Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3879 The dead man swears to death
It was raining heavily outside the window, and the gust of wind was blowing the rainwater to make a crackling sound on the window. The room was cold and damp, but it perfectly fit the temperament of this old eunuch...

Being in this place gives people a kind of chill from the bone marrow.

Hearing the man in black's narration, the old eunuch showed no fluctuation on his face, and just said indifferently: "Zhang Shigui is extremely important to this matter, you know it well, since he is not willing to act immediately, and you think he is no longer trustworthy, why? Still want to keep him? This is your serious dereliction of duty."

You revealed your identity and all your intentions, but you just came back after Zhang Shigui refused, which means that Zhang Shigui may reveal the whole thing to the prince at any time.At that time, all plans will be in turmoil, and most importantly, if Zhang Shigui is completely on the side of the prince... the consequences will be unimaginable.

The man in black felt cold all over, and a layer of sweat broke out on his back. He quickly explained: "It's not because of the lowly position that he was afraid of death. Even if he makes a sudden move, he can't guarantee that it will be safe, and he has already opened the window, he can go out at any time, if he misses, he will be forced to the prince's side."

It's easy for you to say it out of your mouth, but Zhang Shigui, a veteran on the battlefield, climbed out of the pile of dead people, no matter the spirit, will or skill, it is absolutely beyond the reach of ordinary people.Under his precautions, it is as difficult as heaven to kill with one blow.

What's more, Zhang Shigui is just suspicious and wavering, and he may not be willing to do his best to implement the plan, but if he fails to kill him, he will definitely be pushed to the prince's side, and the situation will be completely destroyed. out of control.

Zhang Shigui surrendered to the East Palace, the crown prince could pass through the Xuanwu Gate at any time, and the right guards outside could even enter the palace for reinforcements, and retreat to protect the crown prince and evacuate to the Hexi counties... This completely violated the original intention of the plan.

The old eunuch didn't speak, and the gloomy atmosphere in the room became more and more intense.

The man in black bowed his body and lowered his head, all the muscles in his body were tensed to resist the cold and damp. Facing the old eunuch, it was like a poisonous snake spit out a letter in front of him...

The sound of wind and rain smashed the sky and covered the earth, raging and noisy.

After a long time, the old eunuch nodded slightly, with a hoarse voice: "Your worries are not unreasonable, but this is not your duty. As a dead soldier, all you should do is follow orders, and no matter what the consequences are, you will not be punished." Worry about it yourself."

The man in black froze, sincerely and terrified: "I know my mistake, I will commit suicide and apologize later."

The old eunuch waved his hand: "If you make a mistake, you will die. This is our rule, but sometimes you can die with some value."

The man in black bowed his head and said, "Please ask for instructions."

The old eunuch raised his head, looking at the wind and rain outside the window with dead fish-like eyes, and said calmly: "At the bottom line, the right guards are the crown prince's biggest reliance, whether it is the Six Commanders of the East Palace or the Beiya Imperial Army, they will ultimately be able to determine the success or failure of the crown prince. Yes, it’s still You Tunwei. Especially Fang Jun’s great prestige and strength, if the plan goes wrong and the prince joins Fang Jun, then it will turn into a protracted civil war, which is absolutely not allowed to happen... Anyway Can't Li Ji lead an army of hundreds of thousands to hunt down and kill the prince as far as the Hexi counties? Even if an imperial decree is promulgated, Li Ji may not do it."

It is true that Li Ji's city is deep, and he has never seen too many edges and corners. He is not like Wei Zheng who does not follow the imperial edict at every turn, and even insults His Majesty Li Er from time to time... But in terms of determination, Li Ji may not be better than Wei Zheng how much difference.

Asking him to hunt down and kill the prince and annihilate the Youtunwei is clearly a scapegoat for killing the prince. Even if such an imperial decree is visited in front of Li Ji, I am afraid that he will resist the decree...

The man in black responded heavily: "The humble official understands, so let's handle this matter!"

The old eunuch nodded and said: "Regardless of success or failure, don't reveal your identity."

The man in black said: "It's a humble job, I'm going to die, I swear to complete the task."

Fang Jun now lives in the barracks all day long, surrounded by groups of soldiers, and his prestige is enough to make his soldiers willing to die. If he wants to assassinate him in the Youtunwei barracks, it is as difficult as climbing the sky. No hope of escape.

The nature of this mission is to "go to death", and only with the will to die, can we grit our teeth and not reveal our identity no matter whether we succeed or not.

