Elegy of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 201 Brother Ji’s Twelve Hours

Time goes back to a day ago.

Central officials of the Tang Dynasty all had the tradition of "working night shifts" and were also paid "overtime pay" calculated on a daily basis.When Bai Juyi was young, when he was a minor official in the Chang'an Center, he often worked all night to fish for money in order to earn overtime pay.

It was just dark that day, and Jingzhao Prefecture Yin Zheng Shuqing was working the night shift at the Jingzhao Prefecture Yamen in Guangde Square.

He planned to lie down and catch fish while drinking wine, but unexpectedly, an uninvited guest came and invited him to the Fang family's house in Yongjiafang!
Zheng Shuqing, who had just had two drinks, sobered up immediately when he heard the invitation. He followed Zhang Guangsheng who came to deliver the message, avoiding the Jinwu guards who were patrolling the night, and quietly came to Fang Chongyong's house.

After chatting with Fang Zhongyong and taking their seats in the lobby, Wang Yunxiu and Anaye took turns serving food, setting a full table, and then exited the main room, leaving space for the two of them to talk secretly.

"My lovely wife and beautiful concubine, I really envy others."

Looking at Fang Chongyong with a mysterious smile on his face, Zheng Shuqing couldn't help but sigh.

"Yes, I think so too, and one of them is the legitimate daughter of Hedong Jiedushi, and the other is the illegitimate daughter of King Xin'an, and their identities are not ordinary."

Fang Chongyong nodded slightly and said.

"Is this Hexi Hu Ji such a powerful person?"

Zheng Shuqing just mentioned it casually, but he didn't expect Fang Chongyong to reveal such a big deal.

"Yes, the illegitimate daughter that King Xin'an left behind in Liangzhou after he conquered Shibao City."

Zheng Shuqing nodded slightly. There were not many similar things. There were many people of this status in Liangzhou whose father was a celebrity and whose mother was Hu Ji.

Fang Chongyong continued with a calm expression:

"But tomorrow, they are likely to become the playthings of the rebels. Where to go depends on whether Zheng Fuyin can turn the tide.

If this is not possible, if Hedong Jiedushi and King Xin'an are blamed in the future, then..."

Fang Zhongyong hesitated to speak, as if he was embarrassed.

"what?"

Zheng Shuqing thought he heard wrongly.

"Tomorrow, King Zhong will plot a rebellion."

Fang Chongyong continued to hit the target and said.

"Planning...rebellion?"

The wine glass that Zheng Shuqing picked up fell on the table, and the wine spilled on his official robe, making him look a little embarrassed.

"Then, then, then, why don't you go and tell the saint quickly? Or go and tell the right minister! What are you, you, you... dragging me into?"

Zheng Shuqing said incoherently, so anxious that he broke into a cold sweat.

You can just treat me to a drink at night. How could you tell me about Prince Zhong's rebellion?
"If the saint was prepared, would the loyal king still rebel? Wouldn't they know that I was the one who brought this incident up? In the end, everyone was happy, but I was tortured to death afterwards. How could such a thing be allowed?"

Fang Zhongyong asked confidently.

Zheng Shuqing was silent. He really knew what the emperor of the Tang Dynasty was like, and he also understood how sinister and ruthless the right minister of the Tang Dynasty was.

When King Zhong's knife was not placed on Brother Ji's neck, Brother Ji would think that he had everything under control and that such a thing was impossible.And once Brother Ji is prepared, King Zhong will also notice that something is wrong, give up the plan, and choose another time to take action.

At that time, no one moved, and Fang Chongyong, who took a few more steps forward, turned into an out-and-out fool.

"So, what's going on?"

Zheng Shuqing asked in a low voice. He was still confused until now and had no idea what would happen tomorrow.

"It's like this. Wu Zhiyi, the left general of the Longwu Army, is likely to rebel as an internal agent tomorrow. King Xue will also be involved. They probably..."

Fang Chongyong told Zheng Shuqing everything he had guessed, without any reservations.Except for concealing that these were all his own estimates, it can be said that he knew everything else. The witness was the silenced Antiochus.

