Chapter 341 The Wheel of History
Although Chang'an City was not built on the Loess Plateau, the Guanzhong Plain was formed by river alluvial and loess accumulation, so it was very convenient to dig tunnels. The tunnel inside the house was obviously dug a long time ago. It is only one shoulder wide, and there is a strange mechanism under the entrance. There is a wooden board on the top. When you lower it, there will be a large amount of live soil prepared in advance. The entire tunnel is blocked.
Because the tunnel is narrow, it takes time to clean up the living soil. By the time the cleaning is completed, the assassin has already fled and cannot catch up.
Li Junxian sighed sadly. In addition to being unable to do anything at the beginning, the hunt for the assassin this time has been progressing rapidly since Fang Jun joined. Digging out Chu Yanbo, following the clues to find the hiding place of the golden house, and finally surrounding the assassin in the Daqin Temple, every step is miraculous.
If we could catch them all, that would be perfect...
Fang Jun was not that emotional. He was not familiar with Zhang Shigui. He didn't care too much whether the Duke of Guo was dead or alive. On the contrary, that girl Mingyue, who has the beauty of Tianxiang and had an ambiguous relationship with him, would be a pity if she fell into the hands of "Hundred Cavalry".
This ending is quite good. I wonder if there will be a chance to renew our relationship in the future?
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His Majesty Li Er was naturally dissatisfied with this outcome.
Assassinating a first-class Duke and a general of the imperial court in the street is simply a provocation to the power of the Tang Dynasty. In the eyes of His Majesty Li Er, such thugs must kill the nine tribes with thousands of cuts. To escape so freely, it is inevitable for the imperial court to lose face. There is no light on it.
If there are assassins who take chances in the future, won't assassinations become commonplace?
Coupled with the "violating the Que" rebellion led by Ashina's association, he was inevitably disappointed with the "Hundred Qisi".
Li Junxian is a fierce general who charges into battle, and his loyalty is unquestionable, but he is really not suitable for such a dark and cunning job. On the contrary, it was Fang Jun's performance that made his eyes light up, but then he had no choice but to give up the idea.
Is it possible to combine "Shenji Camp" and "Hundred Cavalry Division" into one?
Compared to "Hundred Riders", he values the future of "Shenji Camp" more. After all, the former is nothing more than an intelligence department. His Majesty Li Er, who is extremely confident, has never thought of setting up an organization similar to the Jin Yiwei to monitor officials and eliminate dissidents for himself. The "Hundred Cavalry" were just his forbidden troops, incidentally spying on the Hu tribe's movements in Chang'an City, nothing more.
The "Shenji Battalion" is regarded by him as a powerful supplement to the future army.
His Majesty Li Er has never doubted which is more important. Naturally, he will not put Fang Jun, who is most suitable to be in charge of the "Shenji Camp", to the "Hundred Cavalry" to play some shady conspiracy tricks...
What's more, the Western Expedition has to be advanced. The "Shenji Battalion" will also accompany the army in the Western Expedition this time, and Fang Jun cannot be transferred.
Tubo and Tuguhun have been on the verge of making trouble recently, and have been provoking troubles at the border several times. It seems that the two tribes must have some kind of contract, which means they will retreat and advance together. They all knew that they could not pose much of a threat to the Tang Dynasty on their own, but they wanted to start a war before winter. Even if they could not achieve much results, they could still occupy a few cities and plunder a few cities to avoid the shame of being rejected. , to alleviate the long and cold winter and the shortage of supplies.
The nomadic people are skilled in bows and horses and are powerful in battle. They can gallop with impunity in the summer. However, in winter, when the water and grass are withered and the sky is full of wind and snow, they have no choice but to calm down.
Wind and snow are their natural enemies.
If there is an unlucky snowstorm, half of the entire clan's population and livestock may freeze to death. Often a prosperous tribe collapses after just one natural disaster...
Joining forces, plundering in the name of being rejected, and storing enough food supplies to survive the winter become the best way.
With the national power of the Tang Dynasty, it was difficult to wage war against Tubo and Tuguhun at the same time, so the two tribes were very confident this time.
However, what they didn't expect was that in the face of their hooliganism, His Majesty Li Er had no intention of backing down this time.
His Majesty Li Er is half-Human blood, which makes him better understand the nature of the Hu people. Bullying the weak and fearing the strong, preying on the weak and taking advantage of others are their genetic genes. Back then, the "Shame on the Weishui River" made the strong-willed Majesty Li Er almost commit suicide, which was the greatest shame in his life. How could he face the aggressiveness of Tubo and Tuguhun and have another "Weishui River Alliance" now?
