Since the head of the family returned, all the servants and guards in the family have been dispatched to strictly guard the entrances and no one is allowed to enter or exit, as if facing a formidable enemy.
The servants walked back and forth on tiptoe, and the atmosphere was full of a sense of murder.
In the study, Changsun Wuji sat on a chair, looking down at his eldest son who was kneeling in front of him and sobbing. The back of his hand, which was pinched on the armrest of the chair, had bulging veins.
His eyes, which have become increasingly cloudy in the past two years, are filled with moisture.
In the past, the eldest grandson Dalang, who stood in the wind with jade trees and was as handsome as jade, once attracted the admiration of the ladies and girls in Chang'an City. He was very affectionate and happy with His Majesty's eldest daughter. I don't know how many people even dreamed of being like him and becoming the envy of everyone.
winner in life.
But now, disheveled and dirty is no longer enough to describe it. The haggardness and despair in his bones make even a stone-hearted man like Changsun Wuji burst into tears.
The words that originally scolded him for not returning to Chang'an came to his lips, but he swallowed them down and turned into a helpless sigh...
Even though his eldest grandson, Wuji, once dominated the government and the public, and even though the Guanlong nobles behind him were once the pillars of the empire, fate has played a trick on people. Today, he can only watch his most beloved eldest son fleeing the world.
If you are not a human, you are not a ghost, you have a home and you cannot return.
I don't know how many times I sighed today, and then I said: "Okay, get up."
Changsun Chong, however, still couldn't kneel down. He paused and sobbed: "My child is unfilial and fails to serve my father. I want my father to be frightened for my safety. I really can't atone for my sin even if I die."
The crow feeds back, the lamb knelt down to nurse, no matter how vicious a person is, is it possible that he is not as grateful as the beast for feeding him?
Changsun Wuji raised his head, looked at the beams decorated with auspicious clouds, held back the tears in his eyes, and then said: "When heaven assigns a great responsibility to this person, he must first strain his mind, strain his muscles and bones, and starve his body.
, His body is empty, and his actions are chaotic, so he is tempted to endure, and he has benefited from what he could not do. At present, you should not hold grudges and complain about mere setbacks, but regard them as God's tempering for you. A good man's heart is like steel.
You have to stand firm despite all kinds of karmic obstacles, so that you can become the son of my eldest grandson family! Are you crying like this to make the ancestors of the eldest grandson family feel ashamed for you?"
Changsun Chong did not dare to cry anymore. He stood up and lowered his head, but the tears still flowed uncontrollably.
No one knows what kind of suffering he has suffered in the past two years, and what kind of sins he has suffered. It seems that he has been favored by Yeon Gaesumun in Goguryeo, but the people of Goguryeo also understand the truth that "people who are not from my race must have different hearts."
Will you truly confide in him? The kind of life where you live under someone else's roof and worry about your life all the time is simply not enough to talk to outsiders.
At this moment, when I returned to Chang'an and stood in front of my father, all the strength I had pretended to be in front of outsiders collapsed instantly, and my inner emotions were vented out uncontrollably...
Changsun Wuji waved to Changsun Chong and asked him to sit under him. Father and son faced each other. Wen Yan asked: "What exactly happened? Why was he taken to Jingzhao Mansion Prison, and why was he taken away by Li Yuanjing?"
Changsun Chong calmed down and then said: "After the boy received the letter from his father, he immediately borrowed a dead warrior from Yuan Gaisuwen and took a boat to Huating Town overnight. Everything originally went well, but the boy bribed a soldier who was watching the night in Huating Town.
, took advantage of the rainy night to sneak into the warehouse where Thunder Thunder was stored, stole part of it, blew up part of it, and then retreated to the ship, but was unexpectedly ambushed, and his men suffered heavy casualties..."
The process will be explained in detail.
Finally, he said: "...When I entered the city, I didn't know what was going on. When the soldiers guarding the city saw that we were all dressed as beggars, they suddenly began to conduct a rigorous interrogation. The boy had no choice but to escape, but the soldiers couldn't catch up.
She, the child could not escape, so he could only order the dead soldiers to resist, while he found my caravan, showed his token, and sneaked into the city. Unexpectedly, after entering the West Market, someone from Fang Jun suddenly jumped out without saying a word.
, rushed up to arrest someone, and another conflict broke out. Although the warriors and porters from the warehouse were able to force him back, in a blink of an eye, the patrol officers of Jingzhao Mansion were called, and even Ma Zhou was dispatched in person, and he was arrested.
After entering the prison, Li Yuanjing came and mistakenly took the child as his subordinate and fished him out..."
The process is full of twists and turns, with incredible mistakes everywhere.
