novelcrest Chapter 3807 Advance Layout
Chapter 3807 Advance Layout
Chapter 3807 Advance Layout
Changsun Wuji sat in Mingfu Temple until Youshi, and returned to Yanshoufang when the temple was lit with candles. The news that the Nanyang Duan clan outside Zheng County had slaughtered the village without authorization had already been sent back, and thousands of private troops of the Nanyang Duan clan were left behind. The news of Wuwei's annihilation in one fell swoop made the Guanlong army inside and outside Chang'an tense up instantly.
Although Li Ji's position in commanding the Eastern Expedition Army is unclear, he has never confronted Guan Long directly. The extermination of the private army of the Duan Clan in Nanyang inevitably makes people wonder if he used this to declare his position and show his favor to the Eastern Palace?
And once Li Ji stands on the side of the East Palace, the Guanlongmen Clan will face a catastrophe...
Changsun Wuji returned to Yanshoufang, and immediately sent someone to call Yuwen Shiji, Linghu Defen, and Dugu Lan.
There are candles burning in the side hall, the windows are open, the rain is gurgling outside and the air is cool and cool, the rain from the roof pours down from the eaves, like flying beads splashing jade, falling on the bluestone board in front of the window with a tinkling sound.There was a pot of clear tea on the coffee table, with a strong aroma, and four big men who could control Guan Long's direction sat kneeling on the floor mat, drinking tea slowly, and the atmosphere was a bit dignified.
Zhang Liang's words have been repeated by Changsun Wuji, knowing that Li Ji did not declare war on Guanlong, but Cheng Yaojin did it without authorization, the other three breathed a sigh of relief, but were immediately aroused by Changsun Wuji's words Tension.
Changsun Wuji said: "Li Ji has made it clear that he supports Tongguan and sits on the mountain to watch the tigers fight, but even if the city of Chang'an is destroyed, what good does Li Ji have for him? The so-called 'no profit can't afford early', Li Ji's interests must be in our gates Long and Donggong are both in danger, you just need to think about it carefully to know why they are prepared."
They are all the top figures of the Guanlong Clan, and their wisdom, experience, and experience have reached their peak. When Changsun Wuji said this, the three of them immediately came to their senses.
Linghu Defen frowned and said: "It seems that our previous speculation about Li Ji's self-respect and trying to take the opportunity to serve another prince to ascend to the reserve position is almost indistinguishable?"
Changsun Wuji nodded and said, "Probably so, otherwise it would be impossible to explain Li Ji's inaction."
As the head of the prime minister, and commanding hundreds of thousands of troops to conquer the East, Li Ji is a well-deserved "Shenzhen Dinghai" and "mainstay". When a mutiny broke out in Guanzhong, the most important thing he should do is to send the army back to Guanzhong as soon as possible. He rebelled, stabilized the situation, and then announced the death of His Majesty Li Er, and assisted the prince to ascend the throne.
However, after Li Ji withdrew his troops from Liaodong, he delayed all the way, even forbidding the troops to speed up their progress. His intention to sit back and watch the East Palace fall was already evident.
It is conceivable how resentful this thought will be in the eyes of the prince. If the prince successfully stabilizes the situation and ascends to the throne in the future, he may hold back for a while at first, but sooner or later he will counterattack, and then Li Ji will be doomed...
With Li Jizhi's deepness in the city, how could he allow that day to appear?
But sitting back and watching the East Palace fall does not mean supporting the victory of the Guanlong Mutiny.In the past, although Li Ji was the head of the minister and the leader of hundreds of officials, one man was under ten thousand people, but Guan Long's roots were so deep that even His Majesty Li Er had to give up three points. Instead of showing his power, Li Ji was restrained everywhere and felt very uncomfortable.If the soldiers of Guanlong become victorious and support the king of Qi, the old story of the Guanlongmen faction controlling the government and covering the sky with one hand will reappear in the early years of Zhenguan.
Who can hold hundreds of thousands of troops but is willing to make wedding dresses for others?
Therefore, Li Ji's various unreasonable behaviors can only be that he sat back and watched the East Palace fall, and then sent his division Chang'an to defeat Guanlong to eliminate the mutiny, and then supported a prince as a puppet to achieve the goal of monopolizing power.
Yuwen Shiji sighed: "In this way, Li Ji not only won the honor of turning the tide and establishing the country, but also has the merit of following the dragon, and even swept us Guanlong out of the court. Since then, no one can hold back. The head is dignified and upright, and the name is true, the power is in the hands, the sun and the moon are in his hands, one person is under ten thousand, and he can even follow the example of Lu Buwei and Huo Zimeng, and the power is poured into the government."
