Chapter 2484: The Second Xuanwumen Incident (Part 2)
Chapter 2484: The Second Xuanwumen Incident (Part 2)
Now Dong Xiaowan is obviously not that easy to deceive. If Ban Chao wants to get her help, he must start from the perspective of interests and make her understand that only by helping him can the former veterans of the Xiliang Army survive.
After Ban Chao's persuasion, Dong Xiaowan thought for a long time and finally decided to help Da Qin.
There was no other reason. Li Shimin was so crazy now, so crazy that she almost couldn't recognize him.
Dong Xiaowan no longer had any trust in Li Shimin, but the Xiliang veterans she regarded as uncles were still serving Li Shimin.
How could she, who still retains her kindness, watch them die?
"I can help you lobby Uncle Hua and Uncle Li, but how can you guarantee that you will not lead them to a dead end?"
Dong Xiaowan looked at Ban Chao with a serious look on his face.
Even at this moment, she was still extremely cautious. After all, it was impossible not to be cautious. The previous rebellion of the Chang'an family was wiped out by the Tang army.
If Ban Chao had not planned well this time and had insufficient strength, so he rashly launched a rebellion, it would be better to die in the hands of the Qin army than to die in the hands of the Tang army. After all, the latter could live for a while longer.
This is also the tragedy of the times. In today's big world, if you are on the wrong team, even thinking about living is a luxury.
Ban Chao was even more happy when he heard this, because Dong Xiaowan's words just now seemed to have great confidence in making Hua Xiong, Li Jue and other Xiliang veterans listen to her.
This trip is indeed the right one. Ban Chao thought to himself.
"You and the Chang'an family joined forces before, but were suppressed by the Tang army. How much strength do you have left in Chang'an now?" Dong Xiaowan asked.
"Li Shimin's indiscriminate massacre of the Chang'an family wiped out most of our power, but his perverse behavior made more wavering people choose to move closer to us."
Ban Chao responded with a smile, and it could be said that he was watertight. He had obviously said a lot, but he seemed to have said nothing.
Dong Xiaowan's eyes lit up when he heard this.
Who is Ban Chao referring to when he talks about "more wavering people"? This is obviously self-evident.
The power of the Chang'an family has been wiped out by the Tang army, so only the Li Tang army is left.
"Sure enough, there is a strong force within the Tang army, which has secretly turned to Da Qin."
Regarding this, Dong Xiaowan sighed in her heart. She had guessed that Li Shimin would end up being betrayed and separated from his relatives, but she did not expect that this day would come so quickly.
"I wonder how sure you are, sir?" Dong Xiaowan asked again.
"As long as I can get the support of the former Xiliang clan, even if I don't cooperate inside and outside, I am 70% sure to overthrow Li Shimin." Ban Chao said with confidence.
The reason why he didn't say 100% was just because he felt that saying 100% was too arrogant and made people feel like he was bragging. On the contrary, it was not easy to win Dong Xiaowan's trust. On the contrary, it was easier for the other party to believe 70%.
As expected, after hearing this, Dong Xiaowan nodded calmly and said: "I will help you instigate rebellion against Hua Li and other Xiliang veterans, but I can't guarantee that they will listen to me."
"It doesn't matter, Miss, just do your best. Anyway, whether it succeeds or fails, it will not have any impact on our Da Qin."
Ban Chao said with a smile.
Dong Xiaowan clenched her pink fists in anger. If she couldn't convince Hua Xiong, Li Jue and the others, I'm afraid there would be no more Xiliang clan in the future.
This matter was so big that Dong Xiaowan was impatient and immediately prepared to visit Hua Xiong, Li Jue and other generals one by one, but was stopped by Ban Chao.
Seeing Dong Xiaowan's puzzled expression, Ban Chao was speechless and said: "Miss Dong, the whole of Chang'an is now under Li Shimin's surveillance. If you go to the generals' mansions so openly, aren't you telling you to rebel?
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"Um, this..."
Dong Xiaowan looked embarrassed, she was confused if she cared about it, so she ignored such a small problem.
That night, under the cover of darkness and with the help of Yuhuatian, Dong Xiaowan secretly sneaked into Hua Xiong's mansion.
