Chapter 1872 The purpose behind it
The three Du brothers took the ferry to the other side and were immediately shocked by the tragic scene. These three people are all children of aristocratic families. Except for Du Congze who had a military career, the other two have been well-fed and well-fed since childhood. All the battlefield killings only came from what they heard. This time they are also in charge of the family's private army. It was just a show, with no real intention to start a war...
Du He was stunned, and Du Huaigong quarreled: "Fortunately, I didn't accompany Li Ji to the east..."
The cruelty on the battlefield had a huge impact on these two sons of aristocratic families. Even though they regarded the servants at home as dolphins and dogs, they never imagined that such a scene with corpses strewn in the fields and rivers of blood was like a slaughterhouse.
Du Cong followed behind and suddenly said: "Perhaps your wife and Fang Jun have no personal relationship. Huaigong, you should be grateful for this."
Du Huaigong was about to get angry, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt it made sense.
If this cavalry that destroyed Webster's five thousand private army almost instantly was under Fang Jun, I'm afraid the target chosen would not be Webster's private army, but the Du family's private army. All the cruelty will be borne by the Du family's private army, and Du Huaigong will be attacked and killed more severely.
After swallowing hard, Du Huaigong said stiffly: "Maybe this is neither Li Ji's subordinates nor Fang Jun's army?"
Du He was speechless.
Have you determined that both Li Ji and Fang Jun are eager to kill you and then hurry up? I don’t know if this is an extreme inferiority complex or a vain arrogance. Those two are worried about family affairs and the inheritance of the empire. Who the hell cares about you, Du Huaigong...
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"Bang bang bang" knocks on the door rang in the silent Yanshoufang. Changsun Wuji, who had finally fallen asleep, was instantly awakened. His heart beat wildly for a while. The old servant came in with warm water for him to drink. After a few mouthfuls, it finally stabilized.
After letting out a long breath, Changsun Wuji asked, "What's going on outside?"
The old servant said: "We don't know yet, but there must be some emergency, so the soldiers came to report it. Yu Wenjie is staying outside. He will handle it, so the head of the family doesn't have to worry."
Changsun Wuji sighed: Don’t worry? What I worry about most is emergencies...
Now that the peace talks are progressing smoothly, Fang Jun's stick has not launched a surprise attack on the Guanlong army recently, and seems to have approved the peace talks. Although Li Ji, who was stationed in Tongguan, did not allow the powerful private troops in the pass to withdraw, he took no other action and seemed to adopt a tacit attitude towards the current balance.
But this was all highly unusual.
Li Ji returned to Chang'an with hundreds of thousands of troops and walked for more than half a year. Although the war in Chang'an was raging and the situation was unstable, he never revealed his stance. Now he is guarding Tongguan, and the army is watching eagerly, just to watch the relationship between Guanlong and Donggong up close. A fierce battle, and then both sides shook hands and made peace?
Interests, everyone's behavior must be attributed to interests, but what are the interests that Li Ji pursues?
Furthermore, the destruction of the Yang family's private army in Luoyang stationed in Yusi made Changsun Wuji deeply aware that this was no accident. Someone must be targeting these private armies. The murderer is still unknown. It may be Fang Jun, it may be Li Ji, or it may even be those Guanlong allies who seem to be inseparable but have small calculations...
The current situation can be said to be full of confusion, completely deviating from Changsun Wuji's original assumptions. Even though he prides himself on being an outstanding strategist, he still feels helpless and confused.
When Changsun Wuji took another sip of warm water, the knock on the door rang again, and Yu Wenjie said outside the door: "My lord, I have something important to do for my humble duty."
Changsun Wuji put down his water glass and said in a deep voice, "Come in and talk."
Yu Wenjie came in from the outside, wearing only a moon-white middle coat. It was obvious that after receiving the news, he came here in a hurry without even having time to change his clothes. This made Changsun Wuji's heart skip a beat.
Sure enough, Yu Wenjie's face was heavy and he said solemnly: "The Du family just sent someone to send a battle report. The five thousand private troops stationed by Weishi on the west bank of Chan River were slaughtered in the middle of the night. More than 30% of the people were killed and 20% were seriously injured. , countless people fled without a trace. Webster's private army... has been completely destroyed."
After the words fell, the room was silent.
Yu Wenjie and the old servant were holding back their breaths, bowing their bodies and lowering their heads, waiting for Changsun Wuji's instructions. They would either become furious or issue an order... but after a long while, they could not breathe at all.
