Chapter 413 Can You Be My King?
Before the end of the first month of the year, Li Yuan led a large army to tour the Eastern Capital.

Among them, the two concubines Zhang and Yin accompanied the emperor, and Li Zhiji, the King of Chu, Li Xiaozheng, the King of Wei, and Li Cheng'an, the King of Zhao, also accompanied him. In addition, there were Pei Hongde, the Left Pushe, Pei Ji, the Minister of Personnel, Yuwen Chengye, the Minister of War, Li Huaizhen, the General of the Right Guard, the King of Zhao, Li Cang, the General of the Left Leading Army Guard, Dou Cong, the General of the Right Guard, Liu Zongxun, Dou Yan, the Duke of Guo, Dugu Huaiyi, the Duke of Shu, and a large number of civil and military officials and royal family nobles who accompanied the emperor to Luoyang.

Li Yuan brought many of his own confidants with him on this trip, but he also brought many of the crown prince's old subordinates, such as Dou Cong and Liu Zongxun, as well as Zhai Sixun, Yang Xianguo and other brave generals. Those who stayed behind were all scholars.

It can be said that there is still a defensive mentality.

As for Luoyang, after learning that such a large army was coming, Li Yuanhui even considered blocking the Qiaohan Road to prevent the Guanzhong army from advancing eastward.

Even Zhu Deyu, Chang Yanheng, Zhang Jian and others have expressed their willingness to absolutely obey the military orders of the King of Qi, which means that even if you rebel, we will follow you.

But it was not implemented in the end, and Luoyang never took any action.

In terms of justice, it is not justifiable. It is not good to say that the son is rebelling against the father. He was originally determined to eliminate the bloody inheritance gene of the founding period of the Tang Dynasty. He did not want to be in the vortex and unable to extricate himself.

But Li Yuanhui still made some arrangements. He planned to let the Right Guard General Chang Yanheng and Zhang Jian lead the Left and Right Guards, nearly 40,000 Jianghuai-born soldiers, back to the Lianghuai area.

At the same time, twenty soldiers from the Left and Right Guards were transferred to guard Luoyang.

This order made many people realize that the King of Qi was already preparing to be moved back to Guanzhong.

The Jianghuai area is his old nest, where he has been operating for the longest time. The soldiers from Jianghuai also have a high sense of identification with the King of Qi, so he wants to leave some capital for himself.

As for the soldiers of the Left and Right Guards, except for the more than 10,000 troops under Chen Zhen who were his old followers, the rest were either rebels or surrendered soldiers.

Li Yuanhui's move is also very obvious. If you want the territory and the army, take them all, Old Li.

But how much you can get is up to you. At the same time, Li Yuanhui was also looking at how much power he could have in the Central Plains.

It goes without saying that Chai Rong, the brother-in-law of Yanzhou, will definitely stand on the side of the old man. Murong Sanzang and Huang Junhan of the Youwei Guard are surrendered generals from the Wagang clique. Although they have been under his command for a long time, it is hard to say whether they will listen to him.

As for Qingzhou Governor Li Yaoshi, he is also not his direct descendant. Although he was promoted by him, he will not stand with him if there is an internal struggle.

Therefore, even though Li Yuanhui had the support of a large number of loyal followers, he did not dare to openly resist the blockade. Righteousness is one aspect, and strength is another.

On the front line, many Jianghuai soldiers were transferred away from Chaoge's garrison, and the defending general Xu Qiande felt very confused about this.

He also wrote a letter to Zhu Deyu, asking him if anything big was about to happen.

Zhu Deyu wrote back to let him rest assured and just stay in Chaoge.

Old Zhu actually wanted to ask Li Yuanhui to go back to Huainan to guard it, but at this time Li Yuanhui didn't ask him to go back, so he couldn't ask it himself.

After all, this time is too sensitive.

Whether you stay with Li Yuanhui or are sent back to Jianghuai, it can be regarded as a symbol of loyalty and trust, but if you take the initiative to ask to be sent out, that would be a bit unkind.

Old Zhu naturally figured it out, so since Li Yuanhui didn't mention it, he couldn't bring it up.

