Elegy of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 198
There are many Buddhist temples gathered in Shengyefang, including Zonghua Temple and Jingzhu Temple built in the Sui Dynasty, Shengye Temple and Ganluni Temple built in the Tang Dynasty, etc., all of which are concentrated here.For security work, the first priority is to "step on the spot."That is to say, inspect the actual terrain, prepare an evacuation plan, and play a "life-saving straw" role at critical moments.

There were only three days left before the wedding banquet of King Li Shou. Taking advantage of the break in defense changes, Fang Chongyong took Zhang Guangsheng and the two of them to Shengyefang to observe the terrain.

Chang'an [-] squares are actually different in size.

There is a "small square" with a gate on each of the four walls.These squares are mainly concentrated in the area directly south of the imperial city.

There is a "big square" with two square gates on the long side of the four square walls and only one square gate on the short side.These squares are mainly concentrated on both sides of the south of the imperial city.

On the east and west sides of the imperial city, there are some "giant squares", whose area is almost twice that of small squares, and the number of square gates is the same as that of large squares.According to the conventional layout, these giant houses must have mansions belonging to the royal family.

Shengye Square is one of the giant squares, and its location is very important, adjacent to Xingqing Palace.

There are not only many temples in this square, but also the residence of King Xue, the younger brother of Brother Ji, and his family. It is located in the northwest corner!
The residence of Emperor Li Xian and his family is located in the southeast corner of Shengyefang.

"The situation here is very complicated."

Fang Chongyong murmured to himself.

"General Fang, what should we do?"

Zhang Guangsheng beside him asked doubtfully.

The core of Shengyefang is Shengye Temple, and other Buddhist temples are also distributed among it.The Ganlu Ni Temple is located near the northwest corner of the square, next to Prince Xue's residence.There are very few ordinary houses in the square, either big houses or Buddhist temples, with many pilgrims coming and going.

The positioning here is a bit like the scenic spots and high-end residential areas (Wangfu) of Chang'an City.

On the day of the wedding, the monks in the temple can certainly arrange for them to go outside the monastery to "beg for alms" and then return to the monastery after the curfew.The party had already ended by then.

But how should King Xue’s family and the Emperor’s family be arranged?

If they are asked not to go out, it seems to affect the relationship between the saint and the clan, and it seems that the saint does not trust them.

If nothing is done, another huge hidden danger will be left!

There are many people who look after the homes of these princes.There may not be much armor, but there are as many bows, crossbows and swords as there are.

There is an arsenal department in Chang'an City, which stores weapons sent from all states across the country. The inventory is measured in tens of thousands!

There are dedicated people responsible for management, including the first Ling, the second Cheng, and other subordinates such as supervisors and magistrates.

It can be said that if the inventory in the Arsenal Department is open to supply, there will be no problem at all in letting everyone in Chang'an have a weapon.Not to mention, a large number of "aging" weapons are eliminated every year and their destination is unknown.

Who knows how many weapons are hidden in the treasuries of these princes' homes!These people have big businesses, so what if there are too many caretakers?
Because Brother Ji and his brothers have a very good relationship, they can be called a model of "brothers, friends and brothers".Therefore, he was very indulgent towards kings such as King Qi and King Xue.As long as they don't rebel, Brother Ji won't ask any questions about what these people do.

Even rebellion is handled "depending on the situation".

For example, in the 13th year of Kaiyuan, Brother Ji fell seriously ill and even reached the point where he might die at any time.

At that time, Wei Bin, the brother-in-law of Li Ye, the king of Xue, had a private discussion with Huangfu Xun, the eunuch of the palace.To put it bluntly, it was a conspiracy to support a prince to succeed him, and he started to do it after Brother Ji died.

After the incident was revealed, Ji Ge ordered Wei Bin to be killed with a stick and demoted Huangfu Xun to the position of Jinzhou governor.Princess Li Ye's wife Wei Shi was afraid, and Li Ye himself did not dare to enter the palace to see Brother Ji.However, after Ji Ge recovered from his illness, he pardoned Li Ye and his family, and the favor remained as before.

