Chapter 25 One Road to Darkness
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The news of the Huli Lie Army's victory in Helan Mountain reached Taiyuan. According to the principle, Taiyuan should be full of joy, and Wang and Tong Guan should also be happy for the smooth implementation and advancement of the Northwest strategy. However, in fact, both the Grand Marshal's Mansion and the Xuanfu Department were shrouded in a strong cloud of sorrow.
Hulie Prefecture officially announced that Taiyuan was about to invade, and asked the Northwest Marshal's Office, Shaanxi Xuanfusi, and Yanshan Xuanfusi of the Two Rivers to prepare for the battle immediately.
At the same time, Bianjing sent an order to ask the Northwest Marshal's Office to cooperate with the Jin army to attack Daibei and eliminate Li Hu. For this reason, Bianjing once again asked Tong Guan to rush to Yanshan Prefecture immediately and command the Yanshan Town Guard Army to cooperate with the Jin army to attack Datong from Juyongguan. Last time, Guo Yaoshi called the police to Bianjing, saying that the Jin army was going to invade and requested to increase money, grain and weapons, but Bianjing believed that Guo Yaoshi's plan was ill-in and asked Tong Guan to go to Yanshan Prefecture. Tong Guan used the excuse of the tense war in the northwest, but did not go, and also transferred Liu Guangshi and Shengjie Army from the battlefield in Hebei to Taiyuan. Tong Guan's consideration was that the main force of the Hedong Army arrived in Datong, and the defense force on the front line of Taiyuan was too weak, so it was necessary to transfer Liu Guangshi and Shengjie Army to Hedong. However, in this way, the rebels in Hebei were obviously insufficient, resulting in smoke and dust everywhere and bandits rampant, which made Bianjing very angry.
Three completely different news came one after another, leaving Taiyuan at a loss.
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How could Bianjing change his mind? Why did he join forces with the Jin people to attack Li Hu?
The king could not understand and was extremely disappointed with his father's rebellion. It was obvious that the emperor could no longer withstand the pressure of the civil officials of Bianjing and planned to abandon himself.
Tong Guan could only smile bitterly. When he presented the northwest strategy to the king, he had already estimated that when he came to Bianjing, he might use the trap and set up a trap. However, as long as the emperor supports the king and refuses to give up, the traps of the civil servants will be difficult to play. However, at this critical moment, the emperor still chose the country and the country and the country.
At this moment, Li Hu had already fought in Helan Mountain, and the Jin army was ready to attack. As long as the Song Dynasty cooperated, Li Hu would be finished. Li Hu was finished. After Li Hu was over, the Hu Lie Army was defeated, and the Song Dynasty would eradicate the greatest threat and realize the strategy of defending the internal and external weakness. Next, as long as the rebellion was quelled, the Song Dynasty could rest and take a few breaths, stabilize for a few years, and then achieve great success. This temptation was too great. If it was realized, the current emperor would be equivalent to building great achievements and keeping his fortune for the ages. If the emperor had such achievements, would he still be afraid that he could not change the heir of the imperial throne? The emperor was greedy and could not refuse the temptation, but he would willingly jump into the trap set by the civil officials.
It is not difficult to judge from this that the envoy of the Jin Kingdom must have given the emperor a promise that he could not refuse when he arrived in Bianjing, while the civil officials of Bianjing took the opportunity to push the emperor into a trap. The emperor fell into this trap and killed Li Hu. In the future, he could really save Prince Yun? If Li Hu fell, the people in the northwest could not support him and would definitely suffer heavy damage. The king lost the support of Li Hu and the people in the northwest. He still had the strength to compete for the imperial rule. I am afraid that he would not even be able to save his life. The emperor was self-righteous and harmed others and himself. The situation was already out of control.
