Marry Changle in Datang

Chapter 887 Positive!plan!
"Your Majesty, the ministers and concubines thought that Wang Fangyi could go to Youzhou to inspect the military and government, so that the governor of Youzhou, Wei Xiaojie, could organize the army to deal with the pressure from the Qin army, stick to the Gubeikou pass and not conflict with the Qin army, and go in the direction of Cangzhou. Xu Jun can let the veteran Pei Xingjian lead the army to sit on the front line of Yingzhou, so that the Qin army in the direction of Pingzhou and Cangzhou will not be afraid!"

What Wu Zetian thought was the tit-for-tat strategy of "treating the head with a headache". Although this woman has great wisdom in government affairs and imperial court, she is still not good at marching and deploying troops. Commanding "military affairs, thinking that the Qin army's two-sided change is nothing more than to form a double-sided attack on the Youzhou garrison. On the surface, it seems to have the purpose of breaking through the defense of Youzhou and marching into Chang'an. In fact, the focus of the contradiction is still the army of Niangzi Guan Chai Rong. It is nothing more than a gesture of putting pressure on the imperial court. If the imperial court puts forward a decisive battle with the Qin army at this time, if it triggers the Qin army in the Northeast and Qizhou to rebel, with the strong combat power of the Qin army, the Tang Dynasty will be in danger.

Li Zhi finally followed his father to deal with many military affairs, and he still had some opinions on such important military and national affairs. He quickly rejected the proposal of Empress Wu and Wang Fangyi, and said in a gloomy manner in the hall.

"It was decreed that Qin Shiji, the British Duke, searched for Xu Tian and questioned Xu Jun's intentions for the change, so that Wei Xiaojie of Youzhou stood still and watched Xu Jun's intentions quietly, and ordered Pei Xingjian to be the general of the right guard who inspected the school, the chief of the Henan Road Army, and controlled several states in Henan Province. Army, closely monitor the movement of Xu Jun in Qizhou."

"Send your car back to Chang'an at Chenshi tomorrow."

With two oral instructions, Li Zhi set the tone for dealing with the current situation, and at the same time drew an end to the trip to Bingzhou.

This tour in Shanxi made Li Zhi extremely exhausted. This exhaustion was related to the mutiny of the Niangziguan garrison and the secret music received from Jing Zhaoyin in Chang'an City. Thinking carefully about the cause and effect of the mutiny, Li Zhi felt that he was at fault too. Chai Rong has murderous intentions, so how can he be disturbed today.

At this time, Li Zhi still didn't realize that he was too deeply influenced by Wu Zetian, so that many military affairs of the imperial court were carried out in the direction of the queen, which violated the legacy of his ancestors prohibiting "harem participation in politics".

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Xue Rengui led the army to set up a formation in front of Niangzi Pass but did not dare to move rashly. This guy is not stupid enough to have the courage to conquer the pass and capture Chai Rong with an army of only a few thousand.

Cheng Yaojin led the army to join the vanguard before the pass. Xue Rengui reported that Chai Rongjun was guarding the pass and could not come out. Cheng Yaojin looked at the soldiers guarding the pass and saw that their morale was high. Surprised that this kid Chai Rong has such confidence, he pondered for a while, the old ghost must have guessed something, and couldn't help talking to himself.

"That's right! It must be that bastard Qin Wenyuan secretly supporting him, maybe this bastard is in the pass right now."

Having figured this out, Cheng Yaojin said based on his understanding of Qin Wenyuan's behavior style, pointing to the rolling hills and forests on both sides of Niangzi pass.

"If the old man guessed correctly, there must be ambushes buried in the hills and forests on both sides. Don't act rashly. When the old man rides alone to Niangziguan, he will meet that boy Chai Rong. If he can persuade him to surrender, Tang Jun will be spared. The tendency to kill each other."

Xue Rengui was shocked when he heard the words, he thought it was really like what Old General Cheng said, if Chai Rong's army broke out in the pass, and the ambushes in the hills and forests on both sides launched an attack, wouldn't it mean that the vanguard he led had already been slaughtered.

