However, in the end, the crown prince remained firmly seated, causing all of His Majesty Li Er's plans to fail to come to fruition.
Under such circumstances, how can the emperor and the prince coexist peacefully? Therefore, His Majesty Li Er will not change his heart of Yi Chu, and will even resort to any means to do so.
However, after the Guanlong Rebellion, the prince was reborn from the ashes. His outstanding performance not only won praise from both the government and the public, but also received unprecedented support. More importantly, he forged a powerful Donggong Liuli team from the flames of war.
The invincible Youtun Guards are rampant, the troops in the East Palace are strong and loyal, and the Prince is as stable as Mount Tai.
In this way, even with the prestige of His Majesty Li Er, it is no longer feasible to force the exchange of funds, otherwise it will be resisted and we can only find another way.
What path?
Naturally, it was framed and framed to ruin the reputation of the prince and make him lose all the hearts of the people.
What could be more perfect than the crime of "killing people to secure reserves"?
In the past, His Majesty Li Er's purpose for wanting Yi Chu was that the Crown Prince was not good enough to be the emperor of the Tang Empire, let alone his two brothers. Now, His Majesty Li Er's purpose for Yi Chu has become that he cannot coexist with the Crown Prince.
After all, after so many ruthless plans, how could the prince not feel resentful?
In addition, the East Palace has a large military force, strong combat power, and has the support of the powerful families in Shandong and Jiangnan. Who knows whether the prince will follow the example of the "Xuanwu Gate Incident" again under the instigation of these people...
It is completely reasonable to use the lives of his two brothers to completely remove the prince from the throne.
As for the future prince, he may not be his legitimate son. Which one is not the son of His Majesty Li Er?
What's more, there is now another Li Ke who has gone to Liaodong to serve as the "King of Silla". In terms of talent and prestige, he is not inferior to their brothers at all. If he succeeds to the throne, he will definitely be able to continue the prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty for a long time, and even more.
Go up a floor...
Therefore, how could the two brothers not feel chills in their hearts and trembling in their two limbs?
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Fang Jun returned to the Central Military Tent. Cheng Wuting, Wang Fangyi, Cen Changqian, Ouyang Tong and others all arrived in a hurry. However, a few of them sat down with dull faces and were speechless for a long time. Apparently, they had not yet recovered from His Majesty Li Er's "resurrection from the dead" and this incident.
Get rid of the shock caused by the meaning behind the incident.
After all, who would have thought that after everyone in the East Palace fought bloody battles and came back to win, they would realize that all this might be the conspiracy of His Majesty Li Er?
This was a fatal blow to the morale of the East Palace.
Fang Jun looked around, took in everyone's expressions, and said in a deep voice: "You must have heard about His Majesty's return to the capital. You are all soldiers. You only need to perform your duties and don't need to pay attention to the fighting in the court."
Several people paused for a moment and said in unison: "Here!"
Fang Jun nodded and continued: "Immediately assemble the entire army and send an order to Gao Kan to withdraw. All ministries are ready for battle. The scouts will closely monitor the movements around Chang'an. There must not be any negligence. Once the situation changes, no matter whether the commander or not
If you are in the army, you must capture the Xuanwu Gate within an hour, no matter the cost!"
Everyone was shocked, stood up together, and said loudly: "Here!"
Everyone knows in their hearts that if everything Li Ji did along the way was under orders, then His Majesty's heart for Yi Chu would have been as solid as stone and unshakable. Now that he is back in Beijing, he will still promote Yi Chu's affairs, and Youtun Wei is the strongest in the East Palace.
The team is bound to conflict with the emperor.
Once His Majesty puts the Crown Prince under house arrest with strong force and is suspicious of directly deposing the Crown Prince, the Youtun Guards have no choice but to follow His Majesty's example and repeat the "Xuanwu Gate Incident". However, back then, His Majesty entered the palace and usurped it, but now it is
Offensive and defensive shifts.
It is simply the reincarnation of heaven...
Cen Changqian asked worriedly: "Will the Marshal be entering the palace later?"
The Youtun Guards are the team of the East Palace, and Fang Jun is the soul of the Youtun Guards. If His Majesty Li Er wants to insist on deposing the Crown Prince, he must first cut off the wings of the East Palace. If he wants to cut off the wings of the East Palace, he must first capture Fang Jun... So Fang When Jun enters the palace, there will be bad luck and bad luck.
Fang Jun sighed and said: "Your Majesty returns to the capital, how can our ministers not go to the palace to see you? But you don't have to worry about my safety. You guys guarding the Xuanwu Gate are my talisman. Even your Majesty doesn't dare to act rashly." . Later, I will enter the palace. Before I return, no matter who comes with any reason to order the Youtun Guards to move elsewhere, there is no need to pay attention to it. We must stay firmly rooted in this Xuanwu Gate!"
"Here!"
Gu/span everyone agreed again.
Xuanwumen is the gateway to Taiji Palace. Whether it is occupying this place to support the prince or putting pressure on Taiji Palace, there must be no room for error.
Fang Jun added: "I will rush to Chunming Gate later. I will inform Po Zan on the way and order her to stay in the army due to illness and guard the Zhongwei Bridge for us. She must not enter the palace easily."
The Zhongwei Bridge means the final retreat, and the Tubo barbarian cavalry is a foreign army after all. There is no need to obey His Majesty Li Er. The situation in Guanzhong is complicated at the moment. Even if His Majesty Li Er is angry, he will not dare to fight with this barbarian cavalry. .
Cheng Wuting frowned and said, "Will Po Zan be won over by His Majesty?"
