Tiantang Splendid

4340--Andrew
Outside the Chunming Gate, the Sixth Commander of the Eastern Palace camped out.

It was drizzling outside the window, and the white light of the morning sun was blocked by thick clouds, only revealing a hazy light. The soldiers changed the candle on the candlestick, and changed the cup of tea on the table, and quietly left go out.

Sitting behind the desk, Li Jing was greeted with snowflakes of battle reports from all over the place. There was a thick stack of boxes on one side of the desk. Li Dazhi kept sorting the battle reports from various armies and placed them on the desk. His waist was getting tired. broken……

"Li Daozong rebelled and raised troops to attack the inner heavy gate."

"The Inner Gate fell, and Li Daozong led his army into the Tai Chi Palace."

"The rebel army marched straight into the inner garden, and the defenders in the palace tried their best to support it."

"The army outside the Xuande Gate was led by Cheng Wuting, and they built defenses on the front line of the Ganlu Palace with the Forbidden Army in the palace."

"The Zuo Tunwei assembled without authorization and formed an array with evil intentions."

"Li Daliang sneaked into the Youtunwei and instigated thousands of soldiers and generals. The Youtunwei was already in civil strife, and Gao Kan led the army to defend the camp of the Chinese Army."

……

Looking at the battle report in front of him, Li Jing's gray eyebrows were always furrowed, never relaxing for a moment.

After reading this pile, I picked up another pile.

"The King Jin's rebels occupy the Circular Hill, and the whole army is in formation, and they may launch a fierce attack on Mingde Gate at any time."

"The rebel army lined up under the circular mound, ready to go."

"The rebels have not attacked Mingde Gate yet."

"Zuo Wuwei suddenly assembled, left Fanchuan where they were temporarily stationed, and slowly approached north."

"Xiao Yu left Yuanqiu and went to the Zuowuwei Army to meet Cheng Yaojin. What was discussed is unknown."

……

After reading this, Li Jing let out a slight breath.

Although all coping strategies have been prepared in advance, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and any sudden decision by anyone may affect the current situation. Therefore, as the person who controls the situation, he dare not slack off in the slightest.

For example, Li Daliang's personal exit was unexpected.For a long time, Li Fengjie jumped up and down in the right guard to instigate the lieutenant soldiers of the rebel army, all under the supervision of Gao Kan and others, and everything was under control.

But Li Daliang apparently played a trick of repairing plank roads, hiding Chen Cang secretly, and putting Li Fengjie on the bright side to let Gao Kan find out on purpose, so as to attract everyone's attention. The officers and soldiers of various relations, once launched at this moment, they were caught by surprise, making Gao Kan extremely passive.

Maybe the Right Tunwei is really in danger of overthrowing, and once there is no restraint from the Right Tunwei, Li Daozong can not only attack the Taiji Palace with all his strength, but the rest of the rebel army can also enter the Taiji Palace without any hindrance from the Xuanwu Gate for reinforcements , the situation will become increasingly passive.

And Cheng Yaojin.

Until now, he couldn't figure out whether Cheng Yaojin's behavior was because he saw the situation clearly and made a trade-off, or because Fang Jun's meeting convinced him, or it was just to confuse the court and the emperor. Already secretly reached an agreement with King Jin...

This demon king of the world was full of ghosts when he was fighting in the war. Now that he is getting older, instead of increasing his composure, he has become more slippery and elusive.

But anyway, it looks good anyway.

Li Jing took a sip of tea, flipped through the battle reports on the desk, and suddenly frowned and asked, "Why is there no battle report on Fang Jun's movements?"

Li Dazhi was stunned for a moment, then respectfully replied: "I haven't seen it yet, I will look for it later..."

He has a good memory, and he clearly remembers that he has never seen information about Fang Jun in the battle reports, but he still searched through the stacks of battle reports, and then said helplessly: "The general searched it all over again, and indeed he did not see any information about Fang Jun." Information from the Duke."

"That's strange. This kid was ordered by the emperor to guard Xuande Gate. Cheng Wuting had already led the army into Xuande Gate to resist the rebels. Where did he go if he didn't personally supervise the formation at this critical moment?"

Li Jing was puzzled, he naturally would not have guessed that Fang Jun fled in fear of war or was negligent and slack, Fang Jun is one of those rare people who will definitely handle things properly as long as he entrusts them to him, at this critical moment, Naturally, no low-level mistakes will be made.

After thinking for a while, he got up and held the teacup and came to the map on the wall. Li Dazhi had already marked the current situation clearly with various colored pens on the map according to the information recorded in the battle report. He checked it carefully outside the Xuanwu Gate, and his eyes suddenly Move north from the Forbidden Garden outside Xuande Gate, and then turn around a bend, from east to west, and then from north to south to return to the barracks of the left and right guards...

"Couldn't this guy sneak back to Youtunwei secretly, trying to cheat the world and draw the bottom line? It's really daring and whimsical!"

However, he had to admit that this move was dangerous, but once it succeeded, even if the Xuanwu Gate was completely sealed off, it would not only cut off Li Daozong's retreat, but also cut off the intention of other troops to enter the palace through the Xuanwu Gate.

After all, Xuanwumen's strategic position is too important, and it can almost be invincible...

"Pass down the order, immediately send scouts to investigate the situation of the left and right guards, and report back every other incense stick."

"Here!"

"In addition, closely monitor the movement of the King Jin's rebel army in the south of the city, and report immediately if his army shows signs of attacking Mingde Gate."

"Here!"

Li Dazhi recorded all the orders in his notebook one by one, turned around and went out, and conveyed the military order to the lieutenants waiting outside the tent. After a while, more than a dozen lieutenants with triangular red flags on their backs galloped out of the camp, heading towards their respective camps. Go to the destination.

