Chapter 460: The Heart of the Heir
In the important town of Pinglu, the war is in full swing, and the three forces are eager to turn Pinglu upside down.
Yang Yue and Zhang Xuanheng led their troops to capture Liaohe City. When leading the troops to Yingzhou, Chang Fengchun followed Yang Yue's order, traveled under the stars and nights, non-stop, spent three days and two nights, and traveled long distances from Pinglu to Chang'an!
Wu Wangfu!
King Wu returned from Dandong and secretly reached an alliance with Yang Yue.
Recently, King Wu ordered the housekeeper in the palace to get in touch with several large merchants in Chang'an to pave the way for the merchants sent by Yang Yue to Chang'an!
At the same time, he secretly paid attention to the movements of the imperial court, collected intelligence, and wanted to pass on news to Yang Yue.
He understands that his younger brother can survive in such a dangerous situation in the imperial court and Dandong, and he is becoming more and more prosperous, and he must be cautious.
If he wants to be of one heart and one mind with Yang Yue and make the other party believe in himself, he must do a few things that are beneficial to Yang Yue, so as to completely dispel Yang Yue's suspicions about himself.
On this day, the messenger sent back the good news from Youzhou, the king of Wu was recruited into the court, reported Yang Yue's strength in Dandong, and the court made an assessment, so as to prepare to send the king of Shu to go on an expedition, send a letter to Guguan, go to the Hedong region, attack Han Xifan from the west, and want to completely recover Hedong.
King Wu was excited in his heart, the imperial court had just joined forces with Yang Yue and struck hard at the Khitan Right Valley Liwang, if the King of Shu led the troops to fight, and the situation in Pinglu remained unchanged, maybe the King of Shu would easily regain the lost territory.
Since leaving the palace, the carriage has just arrived in front of the palace gate, and there is a carriage driving quickly next to it, stopping at King Wu's side.
In an instant, King Wu guarded him, drew his sword to cover, and looked vigilantly at the carriage next to him.
At this time, Chang Fengchun opened the curtain of the carriage, got out of the carriage, stood beside King Wu, bowed and saluted: "I have seen His Royal Highness King Wu, and the last general is the Zhonglang under the tent of King Yan will Chang Fengchun."
"Chang Feng Chun?" Hearing this, King Wu muttered to himself, he only knew the four tiger generals under Yang Yue's account, and he had never heard of Chang Fengchun's name.
Chang Fengchun didn't say much, and took out the seal letter from his bosom to prove his identity.
Looking at it, King Wu looked surprised, and said with a little surprise: "Chang Zhonglang, you are crazy, dare to come to Chang'an from Dandong, are you not afraid of being informed by the secret guards of Chang'an?"
Duanmu Ye's victory in Pinglu and his severe blow to the Khitan were inextricably linked to Yang Yue, but the imperial court did not change its attitude towards Yang Yue.
King Wu was convinced that if Yang Yue came to Chang'an and had just stepped into the four gates, he would probably be captured by the secret guard.
Chang Fengchun's expression was calm, without fear, and said: "Your Highness, the last general met with the Youzhou spies on the way from Pinglu, presumably the imperial court has been informed of the situation in the northeast, this time, the prince temporarily sent the last general to come, also with great good things, which is beneficial to the imperial court and to His Royal Highness!"
"Oh, really?" King Wu asked incredulously.
He has been back from Dandong for half a month, and he has never received news from Yang Yue, and sometimes, he even doubts that he is secretly allied with Yang Yue, whether he is a hot face and a cold ass!
Unexpectedly, today, as soon as Youzhou sent back the good news, Yang Yue sent his subordinate Zhonglang to secretly return to Chang'an.
Listening to Chang Fengchun's words, it seems to be inextricably linked with himself.
"Your Highness, the last general doesn't dare to say anything, the prince asked the last general to visit His Royal Highness in person, and only to bring a letter to the King of Qin and the King of Shu!" Chang Fengchun report.
Second brother, Shichiro?
