Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4209
The light in the barracks was dim, and Li Zhi sat on the chair by the window and twisted his body.Tongguan gathered tens of thousands of troops, and tens of thousands of civilians and prisoners, resulting in a serious shortage of supplies. Although grain and vegetables were continuously transported through Shandong aristocratic families, the lack of varieties was inevitable.

Although His Royal Highness King Jin, who has been well-clothed and well-fed since he was a child, is still high above the people here, the difficult environment and lack of supplies make him no longer live in luxury. …

Compared with Li Zhi, Qiu Xinggong, who traveled hundreds of miles back and forth in a few days, except for the dusty face and deeper wrinkles, his eyes were still bright and burning.

"His Royal Highness, the last general has met Xue Wanche, conveyed to him His Highness's trust and reuse, and mentioned that after achieving great achievements, Jianguo will be rewarded and his descendants will not replace him. Xue Wanche is willing to obey His Highness."

Seeing Li Zhi's agitated expression, Qiu Xinggong hurriedly continued: "It's just that although Xue Wanche is vulgar and stupid, he is cautious in this matter and refuses to end rashly. He only wants to wait until His Highness makes a big counterattack before crossing the Wei River and approaching Chang'an , to respond to His Highness."

Li Zhi's excited heart suddenly cooled down...

With only the army in front of him, even Tongguan does not know whether he can hold on, so how can he counterattack Chang'an?
I thought that if Xue Wanche could be persuaded to cross the Weishui River and reach Xuanwu Gate, and attract the six leaders of the East Palace to return to rescue, Tongguan would be able to reduce the pressure, so he called on those generals of the Sixteenth Guards who were not firm in their stance to help and launch a massive counterattack.

But no one is stupid...

However, being able to persuade Xue Wanche to respond is already a bright spot in the current predicament.

Then he praised happily: "The Duke of the county has worked tirelessly to persuade such a general in charge of the army for this king, so that the situation between the enemy and ourselves is not as great as before. It is really a great achievement. Now the king is trapped in Tongguan, and his strength is limited. No matter how nice it sounds, it won't help, and when I ascend the Great Treasure and rule the world in the future, I will definitely live up to the meritorious service of the Duke today!"

He also knew that he couldn't just talk nonsense, but in today's situation, what else could he do besides promising no benefit?

Even empty promises are useless, because he has even made promises from the feudal side, and I really don't know what is more tempting than this...

However, Qiu Xinggong got up excitedly, and knelt down on one knee to perform the military salute: "Why did your highness say this? Your majesty passed away at a young age, and the whole world mourns, but no one in the world knows your majesty's wish during his lifetime? Now that your highness has your majesty's will in hand, In order to maintain His Majesty’s Zhengshuo, and to repay His Majesty’s long grace, we warriors are willing to be dogs and horses for our encouragement, and we will die without hesitation!”

"Okay! To this day, too many people are either watching from the sidelines, ignoring them indifferently, or simply flattering the traitors and begging for mercy. They don't know how to swear allegiance in front of the father yesterday! Such rebellious officials and thieves, I wish I could kill them one by one. Hey! To be able to know the adversity like the county magistrate but still not forget the loyalty, it is very rare and commendable, how can this king not rely on it as his heart and trust it?"

Li Zhi was also emotional, and with red eyes, he spoke from the heart, sincerely, whether he could move Qiu Xinggong or not, but he moved himself...

The two sat down again, and Li Zhi asked: "It's not that the king doesn't believe in the Duke, but this is a big matter that cannot be ignored. So although Xue Wanche expressed his loyalty verbally, I don't know if he can change his mind temporarily?"

Qiu Xinggong said: "It is normal for Your Highness to have such worries, but there is no need for it. The last general also has such worries, so he not only sent someone to stay with Xue Wanche for the purpose of contacting the two parties, but also bought a man from Guanlong who was under his account. The deputy general is able to know Xue Wanche's every move like the palm of his hand. The final general left his station and almost bumped into Fang Jun head-on, but he was caught by the other party. I went to lobby Xue Wanche, so I avoided seeing him and ran all the way. Fortunately, the other party gave up after chasing for a while. The general did not return immediately, but waited for the news from the person placed beside Xue Wanche before he dared to return to see His Highness."

Li Zhi hurriedly asked: "Why did Fang Jun go to find Xue Wanche? These two people are very close friends. If Xue Wanche is persuaded by him, the Duke's previous efforts on this trip will be for naught."

Qiu Xinggong said with a smile: "Don't worry, Your Highness, Xue Wanche's words, deeds, and actions are all reported by eyeliners, and every word he talked with Fang Jun is fine. Obviously, it is also for the sake of stabilizing Fang Jun. Xue Wanche took refuge in His Highness. Meaning, without a doubt."

The two talked for a long time, until the hunchback Wang Shoushi appeared at the door like a ghost, and Qiu Xinggong got up to leave.

When they went out, they met Wang Shoushi's eyes, Qiu Xinggong's eyes were burning, Wang Shoushi looked at him for a while, then lowered his head and bowed aside.

Qiu Xing left in a respectful gesture.

Regarding this scene, Li Zhi said with relief: "Don't worry, old man. It seems that this kind of martial arts despise eunuchs the most. As long as you do things with sincerity, this king will definitely protect you from beginning to end."

