Chapter 4367: Matter of Status
Ganlu Hall, Liangyi Hall, and Taiji Hall are all on the central axis of Taiji Palace. These buildings are all magnificent and occupy a very large area, but there are very few corresponding walls and gates. You only need to lead the army to push them all the way. , you will arrive at Chengtianmen soon.
Once Li Daozong leads his army to capture Chengtian Gate, he will not only be able to deal with the Jin King Li Zhi who is very likely to break into the city from Mingde Gate, but also control the entire Chang'an City and hold the center of the Tang Empire tightly in his hands. He will also be able to attack eastward. long City gates such as Lemen Gate and Yongchun Gate controlled the Longshou Canal sluice gate and cut off the emperor's escape route. Unless there was a secret passage out of the city hidden in the Wude Hall, Li Chengqian would become a turtle in a urn, unable to fly...
Therefore, Li Daozong divided his troops to make a surprise attack, catching the defenders by surprise, and the atmosphere in Wude Hall instantly became tense.
Many ministers stayed in the side hall of Wude Hall last night. The rumbling sound of cannons outside Xuanwu Gate was earth-shattering. There were many disturbances inside and outside the palace. Then came the news that Fang Jun had completely defeated Zuo Houwei. He was excited. Where can they sleep?
Unexpectedly, I heard the news that Li Daozong was dividing his troops to attack Tai Chi Palace early in the morning. He was inevitably worried and looked depressed.
Xu Jingzong, the newly appointed Minister of Rites, looked worried: "Li Daozong wants to capture Chengtianmen and cut off His Majesty's retreat from Wude Palace! This man has evil intentions, but as a clan king, he does not want to repay the emperor's kindness. Instead, he set up an army to rebel, and he deserves to be punished.”
Once Chengtianmen was cut off by Li Daozong, Wude Hall became a big urn from which no one could escape. Although he was grateful to His Majesty for appointing him as the Minister of Rites, he was unwilling to go to hell with His Majesty.
As for whether there is a secret passage in Wude Hall, even if it is, His Majesty has still not left until now, obviously intending to hold on until the last moment, but when the war breaks out, even if His Majesty can escape calmly before Li Daozong leads his army, others may not. It’s too late...
He has just become the first of the six ministers, which can be regarded as an important leap in his official career that has lasted for decades. He looks forward to one day ascending the throne to worship the prime minister, paying homage to all officials, and ruling the world. How can he die here?
Many other ministers also echoed the words, denounced Li Daozong for his treason and his deeds worthy of death.
Li Ji sat still, glanced around with an indifferent expression, and said slowly: "More than just cutting off the Chengtian Gate? If what is expected is true, King Jin may also start to attack the city."
Everyone was startled, and just as they were about to speak, there was a call from a servant outside, saying that a scout had come to report the military situation, so they had to suppress their worries for the time being.
After receiving permission, the chamberlain introduced the scout, who entered the main hall and knelt down on one knee: "Your Majesty, Yuchi Gong led his right marquis guard to suddenly attack Mingde Gate. The defenders at the gate are weak. Please support. At the same time, Lu Guo Gongzheng Yaojin led his Zuowuwei to arrive at Yuanqiu. The Xue, Liu and Zheng coalition forces crossed the Qingming Canal and reached Anhua Gate along the Qingming Canal. Duke Wei ordered Donggong Liu to lead his troops southward through Leyouyuan, crossed the Yellow Canal, and arrived at the west side of Qujiang Pool... They had already faced the circle. The rebels of the King of Jin stationed near Qiu formed an encirclement."
The important officials in the palace heaved a long sigh of relief when they heard this.
Regardless of Cheng Yaojin's Zuowuwei, the Xue, Liu, and Zheng coalition forces, or the Sixth Army of the East Palace, they are all the best among the best. In this way, the three armies have completed the encirclement of the King of Jin, and once the war begins, they will be enough to defeat the King of Jin. A hundred thousand mobs were crushed into powder.
However, Li Chengqian, Li Ji, Xu Jingzong, Zhang Liang and others still frowned and did not take it lightly. They even believed that the overall situation was settled.
Because there is also Cheng Yaojin who is swinging from side to side and jumping sideways repeatedly...
Who knows which side Cheng Yaojin is on now?
What's more, even if Cheng Yaojin stands on this side and participates in the siege, it will be difficult to wipe out the Jin king before Yuchi Gong captures Mingde Gate. By then, the Jin king can follow Yuchi Gong into Chang'an and follow Tianjie to Chengtian Gate. .
When the Sixth Army of the East Palace was fully equipped, it only had 40,000 to 50,000 troops. After the successive defeats of Li Siwen, Qu Tuquan and others, the troops were severely reduced and the number of troops was severely reduced. Now it is necessary to send troops to reinforce the Mingde Gate garrison or directly send troops from Chunming. It is difficult to choose between entering the city and assisting in the defense of Chengtian Gate...
Li Chengqian frowned and thought for a long time, then asked Li Ji: "How does Ying Gong think we should deal with it now?"
All the ministers also looked at Li Ji. After all, this man is still the first civil and military man in the DPRK, an invincible commander who has destroyed countless countries. However, because of his previous behavior, which caused His Majesty's suspicion, he had to be trapped in the palace. He could not. Command the troops to fight and scold Fang Qiu.
But when it comes to tactics and strategy, few in the world can match it...
Li Ji shook his head and said slowly: "It's not because the ministers are trying to shirk. Now that the imperial troops and horses are all under the control of Duke Wei, he must have already had an overall strategy. The minister's rash advice will definitely affect Duke Wei's strategic deployment, which is not only useless." , but harmful.”
