Chapter 187: The Twelve Hours of Ji Ge (Part II)
The general of the Longwu Army was Chen Xuanli, who was the supreme leader of the Longwu Army.
And General Zuo is Wu Zhiyi, so who is the Right General who has a very low sense of existence, almost does not speak much on weekdays, and rarely performs important tasks?
His name is Zhang Lingxin, a well-documented direct descendant of Zhang Han, born in Bailuyuan, and his family has been an authentic Guanzhong native since the Han Dynasty, and he is now almost sixty years old. This person joined the army when he was in the military and began to fight in the forbidden army.
Now it is still entrusted with important tasks by Jige, which shows that it has deep roots.
Although the Longwu Army was formed by recruiting all kinds of "brave and strong" soldiers in Chang'an, rather than the elite soldiers from the Guanzhong region as before, it also had to represent the interests of the Guanlong circle.
Ji Ge wanted to get rid of the constraints of Guan Long's forces, but he couldn't get rid of it completely.
So characters like Zhang Lingxin became the Dinghai Divine Needle of the Long Wu Army. It is precisely because of people like him that he can ensure that the Long Wu Army will not become the butcher's knife for Ji Ge to purge the Guanlong forces.
On weekdays, he does not interfere in Chen Xuanli's military affairs, and Brother Ji does not take him away, and the two sides cooperate happily without incident, which is actually a compromise plan for Brother Ji to compromise with some Guanzhong forces.
At this moment, in the Xuanwu Gate head signing room behind the imperial city, Zhang Lingxin read and looked at the "anonymous letter" sent by someone last night, and his heart was beating a drum.
Failure to report the letter is usually a grave sin!
If nothing happens, it's fine, just burn the letter and be fine.
If something happens...... The head of the whole family is still not around the neck, but it depends on how the situation develops later.
In short, the situation is a little bit bad!
"General Zhang, General Zuo Wu Zhiyi is going to enter the camp with some people. They look ...... A little off. ”
A pro-soldier ran to Zhang Lingxin and whispered.
"Take so-and-so to see."
Zhang Lingxin nodded slightly, folded the anonymous letter, and quietly put it into the cuff.
When he came to the city, he saw that under the Xuanwu Gate, there were more than 100 Longwu soldiers, almost all of whom had dried blood stains on their bodies, and their military uniforms were torn, as if they had experienced a fierce battle.
"General Wu, aren't you guarding the saints to attend the wedding of King Shou, why do you have blood on your bodies?"
Zhang Lingxin ordered his soldiers to shout at the top of their voices.
"Huh? That's a long story, it's not that I'm unlucky enough to meet a few thieves.
I said, why did you close the door of Xiyuan, the brothers will come back to the camp to drink wine and eat meat after they finish their duties. ”
Wu Zhiyi pretended to be indifferent and shouted, his heart had already risen to his throat.
On weekdays, the gate of the Xuanwu Gate will not open, but a small door will be opened, and only a single person can enter.
This is to facilitate the entry and exit of the Long Wu Army!
By default, this small gate will be guarded by several dragon warrior soldiers, but it will not be closed.
For teams of more than five people, the instructions of officers at the level of General Long Wujun are required. If it is just a single person entering and leaving, as long as it is an acquaintance, there is an approval slip from an officer of the rank of director or mid-rank, and then one or two sentences of interrogation.
But today, this little door is actually closed! Wu Zhiyi originally planned to sneak in with Li Heng!
"There is a holy order here, the Xuanwu Gate is under martial law, and the Longwu Army is not allowed to enter or go out without the will of the saint.
Of course, if General Chen Xuanli is here, it is okay to let him come out and speak. ”
Zhang Lingxin was on business, said with a cold face, and then asked his soldiers to shout to the city!
The anonymous letter I received last night said that if there is wolf smoke rising in the direction of Shengyefang today, it must be that something has happened to the saint and someone has rebelled.
As long as the Long Wu army guards the barracks, does not allow outsiders to come in, and does not let the Long Wu soldiers go out, then he is in the king of Qin, and there is no need to do superfluous things.
