The gatekeeper quickly let him go, but gave Li Mi a reminder.

"Now you are Your Majesty."

"What?"

Li Mi didn't hear clearly for a moment and asked instead.

The gatekeeper stopped answering and respectfully invited him to enter the city.

As he walked, Li Mi looked around at the Yijia in the city. The expression on his indifferent face gradually became serious, and his eyebrows were slightly frowned.

Finally, he met Xue Bai.

After not seeing each other for more than half a month, Xue Bai has not changed much. He is wearing a military uniform and is standing in front of the sand table thinking about strategy.

"Eldest brother Yuan is here."

Xue Bai didn't even look back, and waved, as if he were meeting an old friend.

"The location of Dazarugong has probably been confirmed. You can come and take a look."

Li Mi did not come forward, but just said: "On the occasion of separation, His Highness said that he would go back to Chang'an to handle a small matter. But I don't know what happened?"

"I've got a foundation."

Xue Bai's relaxed and casual tone made Li Mi feel a little distracted.

He was not willing to let this sacred and serious matter be ignored by Xue Bai... It seemed that this would make the throne seem unworthy, and then make Xue Bai naturally worthy of the throne.

"Why don't you say that you usurped your position?" Li Bi said.

"Okay." Xue Bai said, "I returned to Chang'an and usurped my position. How do you feel about it?"

Li Bi said: "Resign from the official position and return to the mountains and forests."

"You don't have the qualifications. You seem to have forgotten that this time you did not join the officialdom, nor did you pass the imperial examination. You were defeated and captured. I will spare your life and give you an official position."

Li Mi was too lazy to engage in such a boring argument and said: "You have a plan for a long time, so when I ask to go with the army, you will agree, just to get rid of me?"

"Yes, let me get rid of you, and then I will kill Li Heng and Li Chu."

Xue Bai said casually, still looking at the sand table, as if he was talking about what dishes to eat tonight.

But this incident had a big impact on Li Mi. He stood there speechless for a long time, digesting the sadness and anger in his heart.

Since many years ago, he has been the prime minister left by Li Longji to the East Palace. He is the teacher of Li Heng and his son and a close friend.

If it weren't for the constant chaos and the constant worry of the country's destruction, he would sometimes have to cooperate with the more powerful Xue Bai to stabilize the Tang Dynasty. If it weren't for this righteousness, his position would be to help Li Heng and his son get rid of Xue Bai.

"You don't have to kill them." After a long while, Li Micai said.

"Yes, but it's in the way." Xue Bai said, "For example, if you let them live, you will inevitably be troubled. Now it's better. Although you are sad, you can finally plan for the country wholeheartedly."

"Killing them will be detrimental to you." Li Mi spoke again, having regained his composure, and said: "You can have the status you have today because you are a descendant of the Li family, but now you are destroying your own foundation and destroying the Great Wall.

…”

"Dazarugong has passed Pingliang City."

Xue Bai started the topic directly, pointing at the sand table and talking about his plan.

"I plan to meet him personally. I will set up camp tomorrow and have a head-on confrontation with him in Pizhou within three to five days."

Li Mi knew Xue Bai's habits and would prepare some wargame demonstrations every time.

But at this time, there were very few soldiers and horses representing Xue Bai on the sand table. To be precise, very few could arrive on the battlefield in time.

However, Dazalu Gong's troops were abundant.

Judging from the current conditions in this decisive battle, Xue Bai will definitely lose.

Of course, conditions can be changed, and there must be ways to mobilize more troops. This is what Xue Bai wants to discuss with Li Mi.

He simply put the difficulties out on purpose, making it look like the situation was very critical, making Li Mi worried and mobilizing Li Mi's enthusiasm.

In the past, when Li Mi was unwilling to make suggestions, he always put the crisis of the country in front of Li Mi like this, so this unique genius was easily driven by him.

No matter how hard you try, it never works.

However, this time, Li Mi stood there silently.

Xue Bai had no choice but to continue.

