Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3950 Unexplainable
Hearing that Li Ji was only admonishing Yu Chigong, Cheng Mingzhen frowned, and asked puzzledly: "Commander, the Duke of E disobeyed the military order and sent troops without authorization, which is very likely to cause a huge change in the current situation in Chang'an, how can he let him make his own decisions? In the end, the general suggested that he should be strictly ordered to return to the Chinese army and be punished."

Since Yu Chigong dared to disobey the military order and lead the army to Dayun Temple, how could it be possible to restrain him with a mere order and order him to retreat back to Baqiao obediently?

Moreover, Yu Chigong's Youhouwei has already contacted Cheng Yaojin's Zuowuwei, plus the Youtunwei stationed at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain, the situation is complicated, and the situation changes rapidly. Maybe they will fight in the next moment, causing the situation in Chang'an to deteriorate. .

Why not simply recall it, so that the hidden dangers are completely eliminated?

Li Ji took a look at Cheng Mingzhen, and said calmly: "Grand E is a general in charge of the army, and he is also a meritorious service to the empire. Even if he disobeys the military order, he cannot be punished rashly. Otherwise, how can he appease the army? This matter has been decided by the commander, so there is no need to discuss it. You and other ministries All act in accordance with the prince's edict, and there should be no mistakes."

"Here!"

Cheng Mingzhen didn't dare to say more.

After leaving the tent of the Chinese army, Cheng Mingzhen was about to return to the station, Zhang Liang chased him up from behind, and whispered: "General, wait a moment."

Cheng Mingzhen slowed down, frowned at Zhang Liang, and waited for Zhang Liang to catch up before walking side by side.

He doesn't like Zhang Liang. Although this man has made great achievements, he has a strong atmosphere in the world. He forms cliques and cultivates power all day long. Get close to him.

Faced with Cheng Mingzhen's indifference, Zhang Liang didn't take it seriously, and said with a smile on his face, "Why did the general say that just now? He knew it was useless, and it only made the commander dissatisfied."

Cheng Mingzhen was silent, waiting for him to say something.

Zhang Liang glanced to the left and right, and seeing no one around, he wondered, "I'm not curious, why do you say that, General?"

Cheng Mingzhen kept on stepping, and said calmly: "I'm just doing my duty as a subordinate to remind you. As for the general's decision, how can we question it? If Duke Yun has something to say, it's okay to say, I'll hurry up Go back to the station."

Unavoidably suspicious in my heart, what exactly is Zhang Liang going to say?
Turning around a camp, there was no one around, Zhang Liang said in a low voice: "Your son is very popular in Youtunwei, if something happens, he must be on the front line, Brother Cheng still needs to tell your son to be careful. Above, Yu Chigong and Cheng Yaojin are standing behind Guanlong and Shandong respectively. These two big clans will not give up in their struggle for power and profit. I am afraid that the commander-in-chief may not be willing to see that Chang'an is safe and sound, and the crown prince has successfully ascended the throne... Although we two are usually We don't have many contacts, but we are in a state of affairs and go through life and death, so we can't just sit back and watch your son fall into danger and remain indifferent... That's all, brother Cheng cares a lot."

After saying that, he cupped his hands, turned and walked away from between the two tents.

Cheng Mingzhen frowned and looked at his back with a puzzled expression... What is this?You want to curry favor with the Eastern Palace, and believe that the prince can ascend the throne, so you go to the prince to inform him, and spread Li Ji's ambitions to the prince's ears through me, isn't it superfluous?
At the same time, he was also secretly vigilant. Zhang Liang was not a man of great ability, but his careful thinking was outstanding. He must have noticed something at Li Ji, so he spoke to remind him, and passed the news to Donggong through him.

And what exactly is Li Ji thinking?
Now that the Chang'an mutiny has subsided, the Guanlongmen faction is desperate. They can only hope that the prince will use his remaining power to balance the government in order to survive. The situation can be completely stabilized after the two sides negotiate the terms. Fill the many positions vacated by the Guanlongmen Clan, and seize the power of the government in his hands.

Regardless of Li Jiyi or Cheng Yaojin, the people standing behind them are the Shandong family. Under such circumstances, going against the prince's will and trying to wipe out the Guanlong clan, wouldn't it make the prince hate him to the bone?

The prince is a prince after all, and the one who will ascend the throne in the future has a generous personality, but once the bottom line is touched, the little sheep will also turn into a man-eating tiger...

So what is Li Ji's plan for this operation?
After thinking about it for a long time, he couldn't find a way, so he quickly returned to the station, wrote a letter and handed it to the soldiers, ordering him to rush to the Youtunwei camp outside Xuanwu Gate at night, and submit it to Fang Jun face to face.

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Yu Chigong honestly camped on the east bank of the Bashui River, paying attention to the movement on the west bank. The guard on the right blocked the entrance to the mountain, and confronted the guard on the left for a long time. The situation was tense, but the two sides were extremely restrained and never made any moves to cause conflict...

When receiving Li Ji's military order, Yu Chigong frowned, puzzled.

The words in the military order are extremely strict, but when you think about it carefully, it does not strictly order him to retreat to the east bank of Baqiao. As long as he is determined, this military order is useless...Does Li Ji want to withdraw to Baqiao by himself and completely calm Zhongnan Mountain? Under this crisis?
Yuchi Gong couldn't figure it out, he had to stroke it out.