The most important thing is that there is now a picture of the words framed in the Imperial Study Room.
"If you don't make peace, make indemnities, cede territory, or pay tribute, the emperor will guard the country and the king will die!"
His Majesty Li Er likes this calligraphy very much, and even more likes the domineering power contained in it!
But at the same time, this text is also fucking...
While it inspired His Majesty Li Er to work hard and move towards more ambitious goals in life, it was also like a tightening curse, preventing him from doing anything rashly. Once you mess up, you will definitely be caught by those hateful guys who are unwilling to accept your words, and they will lash out, and you will inevitably get another disgusting meal.
So he felt that he was actually morally kidnapped by that little bastard Fang Jun...
But no matter what, His Majesty Li Er made up his mind and became more tough than ever. Instead of compromising, he took the initiative.
Although it is difficult to initiate a war with Tubo and Tuguhun, Gaochang Kingdom can be destroyed with thunderous force! As long as the Gaochang Kingdom is destroyed, Tubo and Tuguhun will have to consider what the consequences will be if they really offend the Tang Dynasty!
Recently, His Majesty Li Er has been very good at killing chickens to scare monkeys...
Since Gaochang State is to be destroyed to achieve a deterrent effect, it must be resolved quickly, and the original expedition plan must be advanced.
The state machinery of the Tang Empire began to operate slowly but accurately.
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Fang Jun, like most subjects of the Tang Dynasty, never believed that it was difficult to overthrow the Gaochang Kingdom, it was just a matter of the length of time. The mighty and domineering Tang Dynasty attacked with all its strength, and there was absolutely no second outcome for the small Gaochang Kingdom.
Qu Wentai, King of Gaochang, once despised the Tang army: "We are seven thousand miles away from the Tang Dynasty, and there is no water and grass for two thousand miles in Qilu. The winter wind cracks the muscles, and the summer wind burns like fire. If one in a hundred comes, how can he lead a large army?" If you are able to defeat our city for ten days, it will be completely destroyed, so I will tie it up and capture it."
I don't know who gave him such confidence. In the eyes of the soldiers and civilians of the Tang Dynasty, it was completely ignorant.
Anyone who dares to challenge the national prestige of the Tang Dynasty will be punished even if they are seven thousand miles away!
The current Tang Dynasty has this kind of heroism!
Fang Jun was worried about another thing.
His Majesty Li Er did not accuse the Zheng family of Laiyang of exterminating the nine clans, but the direct lineage of the Zheng family of Laiyang alone numbered more than 300 people. When they were escorted into Chang'an City, there were prison cars lined up and weeping endlessly. All pity.
If you dare to challenge His Majesty Li Er's imperial power, you must be prepared to pay the price.
The fate of the Zheng family in Laiyang was already doomed the moment it rained heavily.
The saddest thing is that when the Zheng family of Laiyang was escorted to Beijing by His Majesty Li Er's order, no one from the aristocratic family came forward to intercede for them...
When Fang Jun stood on the roadside and watched Zheng Boling, who was white-haired and gray-faced, being put in a prison car and taken to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, he couldn't help but feel that this old guy was not worthy.
He used the entire family as a bargaining chip and fought for those powerful families, but in the end, he didn't get even a little sympathy. People would only say that Zheng Boling brought the blame on himself, and the Zheng family in Laiyang deserved it, but no one ever took a look at the crying babies behind the prison van...
Even if Zheng Boling's crimes were heinous, how could he be so innocent?
Just because they were born in the Zheng family, drank the Zheng family’s milk, and ate the Zheng family’s food?
Fang Jun was very angry and felt unbearable disgust at this cruel legal system, but he could do nothing.
The joint sitting system and the patriarchal system have always been accompanied by the entire feudal civilization. It is an adjustment and standardization of patriarchal social relations based on the interests of the emperor's rule. It unifies the clan society under the royal law, causing everyone in the clan society to protect themselves from danger and enforce the law. the legal situation.
Not to mention that Fang Jun was powerless, even if His Majesty Li Er wanted to depose him, he would encounter great resistance.
The system that has been formed for thousands of years has been deeply ingrained. How easy is it to abandon it all at once?
A wave of decadent powerlessness swept through the body, what about the time traveler? He is just an ordinary person, not a savior...
Fang Jun understands this truth. He understands everything, but he can't see it.
In the face of the huge historical inertia, he is like a tiny mantis, raising his thin arms, trying to block the giant wheel of history...
Fang Jun took a deep breath, turned and walked away. (End of chapter)