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Li Huaiying looked at his daughter: "Yanyan, do you have any ideas?"

Gu Xingyan also wanted to hear Li Shuangwan’s thoughts.

"We can disrupt them and divide them into different armies, breaking them up into smaller units. Three thousand men in an army of hundreds of thousands is like a drop of water in the sea, which cannot cause any waves."

There are so many eyes watching these people from behind.

If there is any sign of trouble, they can be taken down immediately.

"Moreover, I believe that many of these people were forced by their superiors. Not all of the 5,000 imperial guards are traitors."

Li Huaiying nodded: "That's a good idea. I will write a memorial in a moment, and then visit the Minister of War and several others in the afternoon to bring up this matter."

The unrest has just been quelled, so Emperor Jingzhang should agree.

"Dad, the emperor asked you to take the fifth prince to the Northwest Military Camp to rally the troops?"

What is Emperor Jingzhang’s plan?

"Xi Wenquan and the original deputy commander were killed by Liu Cheng. There was no suitable candidate for the commander at the moment, so the emperor asked me to appease them first. I felt that this was inappropriate, so I pushed the matter to the fifth prince."

Li Shuangwan nodded, saying that it was good that his father did this.

Gu Xingyan frowned, "Emperor Jingzhang is suspicious. This time, the 5,000 Li family soldiers fought against the 5,000 imperial guards without any effort. They took only an hour to defeat them. He must be feeling uneasy."

Li Huaiying nodded slowly. The words of Emperor Jingzhang asking him to gather all the soldiers in the Northwest Military Affairs Camp explained everything.

Li Yuanqiao was stunned. Soldiers are the most important assets of a country. If they don't defend the country and quell rebellions, what are they used for?

"Ninth Prince, what do you mean?"

Gu Xingyan's face was slightly solemn, and he said to Li Huaiying: "Uncle, at the morning court tomorrow, you should ask Emperor Jingzhang to return to the northwest as soon as possible."

Li Huaiying pointed out that he had the same idea.

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At the same time, Emperor Jingzhang, who had not slept for two nights, couldn't fall asleep.

He felt more uneasy than ever before.

It has always been known that the Northern Qi cavalry is difficult to deal with. The Li family army was able to defeat the Northern Qi, so its strength should not be underestimated.

But he never imagined that Li's army would be so powerful.

The Imperial Guards, which he had spent a lot of money to train, were so vulnerable in front of Li's army.

Zhang Desheng saw that the emperor had a gloomy face and didn't say anything.

Carefully stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, please take a rest. You are tired after two nights without rest."

"What about the 5,000 Li family soldiers?"

"Your Majesty, leave 500 men around Donghua Gate to guard the surrendered troops. As for the rest of the soldiers, General Zhang Zizhen will temporarily replace the Imperial Guards to protect the safety of the Imperial City."

Emperor Jingzhang smiled coldly.

Look, these are his guards.

Only 500 Li family soldiers are needed to guard the 3,000 imperial guards.

Li Huaiying's behavior was a blatant display of contempt for the imperial guards and confidence in the soldiers he led.

"How many of the 5,000 Li family soldiers were lost?"

Zhang Desheng didn't expect the emperor to ask this question and was stunned for a moment.

Fortunately, the Duke valued the lives of his soldiers the most. After suppressing the rebellion two days ago, he first ordered the sacrificed soldiers of the Li family army to be carried out from the pile of corpses and registered.

They have made great contributions in suppressing the riot and their families can receive a considerable amount of consolation money, just like the soldiers who died on the battlefield.

So, he knew.

"Your Majesty, a total of 332 Li family soldiers were killed and 108 were injured."

Emperor Jingzhang closed his eyes deeply, and then closed them again. The rebels had lost more than two thousand people, while the total number of deaths and injuries of Li's army was only three or four hundred. What a huge disparity.

But what frightened him even more was Li Huaiying's capable subordinate, Zhang Zizhen.

This man brought only a few hundred people, disguised himself and sneaked into the Northwest Military Camp, and controlled Liu Cheng and several others in one fell swoop.

Then he was taken to the front of the battle line and after a speech, all the soldiers who had originally wanted to follow Liu Cheng in rebellion actually turned to him.

He only killed five people headed by Liu Cheng, and easily won the loyalty of all the soldiers in the Northwest Military Camp.

If Li Huaiying wanted to rebel, would he be able to easily defeat the loyal hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the Northwest Military Camp?

Wouldn’t the Northern Jin Dynasty of his Ling family be doomed to perish?

Li Huaiying and his son cannot be touched.

What about Zhang Zizhen?

What about the five thousand Li family troops?

"Pass on my order and have the commander of the Yulin Army, Ye Chen, come to the palace to reward the Li family army on my behalf."

Zhang Desheng quickly responded with a smile, saying that the emperor still trusted Li’s army the most.

Just as he was about to send someone to pass on the message, Emperor Jingzhang whispered something in Zhang Desheng's ear.

Zhang Desheng was so frightened that he knelt down with a plop, his face changed drastically: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you can't do this, you can't do this, Your Majesty..."

Emperor Jingzhang cast a cold gaze on Zhang Desheng's face: "You are a eunuch, how dare you disobey my order!"

Zhang Desheng's forehead was covered with sweat, and he knocked his head loudly: "Your Majesty, I beg you, you must not do this. The Li family army has just made great contributions in suppressing the rebellion. If you kill them now, you will be cursed by the world, Your Majesty!"

By then, how will history books evaluate the emperor?

When the cunning rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked; when the birds are all gone, the good bow is hidden?

Or, is it because his achievements are so great that they threaten his master?

"How dare you! Zhang Desheng, you are so bold!"

Zhang Desheng sobbed and begged, "Your Majesty, I don't have many days left to live. The Crown Prince will not give me the antidote. But, Your Majesty, please think twice, really think twice."

Emperor Jingzhang took a deep breath in annoyance.

How could he not know that he should think twice? He made this decision after thinking twice.

The strength of Li’s army made him unable to sleep or eat.

What's more, these 5,000 people who were brought to Shengjing City by Li Huaiying must be people who are extremely trusted by Li Huaiying and extremely loyal to him.

However, Zhang Desheng was right, Li Huaiying must not be allowed to know about this.

Li’s army has more than 5,000 people.

"Okay, get out now. Replace the medicine I just mentioned with cartilage powder in a smaller amount."

Zhang Desheng looked up blankly: "Your Majesty..."

What is the emperor going to do?

"Do it!"

There is no point in keeping a disobedient servant.

Zhang Desheng retreated trembling.

As long as they don’t really want the lives of these 5,000 Li family soldiers, it’s fine.

Zhang Zizhen led the Li family army to temporarily replace the imperial guards and guard the imperial city.

They do their job conscientiously.

Despite running around for several days and almost breaking his legs, he still rushed back from hundreds of miles away.

After returning, he immediately joined the battle.

They were already exhausted, but no matter how tired they were, the well-trained Li family army remained in good order.

After the Emperor asked the Duke to take charge of all matters in the Northwest Military Camp, Zhang Zizhen took over his task.

Among the 5,000 soldiers of the Li family, excluding those who were injured or sacrificed, there were still more than 4,500.

Five hundred men were left to guard the rebels.

The whereabouts of these rebels still need to be discussed with the Emperor and the ministers, especially the Duke.

The final conclusion should be reached at the latest at the court tomorrow morning.

The rest of the people were arranged to patrol and stand guard according to the original practice of the imperial guards.

By the evening, everything was ready.