The Flourishing Tang Dynasty: Beginning with Marrying Yang Yuhuan
Chapter 134 Each Has His Own Reasons
Chapter 134 Each Has His Own Reasons
Li Heng thought about it from Li Ying's and others' perspective and came to a positive answer.
This is not to say that Li Ying and the others are stupid, but Li Longji's combo is really brilliant. If Li Heng was not a time traveler, he would have fallen into the trap.
First of all, there is a lack of defense in the imperial palace, and this problem does exist at present.
The central army of the Tang Dynasty was divided into the Southern Ya Army and the Northern Ya Army.
The Southern Army had sixteen guards. In the early Tang Dynasty, the left and right guards were in charge of guarding the gates, the left and right Qianniu guards were dedicated to guarding the emperor, and the other twelve guards protected the entire Chang'an.
At the same time, these sixteen guards are not only the imperial guards guarding the important areas of the capital, but also the leading organization of the imperial guards in the country.
The Northern Ya Imperial Guards were the emperor's private armed forces. In the early Tang Dynasty, there were only the Left and Right Yulin Guards.
However, the foundation of the Sixteen Guards of the Southern Court was the Fubing system. Now that the Fubing system has collapsed, the Sixteen Guards have become a mere formality.
For example, the Qianniu Guards, which are dedicated to guarding the emperor, now recruit some rich and powerful children who want to "gild their reputation". Most of them are a bunch of good-for-nothings and have no fighting ability at all.
Based on this, Li Longji added two more guards to the two guards of Beiya a year ago to form the Left and Right Longwu Armies, and appointed his confidant Chen Xuanli as the general of the Longwu Army.
This was a means to fill the gap left by the Sixteen Guards due to the collapse of the military system, and also a means to strengthen the emperor's private armed forces.
But nothing can be achieved overnight. Now the entire Tang Dynasty is in the transition period from the military system to the recruitment system. The Longwu Army has only been established for more than a year and is in the running-in period to completely replace the functions of Qianniu.
At this time, there was a little oversight and there were two thieves, which is completely understandable.
As for why Li Longji wanted to strengthen the guards after Yuanshi's funeral, it is understandable.
After all, Li Longji and Li Xian had a deep relationship, and the funeral was the most important thing during this period. Increasing the defense of the Longwu Army was not a quick thing.
Based on this objective reality, Li Ying and his companions, firstly, did not have a prophet who could travel through time, and secondly, they did not have solid spies in the palace, so they would definitely believe it.
However, even if he believed it, Li Ying would still need the power to launch a coup, that is, military power.
Li Ying really has this ability.
According to the Tang system, the Eastern Palace had ten guards, which were similar to the Sixteen Guards of the Southern Court, with the palace soldiers as the base. At the same time, like the Northern Court, they also served as the personal guards of the crown prince.
Therefore, under the influence of the collapse of the military system, the number of soldiers in the Eastern Palace was reduced, but at the same time some people were recruited to fill the vacancies, and the prince became more centralized.
This is Li Ying’s strength.
At the same time, this was also the deep reason why Li Longji was afraid of Li Ying and had to find a way to deal with Li Ying.
As long as Li Ying, the crown prince of more than 20 years, steps down, the new crown prince can basically only take over the empty shell of the Ten Commanderies. It will not be so easy to have actual military power.
Li Heng, who understood everything, sighed slightly and said, "Mother, something big might happen recently, you must be careful."
Wu Huifei didn't think about these things as thoroughly as Li Heng did, and just said, "With you and your father here, what can happen to my mother?"
"That's right." Li Ying smiled helplessly.
From the perspective of dealing with Li Ying, his interests are consistent with Li Longji's.
After all, if Li Ying came to power, he would not let him and Concubine Wu Hui go.
Of course, Li Ying also had another choice, which was to secretly help Li Ying succeed in the coup, and then wait for the opportunity to succeed.
However, there is a problem. He is not strong enough now. Helping Li Ying to deal with Li Longji is basically a dead end. Even if he succeeds, he will not be able to deal with Li Ying.