As the banner of the Shandong family in the court, Li Ji undoubtedly represents the interests of the Shandong family, but the current crisis is because Cheng Yaojin led the army to this place without authorization in the name of hunting down the bandits, intending to wipe out the Guanlongmen clan. Whether it was Li Jizhi's instruction or not, no one knows.

However, Yu Chigong, as the only remaining armed force in Guanlong, did not hesitate to disobey the military order to rescue Guanlong in order to preserve the last sliver of vitality, which obviously deviated from the request of the Shandong family. There should be a Sima in the army who arrested Yu Chigong and escorted him to the army for disposal.

But Li Ji only talked about it, and did not take any actual actions. It was obvious that he was conniving Yu Chigong to stay at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain and confront Zuo Wuwei. A three-army melee...

So, whose interests does Li Ji represent?

As the banner of the Shandong family, he disregarded the will of the Shandong family, and even connived Yu Chigong to prevent Cheng Yaojin from destroying the Guanlong clan...

Yu Chigong thought about it for a long time, half dead, unable to understand it.

Is it because Li Ji has ulterior motives and secretly hooked up with Guan Long, or... Li Ji can't make the decision at all?These are two reasons that can explain Li Ji's behavior, but no matter which one, Yu Chigong finds it hard to believe.

With Li Ji's qualifications, power, and status, why would Guan Long bribe him to betray the interests of the Shandong family at the time of life and death?
Similarly, with Li Jizhi's qualifications, power, and official position, and hundreds of thousands of troops in the Eastern Expedition are in his hands, who can make him unable to make decisions and have to deviate from the interests of the Shandong family?
Yu Chigong felt that his mind was muddled, and his hair was falling out of worry, so he could only write a letter in detail, and ordered someone to send him to Dayun Temple, asking his grandson Wuji to make a decision.

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On the west bank of Bashui River and east of Chanshui River, Cheng Yaojin, who was confronting You Tunwei, was also confused. When the scouts reported that Yu Chigong's You Houwei showed no signs of retreating, he was full of doubts.

It was the will of the entire Shandong family to exterminate the remnants of Guanlong by myself, and it represented the interests of the Shandong family, and it was extremely unusual for the Shandong family to pass the order of General Li Ji, the banner figure, to come to him. However, Li Ji allowed Yu Chigong to go against the military order to rescue the Guanlongmen Clan, and failed to recall Yu Chigong for a long time, which made the whole thing even more weird and difficult to understand.

Li Ji has turned his back on the Shandong family and invested in another force?
Jiangnan, Guanlong, Donggong...Which party can completely buy Li Ji, make Li Ji bow his head and betray the Shandong family?
not right...

The soldiers outside the tent walked in quickly and said in a low voice: "Commander, someone wants to see you."

Cheng Yaojin glanced at him, saw that he nodded slightly, understood his meaning, and said in a deep voice, "Please come in and make another pot of tea."

"Here."

The soldiers withdrew, and after a while, they brought in Zhang Xingcheng, who was dressed in ordinary clothes, and offered him some tea. He turned around and closed the tent door, and stood outside to prevent others from approaching.

Cheng Yaojin invited Zhang Xingcheng to take a seat and poured tea for him, Zhang Xingcheng bowed slightly to thank him.

After drinking a cup of tea, Cheng Yaojin sneered and said, "You can be regarded as a respectable person in the court of various Shandong families these years, but why do you wander around like a scout looking for horses, and you don't stop in the middle of the night?"

Holding his teacup, Zhang Xingcheng ignored the other party's teasing, and said with a wry smile: "You think I'm willing to appear and disappear like this, and connect everywhere? The current situation is urgent and precarious. The principals of various Shandong families in Guanzhong are already in a mess, and they are on the verge of being overthrown at every turn. Woe."

Cheng Yaojin was startled, put down his teacup, and asked in surprise, "What's going on?"

He also faintly felt that there seemed to be something wrong within the Shandong family, otherwise Li Ji's actions really couldn't be explained...

Zhang Xingcheng got straight to the point, and said bluntly: "Every family has issued instructions to the British Duke several times to destroy Guanlong, but the British Duke ignored it and remained unmoved. In desperation, I had to invite Lu Guogong to lead the army. Who would have thought that the British Duke It is hard to understand the meaning of conniving at Yuchi Gong's army to rescue Guan Long."

Cheng Yaojin gasped.

Sure enough, something went wrong with Li Ji...

As the banner of the Shandong family in the court, in fact, the relationship between Li Ji and the Shandong family is not close under normal circumstances. This man is too deep and thoughtful, so it is difficult to grasp.But in any case, Li Ji represents the interests of the Shandong family, so each family can only let him go.

The reason why after the defeat of the Guanlongmen Clan, the Shandong aristocratic family and the Jiangnan gentry will enter the court to replace Guan Long's official position, it is because Li Ji and Xiao Yu, two literary and military figures who represent the most powerful forces in the court guy.

If Li Ji turned his back on the Shandong family, then why should the Shandong family enter the court and control the government?
Cheng Yaojin's eyes widened, unable to understand: "But even if Li Ji is No. 1 in the army, without the support of the Shandong family, how can he compete with the Jiangnan gentry in the court? Could it be that he is only holding the head of a prime minister? To be a polished commander?"

Li Ji is crazy, who can give him more support than the Shandong family?

(End of this chapter)