Chapter 19 eighteen
"For three years, the crown prince guarded that tiger talisman like a peerless beauty. How could he throw this treasure out on his own initiative? Moreover, the force of this throw was so just right, it obviously flattered me and made me Being a general in charge of the army actually pushed me to the point of hand-to-hand combat with the King of Qin while further weakening the Qin Mansion, this method is absolutely impossible to come up with with the Prince's scheming!" Under the lamp, Li Yuanji said this to his guard Yu Wenbao and Xue Shufang.This armory is the place where he usually discusses secrets with his confidants. Li Yuanji is a person who dreamed of being a hero since he was a child. He likes all kinds of strange murder weapons. Once he returns to the mansion, he will spend most of his time here. , Either design schemes against others with his henchmen, or wipe the weapons that he collected so hard over and over again.
Yu Wenbao nodded in agreement, and he also thought that Li Jiancheng's behavior was a bit abnormal this time. He said to Li Yuanji with a worried face: "This time you lead the tiger talisman, drive the army to the west, and fight against the Xiaoqi set up by Yu She. Whatever the outcome, I'm afraid they will all face disaster." As soon as Yu Wenbao's words came out, Li Yuanji's and Xue Shufang's expressions changed.Li Yuanji asked: "Where do you start with this?" Yu Wenbao said: "Yu She set up a super powerful cavalry, and they all use good horses from the Western Regions. If they are defeated by him, His Highness will definitely not be able to escape being chased by him." But what if you win? Then you will be the first general to defeat Ashina's iron cavalry. When you return to the court, your status will suddenly rise to the front of the Qin Mansion. The East Palace is thinking about the tiger talisman in your hand , the Qin family is thinking about you being in charge of his old department, so they will definitely turn their energy and energy to His Highness, how can you handle it, Your Highness?"
This really touched Li Yuanji's sore spot. He gasped, and said with a bitter face: "What can I do now? My father ordered my generals personally. If I don't go to Wucheng, won't I It will make the world ridicule that I am greedy for life and afraid of death." Yu Wenbao said in a low voice: "I have a way to make His Highness never have any worries." Li Yuanji hurriedly said: "Then you don't hesitate to say it." Yu Wenbao shot a ray in his eyes Fierce light: "When the army goes out, according to the rules of etiquette, the king of Qin should go to see you off together with the crown prince. Your Highness, please ambush the swordsmen in the tent, and secretly kill the king of Qin..." Yu Wenbao made a beheading motion, and then Said: "Afterwards, His Highness lied to the emperor that the King of Qin was a sudden death. The military situation ahead was so urgent, and there were so many former generals of the Qin family in the army. Break it! Besides, everyone knows that the emperor is afraid of King Qin, if you do this, maybe he will be grateful to you in his heart."
Li Yuanji had a pensive expression on his face, and it could be seen that he somewhat approved of Yu Wenbao's idea.Yu Wenbao took a step forward and lowered his voice. He said: "After the matter is completed, His Highness will bring a large army to the west, so you won't have to worry about the future. If the battle goes smoothly, you can come back after making great achievements. Huan and Donggong will play another game, the prince's means, of course we don't need to be afraid of him. If the battle doesn't go well, then you can find an opportunity to lead the troops back, and use these hundreds of thousands of horses to directly force the head Chan Your Highness is, without the King of Qin, and you have the Tiger Talisman, who in the world can do it?" Li Yuanji's eyes lit up, and this plan was indeed seamless.He circled around the Jiaku twice, stopped suddenly, pulled out an ancient bronze sword from the wall, stretched out his fingers to try the cold edge, raised his head and said to Yu Wenbao: "It's up to you!" However, we have to drag the crown prince along to kill the King of Qin! This is a risky thing, and it is best for him to bring it up first, and we are only his helpers! Although the father is guarding against the King of Qin, no matter what they do There is also a father-son relationship, in case the old man is not as we wish after all things are done, to be honest, it is better to have someone in front of me to block the board for me."
Yu Wenbao showed some doubts on his face: "Although the prince has long wanted to let King Qin die, it may not be easy for him to mention this matter first." Li Yuanji smiled: "It is not easy to deal with the Qin family, but it is difficult to deal with him." What's so difficult? I'm going to make a confession to the emperor, not only to lead the soldiers of the Qin family, but also to take the cronies of the East Palace, Feng Li and Xue Wanren. Let him also listen to my order. In this way, the crown prince will face the King of Qin alone in Chang'an City. With his courage, can he not be afraid? I can scare him to the point of weakness with just a few words! He will definitely beg me to kill King Qin before leaving!"
