Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4106 is imminent
The Guanlongmen Clan reached its peak when Changsun Wuji was promoted to Situ and assisted His Majesty in taking charge of the government. At that time, Changsun Wuji could be said to be under one man and above ten thousand people. Even Li Ji, known as the No. 1 in the military, had to avoid the edge temporarily At that time, the entire Guanlongmen faction had the same momentum because of the power of the dragon.

However, prosperity and decline is an eternal law.

Since then, the Guanlong family has gone from bad to worse. Although it is closely related to His Majesty Li Er's suppression of the powerful and supporting the poor, the most worrying thing is the embarrassment of the children of the family.

People with ordinary talents like Changsun Chong are considered to be the best among the children of Guanlong, while others like Changsun Huan, Dou Dewei and Du He are all playboys.

A family is not afraid of encountering troubled times, nor is it afraid of being trapped for a while, or losing momentum. The most fearful thing is that there will be no successors.The children and grandchildren are unworthy, even if the ancestors have accumulated a lot of business, there will be a day of failure...

This has led to the fact that since the tenth year of Zhenguan, although there are many Guanlong children in the army, they are at most partial generals, and no one can lead the army and sit in one side.Guan Long started his career with military exploits. During the time of the Six Towns of the Northern Wei Dynasty, he dominated the North and threatened the world. How sad is it that he completely lost control of the army decades after entering the Tang Dynasty?
Otherwise, the previous mutiny would not have ended in disastrous defeat.

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The Youhouwei under Yuchigong's command is already the last formed army under the control of the Guanlongmen faction. If you want to succeed, you must rely on Yuchigong to go all out, regardless of losses. Everyone will die without a place to bury them.

Therefore, Yu Chigong expressed doubts about his intention to abandon the East Palace, and Yuwen Shiji was already in a cold sweat from fright, so he hurriedly issued a warning...

Yuchi Gong said in a muffled voice: "I'm just feeling emotional for a while, how can I question the decision of all parties to join forces? Don't worry, I will definitely go all out this time."

He is not a fool, how could he be willing to make knives for the Guanlongmen Clan?

There are more than ten families in the core of the Guanlongmen faction, which seems to be powerful, but in fact he is the only one who controls the army and can be used. See how Cheng Yaojin sits in Chang'an and has a lot of money. How can you not be envious?It's just that my family and Guan Long are connected by blood, and the entanglement is too deep, it is really impossible to separate.

Otherwise, he would have sold it long ago and changed course, but now he can only go to the dark...

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In Chang'an City, Cheng Yaojin was also sitting in the tent of the Chinese army, worrying.

People outside the account neighed, the fire was in full swing, and the rain could not stop the army from gathering. Groups of people rushed from the barracks to the school field to line up, and then rushed to various places in the city under the leadership of their respective generals and school lieutenants to implement security and martial law. .

As the most important force in Suwei Gyeonggi, Zuo Wuwei is under a lot of pressure.

After all, everyone knows that once His Majesty is buried, there will be a storm of fighting for storage, and it is very likely that a big battle will sweep the entire Guanzhong...

Naturally, everyone is not afraid of war. Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Zuo Wuwei has always been the main force in various battlefields.However, since the Eastern Expedition returned to Beijing, the ordnance has not been replenished for a long time. Not only the firearms training regulations compiled by officers at all levels can only be vacant, and even the armor of the first army cannot be assembled...

Niu Jinda was tall and thin, with a dark face, and his whole body was as capable as copper cast iron. Sitting under Cheng Yaojin, he said with a worried expression on his face: "Right now we seem to have high morale, but in fact we are seriously short of armaments. Once the situation deteriorates and the war starts, What are you guys going to fight with?"

General Niu Jinda of Zuo Wuwei is Cheng Yaojin's most trusted lieutenant general. Cheng Yaojin has gradually delegated power over the years. Niu Jinda has actually become half of Zuo Wuwei's coach.

Cheng Yaojin stroked his beard, looked away from the horse standing in the corner, glanced at the troops assembled in the drizzle outside the window, and said slowly: "The foundry bureau was destroyed, and the ordnance production capacity cannot keep up for a while. This is impossible. Besides, not only us, but many armies of the Sixteen Guards are short of armaments, everyone is even, and the battle is still the same."

Niu Jinda has followed Cheng Yaojin for many years, from a bandit in the past to a famous general in the Tang army, just listening to Cheng Yaojin's tone, he knew there must be a reason, and quickly asked in a low voice: "What rules does the commander have?" ?”

Now that His Majesty is seriously ill and dying, the ownership of the reserve is naturally the top priority.

The crown prince's great righteousness is where he is, so there are naturally countless fans; King Jin is favored by His Majesty, and his power has expanded rapidly in the past two years, and he has a lot of followers; King Wei seems to be the weakest, but His Majesty is determined to abolish the reserve, and there are many people in the court and the opposition. I think that once the crown prince is deposed, the successor must be King Wei according to the ranking, so there are many supporters...

North Korea, Chinese and military have stood in line one after another, either the prince, or the king of Jin, or the king of Wei, or they didn't participate in the fight for the crown prince, and just stated openly that His Majesty will support whoever he chooses.

But Cheng Yaojin, such an important minister, has never made it clear which side he stands on from the beginning to the end...