When the counterinsurgency is over, it will naturally be a great achievement.
Because the original order of the Son of Heaven was to let the main force of the Longwu Army stay in the barracks and not move!
Now it seems that the anonymous letter was so correct!
The person who is only afraid of rebellion is Wu Zhiyi, the general of the Zuolong Wu Army!
There is already a decision in the order of faith.
"General Zhang, open the door! The sage and General Chen Xuanli have both been killed, King Shou has rebelled in the city, and now the Long Wu army is urgently needed to stand up and quell the rebellion! Time is really tight! ”
Li Heng took off his helmet and shouted at the city. He pretended to be Wu Zhiyi's personal soldier, and saw that he couldn't deceive the Xuanwu Gate now, so he had to stand up in advance.
"Do you have a decree?"
Zhang Lingxin asked slowly.
Because yesterday's letter was preconceived, he was the first to believe Li Heng's words now.
"General Zhang, there is a holy decree, and it is in the hands of this king. On his deathbed, the saint designated this king as the crown prince. The other brothers all died at the hands of King Shou, alas!
You see, King Xue behind this king can testify. ”
Li Heng, who was riding on a horse, squeezed out a few crocodile tears, turned around and pointed to Li Xuan, the king of Xue who looked anxious behind him.
"Yes, then King Chung came in alone, and the others waited outside."
Zhang Lingxin asked the soldiers to shout below.
Under the head of the Xuanwu Gate, Li Heng, Wu Zhiyi, Li Xuan and others looked at each other, they never expected that Zhang Lingxin would actually play such a play!
What use can Li Heng do if he goes up single-handedly?
But if you don't go up, won't you lose all your efforts?
Above? Still not on? Zhang Lingxin has a problem for everyone!
"Okay, General Zhang, put the hanging basket down."
Li Heng shouted at the city.
"Your Majesty! Never! ”
Wu Zhiyi was anxious, grabbed Li Heng's arm, lowered his voice and shouted.
"Don't worry, I'll convince them."
Li Heng said confidently, in fact, he has no way out now.
Taking advantage of the window period of information asymmetry, pull the generals and colonels of the Longwu Army into the water, and take advantage of the situation to control the imperial city, this game can also be turned over. Otherwise, no matter how you toss, it's all nonsense, and it's no fun at all!
stepped on the horse, a game that was originally very smooth, but it was all played by King Shou!
Why didn't this guy give Li Longji a knife? Didn't he hate him to death? Why not kill?
At this moment, Li Heng's heart was actually on the verge of collapse.
If you know that Shouwang Li Xuan will not kill Li Longji at all, then why should you mutiny!
Since you don't kill it, then why do you go to Daqin Temple to buy a soft sword? Why do you still go over there and buy that kind of mandala pollen that makes you lose your strength when you eat it?
Li Heng couldn't understand what Shouwang Li Xuan thought, but he knew that this time he rushed too far forward and couldn't retreat.
This time, whoever is more well-informed will be more likely to fall into the trap of Shouwang! He, the most full-fledged loyal king, was unfortunate to be tricked!
And if King Shou makes such a fuss, Li Longji and all the princes will be suspicious of each other, and there will be no more trust on the surface!
From now on, it's your life and death!
Why did things get to this point?
When Li Heng was thinking about these things, the hanging basket at the head of the city had already been put down.
"Let's go to Shengye Fang to find the old immortal, maybe he is still hiding in a Buddhist temple.
Find him, slaughter him, and win the set! ”
Li Heng whispered to Wu Zhiyi and Xue Wang Li Xuan.
"Please also be cautious about your majesty."
Wu Zhiyi and Li Xuan saluted with their hands, said goodbye to Li Heng, and then took more than a hundred people and went to the south with murderous spirit.
Li Heng was hung by Zhang Lingxin's personal soldiers to the head of Xuanwu Gate with a hanging basket. Li Heng handed the yellow silk silk in his hand to the other party, crossed his hands and saluted: "Old General Zhang, now the safety of the country is in your thoughts, and please ask the old general to put the country first......"
