Chapter 815 Attack, the Trump Card!

Chapter 815

Different from Fumeng Lingcha and Wang Chong's indifferent attitude, the effects of the Xueyang Palace incident in several other places on the border of the Tang Dynasty were completely different.

In the Anxi Protectorate's Mansion, Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing gathered together, and the hall was filled with uneasiness and anxiety.

"Chang Qing, fortunately I listened to your words and didn't hang out with the fourth prince. Otherwise, today you and I may be lost forever."

Gao Xianzhi said, his brows were deeply frowned, and he kept walking back and forth in the room with his head down.

"My lord, why worry, we didn't collude with the Fourth Prince, so why worry about the Holy Emperor's anger?"

Feng Changqing comforted him.

"Having said that, this matter is not trivial. The fourth prince once wooed us and made a big promise. This is also a fact. If the Holy Emperor misunderstands that we are colluding with the fourth prince because of this, I am afraid that our future will be ruined."

Gao Xianzhi said in a deep voice. Border generals were eventually deprived of their official titles because they intervened in the dispute between the princes, and many were arrested and imprisoned. A lesson from the past, a lesson from the past, Gao Xianzhi had to worry about being misunderstood by the Holy Emperor and being involved.

"well!"

Feng Changqing sighed deeply. What happened this time had a shocking effect on the chief guards and generals at the border, which no one else could have imagined. Unlike Fumeng Lingcha, a veteran who is confident and fearless, the general's qualifications in the army are far from his. The reason why he was able to climb from the bottom to the position of Anxi's chief guard was the grace of the Holy Emperor, and he walked on thin ice, step by step. Be careful, keep making achievements, and never make mistakes in your style of doing things one step at a time.

This is also the reason why he keeps launching external challenges in Anxi, including this plan to attack Shi Guo. In the current situation, other generals and chief protectors may feel confident, but the general is not. This is also a congenital defect of myself and the general.

"My lord, the boat is naturally straight when it reaches the bridge. We look up to the sky and bow down to the ground. We only have military exploits and no faults with Datang. If the Holy Emperor blames him, Chang Qing is willing to go to Beijing with his head up and clear his grievances!"

Feng Changqing said sincerely.

Hearing Feng Changqing's words, Gao Xianzhi suddenly woke up.

"Chang Qing, you and I have advanced and retreated together. We have gone through hardships and dangers. It has been more than ten years. How could I let you sacrifice for me? Oh, that's all,

Chang Qing, prepare a pen, ink, paper and inkstone for me. I will personally write a letter to the Holy Emperor, expressing the truth. The Holy Emperor is wise and mighty, and he will surely understand that you and I have no intention of rebellion. "

With the last sentence, Gao Xianzhi let out a long sigh, and finally made up his mind.

Crashing, a moment later, a carrier pigeon soared into the sky and quickly flew to the capital.

...

At the same time, carrier pigeons in Longxi and Beiting also soared into the sky and flew to the capital.

No one can ignore the will of the Holy Emperor. Whether it is Gao Xianzhi, Ge Shuhan, or An Sishun, everyone has their own fears and unease. All the generals and guardians, at the moment they received the gold medal, wrote to the court as quickly as possible, clarifying themselves, hoping to dispel the doubts of the Holy Emperor.

Time passed slowly, and the Xueyang Palace incident continued to ferment, and several chief guardians and generals wrote letters and memorials, which made this matter more and more concerned.

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, this is the first time that so many generals from the Hu family have intervened on a large scale in the imperial court's struggle for princes. Therefore, the attention it has attracted is unprecedented. Inside and outside the court, everyone was discussing this matter, and more people were guessing, which generals of the Huren Empire were involved in the matter of the fourth prince, whether it was one, two,... or all of them. people?

There was an uproar in the entire capital, even Wang Zhongsi, Zhang Shougui and other Han people like Taishan Beidou were paying attention to this matter, and in the palace, the first prince, second prince, and other princes were also paying attention to this matter. thing.

"Brother, fourth brother is really brave, to collude with barbarians!"

In the first prince's palace, the second prince Li Yao stood in the palace with an angry expression on his face:

"If it wasn't for that idiot Yang Chao who drank too much wine and uttered the truth after drinking, we might never know that he actually used this method."

"Second brother, why bother to be impatient?"

In the main hall, the eldest prince Li Ying sat on top, holding the teacup in one hand and the tea lid in the other, gently wiped the layer of tea foam on the surface, took a breath, and then took a sip. Swipe and swallow. The whole process was slow and unhurried, completely different from the impatience of the second prince Li Yao:

"The fourth brother is also in a hurry, so he thought of borrowing the means of the barbarians. When the ancestor Taizong conquered the Quartet, he was respectfully called the Heavenly Khan by all the countries, and all the Yi and Di surrendered. And later, when the Yi and Di surrendered, everyone I am willing to follow Grandpa Taizong and help him conquer all directions. This is how the current internal Hu people came from. The fourth brother probably thought of this move because of his ancestor Grandpa Taizong."

