Chapter seven hundred and ninety-ninth the situation in the eastern capital (five)
At the end of Shenshi, the sun has already set in the west, and the sky is full of colorful clouds. It is extremely enchanting. It is definitely a rare beauty in winter, but Li Xian has no intention to appreciate it. Even though he is standing by the window sill at this moment, his thoughts are not
He was completely out of sight of the scenery, and in his squinted eyes, there were flashes of light from time to time, the meaning of which was difficult to understand.
Good news came back one after another. Except for Jia Chaoyin and Yue Wang Li Zhen, the seven prime ministers had agreed to go to see Emperor Gaozong tomorrow. Of course, Liu Rengui was the only one among the five prime ministers.
They sincerely stood by Li Xian's side, while the other four people had a wait-and-see attitude. They did not fully support Li Xian's action of forcing the palace. For no other reason than because Pei Xingjian and others were direct ministers, they agreed to tomorrow.
Entering the palace together early in the morning has two meanings. First, they are naturally concerned about Gaozong's life and death. After all, there has been no news about Gaozong for more than a month. The ministers and ministers can't help but suspect that there may be something fishy. Secondly, they are concerned about Gaozong's life and death.
If Emperor Gaozong was still alive, the four prime ministers would definitely turn around and impeach Li Xian mercilessly.
Li Xian was well aware of the intentions of the prime ministers, but he didn't take it to heart. The reason is simple. Since he is going to take action tomorrow, Li Xian has no intention of doing anything good. Even if Gaozong is still alive, Li Xian doesn't care. It's a big deal.
It would be better to turn the drama of forcing the palace into the Xuanwu Sect. This confidence is still not lacking in Li Xian. The specific arrangements have already been made by Li Xian, but he is not afraid that the back party will turn the world upside down.
The situation seemed good, but Li Xian was not excited. He vaguely felt that he had omitted some calculations, but with everything complicated, he couldn't figure out what went wrong, even though he had gone through the overall plan in detail in his mind.
I've tried it several times, but I still can't find anything wrong, so I can't help but feel a little impetuous.
"Your Highness."
Just as Li Xian was silently meditating, there was a burst of hurried footsteps, and Luo Tong, who was covered in sweat, strode in from outside. He walked a few steps quickly, got behind Li Xian, and called out in a hurried tone.
"Um?"
Li Xian turned around and saw that it was Luo Tong. His slightly frowned brow suddenly furrowed a little deeper, but he did not speak. He just gave a slight sound, signaling Luo Tong to speak if he had anything to say.
"Your Highness, according to an urgent report from the inside of the Yue Palace, around the end of the day, the Yue King suddenly disappeared, and his current whereabouts are unknown. It is said that before the disappearance, the Yue King was always in the back garden. Around the end of the day, his son-in-law Pei Shoude was also with him in the back garden.
We discussed matters in the garden for a while, but after Pei Shoude left, the King of Yue was nowhere to be found. His subordinates have sent people to investigate closely, but there is no clear information yet."
Seeing Li Xian's eyes sweeping over him, Luo Tong did not dare to be negligent. He hurriedly bowed and reported the news in detail.
He actually escaped? This old fox is really cunning!
Upon hearing what Luo Tong said, Li Xian couldn't help but be stunned, and then he realized that this was where he had been uneasy before - although Li Xian didn't pay much attention to Li Zhen,
However, he knew that this person was not an easy person, so he did not intend to let him go. The original plan was to force him into the palace tomorrow, so he would be captured first, not only to completely disrupt the morale of the Xiangzhou Army, but to hope that
Li Chong and others were a little wary, and there were many wonderful uses for it. For this reason, Li Xian not only deployed a lot of manpower to keep a close eye on the surrounding areas of the Yue Prince's Mansion, but also ordered all nails in the Yue Prince's Mansion to be used.
In order to capture the old fox King Yue in one fell swoop, he did not expect that the old thief was so slippery and escaped after hearing the news.
"Take back your manpower. That guy should have escaped from the city. Well, he's running in such a hurry, so there won't be many guards around him. Let Wang Kuan's team chase after him."
Li Xian slightly thought about it and concluded that Li Zhen was going to join the Xiangzhou army. He was determined to send more people to capture him. However, tomorrow's matter was more important and he could not be ignored easily. In view of this, although Li Xian
Since he was unwilling to do so, he could only send out a small team of troops to deplete some personnel.
"No, I will do it right now."
Since Li Xian had made up his mind, Luo Tong did not dare to delay for a moment, so he hurriedly responded, hurriedly exited the study, and went to arrange related matters without mentioning...
"Be careful with money and food, but be careful with candles!"
At the time of Xu Shi, a bell on the corner tower of Luoyang Palace rippled melodiously, accompanied by the shrill voice of the eunuch in charge. The two extremely heavy Xuanwu doors suddenly closed tightly, and the inside and outside of the palace were completely cut off into two worlds.
From outside the palace, all this seems to be the same as in the past, but the palace is not as quiet and peaceful as before. Groups of armored warriors wrapped their feet in cotton cloth, holding coins in their hands and walking quickly, walking around the palace.
They were nervously guarded everywhere, and there were many old and young Taoist priests with swords on their shoulders. The entire North Palace of Luoyang Palace had a murderous atmosphere, especially the Tongxun Gate where it met the East Palace. Heavy troops gathered and came one after another.
