Chapter 444: The Conspiracy of Hunting Begins
In Chang'an City, the mansion of the current prime minister Cui Yin.
Several officials from the court were gathered in the study. Among all the civil officials, the strong men dressed in two generals were particularly eye-catching.
Among them, the man with iron armor and silver helmet, with a fierce appearance, the surname Dong and Yanbi, was appointed General Qingyuan at that time; and the man with a sword in brocade clothes and a sinister face was Cui Yin's confidant general Shi Jian.
If Zhu Li was here, after knowing the names of the two, she would definitely look at them twice as much; because these two were both generals who were famous in history and should not be underestimated.
Most of the people gathered here are Beijing officials. They all have their own mansions in Chang'an and do not need to live in military camps.
Besides, Kunming Lake is not far from Chang'an. If there is something wrong, they can get there in half a cup of tea. More importantly, they are not at ease to let these powerless officials live in the military camp.
The study room is a relatively private place. It is obvious that Cui Yin believes that it is trustworthy. When facing these people, he naturally would not be polite and said straight: "Dear, what did we support the vassal states to enter the capital?"
Without waiting for others to respond, he continued: "Of course, it is to eradicate the eunuch party and return the power to the king; for this reason, Cui had already contacted Zhu Quanzhong, the governor of Xuanwu, and asked him to help us and kill the eunuch party."
"However, although Zhu Quanzhong agreed to Cui's request, we still can't take it lightly."
"Now in the court, the power of the eunuch party is very important. If you want to subvert them in one fell swoop, it is like taking the chestnut from the fire. The dangers are so dangerous that you should know."
"Of course, Cui will never force you. If you want to withdraw, leave now, Cui will never stop you." Cui Yin narrowed his eyes and swept to everyone coldly.
At this time, even if someone gave up, he probably didn't dare to withdraw. Cui Yin's move was just to show his mind and test everyone's determination.
This trick is very clear to the old man who is hiding in the court. When he gets on the pirate ship, he still wants to withdraw at a critical moment. Isn’t this asking for death?
Seeing that everyone was not moving, even though he guessed the result, Cui Yin still showed a satisfied look.
Continue to calm down, "Since you have no two aspirations, let us work together to eliminate the eunuch party in one fell swoop, and return the Tang Dynasty and a bright world."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw everyone. He immediately became excited and shouted in unison: "Work together to eliminate the eunuchs."
"Work together to purify the eunuchs."
"Work together to purify the eunuchs."
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Looking at the angry crowd, Cui Yin was happy, as if he had seen the eunuchs rampaging the court, all of whom fell at his feet.
He waved his hand and told everyone to rest assured. After everyone calmed down, he said solemnly: "The eunuchs have caused endless harm since ancient times."
"In our Tang Dynasty, Yang Sigong controlled the imperial guards outside, and Liu Xingshen controlled the inner courtyard inside; in addition, Liu Jishu, Wang Zhongxian and others dominated the Privy Council, and the entire Tang Dynasty center was completely chaotic by them, which made us loyal people like the country unable to move forward; it is tolerated, but who is intolerable, and we are like eunuchs and we must not coexist together."
"If you want to catch them all in one place in normal times, it will be very difficult; but now, Yang Sigong and Liu Xingshen are two castrated people, fighting to the death because of the selection of the crown prince. It is a good opportunity for us to wait for us. If we don't destroy them at this time, we will wait for when..."
Cui Yin was full of energy and spoke out, blindly cheering his supporters; but he didn't mention the substantive contents such as how to act and how to wipe out, which made some people dissatisfied.
"Gong Gong Cui, Dong has a question, don't vomit." The person who spoke was naturally the Qingyuan General Dong Yanbi. Although he supported the extermination of the eunuch party, as a senior general in the side, he still had the necessary calmness.
Since the enemy has been determined, he must give a combat strategy and formulate feasible plans. This is the style of a soldier; a practice like Cui Yin, which is just a breath of air but no substantive meaning, naturally makes him very dissatisfied.
"Yang Fugong is in control of the imperial guards, Liu Xingshen is in control of the Shence Army, and the eunuchs are extremely strong."
