novelcrest Chapter 3875 Coercion and Bondage (Continued)
Chapter 3875 Coercion and Bondage (Continued)
Chapter 3875 Coercion and Bondage (Continued)
Sure enough, upon hearing Yuwen Shiji's words, Changsun Wuji let out another breath, his expression became calm, and he nodded and said: "You and I, we will go through life and death together. This friendship, I and the Changsun family, will never be forgotten."
Then he looked at Linghu Defen and Dugu Lan, and said calmly: "Now the situation is urgent and the city is in a panic, maybe the 'Baiqisi' will follow the order of the prince to sneak into the city to wreak havoc, and even assassinate Guanlong Xungui in a frenzy. After all, they even treat the princes of the royal family like poodle dogs... The two are the backbone of Guan Long. Long turmoil, morale collapsed, and the situation slumped, this is an unbearable loss. Therefore, from now on, I have wronged the two of you to live here temporarily, and join me in life and death!"
As soon as these words came out, Linghu Defen and Dugu Lan suddenly changed their expressions!
Linghu Defen stood up against the case, his eyes widened and he shouted angrily: "Are you crazy? How dare you hold me hostage and force the Linghu family to accompany you to die?"
Although he was very afraid of Changsun Wuji, and he also knew that if the opposition was too fierce at this moment, it was very likely that Changsun Wuji would be killed suddenly, but he still had the arrogance of a scholar in his bones, and he insisted on expressing anger.
Dugu Lan's face was also livid, and he said angrily: "Changsun Wuji, don't go too far! This mutiny was planned by you alone, and you didn't inform us in advance, but if you think of Guan Long's lineage, you must not Don't disregard the king's grace, sit down to such treasonous things, and abandon your life's reputation and family life. But today, you are just crazy, and you still want us to follow you to kill off your children and grandchildren, Doomed? It's just absurd!"
He was even angrier than Linghu Defen.
Linghu Defen is now concentrating on writing books and writing, ignoring these power struggles, it is okay to participate, or not to participate. The eldest grandson's family was buried with him.
But he opposed the mutiny from the very beginning, even refusing the Guanlong army to enter the city through the gate guarded by the Dugu family, but out of love, he finally assisted Changsun Wuji against his will.
As a result, he is now under house arrest by Changsun Wuji, forcing the Dugu family to go to destruction with him...
Yuwen Shiji looked ugly and sat there without saying a word.
Changsun Wuji looked at the two people, waved his hands at Linghu Defen, sighed, and said, "I can't do anything about it. Now, if the Guanlong Clan can't go to life and death together, wouldn't they just sit and wait for death? But as long as we Regardless of each other, advancing and retreating together, it may not be impossible to turn defeat into victory."
Linghu Defen laughed angrily: "Are you still obsessed with your obsession? Even if you capture Taiji Palace, depose the prince, and Li Ji and Chen Bing Tongguan, hundreds of thousands of troops will send troops to Beijing at any time, do you think he can join us? He With His Majesty's will in hand, it is absolutely impossible to just sit back and watch us dethrone the crown prince and retreat!"
Changsun Wuji looked a little tired, waved his hands and said, "Sit down first, and listen to me..."
Linghu Defen stared at Changsun Wuji for a while, and finally sat down angrily.
It's not that he doesn't want to leave, but that he knows that without Changsun Wuji speaking at this moment, he will definitely not be able to get out of this door...
Changsun Wuji didn't care what he thought, and continued: "You are right, Li Ji must have His Majesty's edict in hand, otherwise he would not have acted like this... But have you ever thought about what His Majesty will do in this edict? Deal with us closing the Longmen valve?"
Linghu Defen was taken aback for a moment, then looked back at Dugu Kan, and remained silent.
Although none of them have seen this possible will, but one thing is certain, that is, the Guanlong Clan must be involved. This is a serious concern of His Majesty Li Er.
However, if it is said that Li Ji was ordered to send his troops into Beijing to cut off the Guanlongmen Clan in the imperial edict, it is unlikely...
It's not that His Majesty Li Er would care about the love of fighting side by side to conquer the world in the past. For the emperor, his own son can give up, let alone a comrade in arms who had a love in the past but has become a confidant now?But once Li Ji tried to cut off the Guanlongmen Clan, it would not only cause turmoil in the entire Guanzhong, but also make the world's Clan Clans feel cold and cold, and take measures to fight against the central government.
At that time, it will be a time when wars are everywhere and the world is in chaos.
His Majesty Li Er can be said to have worked hard all day long for the current Zhenguan prosperous age. How can he ruin more than ten years of hard work just to cut off the Guanlongmen Clan?
