Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3934
Yuwen Shiji had some headaches. Originally, he still had a small thought of going to the East Palace and taking full control of the Guanlong Clan after the death of Changsun Wuji to become a new generation of "Guanlong Leaders". But after listening to Changsun Wuji's analysis, He suddenly felt that even if he defected to the East Palace, he would not get any real benefits.

Because even the East Palace is likely to be politically controlled by the powerful families in Shandong and Jiangnan, and militarily overshadowed by Li Ji and Cheng Yaojin...

This made him a little depressed.

Could it be that a mere "Guanlong leader" can't even hope for it?

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Everyone was silent for a while, and Linghu Defen asked worriedly: "What should we do? Now that the army under Commander Gao Kan is at the foot of the mountain, if we refuse, I'm afraid we will attack with all our strength in an instant, and we will be stationed outside the Chunming gate." , Cheng Yaojin, who has ulterior motives, has no chance of winning."

The reason why they retreated here was not because they had the idea of ​​turning defeat into victory, but because they were trying to take advantage of the struggles between the East Palace and Li Ji, Shandong, Jiangnan and other forces to gain a chance of survival.

Right now, Youtunwei and Cheng Yaojin are eyeing them, the remnants of Guanlong, and maybe they will send troops in the next moment to wipe them all out...

Changsun Wuji was calm and composed, sipped his tea, and said calmly: "It's simple, just agree to the prince. Worry about one condition in exchange, that is to pardon my crimes, allow me to retain the title, and return to the mansion for retirement."

The other three were astonished, and Dugu Lan hesitated, "Is this... possible?"

Raised troops to revolt, intending to dethrone the prince, destroy half of Chang'an City, Taiji Palace was almost razed to the ground, and the entire Guanzhong suffered from natural disasters, military disasters and people's lives... All of this, Changsun Wuji is the chief culprit, the national law cannot tolerate him, the prince even more I hate it to the bone.

How could it be possible to forgive his crimes and allow him to return to the mansion to live his life?

Changsun Wuji said firmly, "He will."

For the prince, being able to get the wealth accumulated by several generations of the Guanlong clan and pour it into the treasury will make the imperial power as stable as Mount Tai, and Guan Long's ministers will help him fight against the clans of Shandong and Jiangnan.

How could his eldest grandson Wuji's mere life be compared with imperial power?As long as the prince has the slightest heroic attitude, he also knows how to choose...

As long as the crown prince agrees to this condition, Cheng Yaojin will not send troops to the remnants of Guanlong occupying Zhongnan Mountain at the moment, and the right guards will even retreat. so what?
As long as he can survive, even if he lives in secluded mansion, he will still be the leader of Guanlong, enough to firmly control the Guanlong clan, and it will not be difficult to earn a place in the court where all forces will compete in the future.

Not to mention, maybe you can wait for the chance to make a comeback...

Yuwen Shiji scrutinized it carefully, and was surprised to find that Changsun Wuji was definitely not dreaming. As long as the prince and the people around him could put the overall situation first, they would most likely pardon Changsun Wuji in exchange for the full support of the Guanlong Clan.

In this way, Changsun Wuji not only escaped from birth, but can even continue to control the Guanlongmen Clan...

This made him not know whether to be happy or worried.

The joy is that Changsun Wuji is the leader of Guan Long regardless of his tactics and tactics, and no one can beat him. If he can continue to lead Guan Long, Guan Long's future will naturally be bright, and it will be no problem to bring death back to life in a desperate situation; what is worrying is Once Changsun Wuji is really out of danger, the status of the leader of Guanlong that he has been thinking about will be completely defeated, even if he goes to the prince, it will not work...

Don't I have the destiny to be a leader in my life?

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It was drizzling, and the city of Chang'an, which had just experienced a rebellion that lasted for more than half a year, was in chaos. Yi.

After the Sixth Commander of the Eastern Palace completely took over the defense, the Eastern Palace immediately formulated a plan to restore order in the city. Guan Long Xungui was arrested and all the mansions were sealed up. .

The Guanlongmen faction is entrenched in Guanzhong, and its strength is strong and deeply rooted. Everyone has entanglements with each other, and it is difficult to completely disentangle them. What's more, when the Guanlongmen faction raised troops to raise their troops, they did not know how many descendants attached to them and waved their flags. Now that Guanlong is defeated, the East Palace If the reversal wins, who knows if the crown prince will have made an account for these people long ago, and now they will be liquidated together...

Although the war has come to an end, with countless Guanlong children being imprisoned and property seized, the situation in Chang'an City is turbulent, and the tense atmosphere has not diminished, but has become more tense.

After all, the previous rebellion was only aimed at the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, and the fighting was limited to the front line of the Taiji Palace, and he was rarely affected in the city. However, now that the Crown Prince has been liquidated afterwards, no one can guarantee that he will not be involved.

After all, His Majesty Li Er has probably passed away. It will be a matter of time before the crown prince ascends the throne after the rebellion is put down. No one in the royal family can endanger his status as the crown prince. Who would dare to touch the crown prince at this time?Many people even prepared money and food early, and just waited for the people from the East Palace to come to the door, and immediately donated them loyally to assist the East Palace in helping the people in Guanzhong.