Before he finished speaking, Zhang Lingxin didn't look at the "holy decree", and directly waved his hand and said: "Come on, take King Zhong down to take care of it, don't be lazy." ”
Well?
Li Heng was stunned, he still wanted to speak, but he heard Zhang Lingxin say:
"The saint may or may not have died. King Shou may have rebelled, or maybe he didn't.
These old decays can't be judged now.
But it's not that hard to figure out.
If King Shou used the holy decree to deceive the Xuanwu Gate, then the old man would naturally take him down and ask him for guilt. He led his troops to attack the city, and the old man gave up his life to protect the loyal king Zhouquan. His Royal Highness must also be worthy of his title!
But if King Shou launched a rebellion, he did not lead troops to attack Xuanwumen, nor did he come to deceive the city.
Then the old man may have to think about what the performance of King Zhong and Wu Zhiyi in the city just now means.
Take it away and keep it alone.
After the door is locked, no one is allowed to guard outside the door, and no one is allowed to talk to it. ”
When he said the last three words, Zhang Lingxin almost gritted his teeth.
What's wrong with this horse?
Li Heng's heart sank to the bottom, and he was escorted away by Zhang Lingxin's personal soldiers without resistance.
After he left, Zhang Lingxin, a veteran who was nearly sixty years old, breathed a long sigh of relief!
Now he can almost judge that this time it is the rebellion of the loyal king Li Heng, and the life and death of the saint are uncertain.
But having said that, it is still unknown who will die in the end of this game.
Standing in line on the sidelines, without the order of the saint, resolutely not leaving the barracks, this is the best solution.
If the saint is really dead, then Zhang Lingxin will turn around and treat Li Heng as a guest, hand over the military power of the Longwu army, and order his subordinates to obey Li Heng's command and calm down all kinds of chaos in Chang'an.
If the saint hadn't died, then ...... Arresting Li Heng is a great achievement, and he doesn't need a sixty-year-old man to stand in line.
This response is simply the best plan to attack and retreat.
Thinking of the anonymous letter last night that was not signed, but was sent by Zhang Guangsheng, a soldier of Longwu who was in charge of guarding Xingqing Palace, Zhang Lingxin secretly congratulated himself for keeping an extra eye.
If there was no foundation for this "anonymous report letter", how he would have responded today is really two words.
Maybe, let Wu Zhiyi and his party in.
And when those people enter the Xuanwu Gate, it is difficult to say what will happen. It's not good that Wu Zhiyi led people to seize power, and it is unknown to kill him and those Longwu generals who are unwilling to submit.
At that time, it was even more difficult to say who would be the son of heaven in Chang'an.
It's dangerous!
Zhang Lingxin wiped the cold sweat oozing from his forehead.
……
"The saint is now trapped in Shengye Fang, please enter the camp of the Longwu Army with a certain one, and stabilize the Qiu Ba, so that they will not be bewitched by the people who are loyal to the king."
In Li Linfu's mansion in Pingkangfang, Fang Chongyong saw Li Linfu who was pacing in the lobby, and asked the other party to go to the barracks together.
"You mean that Wu Zhiyi rebelled, and King Xue rebelled?"
Li Linfu asked with a slight frown.
He has no information channels in the Dragon Martial Army, and he has no cronies.
It's just that recently, the Nanya Forbidden Army was transferred out of Chang'an City by all the saints, which made Li Linfu, who had a keen sense of politics, feel a little bad.
That's why he didn't go to the council hall today, because he was worried that he would be served!
"Yes, exactly."
Fang Chongyong, who was wearing the monk's "three clothes", nodded slightly and said, his shiny bald head was particularly eye-catching.
Li Linfu nodded slightly, weighing repeatedly in his heart whether to go to the camp of the Longwu Army.
"Now that Chang'an is garrisoned and empty, King Xue's people, and the few rebels in the Longwu army, may also occupy the imperial city, control the six departments, and then use the right minister to endorse Li Heng, ascend the throne in advance, and finally use the official position to buy the high-level of the Longwu army, and in turn let the Longwu army swear allegiance, and then take full control of Chang'an.
