Tibet

In the middle of the night, Li Ye was woken up by Yang Yuhuan. Li Ye hugged her delicate body and smiled: "What, you want it again?"

"What! Someone seems to be looking for you outside?"

"ah!"

Li Ye finally woke up and asked quickly: "What time is it now?"

Yang Yuhuan stood up and asked, "Xingxiang, what time is it now?"

Xingxiang said from the outer room: "Madam, it's just the fifth watch!"

The fifth watch is also midnight! Who came to find him? Li Ye had no choice but to get dressed and get up. Yang Yuhuan quickly asked in a low voice: "Will your husband be back later?"

Li Ye reached out to touch her and smiled: "The morning ceremony has not been held yet, of course I will come back!"

Yang Yuhuan smiled coquettishly and pushed his hand away, "You're such a hungry pervert who doesn't have enough to eat, go ahead!"

Two maids were holding lanterns in front, and Li Ye quickly came to the atrium. It turned out that Li Mi had been begging to see him all night.

‘Did something big happen? ’

Li Ye quickly walked to the guest room, which was brightly lit, and Li Bi was pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back.

"Military advisor, what happened?"

Li Mi quickly said: "Nothing major happened, but there is one thing. I have been thinking about it all night. I found that we neglected something important, so I came over night to discuss it with His Highness, disturbing His Highness' rest."

"It's okay, please take a seat!"

The two sat down and the maid came in and served hot tea.

Li Bi did not bother to drink tea and said hurriedly: "Bizhi has been thinking, should we just give up Jingxiang and Jiangnan West Road? It seemed that there was no choice. It was not until Beizhi used fire to light candles at night that he suddenly remembered why. We can't learn from fire, and we don't have to extinguish it when not in use, but keep the fire. When needed, we only need to blow on it, and it will burn quickly again."

Li Ye somewhat understood what Li Mi meant, "The military advisor means leaving some people and troops in Jingxiang?"

Li Mi nodded, "Ji Guangchen, Liu Julin, and Wang Xiaoru can stay in Jingxiang, give them part of the army, and let them continue to stay in Jingxiang, Jiangxia, Yuezhou and other places."

Li Ye frowned and said: "I have also considered this issue, but the imperial court will definitely deprive them of their military power and transfer them away. Won't the troops we leave behind be in vain to benefit the imperial court?"

Li Bi smiled slightly and said: "When His Highness was thinking about it, he must not have bribed Cheng Yuanzhen and Li Fuguo with large sums of money."

Li Ye slapped his forehead and forgot this most critical element. Military power was in the hands of Li Fuguo and Yu Chaoen, and it was just a word from them.

Li Ye immediately said: "Leave most of the navy and warships to Wang Xiaoru, use Hanyang as the naval center, recommend Ji Guangchen as the military governor of Xiangyang, lead 20,000 troops and part of the warships and navy to sit in Xiangyang, and Liu Julin will be the governor of Xiangyang." The governor of Ezhou will lead 10,000 troops to sit in Jiangxia. I will use this request as an additional condition tomorrow and ask Li Yu to send an eagle letter to the court."

"Your Highness must win over them!"

Li Ye nodded, "I will meet the three of them alone, they are in the fire I left in Jingxiang.

Ji Guangchen was in Xiangyang at this time. He heard the news that Li Ye was going west, so he immediately came to Xiangyang under the pretext of reporting on his work.

Ji Guangchen was very worried about his fate. He betrayed King Yong. King Yong and the Supreme Emperor would never let him go. And he was not sure about the court. After all, he was once a member of King Yong and Li Ye. The court would Use him?

Maybe I will pretend to use myself for the time being, but I will soon kick myself into a nook and cranny of the mountain.

But he was a little hesitant to let him go to Longxi and Hexi with Li Ye. If he had to go, of course he would go with him. He estimated that Li Ye would make himself the governor of a certain governorate, such as the governor of Liangzhou, or the governor of Jin. State Governor and so on.

In the morning, Ji Guangchen received the news that His Highness King Qi was going to meet him, and he immediately hurried to Jiedu Shifu.

"This is a humble post, Your Highness!"

"Ji Shijun, there is no need to be polite, please sit down!"

