Chapter 4373 Killing someone with a borrowed knife
The Xuanwu Gate, which used to be the centerpiece of the Tai Chi Palace, is now filled with flags and the sound of war drums. Teams of Youtun guards marched in from the city gate with high spirits. After a brief formation, they trotted into the Tai Chi Palace and entered the inner garden. The rebels, who were unable to stop the battle, slowly advanced towards the Butokuden defense line.
The sound of musketry came and went like fried beans, and the battle was very fierce.
Because it is the commanding height of the entire city of Chang'an, if you stand on the Xuanwu Gate Tower and look southward with your hands on the arrow stack, you can have a panoramic view of the entire inner garden. The gardens, trees, lakes and corridors are magnificent under the reflection of the setting sun. The glazed tiles on the roofs of countless palaces in the distance reflect the golden light.
Fang Jun turned around and returned to the city tower. He ordered his people to unfold a map of Taiji Palace and carefully examine it inch by inch. Based on the scouts' feedback on the battle situation, he marked the rebels' arrangements in various places on it.
The battle situation in the entire Tai Chi Palace is clear at a glance...
Yin Yuan saw such a scene when he was brought in by his own soldiers, but he didn't say much. He took two steps forward, knelt down on one knee, and said loudly: "General Yin Yuan, please plead guilty to the Duke of Yue!"
Not to mention that Fang Jun's current status is enough to bear such a great gift, just because the Liquan Yin family was forced by the Guanlongmen clan to cross the Weishui River to attack Youtunwei, they must completely put down their body, in this emperor Kowtow in front of the most famous person around you.
Whether the emperor can accept the surrender of the Liquan Yin family and whether he can forgive the previous betrayal all depends on Fang Jun's words...
Fang Jun put down the map, rubbed his eyes and turned around. He stepped forward and pulled Yin Yuan up with his hands on his shoulders. He patted his shoulders with his palms and said with a smile: "You and I are old friends, why should we be so generous? We are seeing each other. You must have a headache this time, right? Come on, have a cup of tea to quench your thirst.”
He pulled Yin Yuan to the table beside him, pressed his shoulders to let him sit down, and asked his soldiers to pour tea.
Seeing that Fang Jun not only did not get angry because of the right guard's attack, but instead took the initiative to mention his old friendship, Yin Yuan felt a little embarrassed. He took a sip from the tea cup and explained with a guilty look on his face: "It is not the Yin family of Liquan who are sending troops this time. The original intention was that the Guanlong clan went too far to bully others. Dou Xi even went so far as to use the name of the Liquan Yin family to force him to do so. "
Fang Jun nodded and said: "It's understandable, who can't not care about the lives of the whole clan? The Guanlong clan is extremely evil. Knowing that it will be liquidated by His Majesty, instead of self-examination and apology, it worsens and loses all conscience. Everyone in the world can Let’s kill him together!”
Yin Yuan was very moved: "The Duke of Yue is reasonable and reasonable. Please tell me something about the Yin family of Liquan in front of your majesty. I will be rewarded in the future."
With that said, he stood up again and gave a great gift.
This time Fang Jun sat still and accepted it calmly. After Yin Yuan knelt down on one knee, he raised his hand to support him and said in a deep voice: "You and I are old friends. I can't bear to see you go astray. He The court was punished by law. But this time you sent troops across the Wei River to attack, and it was visible to everyone. It is unjustifiable not to give an explanation."
Yin Yuan said hurriedly: "Before leaving, my uncle and his son gave instructions, saying that everything must be obeyed by the Duke of Yue, but no one dares to disobey an order."
Although his uncle didn't say it clearly, he could understand what he meant. What he didn't say was probably "I can do anything to atone for my sins. Please order me to kill all the Guanlong clan members one by one." ……
After all, Yin Qinzhou wouldn't dare to do this kind of thing by himself, but it would be completely different if Fang Jun gave him an order.
In Yin Yuan's opinion, the biggest threat to the imperial power now is the Guanlong Clan who is fomenting trouble everywhere. Although they have defeated the right guard this time, who can guarantee that the Guanlong Clan will not use various means to incite the rest of the army to revolt?
From Fang Jun's point of view, it would be great if someone could clean up the Guanlong Gate from top to bottom for him...
However, Fang Jun didn't seem to realize this at all. He nodded and sighed: "The nobles of the Guanlong clan are really full of evil and cunning. Back then, the late emperor regarded them as humerus and trusted them so much that they lost their power." He controls the government and the public with one hand, but he is still inadequate. Not only does he control the finances and become corrupt, he also tries to influence the choice of the prince and shake the foundation of the country. A hundred deaths will not be enough to forgive his sin this time. It is a heinous crime to have to betray Your Majesty. But don’t worry, dear brother, I will explain this to Your Majesty and plead with the Liquan Yin family. Now that the rebels are raging, they are still attacking Wude Hall. If the Guanlong clan once again incites other troops to attack, and I am unable to do anything, I hope you can go back and inform your uncle Chen Bing on the north bank of the Weishui River to help me guard the front line of the Weishui River. It will be a great service. "
Kill someone with a borrowed knife? Think beautifully.
"Uh...that's enough?"
Yin Yuan was a little disappointed.
How could it be handled so lightly? In order to surrender to His Majesty, his uncle captured Dou Xi on the spot and escorted him here, which meant that the Liquan Yin family and the Guanlong clan were fighting to the death. Either you die or I die.
If the Guanlong Clan is revived in the future, the Liquan Yin family will definitely be the unlucky one.
