novelcrest Chapter 3849 Is it life or death?
Chapter 3849 Is it life or death?
Chapter 3849 Is it life or death?
Since the day the troops withdrew from Liaodong, His Majesty has been surrounded by the "Xuanjia Iron Cavalry" guards, and no one can see him.This situation is okay for a day or two, but nearly a year has passed, and His Majesty Li Er has never shown up. Who doesn't whisper in his heart?
It's just that His Majesty's prestige and Li Ji's sternness kept the entire army silent about it, and they dared not speak or ask, but there were inevitably many speculations in private, and the army's morale was chaotic.
If Qiu Xiaozhong and the others hadn't guessed that His Majesty had passed away, they wouldn't have dared to do such a thing of disobeying the military order if they had given them two guts...
But at this time, not only His Majesty's majesty is involved, but also Li Jizhi's army is at stake. Who dares to say it openly?
Li Ji's face was livid, he slapped his palm on the table, and said angrily: "Presumptuous! The imperial physician who accompanied the army took great care to treat His Majesty, but you cursed and tried to disturb the morale of the army. Do you know what crime you should have?"
Cheng Yaojin said from the side: "The crime should be executed!"
Yu Chigong glared at Cheng Yaojin: "Nowadays there are rumors in the army, among them, Cheng Yaojin, have you never questioned it?"
Cheng Yaojin shook his head like a rattle: "It's not me, I don't, don't talk nonsense!"
Yu Chigong glared angrily at the troublesome Cheng Yaojin, Cheng Yaojin opened his eyes and stared back, his eyes were originally big, but now his eyelids are slack when he is old, and when he stares, they are extraordinarily big, most people can't compare with him, just now Li Ji was shot He stared in defeat...
"You two can do it!"
Li Ji waved his hands with a headache, and respectfully said to Yu Chi: "Don't mention this matter again, otherwise I will spare you, but the military law will not. Don't force me."
He also knew that the matter of His Majesty's life and death affected the whole army, countless people speculated and rumored in private, and Yu Chigong just raised it in person.This kind of thing cannot be avoided at all, unless His Majesty Li Er is allowed to come out and walk around in front of the whole army.
This is obviously impossible...
But fortunately, the situation has developed so far, and it is infinitely close to ending, and it can't be hidden for a few days.
But Yu Chigong refused to let it go, he said in a deep voice: "My loyalty to His Majesty can be learned from the sun and the moon. No matter when and where, I am willing to go through fire and water and die! Will? If there is one, please show it to the Commander-in-Chief, no matter what is said in the Will, I will do my best to help the Commander-in-Chief complete it, even if thousands of arrows go through his heart, he will not change his mind!"
His majesty's death is almost everyone's guess. If it is true, then his majesty must leave a will and entrust it to Li Ji to take care of the funeral and fulfill his last wish.
Li Ji's various unreasonable behaviors since the withdrawal of the Liaodong army have made the entire army more and more convinced of this guess.Everyone was saddened by His Majesty's death, and they were all willing to fulfill His Majesty's will, so they suppressed their respective armies without causing too much trouble.
Otherwise, based solely on Li Ji's prestige, I'm afraid that the hundreds of thousands of troops would have already caused internal strife and fell apart. At least Cheng Yaojin and Yu Chigong would not blindly obey Li Ji's inexplicable orders...
Now that the army is stationed in Tongguan, Chang'an City is fighting like a raging fire, Donggong and Guanlong have suffered heavy casualties, and the final victory can be seen sooner or later.At that time, everything will have to be uncovered, there is no need to hide it, and it is impossible to continue to hide it.
But if by that time, Yu Chigong and even all other forces in the army are too passive, unable to plan in advance, and can only think about countermeasures when things come to an end, how can they be willing?
On the side, Cheng Yaojin, who had been making trouble for Yuchi Gong, suddenly said quietly: "Yuchi Jingde, you are a bit too much, the commander-in-chief is always fair and honest, and persuades people with reason, how can he hide something from us? Commander, This Yuchi Jingde's stupid brain is not very clear, one-brained, it's useless for you to explain to him, you might as well take out His Majesty's will, so that all of us in the army can concentrate on fulfilling His Majesty's will, so that we don't have to guess all day , not to mention hurting the relationship, it is easy to spoil His Majesty's important affairs...Are you right?"
Li Ji's face sank like water.
Outside the window, the wind and rain are blowing, and his heart is also ups and downs...
He understood that the purpose of these two people coming today is to force the palace, either to force His Majesty to come forward, or to see His Majesty's will, otherwise, they will never let it go.
These two people have too many qualifications, too many military achievements, and too high prestige. Even Li Ji, who is the head of the minister and the commander of the army, may not be able to hold back.Once these two people have ideas about the interests of their respective families and forces, it will be a serious threat to the overall plan.