Huo Zimeng is Huo Guang, and both Lu Buwei and Lu Buwei are famous power ministers in the history books. They both reached the pinnacle of power by supporting the young master and holding great power.
If Li Ji really did this, he would have both the name of a loyal minister and the power of a powerful minister, and he would gain face, stepping on Guan Long's corpse to take the throne...
Changsun Wuji nodded in approval.
As for whether Fang Jun has anything to do with Li Ji, or even whether he has sold out the prince in private, these are not important.Even if Fang Jun made great achievements, his prestige and qualifications still cannot be compared with Li Ji, and he cannot make all the forces in the world follow suit. If Guan Long fights desperately, he may not be able to defeat him.
Changsun Wuji said: "The question before us is how to get out of the scheme of the invincible Li Ji?"
If it is said that there is still a slight chance of winning in a desperate battle with Donggong, then Li Ji, who has hundreds of thousands of mercenaries, will definitely lose.With the development of the situation so far, Li Ji has jumped out of the water and become the biggest devil...
Since Li Ji is invincible, what needs to be done is to predict Li Ji's next move, so as to make targeted arrangements, minimize losses as much as possible, and plan how to retreat under Li Ji's thunderous offensive.
At least keep your family property...
Yuwen Shi was not in the mood to drink tea early, but felt that the sound of the rain outside the window was extremely noisy and disturbing, so he pondered for a while, and said in a deep voice: "On the one hand, speed up the peace talks with the Eastern Palace. As long as the peace talks are reached, the Eastern Palace will still be the empire Zhengshuo, Li Ji can't lead his army into Chang'an to do what we failed to do? If he could, he would have done it a long time ago. Since he didn't do it before, he will definitely not do it in the future. He is determined I want to be a loyal minister and a good general who cherishes his feathers."
Everyone nodded.
Therefore, those who have done great things throughout the ages are shameless. Too many scruples will inevitably hinder them everywhere. How can they succeed?Fame is useful for courtiers and common people, but it is not worth mentioning for kings. "Win the king and lose the bandit", as long as you win, you can even write the history books. After a hundred years and a thousand years, future generations will only remember your achievements. Remember what you did to get this achievement?
Taking a step back, so what if you remember?Throughout the ages, heroes are only judged by success or failure. If you win and have the last laugh, you are right...
So even though Li Ji currently has the advantage and is invincible, he has too many worries and naturally has many loopholes, so there may not be opportunities to take advantage of.
Yuwen Shiji continued: "On the other hand, we need to estimate Li Ji's mind, which prince does he want to support to ascend to the throne and become his puppet?"
Linghu Defen said: "Of course it is King Jin!"
Changsun Wuji also nodded in approval: "Jin Wang is the most suitable."
The reason why Guan Long supported the king of Qi was because the kings of Wei and Jin sternly refused and refused to cooperate, and also he didn't care much about how people in the world reacted. stabilize the situation.But Li Ji is different. He cherishes his feathers and cares about the opinions of the world, so he can only choose one of the three sons of His Majesty.
The crown prince has been deposed, the king of Wei is only one year younger than the crown prince, and has always had a high prestige, and the city is not shallow. It is impossible to let Li Ji play around at will. The king of Jin is the most beloved prince of His Majesty Li Er. His Guan Long was completely swept out of the court, and he could only rely on Li Ji, willing to become his puppet under his support...
Linghu Defen looked at Changsun Wuji and asked, "Do you want to contact King Jin first?"
Changsun Wuji said: "It's natural. We have spared no effort to support Jin Wang in recent years. Jin Wang Zaohui, how can he not know the principle of checks and balances? In the future, he will become the crown prince with Li Ji's support. In order to break free from Li Jizhi's control as soon as possible, we also He will definitely rely on us, this is Guan Long's opportunity."
Now that the defeat has been decided, either the peace talks with the Eastern Palace will force Li Ji to bow his head and become a vassal, and he will be stationed in Chang'an honestly, or he will simply let go of his hands and feet and fight hard. Pre-seed the opportunity...
Dugu Lan, who had been silent all the time, suddenly spoke up and said strangely: "Everything is based on the assumption that Li Ji intends to depose the crown prince, establish a new crown prince, and sweep us out of the court, but these are just our guesses. , wouldn’t it be a big deal?”
He already had a premonition of Changsun Wuji's thoughts, to negotiate peace first, and if the peace talks fail, he will give it a go. In the end, he will use King Jin as an opportunity to make a comeback in Guanlong Dongshan... But in this way, wouldn't the entire Guanlong clan be pushed into life or death? within the crisis?
The Dugu family is unwilling to take such a big risk...
(End of this chapter)