As for why Li Yuanhui did not let Zhu Yuanhui take people back to Huainan, no one would believe the real reason. It was because of fear and worry.

Li Yuanhui himself is now the leader of the Jianghuai faction, and his influence is unquestionable.

But if he returned to Chang'an and let Zhu Yuanzhang take his men back to Jianghuai, no one could say what he would be able to accomplish in the end given his potential.

So he could take no one with him, but Old Zhu and Zhao Da who were stationed in Liyang. When he left Luoyang and returned to Chang'an, he had to take these two people with him.

If you don't keep it under your eyes, you won't feel at ease. Bring it back to Chang'an, with Lao Li and Er Feng, they will be enough to suppress Zhu and Zhao Lai.

He doesn't have to worry about any changes even if he lives a life of drunkenness and dreaming every day.

He was not so worried about Zhang Jian and Chang Yanheng being in Jianghuai. Both of them were the kind of bold warriors who would die for their friends. Among the generals he currently trusted, they were the most suitable to stay in Jianghuai.

As for warriors like Yuchi Jingde and Wang Fobao, they have to be brought back to Chang'an. Who knows, they may be needed for a fight someday.

In early February, Li Yuanhui personally escorted Zhang Jian and Chang Yanheng out of Luoyang.

"The Jianghuai area is our foundation. These soldiers are veterans who have followed me in many battles. I will leave them to you now. Please."

Upon hearing this, Chang Yanheng immediately clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely protect your foundation."

Zhang Jian didn't say anything, but nodded solemnly.

Li Yuanhui patted their shoulders and nodded, then personally poured farewell wine for them.

"Take care along the way."

"Take care, my king."

After seeing the two off, Li Yuanhui ordered Li Baishi to seal up all official business of the Shaanxi East Road Grand Secretariat. From then on, all official documents from Luoyang and military affairs of various armies sent by various states were to be submitted to the emperor on the road.

After making all these arrangements, Li Yuanhui just lay down and didn't care about anything anymore.

Li Yuanhui's move really pissed off Li Yuan. What does that mean? You're on strike before I even get to Luoyang?

I haven't taken your power away yet, but you handed it over? What do you mean by transferring people back to Jianghuai?
Inside the spacious carriage, several prime ministers said nothing, while Li Yuan's face turned a little pale.

Originally, Li Yuan was thinking of going to Luoyang. Even if he brought people with him, it would take some twists and turns to take back the power from the King of Qi. But who would have thought that the King of Qi would hand over the power directly before he even arrived?
This also made all the arguments that Li Yuan had prepared long ago useless.

It also makes Li Yuan's behavior of leading an army of more than 100,000 people seem like a joke. The expeditions to the east and north are fine, but why are you making such a big fuss just to take power from your son?
This is somewhat conspicuous.

But Li Yuan has nothing to complain about. Can you still tell the King of Qi that I am not here to take your power and you can handle these things on your own?

And you really can't blame the King of Qi for this matter.

Knowing that the emperor was coming, I didn't dare to take charge and let the emperor handle these matters. How could that be wrong?
"Hahaha"

After a while, Li Yuan suddenly laughed, and then said: "You gentlemen are mature and prudent. After all, the King of Qi is young. If there are any inappropriate handling of official affairs, I need you to take a look and help fill in the gaps."

Pei Hongde said: "We, the ministers, should do our best and dare not neglect anything."

The prime ministers began to deal with the documents piled in front of them, and Li Yuan also looked through the memorials on his desk.

The more he looked at it, the more frightened he became, and he secretly sighed in his heart that Li Baishi, the right servant of the Great Secretariat of the East Shaanxi Province, was truly a talent worthy of a prime minister.

In addition, he also found that Silang's ability to handle government affairs was very methodical and insightful. As for the memorials and official documents he read, there were many comments from Li Yuanhui, which could be said to be incisive and penetrating. All of this can be seen from the official documents. Many of the handling methods made this old hand feel bright.

Previously, we only knew that Shiro was good at logistics and marching and fighting steadily, and that domestic affairs were mostly left to the staff. But now it seems that he himself has the ability to handle government affairs.

In other words, even if this kid became emperor, he would not be worse than him.

(End of this chapter)