Chapter 308: Dead Chess
Although doing so will cause panic in Chang'an and even the world, there is no more effective way than this.
The emperor is sick and almost dies, which is enough to offset all kinds of nonsense remarks, and after the emperor recovers from his illness, if anyone talks about this matter, it is estimated that the emperor will be torn to pieces. The emperor who really occupies reason is the most terrifying, because he can use the power of his emperor and really hold the power of life and death.
If the emperor wants to "burp", as the crown prince, he should stay in front of the hospital bed and sit in the palace. After going to the Taiji Hall and appeasing the panicked ministers, Li Chengqian returned to the Ganlu Palace.
When I was idle in the palace, I was really pitiful, so I shrank in the manna hall as an otaku, which made the emperor happier than traveling.
Playing too many dice will also make people bored, in order to make the emperor's father honest, Li Chengqian had to move out of the big killer - mahjong.
It is said that one billion people have 900 million mahjong, as if it was a highly poisonous mahjong, even in the Tang Dynasty, it exuded its toxicity.
As a result, the emperor, the crown prince, the empress, and the eldest grandson Wuji will play mahjong as long as they have time. And when Li Chengqian had to go to the Taiji Hall to preside over the government, the mahjong player was replaced by Li Tai.
After spreading the news that the emperor was really critically ill this time, and it was possible to control Bintian at any time, Li Chengqian returned to the harem.
"Five loaves!"
"Bump!"
....
Looking at the emperor's father playing mahjong with great energy, Li Chengqian sat aside and asked worriedly: "Father, is it safe for you to let your sons spread such news?" Many ministers are sending their children and nephews to leave Chang'an, and some are temporarily transferring their family property, and the ordinary people are better, but the noble class is completely panicked. ”
When the old and new regimes alternate, it is the most panicked by the courtiers, whether it is a peaceful change or not, the strength in the court is bound to face a purge. Fang Xuanling, eldest grandson Wuji and others don't have to worry, because even if the crown prince succeeds to the throne, their transcendent status will not change. However, some county dukes, marquises, and the like, especially those who did not have obvious merits and were not familiar with the crown prince, were extremely flustered, for fear that they would be affected by this turmoil.
As for the Wang family, who had a grudge against the prince, they simply left Chang'an, for fear that the prince would directly target them after he succeeded to the throne. Even, some officials of the direct line of the Wang family simply resigned, although they were rejected by the eldest grandson Wuji, but the power of the alternation of the throne was really shown.
"Huh."
After knocking down the card, Li Shimin nodded and said: "It's really a little scary, but ah, if you want to get out of the turmoil, you always have to take some risks." In fact, I am not afraid of bringing panic, but what I am most afraid of is that some people can't stand the test and can't help jumping out. If there are really one or two people like Li Xiaochang, you say how chilling I am. ”
Hearing this, Li Chengqian finally understood why the emperor had made such a big battle. It stands to reason that as long as the news of serious illness is announced, it is impossible to make such a big battle, even Fang Xuanling and others are kept in the dark. Now it seems that the emperor clearly wants to set up a trap and use the most extreme temptation to trap people with ulterior motives for the throne.
Kill two birds with one stone.
Time, after all, came to the first day of the fifth month.
Originally, at this time, it was supposed to be ready for the festival, and the imperial court would also hold a banquet, and the emperor should come forward to reward the ministers with summer clothes. But because the emperor was seriously ill, even the usual court meetings were terrifying, and they couldn't feel the atmosphere of the festival at all.
With glasses made of black glass in his sleeve, Li Chengqian attended the grand court meeting on the first day of junior high school.
It was not the first time that the crown prince had been in charge of the country, so the hundred officials bowed and sat down.
Fang Xuanling came out of the class and said, "Your Highness, I don't know how your majesty's body is?" Sun Daochang has been in the palace for many days, could it be that Sun Daochang is helpless? ”
"Indeed, Sun Daochang also said that his father's illness is tricky, and if it is slightly improper, it may.... So, to say something unfilial, let's be ready. ”
Hearing what the prince said, Fang Xuanling sighed and returned to the cushion in silence.
