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"Please, Grand Commander, relieve my suffering!"
"Ah! It's so itchy!"
"It was the Crown Prince! It was an assassination attempt orchestrated by the Crown Prince and the head of the family!"
The Crown Prince and Qin Ye! Just as Li Chang'an had predicted.
Upon hearing that the Crown Prince intended to assassinate Li Chang'an, the Dingzhou army erupted in uproar.
"His Highness the Prince of Qin has rendered great service to the country, yet the Crown Prince dares to assassinate him!"
"What is the Crown Prince? Can he conquer Western Qin and destroy the Northern Barbarian Kingdom?"
"Those who attempted to assassinate the Grand Commander deserve to die!"
This is exactly the kind of discussion Li Chang'an wants; he wants the Dingzhou army to be loyal to him.
The more than 200,000 troops in Dingzhou and Western Qin must follow Li Chang'an's lead.
"Qin Yi, your assassination of the Grand Commander of the Western Expeditionary Army is tantamount to treason!"
"Now they're even trying to implicate the Crown Prince; their crime is unforgivable. Execute them!"
Upon hearing the order, Wang Qinian immediately dragged Qin Yi to the edge of the command platform and beheaded him with a swift stroke.
Li Chang'an didn't need Qin Yi to correct the Crown Prince. Given Emperor Qing's character, it was impossible to expect him to punish the Crown Prince.
Now that he knew it was the Crown Prince who was behind it, Li Chang'an had a better way to deal with him.
The execution of the second-generation general of the Qin family was undoubtedly a huge shock to the generals present.
This shows that Li Chang'an and the Crown Prince and the Qin family are now irreconcilable enemies, with no room for maneuver!
Li Chang'an scanned the generals on the command platform one by one, and not one of them dared to meet his gaze!
The young King of Qin, not yet twenty years old, was already a ruthless god of death who had killed countless people!
"Gong Dian, military equipment has been transferred out of the army without authorization. Do you know your crime?"
Gong Dian thought he had escaped a disaster, but Li Chang'an directly called out his name.
After all, he was a direct descendant of the Ye family and had once been a close associate of Emperor Qing, so most people would give him face.
"This subordinate has failed in his duty, failing to detect Qin Yi's unauthorized transfer of military equipment!"
Li Chang'an asked, "After Marshal Ye went north, I ordered you to guard Yangguan Pass. You will be the highest-ranking general in the army."
"Qin Yi secretly transferred away a thousand elite troops, a dozen siege crossbows, and hundreds of strong bows, and you actually say you didn't know about it!"
"Have you been a member of the Imperial Guard for too long and forgotten the rules of the border troops?"
Gong Dian's heart skipped a beat. He was a master himself, and it was impossible for him not to have noticed such a large-scale mobilization.
However, before leaving Kyoto, Emperor Qing specifically instructed him to take good care of the Crown Prince.
What does Gong Dian's transfer to Dingzhou Army have to do with the Crown Prince?
It wasn't until Qin Yi secretly mobilized soldiers and weapons that he learned of Emperor Qing's intentions.
The Crown Prince and the Qin family are in cahoots; the Qin family is plotting to assassinate the King of Qin.
Following Emperor Qing's instructions, Gong Dian chose to turn a blind eye.
Like Gong Dian, Ye Zhong is one of Emperor Qing's men. However, Ye Zhong also has a son and a daughter, and there is still a possibility that he can improve his relationship with Li Chang'an.
However, Gong Dian was Emperor Qing's spy from beginning to end, so this person absolutely cannot remain in the Dingzhou army.
"I'll teach you a lesson; your crime isn't dereliction of duty!"
"During the great battle, a large amount of military equipment was lost, and Qin Yi was allowed to mobilize troops without authorization!"
"This is dereliction of duty! Guards, bring him to court-martial!"
When Li Chang'an said this, the generals present were all a little stunned.
The crime of "palace ceremony" can be serious or minor; if taken seriously, beheading is not out of the question.
However, Gong Dian is a member of the Ye family and was once a close associate of His Majesty.
"Grand Commander, General Gong was negligent in the moment. Please show leniency!"
"Your Highness, we can first demote General Gong from his military post, and then discuss the matter further!"
