Chapter 99 ninety eight

The destruction of Mayi City is an important state secret. Of course Cen Wenwen did not dare to confirm it. He just called Li Ke and said: "Your Highness, you are still young. At this time, you are a prince and you are running into the general's army. What will people think of you? After all You are a prince and a prince, and they dare not do anything to you without convincing reasons. To take a step back, Hou Junji is a seasoned veteran, and if he wants to deal with someone, he must How could he make such a storm in the city? He let his subordinates make great fanfare in front of your house just to make you flustered. If you lose your temper and make a mistake, you will really be sent to others An opportunity!"

Li Ke was stunned, and then suddenly realized: "Oh, if my husband hadn't arrived in time, I would have been fooled by Hou Junji. Then what should I do next?" Cen Wenwen lightly shook his folding fan, and slowly He uttered eight words: "Stay away from right and wrong, and wait and see what happens." He told Li Ke to keep these eight words in mind, Li Ke agreed, and he left the palace in a hurry with a sigh of relief. Hurry back to Hongwen Hall. After Cen Wenwen left, Li Ke summoned Quan Wanji, told him what Cen Wenwen had said, and asked Quan Wanji if he had heard any new news from Mayi.Quan Wanji shook his head and said that few people would know about such a thing, but he analyzed: Your Highness, since you have conjectured to Mr. Cen about the collapse of Mayi City, and Mr. Cen did not affirm but also did not deny it, it is enough It shows that this conjecture may not be far from the truth. Coupled with the various abnormal phenomena in the city, it seems that something big happened.

Quan Wanji thinks that Cen Wenwen's idea of ​​waiting and watching is a bit too passive. He feels that now is a good opportunity to seize this matter and set off a wave of opposition to the Eastern Palace in the court. It can weaken the power of the prince's party.Quan Wanji said: "If Mayi is really broken, Donggong should bear the responsibility for the ineffective rescue. Even if he takes a step back, it won't be his account for a while, and Fang Xuanling, Hou Junji, etc. who are in charge of the army should be let One or two of the princes' party will fall. More importantly, through this action, a force against the Eastern Palace can be gathered in the court, and the King of Shu can take this opportunity to become the leader of this force."

Quan Wanji's strategy ignited Li Ke's restless wildfire, and he asked who else he could draw into this camp.Quan Wanji named several people, one of whom was Wei Wang Li Tai.This surprised Li Ke, and he said to Quan Wanji in surprise: "The fourth child? He is the eldest grandson, and he is a compatriot from the same mother as Dong Bian." Quan Wanji sneered slightly and said, "Hmph, isn't it easy to build Yuanji?" Are you a sibling with the emperor? Didn't your highness see how much fun King Wei had with his confidants after the news of the emperor's siege came? If the crown prince is a sensible person, he should know about this son-in-law Brother is more of a threat to that chair in the East Palace than Your Highness."

However, Li Ke expressed doubts about Li Tai's strength. He thought that Li Tai was just a scholar after all, so what capital would he have to threaten Donggong?Quan Wanji replied: "Your Highness, don't underestimate the King of Wei. I have been paying attention to him for more than a day. In the past two years, he has imitated the old system of the Qin Dynasty's mansion. In the name of running a literature museum, he has recruited scholars from all over the world. Many people have taken this shortcut. Entering an official position, he will flourish. With this method, he has already gathered a great power without showing his strength. If he can be persuaded to seize the East Palace and not send troops to rescue the emperor, Hou Junji will make a fuss. It's time for them to turn their heads and deal with this Prince Wei, who will care about His Highness any more?"

Li Ke was fascinated by what he heard, and the chubby face of his fourth brother appeared in front of his eyes. Thinking of this guy's usual actions, he felt that this was really the case.He accepted most of Quan Wanji's propositions, but made a little correction: he would not pick the leader himself, but took Li Tai as the leader of the alliance, and asked him to pick the leader.Li Ke is a scheming person. Although he did not follow the eight words left by Cen Wenwen to "stay away from right and wrong, and wait and see what happens", he still maintained his sobriety after all, leaving a way out for himself, so as not to be surprised by others. The son lost everything.

The two red candles in the study room of King Wei's Mansion were almost at the end of their flames, and there was an article that was almost finished on the desk.Fang Yiai, who was sleeping on the chair beside her, woke up from the dream, opened her eyes, and found that she was wearing a brocade robe. He was Fang Xuanling's second son, and he had always had a good relationship with Li Tai, so he could be regarded as the residence of the Prince of Wei. regulars. Fang Yiai walked out of the study, opened the door and came to the courtyard, a palace maid was walking by, Fang Yiai stopped her and asked: "Whose brocade robe is this?" Talking about poetry over wine, and fell asleep while talking, His Highness took off his brocade robe and put it on the young master." Fang Yiai looked at the brocade robe, feeling a little grateful in her heart, and asked the maid where King Wei is now, and the maid stretched out her hand Pointing forward, Fang Yiai looked up and saw the obese Li Tai lying on the wall of the palace looking out, while the butler Wu Chenggang was holding the ladder below.

Outside the wall was the sound of people and horses commotion, and Li Tai's expression became more and more serious.After watching for a while, he lowered his head and said to Wu Chenggang, "Hold on, the king is going to come down." Wu Chenggang held on to the ladder tightly, and Li Tai stepped back clumsily, accidentally tripped his foot and fell to the ground.Wu Chenggang was so frightened that his face turned pale, Li Tai stared, and was about to hit someone with his fist. Fang Yiai walked over and asked with concern: "Your Highness didn't fall?" Li Tai's fist immediately stopped in mid-air, piled up With a smile on his face, he said kindly, "It's not a problem, it's not a problem! Alas, the city is full of soldiers and horses. I'm really worried that something happened to Mayi, right?"

Fang Yi'ai didn't take up this question, the news of the emperor being besieged in Mayi was spread everywhere in the market, of course he hadn't heard anything about it, but he really didn't hear a word about Mayi from his father Fang Xuanling.Fang Xuanling is such a person, public or private, he has kept the news of Mayi city broken, and he has not even revealed the slightest word to his son. At this moment, a family member came in and reported: "Your Highness, the King of Shu is asking to see you." Li Tai showed a look of surprise, because the two of them didn't have much contact on weekdays, and there was so much chaos outside, but he arrived unexpectedly, so Li Tai couldn't help it. No doubts.Seeing that the master has a guest, Fang Yiai cupped her hands in a hurry and said: "Your Highness has guests, and Yiai will not bother you anymore." Li Tai asked him to come back tomorrow for a talk with a smile on his face, and asked Wu Chenggang to leave the room. Yiai sent it outside the gate, and went to see Li Ke in the study by himself.