Chapter 360: There is still a battlefield
All this happened in Chang'an, Xie Yi, who was in Dongping County, was not unaware.
After Zheng Liwan heard the relevant news, she sent the news through the Xie family's special communication channel.
The thief's heart is not dead, Xie Yi knows that this matter must have something to do with Qizhou, but he doesn't know if it comes from Yin Hongzhi or Wang Jundu. Not only that, there are still people in Chang'an who have ill intentions and want to take advantage of the topic to play and fall into the ground, as if they want to take the opportunity to get Li Ke, the king of Wu, and himself.
It can really be described as vicious, this slander can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone, if this matter is confirmed, or Li Shimin believes it, what will be the consequences?
When it comes to the prince, the most sensitive identity on his body is not the bachelor of Hongwen Pavilion, not the Marquis of Huaiyang, but the chief of the Jin Prince's Mansion. If something happens to him, it will undoubtedly affect Li Zhi, the king of Jin, and as a result, three princes will fall in the Qizhou Rebellion.
Who is this moving for? At this moment, I can think of it with my eyes closed.
It seems that today, some contradictions have entered the white-hot stage, and it is impossible to avoid them.
You guys are trying your best to make trouble for me over there, don't you just want to see me make jokes in Qizhou? Then I won't let you get your wish.
Xie Yi then cooperated with Li Ke, the king of Wu, to launch a large-scale counterattack in Dongping County, and the Qizhou rebels were already loose, with no claims and no strict organization and management. It was completely coerced before, and if it can be reversed in one go, it may be able to boost morale and coerce more people in.
But it's a pity that they were blocked in Dongping County and couldn't move forward an inch, and now their morale is already at the end of their strength, and the morale of the army is weakened.
When Xie Yi led the army to attack, there was no power to parry it at all, and the army was completely indomitable, sweeping through the past like a wither. Several lieutenant generals under Li Ke led the troops well. The battle was brave, and without Xie Yi having to think about anything, the army directly counterattacked under the city of Qizhou and surrounded the city.
Such a rapid change made the city of Qizhou suddenly shocked, and Li You, the king of Qi, was fooled by Yan Hongxin and others these days, constantly pouring ecstasy soup. I really thought that there were many warriors fighting on the front line, and I thought that the rebels were progressing quite quickly and had achieved great results, and they drank and had fun with the princess in the palace every day. Effortless.
Unexpectedly, news came that Huaiyang Hou Xie Yi led a large army to counterattack, and his troops were already under the city. At this moment, Li You was a little panicked all of a sudden, and the moment he heard the news, he fell to the ground with a scream, and sat on the ground for a long time, his mouth trembling, unable to say a word.
"Uncle......" Li You's teeth trembled slightly, "Uncle, how did you get to this point?" ”
Yin Hongzhi looked indifferent. He was speechless for a long time, obviously such a result was not what he wanted, and he had hoped that the scale of the rebellion would be very large, and then stir up the storm. It is best to let half of the Tang Dynasty fall into the flames of war, if Li Shimin can be pulled off the horse, or Li Tang Jiangshan can be shaken, it is undoubtedly the best.
In this way, the hatred of the Yin family that was almost wiped out can be completely repaid. to be satisfied. Unfortunately, the rebellion not only did not set off war, but also did not sweep a large area. Involved in a lot of people, the continuous world is so short-sighted, and failure comes a little too quickly.
Yin Hongzhi is not without imagining the situation of failure, it is very difficult to start a rebellion in a state to succeed, especially in an era of peace and prosperity. He knew this, and despite the hatred and extravagance in his heart, at least his sanity still existed.
So from the very beginning, his attitude was very clear, if the situation can develop on the good side, it will be the best. If it fails, it is also acceptable, at least it has successfully set off a rebellion, which has created a situation of cannibalism between father and son of the Li Tang royal family, and has disgusted Li Shimin.
And Yin Hongzhi has reason to believe that his move has laid the groundwork for the infighting of Prince Li Tang, and it can be regarded as a success to some extent. It can be regarded as revenge in disguise, but the degree of revenge is really limited.
At this moment, hearing the news that Xie Yi was coming to the city with a large army, Yin Hongzhi was also a little shocked, a little unhappy, a little disappointed, and a little sad.