The old eunuch remained expressionless, and waved his hands: "Go."

"Here!"

The man in black turned around and quickly walked out from the door, his figure submerged in the wind and rain.

The old eunuch was still hunched over, turned around and walked out from the back door, passing through a patio, where rain poured down from the sky, flowed along the eaves of the patio like a waterfall, and flowed along the green brick-made drainage ditch in the middle of the patio into the hidden underground ditch. There is quite a majestic momentum of gathering wind and rain from all directions.

The door of the main hall at the back was ajar, the old eunuch came to the door and raised his hand to push it open, and saw a huge coffin parked in the hall...

Incense candles are lingering, and the atmosphere is dense.

The old eunuch didn't even look at the coffin, he walked around in front of the coffin and entered a side hall on the left...

*****
In the Youtunwei camp, Fang Jun discussed with a group of generals how to arrange the captives. After two full hours of discussion, they failed to come up with an ideal strategy.

There is no way, the right guards have limited strength, and they have to face the eager Guanlong army, and they are always on guard against sudden surprise attacks. There are too many prisoners. If a large number of people are assigned to escort the prisoners to the Hexi counties, it will inevitably lead to emptiness in the camp. The enemy can take advantage of the opportunity.

Fang Jun rubbed his brows, and said helplessly: "It is really difficult to settle properly, and we can only send 5000 cavalry first, escort [-] people to Hexi, and then quickly follow the post station to the Western Regions. Presumably, the reinforcements deployed by Pei Xingjian have already On the road, once they meet each other, order them to speed up and arrive at Guanzhong as soon as possible. Don’t expect the Anxi Army to provide massive reinforcements, at least help us supervise the prisoners.”

When he set off from the Western Regions for thousands of miles to help Chang'an, he made an agreement with Li Xiaogong and Pei Xingjian that once the coalition forces of various ethnic groups led by Tu Midu wiped out all the defeated troops in the Western Regions and the country was safe, he would immediately dispatch troops to rush to Chang'an. Chang'an.

Calculating the time, the Anxi Army has already set off from the Western Regions, and although it has not yet arrived in Chang'an, it must not be far away.

Gao Kan nodded and said, "This is the best."

At this time Cen Changqian interjected, saying: "Why don't you drive the rest of the captives to the north of the Zhongwei Bridge, let them set up tents to live temporarily, and then ask Wu'an County Lord to supervise them from north to south, let them break up and escape, and then block the Wei River with Tubo Huqi South Bank?"

There is another wide open space to the north of the Zhongwei Bridge. It is not a problem to accommodate more than [-] people. Moreover, Xue Wanche led his army to station on the line from Jingyang to Weishui. You are leisurely in the daytime, watching the fire from the other side, why not find something for him to do?
Seeing that Xue Wanche is not a stuffy person, there must be something to do...

Fang Jun's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands and said, "That's a good idea! This way..." He called Wei Ying in, and ordered: "Send someone to deliver a letter to the Duke of Wu'an, and explain that I will wait for him at the south bank of the Wei River in the evening of the following day. There is something important to discuss."

"Here!"

Wei Ying got the order, strode out, and personally crossed the river to deliver the letter to Xue Wanche.

Fang Jun glanced at the map on the wall, and asked, "Is there any news from Chengtianmen?"

Now that Xuanwumen is blocked by Zhang Shigui, the news flow is not smooth. If Fang Jun wants to know the information of the East Palace, he can only pass the news out of the city through secret operations lurking in Chang'an City, and then send it back by scouts. It is extremely inconvenient and time-effective. ...

Gao Kan said: "The Guanlong army is gathering. Almost half of the troops stationed outside Chunming Gate have entered Chang'an City. They obviously intend to wait for the heavy rain to stop before they take turns to attack Chengtian Gate. The news sent back by the scouts mentioned that Guan The Long families have already started to mobilize, and many direct descendants of the clan have rushed to the army, intending to participate in the success."

Fang Jun sighed: "Changsun Wuji is really planning to die... How cruel!"

The Guanlongmen faction has been passed down for more than a hundred years, and only then has it achieved its current status and scale.In Fang Jun's view, power and interests are important, but what is it compared with the blood of the clan?After all, human beings are the foundation of aristocratic families!
If the young and strong descendants of the clan are all dead, so what if I make you an emperor?
The word "inheritance" has been the most important thing in Chinese culture for thousands of years. Culture needs to be passed on, power needs to be passed on, and the inheritance of blood is even more important than everything else...

(End of this chapter)