Chapter 499 Huangtaiguaci

Li Chu's words sounded like he was reaffirming the heroism of Pugu Wan's death in battle. But when it fell into the ears of Li Heng and Zhang Ting, they heard that he concluded that Xue Bai was not in Jiucheng Palace. In other words, Li Chu thought that Xue Bai was not in Jiucheng Palace.

Li Tan might be lying about military information.

An imperceptible smile appeared in Zhang Ting's eyes.

Li Heng believed that it was not possible to rule out the possibility that Xue Bai had arranged for 3,000 suspected troops and he led a small group of troops to take a detour, so he decided to send people to support.

The more important thing about this trip was to find out the authenticity of Li Tan's news. The candidate must be a confidant he could trust. After much thought, he finally decided on Yu Chaoen.

Yu Chaoen had been friendly with Donggong for a long time. After the Chencang Incident, he first followed Li Heng, and later went on a mission to Shu County for him, and got back the national treasure and Li Longji's recognition. He was loyal and worthy of belief.

"When you arrive at Jiucheng Palace, if you encounter Xue Ni, send your horse to report him quickly. If you don't encounter the enemy, find out the reason for the incident."

"Your servant accepts the order." Yu Chaoen knew as soon as he heard this that his master had doubts, otherwise there would be no need to add the second half of the sentence.

When he was about to leave the palace, a palace man came to stop him and quietly took him to see Zhang Ting.

Zhang Ting had previously intended to cooperate with Li Tan to deal with Li Chu. She asked Li Fuguo to go and test his words. When Li Fuguo came back, he said, "Not only did King Jianning reprimand us, he also complained in front of His Majesty."

In this way, she thought that she would have to get rid of Li Chu and Li Tanquan sooner or later. Taking advantage of the opportunity to get rid of one by one now, she ordered Yu Chao'en to say: "If Xue Ni doesn't attack Jiucheng Palace, King Jianning will pretend to do so."

The news is suspicious; if Xue Ni really went, how did King Jianning predict it in advance? You must find out about this."

Yu Chaoen understood and responded quickly.

Unexpectedly, someone stopped him that day. They were Li Chu and Li Mi. The two of them seemed to have expected it and were waiting at the north gate of the city. When Li Chu saw Yu Chaoen, he asked: "See you before leaving the palace."

Who?"

"This slave has met Your Majesty."

Li Chu looked serious and said: "Don't pretend that I don't know. If you dare to help the tyrants and harm my brothers, don't blame me for not sparing you."

Yu Chaoen had no choice but to respond: "Your Highness has misunderstood. I have no such intention. I will tell your Majesty the truth about what I saw in Jiucheng Palace."

After he swore and swore, he was finally able to escape and went to the barracks outside the city to lead the troops. Looking at his back, Li Chu looked at Li Mi and said with emotion: "Fortunately, sir, he is so savvy that he saw through that poisonous woman's scheme."

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Li Bi said: "You can guard against it for a while, but you can't guard against it forever."

"The overall situation is the most important thing." Li Chu said, "It won't be too late to deal with the poisonous woman after the two capitals are recovered."

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Two days later, Yu Chaoen and his men rushed to Jiucheng Palace on Pegasus. They climbed to a high place and took a look. Indeed, there were traces of a fierce battle in the east of the city and there were enemy camps outside the city.

The camp was not big, and we could see flags erected in front of the camp, but no people or horses were seen leaving the camp.

"Xue Bai did not attack the city for three days." Li Tan said: "I guess he took a detour."

Yu Chaoen asked: "Has King Jianning sent troops to investigate?"

Li Tan said: "Before, the troops in Jiucheng Palace were sparse. I was afraid of falling into a trap and did not dare to leave the city. Now that the reinforcements are coming, I should go and find out more."

From this, they sent out sentry horses to go to the small camp.

Looking from the top of the city, one can see the sentry horses first spying on the camp from a distance, then gradually getting closer, shooting arrows into the camp, and even leaping over Haogou and bypassing Juma Corner. Not long after, there were two

More than ten Xue Ni's cavalrymen ran away from the east with flags.

"It seems like it's a false camp." Yu Chaoen said with emotion.

Li Tan frowned and said, "Xue Bai took a detour. We should inform our father about this as soon as possible so that Feng Xiang can make preparations in advance."

Yu Chaoen looked thoughtful and asked: "The saint has sent a future to guard Jiucheng Palace. How about I ask King Jianning to go back and report to the saint in person?"

Ninety percent of the palace walls are dangerous and solid. As long as the troops are sufficient, Li Tan can rest assured. In comparison, he was more worried about Feng Xiang, so he agreed. Moreover, he acted vigorously and resolutely. He actually ordered all the people and horses that day and galloped all the way. That night

He rushed to Fengxiang City.

The defenders in the city would not open the door to let them in, so Yu Chaoen had no choice but to spend the night sleeping in the open with Li Tan, suffering the pain of being bitten by mosquitoes.

After finally waiting until dawn, they met with Li Heng and told them what happened in Jiucheng Palace.

"It seems it was a false alarm." Li Heng had not slept well in the past few days because he was thinking about this matter. He looked a little tired, and he breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

Li Tan reminded: "Xue Bai is still determined to attack Fengxiang secretly, and there is a possibility of taking a detour to attack."

"Since I already know in advance, how can he make a sneak attack?" Li Heng said in a calm tone: "Thank you for being alert this time, go and recuperate."

Li Tan was indeed seriously injured, so his father showed concern and thanked him for resigning.

After he left, Li Heng asked: "What happened to Jiucheng Palace?"