King Wu learned that Yang Yue sent Chang Fengchun to visit not only himself, but also the king of Qin and the king of Shu.
is different from himself, the King of Qin and the King of Shu are all famous generals of the Tang Dynasty, and they are all related to the war in the Northeast!
Without hesitation, King Wu said softly: "Chang Zhonglang, it's inconvenient to talk here, go back to the palace to talk!"
Under the protection of the guards, the two walked into the Wu Palace.
Inside the study!
Chang Fengchun said that he was thinking, and King Wu sat on the soft couch, staring at Chang Fengchun with a nervous expression.
No wonder Yang Yue sent his subordinate Zhonglang to visit him in Chang'an, fighting on the front line, and there was a fire in the rear!
However, if things are as often as Feng Chun said, Yang Yue's conditions are very tempting, just 100,000 gold per year can make up for a lot of expenses of the imperial court.
What's more, Yang Yue is ambitious and ready to occupy Silla!
At that time, if you could really occupy Silla and plunder the wealth of the enemy, the imperial court would have gained too much to count.
It's just that the imperial court has just enabled the king of Shu, and ordered him to lead the male army out of Guguan, attack Hedong, and contain Han Xifan, so as to ensure that Youzhou is unhindered.
At present, I am afraid that I will not easily meddle in the affairs of the Northeast, not to mention, the victory or defeat of the expedition to Silla is unpredictable.
When the king of Shu led the army to conquer, the prince, Zhongshu Ling, would definitely not hope that another military general would be activated, so it was very difficult to persuade the imperial court to send troops, especially to persuade the prince.
King Wu held the teacup, stared at Chang Fengchun, and said with some worry: "Chang Zhonglang, King Yan's plan is good, and all the measures taken are not wrong, but the imperial court has just enabled the King of Shu and ordered him to lead 100,000 elite soldiers to Hedong to contain Han Xifan, the envoy of Hedong Jiedu, so as to ensure the complete recovery of Pinglu.
Because of the dispatch of troops by the king of Shu, the crown prince, the eagle dog of Zhongshu Ling, has repeatedly sent difficulties to the main battle of the imperial court.
At present, King Yan sent you to Chang'an to lobby the imperial court to send troops to attack Silla, regardless of whether there is any other purpose, at least on the surface, it is most beneficial for King Yan to surprise Silla.
You should be clear about the attitude of the imperial court towards King Yan, so it is not easy to do at this time, and there is not even any hope!"
Hearing the sound, Chang Fengchun secretly pondered, and when he was young, he said bluntly: "Your Highness, with the power of the prince in the northeast, you can easily block Silla, not to mention, the terrain in the northeast is complicated, especially the terrain at the junction of the Andong Metropolitan Protectorate and Silla is very complicated, and General Yan Chen has tens of thousands of soldiers, and with the help of favorable terrain, it is bound to block the Silla soldiers.
Therefore, the prince sent the last general to Chang'an, hoping that the imperial court would temporarily send troops to contain Silla on the sea. After the prince and General Duanmu solve the war in Pinglu and Lerao, they will personally lead elite soldiers to conquer Silla. At that time, it will be possible to easily divide Silla, and both sides will get the great wealth of Silla!
It is definitely not to relieve the Dandong crisis, but to ask the imperial court to send troops, the prince's vision and pattern are not so small."
"Chang Zhonglang, this king believes in you and King Yan, however, the court may not believe it, even if the generals with strategic vision realize that this is an opportunity, there are some cats and dogs in the court, and they will be selfish and will not agree! Therefore, it must be reported to the imperial court officials!" King Wu probably knew Chang Fengchun's words, and also recognized the importance of containing Silla and finally fighting with Yang Yue to capture Silla from the north and south.
However, he understands, only someone will understand, and maybe someone will pretend to be confused.
Chang Fengchun immediately nodded and saluted, and hurriedly said: "I also hope that His Royal Highness will introduce him, or send a housekeeper to invite the King of Qin, and the King of Shu will come to the Wu Palace, and the last general will just send the letter to His Royal Highness the King of Qin, His Royal Highness the King of Shu."
