Even though they were both close friends of the Eastern Palace and members of the Guanxi clan, Wei Ting and Wang Gui did not have a close relationship.
He felt uncomfortable being with Wang Gui. Just like now, they were alone here and they were both confidants of the prince, but Wang Gui still abided by the etiquette and showed no intention of getting close.
Even though Wei Ting was very considerate in terms of etiquette and no one could fault him, according to Wei Ting's nature, he should never use these things in private meetings with colleagues.
So, in other words, he doesn't like Wang Gui.
Wang Gui didn't know that Wei Jiazi was scolding him for being too stubborn and unwilling to adapt. He slowly took a few sips of tea to give Wei Ting some face. After all, he was not here to drink tea.
Wei Ting looked awkward at him, but on the contrary, he admired Wei Ting very much.
One is that Wei Ting comes from a Han family, so he feels naturally very close to him. Secondly, there are many people assisting the prince, and those who might catch Wang Gui's fancy are Li Gang, Wei Ting and others.
Just people.
For example, Lu Chengda, Sang Xianhe, Dugu Zhi and others could not get into the eyes of Wang Gui. There was no way. He had read too much, knew everything about music, chess, calligraphy and painting.
The Westerners are all out of place, but they are similar to the Southerners, which is an anomaly among the Kansai people.
Wang Gui's voice was calm and unhurried? "Gui is here? Just to tell Yu Wei Qiaoqi that Chang'an has fallen into the enemy's hands? The emperor died after drinking poisonous wine? The body has been returned to the Li family's ancestral hall..."
Wei Ting was shocked, and then he was full of doubts. What did the man named Wang want to do? Such thoughts flashed through his mind, but he said: "Seriously? Wang Zhongyun...who said this? There are many rumors in the customs? Wang Zhongyun
Don’t let others deceive you.”
Wang Gui's expression was normal, but he was looking at the rising smoke of the tea soup with a slight trance. Obviously, he was not as calm as he appeared.
"Someone in my family has defected to the King of Han. He specially sent me a letter to let me know? It shouldn't be bad? Webster... It seems that Wei Qiaoqi hasn't believed it yet, but it's coming soon. After all, Webster is not taking things easy.
"
In fact, Wei Ting quickly accepted this fact. After all, Tongguan had been besieged for many days, but there was no movement from Chang'an? All these indicate that Chang'an is in danger...
But what surprised him was that Wang Gui would tell him the news, so he had to think about it? Should he tell it to himself alone, or...actually he only had one question? What on earth did this person want to do?
Because there really isn’t that kind of friendship on weekdays that would allow the two of them to share hardships? Or is it because the prince wants to test him?
Thinking of this, the hairs on Wei Ting's back stood up. If this were the case, there would be no need for the enemy to attack. Everyone would just wash their necks and wait for someone to chop them off... At this juncture, he would test people's hearts. How stupid would it be to do this?
out?
Wei Ting was frightened and was silent for a long time, thinking about drinking poisonous wine and dying and returning to the Li family's ancestral hall. Suddenly something dawned on him. He looked at Wang Gui in surprise, looked at him a few times as if he didn't know him, and then spoke.
: "Does the prince know about this? If not...what is Wang Zhongyun planning?"
Wang Gui moved his body slightly, but his sitting posture did not change at all. He raised his head and looked directly at the other person, "The prince has ordered Lu Cheng to guard the door strictly, and anyone who approaches the former without any reason will be killed.
In addition, the surrender of people from Henan was not stable. The prince ordered Sang Xian and summoned Qin Qiong, Cheng Zhijie and others to discuss the matter and wanted to kill him..."
This is impossible... Wei Ting slapped the table. As the leader of the left guard and the commander of the prince's personal guard, how come he didn't know anything about these things?
If this is true... Wei Ting's heart twitched, "Does the prince want to kill me?"
These words were almost blurted out. The truth is not too simple. For such a big matter, he, a close minister of the prince, did not receive any news. This can only prove that he has completely lost the trust of the prince. The result of losing trust at such a time is
What, Wei Ting knew very well.
Why is this happening? Wei Ting doesn't understand. In the face of a powerful enemy, it makes sense that the prince wants to kill those generals who surrendered from Henan. But Wei Ting... I feel very unjust.
Wang Gui looked at Wei Ting with dissatisfaction, "You must be calm during important events. You will embarrass Wei Sikong (Wei Xiaokuan was once awarded the title of Da Sikong)."
"Lü Cheng made a secret report to the prince, saying that we are burdened by our family background and want to sacrifice our lives in order to gain wealth... The prince believed Lü Cheng's slander... As for our lives, it only depends on His Highness the Crown Prince's thoughts."
Lu Chengda? Lu Chengda was the leader of the army on the left side of the East Palace. He and Wei Ting were both internal and external ministers of the East Palace. It’s hard to say what power he had. Let’s just say that the last time he led the troops out of the customs, Wei Ting took the lead. Obviously Wei Ting was more powerful.
The prince appreciated it.
It is not easy for Lu Chengda, who was born in a common family, to reach where he is today. More than ten people in his family died in the battle. The reason why he had enmity with Zhang Shigui was because someone in his family died in the battle with Zhang Shigui.
