The news that His Majesty Li Er fell into coma after falling from his horse was reported back to Chang'an. Li Chengqian and all the ministers in Li Zheng Palace were stunned, and a serious crisis immediately emerged in front of them.
Ultimately, Changsun Chong was responsible for this matter. How could Changsun Wuji be willing to let the Changsun family bear such a heinous crime for Changsun Chong?
Li Daozong said solemnly: "Your Highness, we should order that from now on, the troops stationed in various places in Guanzhong must guard their barracks and are not allowed to leave without permission. Otherwise, they will be punished for treason!"
Although the Eastern Expedition removed most of the troops stationed in Guanzhong, each army also left some troops to maintain stability in the capital. However, even this very small number of troops could cause extremely serious damage to the situation once changes occurred.
After all, the defenders of Chang'an City are also stretched thin...
Of course, everyone understood what Li Daozong meant, specifically referring to the left and right guards outside Xuanwu Gate.
The left and right garrisons guard Xuanwu Gate and guard the north gate of Taiji Palace. These two armies are now the most complete and have the largest number of soldiers in the entire Guanzhong area. Once one of them changes, Taiji Palace will immediately be in danger.
If Tai Chi Palace falls... the situation is simply unimaginable.
Ma Zhou echoed: "Your Highness can order Duke Qiao to restrain the troops and horses under his command, and station supervisors to stabilize the morale of the troops."
The left and right garrisons complement each other and restrict each other. However, now half of the right garrisons are following Duke Yue in his expedition to the Western Regions, leaving only half the army led by Gao Kan, and their strength is greatly reduced. However, the left garrisons are afraid of fighting because of Chai Zhe, the lord of Qiao.
He refused to go forward, claiming to be ill and refused to go to the Western Regions, so as to preserve his strength and strengthen his troops and horses. This resulted in a huge disparity in strength between the two armies, and the restriction was in vain.
Li Chengqian spoke warmly, his eyebrows furrowed and he had a headache.
He had no time to hurt his father's injury at this moment. As time went on, the news that his father fell from his horse and fell into coma would inevitably spread throughout the capital. No matter how Li Ji tried to block the news within the Tang army, Goguryeo would definitely add fuel to the fire with jealous generals.
This news spread widely in Chang'an City and even within the Tang Dynasty, thus shaking the morale of the Tang Dynasty's military.
When the news spreads, various forces will inevitably have various thoughts, and the situation will take a turn for the worse and fall into crisis.
What worries him the most is naturally the left and right guards outside Xuanwu Gate.
Fortunately for Youtunwei, Gao Kan was promoted by Fang Jun. Since Fang Jun would rather take Pei Xingjian with him, Cheng Wu supported the Western Expedition and left Gao Kan to guard the Xuanwu Gate. This means that not only Gao Kan's ability has been recognized by him, but his character as well.
His loyalty is even more firm.
But Zuotunwei is different.
Chai Zhewei, the Duke of Qiao, inherited the post of General of Zuotunwei. He was in charge of Zuotunwei and stayed in the imperial palace. However, he was secretly dissatisfied with Fang Junduo and was perfunctory with Fang Junduo in the East Palace.
The clan and Guan Long are very close.
If the situation in Chang'an City really changes, and someone covets the position of the crown prince and attempts to stage a mutiny to annihilate the East Palace, Zuo Tunwei will naturally be a force sufficient to ensure the success of his conspiracy...
However, Chai's family was favored by the emperor, and Chai Zhewei had never done anything wrong. How could he be deprived of his military power at this time? If he really did this, I am afraid that Chai Zhewei had no intention of mutiny and was forced to do it.
Xiao Yu pondered for a long time, and then suddenly said: "You are worried that the Guanlong clan will take risks, directly carry out a mutiny to depose the East Palace, and then support the King of Jin to ascend the throne, in order to achieve the purpose of complying with His Majesty's wishes, thereby reducing the guilt... It seems like this
, which is actually quite unreasonable.”
At this point, he paused for a moment, and when he saw everyone looking over, he continued: "What kind of person is Your Majesty? To say that there is only one emperor in the ages may be considered flattering, but to praise a great talent and great strategy is absolutely unacceptable.
It's not an exaggeration. Moreover, His Majesty has always been strong-willed. Even if he really deposes the prince he established, it must be due to his edict. How can he allow others to overstep his authority? If the Guanlong clan really does that, His Majesty may hold his nose and admit it.
Next, I followed the trend and appointed the King of Jin as the crown prince, but the anger in my heart towards the Guanlong clan will only intensify. Your Majesty is now in the prime of the Spring and Autumn Period, and I don’t know when it will take until the prince ascends the throne. In this period of time, why should the Guanlong clan eliminate Your Majesty?
Use the anger to achieve the purpose of self-protection?"
A passage that made everyone nod their heads, feeling that it made sense.
