Chapter 3396 Secretly assassinating Chen Cang
【Happy New Year】*
Traveling through time, it would be monotonous and boring if you spent the whole day touring the mountains and rivers, leaning against the red and green. The history of history is long, and there are as many people with lofty ideals as there are sands of sand in the Ganges River. However, only those who can influence the general trend of the world at the juncture of the changing times can be called the mainstay and their names will go down in history.
Fang Jun always has a sense of mission. His ability to magically travel upstream thousands of years later and arrive at the flourishing Tang Dynasty may have a deeper meaning.
Fame, power, wealth, beauty, everything is now at his fingertips and he can enjoy it to his heart's content. However, apart from this, how can he not have any ambition to break the trajectory of history?
As long as a person lives, the grass and trees will fall. Since there is such an opportunity, everyone would like to be able to better reflect the value and meaning of life, rather than just enjoy it. In the future, two sounds of suona and one pick of loess will pass through this world lightly. , leaving no trace...
How should one spend this life?
At least when you die in the future, when you look back on your past, you will not regret for wasting your years, nor feel ashamed for doing nothing...
As the saying goes, the passing geese leave their voices, and the passing people leave their names.
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Snow is falling heavily outside the house, falling in the courtyard, and inside the house there is a candle and the fragrance of tea is lingering.
The two of them sat on the floor, holding a cup of hot tea in their hands, talking softly and discussing their future strategy. For Fang Jun, whether he can stabilize the East Palace and inherit the great treasure in the future is related to whether his grand ideal in life can be smoothly carried out. Although Li Xiaogong didn't care much about his future, after all, he already had enough fame as the "first prince of the clan", so more power might be counterproductive. But the current situation has reached a point where he has to take sides. Once he takes the wrong team, not only himself, but the entire Hejian County Prince's Palace will be in disaster.
As long as he cooperates with Fang Jun in the Western Region to uproot the Guanlong forces, once the Guanlong clan gains power, how can they give up?
Li Xiaogong knew his own affairs, so he could surrender to His Majesty Li Er. In order to avoid the suspicion of the prince, he was willing to hand over his military power and lived in seclusion in the palace to amass money and slander himself. However, if the King of Jin comes to power in the future and Guan Long gains power, it will be absolutely impossible to force Li Xiaogong to bow his head or even grovel.
In order to prevent his strong temper from being broken when faced with the King of Jin and the Guanlong clan, the best choice is naturally to firmly support the prince Li Chengqian.
This is also Fang Jun's position. The two people now have deep conflicts of interest. If they can maintain the same position, each other's interests will naturally become more secure.
In the final analysis, although most of the disputes in the court since ancient times have been under the guise of light and justice, in fact, there are only a handful of battles that are really caused by discordant ideals and discordant aspirations. In most cases, they are just battles for their respective interests.
Those high-ranking bosses in the temple, who talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality, are not much different from the squabbling traffickers...
Li Xiaogong took a sip of tea and said: "The person who can influence the situation in Chang'an right now is none other than Chai Zhewei. The Chai family is shameless and dishonest, and is the most unreliable. This son has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Zuotun Guard and Xuanwu Gate in Suwei. Whichever way you lean, you will have a huge influence on the situation. Push. If you want the East Palace to be stable, you have to find ways to defend against Chai Zhewei. Unfortunately, the king has handed over military power for a long time, and the impact on the garrison in Guanzhong is really too low. Even if he can persuade some of the garrison to protect the East Palace, there are only a few thousand troops and cannot resist the left. "Tunwei."
What he said was a bit euphemistic. In fact, he believed that Zuo Tunwei almost played a decisive role in the current situation.
Tens of thousands of elite soldiers are stationed outside the Xuanwu Gate. They can sweep the entire city outwards to protect the country, and they can break through the Xuanwu Gate and occupy the Taiji Palace from the inside. No matter which side gets the support of Chai Zhewei, it can almost be said that it has an absolute advantage. It's only one step away from success.
The crux of the problem is that with Fang Jun assisting Dong Gong, even if Chai Zhewei defected to the past and had the power to protect the emperor, he would not be able to surpass Fang Jun and become "one person below ten thousand people." In this way, with Chai Zhewei's arrogant heart, it is probably impossible to assist the East Palace.
Fang Jun held the pot and poured tea for Li Xiaogong, and said calmly: "Chai Zhewei has great ambitions and talents, and he is very ambitious. Zuo Tunwei has nothing to fear."
Li Xiaogong was shocked. He regarded Chai Zhewei and his Zuotunwei as a powerful force that could influence the situation, but he was so dismissive in Fang Jun's eyes?
