Chapter 3846 What’s the truth?
After a night of fierce fighting, the rebels failed to achieve much success. The front line of Chengtian Gate was still under the defense of the Sixth Army of the East Palace, and the rebels could not make an inch of progress. However, the fighting was extremely fierce, and both sides suffered heavy casualties. After dawn, heavy rain poured down, and the rebels finally paid the money and retreated. Both sides braved the heavy rain to treat the wounded and collect the corpses.
The rain washed away pools of blood all over the ground, but it could not wash away the broken limbs and corpses lying on the pillow...
Changsun Wuji returned to Yanshoufang, took off his heavy armor and washed briefly, had breakfast with Yu Wenshiji, Dugu Lan, Linghu Defen and others, and listened to reports from all sides.
When they heard that the Youtun guards were divided into groups and were heading towards the private armies stationed in various places, everyone looked solemn.
Dugu Lan said worriedly: "These private armies of the clans all came to Guanxiang to help me achieve great things in Guanlong. Now the shortage of food and fodder has made them complain. If they are wiped out one by one by the Youtun Guards again, I am afraid that from now on, the clans of Guanlong will be extinct." In front of the gate outside the gate. ”
You coerced and lured people to come to Guanzhong. As a result, the food was burned, and you were unable to replenish it. Now you are sitting back and watching each private army being eaten up and wiped out by the Youtun Guards. This is the end. A deadly feud was made.
The damage caused by this kind of "backstabbing" is often more serious. After all, everyone is his own master in fighting life and death with the East Palace. Who wins and who loses is predictable. After the fight is over, the interests are reorganized, and the situation is still the same after sitting down. We can join hands and write a chapter together. But now the private armies of the clans outside the Pass are almost equivalent to being completely betrayed by the Guanlong clan, and their nature is completely different from the war between the two armies.
Maybe for a moment, it was so hard to close the outer gates but not close the long, but this thorn pierced my heart, it hurt when I touched it, and when I faced the scene, it exploded more violently...
Changsun Wuji glanced at Dugulan and said in a deep voice: "The most important thing right now is not how to protect the private armies of the clans, but our own survival first! You have all seen the current situation. We and the East Palace are trying every means to promote peace talks. , for which he repeatedly gave in , and as a result, the private armies stationed in various places were wiped out one after another. Was it Fang Er’s doing? Or was it Li Ji’s doing? Reach peace talks.”
Linghu Defen was puzzled: "We have been negotiating peace with the East Palace. Who else can influence this matter? As long as we both turn our hostility into friendship, even Li Ji can only hold his nose and admit it, otherwise he dares to send troops to come." It is an act of rebellion and rebellion. With Li Ji's cherished reputation and deep character, he would never risk the disapproval of the world. "
As long as peace talks can eliminate the mutiny and get the court back on track, the Guanlong clan will still make money even if they make concessions and pay more benefits.
If we gather all our strength to attack Taiji Palace like this, the losses will be too great. Even if we defeat the Sixth Army of the East Palace, what will happen?
What to do with the Youtun Guards outside Xuanwu Gate?
What to do with Li Ji from Tongguan?
He felt that Changsun Wuji had simply lost his mind, so the private soldiers of the Linghu family were waiting outside the city and had not yet entered the city to participate in the storming of Tai Chi Palace...
Changsun Wuji knew that if he could not convince these Guanlong backbones today, it would easily lead to a split within Guanlong and his efforts would fall short.
He took a sip of tea and said slowly: "Your Majesty may have left a legacy."
If these words were said elsewhere, they would be earth-shattering, but if they are said here, the people in front of them only look surprised...
His Majesty Li Er was a man of great talent and great strategy. Even if he died in the army, he would definitely leave a legacy to explain his future affairs. This is the intended meaning of the title, otherwise it would be abnormal. Everyone was surprised because since Changsun Wuji specifically mentioned this matter, he must have known the content of the edict, and it was even very possible that the edict contained some important information.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Changsun Wuji put down his tea cup and said with piercing eyes: "It is very possible that the edict stated the establishment of another prince."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.
Dugu Lan hurriedly asked: "How can you see it? Could it be that the auxiliary machine already knew the content of the imperial edict?"
Changsun Wuji shook his head and said: "I don't know the specific content, but this edict must be in the hands of Li Ji. And what speculations do you have about Li Ji's various unreasonable behaviors?"
Everyone was moved.
In fact, everyone can only speculate whether His Majesty Li Er left a posthumous edict. After all, neither the actual object has been seen nor any rumors have spread. But now, after being reminded by Changsun Wuji, and thinking of all the weird and unreasonable behaviors of Li Ji since he withdrew from Liaodong, he understood it in an instant.
