After Li Jiancheng recovered, he was so angry that he laughed. "Erlang, you're really good! Without making any noise, he actually set up an ambush on the river and killed Liu Heita. Before this, I asked you to guard Quzhou County and don't care about the battle outside. "
Li Shimin said, "I didn't care. Quzhou County is surrounded by Your Highness's forces. My people didn't intervene at all. They were in the county all the time. I was in the county from beginning to end, arranging all kinds of things in Quzhou County. "
Pausing for a moment, Li Shimin continued, "Could it be that Imperial Brother thinks that I did something wrong by finding and filling in the gaps, by arranging some people to ambush Liu Heita on the waterway?"
Li Jiancheng was even angrier.
He thought that Liu Heita had escaped, and he even wanted to use this to knock Li Shimin down.
In the blink of an eye, Liu Heita was killed.
The biggest credit was given to Li Shimin. Although Li Jiancheng was the commander-in-chief of the Tang army, he was meritorious for killing Liu Heita. But after all, it was Li Shimin's people who killed Liu Heita.
Li Jiancheng waved his hand and said, "You can leave!"
"Yes!"
Li Shimin saluted and turned to leave.
After Li Shimin left, Li Jiancheng could no longer suppress the expression on his face and became furious. He stood up and gritted his teeth. "Look, look, this is the strength of Qin Palace."
"Even without Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui, Li Shimin could still judge that Liu Heita broke out of the encirclement by water. We are at a disadvantage in this battle. "
"If our people can infer Liu Heita's route, everything will be easy."
Li Jiancheng gritted his teeth and said, "We won't let Li Shimin take the initiative. We won't let Li Shimin be so arrogant in front of me."
Li Yuanji said, "Although Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui are not by Li Shimin's side. But Li Shimin's subordinates still have Li Xiaogong, Duan Zhixuan, and other wise generals. In addition, I heard that there is a young counselor by Li Shimin's side. "
At this time, Li Yuanhe directly called his name.
He also hated Li Shimin.
Li Jiancheng said, "What kind of strategist came to Li Shimin's side?"
Li Yuanji said, "His name is Mu Qi, Li Shimin's strategist. I don't know where he came from. We don't know this person's background for the time being. "
Aside from Li Xiaogong, Duan Zhixuan, and Liu Hongji, who knew that Du Qi was one of Li Shimin's subordinates, the rest of them would only use the name of Du Qi when they appeared in public.
That was his new identity.
To avoid suspicion.
Li Shentong's expression was solemn as he agreed, "I've also heard that Li Shimin has a new strategist by his side. However, I'm afraid that Mu Qi might not be the one who planned this. "
Li Yuanji said, "Other than Mu Qi, who else could it be? In short, I think it was Mu Qi who came up with the plan. It's a pity that we don't know their situation. If we know, we can do something about it. "
Li Jiancheng said, "No matter what, we can give it a try. If I can get Mu Qi to work for me, we will have one more nail by His Majesty's side. In the future, it will be easy to understand His Majesty's every move. "
Li Yuanji said, "Your Highness is wise!"
Li Shentong nodded. "Your Highness' plan is excellent. The problem is that it won't be easy to persuade this person. This is something we need to consider. "
Li Jiancheng said, "Regardless of whether it's easy or not, send someone to talk to him and have him come see me."
Li Yuanji took the initiative. "Imperial Brother, I will arrange this matter."
"Alright!"
Li Jiancheng nodded in response.
He agreed without hesitation.
Li Shentong said, "Speaking of which, I think there's something else we need to consider about meeting the Crown Prince."
Li Jiancheng said, "What is it?"
Li Shentong said, "If Mu Qi doesn't understand the situation, what will you do then?"
Li Jiancheng said, "We can only let him go. After all, this is the army. If we really do something to Mu Qi, I'm afraid that Old Second will go completely crazy. You should know that this is the army camp. If chaos breaks out, our men won't be able to stop Old Second's pack of tigers and wolves. "
Li Shentong said, "Your Highness, if we don't kill Mu Qi, there will always be someone by Li Shimin's side. At that time, we won't have any chance to suppress Li Shimin. So if Mu Qi doesn't agree, we can only kill him. Moreover, I believe that there are three other benefits to killing Mu Qi. "
Li Jiancheng said, "Let's hear it!"
Li Shentong said, "The first benefit is that we can cut off Li Shimin's advisors. At least in the following battles, Li Shimin won't have anyone to give him advice."
"The second is to show Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and the others who have been transferred away, what will happen if they follow Li Shimin. Whether it's Zhangsun Wuji or Fang Xuanling, they are all people with reputations in the court. So they can only be transferred away and can't be killed directly. "
"Mu Qi is different. Mu Qi came out of nowhere and has no background. It doesn't matter if we kill such a person. The key is that His Majesty doesn't know Mu Qi, so there's no harm in killing him. "
Speaking of this, Li Shentong's eyes were fierce. He said, "The most important thing is that if we kill Mu Qi, it will cause Qin Wang to rebel and offend his superiors. That's the best outcome."
"Qin Wang is powerful and not easy to deal with. His tail is too big to be shaken."
"It won't be easy to weaken such strength."
"But if Qin Wang offends his superiors, it will give His Majesty a chance to punish him."
Li Shentong said, "Our goal is to force Qin Wang. As for the reason for killing Mu Qi, it's that Mu Qi intends to assassinate the Crown Prince. With this excuse, everything makes sense. "
Li Shentong had used all his means.
Since he and Li Shimin's faction were enemies, he might as well go all out.
After hearing this, Li Jiancheng thought carefully. He was already a little moved in his heart. However, Li Jiancheng didn't make a decision immediately. He looked at Wei Zheng and Li Yuanji, saying, "Xuancheng, Fourth Brother, what do you think?"
Li Yuanji was the first to speak, "I agree. Our battle with Qin Wang is getting more and more intense. If we don't act now and miss this opportunity, it won't be good. Whatever, let's kill him first and think about other things later. Even if Qin Wang wants to go to war, we'll accompany him to the end. I don't believe he'll go to war with us because of Mu Qi. "
Li Jiancheng nodded and looked at Wei Zheng, who hadn't said anything. He said, "Xuancheng, what do you think?"
Wei Zheng said, "We can try."
He didn't want Li Jiancheng to take such extreme measures. However, Li Shentong and Li Yuanji had already agreed. It was obvious that Li Jiancheng was also moved. Under such circumstances, it was impossible to make Li Jiancheng give up.
Seeing that Wei Zheng also agreed, Li Jiancheng revealed a brilliant smile. He said, "Since everyone agrees, it's decided. Fourth Brother, arrange for someone to contact Mu Qi as soon as possible. This crown prince wants to see him. "
"Yes!"
Li Yuanji immediately agreed.
Li Shentong sat below with a brilliant smile on his face. Now that Li Jiancheng had accepted his suggestion, it meant that there would be a big conflict between Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng.
He looked forward to it.
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