But he didn't think Fang Jun was a frivolous person. He thought about it and asked, "Is it because you left half of the Youtun Guards behind?"
Fang Jun nodded: "Exactly."
You look casual, as if this is a matter of course... However, you only left half of the right guard!
Li Xiaogong looked solemn: "The situation in Chang'an is precarious. If you want to stabilize the situation and defeat those ambitious people, you must carefully evaluate the forces of any party. It is better to attach too much importance to it, but never to underestimate it. Only in this way can we better deploy troops and plan strategies. .”
Fang Jun picked up the teacup, changed from kneeling to sitting cross-legged, and said with a smile: "Are you such a frivolous person? The Zuo Tun Guards neglected training and the soldiers were slack, and Chai Zhewei was even a fool, even though he only had half of the Right Tun Guards garrison in xuan Wumen, I also believe that it is impossible for the Zuo Tun Guards to cross the Leichi! Without this confidence, how could I dare to lead half of the Right Tun Guards to the west, leaving only Gao Kan and less than ten thousand people to stay in the military camp? "
From beginning to end, he never took Zuo Tunwei seriously.
Li Xiaogong had great trust in Fang Jun's ability and vision. When he saw Fang Jun's determination that Zuotun Guard was nothing to worry about, he felt relieved and said with a smile: "In this case, I can summon a part of the Guanzhong garrison. Once the situation changes, , Immediately go to Chang'an City to help the East Palace kill the traitors and protect the country! "
Fang Jun's eyes flashed, slightly surprised: "The prince plans to rush back to Chang'an?"
Li Xiaogong nodded: "Exactly."
After a pause, he sighed and said: "In the past, although I lived in seclusion in the palace, my ambition was never diminished. I always regarded myself as the 'first honorable minister of the clan', thinking that I had long been the one who commanded thousands of troops and followed thousands of soldiers. Your Majesty, the Prince of Hejian who has swept the world, felt deeply when he went out to control the Western Region. Things have changed and people are helpless in the face of difficulties... I have fallen too far behind and cannot keep up with the changes of the times. Even if I stay in the Western Regions, it will be in vain. It is better to return to Chang'an and rely on my last few reputations and connections. Protect His Majesty the Crown Prince and stabilize the country. ”
I think back then, Li Xiaogong followed his words and Li Jing, who was famous all over the world, could only submit to his subordinates and let him be driven. Even the officials of the country, such as Changsun Wuji, Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, etc., had to be careful in front of him. Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi, etc. Gong, Qin Qiong and others even shouted and scolded them like running dogs.
However, after living in seclusion for many years, when he came to the Western Regions, he found that his reputation had already plummeted. The Guanlong disciples all over the Western Regions even looked down upon him, and the Anxi Army was also acting against him.
Times have changed. He is no longer the undefeated and invincible commander of the past. He is just a noble and graceful king of the clan. In the Western Regions, even though he is the Protector of Anxi and the nominal supreme commander of the Western Regions, he often feels powerless. In recent days, he was even forced by the Guanlongmen clan to leave Jiaohe City by means of "snatching the enemy"...
This is nothing short of a great humiliation for a hero like Li Xiaogong, who was once glorious and proud to the core. He has no shame to continue to stay in Jiaohe City.
Fang Jun understood the reason behind this, and knew that he could not persuade him about this matter, and he could not do anything to persuade him.
He frowned and said: "The prince's departure from the Western Region was ordered by the imperial decree. There is no imperial decree issued now. If he relinquishes his official position and returns to Guanzhong privately, it will be a serious crime. Even if your majesty is lenient, I am afraid he will not be able to escape the censor. Taiwan’s impeachment.”
Li Xiaogong smiled and said: "Who said that the king will relinquish his official position?"
Fang Jun: "..."
If you do not relinquish your official position, you will be leaving your post without permission, which is an additional crime.
Li Xiaogong said: "I will not give those imperial censors a chance to impeach me. This time I went out to control the Western Region, and my mother had many accidents. I am already old and frail. I am sick and want to return to Chang'an for medical treatment." After recovering from the illness, he will return to the Western Regions during this period. During this time, Erlang will exercise the power of the Anxi Protector... Of course, this memorandum will be secretly delivered to His Highness the Crown Prince, who will presumably personally hand it over to the Minister of Rites for sealing and filing, so that the news will not be leaked. "
Only then did Fang Jun understand what Li Xiaogong was planning.
He consciously lost face in the Western Regions, and because of Li Xiaogong's pride, he couldn't stay here shamelessly and rely on Fang Jun's methods to maintain the situation. It would be better to build a plank road to cross Chencang secretly and return to Chang'an secretly... (End of Chapter)