It was windy and rainy outside the window.
Yu Wenshiji frowned tightly: "Auxiliary machine means that the reason why Li Ji delayed his time, slowed down his march, and refused to return to Chang'an after withdrawing from Liaodong was because he respected His Majesty's edict?"
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Dugu Lanqi said: "Even if His Majesty really left a legacy, how could he not allow Li Ji to return to Guanzhong quickly?"
Chang'an is the capital of the world and the empire, and it is also the foundation of the Li and Tang dynasties. Once Chang'an falls into turmoil for a long time, it will shake the foundation of the dynasty at least, and the regime will collapse and the empire will collapse, recreating the troubled times of the late Sui Dynasty...
Therefore, if His Majesty Li Er had left an edict, he should have ordered Li Ji to return to Chang'an as quickly as possible to resolve the chaos. How could he do the opposite?
It doesn't make sense.
Changsun Wuji drank tea without saying a word. Some people always lack the keen sense and perception of this deeper struggle. He was unwilling to analyze in detail and follow instructions like a teacher teaching students.
Those who cannot keep up will eventually be eliminated.
Of course, walking too fast and leaving the main force will lead to your own destruction...
Yu Wenshiji explained: "However, in fact, Li Ji did delay in every possible way. He walked for half a year on the three-month journey... Even if His Majesty did not leave any edict, Li Ji was ordered to command the army and be the head of the officials. , duty, and should return to Guanzhong as soon as possible to put an end to the chaos, but Li Ji did not do so. There is only one explanation for this, and it must be that he did so under the orders of His Majesty. "
Dugu Lan is not an idiot, but he is not very good at political struggles and other conspiracies. Now that he understands it, he becomes more and more confused: "But what is Li Ji's intention in doing this? Is it possible that it is just like what we guessed before?" , this guy wants to use our hands to overthrow the East Palace, and then he returns with hundreds of thousands of troops, uses thunderous momentum to 'eliminate the traitors', 'restore the imperial court', and establish a new prince to achieve the goal of monopolizing power? "
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It's not just the Guanlong clan. In fact, all parties have speculated on the motives behind Li Ji's various strange actions.
Otherwise, I really can’t think of a reasonable explanation.
Changsun Wuji held the tea cup in his hand, with a gloomy face, turned to look out the window at the wind and rain, and said calmly: "Li Ji's purpose is probably this, but these may not be his own ideas."
Dugu Lan's eyes widened, his beard stood up, and he said in shock: "You mean, this is what His Majesty stated in his edict?"
He finally understood, but fell into deeper confusion.
Because if Li Ji's actions are really in compliance with His Majesty's decree, then the true intention of His Majesty's decree is to use the sword of Guan Long to depose the prince, and then Li Ji will set things right and establish another prince to inherit the throne...
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Isn't this too harsh? !
Even though His Majesty Li Er's repeated dissatisfaction with the Crown Prince is known to the world, as the Crown Prince's performance has gotten better and better in the past few years, the matter of Yi Chu has not been mentioned in the court or the palace for a long time. Everyone thinks that His Majesty Li Er He has already acquiesced in the position of the crown prince, and there will be no further changes.
But who would have thought that His Majesty Li Er would still be obsessed with deposing the crown prince after leaving a last edict on his deathbed?
Linghu Defen sighed: "Tiger poison cannot eat its children... If Your Majesty is still here, even if you depose the prince, you can still preserve his glory for a lifetime. But Your Majesty is no longer here, and if the throne of the prince is not guaranteed, any new king who succeeds to the throne will not be able to protect it." He will not be allowed to live.”
Guan Long raised his troops to revolt for the benefit of the clan. No one could say anything about the death of the prince because of this. He was just a king or a bandit. However, when His Majesty Li Er was dying, he still couldn't forget about Yi Chu, and even personally made a plan to force the prince to a dead end. Such methods were vicious. Even if he was hostile to the prince at this moment, he couldn't help but sigh.
Among them, the one who felt the most deeply was naturally Changsun Wuji.
The Crown Prince, the King of Wei, and the King of Jin are all His Majesty's legitimate sons, and since they are the sons of Queen Wende, they are all close relatives of the eldest grandson Wuji, his nephews. Although he had disagreements with the prince in the past and wanted to depose and replace him with the prince, and the prince was often in desperate situations, Changsun Wuji never really had the murderous intention to kill any of his nephews.
If Queen Wende had a spirit in heaven, how heartbroken and heartbroken would she be if she learned that Your Majesty treated her eldest son like this?
Your Majesty, your true heart is as stone as stone, and you don’t recognize your relatives...(End of Chapter)