Ban Chao didn't know what the two talked about. He only knew that Dong Xiaowan came out in less than half an hour, and then continued to the next destination, which was Li Jue's mansion.
While Dong Xiaowan was persuading the Xiliang veteran, Jiang Shang from Ba Ling, who had escaped, was also protected by Tu Xingsun. He escaped from Wu Qi's pursuit and Wang Jian's interception, and arrived outside Chang'an City in an extremely thrilling way.
Seeing that there was no Qin army outside Chang'an City, Jiang Shang said to himself: "Sure enough, even if Wang Jian can defeat Li Shimin, he will not be able to continue the siege."
Seeing this, Tu Xingsun on the side looked like he was hesitant to speak. He obviously wanted Jiang Shang to cure him of the poison, but he was worried that Jiang Shang would use other means to control him.
Jiang Shang saw Tu Xingsun's little thoughts at a glance, and took out a bottle from his arms, which contained the Zheng mother Gu.
"Don't move, my uncle will take the poison for you."
After scolding, Jiang Shang placed the mother Gu on Tu Xingsun's forehead, and then slapped it with his palm. After a while, a white Gu worm crawled out of Tu Xingsun's mouth.
Tu Xingsun witnessed this scene helplessly and was so disgusted that he lay on the ground and vomited wildly, even vomiting out bile.
Jiang Shang patted Tu Xingsun on the back and said, "Go back and report to Wu Qi."
After vomiting for a long time, Tu Xingsun looked at Jiang Shang with a bitter look on his face and said, "Uncle Master, did I return it?"
Along the way, he helped Jiang Shang get rid of two groups of Wu Qi's pursuers and three groups of Wang Jian's intercepting troops. Will he be accepted again when he returns to the Qin camp?
But if he doesn't go back, how can he remove the Nine Souls Horror Curse on him?
Every time he thought about this, Tu Xingsun felt that his life was over. There was no other way except death.
"If you put all the blame on me, just say that I coerced you. Wu Qi will not punish you too much."
Hearing what Jiang Shang said, Tu Xingsun's face became slightly better, but Jiang Shang changed his tone and warned seriously:
"But you must remember that after returning to the Qin camp, you must be loyal to the Qin Dynasty and perform your duties faithfully. You must not sway around or be half-hearted to ruin the reputation of my Yuqing disciple."
"..."
Tu Xingsun was completely speechless at this time, and he complained crazily in his heart: Where are you from, Uncle Master?
Jiang Shang obviously had no intention of explaining to Tu Xingsun. After speaking, he strode towards the east gate of Chang'an City, but he was stopped by Tu Xingsun before he had taken two steps.
"Uncle Master."
After hearing Tu Xingsun's call, Jiang Shang stopped, turned around and asked with a smile: "Why, do you still want to invite me to Qin Camp?"
"Don't dare."
Tu Xingsun's head shook even more like a rattle. After being tossed so many times, he was afraid of being tormented by Jiang Shang.
Tu Xingsun finally understood that he couldn't defeat Jiang Shang with his brain, so he obviously didn't dare to provoke Jiang Shang without absolute certainty.
After all, since the other party dares to remove the poison for him, he must have other means to deal with him. If he still dares to attack Jiang Shang, he is really looking for death.
"Uncle Jiang, have you done anything weird to your nephew? Why do I feel so uncomfortable all over my body?" Tu Xingsun asked cautiously.
When Jiang Shang heard this, he said angrily: "What can you do if I get it? What can you do if I don't get it?"
These Tu Xingsuns had nothing to say. No matter whether Jiang Shang gave him something or not, he had no choice. All he could do was pray that Jiang Shang would let him go.
Jiang Shang didn't say anything more and rode towards Chang'an.
Seeing this, Tu Xingsun turned around and left after hesitating again, preparing to plead guilty to Wu Qi.
As soon as Jiang Shangcai came to the city, the soldiers on the city tower poked their heads out and asked: "Who is coming? Tell me your name?"
"I'm Jiang Shang."
"Jiang Shang? Open the door quickly."
Not long after his name was announced, the east gate of Changmen opened, and the guard personally came out of the city to greet Jiang Shang. Apparently Li Shimin had greeted him in advance.
The guard immediately sent Jiang Shang to see Li Shimin, but as soon as he left, Ban Chao and Li Si received news that Jiang Shang had entered the city.
