There are many stupid things Jiang Baoyi has done. It is not necessary to list them all. He is a self-righteous, but very incompetent person. He succeeds more than he fails, and today there is another public case.
It is not that people like Gao Lun cannot die. In these days, everyone from the emperor to the common people may fall into a precarious situation. Today, not only one or two emperors have died, let alone one Gao Lun?
No matter how prominent their family background was, they would lose their heads casually, but most of them didn't realize that their necks were under the knife's edge.
Yes, Gao Lun could die, but he couldn't die in such a confused way.
The great nobles do not represent themselves alone, but a group of people, their clansmen, their in-laws, their friends, etc., one involves two, two involves four, wherever you see they have their
There are branches and leaves everywhere you can't see the foundation. This is the gate.
Just like when King Qin Li Shimin killed Dugu Huaien so suddenly, it caused a huge fuss. With the dignity of the King of Qin, it was almost impossible to end it, let alone Jiang Baoyi.
Now is an extraordinary moment, and everyone is worried about Gao Lun's death. There was not much reason for Gao Lun's death, and there was no preparation. Gao Lun died like this. How can it be repaid?
This is what the nobles are afraid of. They don't care whether Gao Lun committed suicide. They only know that Zuowu Wei Mansion surrounded his mansion and he died.
In less than half a day, rumors were already spreading in the city. Many people openly and secretly told Li's atrocities. At the same time, fear quickly grew in people's hearts.
Li Yuan wanted to force everyone to live with the city and go up to the city wall to fight the enemy.
As long as you complain a little, your family will be confiscated and your family will be exterminated. Jiang Baoyi, the general of Zuo Wuwei, is the sharpest butcher knife in Li Yuan's hand. Didn't you see that Gao Lun was chopped into a pulp...
Li Yuan has ordered people to guard the key points in the city. Once the enemy troops enter the city, he will order people to set fire to the city and ask everyone to bury him with Li.
There is not much food and grass left in the granaries in the city. They have all been transported to their homes by the nobles. Last night, I saw someone transporting food in the royal city. I don’t know how many carts there were.
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As rumors spread, various theories emerged one after another. Gao Lun's death was like a catalyst, igniting a powder keg with a bang.
And Zhang Man on the other side was not idle either. He led his people to capture Xu Shixu? Zhang Gaoping and Xu Shixu, Zhang Gaoping had already gotten the "wind" beforehand? When Zhang Man and his people arrived? How long had the two of them escaped? Zhang Mansui
Return empty-handed.
When Zhang Man found Jiang Baoyi, General Zuo Wuwei was already wilted. His head was full of lawsuits. There was still no solution. He was about to go to the palace to ask the emperor for help.
Zhang Man was also stunned when he heard that Gao Lun was dead? He really didn't expect that a person like Gao Lun would have the courage to commit suicide. In his opinion, the nobles in the capital are more expensive than others, but when it comes to hard bones, they are not.
We still have to count the young men from the border areas.
Of course, this couldn't be hidden for long. He had followed Jiang Baoyi for many years. Jiang Baoyi's left and right guards were all his subordinates. He could tell something was wrong with just a little attention.
When he found out that it was Jiang Baoyi who took action first, hacked Gao Lun to death, then killed some of Gao Lun's friends, set fire to the Gao family's mansion, and faked the scene.
Even if he had evil intentions, Zhang Man was deprived of any idea by this kind of operation.
Originally, he came back prepared to be scolded, but after Gao Lun was killed, his matters were no longer within the scope of Jiang Baoyi's consideration.
Jiang Baoyi's incompetence was clearly demonstrated here. He didn't realize that even if the founders of the first righteousness like Xu Shixu and Zhang Gaoping didn't have much real power, their thoughts and methods were not comparable to that of a prodigal like Gao Lun.
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Their friends are not just acquaintances, they are all people who can do great things. Just like when they dared to raise an army with Tang Gong and go south, what can they do if they are not courageous?
At this time, Liu Junya, the left leader of the Zuowuwei Mansion, gave Jiang Baoyi a bad idea. The main idea was that Gao Lun was plotting a rebellion, and it would be a pity to die if his crimes were revealed. What he was afraid of was that everyone would take the opportunity to cause chaos.
Now that I, Zuowu Weifu, am in charge of the defense of the capital and command the military power of various ministries, it is better to summon the leaders of various ministries to come to the garrison to discuss matters. People who have no ghosts in their hearts will naturally come, and people who have ghosts will not show up.
When we have an excuse, we can just get rid of those people with evil intentions. The rest of the generals will definitely look forward to the Zuowu Weifu and work together as one, uniting as one to calm the chaos internally and defend against powerful enemies externally. Hey, he will then promote the leader.
Don't forget us now.
Okay, this is the tone... I hope the world will not be in chaos. Most of the generals in the world have this kind of virtue. Listen to what this means.
Once we seize military power, quell the chaos inside, and drive away powerful enemies outside, what next? Can we look forward to other things? Even if it fails, we can still pretend to be Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao, etc., right?
Jiang Baoyi was in a state of confusion, and his heart immediately moved.
