Chapter 3031 Enemies meet on a narrow road
Chai Zhewei shook his head, holding the wine glass in his hand, and said: "If Tuyuhun rebels, once Tubo is involved, the two armies will immediately cross the Qilian Mountains and penetrate directly into the Hexi Corridor, which will definitely shake the foundation of the empire. Even though we are dissatisfied with the prince, at this moment We must not add trouble to the situation and give the barbarians an opportunity, otherwise, we will become sinners for the ages.”
In his view, the bottom line of the struggle for power is not to shake the foundation of the Tang Dynasty. Whether it is nobles like him or clans like Li Yuanjing, their existence is dependent on the empire. As long as the empire lasts for thousands of years, they will naturally be rich and prosperous for generations and live with the country. How can they expect the empire to overthrow?
How stupid it is to kill the goose to obtain the eggs!
Li Yuanjing poured himself a drink, sighed, and said: "Why don't I understand the truth of what you are saying? I have also made up my mind to wait and endure it. If God is kind and can give me a chance in the future, I will understand. Fight against fate and fight for it! If you don't have a chance, you will live like this in this life... It's a pity, even if I can let it go, do you think your Majesty can let it go?"
Chai Zhewei remained silent.
Some words don't need to be said clearly, so how can he not understand them? King Jing Li Yuanjing wooed the royal family and became more and more powerful. As a result, the royal relatives who were already very dissatisfied with His Majesty Li Er because of the massacre of a large number of clan members due to the "Xuanwu Gate Incident" became increasingly alienated from His Majesty Li Er.
Li Yuanjing's prestige continues to rise and has become a serious problem for His Majesty Li Er.
In addition, Li Yuanjing's constant small moves in secret have already aroused the alarm of His Majesty Li Er. The reason why he has been unable to take action for a long time, but has repeatedly let Li Yuanjing go, is precisely because he is unwilling to raise the butcher knife against the clan relatives again, killing heads and dripping with blood. Infamy.
However, His Majesty Li Er can endure it when he is alive, but what about when he is about to die?
I am afraid that Li Yuanjing must be eradicated first in order to leave a clean and refreshing royal family for the prince and successfully control the empire...
Some things cannot be changed once they are done, you can only move forward, not back.
Li Yuanjing drank another glass, and it seemed that the alcohol was rising. He coaxed his eyes and said: "Do you think that this king covets that position? No! I am also forced to have no choice. Now that your Majesty is removed from the royal family, I will be respected by you." , those clan members were all frightened by the killing in the ninth year of Wude. His Majesty was extremely alienated, so he gathered around me. However, His Majesty only saw my prestige and did not realize that this was caused by him. If he had not killed the clan so coldly, how could he have done it? Is this the king’s helplessness that makes the whole clan alienated from each other?”
Looking at Li Yuanjing's Qiqing and pretentiousness, Chai Zhewei was slightly heartbroken.
Is this a lie?
During the Xuanwu Gate Incident in the 9th year of Wude, His Majesty did massacre the clan members, but that was because even though His Majesty won the Xuanwu Gate and had seized the supreme imperial power, those clans who had their hearts set on the crown prince and Prince Yuanji of Qi The disciples were still unwilling to accept the reality and plotted to launch military revolt.
Under such circumstances, why would these people not be killed and kept alive?
As for Li Yuanjing's claim that he was just forced to accept the clan members to move closer to him... that's even more nonsense. If you don't have the ambition to seek great power, will those people move closer to you?
To put it bluntly, anyone who takes any position is only for their own interests. This interest may be power, wealth, ideals, hatred or friendship, but it must always have a purpose.
He doesn't want any benefits, but just wants the prestige of His Highness King Jing, so he is willing to take huge risks to saddle you and lead your horse into stirrups?
It's just nonsense...
Li Yuanjing vented his feelings and seemed to feel that his "acting skills" were not good enough. He wiped his face and said sincerely: "In any case, overthrowing the prince is the common desire of you and me. Only when the prince falls will our interests be won." Guaranteed. Do you have any objection to this?”
Chai Zhewei said: "Let's not talk about anything else. Once Tuyuhun rebels, the ministers and the Zuotun Guards under their command will defend Chang'an to the death."
When Chang'an is there, the Tang Dynasty is there; when the Tang Dynasty is there, these nobles can rest with the country and be rich for generations.
As for striving for additional benefits, it must be on the premise of ensuring the stability of the empire, so that he would not be as stupid as Li Yuanjing and risk the collapse of the empire to take a chance.
This is simply crazy, he won’t do it...
