You Wenzhi was so frightened that he knelt on one knee and said in panic: "The commander-in-chief has misunderstood. If the commander-in-chief betrays the commander-in-chief, he will be cut to pieces with thousands of swords and pierced by thousands of arrows! His Royal Highness King Jing did send someone to find the commander-in-chief.
General, I hope that the general can persuade the general to attach himself to Prince Jing’s palace and work together to create a great cause. But how can the general dare to betray the interests of the general in exchange for his own future? The general is loyal to you, general!"
Looking at You Wenzhi who was kneeling in front of him and seemed to have suffered a great deal of grievance, Chai Zhewei had a sneer on his lips, but it disappeared immediately, raised his hand slightly, and said with relief: "Why is it so? Even if you accept money from King Jing, I will not blame you.
As for you, who doesn't like money? But you have to remember that I won't care about some small things with you, and it doesn't hurt to reveal some military situations. But if you cheat on others at a critical moment, don't blame me for being ruthless! Okay.
, don’t pretend to be aggrieved here, quickly inquire about the situation in the city, I must know the current situation well, otherwise if you make a wrong judgment, you will die without a burial place!”
"Here!"
You Wenzhi felt resentful and did not dare to argue any more. Chai Zhewei was not a fool and could tolerate small things, but if he knew that he was King Jing's person, his head would be at stake immediately...
Hurry back and organize people to investigate the situation in the city.
Chai Zhewei sat alone in the barracks, sipping tea and thinking deeply about the current situation.
He was quite disdainful of Li Yuanjing, thinking that he had no sense of measure, was narrow-minded and stingy, and was not a person who could achieve great things. But was the Guanlong clan really sure of winning this time? Not necessarily so. If Changsun Chong or Hou Mo were connected,
Chen Qianhui raised his voice and suggested that various Guanlong families might be able to put aside their prejudices, work together, and conspire for great things. But now that Chang Sun Chong has been arrested, Hou Mo and Chen Qianhui are under house arrest, and the Guanlong clan is leaderless, the chances of success are high.
reduce.
Generally speaking, when Chang Sun Chong was arrested and Hou Mo and Chen Qianhui were placed under house arrest, the Guan and Long families should cease their activities and should not continue to take risks and send troops into the city to carry out military remonstrances.
But since the Guanlong families have done this, there can only be two explanations: an arrow is on the string and has to be fired. Since it has been prepared for a long time and is in conflict with the East Palace, it is better to just give it a try and everyone will naturally be happy.
If it fails, he will keep his tail between his legs from now on. Anyway, the prince does not dare to pursue it to the end in order to stabilize the situation. It is just like the situation after the "Xuanwumen Incident", which is stable in the first place.
Furthermore, the Guanlong families had their backbone again. Someone stood up and gave orders to each family, and each family was willing to let him drive them.
However, Chai Zhewei thought hard and couldn't think of anyone else who could have such fame and prestige, which made all Guanlong families put aside their prejudices and work together.
The only reason may be that Changsun Wuji has rushed back from Liaodong, sneaked back to Guanzhong, and secretly presided over the overall situation...
If this is the case, then why is Changsun Wuji's city extremely deep? Because it is possible that Changsun Chong and Hou Mo and Chen Qianhui are just a cover thrown by him to mislead others. After these two people were controlled one after another, he relaxed his vigilance, and
However, the Guanlongmen clan rushed into Chang'an City in one go.
In short, for this "No. 1 Honorable Minister of Zhenguan" and the "Changsun Yinren" who has been in charge of the court for many years, Chai Zhewei has always tried his best to speculate on the opponent's ability. No matter how impossible it is, under Changsun Wuji's
With operational preparation, it becomes possible.
Therefore, the reason why he was ambiguous and did not give a definite answer to Li Yuanjing, King of Jing, was that firstly, he really disliked Li Yuanjing as a person, and the benefits he offered were not enough to impress him. Secondly, he may not have the intention to wait a moment.
Maybe we can wait for another opportunity.
Because if Changsun Wuji really sneaks back to Chang'an and secretly takes charge of the overall situation, then Li Yuanjing will have no chance of winning. Instead, it will create an excuse for Changsun Wuji to "cut off the rebellion", and the Guanlong families will be justified in sending troops into the city.
reasons.
Even a fool knows that this reason is not valid.
However, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. As long as Guan Long finally wins this military remonstrance and deposes the East Palace to help the Jin King ascend to the throne, then no matter how outrageous the reason is, it will become an irrefutable reason...
While he was meditating, the door of the room was pushed open from the outside, and a cold wind mixed with wind and snow poured in. Chai Zhewei shivered and shouted angrily: "You bastard, you don't even know how to knock on the door..."
