The thick felt curtain of the tent has a good barrier. The wind outside the tent is biting, but there is no sound in the tent. The heat of the brazier does not leak at all, baking the tent warms like spring, and it is like two worlds outside the tent, so that fine sweat appears on the foreheads of the two people sitting in the tent.

The tent was extremely quiet, and the sound of each other's breathing was clearly heard. Qi Ziming held the secret order in both hands and looked at it again and again, not doubting the authenticity of the secret order.

In addition to seals and other secret schemes, the content of the secret order looks a bit absurd. It is not like a decision that a normal person can make. But for this reason, Qi Biming can more confirm that this secret order is indeed not forged.

Not to mention a mere Xue Huaiyi, even if the famous general is like Cheng Wuting and Hei Teeth Changzhi, in the eyes of His Majesty the Holy Emperor, it is also a killing and a crime that is said to be guilty.

Qi Biming himself lacked a good impression of Xue Huaiyi. In fact, in the entire Daibei camp, from the general managers of the army to the ordinary camps, not many people had any good impression of Xue Huaiyi.

But after seeing this secret order, Qi Biming didn't have much good feelings in his heart, but instead felt sad. No matter what his character or crimes Xue Huaiyi was, he was the chief general of the North Marine Army and their direct general.

But in the view of the Holy Emperor, it was just a secret order to easily kill pigs and dogs, and they did not care about the impact and impact that would bring to the entire Daibei marching.

It is conceivable what kind of goods are they, the lower-level generals of the military in charge, in the eyes of His Majesty the Holy Emperor. What is the significance of these soldiers in the camp enduring hunger and cold and hardship in the border struggle?

Of course, this loss is not enough to make Qi Biming sympathize with Xue Huaiyi and even affect his own choices. After experiencing the initial surprise, he was already subconsciously thinking about how to get rid of Xue Huaiyi and have the least impact on the army.

Qi Biming remained silent for a long time, and Wu Youyi was naturally anxious, because this was related to whether he could successfully control the army and even future life and death.

Regarding his life, Wu Youyi naturally had some brains. It was not blind to choose Qi Ziming to communicate about this matter. The entire army, plus him and Xue Huaiyi, were a total of 18 general managers.

These managers have different backgrounds, different interests, and different authority.

The reason why Wu Youyi chose Qi Bi Ming first was that Qi Bi Ming, as a foreign general, had little contact with the court. The other was that Qi Bi Ming did not follow Xue Huaiyi from Shendu to the north. He was the guardian of the Shanyu Protectorate stationed in Yunzhong City. He was also prepared to welcome the northward army of Daibei Road together with Wu Youyi, and had closer contact with each other than the general managers in the northward advance.

Qi Biming and Wu Youyi have one thing in common, that is, they both married daughters of the Li Tang royal family. Wu Youyi's wife was the granddaughter of King Huo Li Yuangui, while Qi Biming was the daughter of King Cao Li Ming, son of Emperor Taizong.

If the Shendu City really changes completely and the politics belongs to the Li family, then as the son-in-law of the Li family, he and Qi Biming will undoubtedly have more common topics in their subsequent plans.

Moreover, Qibi Ming was born in the Tielite tribe and his family was still quite powerful in the Helanzhou area. His father-in-law, King Cao, was demoted in his early years for conspiring with the deposed crown prince Li Xian, and there was a little incense between him and the King of Dai.

In this way, as long as he can pull Qi Biming to his side, there will be enough room for advancement and retreat whether it is an escape or an introvert in the future.

"The army is advancing and retreating, and there are still general managers under the general manager who can advise the staff, not only two or three people can decide."

Wu Youyi waited for a long time before hearing Qi Ziming's answer. He felt relieved at first, knowing that Qi Ziming had decided to get rid of Xue Huaiyi with him.

So he hurriedly said, "Of course I understand this. But I have been in the rear for a long time and I don't know much about the military affairs in the camp. According to the views of General Manager Qiezi, which general manager needs to contact to finalize the withdrawal of the army?"

"At present, the chief general manager is poor and happy. Most of the military affairs committees Yu Su Honghui, Li Duozuo, Cao Renshi and other general managers. The only people who can speak in Jitian Governor A Duo Toyotomi are just a few of them."

Since he decided to conspire with Wu Youyi, Qi Ziming also thought carefully. He had been with the army for more than a month, and he naturally had a deeper understanding of Wu Youyi. But to be honest, although he had a little bit of a landlord's convenience, he could affect only two or three people who were both convenient generals, and the real generals in charge of the army had a very careless relationship.

Wu Youyi frowned when he heard the names pointed out by Qi Bi Ming. These commanders in power, Su Honghui was the clan of the famous general Su Dingfang, and Cao Renshi was the son of Cao Jishu, the brave general who followed Su Dingfang to destroy Baekje. Although Li Duozuo was a foreign general, he had a great prestige in the army.

If it were just to get rid of Xue Huaiyi and hold the Secret Order of the Holy Emperor, Wu Youyi could contact these people with confidence. But the problem was that in addition to killing Xue Huaiyi, he also had to control the military power of the entire Daibei Dao. In his opinion, these three people were still potential competitors, and he even wanted to get rid of them.

"So, can you get rid of Huaiyi directly here?"

After thinking about it, Wu Youyi said again.

