Chapter 240: Siege of the City
Pei Zhen is a clown in the eyes of Situ Ningbing, and the same is true in the eyes of Li Jiayi, the reason why he rectifies Pei Zhen like this is not only disgusted with him for provoking his father-son relationship with An Guogong, but more importantly, he wants to kill chickens and make an example of monkeys. Over the years, it is true that the authority of the Anguo Mansion has always been in his hands, but it is not uncommon for people to flatter him and his father, and there are many of them. Pei Zhen is just the most restless one among them, if he doesn't rectify it ruthlessly, it will help the arrogance of Chang'an Guogong's faction, and there will only be more and more people who will sow discord between their father and son at that time. This move is nothing more than to let those who have other intentions know who the real owner of the Anguo Mansion is and where is Li Jiayi's bottom line!
As for Anguo Gong...... For the sake of the future lifeblood of the Li family, Li Jiayi felt that his father should recuperate for a while.
After pulling out Pei Zhen's nail, An Guogong "recuperated" for a long time, and the situation in Chang'an City could be said to have settled down for the time being. Outside the internal security party, Situ Ningbing and Li Jiayi invariably set their eyes on the small court in Luoyang.
Duguxiu was pregnant in October, and she really fulfilled the prophecy and gave birth to a little prince. Although he was still in infancy, he was proclaimed emperor because of the "Mandate of Heaven". Duguxiu is respected as the queen mother, and Duguwu controls half of the government as a relative.
The reason why there is only half is because the other half is in the hands of Cui Jue. The two of them, one with a heavy army, repelled the imperial army several times, and made outstanding achievements. One is the elder brother of the Queen Mother, and he has the merit of capturing Xingluocang, and his status is different. Both of these people are ambitious and think very highly of themselves, and they are called to follow the mandate of heaven to support the legitimacy of the little prince to protect the Yang family, but in fact, they have their own thoughts, in the final analysis, they are all for themselves, and no one is willing to give in in the face of power.
Originally, with their troops, they could not only resist the imperial army, but even after defeating the alliance of Situ Tong and Duguwen, they could take advantage of the emptiness of Chang'an's troops to enter and capture the imperial city, as long as Yang Yi and Yang Yan were killed, the little prince would be the real orthodoxy.
It's a pity that these two are both short-sighted people, and they were provoked and instigated by Yang Yan and Situ Ningbing's meticulous work to fight in the nest first, busy fighting for power and profit, lest they suffer losses after falling behind. Missed the great opportunity in vain, and only stared at the square inch around Luoyang to fight to the death. Dugu Wen, the only one who is still sober, bowed his younger brother because of his status as a general, and his words have no weight, and he has tried to persuade Dugu Wu to endure for a while, focus on the overall situation, no matter what he thinks, and first assist the little prince with his heart, although the strength of the Dugu clan is not as good as before, but as long as he cultivates for a few years, he is enough to compete with Cui Jue. There are many arrogant soldiers among the clansmen, taking advantage of the chaos in the world, it is a good time for the Dugu clan to pacify the world and make contributions, and the little prince may not be an adult in the world, Dugu has both the merit of pacifying the world, and the mother of the queen mother, it is much easier to kill Cui Jue than now.
Duguwen's words are reasonable, not only taking into account the overall situation but also thinking about the interests of the Dugu clan everywhere, but anyone who has some brains will also follow Duguwen's advice. Dugu Wu has brains, but his eyes and ears have been blinded by the temporary unprecedented power and the pleasure of covering the sky with one hand, and he can't see or listen to Duguwen's words. Because in his heart, this brother, who has been stronger than himself everywhere since he was a child, and who cannot surpass him no matter how hard he tries, is now a lost dog under the fence, a complete failure, and he has told everyone with facts that he is far better than his brother in the eyes of the world! At least he can see the situation clearly and make the right choice to save the Dugu clan from the fate of decline. With such foresight, wisdom and wisdom, he still needs to listen to his brother who is a loser?
So, all Dugu Wen's words became a joke, Dugu Wu was still patient and perfunctory, Dugu Wen persuaded a lot, Dugu Wu was impatient with even perfunctory, and simply avoided his brother. Although Duguwen still bears the name of the Duke of Shu, he is a fictitious title with no real power, and he is the identity of a captive, his younger brother despises him, the Empress Dowager Duguxiu does not want to see him, and even the clansmen complain that he is incompetent, which harms the entire Dugu clan, Duguwen's situation in Luoyang can be said to be isolated, and Cui Ju is afraid that Duguwen will do everything possible to squeeze him out, making Duguwen's life more and more difficult. A series of blows and unwillingness finally consumed all Duguwen's ambitions, and the originally high-spirited young man finally degenerated into a puddle of mud that was drunk and dreaming of death all day long.
Without Duguwen in the middle of the mix, the battle between Dugu Wu and Cui Qi is becoming more and more intense, as Duguwen said, let go of the great rivers and mountains not to take, only focus on the sixteen counties of Yuzhou, for this square inch of land seems to be strong and strong, and has the strength to dominate the world, but in fact, the internal forces are divided, the Dugu clan headed by Dugu Wu is a force, the Qinghe Cui clan headed by Cui Jue is another force, and the civil official group headed by Wen Xiyun who supports orthodoxy is barely a share. Dugu Wu and Cui Qi have enough military power in their hands to shake the situation, one of them is old and shrewd, and a newborn calf does not play cards according to the card, and it is quite difficult to distinguish the winner for a while. And the principle of Pei Long's faction is to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and when the two of them lose the fight, they will come out to pick up the bargain.
Situ Ningbing and Li Jiayi agreed that sending troops to conquer and suppress such a plate of scattered sand was the next policy, which would not only waste their strength, but also have the opposite effect of making this scattered sand work together with the outside world.
"Attack the city for the bottom, attack the heart for the top. As he spoke, Situ Ningbing dropped a sunspot, Li Jiayi pondered for a moment, and the white seed in his hand then fell, "Duguwu is ambitious, let's help him." ”
Situ Ningbing fell again, and said with a smile: "First borrow his knife to get rid of Cui Jue, and then let Wen Xiyun stab him when he is full of ambition and relax his vigilance, without the two important ministers in power, Yuzhou is just a piece of fat in the hands of orphans and widows, Wen Xiyun is a literati, it is okay to play tricks and fight with his heart, and he is worthless in front of real knives and real guns! Not everyone in this world is a white-robed general, and not everyone has the talent of Zhang Liang, who is strategizing!"
Li Jiayi looked at the flash of light in her eyes, the sly smile on the corner of her lips, and her heart was peaceful, as if they were just discussing what to eat for dinner today......
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