Chapter 340: The Death of Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang (1
In the Luoyang Imperial Palace, after Wang Shichong got the news that Ma Yi was breached, Liu Wuzhou died, and Song Jingang was ambushed and died, he immediately convened his relatives and courtiers to discuss:
"Ladies and gentlemen, now that Mayi in our north has been broken by Li Tang, it seems that Li Tang's next step is to deal with our Luoyang. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info what strategies do you have to defend against the enemy? After listening to Wang Shichong's words, Shan Xiongxin immediately replied:
"Father! Erchen has no good strategy to defend against the enemy, and Erchen only has one sentence, that is, where the father and emperor let Erchen guard, Erchen will guard where, and will never let the Tang Army step into my Luoyang City for half a step. Wang Shichong looked at Shan Xiongxin, nodded, and said approvingly:
"The horse said that it was a good idea, but this war must be fought by you, that is, how to fight, what good strategy do you have!"
"Holy! The minister's nephew thought that for the sake of today's plan, we had to send envoys again to contact Dou Jiande in Qilu and Fugong Tuoba in Jiangnan, and let them send troops and money to jointly resist Li Tang. Wang Ren still tended to form an alliance with Dou Jiande and Fu Gongtuo to deal with Li Tang together.
"Defend against Li Tang together? Hum! Joke! Didn't they all say it at the beginning, respect Dou Jiande as the leader of the alliance, and send troops together to deal with Li Tang, what was the result? Xiao Miao, who dominated Jingchu and Bashu, was destroyed, Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang of Mayi died, in my opinion, it is better to send someone to Chang'an, to see Li Yuan, just say that we Luoyang will be attached to Li Tang, pay tribute every year, and go to the court every year, as long as the time comes to take our territory as our fiefdom, anyway, it is to kowtow a few heads, we were Yang Guang's courtiers at the beginning, and now we are Li Yuan's courtiers. Wang Xuanying has always been at odds with Wang Renze, and Wang Xuanying has always advocated friendship with Li Tang, but Wang Xuanying's opinions have always been not adopted, so he has always been holding his breath in his heart, and this time, of course, he put forward his opinion to Wang Shichong.
"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, why don't you understand! That Li Tang is a tiger that can never be fed, if you give him a piece of meat today, tomorrow, he will still come to bite your body. Therefore, there is only one way to deal with tigers, and that is to fight tigers. ”
"It's better to be bitten than to lose your life, besides, if I had listened to me, befriended Li Tang, and dealt with Ma Yi together, I'm afraid I could snatch a piece of meat from Li Tang's mouth at that time!" As soon as Wang Xuanying's words came out, the Wang clan led by Wang Long, Wang Quan, Wang Kai, and Wang Su immediately echoed, that is, Wang Xuanshu and Wang Xuanqiong, who were at odds with Wang Xuanying on weekdays, also challenged Wang Renze together, and agreed that it was not a wise move to be an enemy of Li Tang. Wang Shi inflated and slapped the table directly:
"Bastard, what are you arguing about?" As soon as they heard Wang Shichong's angry scolding, all the people knelt in front of Wang Shichong:
"Your Majesty is angry!"
"Rest your anger! Calm your anger! What is there to quench anger! Now the situation is dire, and you are still arguing here! In addition, you don't talk about benevolence anymore, it is my intention to be an enemy with Li Tang, so you don't have to be embarrassed by benevolence. ”
"Yes! The ministers will obey His Majesty's will. Although Wang Xuanying and the others said that they obeyed the order, their eyes still looked at Wang Renze secretly, and their eyes showed a flame of the season.
"Okay, you all go back, come up with a feasible plan in two days, and if there is nothing else, go back first!"
"Yes!" Wang Xuanying walked out of the palace, looked at Wang Renze's distant figure, and took a sip directly.
"Humph! What is it? After taking a sip, Wang Xuanying boarded his carriage and drove towards his own palace:
"Hmmm! Let me think of a countermeasure to deal with Li Tang, how to do it well? Damn it! The carriage came to a sudden halt:
"Catch the assassins! Protect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! ”
"What's going on?" Outside the carriage, Wang Xuanying's guards replied:
"His Royal Highness the Prince, there is a homeless man who has stopped the carriage in a disorderly manner, and it has been taken down by us, waiting for His Royal Highness the Prince's whereabouts."
"So what are you waiting for? Directly cut that person to the main palace. ”
"Yes! His Royal Highness the Prince! As soon as the man heard that Wang Xuanying was about to cut himself off, he shouted:
"His Royal Highness the Prince! Don't kill me, I'm Liu Wuzhou, the king of Dingyang, and I beg His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to see me. As soon as he heard that the person called himself Liu Wuzhou, Wang Xuan should open the curtain of the car:
"Bold! That Liu Wuzhou was defeated and died when he attacked Li Tang Yongfengcang, you liar, you dare to say that you are Liu Wuzhou, who are you fooling? I saw that the person's face was haggard, his clothes were torn, and there was a sour smell all over his body, and Wang Xuanying covered his nose. Disgusted, he waved his hand and motioned for the guards to pull the man away:
"His Royal Highness the Prince! His Royal Highness the Prince! I'm really Liu Wuzhou. I have proof! That person grabbed Wang Xuanying's wheel and didn't let go. Wang Xuanying asked the guards to let go of the person, and the homeless man took out a gold seal from his arms, and the guards put the gold seal on Wang Xuanying's hand, Wang Xuanying put the gold seal in his hand and looked at it:
"Someone! Take the ink! Wang Xuanying pressed the gold seal on the clay, and pressed it on his hand, only to see that it was displayed - the seal of Dingyang Khan.
