Chapter eight hundred and sixty-four: the plan of burning jade and stone
The silence in the study room was as dead as a silence.
Jiang Guo lowered his eyelids and lowered his eyebrows, silent. Xiang Zhen stared wide, disbelief in his eyes, while Xiang Xun looked straight at Jiang Guo without any expression on his face.
After a while, Xiang Xun lowered his head and tore open an envelope, which was the letter from Xiang Lan to him.
"Mr. Jiang, how could Lan Yatou think of such a big plan? This is what you planned, right?" Xiang Zhen's voice trembled a little.
Jiang Guo raised his head and smiled slightly, "General Xiang, you underestimate the girl. The whole general framework was drafted by the girl himself. I just polished, improved and supplemented the big framework drawn by the girl."
Xiang Zhen swallowed with some difficulty, "Mr. Jiang, if Li Ze died as Lan Yatou planned, he was afraid that the north would soon be in chaos. No, no, no, the world would be in chaos."
"That's true!" Jiang Guo nodded and said, "General Xiang, I have been in the north for the past two years. It is not convenient for a girl to go out, but I have traveled almost all the areas under Li Ze's jurisdiction. Even the newly established Ningxia and Gansu provinces have gone through it."
After reading the letter from the family, Xiang Xun raised his head and said, "Then tell me, what about the North?"
Jiang Guo's face turned aside and said seriously: "Shuaiang, I'm bluntly speaking, the strength of the North is beyond your imagination. If this is true, we will not have a chance of winning."
"Is it a bit exaggerated?" Xiang Xun said with a smile.
"Not at all." Jiang Guo said seriously: "So, under the urgency of the girl, she could only formulate such a risky plan. Only when the world is in chaos and the world returns to the previous situation can we have the greatest hope. After all, Xiang Shuai already has Fujian, Jiangxi, Rongguan, and Guiguan."
"Even if Li Ze dies, he has a son." Xiang Zhen said: "People like Liu Chenglin, Liu Ruyan, and Tu Lichun will definitely support his son to the throne."
"It's true, but what about Li Cunzhong, Xue Chong, Tian Ping, and Zhang Jia? Without Li Ze, will they still be loyal to you as much as they are now?" Jiang Guo smiled. "And General Xiang, if he really launches, even Li Ze will die. How can his son be exception? Li Ze's family is all dead. Who will be loyal to his generals? These powerful generals, one by one, who will convince whom?"
Xiang Zhen thought for a moment, "That's true. Each of the generals under Li Ze's command is not easy, but because of this, they will not bow to each other."
Suddenly remembering something, Xiang Zhen suddenly said, "But if this is the case, will Lan Yatou be in danger then? When Li Ze dies, how can his confidants let her go? Zhenzhou is the nest of Li's family. How can we protect Lan Yatou by relying on the people we sneak in?"
"There are naturally dangers. But there is no chance." Jiang Guodao: "At that time, the emperor was in our hands! When the Emperor died, the former Tang ministers who were settled in Zhenzhou and Wuyi would gather. In this case, we will be safe, at least temporarily. And after this point, we will be safer."
Xiang Zhen stood up and walked around the house: "This is too dangerous for Lan Yatou. What is possible?"
"If you want to plan a big thing, how can you not take any risks?" Xiang Xun slapped the table suddenly, "Lan'er is the eldest daughter of Xiang. Since she has planned this plan, she will naturally consider all aspects."
"Father!" Xiang Zhen wanted to argue, but Xiang Xun's face sank.
Xiang Zhen sighed and stepped aside.
"Jiang Guo, let's follow the procedures formulated by Lan'er!" Xiang Xun said: "What you want and what you need, then you and Xiang Zhen will carefully consider it, and then follow the time nodes, step by step."
"Yes, Xiang Shuai!"
"You have been here for a long journey and have worked hard along the way. Go home to see your family first, have a good rest, and come to discuss things in two days!" Xiang Xun smiled and said, "Anyway, this matter is a long-term plan. Maybe one year or two years may be possible. Although the Pseudo-Richter is seriously damaged, Cao Xuan and Xu Fu are all experienced veterans on the battlefield, and they are not so easy to meet."
"Thank you, Xiangshuai, for your kindness, then I'll say goodbye." Jiang Guo stood up, bowed deeply, turned around and left Xiang Xun's study.
In the room, only Xiang and his son were left.
"Father, Lan'er is really dangerous in this matter. Can we think of a solution?" Seeing Jiang Guo walking far away, Xiang Zhen strode to the front of the big case, pressing his hands on the table, and looking at Xiang Xun earnestly.
