Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3550 Disagreement
Regarding the news from Hexi, Changsun Wuji was cautious.

It took only three to five days for the fast horse to arrive in Chang'an from Hexi, and it was about two days. It would not be too late to make a decision when Hexi sent back news next time.

After making up his mind, Changsun Wuji put the two battle reports in the drawer under the desk before returning to the desk, turned around and asked, "How is the battle going?"

Yu Wenjie, who returned here, looked up from a pile of documents, rubbed his red eyes, shook his head and said: "The battle around the imperial city has continued, but the six defenses of the East Palace have had little effect."

The meeting between Yuwen Shihe and Changsun Wuji that day made the rift between the two even wider, but this was not enough to make Yuwen's family completely break with Changsun Wuji.Therefore, after returning to the mansion, Yuwen Shiji sent Yuwen Festival over again to obey orders under Changsun Wuji's account.

Guan Long is connected with each other and is one with each other, so he didn't withdraw when he saw the opportunity was not good...

Changsun Wuji looked heavy, nodded slightly, walked to the map hanging on the wall, stared at the map, and said nothing.

The atmosphere is very heavy.

Since the day of the incident, the Guanlong army has been besieging the imperial city day and night, and more than a hundred thousand troops have taken turns to fight, trying to drag down the East Palace Six Rates.As a result, the strength of the East Palace Six Rate was far beyond Changsun Wuji's expectations. Instead of showing any sign of collapse after defending for many days, the hasty response to the battle at the beginning caused a lot of losses, and gradually became familiar with the current battle. Deadlocked.

On the contrary, because of the low quality of the soldiers, the casualties on Guanlong's side are getting bigger and bigger...

The food, fodder and supplies are better. After all, the Guanlongmen Clan has been in Guanzhong for many years and has accumulated savings. There are also many forces close to the Guanlongmen Clan who secretly support them, and they can still support them.However, the loss of soldiers made Changsun Wuji helpless.

The Guanlongmen faction directly controlled too little military power, which made it impossible to rely on the soldiers, servants, and merchants of each family when they raised their troops. A small number of regular troops took on the heavy responsibility of attacking the fortifications. lost heavily.

Especially in the First Battle of the Foundry Bureau, Changsun Wuji sent two regular troops as the main force in a row. They were first bombarded by artillery, and then there was a loud bang in the warehouse of the Foundry Bureau, and countless soldiers were turned into ashes. The elite troops are increasingly stretched.

If there is no elite army, how can we attack the imperial city and defeat the Six Rates of the Eastern Palace?
Not to mention that once Fang Jun leads the Anxi Army back to aid the East Palace, how can these mobs resist the elites who have fought fiercely with the Dashi army?
What's more, there are still half of the Right Guards entrenched outside the Xuanwu Gate so far, so all his thoughts of coveting the Xuanwu Gate have to be put aside for the time being, and he dare not touch the front lightly...

With a sigh, Changsun Wuji was very helpless.

Back then, the Guanlongmen faction started with military power, and each family held countless elite soldiers, so that they could always occupy the center, seize power, and support more troops in the turbulent era.Such a virtuous circle has created the century-old glory of the Guanlongmen Clan.

However, to this day, the Guanlongmen Clan has only those seemingly glamorous honors and wealth left, and the military power they rely on has been completely lost. At this critical time, they cannot pull out a powerful army. It is really sad to carry out the attack...

After deliberating for a long time, Changsun Wuji said in a deep voice: "Write the decree, ordering the Guanlong families to mobilize troops again and storm the imperial city! This stalemate cannot continue. One more day of delay will be one more day for Guanlong." Divided into eternal danger."

The Liu rate of the East Palace was powerful, and they firmly defended the imperial city to occupy the geographical advantage. The Guanlong army launched several large-scale violent attacks but still failed, resulting in heavy losses.If they continue to attack fiercely, they will only make more and more losses, and even fill in all the foundations of the various families in Guanlong.

However, the matter has come to this point, where is there any chance of calm siege?
No matter how slow the Eastern Expeditionary Army moved, they would return to Guanzhong sooner or later. On that day, the various factions in the court and China would have to sit down and discuss how to distribute their benefits.And the Eastern Expedition Army is almost entirely in the hands of forces inclined to the Eastern Palace. Once the negotiations break down, the Guanlongmen faction will definitely suffer.

Especially the half of the Youtunwei and Anxi Army in Fang Jun's hands, although it seems that the Western Regions thousands of miles away are fighting endlessly with the Dashi army, but for some reason, Changsun Wuji always feels like a thorn in his back, not Dare to have the slightest slack and relax...

Yu Wenjie was a little dull, but he didn't say anything to refute after all, but nodded and said: "Here, I will do it here."

This remonstrance is related to the future of the Longmen Clan's foundation. Even if the Yuwen family withdraws from now on, if the remonstrance fails, they will suffer the same burden. They will never be exempted from punishment just because they withdraw halfway.At the beginning, Yuwen's family relied on the big tree of Guanlong to enjoy the glory and wealth, but now, they have to bear all the consequences for Guanlong's actions.