Li Yuanjing nodded and said: "This is natural! The duty of a soldier is to protect his home and country. If a powerful enemy comes, he should defend his home and serve the king!"
Chai Zhewei said: "Your Majesty understands the great righteousness, and I admire you. It's getting late, and I'm busy with military affairs, so I'm going to retire for the time being."
Li Yuanjing stood up and said goodbye: "The road is slippery on a rainy night. Duke Qiao must watch his step carefully."
A pun.
Chai Zhewei paused for a moment, then smiled and resigned.
After Chai Zhewei left, Li Yuanjing sat down again, poured himself a glass of wine, took a sip, looked up at the patter of rain outside the hut, and squinted his eyes.
This Chai Zhewei!
They want to seize the power of Conglong and obtain greater benefits, but they are unwilling to take risks. They just want to wait for the price and move with the times.
You really want to be a bitch and want to build a memorial arch!
If Li Yuanjing had his own temper, he would definitely not be willing to cooperate with people like Chai Zhewei who are at both ends of the spectrum and do big things without sacrificing their own lives. This kind of person usually looks impassioned, down-to-earth and steady, but in fact he is the most unreliable. He will change his tune at the slightest sign of trouble, and may betray his allies in the blink of an eye!
However, Chai Zhewei was so respected by His Majesty Li Er that he did not hesitate to hand over one of the two military guards guarding Xuanwu Gate to his command. Regardless of the current emptiness in Guanzhong, or when His Majesty returns to Beijing in the future, Zuo Tun Guard is an extremely important force. , must fight for it.
Because he knows that Fang Jun’s right guard will never follow him...
He drained the wine in one gulp and placed the glass heavily on the table.
So what if you, Chai Zhewei, are as cunning as a ghost? You have my people by your side, and all actions and arrangements are not only under my control, but will even be affected by me. What you do in the future is not up to you...
*****
It rained heavily at night.
Chai Zhewei was not wearing rain gear when he came. Now the rain was getting heavier and he was soaked to the skin not long after he left. I had no choice but to hit the horse and drive quickly back to the military camp.
There was still some distance from Zuotunwei's station when they saw the first group of cavalry walking slowly on the road, spreading out to the left and right, blocking the entire road.
Chai Zhewei and his soldiers were not wearing rain gear. They were all soaked in the rain. They were eager to return to the camp, and they were a little impatient. One of the soldiers in the lead shouted sharply on horseback: "Who is wandering around late at night? What do you want to do when you are approaching the military camp?" ?”
"Get out of the way and get out of the way!"
Before he finished speaking, he saw that the group of cavalry in front not only did not move to the side of the road to make way, but instead reined in their horses, then turned their horses' heads, and rushed towards this place.
Even Chai Zhewei was startled. Knowing that the opponent was not an ordinary soldier, the soldiers around him quickly shouted loudly: "Stop! Duke Qiao is here, get off your horse quickly!"
Unexpectedly, the other party turned a deaf ear, and dozens of war horses immediately surrounded Chai Zhewei's party with a "hula".
Later, he saw a person riding a horse behind the opponent's cavalry approaching slowly. He said with a smile: "That's nonsense. Duke Qiao is the general of Zuotunwei. How can he go out in the middle of the night and there are only a few crooked melons and jujubes around him?" ? Come here, capture this group of thieves and bring them back for questioning!”
"Here!"
The soldiers around him rushed forward aggressively.
When Chai Zhewei heard this, he was immediately furious. He was really an enemy of the road!
Even in the middle of the night, we can meet Fang Jun on the road...
He was the Duke of the DPRK and the General of Zuotunwei. Even if he went out at night, there would be a lot of more than ten soldiers around him, right? Who can be like Fang Jun, who has enemies everywhere, especially the Guanlong nobles who want to cut him into pieces, so when he goes out with forty or fifty people around him, he wishes he could bring a brigade with him to feel at ease...< br>
Seeing the Youtun guards rushing forward with great force, Chai Zhewei quickly shouted on horseback: "Stop! Fang Jun, don't bully others too much!"
Fang Jun laughed loudly on horseback and said loudly: "Don't pretend to be pretentious! These thieves dare to pretend to be the Duke of Qiao and approach the military camp at night. They must have big plans, and they may even want to overthrow the Zuo Tun Guards! Give me quickly! I will take it and take it back for interrogation.”
Chai Zhewei's eyes were about to burst.
I saw the soldiers around Fang Jun suddenly pounced on him like wolves and tigers. Unfortunately, he was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers. He didn't even dare to show his knife, so he was torn off the horse and fell heavily to the ground. In the muddy water...(End of chapter)