Chapter 273: Mahjong for Four (1)
Fang Xuanling's words shocked everyone in the hall, but they all knew in their hearts that what Fang Xuanling said was right, and now only His Majesty Li Shimin, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, can compete with the Turkic Jieli Khan, and no one else can deal with the Jieli Khan.
King Guande, the head of the Li clan of Longyou, Zong Zhengqing Li Xiong, Liu Xun in the servant, and Wei Zheng, the imperial historian, asked Fang Xuanling in unison: "Then what does Fang Xiang think we should do?" Fang Xiang is worried about the abyss, we are all very admired, Fang Xiang, please say it, we all listen to Fang Xiang's dispatch. ”
Fang Xuanling said slowly: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has accepted my suggestion and ordered the auxiliary general Li Jing to lead the left and right Xiaowei armies to attack the Turkic Jieli Khan's tent in Dingxiang, hoping to force the Jieli Khan to withdraw his troops and relieve the siege of Mayi." Now that we have done everything we should do, what we need to do most now is to work together to stabilize the situation in Chang'an City, the capital of our Tang Dynasty, to avoid turmoil, and to avoid someone messing up my Tang Sheji. ”
All the ministers nodded in agreement. Now that the Turkic enemy is on the side, no one wants to provoke a fight at this time, otherwise it will be the same end, and it is very unwise to do what the relatives and enemies are happy to do.
Fang Xuanling stood up and said with a serious attitude: "From now on, the entire capital of the Tang Dynasty will be under martial law, and no imperial relatives or court officials shall leave Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, without authorization, otherwise they will be punished for treason." ”
Li Tai, the king of Wei, who had planned to go to the eastern capital Luoyang to avoid for a while, was greatly dissatisfied, and he hinted at his supporters, Cui Gan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Lu Chengqing, the secretary of the Ministry of War, but as a result, Cui Gan and Lu Chengqing did not seem to see his hint and chose to keep silent.
Fang Xuanling paused and continued: "From now on, except for the left and right Qianniuwei armies defending the Tang Palace. The rest of the Eight Guards army stationed in Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, immediately drove out of Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and stationed in the suburbs ten miles outside Chang'an City. Without the consent of the Inner Court Council, no one is allowed to act arbitrarily by the order of the Ministry of War. If there is any reckless action, he will be punished as a crime of treason. Exterminate the Nine Clans. ”
Hearing that the army of Zuo Jin Wuwei and the army of Zuo Junjun Wei who supported him were ordered by Fang Xuanling to drive out of Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, Li Ke, the king of Shu, felt very panicked, he looked at his supporters, Xiao Yu, the secretary of the secretary, Xiao Yu, and the head of the Southern Shi clan, Cen Wenwen, and Xiao Yu and Cen Wenwen did not respond, let alone make any protests against Fang Xuanling's order.
Fang Xuanling said again: "In the entire Tang Emperor's capital Chang'an City, there are only two guards stationed in the left and right Qianniuwei armies, but Hou Junji, the general of the left Qianniuwei who commands these two guards, only has the right to command the troops, but not the right to transfer troops. The movement of the left and right thousand Niu Wei army. It must be discussed and decided by the meeting of the Tang Dynasty and ordered by the Ministry of War before it can be transferred. If someone mobilizes a soldier and a soldier without going through the discussion and decision of the inner court meeting, he will be punished for the crime of treason and exterminate the nine clans. ”
After listening to what Fang Xuanling said, Li Tai, the king of Wei, and Li Ke, the king of Shu, both breathed a long sigh of relief. Nowadays, although the entire Tang Emperor's capital Chang'an City is only guarded by the left and right Qianniuwei armies, Hou Junji only has the right to command the army. And there is no right to transfer troops, which means that the crown prince Chengqian cannot control these two armies. There is no army in the hands of the crown prince. The right to transfer troops of the army, in the hands of the important ministers who participated in the Tang Inner Court Conference, they all have supporters to participate in the Tang Inner Court Conference, so their lives are guaranteed, and no one can threaten their lives.
With Fang Xuanling's order. In addition to the left and right Qianniuwei two guard armies stationed in the Tang Dynasty, the other eight guard armies successively drove out of Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty. And all the princes and ministers who participated in the inner court meeting in the prince's east palace stayed in the prince's east palace, and no one left. Because everyone knows that all the power of the entire Tang Dynasty is now above the Tang Inner Court Conference.
After Empress Changsun saw that Fang Xuanling was in charge, the original tense situation in the Tang Dynasty had stabilized. On the grounds that the Tang Dynasty law "the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics", he got up and left the prince's east palace and returned to his own government palace.
The crown prince Chengqian did not leave, and he was still needed here, the prince of the prison country, although it was useless, but the edict still needed to be issued by him, the prince of the prison country. Li Zhi, the king of Jin, did not leave, he keenly found that at such a critical juncture in the Tang Dynasty, it was a good opportunity to figure out and learn how the important ministers dealt with the crisis.
Li Tai, the king of Wei, and Li Ke, the king of Shu, did not leave, because they knew that the Inner Court Council now held the highest power in the entire Tang Dynasty, and every decision of the Inner Court Council would be related to their vital interests.
With the issuance of various orders, the prince's east palace gradually calmed down. All the ministers were silent.
At this time, Li Tai, the king of Wei, suddenly opened his mouth and said to the crown prince Chengqian: "Brother prince, didn't you decide to lead the Ten Guards army stationed in Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, to go to Mayi to rescue your father?" Why are you now only ordering Li Jing, the general of the auxiliary state, to lead the army of the two guards to coerce the Turkic Dingxiang Khan? In the face of the Turkic 600,000 iron cavalry, what can Li Jing's left and right guards be used for? Don't you want to save your father? ”
Li Ke, the king of Shu, also echoed: "Yes, brother prince." Don't you want to save your father and have your own plans? If you don't want to leave Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, you don't want to save your father. You just said bluntly, let me lead the army with my fourth brother Li Tai and go to rescue my father? ”
The crown prince Chengqian was slightly panicked, and stammered: "Lone....how can you not save your father?" Now Jieli Khan should not know that his father is in Mayi City, if he leads the Ten Guards army stationed in Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, to rescue his father, he will inevitably expose his father's whereabouts, and then Jieli Khan will inevitably attack Mayi at all costs and capture his father. ”
Hearing the explanation of the crown prince Chengqian, Li Tai, the king of Wei, and Li Ke, the king of Shu, did not ask again. Fang Xuanling shook his head secretly, with a headache.
At this time, Li Zhi, the youngest king of Jin, asked the eunuch to bring a pair of mahjong, and said to the crown prince Chengqian, Li Tai, the king of Wei, and Li Ke, the king of Shu: "Three brothers, we haven't been together for a long time. This is mahjong just invented by King Yong'an, which is very fun. Why don't we play a few games today. Here is Lord Fang Xuanling and all the adults, I believe they will be able to work together to save my father. (To be continued......)
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