When the eldest grandson Anshi heard that Wang Xuanying was going to drag the eldest grandson Wuji out and behead him in public, his expression suddenly changed and he hurriedly came out to plead for mercy: "Your Majesty, please wait, please listen to what I have to say."
Wang Xuanying glared at his eldest grandson Anshi with dissatisfaction, and said coldly: "Why, has Lord eldest grandson started to worry about brotherhood again?"
Changsun Anshi was startled. He forced himself to calm down and raised his hands and said, "No, the official said that there is no selfishness in public affairs. It's just that Changsun Wuji is Li Shimin's son's confidant. Now Li Shimin is very anxious to attack Hongnong. I think if I keep Changsun Wuji temporarily, maybe it will have unexpected uses in the future!"
Several other Wang Shichong confidants Duan Da, Yang Wang, Wang Xuanying's uncle Wang Shiyun and others all agreed: "Your Majesty, what Lord Changsun said is absolutely true. We can't do it for too long, maybe the lord will fight with Tang Jun in the future. In peace talks, Changsun Wuji can also be a good bargaining chip!"
"Well, what you said makes some sense!"
Wang Xuanying frowned and thought for a while, nodded, waved his hand and said, "Please escort Changsun Wuji to me first."
Several warriors raised their hands in response and escorted Changsun Wuji out of the hall.
Seeing Changsun Wuji being escorted out of the hall, Changsun Anshi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He raised his hands to Wang Xuanying and said, "Your Majesty, Changsun Wuji must have come to Luoyang to create chaos in the city so as to assist Li Shimin in his frontal offensive." I thought there must be some of his accomplices hiding in Luoyang!"
Wang Xuanying nodded and said: "What Lord Changsun said is absolutely true. Changsun Wuji, a scholar with no power, must only be responsible for commanding from the center. There must be a small elite force of the Tang Army hidden in Luoyang City. "
Duan Da immediately said: "This is not simple. Now that Changsun Wuji is in our hands, as long as we pry open his mouth, is there anything we don't know?"
Changsun Anshi glanced at Duan Da and said calmly: "Master Duan, don't talk about Changsun Wuji as Li Shimin's number one confidant. Is it realistic to pry open his mouth? Even if Changsun Wuji really confesses everything. , do you think the Tang army are all fools? Now that Changsun Wuji has been arrested, they must have moved their base."
When Wang Xuanying heard this, he was like a deflated rubber ball and slumped in his seat: "What should we do? Luoyang is so big, finding a few people is like finding a needle in a haystack."
The eldest grandson Anshi curled his lips, raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you discuss it with General Meng Gong? Most of Luoyang City is now in his hands. You can ask him to send troops to help us search for the details of the Tang army."
"What are you doing with him? A shameless villain who takes advantage of others!"
Wang Xuanying shouted with a gloomy face: "Let him send troops to search the whole city. I'm afraid that before the Tang army can find it, I, Wang Xuanying, will follow in Yang Tong's footsteps first!"
Everyone in the hall is Wang Shichong's loyal confidant, and there is no way out at this point. After hearing what Wang Xuanying said, they all responded in agreement, scolding the Sui army for being ruthless and burning bridges!
The eldest grandson Anshi took the opportunity to provoke Wang Xuan and said: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, the Sui army came with bad intentions this time. In name, they came to rescue us, but in fact, I am afraid that the purpose is the same as the Tang army, they also want to devour Luoyang!"
Wang Xuanying nodded solemnly and said: "After Song Jingang and Li Cunxu retreated to Hedong, I accepted your suggestion and wanted Meng Gong to withdraw from Luoyang and go to the Yellow River to fortify or go to Hongnong to support his father. But this Meng Gong did everything. He was passing the buck, but secretly sent people to win over the generals, obviously trying to take advantage of the opportunity to seize Luoyang!"
The eldest grandson Anshi was secretly happy, but on the surface he pretended to be worried: "Your Majesty, it seems that the Sui army is ready to fall out with us. The reason why they haven't taken action yet is because they are afraid of the lord's subordinates. There are tens of thousands of elites. Once the Hongnong War is over, our lord will suffer heavy losses regardless of victory or defeat, and the Sui army will definitely attack us at that time!"
Wang Xuanying gritted his teeth and said, "Younger Yang Gao is really cruel. If our Wang family hadn't stood up to Li Tang in Guanzhong, how could he have captured so much territory so easily?"
In troubled times, when princes are fighting for hegemony, who will tell you about benevolence and morality?
The eldest grandson Anshi mocked disdainfully in his heart, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I think we can't sit back and wait for death, so we should strike first!"
Before Wang Xuanying could answer, his uncle Wang Shiyun said: "To put it simply, but now that Zhang Zhenzhou and Wei Lu have already defected to the Sui army, what else do we have to fight against the Sui army?"
The eldest grandson, Anshi, sneered: "On the bright side, we are indeed unable to defeat Meng Gong, but if we are not bright enough, we can still hide it."
"dark?"
Wang Xuanying glanced at Changsun Anshi in confusion and asked, "Does Lord Changsun have any clever plans?"
The eldest grandson Anshi smiled slightly: "I can't really calculate it, I just have some ideas of my own. If the prince feels that what he said is not what he wants, don't blame me."
Wang Xuanying stretched out his hand and said, "It's okay, Lord Changsun."
The eldest grandson Anshi said in a deep voice: "Now many generals in Luoyang City have been bribed by the Sui army. The only ones that the prince can really use with confidence are the three thousand Huainan troops of the lord. If there is a head-on conflict with the Sui army, we will definitely lose. So in my opinion , if you want to deal with the Sui army, you can only capture the thief and capture the king first, capture the general Meng Gong first, and then falsely pass on Meng Gong’s military orders and secretly recruit the Sui army.”
"Originally, I thought this matter would be difficult, but the arrest of Changsun Wuji gave me an idea, and I came up with a plan to lure Meng Gong into trouble."
The eldest grandson Anshi sneered and said: "Your Majesty, you can send someone to tell Meng Gong that Li Shimin's confidant eldest grandson Wuji was accidentally captured in Luoyang. After interrogation, he learned that Li Shimin was brewing a conspiracy to annihilate our army and the Sui army in one fell swoop. He must come to the meeting." business."
"wonderful!"
Wang Xuanying was overjoyed when he heard this, clapped his hands and said: "Master Changsun, this plan is very clever, just follow what Master Changsun said..."
"Your Majesty, you must never listen to the slanderous words of your eldest grandson, Anshi. This is a recipe for disaster!"
Before Wang Xuanying could finish his words, one of the Wang family's nephews and nephews walked out and said loudly to Wang Xuanying: "Your Majesty, you must not listen to the eldest grandson Anshi, otherwise, my Wang family will definitely be destroyed!"
Wang Xuanying's expression changed. He looked down and saw that the man standing out and speaking was more than seven feet tall, with a rough face and a majestic figure. He was Wang Xiaojie, the general in charge of the three thousand Huainan Army.
Seeing that it was Wang Xiaojie who came out to dissuade him, Wang Xuanying suppressed his dissatisfied anger and asked in a deep voice: "Xiaojie, what nonsense did you just say? I think what the eldest grandson Anshi said is very reasonable. How can it bring trouble to our Wang family?" To bring disaster?"