For the emperor, he is truly respected and admired, he always felt that he would be the first, but he didn't expect the emperor to suddenly become seriously ill, and the thought that the emperor might be one step ahead of his old minister, he felt a heartache. The Fang family was able to grow up in such a short period of time, all because of the emperor's deliberate favor. Otherwise, even if the Fang family has some foundation, it is impossible to develop so rapidly.
There are many people who are just as uncomfortable, and now many people in the court are pulled up by the emperor, and it is no longer the structure of the Wude period.
In the midst of grief, Wei Zheng stood up and said: "Your Highness Qizuo, now that Your Majesty is seriously ill, it has caused panic among the nobles, and many people are even transferring their own forces out of the city. ”
Li Chengqian nodded and said: "In this case, Gu will draft a copy of the prince's teaching, and send it directly to the province of Menxia for review, and then report it to Chang'an." ”
The emperor was seriously ill, but the imperial meeting still had to be carried out according to the established procedures. After discussing the follow-up handling of the Shanzhou incident, Li Chengqian looked at Zhang Yun on the side. Seeing Zhang Yun nodding, he put his hand into his sleeve and held his glasses.
The time has come to prove that the master of the Daomen is unreliable, and if his prediction is accurate, Li Chengqian will never mind using the authority of the crown prince to tie this talent out of the mountain. The bad atmosphere brought about by the Wei and Jin dynasties, the more talented people are, the more unwilling they are to contribute to society, and they always like to find a poor mountain to hide and work behind closed doors.
This is not good, the progress of society requires the efforts of everyone, and one person's efforts have limitations after all, and the efforts of most people, lacking the key breakthrough point, are also slow. Talents should be dragged out, given him enough treatment, and spurred him to work hard!
There was a sentence that responded to the argument of the ministers, and finally, Li Chengqian saw the soldiers who ran into the hall in a panic.
"Report! Your Highness! Tengu Eclipse Day! Tengu Eclipse Day!! ”
"Tengu Eclipse Day?"
Hearing the news, Fang Xuanling stood up violently, not knowing if it was because of the blow or a transient lack of cerebral blood supply, and fell to the ground again.
Although I don't believe in legends such as the Heavenly Dao Police, but at the moment when the emperor was most ill, there was such a celestial phenomenon as the Tengu Eclipse Sun, which was really bad!
Hearing the news, the ministers panicked. At this time, there is a tengu eclipse day? This....
The young eunuch Si Tianjian immediately knelt on the ground, trembling his lips and said: "The heavenly dog eats the sun, it is the image of the dead king and the dead country, it is not Your Majesty..."
As if to confirm his words, just as Li Chengqian stood up and walked to the field, Li Jian also ran out of the apse with a sad face and threw out a bombshell message: "Your Highness, Daoist Sun invites you to return to the harem, Your Majesty.... Probably not. ”
Playing the person next to the emperor, he is naturally also the best supporting actor, Li Chengqian was surprised to find that this guy actually had tears in the corners of his eyes, how to look at it like the real thing.
Although the news of announcing the emperor's failure at this time can be regarded as a complete confirmation that the solar eclipse is related to the emperor, it is really a bad strategy to completely cause panic among the courtiers!
Waving his hand, Li Chengqian gritted his teeth and said, "Please ask Daochang Sun to do his best to save his father, where is Li Ji?" Where is Li Jing? ”
Hearing the prince's roll call, Li Ji and Li Jing immediately stood up and knelt on one knee: "The last general." ”
"Lone appointed the two of you to stay in Chang'an temporarily, command the troops of Chang'an, and send orders to the whole city, everyone beat gongs and drums to drive away the tengu, Lone doesn't believe that it is just a celestial phenomenon, why dominate the life of an emperor!"
Li Ji and Li Jing immediately took the order and left, and the two Huangmen squires from Menxia Province set off with them as proof. Extraordinary orders in extraordinary times must have both civil and military sides appear at the same time, and without the military talisman seal letter holy decree, Li Ji and Li Jing cannot control the strength of the whole city with one face.
Striding towards the palace gate, Li Chengqian said arrogantly: "The Qing family comes with the lonely, and the lone one wants to see how the tengu eats the sun!" ”
Seeing that the prince was not only not panicked, but a heroic group, the ministers didn't care about saving up their sorrow and tried to squeeze their tears, and walked out of the Taiji Hall together.
