In the first year of God's blessing, it is April and spring is warm.
In Liangzhou City, people are coming and going, but it is gradually becoming more prosperous.
In the Chengyun Palace, Princess Wanchun Yin Yu accompanied Li Longji, happily telling anecdotes about Zhou Xiao's growth, making the latter laugh from time to time.
After Li Longji finished laughing, he sighed softly: "I miss Xiao'er very much. If I have the chance, I really want to go out of the palace to see him."
When Yin Yu heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then showed bitterness on his face.
When Li Longji saw this, he shook his head and said, "I said the wrong thing."
Yin Yu said softly: "Father, Erlang also has his own difficulties, don't blame him. When Erlang comes back, my daughter will persuade him to come to the palace again, and you can just reconcile."
Li Longji: "What my mother said makes sense. I'm old and I don't like all the troubles. Being able to spend time with my family is the best time."
Yin Yu looked grateful and nodded repeatedly.
The father and daughter talked for a while, and Yin Yu said goodbye to Li Longji and left Chengyun Hall first.
After Yin Yu left the palace, Li Longji, who was originally smiling, suddenly changed his face.
He summoned Gao Lishi and asked him in a deep voice: "How is the arrangement in the city?"
Gao Lishi: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the Wei family of Yun Gong, the Pei family of Yanling, the Xue family of Pingqi, the Fang family of Pengcheng and other large families have all prepared their troops and contacted the heirs in the army. They are ready to launch at any time."
Li Longji said with a gloomy face: "Liangzhou plotted rebellion, Fan Yang mutinied, and I was defeated twice. This time, I must not make any mistakes!"
Gao Lishi: "Your Majesty, don't worry. This time, all the civil and military officials in the DPRK and China who are loyal to the Tang Dynasty are on your side... There are hundreds of officials from the three provinces and six ministries, the Western Family and the Eastern Family, the Military Bei Pastoral Supervisor, etc.
One piece, just to save His Majesty from the fire and water, and then to wipe out all the gangsters in Na Zhoujun."
Li Longji: "I mentioned before that we would lead the troops and divide the work. Do you have a plan now?"
Gao Lishi: "The family members, together with the military heirs of the great clans, have reached 3,000 troops. These 3,000 people are divided into two armies. One army attacks the palace and rescues His Majesty; the other army raids Princess Wanchun's Mansion.
, captured Princess Wanchun and Zhou Jun's eldest son Zhou Xiao, and took them as hostages."
Li Longji: "Who will lead the two armies?"
Gao Lishi: "The army that came to the palace to rescue His Majesty was led by Pei Sizhao, the imperial censor; as for the army that raided the princess's palace, it was led by Cao Gu, the regular servant of Yousanqi."
Li Longji: "When do you plan to launch it?"
Gao Lishi: "Three days later, it will be the Buddha's birthday. That night in Liangzhou City, there will be religious services in all the major Buddhist temples. In the name of worshiping the Buddha, the wealthy people in the city will disguise their tribes and private soldiers as common people and ambush the mansions in the city.
.We will take action immediately after it gets dark."
Li Longji nodded and said: "That's very good. Tell those people to be careful."
Gao Lishi first nodded and drank, then asked Li Longji: "Your Majesty, Doctor Pei once asked someone to ask your Majesty something."
Li Longji: "What's the matter?"
Gao Lishi: "If we capture the princess's mansion and capture the princess's mother and son, can we use these two to break the situation when the war goes badly?"
Li Longji turned his head and looked at Gao Lishi, the fierceness in his eyes making the latter shudder.
Li Longji said softly: "Tell Pei Sizhao that as long as he can save me, he will do it easily."
Gao Lishi bowed and took a step back, whispering: "I understand."
In the evening three days later, the sun gradually set.
A group of civil and military officials wearing armor and carrying swords on their waists gathered in an abandoned mansion, and they all discussed together.
A tall eunuch with no beard on his face looked at the people around him and said: "The Princess Mansion is heavily guarded, and there are heavy soldiers guarding the long street. We only have 800 soldiers in our hands. How can we take them?"
Down?"
Another middle-aged man with a face like a crown jade and a tall body said while stroking his beard: "Mr. Cao, there is no need to worry. Zhou Jun's parents are both Buddhist believers. They went to the temple to worship the Buddha today and borrowed
There are many people in the princess's mansion. According to the informants, there are only 300 guards in the princess's mansion at the moment."
