The heavy snow that has been brewing for many days has finally fallen. Looking out of the glass window, snowflakes are falling. Everything you look at is covered with a layer of silver. The nearby garden walls and the distant pavilions and buildings are all covered with snow.
The tops are all covered with white snow, and it looks like a fairy garden in Qionglou.
The snow has fallen and the sky is not so gloomy.
The building was as warm as spring. Li Yuanjing was wearing a silk robe, with his chest exposed, and was kneeling at the table in front of the window, eating a glass of wine.
Dong Mingzhu was sitting on her knees beside her, wearing a moon-white plain robe, her black hair cascading over her shoulders, and her fair face still retaining some of the blush and laziness after the clouds and rain.
Holding the pot in his hand, he poured wine for Li Yuanjing one cup at a time.
Li Yuanjing took a mouthful of vegetables and put it in his mouth to chew. After a long while, he slowly swallowed it. He took another drink from the wine cup, exhaled, shook his head and sighed: "The killer of Changsun Wuji is really unpredictable. I thought he would.
I fought hard to support the King of Jin to ascend to the throne or even go further, but I don’t want to be a coward."
Dong Mingyue was slightly surprised, raised his eyes and asked, "What does the prince mean by this?"
Things in the political hall have long been spread. Fang Jun's intention to send more troops to the Western Regions was collectively rejected by all the prime ministers. It is said that this should be something that makes Li Yuanjing happy. After all, Fang Jun has been worthy of being a saint in recent years regardless of his meritorious service.
He was called the number one person in the court, but he always opposed Li Yuanjing. This time he was defeated. With Li Yuanjing's narrow-mindedness, shouldn't he just take pleasure in his misfortune?
Li Yuanjing sighed again, and said rather disappointedly: "Under normal circumstances, as long as the situation in the court is stable, I am afraid that I will not have the slightest chance. If you want to go against it, you can only win in chaos and seize millet from the fire.
.If Changsun Wuji strongly advocated sending more troops to the Western Regions, resulting in the weak military strength in Guanzhong, then it is most likely that Guan Long wanted to take advantage of His Majesty's personal expedition to cause trouble in Chang'an, or even cause the prince to go to war and cut off the East Palace in one fell swoop.
Given the established facts, I am afraid that in the end His Majesty will have no choice but to go along with the flow, hold his nose and admit it, and then canonize the King of Jin as the crown prince. If he is more courageous, he may even do it in one step... In this way, I can take advantage of it and use it in many ways.
It is still unclear who will win in the end. But Changsun Wuji is so firm in his opposition to sending more troops to the Western Regions. It is obvious that he does not have the determination to fight to the death. It is really disappointing. This old guy is working all day long.
The man behind the scheme doesn't even have the courage to fight head-on. Could it be that he really thinks that with Guan Long's support alone, he can overthrow the crown prince and make King Jin ascend to the throne? How naive!"
He sees his situation clearly than anyone else.
Just as what he said, if he wants to achieve great things and stage a good show of taking things against him, he can only confuse the situation in Chang'an first and make all forces fight and fight. Only then can he get what he wants by taking millet from the fire.
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If everything goes smoothly, he won't stand a chance.
Is it possible that we really have to wait until His Majesty Li Er's death has come and Long controls Bintian? How many years will it take?
He was afraid that when he was about to die, His Majesty Li Er was still alive and kicking, which would be really tragic...
Dong Mingyue raised her hand lightly, filled the wine glass for Li Yuanjing, and poured a glass for herself. She put down the wine bottle and picked up the wine cup with two spring onion-like fingers. She put it to her red lips and took a sip. She was as white as jade.
The blush on his cheeks deepened, but his eyes were clear, and he pondered: "Not to mention the current situation, based on the prince's understanding of Zhao Guogong, does he dare to take advantage of His Majesty's personal expedition to launch a mutiny in Chang'an?"
Li Yuanjing said: "Why doesn't he dare? Of course he dares! It's precisely because he dared but didn't do it, and allowed His Majesty to leave Chang'an on a personal expedition that he missed the opportunity. This makes me lament that I'm angry even more!"
Dong Mingyue said again: "Is it possible that Duke Zhao is just playing hard to get, so he is setting up a suspicious formation?"
"What do you mean?" Li Yuanjing frowned in confusion.
Dong Mingyue put down the wine cup and analyzed: "My lord, think about it, even if you agree to increase the troops in the Western Regions at this moment, if there is no war in the Western Regions and the cannibals have not been able to attack, then once there is a change in Chang'an, these troops can immediately
After returning from the Western Regions, Chang'an experienced a mutiny, and a bloody battle was unavoidable. How many troops will be available by then? Facing the army returning to Chang'an from the Western Regions, I am afraid there is little chance of victory. However, if the cannibals really come to attack,
It is absolutely impossible for him to defeat the Anxi Army and occupy the entire Western Region, direct his troops directly at Yumen Pass, and threaten Guanzhong..."