The Jin envoys frequently rebelled against Bian Jing and tempted the Song Dynasty to kill Li Hu, it can be inferred that the news of Hu Lie Mansion was accurate, Guo Yaoshi's call to the police was based on the base, the Jin Kingdom was really going to invade the Song Dynasty, and his sharpness was directed at Yan Yun. However, the emperor of Bian Jing had lost his clear mind, and he was confused by his brilliant achievements and could no longer correctly judge the current situation. The civil officials of Bian Jing only care about their own interests. They knew that joining the Jin people to kill Li Hu was like leading a wolf into the house, but in order to ensure that their interests were not lost, they were ignoring the safety of the Song Dynasty's destiny, and were pushing the Song Dynasty step by step into the abyss of the defeat.
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"What should I do now?" The king's face was a little pale. Although he could not hide his fear, he could see from his eyes that he was angry and wanted to kill people. At this critical moment, he was abandoned by his father and humiliated by the civil servants of Bian Jing. He could not bear it. Now if he wanted to survive, the only way was to go all the way.
"What I worry most now is that the emperor abolishes the Northwest Marshal's Mansion and deprives you of military power." Tong Guan sighed, "If the emperor really does this, you will be done, it's really done."
"Why did it turn out like this?" the king was furious and shouted loudly, "Why would Bianjing rather believe in a foreign captive than his own vassal state?"
"This is very simple." Tong Guan said lightly, "Li Hu captured Yanjing, not only plundered Yanjing, but also gave Yanjing to the Jin people. The Jin people captured Yanjing, but returned Yanjing to the Song Dynasty."
"Li Hu was framed..."
"For Bianjing, Li Hu only needs to be an obedient dog, but Li Hu is unwilling to be a watchdog, so Bianjing must kill him." Tong Guan sighed bitterly, "You should be very clear that Yanjing's incident has a great stimulation to Bianjing. Therefore, Bianjing believes in the promises of the Jin people, so now..."
"So now Bianjing doesn't believe that the Jin people are going to invade the Song Dynasty. Instead, he thinks that Li Hu is the biggest disaster in the Song Dynasty. He wants to join forces with the Jin people to kill Li Hu and destroy the Great Wall by himself, right?"
"That's true." Tong Guan was in a heavy mood, even desperate. He didn't know what would happen next, but one thing was certain that the catastrophe of the Song Dynasty had arrived, neither the Jin people nor Li Hu would let the Song Dynasty go. Bian Jing made a wrong choice, and this wrong choice might shake the foundation of the Song Dynasty.
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Wang gritted his teeth,
Guan said coldly: "You took this matter, you must make a decision for me.
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Tong Guan was silent for a long time and said powerlessly: "Your Highness, no matter whether I have contributed the Northwest strategy or not, it is the result today. You know better than me. Since Bianjing is determined to kill Li Hu and is determined to obstruct you from inheriting the throne, no matter what we think of, we will fail in the end."
"Is there no room for recovery?"
Tong Guan closed his eyes and slowly leaned on the cushion, and sighed secretly. The solution was that he was afraid of causing endless disasters. However, like Prince Yun, he was forced into a dead end. If he wanted to survive, he had to fight with Bian Jing to the end. Once the Jin army went south and Yan Yun lost, his two rivers and Yanshan Xuanfu envoys would definitely take responsibility. The achievements and power of the land over the past 20 years were gone. He was unwilling to give up. For more than 20 years, he had worked hard and worked hard for the Song Dynasty, but the treacherous slanders in Bian Jing only focused on fighting for power and profit, ate the flesh of the Song Dynasty and drank the blood of the Song Dynasty, and ignored the safety of the country, so that he had reached this point today. This is not my responsibility. Why should I bear the charge? Why should I let these shameless treacherous slanders trample on their feet and trampled on them? Why should they frame and slander and leave a devil for thousands of years?
"Do you want to be an emperor?" Tong Guan suddenly opened his eyes and asked solemnly.
Wang Chi said nothing. He said this, but he was a ruthless person, but Tong Guan's eyes were bright and he stared at him, making him unable to avoid it. Wang nodded, then felt relieved, and nodded vigorously. Anyway, the emperor abandoned me and Bianjing wanted to kill me, so what am I afraid of? At worst, he could fight to the death.
