Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4006 Dove occupying the magpie's nest
The summer rain was pattering, the night wind was blowing, the cries of Yuwen scholars and mournful cries wafted in the back mountain of Dayun Temple, and all the nobles from Guanlong who temporarily lived here were at a loss, not knowing what happened.

When they found out that the eldest grandson Wuji had committed suicide by taking poison, one after another came from the place where they lived in the rain. Those with high status entered the abode, while those with low status stood outside and allowed their clothes to be soaked by the rain.

Yuwen Shiji cried for a while, stood up with Linghu Defen's support, wiped his nose and tears, Dugu Lan picked up the envelope on the coffee table, and saw the neatly written "Dear Your Majesty" "Four words, knowing that this is the last pen of Changsun Wuji, I couldn't help but burst into tears.

Yuwen Shiji asked for the envelope and put it in his arms. Then he looked around and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Zhao is taking us through today. He saved Guanlong and the desperate situation with his own life. Death is worthy of death! From today onwards, If anyone still harbors resentment and vents their anger on the sons of the eldest grandson's family, I will be the first to say no!"

Linghu Defen also sighed, and said sadly: "Now we all shirk our defeat from the auxiliary machine, and blame him for forcing the mutiny that day, involving everyone in it, so that we are in today's situation... But ask yourself, what did you do at the beginning?" Don't we have any luck in our hearts, and under the leadership of the auxiliary machine, we can overthrow the East Palace, set up a new crown prince, and restore the glory of the early years of Zhenguan? Up to now, it is really our own fault, and we can't blame others. "

The various families in Guanlong said that they should be "loyal to the emperor and patriotic" and not wanton mutiny, but in fact, which one didn't honestly cooperate with Changsun Wuji with all their strength?
Now Changsun Wuji used his own life to end this mutiny, and also ended an era belonging to the Guanlongmen Clan. From now on, the Guanlongmen Clan will become the target of suppression by all parties. Stand firm in the countercurrent, and then hope to make a comeback.

If you complain and accuse each other within yourself, and cause internal strife, it will not last long, and it will not be far from complete collapse and decline...

Everyone knows this truth, so they expressed their opinions one after another: "Don't worry, both of you, since the auxiliary machine has committed suicide as our evasion of responsibility, how can we make him feel cold under Jiuquan? Everything in the past has been written off, from now on. Afterwards, each family in Guanlong has no distinction between each other, and supports each other to revive the family business!"

Yuwen Shiji had stabilized his mind at this time, and sighed: "The first auxiliary machine is a hero, but now everyone is in prison, and no one is dying. We will bathe and change clothes for the auxiliary machine and send him a ride."

Linghu Defen nodded: "That's exactly what it should be."

No matter what you think in your heart, it is inevitable for the rabbit to die and the fox to feel sad. Besides, the dead are the most important. At this moment, no one refuted Linghu Defen's proposal, and they all stepped forward with sad faces, groomed the eldest grandson Wuji, and sent him off for the last time...

Everyone washed Changsun Wuji's body in silence, changed into a set of gorgeous clothes, and then exited the house.

Yuwen Shiji wiped the sweat from his forehead, feeling quite exhausted, looked around at the few people who were still here, and said slowly: "I will enter the palace right now, and I will apologize to His Majesty, everyone, please stay here and wait for the news."

Linghu Defen and the others bowed to the ground and said in a deep voice, "Thank you, Duke Ying."

Now that Changsun Wuji is dead, only Yuwen Shiji is qualified to bring Changsun Wuji's last pen into the palace to plead guilty. It can be said that Guan Long's survival depends entirely on the result of Yuwen Shiji's trip.

If His Majesty is filled with anger and refuses to let you go, everyone in Guanlong will be punished, and more than a dozen clans will be wiped out from now on.

If His Majesty thinks about Changsun Wuji's death and the current situation and therefore releases Guan Long, Yuwen Shiji will replace Changsun Wuji as the de facto leader of Guanlong from now on...

This is the opportunity that Yuwen Shiji has always dreamed of, but right now he is not at all happy and excited. With a heavy heart, he salutes everyone, then turns around and goes out, takes a few servants, and rushes to Chang'an overnight in the rain.

*****
When the imperial driver entered Beijing, the drizzle did not stop and the sky was bright. Xuanjia iron cavalry slowly walked westward along the street. His Majesty Li Er sat in the car, opened the curtain, and looked at the most prosperous and prosperous Dongshi and Pingshi on the left. Kangfang was silent and the houses were ruined. Chongrenfang and Shengyefang, where the most dignitaries lived, were on the right hand side. The walls of the squares collapsed and the houses collapsed.

When Yujia drove past the gate of the East Palace, the gates of Guangyun, Chongming, Yongchun and other places were severely collapsed and dilapidated. It can be seen that the battle was fierce that day, and one can imagine how the sixth rate of the East Palace, which was completely at a disadvantage, stood firm inch by inch, step by step. Lost in one step, and finally gained a reversal in the desperate situation, completely defeating the Guanlong army in one fell swoop.

Although His Majesty Li Er's civil, political and martial arts are all first-class in the world, he is the emperor on horseback after all. Half of the Tang Dynasty was brought down by his subordinate tigers with swords and guns. His martial arts and strategy are outstanding. With tenacious will and invincible morale harvested in the reversal victory, what kind of terrifying combat power will he have?

The Eastern Palace Six Rates, who had been dismissed by him in the past, radiated such powerful combat power after being reorganized by Li Jing, which made him regret a little bit. As for right now, they have to face two fierce and invincible armies led by Youtunwei and Donggongliu.

