Chapter 47: Foresight
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The emperor was extremely angry, not because someone dared to stab him, but because the main messenger behind him was actually a few little people in the Tiancheng Dynasty, and he was eager to meet good talents and chess opponents, especially after carefully arranging and seriously playing a few good moves, he suddenly found that his opponent was actually a wild chess player who was not in the stream, and his indignation can be imagined.
"I give you a chance, it's just the two of us, you don't have a helper, I don't have an attendant, why don't you do it? What are you waiting for? ”
The building is waiting for Shao Junqian.
Shao Junqian didn't know what he was waiting for, he had already gotten the lance, held it tightly in his hand, and stood there in a daze, as if he had never touched a weapon, and after holding the lance, he found that this thing was completely different from what he expected, and he didn't even know how to use it.
All it takes is a slight prip.
The tip of the lance is made of fine iron, shaped like a short sword, with two sharp edges and a sharp end like a needle, piercing the body of an unarmored emperor, like hot iron touching ice.
"The earth is divided into good and evil, or it is good for horsemanship, or good for foot fighting, or good for boats, and he who fights well will have his good land to be the enemy's evil land, so that he can fight. This place is the good land of His Majesty, and the evil land of the Wechens, so the Wechen will not move. ”
"Haha, you're a strategist at best, a bit of lip service, that's all, it's really disappointing, I thought I would meet a hero." The Emperor shook his head, his gaze lowered slightly, as if he was hesitating on something.
Lou Ji quickly glared at Shao Junqian, but it was useless, the night was still dark, there were only a few lanterns placed on the ground around, and the light barely illuminated the figures of the three people, and their eyes could not reach three feet away.
Shao Junqian took a step blankly, but she couldn't take the second step.
The emperor approached the foundation of the building a little and said flatly: "If there is a mother, there must be a son, and the princess of Wu has also been assassinated." ”
Lou Ji was startled and blurted out: "What? ”
The emperor smiled: "That's right, the princess of Wu once tried to assassinate the first emperor, and she was much more daring than you, she really did it, and secretly grinded a golden hairpin out of a thin tip, probably planning to pierce the neck of the first emperor." But she overestimated her own ability and underestimated the skills of the first emperor. The first emperor casually blocked it, and still blessed her, and said afterwards that Wu people are like meat with tendons, troublesome when cooking, and chewy when eating, which is a delicious dish......"
Lou Ji was enraged, his fists clenched involuntarily, and his eyes were fixed on the emperor.
This is exactly the scenario that the emperor wanted.
"It turns out that Princess Wu is your weakness, which is very good, because I still have many things to say about her, such as Princess Wu Guo once seduced me. At that time, I was only a teenager, and when I first learned about personnel, I fell in love with Princess Wu when I saw it, but I was not the kind of stupid person, and I immediately saw that Princess Wu wanted to separate my father and son, so I angrily reprimanded her, and Princess Wu was ashamed. At that time, I thought that when I ascended the throne, I must include the princess of Wu in the palace, but unfortunately, she died in the general's mansion. The world's greatest regret is this, even the emperor, and he can't ......"
Lou Ji rushed over to choke the emperor's neck, and was knocked to the ground by the emperor's punch.
"Vulnerable." The emperor said contemptuously, after experiencing the danger in the expectation, he was quite bored, turned around, and happened to see Shao Junqian who was holding the lance, and was stunned for a moment, "Will you make the lance?" ”
Shao Junqian has been struggling in the quagmire of hesitation for a long time, and the emperor's words pulled him out instantly, his feet will move, his face can make expressions, and his mouth can speak, "The minister's envoy lance, like a cat or dog holding a pen, will only increase the laughter." The minister holds the lance for His Majesty, just in case. ”
The emperor snorted coldly and stretched out his hand, Shao Junqian immediately obediently ran over to send the lance, and when the emperor turned around, he exhaled softly, and suddenly felt relaxed.
Lou Ji struggled to get up, full of regret in his heart, but it couldn't be said to be an accident, Shao Junqian had literary talent and strategy, but he didn't make a decision immediately, and let him assassinate the emperor with his own hands, which was really difficult for a strong man.
