Chapter 128 Three Strategies
In the palace, Prince of Dai Yang You, with the assistance of the Minister of Justice Wei Wensheng and others, barely handled some simple government affairs. In fact, he just looked at them and nodded.

Although Yang You was naturally intelligent, it was still a bit too difficult for him to handle state affairs directly at such a young age.

But this was the emperor's order, and Wei Wensheng and others did not dare to be vague. Among the princes, Prince of Qi Yang Ling had already been deposed, and the staff of Prince of Qi's mansion were all old, weak and sick. This was not a rule for the succession.

However, Yang Gao, the Prince of Zhao, who was only seven years old, was neither the eldest son nor the legitimate heir, so he was not a good candidate. Although His Majesty loved him very much, he did not appoint him to stay in Chang'an or Luoyang.

It can be seen that the emperor still intended to choose the crown prince from the descendants of the previous crown prince. Although Prince of Dai Yang You had two older brothers, he was the legitimate son of the successor Crown Princess Wei after all. Prince of Yan Yang Dan and Prince of Yue Yang Tong were both born to concubines.

Although he is not the eldest, the word "dignified" sometimes represents the orthodox will of heaven.

What's more, the Crown Princess also comes from a noble family, and the power of the Jingzhao Wei family should not be underestimated.

Therefore, after all the matters were dealt with, although it took a long time because the King of Dai was slow in reading, the ministers did not complain at all and treated Yang You with respect.

Everyone left, leaving only Wei Yijie, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice. He was the younger brother of the Crown Princess and the uncle of the Prince of Dai.

"Your Highness, you have worked hard."

Yang You shook his head: "I was too slow and delayed government affairs."

Wei Yijie said: "How can this be blamed on Your Highness? You are still young, and this is common sense. As long as you can learn something from the process of the ministers handling government affairs, it will be enough."

At this time, the eunuch came to report. Dai Wang Yang You took the gift list, looked at it, and then handed it to his uncle: "Yes..."

Li Jiancheng has no official position now, and Yang You really doesn't know how to address him for a moment. Calling him uncle is too intimate, while calling him Prince Li or calling him by his name is too distant.

After reading it, Wei Yijie smiled and said, "Although it is not too valuable, it is very thoughtful. Li Jiancheng was once the clan guard of the late crown prince. When the late crown prince was alive, he was very close to him and usually called him brother. If you meet him in private, you can call him uncle.

Your Highness, Li Jiancheng is not an ordinary person. He has friends all over the world and confidants all over the world. Your Majesty also favors him and regards him as a trusted nephew. If he is willing to help you with all his strength, many things will not be a problem. This is also the grace left to you by the late crown prince."

Dai Wang Yang You frowned and said, "Then why didn't he contact me before?"

"He has never contacted anyone else, and he even had a direct conflict with the King of Qi." Wei Yijie slowly taught: "Many things do not need to be studied in detail. You just need to remember that this person is of great use to you now, far more than an ordinary noble relative. Treat such a person with respect and honor."

Yang You nodded obediently: "Okay, then uncle, shouldn't I return the gift as well?"

Wei Yijie nodded with satisfaction: "Li Jiancheng is still in mourning, so there is no need to send him anything valuable. He has always been good at reciting poems and composing essays, and is quite famous for his literary talent. So, we can just send him some rare books."

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Li Jiancheng couldn't help but smile when he received the reward from Dai Wang Yang You. He already knew that it was Wei who made the effort. There are few people in this world who do good deeds without expecting anything in return.

In the face of Wei's goodwill, Li Jiancheng expressed his gratitude without hesitation, and promised that she would be rewarded in the future.

What's the fear of owing favors to others? If you owe too many favors, others will be afraid that you will die, because the debts will be cleared when the person dies. If possible, Li Jiancheng would like to owe favors to all the noble families in the world.

In this case, there would be no need for them to put in any effort, as they would have carried him to the emperor's throne.