The next day, when Li Yuanji's memorial was delivered to the imperial case, another urgent border report from Wucheng happened to arrive. Li Yuan became even more anxious, thinking that as long as his imperial guards were around, no matter whether it was the Prince's or the Qin King's cronies, It would be better to go to the front to fight, so he immediately wrote on Li Yuanji's memorial: "Zuzhen." So, Li Yuanji began to deploy this murder that was crucial to him. He first said that the front line was tight. He ordered the tens of thousands of elite soldiers of the Qin Mansion under his command to be led by Yuchi Jingde, Hou Junji, Qin Shubao, Duan Zhixuan, Cheng Zhijie, etc., to go ahead with the 20,000 soldiers recruited by the imperial court to help the west. avoid this powerful force.Then it was announced that on the fifth day of the lunar new year, his Xingyuan would leave the camp and go out to fight.Under the leadership of Qin Shubao, Duan Zhixuan, Cheng Zhijie and others, the tens of thousands of elite soldiers of the Qin Mansion marched westward on time. However, under the deliberate arrangement of Changsun Wuji, Yuchi Jingde and Hou Junji did not leave Chang'an immediately due to injuries.
Li Yuanji was more than half at ease in his heart, and then he came to Li Jiancheng's mansion and said with tears that Yu Sheshe's cavalry were brave and good at fighting. He was really worried that if he died in battle, the prince would not be able to deal with Li Shimin alone in the future. I'm afraid that he will be murdered by him.After a lot of coaxing and deception, Li Jiancheng really became frightened, afraid that such a situation would happen, so he followed Li Yuanji's words and asked him to try to solve Li Shimin before leaving.Li Yuanji showed a hesitant look, first he refused, and finally he pretended to be loyal to Li Jiancheng before agreeing to his request.The two agreed in secret: on the day when the fifth army set out to ambush the strong man at the farewell banquet in Kunming Pool, assassinate Li Shimin.
Li Jiancheng only showed a relaxed expression on his preoccupied face, but at this moment, Li Yuanji let out a burst of laughter in his heart. In the past few days, he has been confronted by Donggong, the man in his bones, for the rescue of Wucheng. He was annoyed by his elder brother's schemes which he didn't like at all, and now, he finally used the method of calculating the other party to let out the bad breath in his chest.What made him even more satisfied was that he had calculated the other party, but the other party still thanked him a thousand times.
Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji didn't expect that their plot would soon reach Li Shimin's ears, and the person who delivered the news was Li Jiancheng's close servant Donggong for many years and led Gengcheng Wang Jun.Since Li Yuan ascended the throne, the East Palace, the Qin Mansion and the Qi Mansion have been fighting for nine years. Except for the battle for military power, all three parties are in use. Wang Jun is the pair of eyes that Du Ruhui put a lot of effort into the East Palace.After eavesdropping on the conversation between the two of them intermittently outside the East Palace study, he immediately found an excuse to sneak out of the East Palace, and sent this crucial information to the Qin Palace in the agreed way.
The Qin family suddenly became tense, Changsun Wuji, Yuchi Jingde, Hou Junji and others all gathered in Li Shimin's study.Li Shimin sat behind the table without saying a word, with a pensive look on his face.Changsun Wuji said anxiously: "Your Highness, what are you waiting for? Quickly send someone to call back Qin Shubao, Duan Zhixuan, Cheng Zhijie and those tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and do it before them, and settle all the old and new accounts of the past few years." Let's go." Hou Junji on the side said to Changsun Wuji: "Qin Shubao and the others have been away for three days, and sending people to catch up with them and let them bring their troops back will take seven or eight days at least, but the day after tomorrow is the fifth day of the lunar new year. How could it be too late!" Hou Junji was a strategic military officer, and he was obviously more professional than Changsun Wuji in the matter of using troops.
Li Shimin raised his head and looked at Hou Junji: "Then what do you propose?" Hou Junji replied: "Can your Highness secretly test Li Jing and Li Shiji? The six thousand elite soldiers at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain were brought back by Li Jingping Jiangnan Now Li Jing's former subordinate Zhang Baoxiang is in charge of the army, and Li Shiji has led the three thousand soldiers guarding Tongguan for many years. Although these two soldiers are not many, they are all veteran soldiers. We have dealt with the troops from the Middle East Palace and the Qi Mansion in Chang'an City."