Sure enough, after hearing Yuwen Shiji's words, Changsun Wuji breathed out again, his expression became calm, and he nodded and said: "You and I will live and die together. This friendship will never be forgotten by the Changsun family and I."
Then he looked at Linghu Defen and Dugu Lan, and said calmly: "Now that the situation is urgent and the city is in panic, Baiqisi might follow the prince's order and sneak into the city to wreak havoc, or even assassinate Guan Longxungui in a frenzied manner. After all, they treat even the princes of the royal family as if they are nothing... The two of them are the backbone of Guan Long. If they are assassinated by the 'Baiqisi', it will be difficult to protect them. If there is any damage, then Guan Long will Long is in shock, morale is collapsing, and the situation is dilapidated. This is an unbearable loss. So from now on, I have resigned you two to live here temporarily and join me in life and death together!"
As soon as these words came out, Linghu Defen and Dugu Lan suddenly changed their expressions!
Linghu Defen stood up and slapped the case, his eyes widened and he shouted angrily: "Are you crazy? You actually held me hostage and forced the Linghu family to accompany you to death?"
Although he was very afraid of Changsun Wuji and knew that if his opposition was too fierce at this moment, Changsun Wuji would probably kill him suddenly, but he still had some scholarly arrogance in his heart, and he managed to express himself anger.
Dugu Lan also looked livid and said angrily: "Changsun Wuji, don't go too far! This mutiny was planned by you, and you didn't even have any knowledge of us in advance. However, considering the Guanlong lineage, we must not go too far!" You don't care about your kindness, sit down and do such treacherous things, abandoning your reputation and your family's life. But now that you have come to this day, you are just crazy, and you actually want us to follow you and cut off your descendants. Eternal destruction? This is simply ridiculous!"
He was angrier than Linghu Defen.
Linghu Defen is now concentrating on writing books and not paying much attention to these power struggles. He can participate or not participate. He is just drifting with the crowd. He was responsible for the mutiny from the beginning, but until today, he is unwilling to be It’s just that the eldest grandson’s family was buried with him.
However, he opposed the mutiny from the beginning and even refused to allow the Guanlong army to enter the city through the city gate guarded by the Dugu family. However, out of consideration for friendship, he finally assisted Changsun Wuji against his will.
As a result, now, Changsun Wuji is actually under house arrest here, forcing the Dugu family to go to destruction with him...
Yu Wenshiji looked ugly and sat there without saying a word.
Changsun Wuji looked at the two people, waved his hands to Linghu Defen, sighed, and said: "I can't help it. At this point, if the Guanlong clan can't live and die together, wouldn't it mean that we just sit back and wait for death? But as long as we If we are independent of each other and advance and retreat together, it may not be impossible to turn defeat into victory."
Linghu Defen laughed angrily: "Are you still stubborn? Even if Taiji Palace is captured, the prince is deposed, and Li Ji, Chen, and Tongguan are mobilized, and hundreds of thousands of troops are sent to the capital at any time, do you still think that he can join us? He With His Majesty’s edict in hand, there is absolutely no way we can just sit back and watch us depose the crown prince and escape unscathed!”
Changsun Wuji looked a little tired and waved his hands: "Sit down first and listen to what I have to say..."
Linghu Defen stared at Changsun Wuji for a long time, and finally sat down angrily.
It's not that he doesn't want to leave, but that he knows that if Changsun Wuji doesn't speak at this moment, he will definitely not be able to get out of this door...
Changsun Wuji didn't care what he thought, and continued: "You are right, Li Ji must have His Majesty's edict in hand, otherwise he would not act like this... But have you ever thought about what will happen to His Majesty in this edict? Are we going to close the Long Gate valve?"
Linghu Defen was stunned, looked back at Dugulan, and remained silent.
Although none of them have seen this possible edict, one thing is certain, that is, it must involve the Guanlong clan. This is a major concern for His Majesty Li Er. How could he not explain it before he was dying?
But it is unlikely that Li Ji was ordered to send his troops to Beijing to exterminate the Guanlong clan in the imperial edict...
It's not that His Majesty Li Er will miss the friendship of fighting side by side in the past to conquer the world. For an emperor, he can give up his own son, let alone his comrade-in-arms who he had friendship with in the past but has now become a serious thorn in his side? But once Li Ji tries to cut off the Guanlong clan, it will not only cause turmoil in the entire Guanzhong, but also make the clans in the world lose their temper and take measures to fight against the central government.
By that time, there will be wars everywhere and chaos in the world.
His Majesty Li Er has been working hard and working hard for this prosperous era of Zhenguan. How can he ruin more than ten years of hard work just to cut off the Guanlong clan?
