Chapter 3448: Stay out of it
It was snowing heavily and the night was as dark as ink. A team of thousands of people came from the direction of Xianyang, crossed the Wei River, and only slowed down slightly when they arrived at Chang'an City.
Ahead, the tall and majestic city tower of Kaiyuanmen stood in the wind and snow. The wind lanterns hanging on the tower only cast a faint halo. Apart from outlining the outline of the tower, they could not even illuminate the bottom of the city.
Among the team, one person rode out and braved the wind and snow to arrive at Kaiyuan Gate.
Although the night was dark and snowy, and the visibility was poor, the man rode forward and still attracted the attention of the soldiers on the city wall. A soldier lay down next to the arrow stack on the city, lowered his head and shouted: "Who is under the city?"
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The curfew in Chang'an City has been lifted, but the city gates are closed at night. Unless important people or holding six number plates go out of the city to do business, the drawbridge will be lowered to open the city gates. Otherwise, no one is allowed to enter or exit.
Not to mention the current tense situation. It is said that there are mobs gathering in various places in Guanzhong, intending to rebel...
He stood under the city with his horse, took off his felt hat, looked up at the city, and said loudly: "I am Minister Zuo Cheng Yu Wenjie. I left the city earlier to do business. The snow on the road delayed me. Please help me." Commander Dugu, please open the city gate and let me in!”
The soldiers on the top of the city spoke warmly and looked up at the numerous figures in the wind and snow in the distance. They did not dare to say anything and hurried back to the city tower.
The captain who guards the city is a son of the Dugu family. He has a noble status and is the guard of this far-reaching gate. At this moment, he is standing at the table with his hands tied, standing respectfully next to an old man.
The old man was wrapped in thick fur, sipping wine from a small cup, his eyelids drooped and silent.
The soldiers came in and said respectfully: "I have seen the county prince, the school captain... Shangshu Zuo Cheng Yu Wenjie called the door at the city gate and wanted to enter the city. I wonder if I can allow it?"
Colonel Dugu bowed and whispered: "Grandpa Mingjian, when Yuwenjie enters the city at this time, he must be doing something big. We, the Guanlong family, are of the same spirit. Even if we are responsible for opening the city and releasing people, we must do it accurately." It has to be passed, otherwise if something big happens, I'm afraid..."
The old man is naturally Wei Weiqing Dugu Lan.
The nephew of the Queen of Literature and the head of the Dugu family did not stay in the warm bed of the mansion in the middle of the night and sleep soundly with his concubine in his arms. Instead, he braved the wind and snow to come here to open a distant door to personally supervise his descendants and not to be fooled by others. You have to be confused, and the whole family has to be in crisis...
Without raising his eyelids, he took a sip of wine and asked, "Do you know there are still rioters behind him?"
Captain Dugu looked at the soldier, who said cautiously: "I don't know, but there are many figures in the wind and snow not far away. A rough estimate is that there are no less than five thousand. As for whether it is a riot... I really don't know, no. Good speculation.”
Is there anything left to speculate about? Thousands of people wanted to enter the city in the middle of the night. There was no need to guess why.
Dugu Lan sighed, put down his wine glass, rubbed his cloudy old eyes, and whispered: "I thought that Chang Sun Chong would be arrested, Hou Mo and Chen Qian would be placed under house arrest, and this matter would come to an end. After all, it is difficult for a group of dragons to have no leader, and it is difficult to achieve great things. But didn't think about it To... Changsun Wuji, Changsun Wuji, where did you get the confidence to be so unscrupulous? Aren't you afraid that your majesty will give you a cup of poisonous wine and let you be buried in Jiuwei Mountain?" br>
According to common sense, Chang Sun Chong and Hou Mo Chen Qianhui were controlled by the East Palace one after another. The Guanlong clan was leaderless. This mutiny died before it even started. The private soldiers and dead soldiers gathered by each family should disperse as soon as possible, and then think about it. In order to eliminate the bad influence of this time, even if we cannot repair the relationship with the East Palace, we should still find a way to appease His Majesty.
This is not difficult, after all, His Majesty has always disliked the prince and favored the king of Jin. At this time when the Eastern Expedition has not yet been completed, he will not completely fall out with Guan Long over this matter.
However, he was cautious in his heart, so he came to Kaiyuanmen in person to take charge, and the result was exactly what he thought...
There is no doubt that the private soldiers of various Guanlong families who should have dispersed not only did not disperse, but instead rushed straight to Chang'an with great momentum, and even attempted to enter the city. This shows that the mutiny is still proceeding as scheduled.
There must be someone behind the scenes who is in charge of the overall situation, and this person can only be Changsun Wuji.
But the crux of the problem lies here. Changsun Wuji accompanied His Majesty on a personal expedition in Liaodong. How could he dare to leave His Majesty without saying goodbye and sneak back to Guanzhong?
