Chapter 267: Deterrence by force

After listening to the explanation of Empress Changsun, the crown prince Chengqian suddenly realized. Immediately, the crown prince Chengqian ordered: "Order all the ten guards stationed in the capital of the Tang Dynasty to return to the camp and stand by!" After that, he asked Su Dingfang to leave Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, with an urgent document of "ordering the auxiliary general Li Jing to lead the Siwei army to attack the Turkic Dingxiang Khan's tent, besiege Wei and rescue Zhao, and relieve the siege of Mayi".

Just when Empress Changsun and Prince Chengqian had just found a solution to the siege of Ma Yi from Fang Xuanling, Wang Fugui, the chief eunuch, came to Fang Xuanling's mansion and reported to Empress Changsun and Prince Chengqian: "Queen Niangniang, His Royal Highness the Prince, Hou Junji, the general of Zuo Qianniuwei, suddenly ordered Zuo Qianniuwei's army to leave the palace and conduct a drill in Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and the location of the drill focused on choosing the gate of the mansion of His Royal Highness the King of Wei and His Royal Highness the King of Shu. ”

Hearing Wang Fugui's report, Prince Chengqian asked: "Duke Luguo, what is he just doing?" Why did you choose this time to let Zuo Qianniu's army practice in the imperial capital of Chang'an? Why do you want to focus on choosing outside the palace of His Royal Highness King Wei and His Royal Highness King Shu? ”

Empress Eldest Sun figured out the key, couldn't help but be stunned, and said angrily: "What are you doing?" Hou Junji is playing with fire, is he adding to the chaos? ”

"Playing with fire? Chaos? Prince Chengqian wondered.

Empress Changsun didn't speak, while Fang Xuanling patiently explained: "His Royal Highness the Prince, Hou Jun gathered him to use the drill of Zuo Qianniu's army in Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, to deter the civil and military officials in the imperial capital, don't act rashly." The ultimate purpose of focusing on choosing outside the gate of the mansions of His Royal Highness King Wei and His Royal Highness King Shu is to warn His Royal Highness King Wei and His Royal Highness King Shu not to have any unrealistic ideas and act recklessly. If His Royal Highness the King of Wei and His Royal Highness the King of Shu dared to make any moves, he Hou Junji would dare to order His Royal Highness the King of Wei and His Royal Highness the King of Shu's mansion outside the gate of Zuo Qianniuwei's army to attack the mansion of His Royal Highness the King of Wei and His Royal Highness the King of Shu. ”

Prince Chengqian respectfully asked Fang Xuanling: "Fang Xiang, but why does the queen mother say that Lu Guogong is playing with fire and adding to the chaos?" ”

Fang Xuanling patiently explained to Prince Chengqian: "His Royal Highness the Prince. Now that His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is besieged in Mayi, what do you think Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, needs most now? ”

Prince Chengqian scratched his head, and after thinking for a long time, he said unconfidently: "Stability, is it stability?" ”

Fang Xuanling happily praised the crown prince Chengqian and said: "His Royal Highness the prince is right, it is stability, and what is most needed in Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, is stability." Stability requires stillness, and it is better to be still than to be still. But His Royal Highness the Prince, what do you look at what Hou Junji is doing? He was undermining that calm, at least on the surface. On the surface, Hou Junji shocked His Royal Highness the King of Wei, His Royal Highness the King of Shu, and the civil and military officials in the imperial capital through the drills of the Zuo Qianniuwei army. But in fact, his approach was like a boulder that instantly broke through the entire Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, which was as calm as a lake, and stimulated all kinds of contradictions, causing the situation in Chang'an City, the entire capital of the Tang Dynasty, to be more complicated and difficult to control. ”

Prince Chengqian's mouth couldn't close in surprise, and he muttered in a low voice: "Is it really that serious?" ”

Fang Xuanling continued to explain: "If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is His Royal Highness the King of Wei and His Royal Highness the King of Shu who are now surrounded by the Zuo Qianniu Wei Army in the mansion, how does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince feel at this moment? ”

Prince Chengqian replied: "I am afraid. In today's uncertain situation, they will surely be afraid. ”

Fang Xuanling said step by step: "Then they are scared, will they sit still?" Will they find a solution to the dilemma at hand? ”

Prince Chengqian replied affirmatively: "They will not sit still. They will definitely find a way to solve the problem as soon as possible. ”

Fang Xuanling asked directly: "If His Royal Highness the King of Wei and His Royal Highness the King of Shu have moved, what will the Hou Jun Assembly think?" How? Will he do something more radical than rehearsing Zuo Qianniuwei's army in Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty? ”

Prince Chengqian lowered his head and said contemplatively: "Fang Xiang, with my understanding of Lu Guogong. If the King of Wei and the King of Shu dared to make a move, the Duke of Lu would inevitably take more drastic actions. Lu Guogong is not a person who easily admits defeat, he will fight to the end with the King of Wei and the King of Shu until the winner is decided. will give up. ”

Speaking of this, the crown prince paused and continued: "Now my father is still trapped in Mayi. What my Tang court should be thinking about is how to work together to save my father? Instead of letting the Duke of Lu fight with the King of Wei and the King of Shu. Now my Datang is already in a very dangerous situation, and I can no longer withstand any toss. If the Duke of Luguo, the King of Wei, and the King of Shu fight, it will be a disaster for my Tang Dynasty, a disaster for my Tang Sheji, and a disaster for the people of my Tang Dynasty. ”

Fang Xuanling smiled and stroked his long hair, looking at Prince Chengqian with satisfaction, but Empress Eldest Sun, who had never spoken, opened her mouth and said to Prince Chengqian at this time: "Qian'er, now that the situation in Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, is so critical, what do you say?" ”

After that, the eldest grandson queen looked at Fang Xuanling with her eyes.

Prince Chengqian suddenly understood, bowed down to Fang Xuanling and said: "Now that the situation in my Datang is critical, please ask Fang Xiang to go to Hongwen Hall to preside over the overall situation and stabilize the situation in my Datang." ”

Hearing the invitation of the crown prince, Fang Xuanling slowly walked down from the bed, bowed to the prince Chengqian and said, "What His Royal Highness invites, the minister will live up to the trust." ”

Soon, Fang Xuanling came to the Hongwen Palace, while the eldest grandson Empress and the crown prince Chengqian returned to the Lizheng Palace.

In the Lizheng Palace, the crown prince Chengqian asked the eldest grandson queen suspiciously: "Queen Mother, why did when we went to the Fang Xiang's mansion, the Fang Xiang was in a very serious condition, and it was very difficult to even get up, but in the end, when I asked him to preside over the overall situation, he seemed to be completely cured of his illness all of a sudden, and he was full of strength all of a sudden?" ”

Empress Changsun looked at Prince Chengqian, and she was surprised by Prince Chengqian's meticulous observation. After a moment of silence, Empress Changsun explained to the crown prince Chengqian: "I think Lord Fang's illness is not so serious, your father has always been afraid of him, he is the head of the hundred officials of the Tang Dynasty, under one person, above the tens of thousands of people of the Tang Dynasty, your father is not in Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and only let you supervise the country, so he chose to pretend to be sick to avoid your father's jealousy, afraid that your father will be jealous of him and take sole power; The second may be that Lord Fang should have had a fever, but when he saw that your father was trapped in Mayi City, and he was worried about your father, he broke out in a cold sweat, which made his illness completely cured and made him full of energy; As for the third reason? You'd better wait for your father to come back and tell you. Power, power, he is the most ruthless thing in this world, and the most charming thing in this world. How many people are willing to fight for it, and how many people are willing to fight for it? (To be continued......)

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