"Since Dazalu Gong knew that he would not be able to occupy Chang'an here, if he came to rob, it would not be worth taking such a big risk. He would definitely come to help the Supreme Emperor in his restoration, and I ended the palace coup with lightning speed and ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.

He will be greatly disappointed and his morale will collapse."

"I have issued an edict, ordering soldiers and horses from various states to come to Pizhou to help me surround Da Zhalu Gong. If the armies march immediately after receiving the order, there is no need to worry about the strength of the troops. But you also know that the difficulty is to let these troops

I will obey the orders honestly."

After talking about it, Xue Bai smiled bitterly.

His attitude towards Li Mi was very natural. He laughed when he needed to laugh and complained when he needed to complain. He had no grudge at all.

But when he turned around again, he saw Li Mi bowing, turning around and walking out.

This Taoist priest was hard-hearted this time, and he really didn't say a word or offer a plan.

Xue Bai didn't say anything to persuade him to stay, because there was no other way for the time being.

He could only sigh helplessly.

"Forcing him to become a concubine."

The trouble with this matter is that Li Mi's attitude also represents some of the generals in the army to a certain extent.

There must be many people who are loyal to the Li family, Li Longji, and Li Cong. They are willing to listen to Xue Bai's orders. That is because Xue Bai is the successor recognized by the Li family.

Now, this successor has in turn eradicated the Li family. Even though he has ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he is not so orthodox.

Everything is just speculation at the moment. It is not yet certain whether those soldiers and generals will obey the imperial edict or not.

~~

Tubo camp.

Dazaru held up his telescope and looked into the distance.

He couldn't see Xue Bai's flag yet, but he had a hunch that he would encounter Xue Bai within two days.

"Brother."

Someone walked up behind him, it was his younger brother Keida Maru Jizan. Because his name was too long, people often called him Ma Chongmu by his Chinese name.

"The Lord of the Tang Dynasty is dead. Isn't it too unwise for us to go to Chang'an to fight a tough battle?"

"Do you think I was really attracted by the wealth described by Li Qiwu and wanted to rob Chang'an wholeheartedly?" Dazalu Gong sighed and said: "In Chinese terms, those who know me say that I am worried, but those who don't know me say that I am worried.

What do you think I want?"

"Brother, what are you worried about?"

"Li Qian, the newly enthroned Lord of the Tang Dynasty, is a terrible person." Dazalu Gong handed the telescope in his hand to his brother and said, "I must get rid of him while his foothold is not stable."

Ma Chongmu said: "But I don't think it's right."

"What's wrong?"

"The Lord of the Tang Dynasty, Li Qian, calculates the time very accurately."

Dazalu Gong frowned, thoughtfully, and said, "How do you say that?"

"According to the news that brother received, he left Chang'an, fought his way back to Chang'an, ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, and then led a personal expedition, and came directly to us. I was thinking, when he left Chang'an, how did he know that their emperor was about to die?

"

Dazalu said respectfully: "He can calculate people's hearts and know that they will kill Li Cong."

"Can people calculate the speed and route of our march? How did he know that he still had time to return to Chang'an? After he ascended the throne, why didn't he waste just one day to meet us before we arrived in Pizhou?"

"Are you saying that our army has some tricks up its sleeve?"

"Brother can place agents in Tang's army, why can't he place agents in our army?"

"Where is the chance?"

Dazalu Gong just asked the question, and then he had already reacted.

The person most likely to be Xue Bai's mastermind was the envoy sent to Chang'an for peace talks at that time.

After all, the then envoy Basak Nang supported Trisong Detsen's pro-government.

Ma Chongmu saw Dazhalu Gong's eyes flashing and knew that he had realized something was wrong, so he said: "Brother, retreat. We don't need to go head-to-head with the Tang army."

Dazarugong was a little hesitant.

He also realized that he might be plotted by Xue Bai.

But the current situation was not completely unfavorable for him. He knew that Li Longji had already issued an edict, saying that he had come to pay tribute, and ordered the troops and horses from all over the place to stand still.

If you miss this time, you won't have such a good opportunity next time.

"We can win."
To be continued...