The emperor loves the lance, holding the rod in one hand and gently rubbing it with the other, "If there are 10,000 people who hold such a lance, they should be able to run rampant in the world." ”
The emperor danced with a lance in both hands, like a man who was full of food, and did not have much appetite left, so he lifted the lance out of the garden, and Shao Junqian hurriedly followed, not even looking at the foundation of the building.
Several eunuchs came in, and one of them took the lead and said to the building: "Seventeenth prince, please, Your Majesty has arranged a good place for you." ”
The place is really good, quiet courtyard, there are no houses around, everything in the interior, although it is not new, but it is very exquisite.
The emperor really wants to fulfill his promise and let Lou Ji see the collapse of the Lou family with his own eyes.
Lou Ji sat at the table, did not close his eyes all night, probably afraid that he would commit suicide, several eunuchs patrolled back and forth outside the door, and occasionally peeked at the crack in the door.
Early in the morning, Lou Ji was taken to the Qinzheng Palace, this was the first time he had entered such an important place, but his identity was not a courtier, and in the face of the emperor, he did not need to kneel, and there was no need to speak.
The emperor was in high spirits, and he did not show any fatigue, and the dance, grief, and anger of last night did not seem to have any effect on him.
"Lou Qing didn't sleep well, did he choose a bed, or did they not serve well enough?"
Lou Ji shook his head slightly, refusing to speak.
The Emperor smiled and said, "You can stand by my side and wait with me for good news." Oh, and probably not good news for you. ”
Lou Ji stood on the edge of the couch, followed by two eunuchs, in fact, there was no need, he was not the emperor's opponent at all.
There was no one in the hall, the emperor played with a fan in his hand, and said: "I sent the king of Xiangdong and the emperor to drive out of the city to reward the army, by the way, and your stupid third brother, the Lou family thought that the emperor had opened a net, but the emperor's family wanted to lead the snake out of the hole, and Lou Wen only had to go out of the camp to meet the messenger, and he would fall into my place." ”
Lou Ji turned around slightly, and the two eunuchs behind him stretched out their hands nervously, and saw that Lou Ji had no other intentions, so they lowered their arms.
"Thousands of calculations, Your Majesty is a step higher."
"It's a little late to make a fuss."
"Wechen still has a few things to do."
"Just ask, while I'm idle, I'll explain it to you."
"Most of the generals in the battalion are the old generals of the generals, but the generals are the first to look at the horses, and the emperor opens the column to capture the generals before the camp gate, can he escape back to the capital?"
"This is exactly the problem of your Lou family, especially the problem of the general, he thought that if he encircled the generals, he would be able to control the entire army, but he forgot that this is in Luoyang, not Qinzhou, the army is invincible on all sides, and naturally has no fighting spirit. Shu replaced the military Chinese officials, explained that they were lenient, paid military salaries in advance, and let Cao Shenxi, a great general known for his benevolence, take charge of the army for half a month. Everyone thought that I was afraid of annoying the general, but in fact, I asked the officers and men in the army to make a comparison, whether to choose a moody general or a generous court. ”
"It's a good idea, but it's uncontrollable."
The emperor laughed, "The generals of the general's henchmen are nothing more than Duan, Guan, Sun, and Hua, and the Huangfu rank has secretly attracted the two generals of Sun and Hua, and if there is a mutiny in the camp, you can immediately behead General Duan, hold General Guan hostage, push Cao Shenxi as the main one, Huangfu Kai as the deputy, and the king of Xiangdong will guard the prince." What does Lou Qing think? ”
General Duan is brave and resourceful, General Guan is cautious, and General Sun and Hua are wavering, which is exactly the judgment of General Lou Wen on these four people, the same as the emperor.
Lou Ji sighed lightly, "Your Majesty must have been preparing for a long time. ”
"Twenty years, a full twenty years, when I was still the crown prince, I had already noticed that the important ministers in the court had different intentions, and if they were not cut, it would become a big chaos."
