The corridors of the inner courtyard of the Privy Council were filled with sergeants today.
All irrelevant personnel were expelled, and even the clerical staff working in the courtyard were temporarily transferred to other official offices.
Right Prime Minister Kong You stood in the hall. In front of him was the six-meter-square Chang'an sand table, which included 108 squares, three cities, Qujiang and other scenery, all of which were lifelike.
There were two other generals in the hall, one was Guo Xin, the Great Protector of Longyou (who governed Hehuang, Dafeichuan, Qilian, and Hechuan), and the other was Long Qi, the military envoy of Hexi Province.
Kong You looked at the sand table and said: "In half a month, it will be your Majesty's birthday. In Chang'an City, celebrations will be held for three consecutive days. On the last day of the celebration, Your Majesty will set off from the palace and drive there.
Qujiang in the south of the city is a place of joy for the people."
Guo Xin: "The right minister thinks that Sang Chiruo will take advantage of this opportunity to come to Chang'an to assassinate the emperor?"
Kong You nodded and said: "Sang Chiruo has been confirmed not to be dead, but in the Tubo Kingdom, the warring factions, the main war faction, and the main faction and the Tang Dynasty are quarreling endlessly. By the end of the year, Tubo and Tang Dynasty will set up boundary markers and reopen mutual trade. At that time
At that time, the main faction in Tubo will completely gain the upper hand, and Sang Chiruo will never have a chance to return to the throne. Therefore, this celebration will be his best and last chance."
Hearing this, Guo Xin nodded slightly.
Long Qi, who was missing an arm, first looked around, and then asked Kong You: "Right Prime Minister, there are Jinyi guards in Chang'an City, as well as Yu Lin and other guards. Why is it necessary to arrest Sang Chiruo?
Mobilize troops from Longyou and Hexi?"
Kong You: "The Jinyi Guards, as well as the guards in Beiya, the officials among them may have different aspirations, so we must be on guard against them."
Long Qi was a little surprised when he heard this.
The Jinyi Guards are the emperor's personal attendants, and the Beiya Guards are the imperial guards in the palace. Naturally, people are surprised that the Right Prime Minister actually said that these two forces can no longer be used with confidence.
However, Guo Xin's expression on the side was as usual.
Although Guo Xin's uncle Guo Ziyi has now become an official, he is well-informed in the court, and Guo Xin has naturally heard a lot about it.
The emperor raised the status of the congressmen, which made the officials in the DPRK and the central government dissatisfied. Jinyiwei and Beiya had connections with many officials.
Therefore, it is not surprising that Kong You mobilized troops from outside to come to Chang'an.
However, what Guo Xin couldn't figure out was that the arrest of Sang Chiruo this time involved the interests of the Tang Dynasty. No matter how many conflicts there were between North Korean and Chinese officials and members of the parliament, they could not use this to harm the country.
event.
Thinking of this, Guo Xinduo glanced at Kong You, suspicious in his heart. Could it be that the Tibetan plot to assassinate the emperor this time also had contact with officials in the DPRK?
Kong You pointed at the Chang'an sand table and said: "Two generals, you have dealt with the Tubo people, and you should be familiar with Sang Chiruo. If the Tubo people really take advantage of this celebration to plot to assassinate the Holy Emperor, as you see
, how will they make plans?”
Guo Xin had a headache and said to Kong You: "Right Prime Minister, when it comes to fighting, Guo has some abilities, but ambush and assassination are really not my specialty."
Kong You turned his attention to Long Qi again.
Long Qi was once a hunting cavalry member of the Dragon Tribe. He was good at setting up ambushes and tracking down the enemy. Under the guidance of the assassination organization Yinmen, he trained the first batch of special forces of the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, he has absolute say in the assassination.
Long Qi came to the sand table, looked at the streets in Chang'an City, and said after thinking for a long time: "There are two types of assassinations, namely hasty ambush and deliberate ambush. The so-called hasty ambush refers to an encounter without being discovered.