This guy raised his head and glanced left and right, and finally felt the evil spirit in front of the Niangzi Pass.

After repeatedly instructing the army not to move rashly, Cheng Yaojin reined in his horse and shouted loudly under the pass.

"Go and inform that kid Chai Rong as soon as possible, and tell him that Grandpa Cheng is coming, so hurry up to meet him."

The defenders at the pass naturally knew the leader of the old Zhu Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty. Hearing this, he told the defenders not to hurt the old ghost, and immediately reported to the barracks.

In the tent of the army stationed in Niangziguan, Qin Wenyuan sat in the commander-in-chief position, and Chai Rong and other generals sat on the left and right sides. Hearing the news that Cheng Yaojin wanted to enter the customs alone, Xu Tian laughed and said.

"Chai Rong, go and invite that old man into the tent!"

When Chai Rong got the order, he also went out of the army tent to meet people with a smile.

When Cheng Yaojin got into the tent of the Chinese army, he saw Qin Wenyuan smiling and looking at him, the old ghost was so angry that he was really furious, pointing at Qin Wenyuan and shouting loudly.

"You little bastard, the old man knows that you are here to be a ghost, thinking that you are not in a hurry in such a critical situation, I am really angry with the old man."

"Hey! Uncle Hugh is so angry that he hurts his body. Let's sit and rest and drink a cup of tea. The military and political affairs of the court are handled by today's capable ministers. What are you so busy with? We might as well wait and see how the situation changes, and see Emperor Li Zhina How should children deal with the current crisis."

"It's easy for you to say, but the old man followed the emperor Li Zhi's order to arrest the boy of the Chai family, and he couldn't help himself!"

"What's so difficult about this matter? If the imperial court wants to take a nephew of a certain family, there must be a reason. If they want to accuse Chai Rong of unnecessary crimes, hehe! Uncle, please forgive the family's difficulty in agreeing, because the imperial court has thousands of troops. Wanma, the big deal is that the fish will die and the net will be broken."

Qin Wenyuan's words immediately aroused the arrogance of his wife Guan Chairong's generals, everyone in the Chinese army tent got up and stood up, clapping their hands to ask Qin Wenyuan, who was sitting upright in the commander-in-chief, to kill the pass.

In the city of Chang'an, Qin Shiji was summoned by Prince Li Hong and accepted the emperor's order. He retired in the palace and went to the "Qi Palace" to look for Qin Wenyuan.

In "Prince Qi's Mansion", Qin Xiaoqian and her younger brother Qin Xiaole visited their uncle, and when they mentioned that their father was not in the mansion, Xu Shiji asked in a deep voice.

"Do your siblings know where your father is now, and is there a way to bring him home?"

Qin Xiaole laughed and said.

"Uncle, I don't know where my father is now, nor what uncle is looking for for my father. Can I let the boy do it for me?"

Seeing the smiling face of his nephew and grandson, Qin Shiji knew that Qin Wenyuan's whereabouts could not be found out, and secretly thought that the change of the Qin family's army and his wife Guan Chairong's daring to lead the army to confront the imperial army must have something to do with Qin Wenyuan, otherwise, how could the emperor send a decree to let him Ask your nephew what he wants to do.

"Could it be that this bastard is in Chai Rong's army right now?"

Thinking this way, Qin Shiji was already sure that his nephew was sitting in Niangziguan army to deal with Tang army at this time.

Looking at the siblings with respectful expressions in front of him, Qin Shiji didn't want to say much. Instead, he was pleased that the Qin family had such a hidden heir, and lamented that his brother's descendants could support the Qin family's foundation.

After chatting with his siblings in the mansion, Qin Shiji returned to his mansion and sent his confidant guards to Niangziguan with his letters to look for his nephew.

The next day, Qin Shiji heard the news of the emperor's return to the palace in the mansion, and rushed to the palace to ask to see Li Zhi.

When Qin Shiji got the emperor's call to meet him in the Ganlu Hall and entered the hall, he saw Li Zhi sitting on the dragon couch with a gloomy face, Li Yifu, the commander of the detective cavalry department, and Zhang Xingcheng, the new governor of Jingzhao Yinfu in Chang'an City, kneeling under the golden throne What is being reported to the emperor.