However, Changsun Wuji had no intention of complaining about his son's bad luck and misfortune. Instead, he stared at Changsun Chong and asked: "You mean, Li Yuanjing regarded you as his own, so he rescued you at all costs, and then he was able to escape."
Jingzhao Mansion Prison?"
This almost coincides with his previous conjecture. If it is true, then the implications are shocking!
Sure enough, Changsun nodded and said: "That's true. Moreover, the boy and Li Yuanjing talked face to face. I can be sure that those people who attacked on the Yangtze River are Li Yuanjing's people!"
Changsun Wuji stroked his beard and pondered: "In other words, those thunders that were gained and lost again are most likely in Li Yuanjing's hands?"
Changsun Chong affirmed: "That's right!"
Changsun Wuji sighed: "His Royal Highness, King Jing, wants to do something rebellious!"
He asked Changsun Chong to steal the thunder to frame Fang Jun, not to dedicate it to Yuan Gaisuwen to enhance Changsun Chong's status in Goguryeo. In Changsun Wuji's view, whether Goguryeo is strong and clear, or Goguryeo is strong and clear.
Building the Great Wall to resist the attack of the Tang Dynasty was just a grasshopper in the autumn, and could only hop around for a few days.
As long as His Majesty Li Er personally marches and marches into Liaodong with a million troops, it will only take a matter of seconds to annihilate Goguryeo. There will definitely be no surprises.
There are countless examples of battles in history in which a small number defeated a large number, but has there ever been an example of an egg breaking a stone?
Goguryeo was like that egg. It was shattered into pieces in front of the rock-solid cavalry of the Tang Dynasty. There was absolutely no second possibility.
What's more, the Tang army is now equipped with a lot of firearms. Even the overlords such as Xue Yantuo who roamed Mobei fell into the sand in an instant, let alone a mere Goguryeo?
The thunder sweeping the caves and the wind blowing the remaining clouds are not enough to describe the situation of the future Eastern Expedition.
Therefore, Goguryeo is only a temporary residence for Changsun Chong, and it is by no means a long-term solution...
However, as the prince of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuanjing, why does he want the thunder?
The answer is obvious...
Changsun Wuji asked again: "In your opinion, what should we do about this matter?"
Changsun Chong lowered his head slightly and remained silent.
Changsun Wuji sighed again, his son's heart was full of resentment towards His Majesty...
But if you think about it, you can understand it.
Originally he had an infinitely bright future, and everyone in the court praised him highly, but in the end he was suppressed by Fang Jun. Naturally, the young man could not suppress his anger, and it was inevitable that he would become jealous and even fight. But Fang Jun's fellow
Soaring into the sky, no one can suppress him even if he wants to. It is understandable that his son is angry and frustrated.
But first there was news of the ambiguity between Fang Jun and Chang Le, and then Chang Le reconciled with his son. Which man can bear such a huge change?
It is impossible to suppress Fang Jun now. When the prince ascends the throne, Fang Jun, as his right-hand man, will naturally become more powerful.
If you want to completely suppress Fang Jun, you can only attack the prince and support another prince to win the position of crown prince. Only by relying on the power of Conglong can you firmly suppress Fang Jun.
In all of this, Changsun Chong did everything right.
If there is a mistake, the fault lies in his failure...
As for framing the prince's lame leg, Changsun Wuji doesn't even think there is anything wrong. You have made my son inhumane and have no heirs. What does it matter if he is lame in one leg?
But all this does not mean that Changsun Wuji hopes that Li Yuanjing will succeed in his attempt to usurp the throne.
He has resentment towards His Majesty Li Er, but he has absolutely no hatred.
The friendship of fighting side by side and going hand in hand through life and death is by no means just talk. If those feelings were not still there, how could His Majesty Li Er tolerate his Changsun Wuji repeatedly provoking "fighting for the heir apparent"? Even if Changsun Chong intended to rebel,
He just issued an imperial edict and then ignored it.
Neither the family of the eldest son was held accountable, nor an official document was issued to order all the states and counties in the world to hunt down the eldest son. This was a clear plan to give the eldest son a way out.
Which of the emperors could achieve this?
As for suppressing the clans, that is a necessary means to consolidate the imperial power. Aren't the clans also uniting against the imperial power for their own interests? This is a struggle of interests and a battle of gentlemen. Who wins and who loses, there is no complaint.
Therefore, the prince can be changed, and the king of Wei or even the king of Jin can be supported to ascend to the position of prince, but the position of emperor must be as stable as Mount Tai.
This is Changsun Wuji’s bottom line.
Changsun Chong understood his father's thoughts best, so he remained silent for a long time. Then he raised his head and said, "How can the child not know your majesty's kindness? After all, the child has done something wrong. Your majesty can let the child live in exile. This is already supreme.
However, in my opinion, Li Yuanjing’s matter should not be revealed now, as there may be opportunities for profit.”