Chapter 76 Proud Li Siye
"Li Heng is a strange man. He left the throne of the crown prince unattended and went into self-exile in a remote place. However, I do admire him a little bit."

Li Heng sighed, smiled, and then continued:
"Li Heng has completely withdrawn from the fight for the throne. Now we don't need to distract ourselves from him. We just need to be on guard against the crown prince."

Lu Xiang said: "The Crown Prince is low-key, Prince E is wise, but Prince Guang is arrogant and outspoken. Perhaps we can start with Prince Guang."

"No need." Li Heng shook his head. "Today, Mr. He gave me an idea."

"What idea?" Lu Xiang asked.

Li Heng said: "To fight is not to fight, to not fight is to fight."

Huangfu Bin, who was a radical, heard this and said, "Your Highness, if you strike first, you will be controlled by others. If you strike later, you will be controlled by others."

Li Heng said: "I am a latecomer. If I start first, Father will think I am impatient, which will make Father feel cold. If I start later, Father will pity me."

This was the first time in all these years that Li Heng told Huangfu Bin and Lu Xiang what was in his mind.

Before, it was Huangfu Bin and Lu Xiang who had been in charge of everything, which led to Huangfu Bin and Lu Xiang thinking that Li Heng was showing weakness everywhere and was a little too tolerant.

But after hearing Li Heng's words, they both understood that Li Heng's forbearance was not only a scheming, but also a weapon.

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"Prince Shou is plotting a rebellion, he must be killed on the spot!"

A big knife came straight towards Li Heng's face.

Li Heng, who was sleeping soundly, was startled and sat up suddenly.

The soldier who was on night watch outside the tent heard the noise and rushed in. Seeing Li Heng sitting on the bed gasping for breath, he asked hurriedly, "Your Highness, are you okay?"

Li Heng came to his senses from the nightmare when he saw the soldiers. He shook his head and said, "It's okay."

Before, Yang Yuhuan was always by his side. Although he had nightmares then, they were not so severe.

Li Heng felt that this might be a matter of habit.

Once a person gets used to sleeping with someone else, he will feel less secure sleeping alone.

Once you get used to sleeping alone, you will feel uncomfortable sleeping with someone else.

Li Heng took a "pill" left for him by Yang Yuhuan, got up from the bed, and walked out of the tent.

It was midnight and the wind was blowing coldly outside the tent. It didn't look like April at all.

In such weather, most people don't want to go out of the tent.

But Li Heng was frightened by the nightmare, and the cold wind made him more awake.

So he chose to continue walking.

The soldiers patrolling the camp outside greeted Li Heng accordingly. After they walked away from Li Heng, one soldier said, "His Highness Prince Shou is also strange. He doesn't let us snatch the girl away, and he doesn't snatch her away himself either."

"What do you know? This is called leading by example!" said another soldier.

Another soldier asked, "It's so cold, how warm would it be to sleep with a girl in your arms?"

"Then do you want me to find you one?"

A voice came from the front. The soldiers looked up and saw that the person coming was Gao Xianzhi.

Gao Xianzhi said: "If you think His Royal Highness Prince Shou doesn't dare to kill you, then go and rob one."

Several soldiers hurriedly said, "Please forgive me, General. We will never speak nonsense again."

"Patrol carefully!" Gao Xianzhi instructed several soldiers and caught up with Li Heng.

Li Heng heard someone behind him, turned around, saw Gao Xianzhi, and asked, "Is General Gao still awake?"

Gao Xianzhi said, "I was frightened by a nightmare and went out for a walk, and happened to meet Your Highness."

"But we are in the same situation." Li Ying smiled and sat down on a rock. Gao Xianzhi sat a little below Li Ying and asked, "Your Highness, are you worried about your health?"

"Maybe." Li Ying looked at the moon hanging in the sky and was silent for a while. He seemed to be talking to himself and said, "I wish you a long life, and we can enjoy the beauty of the moon together even though we are thousands of miles apart."

Although Gao Xianzhi had never heard of this poem, he could understand its meaning.

He was stunned for a moment, and said, "Your Highness is extremely intelligent and has made every possible plan. He has come here with me on this expedition, and you can be said to be extremely wise and brave. But I didn't expect that under your chivalrous character, you also have such a soft heart."

Li Heng asked, "What about General Gao?"

"Of course, I am not as good as Your Highness," Gao Xianzhi smiled, "but I am somewhat similar to Your Highness."

Li Ying said, "I heard that you have a pair of children. I have been busy with official business since I came to Qiuci, and I haven't had the chance to see them."

"How dare I trouble Your Highness to go in person." Gao Xianzhi replied quickly, "If Your Highness does not mind, I will bring them to meet Your Highness when we return to Qiuci."

"Okay." Li Ying agreed straightforwardly, "General Gao is both intelligent and brave, and he is very heroic. I'm sure his sons and daughters are also extraordinary people."

"Your Highness is too kind." Gao Xianzhi smiled modestly, "They are just two naughty children."

As the two were talking, they saw a person standing in front of them in the dark for a long time. He seemed to have something to say, but he didn't dare to move forward.

Li Heng said, "That must be General Li Siye."

"That should be it." Gao Xianzhi replied, "There are not many people with his figure in our army."

"Let him come over." Li Ying said.

Gao Xianzhi heard this and stood up and said, "General Li, what can I do for you?"

When Li Siye heard Gao Xianzhi's words, he ran over and saluted Li Heng.

Gao Xianzhi asked, "It's not your turn to patrol tonight, why are you standing there stealthily?"

Li Siye had been following Gao Xianzhi in Anxi and was considered Gao Xianzhi's closest brother besides Feng Changqing, so his words were more direct.

Li Siye smiled awkwardly and said, "Your Highness and General Gao had a secret conversation late at night. It must be a very important matter. I dare not disturb them, so I can only wait by the side."

After hearing this, Li Ying and Gao Xianzhi looked at each other and burst out laughing.

Li Heng asked, "What's the matter, General Li?"

Li Siye said: "Your Highness, your Highness asked me to send troops to search for Ni Nan, and there are already results."

"Oh?" Li Ying stood up. "Where is he?"

Li Siye chuckled and said, "There is a cave on the iceberg fifty miles ahead. He and his men are hiding in the cave. It can be said that they are in a very embarrassing situation."

"Did you bring him here?" Li Heng asked.

Li Siye said, "I brought it."

"What about people?"

"I have arranged a place for him. I am afraid he has gone to bed."

"Why don't you bring him to me?"

"I saw that His Highness had already gone to bed, and I didn't want him to disturb His Highness's rest, so I went to eat something, and when I came out, I happened to meet His Highness and General Gao talking about something."

"Uh..." Li Heng smiled bitterly, "He is the king of a country after all, we can't treat him lightly."

Li Siye said: "He even lost the capital, how can he be called the king of a country?"

Upon hearing this, Li Heng realized that Li Siye in front of him was still the fierce man who would beat even his own people when he got ruthless, and he perfectly demonstrated the pride of the Tang army. He had not yet evolved into a general who could rule a region in the later period.

So he patiently explained: "Our action this time is just to provide support. After repelling Tubo, this land will still be governed by Ni Nan. If we treat him lightly and make him betray us, then wouldn't our battle be in vain?"

"Oh no!" Li Siye slapped his forehead, "I didn't expect this, what should I do?"

(End of this chapter)