The Xuanwu Gate, which used to be the centerpiece of the Tai Chi Palace, is now lined with flags and war drums. Teams of Youtun guards marched in from the city gate with high spirits. After a brief formation, they trotted into the Tai Chi Palace and entered the inner garden.
The rebels, who were unable to stop the battle, slowly advanced towards the Butokuden defense line.
The sound of musketry came and went like fried beans, and the battle was very fierce.
Because it is the commanding height of the entire city of Chang'an, if you stand on the Xuanwu Gate Tower and hold the arrow stack in your hands to look southward, you can have a panoramic view of the entire inner garden. The gardens, trees, lakes and corridors are beautiful under the reflection of the setting sun.
The glazed tiles on the roofs of countless palaces in the distance reflect the golden light.
Fang Jun turned around and returned to the city tower. He ordered his people to unfold a map of Taiji Palace and carefully examine it inch by inch. Based on the scouts' reports on the battle situation, he marked the rebels' arrangements in each place one by one.
The battle situation in the entire Tai Chi Palace is clear at a glance...
Yin Yuan saw such a scene when he was brought in by his own soldiers, but he didn't say much. He took two steps forward, knelt down on one knee, and said loudly: "General Yin Yuan, please plead guilty to the Duke of Yue!"
Not to mention that Fang Jun's current status is enough to bear such a great gift, just because the Liquan Yin family was forced by the Guanlong clan this time to cross the Weishui River to attack Youtunwei, they must completely put down their body, in this emperor
Kowtow in front of the most famous person around you.
Whether the emperor can accept the surrender of the Liquan Yin family and whether he can forgive the previous betrayal all depends on Fang Jun's words...
Fang Jun put down the map, rubbed his eyes and turned around. He took a step forward and lifted Yin Yuan up with his hands on his shoulders. He patted his shoulders with his palms and said with a smile: "You and I are old friends, why do we need to be so generous? We are so polite."
You must have a headache this time, right? Come on, let’s have a cup of tea to quench your thirst and calm down your shock.”
He pulled Yin Yuan to the table beside him, pressed his shoulders to let him sit down, and asked his soldiers to pour tea.
Seeing that Fang Jun was not angry because of the right guard's attack, but instead took the initiative to mention his old friendship, which made Yin Yuan feel a little embarrassed. He took a sip from the tea cup and explained with a guilty look on his face: "The troops sent this time are not from the Liquan Yin family.
The original intention was that the Guanlong clan had gone too far to bully others, and Dou Xi even went so far as to personally use the name of the Liquan Yin family to force him to do so, so he had no choice but to do so."
Fang Jun nodded and said: "It's understandable. Who can not care about the lives of the whole family? The Guanlong clan is extremely evil. Knowing that it will be liquidated by His Majesty, instead of self-examination and apology, it worsens and loses all conscience. Everyone in the world can
Let’s kill him together!”
Yin Yuan was very moved: "The Duke of Yue is very reasonable. Please tell me something about the Yin family in Liquan in front of your majesty. I will surely be richly rewarded in the future."
After saying that, he stood up again and gave a great gift.
This time Fang Jun sat still and accepted it calmly. After Yin Yuan knelt down on one knee, he raised his hand to support him and said in a deep voice: "You and I are old friends. I can't bear to see you go astray. He
The DPRK was punished by law. But this time you sent your troops across the Wei River to attack, in full view of everyone, so it is unjustifiable not to give an explanation."
Yin Yuan hurriedly said: "Before leaving, my uncle and his son gave instructions that everything must be obeyed by Duke Yue, but no one dares to disobey orders."
Although his uncle didn't say it clearly, he could understand what he meant. What he didn't say was probably "I can do anything to atone for my sins. Please order me to kill every family of the Guanlong clan."
…
After all, Yin Qinzhou wouldn't dare to do this kind of thing by himself, but it would be completely different if Fang Jun gave him an order.
In Yin Yuan's opinion, the biggest threat to the imperial power now is the Guanlong Clan who is fanning the flames everywhere. Although he has defeated the right guard this time, who can guarantee that the Guanlong Clan will not use various means to incite the rest of the army to rise up?
From Fang Jun's point of view, it would be great if someone could clean up the Guanlong clan from top to bottom for him...
However, Fang Jun didn't seem to realize this at all. He nodded and sighed: "The nobles of the Guanlong clan are really full of evil and cunning. Back then, the late emperor regarded them as humerus and trusted them so much that they wielded power in the government and ruled the country with one hand.
, but he was still inadequate. Not only did he control the finances and become corrupt, he also tried to influence the choice of the crown prince and shake the foundation of the country. A hundred deaths would not be enough to forgive his crime. This time, the Liquan Yin family was coerced by him and had to embark on the path of betraying His Majesty.
The road is even more sinful. But don’t worry, dear brother, I will definitely explain this matter to Your Majesty, and I will also intercede with the Liquan Yin family. Now the rebels are raging and are still attacking Wude Palace. If the Guanlong clan incites the rest again,
The army is coming to harass me, but I have no skills. I hope you can go back and tell your uncle Chen to send troops to the north bank of the Wei River to help me guard the front line of the Wei River. It will be a great service."
Killing someone with a borrowed knife? That's a nice thought.
"Uh...that's enough?"
Yin Yuan was a little disappointed.
How could he be handled so lightly? In order to surrender to His Majesty, his uncle captured Dou Xi on the spot and escorted him here. This meant that the Yin family of Liquan and the Guanlong clan were fighting to the death. Either you died or I died.
If the Guanlongmen clan is revived in the future, the Liquan Yin family will definitely be the unlucky one.