To reach the enemy and formulate an ambush plan in a short period of time; to deliberately set up an ambush is to know the enemy's marching route in advance and conduct a well-planned attack on the enemy at a predetermined location."
Long Qi first pointed to the Anshang Gate of the Imperial City: "On the day of the celebration, the emperor's motorcade set out from here, first going south via Suzaku Avenue, and then heading towards Qujiang. If this route is fixed, then
There is a high probability that the Tibetans will launch a deliberate ambush."
Guo Xin asked from the side: "So, do you want to suggest that the emperor's motorcade temporarily change its route on the day of the celebration? Maybe just set up multiple routes to confuse the enemy?"
Long Qi shook his head and said: "Even if we change the route or set up multiple baits, if we don't get rid of the enemy, the danger will still exist."
Guo Xin: “What should we do?”
Long Qi did not answer this question, but looked at Kong You: "Right Prime Minister, what did the emperor say about the Tubo people's assassination?"
Kong You: "The emperor confessed that the culprit must be caught."
After saying this, Kong You added: "Of course, the emperor's safety comes first."
Long Qi nodded: "Then we have two goals. The primary goal is to ensure the safety of the emperor, and the secondary goal is to capture Sang Chiruo. Therefore, I suggest that the route on the day of the celebration not only remains unchanged, but also
Don’t arrange multiple routes, just fix one. Landscapes and decorations should be set up along the way, and many guards should be arranged to make the Tubo people convinced that the emperor will definitely pass by this place.”
When Guo Xin heard this, she was a little confused: "Only set up one route? In that case, wouldn't it give the Tubo people an opportunity to visit places in advance, arrange in advance, and formulate plans?"
Long Qi nodded and said: "Yes, it is to let the Tubo people know the route in advance, so as to give them the opportunity to make an assassination plan in advance."
Guo Xin was still puzzled, but Kong You had already understood Long Qi's intention: "You want to do the opposite and use this assassination as a trap to lure the Tubo people out and expose their flaws.
?”
Long Qi cupped his hands and said, "Yes."
Guo Xin asked: "Guo doesn't understand something, can you explain..."
Long Qi pointed to the sand table and said: "If a person wants to deal with an assassin, what is the most troublesome thing? It is that the other party is hiding and we are hiding. If the Tubo people make up their mind and plan to assassinate the Holy Emperor on the day of the celebration, then they are afraid that they will
Lurking in the city, waiting for opportunities. However, Chang'an City has 108 squares and a population of nearly two million. Finding the assassin is like looking for a needle in a haystack."
Long Qi: "Since it is extremely difficult to search for assassins, it is better to set up a trap and let them jump out on their own... As long as the route is announced in advance and various illusions are made to let the Tubo people confirm that the emperor will definitely take this route that day, then the enemy will
This route will be used as a deliberate ambush location, and plans will be made around these locations."
Kong You laughed at this time and said: "If we don't announce the route, then the Tibetans will huddle in their hiding places and wait until the day of the celebration before starting to take action; but if we announce the route, the enemy will be convinced that the news is correct.
, then the Tibetans will come out of the hiding place in advance and go to this route to inspect and evaluate every location that can be used for an ambush."
Long Qi: "We are not afraid that the enemy will come out to take action, but we are afraid that they will always hide in the dark, giving us no chance to find them."
Guo Xin suddenly realized: "Deliberately announcing the route is actually to attract the enemy to inquire, and then we will ambush in advance to find those suspicious characters, and finally catch them all."
Long Qi: "I said before that assassins' ambush can be divided into two types: deliberate and hasty. Among them, deliberate ambush is easier to see through, but encounters caused by hasty ambush are likely to be disrupted by any unexpected factors.
lead to serious consequences.”
Guo Xin: "Guo has another question, since the route has been announced in advance, how can the emperor's safety be ensured?"
When Kong You heard this, he smiled and said to Guo Xin: "If the Tubo people suspected of being assassins were really found, how could the emperor really rush to Qujiang on the day of the celebration?"