"The general has no objections."
"Hey, he has no rebellion, but he is not loyal, he thinks that the Lou family can share the world with the royal family, and always control the power of Tiancheng, and the Zhang family will give him a shepherd, food and clothing. Lou Ji, you have the intention of stabbing the driver, it means that you are ambitious, you should understand what it means to be in power, I am ambitious, and I must not look at other people's faces to act. Qinzhou was originally a small chaos, but because of the indulgence of the general, it has been uneven so far, delaying the Northern Expedition and annexing the state. ”
"Merge states?"
"I had expected that Shen Zhi would not return to Beijing honestly, but it doesn't matter, it is better to leave him outside, so that the ministers who return to Beijing can rest assured. After getting rid of the general, I personally led an army of 100,000 to Tongguan, called into Qin to quell the rebellion, secretly sent 30,000 partial divisions, crossed the river and went straight to the state office, and within half a month, captured the Shen family. ”
"I guessed that Your Majesty would personally go on a conquest, but I didn't expect Your Majesty to have a plan to go north."
"Luring the minister to the capital to catch them all, although it is the most convenient, but the plan is too difficult, even I find it tricky, and I have to leave one or two outside." These plans have been lingering in the emperor's heart for a long time, and he can finally say it, and he is happy, "I want to apologize to you, I have indeed seen the princess of Wu Guo, and I am shocked, but I have only watched from a distance, and I have never been in contact, and the princess of Wu has not seduced anyone. It is against the way of the emperor that I lie to provoke you. From now on, I will follow the right path, the avenue, and the way of heaven, and after quelling the chaos and driving away the captives, I should become more urgent and slow, just as Lou Qing said. ”
The emperor was so proud that he could be approachable, and Lou Ji arched his hand and said: "If this is the case, the world is very fortunate, and Weichen has no regrets even if he dies." ”
"Haha, you have some talent, but unfortunately, it's not a talent that I urgently need, so I can't stay for long."
"King Guangling is imprisoned, the general is captured, and the ministers are not at ease, Your Majesty's plan will not end here, right?"
"I and Huangfu originally arranged an assassination drive, who would have thought that an assassin would take the initiative to send it to the door, you don't know how happy I was when I heard the assassin recruit the Lou family and the king of Guangling. But after all, the Huangfu rank 'participated' in the assassination, and the evidence is conclusive, tomorrow, when the Huangfu family is the most proud and defenseless, it can be won in one fell swoop. ”
Lou Ji imagined how surprised and surprised Huangfu should have been when he was arrested, and there was a trace of pleasure in his heart.
"As for the other families, Cao Shenxi can be used for a few more years, the Lan family is full of stupid people, you can watch it for a while, Xi Yun is deeply rooted in Jingzhou, but he can't be killed, and his branches are gradually broken. The king of Jibei is my own brother, if he is far away, he will be resentful, and if he is near, he will be inferior if he is close, let him stay in the guard for a few years, as long as he doesn't go too far, he can be dismissed from office and return to the first, and give him a good death. ”
The emperor was not speaking to the building, but to himself.
"Yizhou is the country of abundance, the people are rich and rich, the four are dangerous, and they cannot be entrusted to one person, the king of Yidu must stay in the capital, and then divide Yizhou into three parts. As for the king of Xiangdong, I will let him supervise the king of Guangling, if he shows his brotherly love in public, it will not be a big problem, if he forbears it, there will be different ambitions in his heart, and he must plan ......it as soon as possible."
The emperor was lost in thought, already thinking about what would happen in a year, ten years, or even a hundred years.
A eunuch came in and reported: "Emperor Sima of the palace asks to see him." ”
"Coming back so soon?" The Emperor nodded.
Huangfu ran in, panting and panicked.
The Emperor stood up, "What's the matter?" ”
"The general, the general is not in the camp!" Huangfu shouted.
The Emperor was stunned, and turned sharply to the building, his eyes burning with rage.
Lou Ji couldn't help laughing, the general is not so easy to deceive, but how did his father see the flaws?