Sun Renshi's plan to attack Jinguangmen now is similar to Cao Cao's burning of Wuchao. After the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao had great favor and trust in Xu You, and received many favors and rewards, making him a confidant of Cao Cao's tent.
Fang Jun also used this metaphor to say that he would not treat Sun Renshi lightly.
Master Sun Ren was in high spirits, and before he could speak, Cen Changqian on the side had already put her hands on her hands and said with a smile: "This incident will definitely become a good story in the future, but General Sun is not the arrogant and ignorant Xu Ziyuan, and the commander is not Cao Mengde, the traitor in troubled times! "
Fang Jun was startled. He realized that he had said the wrong thing and glanced at Cen Changqian, who was thinking quickly.
Xu You did help Cao Cao make great achievements, and Cao Cao did treat him well. But later, Xu You relied on his military exploits and gained a lot of power. He repeatedly made fun of Cao Cao. Every time he attended, regardless of the occasion, he called Cao Cao by his nickname and said, "Amao, without me, you can't get Jizhou." Cao Cao smiled on the surface. , said: "You are right." But naturally there was a secret grudge in his heart.
In the end, Xu Chu figured out Cao Cao's thoughts and found a reason to kill Xu You...
And Cao Cao "held the emperor hostage to order the princes" and was regarded as a traitor in troubled times. The situation at that time was somewhat similar to the current situation - once the East Palace reversed defeat and won, Fang Jun was the most important contributor to the East Palace, and the prince also helped him Listening to advice may not breed the desire of a powerful minister.
Although the prince may not believe it, as long as someone tells what happened today in an exaggerated and jealous manner, and mentions that Fang Jun relies on his military achievements and compares himself to Cao Cao, it is difficult to guarantee that the prince will not become wary.
After all, the profession of human emperor is inherently insecure and cannot fully trust anyone...
Therefore, Fang Jun nodded to Cen Changqian with great approval and affirmed his actions: Young man, the road is broad and there is a bright future.
The action that was originally a narrow escape was now able to not only ensure that the mission was completed more perfectly, but also add a bit of insurance for the dead soldiers to escape. Everyone was in high spirits.
Fang Jun waved his hand: "Without further delay, Cheng Wuting and Sun Renshi will lead the team and start tonight!"
"Here!"
The generals in the tent responded with a roar.
*****
In Chang'an City, Prince Qi's Mansion.
Two county princes' mansions in Qunxianfang caught fire at the same time, and after the news that the two princes, King Bohai and King Longxi, were assassinated on their beds, reached the Prince of Qi's mansion, King Li You of Qi felt bad...
In the flower hall, the rain was gurgling outside the window, and Li You's mood was even more messy than the rain.
"It's over, it's over, it's over this time..."
He kept walking back and forth in the hall, feeling lost and restless.
Yin Hongzhi sat aside, frowning, and said comfortingly: "Things may not have reached that level. We just need to strengthen the guards in the mansion. I don't think there will be anything wrong."
"Not that far yet?!"
Li You stopped, glared at his uncle, and said in a sharp voice: "Don't you know what kind of temper the prince is? The most benevolent and weak of a woman is that she would not even dare to kill a chicken, but now she is The two princes were obviously forced to kill each other! Those two fools were just trying to get in touch with the Long clan, and I was the one who clearly issued the edict and planned to usurp the throne. That was a life-and-death feud. ! The next one is my turn. With the ability of 'Hundred Qisi', I will have to keep one eye open tonight when I sleep."
Yin Hongzhi remained silent.
Li You was furious and complained: "I shouldn't have agreed to Changsun Wuji's position in the first place. Is it so easy to take the throne? But my uncle tried to persuade him again and again, saying that it was the right time for a man to make great contributions. What about now? What about Changsun Wuji?" He aggressively gathered an army of more than 100,000 people with the intention of overthrowing the East Palace, but was beaten by the second house and lost his armor and troops. Now we are seeing that the peace talks between the two sides are about to succeed... Do you know what will happen to me once the peace talks are achieved? "
Yin Hongzhi sighed, feeling ashamed and not daring to say anything.
If the East Palace is destroyed, Li You will naturally be the successor prince. In the future, with the support of Guan Long, he will ascend the throne and become the emperor. He will be the supreme and prestige in the world. As an uncle, he can also ascend to heaven, become a Duke of the country, and stand on the Tai Chi Palace. At the forefront of the class.
But if Guanlong is defeated, or even just peace talks, then Qi Wang Li You, who once issued an edict to replace the crown prince, will become the biggest villain, the kind who must die...