Therefore, the part of the edict related to the Guanlong clan can only be ordered to weaken Li Ji, and it is absolutely impossible to kill them all.
And Li Ji hasn't returned since he withdrew from Liaodong, and now Chen Bing sits at Tongguan and watches Chang'an's fierce battle, which shows that he is fighting with the intention of hurting both Donggong and Guanlong...
And this was exactly where Changsun Wuji had the confidence to fight the East Palace to the death one day ago.
Li Ji's purpose is to weaken the strength of the Guanlongmen Clan as much as possible, making it difficult for the Guanlongmen Clan to have enough power to influence the government as before, but he will never sit back and watch the Guanlongmen Clan be completely cut off, which will lead to a chain of clans all over the world reaction.
Linghu Defen frowned, stared at Changsun Wuji, and said hesitantly: "So what do you mean... we take the initiative to send all the dead soldiers of the family to the battlefield, or destroy the East Palace and depose the crown prince, or cut off our own arms and win the battle." Take Li Ji to disarm him?"
Changsun Wuji said happily: "That's right. The current situation of the battle seems to be divided and it's hard to tell the winner. We and the East Palace have nothing to do with each other. In fact, the time has come to decide the winner. Both sides are gritting their teeth and holding back. The last breath, whoever breaks this breath first, will be lost forever. But the problem is that we are not afraid of failure, even if all the troops under our sect are killed, so what? That will just go along with Li Ji's thoughts, and Li Ji will immediately lead the army into Beijing and terminate the war. This mutiny. But if we grit our teeth and defeat the Six Rates of the Eastern Palace, then we will have more confidence in the subsequent negotiations with Li Ji, and we can ask for as many benefits as possible."
Linghu Defen and Dugu Lan were silent.
These speculations indeed echoed the current situation. Regardless of the victory or defeat, as long as the Guanlong army was exhausted, Li Ji would do his best to keep the Guanlong Clan.
After all, he needs to borrow Guan Long's knife, but he achieves the purpose of easy storage...
But for the two of them, it is still unacceptable to take risks with the last breath of the family.It's just that they are under house arrest by Changsun Wuji at this moment, and the two of them can't help objecting.
invalid objection……
Changsun Wuji was relieved to see that the two had stopped talking.
If it wasn't necessary, how could he be willing to go this far?After all, Linghu Defen and Dugu Lan are under house arrest today, so no matter the victory or defeat, the so-called "Guanlong Clan" will completely collapse and disappear in the future.
But it was the only way to bind the Guanlongmen Clan together, and finally fight for the life and death of the eldest grandson's family.
If the power of Guan Long cannot be united, the Changsun family can only fall into a situation of eternal doom...
*****
At noon, the rain subsided slightly, and the Guanlong army began to transfer the troops stationed outside the city into the city one by one, and arranged them in a dense array in front of the Taiji Palace, preparing for another violent attack.
But Tiangong seemed unwilling to see such a cruel and fierce battle in the world, and couldn't bear to see the people dying. At the end of noon and the beginning of the afternoon, the rain suddenly increased, so Guan Long had to postpone the attack time.
This torrential rain contributed to the brief calm in Chang'an City...
Tongguan.
A fast horse galloped down the official road, trampling the mud with its bowl-sized hooves, and with a loud cry, passed through the endless barracks under Tongguan and reached directly under the city pass.
Arriving in front of the tent of the Chinese army, the knight in coir raincoat immediately reined in his horse and flew down. He did not enter the tent of the Chinese army, but turned to the left under the watchful eyes of the commander's personal soldiers, and came to a side to see Like a simple courtyard, he took out a waist card and handed it to the soldier in front of the door. The soldier entered with the waist card, turned around for a while, let go of the gate control, and the knight stepped in.
The courtyard was very empty, and there was a row of capable soldiers standing under the eaves of the rain. The knights ignored it, and went directly to the door, pushed the door and entered.
The light in the room was dim, an old eunuch stood in front of the window, clasping his hands, his thin and old body was somewhat bent, looking towards the door.
A pair of eyes with too much white, looks lifeless like a dead fish, which makes people involuntarily frightened...
The knight came to the old eunuch, knelt down on one knee, and said in a low voice: "The humble official came from Xuanwu Gate, and I have something important to report."
The old eunuch turned around, still clasping his hands, his eyes like dead fish were dull, and he didn't say a word.
The knight seemed to be used to the old eunuch's silence, and he said to himself: "The humble official held the seal to meet Zhang Shigui, but Zhang Shigui refused to carry out the plan immediately...The humble official believes that Zhang Shigui is no longer trustworthy."
The old eunuch finally spoke, his voice hoarse and unpleasant: "He dares to resist the order? He wants to die!"
(End of this chapter)