Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3455 own calculation
You Wenzhi was terrified, knelt down on one knee, and said in panic: "The commander-in-chief misunderstood, if the general betrayed the commander-in-chief at the beginning, he should be cut to death by thousands of knives and pierced by ten thousand arrows! His Royal Highness King Jing did indeed send someone to find him. General, I hope that the general will be able to persuade the general to attach himself to King Jing's mansion and work together to create a great cause. But how dare the general sell out the interests of the general in exchange for his own future? The general is loyal, commander!"

Seeing You Wenzhi kneeling in front of him who seemed to have been wronged so much, Chai Zhewei sneered, but then disappeared, raised his hand slightly, and said in relief: "Why is this so? Even if you accept King Jing's money, the commander-in-chief will not blame you As for you, who doesn’t like money? But you have to keep in mind that I don’t care about some small things, and it’s harmless to reveal some military situations, but if you’re going to be out of touch at a critical moment, don’t blame me for being ruthless! , don’t pretend to be wronged here, quickly inquire about the situation in the city, the commander must know the current situation well, otherwise if you make a wrong judgment, you will die without a place to die!”

"Here!"

You Wenzhi was upset and didn't dare to make any more excuses. Chai Zhewei is not a fool, so he can tolerate small things, but if he knows that he is the King Jing's man, his head will be lost immediately...

Step back quickly and organize people to investigate the situation in the city.

Chai Zhewei sat alone in the barracks, sipping tea, thinking deeply about the current situation.

He was quite disdainful of Li Yuanjing, thinking that this person was ungrateful, narrow-minded, and not a person who achieved great things.But is the Guanlongmen faction really sure of winning this time?Not necessarily so.If the elder Sun Chong joins them, or Hou Mo and Chen Qian will raise their arms, the various families in Guanlong may be able to put aside their prejudices and work together to conspire for great things.But now that Changsun Chong has been arrested, Hou Mo and Chenqian will be under house arrest, and the Guanlongmen clan has no leader, the chances of success are greatly reduced.

Generally speaking, when Changsun Chong is arrested and Hou Mo and Chen Qian are under house arrest, the Guanlong families should put down their banners and drums, and should not continue to take the risk of sending troops into the city to carry out military remonstrance.

However, since the Guanlong families have done this, there can only be two explanations: an arrow has to be fired, since it has been planned for a long time, and the situation with the East Palace is in conflict, it is better to just let it go, and everyone will be happy when it happens. If it fails, then from now on, he will be a man with his tail between his legs. Anyway, the prince dare not pursue it to the end in order to stabilize the situation. Just like the situation after the "Xuanwu Gate Incident" back then, the first priority is stability.

What's more, each family in Guanlong regained its backbone, and some people stood up to order each family, and each family was willing to let them drive.

However, Chai Zhewei thought about it and couldn't think of anyone else who could have such a name and prestige, which made all the Guanlong families put aside their prejudices and work together.

The only reason may be that Changsun Wuji has rushed back from Liaodong, sneaked back to Guanzhong, and secretly presided over the overall situation...

If this is the case, then Changsun Wuji's city is extremely deep, because it is possible that Changsun Chong and Hou Mo Chenqianhui are just a cover thrown out by him to mislead others. But the Guanlongmen Clan rushed into Chang'an City in one go.

In short, Chai Zhewei has always tried his best to speculate on the ability of this "Number One Honored Minister of Zhenguan" and the "Changsun Yinren" who has been in charge of the court for many years. It also becomes possible with careful operation.

Therefore, the reason why he was ambiguous towards King Jing Li Yuanjing and did not give a definite answer was that firstly he really disliked Li Yuanjing as a human being, and the benefits he gave were not enough to impress him. Maybe another chance will come.

Because if Changsun Wuji really sneaked back to Chang'an and presided over the overall situation secretly, then Li Yuanjing would have no chance of winning. Instead, he would create an excuse for Changsun Wuji to "cut off the rebellion". reason.

Even fools know that this reason is not valid.

However, if Guan Long finally wins the war and deposes the Eastern Palace to support and protect the King of Jin, no matter how outrageous the reason is, it will become an irrefutable reason...

Just as he was meditating, the door was pushed open from the outside, and a gust of cold wind mixed with the wind and snow poured in, causing Chai Zhewei to shudder, and shouted angrily: "You bastard, you don't even know how to knock on the door..."