Seeing Qin Shiji enter the palace, Li Yifu and Zhang Xingjian stopped talking.

Qin Shiji was not surprised by the movement of the two, and he walked steadily under Jin Luan.

"I have seen the emperor, because Xu Tian is not in the mansion, I don't know his whereabouts, so I can't hold Xu Tian accountable according to the emperor's will, and I ask the emperor to show me how to deal with this matter."

Hearing this, Li Zhi's originally gloomy face became even gloomy, and he suppressed the unhappiness in his heart, and said in a deep voice.

"Qin Wenyuan is not in the mansion, won't Qin Qing's family send people to find out his whereabouts? Could it be that Qin Wenyuan is your nephew, making my wishes perfunctory!"

Qin Shiji was dissatisfied with being scolded by the emperor, but he replied with restraint.

"Please forgive me for your ineffectiveness. I ask you to go to Niangziguan to help General Cheng. After Qin Wenyuan's traces are found, you will be held accountable. Please allow me."

"Retire! Niangzi Guan Junqing doesn't need you for the time being, and let's listen to the report of Detective Cavalier and Jing Zhaoyin."

When Qin Shiji heard what the emperor said, he was surprised again, and stepped back to listen carefully.

Zhang Xingcheng, governor of Jingzhao Yin, continued the speech that was interrupted by Qin Shiji when he entered the palace.

"Your Majesty, I have reported that Princess Gao Yang and Fang Yi'ai conspired to cause trouble and wanted to support King Jing Li Yuanjing to usurp the throne. I hope the Emperor will make up his mind on how to deal with it."

Qin Shiji's heart was shocked after hearing Zhang Xingcheng's report. He never thought that Princess Gaoyang, Fang Yi'ai, Li Yuanjing and other relatives of the imperial family would commit such a rebellious act of being beheaded.

The cause of this matter is absurd to say, but it turned out that Princess Gaoyang had an affair with the monk Bianji. After the incident failed, Li Shimin was furious, and ordered to kill the monk Bianji and reprimanded Gao Yang, so that he was not allowed to enter the palace.

Princess Gao Yang was originally a proud and domineering person, how she endured such oppression often made her feel uneasy, and after the death of her father-in-law Fang Xuanling, her title was inherited by her husband's elder brother Fang Yi, which made Gao Yang dissatisfied because she was actually against her father Li Shimin Grudge.

After Li Shimin's death, Gao Yang often discussed with her husband Fang Yiai, who had a green shade above her head, and if there was a slight turmoil in the world, he would rebel and support King Jing Li Yuanjing to take the throne.

The plan of Gao Yang and Fang Yiai was approved by the Prince Consort Chai Lingwu, his wife, Princess Baling, and Xue Wanche, Prince of Wu'an County, and many royal relatives and relatives, such as Wu Wang Li Ke, Jiangxia King Li Daozong, Jiujiang Princess Concubine Zhi Shili, etc., participated in the plan. , because these relatives of the emperor were dissatisfied with Li Zhi and Wu Zetian's administration strategy in the imperial court, and matters such as employment were against the last emperor's will.

Just when Li Zhi and Wu Zetian suppressed the old officials of the court, Princess Gaoyang and others began to actively plan, making the plan of rebellion gradually mature from the beginning.

When Li Zhi and Wu Zetian went out to patrol Bingzhou in Shanxi Province, when the Niangziguan mutiny occurred, the movement of various parties in Chang'an City aroused the alert of the detective cavalry department and Jing Zhaoyin's spies scattered in the city. Later, Li Zhi ordered Zhang Xingcheng to thoroughly investigate the matter, but Zhang Xingcheng finally found out that Princess Gaoyang and others were plotting to usurp the throne.

Li Zhi got another report from Zhang Xingcheng in the Bingzhou Palace. In a hurry, he had no choice but to put aside his personal handling of the Niangziguan Mutiny. He returned to the Chang'an Palace in a hurry and summoned Zhang Xingcheng to report when he entered the palace. It happened that Xu Shiji also entered the palace to report. Accountable for Xu Tian's affairs.

