Duke Zhao's Mansion.
Since the owner of the house returned, all the servants and guards in the house have been dispatched to strictly guard the entrances and no one is allowed to enter or exit, as if facing a formidable enemy.
The servants walked back and forth on tiptoe, and the atmosphere was filled with a sense of murder.
In the study, Changsun Wuji sat on a chair, looking down at his eldest son who was kneeling in front of him and sobbing. The back of his hand pinched on the armrest of the chair had bulging veins.
His eyes, which had become increasingly cloudy in the past two years, were filled with moisture.
In the past, Dalang, the eldest grandson of the eldest son, Dalang, who had a jade tree in the wind and was as rich as jade, once attracted the admiration of the ladies and girls in Chang'an City. He was very affectionate and happy with his majesty's eldest daughter. I don't know how many people even dreamed of being like him and becoming the envy of everyone. winner in life.
However, now, disheveled and dirty is no longer enough to describe him. The haggardness and despair in his bones make even a stone-hearted person like Changsun Wuji unable to help but burst into tears.
The words that originally reproached him for returning to Chang'an came to his lips, but he swallowed them down and turned into a helpless sigh...
Even though his eldest grandson, Wuji, once had all the power in the country, and even though the Guanlong nobles behind him were once the pillars of the empire, fate has played a trick on people. Today, he can only watch his most beloved eldest son fleeing the world. If you are not a human being or a ghost, you have a home and cannot return.
I don't know how many times I sighed today, and then I said, "Okay, get up."
Changsun Chong, however, still couldn't kneel down. He paused and sobbed, "My child is unfilial. I failed to serve my father. I want my father to be frightened for my safety. I really can't atone for my sin even if I die."
The crow feeds back and the lamb kneels to breastfeed. No matter how vicious a person is, is it possible that he is not as grateful as the beast for feeding him?
Changsun Wuji raised his head, looked at the beams decorated with auspicious clouds, held back the tears in his eyes, and then said, "When heaven assigns a great responsibility to this person, he must first strain his mind, strain his muscles and bones, and starve his body. His body is empty, and his actions are chaotic, so his temper and endurance have been beneficial to him. At present, you should not hold grudges and complain about mere setbacks, but regard them as God's tempering for you. A good man's heart is like steel, and all You have to stand firm despite all kinds of karma and obstacles, so that you can become the son of my eldest grandson family! Are you crying like this to make the ancestors of the eldest grandson family feel ashamed for you?"
Changsun Chong did not dare to cry anymore. He stood up and lowered his head, but the tears still flowed uncontrollably.
No one knows what kind of hardships he has suffered in the past two years, and what kind of crimes he has suffered. It seems that he has been favored by Yeon Gaesumun in Goguryeo, but the people of Goguryeo also understand the truth that "people who are not from my race must have different hearts." Will you truly confide in him? The kind of life where you live under someone else's roof and worry about your life all the time is simply not enough to talk to outsiders.
At this moment, when I returned to Chang'an and stood in front of my father, all the strength I had pretended to be in front of outsiders collapsed instantly, and my inner emotions were vented out uncontrollably...
Changsun Wuji waved to Changsun Chong and asked him to sit under him. Father and son faced each other. Wen Yan asked, "What happened? Why was he taken to Jingzhao Mansion Prison, and why was he taken away by Li Yuanjing?"
Changsun Chong calmed down and then said, "After the boy received the letter from his father, he borrowed a dead warrior from Yuan Gaisuwen and took a boat to Huating Town overnight. Everything originally went well, but the boy bribed a soldier on night watch in Huating Town. Taking advantage of the rainy night, he sneaked into the warehouse where the Sky Thunder was stored, stole some of it, blew up some, and then retreated to the ship, but was unexpectedly ambushed, and his men suffered heavy casualties..."
The process will be described in detail.
Finally, he said, "...When I entered the city, I didn't know what was going on. When the soldiers guarding the city saw that we were all dressed as beggars, they suddenly began to conduct a rigorous interrogation. The boy had no choice but to escape, and the soldiers were chasing after us. , the child couldn't escape, so he could only order the dead soldiers to resist, while he found my caravan, showed the token, and sneaked into the city. Unexpectedly, after entering the West Market, someone from Fang Jun suddenly jumped out, without saying a word, They rushed up to arrest someone, so another conflict broke out. Although they were forced back by the warriors and porters from the warehouse, the patrol officers from Jingzhao Mansion were called in a blink of an eye, and even Ma Zhou was dispatched in person, and he was captured. In the prison, Li Yuanjing came next and mistakenly took the child as his subordinate and took him out..."
The process is full of twists and turns, and there are incredible mistakes everywhere.
