Dong Tianxing also couldn't figure out what happened to Di Xian and asked, "Besides this discovery, what else did Master Chang Shi say?"
"Your Excellency said that he wanted to assassinate Di Xian!" Zhou Xing replied: "Lao Jianhua is not in Hangzhou right now, so it is a good opportunity to take action, so Chang Shi decided to act as soon as possible. No matter what Di Xian's method is, killing him with one knife is the most efficient. "
Murong Xue asked curiously: "Brother Shen wants to deal with Di Xian, I can understand it. But why did he tell us specifically? Could it be that he needs us to send someone to help?"
Zhou Xing shook his head: "That's not necessary. The masters from the Zhenjiang Intelligence Department are enough. Master Chang Shi informed us that our intention is to let Dongdu improve the protection of the emperor. Because once he succeeds, Lao Jianhua will There will be crazy revenge, and His Majesty will be the primary target."
Murong Xue suddenly realized and nodded slightly: "Well, this is a right consideration. I will pay attention to the Forbidden Army. Nilin Division also shoulders the responsibility of protecting them, so you should worry more."
Zhou Xing looked troubled: "General, as you know, His Majesty has people like Lao Jianhua around him. I'm worried that I won't be able to guard against him."
Murong Xue said solemnly: "It's been so long, and you still don't have any clues?"
Zhou Xingying said: "Lord Chang Shi has been investigating for a long time. So far, we only know that the traitor's nickname is Wong Wong. He is most likely a court official from Yizhou, and his position is not low. But it is a pity that Tian Mu is in charge of Ni Lin. After the company, the investigative authority of the brothers was greatly tightened, and I was unable to touch many people."
He paused and then said: "I suspect that the failure in the battle against Bao Yuchun was largely due to the fact that the battle strategy was leaked in advance."
Murong Xue was certainly aware of this situation and said in a deep voice: "The existence of the wasp will always threaten our military operations and must be eliminated as soon as possible. Similarly, for the safety of the emperor, can you please Master Shen to postpone the assassination of Di Xian, at least to remove the threats around your majesty?" Let’s talk about it after clearing it.”
Zhou Xing thought for a while, nodded and said: "Okay, I will send someone to ask Chang Shi for instructions as soon as possible. The purpose of his letter is also to seek your opinions. If the conditions are not mature yet, it should be okay to act later."
Dong Tianxing reminded: "I feel that there is no rush to assassinate Di Xian. The key is to find out his true identity first. Only in this way can we understand why Lao Jianhua has been stirring up trouble."
Murong Xue thought for a moment and tried to analyze: "I suspect that Di Xian is either related to the Turks or to the King of Jin who rebelled in the past. I remember Master Shen once told the late emperor that Lao Jianhua was a member of the Red Blood Army. The commander-in-chief Lao Zishang placed an undercover agent in the Nilin Division, and Lao Zishang rebelled with the King of Jin Li Chengxing, so Lao Jianhua has a close relationship with the King of Jin."
Dong Tianxing frowned and thought: "Did King Jin cause rebellion? It has been almost thirty years, right? I remember that at that time I was just sent to the Ministry of Rites as Xuanyi Lang, and I witnessed Li Chengxing leading the Red Blood Army. The scene of besieging the Suzaku Gate. Oh, by the way, it seems that Princess Jin’s surname is Di, and she is the youngest daughter of the great Situ Di Junru! Could that Di Xian be a descendant of the Di family? "
"Could he be Princess Jin's nephew?" Murong Xue said slightly confused: "But that's not right. Lao Zishang is Li Chengxing's biological uncle, and is separated from the Di family by one layer. No matter how loyal Lao Jianhua is, I wouldn’t go to assist the descendants of King Jin’s father-in-law’s family, unless…”
He was shocked and looked at Dong Tianxing: "Unless Di Xian is Li Chengxing's flesh and blood."
Dong Tianxing also came to his senses and nodded repeatedly: "It's very possible! It's very possible! Although Li Chengxing ended up with a lot of people being copied, there is no guarantee that no fish will slip through the net!"
Zhou Xing secretly sighed that these two living treasures, the old and the young, guessed and guessed, and they actually guessed almost exactly.
He cleared his throat and said: "It's up to Shen Changshi to find out what the real situation is. It's useless for us to think about it. You two adults, please go and deliver a message to Changshi now."
After that, he bowed to the two of them and left in a hurry.
Murong Xue turned to Dong Tianxing and said, "You were so fierce in the court today. Not only were you the first to speak, but you also bluntly stated that you would join forces with the Zhenjiang Army to fight together, knowing that His Majesty did not want to see Jiang Yao."
"Otherwise, what should we do?" Lao Dong smiled helplessly: "Daduhu and the others finally repelled Roniya's army, and the decisive battle is about to begin. Could it be that they missed this opportunity in vain and gave the Turks a chance to breathe? time?"
Murong Xue shook her head: "That's true, but Wang Boring's concerns do exist. Even me, a brother, is a little unsure now. What are Jiang Yao and your elders thinking, and whether they can still obey the imperial court. Order?"
Dong Tianxing said in surprise: "Do you also doubt Daduhu and General Xu? Their loyalty to the Holy Tang Dynasty is a hundred times stronger than that of Wei Zixuan, Gong Chengze and others! If the Zhenjiang Army really wants to separatist forces, can they counterattack Yongliang?"
