27. The calculation of defeat
In July, the armies entered Chang'an. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Because the Son of Heaven was fortunate to establish the chapter, the three auxiliary soldiers and officials who were originally hesitant about the edict held by the prime minister did not dare to slack off the edict and fully implement the prime minister's order, and the city gate captain department did not dare to resist the army of the prime minister after seeing the emperor of heaven.
Perhaps before entering the Jianzhang Palace, he witnessed the confrontation outside the city of Chang'an, and the anger of the Son of Heaven was even stronger.
Liu Quyu thought that after entering Chang'an, he could immediately capture the prince, of course, for him, the prince's death in battle was also a good result, but when he entered Chang'an, he was attacked by the prisoner army led by the prince's young Fu Shi De, and Liu Quyu, who was not impressed at first, did not expect that Shi De, who was a scholar, actually blocked him on the ring road in the Qingming Gate for a day, until the emperor sent the squire Ma Tong to question the progress of quelling the chaos.
The messenger who sent Liu Quyu the Seal of the Son of Heaven and the Tiger Talisman for Troop Mobilization yesterday was the squire Ma Tong. At that time, Liu Quyu was busy reorganizing the army, so he asked Ma Tong to go to Lantian to transfer Changshui Hu Qi and Xuanqu Hu Qi to Chang'an, and at the same time, the prince also sent an envoy to Lantian in disguise.
Ma Tong was a little late, and saw the prince's envoy holding the pure Chihan Festival enter Hu Qi's camp, Ma Tong had a clever move, changed the red Han on the festival to Huang Xuan, and went straight to the door of Hu Qi's camp, and announced loudly: "There is fraud in the festival, don't listen!"
Ma Tong is Lang Wei, and Captain Changshui felt that he was more familiar, so he beheaded the pre-disciplined prince envoy.
The Son of Heaven did not blame Ma Tong for changing the festival without authorization, but praised his opportunity, and everyone thought that Ma Tong must have a bright future.
For such an upstart who has the blue eyes of the Son of Heaven, Liu Quyu naturally will not put on the shelf of a prince, not only with Ma Tong's hand into the big tent, but also on the grounds that Ma Tong is the messenger of the Son of Heaven, he really humbly conceded the ownership of the main seat.
"The Son of Heaven is very angry because the prince has not received good news for a long time, at this time, these courtesies will be waived!" Ma Tong is martial arts after all, impatient to push back and forth, sit down on the left side of the main seat, and bluntly explain his intentions.
Liu Quyu couldn't help but sneer: "The prince pardoned the prisoners of the central capital for the army. The small people don't know the big right and wrong, and they only know the prince's grace...... Fight to the death...... It's really not easy to break into ......."
Ma Tong sneered, not listening to the prime minister's explanation at all.
For a man in the prime of life like him, there will always be only the glory of frequent good news and immediate marquis in his eyes, and all other costs and sacrifices are indifferent, as for failure...... That word always belongs to someone else who is incompetent, and has nothing to do with oneself.
Therefore, in Ma Tong's heart, he really despised the prince of Zhongshan, who succeeded Gongsun He for less than half a year, but from the beginning of his break into the Hu cavalry camp, he pressed all the chips in the future on the inevitable defeat of the prince, so to speak, he and Liu Quyu are in a relationship of common prosperity and loss.
This is the choice that everyone faces at this moment - to support or give up the prince?
For many years, the close ministers of the Son of Heaven have been accustomed to the situation of Wei's dominance, even if Wei Qingxu is the queen and the second master is noble, but in the eyes of most of the ministers of the inner court, the power of the Li family is less than one-third of the Wei's.
- This still refers to Wei Qing and Huo Quai's Wei's.
After the two great Simas, the foundation of the Wei family was shaken, but there was still a prince, and there were still two great Simas rooted in the prestige and connections in the army, such a Wei family was the guarantee of the prince's status, and the prince's status also maintained the authority of the Wei family.
It's an entangled situation.
- Wei, who is not a party or a feather, relies on such a situation, and when there is no one in the DPRK, everyone still does not dare to covet it.
- Everyone is ready to accept such a clear future.
Now, the Son of Heaven and the Crown Prince have broken this situation.
Now, thirty-one years after the canonization of the prince, is the Han going to choose a new prince?
Ma Tong is not like those incompetent people who are in a hurry to show his loyalty to the prime minister, he knows that he is not smart, he doesn't know what the Son of Heaven thinks, he only knows - even if he saw the melee between the prince's rebels and the Da Honglu led by Da Honglu on the Jinghu floor of Jianzhang Palace, the Son of Heaven still didn't say a single nonsense!