Having said that, how could Li Yuanjing not understand?
He said in shock: "You are saying that the reason why Changsun Wuji opposed sending more troops to the Western Regions was not because he did not want to deplete the troops in Guanzhong so that he could take advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos, but because he wanted to be more secure. When the big cannibals really came to attack, Chang'an would have to
Increase the number of troops and once these troops are involved in the war with the cannibals, they will not be able to return to help Chang'an. Only then will everything be safe?"
Dong Mingyue thought for a while, frowned slightly, and said in a clear voice: "Who knows? Maybe Zhao Guogong wants to be safer, or maybe he simply doesn't dare to sit down in front of His Majesty, such as the tricks of rebellious officials and traitors."
"No, no, no," Li Yuanjing shook his head repeatedly: "Old thief Changsun will act after he has made up his mind. As long as he thinks there is a high chance of winning, there is nothing he dare not do."
After pondering for a long time, he slowly said: "Old thief Changsun will definitely have this idea, or he thinks that the cannibals will definitely invade the Western Regions again, and he is waiting for the cannibals to invade the Anxi army. Chang'an has to increase its troops.
Rescue. Or he thinks that the Great Eater will never come. The reinforcements from the Western Regions will return to Chang'an at any time. From the Western Regions to Chang'an, the cavalry attack will only take a month. In such a short time, he is not sure that he can completely
If we defeat the Sixth Commander of the East Palace under the Crown Prince and the Youtun Guards controlled by Fang Jun, then everything done at this moment will be in vain."
Dong Mingyue said: "So, the key to the matter is whether the cannibal will come...Do you think the cannibal will come?"
Li Yuanjing frowned. The cannibal was far away in Damascus, thousands of miles away from Chang'an. He was not a god. How could he know whether the cannibal would come back?
Just as he was about to speak, something suddenly occurred to his mind: "In the morning, you said that Changsun Jun led a group of people out of the city gate to the west yesterday evening?"
"That's right, Chang Sun Jun and his party were dozens of people, all wearing cotton-padded clothes and fur hats. There were three horses per person, and there were countless luggage and baggage on the horses' backs. They were obviously planning to travel a long distance."
"Do you think...will Changsun Jun go to Damascus?"
Li Yuanjing felt that he had touched something, and he was a little excited.
Dong Mingyue opened her beautiful eyes wide and said in surprise: "Your Majesty is saying... the purpose of Chang Sun Jun's trip is to go to Damascus to encourage the Governor of Damascus to raise troops to invade the Western Regions again?"
"Who knows!"
The more Li Yuanjing thought about it, the more likely it was that he thought it was possible. He patted his thigh and said: "Chang Sun Jun is the second son of the old thief Chang Sun. Chang Sun Chong is in exile and is missing. Chang Sun Huan died in front of the mansion. There is no doubt that Chang Sun Jun is
He will be the head of the eldest son's family in the past. He has to travel long distances out of the city for the Chinese New Year. What he is doing must be extremely important! At the moment, what else is more important than fighting for the heirloom? During His Majesty's Eastern Expedition, once the great
If the cannibals conquer the Western Regions, Chang'an will have no choice but to send troops for reinforcements. As a result, the troops will be empty and it will be the best opportunity to do something rebellious and traitorous!"
Dong Mingyue also felt that this conjecture was reasonable. The light in her beautiful eyes flickered, she bit her lips and said, "If this is true, it will be a God-given opportunity for the prince!"
Li Yuanjing was extremely excited: "Haha! I hope the old thief Changsun has eggs, so don't be afraid!"
Who would have thought that an opportunity would come while sitting at home without doing anything?
"Someone is coming!"
He yelled.
Dong Mingyue was startled and said angrily: "Your Majesty is really impatient..."
She was only wearing a thin plain robe at the moment, and the beautiful scenery of the undulating mountains was fully exposed. It was not suitable to see outsiders, so she quickly got up and walked quickly into the back hall to take shelter.
There was a knock at the door, and a chamberlain pushed the door open and walked in: "What are your orders, Your Majesty?"
Li Yuanjing ordered: "Immediately send someone with light armor to go west, catch up with Changsun Jun and his party, and then pick up at a distance. Once they leave Yumen Pass in the west, immediately order people to come back and report, and the rest will continue to follow. Wait until he enters In the Western Region, every important discovery must be sent to report back!"
As long as someone is closely guarded at the back and Changsun Jun's every move can be reported back in time, it won't be long before the intention of his trip becomes clear.
The chamberlain quickly responded: "Slave, I obey!"
Turn around and exit, then select the most outstanding generals to carry out the mission.