Li Xiang and his men were wearing the uniforms of the Imperial Guards, and they all had badges on their waists, so the people at the door did not stop them and let them in directly. Li Xiang changed his expression and the people around him began to disperse. Li Xiang observed his surroundings for a while and found that no one was staring at him, so he began to walk towards the left camp.
Because the eastern expedition to Goguryeo was about to begin, three armies were training in the southern suburbs military camp. Li Xiang received news that King Wu Li Ke's army was in the left camp.
Li Xiang had just turned his head when he heard the sound of horse hooves. Hundreds of cavalrymen were charging quickly, changing various formations from time to time.
If there is no cheating, from the perspective of this era, the army of King Wu Li Ke is already very qualified. Although it cannot be considered the most elite cavalry of the Tang Dynasty, if compared with the neighboring countries, it can definitely beat them to a pulp, especially the disaster-stricken Goguryeo.
If it were in the past, Goguryeo's elite troops could still compete with us, but after Li Xiang's various plots, Goguryeo is now in chaos. Who still has the heart to train troops? It is not easy to get a bite of food. So let alone the elite troops in Chang'an City, even if some troops are mobilized from outside, as long as there are no major mistakes, Goguryeo can be taken down.
Prince Wu Li Ke was training at this moment while thinking about these issues. In the past few days, some rumors had appeared in Chang'an City, saying that Prince Wu Li Ke had no ability and relied purely on the care of Emperor Taizong to get to the throne, that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had to chew a hard bone in Tubo, while His Royal Highness the Prince Wu had to eat the fat meat.
At the beginning, Li Ke felt uncomfortable and even wanted to find those people to argue with them, but later he realized that no matter what he said, he could not stop these rumors, not to mention that what they said was true.
In any aspect, Goguryeo could not compare with Tubo. Tubo's strength was similar to that of the Tang Dynasty, and everyone knew this. The Tang Dynasty even failed in the confrontations.
Although Goguryeo had defeated Emperor Yang of Sui and Li Shimin, it was still a small country after all. In addition, some news from Goguryeo recently showed that they had lost the ability to compete with the Tang Dynasty long ago, so many people believed that King Wu Li Ke was just reaping the credit.
A few days ago, Li Ge almost fell off his horse because of these rumors. He finally recovered in the past few days and devoted himself to the military camp. No matter whether the opponent was easy or difficult, he trained his army well, which was the right thing to do after all.
Xiao Yu?
Li Xiang saw a carriage going out in the distance. The person behind the carriage was the former prime minister of the Tang Dynasty. Because of some unclear things between him and Li Shimin, he was basically unemployed at home now, but he was also from the Xiao family of Lanling.
Suddenly Li Xiang thought of another thing. Empress Xiao's younger brother was Xiao Yu. They were both forces of the previous dynasty. The Sui Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty were relatively close. Emperor Gaozu of Tang, Li Yuan, was a minister of the Sui Dynasty. Therefore, among the ministers of the Tang Dynasty, many were related to the previous dynasty.
When the King of Wu had not come to the fore, these people would not come out and make trouble. Now that the King of Wu may take over power, these people can't hold back. If the King of Wu can take the lead, then these people will have their day to come to the fore. Li Xiang smiled and shook his head, and Xiao Yu still wanted to come out.
Li Xiang still remembered that the last time he was arranging a marriage for himself, Li Shimin received a memorial. That memorial was submitted by Xiao Yu, hoping for a marriage alliance with Li Xiang, but it was rejected by Li Shimin at that time. Of course, the reason why Li Shimin chose Cheng Yaojin was after comparing the Xiao family of Lanling. Although Cheng Yaojin was a military general, there was still a certain gap between him and Xiao Yu in terms of social status.
Li Xiang gave a look and several people disappeared in the distance. They had to get to the bottom of this matter. If it was just the King of Wu, then Li Xiang could go over and negotiate with him, but if such a large faction was involved, Li Xiang could not act rashly.
Originally, Li Xiang wanted to come and talk to his third uncle. According to Li Xiang's understanding of the King of Wu, as long as some things were made clear, the two sides would not continue to conflict with each other. After all, the King of Wu was also a sensible person. But after seeing Xiao Yu at this moment, Li Xiang gave up this idea. There are some things that the King of Wu can decide, but if it has to do with a faction, then he cannot make the decision.
Thinking of this, Li Xiang retracted his left foot that was about to step forward, and slowly returned to his own camp.
"Have you spotted those men in black around?"
The men in black that Li Xiang was referring to were naturally Li Shimin's intelligence system. In fact, Li Xiang had already obtained a lot of information about the men in black, but Li Xiang could not alert the enemy. If Li Shimin knew about this, he would be even more wary of Li Xiang.
Although Li Xiang's intelligence system was established relatively late, his people were very powerful. Almost everyone had the combat strength of more than fifteen people, which was very terrifying in this world. There were also masters among Li Shimin's men in black, but their number was less than one-tenth of Li Xiang's. So even if Li Shimin's people developed earlier, Li Xiang was able to catch up. The gap in personal ability was no joke.
"Your Highness, there are people from their area all around here. They might have discovered our presence."
Wolf said that he had never been out before, but after coming out he quickly adapted to the place.
After hearing the report from his subordinates, Li Xiang understood that in order to find someone to fight against him, Li Shimin chose to let it go even though the remnants of the previous dynasty came out. This was probably a kind of internal friction. If it were in the past, his people would definitely strike back hard once they discovered these remnants of the previous dynasty, but he didn't expect that they would endure it now, so that the King of Wu could subdue these people and then overwhelm Li Xiang.
Li Shimin's strategy was very simple. The natural person to inherit the throne was Li Xiang, but this could not be done in this way. The King of Wu had to make Li Xiang suffer. When Li Xiang was desperate, Li Shimin would stand up and act as a good guy. Then he would strike the King of Wu with a thunderous force and let Li Xiang stand up again. But at that time, everything you have was given by Li Shimin. Could you not obey?
Haha, you really are my grandpa...