Li Chengqian also said: "And you must not forget that my father has been suppressing the Guanlong clan for more than a day or two. The reason why the methods were softened in the past is that Guanlong is deeply rooted, and a single move can affect the whole body. Also, there is a mother and queen.
The lingering shadow is still there, and the father does not want to completely break his face. But once the East Palace is deposed by the mutiny of the Guanlong clan, it will touch the bottom line of imperial power. How can the father endure it? The father is wise and powerful, and he is not alone in this kind of heart.
A kind-hearted person!"
Several important officials in the East Palace nodded in unison.
This analysis is really revealing. If the Guanlong clan dares to carry out a mutiny and depose the East Palace, they will naturally want to seize greater benefits.
However, even if their plan is successful and they finally put King Jin on the throne, will His Majesty allow them to depose the crown prince and still have high-ranking officials, ride horses, and be powerful and wealthy?
Therefore, the possibility of the Guanlong Clan taking advantage of His Majesty's serious injury to stage a mutiny is extremely slim...
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the situation is becoming more and more critical as news of His Majesty's injury spreads, as long as the Guanlong clan does not carry out a mutiny and does not use weapons in Chang'an City, the worst situation will not be reached.
With the support of the Shandong aristocratic families and the Jiangnan gentry in the East Palace, the government and the public occupy almost all the important yamen, and they can deal with it calmly and eliminate the crisis.
Ma Zhoudao: "The words of the Duke of Song Dynasty are indeed very mature and have profound insights. However, His Highness cannot ignore them lightly. The Guanlong clan will not launch a mutiny to depose the East Palace, but some people in the clan have to guard against it!"
Li Chengqian nodded repeatedly.
Although His Majesty Li Er has been on the throne for more than ten years, and the world is approaching a prosperous era of great peace, there are still some people in the clan who are still worried about the changes in the Xuanwu Sect, and they are even eyeing the throne of the emperor, and have never given up their ambition to replace him.
Once the news comes that my father is seriously ill and in a coma, someone will inevitably commit a treasonous act.
After all, no matter how hard they plan, the Guanlong clan cannot usurp the throne and establish themselves under the current situation. Their power and status must ultimately depend on the emperor. Naturally, they have a lot of scruples in doing things and dare not act unscrupulously. However, the clan is different.
As long as they stand up, it will inevitably be the outcome of a conspiracy to usurp the throne, which heralds a bloody battle for the throne. Either they will seize the throne and dominate, or they will be completely defeated and their bodies will be wiped out. How can they still control much?
As long as a mutiny is launched to capture Chang'an, he can proclaim himself emperor, and then there will inevitably be countless people who follow the trend and follow the scenery, and then block hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses of the Eastern Expedition army outside Yuguan, making it impossible to successfully break through Yuguan and enter Hebei and return.
Guanzhong will inevitably shake the morale of the military, and maybe something big can happen...
Although there are many dangers among them, which one has resisted and conquered throughout the ages, who has not overcome all difficulties, gone through hardships and dangers, and achieved great ambitions and hegemony despite the impossibility?
As long as there is a glimmer of hope, countless ambitious people will flock to it like moths to the flames.
Li Chengqian nodded, sighed heavily, and said with a look of sadness on his face: "My father was a hero for a lifetime, but he accidentally fell off his horse and was injured. He is a son of a man alone and cannot serve beside the bed. I am really heartbroken and heartbroken... Father."
If you hand over the responsibility of supervising the country to Gu, Gu will definitely swear to the death to stabilize the country, otherwise how can you have the face to see your father again? Today, there are many dangers, and I still hope that you will wholeheartedly help me. I will definitely remember your loyalty and never see each other again in my life.
burden!"
After saying this, he stood up and left the table, bowed his head to the ground and paid homage.
How dare everyone accept this? They quickly stood up, stepped aside, and bowed in return.
Xiao Yu said: "As human ministers, it is our duty to share your worries for you. How dare you treat your highness with such a great gift? Absolutely not!"
Although I know that "I will never be in debt for the rest of my life" is bullshit. Today, Xiao Yu is treating you wholeheartedly. Once you switch sides tomorrow, I will wish you could be cut into pieces... But as a prince, he is able to make such sacrifices.
It's very rare for me to dare to say such a sentence.
After all, imperial power is supreme and cannot be blasphemed. A sentence like this today may very well become a fetter that restrains imperial power in the future.
Although His Majesty Li Er has a broad mind and treats his heroes with kindness and tolerance, it may not be because he made too many promises like this back then. To this day, he is not able to break his promises and gets fat. People poke him in the spine and call him ungrateful and killing the donkey...
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It's not that as an emperor, he talks nonsense and has a cold heart, but that the imperial power is supreme. In order to stabilize the imperial power and pass it on from generation to generation, there are too many compromises and concessions.