Wang Shoushi said softly: "Being able to serve His Highness, this old slave has already put life and death aside..."

As he spoke, he put two letterheads on the desk: "One was sent from Chang'an, and all the details of the crown prince's enthronement were recorded on it the day before yesterday, and the other was sent by the Duke of E. The reinforcements have arrived, and the person leading the team is Cui Chengfu, a son of the Cui family of Qinghe, and he is outside begging to see His Highness."

Li Zhi nodded and said, "Let him wait a moment."

He stretched out his hand to pick up the letter from Chang An, checked the wax to confirm that it was correct, then took out a knife to cut open the envelope, took out the letter paper, and read it carefully.

After a long time, he just put the letter paper on the desk, his face was gloomy, and he was silent.

The prince pays homage to the ancestral temple and announces to the world that he is the emperor, and the reign name is "Renhe"...

Haha, "Renhe"?
Treat each other with kindness and benevolence. Is peace the most important thing?

If you really have a benevolent heart, why didn't you just give up the reserve position when you knew that the father was determined to be easy to reserve, but instead took the name and righteously stole the throne and persecuted and suppressed the brothers?
If peace is really the most important thing, why do you have to force yourself to escape from the Taiji Palace and gather troops in Tongguan to save your life?

This hypocritical appearance is really annoying all the time...

There are other appointments and dismissals on the letter paper. Jin Dian canonized the eldest son Li Xiang as the crown prince, who was in the East Palace. Li Ji served as Shangshu Zuopushe and Prince Shaoshi. Shaobao also served as Minister of Industry, Ma Zhou served as servant, Liu Ji served as Ling of Zhongshu, and other ministers Xu Jingzong from the Ministry of Rites, Li Xiaogong from the Ministry of Officials, Cui Dunli from the Ministry of War, Zhang Jian from the Ministry of Households, Zhang Liang from the Ministry of Punishment...

Of course, there is also a strange thing in it, that is, there is no praise, criticism, reward or punishment for the clan brothers and sisters, and there is no mention of it.

Since "Renhe" is used as the year name, how can one not give "Renhe" to his opponents?
But in any case, the completion of a court system based on the original direct line of the Eastern Palace can ensure smooth politics and stable imperial power for a long time to come. Every day, the stability will deepen until it is unshakable.

On my own side, although the Shandong private army has arrived one after another and their strength has greatly increased, how can they fight against the prince with only a corner of the land?
The current situation is precarious for the King Jin family, and it is in danger of being destroyed at every turn.

Putting down the letter paper, he picked up another one and opened it, looking at ten lines at a glance... more and more worried.

Yu Chigong mentioned in the letter that the navy did not push forward along the Yellow River to Tongguan regardless of everything. He suspected that there might be a deeper conspiracy behind it. Unbelievable.

Of course, Li Zhi understood the importance of Hangu Pass. Once this place was lost, Tongguan would become a dead place in the true sense.

Putting down the letter paper, Li Zhi sat on a chair with a gloomy expression.

No matter how you look at it, it is a game of death...

Seeing Li Zhi's dejected expression, Wang Shoushi was quite disheartened, and hurriedly persuaded him: "Your Highness, the ones who can achieve great things in ancient and modern times are not only those who have transcended the world, but also have the perseverance. Didn't the king wade out a bloody path among the thorns, and fight his way out of a desperate situation? Besides, with Xue Wanche's assistance, the chances of success are greatly increased."

Li Zhi also knew that it was not time for despair, so he tried his best to cheer up and asked, "In your opinion, is Qiu Xinggong trustworthy? Is Xue Wanche's surrender true or false?"

Wang Shoushi bent his waist, his snow-white hair was tied under the beam crown, his face was wrinkled, and he showed a smile, and said: "Among Qiu Xinggong's accompanying soldiers, some were bought by old slaves, which is almost the same as what Qiu Xinggong said. Xinggong is credible. Since Qiu Xinggong is credible, Xue Wanche's surrender is certainly true. When His Highness makes a massive counterattack, as long as the situation is favorable, Xue Wanche will definitely respond with his troops. With his [-] fierce soldiers crossing the Weishui River and approaching Xuanwu Under the sect, if you are unlucky, you can attract the main force of Donggong Liu to rush to help, and if you are lucky, you can even directly capture the Xuanwu Sect, and the overall situation will be settled."

This is of course the most ideal situation, but in fact, everyone knows that there has never been a time when things in the world develop according to people's wishes...

However, Li Zhi still nodded: "Right now, the garrisons all over Guanzhong are watching from the sidelines. We have assembled more than [-] soldiers and horses. It is entirely possible to fight to the death...Of course, the chance of life and death lies with Yuwen Shiji."

Compared with Xue Wanche, the Yuwen scholar and the target who went to lobby can really determine the outcome of the battle for the reserve, and determine the success or failure of Li Zhi's life.

As long as that person admits that Li Chengqian has stolen the throne, believes that the will of the King of Jin is true, and is more willing to recognize the will as the will of his father, and will not hesitate to put life and death aside for it... Then the internal and external cooperation, It is bound to be able to capture Chang'an, abolish the new emperor, annihilate the six rates of the East Palace, and put things right.

But it is too early to think about these things now, the top priority is to follow Yu Chigong's advice and ensure the safety of Hangu Pass.

(End of this chapter)