Li Chengqian was silent. He couldn't tell whether Li Ji was discussing the matter without any grudges, or whether he was resentful and took the opportunity to shirk...
However, this is not the time to delve into these matters. After thinking for a moment, he nodded and said: "The words of Duke Ying are very reasonable. Come and send a message to Duke Wei, saying that Duke Wei is solely responsible for all military affairs. I will not ask."
"Here!"
With the servants waiting, he turned around and walked out of Wude Palace, and went to the Chunming Gate to deliver the emperor's order to Duke Li Jing of Wei...
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In the Li Zheng Hall, which is separated by a wall, the atmosphere is not so tense.
The concubines, palace servants, and female relatives gathered here have already packed up. As long as they cannot stop the rebels' offensive, they will immediately leave Tai Chi Palace through the secret passage. Li Jing has already arranged a response force at the exit of the palace. At that time, he will directly Cross the Wei River to the north to avoid Hexi.
There is no secret passage in the Wude Hall, the only secret passage is under the Rise Masato Hall...
The sun rises slowly, and the sunlight reflects off the glazed tiles on the roof of the palace. It shines brightly on the mirror of the dressing table from the window, and the dust floating in the air appears one by one.
Queen Su is tall and slim, wearing a crimson palace dress and standing in front of the dressing table to tie up her black hair for Princess Changle. Half of her soft cheeks are fair and shiny in the sun, and her white jade earrings are swaying slightly, she is extremely beautiful.
She used her fair and delicate jade hands to tie up the cloud-like green silk, gently put it into a bun, and fixed it with a jade hairpin. Then she stood behind Princess Changle and supported her thin shoulders. She looked around in the mirror and smiled with satisfaction. : "Your Highness is naturally beautiful and has fine eyebrows. Duanfang, such gorgeous decorations still look better. It's better to wear those Taoist robes less often. You are only twenty years old now. It is the time when you are young and you have been meditating for a long time. Not a good thing.”
Princess Changle also turned her head to look at her bun and headdress. She saw herself in the mirror with beautiful eyebrows and a neat face. When she heard this, she pursed her lips and smiled: "It's been a long time since I've been dressed up so carefully. I'm not used to it. Thank you Queen." ”
"Oh, what's there to thank you for? It's a great honor for me to be able to dress His Highness."
Queen Su touched Princess Changle's temples with a smile, pulled her up, and they sat side by side on a chair by the window. She couldn't help but ask, "What are your plans with Fang Jun?"< br>
Princess Changle's cheeks were slightly red and she was a little shy, but her affair with Fang Jun was no longer a secret, and Queen Su's beautiful eyebrows were generous and they were close to each other, so she didn't hesitate and said softly: "What's the plan? That's it. That's good. As he said in the poem he wrote back then, 'If the love lasts for a long time, how can it last forever'... It's enough to have a close friend in life."
He is his brother-in-law, and he is also an important minister in the court. It is absolutely inappropriate to have an affair with each other, so how can he have any status?
She doesn't care about that either.
Empress Su first murmured these two sentences and said with emotion: "I have always heard that the second young boy in this house was unruly, unruly and unlearned, but I never thought that as soon as I enlightened myself, I would have such a peerless talent that is so arrogant to everyone." …”
Then his voice changed and he said dissatisfiedly: "It is already difficult for us women to live in this world, how can we accept it and let those men take advantage but walk away irresponsibly?"
Princess Changle was so shy that she pushed the queen gently and said slightly: "How can you take advantage of me? No wonder you are embarrassed."
After all, "taking advantage" is mutual, how can we blame men for this...
Queen Su chuckled lightly, then took Princess Changle's hand and said softly: "Don't blame me for not reminding you, it will be fine if you lose this time, but if you are lucky enough to finally annihilate the rebels and purge Chao Gang, Fang Er It means Qingtian protects him and takes great advantage. When the time comes, your Majesty will agree to any request other than the throne. If he dares to ask for anything from your Majesty, your Majesty will not refuse, no matter how difficult it is. "
She knew Li Chengqian's character very well. He seemed to have a weak temper, but in fact he was very stubborn. If he thought that Fang Jun's achievements were worthy of certain rewards, then no matter who objected, he would definitely implement them.
Princess Changle's cheeks were rosy and she shook her head slightly.
Even if the emperor grants marriage, it will be difficult to quell the criticism from the clan and the world. How can she be willing to let him fall into the embarrassment of being slandered by the world?
A good man who is protected by heaven and whose merits are in the country should be remembered in history and shine through the ages. He cannot have his reputation tarnished because of a woman. If that were the case, she would not be able to feel at ease even if she died...
Seeing her look like this, Empress Su was very angry and said, "When the late Emperor was here, he would always praise you for your talents as prime minister and assistant, your magnanimity and your quick thinking. Why are you so confused on this matter? As long as you are so ignorant." Gao Yang doesn't mind, so why should you? It’s not easy for us women to live our lives because of the likes and dislikes of outsiders. We live for men in the first half of our lives and live for our children in the second half of our lives. If you don’t mind, don’t you think about your future children’s status?”
Princess Changle hesitated before she could speak.
However, it is not uncommon for sisters to serve one husband together, but it is extremely rare to be upright, not to mention that they are noble and wealthy...
There were footsteps outside the door, and then Princess Gaoyang's voice came into her ears: "Sister-in-law, sister, what are you talking about?" (End of Chapter)