When Li Dazhi returned to the tent and saw that Li Jing had sat down on the desk again, he quietly stood on one side, waiting for orders at any time.

Li Jing read some more battle reports, raised his head and asked, "Where are the troops under the command of Li, Xue, and Zheng now?"

Li Dazhi hurried forward, took out a copy from the bottom of a pile of battle reports, opened it and handed it to Li Jing: "After crossing Bashui, the three of you followed the order and stationed there, and now you have arrived at Shaolingyuan, fifty miles away from Zuowuwei. , you can follow orders to go north at any time."

Li Jing took the battle report and looked at it, got up again and came to the map, thought for a long time, and then said: "I ordered Li, Xue, and Zheng to set off immediately, from Shenheyuan to the west along the Qingming Canal, to the No. Stationed in Wuqiao and Yongshou Township, east and west with Zuowuwei, blocking the rebel army of the King of Jin in Yuanqiu."

When the time comes, the siege will be completed. The rebels of King Jin will be trapped in Yuanqiu, and the road to retreat to the south will be blocked. Do you want to attack Mingde Gate under the watchful eye?

Regardless of attacking or not attacking, retreating or not retreating, you will become a turtle in a urn, hard to fly.

So far, the only outcome of the entire war lies in whether the Taiji Palace can be defended, and whether the emperor can persevere...

In this regard, Li Jing felt that the problem was not serious.

*****
Furong Garden, Li Tai's residence.

In the hall, Li Tai was in the middle, Li Ji was at the bottom, servants and guards in the mansion came in and out, packed all kinds of soft clothes and loaded them into carriages, all busy.

Li Tai took a sip of tea, looked at Li Ji, and said displeasedly: "Your Majesty's behavior is a little too much."

To actually let someone bring his whole family into the palace, is it because he is afraid that he will become dependent and rebellious?Or was he afraid that he would take advantage of the chaos to set up another hill, and follow suit by pulling up an army to fight for the throne?
Li Ji shook his head and said calmly: "Your Highness's words are wrong. There is chaos and bandits everywhere, and no one can guarantee that Chang'an City will not be poisoned by military disasters. His Majesty is worried about His Highness's safety, so he entered the palace to take care of each other. It really means what it should be.”

Li Tai sipped his tea, and said disdainfully: "It's just nice to say, isn't it just to bring the king into the palace to monitor and control? But having said that, you should be the No. 1 in the military and the No. 1 in the court. There are more than ten million people, but now they are reduced to doing these errands, which really surprises me."

"Hehe," Li Ji smiled, leaning his upper body on the back of the chair, looking at Li Tai whose body and face had gradually returned to his "old glory", he said with great interest: "Yes, my humble minister has no chance to meet his talents, and his ambition is hard to achieve. Feeling extremely depressed, how about letting a humble minister assist His Highness to imitate King Jin and seize the throne and seize the throne?"

"Pfft...cough cough cough."

A sip of tea sprayed out from his nostrils, almost choking Li Tai to death, finally he managed to catch his breath, Li Tai changed his face and said, "Grandfather, don't try to harm me!"

Is it possible to say this kind of words?Once it reaches His Majesty's ears, suspicion will inevitably arise, and he will be wary of him. Li Ji may not be able to do anything to His Majesty by virtue of his status and meritorious service, but I am afraid that there will be no good end for him.

Don't talk about your Majesty's lenient and benevolent, no matter how lenient the emperor is, no matter how much he cares about siblings, it is absolutely impossible to allow his brother to have a presumptuous intention and a heart of disobedience...

Seeing that he was so scared, Li Ji immediately smiled happily: "It's just a joke, your highness said it, but the humble minister can't say it?"

You first hinted that I was left idle by His Majesty and harbored resentment, and I was just repaying him with the same way.

Li Tai narrowed his eyes: "Are you kidding me?"

Li Ji looked back: "You can think it's a joke."

Li Tai laughed: "Can you think it's not a joke?"

Li Ji picked up his teacup to drink water: "You can do whatever you want."

Li Tai stared at him for a long time, got up and tidied up the hem of his clothes, and walked to the door: "Stop talking nonsense, it's already dawn, go to the palace to have breakfast."

In the courtyard, the servants of the palace have already prepared the daily necessities needed for a short-term residence, and more than ten horse-drawn carriages are carrying the gold, jade and treasures that are easy to move in the warehouse and basement, and the rest of the money that is difficult to carry are stuffed into the ground. The library is guarded by its own guards.

However, if there is a bandit Kou Feng in the city of Chang'an, the rebellious soldiers are often more harmful than the bandits. Once they rush into the palace, such a few guards can't stop them at all. Of course, the valuables are all on the carriage, even if the things in the basement are looted It doesn't matter if Li Tai is empty...

Li Ji followed from behind, saw Princess Wei waiting for the carriage under the service of the maid, stepped forward two steps and bowed to salute, Princess Wei returned the salute, then boarded a four-wheeled carriage, lowered the curtain, the carriage slowed down under the guard of cavalry Drive slowly out of Furong Garden.

The imperial guards brought the horses, and Li Tai looked at the gray sky with his hands behind his back, and asked, "In the opinion of Lord Ying, what is the result of this mutiny?"

Li Jidao: "The position of emperor is bestowed by heaven, and only those who are destined by heaven can live in it. How can we ordinary people understand the secrets of heaven?"

Li Tai frowned: "That is to say, you don't think His Majesty is necessarily the true Son of Heaven? Later, you should have a good talk with Your Majesty and ask him to find a fortune teller. If not, let him go as soon as possible."

Li Ji: "..."

Are you so revengeful?I was just testing you, and you are going to sue me in front of His Majesty?
I said clearly that "whoever wins is the right man"...

(End of this chapter)