However, Changsun Wuji had no intention of complaining about his son's bad luck and misfortune. Instead, he stared at Changsun Chong and asked, "You mean, Li Yuanjing regarded you as his own, so he rescued you at all costs, and then he was able to leave the capital." Zhaofu Prison?"
This almost coincides with his previous conjecture. If it is true, the implications are shocking!
Sure enough, Changsun nodded and said, "That's true. Moreover, the boy and Li Yuanjing talked face to face. I can be sure that those people who attacked on the Yangtze River are Li Yuanjing's people!"
Changsun Wuji stroked his beard and pondered, "In other words, those thunders that were gained and lost again are most likely in Li Yuanjing's hands?"
Changsun Chong affirmed, "That's right!"
Changsun Wuji sighed, "His Royal Highness, King Jing, wants to do something rebellious!"
He asked Changsun Chong to steal the Thunderbolt in order to frame Fang Jun, not to dedicate it to Yuan Gaisuwen in order to enhance Changsun Chong's status in Goguryeo. In Changsun Wuji's view, whether Goguryeo is a strong wall or a clear country, Building the Great Wall to resist the attack of the Tang Dynasty was just a grasshopper after the autumn, and could only hop around for a few days.
As long as His Majesty Li Er personally marches and marches into Liaodong with a million troops, it will only be a snap to annihilate Goguryeo, and there will definitely be no surprises.
There are countless examples of battles in history in which a small number defeated a large number, but has there ever been an example of an egg breaking a stone?
Goguryeo was like that egg. It was shattered into pieces in front of the rock-solid cavalry of the Tang Dynasty. There was absolutely no second possibility.
What's more, the Tang army is now equipped with a lot of firearms. Even the overlords such as Xue Yantuo who roamed Mobei fell into the sand in an instant, not to mention a mere Goguryeo?
Thunder sweeping away caves and winds sweeping away clouds are not enough to describe the situation of the future Eastern Expedition.
Therefore, Goguryeo is only a temporary residence for Changsun Chong, and it is by no means a long-term solution...
But as the prince of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuanjing, why did he want Zhentian Lei?
The answer is obvious...
Changsun Wuji asked again, "In your opinion, what should we do about this matter?"
Changsun Chong lowered his head slightly and remained silent.
Changsun Wuji sighed again, his son's heart was filled with resentment towards His Majesty...
But if you think about it, you can understand it.
He originally had an infinitely bright future and was highly praised by everyone in the court, but in the end he was suppressed by Fang Jun at every turn. The young man could not suppress his anger, so it was inevitable that he would become jealous and even fight. But when Fang Jun soared into the sky, it was no longer possible for anyone to suppress him. It was understandable that his son felt angry and disappointed.
But first there was news of the ambiguity between Fang Jun and Chang Le, and then Chang Le reconciled with his son. Which man can bear such a huge change?
It is impossible to suppress Fang Jun now. When the prince ascends the throne, Fang Jun, as his right-hand man, will naturally become more prosperous.
If you want to completely suppress Fang Jun, you can only attack the prince and support another prince to win the position of crown prince. Only by relying on the power of Conglong can you firmly suppress Fang Jun.
Changsun Chong did everything right.
If there is a mistake, the fault lies in his failure...
As for framing the prince's lame leg, Changsun Wuji didn't think there was anything wrong. You made my son inhumane and had no heirs. What does it matter if you just lame one leg?
But all this does not mean that Changsun Wuji hopes that Li Yuanjing will succeed in his attempt to usurp the throne.
He has resentment towards His Majesty Li Er, but he has absolutely no hatred.
The friendship of fighting side by side and going hand in hand through life and death was by no means just talk. If those feelings were not still there, how could His Majesty Li Er tolerate his eldest grandson Wuji's repeated instigation of "fighting for the heirloom"? Even if Changsun Chong intended to rebel, he just issued an imperial edict and ignored it.
Neither the eldest grandson's family was held accountable, nor an official document was issued ordering all the states and counties in the world to hunt down the eldest son. This was a clear plan to give the eldest grandson a way out.
Which emperor could do this?
As for suppressing the clans, that was a necessary means to consolidate the imperial power. Didn’t the clans also unite to fight against the imperial power for their own benefit? This is a battle of interests and a battle between gentlemen. Who wins and who loses has no regrets.
Therefore, the prince can be changed, and the king of Wei or even the king of Jin can be supported to ascend to the position of prince, but the position of emperor must be as stable as Mount Tai.
This is Changsun Wuji's bottom line.
Changsun Chong understood his father's thoughts best, so he remained silent for a long time. Then he raised his head and said, "How can the child not know about your majesty's kindness? After all, the child did something wrong. Your majesty can let the child live in exile. This is already the highest honor." Grace. However, in my opinion, Li Yuanjing’s matter should not be revealed now, as there may be opportunities for profit.”
Changsun Wuji narrowed his eyes.
Profit?
That's a good idea...
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