- To this day, under the empirical evidence that the crown prince has rebelled, Liu Ju is still the crown prince!
"The prince doesn't have to worry about the victory!" Ma Tong said, "From the observation of the battle, the prince has not been able to mobilize the middle base of the northern army, and the generals are only city people and prisoners...... Even if it is the resurrection of the Marquis of Lie and the Marquis of Jinghuan, with such soldiers and the elite of the prime minister's generals, there is no chance of victory, not to mention that the prince has never been involved in military affairs!"
These words made Liu Quyu feel a little relieved, but Ma Tong's subsequent words made his heart rise to his throat again.
"However, there is one thing to ask the prince - what does the prince think will be done after the prince is defeated?"
Liu Quyu was about to open his mouth without thinking, and the words reached the corners of his mouth, and the corners of his eyes coldly caught a glimpse of Ma Tong's mocking eyes, and the words suddenly choked in his throat, and he couldn't say a word.
In fact, those ideas that are taken for granted are nothing more than a layer of ice that comes out of the ground, so thin and transparent that you don't need to pick it all out to see everything underneath.
If Liu Quyu was really just a prince of the clan who didn't learn and didn't know how to do it, even if it was Li Guangli's in-laws, he wouldn't dare to participate in such a thing as the abolition of the throne.
Ma Tong's suggestion immediately alarmed him, but he did not reveal it, and only replied in a very confused tone: "This...... How do I know? Although the Han law is perfect, the prince is still the prince...... Let's look at the emperor's heart......"
Hearing Liu Quyu say this, Ma Tong naturally knew that he was perfunctory, but his purpose was only to remind him that the result was just right, so he also cooperated with a look of annoyance: "It's reckless to ask......"
Leaving the prime minister's Chinese military barracks, Ma Tong snorted disdainfully, and then whipped away.
Entered the Jianzhang Palace, explained to the confessor the reason for the request, Ma Tong waited in the wing room, and there were many officials waiting to see him, and when he saw Ma Tong, a group of people naturally immediately surrounded him, although it was not flattering and flattering, but it was always no harm in making friends with the upstart who was about to develop.
"Ah Weng, if you don't stop me that day, ...... now" Across several corridors and trees, Shangguan An looked at Ma Tong who was surrounded by everyone with jealousy, and whispered to his father beside him.
Yesterday on the galloping road, Shangguan An also wanted to volunteer for his life, but his father and Huo Guang glared at him at the same time, and the intention to stop it was obvious, how could he dare to disobey?
Shangguan Ji glanced over there, but he didn't pay attention to it at all: "What is there to envy? The more conspicuous you are now, the less you will be discouraged in the future! Listen, you have been at ease lately! Don't learn from those hairless guys with hairless mouths, be impassioned in front of the Son of Heaven!"
"Why?" Shangguan An was puzzled.
"Because the Son of Heaven doesn't want to abolish the crown prince at all!" Shangguan Ji pursed his lips and replied to his son categorically, "Your uncle has nothing to do except be forbidden to contact outsiders! On that day, how many people followed him and Uncle Jin Weng to intercede for the crown prince? Was there anyone who was angered by the Son of Heaven?"
Shangguan An was dumbfounded, he didn't come back to his senses for a long time, Shangguan Jian patted his son on the shoulder: "My son, you are still young, where can you think of the Lord's thoughts?"
"But...... The crown prince has already ...... "Shangguan An doesn't dare to believe it, in this case, the prince can still be forgiven by the Son of Heaven."
Shangguan Ji looked at his son with a smile: "Yes, the prince has already raised troops, and the facts are right in front of him, but he is still the prince!"
Shangguan An was speechless.
"Isn't that ......" Thinking of his original plan, Shangguan An couldn't help but be extremely disappointed.
Shangguan Ji was not as disappointed as his son: "It's not that there is no chance, but, in any case, now, we can't get involved." Lately, we've just been doing our part!"
"Is there still a chance?" Shangguan An didn't pay any attention to his father's admonition, and immediately asked the question he was most interested in.
Shangguan Ji glanced at his son helplessly, but he couldn't refuse his son's pleading eyes, so he could only say: "Naturally, there is a ......" Then he looked around, lowered his voice and said to his son: "If the prince is dead...... What the Son of Heaven thinks doesn't matter......"
In July, the prince's soldiers were defeated and fled.
On the streets of the city gate, after five days of scuffle, the road was completely red, however, this is only the beginning......