After hearing this, Qi Ziming waved his hand and said, "This is absolutely not possible! The army is still in the border area. The situation in the south of the desert this winter is already strange and unpredictable. There are many foreign servants in the army. Once they rashly kill the general, the military situation may be difficult to restrain! It is best to retreat to Bingzhou and make plans."

Although he was born in Fanhu, his entire family had been in the Tang Dynasty for a long time. Both father and son were relatives of Li Tang, and subconsciously placed himself in the position of Tang people.

If the Daibei marching was just an army that drove out from the inland, the situation would be simpler. But now there are tens of thousands of soldiers and servants around the camp. These soldiers and Hu fear power but not virtue. Once they know that such drastic changes have occurred in the camp, they might turn around and seduce the Turkic army against the attack.

Therefore, Wu Youyi's idea is absolutely absolutely not allowed.

Wu Youyi couldn't help but do stupid things. Qi Ziming said patiently: "These three are either from a family of generals or from foreigners who are grateful for their kindness. For example, as long as the king can show it in a letter, they will not dare to respond to the order. Among them, Su Honghui was cautious and timid, so the army was unable to move forward. Half of this person should not force it to be considered dangerous. But the other two will definitely be able to understand it."

Qi Bi Ming advised Wu Youyi to contact Cao Renshi and Li Duozuo. One of them was in charge of the elite central army and the other was quite prestigious among the Northeast Barbarians. If they were willing to help this matter, there would be no difficulties.

As for Su Honghui, it was not that Qi Bi Ming underestimated the family traditions of famous generals. In fact, Su Honghui was mature and persistent, with profound strategies, and most of the camp affairs were managed by him. The army was trapped here for such a long time and no riots had occurred, which shows that he had the ability.

But in Qi Biming's view, Su Honghui violated the mistakes of benevolent but unbearable, knowing but being timid, cowardly and suspicious, as a general, he lacks decisiveness and courage. As an assistant, he is not low in his level, but if he leads a large army alone, such a personality will cause big problems. At the least, he will miss the opportunity to fight, and at the worst, he will drag down the entire army.

If Su Honghui was informed of this, although he did not dare to disobey the secret order of the Holy Emperor, he would definitely be safe, hoping that Xue Huaiyi would only be imprisoned and not killed, and would be arrested back to the gods and wait for the Holy Emperor's ruling.

But if the Holy Emperor suddenly became emotional when he saw Xue Huaiyi again and decided to leave his life, then these conspirators would offend Xue Huaiyi fiercely, and it would be better to kill Xue Huaiyi directly.

After hearing Qi Ziming's persuasion, Wu Youyi fell into deep thought. Qi Ziming only knew one thing, not the other, so although the suggestions he gave were not without reason, they did not meet Wu Youyi's requirements.

At the same time, he realized that if the army did not retreat, it would be difficult to kill Xue Huaiyi directly in Shuozhou. Even Qi Biming, who had been drawn by him, did not agree with him doing this. It is conceivable what the other general managers would have about this.

It seems that if you want to kill Xue Huaiyi, you must first pull the army back to Bingzhou. If you want the army to retreat, you cannot avoid the three general managers. For a moment, Wu Youyi was extremely confused.

Seeing that Wu Youyi was still hesitant, Qi Bi Ming couldn't help but continue saying: "Since withdrawal is imperative, then I will discuss this matter now. The secret order said, just pretend that it will not exist. When the army returns to Bingzhou and then gather its forces, it will be much easier!"

When Wu Youyi heard this, his eyes lit up. He originally planned to pull the army back to Bingzhou and then he took the lead in Xue Huaiyi and took advantage of the situation to control the military power of the army. This reminder from Qi Biming made his thinking turn back to the starting point.

But this entanglement was not in vain. At least it made him realize that if he wanted to control this army, he had to eliminate or control a few too strong general managers.

"As General Manager Qibi said, you and I will contact the general managers in the camp to determine the withdrawal of the troops. As for what happens afterwards, I will make a detailed discussion after returning to Bingzhou."

Wu Youyi nodded and prepared to act separately with Qi Bi Ming. Although it was difficult to protect whether the news of the Shendu coup would spread further into the army during the withdrawal of the army, he could also use this period of time to gain control of the army.

Previously, he had the Holy Emperor as his backing and did not have too strong demand to directly control the army, so he stayed at the rear and was unwilling to suffer on the front line. But now his backing has fallen, and he needs to use this time difference to control the army.

It is difficult to solve Xue Huaiyi directly for the time being, but he can also use Xue Huaiyi to suppress the thorns in the army. This idea was not born out of thin air. He has learned a lot from the King of Dai, and his past experience can come in handy at this time.

Qi Bi Ming was mainly responsible for lobbying Cao Ren and some marching supervisors with less voice, while Wu Youyi was responsible for lobbying Su Honghui and others, but he deliberately missed Li Duozuo.

Words are lobbying, but the army is trapped here and suffers so much. In fact, the general managers of all the troops have long wanted to leave, but they are worried about being cowardly in the name of war and dare not discuss it. Now that the deputy general manager Wu Youyi has come forward to lobby, a consensus has been reached in a short time.

The chief general Xue Huaiyi had another fulfilling day and returned to the central army's tent with unfulfilled wishes. He ordered the soldiers to shoot his prey today and cook it for dinner to prepare for dinner. He was preparing to host the King Jian'an in the tent, but he didn't know that the chief generals under him had already made the decision to withdraw his troops behind his back.
Chapter completed!