So he could only be on the same front as Li Longji.
Li Ying was silent for a while, then asked, "What is your impression of Concubine Mei?"
Concubine Wu Huifei said: "She is a smart and well-educated person, but she has been meddling in government affairs too much recently. If your father gets tired of her one day, she may not end up well."
"Yeah." Li Ying responded without asking any more questions.
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A few days passed, and the day of Yuanshi's burial was getting closer.
Jiang Caiping was in the palace at the moment, looking at the plum blossoms. But unlike before, she no longer had the interest to appreciate the plum blossoms and recite poems. Her whole mind was now on political affairs.
She hesitated.
She hesitated whether to use the vicious plan in her mind.
She herself thought it was a vicious plan, not a clever one, because she was not a bad person by nature.
This vicious plan was to use the incident of thieves in the palace as an excuse to ask Li Ying to come and catch the thieves.
As long as Li Ying led his troops into the palace, she would tell Li Longji that Li Ying was plotting a rebellion.
As for the possibility that Li Longji would discover the truth after a thorough investigation, she thought that was impossible.
Because Li Longji had repeatedly expressed his dissatisfaction with Li Ying in front of her, as long as she led the prince to make something big wrong, Li Longji would not hesitate to depose Li Ying from the position of crown prince even if he knew there was something fishy.
There is no risk to her for the time being.
Of course, the absence of temporary risks does not mean there are no long-term risks.
Because if it's fake, it will be discovered sooner or later.
Therefore, the best outcome for her is that she will be cursed after her death, and the worst outcome is that Li Longji will use her to get rid of Li Ying and then depose her.
She weighed the pros and cons for a long, long time, and in the end, only two little people were left in her mind.
A villain said: "Nothing is more important than helping Prince Zhong win the throne."
Another little man said: "Yes!"
So she decided.
Send a message to summon Li Ying to the palace to arrest the thief.
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Prince's Mansion.
Li Ying gathered his confidants and held a grand banquet.
After three rounds of drinking, Li Ying stood up and asked, "Do you think Zhang Jiuling is a wise prime minister?"
"Yes!" everyone said in a firm voice.
Li Ying asked again: "Do you think Li Linfu is a traitor?"
Everyone said the same thing: "Yes!"
Li Ying said: "My father has favored treacherous people in recent years, and Li Linfu has dominated the government. As the crown prince, I think of my father's efforts to govern the country, and compare it with his current incompetence. I worry about the country and the people of the Tang Dynasty day and night, and my clothes are wet with tears. I tried my best to persuade my father, but he not only did not listen, but reprimanded me and even wanted to abolish my position as crown prince. Until now, I have no other choice."
Li Ying raised her voice and continued:
"I believe I have done nothing wrong. I cannot suffer this great disaster for no reason. Moreover, for the sake of the country and the people of the Tang Dynasty, and to be worthy of the ancestors of the Tang Dynasty, I have decided to bring you to the palace at five o'clock tomorrow morning to persuade my father. I hope you can help me."
The prince's left guard said, "Your Highness, this matter is of great importance. I hope Your Highness will think twice."
"Really?" Li Ying glanced at Zuo Wei and sneered.
Just as the left guard was about to say something else, he suddenly felt a chill on his back and a knife pierced through his chest.
The left guard turned around and saw that the person who killed him was Xue Xiu.
Xue Xiu killed Zuo Weishu and said to everyone, "Throughout history, the civil servants died for their advice and the military died for their battles. We are all deeply indebted to the crown prince. Now is the time when the crown prince and the Tang Dynasty need us. How can we retreat?"
After that, he bowed to Li Ying and said, "Your Highness, if you are in a place where there is no doubt about your Highness, you will definitely succeed. I swear to follow your Highness until death."
With Xue Xiu taking the lead, the others saluted Li Heng and said, "We swear to follow His Royal Highness the Crown Prince until death!"
(End of this chapter)
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