"Someone! Bring this person back to the East Palace! After Wang Xuanying brought the homeless man back to the East Palace, let him freshen up and bathe, and then found the Luoyang officials who knew Liu Wuzhou, and after personally identifying it, it was confirmed that it was Liu Wuzhou, the Khan of Dingyang, and Wang Xuanying immediately ordered a banquet to entertain Liu Wuzhou:
"Oops! King Dingyang! I've really wronged you these days. I don't know how you escaped from Li Tang's encirclement? Liu Wuzhou looked at the table full of delicacies, kept clipping chopsticks, and drank three or four glasses of wine in a row before answering Wang Xuanying's question.
"Ahh I'm sorry, His Royal Highness the Prince, I'm rude, these days, I'm wandering, and my mouth is really fading out. Let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince smile. ”
"Ahh Is this nothing? King Dingyang doesn't seem to have answered the question of the palace yet! ”
"Oh! That's the case, originally secretly colluded with Dugu Huai'en, and made a fuss about Li Tang's eastward crusade on the grain and grass, but who knows, that Dugu Huai'en is really a wolf cub, who ate my bribe, and sold Ben Khan, secretly set a trap, and caught Ben Khan, but fortunately, Ben Khan secretly kept an eye and did not enter the trap, and later under the escort of Ben Khan's generals, Ben Khan escaped. However, they all died in battle in order to cover Ben Khan. Liu Wuzhou said as he wiped his tears.
"Then what is the plan of King Dingyang now?"
"His Royal Highness the Prince, I don't know if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to make a contribution?"
"What do you mean by that?"
"His Royal Highness the Prince! Now that Li Tang is eyeing him, what should you do? ”
"Huh! This palace has not been thought about for the time being, but it seems that King Dingyang has not answered the question of this palace. Wang Xuanying was a little annoyed by Liu Wuzhou's problem of not returning to himself head-on, and thought in his heart - hum! You are a king of a dead country, and now you still look like a king, what kind of score do you put on!
"Your Highness! Please ask His Highness to immediately bring Ben Khan to the emperor, Ben Khan has a clever plan to deal with Li Tang. ”
"I don't know what tricks King Dingyang has to offer to his father!"
"Ben Khan hopes to be able to get your country's funding, in the name of your country's envoy, go to the Turkic Khan's court, as long as you see the Lingli Khan, to the Lingli Khan, to explain to the Khan, when the time comes, your country can be with Dou Jiande, who is located in the north of Qilu Hebei, and Fugongtuo, who is located in Jianghuai, and others, Ben Khan still has some old departments in the east of the Mayi River, and when the time comes, it will definitely be enough for Li Tang to drink a pot, as long as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince brings Ben Khan to the emperor, after the emperor agrees, Ben Khan will be able to complete the task. And once Li Tang's attack is repulsed, then His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's position will be as solid as a rock. Wang Xuanying thought in his heart - what Liu Wuzhou said was very right, since he became the crown prince, within the Wang family, Wang Xuanying had to prevent his two younger brothers Wang Xuanshu and Wang Xuanqiong from harming his status as prince. There is also the threat to his status from the members of the Wang family, especially Wang Renze, in the Luoyang regime, Wang Renze's prestige and power have skyrocketed, and Wang Xuanying feels that if Wang Shichong dies, Wang Renze is likely to take his place. Do you want to give Liu Wuzhou to Li Tang as a meeting gift? Wang Xuanying thought secretly. No, this person at least used to be a prince, and he had to be sent to be killed, and he had to be disposed of by his father. Thinking of this, Wang Xuanying ordered:
"Someone! King Dingyang is a little unwell, you wait for protection, if you are half a point of neglect, this palace will not be spared! ”
"Yes! His Royal Highness the Prince! Immediately, four guards came to Liu Wuzhou's side, Liu Wuzhou was a little nervous, but he still pretended to be calm. Perhaps seeing that Liu Wuzhou's expression was wrong, Wang Xuan smiled at this Liu Wuzhou:
"King Dingyang, these four people are the guards of the palace, please rest assured, please command them if you need anything!"
"Ahh Then there is His Royal Highness Prince Lao, ah! These days, Ben Khan is really tired, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has no instructions, Ben Khan will rest first. ”
"King Dingyang, please!" After settling Liu Wuzhou, Wang Xuanying immediately arranged carriages and horses and came to the Luoyang Palace from the new:
"Xuanying! Is there anything important? ”
"Enlighten the Emperor! Liu Wuzhou arrived in Luoyang. ”
"What? Liu Wuzhou came to Luoyang. Where are you now? ”
"Father! Liu Wuzhou is now in the East Palace of Erchen. The retainers sent his cronies to wait by his side to make sure he would not escape. ”
"Good! Put him under house arrest first, and what else do you think? ”
"Father! Erchen thinks that we might as well ...... him" Wang Xuanying made a head-killing and neck-wiping action:
"Later, he sent his head to Li Tang as a welcome gift for us to return to Li Tang." Wang Shichong directly gave Wang Xuanying a slap:
"Stupid! Why are you still so ungrown, get out of here! Wang Xuanying was slapped by Wang Shichong, and he was even more resentful in his heart - Liu Wuzhou, the bastard, lost his star, and the labor and management who harmed him were slapped by his father again, and after the palace went back, he would slaughter you immediately. Wang Xuanying was about to leave, but Wang Shichong stopped Wang Xuanying:
"Isn't it a little aggrieved to be slapped!" Wang Xuanying didn't dare to say that he was wronged, so he had to lower his head and not speak. Wang Shichong said to Wang Xuanying:
"Think about it after you go back, such a good chess piece will be scrapped if you don't use it." Wang Xuanying nodded and agreed:
"Yes!"