"Your Highness, General Gong is Marshal Ye's junior brother..."
The generals pleaded for his life, but Li Chang'an remained unmoved.
Two shadow guards restrained Gong Dian, who had remained calm and composed until now, but was now truly panicked.
"Li Chang'an, you can't kill me!"
"You should know that I am an officer sent by His Majesty from Dingzhou!"
Li Chang'an asked coldly, "Did His Majesty order you to condone Qin Yi's assassination attempt on me?"
Gong Dian angrily retorted, "Li Chang'an, don't be so arrogant!"
"If you kill me, how will you explain it to His Majesty!"
Li Chang'an's face was ashen. "If I can't explain... then I won't explain."
"When a general is in the field, he may disobey the emperor's orders, let alone when you have no such orders."
"cut!"
Gong Dian was still struggling, but Wang Qinian and Teng Zijing easily subdued him.
"Li Chang'an, you want to rule the Northwest with all your might!"
"You! You're trying to rebel!"
"You have the ambition of a wolf!"
Click!
Wang Qinian personally took charge, and Gong Dian's head rolled!
The heads of Gong Dian and Qin Yi were displayed on the command platform for seven days.
Everyone both respected and feared Li Chang'an; he could kill anyone, including the Emperor's men and members of the Qin family, without hesitation!
A few days later, 10,000 Snow Dragon Cavalry and 10,000 Black Armor Dragon Cavalry successfully arrived at Yangguan.
These 20,000 elite troops are all mid-level third-grade martial artists, with sixth-grade martial artists making up 40% and fifth-grade martial artists making up 60%.
Most of these people were elite soldiers from the Western Qin state, and some were cavalry from the Dingzhou army.
Ye Wan and Uesugi Tora were furious when they learned of Li Chang'an's assassination.
"Ye Wan and Shangshan Hu, the two Dragon Cavalry units, are each worth ten men!"
"Their armor and weapons are the best in the world, and each person is also equipped with three warhorses."
"I'm giving you three months to capture the Xihu Chanyu Subida and bring him before me!"
Ye Wan and Uesugi Tora were both incredibly excited when they heard about the mission.
Leading the brand-new Snow Dragon Cavalry and the Ink Armor Dragon Cavalry, the two fierce generals naturally wanted to find someone to test their skills.
They had done something like raiding a foreign tribe's camp over a thousand miles.
The horses and equipment are now much better.
It's not about the quantity of soldiers, but their quality. These 20,000 men are enough to destroy the Western Hu royal court!
The two responded in unison, "Yes, sir!"
"This humble general will certainly capture him alive and deliver him to the Grand Commander's camp at full speed!"
Chapter 153 Two Crown Princes in One Country! The Frustrated Emperor Qing! (23)
A few days later, Emperor Qing received a memorial from Li Chang'an.
The memorial contained only eight characters: "With treacherous officials in power, I dare not return to the capital!"
News of Li Chang'an's assassination attempt had already spread in the capital, and Emperor Qing also knew that Li Chang'an had killed Gong Dian and Qin Yi.
Emperor Qing was very dissatisfied, especially since Li Chang'an had executed Gong Dian, which was clearly a slap in the face to Emperor Qing.
According to intelligence from the Surveillance Bureau, Li Chang'an dispatched his two most elite cavalry units to fight the Xihu again.
Li Chang'an remained in Yangguan to thoroughly reorganize the Dingzhou army.
It can be said that Li Chang'an was displaying an attitude, an attitude of distrust towards the Crown Prince and Emperor Qing.
Li Chang'an's family members were all in the capital and showed no signs of leaving, so Emperor Qing judged that he was not yet at the point of rebellion.
Given Li Chang'an's current achievements, he has a very good chance of becoming the Crown Prince of Qing.
Therefore, Emperor Qing personally issued an edict to comfort Li Chang'an and allow him to return to the capital.
Then Li Chang'an submitted another memorial, saying that the Xihu were too arrogant and that he must destroy the Xihu royal court.
He even said that if he had enough troops, he could have completely wiped out the Xihu tribe.
After several back-and-forths, Emperor Qing discovered that the situation had completely reversed.