"On the other hand, Zhu Quanzhongyuan came to Chang'an, and the troops he brought must be limited. Even if he added the Qingyuan army in Dong's hands, he wanted to eat Yang, Liu and others. Isn't it too much to think about it?"
Cui Yin, who was blowing the splashing stars, was blowing the cows flying all over the sky, was suddenly hit by a basin of cold water from Dong Yanbi, and instantly turned from head to his heel.
It's like the groom on the wedding night, who was ready to ride his hands, pick up his gun and horse, ready to gallop for thousands of miles, roaring thousands of troops, killing him seven in and out, suddenly discovering that his young wife, like a relative, was as careful as a child, instantly became cold.
Facing Dong Yanbi's questioning, Cui Yin was immediately stunned and stunned, and couldn't make a fuss for a long time.
When he saw his husband, he looked constipated. As a confidant, Shi Jian quickly rescued the scene and said, "General Dong is too worried. Shi and Sun Dezhao, the general of the Shence Army, have old things."
"Although Sun Dezhao served Liu Xingshen, he still hated eunuchs in his heart. Shi drank with him several times, and when he was half asleep, he was furious and wanted to kill all eunuchs in the world. His feelings were sincere and he was definitely not like he was pretending to be a fake."
"When Liu Xingshen and Yang Fugong both suffered losses, as long as the Qingyuan Army and the Bianzhou Army are willing to help, Shi will come forward and persuade Sun Dezhao to rebel, and he will be able to kill Yang and Liu in one fell swoop."
"It's extreme, how can Cui fight that unprepared battle? Cui and Shi Jian have already planned to target the Shence Army and the Imperial Army. As long as General Dong is willing to help us, we will be able to win the championship." Cui Yin quickly echoed.
"Is that true?" Dong Yanbi did not look at Cui Yin, but looked at Shi Jian as if he was seeking evidence.
Although Cui Yin has always been treacherous, this person has never led the army after all. Dong Yanbi still believes in Shi Jian’s promise to be sure of subverting the eunuch party.
No one will joke about his own life. Is it possible to do something big? Is it absolutely capable of destroying the eunuch party? As Cui Yin’s confidant general Shi Jian, he should be more clear.
"General Dong doesn't have to doubt it. Once a war breaks out, Shi will definitely charge forward; if things cannot be done, how dare Shi make fun of his life?" Shi Jian looked at Dong Yanbi solemnly and assured heavily.
"Okay, that's good." Seeing Shi Jian's words so seriously, Dong Yanbi felt relieved, and then he said in confusion: "Dong Mou was always familiar with Mr. Cui and Mr. Zhu Quanzhong. How can you confirm that Mr. Zhu Quanzhong is a credible person?"
Since he planned to join forces to subvert the eunuch party and become the chief general of the fake Qingyuan Army, Dong Yanbi must understand the original intention of his allies; he could not pull the entire Qingyuan Army out to accompany Cui Yin to fight that unsure battle.
At this time, it was reasonable for Dong Yanbi to ask if Zhu Quanzhong was reliable.
Faced with Dong Yanbi's problem, Cui Yin was not stunned this time, but said with a gloomy face: "It is rumored that Cui can hold the position of prime minister because of Zhu Quanzhong's support."
"But, only Zhu Quanzhong and I know that we are just a relationship that is used by each other."
"In the early years, Zhu Quanzhong was incompatible with the Yang family, and then offended Liu Jishu, so he was naturally not liked by eunuchs; he had no one in the court, so he naturally needed someone to manage everything in the court for him, and naturally, he came to Cui."
"And Cui is a scholar. In a chaotic world, if there is no military support behind him, even if he wants to do something, he will be difficult. That's it, both of us hit it off."
"The general asked Cui if Zhu Quanzhong was trustworthy. To be honest, Cui didn't know." Before he finished speaking, before Dong Yanbi was anxious, Cui Yin immediately continued: "However, Cui believes that whether he is trustworthy depends entirely on how much benefits he can get in the battle to annihilate the eunuch party."
