Zhou Jun found a folding chair, sat down, looked at Yang Yuhuan in the room, and said: "Before entering the door, I thought about many possibilities, but I never expected that the person waiting for me here was actually
The royal concubine."
Yang Yuhuan's stunning face, illuminated by candlelight, was full of uneasiness and fear: "I'm afraid Zhou Lang doesn't know that my life and your life are all tied together right now."
Zhou Jun looked at Yang Yuhuan and remained silent, waiting for the latter's explanation.
Yang Yuhuan calmed down and said: "Almost two months ago, a caravan came from the south and entered the Liangzhou Palace City, saying that it wanted to offer a treasure. At first, His Majesty was in poor health due to the unfavorable condition of his prime minister in regaining Chang'an.
I was ill and didn't take the matter to heart. Later, Gao Lishi met with His Majesty and mentioned the matter again, and then Your Majesty met with the group of merchants."
Zhou Jun: "What exactly is that treasure?"
Yang Yuhuan: "I don't know. I only know that after His Majesty saw the treasure, he actually kept the group of businessmen from the south in the palace and talked all night long until dawn."
Hearing this, Zhou Jun frowned and asked, "Have you seen those businessmen from the south?"
Yang Yuhuan shook his head: "No, I have always been in Princess Wanchun's residence and rarely return to the palace. After Your Majesty brought those people into the middle hall, I never saw them come out again."
Zhou Jun thought for a moment and asked Yang Yuhuan: "Just now you said that your life and mine are tied together. What do you mean?"
Yang Yuhuan: "About half a month ago, His Majesty sent a chamberlain to the Princess Mansion, saying that he would take me back to the palace to stay for a while. I said goodbye to my mother-in-law, and only after entering the palace did I realize that there were guards inside and outside the palace.
, the city gates, city towers, mansions, etc. are all heavily guarded. His Majesty also issued a decree at that time, blocking traffic and news inside and outside the palace, and everyone is allowed to enter but not to leave."
"I was frightened and searched everywhere for information. Fan Jinian, who has been with His Majesty for a long time, told me privately that His Majesty has drafted an imperial edict and plans to announce it to the world as soon as Zhou Lang comes back."
Zhou Jun: "Imperial decree?"
Yang Yuhuan took a long breath and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty plans to abdicate and make Prince Li Heng the emperor instead."
Zhou Jun's eyes turned cold and he said softly: "In this way, those people from the south are not businessmen at all, but lobbyists sent by Li Heng."
Yang Yuhuan's expression was full of panic: "After hearing the news, I wanted to go to His Majesty to persuade him to take back the imperial edict, but Fan Jinian told me that Your Majesty has already made up his mind. If I go at this time, I will incur the wrath of the Holy Spirit.
"
When Zhou Jun heard this, he shook his head unconsciously.
Yang Yuhuan was still very scheming. If he went to Li Longji at this time and begged him to take back the imperial edict, not only would he not be able to accomplish anything, but it would also implicate Fan Jinian, who had tipped off the news.
Yang Yuhuan's body trembled slightly: "When the prince was in Maweipo, he hooked up with Chen Xuanli, killed everyone in the Yang family, and forced his majesty to kill me... If he comes to power, he will definitely have evil thoughts in his heart, and then try his best to get rid of me.
"
Zhou Jun advised: "Your Majesty's imperial edict for the Zen throne has not yet been announced, and there is still hope for a turn in this matter."
Yang Yuhuan looked at Zhou Jun, bit his lip, shook his head vigorously and said: "Zhou Lang, you don't understand! Before you came back, His Majesty specially transferred soldiers from the Hexi Army and Liangzhou Army, and then banned them from the palace.
The guards formed an army and surrounded the entire Liangzhou city. Just waiting for you to come back, they will hold a ceremony and officially announce the Zen position!"
Zhou Jun saw that Yang Yuhuan's voice was getting louder, and there was uncontrollable panic in his words.
He knew in his heart that the Maweipo Rebellion had left an indelible mark on Yang Yuhuan's heart, and now it had resurfaced, causing the imperial concubine to lose her temper.
Zhou Jun had no choice but to stand up, walked to Yang Yuhuan, pulled the latter into his arms with one hand, made a silencing gesture with the other hand, and whispered: "The walls have ears, so don't make any noise."