"Okay, my subordinates will fight for this life and assist His Highness in inheriting the throne."
Tong Guan sat upright, sorted out his thoughts for a little while, and said in a deep voice: "The emperor cannot remove your military power now, because the Northwest Army is on Helan Mountain, and the Hedong Army has already headed north to Datong. The consequences of releasing your military power at this time will be unimaginable. So until the Jin army launches an attack, the emperor will always let you take charge of the Northwest Military."
"According to the Hulie Mansion's estimate, the Jin army launched an attack before the heavy snow came, which means that there is still more than a month." Tong Guan looked at the king, and a hint of pity flashed in his eyes. "Your Highness has not had much time left. If your Highness wants to fight back, he must make a choice immediately."
“What choice?”
"Does Your Highness have the determination to seize the imperial rule?"
The king's face changed slightly, and his heart trembled. Behind Tong Guan's words was a bloody fight, and father and son were killed by each other, but is there any plan besides this? Prince Yun took a long breath and gritted his teeth and said, "I have made a choice since the moment I left Bianjing."
"Okay." Tong Guan said, "Then let's go north immediately and go to Datong."
"Go to Datong?" Wang looked at Tong Guan in surprise.
"Is there any safe place besides Datong now?" Tong Guan smiled slightly, "When you arrive in Datong, will the emperor still dare to issue an order to deprive you of military power? With Li Hu's absolute support, will Bianjing still dare to anger you? When the Jin people went south, ravaged Hebei and threatened Bianjing, you led your army to serve the king, will Bianjing still dare to stop it?"
Wang Ran suddenly realized, but he immediately thought of one thing: Is Li Hu trustworthy? Now Tong Guan’s meaning is very clear, that is, he must rely entirely on Li Hu’s force to seize the imperial regime. Li Hu’s force is far stronger than the Northwest Army, and Bian Jing has no influence on him, so as long as Li Hu helps him, Prince Yun can become an emperor when he arrives in Bian Jing. But the problem is that Prince Yun cannot control Li Hu. Once Li Hu is in trouble, the Song Dynasty will be over.
"Do you think we can control Li Hu?"
Tong Guan pondered for a long time and shook his head, "The problem now is not whether we can control Li Hu, but whether Li Hu will take this opportunity to disrupt the Central Plains. The real purpose of the Jin army's attack on Li Hu was to go south to invade our Song Dynasty, so once the Jin army launched an attack, its main force was to go south to Youyan and Hebei, rather than to attack Datong. Li Hu returned to Datong, what should the Jin people do? Should they shake hands and make peace, or continue to attack? Obviously, the Jin people should shake hands and make peace to avoid fighting on both sides. What does the Jin people use to talk to Li Hu? Betray the Song Dynasty and let Li Hu aim at Bianjing. Will Li Hu take the opportunity to invade the Song Dynasty? This question is too simple, and Li Hu of course has to take the opportunity to go south. In this way, the Song Dynasty is in danger."
"So, if Your Highness wants to save the Song Dynasty, the only way is to go north to Datong and gain Li Hu's trust, and then use Li Hu's power to go south to Bianjing to seize the imperial throne, and transform Li Hu's force that originally harmed the Song Dynasty into a force to save the Song Dynasty."
The king was still hesitant.
"Li Hu is very smart. He should know that his income from troubled Song Dynasty was limited. On the contrary, if he helps you seize the imperial throne, his income will be much greater than the gains of plunder." Tong Guan smiled, "So, I can tell you with certainty that as long as you give Li Hu trust, Li Hu will do his best to help you."
"What about the future?" Wang asked worriedly.
"Future?" Tong Guan laughed, "In the future, Your Majesty will fight the Northern Expedition, unify China and foreign countries, and rebuild the prosperous era of the Han and Tang Dynasties. Li Hu will expand his territory and build achievements for His Majesty forever."
Chapter completed!