Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3981 Confused
Yuchi Gong was uneasy: "What if your estimate is wrong and Li Ji is a wolf with ambition?"

Yuwen Shiji stared displeasedly: "The matter has come to this, what can I do?"

What is "wolf ambition"?If Li Ji's attack on Chang'an to try to dethrone the crown prince was "wolf ambition", wouldn't it be more excessive than "wolf ambition" when the Guanlongmen faction launched an uprising and beat Chang'an to pieces?
Yu Chigong was speechless, his own words were not nice, but the fact is not the case?Saying "wolf's ambition" is cheap for you, it is simply "rebellious officials and thieves"...

However, just as Yu Wenshiji said, at this moment Youhouwei has fallen into a desperate situation, with no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the earth. Apart from placing hope on Li Ji's bluff and having other plans, what else can he do?
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Cheng Yaojin hesitated, Yu Chigong was at a loss, Li Ji was in a state of confusion, and the East Palace was on the verge of swords and arrows... But in Dayun Temple, all the nobles from Guanlong were celebrating with each other, and the atmosphere was relaxed.

In the abode on the back mountain of the temple, Changsun Wuji sat opposite Linghu Defen and Dugulan, with sandalwood incense curling from the copper beast stove in the corner, and clear tea on the table.

Dugu Lan took a sip of tea, let out a long breath, and looked terrified: "That day, the Six Commanders of the East Palace hunted down Guan Long's disciples, and I couldn't sleep all night. Cut off blood heirs and southern successor incense. If we really reach that step, how can we have the face to meet the ancestors under the nine springs after a hundred years? I am afraid that we can only cover our faces when we are dying, and we dare not even enter the graves of our ancestors. .”

The other two nodded in unison, with lingering fear in their hearts.

For clan families, nothing is more important than blood inheritance. The family background is profound, and the rich collection of books in each family is enough to ensure that the children are superior to ordinary poor families. The three generations are still rising, and it only takes one outstanding talent within the three generations to easily regain the glory and glory of the ancestors.

But if the bloodline is cut off, then everything will cease...

Whoever causes the bloodline of the family to be severed is naturally the eternal sinner of the family.

Changsun Wuji hammered the hammer to his injured leg, which was still painful, and said with emotion: "There is no unparalleled road. It is probably because those old guys in Shandong have stayed at home for a long time, and their brains are full of ignorance and corruption. Otherwise, why would they do this?" So eager to seize power, not even mentioning that the emperor is in his eyes, so as to give us a chance to breathe?"

Linghu Defen laughed loudly, raised his teacup and said, "Let us replace wine with tea, and offer a toast to all families in Shandong!"

Changsun Wuji shook his head and laughed, toasted with Dugu Lan and took a sip of tea.

Who would have thought that the Shandong family would be so eager for quick success when they had the upper hand?The death of Cui Yuqing, the servant of the Ministry of Justice, seems to have framed Guanlong, but in fact, who can't see the bitter scheme of the Shandong family?Probably only the Shandong aristocratic family is self-righteous, full of joy, thinking that they sacrificed a younger generation of the clan, and cast the blame on Guan Long...

The Guanlongmen Clan was indeed criticized because of this, but this move obviously aroused the prince's strong fear, so he began to plan his way out, let the Guanlongmen Clan go and win them over, hoping to use the remaining power of the Guanlongmen Clan to resist Shandong and Jiangnan. Landlords enter the court forcefully-no one is willing to be a puppet emperor who is ostracized by his courtiers, let alone Li Chengqian, who has turned defeat into victory in a desperate situation, is coming from the ambitious and self-proclaimed destiny?
In short, it was the rebelliousness and insatiable greed shown by the Shandong family that allowed the Guanlong Clan to have a glimmer of life in the catastrophe and escaped catastrophe.

For Changsun Wuji, it is just around the corner to get the prince's pardon and forgiveness as the leader of Guanlong, so as to return to the court.

Who would have thought beforehand that the Guanlongmen Clan, who raised their troops and almost wiped out the Eastern Palace, would be able to gain the support of the Eastern Palace after their defeat and survive the Jedi?
It's amazing how things change.

This time, a servant knocked on the door and passed a letter to Changsun Wuji.

Changsun Wuji took the letter, opened the envelope, took out the letter paper to look at the ten lines, his face became serious, and handed the letter paper to Linghu Defen and Dugu Lan for circulation...

On the letter paper, there was naturally the news that Li Ji commanded the army to cross the Bashui River and assemble on the east bank.

The sudden battle report made the abode fall into silence.

Linghu Defen waved his servants back, his snow-white eyebrows were tightly frowned, and he said puzzledly: "What exactly is Li Ji thinking? The crown prince wants to leave the city regardless of the opposition from the government and the opposition, and even against the interests of the elites in Shandong and Jiangnan." Jia', it is obvious that Li Ji is giving Li Ji a step down. He only needs to hand over His Majesty's remains. Anyway, is it possible that you want to continue our unfinished business?"

The so-called "unfinished business" in his mouth is naturally the destruction of the East Palace and the dethroning of the crown prince...

As soon as this remark came out, the expressions of the other two changed immediately.