Yang Yuhuan, who was hugged by Zhou Jun around the waist, trembled all over, forced himself to calm down, and nodded slightly.
The two of them stayed in this position for a while.
Zhou Jun, who was holding nephrite in his arms, felt that the woman in his arms was as soft as if she were boneless, and his nose was filled with the light fragrance of flowers. He slowly let go of Yang Yuhuan and said, "Besides these, what else do you know?"
Yang Yuhuan smoothed the hair next to his ears with his hands, his face felt a little hot, he unconsciously took a step back, and said softly: "I asked someone to inquire about it. Your Majesty intends to deprive you of the position of Marshal of the World's Soldiers and Horses, and then grant you the title of Marshal.
You are a king with a different surname."
Zhou Jun: "First release the military power, and then use the title of nobility to stabilize me?"
Yang Yuhuan: "Not only that, the generals who are loyal to you will also be deprived of their military power. Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi, Feng Changqing, etc. will all be transferred from their original positions and go to other places to serve... And Zhou
Erlang, you will stay in Liangzhou Mansion and will never be able to go out again."
Zhou Jun: "It seems that His Majesty is planning to catch them all in one fell swoop."
Yang Yuhuan nodded and asked again: "Ziu Lang, what are you going to do?"
Zhou Jun: "At the beginning, your majesty ordered Fang Guan to lead an army of 200,000 people. On the surface, he wanted to regain Chang'an, but in fact, he ordered many troops in Liangzhou to return to the prime minister, and then to equalize with the troops under my command. In this way,
Prime Minister Fang regained Chang'an and I pacified Hebei. Your Majesty used this to balance the court and ensure that no one family would dominate. However, as early as when Your Majesty planned to use Fang Guan to march south, I knew that these 200,000 troops would definitely be powerful.
defeat."
Yang Yuhuan: "Zhou Zhoulang already knew that Fang Xiang would be defeated?"
Zhou Jun: "Your Majesty also saw that I had sent the main forces of the Anxi Army and the Beiting Army to Hebei, and there were no more usable troops in hand, so he dared to take the risk and imprisoned me in the palace, intending to make a dead game.
"
Yang Yuhuan asked softly: "Does Zhou Yilang have a way to break the situation?"
Zhou Jun: "The chess game is dead, but the people who are the chess pieces are alive... Before returning to Liangzhou, I deduced the situation with my counselors, and naturally I also had a countermeasure."
When Yang Yuhuan heard this, he felt a little relieved.
Zhou Jun glanced out the window and said to Yang Yuhuan: "Mother, it's getting late. It's time to go back and rest. In a few days, everything will be revealed."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! A few days later, in Liangzhou City, in an underground secret room of a Buddhist temple.
Kong You walked into the room and saw a general sitting in the innermost room. He bowed and saluted: "General Wang."
The middle-aged man called General Wang was Wang Sili, the commander of Fang Guan's 200,000-strong Eastern Route Army. He smiled bitterly and shook his head and said: "I was defeated by An Shouzhong at Tongguan. I am ashamed to be called a general.
"
Kong You: "If General Wang hadn't turned the tide, all the 80,000 soldiers of the Eastern Route Army would have become prisoners of the rebels during their retreat."
When Wang Sili heard this, he shook his head with a wry smile on his face.
Kong You added: "An army of 200,000 people recaptured Chang'an, and the imperial court insisted on using Fang Guan as its commander. Fang Guan had never been in a battle, and he was just a civil servant who talked about military affairs on paper... In the battle of Chang'an, if the imperial court knows people well,
Use or abandon Fang Guan, whether it is led by Old General Cheng Qianli or you, the outcome of this battle will definitely be different."
Wang Sili didn't say anything, just sighed.
Kong You: "I think back then, the Battle of Tongguan was also a normal situation... General Wang once served under Marshal Geshu and led an army of 200,000 to garrison Tongguan. Later, he defeated Lingbao and the entire army of 200,000 was annihilated.
."
Hearing the name Ge Shuhan, Wang Sili let out a long sigh and said, "Commander Ge Shu, it was because of Yang Guozhong's slander that he had to rush into battle, which eventually led to a catastrophe."