After all, the reason why Tubo Huqi traveled thousands of miles to Chang'an to support the East Palace was for the benefit of the Gar family. Once Zanpo realized that the crown prince's position was unstable and might even be deposed by His Majesty Li Er, she might not switch to His Majesty Li Er. camp, betray the East Palace.
Fang Jun shook his head and said firmly: "No! Your Majesty was willing to marry Tubo at the beginning, which shows that you are afraid of Tubo in your heart. Your Majesty originally planned to pacify Tubo during the Eastern Expedition, and then attack Tubo with power after the Eastern Expedition. Now we have to fight in the Eastern Expedition. It has only started but ended, and it has exhausted the national power and cannot support another war. Under such circumstances, the only choice is to continue to liaise with Tibet. The Gar family wants to stand on its own by the Qinghai Lake. Is Your Majesty willing to support it at the risk of offending Tibet? Po Zan understands this truth and will definitely stand firmly on the side of the East Palace, which is the hope of the Gar family."
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Faced with such a situation, Fang Jun already had a plan in mind on how to deal with it, and all actions were taken step by step.
After explaining it carefully, I thought about going back to my residence to bathe and change clothes before going to the palace to see him, but I thought that the female relatives had probably heard the news about His Majesty's "resurrection from the dead" at this moment, and they would definitely ask questions when they saw me, which made some of them even more happy. Some people were worried that they were in serious trouble, so they simply washed their faces casually, went out and took their own soldiers, who had already left the camp with a thousand fine horses.
From Youtunwei, we galloped westward around the outer wall of the Daming Palace. When we arrived outside the Taiji Gate, we saw the Tubo Huqi who were ready to go and had high morale.
Riding with Zan Po outside the Taiji Gate, Fang Jun looked south towards the Chunming Gate. Fang Jun gave his orders, and Zan Po immediately agreed and expressed his feelings: "I know that the situation in Chang'an is complicated and the interests are entangled. It is so complicated that no one even knows what the situation will be in the future, but please tell His Highness the Crown Prince, Duke of Yue, that the Gar family is not from the Qin Dynasty to the late Chu Dynasty. Since they have agreed to assist the East Palace in retaining the position of crown prince, no matter whether the enemy is the Guanlong rebels Or someone else, I will carry out my promise to the end and stick with it until death."
Fang Jun was surprised and exclaimed: "You actually still use the idiom 'Chao Qin Mu Chu'? Well, it's very appropriate for the occasion."
Zanpo laughed loudly and waved her arms. Under her leather waistcoat, her body odor, which she had never taken a shower since arriving in Chang'an, could not be suppressed. She had a very proud look on her face: "My father is a scholar of nature, especially obsessed with Chinese classics. We
The study room at home is full of those collections of classics and history. To use an idiom to describe it, we can also be regarded as having a family-study origin, ha!"
Fang Jun smiled, tapped his riding crop against his boots, and looked towards the Chunming Gate in the distance under the gloomy rain. He said softly: "The general must have known about the news that His Majesty returned to Beijing safe and sound?"
Po Zan suppressed her smile and nodded heavily, but did not speak.
Fang Jun withdrew his gaze, looked at Po Zan, and asked, "If I hand over my back, can I continue to trust the general?"
Zanpo was stunned for a moment, pondered for a moment, and said with emotion: "The Duke of Yue is a rare smart man in the Tang Dynasty, and I am not a fool. In both public and private matters, the Gar family must be the same as the Duke of Yue and His Royal Highness."
Otherwise, once the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty marries the Tubo, the Gar family will be attacked from both sides, and there will be no way to survive. When I sent out troops, my father once warned me that I and the more than 10,000 elite cavalry under my command are the few in the Gar family.
No matter we win or lose, let us exchange our blood and body for the friendship of the Duke of Yue and His Highness the Crown Prince. In addition, life or death is our fate!"
"good!"
Fang Jun praised greatly, his face flushed, he drew out his sword and pointed to the sky and swore: "In this case, I implore the general to defend the Zhongwei Bridge. As long as the general does not disappoint the prince, the whole East Palace will remember this kindness, and he will do his best to help the general and his son build the country."
, If you violate this oath, both humans and gods will be abandoned!"
Po Zan was also bursting with passion and beat her chest loudly: "I guarantee it with my head. Even if I die, I will use the corpse to build a pontoon for His Royal Highness to cross the river!"
He is certainly not stupid, and he understands that Zhongwei Bridge should be regarded as the last retreat for the East Palace. Once the prince crosses the Wei River, he can only be defeated and flee. From then on, he will go all the way west and then separatize the counties in Hexi. However, the prince separatizes the counties in Hexi.
The county is also a good thing for the Gar family. It can completely block the military offensive from the Tang Dynasty, allowing the Gar family to free up their hands to resist the attack of Luoche City.
The Gar family and the Prince of the East Palace are interdependent and assist each other. They occupy the north and south of the Qilian Mountains. Both sides can advance and attack, retreat and defend. They have sufficient strategic depth. Even though the situation is not as good as that of the Prince who successfully ascended the throne and devoted the entire country to supporting the Gar family to establish the country.
, not much different.
Immediately, Zanpo led his Huqi troops to evacuate north from the Forbidden Garden on the side of Taiji Palace. After arriving at the Weishui River, they headed east along the river bank and returned to station near the Zhongwei Bridge.
Fang Jun then led his troops and rode out of the Forbidden Garden, along the city wall southward, and arrived outside Chunming Gate.
At this time, the Chunming Gate was already crowded with people, rubbing shoulders with each other. Countless dignitaries, royal relatives and celebrities heard the news of His Majesty's return to Beijing. They broke through the obstruction of the Jingzhao Mansion and rushed to the Chunming Gate to greet the Holy Emperor.