He had already let go of such a big thing, so it was not surprising that there would be any monsters in King Xue Qi's mansion.

Brother Ji doesn't care about these crappy things, but Fang Chongyong has to consider it.

"By the way, King Xue's wife Wei...is her brother Wei Jian?"

Fang Chongyong suddenly remembered this incident and asked doubtfully.

Zhang Guangsheng is also a person who loves to learn. Soon after coming to Chang'an, he almost figured out the marriage relationships within the royal family.He nodded slightly and said:

"Indeed, Wei Jian is the brother-in-law of King Xue. And the Crown Princess Zhong who died of illness a few days ago is the sister-in-law of King Xue Li Ye. King Xue died of illness in the 22nd year of Kaiyuan, and now the new King Xue is three years old. My son is Li Xuan, and his mother is none other than Webster."

King Xue, Concubine Wei, Wei Jian, King Zhong... a clearly visible line slowly connected.Fang Chongyong knew very well what happened to the loyal king Li Heng.So what is King Xue’s attitude, and what is Webster’s attitude?
Fang Zhongyong squinted his eyes and looked at Prince Xue's house where the courtyard wall was higher than the square wall. There was a three-story pavilion inside. People with better eyesight could see the entire Shengye Square clearly if they stood on it. Chu.

Li Heng did not have an army, and even the officials he should have in the "Prince's Mansion" were all fictitious.

But if Brother Ji "unfortunately" dies in an accident, King Xue comes out to stand, plus the power of Webster.

Can Li Heng succeed in inheriting the throne?

You know, Wei Jian is also related to Li Linfu!At the critical moment, would the Right Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty also be biased?

The more he thought about it, the colder he felt on his back, and cold sweat dripped from Fang Chongyong's forehead.Seeing his appearance, Zhang Guangsheng came over and lowered his voice and asked, "General, does he feel something is wrong here?"

"No, it's not inappropriate."

Fang Chongyong waved his hand and said, this place is not only inappropriate, it is simply a dangerous place where the mountains and the earth are about to collapse!

He could even think of how the script in Li Heng's mind should be played out.

King Shou first killed Brother Ji, and then someone came to Ganluni Temple to "King Qin".Because Brother Ji died, Long Wujun lost his command and could only watch the show from the sidelines.In the end, Li Heng was elected as the new emperor of the Tang Dynasty under the witness of the royal family, King Xue.

Then he controlled the other princes present and pretended to pass the imperial edict, so that all the Nanya Forbidden Army units returned to their bases from outside the city. Finally, he sent his cronies one by one to appease and win over the generals, and finally entered the Daming Palace!

It has to be said that as long as you can complete the first step, the rest will almost fall into place.With Li Heng's connections, he does have a good chance of completing this matter.

Why is the chance of success said to be high?

Because the person who killed the king was King Shou, and he was in full public view, so all the princes could see it clearly.

Therefore, Li Heng also got rid of the suspicion, and his succession was a matter of course, with no doubt at all.

On the other hand, if King Shou did not kill the king, or failed to kill the king, then... there would be nothing to do, and the nature of King Qin's support would become rebellion.

Whether Brother Ji will die at the hands of King Shou is a key variable in this struggle!
“There will probably be a big mess here in a few days.

If you care about your hometown, why not resign and leave Chang'an now? "

Fang Chongyong patted Zhang Guangsheng's arm and said.

Upon hearing this, he knew that this was "retreating to advance." Zhang Guangsheng quickly crossed his hands and saluted and said: "Don't worry, general, there is no obstacle that you can't overcome! How can a man retreat in the face of battle?"

"Okay! Just listen to my instructions then."

Fang Chongyong nodded slightly and stopped talking nonsense.He already knew that Antiochus was hit and killed by a carriage. This must have been done by someone sent by Li Heng.

The reason why Li Heng did not attack Fang Yanei was because his identity was too sensitive, and he was far beyond the comparison of a Hu businessman from the Western Regions.Once he dies, Brother Ji will definitely investigate to the end, which will be detrimental to the affairs of Prince Zhong's Mansion!
Li Heng is like a forbearing poisonous snake. He will definitely find the best opportunity to take action and kill with one strike!Let King Shou kill Brother Ji, this is a golden opportunity!Fang Chongyong believed that with Li Heng's power and tactics, he would never give up this good opportunity!

