your head."

Guo Ye shook his head and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you have flattered me! Now that Changsun Wuji is in charge of the government, and Yin Tianzong is the backbone of the Tiance Mansion, how could he give up his key position as the General of the Guard Mansion for no reason? One day, there's no way I'd be able to replace him."

"You don't need to worry about this!"