But he is not as lost as his nephew Li You, he has no six gods and no master, and he even looks down on this nephew a little, he is so weak, it is really a bit unreasonable, it is really a bit embarrassing.
"So far, what else is there to say, the skills are not as good as people, we have failed." Yin Hongzhi's words were very calm and quite rational, as if the clouds were light and the wind was light, as if it was a very small thing.
Li You was a little stunned, and even stunned for a moment, he didn't expect his uncle to react like this, so calm......
But it was precisely because of this that he suddenly stopped his extreme panic, stopped the tears and cries that almost welled up, and accepted the current extremely bad situation with a very special mentality.
Yes, he accepted it......
"Uncle, what should we do now?" Li You no longer asked the reason for what happened, it was meaningless, at this time he just wanted to ask how to deal with it, but he still had some six gods and no masters, and some had no idea.
Yin Hongzhi didn't answer immediately, maybe he was thinking about countermeasures!
However, at this time, Li You had already opened his mind and said, "Uncle, if we don't surrender, I will surrender to my father...... In any case, we are both father and son whose blood is thicker than water. ”
After these words were spoken, Yin Hongzhi, who had been silent, finally couldn't sit still, and said in a deep voice: "Have you forgotten the fate of your mother?" ”
This is a question sentence, and the voice is not loud, and it is suddenly like a thunderbolt in a sunny day, which suddenly shocked Li You's heart, and he was speechless for a long time. Yesterday, he received news from Chang'an that his mother, Concubine Yin, had died of shock and hanged herself.
But for this result, Li You and Qizhou did not approve of it, they all believed that Concubine Yin was forced to death, or directly strangled to death, and the death by hanging herself was just a decent cover-up, even if Concubine Yin was still buried in Zhaoling according to the etiquette of the concubine.
At that time, Li You also vowed to lead the army back to Chang'an to avenge his mother's concubine, but he didn't expect that after a day, Qizhou had fallen into a heavy siege. At this moment, he actually wanted to surrender and intercede first, but Yin Hongzhi's words pulled him back to reality.
Yes, the mother concubine has been forced to die, how can the father forgive himself? Ruthless is the most emperor's family. Datang Sulai will not tolerate rebels. What's more, his father is still an extremely cold-blooded person, he can kill his brother and kill his brother, he can force his father under house arrest, how can he tolerate such a rebellious son as himself?
Anyway, he has many sons, not many of himself, since he was a child, he has never been favored too much, and there is too much difference between him and those princes......
Thinking of this, Li You was suddenly disheartened and sobered up. to the point where it is today. I don't have a chance to beg for forgiveness anymore, and I don't need it at all.
An extremely clear fact is in front of us, from the moment the army rebelled, the result was already doomed, and it could only go all the way to the dark, and there was no chance to turn back at all.
"Uncle, tell me what to do, right?" When this question was asked for the third time, Li You's state of mind was complete, and the scope of the reference was more specific. It's not the same as it used to be.
Yin Hongzhi sighed helplessly, turned to look at his nephew and was silent for a moment, the nephew in front of him when he was young had blood and family affection. But he is also a descendant of the Li family, an enemy. Whether to save him seems to be a little tangled......
After a few moments, Yin Hongzhi made the decision to be saved...... In addition to a little blood and family affection, it is more because of Li You's status as a prince. Even if he is a rebellious prince. Even if you are shouted and beaten, as long as you have this identity, you have value. There is value in utilization.
If you can take him away now, you may be able to come in handy in the future, but now it is only a failure in Qizhou, and it has not yet been completely defeated. As long as you can leave here, stay in the green mountains, and don't be afraid of running out of firewood......
Yin Hongzhi was silent for a moment, and said: "Break through, find a way to leave Qizhou, whether it is by land or sea to Goryeo, I have some friendship with Yuangai Suwen......
"Okay, go to Goryeo......" Li You immediately agreed, in this situation, there was no place for him in the land of the Tang Dynasty, so he could only flee to a place outside the land of the Tang Dynasty. Although Goryeo is a vassal state that obeys the orders of the Tang Dynasty, it has always been unconvinced, and where to flee may be able to find protection.
The relationship between Yin Hongzhi and Yuan Gai Suwen was very important at this time, and Goryeo was far away from Liaodong and Chang'an, and most of the Tang court was beyond the reach of the whip. Even if he gave an edict to the king of Goryeo, he may not obey it, and the Tang Dynasty may not be able to treat Goryeo well, you must know that Emperor Yang of Sui has conquered Goryeo many times, but the result is defeat, which is also an important reason for the demise of the former Sui.