Not to mention anything else, just one of these two joining Donggong or Guanlong at will is enough to have a destructive impact on the current situation that has been managed with great difficulty, and it is very likely that all plans will come to naught.
But if you really confess to the two of them, Li Ji doesn't have the guts yet...
After pondering for a long time, Li Ji finally shook his head under the urgent eyes of the two, and said slowly in a low voice: "It is true that you are overthinking this matter. As the commander-in-chief of the army, I will tell you that it is best to Stop here, otherwise, if you continue to quarrel and break a major event, the gods will not be able to save you! That's all I have to say, so I can do it myself!"
Cheng Yaojin and Yu Chigong looked at each other, and both could see the shock in each other's eyes.
Although Li Ji didn't say anything, he actually said everything. His Majesty... really died.
Cheng Yaojin was more careful, and suddenly remembered that saltpeter and other things were often sent into the army from time to time.He knew about the ice-making business that Fang Jun and Wei Wang cooperated with, and also knew that one of the main raw materials for ice-making was saltpeter... From this, it can be inferred that those saltpeters were used to make ice.
When did the military need so much ice?
Its usefulness is obvious...
The door of the room was open, and the guards were tense when they saw the boss talking in the room, and they did not dare to approach the door easily to replace and repair it.The wind and rain raged outside the door, gusts of wind brought in the cold and humid air, the candles on the desk fluttered, and the faces of the three of them flickered.
After a long time, Yuchi Gong breathed out slowly, stood up, and bowed to the ground: "I will be rude at the end of today, but if I don't understand, I will not get over this hurdle in my heart, and I will ask the commander-in-chief to take the blame."
After saying that, without waiting for Li Ji to respond, he turned and walked out.
Without wearing the coir raincoat that was left at the door, he just walked out the door, and the strong wind carried raindrops pouring down on his body, and his clothes were soaked instantly, but he didn't realize it, and walked step by step into the darkness of the rain curtain.
Inside the house, Cheng Yaojin suddenly let out a long sigh, raised his head, and looked at the roof.
Shocked in my heart, with mixed feelings...
Then he got up too, without saying a word, bowed his hands slightly, and walked out the door with his hands behind his back, his figure disappeared in the dark night and rain in an instant.
Only Li Ji sat behind the desk and was lost in thought. After a long while, he reached out to pick up the jug to pour himself a glass of wine, but the jug tipped over, but no drop of wine flowed out.He shook the jug, put it on the table casually, and cursed in a low voice: "Two drunkards!"
Then he stood up and stood in front of the window, his eyes seemed to be looking at the majestic Tongguan city tower in the rainy night outside the window, but in fact there was no focal length...
The guards behind him swiftly lifted the damaged door, smashed it with hammers and nails, and quickly repaired it. After closing the door, they all retreated.
Li Ji just came back to his senses, shook his head, and sighed: "Your Majesty, why bother..."
*****
In the East Palace, the prince also stayed up all night.
When it was about to Mao, the wind and rain became more and more violent, and the rain fell from the sky like a pour, and it gathered into trickles and flowed freely on the ground.
Li Junxian came quickly from the direction of Xuanwu Gate, took off his coir raincoat and handed it to the servant in front of the door, tidied up his clothes, ignored his soaked boots, and walked into the house.
Li Chengqian was sitting behind the desk dealing with stacks of official documents. Several candlesticks were placed around the house, and the candles were burning high, as bright as day.
Li Junxian entered and greeted him: "The final general will see Your Highness!"
Li Chengqian put down the writing brush, raised his hand and rubbed the center of his brows, and asked the servant at the side to make a pot of tea, then got up, went to the chair by the window and sat down, and asked calmly, "Is there any news from Xuanwumen?"
Li Junxian said: "Until now, the Duke of Guo has not changed."
Li Chengqian heaved a sigh of relief, nodded his head and said: "It seems that perhaps it was the Duke of Yue who persuaded him to sit on the sidelines, and the Duke of Guo may not necessarily go his own way."
Since Li Tang entered Guanzhong, lived in the Taiji Palace and controlled the world, Xuanwumen has become the most important.
It can be said that whether Xuanwumen is safe means whether the emperor is safe or not; no matter who wants to usurp it, the first thing to do is to attack Xuanwumen.Back then when the Emperor Father launched the Xuanwumen Rebellion, it was precisely because he subdued Xuanwumen's defense Chang He in advance. Otherwise, it is still unknown who will win the rebellion in the ninth year of Wude...
Up to now, Xuanwumen is still the gate of life and death.
If Zhang Shigui had ulterior motives and suddenly blocked the Xuanwu Gate at a critical moment, then he, the crown prince, would be unable to fly, and could only be obliterated by the swarming rebels at the inner gate...
(End of this chapter)