Of course the prince wanted to crush him to ashes, but Guan Long also wanted to give an explanation to the East Palace. How could Li You still have any chance of survival? Even in order to shirk responsibility, Guan Long simply put all the charges on Li You, saying that he conspired to usurp the throne and raise an army to fight for the throne... It was no longer a matter of death or death. Even the Yin concubine in the palace would not be able to say anything about it. Everyone will be implicated. Being sent to a cold palace as a slave is considered a prince's kindness, but a glass of poisonous wine and three feet of white silk are ordinary.
It was clear that the situation was very good, and he was about to assist King Qi to ascend to the throne. How could it take a sudden turn for the worse in the blink of an eye, and reach such a stage?
Li You vented his complaints and knew that even killing Yin Hongzhi would not help at this moment, so he paced back and forth with an anxious expression: "No, no, I can't just sit back and wait for death. I must come up with a way to escape. I, the king I don’t want to die…”
The impending disaster made his already frivolous character even more anxious.
Yin Hongzhi stroked his beard and said: "It's not completely helpless. Two county kings were assassinated. The Guanlong army in the city was constantly mobilized to round up the murderers. Although the security was tighter than before, in fact, there were more opportunities, not necessarily No loopholes can be found.”
Li You was stunned for a moment, then cheered up. He sat next to Yin Hongzhi and was about to speak. Suddenly his mind changed and he shook his head and said, "If you just run away like this, you will inevitably be charged with 'conspiracy to usurp the throne.' , isn’t this king just an imperial prisoner?”
Yin Hongzhi was speechless: "Is life more important or is it the other side? Your Highness, if you have to cut it off, cut it off! Right now, the Guanlongmen clan is mobilizing grain and fodder from all over the country to the capital, and they are all hoarding it outside the Jinguang Gate. During these days, waterships are constantly entering the city to provide supplies to everyone. The princes here are transporting grain and fodder. I have some friendship with the water transport agency, and if I spend some money to buy a few water boats, I will be able to sneak out of the city at night. There are countless financial reports in the house, so we will bring more than ten close guards with us, and no one else will care. The world is so big, where can I go? If you can't be a prince, you can just hide your name and be a rich man."
Li You pulled his hair and said angrily: "How big is the world? Haha, come on, come on, uncle, tell me, how big is the world? Mobei is under the rule of the Hanhai Protectorate, and the Western Region is under the Western Region Protectorate. Under his rule, all the countries in Nanyang and East Asia were under the control of the navy. Now even Goguryeo has been overthrown by the navy... Is it possible that I want to go all the way west to Dashi? Even in Dashi, there are many Han people now. Merchant, where did the king go? Did he really go into the ravines without seeing anyone? As long as it is known, the Anxi army will array at the border, and then the court will write a document to eat the country. Do you think the caliph of the food country will risk the risk of war? Are you trying to protect me? I’m afraid I won’t be kidnapped immediately and given to the Anxi Army!”
Yin Hongzhi was stunned.
Counting with his fingers, it is indeed as Li You said. The world is so big, but the military power of the Tang Dynasty has already conquered the world. It is as difficult as climbing to the sky to find a place that is difficult for the Tang army to reach...
There is nowhere to run.
Li You added: "What's more, I am self-aware and a person who is used to enjoying things. If I were to really go into a ravine and never see anyone for the rest of my life, it would be better to just die happily."
Thinking about him, Li You is a noble prince, a nobleman in Tianhuang. He has been well-dressed and well-fed, with delicacies since he was a child. He has servants like rain and beautiful maids like clouds. How can he endure the pain of anonymity?
That would be worse than killing him.
Yin Hongzhi is completely helpless. He has nowhere to run and can sit still and wait for death. What should he do?
The two nephews and uncles sat in the flower hall, helpless. For a long time, Li You slapped his hands suddenly and said with joy: "Yes!"
Yin Hongzhi perked up: "Your Highness, do you have any good ideas?"
Li You stood up excitedly, walked around the hall, thought about it, and said firmly: "I, the king, can ask Fang Er! Now Fang Er has made great achievements in front of the prince, and he is the first-class trusted minister. , and I think that I still have some friendship with Fang Er, so as long as Fang Er is willing to say a few nice words in front of the prince, I can at least save my life, right?"
Either escape from Chang'an and find a remote place in a poor country where he will never see anyone for the rest of his life, suffering all kinds of pain and loneliness, or simply admit his mistake to the prince and plead guilty, and if you have Fang Er to talk about it, you can probably save your life.
Since he won't be killed, what if he is imprisoned for life? The dignity of being a prince is always there, the same fine clothes and food, the same beauties, which is much better than escaping from Chang'an...
To this day, he has admitted it. Who told him that he was so obsessed at the beginning that he thought about adding insult to injury to compete for the position of crown prince?
As long as I can save my life, there will be no injustice.
Yin Hongzhi's eyes also lit up, and he clapped his hands and praised: "That's very good! Without further ado, I'm going to buy a few canoes. Let's escape overnight and go to Xuanwu Gate to see Fang Jun!"