All the things together made Li Zhi lose his sense of control at this time. In addition to anger, he felt heartache. He thought that most of these rebels were close relatives, so why would he do such a rebellious thing.

He didn't know that he and Wu Zetian's suppression of many veteran officials in the court during the Zhenguan period was just pulling the chicken feathers to make the chicken bones hurt. The son-in-law Rufang Yiai and Chai Lingwu got together and became Princess Gaoyang's accomplice who wanted to support Li Yuanjing to usurp the throne.

This Li Yuanjing also didn't know how to live or die, coveted the emperor's position for a long time in his heart, and he agreed with Princess Gaoyang's plan, and promised Fang Yi'ai and Chai Lingwu to send troops to overthrow Li Zhi, so that he could vent his anger at being suppressed by the court.

There is a saying: "It is a blessing, not a disaster, and there is no escape from disaster!"

The rebellion of the emperor's relatives was more urgent than the Niangziguan mutiny at this time. After Li Zhiqiang calmed down, he made such a decision on Zhang Xingcheng's memorial.

"Gao Yang and other rebellious matters, how does Xu Aiqing view this matter?"

Li Zhi asked this question abruptly, Qin Shiji replied very calmly, although he was a little uneasy after hearing this.

"I dare not comment on this matter, but the emperor has orders, and I will obey the order!"

"Good! I give you the Sword of the Son of Heaven. You can cut it first and then play it and mobilize the Chang'an garrison to capture Gao Yang, Li Yuanjing and other rebellious thieves. Don't let one go."

Qin Shiji knelt down to accept the order, and Li Zhi spoke again.

"Li Yifu and Zhang Xingcheng assisted Xu Shiji in arresting the rebels, and after arresting all the rebels, they were sent to prison for trial."

After the two received the order, Qin Shiji respectfully received the sword bestowed by the emperor, and the three retired solemnly, and went to prepare for the arrest.

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In the Niangziguan barracks, Qin Wenyuan, Cheng Yaojin, Chai Rong and other generals sat in the tent of the Chinese army. Cheng Yaojin frowned at Qin Wenyuan's strong words of protecting Chai Rong.

"According to your boy, how should we deal with the current matter?"

"This matter is simple. Xu thought that the court was sincere in order to solve the mutiny of Niangziguan's garrison. Uncle can report the emperor's treatment of Chai Rong. Qin's bottom line is that the court must not hurt Chai Rong's life, and must not pursue Niangziguan. If the soldiers in the garrison are responsible for their crimes, the imperial court can make them disband the garrison and let the soldiers return to their hometowns, so the incident of the Niangziguan mutiny should be settled."

Hearing Qin Wenyuan's suggestion, Cheng Yaojin secretly thought that now he can only solve it in this way.

"According to your boy's suggestion, the old man will go back to the camp and report to the emperor. You boy should restrain the soldiers from making rash moves at the pass, and stop making the situation worse. We will make plans when the emperor's order comes."

After the two discussed it properly, Cheng Yaojin bid farewell to Qin Wenyuan and went back to the camp.

After the old ghost left, Qin Wenyuan said to Chai Rong.

"You should order Niangziguan soldiers to wait for the court's decree to make some soldiers disband first and then gather. The rest of the soldiers will protect the family members, food and grass in the army and follow you to the Northeast Dragon City Garrison for rest, so that Niangziguan garrison can truly Become the Chai family army and be led by you, and from now on your department will be the guards of the Anton Capital Protectorate, assisting your father in governing the Anton military administration."

Chai Rongde's uncle, Qin Wenyuan, was really grateful for such an arrangement.

It is precisely because of Qin Wenyuan's arrangements that one branch of Chai's bloodline will survive from generation to generation.

Cheng Yaojin returned to the camp to gather all the generals, and made known to the generals the conditions proposed by General Chai Rongjun in Niangzi Guan Zhong who were willing to compromise, but he didn't mention the news that Xu Tian was sitting in the pass.

(End of this chapter)