Chapter 2892: Peeling off the cocoon
Li Ji's face turned pale. Even though he had been in battle for a long time and was well-informed, he could not help but feel frightened at this moment. He said in a deep voice: "If this is really the case, what methods will they use to murder His Highness?"
Fang Jun and Ma Zhou were silent.
Throughout the ages, imperial power has represented the supreme, supreme power and status in the world, and accompanying it has naturally been the most sinister experiences and dangers in the world. Poisoning, assassination, everything possible. How many detailed deeds can be found in the annals of history, let alone the truth that is buried under the dust of history?
Even the emperor is so "high-risk", but the prince is even better.
Because the prince not only has to face fear and suspicion that may come from the emperor, but also faces fights from people with ulterior motives. Since his own security measures are not as high as the emperor's, the danger is naturally even greater.
Just counting history, deposed, died of illness, accident, death...
There are countless people who failed to successfully take over the throne and died in the middle.
It may be very difficult to murder the emperor, but there are too many opportunities and methods to murder a prince...
Li Chengqian didn't have much courage to begin with. He was so frightened that he almost stood up as he listened to the words of several people. He swallowed hard and said hesitantly: " This... Zhao Guogong is also Gu's uncle after all, and Zhinu is Gu's blood sibling, so it won't make Gu end up as miserable as the young master Fusu, right?"
Prince Fusu was the crown prince of the Qin Dynasty and was highly respected by the civil and military ministers of the DPRK and China. However, Qin Shihuang died violently. Zhao Gao conspired with his son Hu Hai to keep the funeral secret and conceal the fact that Qin Shihuang died violently. They then fabricated a frame-up and sent the son Fusu to death. In the end, the son Hu Hai ascended the throne and became the second emperor of Qin.
If His Majesty Li Er secretly ordered him, the prince, to commit suicide while he was on an expedition to the east... Li Chengqian trembled all over and broke out in cold sweat just thinking about it.
Li Ji shook his head and said, "That's not the case. Qin Shihuang was ruthless and murderous, so when Hu Hai, Li Si, and Zhao Gao made false edicts and ordered Fusu to commit suicide, Fusu didn't realize that there was a fraud, and even Meng Tian was just suspicious and did not dare to say that Li Si and Zhao Gao were just pretending to be the emperor. However, Your Majesty. After all, it is different. Although I have Yi Chu's intention, the starting point is the long-term stability of the empire, rather than being extremely disappointed with His Highness and even wanting to kill him. Who is willing to believe that he wants to carry out Fusu’s old deeds?”
Li Chengqian thought about it carefully and breathed a sigh of relief.
Indeed, as Li Ji said, the reason why his father wanted Yi Chu was because he was worried that his temper was not enough to take up the position of Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and the country that defeated him single-handedly would be defeated, rather than because he disliked himself for being in the way. . Otherwise, why bother with Zhou Zhang in such a big way, just so that Yi Chu can still save his fortune and life as the prince?
"Since they have no chance in the open, they can only do it secretly." Ma Zhou frowned and said slowly.
The atmosphere suddenly became depressing again.
As the saying goes, it is easy to hide from an overt gun, but hard to guard against a hidden arrow. No matter how ruthless the overt method is, there is still a possibility of counterattack, but if the enemy really attacks in secret, it will be impossible to guard against it.
Fang Jun held the tea cup in his hand and suddenly said: "That may not be the case."
Several people looked at him, and he continued: "As Brother Bin Wang said, His Majesty's dissatisfaction with His Highness is all because His Highness's temperament is too weak in his opinion, and he is not suitable to be the king of the empire, let alone lead the empire. It is easy for Your Majesty to carry forward the past and create greater glories in the future. The prerequisite for the throne is to protect His Highness's property and life. It is precisely because too many princes have rarely died well after being deposed, so His Majesty would have hesitated until now. If not, His Majesty would have issued an edict to depose His Highness."
Li Chengqian looked a little embarrassed, but nodded slightly and had to admit this fact.
Fang Jun continued: "So, if the prince suddenly dies during your majesty's eastern expedition, will your majesty follow the trend and hand over the crown prince's position to the king of Jin, or will he imprison the king of Jin again in anger?"
Of course it's the latter.
After going through the "Xuanwumen Incident", His Majesty Li Er suffered a lot of infamy. At the same time, he also deeply realized the moral torture that killing brothers brought to him. This kind of sin that has to be carried for the rest of his life and can never be washed away makes him wake up from his nightmare every time he dreams about it at midnight.