Halfway through the words, Shunjiang looked towards the door. His eyes widened and his words suddenly stopped. After being stunned for a moment, he stood up suddenly and bowed his arms to the ground...
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Xingqing Palace.
The entire palace was brightly lit, and the area near Nanxun Hall was even more crowded. Countless scouts, officials, and soldiers came and went in a hurry, gathering information from all over the city, and then went everywhere with orders to prepare for the upcoming battle.
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The Sixth Leader of the East Palace also started to take action. Together with the military patrol officers in the city and the Jingzhao government officials, more than a thousand Wuhou from Wuhoupu continued to retreat, moving from the city gate to Taiji Palace and various places between Xingqing Palace.
They were all given to the rebels, trying to lure the enemy deeper and reduce the scale of the war to the vicinity of these two palaces, so as not to spread to the whole city and cause casualties to innocent people.
In the Nanxun Hall, Prince Li Chengqian was sitting in the middle, and a group of ministers, military generals, and staff were lined up on the left and right, offering suggestions and working together on the current critical situation.
Li Jing said with shame: "It was my negligence, thinking that Changsun Chong, Hou Mo and Chen Qianhui were under control, and the Guanlong clan was leaderless, so they had to give up the mutiny. However, they did not expect that the other party not only did not stop, but immediately attacked
If the city... had reacted earlier and strengthened control at various city gates, the situation might not have been like this."
It was only after he controlled the Hou Mo Chen Qianhui that he discovered that the Guanlong Clan not only did not cease their activities, but instead entered the city with all their strength, he realized that someone must be secretly in charge of the overall situation, and this person was probably Changsun Wuji.
Li Chengqian waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "My father-in-law Wei is loyal to the country, why should I blame myself? The rebels have been planning for a long time, we just responded hastily, and omissions are inevitable. The current plan is not to hold anyone responsible.
Instead, we should work together to defeat the rebels and protect the country!"
At the critical moment, he was not as fragile and flustered as everyone imagined, but he was very calm and able to hold his own.
In fact, it is no wonder that everyone miscalculated the situation. Who would have thought that Changsun Wuji would dare to leave the Liaodong Army without authorization and sneak back to Guanzhong privately?
The most important thing is that Changsun Wuji came back so quickly...
According to the information Li Chengqian received, Changsun Wuji left Liaodong without authorization when his father was injured and unconscious, and his whereabouts are unknown. At that time, who was sure that his father would die? If his father had not died, then Changsun Wuji
What you are about to face will be extremely severe punishment!
With Changsun Wuji's cautious and careful character, how could he dare to take such a big risk?
In this way, the crux of the question is: Did Changsun Wuji know in advance that his father would die, so he dared to be so unscrupulous?
It’s scary to think about it…
Li Jing was so moved that he stood up and left the table, knelt down on one knee and said loudly: "Your Highness is so generous, I am so embarrassed that I have no choice but to sacrifice my body and die!"
He had been glorious and glorious in his life, but his official career was full of ups and downs. When he led his army to conquer the Yinshan Mountains and overthrew the Turks, which was the most glorious time, he never felt stable. On the one hand, he had to be wary of being ostracized by his colleagues, and on the other hand, he had to deal with His Majesty's influence.
Fear, it is really difficult to advance and retreat, and in the end I end up with a man who has made great achievements but has to live idle and live in a secluded mansion.
It is said that His Majesty Li Er has a broad mind, but Li Jing has never felt this at all, only fear and suspicion.
If he had met a benevolent master back then, how would Li Jing's achievements be like this?
Li Chengqian expressed relief, asked Li Jing to take a seat, then looked at Cui Dunli and asked: "According to statistics from the Ministry of War, how many regular troops have the rebels gathered?"
Now that intelligence from all directions has gathered here, it is known that the number of rebels gathered by various families in Guanlong is about 50,000, but the most effective among them are naturally the regular troops scattered throughout Guanzhong. The rest of the soldiers and slaves have neglected training.
Naturally, their combat effectiveness is not strong, they are just a ragtag group of people, and the dead soldiers of each family can only undertake tasks such as assassination and destruction. If they are really put on the battlefield, they may not be able to equal ten.
Dong Gong Liu led more than 40,000 people, all of whom were elite. If not too many regular troops joined the rebel camp and the guards on the left and right guarded Xuanwu Gate strictly, they could be invincible.
Of course, when a war breaks out, the situation changes instantly, and victory or defeat cannot be measured simply by the number of soldiers and whether they are elite, but it is also an important reference, which can at least stabilize the morale of the military.