However, once Li Heng wins the throne, what will happen in the end can be guessed with just your toes.

The best outcome for Fang Chongyong, probably, would be that his whole family would die afterwards, and he would be randomly accused of being a regicide accomplice.

The worst result is that he died on the spot in the rebel army a few days later, as a comrade of King Shou.

"I'm sorry, I have to stop you. Although Wei Sanniang is very pitiful and you are very pitiful, I can't involve myself just because of your personal grudges."

Fang Chongyong sighed and muttered to himself, feeling indescribably depressed.

In fact, he really wanted to see King Shou beat up Brother Ji, but Brother Ji really couldn't die now.If Brother Ji dies now and the loyal king Li Heng succeeds to the throne, then he will definitely die without a burial place.

But fortunately, now that we know King Shou's plan, the problem is not big.

……

Three days passed by in a flash. Early in the morning, Fang Chongyong led his team of Longwu soldiers to guard the door of a certain Buddhist hall in Ganluni Temple. His eyes were like a torch and he scanned every prince who entered the place and searched them. Searched extremely carefully.

In Fang Chongyong's eyes, these people are thieves and "bad guys" who are here to cause trouble for him.What surprised him was that it was okay for these princes not to be searched, but when they were searched, Fang Chongyong really found out something was wrong.

Di Wang Li Yan carried a beautifully crafted knife with a scabbard inlaid with precious stones.According to his own words, this was given to the longevity king Li Long as a wedding gift.

King Zhen Li Wan also brought an exquisite hand crossbow, but there was no crossbow arrow on it.He also said that it was given to the longevity king Li Lu as a wedding gift and used for hunting.Because there are no crossbow arrows, it is not harmful.

King Yi Li Sui brought a cattail leaf fan, which seemed fine. However, this cattail leaf fan was made of fine iron and was heavy in his hand.There are pictures of ladies painted by famous artists in Chang'an on the cattail leaf fans. It's not a big problem to kill people with this thing.

Fang Chongyong was too lazy to be polite to these princes and confiscated all these things before letting them in.

When it was Zhongwang Li Heng's turn to be searched, he raised his sleeves gracefully, indicating that Fang Chongyong could search him at will.

There was a hint of provocative arrogance in his steady gaze.

"Zhang Guangsheng, take Prince Zhong aside to search you. It is necessary to search carefully, but don't neglect it."

Fang Chongyong waved his hand gently. He already knew the direction of the "script" and naturally wasn't worried about what Li Heng was playing here.

The first few "bringing gifts" all knew something was going to happen, so they brought something to "defend themselves."It shows that these people have no backup plan and do not have much ambition.

And Li Heng didn't need to defend himself, he was already fully prepared!His plot is the biggest and most dangerous!

At this moment, the longevity king Li Xuan, wearing a bright red brocade robe, came over.Today, he had a calm and confident smile on his face, without any of the nervousness or hesitation he had before doing something big.

"General Fang, please feel free to search yourself. Although today is my wedding, the rules still apply. No matter how General Fang wants to investigate, I will fully cooperate with you."

Li Xuan said to Fang Zhongyong calmly and generously.

His demeanor looked completely different from before!

"That's an offense. It's your duty."

Fang Chongyong nodded slightly. At this moment, he could not give King Shou any chance.

Fang Chongyong looked for nothing and stretched his hand directly to the waist of Shou Wang Li Xuan.Here, he will find a sword from the Western Regions!I don’t know what it’s called, but it’s a very peculiar waist-mounted sword!

The great nobleman who once assassinated Persia has quite a background!
When the sword is rolled up, it is inserted into the belt around the waist, and the belt serves as the scabbard.

When needed, there is a lock on the belt. Press it hard and the soft sword will come out. The user can use the force of the soft sword from tightening to loosening to "draw the sword"!
King Shou was "fooling around" with those barbarians from the Western Regions in the Daqin Temple, just to hide their eyes from others.The real purpose is to master the essence of "drawing and cutting" with the soft sword under the guidance of Antioch.Antioch has already told Fang Chongyong about this matter.