After hearing this, Cao Gu felt relieved and said to the middle-aged man: "Doctor Pei, there is something unclear about our family. Why do we have to divide our troops to attack the princess's mansion? Let's gather our troops in one place, attack Chengyun Palace, and rescue them directly.
Your Majesty, isn’t that enough?”
Pei Sizhao said: "Capturing the princess's palace and taking the princess's mother and child hostage can make the army of Chengyun Palace use rat weapons. In this way, they can rescue your majesty without any blood. Otherwise, they can only attack by force. The sword has no eyes, and I'm afraid it will disturb people."
Holy Master."
An official named Wei next to him said: "Zhou Jun is the marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, and the soldiers in his hands are elite soldiers in hundreds of battles. Even if the princess's palace only has three hundred guards, they must be the elite of the army. Why should such errands be divided among
My Wei family? Why do we have to follow Duke Cao to attack the princess mansion?"
As soon as this statement came out, the officials in the house began to make noise again, and everyone began to argue endlessly over the division of labor and credit.
Pei Sizhao saw through the thoughts of the official surnamed Wei at a glance, and shouted loudly: "Before you join the army, I have made it clear repeatedly that this uprising has nothing to do with merit or credit. It has only one purpose, which is to rescue your majesty and give the Tang Dynasty a place to rule.
Qingping!"
"We are all loyal ministers of the Tang Dynasty, and we have received the favor of the Holy One. We should know how to repay our kindness and repay the Emperor's kindness! Right now, Zhou Jun is still in Fan Yang, which is the best time for us to act. If we miss this opportunity, Zhou Jun will lead his army to return
Liangzhou, then Your Majesty will never be able to rescue you!"
"So, at this juncture, everyone should stop trying to compete for credit and work together as a team."
After hearing these words, the civil and military officials, who were still arguing endlessly, slowly became quiet.
Everyone looked at each other, and finally silently gathered in front of the desk, looking at the map of the city above.
When Pei Sizhao saw that there was no more quarrel among the people, he first breathed a sigh of relief, then pointed to the map and said: "There are only two targets for this uprising, one is Chengyun Palace, and the other is the Princess Mansion."
"Cao Gong led 800 elite soldiers to Jinxi Square, where the princess's mansion is located, and attacked the princess's mansion from Xiajiekou. As long as the two gates of the mansion are broken, they can rush into the inner garden where the princess is."
"Once the inner garden is invaded, Mr. Cao should not be reluctant to fight. He should seize the princess, mother and son as soon as possible, and then come to the palace to join me."
Pei Sizhao moved his finger to Chengyun Hall in Liangzhou Palace and said: "There are five hundred guards at Min'en Gate, and another five hundred guards at Shenyuan of the Inner Palace. If Cao Gong can come to join me in time, we can
We can take the princess and her son as hostages, force the defenders of Min'en Gate to open the city gate, and then rush into Chengyun Hall to rescue His Majesty."
Cao Gu: "What if the defenders of Ming'en Gate and Chengyun Palace still refuse to retreat when they see the princess and her son?"
Pei Sizhao gritted his teeth and said: "Zhou Jun and the princess have only one son. The couple dotes on this son deeply, and everyone knows this. The defenders in the palace regard Zhou Jun as their commander, and naturally they dare not sit back and watch Zhou Jun's son be harmed. If the defender
If the army is showing off, then we will cut off the child's hands and feet, gouge out his eyes, and throw him into the city. The defenders will definitely come out of the city to rescue him. At that time, we will lead the army to charge and kill him, and great things will happen."
Upon hearing this, Cao Gu looked at the people around him and nodded in praise: "Doctor Pei does not stick to trivial matters when he accomplishes great things. He is quite like a general."
When Pei Sizhao heard the praise, he felt proud and smiled.
Then, he added: "As for the Princess Mansion, we still have to ask Duke Cao to be careful... If the war at the Princess Mansion drags on for too long, Pei will have no choice but to lead an army to attack and then go into the palace alone to find His Majesty."
Cao Gu: "Doctor Pei, don't worry, our family will save the trouble and we will not disappoint you."