Chapter 40 Confrontation
Yang Guang felt a little relieved by Yang Su's words, and he immediately ordered Yang Su to organize the army and set out from Lingwukou the next day to prepare to fight the Turks.

After Yang Su left, Yang Guang was still somewhat worried. This was his first battle since ascending the throne of crown prince. Whether he could use it to consolidate his position depended on the outcome.

In particular, we should look at the battle results of King Han Yang Liang. Although he won the battle for the throne, King Han did not lose anything. He was still the powerful king with strong soldiers and horses and rich land.

Yang Guang turned his gaze to He Ruobi and asked, "Duke Song, do you have any good advice for me?"

He Ruobi was still thinking about Changsun Sheng's plan. Hearing this, he responded, "Your Highness, the Turks were defeated last year and their will is weak. If Changsun Sheng's plan goes well, then there is nothing to worry about in this battle."

"What if things don't go well?" Yang Guang never had the habit of pinning his hopes on one person. Besides, Chang Sun Sheng was not his confidant, let alone worthy of excessive reliance.

After He Ruobi was released from prison, he took the initiative to join Yang Guang. However, as he was suspected by the emperor, he had no other choice.

He Ruobi said confidently: "Even if things don't go smoothly, as long as Your Highness trusts me and hands over the military power to me, I have absolute confidence that I can present a great victory to Your Highness."

Yang Guang was speechless for a moment. With Yang Su around, how could he possibly bypass the great contributor who helped him win the throne and hand over the military power to someone who had just surrendered to him? Wouldn't that force Yang Su to become alienated from him?

Li Jiancheng listened silently and felt that He Ruobi was not imprisoned by the emperor for no reason. This man might be good at fighting, but he was definitely not a good person.

Seeing that Yang Guang did not respond, He Ruobi continued, "Forgive me for speaking frankly. Yang Su is a fierce general, not a strategic general. He only uses his power to drive the troops. Han Qinhu is a fighting general, not a leading general. He is just a brave man. Shi Wansui is a cavalry general, not a general. He can only charge into battle. Only by using me can you accomplish great things!"

Yang Guang and Li Jiancheng looked at each other silently, not knowing how to respond, so they could only praise him a few words and let him go. He Ruobi was still a little indignant when he left, and was obviously dissatisfied that the prince did not immediately hand over the military power to him.

After he left, Yang Guang said to Li Jiancheng, "When we conquered Chen, he competed with Han Qinhu for merit and brought the incident to the emperor. Later, he was dismissed from his post and became a commoner because of his complaints. Even now, after several ups and downs, he still can't change his temper."

Li Jiancheng said: "It is best to let the Duke of Yue take charge of the army. Otherwise, changing the generals at the last minute will cause discord between the upper and lower levels, which will surely affect Your Highness's important plans."

"Well, you're right."

This is what Yang Guang was most satisfied with about Li Jiancheng. No matter what he did in private, he would always consider him in official matters and would not sacrifice public interests for personal ones. This was very rare.

After the two of them had a conversation, Li Jiancheng left the tent. He had not gone far when He Ruobi called him. He had no choice but to stop and look back: "The Duke called me, do you have any instructions?"

He Ruobi looked at him with his nose and said reluctantly: "I heard that His Highness trusts you very much. Please help me convince His Highness."

Li Jiancheng bowed and said, "Jiancheng is young and of low rank, how can he have such great ability? Duke, why don't you go and discuss it with His Highness again."

"I can see that too. Yang Su doesn't like you. You have made no contribution to his command of the army. It's a waste of your trip."

"But if I were in charge of the army, I would definitely give you some great achievements. After a great victory, I would even let you lead a team of elite cavalry to personally chase down and chop off a few Turkic heads, so that you can return to the capital to show off your achievements."

Li Jiancheng actually didn't care who was in charge of the army. He just wanted to protect the commander-in-chief. If he won, he would have a share of the credit. Even if he lost, he would be able to accompany Yang Guang to retreat safely.

If He Ruobi followed his promise, it would be more beneficial to him, but he really had no way to alienate Yang Guang and Yang Su. He didn't know where He Ruobi heard the news from, but he actually thought that Yang Guang would obey him. "Duke, you really overestimate me."

He Ruobi said dissatisfiedly: "Go if I tell you to go, but if you can't come back, come back and talk."

Li Jiancheng frowned, put down his hand and turned to leave, but He Ruobi put his hand on his shoulder and said, "How dare you look down on me!"

Li Jiancheng quickly waved his hand to open his hand and said coldly: "Old villain, I heard that your father was ordered to commit suicide by Yuwen Hu because of his complaints. Before he died, he deliberately pierced your tongue with an awl to let you remember what the harm of the tongue is. Now it seems that his painstaking efforts to pierce your tongue to warn his son were in vain."

He Ruobi's hair and beard stood up, and he pressed forward step by step towards Li Jiancheng: "How dare you, a young boy, mention my father!"

Li Jiancheng was not afraid at all, and said with a smile: "Let alone your father, even your grandfather was just a surrendered general under my grandfather's command. What is there to be ashamed of?"

He Ruobi's grandfather He Ruotong was named General of the Right Guard after his surrender, and he served under Li Hu for a period of time.

He Ruobi came here to redeem himself for his crime, he held no official position, no one under his command, while Li Jiancheng brought at least hundreds of his generals with him, seven or eight of them had noticed something was wrong and quietly surrounded him.

Yang Guang's personal guard general also came over. He Ruobi could only suppress his temper and leave angrily. It was not good to fight with a junior in public. What's more, he was nearly sixty years old. If he failed to strike and was beaten, it would be a great shame.

"Lang Jun."

"It's okay, let's go back."

Li Jiancheng asked the family generals who came to listen to his orders to return to their posts, and then found Yang Xuangan and informed him of the news that He Ruobi intended to fight for military power and rise again.

Yang Xuangan had also received the news, but he still thanked him sincerely and hinted that he would hold him down and would never give him the chance to make merit.

The higher you go in the court, the more divided the positions are. If He Ruobi fell, he would have to ask the people behind him whether they agreed or not when he wanted to get back on track. Yang Xuangan also followed him into the war for no other reason than that.

In the next few days, He Ruobi was indeed suppressed by Yang Su, who did not give him any chance at all. Whenever he offered advice or tried to divide the troops, he was publicly denigrated by Yang Su as worthless.

This made He Ruobi more and more anxious, which made Yang Guang regret it a little and help him. Li Jiancheng naturally contributed to this. He could not shake the alliance between Yang Guang and Yang Su, nor could he stop He Ruobi who wanted to join the alliance after losing power.

Li Jiancheng and Yang Su together had a great influence on Yang Guang. What's more, He Ruobi was not the kind of person who could flatter others. He refused to bow his head. Yang Guang had no shortage of people who could fight, so of course he didn't have to rely on you.

At this time, King of Han Yang Liang and Shi Wansui had gathered their troops at Dajin Mountain to confront the Turkic army.

Shi Wansui, just by the name you can tell that this person is definitely not an ordinary one. He comes from a family of generals, can pull a strong bow, ride a fierce horse, carry a spear on a horse, and is brave, ferocious, and swift as flying. What's more rare is that this person is proficient in divination, and is quite accurate.

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(End of this chapter)