Although the guards reported the Tengu Eclipse Day, when they walked out of the temple gate, they found that it was still bright outside, and it was now morning, and the Tengu Eclipse Day did not happen instantaneously, so there was not much difference.
It's just that when they look up at the sun for a while, many people can't help but lower their heads. It's so dazzling! However, it is true that as the guards said, the Tengu Eclipse did occur, and the sun did not look so complete anymore.
Zhang Yun led the eunuchs and palace maids of the brigade, and appeared in front of the Taiji Hall with red clothes and red cloth. Except for the prince who put on a red coat, the ministers could only pull a piece of red cloth and wrap it around their bodies with great effort. It is a tradition to wear red gongs to catch tengus, but it has always been believed only by rural people.
Unlike the ministers in the rear, Li Chengqian put on black glass glasses before looking up at the sun.
A total solar eclipse, in his previous life, he only saw a partial solar eclipse, and he never experienced the dim scene of heaven and earth.
With the command of Li Jing and Li Ji, the army of Chang'an began to walk the streets and alleys to herald. The Tengu Eclipse Day has occurred, and His Majesty the Emperor is seriously ill and has to drive out the Tengu.
The people of Chang'an still like the emperor very much, especially some old people, who know that these peaceful years are not easy to come by, so it didn't take long for the silent Chang'an City to be completely noisy. There are people who beat gongs and drums, and there are people who curse with their throats, and when the sound of suona comes to mind, Li Chengqian almost laughed.
No, what does it mean to blow suona at this time? To the emperor?
"Ahh Ahhh ”
With Fang Xuanling taking the lead, the Wenchen generals also roared together. At this time, they didn't dare not sell their lives, and they had already taken out the strength to tear their vocal cords.
But after all, human power cannot compete with the movement of celestial bodies.
The eclipse happened very quickly, and it didn't take long for the light in the sky to fade significantly, and when the sky and the earth began to become a little dim, Li Chengqian gave another order.
When the sky and earth completely turned gray, and only a faint circle of Phnom Penh could be seen in the sky, there was a little fire light around Chang'an City, and then, the sound of explosions sounded outside the city.
It is a gunpowder weapon, some gunpowder weapons stored in Chang'an City, there is a risk of moisture, rather than returning to the factory to inspect and reload, it is better to release it.
The release of a large number of gunpowder weapons was much more spectacular than firecrackers, and even overshadowed the sound in Chang'an City for a short time.
It didn't take long, and soon the golden ring disappeared and the light returned to the world.
It was enough to see the first half of the eclipse, and after looking up for so long, his neck was very sore, he took off his glasses and looked at Li Jian, who appeared again.
Li Jian nodded, and said with relief: "Your Majesty is no longer in the way, Sun Daochang said that as long as you raise it for a period of time, you can recover." ”
Hearing this, many people breathed a sigh of relief. However, Fang Xuanling and the others rolled their eyes and vaguely guessed what happened today.
It's such a coincidence, although the emperor fell ill early, but he was at his most serious just in time for the Tengu Eclipse, and he recovered after the Tengu Eclipse, which was a coincidence. Thinking about the astrological interpretation of the Tengu Eclipse Sun, Du Ruhui knew what was going on. Glancing at Fang Xuanling, both of them showed a wry smile.
Bai is sad for the emperor!
The news that the emperor has improved still has to be announced. The people of Chang'an worked together to drive away the tengu and restore the emperor to health, such a sense of accomplishment suddenly made many people feel proud. For a while, the topic after Chang'an tea and dinner became this. No one considered the two words after the death of the king, and even if they did, they didn't dare to say it.
The emperor seemed to be a foolish choice, but he made himself invincible.
Acting has to play a full set, so Li Chengqian had to be in charge of the country again. Although he knew that the emperor was playing mahjong in the Ganlu Palace, every time he went to court, he said that the emperor's improvement was just a little better, a little bit.
Well, a little bit.
The crisis of changing the dynasty has passed, and the prince with the crown prince has taught to calm people's hearts. The nobles were no longer so panicked, and some families began to regather their forces in Chang'an in an orderly manner.
At the end of May, the envoys of the Tang Dynasty who sent the Tuyuhun envoys back returned. However, only half of the people came back.
