Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 326: Death without surprising words

Li An came back to his senses after hearing this, looked at Desheng and Shitou who were standing aside and said, "You go down first. Without my instructions, no one is allowed to come up, and no one is allowed to approach."

This boat was chartered by them, and no one on the boat was allowed to go up to the second floor. At this time, they were on the top deck of the boat, and they were not worried about anyone hearing the conversation between the two.

However, Li An still asked the two of them to go down and guard. Firstly, the next words were not suitable for them to hear, and secondly, it was to prevent anyone from coming up.

Desheng did not hesitate at all to Li An's instructions, but Shitou glanced at Gu Tingye, and when Gu Tingye nodded, he bowed to Desheng.

After the two left, Li An pondered for a while and said, "Zhong Huai, I remember you said before that King Yong has the greatest possibility of becoming the crown prince, right?"

Gu Tingye was stunned and didn't know why Li An suddenly mentioned this, but he still nodded and said: "Yes, it seems that the two of them are evenly matched now, but in fact it is because many courtiers are not eager to take sides. Queen Yong's mother clan is a civil servant, Civil officials are naturally more inclined to King Yong. However, since both of them are not heirs of the official family, there will definitely be a lot of turmoil for the sake of the stability of the world. "

"What about King Yan?"

Li An said: "Since ancient times, it is not uncommon for brothers to fight for family property and cause trouble to Xiao Qiang, let alone the throne? Moreover, the two have been fighting endlessly over the years. No matter who becomes the prince, he will not let the other go after inheriting the throne. What do you think? Will King Yan sit still and wait for death?"

"You mean King Yan will..." Gu Tingye looked at Li An in horror when he heard this.

Li An shook his head and said: "This is just a guess."

Gu Tingye was silent for a while and said: "Everyone will cherish their lives, not to mention that if you give it a try, you still have a chance to sit on the throne. If it were me, I would definitely give it a try. After all, if I don't give it a try, I will die."

He did not deny Ang Lee's speculation. After all, this kind of thing has been too common since ancient times.

"But King Yan has no chance. Although King Yan's mother's family is a northern general, the commanders of the imperial army in Bianjing are all official confidants. The hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in the camp in the western suburbs outside the city cannot be mobilized without an imperial decree. Under such circumstances, if King Yan commits an act of rebellion, he will definitely die. If he does nothing, he will still have a chance of survival," Gu Tingye said.

Li An smiled bitterly upon hearing this. The Song Dynasty valued literature over military affairs. Although it was criticized by future generations, you have to say that it was very effective in preventing military generals and clans from rebelling.

Among other things, all dynasties in history have examples of rebellion by military generals and clans.

Only the Song Dynasty did not.

The reason for this is because the imperial court has too strict restrictions on generals and clans, and does not give them any chance at all.

No wonder Gu Tingye thinks so.

No one else would think that King Yan would rebel, because it would be impossible to succeed.

This is also the reason why the officials later decided to make King Yong the crown prince, but did not take action against King Yan.

And King Yong was not in a hurry to attack King Yan, and he didn't even take precautions.

After all, in his opinion, the overall situation has been decided. Taking action against King Yan at this time will instead give others a handle.

There will be plenty of opportunities when he takes the throne.

But I couldn't bear the fact that King Yong and his wife were pig-minded and attacked Rong Feiyan.

However, Rong Feiyan had a violent temper and committed suicide.

The three brothers and sisters of the Rong family had a good relationship. In order to avenge their sister, they helped King Yan rebel.

Not to mention Gu Tingye, I'm afraid no one in the world would have thought of it.

This allowed King Yan to rebel and almost succeeded.

Li An was silent for a while and said: "King Yan Qiangqian, the more such a person is, the less likely he will sit back and wait for death and leave his fate to others."

Gu Tingye was startled when he heard this, pondered for a long time, and said, "What you said is possible."

In other words, since he has reached a situation of no life or death, why not give it a try. However, he had never considered this issue. After what Li An said, he felt that it was possible.

But it may only be possible, and the result is destined that King Yan will not succeed.

This is why no one has ever considered this aspect.

"Zhong Huai, if King Yan commits an act of rebellion, the chance of success is indeed very small. But have you ever thought about it. Once he does this, there are two things he must do. One is to control the official family, and the other is to kill Yong. King, these two are indispensable." Li An said.

Gu Tingye nodded when he heard this. If King Yan really rebels, these two points are indeed indispensable.

Because King Yan launched a rebellion, there was only one possibility, that is, King Yong became the prince, and he had no way to retreat.

Until the last step, King Yan would not be able to make a dangerous move.

Therefore, even though he controlled the official family, he failed to capture King Yong. As the prince, King Yong could definitely call on troops to put down the rebellion.

"Then have you ever thought about it? Relatively speaking, if King Yan takes action, whether he can control the palace or not, there is still a good chance of taking down King Yong. In the end, no matter whether he succeeds or not, King Yong will definitely not survive." Li An said.

Gu Tingye's expression changed when he heard this. What Li An said was indeed very likely to happen.

For King Yan, any rebellion against the left and right would be a capital offense, and he would definitely not be able to let King Yong go.

"However, if King Yong becomes the crown prince, he will definitely take precautions. In Bianjing City, King Yan has no soldiers and horses. How can he capture King Yong?" Gu Tingye shook his head.

"With King Yong's temperament, he may not be on guard." Li An said.

In fact, he didn't know whether King Yong was prepared or not, but King Yong's family took over. Except for one young son who survived, the rest all died.

When Gu Tingye heard this, he looked straight at Li An and said, "Zi Qian, what exactly do you want to say?"

"I mean, if things develop as I said, do you think Zhao Ceying and his son have a chance?" Li An said.

Gu Tingye frowned and looked at Li An when he heard this. Li An's words were a bit treasonous.

As a lord's son and a recipient of the emperor's favor, he should have rebuked Li An loudly.

But although Gu Tingye was loyal to the royal family, he was not the kind of foolishly loyal person.

This is also the reason why Li An said this to Gu Tingye.

This can be seen from the fact that Gu Tingye helped Zhao Zongquan plan to ascend to the throne.

When he encouraged Zhao Zongquan to go to Bianjing, King Yan had not yet rebelled.

Li An even guessed that he had guessed that King Yan might be rebelling from the fact that King Yan sent people to assassinate Zhao Zongquan.

After all, King Yong was already the crown prince at that time, but King Yan sent people to assassinate the clan. The purpose was not difficult to guess.

In order to persuade Zhao Zongquan to go to Bianjing, Gu Tingye even arranged for someone to assassinate Zhao Zongquan and force him to go to Bianjing.

If you just consider Zhao Zongquan's safety, it doesn't have to be like this.

Gu Tingye shook his head when he heard this and said: "There is no chance. Zhao Ceying and his son are from the lineage of Taizu, and there are many children in the clan. Even if King Yan rebels and kills King Yong's family, it is impossible for the official family to pass the throne to Zhao Ceying and his son."

"If King Yan plots rebellion, he may worry that other clans will call on Bianjing troops to put down the rebellion, and thus kill those clan members." Li An said.

"Zi Qian, what you said is all your guess, and it's almost impossible to happen. I'll pretend I didn't hear what you said." After Gu Tingye finished speaking, he turned around and left.

(End of this chapter)