Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3888 The secrets of the past

In the ninth year of Wude, the generals of Tiance Mansion were unwilling to sit still and wait for death in the face of Prince Jiancheng's aggression, so they tried their best to persuade His Majesty Li Er to give it a go and put them all to death.However, His Majesty Li Er has always made a decision before moving, only when he is sure, how dare he fight with his back?
At a critical moment, a message came out from the palace, which made His Majesty Li Er firm in his determination to launch a mutiny.

That news came from Wang Shoushi, the most trusted eunuch of Emperor Gaozu...

Therefore, His Majesty Li Er had no luck in his heart, and was completely disappointed in the brotherhood of father and son. In grief and indignation, he led the generals of Tiance Mansion to fight to the death, and bought Chang He, the guard general of Xuanwu Gate, and designed to attract Prince Jiancheng and Qi Wang Yuanji. Entering the palace, when the two of them passed through the Xuanwu Gate, they were captured and killed in one fell swoop.

Then he entered the palace and forced Emperor Gaozu to change to be the crown prince. Later, Emperor Gaozu was imprisoned and forced to "abide" and ascend to the throne...

Among them, the eunuch Wang Shoushi contributed the most.

However, because of his status as a eunuch, he has no children, no family and no job, so he declined some rewards.In the early years of Zhenguan, he could still be seen in the palace from time to time, but after that this person gradually disappeared from everyone's sight and was completely forgotten.

If Changsun Wuji hadn't mentioned it at this moment, even Yuwen Shiji would not have thought of this person...

Changsun Wuji looked solemn, and said slowly: "Do you remember the history of the Xuanwu Gate change?"

Yuwen Shi and nodded, how can this be forgotten?
The blood-soaked mutiny in Chang'an City completely reversed the fate of His Majesty Li Er, Tiance Mansion, and all the Guanlongmen Clans. It can be said that it turned the trajectory of the entire Tang Dynasty to another level. Today's Datang still does not know what it looks like.

Changsun Wuji continued: "Back then we fought under the Xuanwu Gate, and then the generals of the Tiance Mansion cooperated with the Guanlong army to wipe out the troops loyal to the prince one by one. But at the same time, His Majesty has already entered the palace, and quickly Stabilize the situation, put Emperor Gaozu under house arrest with ease, and take control of the power."

Yuwen Shiji raised his eyebrows: "What's wrong?"

Changsun Wuji sighed and said: "Your Majesty controls the Taiji Palace too fast! I had doubts at that time, but after His Majesty occupied the palace, he completely sealed it off, and all the generals guarding the gate of the palace are the generals of Tiance Mansion. There is nothing I can do to find out, so I can only put it aside. Looking back now, I think someone secretly assisted His Majesty at that time."

With the passage of time, this kind of doubt is destined not to be answered, but after thinking about the cause and effect and the whole process, Yuwen Shiji also has to admit that there is something strange in it, and it may hide their unknown methods like those of the Guanlongmen Clan.

"Do you think it was Wang Shoushi who assisted His Majesty?"

"Exactly."

"Not too possible……"

Yuwen Shiji said: "Although Wang Shoushi is the eunuch favored by Emperor Gaozu, but if he wants to help His Majesty completely occupy the entire palace and defeat all the guards loyal to Emperor Gaozu, how can he do it? Unless..."

He pondered, thinking of a possibility.

Changsun Wuji met his eyes, nodded and said, "That's right, unless he has a secret power."

The two were speechless.

This guess is unfounded, but Lenovo in the past, combined with the present, feels more and more that the fact is very likely to be the case...

Yuwen Shiji touched the teapot and found that the tea was already lukewarm, so he dismissed the idea of ​​drinking water, frowned and asked, "Your Majesty's imperial conquest, you are with me, so you didn't notice any suspicious person around His Majesty?"

The reason why it is speculated that Wang Shoushi assisted His Majesty Li Er to occupy the palace quickly and steadily is because if Wang Shoushi had such a secret force under his hands back then, he would naturally be able to complete the task of assassinating Fang Jun today.

There is no more reasonable explanation than this in the ruling and opposition parties.

And if this guess is true, then the edict left by His Majesty Li Er may not necessarily be carried out by Li Ji. After all, Wang Shoushi's loyalty to His Majesty Li Er has never changed, and the mysterious power under his hands is also very powerful...

This is a subversive result for all previous calculations and guesses.

