Chapter 3187 Secret Investigation
Changsun Chong thought about it for a long time, and could only reluctantly admit that the "peace negotiation" had basically failed. If he wanted to gain more meritorious service and gain recognition from His Majesty Li Er, he could only secretly contact various parties after the Tang army besieged the city. The Tang forces launched a mutiny and opened the city gate to welcome the Tang army into the city.
However, Yeon Gaesumun has far-reaching plans and unrivaled reputation. He has everything inside and outside Pingrang City under his control. Any slight change on his part may arouse Yeon Gaesumun's vigilance. If the secret is not kept secret, Yeon Gae So-moon will take advantage of it...
There is one more important thing, and that is the traces of "Wang Zhuangjun".
At this point in the war, although the Tang army has not yet crossed the Yalu River, the defeat is certain for Goguryeo. It depends on whether it can hold on to the harsh winter and repeat the myth of defeating the army several times.
However, even though the situation has deteriorated to this point, the Kingdom of Goguryeo is about to overthrow, and the Yuan family will also be destroyed, Yuan Gaesumun still tightly covers the "Wang Zhuangjun", which shows how much he attaches importance to it.
If Yeon Gaesumun still has the extravagant hope of turning defeat into victory, then the existence of "Wang Zhuangjun" must be the reason to support his extravagant hope.
How can it be unusual for a hero to still rely on the existence of hope when facing desperate situations?
If in the future, when the Tang army arrives at Pyongyang for a battle, the Tang army suffers heavy losses due to "Wang Zhuang's Army", then Changsun Chong will not be able to escape this responsibility no matter what.
Is it possible that everything we have planned so hard will ultimately come to nothing because of "Wang Zhuangjun"?
Changsun Chong's handsome face was full of depression, his eyebrows were knitted together, he closed the window thoughtfully, and asked his servants to help him wash up. He was about to go to bed, but he saw the servants entering the bedroom and saying, It's Mr. Yuan who wants to see you.
Changsun Chongxin asked when did this happen?
However, Boy Yuan came to meet him without any hesitation at this time. It must be something big and important. He quickly invited Boy Yuan to the side hall living room on one side. He changed into a set of regular clothes and hurried out to meet him.
"The lower official has met the crown prince."
Arriving at the living room, Changsun Chong bowed and saluted.
Mr. Yuan waved his hands quickly and said: "Why do you and I need such false courtesy? Please get up quickly."
Changsun stood up and knelt down opposite Mr. Yuan. When the servants offered him some tea, he dismissed the rest of the people in the hall and asked with a frown: "The Crown Prince is here to visit, but what's the important matter?"
As a garrison, Anhe Palace is usually subject to strict inspections when entering and exiting, let alone when the Tang army invades in large numbers? Boy Yuan asked to see Chang Sun Chong in the middle of the night, which was really a bit hasty. If someone made a few slanderous words in front of Yuan Gaisuwen, he would probably be reprimanded again.
Boy Yuan took a sip of tea and sighed with a sad face: "In the afternoon, I received a battle report from the north. The Tang army has already begun to attack Bobi City and cut off the support routes upstream and downstream. Once Bobi City is captured, they will forcefully cross the Yalu River. We will arrive at the gate of Pyongyang in the next day.”
The eldest grandson asked curiously: "Isn't this exactly what the prince wants to see?"
Yeon Gaesumun was extremely dissatisfied with this prince, but in order to stabilize the morale of the army in the face of a powerful enemy, he endured it again and again. If Yeon Gaesumun can repeat the myth of Goguryeo's defeat of the Sui army, once again defeat hundreds of thousands of Tang troops, stabilize the situation and rebuild the country, then deposing Yuon Nanjian and establishing Yuan Nanjian as the crown prince will be a top priority.
Only when the Tang army captured Pingrang City and secretly conspired with Changsun Chong, Yuan Nanzi could save his life and even save most of the Yuan family's property, and then became the puppet of the Tang Dynasty in the Goguryeo area, helping the Tang Dynasty to govern the various ethnic groups in Goguryeo. .
Now that I heard that the Tang army was advancing and attacking fiercely, why not only did I not feel happy, but I looked so sad?
Mr. Yuan was helpless and spread his hands and said: "The closer the Tang army is, the closer the day when father and son will turn against each other... Although I am greedy for life and afraid of death, he is my biological father after all. How can we fight with each other and kill each other with blood? Therefore, my heart is tormented and it is difficult to sleep.”
Changsun Chong was speechless.
You, the Yuan clan, are all profit-seeking and shameless. When you made the decision to open the city to welcome the Tang army at the critical moment, you readily agreed to it, but now you are pretending to be loyal, filial, benevolent and righteous?
What a joke.
Furthermore, if you are suffering in your heart, just endure it. If you can't fall asleep, just play with your beautiful concubine in your arms. If you come here in the middle of the night and disturb me so that I can't sleep, is that virtuous?