Don't think this is impossible. After all, since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the entire power structure has been dependent on the Guanlong Clan. To put it bluntly, the Guanlong Clan is the foundation of the Tang Dynasty. Even if His Majesty wants to completely eliminate the Guanlong Clan, it is not possible. It can be done in one day.
For example, it is easy to deal with the purple-clad officials from Guanlong in the court, but what about the thousands of low-level officials in Guanzhong? Arrest and depose them all at once, and then let officials from Shandong and Jiangnan move to Guanzhong to supplement them?
There must be a gradual process.
But if the Guanlongmen clan cannot be uprooted, the Liquan Yin family may not be able to support the day when the emperor completely deposes the Guanlongmen clan...
But it would not work for the Liquan Yin family to directly go to war with the Guanlong clan. Let alone whether they can win the battle, even if they can, when the Guanlong clan becomes a local chicken and a dog, it is impossible to say that the Liquan Yin family will be burdened with a " The crime of "slaughter of meritorious deeds" has firmly taken the blame for His Majesty.
The best situation is of course to follow the orders of His Majesty or Fang Jun to exterminate those traitors who have committed treason, so as to completely eliminate the worries. Your Majesty or Fang Jun will be responsible for the consequences. After all, both of them can afford it. Started.
But now Fang Jun doesn’t seem to be planning to do that...
Fang Jun raised his eyebrows: "Is this very simple? If my dear brother thinks it is simple, he can also inform his uncle to lead the army across the Wei River to the south of Chang'an City. Now the 100,000 rebels under the command of the King of Jin are storming Mingde Gate. If his uncle If it can be eradicated, it will not only be a crime, but also a great achievement.”
Yin Yuan hurriedly said: "This won't work. The right guard suffered heavy losses and is unable to take on the important task of attacking the rebels head-on. Everyone in the army is not afraid of death, but if his majesty's important affairs are ruined due to his own ability, he will not be able to escape the blame for his death. Ah!”
Are you kidding me? Nearly 200,000 troops are currently fighting in the south of the city. If the defeated soldiers like the Right Guards attack them, they will be annihilated in an instant. They say they are going to fight the King of Jin, but they can't be sure who will hit them. I don’t even know if I’ll die...
Fang Jun smiled, his smile was somewhat meaningful, and he said calmly: "So, just go to the north bank of the Weishui River and stay safe, and don't use those crooked ideas."
When his little thoughts were exposed, Yin Yuan was a little shy and did not dare to say anything. He nodded quickly and said, "It's still what my uncle said, but if you have an order, don't dare to disobey it!"
"Okay, I understand what the Liquan Yin family means, and I will definitely explain it to His Majesty. Go back quickly to help your uncle collect the defeated army and reorganize the troops... Wait a moment, there is one more thing to do before it is too late to go back."
Fang Jun shouted outside: "Please prove Dou Xi's identity, escort him outside Xuanwu Gate, read out the charges, and then show his head to the public!"
"Huh?"
Yin Yuan was shocked. He escorted Dou Xi here. Whatever he did after leaving was Fang Jun's business. But if he didn't leave now, wouldn't he bring all the hatred of the Guanlong clan onto him?
Although the Liquan Yin family has been locked in a fight with the Guanlong clan, Dou Xi is an authentic relative of the emperor. Who can guarantee what the emperor and the clan will think?
The second roommate is so wicked...
Fang Jun looked over with a half-smile but not a smile: "Why, my dear brother doesn't want to watch the execution?"
Yin Yuan hurriedly said: "What do you say, what will I do!"
At this point, what else is there to say? Now that we have taken this road, it will only lead to darkness.
Dou Xi was escorted by soldiers to the outside of Xuanwu Gate. This one of the few remaining clan elders of Daibei Dou Clan had no trace of his former grace and dignity. His disheveled hair was pushed down to his knees by the soldiers. After the commander of the army counted out his crimes, he raised his knife and dropped his head.
Yin Yuan watched the entire execution, sighed helplessly, said goodbye to Fang Jun, and rode back the same way...
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The battle of Tai Chi Palace has reached the decisive moment.
Li Daozong's troops were divided into two groups. One group was led by Yuwen Shiji and continued to attack the Wude Palace. The other group personally led the troops from Ganlu Palace to the south. Since the guards in the palace were all gathered in the Wude Palace, the defenses of various palaces were empty. With overwhelming momentum, they successively captured Liangyi Hall and Taiji Hall, and reached the Chengtian Gate, only to encounter strong resistance from the defenders.
The defenders were condescending and occupied a favorable location. They were all Li Chengqian's direct troops, so they were very determined to fight to the death. As a result, Li Daozong was unable to attack fiercely, and was blocked here for a while, making it difficult to advance even an inch.
The city gates of Chengtian, Guangyun, Yong'an and other places were all tightly controlled by the defenders, and news could not come in or out. Li Daozong stormed Chengtianmen in the Taiji Palace but did not know what was going on outside the palace, let alone what the King of Jin in the south of the city was doing now. If the Jin Dynasty As expected, Wang failed to have the courage to abandon the main force of the army and enter Mingde Gate to attack Chengtian Gate. The significance of dividing his troops to attack Chengtian Gate was greatly reduced.
After all, there is still a fierce tiger like Li Jing lurking outside Chunming Gate. He can send troops from Chunming Gate into the city to Chengtian Gate at any time to defeat him...
But now that the matter has come to this, where can we go back and regret it? He could only personally supervise the formation and storm Chengtianmen.
However, the Chengtianmen defenders were extremely tenacious and stood firm as a rock in the face of Li Daozong's fierce attack. They remained unmoved despite the corpses lying on the walls. Li Daozong felt quite uncomfortable. Should he continue to attack fiercely, or should he retreat and attack Wude Hall again?
(End of chapter)