How could he come back so quickly?
There is only one explanation, and that is that something great must have happened in the Liaodong Army...
Captain Dugu listened with his hands tied, but he still couldn't help but said: "Grandpa, everyone has been planning this for a long time, and our family has been involved in it. If we don't allow the Yuwen family to enter the city at this time, wouldn't it be a breach of trust? In this way, my grandson thinks it is inappropriate. ”
"Humph, isn't it right? That's right!"
Dugu Lan stood up and came to the window, tightened his fur fur, then opened the window, and a cold wind mixed with snowflakes rushed towards him.
He looked at the heavy snow falling in the dark night outside, and said in a deep voice: "This moment is the same as that moment. Before, various families united to carry out military remonstrances in order to depose the East Palace and install King Jin on the throne. This move is certainly against the law. The suspicion of rebellion is actually in line with His Majesty's wishes, and as long as the position of the crown prince of Jin Dynasty is secure, there will be no future troubles in what happened today."
In the darkness of night, it was as if there was a ferocious beast dormant between heaven and earth, capable of swallowing up the city and destroying the heaven and earth at every turn.
He continued: "But now, things have become completely different. Changsun Chong was arrested, the old guy from Hou Mo and Chen Qianhui was also put under house arrest, and his whole life's reputation was in vain. However, under such circumstances, each family did not stop. , but continued the mutiny plan. It can be seen that Changsun Wuji must have sneaked back to Guanzhong and secretly took charge of the overall situation. He dared to sneak back to Guanzhong. , there must be a huge change in the Liaodong Army... The great changes in Liaodong have shaken the morale of hundreds of thousands of troops. If Chang'an changes again and people's desires are hard to satisfy, this mighty mutiny may not just be to depose the East Palace. , by that time, the army will be as powerful as water, who can stop it? ”
Captain Dugu behind him said in shock: "Grandpa, are they really going to commit such a treasonous act?"
Dugu Lan snorted, closed the window, sat down at the table, and said calmly: "What's so strange about this? After all, it's not like we have done this kind of thing once or twice..."
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Most of the Guanlong sects were born in Xianbei and rose up in the six towns of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Their ancestors fought with barbarians outside the Great Wall for generations. They experienced the most difficult and dangerous environment and developed a tough character that is not afraid of hardships and heaven and earth. This is a good thing, but it is precisely this character of disobedience to the world and others that makes the Guanlong clan lack awe of the imperial power and only believe in the power and power in their own hands.
He unscrupulously played with the imperial power in his hands, Yu Wenjue deposed Emperor Gong of the Western Wei Dynasty and established the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yang Jian accepted Zen and established the Sui Dynasty, and even Li Yuan Jinyang raised an army to conquer the world... Behind these major events of dynasty change, are all Close the end of the Longmen valve.
They never take imperial power seriously.
Once they successfully invade Chang'an and depose the East Palace, the power of Guanlong will reach its peak since the Tang Dynasty. If there happens to be another problem with the Liaodong army at this time, the Guanlong clan will be unstoppable.
Under such circumstances, Jiangshan Guozuo is at your fingertips. Who can guarantee that those people will not be greedy for profit, repeat the past story again, overthrow the Tang Dynasty, and establish a new dynasty?
After all, His Majesty Li Er's suppression of the Guanlong clan has made these Guanlong nobles who are accustomed to controlling power extremely embarrassed and miserable.
Who can refuse to break and then stand up, to regain the power they once had?
He said to Lieutenant Dugu: "The reason why I am sitting here personally today is because I am afraid that you will make a mistake and do something stupid. Our Dugu family can no longer interfere with this matter. During the Western Wei Dynasty, we can support Yuwen Jue to change the name of Wei to Zhou. During the Northern Zhou Dynasty, they could also support Yang Jian to accept Zen and establish the Sui Dynasty. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, they could also support Li Yuan to replace the Great Sui Dynasty... But the current Tang Dynasty is different from the past. It's completely different. When the prosperous age comes, everything will be prosperous, and hundreds of millions of people will live and work in peace and contentment. If you do something like this that will destabilize the country and lead to war, you will be despised by the people in the world! Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it. Xunzi has already said that It's unworthy of the world. If Guan Long acts recklessly this time, he will be reviled by the people of the world, and his life will be short-lived!"
What was in my heart was only half spoken.
Given the current relationship between the Dugu family and the Guanlong clan, even if the Guanlong clan once gains power, what benefit will it bring to the Dugu family? Changsun Wuji's attitude can only be known from the fact that he secretly returned to the pass to take charge of the overall situation without telling himself.
In this case, why bother taking risks with the Guanlong families?
Captain Dugu thought for a while and felt that his grandfather's blunt words made sense, so he asked: "Then my grandson will inform Yuwen Jie and order him to retreat quickly?" (End of Chapter)