Don't think this is impossible. After all, since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the entire power structure has been dependent on the Guanlong Clan. To put it bluntly, the Guanlong Clan is the foundation of the Tang Dynasty. Even if His Majesty wants to completely eliminate the Guanlong Clan, it is not possible.
It can be done in one day.
For example, it is easy to deal with the purple-clad officials from Guanlong in the court, but what about the thousands of lower-level officials in Guanzhong? Are they all arrested and deposed, and then officials from Shandong and Jiangnan are moved to Guanzhong to supplement them?
There must be a step-by-step process.
But if the Guanlongmen clan cannot be uprooted, the Liquan Yin family may not be able to support the day when the emperor completely deposes the Guanlongmen clan...
But it would not work for the Liquan Yin family to directly go to war with the Guanlong clan. Let alone whether they can win the battle, even if they can, when the Guanlong clan becomes a local chicken and a dog, it is impossible to say that the Liquan Yin family will be burdened with a "
The charge of "slaughter of meritorious deeds" has firmly taken the blame for His Majesty.
The best situation is of course to follow the orders of His Majesty or Fang Jun to exterminate those traitors who have committed treason, so as to completely eliminate their worries. Your Majesty or Fang Jun will be responsible for the consequences. After all, both of them can afford it.
Started.
But now Fang Jun doesn’t seem to be planning to do that...
Fang Jun raised his eyebrows: "Is this very simple? If my dear brother thinks it is simple, he can also inform his uncle to lead the army across the Wei River to the south of Chang'an City. Now the 100,000 rebels under the command of the King of Jin are attacking Mingdemen. If Ling
If my uncle can exterminate them, then it will not only be a crime, but also a great achievement."
Yin Yuan hurriedly said: "This won't work. The right guard has suffered heavy losses and is unable to take on the important task of attacking the rebels head-on. Everyone in the army is not afraid of death, but if his Majesty's important affairs are ruined due to his own ability, he will not be able to escape the blame for his death.
ah!"
Are you kidding me? Nearly 200,000 troops are currently fighting in the south of the city. If the defeated soldiers like the Right Guards attack them, they will be annihilated in an instant. They say they are going to fight the King of Jin, but they can't be sure who will hit them.
I don’t even know if I’ll die…
Fang Jun smiled, his smile was somewhat meaningful, and he said calmly: "So, just go to the north bank of the Weishui River and stay safe, and don't use those crooked ideas."
When his little thoughts were exposed, Yin Yuan was a little shy and did not dare to say anything. He nodded quickly and agreed: "It's still what my uncle said, but if you are given an order, don't dare to disobey it!"
"Okay, I understand the meaning of the Liquan Yin family, and I will definitely explain it to His Majesty. Go back quickly to help your uncle collect the defeated army and reorganize the troops... Wait a moment, there is one more thing to do before it is too late to go back."
Fang Jun shouted outside: "Please prove Dou Xi's identity and escort him outside Xuanwu Gate. After the charges are read out, his head will be shown to the public!"
"ah?"
Yin Yuan was shocked. He escorted Dou Xi here. Whatever he did after leaving was Fang Jun's business. But if he didn't leave now, wouldn't he bring all the hatred of the Guanlong clan onto him?
Although the Liquan Yin family has been locked in a fight with the Guanlong clan, Dou Xi is an authentic relative of the emperor. Who dares to guarantee what the emperor and the clan will think?
This second roommate is too wicked...
Fang Jun looked over with a smile but not a smile: "Why, my dear brother doesn't want to watch the execution?"
Yin Yuan hurriedly said: "What do you say, what will I do?"
Now that things have happened, what is there to say? Now that we have taken this road, it will only lead to darkness.
Dou Xi was escorted by the soldiers to the outside of Xuanwu Gate. This one of the few surviving clan elders of the Daibei Dou Clan had no trace of his past graceful appearance and dignified manner. His hair was disheveled and he was pushed down to his knees by the soldiers.
After the commander of the army counted out his crimes, he raised his knife and dropped his head.
Yin Yuan watched the entire execution, sighed helplessly, said goodbye to Fang Jun, and rode back the same way...
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The battle of Tai Chi Palace has reached the decisive moment.
Li Daozong's troops were divided into two groups. One group was led by Yu Wenshiji and continued to attack the Wude Palace. The other group personally led the troops from Ganlu Palace to the south. Since the guards in the palace were all gathered in the Wude Palace, the defenses of various palaces were empty.
Therefore, they were so powerful that they successively captured Liangyi Hall and Taiji Hall, and reached the Chengtian Gate. Only then did they encounter stubborn resistance from the defenders.
The defenders were condescending and occupied a favorable location. They were all Li Chengqian's direct troops, so they were very determined to fight to the death. As a result, Li Daozong was unable to attack forcefully. He was blocked here for a while, making it difficult to advance even an inch.
The city gates of Chengtian, Guangyun, Yong'an and other places were all tightly controlled by the defenders, and news could not come in or out. Li Daozong attacked Chengtianmen in Taiji Palace but did not know what was going on outside the palace, let alone what the Jin King in the south of the city was doing now. If
The King of Jin failed to have the courage to abandon the main force of the army and enter Mingde Gate to attack Chengtian Gate as expected. The significance of dividing his troops to attack Chengtian Gate was greatly reduced.
After all, there is still a ferocious tiger like Li Jing lurking outside Chunming Gate. He can send troops into the city from Chunming Gate to Chengtian Gate at any time to defeat him...
But now that the matter has come to this, how can we go back and go back? We can only personally supervise the formation and attack Chengtianmen.
However, the Chengtian Gate defenders were extremely tenacious and stood firm against Li Daozong's fierce attack. They remained unmoved despite the corpses lying on the walls.
Li Daozong felt very uncomfortable. Should he continue to attack, or should he retreat and attack Wude Hall again?