In the middle of speaking, his eyes turned to the door, Shun Jiang's eyes widened, and the words in his mouth stopped abruptly.After being stunned for a moment, he stood up abruptly and reached the ground...

*****
Xingqing Palace.

The entire palace was brightly lit, and the vicinity of Nanxun Hall was crowded with people. Numerous scouts, officials, and soldiers came and went in a hurry, gathering information from various places in the city, and then went to various places with orders to prepare for the upcoming battle. .

The Sixth Commander of the East Palace also started to move. They, together with the patrolling school lieutenants of the Ministry of War in the city, the patrolling officers of the Jingzhao government office, and more than a thousand Marquis Wu of Wuhoupu, continued to retreat, and opened the city gate to the various Lifangs between Taiji Palace and Xingqing Palace. They all gave up to the rebels, and tried their best to lure the enemy to go deep, reducing the scale of the war to the vicinity of these two palaces, so as not to spread to the whole city and cause casualties to innocent people.

In the Nanxun Hall, Prince Li Chengqian sat in the middle, and a group of ministers, generals, and aides lined up on the left and right, offering advice and pooling their efforts on the current crisis.

Li Jing said in shame: "The old minister was negligent. He thought that Changsun Chong and Hou Mo Chenqian would be controlled, and the Guanlong clan would have no leader. They had to give up this mutiny. But they didn't expect that instead of stopping, the other party would attack immediately. If the city...had reacted earlier and strengthened control with the various city gates, the situation may not be as it is now."

It was also after he took control of Hou Mo and Chen Qianhui that he discovered that the Guanlongmen faction not only did not stop, but rushed into the city in one go, he realized that someone must be secretly in charge of the overall situation, and this person may be Changsun Wuji.

Li Chengqian waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Eunuch Wei is loyal to the country, why should he blame himself? The rebel army has been planning for a long time, we just responded hastily, and some omissions are inevitable. The current plan is not to hold someone accountable, It's about working together to defeat the rebels and help protect the country!"

In a critical moment, he was not as fragile and flustered as everyone imagined, and he was very calm and able to hold the position.

In fact, it's no wonder that everyone miscalculated the situation. Who would have thought that Changsun Wuji would dare to leave the Liaodong Army without authorization and sneak back to Guanzhong?

The most important thing is that Changsun Wuji came back so quickly...

According to the information obtained by Li Chengqian, Changsun Wuji left Liaodong without authorization when his father was injured and unconscious, and his whereabouts are unknown.At that time, who can be sure that the father will die?If the father did not die, then Changsun Wuji will face extremely severe punishment!
With Changsun Wuji's cautious and cautious character, how could he dare to take such a big risk?

In this way, the crux of the problem is: did Changsun Wuji know in advance that his father would die, so he dared to be so unscrupulous?
Thoughtful...

Li Jing was extremely moved, got up and left the table, knelt down on one knee, and said loudly: "Your Highness is generous, the old minister is ashamed, I can only spare my life and die!"

He has been glorious and prominent in his life, but his official career has been bumpy and bumpy.Back then when he led the army to break through the Yin Mountains and destroy the Turks, he was never at ease. He had to beware of being squeezed out by his colleagues and at the same time he had to deal with the fear of his majesty. I have to choose to be idle and live in a secluded mansion.

It is said that His Majesty Li Er has a broad mind, but he, Li Jing, has never felt this at all, only fear and suspicion.

If he met the benevolent master back then, how could Li Jing's achievements have come to this?
Li Chengqian was relieved, invited Li Jing to take a seat, then looked at Cui Dunli and asked, "According to the statistics of the Ministry of War, how many regular troops have the rebels gathered?"

Now that information from all directions is gathered here, it is known that the rebels assembled by various families in Guanlong are about [-], but the most combative ones are of course the regular troops scattered all over Guanzhong. The rest of the soldiers and servants are neglected. Naturally, their combat power is not strong, they are just a mob, and the dead soldiers of each family can only undertake tasks such as assassination and destruction. If they are really put on the battlefield, they may not be able to count as ten.

The East Palace Six led more than [-] people, all of whom were elites. If there were not too many regular troops joining the rebel camp, and the left and right guards strictly guarded the Xuanwu Gate, they would be invincible.

Of course, when there is a big battle, the situation changes instantly. The victory or defeat cannot be measured simply by the number of soldiers and whether they are elite, but it is also an important reference, which can at least stabilize the morale of the army.

(End of this chapter)