Yu Chaoen quickly knelt on the ground, kowtowed and said, "I have the courage to speak out, and I beg your Majesty to forgive me."

"Say, I don't blame you."

"What I have seen, King Jianning seemed to be lying about the military situation. Xue Shun's military camp outside the city was actually a lie. He probably wanted His Majesty to send more soldiers and horses under his command. Unexpectedly, the saint sent an old slave.

, you can’t listen to his orders.”

Li Heng stood up suddenly, took two steps, and asked, "Are the injuries on Sanlang's body fake?"

Yu Chaoen said: "If King Jianning was injured, how could he run back with a jolting horse without changing his expression?"

This was not the first time that Li Heng had heard about Li Tan's ambition. There was suspicion in his eyes immediately. He turned to Li Fuguo and asked, "What do you think?"

Li Fuguo bowed and reported: "I suddenly remembered that the Supreme Emperor mistakenly trusted the traitor and appointed Prince Qing as his heir, so Prince Jianning defected to Prince Qing's family."

With one sentence, Li Heng's face instantly darkened, feeling that Li Tan didn't even care about the relationship between father and son, so there was nothing he couldn't do.

"The two capitals have not been restored, the country is not at peace, and I am very worried. At this time, he is still only focused on fighting for power, regardless of the overall situation."

Li Fuguo sensed the atmosphere, and quickly pretended to be frightened, and said: "Sage, please calm down. King Jianning is both civil and military. He is extremely talented and wants to contribute more to the country."

"You don't have to hide it for him." Li Heng said, "I know that he has always been arrogant and wants to compete for the crown prince."

Yu Chaoen heard this and responded: "I have an idea."

"explain."

"Why didn't the saint establish the foundation of the country early to calm people's hearts? King Guangping became the prince, and King Jianning's thoughts became less."

Li Heng shook his head and said: "I have discussed this matter with Mr. Li a long time ago. He asked me to recover the two capitals and welcome the Supreme Emperor back to him. After that, I will ask the Supreme Emperor to make a decision. This is the duty of the Son of Man."

Yu Chaoen said: "The situation has changed. Why don't the saint ask Mr. Li again?"

When Li Fuguo heard this, he glanced at Yu Chaoen but said nothing.

Li Heng thought it made sense, so he summoned Li Mi for questioning.

After Lingwu became emperor, Li Mi had already answered this question once for Li Heng. When he heard it again, Li Mi immediately realized that someone was trying to harm him, and he quickly saluted: "I still think that this matter is not possible for the time being, but your Majesty has repeatedly asked me

Inquiring, there must be someone who wants to alienate me from King Guangping. I ask your majesty to send someone to ask King Guangping. He will put the recovery of the two capitals first, put your majesty's reputation first, and resolutely resign."

Li Heng had no choice but to send people out of the city to ask Li Chu, who was leading the army to fight against the enemy. As Li Mi said, Li Chu was determined not to accept the position of prince at this time.

Comparing the two, the eldest son is indeed much more steady and filial, while the actions of the third son, Li Tan, are really worrying.

Li Heng then asked Li Fuguo and Yu Chaoen to ask the soldiers Li Tan brought back from Jiucheng Palace about what happened in the battle at Jiucheng Palace...

After this incident, Li Mi had a premonition that a storm was coming and did not dare to interfere too much in Li Heng's family affairs.

In the next two days, he was busy with practical work. Li Tan came to see him twice, but he avoided seeing him because he knew that if they met, they would bring trouble to each other.

Waiting for the second time, Li Mi had to remind the visitor in a low voice: "King Jianning should not come now. I advise him to take good care of his injuries and not move around too much."

"King Jianning really has something important to discuss with you sir..."

While he was talking, the sentry horse came and reported quickly: "News from Chencang, the Uighur cavalry has driven back Tian Chengsi's tribe and will return to the army soon. King Guangping invites Sir for military discussion."

Li Mi nodded and immediately returned to the Marshal's Mansion to discuss with Li Chu, Pugu Huai'en and other generals about retreating from the enemy.

After everyone discussed it, they set the time to take the initiative in two days, and sent fast horses to contact Prince Ye Hu, asking him to directly attack Xue Ni's rear formation after returning to the army. By then, they had repulsed three thousand fine cavalry outside the city.

How long will it take, Guo Ziyi will surely make progress in Hedong and Henan, but Chang'an will not be able to support it, and the overall situation will be decided.

As for the rebel army that Li Tan said was attacking Jiucheng Palace, Li Chu sent out sentry horses to explore, but no trace was found. If Li Tan was not lying, it means that a small group of soldiers and horses went to test the attack and then attacked again.

Retreat. In short, we are well prepared here, so we should not be attacked by surprise.

At nightfall, Li Bicai walked out of the Marshal's Mansion and looked at the handsome Li Chu getting on his horse and leaving with his troops, his eyes showing relief.

"Mr. Li!"

But someone ran over panting, prostrated and said: "Sir, please save King Jianning!"

"What happened?"

"The saint...the saint wants to kill King Jianning."

Li Mi was greatly surprised and hurried to the palace. He had always been an immortal and calm person. Today he ran too fast and fell twice. However, he didn't care about the dust on his body. He hurried to the palace and took out the letter.

Ling rushed inside. Only he could have the privilege of coming to see Li Heng at any time.

Ahead, I finally saw Li Tan's handsome figure kneeling in front of the hall, holding a wine flask in his hand, surrounded by a group of guards.

"King Jianning!"

Li Mi shouted to stop him, and a group of imperial guards rushed forward to stop him.
To be continued...