Back then when the Guanlongmen faction raised their troops, it looked like a mighty force with many generals, but in fact there were not many elite troops. It is much more useless to fight against the battlefield and attack in battle formations.

Therefore, against the elite of hundreds of battles, the unparalleled Youtunwei in the world, and the East Palace Six Rates with the famous commander in charge and high morale, they fell short in the end and suffered a crushing defeat.

But Li Ji is different.

Even if the hundreds of thousands of troops under his command cannot obey his orders, countless elite troops will swear allegiance just by virtue of his No.1 prestige in the army.At this moment, the Youtunwei and the Sixth Commander of Donggong have just experienced a great battle with the Guanlong army. They are exhausted and the army has been reduced. Once Li Ji sends his division commander An to drive straight in, it may be difficult to resist...

Dugu Lan's face was pale, his lips trembled twice, and he said in a harsh voice: "Then everything will be over!"

For Guan Long at the moment, the best situation is naturally stability. He only needs to assist the crown prince after he ascends the throne, and recuperate for the future.But if Li Ji also has the heart to depose the prince and establish another prince, and succeeds in one fell swoop, the Guanlongmen Clan will be in desperate situation again.

Apart from the East Palace, no force wants Guan Long to continue to exist...

Therefore, not only did Donggong hate Donggong Guanlong to the bone but had to support and rely on him, why didn't Guanlong want to overthrow Donggong a few days ago and now hope that Donggong will be as stable as Mount Tai and the crown prince will succeed?
People are not sages, they have greed, hatred and ignorance, but in the face of interests, everything is false...

Changsun Wuji saw that both of them were looking at him, took a sip of tea, and pondered: "Since the withdrawal of troops from Liaodong, Li Ji's various actions have been unimaginable. They are completely different from his previous behavior style, as if he was a different person. What do you think?" What he has done is unpredictable. At the beginning, everyone thought that he would quickly return to Chang'an to quell the mutiny we initiated, thereby turning the tide and stabilizing his No.1 position in the court. However, he dragged his way and turned a blind eye to the chaos in Guanzhong. , Turning a deaf ear to the life and death of the prince, even though the East Palace was crumbling under our offensive and almost collapsed, it remained indifferent. Later, the East Palace reversed and won, and everyone should return to Chang'an to show their loyalty. Now that the situation has been stabilized, all of them swear an oath of allegiance...but Li Ji doesn't."

Linghu Defen and Dugu Lan were silent, unable to understand what Li Ji did.

In fact, more than them?Almost everyone in the ruling and opposition circles was confused about Li Ji's behavior, thinking that he had committed evil spirits, and was possessed by ghosts...

Changsun Wuji's thoughts turned, subconsciously stroking his injured leg, and continued: "So now when everyone thinks that Li Ji will send troops to attack Chang'an, how do you know if he will do something unexpected again? I always feel that Li Jizhi All these actions do not seem to come from the heart, but more like coercion..."

Linghu Defen said: "Perhaps there really is a 'legacy'? Li Ji only acted in accordance with the 'legacy', and the 'legacy' is the emperor's order that His Majesty wants to change."

This makes sense, although Li Ji's various behaviors are weird, but there is a core purpose - to sit back and watch the prince fall, and ignore it.

As for His Majesty Li Er's easy-to-cash heart, the government and the public know it all over the street, but the prince's performance in the past few years is not bad, and Fang Jun and other powerful officials support him, so His Majesty has to let it go for the time being.But when he was dying, he always thought about the matter of Yi Chu, so it is not impossible to leave a "legacy" to order his confidant ministers to act according to the order...

"The will? Heh!"

Changsun Wuji snorted coldly, prepared the poison himself, and could seal the throat without seeing blood. In just a few breaths, the whole body was paralyzed, the functions of viscera and viscera ceased, breathing stopped, hands could not move, mouth could not speak, and it took half a cup of tea. Will die, where did the time come to leave a will?

Nowadays, both inside and outside the court and the public speculate that Li Ji acted in accordance with the "legacy", so he just sat and watched the prince's defeat. Only the eldest grandson Wuji kept his nose up.

But such details can only be brought into the coffin by oneself, and there is no need to reveal them in front of others...

He resolutely said: "It is impossible for there to be any edicts. This world was brought down by His Majesty. Since Zhenguan, he has been thriving and sleeping, diligent in government and loving the people. How can he put the empire and the country and the people of the world aside for the sake of easy storage in his heart?" ? That's not His Majesty's style."

No one can understand His Majesty Li Er better than him. Even if he has time to leave a will, His Majesty Li Er will never have an order for easy storage.

If His Majesty Li Er is here, he may be able to put Yi Chu on the agenda in the future. Although it is a matter of shaking the foundation of the country, everything will be fine with him; It will cause the world to fall into turmoil, and the forces of all parties will continue to fight for power and interests, and the Nuo Empire will fall into decline, and nearly 20 years of hard work will go to waste.

With His Majesty Li Er's wisdom, he would definitely not do such a stupid thing.

Linghu Defen always thought that he was very intelligent and talented, but now after listening to Changsun Wuji's analysis, not only did he not see the light of day, but he became more and more confused.

"Then what are Li Ji's various behaviors?"

You won't really be fascinated by ghosts, will you?

Thinking of this, he subconsciously shivered...

(End of this chapter)