"Brother, the foreign aid invited by Li Shimin has arrived. It is said that this man is so smart that he is almost a demon. I don't know if it is true."
Li Si said with a serious face, after all, if Jiang Shang is really that smart, he can't act so casually. If a flaw is discovered, his situation will be dangerous.
Ban Chao sneered and said: "Jiang Shang defeated the two generals Gongsun Yan and Gongsun Xuanyuan in a row, and helped Li Mu block Wu Qi's assassination at Ba Ling. He is indeed worthy of the name of the 'Optimus Prime Stone' of the previous Han Dynasty.
If Jiang Shang had come to Chang'an earlier, it might have been of some use, but now Dong Xiaowan has convinced the Xiliang generals, and more than half of the defenders in Chang'an City are already on our side.
Even if Li Shimin had Jiang Shang's help, he would never be able to make a comeback."
"Dong Xiaowan has already convinced those Xiliang veterans? So quickly?"
When Li Si heard this, he immediately showed a look of surprise.
He had a lot of contact with those Xiliang veterans, but most of these people were old-fashioned, and few people paid attention to him at all. He didn't expect that Dong Xiaowan would get rid of these people so quickly as soon as he took action.
"Well, under Dong Xiaowan's persuasion, the veteran Xiliang generals headed by Li Jue and Hua Xiong have all decided to submit to Da Qin."
After saying this, Ban Chao couldn't help but admired: "I still underestimate Dong Xiaowan's influence in the hearts of these veterans."
Ban Chao thought it would be good if Dong Xiaowan could convince half of the people, but he didn't expect that nearly 80% of the people came, which was really beyond his expectation.
It also shows that the generals of Li and Tang in Chang'an City are panicking about the current situation and no longer want to follow Li Shimin in the dark side.
"Everything is ready. All we have to do is wait for General Li Cunxiao. Once he arrives, the plan can be launched at any time." Yuhuatian said solemnly.
"Li Cunxiao?"
Ban Chao and Li Si were stunned when they heard this. Li Si quickly asked: "Isn't he in Li Jing's army?"
Yu Huatian shook his head and said: "General Li Cunxiao has been secretly sent here a long time ago. He may have participated in the battle of Haojing."
"But what does our plan have to do with him?" Ban Chao asked.
"There is a person with real power in Li Tang who has defected to Da Qin very early and has always maintained single-line contact with me. The conditions agreed between him and His Majesty for raising troops are that he will only raise troops if General Li Cunxiao is involved." Yu Huatian
said.
Upon hearing this, Ban Chao and Li Si looked at each other.
Yuhuatian actually delayed telling such important news until now.
He even hid it from his own people, and being so cautious, he can only be said to be one of the four great secret agents of the Qin Dynasty.
But it doesn't matter. With Li Cunxiao, the most powerful general in the world, and the unknown insider lurking inside Li Tang, their next actions will only be smoother. Ban Chao thought to himself.
As for Li Si, he was guessing who the culprit in Yuhuatian's mouth was.
There are only a few people left who still hold real power in Chang'an City and are not within the scope of his knowledge.
Who is it Zhang Shigui?
Or Zhao She, Yu Wentai, Hou Junji, Yin Kaishan?
Or are they Li Longji and Li Maozhen, who are from the Li family clan?
It can’t be Li Yuanba, right?
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After Jiang Shang entered Chang'an, he was shocked.
The streets were filled with bloodstains that had not yet been cleaned, and the smell of blood was still completely dissipated. Traces of battles and the remains of houses could be seen everywhere.
You don't need to think about it to know that not long ago, there must have been a great chaos in Chang'an, and many people died.
"What on earth is going on? Could it be..."
With Jiang Shang's wisdom, it was not difficult to guess what happened.
After a moment's thought, he guessed the cause and effect, but he didn't dare to think about it further, because if it was really like what he thought, Li Shimin's death would be inevitable this time.
If Li Shimin really dies, the man on Kunlun Mountain is very likely to come down from the mountain, which may lead to unpredictable consequences. Regardless of the outcome, the future of Taoism will become more difficult.
"Oh, why is this happening?" Jiang Shang sighed.
He vaguely felt that Li Shimin's death this time might not lie in the outside world, but in himself.