Changsun Wuji thought about it carefully, and shook his head: "There is nothing unusual. Your Majesty is very normal in sitting, lying, and daily life. There are only a few people around you. Whether you are marching or camping, everything around the Chinese army is normal. Of course, if His Majesty really brought Wang Shoushi by his side, and wanted to avoid everyone's eyes and ears, so it was very easy."

Hundreds of thousands of troops, countless people coming and going, etc. If you really want to hide a person, it is simply a drop in the ocean, so that outsiders will not be able to detect it.

Yuwen Shiji sighed, guessing like this, he has no clue, so what can he decide?

On the contrary, the immediate changes are more difficult.

"Zhang Shigui blocked the Xuanwu Gate, but did nothing for a long time. Obviously he is still weighing the pros and cons and hesitating, but he must be more willing to follow His Majesty's will. But now as long as the news of Fang Jun's assassination reaches Zhang Shigui's ears, he will It must be fearful. After all, the edict is just a edict, not an order from His Majesty, no matter how steadfast loyalty is, there is a bottom line, who knows if he will get mad and simply take refuge in the crown prince?"

Yu Wenshi was worried.

Changsun Wuji said helplessly: "So, if this matter is really caused by Wang Shoushi, then he is really old-fashioned! Originally, as long as we continue to put pressure on the East Palace, Zhang Shigui will definitely make a decision to obey the will at a critical moment. Completely sealed off the Xuanwu Gate, and even gave the crown prince a fatal blow. But now that something has happened, who knows how Zhang Shigui will choose!"

No one doubted Zhang Shigui's loyalty, but the problem was that now that His Majesty Li Er was dead, and the life and death of the crown prince was related to the future of the entire empire, so in Zhang Shigui's view, would it be loyalty to follow the will or to support the crown prince's overall situation?

After all, His Majesty Li Er is one with the Great Tang, and His Majesty Li Er represents the Great Tang, and allegiance to the Great Tang is naturally allegiance to His Majesty Li Er...

Yuwen Shiji said decisively: "Don't worry too much about it. On the one hand, we will continue to increase our troops to maintain pressure on Tai Chi Palace and continue to attack, on the other hand, we will contact those who have friendship with Guan Long in the Eastern Expedition Army, and secretly investigate whether there are Wang Shoushi and His Majesty. Who will execute the edict? At this point in the current situation, the initiative is no longer in our hands, and all we can do is do our best and obey the destiny."

Who gave the order to assassinate Fang Jun, which faction did the soldiers used belong to, and whether Li Ji was ordered to carry out His Majesty's last edict... Every question involves the change of the current situation, and it is even enough to completely reverse the situation.

But for the Guanlongmen faction, it is difficult to grasp one of the problems and fully understand it. The only thing they can do is to continue the previous strategy and see if they can defeat the Six Rates of the Eastern Palace and completely occupy the Taiji Palace.

As long as this is done, the initiative will return to the hands of the Guanlongmen Clan. They can sit at the negotiating table and discuss the life and death of the Guanlongmen Clan. Some benefits, a share of the pie.

Outside the door, Yu Wenjie knocked on the door and entered in a low voice: "The rain outside has stopped!"

"Ok?"

The two suddenly got up and looked out the window.

The night was still dark and boundless, but the rain was already pattering and the wind had stopped, so they didn't pay attention when they were discussing...

Changsun Wuji said in a deep voice: "Immediately pass down the order, and all the ministries will take their positions. After the adjustment is complete, there is no need to ask for instructions, and we will go to war directly!"

All the preparations behind it, all the hidden plots, all the forces in the dark, everything depends on whether the current war can be won or not.If the Tai Chi Palace is successfully captured, even if the crown prince escapes from the Xuanwu Gate, the trouble will be Li Ji or other people who execute the will, and the Guanlong clan will have a chance to sit at the negotiating table and take their own destiny into their own hands.

If it is too late to break through the defense line of the Six Rates of the East Palace, even if they have an insight into all the preparations of all parties behind the scenes, so what?

Guan Long will still be branded "rebellious" and will be purged after the war.

"Here!"

Yuwen Jie got the order, he responded with a deep voice, then quickly withdrew, and issued orders to the various Guanlong troops stationed in Chang'an City.

As the messenger of the order, he clearly knew that the current Guanlongmen faction was already at the end of its strength, and the serious shortage of food and fodder caused the morale of the army to drop again and again. There is a route to defeat, and the defeat like a mountain is not enough to describe...

Changsun Wuji took off the clothes hanging on the wall, and said to Yuwen Shiji, "You go back to the mansion first to recuperate, and I will go to the battle to supervise the battle!"

(End of this chapter)