Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3915 There are ghosts
The night was getting deeper and the drizzle was gurgling. Li Ji held the battle report in his hand and read it word by word under the candle. Then he raised his head, shook his head, and sighed slightly.

The situation in Chang'an was reversed, and the East Palace came back from a desperate situation... In the chaotic situation, Fang Jun keenly grasped the defensive gap after the "Private Soldiers of Woye Town" were transferred to Chang'an, and decisively sent troops to attack Jinguangmen in one fell swoop. Completely turned the battle situation in Chang'an to a favorable situation for the East Palace.

In particular, Zhang Shigui turned his back on the battle, not only released the prince from the Xuanwu Gate, but also openly stated that he would fight the Xuanwu Gate to stop the rebels for the prince.

Completely pushed the Guanlongmen Clan into a desperate situation...

Right now, it seems that it is no longer necessary for him to command the Eastern Expeditionary Army to continue stationing in Tongguan. At a critical juncture, he still has to pull the Guan Longmen Clan, otherwise, once the Guan Longmen Clan is completely defeated by the Eastern Palace Army, its power will be cut off and expelled from the court. It is bound to cause a swarm of elites from Shandong and Jiangnan.

This is an unavoidable phenomenon. The center needs to be operated, Guanzhong needs to be rebuilt, and every position cannot be vacant. The imperial examination system has just started. Although it has achieved initial results, it is far from providing enough qualified talents for the imperial government at all levels. On the one hand, the advantages are too great to be replaced by poor students.

Being suppressed by the Guanlong clan for 20 years, the clans in Shandong and Jiangnan secretly had a deep entanglement, and they huddled together to keep warm to fight against Guanlong. This time, Ruoguanlong was completely annihilated. , I am afraid that the head of the prime minister will have a hard time. Just thinking about dealing with those old guys who have been isolated from the center for many years and are full of resentment all day long, he will have a headache.

After this battle, Guan Long's strength has been greatly damaged, but his background is still profound. He only needs to pull a hand, and he can still become the most suitable knife to fight against Shandong and Jiangnan. A balance between the two sides is the most ideal court ecology.

It's just that if he wants to raise troops and return to Chang'an right now, he won't count...

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Outside the door, Wang Shoushi walked in as if he was floating, his feet didn't make any sound, he was as sensitive as a cat...

While the candle was flickering, Li Ji turned his head and saw Wang Shoushi walking in without a sound, he frowned displeasedly: "This place is the Chinese Army Festival Hall, anyone who enters must report in advance, you are the emperor's close servant, how can you not know this?" Wait for the rules? Please be more careful in the future."

Wang Shoushi turned a blind eye to Li Ji's taking the opportunity to vent his dissatisfaction, and turned a deaf ear to Li Ji. A pair of white and black eyes stared at Li Ji blankly and lifelessly, and asked word by word: "Why did Fang Jun know about the private soldiers of Woye Town?" 'Having already entered the city, the defense outside the Golden Light Gate is empty, so you dare to send out the main force to surprise the Golden Light Gate?"

Just like the reason why Changsun Wuji dared to transfer the "Private Soldiers of Woye Town" into the city, almost everyone believed that Chang'an City, which was blocked from all sides, had already imprisoned the news. It looks so big, because it is impossible for Fang Jun to know these details in a very short period of time. When he reacts or receives the news, the Guanlong army must have captured the Taiji Palace and defeated the Six Rates of the East Palace in one go.

Ever since, Fang Jun's precise timing of dispatching troops and determination to mobilize the main force were like a stroke of genius in this change of situation, which reversed the situation of the battle, changed the offensive and defensive positions, and brought back the endangered East Palace with his own efforts, making it even more impressive. The Guanlong army that invaded the Taiji Palace may face the danger of being attacked back and forth, and the entire army will be wiped out at any time...

However, behind all these surprises, there is a huge doubt—how did Fang Jun know that the defense of the Golden Light Gate is empty?

The biggest suspect was, of course, Chen Bing's eastward expedition army at Tongguan.

Tens of 10 hedgehogs gathered in one place, with complex composition and different thoughts. Naturally, there are many people who are interested in the East Palace, but the entire military camp is under martial law. Capital crime, if you want to send the news to Fang Jun without anyone noticing, only a few people in the army can do it.

No wonder Wang Shoushi was suspicious.

Li Ji frowned: "You don't think that the group of 'Baiqisi' are all for nothing, right? They can assassinate several clan and county kings in the heart of the Guanlong army, so naturally they also have channels to investigate the movements of the Guanlong army. , which is not surprising."

Wang Shoushi shook his head, he would not be fooled easily: "Then why did Zhang Shigui renege on the battle and completely side with the prince?"