Jingzhao Yin Ma Zhou is a dry official. Since the first time Donggong Liu led to take over Chang'an's defense, he left the palace and returned to the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion, and then recalled officials at all levels.The yamen of Jingzhao Mansion is located in the north of the West City. After the Youtunwei broke into Jinguangmen and fought with the Guanlong army here, the houses were affected and severely damaged. Ma Zhou ordered people to repair the yamen and immediately put the yamen into operation.

The most important thing is not to deal with various affairs in Chang'an City, but because all the children of Guanlong are imprisoned, the officials at all levels of the Jingzhao Mansion Yamen are severely lacking. The government is paralyzed...

In troubled times, Ma Zhou didn't care too much about the use of heavy codes at the moment. Every extra day, the people under the Jingzhao Mansion would suffer an extra day of panic and hardship. He immediately ordered the officials who were imprisoned because they were born in Guanlong to be replaced by their subordinates one by one. To perform functions on behalf of his official position.

With one order, the entire Jingzhao Mansion was full of energy and joy.

In the official career, who doesn't want to go further, get promoted and make a fortune?It's just that in the past, those Guanlong children with strong backgrounds occupied important positions everywhere, making it impossible for subordinates to be promoted, and their morale was often low, and they were perfunctory.Now it seems that those Guanlong children who are imprisoned will probably not come back. It is possible to secure this position.

Once the emperor and the courtiers, everyone knows that the crown prince is about to succeed to the throne, and Ma Zhou, as the crown prince's humerus minister, is bound to enter the center, his status will rise, and the Jingzhao Mansion will naturally rise, and everyone will become the new king's team...

This is simply a pie in the sky, who dares not to do things with all their heart?

Immediately, the morale of the entire Jingzhao Mansion skyrocketed, and all the officials kept their feet on the ground and were full of energy. Facing Ma Zhou's orders, they carried out meticulously, repaired damaged square walls and collapsed houses, dredged underground ditches and waterways to clean up streets and alleys, and helped orphans and widows to maintain law and order. Assisting Ma Zhou to quickly appease and stabilize the people in the city, all the people's livelihoods are in order, and the dilapidation caused by the war before began to recover very quickly.

Gao Kan led the elite Chen Bing of the Right Tunwei under Zhongnan Mountain, and blocked the remnants of Guanlong's army on Zhongnan Mountain. He only waited for the order from the East Palace, and then launched a fierce attack with the momentum of a tiger rushing at a sheep, and dealt a fatal blow to the remnants of Guanlong. hit.

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After repeated battles in the Taiji Palace, the palaces were severely damaged, and the garden scenery was almost completely wiped out.The reconstruction of Chang'an began, and the negotiation with Guanlong was also going on. The prince could not live in Youtunwei Daying for a long time, so he moved back to Taiji Palace and lived in Wude Palace, which was relatively less damaged, as a temporary office.

However, due to the undecided situation, the Crown Princess and all the concubines continued to stay in the Youtunwei camp. In order to avoid suspicion, Fang Jun stayed in the camp of the Chinese army for many days, and did not dare to enter the rear army for half a step, otherwise, if anyone had the courage The impeachment of him as a "sexual palace", even if he jumped into the Yellow River, he would not be able to wash away...

Inside the Wude Hall, sandalwood incense is curling up in the bronze animal stove, and the rain is gurgling outside the bamboo curtains. The open windows reveal the flat ground in the courtyard outside. The original flowers, trees, rockery, and scenery have all been destroyed. The palace ladies and servants have leveled the courtyard. After a while, before planting flowers and trees and arranging the landscape, it looked a bit dilapidated.

The prince withdrew his gaze from the courtyard, patted the memorial on the desk, and said to Fang Jun, Xiao Yu, Cen Wenwen, and Li Daozong in front of him: "Ma Zhou is indeed a capable minister. In just a few days, he brought the chaotic city of Chang'an to rest." After the rectification, various people's livelihoods have been restored one after another, and the east and west cities will also open in a few days, which is a great contribution."

Fang Jun nodded and said: "As far as internal affairs are concerned, Ma Zhou is not only young and powerful, but also decisive in killing and attacking. A mere governor of Jingzhao is not enough to show his ability. Your Highness should give him an extra burden. It will not make him feel bad. Your Highness is disappointed."

Li Chengqian nodded slowly. During this mutiny, Ma Zhou followed him from the beginning to the end. Even when the situation was most critical, he never showed any timidity or retreat. He naturally wanted to give back to such a capable and loyal courtier.

On the side, Xiao Yu seemed unwilling to start a substantive discussion on Ma Zhou's question, and said in a deep voice: "Guan Long has not given a definite answer to His Highness's conditions, and the old minister thought that he should order Gao Kan's troops to feign an attack in order to do it. Deterrence, forcing Guan Long to make up his mind this morning. Li Ji is about to arrive in Chang'an, Guan Long can delay, but we can't."

Cen Wenwen raised his eyelids, glanced at Xiao Yu, and remained silent.

Li Chengqian frowned and thought for a while, looked at Fang Jun beside him, and asked gently, "What do Duke Yue think?"

This attitude made Xiao Yu and Cen Wenwen somewhat apprehensive... Although it is known that Fang Jun's meritorious service in the mutiny can be regarded as the protection of the heavens, but the prince's importance is still enviable.

(End of this chapter)