"Your Highness is truly a man of elegance. If I remember correctly, he seems to have been practicing archery these past few days."
After King Jin Li Zhi came to Annan, he was indeed not idle. He either went out to race horses or practiced archery and strength training in the mansion.
"I'm just an idle prince. Although I have a title of nobility, I don't have much to do here. Apart from my few good-for-nothing children, I'm afraid I only have this kind of work to do. So, how come you have time to come to my place today?"
Seeing Chang Sun Ze coming with a group of officials from the Protectorate, Li Zhi's heart began to flutter. Of course he knew that this must be a response from Chang'an City, but he didn't receive it. This meant that it came through the government channels. He didn't know whether his father understood what he wanted.
"It's not that I have anything to do, but the imperial court has issued an imperial decree, and Prince Jin Li Zhi is here to receive it."
There was no smile on Chang Sun Ze's face. In his opinion, this was just asking for trouble. If there was no imperial edict, this guy would just do some small tricks, but with this imperial edict, the entire Annan region might fall into turmoil. Although he had enough ability to control all of this, with this imperial edict, Li Zhi's reputation was confirmed, and he could interfere in any matter.
Li Zhi quickly knelt down, and the people around him also had happy expressions on their faces. Of course, they knew what the prince had been busy with during this period. He had been busy trying to figure out whether he could get out of this world.
Once we can get out, it means we have one more opportunity. Because of the bad things that King Wu Li Ge did, he is still staying in Sichuan. If we can do well, we can become a big official in charge of a region.
In fact, if he was smart, he would find a place to enjoy his life and there would be no need to bother with all these things. Li Zhi's intelligence was not better than his brother's, so there was no need for him to bother with all these things. Now, if he bothered with all these things, it could only be said that he was not doing it on the right point and Li Xiang might remember him. Do you think you can do anything in such a place?
The meaning of the imperial edict was very simple. Each department should do what it should do, but they had a person in charge, that is, Prince Jin Li Zhi.
In addition, he ordered them to formulate a battle plan immediately, report the battle plan to General Tiance's Mansion, and immediately launch military operations against Vietnam.
After reading the imperial edict, there was not much light on the faces of Chang Sun Ze and his men. Most of the credit that should have belonged to them was now taken away by the prince in front of them. If it weren't for this person, they would have been able to carry out this combat mission well.
The foundation Li Xiang had left them before leaving was not weak. As long as they followed the original route to march into Vietnam, how could they possibly be their opponent? Although the Vietnamese dynasty announced that they were ready, they were not much better than the Pyu Kingdom.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
Chang Sun Ze said with a forced smile that although the two were real cousins, their relationship was not very good when they were in Chang'an City. Li Zhi always regarded himself as a gentleman, while Chang Sun Ze was a dandy boy who made trouble in Chang'an at that time, so there was no deep friendship between the two. Moreover, Li Zhi now wanted to take away the other's power and share the other's credit. How could their relationship become good?
"Your Excellency, Protector General, are too polite. Actually, I do rely on you all. I am just an idle prince. Although I have been to the battlefield in the past, I have forgotten most of it over the years. Most importantly, I don't know much about the area around the Protectorate. However, I heard that a battle plan has been formulated long ago. Where is it now?"
Although Li Zhi spoke very politely, his last sentence betrayed his ambition. This guy was originally very scheming. With the assistance of Wu Meiniang, he might have posed a certain threat to Li Xiang. But now Wu Meiniang has passed away, and he is left to fight alone. There is no one to control many places for him, so he can no longer conceal his ambition.
"In reply to Your Highness, all the battle plans were originally drawn up by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. They are now stored in the Protectorate. I will send someone to deliver them to you shortly."
Zhang Sunze still had the same expression as before, which made Li Zhi feel a little uncomfortable. They were all from the royal family, so why did they only listen to Li Xiang? Could it be that I, the prince, was a fake?
"A great war is imminent. I need you to familiarize yourself with the battle plan quickly. Also, have a few of your men stay behind, especially those who are familiar with the battle plan. I have some questions for them."
Now that he had the imperial edict from Chang'an City, and with Changsun Ze's attitude, Prince of Jin Li Zhi stopped pretending and immediately put on the airs of a prince. No matter how powerful your Changsun family was, you were still an obedient slave to our Li family. Even if you, Changsun Ze, dislike me, you are still my subordinate.
"I obey your command. I will take my leave..."
For Chang Sun Ze, you don't want to act, and I am even more unwilling. I wouldn't come to you before if there was nothing to do. Now let's see if you can understand these plans, and whether you can use the Tang Dynasty army. If you can't, I'm afraid you will have to go back to Chang'an in disgrace.
Looking at Changsun Ze leaving the palace, Li Zhi's face showed a hint of viciousness, but he also knew that the person in front of him could not be touched. If he touched the person in front of him, even if he returned to Chang'an, he would not be able to explain to his uncle.
Everyone thought that Changsun Wuji valued Changsun Chong the most, but Li Zhi knew his uncle's thoughts very well. Although the man in front of him was his uncle's youngest son, Changsun Wuji also valued him very much. Although this man seemed brave but not wise, he had already reached the position of Protector General of Annan. Could he be a fool?
"Your Majesty, we..."
After these people left, Li Zhi's subordinates were so happy that they almost jumped up. In their opinion, they had finally waited for such an opportunity. If they could rise up from this, they could also follow the same path as Li Xiang.
Just look at Li Xiang's subordinates and you will know. They were originally just a group of unknown juniors in the Eastern Palace, but now they have all become important officials of the Tang Dynasty. If they can do it, why can't we?