Xiang Xun looked at Xiang Zhen coldly, and after a while, he said, "You are far worse than Lan'er."
"Ah?" Xiang Zhen was a little puzzled.
Xiang Xun slowly pushed the letter from the family on the case to Xiang Zhen: "Do you know what Lan'er wrote in the letter?"
Xiang Zhen shook his head.
"Lan'er said that she will never come back regardless of success or failure." Xiang Xun said lightly: "If it succeeds, the furious general of Li Ze will inevitably tear her to pieces. If it is defeated, Li Ze will naturally not let her go, and she will be dead."
Xiang Zhen was shocked: "That's not what Jiang Guo said."
"That's Lan Yatou fooling him. Not everyone can die willingly for the Xiang clan. Lan'er can, but the Jiang Kingdom may not be able to do it. And those soldiers and officers may not be able to do it." Xiang Xun said.
"Since that's the case, we..." Halfway through the words, Xiang Zhen swallowed again as he looked at Xiang Xun, who looked as heavy as water.
"Lan'er has two plans here. One is to tie the emperor to her, and then the two of them died together at the hands of Li Ze's subordinates. In this way, Li Ze's subordinates were also confirmed for killing the king. The second is to find a way to get the little emperor to us."
Xiang Zhen sat down silently on the chair. No matter which method, his Lan Yatou would probably not come back. But judging from his father's attitude, he must have made up his mind. He knew very well that once his father made up his mind, let alone himself, even if everyone in the Xiang family knelt in front of him, he would never change his mind.
Seeing Xiang Zhen's appearance, Xiang Xun was furious.
"Useless things, if you can't overcome the hurdle of love for children, you will never have a great future. Compared to Lan'er, you are simply messy. Do you know that Lan'er's plan is for the great cause of my Xiang clan?"
"The great cause of a thousand years?" Xiang Zhen repeated unconsciously.
"A great cause for a thousand years!" Xiang Xun nodded heavily. "Jiang Guo said it well. If Li Ze died, even his son would die, the north would inevitably fall into chaos. At that time, Chang'an had not yet captured, and the pseudo-liang still breathed a sigh of relief. This is not true, so he was born in the Jedi and would naturally take advantage of the situation to fight back. Zhu Yougui, who had been dormant, would definitely leave Shu at this time, and the world would fall into a melee again. At this time, we have effectively integrated Fujian, Jiangxi, Rongguan, Guiguan and other places. In the next year, as long as we conquer Hunan, Annan and other places, the world is the strongest. Do you know what this means?"
Xiang Zhen suddenly realized and gasped.
"So Yatou Lan gave two solutions, one was to let the emperor burn together. In this way, the direct lineage of the Tang Dynasty would have no successors, and there would be capable people in the world. The second was to send the little emperor to us so that we could raise the flag of the Tang Dynasty again in the name of supporting the little emperor to win people's hearts." Xiang Xun explained his son with great thought.
"Lan'er is fighting for our Xiang family with her own life. She must have seen the strength of the North. If Li Ze continues like this step by step, we will definitely not have any chance to turn the tables. Even if we want to compete with Li Ze, we may not have any chance."
"Then father, which one should we choose?" Xiang Zhen's voice trembled a little.
"The second one, bring the little emperor over." Xiang Xun said calmly: "When Li Ze brought the Supreme Emperor to Wuyi, and then under this banner, he gathered up the major forces in the north, and then took all the power into his own hands step by step. Next, we can also follow the example. With the banner of the little emperor, we can control Rong Hong and others more effectively."
"But how can I get the little emperor back?" Xiang Zhen said: "Li Ze must be closely monitoring the little emperor."
"You should start this matter yourself, don't pretend to be outsiders." Xiang Xun said: "We still have time. You have met the little emperor. Immediately find someone who looks a little similar to the little emperor, bring it back secretly, and then train it. When the time is almost done, I will send it to the north and then give it to Lan Yatou to arrange it. Then a golden cicada will escape from the shell."
“Is it possible to succeed?”
"There is a great possibility. Because at that time, Li Ze will definitely not be in Wuyi, but attack Chang'an, and everyone's eyes will be on the battle of Chang'an. At this time, it is the time when their strength is most relaxed." Xiang Xun said: "This is also the best time for the little emperor to escape. When the old emperor dies, Wuyi Zhenzhou will definitely be busy for a while. At this time, those who are familiar with the little emperor are either in Chang'an and other places, or are busy with the death of the old emperor. When they report it, the little emperor has already gone far away. As long as the planning is done properly, everything is possible."
"But in this way, Lan Yatou really has no chance of life." Xiang Zhen sighed.
Chapter completed!