Li Ye smiled and asked Ji Guangchen to sit down, and then asked his entourage to serve tea.

Ji Guangchen was a little restless and asked in a low voice: "I heard that His Highness has been named the Military Envoy of Longyou and the Military Envoy of Hexi?"

Li Ye nodded, "I am currently negotiating with the imperial court to see how much property I can take away. Of course, I will definitely go. How about it? Is Mr. Ji willing to go with me to fight against Tibet and regain the country of Tang Dynasty?"

Ji Guangchen hesitated for a moment, but still stated his position firmly, "Since I am loyal to His Highness, I am of course willing to follow His Highness to the west."

Li Ye saw the slight hesitation in his eyes, and Li Ye also understood that Ji Guangchen had always been born, raised, and an official in the south of the Yangtze River. Of course, they would have a fear of the northwest, which was reasonable, but there were some words he had to say. Tell Ji Guangchen.

"To be honest, I am very worried about asking you to return to the imperial court. Look at Cui Guangyuan. He temporarily became my subordinate for less than a month and followed me to defend Chang'an. However, the emperor was afraid of him and dismissed him from the post of Jing Zhaoyin. , was driven to Qinzhou to be the governor, not to mention someone like you who has followed King Yong and me as well, how can the emperor tolerate you with such a big heart like a bean?"

Ji Guangchen nodded silently and sighed: "This is the reason why I am willing to follow His Highness wholeheartedly!"

Li Ye nodded and said: "I am currently negotiating with the imperial court, but there is no result yet. I have two considerations for your arrangement. If we can negotiate with the imperial court, you may be appointed as the governor of Xiangzhou and the governor of Xiangyang. I will leave 20,000 troops for you. If we can't negotiate, you will serve as Liang Xing's military envoy and guard Liangzhou and Xingzhou in Hanzhong for me."

"I will obey all arrangements by His Highness. In addition, Ji Shouchun, my eldest son, is successful in his studies. He passed the Ming Dynasty examination in the 13th year of Tianbao. He is currently working by my side. I hope His Highness will take him to Longyou and cultivate him."

Li Ye secretly praised Ji Guangchen as a smart man who saw things thoroughly and took the initiative to hand over his son to him. Li Ye said happily: "I have met your son. He is indeed smart and capable, with outstanding literary talent. I will let him join the army as a Jiedufu reporter." "

"Thank you for your support, Your Highness!"

Ji Guangchen was so moved that King Qi put his son in such high regard, he knelt down on one knee and saluted, " In this humble position, I will do my best to protect Xiangyang for His Highness!"

Li Ye quickly helped him sit down and said earnestly: "You don't have to worry about whether the imperial court will transfer you. Once you are appointed as Xiangyang Jiedushi, it will not be the imperial court that has the final say, but the emperor's decision to transfer you. To be precise, It is said that it was decided by several eunuchs around the emperor, Li Fuguo, Yu Chaoen and Cheng Yuanzhen, I have bribed them heavily and will continue to bribe them in the future, so you are more likely to stay in Xiangyang."

"I see, I understand, I understand!"

Li Ye said again: "Don't think that if An Lushan dies, the rebellion will be destroyed. I think it's still early. There is also Shi Siming. He is actually independent and is the same warlord as An Lushan. It depends on what the court does." Do? But with the emperor's ambition and the eunuch's stupidity, the rebellion is very likely to come back, so I let you guard Xiangyang and not let you guard Nanyang for this reason. I will also give you part of the warships and navy. You only need to If the Han River is firmly blocked, the rebels will not be able to reach the city."

"His Highness's teachings, I will bear in mind my humble duty!"

Li Ye then met with Wang Xiaoru and Liu Julin. They were all in the same situation as Ji Guangchen. They had been loyal to both King Yong and himself. In this case, even if they surrendered to the court, they would not be reused, and they would even find an excuse to be convicted and exiled.

Therefore, there is no need to hit the drum with a heavy hammer. It is enough to let them see through the stakes. They are all adults and they are not stupid. They will weigh the pros and cons at critical moments.

For Wang Xiaoru, there is another point to be reminded. You must always be wary of the Yongwang army that came out of Bashu.