Therefore, in recent years, the Tang Dynasty has decided not to mention the matter of conquest of Goryeo, even if the father and emperor have the heart, the civil and military ministers who want to come to the Manchu Dynasty will oppose it. Therefore, going to Goryeo is undoubtedly a good choice, at least to be able to have a temporary safety, save your life and then make a plan.
"However, now that Qizhou is under siege, how can we leave?" Li You threw out another question, which is indeed a trouble. Now that Qizhou City has fallen into the siege of Xie Yi's army, and several of them are key figures, it is not easy to leave.
Yin Hongzhi said: "As long as you are willing to leave, there is always a way, we still have a lot of people, just take advantage of the chaos to escort out of the city, and then immediately rush to the Yellow River, where to take the boat to the east, and go to Goryeo by sea." ”
"Okay, then I'll have to worry about my uncle's arrangement." At this time, Li You still didn't realize this uncle's motives or thoughts, and he still relied on Yin Hongzhi.
Yin Hongzhi nodded and said, "Okay, we can also find someone to help in this matter......
"Who?"
"Your Highness, you don't have to worry about it, I'll arrange this matter, and you guys are ready to leave at any time, remember to travel lightly." Yin Hongzhi gave a command and turned to leave.
The person Yin Hongzhi is looking for is Wang Jundu, he has long been aware of the existence of finding someone, and the two of them have been cooperating with each other and cooperating with each other in private.
Now, Yin Hongzhi feels that the cooperation can continue, and he believes that everyone has a common interest in the matter of escaping. Leaving the chess piece of Qi King Li You, presumably they are also willing, so they should be able to help.
However, "the king does not see the king" seems to be a tacit consensus between the two sides, so Yin Hongzhi did not go directly to Wang Jundu, and now in this environment, he only needs to reveal a little news, and he believes that Wang Jundu will definitely know. How many people in the Qi Palace, Yin Hongzhi is not completely uncountable.
Sure enough, Wang Jundu soon received the news. The siege of Qizhou was also a situation he did not want to see, this defeat came a little too fast, so fast that he was a little difficult to accept.
I tried my best to make such a big move in Chang'an, and some people were willing to cooperate with him, and there were constant storms in the court. According to the initial expectations, Li Shimin was somewhat suspicious of his sons and courtiers, not to mention the immediate investigation and questioning, at least he should suspend them from their posts, especially not let them control the army.
It's a pity that it backfired, the plot didn't develop according to his expectations at all, Li Shimin completely ignored it, and completely trusted several ministers. even tried his best to support these Xie Yi and others, so that the front-line counteroffensive was so fast that Qizhou was now under siege.
Alas!
Yin Hongzhi is really incompetent, a premeditated rebellion has not set off any storms and waves at all, and it is about to die like this, it is really depressing to think about. For himself, the destined nemesis Xie Yi seems to have won again, and he thought that he could break the spell this time, but the result seemed to be very unsatisfactory.
There is no doubt that Qizhou lost this game of chess again, and this time it lost badly. In Li You, he invested almost all the strength of the old Wang family, and with the defeat of the rebellion, there will be nothing left, this result is ......
The corners of Wang Jundu's mouth were full of helpless wry smiles, and he only felt that life was extremely bitter.
At this time, Yin Hongzhi sent someone to send a message to ask him to help cover the escape of Li You, the king of Qi, from Qizhou City. Yes, the rebellion failed, what else could Li You do but escape?
Just want to help yourself, isn't this a bit too much? Wang Jundu sneered in his heart, he was very curious why Yin Hongzhi was sure that he would help? Is it any good for him to help Li You escape from Qizhou?
How much use does a rebellious prince have when he is hunted down? There may be times when it can be the icing on the cake, but there is not much necessary decisiveness.
Therefore, Wang Jundu did not think that there was much benefit to covering Li You's escape from Qizhou, but if he was caught now, it would have a lot of benefits if he was sent to Chang'an.
It's true that the battle of Qizhou has been lost, but this can be a good introduction to trigger the Chang'an side......
After all, there is still a battlefield in Chang'an! (To be continued.) )