SEC Chapter 232: The prince's scheming, luring the commander to death
Chapter 232: The prince's scheming, luring the commander to death
On the dragon throne, facing the call for war from the prince's party, Tiande Emperor Li Zongmin did not take a stance immediately.
To be fair, before receiving the "surrender" letter from Chen Huaian's brave general Pang Xianchu, Li Zongmin, who was already in his sixties, was inclined to negotiate peace with the new emperor Chen Huaian.
He was not optimistic that the Nanyue Kingdom could compete with Chen Huaian who occupied most of the New Dynasty with its human, financial and material resources.
Prior to this, Li Zongmin had even conspired with Prime Minister Tang Bo and set out conditions for surrendering to the new emperor Chen Huaian.
However, the sudden "surrender" letter from the brave general Pang Xianchu immediately disrupted Li Zongmin's entire plan.
The conditions offered by the new emperor Chen Huaian were indeed difficult for Li Zongmin to accept.
Just as Prince Li Shiyu said, if all the military power of Nanzhao Kingdom is handed over today, wouldn't the Li family become the meat on the chopping board of the new dynasty and be slaughtered by others?
Li Zongmin could rise up in troubled times and eventually became one of the eight kings with different surnames under Zhenwu Emperor Zhao Mang. How could he not know the importance of having military power in hand?
Therefore, Li Zongmin was also hesitant at this time.
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In the end, as Prince Li Shiyu said, he risked his life, put his head in his belt, guarded Yongzhou City with 200,000 wolf soldiers, resisted Longcheng's southern expeditionary army, and preserved the Li family of South Vietnam;
Or should you agree to Chen Huaian's request for surrender and leave your fate in the hands of others?
Finally, Li Zongmin set his sights on Tang Bo, the prime minister of the dynasty.
Ahem!
Li Zongmin coughed twice again, and the noisy Jinluan Palace suddenly became quiet. Everyone unanimously turned their attention to Emperor Tiande on the dragon throne.
Li Zongmin said: "Tang Xiang, what do you think about the prince's proposal?"
"Your Majesty, I agree with the prince's proposal!"
brush!
As soon as Tang Bo finished speaking, all the civil and military eyes in the Jinluan Palace looked at him.
Even the prince Li Shiyu himself looked at Tang Bo with a look of surprise and disbelief.
He originally thought that his proposal to lead the battle would arouse Tang Bo's strong opposition.
Even Prince Li Shiyu had already prepared a plan. As long as Tang Bo dared to stand up and refute him, he would have countless reasons to reply.
But he never thought that the guy who had always been against him on the issue of war or peace in the past would actually choose to stand on his side this time.
Is this the sun coming out in the west?
On the other hand, Prime Minister Tang Bo didn't care at all about the surprised and puzzled looks in the court. He still looked as steady and wise as an old dog, and said unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince is right, the military power is immense. Can’t hand it over!”
"The military power of Nanzhao's 200,000 wolf soldiers is not only the foundation to protect tens of millions of South Vietnamese people, but also the confidence of the emperor and his ministers!"
"Once the military power is handed over, our South Vietnam country will really become a piece of fish on the chopping board, and we will only be left to be slaughtered by others!"
After a pause, Tang Bo continued: "The new emperor Chen Huaian is a vassal king with a different surname who started his career as an eight-thousand-strong dragon city army. He knows the importance of military power;"
"That's why he spared no effort to demand that South Vietnam surrender its military power before peace talks can begin!"
"As the saying goes, the more the enemy cares about something, the more he fears something!"
"And the military power of South Vietnam's 200,000 wolf soldiers is what Chen Huaian fears the most!"
After saying that, Tang Bo immediately expressed his attitude to Li Zongmin: "Your Majesty, I believe that the battle in Yongzhou must be fought and must be won;"
"Only by defeating the spirit of the Dragon City army on the battlefield can we defeat Chen Huaian's spirit at the negotiation table!"
"War is also a political method!"
Finally, Tang Bo hit the nail on the head and said: "Your Majesty, I think that after the battle of Yongzhou, we can decide how the South Vietnam Kingdom will go in the future!"
As soon as Tang Bo finished speaking, a vicious and disdainful expression suddenly appeared on the face of Crown Prince Li Shiyu.
Li Shiyu secretly thought: Tang Bo, this insidious and cunning guy, is planning to use this prince as a gunman. When he wins the battle in Yongzhou, I can gain more chips for you at the negotiation table, right?
If you want this prince to make you a wedding dress, just wait!
This prince will definitely give you a big surprise!
After listening to Prime Minister Tang Bo's opinions, Emperor Tiande also nodded frequently.
Tang Bo's opinion was quite different from what Li Zongmin had in mind.
Finally, Li Zongmin made the final decision: "Since the Crown Prince and Prime Minister Tang have the same opinion, I can't say anything more. Let's do what you want!"
"The prince obeys the order!"
"My son is here!"
Li Zongmin said: "I hereby appoint Prince Li Shiyu as the commander-in-chief of the South Vietnam Kingdom and the general of the Eastern Expedition, who controls the world's troops. He is fully responsible for the war in Yongzhou. The front line of Yongzhou will be launched immediately without any mistakes!"
Hearing this, Li Zongmin raised his eyebrows, and a trace of insidiousness and cunning flashed through his eyes that were not easily noticed.
Immediately, he hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down to receive the order: "My son, I accept the order and thank you!"
Li Zongmin said again: "Prime Minister Tang Bo listened to the decree——"
"Wei Chen is here!"
"..."
Three days later, Yongzhou City, an important gateway town of the South Vietnam Kingdom, was the only way to go south to Yangcheng County, the capital of the country.
Thirty miles outside the city, the 100,000-man southern expeditionary army led by the brave general Pang Xianchu of the Longcheng Army has all arrived here to set up camp.
In Yongzhou City, there are 100,000 wolf soldiers from the Nanyue Kingdom stationed.
Crown Prince Li Shiyu has led thousands of death warriors from the Crown Prince's Mansion to Yongzhou City overnight to personally take command.
On this day, Li Shiyu climbed the top of the Yongzhou City with a history of hundreds of years and looked at the beautiful mountains and rivers of the Nanyue Kingdom. That is the country he will inherit in the future!
He, Li Shiyu, would never give such a great country to others.
"Report--"
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, the death warriors of the Crown Prince's Mansion have been arranged according to your Highness's instructions!"
At this time, the Crown Prince's trusted deputy general Shi Feng hurried to report to Li Shiyu.
Well!
Li Shiyu hummed without raising his head, and then said: "What about the envoys sent to the rebel camp in Longcheng? Are all the things ready?"
Shi Feng said: "Reporting to Your Highness, everything is ready. Just wait for Your Highness's order and you can leave the city and go to the Longcheng army camp at any time!"
Li Shiyu waved his hand and said expressionlessly: "Go!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Soon, with the order of Prince Li Shiyu, the tightly closed gate of Yongzhou was opened from the inside, and the envoys carrying the forged imperial edict rode all the way to the Longcheng army camp.
Watching the envoy's back gradually disappear from sight, Li Shiyu's face also showed a ferocious smile.
He said to himself: "Tang Bo, Tang Bo, if this prince kills Pang Xianchu, the number one lackey under Chen Huaian, can the peace talks continue?"
Hahaha!
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