Chapter 527 Commander Xiao Siye

"I think that Xiao Siye, the Minister of the Honglu Temple, is capable of the important task. Xiao Siye was originally the chief of the Shanyu Protectorate and is familiar with the southern part of the desert."

"The barbarians in the southern part of the desert all know him, so it is most appropriate for him to lead the troops to the expedition. Secondly, the Honglu Temple is responsible for the affairs of protocol and the affairs of the barbarians who have returned to the country, so he is the most suitable person to go." Li Jingxuan said with a salute.

He first recommended Xiao Siye, who had experience working in the southern part of the desert and was now doing related work, to Li Chengqian as the commander-in-chief.

Moreover, Xiao Siye was also a real talent. He had recruited Xueyantuo Dumozhi and followed Li Ji and Su Dingfang to fight against the Western Turks, Goguryeo and Uighurs.

Xiao Siye, the wife of Emperor Yang of Sui, who was known as the Six Emperors, lived in the Eastern Turks for a period of time. Of all the people here, who can compare with Xiao Siye in understanding the Eastern Turks?

There is really no more suitable candidate than Xiao Siye. This time, Xiao Siye was sent to attack the Eastern Turks, which can appease the emotions of the Turks while fighting.

Not necessarily so many people are willing to follow Ashidewenfu and Fengzhi to rebel, but they are unwilling to do so.

The most important point is that Xiao Siye and Li Jingxuan are very close, and they are like-minded. Everyone is on the same path, so Li Jingxuan decided to help Xiao Siye.

Let Xiao Siye gain merit, which is also good for Li Jingxuan.

In order to gain a firm foothold in the court and hold power tightly, in addition to one's own ability, one's background and connections are also crucial.

If Xiao Siye can put down the rebellion of the Eastern Turks, and after returning, he will be promoted to a higher position, and people of their faction will have more say in the court.

"I also think that Xiao Siye is suitable to be the commander-in-chief." Liu Rengui, who has always been a rebel, unexpectedly did not jump out to oppose today, but supported Li Jingxuan.

Not only Li Chengqian felt the difference, but even Liu Rengui's old rival Li Jingxuan's glasses shattered to the ground.

He never thought that his opponent Liu Rengui would stand on his side, and it was already a blessing that he did not come out to cause trouble for him.

The two of them have been fighting overtly and covertly for so many years, and they know each other well. There is no reason for Liu Rengui not to know that he and Xiao Siye have close contacts.

Liu Rengui usually goes against him, but today he chose to support him, which is unusual. There must be something fishy about

it. Li Jingxuan secretly guessed what Liu Rengui's purpose was.

"Then let Xiao Siye lead the troops to quell the rebellion of the Eastern Turks and restore the jurisdiction of the Shanyu Protectorate over the south of the desert as soon as possible." Li Chengqian also felt that Xiao Siye was suitable.

"Your Majesty! In addition to Xiao Siye as the main general, I think two more generals should be sent as deputies to assist Xiao Siye in quelling the rebellion of the Eastern Turks as soon as possible." Liu Rengui said.

As expected, I knew that things were not that simple. So you are waiting here, Li Jingxuan thought to himself, as if he had seen through you.

"Who do you think should be sent as deputy?" Li

Chengqian said. "I recommend General Hua Dazhi and General Li Jingjia of the Right Thousand Bull Guard as deputy to assist Xiao Siye in conquering the Eastern Turks." Liu Rengui said with a salute.

But after listening to the people recommended by Liu Rengui, Li Jingxuan was a little confused.

These two people usually have no dealings with Liu Rengui, but they are very close to Wu Wang Li Ke, and they are considered to be from Wu Wang Li Ke's faction.

But what good is this for Liu Rengui? After pacifying the Eastern Turks, they will reward according to their merits, but Liu Rengui will not get any benefit.

On the contrary, it would make Wu Wang Li Ke more prestigious in the court. Why would Liu Rengui do this? He never had much contact with the vassal kings.

Unless... Li Jingxuan thought of a possibility. Unless Liu Rengui surrendered to Wu Wang Li Ke's side, he would spare no effort to help Li Ke's faction to strengthen its power.

The more Li Jingxuan thought about it, the more he felt that this was the case.

"Do you have any objections to Liu Qing's proposal?" Li Chengqian asked.

"I have no objection!" Li Ke said with a salute.

"I second it!"

"I second it!" Several ministers who had learned well from Li Ke naturally sided with Li Ke.

"I second it!" Pei Xingjian said with a salute. He had just received a hint from the emperor and hurriedly supported Liu Rengui's proposal.

He originally thought that it was a contest between Li Jingxuan, Liu Rengui and Wu Wang Li Ke, but now it seems that it is not that simple.

Li Jingxuan saw that the situation was unfavorable, and he wanted to express his opposition, but in the end he had to keep silent.

"Since no one objects, then issue an edict to order the Minister of Honglu Temple Xiao Siye to be the general manager of the Shanyu Road Army, and the general of the guard Hua Dazhi and the general of the right Qianniu Guard Li Jingjia to lead the army to attack the Eastern Turks." Li Chengqian said.

That day, the emperor's edict was passed to Xiao Siye, Hua Dazhi and Li Jingjia, and the three of them assembled their troops and set out to attack the rebellious Eastern Turks.

After leaving the palace, Li Jingxuan did not go back. Instead, he thought about it. For the sake of safety, he decided to talk to Xiao Siye first to ensure that there would be no accidents in suppressing the Eastern Turkic rebellion.

"Master, are we going back home?" Seeing Li Jingxuan coming out of Xiao Siye's house, Li Jingxuan's servant immediately stepped forward to ask.

"No, to the East Palace." Li Jingxuan said.

"Yes!" The servant replied, helped Li Jingxuan get on the carriage, and drove the carriage to the East Palace.

Li Jingxuan felt that even if he told Xiao Siye, there was no guarantee that there would be no problems, in order to ensure their power in the court.

He decided to drag the crown prince Li Jue into the water. As long as they could pull the crown prince to their camp, they would not have to worry about the future in the court. Even if they lost power for a while, it would not matter.

As long as the crown prince could ascend to the throne smoothly in the future, they would still have a chance to turn things around, and they would not lose.

As for persuading the crown prince, it was actually very simple. The crown prince had always been at odds with Wu Wang Li Ke. As long as he took advantage of the conflict between them and added some oil and vinegar to the crown prince ,

the crown prince would definitely stand on their side without hesitation.

As for whether his brazen meeting with the crown prince would arouse other people's suspicion, Li Jingxuan was not worried at all.

Li Jingxuan was not only the prime minister of the dynasty, but also the right son of the Right Spring Office of the Eastern Palace, and the tutor of the crown prince.

Moreover, he usually went to the Eastern Palace at this time to teach the crown prince about government affairs, and subtly influenced the crown prince.

Li Jingxuan grasped the time just right, and would not arouse suspicion from others.

The guards guarding the Eastern Palace saw that it was Li Jingxuan's carriage, so they did not stop him and let him enter the Eastern Palace unimpeded.

After the carriage entered the East Palace, it stopped and Li Jingxuan got off the carriage.

"Don't run around, wait here for me to come back." Li Jingxuan said.

"Please rest assured, master, I know what to do!" the servant replied.