In a word, Antiochus told this old acquaintance all this in order to protect himself.

It happened that Antioch's case was currently on the desk of the Jingzhao Mansion Yamen, and Zheng Shuqing also knew about it.The death of Antiochus proved from the side that Fang Chongyong's words were true, and he couldn't help but Fu Yin Zheng didn't believe him.

The trouble with this kind of rebellion is that once Li Longji makes a slightly different arrangement from the plan, Wu Zhiyi is likely to "see what's on the menu" and choose to tolerate it temporarily.If he doesn't take action, King Xue's people will also not take action.

So telling Brother Ji about the matter in advance only extends the time of "a thousand days of guarding against thieves".

If you are careful this time, what about the next time? What about the next time?

Besides, even if Wu Zhiyi is dealt with afterwards, or even King Xue is killed, or even King Zhong is punished just like he was trying to harm me, what will happen?

This is just to eliminate the hidden dangers around Brother Ji, so that Brother Ji can continue to live and die in a drunken manner from now on.

In the end, what benefit does it bring to Fang Chongyong himself?

Zheng Shuqing immediately understood Fang Chongyong's true thoughts deep in his heart: He didn't care what happened to Brother Ji, he only cared about the benefits he could get from this matter!
As for what risks Brother Ji will take, Fang Chongyong doesn’t care at all!

“Censor Zhang Yi’s current position is very unstable and he is likely to be dismissed from office immediately.

If Zheng Fuyin can operate this official position well this time, it will be no problem to replace Zhang Yi.

After all, this is the credit of saving the driver! "

Fang Chongyong said in a low voice.

Hearing this, Zheng Shuqing fell into silence, weighing the pros and cons repeatedly in his mind.

There is a terrible situation: Zheng Shuqing and Li Heng have no friendship at all, and they have not even spoken a word!If Li Heng succeeds in usurping the throne, what good will it do to him, the governor of Jingzhao?

Li Heng now also has his own so-called team, but he has not made it public.

The late Princess Wei's family, Wei Jian, Wei Lan, and Wei Zhi, were all high-ranking officials in the imperial court, and there was also Huangfu Weiming, a close confidant, who served as a border general.Even if he, Zheng, went to kneel and lick her regardless of his status, there would probably be no room for him next to Li Heng.

Maybe he won't even be able to keep the unpopular official position of Jingzhao Prefecture Yin.

There’s no point in taking huge risks and taking refuge in the past!

"Is this matter dangerous?"

Zheng Shuqing asked in a low voice.

"The matter itself is very dangerous, but what Zheng Fuyin is going to do is not dangerous."

Fang Chongyong said with a smile.

Then you said it earlier!
Zheng Shuqing breathed a sigh of relief, patted his chest and said, "Tell me what it is."

"Tomorrow, whenever we see smoke rising from the direction of Shengyefang, we will immediately mobilize the Jinwu Guards stationed in Baqiao to go into Chang'an and clean up the rebels in Shengyefang.

If you don't comply, you will remove Jin Wu's guard Zhonglang from his post on the spot, and Zhang Guangsheng, a close confidant of a certain person, will protect Zheng Fuyin's left and right sides.

At the same time, Zheng Fuyin can give orders to the prison guards, ordering them to return to the imperial city and stick to their respective posts.Of course, this is not your scope of authority. If they are willing to listen, just listen. If they don't want to listen, forget it.

It's just that when the saint is safe and the loyal king is dealt with, he will definitely have to settle the accounts with his queen.

When the time comes, you, Zheng Fuyin, will naturally have a share of the credit.Those who didn't listen to you at the beginning will be treated as loyal to King Li Heng and his party members. Just make it clear to them beforehand. "

Fang Chongyong very calmly said what Zheng Shuqing wanted to do: as the governor of Jingzhao, when a major incident occurred in Chang'an, he urgently used his power to mobilize troops, mobilized the Jinwu Guards that the center could command, and returned to Chang'an. counterinsurgency.