"Hmph, you can hold your breath, and you will still speak for him at this time. If you let him succeed, you don't even think about the consequences."

The second prince Li Yao said with an injustice on his face.

"Heh, now that the matter has been revealed and the overall situation has been decided, why should the second brother worry about anything. And as long as I stay in the middle and guard the virtues and don't give him an opportunity, so what if he has the support of all the barbarians? After all, the world is still The father has the final say. Instead of worrying about this, it is better to care about the third brother. He also stayed in the clan mansion for a while, find a time to meet him, and tell him to be quiet and keep himself. In addition, tell the guards to give He wrote a letter and asked him to write a confession letter. As long as he can impress his father and make him feel that he has changed, you and I will intercede together at that time. It is almost time, and he has also been punished. Probably let him out."

The First Prince put down his teacup and said calmly. His expression was calm and calm, as if there was nothing in this world that could move him, and everything was under his control.

"Compared to the stupid fourth brother, who was able to waste all his previous efforts and be imprisoned by the emperor because of Yang Chao, I care more about the fifth brother Li Heng. You and I know what the fifth brother was like before, but last time the palace As you can see, his city, and his means, step by step, talk with eloquence, the third younger brother fell into his trap without knowing it. This is obviously guided by an expert, if there is no one behind him , I will never believe it. Compared with the fourth brother, I want to know more, who is the person behind him?"

The eldest prince's eyelids trembled slightly, and an astonishing ray of cold light shot out, making people tremble all over, but it was only for a moment, that ray of cold light flashed away, and the eldest prince immediately returned to normal, with the same tranquility Peaceful, no one can see any flaws.

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As time flies, the Xueyang Palace incident has received more and more attention from inside and outside the court, and more and more information has also been revealed. When the Holy Emperor was furious, this matter reached its peak. But very soon, the defense memorials of several Huren Dahu and the generals involved arrived in the capital in a hurry and disclosed them.

Without exception, all the guardians of the Hu people were terrified in the memorial, claiming to be wronged, and pleading to the Holy Emperor that there was no collusion between them and the fourth prince. Only one admitted that the Fourth Prince had indeed tried to win him over, but he sternly refused. Ge Shuhan and An Sishun were all like this.

The Xueyang Palace incident has thus fallen into a deadlock. Although Yang Chao, Zhang Xian, and Zhao You who were interrogated all claimed that the fourth prince had the support of the border generals, but these were just their one-sided remarks, and the correspondence between the fourth prince and these border generals was one nothing.

As for the fourth prince Erli, he even claimed that there was absolutely no such thing.

Therefore, the whole interrogation fell into a trap. Although everything pointed to the border guards and generals of the barbarians, there was still no conclusive evidence to prove that Ge Shuhan, An Sishun, Fumeng Lingcha, Gao Xianzhi, etc. Others got involved.

Although Beidou general Ge Shuhan and others are barbarians, they have made great contributions to the court, and they have always kept themselves clean. The contents of the joint trial of the People's Mansion and the Ministry of Punishment from Yang Chao, Zhang Xian, Zhao You and others, more people agree with Ge Shuhan's argument in the memorial, that is, the Fourth Prince really realized his value and He did try to win him over, but he refused.

All the princes in the palace actually tried to win over the ministers in the court, but many of them were rejected. Being rejected and being successful are two completely different concepts. Being rejected is equivalent to nothing happening.

Only if he agrees, can he be regarded as colluding with important officials in the court.

Relying solely on the confessions of Yang Chao, Zhang Xian, Zhao You, etc., it is impossible to punish the Hu people's guardians for their crimes. After all, each of these general guards has a prominent position, and it is impossible to arrest them and put them in prison just because of the accusations made by a few random people.

Otherwise, what face would the court officials have? It's too childish.

However, just as the influence of this incident, with the confession memorials of several chief guardians, and the heat gradually subsided, at the morning court the next day, one thing that no one could have imagined and another thing that no one could have imagined happened.

"Your Majesty, my minister Deng Chang has a play!"

At the end of a day of government affairs and court discussions, the gray-haired old censor Deng Chang suddenly walked forward with a serious expression in his hand, holding a wat book.

"Old censor, what's your matter, tell me."

The Holy Emperor's voice was empty, lofty, and filled with infinite majesty and dignity. It didn't sound like it was coming from the main hall, but it seemed to be floating from the endless heights of the sky.