When the half-dead envoy was rescued in the medical school and woke up, he reported a news that made people laugh angrily - Tuyuhun detained the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, and the one who escaped was also hunted down.
As soon as the news was revealed, the crowd was outraged. The two armies do not cut the envoys when they fight, the two countries intersect, do not kill the envoys, this is the rule, even if the Tang Dynasty broke the contract first, it was you Tugu Hun who asked for it, and now the matter of stabbing the knife in secret has not been clearly calculated, you do such a thing, what kind of trouble?
Not only that, Gaochang, Lanzhou, and Kuozhou sent letters at the same time, and a large number of Tuyuhun border troops were assembled, intending to attack the Tang Dynasty.
Gu Zhen smiled, not to mention that they showed favor on the surface, secretly looted Shanzhou, and treated the people of the world as fools, even if they detained envoys and attacked the Tang Dynasty, they were also unknown, Murong Fuyun's brain was burned out? How dare a cat be arrogant in front of a tiger? ”、
Above the court, Li Chengqian roared for the first time.
Tuyuhun's current behavior is very similar to that of a colleague before him, who is obviously recognized as shameless, but he does it as he should, as if he is justified in doing so. It's not a communication barrier anymore, it's not living in a logic at all.
What made him most angry was that Tuyuhun still chose to attack the Tang Dynasty despite the deterrence of gunpowder weapons, and now it is the end of May, and soon the east of the Kunshan Mountain, the south of the Yellow River and the lower reaches of the Zhun River will be flooded with torrential rains and floods. At such a stall, Tuyuhun's attack was the most serious test for Datang. Internal troubles are not a problem, external troubles are not a problem, internal worries and external troubles appear together, which is a difficult problem enough to change the dynasty.
The reason why the gunpowder weapon was released and the power was directly displayed regardless of the danger was to let these foreigners stop a little, and after Datang solved the internal troubles, what Tuguhun was just a bowl of rice on the table of Datang.
Li Jing came out of the class and said: "Your Highness, Weichen thinks that Tuyuhun is a broken jar mentality. In any case, it has formed a bond with our Datang, and the matter of courting for marriage has become yellow, which has deepened Tuyuhun's worries. Murong Fuyun is not stupid, he knows very well that Datang will find him to settle accounts after the autumn, so instead of sitting and waiting to die, it is better to take the initiative. Not to mention anything else, once the Western Turks make a move against the Tang Dynasty because of this, and Tuyuhun and the Turks form an alliance of interests, then we will not be able to directly mobilize troops against Tuyuhun! ”
Du Ruhui also stood up and said: "To put it simply, Murong Fuyun is gambling, he bets that the Western Turks, Tubo and the like will follow their actions and attack the Tang Dynasty together." If the bet is won, we Datang can't do anything about him, and if the bet is lost, it's just to advance what will happen. ”
After taking a few steps back and forth, Li Chengqian sighed. If it is really as Li Jing and Du Ruhui said, Tuyuhun is really right this time. At least, he really didn't want to send troops to Tuguhun before the disaster came. The eight years of Zhenguan in history have been extremely bad, and he, a person who knows what is about to happen, really can't let things go in the worst direction.
Impasse....
Let Tuyuhun care, not to mention that Gaochang, Lanzhou, and Kuozhou are in danger, once Tuyuhun is arrogant, it is really as Du Ruhui said, let Murong Fuyun bet right!
Irritably, he walked to the center of the hall and walked around. In the current situation, it is impossible not to send troops, and at this time, even the most pedantic courtiers will agree to send troops, because Tuyuhun is too underwhelming!
Seeing the prince walking around in the main hall, all the ministers did not dare to disturb him. At the moment, it is inevitable to send troops, and they don't understand, what is the prince confused about this matter?
I don't know when, Li Jian appeared in the main hall, walked up to Li Chengqian's side and whispered: "Your Majesty has an order, send troops to Tuguhun!" He will arrange how to dispatch troops. ”
Although he pretended to be sick in the Manna Palace, the emperor's eyes never left the court.
Nodding, now, I can only go on with the death chess!
Returning to his position, Li Chengqian announced the results: "Send troops to Tuguhun!" ”