King Wu bowed his head and signaled Chang Fengchun to sit down and wait for a long time, he personally walked out of the study, and the housekeeper went to invite the King of Qin and the King of Shu.
If he and the King of Qin and the King of Shu are about to leave, they believe that if they are sincerely invited, the other party will definitely come.
Soon, King Wu returned, drank tea with Chang Fengchun to discuss the affairs of the Northeast, and patiently waited for the King of Qin and the King of Shu to come.
About half an hour, the king of Qin and the king of Shu arrived at the palace of King Wu together.
Before coming, they all thought that King Wu was only inviting themselves, and no one else, but unexpectedly, both sides appeared in King Wu's mansion together.
At this moment, the King of Qin looked at the King of Shu particularly unpleasantly, today's dynasty, the court enabled the King of Shu, and hung him in the high pavilion, without the slightest intention of letting him lead the troops to fight.
When the two sides were idle in the mansion, in order to fight against the crown prince, the king of Shu would occasionally cooperate with him, and today he was activated, and his attitude towards him was much colder.
The King of Shu was surprised that the King of Qin appeared in the Mansion of King Wu, and in addition to being surprised, he simply saluted, and under the leadership of the housekeeper, he walked towards the inner courtyard.
King Wu, often when the spring conversation is happy, the housekeeper takes the king of Qin and the king of Shu into the study.
Chang Fengchun hurriedly got up, saluted the two kings, and said: "The last general Chang Fengchun has seen His Royal Highness the King of Qin and His Royal Highness the King of Shu."
When I first saw Chang Fengchun, the King of Qin and the King of Shu looked similar to the first time King Wu saw Chang Fengchun, and they were all surprised!
Fortunately, King Wu was beside him and explained: "Second brother, seventh brother, this Chang Fengchun is the general of Zhonglang under Liulang's account, not long ago, he just came from Liaohe City!"
Hearing the sound, King Qin and Shu all stared at King Wu with strange expressions.
Yang Yue sent Zhonglang from Liaohe City to visit King Wu first, could it be that there was some special relationship between the two.
After all, the King of Qin and the King of Shu both knew that at the beginning, Yang Yue was only close to the King of Qin in the imperial court, but now he is inexplicably close to the King of Wu, there must be something greasy in this.
However, the King of Qin and the King of Shu did not ask, let alone directly expose the relationship between King Wu and Yang Yue, and the King of Qin asked calmly: "Chang Zhonglang, you came from Liaohe City, could it be that Liulang has already occupied Liaohe City?"
"Your Royal Highness, the prince has just occupied Huaiyuan Town, beheaded all the generals sent by Su Lige on the eastern front, only thousands of remnants came, and the last general and the prince led the troops to Liaohe City on the way, and suddenly changed, so they came to Chang'an, however, General Zhang Xuanheng led the troops forward in advance, and there was no defense in Liaohe City, at this moment, I am afraid that it has been captured by General Zhang." Often in the spring road.
When King Qin heard about Yang Yue's achievements in the Northeast, his eyes couldn't help but glow with envy.
A good man should be a soldier in all directions, and he was shrouded in horse leather, but he was aggrieved and lived in Chang'an City.
The king of Shu also secretly clenched his fists, Yang Yue won consecutive battles in the northeast, he led his troops to Hedong, and he must teach Han Xifan a good lesson, and even cut off the opponent's head.
However, the King of Shu especially wanted to know why Chang Fengchun suddenly came to Chang'an in the middle of the battle, and couldn't help asking: "Chang Zhonglang, is there anything important for you to venture to Chang'an?"
Chang Fengchun glanced at King Wu, and immediately explained his intentions, and said by the way: "The two highnesses, the last general came from the northeast, and the prince asked the last general to bring a letter to the two highnesses!"
Epistle?
Yang Yue sent them things on the front line again?
King Qin, King Shu, was slightly embarrassed in an instant, they didn't forget that Yang Yue sent a messenger from the front line to send back Neng Dou, and humiliated the two of them.
The King of Shu couldn't help but ask a little unpleasantly, "Where is the letter?"
Chang Fengchun did not hesitate, took out the letter from his bosom and handed it to the King of Qin and the King of Shu.