The current plan is to go all out.

*****
The Imperial City was besieged by the Guanlong Rebel Army. Except for the Xuanwu Gate in the north, the rest of the city gates had already been sealed off, and no one could enter or leave the palace.

It is a big taboo to have nothing to do with the harem, so the prince will temporarily use the Hongwen Hall as his first residence, while all civil servants and military generals will live in the Sherenyuan on the west side of the Taiji Hall.

After staying up all night again, all kinds of military affairs came one after another, civil servants and military generals couldn't tell the morning from the busyness, and suddenly looked up, but they were pale in the east...

The younger ones had a little rest, and after having breakfast, they saved their savings and stayed in the Tai Chi Hall to assist the prince in handling military affairs, while the elderly officials couldn't stand it anymore, and retired early to the Sherenyuan to stay at the beginning of their stay. Eat, wash up, and get ready for a nap.

In a pavilion on the east side of the Sherenyuan, Xiao Yu and Cen Wenwen had just had breakfast, sat together drinking a cup of tea, rested for a while before going to bed.

Xiao Yu held the pot to pour tea for Cen Wenwen, looked at the latter's disheveled expression, and said worriedly: "Brother Jing Ren is sick, and his bones are lacking, so it is better not to suffer like this, and go to the Tai Chi Hall for consultation after something happens. Fan, you have nothing to do, so let's cultivate a lot here."

Originally, Cen Wenwen was seriously ill, and he had been serving as a military counselor for many consecutive days, and he couldn't bear it even more. His skinny body was crumbling, and he couldn't even lift his eyelids...

Sipping a sip of tea, Cen Wenwen sighed and said: "At a time when the country's affairs are difficult, we pride ourselves on being loyal to the country, how can we stay out of it? If this old man can share the worries of His Highness, it will be considered a worthy death. Let's endure it, even if If you can’t make it through, you have no regrets.”

Xiao Yu sighed softly and remained silent for a long time before he sighed and said: "We are loyal, His Royal Highness naturally has insight in his heart. It's just that there are differences in distance and intimacy. I am afraid that even if this crisis can be resolved, our achievements will also be the same. It is difficult to enter the eyes of His Highness."

"What does Shiwen mean by this?"

Cen Wenwen raised his snow-white eyebrows with a puzzled look on his face.

"Shiwen" is Xiao Yu's handwriting. Given his seniority and status, there are only a handful of people who can match his words face to face...

Xiao Yu smiled wryly and said: "It's not me who is telling the truth, but the situation is such that I have to think more about it. This time, my family tried their best to remonstrate. For this reason, there are not many people who stained their shirts with blood. It can be regarded as exhausting. All. However, with His Highness’s trust and love for Fang Jun, and the record of guarding the Xuanwu Gate in the right village, I am afraid that if the crisis is resolved in the future, Fang Jun should be the first to attack.”

When Cen Wenwen heard this, his heart sank.

His eldest brother died early, and the only remaining son was Cen Changqian, who was always doted on by him, but that day the students of the academy accepted the prince's order and went to guard the foundry bureau, but they were unable to do so, and the foundry bureau fell. As a result, the students detonated the fire in the warehouse The gunpowder blasted more than ten thousand rebels into ashes, which is considered a great achievement.

However, since then, although the Right Tunwei outside the Xuanwu Gate in the north of the city has accepted many broken-up students one after another, there has been no news of Cen Changqian.In case Cen Changqian was buried in the casting bureau and turned into ashes, how would he face such bad news, and how would he explain to his dead brother and sister-in-law?
Seeing that Cen Wenwen raised his eyebrows and opened his mouth to speak, Xiao Yu waved his hands and continued: "How can we care about meritorious deeds and wealth when we are in the realm of you and me? But you and I don't care, but it doesn't mean that the children in the family don't care. The next time the East Palace encountered an unpredictable crisis, and it was prone to overturning at every turn. The children of our family went forward and followed up and forgot to die. In addition to righteousness, wouldn’t there be the merit of following the dragon to protect the sky? If the first attack falls on the side, The children in the family must think that they have been treated unfairly, and they will inevitably feel angry when the time comes, causing trouble to Xiao Qiang..."

Cen Wenwen's face was solemn, and he hummed in his heart.

After all, isn't it just that you, Xiao Yu, are dissatisfied with Fang Jun's position in the eyes of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?It's just that if it was normal, he would not bother to care about it, and let them fight on their own. But at this time of crisis, if Xiao Yu had other thoughts in his heart, it might cause the monolithic East Palace to fall into internal strife. even torn apart...

For Xiao Yu mentioning this matter at this time, Cen Wenwen was quite disdainful.This person has survived three dynasties and has always stood firm. His political wisdom is rare in the world, but his utilitarian heart makes him limited. Even if he seizes great power, he can only be called a "power minister", which will not benefit the community.

(End of this chapter)