Therefore, the part of the imperial edict involving the Guanlong clan could only order Li Ji to wait for opportunities to weaken them, but it was absolutely impossible to kill them all.
And Li Ji has not returned since he withdrew his troops from Liaodong, and now Chen Bingtongguan is sitting back and watching the fierce battle in Chang'an, which shows that he is fighting with the intention of causing both Donggong and Guanlong to lose...
And this was exactly what gave Changsun Wuji the confidence to fight to the death in the East Palace one day ago.
Li Ji's purpose is to weaken the power of the Guanlong clan to the greatest extent, so that it will no longer be possible for the Guanlong clan to have enough power to influence the government as before, but he will never sit back and watch the Guanlong clan be completely cut off, which will lead to a chain of clans all over the world. reaction.
Linghu Defen frowned, glared at Changsun Wuji, and said hesitantly: "So what you mean...we take the initiative to send all the dead soldiers of the family to the battlefield, either to overthrow the East Palace and depose the prince, or to cut off our own arms and win. Take Li Ji to dispel your wariness?"
Changsun Wuji said happily: "That's it. The current battle situation seems to be divided, and it's hard to tell the winner. We and Dong Palace can't do anything about the other. In fact, it's already time to decide the winner. Both sides are gritting their teeth and holding back. Whoever takes his last breath first will be doomed. But the problem is that we are not afraid of failure. So what if all the troops under our command are killed? That will just agree with Li Ji's thoughts, and Li Ji will immediately lead his army to Beijing and terminate the This mutiny. But if we bite the bullet and defeat the Sixth Army of the East Palace, we will have more confidence in the subsequent negotiations with Li Ji and can seek as many benefits as possible."
Linghu Defen and Dugulan remained silent.
This speculation indeed echoes the current situation. No matter whether the battle is defeated or not, as long as the Guanlong army is exhausted, Li Ji will do his best to protect the Guanlong clan.
After all, he needed to borrow Guan Long's sword, but he achieved the purpose of storing it easily...
But for the two of them, it is still difficult to accept the risk of risking the last breath of their family's strength. It's just that Changsun Wuji is under house arrest at this moment, and they can't help but object.
invalid objection……
Changsun Wuji felt relieved when he saw that the two of them were silent.
If it wasn't necessary, why would he be willing to go to this point? After all, Linghu Defen and Dugu Lan are under house arrest today, so no matter whether they win or lose, the so-called "Guanlong Clan" will completely collapse and disappear in the future, and they will no longer be the alliance that has been in the same spirit and advanced and retreated together for hundreds of years.
But they can only tie the Guanlong clan together in this way, and finally fight for the life and death of the Changsun family.
If the power of Guan Long cannot be united, the Changsun family can only fall into a situation of no return...
*****
At noon, the rain subsided slightly, and the Guanlong army began to mobilize the troops stationed outside the city into the city one by one, forming a dense array in front of Taiji Palace, ready for another violent attack.
But God seemed not to want to see such a cruel and fierce battle in the human world, and couldn't bear to see the lives of people in ruins. At the end of noon and the beginning of midnight, the rain suddenly increased, so Guanlong had to postpone the attack.
This heavy rain caused a brief period of calm in Chang'an City...
Tongguan.
A fast horse galloped from the official road, its bowl-sized hooves trampled the mud on the ground, and with a cry, it passed through the endless military camps under Tongguan and reached the city gate.
Arriving in front of the central army tent, the knight in a raincoat immediately reined in his horse and flew down. He did not enter the central army tent, but turned left under the gaze of the commander's soldiers and came to a side to watch. Like a simple courtyard, he took out a waistband and handed it to the soldier in front of the door. The soldier entered with the waistband in hand, turned around for a moment, released the door lock, and the knight stepped inside.
The courtyard was very empty, with a row of capable soldiers standing under the gurgling eaves. The knight ignored them and walked directly to the door, pushing the door open and entering.
The room was dimly lit, and an old eunuch stood in front of the window, hands folded, his thin and old body slightly stooped, looking towards the door.
A pair of eyes has too much white, and looks as lifeless as a dead fish, which makes people involuntarily frightened...
The knight came to the old eunuch, knelt down on one knee, and said in a low voice: "I come from the Xuanwu Gate to report something important."
The old eunuch turned around, still holding his hands, his dead fish-like eyes were dull, and he said nothing.
The knight seemed to be used to the silence of the old eunuch, and said to himself: "The humble minister held a seal and met Zhang Shigui, but Zhang Shigui refused to implement the plan immediately... The humble minister believed that Zhang Shigui could no longer be trusted."
The old eunuch finally spoke, his voice hoarse and unpleasant: "He dares to resist and disobey the decree? He is seeking death!"