This was really a bad idea, even Zhang Man could see it, but Jiang Baoyi didn't realize it, and even thought it was a good idea.
He didn't feel that his prestige was insufficient, and he didn't realize how dangerous it was to force everyone to take sides at this time. Well, he was a person who couldn't distinguish between priorities.
Otherwise, he would not have had any trouble with Zhang Lun in Jiexiu, and he would not have wanted to seize Xu Shiji's military power when he was under Li Shentong.
His usual style is to attack boldly and then... leave it to others to finish.
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While Jiang Baoyi was giving full play to his "talent", Emperor Li Yuan was not idle either. Do you think he hired the wrong person again? Not this time.
Li Yuan is getting older, his temperament is becoming more and more irritable and stubborn, and he gradually cannot listen to what others say, otherwise he would not often quarrel with Li Er.
But if you think that Li Yuan's teeth are bad and his eyes are blind when he is old, then you are wrong.
Although Li Yuan is over sixty years old, he can still shoot a hard bow, hit the target, and ride a fast horse. At the beginning of the year, he even got a concubine in the harem pregnant. What do you think of his good teeth?
His eyes are definitely not blind. Last time, he and Pei Ji were drunk in the palace. When they woke up, they handed over the power of garrison of the capital to Zuowu Weifu.
Princess Li Xiuning of Pingyang even complained when she entered the palace, why wasn't she allowed to lead the Qianniu Guards, or the Hussars, and the Yingyang Mansion? How could that idiot Jiang Baoyi be in charge of this job?
Li Yuan became angry and drove Li Xiuning out of the palace.
In the past two days, maybe Li Yuan regretted it, so he sent many maids and eunuchs to Princess Pingyang's house to listen to her. They gave a lot of gold, silver and silk. Almost all the valuables in the treasury went to Princess Pingyang at this time.
Mansion.
It seems like I just have to go to the princess's house in person to apologize to my daughter.
All court meetings were stopped, and only eldest son Sun Shunde, Dou Cong and other relatives, as well as Li Yuan and other relatives of the Li family were called for several discussions. No one knew what the internal meetings of the Li family were discussing.
Royal Palace, Ganlu Hall.
When he learned the news that Jiang Baoyi had summoned the generals from various ministries to Zuowu Wei Mansion to discuss matters, Li Yuan was sitting and studying. He was a little worse than Li Jing in that he didn't have a dog to accompany him, but he was more than a hundred times more informed than Li Jing.
Li Yuan let out a long sigh, and there was no sign of joy or anger. Compared with the previous few days, the lines on his face seemed to be much deeper, but his eyes were no longer anxious and angry, and he looked much calmer.
His eyes were a little swollen because he had cried several times in the past few days. The most recent one was yesterday, when the enemies outside the city waved the battle flag of General Tiance's mansion.
It is said that the battle flag was broken and stained with blood. Everyone had different opinions, and Li Yuan was in tears. Although Li Shimin was disliked since he was a child, after all, he was Li Yuan's flesh and blood, and he was his most promising son.
Now, whether it was gained by the enemy or defeated by the enemy, he was not willing to see it. Whenever he thought of the arrogant and arrogant Erlang of the Li family in embarrassment, he felt as painful as a knife.
"Here comes the king of Qi, please come to the palace to see him."
King Li Yuanji of Qi entered the palace hastily and suspiciously, even breaking the palace rule that no horseback riding was allowed.
Li Yuanji is very busy now. He is gathering private soldiers and taking out all the armor hidden everywhere. At the same time, he is also sending people to inquire about the movements outside the city. Where there are more soldiers and there are fewer soldiers.
Well, looking at this, I'm afraid anyone can guess that the escape expert, King Qi Li Yuanji, is preparing to escape again.
This is not to blame for his lack of composure. Others may be able to join the new master after the city is destroyed, but Li Yuanji cannot. This is not just because he is the fourth son of Li Yuan. Guys like Chen Shubao can survive with humiliation. He
As long as an emperor's son is willing to put down his stature, living should be nothing.
But don't forget, he didn't do any good things when he was in Jinyang. Not only did he offend the Wang family of Jinyang to death, but Li Po, the king of Han Dynasty, was also worried about his death.
After all, he was young and energetic, and when he was carried away with his pride, he once said many irrelevant things, such as saying that the wife of Li Ding'an, the general manager of Daizhou, was very beautiful and he wanted to see her.
He didn't know if Li Ding'an remembered it, but he remembered it anyway, so he was ready to escape desperately. As for where to escape, it was naturally Shuzhong.
He also offended Qu Tutong, but he did not dare to meet Qu Tutong from the northwest.
While he was busy running for his life, his father summoned him to the palace. After much hesitation, he prepared to come and see his father for the last time. After that, everyone went their separate ways and wished him well.
When he arrived at the Manlu Hall, he was greeted by a sumptuous table of wine and food and a father with a kind face. Seeing this scene, Qi King Li Yuanji burst into tears. He knelt down on the ground and kowtowed to his father several times.
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Li Yuan waved his hand and his voice became choked with sobs, "Don't act like a girl. Come on, get up quickly and have a few drinks with your father. How about it being a father practicing for you?"