"Uh, does Jingzhao Prefecture still have this power?"

Zheng Shuqing asked doubtfully.

He would ask this mainly because he has been a grandson for four or five years and calls everyone his godfather. He never knew that the position of Jingzhao Prefecture Yin was so awesome!
"When I was in Shazhou, I would go to the government office and read various written laws and regulations. The power of the governor of Jingzhao was clearly written in the laws. But in normal times, hundreds of officials gathered under the emperor's feet, and Jingzhao Fu Yin has to keep his tail between his legs and cannot use this power!

If it were used on a regular basis, there would be a prime minister on top of the Jingzhao Mansion, and an emperor on top of the prime minister, so any one of them could step on it.Even if the Jingzhao Mansion Yamen has the power to mobilize troops, the saint will fight you back with just one sentence!The prime minister can also wear small shoes for you, so what else can you do?
However, when the smoke rises tomorrow, the left and right ministers will be trapped in the political hall of the imperial city. The saint will probably be besieged by the rebels by then.

At this time, isn't Jingzhao Mansion the largest one left?
As long as Zheng Fuyin can use his head to guarantee the people of Jinwu Guard, he will pay for his life if something goes wrong.I believe that many people will be willing to follow Zheng Fuyin by then, and maybe the Qianniu Guard will move. "

Fang Chongyong said seductively calmly.

The Jingzhao Mansion was a "peculiar" fuse in the power design of the Tang Dynasty. In theory, it had the power to mobilize all armies in the Gyeonggi region (including the prefectures and counties surrounding Chang'an), and it also had the right to deploy the army!
Moreover, this power does not need to be approved by the prime minister. The Jingzhao Prefecture Yin himself can handle it alone.

However, although the painting is beautiful, the Jingzhao Mansion does not have the power to execute the channels, and it also lacks the emergency forces within the establishment to deal with these matters.

How can we do things if we don’t even have clerks in the establishment?This is a very real problem.

And the troops around Chang'an are concentrated in Chang'an!There are no important soldiers in the surrounding areas, and even the military mansions of the imperial soldiers are empty.

The reason why theoretical things only look beautiful is because they lack specific implementation channels, at least, under normal circumstances.

But in special circumstances, whether the deployment of troops can be done often depends on who the Jingzhao governor is, how authoritative he is, how courageous and bold he is!

"It's that simple?"

Zheng Shuqing asked in disbelief.

"Yes, it's really that simple. Just mobilize the Jinwu Guards to come back and put down the rebellion. Even if Wu Zhiyi suddenly breaks out, I believe he won't be able to mobilize many people. Most of the Longwu Army is stationed north of the imperial city. There are no Leave Xuanwu Gate.

I will go to the Longwu Army camp in person tomorrow, so the people of Jinwu Guard will never encounter the Longwu Army.All we need to do is clear out Wu Zhiyi's rebels who besieged Shengyefang, and then clear out King Xue's private army.

The members of Emperor Li Xian's family did not have a close relationship with Weishi, and they had no direct connection with Li Heng.They will not join in the rebellion. "

Fang Chongyong explained patiently.

"Understood, I will go back to the Yamen to prepare."

Zheng Shuqing stood up and was about to leave, but Fang Chongyong grabbed his sleeve.

"Tomorrow, just set off directly from Chunmingmen. Tonight, we will drink and talk.

The longer the night, the more dreams there are, and it’s not good to have random thoughts. "

Fang Chongyong blinked at Zheng Shuqing.

"Hehe, hehe, okay, okay, then let's drink and have fun."

Zheng Shuqing sat down and said with an embarrassed look.He wanted to go to Li Linfu to discuss the matter, but as soon as he had this idea, Fang Chongyong saw through it.

This guy really has no flaws at all!
……

"Well, there are rebels everywhere now, how are we going to get out?"

Li Longji looked at Fang Chongyong with confusion and asked.

Due to the darkness under the lamp, the fact that the escape route was not exposed, and the temples in the square were closed, the monks in Shengye Square were also willing to protect Li Longji and help cover up.

