Zhenwu Tianxia: Summon Yuwen Chengdu at the beginning

Suddenly the corners of Qin Wei's mouth curled up, as if he had thought of a good idea.

This method may not be able to break through Pingman pass, but it should make the defenders in Pingman pass extremely uncomfortable.

Qin Wei asked, "If we manufacture catapults now, how long will it take to manufacture two hundred?"

Liu Qing replied: "There are not enough craftsmen in the army. If we recruit craftsmen from around, it will probably take a month."

Although they have experienced many battles before, they have never had a serious siege.

Even if it's a siege, all it takes is for Yuwen Chengdu to charge up the city wall, and the battle is basically over.

But now facing Pingmanguan, even if Yuwen Chengdu rushed up, it would be of no avail.Qin Wei didn't even need to ask, he knew that there must be innate warriors in Pingman Pass.

Although it would take a month to make the catapult, Qin Wei thought he could wait.

The only thing that is beneficial to him now is that they have no shortage of wood. There is a lot of wood in the surrounding forests, and he only needs to send soldiers to cut it down.

As for craftsmen, they can be recruited from the surrounding prefectures and counties, or from the rear.

Now that he has conquered most of the eastern and southern regions of Shu, it is still easy to recruit thousands of craftsmen.

"One month! Yes, then immediately recruit craftsmen to make catapults and ladders." Qin Wei said.

"Here!"

Liu Qing responded.

In the days that followed, the An Ning Army's camp began to get busy.

Liu Qing was in charge of coordinating the recruitment of craftsmen by the surrounding government offices and counties. Yuwen Chengdu arranged for soldiers to cut down trees. Wang An continued to improve the intelligence system of the Imperial City Division while collecting intelligence from all over Dali for Qin Wei. .

Most of the eastern and southern parts of Shuzhou have returned to calm. Although there are still a small number of thieves roaming around, they can no longer pose a threat to the prefectures and counties.

The first batch of grain and grass seconded by Li Ru from Tianzhou also arrived in Xinning Fucheng, and farmers are being arranged to send it to Pingman Pass.

In addition, Liu Yuanrang and Ji Fei led [-] soldiers to Shuzhou City. Although Shuzhou City is still in the hands of the rebels, it is estimated that it will not be long before it can be taken back. After all, there are still many people and officials in Shuzhou City who are interested in the court. .

At the same time, the [-] troops led by Yuan Shizhe from the Lushan Guard Division have entered the west of Shuzhou. The situation in the west of Shuzhou is more complicated, because the west of Shuzhou is connected with Yuanzhou, and the rebels from the two states are united to defeat them. Not an easy task.

However, the capital of Yuanzhou has already gathered tens of thousands of troops. When they arrive in the southern area of ​​Yuanzhou, they should deal with the rebels in the west of Shuzhou together.

In Kyoto, the war in the three southwestern states did not seem to have any impact on Kyoto.

The princes in the court seem to have forgotten the turmoil in the three southwestern states. Perhaps for them, the problems in the three southwestern states are far less important than the battle for the crown prince.

It has been more than two months since the crown prince passed away, and now the court is peaceful on the surface, but there is an undercurrent surging behind it.

Chapter 126 Li Huang's Thoughts

The day is up early.

Li Huang half leaned on the dragon chair, and said calmly: "What's the matter, let's talk about it.".

Just when the ministers were about to speak, Ji Yuanchen, who was standing in the forefront of the civil servants, came out suddenly, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, my minister, please let your majesty establish the crown prince and rectify the foundation of the country."

Suddenly the hall fell into silence, all the ministers couldn't help but secretly looked at Ji Yuanchen.

what happened?Why did Lord Shoufu stand up and ask for the crown prince?

In the past two months, it's not that no one has submitted a petition to invite the crown prince, but those who submitted were either confiscated and beheaded, or demoted from the capital.

Li Chujun seems to be Lihuang's reverse scale, whoever dares to mention it will not end well.

So up to now, no one in the court dared to play.

Even the two major palaces, or the three major palaces dare not publicly speak about the crown prince.

After the death of the crown prince, Qin Jun, the eldest grandson, was named King Ning. Although Qin Jun had moved out of the East Palace, the newly built Prince Ning's Mansion became one of the three royal mansions of the royal family.

Ji Yuanchen knelt on the ground, holding up the playbook, his face as calm as water.

Li Huang looked down at the officials in the palace, and asked, "Yuan Fu, who do you think should be crown prince?"

As soon as these words came out, all the officials in the hall raised their heads in astonishment, and they even wondered if their ears had heard it wrong.

And Qin Changping, Qin Changan and Qin Jun looked at Li Huang in disbelief.

Since the death of the crown prince, Emperor Li has never mentioned the matter of the crown prince in the court.

But why did Li Huang open his mouth when entering?

While they were puzzled, they were also full of surprises!

Are you really going to be crown prince?

Qin Changping and the three of them looked at each other and lowered their heads silently.

After a moment of astonishment, the officials in the hall looked at Ji Yuanchen.

Many astute minds have already guessed something.

Others can't mention it, but Ji Yuanchen can.

The reason why Ji Yuanchen was able to mention it was not because Li Huang was kind to him, but because it was Li Huang's order.

Without Lihuang's instruction, how could Ji Yuanchen, as the chief assistant, do such a thankless thing?

Ji Yuanchen said: "I dare not speak falsely about who is the crown prince. This is a matter for your majesty, and it should be your majesty's decision."

Li Huang chuckled, and said: "My princes and grandsons are all good talents, so I don't know how to choose. All ministers, do you have any suggestions?"

The officials looked at each other in blank dismay, but in the end no one stood up.