Took the letter, quickly opened it, the two kings quickly browsed, but there were only ten words in the letter, worthy of the sky, and not afraid of people.
"Chang Zhonglang, what do you mean by Liulang, do you want to satirize this king and the king of Shu?" King Qin browsed the letters, looked puzzled, and asked a little angrily.
Chang Fengchun didn't have time to explain, and the king of Shu said bluntly: "Second brother, sixth brother is humiliating you and me, but. The younger brother is about to lead the troops into battle, and the sixth brother's intention is clearly to humiliate the second brother."
The King of Qin was already angry that he was still hanging in the high cabinet, and suddenly heard the words of the King of Shu, and became more and more tired of the King of Shu.
However, the king of Qin learned of the situation in the northeast and saw that he had the hope of leading his troops. Secretly forbearing, his face did not change and his heart did not beat, and he said to the king of Shu: "Qilang, Liulang sent back a letter from the northeast, wanting to contain Silla, so as to find a plan to annex Silla, this is a matter that is beneficial to the imperial court, do you think it is certain?"
The King of Shu said helplessly: "Second brother, how difficult it is to attack Silla, you and I are like a mirror, no matter who leads the troops to capture Silla. will be unified into the military power, famous all over the world, but the past will not forget the future of the division, especially the prince's party to control the government, the court's attention is focused on Pinglu, Hedong, the courtiers guessed that even if the main battle faction of the imperial court, similar to the left and right servants to support the elimination of Silla, the prince, Zhongshu Ling will not agree, not to mention, the father and emperor will not support the dispatch of troops to Silla, so although the sixth brother's proposal is good, it is not practical."
King Qin's inner thoughts and concerns are basically the same as those of King Shu, the court is in an eventful season, the crown prince does not allow anyone to threaten his position in the East Palace, and the emperor is not an ambitious and pioneering king, I am afraid that he will not send sailors to expedition to Silla.
"Seventh brother, a golden opportunity, at the beginning, how many emperors and generals, wanted to go on an expedition to Silla, many in vain, this opportunity is excellent, this king feels that he does not need to care about the attitude of the prince and Zhongshu Ling, the joint court main war faction officials, seize the opportunity, seize the opportunity.
Not only can the generals lead the army and take advantage of the situation to rise, but even the political achievements of the father and emperor will also have a strong stroke, not to mention, there is the gold sent back by Yang Yue from the northeast, as well as the gold plundered by the annexation of Silla.
In the future, no matter who accomplishes great feats, he will have the power to compete with the crown prince for the East Palace." The king of Qin was afraid that the king of Shu would be activated, so he led his troops to fight in Hedong, and gave up the opportunity, and did not hesitate to throw out the temptation of the crown prince.
"Second brother, you also have the heart to win the heir, right?" The king of Shu did not talk about the conquest, on the contrary, he diverted the topic and said: "The reason why the second brother wants to be enabled by his father to lead the army to fight is not that he hopes to establish military merits on the battlefield, control the military power like the sixth brother, and prepare for the future succession.
Hearing this, King Qin stared at King Shu and said, "Qilang, what do you mean, how can this king have the heart to win the heir?" If you do not participate in the conquest of Silla, this king will personally explain to his father and the emperor and all the civil and military generals of the imperial court the benefits of the conquest of Pinglu."
King Qin was surprised by the eyesight of the King of Shu, he did have the heart to seize the heir, become the Ninety-Five, wake up to the power of the world, and drunk and lie on the knees of beauty.
It's just that for a long time, he has hidden it very well, and the king of Shu has detected his ambitions through something.
At present, the king of Qin is reluctant to expose his ambitions, so he is concerned about him.
"Second brother, if you don't know, you can't do it unless you do!" The King of Shu stared at the King of Qin and said playfully: "Second brother, if you admit that you have the heart to win the heir, as long as you and I unite with the ministers of the court, there will definitely be a way to lobby the emperor, if you don't admit that you have the heart to win the heir, then you only need to be a free prince, and when you fight, you will have your own courtiers and sixth brother."
(End of chapter)