As soon as this sentence was released, it was not difficult for everyone to understand that "the world is bustling, and it is all for profit." This is an eternal truth. If there is no benefit, Zhu Quanzhong will naturally not help in vain.
"Well, according to Mr. Cui, how much will Zhu Quanzhong benefit from destroying the eunuch party?" Dong Yanbi asked with a calm face.
There is no way to make fun of military and national affairs.
Dong Yanbi must and has the right to know how much benefits Zhu Quanzhong can get in the eradication of the eunuch party; this will also make it easier for him to infer how much Zhu Quanzhong will do.
Cui Yin looked normal when asked about Dong Yanbi's question. After all, he was the prime minister of the current dynasty, so he understood this truth. He immediately analyzed: "Eliminating the eunuch party can help Li Quanzhong get rid of potential political enemies; such as the Yang eunuchs, and the likes of Liu Jishu."
"Prefer, perhaps, in Zhu Quanzhong's opinion, once the eunuch party is removed and the saints are allowed to be invisibly the world, we literati who have no force behind us will turn to Henan, which will greatly facilitate his current situation."
"Although I can't do the 'handling the emperor to command the princes', it's not far away, right?"
"So, Cui is sure that in this action to wipe out the eunuch party, Zhu Quanzhong will definitely do his best." Cui Yin said with a confident look on his face.
When everyone heard this, they nodded.
Not to mention the political enemy, just controlling the current situation is enough for any vassal state to take risks.
"Since Gong Cui's meaning, Zhu Quanzhong doesn't seem to know that my Qingyuan Army has also participated in this operation. At that time, once Zhu Quanzhong knows that Gong Cui and Dong are supporting him behind his back, will he immediately turn against each other?" Dong Yanbi obviously agreed with Cui Yin's explanation as to whether Zhu Quanzhong would do his best.
However, he immediately raised another question, and this question also concerns the success or failure of this operation.
Afterwards, once Zhu Quanzhong turned against each other, the two shots really started to fight. Although Dong Yanbi controlled the Qingyuan Army, he was definitely not a match for Zhu Quanzhong, the old vassal state.
The reason is very simple. One has no foundation and the other has a deep foundation. As long as Dong Yanbi cannot do his best in one battle, he will definitely be destined to be defeated.
"About this, General Dong doesn't have to worry. Once this operation goes well and the eunuch party is completely wiped out, my husband will prepare to gather the remaining troops, rebuild the imperial guards, and rebuild an imperial guards that are completely obeying our orders."
"In the end, as long as we guarantee our strength is better than Zhu Quanzhong's strength, he wants to do whatever he wants, but he must also consider his own weight." Shi Jian on the side immediately comforted him.
When Dong Yanbi heard Shi Jian’s explanation, his eyes narrowed even tighter.
To put it bluntly, Cui Yin is a man who is just a trick of breaking bridges through the river. After using Zhu Quanzhong, he wants to get rid of the other party and do it alone.
Can they treat Zhu Quanzhong like this, can't they treat him Dong Yanbi like this?
Dong Yanbi naturally felt uncomfortable when he heard this chilling approach; however, he did not say much, and as for what he was thinking, he probably only knew.
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The news of the battle on the hunting ground naturally reached Yang Fugong's ears.
However, this eunuch who was responsible for maintaining order, now the largest military commander near Chang'an, like Yang Sixu, who pretended to be Liu Xingshen, chose to pretend to be deaf and dumb.
The two major war generals under his command, Wang Duo and Cui Kai, remained unmoved. If the vassals could not see the purpose of the hunt this time, even if they died, they would die in vain.
Who is stupid?
But even though he saw the insidious intention of hunting, there was still no one who acted rashly in the more than twenty officials from all over the world.
Even Li Keyong, who is famous for his impulse and tyranny, seemed to ignore the battle on the hunting ground; it seemed that he did not care about the lives and deaths of Li Cunxiao, Mu Chen and others.
If this strange scene is a normal person, he will definitely be confused; but the hearts of the leaders of the vassals are like a mirror.
Because everyone knows that conspiracy and tricks are sometimes like turning a book, and when you just read the first page of a book, it is by no means a moment to make a conclusion.
Chapter completed!