As long as the right minister goes to the Long Wu Army, even if he doesn't do anything, he can also make Li Heng's conspiracy shattered. Time is not waiting for me, right phase! ”
Fang Chongyong bowed and pleaded.
Going over there, instead of "saving the driver", it means "doing nothing"!
Li Linfu understood the mystery of this after a little thought. I have to say that Fang Chongyong is thoughtful and has a degree of advance and retreat!
Anyone can do anything to counterbalance the rebellion, but Li Linfu cannot.
If Li Linfu led his troops to quell the rebellion, what would Brother Ji think afterwards?
Li Linfu already has a great say in government affairs, and there are many henchmen in the DPRK and China.
He is already so awesome, if there is another one who can control the Long Wu Army, presumably Brother Ji will be very happy and more assured, and finally ordered to "Zen" the throne to Li Linfu, and then happily be an emperor who was "committed suicide".
It's impossible to think about such a thing!
Only when Li Linfu arrived at the Longwu Army barracks and used his authority to stabilize the Longwu Army, keep it neutral, and wait for others to quell the rebellion, this is the posture that the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty should have.
"Okay, Benxiang will go to the Longwu Army camp with you.
Is there anything I need to prepare? ”
Li Linfu asked curiously. Knowing that Li Longji was now safe and sound, he didn't panic much.
"Please write a handwritten letter to the right minister, and order the six departments and the political hall to take a three-day holiday!"
Fang Chongyong added.
"Well said, brilliant plan!"
Li Linfu wrote a letter and handed it to the servant for instructions.
Fang Chongyong's trick is very good, let the hundred officials take a holiday, Li Heng just wants to rebel and ascend the throne in advance, and he can't find enough officials to support him.
"Let's go, lead the way!"
Li Linfu flicked his cuffs and walked towards the door.
The two rode horses, followed lightly, and went all the way north into the imperial city. For some reason, the guards who were responsible for guarding the gates of the imperial city, and the soldiers who were supposed to stay at their posts, didn't see any of them.
"You're right, it's not quite right."
Li Linfu rode a horse, and said thoughtfully.
When the two of them came to the downstairs of Xuanwu Gate City, they saw that the Longwu Army on the tower of the city was like a great enemy, and they seemed to be very nervous. Fully armed, very different from the usual laziness.
"General Zhang, this is the right minister, a certain is Fang Chongyong, the halberd of the Longwu Army guarding the Xingqing Palace, we want to enter the camp, and we have something important to discuss with General Zhang!"
Fang Chongyong shouted at the bottom of the city tower.
Zhang Lingxin didn't say a word, he didn't even shout, so he directly ordered to put down the hanging basket and pulled Fang Chongyong and Li Linfu up the Xuanwu Gate Tower.
"This minister has received the will of the saints, and has ordered the six ministries and the council hall to rest for three days. The holy decree also said that the Longwu army should stay in the camp and not move recklessly, and no idle people were allowed to enter, and soldiers were not allowed to go out.
Now that he has nothing to do, he wants to stay in this camp, General Zhang has no opinion, right? ”
Li Linfu said to Zhang Lingxin with a smile.
Hearing this, Zhang Lingxin was completely relieved.
If he supported the scene alone, he was really afraid that the ill-intentioned sergeant would mutiny, and he would be bribed by Li Heng and kidnap him to ask for credit.
Now there is one more right minister Li Linfu from the clan here, and he continues to carry out the order to lie flat and pretend to be dead, he doesn't have to take the initiative to stand up and express his position, this can definitely be traded with the other party's PY!
In the future, you can prove each other with Li Linfu if you have something, and you can cover each other together if something happens, it's not too cool!
Zhang Lingxin immediately showed a sincere smile on his face, touched his white beard and laughed:
"The right minister is good, I want to have a drink with the right minister. It just so happens that there is nothing wrong with this military camp, and the court is also closed for three days, so we have to talk about it. ”
"I think so too, General Zhang, please."
Li Linfu said with a smile.
"Right Minister, please."
Zhang Lingxin glanced at Fang Chongyong quietly, and when he saw him nodding slightly to himself, he suddenly realized.
(End of chapter)