A total of three thousand Yulin officers and soldiers gathered in the square under the city gate. Although they were speechless, there was a strong murderous aura rising into the sky.
On the tall city wall of Tongxun Gate, Wu Yizong, who was short in stature, was wandering back and forth like a big monkey, with a look of impatience and worry on his face, not for anything else but because after the change of defense tonight,
All the masters of the Qixia audience originally arranged at the training gate have been transferred. Now, in addition to the two thousand Yulin troops under his command, there are only two third-generation disciples of Qixia Temple left, and what he has to face is
It is the army of three thousand tigers and warriors in the East Palace. Even though he knew that the tigers and warriors in the East Palace would not attack easily, Wu Yizong had a ghost in his heart. How could he feel at ease? He was always looking forward to the reinforcements arriving quickly, but he could wait and wait.
Waiting on the right, there was no sign of the reinforcements that had been assembled on the city wall to take over the defense. This made Wu Yizong extremely anxious. He wanted to go down to the city to find out what happened, but he was afraid of neglecting his duty. In his anxiety, he suddenly
Hearing the sound of armor scraping together suddenly in the stairway to the upper city, my heart moved and I hurried over at a trot.
"Finally, I will meet General Li!"
When he saw the general of Zuoyu Lin Army, Li Duozuo, who was walking up to the top of the city surrounded by a group of armored warriors, Wu Yizong was secretly relieved and did not dare to lose etiquette in front of his immediate superior.
, hurriedly went forward to greet him, and respectfully gave a military salute.
"Um."
Li Duozuo was obviously in a bad mood. He ignored Wu Yizong's attentive greetings at all. He just said softly from his nostrils. Without even looking at Wu Yizong, he led a group of personal guards and walked in without squinting.
After entering the city gate tower, he strode a few steps back and sat down with a sullen face.
"Barbarian dog!"
Relying on the power of Empress Wu, Wu Yizong has always been unscrupulous in the imperial guards. This time he was ignored by Li Duozuo, and he was very dissatisfied. Even though he knew that Li Duozuo was trying to vent his anger on Empress Wu, it was just
He was just venting his grievances about being sent to the Tongxun sect, but Wu Yizong couldn't help but cursed in a low voice, but he never dared to forget the business. After stamping his feet resentfully, he could only turn around and move forward in a boring way.
In the city gate tower.
"General, it's getting late. Look at this defense..."
Although Wu Yizong was extremely arrogant, he did not dare to behave too presumptuously in front of the barbarian Li Duozuo. He cautiously came closer and spoke with a smile.
"..."
Li Duozuo was obviously still sulking. He didn't pay attention to Wu Yizong's advice and just sat there without moving.
"General, the Tongxun Gate is an important place. You must not neglect it. If there is a slight mistake, if the Empress of the Day blames it, then..."
Seeing that Li Duozuo didn't respond for a long time, Wu Yizong became anxious. In this hurry, he took out Empress Wu's big sign without hesitation, intending to use it to suppress Li Duozuo.
"snort!"
Wu Yizong didn't mention Empress Wu. At this mention, Li Duozuo's face instantly turned as dark as the bottom of a pot. He glared at Wu Yizong, his face twitching for a while, as if he was about to explode. On the edge, but at the end, he didn't dare to say anything disrespectful to Empress Wu, so he just snorted heavily.
"General, please calm down. I have no intention of doing anything else. I am just worried that the defense will be compromised. It would be better to ask the general to make arrangements in advance."
Li Duozuo had always been extremely strict in running the army, and was often served with military sticks. Although Wu Yizong had never been beaten, he often saw his colleagues being tortured, and he did not want to experience it personally. Seeing that Li Duozuo didn't look right, he hurriedly softened the conversation.
"Um……"
I don’t know whether it was Wu Yizong’s constant reminders that played a role, or whether it was because he was afraid of Empress Wu. Li Duozuo did not show Wu Yizong’s rudeness. After becoming more confident, he waved his hand and gave the order in an unquestionable tone. Said: "General Wu, everyone with you must retreat from the city. I will take over this place!"
"Ah, this, I'm afraid this is inappropriate? General..."
Upon hearing Li Duozuo's order, Wu Yizong was immediately startled and hurriedly tried to explain.
"Hmph, those trash under your command, if something happens, besides disrupting the general's position, what else can they be used for? What? Are you going to disobey military orders, eh?"
Li Duozuo didn't give Wu Yizong a chance to finish what he said, and shouted unceremoniously.
"This..., well, since the general said this, I will just obey the order."
Seeing that Li Duozuo was about to get angry, Wu Yizong did not dare to strengthen his position anymore, so he reluctantly agreed and went to the city to summon the troops to change defenses. Of course, during the change of defenses, he did not forget to send The matter was reported to Empress Wu.
"Reporting to the general, the general's troops have been assembled. Please give instructions to the general."
Wu Yizong's ability to manage the army was average, but his work efficiency was not bad. After a while, all the 1,500 Yulin officers and soldiers deployed on the city were gathered below the city, but he himself did not get down. Instead, he walked into the city gate tower, bowed to Li Duozuo with a smile, and reported.
"Um."
Li Duozuo ignored Wu Yizong's report, closed his eyes slightly, waved his hand lazily, and said softly, a personal guard general stood up from the side, responded quickly, and rushed down the city. Before the gate tower could turn around, three thousand tiger and wolf troops had already lined up on the top of the city and quickly occupied various key passes. Under the tense situation, the security was extremely tight...