Therefore, Lu Chengda was at the bottom of the East Palace. Although he was trusted by Li Jiancheng, he was incompatible with other East Palace officials and was disliked by everyone. But because of this, there was no doubt about his loyalty to Li Jiancheng. At this time, Li Jiancheng
After hearing what he said, it was okay for Wang Gui and his like to kill Wei Ting.
It's just such a one-sided statement. If the person who spoke was not Wang Gui, Wei Ting would have called people in and taken him down to the prince for disposal.
"The trouble is only tonight...General Sang doesn't want to kill each other, so he told me to prepare early. If everyone still hesitates, we may become the ghosts of the sword tonight."
Tonight? Wei Ting's heart twitched again. He is not a weak person. He knows the horror of night battles best. When trouble occurs at night, let alone those who are unprepared, even if they are prepared, it is easy for others to do it.
Take advantage of.
After the shock, Wei Ting finally regained some of his true qualities as a soldier, "Where is General Sang now? Can you talk to him? It's not because you don't believe in Zhongyun, His Highness the Crown Prince treats us very well. If you believe others' words, you will miss the Crown Prince..."
I won’t do it.”
Wang Gui was unmoved and only said: "The matter happened in a hurry. General Sang gave the warning first. He only waited for us to make up his mind, but it was difficult to see each other. Also, although I am a subordinate of the East Palace, I am not waiting to be killed."
people.
When I come to discuss with you today, apart from my feelings as a colleague, I am only thinking about your position and the number of subordinates you have. If you don’t believe me, there is no other way... It’s not bad to have one more person to accompany you on the road to the underworld.”
Wei Ting finally cursed in his heart. Only the damn devil is willing to go to hell with you. "Since...that's the case, Wei Ting just believes it. If Wang Zhongyun has any instructions, just tell him."
Wang Gui finally raised his lips, "General, there is no need to be so embarrassed. Tonight, the general only needs to tightly restrain his subordinates and just sit back and watch. We will make a decision tomorrow."
Naturally, these words did not satisfy Wei Ting. After questioning, Wang Gui only whispered a few words, and Wei Ting suddenly understood. When sending Wang Gui out, Wei Ting looked at Wang Gui's back, and Wei Ting felt slightly chilled.
Regardless of whether what Wang Gui said was true or false, in fact, he was not prepared to verify anything. Tongguan was undoubtedly dead, and even if there were no other changes, he would still be a prisoner in the future.
In this case, it is better to surrender late than to surrender early. Since Wang Gui takes the lead, he can just follow suit without much effort. But the prince...
Thinking of this, Wei Ting felt a little bit unbearable, but actually he felt more guilty... He had been on good terms with Li Jiancheng when he was a boy. After so many years, they had never been at odds with each other, but now that he was abandoning them, he really should feel guilty.
In fact, it was Wang Gui's firm attitude that made him make up his mind, and Sang Xianhe, Dugu Zhi and others seemed to have reached an agreement with him. In this way, if Wei Ting did not agree, he might not wait until Lu Chengda came to kill him
, these people could kill him first.
Wei Ting didn't go back either. He looked up at the gloomy sky and sighed secretly. I'm afraid there will be a storm tonight, and then he threw away these boring sighs.
He has many things to do, but he can't care less about hurting the spring and autumn. If he doesn't work hard, his life may not be saved tonight.
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Conspiracies always happen in the dark, and Tongguan is almost a replica of what happened in Chang'an. At the critical moment, Li Jiancheng failed to control the situation.
What exactly happened in it is unknown to everyone involved. Maybe only the person who planned the conspiracy can observe the overall situation?
As for whether Prince Li Jiancheng wanted to kill all his confidants? No one knows where this rumor came from or even if it is true. But thinking about Li Jiancheng's character, it should not be like this.
But many people are so confident in their words that no one can believe them.
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That night, there were killings everywhere in Tongguan.
First, the generals who surrendered from Henan rose up in excitement and killed the people who were supervising the army. They all attacked Prince Li Jiancheng's central army in unison.
Things went smoothly beyond their expectations. All the Tang army's troops seemed to have gone to guard the gate. They didn't encounter many obstacles along the way. Only most of Lu Cheng's troops came to the rescue in a hurry and fought with the Henan generals.
When Qin Qiong, Cheng Zhijie and others broke through Lu Chengda's obstruction, they did not dare to delay at all, and quickly rushed into the residence of Prince Li Jiancheng. To their surprise and fear, Li Jiancheng had been dead for a long time.
These guys were confused and confused. They went up and cut off Li Jiancheng's head with a knife, and then hurriedly retreated. This was completely different from what they imagined.
Qin Qiong regretted even more. He should not have listened to Cheng Dabeard's words and took Li Jiancheng's head. It was really against the rules he had followed for many years.
But it was too late for him to regret it. Countless torches were lit just as they rushed into Li Jiancheng's mansion. Under the leadership of the general, the Tang soldiers of the brigade launched an attack on the rebellious Henan surrenderers.
The voice of "those who surrendered were spared death" resounded throughout Tongguan and beyond. The surrenderers in Henan were attacked by this surprise attack. In panic, a large number of people knelt down and asked for surrender. Some fled in all directions and were surrounded and killed by groups of Tang troops who had been prepared.
The blood of Henan people flowed out again, just like many times before, they neither knew why they were bleeding nor why they were bleeding.
This chapter has been completed!