But being carried up by others is not as stable and reliable as sitting on it by oneself. Li Jiancheng still planned his own affairs with peace of mind. He couldn't always stay in this mansion in mourning. These three years were a critical period and he couldn't afford to slack off.

But without the emperor's order, he could not just say he would not observe mourning. That would lead to criticism from the world, and the reputation he had accumulated over more than a decade would be lost in one day.

"Brother Xuan Gan, you should encourage him!"

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"it's time."

The name of the crusade against Lai Huer could no longer be concealed. After all, they did not do anything to hide anything. This was the last discussion before the formal rebellion.

Many things needed to be decided, but the most difficult one was undoubtedly the route issue. The person Yang Xuangan looked down upon the most was King of Han Yang Liang. He thought that if it weren't for his indecision, he wouldn't have ended up like this.

Now he is facing a similar problem as Yang Liang did back then. The world is so big, where should he attack first?

Everyone was confused, or in other words, none of them were convinced. Yang Xuangan was annoyed by the noise, so he looked at Li Mi and said, "Master, you usually take helping others as your responsibility. Now is the time. What plan do you have?"

The sentence "What's the plan?" made Li Mi feel relieved. He had been frustrated for many years and had always hoped to be like Zhuge Kongming, meet a wise lord to display his wisdom, become a general or a prime minister, and leave his name in history.

Li Mi smiled and said, "I have prepared three strategies for you, good, medium and bad, waiting for you to choose."

"Great! I know that if I want to accomplish great things, I need Brother Fazhu."

Li Mi stood up happily and rebuked Fang Qiu: "The emperor is going to war, far away from Liao, and it is still a thousand miles away from Youzhou. There is a huge ocean in the south and strong barbarians in the north. The road in between is extremely difficult and dangerous.

"Your Excellency, you should lead your troops to attack them unexpectedly, drive straight into Ji, occupy the strategic position of Linyu, and strangle their throat. The way back will be cut off. When Goguryeo hears of this, it will surely follow them. In less than ten months, their food and supplies will be exhausted, and their people will either surrender or be defeated. You can capture them without fighting. This is the best plan."

That is to say, they wanted to attack Zhuojun directly, cut off Yang Guang's way back, and attack Goguryeo from both sides.

Many people cheered and praised this plan when they heard it, but Yang Xuangan was not happy. He silently thought about it in his mind.

This strategy sounds feasible, but he only has 10,000 soldiers who can actually fight, and the rest are just conscripted men who are not even young and strong. Yang Guang really did not leave many young and strong people among the people.

With such a large force marching thousands of miles from Liyang, wouldn't they encounter any obstacles along the way? Even if they could successfully reach Zhuo County, would they really have enough strength to capture Zhuo County and intercept Yang Guang who was returning in anger?
Yang Xuangan did not point out any shortcomings. Li Mi was still very important to him. Apart from him, Li Mi had the most distinguished family background. He could not become disloyal to him at this time.

"This is a good plan, but since the Master has three plans, let's discuss them all. After all, this is a big deal."

Li Mi naturally knew that the so-called best strategy could not be implemented, but if he did not say so, how could he appear to be extremely wise? If such a great cause was accomplished, he could use his merits to revive his family's reputation and rise to the highest position among the ministers.

"Guanzhong is surrounded by mountains and is a land of abundance. Even if there is Wei Wensheng, it is not worth mentioning. Now lead the people to march westward, do not attack the cities, and directly take Chang'an, recruit its heroes, comfort its people, and defend it from the dangers. Even if the emperor returns, he will lose his roots, so we can make plans slowly."

This means to take Chang'an directly. Not to mention that it is also very far away, Chang'an is such a majestic city that Yang Guang's army of 400,000 could not capture Liaodong City for a long time. Chang'an City is several times more solid than Liaodong City. With the few troops under his command, they cannot reach the top of the city even if they fight to the death.

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(End of this chapter)