Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3451
It was snowing heavily and the night was as dark as ink. A team of thousands of people came from Xianyang, crossed the Wei River, and only slowed down a little when they arrived at the city of Chang'an.

Ahead, the tall and majestic city tower of Kaiyuanmen stands in the wind and snow. The wind lamps hanging on the tower only have a faint halo of light, except for the outline of the tower, it can't even illuminate the city.

Among the team, one rode out and braved the wind and snow to the gate of Kaiyuan.

Although the night was dark and snowy, and the sight was poor, this person rode forward and still attracted the attention of the soldiers at the top of the city. A soldier lay on the wall beside the arrow stack and shouted down: "Who is under the city?"

The curfew in Chang'an City has already been lifted, but the city gates are closed at night. Unless important people or holding six number plates are out of the city for errands, the drawbridge will be lowered to open the city gates. Otherwise, no one is strictly allowed to enter or leave.

Not to mention the current tense situation, it is said that there are rioters gathered in various places in Guanzhong, intending to rebel...

Standing at the foot of the city on horseback, took off the felt hat on his head, looked up at the city, and said loudly: "I am Shangshu Zuocheng Yuwen Festival, I have to go out of the city to do business earlier, the snow on the road has delayed me, please also Tong Bing Captain Dugu said, please open the city gate and let me in!"

The soldiers on the top of the city spoke softly, raised their eyes to see the figures in the wind and snow in the distance, did not dare to say more, and hurried back to the city tower.

The Shoucheng Captain is a child of the Dugu family, with a noble status and the guard of the Kaiyuan Gate, but at this moment he is standing by the table with his hands tied, respectfully standing beside an old man.

The old man was wrapped in a thick fur, sipping wine from a small cup, drooping his eyelids and saying nothing.

The soldiers entered and said respectfully: "I have seen the county magistrate, the school lieutenant... Shangshu Zuocheng Yuwenjie called the door at the bottom of the city, intending to enter the city, I wonder if you can allow it?"

Captain Dugu bowed his body and said in a low voice: "Grandfather Mingjian, when Yuwen Festival enters the city at this time, it must be to accomplish great things. We, Guanlong, are of the same spirit, even if we bear the responsibility of opening the city and releasing people, we must prepare for it." It's passable, otherwise if something bad happens, I'm afraid..."

The old man is naturally Wei Weiqing Dugu Lan.

The nephew of the Queen of Documents and the head of the Dugu family, did not stay in the mansion in the middle of the night to sleep soundly with his concubine in the warm bed, but came to Kaiyuanmen in the wind and snow, personally supervised his own children, don't 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 his wine and asked, "Do you know there are rioters behind him?"

Captain Dugu looked at the soldier, and the soldier said cautiously: "I don't know, but there are figures in the wind and snow not far away, a rough estimate, I'm afraid it's no less than five thousand. Good guess."

What else is there to speculate about?Thousands of people in the middle of the night wanted to enter the city, and there was no need to guess why they were planning.

Dugu Lan sighed, put down his wine glass, rubbed his cloudy old eyes, and said in a low voice: "I thought Chang Sun Chong would be arrested and Hou Mo Chenqian would be placed under house arrest, and this matter would come to an end. But I didn't expect... Changsun Wuji, Changsun Wuji, where did you get the confidence to fall to the ground, dare to be so unscrupulous? Don't you fear that His Majesty will be liquidated and give you a glass of poisonous wine to be buried with you in Jiuyi Mountain? "

According to common sense, Changsun Chong and Hou Mo Chen Qianhui were successively controlled by the East Palace, and the Guanlongmen clan had no leader. This mutiny died before it even started. There is a way to eliminate the bad influence this time, even if the relationship with the East Palace cannot be repaired, you should find a way to appease His Majesty's anger.

This is not difficult, after all, His Majesty has always disliked the crown prince but favored the king of Jin, so when the Eastern Expedition has not yet been completed, it is unlikely that he will completely turn against Guan Long over this matter.

However, he was cautious in his heart, so he personally came to Kaiyuanmen to sit in town, and the result was exactly as he expected...

Undoubtedly, instead of dispersing, the private soldiers of Guanlong families who were supposed to disperse did not disperse, but instead came straight to Chang'an aggressively, and even attempted to enter the city, which shows that the mutiny is still going on as scheduled.