Qin Changping and Qin Changan glanced down, but they still didn't express their views.

They are currently unable to figure out Lihuang's mind, and dare not take any action.

Li Huang seemed lost in thought.

The entire Shengtian Palace fell into silence.

The officials were extremely nervous, and the three of Qin Changping were even more apprehensive.

After a long time, Emperor Li opened his mouth and said: "Yuanfu is right, the crown prince is the foundation of the country, so it must be established."

As he said that, he glanced at Qin Changping and the three of them, which immediately lifted the hearts of the three of them.

"However, you must be cautious about the matter of the crown prince. I still need to think more about it."

"Well, after I have considered it, I will make a decree and hang it on the Shengtian Palace. When the dynasty needs a new emperor to ascend the throne, the officials can take down the decree and support the new emperor to ascend the throne."

"..."

All the officials were dumbfounded.

It can be done like this!

Li Huang looked at Qin Changping and the three of them with a smile, and said: "Let's come here today and retreat!"

After finishing speaking, he got up and left the hall, leaving a group of ministers in a daze.

Qin Changping, Qin Changan and Qin Jun are all preoccupied.

Secret reserve!

Before Emperor Li passed away, no one knew who the crown prince was?

Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

The three of them looked at each other with unspeakable emotions in their eyes.

After leaving the main hall, Li Huang returned to the study with a smile.

The crown prince has to stand, after all, his time is running out.

But now he really hasn't decided who to appoint as the crown prince, because he is not very satisfied with the current King Ping, King An and King Ning.

He came up with this trick in order to avoid a fight in the court because of Li Chu.

Under the secret establishment of the prince, due to the uncertainty of the prince, the degree of mutual attack and infighting is minimized, and the princes mainly show hard work.

Since the prince himself didn't know that he was selected, he would not threaten the emperor, and the officials would not cling to the prince's side prematurely.

If he wants to change the crown prince, it will be more convenient and will not cause any turmoil in the court.

However, there are also hidden dangers in this, that is, after Emperor Li passed away, turmoil is likely to occur, and several princes and grandsons are likely to go to war for the throne.

So before his death, Li Huang had to clear the obstacles for the new emperor.

in the library.

Li Huang sat on the soft bed, feeling pretty good.

"Pay close attention these few days, don't let the court cause trouble!" He said lightly.

When Eunuch Lu heard the words, he quickly responded, "Here!"

"Isn't it clear inside the Imperial City Division?" Li Huang asked again.

Eunuch Lu stood beside Li Huang, lowered his head and said, "I have found some clues, but~"

"But what?" Li Huang raised his head, his cloudy eyes were full of sharpness.

Eunuch Lu lowered his head and said, "But this may have something to do with the East Palace!"

"Are you sure?" Li Huang's face darkened slightly.

"At present, this is just the old slave's speculation." Lu Gong said fairly.

Li Huang narrowed his eyes slightly, and his gaze became fierce.

"Continue to check!"

"Here!"

"What's going on in the three southwestern states?" Li Huang restrained his eyes and continued to ask with his usual expression.

Lu Gonggong said: "Lan Yuehou is still in the rebel army outside the city of Yuehai Prefecture. The Yuezhou garrison has captured the city of Lanhe Prefecture and is currently stationed in the city of Lanhe Prefecture."

"The traitor Mao Jiang has returned to Nanyang City, and is currently preparing to mobilize troops to attack Lanhefu City."

Hearing this, Emperor Li frowned slightly, "Where's Shu Prefecture?"

"His Royal Highness Prince Xin'an has conquered most of the eastern and southern parts of Shuzhou, and is now approaching the city of Pingmanguan..." Eunuch Lu explained the situation in Shuzhou in detail.

Li Huang leaned on the soft bed, and said thoughtfully: "Pass the decree to Lan Yuehou, let him destroy Mao Jiang as soon as possible."

"In addition, pass the decree to the king of Xin'an County, telling him not to go south again after he has conquered Pingman Pass."

A strange look flashed in Lu Gonggong's eyes, and he replied, "Here!"

On the city wall of Pingman Pass.

Yang Lu and Li Xing looked in the direction of the An Ning Army camp.

At this time, the Anning Army camp was in full swing, and the soldiers and newly recruited craftsmen were making catapults and ladders.

"If they make enough catapults, can they threaten us?" Li Xing asked.

He is not a general, he is just a warrior, and he doesn't know much about war.

Yang Lu shook his head, "The biggest function of the catapult is not to kill soldiers, but to break down the city walls."

"It might be useful for other cities, but it is useless for Pingman Pass."

"Why?" Li Xing was puzzled.

Yang Lu explained: "The city walls of Pingman Pass are all made of rocks, and they are integrated with the mountains on both sides. It is impossible to knock them down with a catapult."

Li Xing's eyes lit up, "That means they are doing useless work."

The corners of Yang Lu's mouth turned slightly, and he said with a smile: "After all, the Prince of Xin'an is not a veteran general who has experienced many battles. It is normal not to understand the function of the catapult."

He is very confident in Pingmanguan's defensive ability.

Not to mention that Qin Wei only has an army of [-], even if it is an army of [-], he will not have any worries.

He was only worried about innate warriors, after all, innate warriors have the power to take the head of an enemy general among thousands of armies.

But now that there are two innate warriors in Pingman pass, his only worry is gone.

"Does Hou Ye have any new orders?" Yang Lu asked suddenly.

Since he decided to follow Mao Jiang all the way to Hei, he naturally didn't want to do nothing, so he asked Li Xing to send someone to report to Mao Jiang on the second day when Li Zhongxian arrived at Pingman Pass.

First, I want to take this opportunity to express my sense of existence, and second, I want to completely let go of my worries.