King Shou will use this "drawing sword" to kill the unsuspecting Brother Ji with one sword!Today's wedding banquet is the day of his revenge!

It's a pity that after the secret was leaked, King Shou couldn't even bring anything in.

This is the helplessness of life.It's useless to have the intention to kill the thief, you must have the power to recover.

Suddenly, Fang Chongyong's hand held a soft silk belt!

He suppressed his inner shock and repeatedly checked Shou Wang's pockets, but was disappointed to find that nothing on Shou Wang's body was "contraband."Even more "upright" than the princes just now, without even a jade pendant on his body!

This horse riding is really bloody!You won't "shrink back" when things get tough, right?
Fang Chongyong looked at Shou Wang Li Han with a confused look on his face, and almost didn't ask him where he had gone with the "soft sword at his waist".

"General Fang, do you still want to search? I can swear that I didn't bring anything that I shouldn't have brought in today."

Longevity King Li Xuan asked with a smile.

"Indeed."

Fang Chongyong said with a sigh.He even checked King Shou's socks.The other party didn't have any swords, daggers, sachets, poisons, etc., nothing strange at all!
Should he go up and beat Brother Ji to death with his bare hands?

Fang Zhongyong stepped back, crossed his hands and bowed, and then allowed the longevity king Li Xuan to enter the Buddhist hall.The food and wine for the wedding banquet have now been set up there, and they have all been cross-tested by dedicated personnel.Every dish and every bottle of wine has been tried by at least two people.

The princes entered one after another, and finally Brother Ji, escorted by Chen Xuanli and Gao Lishi, also came outside the temple.

Brother Ji was in a very happy mood. He had already heard about today's strict security work and the things that should not have been found from the princes.

Now I see Fang Chongyong becoming more and more pleasing to the eye.

"Do you want to search my body?"

Li Longji looked at Fang Chongyong and asked calmly.

"How dare you, how dare you, please come from within the saints."

Fang Chongyong bowed his hands and apologized.

"well done."

Brother Ji nodded slightly, and just as he was about to enter the Buddhist hall, he was stopped by Fang Chongyong.

"Sage, if there are no guards around later, it's better to bring a knife to defend yourself."

Fang Chongyong handed the dagger hidden in his sleeve to Li Longji together with the scabbard.

"presumptuous!"

Seeing the dagger, Brother Ji seemed to be greatly insulted and cursed at Fang Chongyong:

"It's my family banquet soon, and all the people participating in the banquet are my own sons! No outsiders are present.

In such an occasion, I still have to carry a knife with me to defend myself. If the courtiers find out, how will they treat me as the emperor?
Um? "

Brother Ji stared at Fang Chongyong with unkind eyes, pretending to be displeased. For a moment, the atmosphere in front of the Buddhist hall became extremely tense!
"Well, the general is rude. Please forgive me, saint. Please forgive me."

Fang Chongyong said with an embarrassed look.

Gao Lishi came over with a smile, patted his shoulder and whispered: "That's not how flattering is done, just watch carefully from outside the door."

After hearing this, Brother Ji turned from anger to joy and said to Fang Chongyong: "You are doing your job carefully, but you still need to learn more experience. Keep a good watch outside the door. No one is allowed to enter without my order." !”

"Here."

Fang Zhongyong crossed his hands and saluted, and saw Brother Ji walking into the Buddhist hall. Then the door of the Buddhist hall was closed, and no one could see what was going on inside.

"It's coming. What will happen in the end?"

Fang Chongyong whispered to himself.

"Why is there someone missing from your team today?"

Gao Lishi asked pretending to be casual.

"Back to General Gao, he has diarrhea today and has asked for leave for treatment."

Fang Chongyong replied cautiously.

"Ah."

Gao Lishi nodded noncommittally.

He asked this question not for anything else, but because many people in the Longwu Army asked for leave today for various reasons.

Is it too much of a coincidence?

(End of this chapter)