This must be someone who is in charge of the overall situation behind the scenes, 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 far away in Liaodong. How dare he leave without saying goodbye by His Majesty's side and sneak back to Guanzhong?
How could he come back so quickly?

There is only one explanation, and that is that something extraordinary must have happened in the Liaodong Army...

Captain Dugu listened with his hands tied, but still couldn't help saying: "Grandfather, everyone has been planning this matter for a long time, and our family has also participated in it. If Yuwen's family is not allowed to enter the city at this time, would it be treachery? So, my grandson thinks it is inappropriate. "

"Hmph, isn't it right? If it's not right, that's right!"

Dugu Lan got up and came to the window, tightened the fur coat tightly, and then opened the window, a gust of 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: "At this time, at that time. Before, all the families united to carry out a military remonstrance to dethrone the Eastern Palace and help the King of Jin to take the throne. Of course, this move is against The suspicion of rebellion coincides with His Majesty's wishes, and as long as Jin Wang's heir apparent is secure, there will be no future troubles for what happened today."

In the night, it was as if there was a ferocious beast crouching between the heaven and the earth, which could devour the city and destroy the world at any time.

He continued: "However, things are completely different now. Changsun Chong was arrested, the old man Hou Mo Chenqianhui was also put under house arrest, and his name was put to death. Under these circumstances, the various families have not stopped. , but to continue the plan of the mutiny, it can be seen that Changsun Wuji must have sneaked back to Guanzhong to preside over the overall situation in secret. If he dared to sneak back to Guanzhong, there must be a huge change in the Liaodong Army... Liaodong has undergone a huge change, hundreds of thousands of troops are unstable If the sky in Chang'an changes again, and people's minds cannot be filled, this mighty mutiny may not only be for the dethroning of the East Palace, but at that time, the army will be as powerful as water, and who can stop it?"

Captain Dugu behind him said in amazement: "Grandfather, are they really going to do such a rebellious move?"

Dugu Lan snorted, closed the window, went back to sit down at the table, and said indifferently, "What's so strange about this? After all, we don't do this kind of thing once or twice..."

Most of the Guanlongmen faction were born in Xianbei and rose in the Six Towns of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Their ancestors fought against the barbarians outside the Great Wall for generations. They experienced the most difficult and dangerous environments, and developed a tenacious character that was not afraid of difficulties and heaven and earth.This is a good thing, but it is this character of disobeying the world and disobeying the people that makes the Guanlong clan lack awe of imperial power and only believe in the power and power in their own hands.

Unscrupulously playing with the imperial power in the palm of his hand, Yu Wenjue dethroned Emperor Gong of the Western Wei Dynasty and established himself in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yang Jian accepted Zen and established the Sui Dynasty, and even Li Yuan raised troops in Jinyang and conspired to seize the world... Behind these major events of dynastic change are all The hand tail of the Guanlongmen Clan.

They never take imperial power seriously.

Once this time successfully invades Chang'an and deposes the East Palace, Guan Long's power will become stronger than it has been since the Tang Dynasty. If there is another problem with the Liaodong army at this time, the Guan Longmen 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 already made these Guanlong nobles who are used to controlling power extremely embarrassed and miserable.

Who can refuse to break through and then regain control of the power he once had?

He said to Captain Dugu: "The reason why I sit here personally today is because I am afraid that you will make a mistake and do something stupid. Our Dugu family can't continue to mix in this matter. During the Western Wei Dynasty, we can support Yu Wenjue to change Wei to Zhou." In the Northern Zhou Dynasty, it could also support Yang Jian to accept Zen and establish the Sui Dynasty, and at the end of the Sui Dynasty, it could also help Li Yuan to replace the Great Sui... But the current Tang Dynasty is completely different from the past. At this time, if you do such a thing that causes the turbulence of the country and the flames of war everywhere, you will be cast aside by the people of the world! Water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn it. The backlash from the people of the world will not last long!"

I only spoke half of my heart.

With the current relationship between the Dugu family and the Guanlongmen Clan drifting away, even if the Guanlongmen Clan gains power, what benefits will it bring to the Dugu Clan?Only from the fact that Changsun Wuji sneaked back to Guanzhong to preside over the overall situation secretly, but did not tell himself, we can know his attitude.

That being the case, why bother to take 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 grandson will tell Yu Wenjie to retreat quickly?"

(End of this chapter)