Of course, no matter how dissatisfied you are, you can't drive away Boy Yuan.
He raised his hand to pour tea for Mr. Yuan, and poured a cup for himself. He took a sip from the tea cup and sighed quietly, saying: "The prince is worried that the father and son will fight each other and it will be difficult to maintain filial piety, but I have to remind the prince that this The battle has not yet reached the final moment, and it is still unknown who will win and who will lose. Our fate still depends on God’s will.”
"Poof!"
Boy Yuan was startled, spitting out all the tea in his mouth, hurriedly wiping the corners of his mouth and clothes, widening his eyes and asked in surprise: "Why did Dalang say this? The Tang army is now powerful and powerful, and Goguryeo There is no way to resist. It is only a matter of time before Pingrang City is captured. How could Dalang say such words? "
Just now he acted like a filial son, as if he was very sorry that the Tang army captured Pingrang City and the father and son killed each other. He couldn't bear to betray his father. However, when he heard that Pingrang City might be saved, Yeon Gaesumun's ruling general The meeting continued, and he was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he wished that the Tang army would descend on Pyongyang early tomorrow morning...
Changsun Chong sneered in his heart, but did not show it on his face, and said in a deep voice: "Because there is still a 'Wang Zhuang Army'! This army has always been the direct descendant of Da Molizhi, and it is the most powerful in the Goguryeo army. I It is said that the combat power is not even inferior to that of the Emperor of Tang Dynasty's "Xuanjia Iron Cavalry". There is still no news about such an army. No one knows where it is stationed, and no one knows its strategic goals. It can be seen that Da Molizhi will definitely rely on it as a trump card to influence the battle situation when necessary! As long as this army exists, it will definitely affect the battle situation, and even surprise it at critical moments! It is not surprising that he severely damaged the Tang army and turned defeat into victory."
These words were a bit serious. Even if "Wang Zhuang's Army" was more powerful and made the Tang Army pay a huge price in casualties, and even reversed the situation of the war, it was absolutely impossible to turn defeat into victory.
How could a battle involving more than a million people from both sides turn the tide of victory and defeat just because of an army of more than 10,000 people?
However, Yeon-nam was almost frightened to death. If Goguryeo really turned defeat and won, the next step would be to depose the Goguryeo royal family and ascend to the throne himself. Then the first person to die would be his heir apparent, supporting Yeon-nam to ascend to the throne...
Boy Yuan was really panicked. He felt that the Tang army was so strong and powerful that it was capable of conquering the world. Could it be that they would repeat the mistakes of the previous Sui Dynasties, sinking into the sand in the land of Goguryeo, and finally returning home in defeat?
Is Goguryeo really that powerful?
There is no justice...
He hurriedly said: "What should I do?"
Changsun Chong said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. The strength of the Tang army is unmatched in the world, and the 'Xuanjia Iron Cavalry' in front of Your Majesty is the strongest army in the world. Each one is as strong as ten, and they are invincible. The reason why the 'Wang Zhuang Army' is The threat is too great , because he is in the dark and no one knows his whereabouts. Once he launches his attack, the Tang army will be caught off guard. But if the Tang army is prepared, no matter how powerful the 'Wang Zhuang army' is, they will be defeated by the Tang army!"
Boy Yuan immediately realized: "So, we must find the traces of 'Wang Zhuangjun'!"
"That's right!"
Changsun Chong smiled and said: "The lower official position is humble and has little power, and it is difficult to touch the core secrets of the Da Moli Zhi Mansion. But the crown prince is different. No matter how Da Mo Li Zhi treats you, you are the crown prince of the Da Mo Li Zhi Mansion, and you are under one person. , with more than ten thousand people, he has great power as long as he can find out the whereabouts of 'Wang Zhuangjun' and figure out their strategic intentions. Picture, if the Tang army responds well, the outcome of 'Wang Zhuang's army' can only be a complete defeat and the entire army will be completely wiped out! By that time, the entire army will be shaken and panic will spread throughout Pingrang City. I will cooperate with the crown prince to summon his confidants to die. Scholars, if you take advantage of the chaos and open the Seven Star Gate to welcome the Tang army into the city, great things will happen!”
Hearing that he was going to investigate the whereabouts of "Wang Zhuangjun" in Damolizhi Mansion, Mr. Yuan was frightened.
His father was like a devil, with no family affection at all. He beat and scolded all his sons at every turn, and threatened to kill them from time to time. I only took a high look at Yuan Nanjian, but I just thought that Yuan Nanjian's ability was slightly better than that of other disciples.
In this way, the eldest son must be killed and make way for this son...
Under such circumstances, if his father found out that he was investigating the whereabouts of "Wang Zhuangjun", he might simply kill himself with a single blow, regardless of whether it would shake the morale of the army. (End of chapter)