Compared with Fang Jun's "a stroke of genius", Zhang Shigui's surrender to the East Palace brought a greater shock to this servant who controlled the most mysterious power under His Majesty Li Er's command.Everyone knows that Zhang Shigui's loyalty to His Majesty Li Er can be learned from the sun and the moon, and there is absolutely no possibility of betrayal. If he really does not want to kill the prince, he will let the prince go out of the palace and ignore him, but he will never betray Li Er His majesty's last edict openly surrendered to the prince.

How could it be possible if something didn't happen behind it?

Facing Wang Shoushi's questioning, Li Ji replied unceremoniously: "You have to ask yourself, how could Zhang Shigui be discouraged by you if you hadn't been smart enough to send dead soldiers to spy on Zhang Shigui's loyalty first and then assassinate Fang Jun?" Cold, giving birth to a rebellious heart, and then completely surrendered to the East Palace? I have reminded you many times, even if you have been in the gutter for a long time without seeing the sun, you can’t look at it with a dark and dirty heart. The human heart cannot stand temptation. "

Wang Shoushi was not angry either, and kept staring at Li Ji with his eyes, not letting go of the slightest expression on his face, hoping to find any clues.

But who is Li Ji?
In terms of depth of thought, he was probably even higher than that of Changsun Wuji, with a gloomy expression on his face mixed with indignation and regret, nothing unusual.

Taking a deep breath, Wang Shoushi's eyes were dark, and he still felt that Li Ji might have played tricks behind his back...

"Private soldiers from Woye Town have been transferred to Chang'an. Has the British Duke ever received a battle report?"

"Of course there are." Li Ji nodded.

Guan Long fought desperately and completely gave up the power of Jinguangmen to attack Taiji Palace. How could there be no battle report for such an important change?

Wang Shoushi said: "Can we let our family see this battle report?"

Li Ji readily agreed: "Of course."

Leaning slightly, he rummaged through the mountains of battle reports and official documents piled up on the desk, but couldn't find them all. Ignoring Wang Shoushi's growing doubts, he turned his head and thought for a while, called a clerk in, and asked : "Who sent the Chang'an battle report yesterday?"

The scribe respectfully said: "The scouts are handed over to the humble officer, and the humble officer will deliver them by himself."

Li Ji looked at him: "Where did you put the battle report?"

The scribe didn't know, so he pointed to the case and said, "Just put it on the case."

Li Ji asked again: "Can outsiders enter here and see this battle report?"

The clerk shook his head and said, "I don't know if anyone has seen that battle report, but at that time I sent the battle report, it's good that Lu Guogong was there."

……

Wang Shoushi's face was expressionless, but his eyes focused on the faces of the two of them repeatedly. Hearing this, his eyes like dead fish finally changed a little...

"Lu Guogong?" He asked.

The scribe said, "Exactly."

Li Ji remained silent, looking at Wang Shoushi.

Wang Shoushi didn't say much, nodded slightly, turned and walked out.

The scribe was terrified by Wang Shoushi's gloomy and lifeless aura, and looked at Li Ji anxiously: "General..."

Li Ji waved his hand and said: "It has nothing to do with you. No matter who asks about this matter in the future, just answer like this, go out."

"Here."

The scribe didn't feel relaxed at all, but he didn't dare to ask any more questions, so he could only bow out after saluting.

Li Ji sat down, stroking his beard under his jaw with his palm, his eyes were deep, he sat quietly behind the desk and meditated for a long time, without saying a word...

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Cheng Yaojin was wearing a middle coat, revealing the dark hair on his chest. He yawned and sat on the chair, ignoring Wang Shoushi in front of him with drooping eyelids, and said impatiently: "It's late at night, so hurry up , Get out of here."

He didn't have the slightest liking for this high-status and mysterious servant.

Wang Shoushi stood in the camp, his eyes flickered, and he asked in a shy voice: "Yesterday, the Chang'an battle report was delivered to the Chinese army, and it was suddenly stolen. Has Duke Lu ever seen that battle report?"

Cheng Yaojin frowned. Of course he had seen the battle report, but he never stole it. Why was it stolen again?

He didn't answer, but asked instead: "What happened to Chang'an?"

Wang Shoushi thought for a while, and did not hide anything: "It is impossible for Fang Jun to find out about Changsun Wuji's transfer of private soldiers from Woye Town in a short period of time, but he just happened to know about it and made timely deployment... Obviously someone sent Woye Town into the city. Fang Jun was informed of the news of the town's private soldiers entering the city, and this person probably got the details from the stolen battle report, so I ask Lu Guogong to be calm and don't hide it."

(End of this chapter)