Murong Xue quickly explained: "Of course I won't doubt my brothers, but their identities at this time are completely different from before, and their strength and stance will also change accordingly. What if..."
He paused and said hesitantly: "What if... the imperial court proposes a decisive battle plan and Jiang Yao refuses to accept it, wouldn't that only increase the differences?"
"Then make it simple!" Dong Tianxing waved his hand: "Ask the Great Protector to be the commander of the decisive battle, and let him command all the troops of Shengtang. Will it be solved soon?"
Murong Xue smiled bitterly and said: "Old Dong, you are too whimsical! The emperor is already very afraid of the Western Army, and you still expect him to let Jiang Yao take charge? In my opinion, the Northern Army, the Western Army, and the Southern Army will all be defeated in a short time. It’s impossible to join forces smoothly.”
He poured a glass of wine for Dong Tianxing and continued: "Have you heard? Ma Hongjie was kicked hard in the back by Bao Yuchun because we abandoned Nanyang. Now he is furious all day long and is extremely dissatisfied with us."
Dong Tianxing nodded helplessly: "How could I not hear about it? Ma Hongjie sent a memorandum to the emperor through the Ministry of War, scolding you for fearing the enemy and cowardly fighting and harming friendly forces, causing him to suffer huge losses. Ma Hongjie wants the emperor to return the Confederate Army It is fair for a soldier to ask you about your fault for being disadvantageous in combat. The old generals Yan Huiqing and Mi Pei also wrote to me respectively so that they could complain."
Murong Xue said calmly: "I made a mistake myself, and I am willing to accept the court's punishment and will never shirk the blame! Bao Yuchun did sneak attack on Ma Hongjie and the others under my nose. Seriously, I feel sorry for those dead soldiers. "
Dong Tianxing sighed softly: "General Murong, you don't have to blame yourself too much. No one would have thought of this. I have already written back to Yan Huiqing, explaining the situation at the time, and asked him to advise Ma Hongjie not to put the two families together. The relationship is at a standstill. It seems to me that apart from scolding you, the emperor has no intention of actually asking you for guilt."
"That's why I said that cooperation between several armies is not easy," Murong Xue said with a serious expression: "The more the Emperor protects me, the more dissatisfied Ma Hongjie will be, and there will be many obstacles to joining forces to fight against the enemy. Last time the South The army also complained that the imperial court not only refused to help it establish a heavy armored infantry corps, but also repeatedly defaulted on military pay and food, causing the Southern Army to be stretched and full of complaints, alas!"
Dong Tianxing nodded slightly: "The imperial court is short of money, and there are traitorous ministers who are obstructing it. It is impossible not to offend them. What kind of bad luck do you think Shengtang has suffered? One wave after another, and there is no way to truly unite. Come with strength. If the government and the public could unite as one, with Shengtang’s national power, the Turks and rebels would have been wiped out!"
Murong Xue drank the strong wine in the glass in one gulp and said depressedly: "This may be the reason why internal and external enemies dare to jump out. They just saw that we were in a mess, so they created a lot of chaos, which caused Shengtang to fall into pieces, and there was no way to deal with it. Internal and external troubles. I remember that Taifu Nian once said when he was still alive that the crisis in Shengtang had actually been planted during the Jin Dynasty Rebellion. Now that I think about it, it is indeed true."
Dong Tianxing has been an official in the court for more than thirty years and has personally experienced the ups and downs of the past. Naturally, his feelings are more profound than those of the young Murong Xue. The late emperor Li Chengwu, Taifu Nian Jinsong, General Xu, General He, including Xie Guang, although they have all passed away, they were all participants and witnesses in putting down the rebellion of the King of Jin and establishing the holy covenant.
And Li Bing, Shen Lie, Lao Jianhua, Bao Yuchun, and Di Xian are also more or less inextricably linked to the shocking change in the dynasty more than 20 years ago.
Just like Taifu Nian said, the root of the disaster may have been quietly planted at that time.
A great dynasty, whether it lasts four hundred years or eight hundred years, will inevitably go through periods of prosperity, tribulations, and ups and downs, and what can really knock it down are always internal events.
Li Chengwu's elder brother, Li Chengwen, died suddenly less than two years after taking the throne. The court, army, and royal family were all caught off guard. The prince Li Bing was another little baby waiting to be fed. He was not even qualified to succeed to the throne. The entire dynasty was instantly in a fragile situation.
At that time, all parties in the DPRK and China battled wits and courage, and finally reached a compromise and jointly elected King of Lu Li Chengwu to take over. However, he did not expect that this would directly lead to Jin Wang Li Chengxing's rebellion.
Although the rebels were quickly suppressed by the court, due to the turbulent political situation at that time, neither Nian Jinsong nor He Jingming could ensure the internal security of the dynasty once and for all.
The traitors who slipped through the net, the seeds of hatred, the weak emperor, and the immature crown prince were all turned into elements of disaster, and were buried deeply in the soil of the Holy Tang.
It wasn’t until more than twenty years later that it sprouted leaves, blossomed and bore fruit.
Dong Tianxing thought silently in his heart: The current misfortune of the dynasty was the result of many years of development, and was intricate and complex. If you want to completely crack it, there may be only one way.
Use the thunderous and extremely sharp sword to sweep them away in one fell swoop!