Therefore, when Wu Zhiyi is short of manpower, it is difficult to search temples from temples to houses.Their first goal should be to go to the Longwu Army camp, control the army, and then control the imperial city. This game is basically settled.

Li Longji also thought of this.

After all, so far, there has not been a large group of rebels besieging Shengye Temple. Someone knocked on the door and asked, but the abbot of the temple calmly pushed him away.

This is enough to show that the current situation has fallen into temporary stability.

The winner in the next step is whoever can control the Long Wu Army.

Fang Chongyong understands, Li Heng understands, and Li Longji naturally understands.

Brother Ji knew very well that living in this Shengye Temple was just waiting for death.

"Sage, I will go to Pingkangfang to contact the right prime minister, and then take the right prime minister to the Longwu Army station to control the Longwu Army so that they will not help each other."

Fang Chongyong crossed his hands and saluted Li Longji.

"Don't you want to help each other? Shouldn't they come to rescue you? These are a bunch of unfamiliar white-eyed wolves!"

Li Longji became furious when he heard this and cursed loudly!
As soon as he heard this, Fang Chongyong knew that Brother Ji had never led an army before, and he had no idea what these Qiuba people who were licking blood from their swords were thinking in their hearts!
Once the channel for the operation of power is cut off, it cannot be reconnected by the emperor's appearance.

When people's hearts are broken, once they are bewitched by others, once Longwu's soldiers think that they can't save the situation no matter what, they will take risks and all of them will actively participate in the rebellion!

So at this time, it is not to involve more troops, but to give the main force of the Longwu Army the power to "win" without participating in the coup.

As long as they don't move, they can win, which means that they have eliminated all Li Heng's last moves!

"A saint, extraordinary times and extraordinary means.

Please ask the saint to issue an imperial edict, asking the officers and soldiers of the Longwu Army to abide by the previous military orders and stay in the camp. No one can move out of the camp.So no matter how hard Li Heng tried, no one would stand up to help him.

As long as victory is guaranteed by not moving, no one will take the initiative to participate in the rebellion.

As long as Li Heng cannot control the Longwu Army, his defeat will only happen sooner or later. This is a strategy to win without defeat. "

Fang Chongyong knelt down on one knee and begged.

Li Longji, a scumbag, actually dared to believe that other Longwu troops would come to rescue him at this time. He was so confident!Once the troops leave the camp, it's hard to say who they will listen to!

Who knows if they will be coerced and induced by Li Heng?

"That's fine."

Brother Ji sighed. This feeling of life and death being manipulated by others made him very uncomfortable!

But things are already like this. It's too late to say anything. We can only wait until the rebellion is suppressed before settling the matter.

Fang Chongyong stood up and explained a few words to the abbot of Shengye Temple.Soon, he sat on a big rock and let the monk in charge of shaving his head in the temple shave his head into a shiny bald one.

Then Fang Chongyong took the "three clothes" handed over by a monk, and found a deserted corner to change clothes. When he appeared in front of Li Longji again, he was already a "real" Chang'an monk.

"Sage, please wait a moment. I will ask for help right now."

Fang Chongyong clasped his hands together generously and saluted Li Longji.

In order to perform the full set, the host of Shengye Temple also put a long string of Buddhist beads on his head!

"Is it okay to go out like this?"

Li Longji asked with a puzzled look.

"Is there any reason why you should not care about life and death when doing things for a saint?"

Fang Chongyong said with a firm expression.

"Okay, okay! Both your father and son are wise, brave and loyal!

You haven't given your first name yet, have you?
Your father's nickname is Quanzhong, so I will give you the nickname: Guozhong!
From now on, you can call yourself Fang Guozhong, I said so! "

Li Longji excitedly grabbed Fang Chongyong's arm and shook it!

Loyal to the country?
Fang Zhongyong's head was full of black lines, he bowed and resigned, calmly climbed the ladder over the wall, and disappeared from everyone's sight.

(End of this chapter)