Kong You: "General Wang, you have a question. The defeat of Tongguan was due to Yang Guozhong's slander. Then who was the slanderer for the defeat of Chang'an?"
When Wang Sili heard this question, he was stunned on the spot.
Kong You added: "I heard someone said that when Marshal Geshu was stationed at Tongguan, General Wang once advised the Marshal to clear the emperor's side and lead his army to turn around and attack Chang'an Palace. Is this true?"
When Wang Sili heard this, he stood up in shock and asked, "Who did you hear about this?!"
Kong You turned sideways and clapped his hands.
I saw an old man walking in at the door, but it was Gao Shi, the former secretary-general of Ge Shuhan's staff.
When Wang Sili saw Gao Shi, his body trembled, and he quickly stepped forward and bowed: "Gao Changshi, when Tongguan fell, a certain person sent people everywhere to find your whereabouts..."
Gao Shi waved his hand and said to Wang Sili: "General Wang, I'm afraid you can guess a thing or two about Gao's purpose of coming here today."
Wang Sili raised his head and glanced at Gao Shi, then glanced sideways at Kong You, hesitant.
Gao Shi opened his luggage, put a sword on the desk, and said to Wang Sili: "This sword is the sword of Marshal Geshu. I took it with me to Lingwu and met Marshal Zhou again. In
After that, I accompanied the commander, fighting everywhere, and finally saw the army approaching Fanyang, and the restoration of the Tang Dynasty was just around the corner."
Wang Sili looked at the sword and saw that there were some dark brown traces on the end of the scabbard, which must be the blood stains from when Marshal Ge Shu committed suicide.
Gao Shi: "After so many years, I have been thinking about a question. In the Battle of Tongguan by Marshal Geshu and the Battle of Chang'an by Fang Xiang, the Tang army had 200,000 people and had all the advantages. Why did it end like this?
What does it look like? But on the battlefield in Hebei, Marshal Zhou only had a hundred thousand troops under his command, but he was able to reach Fan Yang with overwhelming force?"
When Wang Sili heard this, he looked thoughtful. He vaguely had an answer in his heart, but he didn't dare to admit it.
Gao Shi: "The imperial court placed great emphasis on the evil, but restricted the virtuous. This has led to the Hebei rebellion that has been going on for two years. Not only has it not ended at all, but it has become more and more intense. Looking at the world, thousands of horses are in silence. Only Marshal Zhou leads the army to defeat the enemy and marches to Fanyang. It is expected to end.
This catastrophe.”
After a pause, Gao Shi asked Wang Sili again: "You have already met the group of merchants from the south, and you have also ordered the Hexi Army to garrison Liangzhou. How do you plan to treat Marshal Zhou and the generals under his command? How do you plan to treat Marshal Zhou and his generals?"
He also knows... General Wang was defeated by the rebels twice in Tongguan. Doesn't he want to regain the lost ground and avenge his humiliation? Moreover, the prince colluded with the imperial army in Maweipo to rebel. After the defeat, he ignored his allies and stayed away.
Going to a foreign country is already disloyal, unkind, unrighteous and unfilial. General Wang thinks, how can such a person take charge of the overall situation?"
Wang Sili looked struggling.
Gao Shi: "Back then, you once secretly persuaded Marshal Ge Shu to return to the palace to quell the king, but unfortunately in the end, you failed... Now, you have the same opportunity again. What does the general plan to do this time?"
Half an hour later, Kong You and Gao Shi came out of the secret room together.
Kong You bowed to Gao Shi and said, "You thank Gao Changshi for speaking up."
Gao Shi glanced at Kong You and said in a deep voice: "Bohong, I didn't like you from the first moment I saw you."
When Kong You heard this, he was not angry, he just listened.
Gao Shi: "It's just that this time, Fan Yang is about to start a war. If His Majesty removes the post of commander-in-chief at this time, and then transfers Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi and other generals, Hebei's long-term hard work and efforts will be destroyed. It is a last resort.
Next, I will step forward to help persuade Wang Sili."
Kong You cupped his hands and said, "Chang Shi Gaoyi."
Gao Shi: "Earlier, you promised me something on behalf of the commander-in-chief. Don't forget it."
Kong You: "Don't worry, Chang Shi, I will do what I say."
Gao Shi nodded, turned around and left the place.
This chapter has been completed!