Their hearts skipped a beat, could it be... They quickly raised their heads at the same time, and saw Chang Sun Wuji looking out the window at the dark night, with one hand subconsciously dancing on the water glass. Then they felt relieved and let out a breath.
If something happens to the Guanlong leader's body at this moment, the situation will collapse immediately. Guanlong will be leaderless and torn apart. What awaits everyone will be an irreversible situation.
Changsun Wuji pondered for a long time, and suddenly murmured: "Something's wrong..."
Then he withdrew his gaze from the darkness outside the window, looked at Yuwen Jie and asked, "Tell me, who is this murderer?"
Yu Wenjie said: "Neither the Yang family in Luoyang nor the Wei family in Jingzhao, or even the Du family's private army watching from across the river, are unable to identify the murderer based on their military appearance, equipment, and appearance. Therefore, there is lack of evidence and cannot be rashly identified. But there are only the British Duke or Fang Jun on the left and right. Only these two people have the ability to do this. Unfortunately, it comes and goes like the wind and cannot be tracked at all. Otherwise, it would only be necessary to observe from a distance what happens after it escapes into Zhongnan Mountain. Head east or west, and you will know who is under his command."
Although these elite private armies lack training and are not well-equipped with weapons, they are just a mob, but after all, they are numerous and powerful. Without an elite army, it would be difficult to defeat them in one blow or even destroy them in one fell swoop.
Therefore, it makes no difference whether he said it or not. Everyone knew that the murderer could only be one of these two people, but if he guessed wrong, the consequences would be completely different.
Without real evidence, who dares to make a hasty conclusion?
Changsun Wuji shook his head and said: "Don't focus on who killed the clan's private army. The second thing is to go deeper and think about the murderer's purpose."
Yu Wenjie was astonished. Isn't the purpose to make these Guanwai clans hate Guanlong families to the core, thereby severing the cooperation and contact between Guanlong and Guanwai clans, completely isolating Guanlong in the future court, and then carrying out fierce Suppression?
This was the reason unanimously recognized by Guan Long, but when Changsun Wuji asked the question at this moment, it was obviously not such an answer...
As if he didn't expect Yu Wenjie to have an answer, Changsun Wuji said to himself: "Perhaps this is a strategy of killing two birds with one stone?"
His gray eyebrows were tightly knitted, and his expression became more solemn.
Yu Wenjie was puzzled and asked cautiously: "Kill two eagles with one stone...then what is the other eagle?"
Eliminate the private armies of those powerful families who were coerced and lured to Guanzhong by Guan Long, cut off the foundation of their powerful families, and make them have deep resentment and hatred towards Guan Long, so as to isolate Guan Long in the future and completely expel Guan Long from the court. Suppress it, this is an eagle.
But other than that, Yu Wenjie couldn't think of any other reason to eliminate these private armies...
Changsun Wuji put down the water cup in his hand and got off the bed. The old servant hurriedly stepped forward to help him. Changsun Wuji pushed the old servant away, took off his shoes, dragged his injured leg to the window, and looked at the dark night with his hands behind his hands. , said slowly: "With your knowledge, can you tell me your Majesty's views on Guanlong and the world's elites?"
Yu Wenjie didn't expect that the topic would suddenly change so far, but he had thought about this issue before. He pondered for a while and said: "As for Guan Long, His Majesty used to fight for the world, and now it is urgent to strengthen the imperial power. If you are a powerful person, you would like to be able to conquer everything in one fell swoop and move on quickly."
Only through hundreds of years of inheritance can a family become a "vassal". With its strong strength and wide network of contacts, each family can dominate one side. When the world is in chaos, the clans and clans build high walls, collect food, and form a self-contained body. Once recognized by these clans and clans, each clan with money, people, and food will instantly unite into a powerful force. With incomparable power, you can use it to dominate the world, achieving twice the result with half the effort.
In troubled times, the clans preserved the inheritance of culture and the vitality of the place, and played a major role in the process of bringing peace and reunification to the world. This was the positive influence of the clans.
But at the same time, the clans only value their own interests and have little "feelings for family and country". Not to mention they don't care who becomes the emperor. For the sake of profit and inheritance, even if they commit themselves to a foreign country, they will not hesitate at all.
And because of the "selfish" nature of the clans, every time they choose a wise master to bring peace to the world, they naturally need to grab enough benefits in return, occupy the interests of the court, seize the king's power, monopolize educational resources, suppress the poor scholars...
