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Chapter 177 Unexpected joy (310)

Now that he had chosen to surrender, Zhai Rang quickly found his position.

He persuaded: "Duke, although Li Mi controls Xingyang, I still have many loyal subordinates in Wagang. I think we should call them together as soon as possible, so as not to be defeated by Li Mi one by one."

Li Yizhi shook his head and smiled, and said: "General Zhai, you have overlooked one point. In Li Mi's heart, you are already dead. If it wasn't for me, General Zhai thinks who else in the world can save you?"

Zhai Rang shook his head, and said more gratefully: "Zhai Rang once again thanked the Duke for saving his life."

Li Yizhi was speechless, and he said: "What I mean is, rather than you being exposed, it's better to make Li Mi think you are a dead person. Only in this way, he will unscrupulously eliminate dissidents and consolidate his position. As for your subordinates, even if If he wants to deal with it, he will talk about it after the situation is stable, so as not to get a reputation for being unkind, and even cause chaos in the Wagang Army."

Li Mi is a person with ambitions in the world, so he naturally cherishes feathers very much.

Now that Zhai Rang is dead, those old departments of Zhai Rang will naturally not be able to make any big waves.

After all, it is the strength of Wagangzhai. As long as Zhai Rang's old subordinates don't fight against him, Li Mi will definitely not kill them all.

Zhai Rang nodded, feeling that Li Yizhi's words made sense.

Li Yizhi continued: "If that's the case, then our chance has come. Only when Li Mi is relieved, will he make a big move to eliminate dissidents and promote his cronies, so as to control the Wagang Army as quickly as possible. But as far as I know , People like Qin Shubao, Luo Shixin, Cheng Yaojin, etc., although they are good at fighting, are not your confidantes, do you think Li Mi will continue to let them take power?"

Zhai Rang shook his head and said, "Absolutely not. Li Mi seems benevolent, but in fact he is the most vicious; he seems magnanimous, but in fact he is the smallest."

Li Yizhi chuckled lightly and said: "Li Mi wants to consolidate his power. If he eliminates dissidents, it is tantamount to abolishing his martial arts, and we have to take the opportunity to recruit these people to strengthen our strength. As for your old departments, you can write them in secret. Let them make a promise with Li Mixu, lest they really surrender to Li Mi."

Zhai Rang nodded quickly, knowing it very well in his heart.

If he really died, then at least half of his old ministries would choose to join Li Mi.

Li Yizhi said: "The matter here will be left to you. Try to attract all the talents who are excluded. I will return to Jiangdu later and mobilize the army to go north. At that time, you will call the old department and join me in Qiaojun." Join us."

Qiaojun is today's Bozhou, four or five hundred miles to the northwest is Xingyang, which is near Zhengzhou.

If Li Yizhi and Zhai Rang could join forces here, it would basically split more than one-third of the original Wagang territory.

Zhai Rang agreed, and then the two separated.

A few days after Li Yizhi left, Zhai Rang quickly joined Tu Shufang who had escaped, and Zhai Jiao who hadn't left yet.

In order to convince Li Mi that he was dead, Zhai Rang asked Zhai Jiao to play a scene with him, that is, he buried someone who looked somewhat similar to him, and asked her to wear a mourning cloth on her head.

After Li Mi got the news, he was really relieved.

Now that Zhai Rang is dead, he has no scruples at all.

In order to catch up with Li Yizhi after he was in Pingdi Jiangnan, and prepare to go north to gain absolute military power, Li Mi used very direct means to dismiss Qin Shubao, Luo Shixin, Cheng Yaojin, Shan Xiongxin and other generals one after another.

Of course, it wasn't that they were completely useless. After all, Li Mi hadn't been so stupefied. He just transferred them to the rear, trained the soldiers, and let them fight when there was a big battle.

Originally because of the seizure of power, Qin Shubao and others felt that Li Mi was not enough to be loyal. Now that the other side has dismissed their military power, they are even more determined to leave.

It just so happened that Zhai Rang sent someone to secretly find them. After learning that Zhai Rang was still alive and had taken refuge in Li Yizhi, they almost agreed without thinking and decided to take refuge in Li Yizhi.

To Li Yizhi's unexpected surprise, not only did he recruit so many famous historical generals, but also because Qin Shubao and others had great prestige in the army, as long as they raised their arms, they could kill the generals who replaced them and take away the army .

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Li Yizhi rushed all the way, and finally rushed back to Yangzhou on the third morning, and then summoned Tian Wen and others.

As for Wang Tong, he is still on his way.

Li Yizhi asked: "In the half a month since I left, have everything been okay inside and outside the court?"

Tian Wenhui reported: "All aspects are proceeding step by step. Yesterday we received a report from General Li, saying that the Kingdom of Liang has basically been pacified. He is now establishing Zhechong mansions in various places in accordance with the military system you formulated earlier to stabilize the country. As for General Luo, he just defeated Zhu Jie some time ago, and he is now pursuing him, and I believe it will not be long before there will be another victory report.”

Li Yizhi was overjoyed, and said: "It's very good, so we can also dispatch troops to go north."

Tian Wen asked happily: "Have Zhai Rang been rescued?"

Li Yizhi nodded and said, "That's right. Now he is secretly summoning the old troops. I'm going to lead the army northward to attack them internally and externally. We will join forces in Qiao County and drive a nail in the north. In this way, Mr. Tian, ​​you will pass the pigeons on later." General Shu Li, see how many troops he can draw from there, and send them back to Jiangdu as soon as possible, I will be of great use."

"it is good!"

Tian Wen nodded.

Next, Li Yizhi inquired about various aspects of the court, and found that there were no major problems, and everything was operating according to the system he set.

The only thing that needs to be paid attention to is the cooperation with the Eastern Ming Sect.

However, this matter cannot be rushed. The arsenal cannot be put into production without two or three months.

Four days later, Li Yizhi received a letter from Li Jing, saying that he had dispatched [-] troops and sent them back to Jiangdu.

As for Li Jing himself, he still needs to stay in the south of the Yangtze River and cannot go north for the time being.

Naturally, the army's marching speed couldn't get there any faster. If Li Yizhi wanted to lead his army northward, he would have to wait at least half a month.

However, the plan cannot keep up with the changes.

On the fifth day, Li Yizhi received a letter from Feige from Zhai Rang.

Zhai Rang said in the letter that he had recruited Qin Shubao and others, and they would take away their subordinates at any time, adding up to nearly [-].

If you count his own old troops, there are more than [-] people, accounting for more than one-third of Wagang's troops.

Li Yizhi was overjoyed, this was really a surprise.

It was inevitable that the night would be full of dreams, and he had no time to wait for another 3 troops. Li Yizhi was going to lead the garrison along the Huai River to the north, with about [-] troops.

At the same time, his current goal is no longer just Qiao County, but Xuchang.

Xuchang is located about a hundred miles south of Xingyang, and the location of the land is extremely important. After he and Zhai Rang joined forces, the [-] troops transferred from Jiangnan had almost arrived.

At that time, more than 20 troops will be gathered in Xuchang, and they can go north at any time to destroy Li Mi in one fell swoop.

(End of this chapter)