When the imperial driver arrived at Chengtian Gate, His Majesty Li Er stood on the shaft of the chariot to be greeted by the princes, princesses, and concubines in the palace. Looking around, there was hardly a single complete house in the imperial city to the south, and many collapsed houses had been completely demolished. , the imperial city that used to be majestic and majestic is already a piece of white land, with bricks, tiles, stones and trees placed in piles, waiting to be completely rebuilt.

The Chengtian Gate, the main gate of the imperial palace, was the place where he expected the fiercest fighting, but the entire palace gate was completely demolished, and the hill-like bricks and stones were piled aside. The panoramic view of the Taiji Palace... has already shocked His Majesty Li Er.

Sighing, although he had already made up his mind to do whatever it takes, he did not expect such heavy damage to the whole of Chang'an. Gein Donggong Six Rate and You Tunwei's combat power far exceeded his expectations. A battle of disproportionate strength and weakness eventually turned into a fierce battle of even strength, which was protracted and suffered heavy losses.

And the prince, who has always been weak, actually fought to the end this time, even though he repeatedly thought of suicide, he never surrendered, which made the scale of the battle infinitely expand until the entire Guanzhong was swept in...

The thought was still in my mind: what a pity.

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Wang Dehou, the head servant, knelt down in front of the palace gate to greet the holy driver, and then boarded the royal driver in full view. When he entered the palace, he saw His Majesty Li Er. The palace city was ravaged by rebels, and many palaces were damaged. The Shenlong Palace, Liangyi Palace, Ganlu Palace and other palaces are being repaired. Right now, only the Wude Palace, where His Royal Highness the Crown Prince temporarily resides, is still intact. Your Majesty, look... "

His Majesty Li Er smiled angrily.

He is the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the supreme emperor of the empire, but now that he has returned from the Eastern Expedition, there is no place for him to sleep in the palace...

On the side, Wang Shoushi, who was enduring his hip injury, moved forward and whispered, "I heard that the family members of the Eastern Palace are still staying in the Youtunwei camp and have not entered the palace. Why don't your majesty enter the Wude Palace to preside over military and state affairs?" , so that the prince also went to Youtun Wei Daying to live temporarily."

Wang De raised his eyelids and glanced at the old eunuch, then lowered his head again without making a sound.

These words really have no good intentions. Knowing that His Majesty has a firm heart for Yi Chu, he still wants to fan the flames and sow dissension. Your Majesty is wise and mighty, even if he is eager for Yi Chu, how can he be honest and give outsiders the impression of treating the prince harshly?

However, to his surprise, His Majesty Li Er actually nodded, and said calmly: "I haven't returned to the palace for a long time. Right now, inside and outside Chang'an, Guanzhong is dilapidated, and the people are in dire straits. Caressing the soldiers and civilians, you can do this matter."

Wang De was terrified in his heart. In one sentence, he actually understated all the achievements of the prince during the period of supervising the country...

Wang Shoushi bowed and said, "Here."

His Majesty Li Er glanced at Wang De. After all, he was his confidant servant. After thinking for a while, he said, "Go to the Hall of Martial Virtue and make some arrangements. All irrelevant people will be withdrawn. I will stay tonight." over there."

"Here!"

Wang De didn't dare to say more, and after saluting, he stepped back from Yu Jia, squinted his eyes and glanced at the prince and his party following Yu Jia, with a heavy heart, he led Yu Jia into the palace, and went straight to Wude Hall.

When they arrived at the Hall of Martial Virtue, Xuanjia cavalry and His Majesty Li Er's imperial guards took over the defense of the entire Taiji Palace, and all the six commanders of the East Palace were expelled. The prince waited outside the hall with a group of civil and military ministers.

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At this time, it was ten o'clock in the evening, and the light rain still didn't stop. Everyone's clothes were already soaked, and many people left the city before noon. By now, the water rice hadn't beaten their teeth, and they were already hungry and depressed. For Li Although the Second Majesty stayed directly at the Wude Palace, although he was puzzled in every possible way, he did not have the courage to ask, but in the eyes of each other looking at the prince, it is inevitable that there is a hint of worry, resentment, or gloating...

Standing beside Li Chengqian, Fang Jun saw that his eyes were lax, his face was pale, and his wet clothes were tightly attached to his body, so he leaned closer and asked in a low voice: "Your Highness, can you hold on?"

Li Chengqian tilted his head stiffly, and said in a low voice, "Fortunately, I won't faint for a while."

He was originally weak in physique, but after such a toss today, he was thirsty, hungry and cold, especially the fear of his father in his heart.

Fang Jun's lips didn't move, and his voice was like a mosquito: "Since you can't faint, let's squeeze out a little more smile. Now His Majesty returned to Beijing safe and sound, not His Majesty died..."

These words were a bit outrageous, but they made Li Chengqian startled.

Shouldn't the father be happy when he returns to Beijing as a son?Why does she look like she has lost her soul in a mourning concubine?Do you have the slightest bit of loyalty and filial piety?
Once discovered by the censors, it is impossible to impeach him immediately. When the reserve position is precarious, it may be a huge crisis...

After Fang Jun reminded Li Chengqian, his eyes fell on the entourage of His Majesty Li Er who were successively staying in Wude Hall. He saw a tall foreign monk, who was the one he had seen in Jiucheng Palace before. Well, this person offered the pill to His Majesty Li Er, and was ordered to be expelled by His Majesty Li Er, why did he appear in the entourage of the Eastern Expedition now?
(End of this chapter)