Therefore, for many years, His Majesty Li Er has been trying his best to cultivate his children, and even raised King Jin in his own palace, just to use his own actions to influence his sons, so that they understand that no matter how supreme power is, if it is through the siblings If you kill each other and gain something, you must suffer the condemnation of conscience, and you will never get true happiness in your life.
What's particularly important is that he himself had no choice but to use such cruel means to ascend to the throne. If his son still makes the same mistakes, it is very likely that a tradition will be formed - the throne is not awarded by God, but can be earned through acquired efforts. , to plan.
As a result, the bloodline of the Li Tang royal family will fall into a catastrophic cycle of fratricide and brotherhood, with no peace until the bloodline is cut off and the country is overthrown...
How could His Majesty Li Er let such a tragedy happen? Therefore, even though he wanted Yi Chu, he only planned to strive to achieve a balance between all parties in a stable situation and protect the prince from a good death. Otherwise, it would violate his original intention and would be absolutely intolerable.
If the prince suddenly dies suddenly at the critical moment of the fight for the throne, and His Majesty Li Er is on a personal expedition thousands of miles away from Beijing, you can imagine how angry His Majesty Li Er will be.
With His Majesty Li Er's courage, how could he allow the King of Jin, who is suspected of murdering his brother, to inherit the throne?
If you don't give him a glass of poisonous wine to kill him, it will be regarded as a magnanimous and affectionate move by His Majesty Li Er...
Therefore, taking advantage of His Majesty Li Er's personal conquest to murder the crown prince would not only fail to help the King of Jin win the throne, but would instead make His Majesty Li Er heartbroken and disappointed. It is definitely not the behavior of a wise man.
Several people agreed with Fang Jun's inference, and the problem returned to its original point.
"Since they can't murder the prince, let alone push the king of Jin to the throne, why do they dare to think that Erlang has only a few days left and will definitely die?"
Li Chengqian really couldn't understand it.
Li Ji thought for a while and said: "There is another possibility. Since they cannot murder Erlang in Chang'an or even within the boundaries of Guanzhong, what about transferring Erlang out of Guanzhong and then setting up an ambush?"
Facing assassinations one after another, Fang Jun has become a frightened bird. He is surrounded by elite and powerful guards anytime and anywhere. If he wants to assassinate again, he can only use the army to surround Fang Jun to death. It worked.
Chang'an is the capital of the empire, and it is impossible to mobilize the army unless one is bent on rebellion.
Then the only way is to transfer Fang Jun out of Guanzhong. After all, the Guanlong nobles still have a deep influence on the army to this day. It is not difficult to mobilize 8,000 people.
Based on the analysis of Wang Zhixuan's words, we have almost guessed the method Changsun Wuji might adopt - to create a sudden riot in the local area, and wait for the opportunity to surround and kill Fang Jun when he goes to calm the situation.
As for the means to transfer Fang Jun away from Chang'an, it is actually not difficult.
When His Majesty Li Er takes charge of the expedition and the Crown Prince supervises the country, Fang Jun, as the Minister of War and the Minister of Military Aircraft, will be in charge of Chang'an's military deployment. As long as a riot occurs in the local area at this time, Fang Jun will be the first person responsible and must respond promptly. calm.
Li Chengqian looked at Fang Jun solemnly and warned: "After my father's imperial conquest, Erlang will assist Gu Da in taking charge of Guanzhong's defense. He only needs to sit in the center and never be on the front line to avoid taking advantage of the traitors. ”
Fang Jun could easily be transferred out of Chang'an due to mental arithmetic or not, but now that he has made preparations, that is a different matter.
Fang Jun nodded and said: "Thank you for your consideration, Your Highness. I will try my best to be careful."
After some speculation, it seems that they are close to the truth, and Changsun Wuji's secret plan seems to have been exposed, but Fang Jun always feels that things are probably not that simple.
What kind of city is Changsun Wuji, what kind of scheming is it? Even when he was cheating, he could gain a slight advantage, but the actual benefits were never taken from Changsun Wuji. Even his father was suppressed by Changsun Wuji back then. How could someone simply set up a plan that was so easy to see through?
Fang Jun is almost certain that Changsun Wuji's plan will be fine if it is not launched. Once it is launched, it will definitely not be something that Chang'an cannot think of...(End of Chapter)