Cheng Yaojin raised his eyelids and glanced at Niu Jinda, waved his hand to repel the soldiers in the tent, and then said in a low voice: "If your majesty is here, we will naturally follow your majesty's order, and we will support whoever your majesty appoints as the crown prince." Who; Your Majesty is gone, if there is an edict, then follow the edict, if there is no edict, the prince will still be the crown prince, since we are the king of the Tang Dynasty, why do we need any rules?"

"Ha ha……"

Niu Jinda sneered twice, with a disdainful expression on his face: "Others don't know the commander in chief, and may be fooled by these words, but he will follow him for decades, and he will know exactly what you want to fart when you poke your butt... Who is this fooling?"

The two have high status, but in fact they are like brothers. After all, they have fought side by side for many years, and climbed out of the pile of dead people with each other's support. When there is no outsider, they get along very casually.

Cheng Yaojin was dissatisfied immediately, he blew his beard and stared at him and said: "Is this what your subordinates can say to their superiors? You are not up or down. You deserve it. You are still just a general of Zuo Wuwei. If I don't quit, you bastard I will never be able to sit in the handsome account of the General of the Sixteenth Guards for the rest of my life!"

Niu Jinda chuckled: "What's so good about being a coach? There's no way to get promoted after the credit is over, but if you make the slightest mistake, you will be blamed for the whole army. You are trembling all day long, lest you make a big mistake and be deprived of the Duke's title. If you are greedy for a few copper coins, you will be terrified, and if you drink a flower wine, you must be careful of the imperial censor's impeachment. Do you think I am stupid? It's just that you can't see through it!"

"Hey!" Cheng Yaojin looked Niu Jinda up and down, and he was amazed: "You are promising, but you still have this eloquence? When I go to your house for a drink, I have to talk to my younger siblings. The stubborn bull in her family is not only Thinking of being greedy for money and learning how to drink flower wine, this is great joy, Zhang Luo must give Zhang Luo a few concubines who are as beautiful as flowers and jade, and give birth to a few more clever sons to inherit the family business."

"Ah..." Niu Jinda was dumbfounded, he was not afraid of anything, but he was afraid that his old wife would go crazy...

Hurry up and ask for forgiveness: "It's just that the last general is just talking nonsense for a while, the commander-in-chief is not serious... Speaking of which, if something happens to His Majesty, the prince wants to cut off the hidden dangers and take the lead in attacking King Jin, or King Jin wants to aspire to become a great treasure. War advice, what should we do?"

So what Cheng Yaojin said before was all nonsense, how can he really stay out of it when the imperial power changes when he is in the court and in charge of the army?

Even if you don't stand in line, you must have an inclination and set a charter, otherwise you will be in chaos when things come to an end...

Cheng Yaojin looked at him and said slowly: "Do you have an opinion?"

Niu Jinda was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "What can I think? Every time for so many years, you have made the decision to charge me, and this time is naturally the same, too lazy to use our brains. It's just that we can't swing left and right like the wind, right? ? You have failed His Majesty's trust."

The sixteen guards are elite with strong horses and strong equipment, and the sixth rate of the East Palace is even more powerful. As a result, His Majesty Li Er transferred all these troops out of Chang'an and ordered Zuo Wuwei to enter the city to stay in the guard. This is already entrusted by the empire, what kind of trust?

If Zuo Wuwei has no opinion on matters related to the inheritance of the throne, and only knows to pursue profit, he is really ashamed of His Majesty Li Er...

Cheng Yaojin thought for a while and said, "No hurry, it's not yet the critical moment, let's be steady first. It's not too late to make a decision when we need to exert our strength."

Now that Zuo Wuwei publicly stated his position, can the other party be completely desperate and die down?not necessarily.

The temptation of imperial power is enough to overwhelm everything. No one can stop if they are one step away from that position.

Because there are no absolutes in the world, and there are countless examples of counterattacks under disadvantage, what if it is my turn to be lucky this time?

People are lucky...

Niu Jinda nodded and said nothing.

Having spent half his life in one place, he knew Cheng Yaojin's character, although he said that it was not time to make a decision, but he must have made a decision in his heart.

That's good, no matter what decision Cheng Yaojin makes, he believes that it must be a plan after balancing his own interests and the interests of the empire. The society is in disregard...

A soldier from outside the account quickly stepped inside and reported in a loud voice: "Commander, news just came from outside the city that the Sixth Commander of the Eastern Palace has assembled on the north bank of Kunming Lake and is leaving the camp and slowly marching towards Chang'an City."

"His Royal Highness really refuses to sit and wait for death!"

Cheng Yaojin was refreshed, got up suddenly, strode to the map hanging on the wall, and drew his fingers from the north bank of Kunming Lake to Chang'an City, the path he traveled during the period was clear at a glance.

Niu Jinda came behind him, looked at the map and frowned and said, "You Houwei is at the Chunming Gate in the east of the city. If the East Palace Sixth Commander goes straight to Chang'an, the soldiers will come to the Jinguang Gate in the west of the city... one left and one right, one east and one west, this is We want to see who can annihilate us first and break through Chang'an City?"

Cheng Yaojin pressed his palm on the map, and said slowly: "So that's why we couldn't stand in line early, Your Majesty... isn't dead yet."

(End of this chapter)