Tang riddles

In the early morning of the eighth day of June, the Baqiao section of the Weishui River.

After a night of wandering, Shen Sui and his party are about to arrive at their destination.Li Jinyue didn't close her eyes all night on the boat, leaning against the side of the boat's canopy, her chest was extremely stuffy.It wasn't because her father didn't trust her, nor was it because she lost all her glory and wealth overnight, but because she accidentally lost the precious soldier talisman.Annoyance swallowed her up, no matter how much Shen Sui comforted her, she still couldn't forgive her carelessness.This is an irreparable loss, and it may completely change the current good situation.

Youzhou Bingfu, that is the most powerful bargaining chip in her hand at present, and it is the real power that she can have the confidence to challenge the emperor.Now that it's gone, what should she do?Who else could she recruit from, she really had no idea.After thinking about it all night, she carefully recalled the current distribution of troops in the entire Tang Dynasty, but in the end she failed to consider the most favorable candidate.

The military and political problems of the Tang Dynasty have long been exposed. Especially in recent years, the military power of the local government has increased day by day, and there is a faint tendency to separate from the central government. Longyou, Hedong, Qilu, and Yangzhou all have powerful troops entrenched. Everyone is self-respecting, how can they pay attention to Li Jinyue, a fleeing royal princess?If these people are excluded, there will only be some direct ministers and generals who are loyal to the royal family or other princes, such as Wang Zhongsi, Ge Shuhan, and Chen Xuanli. What a difference.

Leaning against the edge of the boat canopy, she thought about it all night, until the sky turned white, she suddenly realized that she hadn't slept all night.Yang Yuhuan was sleeping with her lap on her pillow, and she seemed uneasy in her dream, her beautiful eyebrows were frowned, her expression was fearful and worried.

Li Jinyue looked around to find Shen Sui's figure, and now that she didn't see Shen Sui for a moment, she felt restless in her heart.Seeing Shen Sui, she was so ashamed that she couldn't lift her head up. If she wasn't so careless, she wouldn't be in such a passive situation.Thanks to Chishi who worked so hard to plan for her, she really didn't live up to it.

In the canopy of the boat, Congyun Congyu's brother and sister, and Huyan Zhuoma were all sleeping peacefully, but Shen Sui actually steered the stern herself, probably seeing Li Jinyue woke up, she raised her hand to her with a smile as a greeting.Li Jinyue quietly raised Yang Yuhuan's head, found a bundle to pillow her on, and then she quietly got out of the boat tent, and came to Shen Sui's side.

In the early morning, the river was foggy, humid and hot.Li Jinyue stood on the deck of the boat and stretched her muscles, Shen Sui smiled and asked:

"Did you sleep well last night?"

"Almost sleepless all night." Li Jinyue smiled wryly.

With a clear expression, Shen Sui said: "You, you're lost in thought, you're in a daze, and you can't even hear me talking to you. You're not awake, you're clearly in a state of confusion."

The person who has feelings has long known that she has not slept, so she still asks if she has slept well, it is really teasing her on purpose.Li Jinyue pursed her lips, feeling increasingly depressed.

Shen Sui raised his eyes and looked at her: "I told you not to think wildly, but I can't stop your mind, you can just think about it, but did you come up with any results?"

"No..." Li Jinyue said sullenly, "I've been thinking about it all night. I've checked all the soldiers in the Great Tang territory right now. No one can take refuge in borrowed soldiers."

"Who asked you to borrow troops? Why do you insist on borrowing troops from others? Do you want to rebel? Beat your emperor Lao Tzu?" Shen Sui asked rhetorically.

Li Jinyue was at a loss: "Didn't you say that the military power of Youzhou is indispensable for our plan? Now that I have lost the military power, I can only borrow troops from others."

Shen Sui nodded and said: "I did say that. However, how to use the military power in Youzhou is very particular. I don't want people who fight, and I don't want you to rebel. What I want is when the military power is changed. changing situation."

"How to say?" Li Jinyue asked.I was exhausted before, and although Shen Sui roughly told Li Jinyue on the road about the plan for how to deploy it next, Shen Sui did not explain the specific details so clearly, so that Li Jinyue's understanding was biased.

"The military power of Youzhou in your hands, my plan is one word-let. The military power of Youzhou is important because it is the most important line of defense against the post-Turks in the northeast and Silla farther away. And the military power of Youzhou The strategic value is extremely high, where a large number of elite troops have been assembled, long-term frontier defense operations, and are familiar with warfare. The more you go to the Central Plains, the soldiers will become more comfortable and their strength will be greatly reduced. Almost all hit near Chang'an, most of them were They are the children of the Forbidden Army. As for the current situation of the Forbidden Army, I don’t need to tell you. It’s very difficult for them to fight a tough battle. It’s good if they don’t run away. Youzhou is showing a tendency to swoop towards the south. Once the soldiers go south, Luoyang will bear the brunt. Chang'an can't prevent it for long.

In these circumstances, the emperor knew in his heart that among the many reasons why he wants to take you down, one of the most important points is that Yin Yuyue informed him that you have firmly controlled the military power in Youzhou.In other words, your soldier talisman is no longer a symbol, but a genuine troop talisman.This threat is too great for him, he must take back your military power.My original plan was that half of the soldier talismans in Youzhou are in the hands of the emperor, and half are in your hands. In a short period of time, none of you can mobilize troops.Taking advantage of this opportunity, we stimulated the complex internal struggle among the various forces in Youzhou, causing them to have no masters and civil strife, and then you stepped forward to quell the chaos first, removed some of them who were instigated by Yin Yuyue, and then took the initiative to give up the military talisman. It can be guaranteed that your merits and demerits will be balanced, and you will win the hearts of the court. At the same time, we will also have the opportunity to clarify Yin Yuyue's bewitching to the emperor, so as to save the overall situation.

But right now, the situation has changed, but not necessarily against us.Imagine the worst situation, that is, Yin Yuyue picked up your soldier talisman, what would he do? "

Li Jinyue thought carefully for a moment, then said:

"Send troops? But why did he encourage Youzhou to send troops to attack Chang'an? He originally wanted to be the uncrowned king, did he achieve his goal?"

"No, he didn't achieve it because he still hasn't been able to fully control the emperor. Even though he has become Gao Lishi now, he is still far from controlling the emperor. I have to say that your father is in the aspect of maintaining his monarchy. The mind is very clear. My guess is that the emperor may have been controlled by drugs now, but he can still think and have his own opinions, so that he will not be completely delirious and at the mercy of others. For Yin Yuyue, he has become The biggest obstacle for the uncrowned king, besides the emperor, is the large number of important ministers in the court. Yin Yuyue has no ability to control all of these people. Even if he controls the emperor, he has to replace the emperor and continue to tussle with these important ministers , Trying his best to check and balance, this is something he doesn't want to do. So he plans to do it once and for all, that is, to launch a mutiny, completely replace the inner court, and replace it with his people."

"His next emperor originally chose me? Otherwise, that Li Changxue..." Li Jinyue was puzzled, "But why, wouldn't I be the beneficiary again?"

"Yes, the premise is that you are a person who doesn't know Yin Yuyue's inside information, then you will be an ideal candidate. If you become the second empress of the Tang Dynasty, then he will be the empress's husband, the actual uncrowned king, and even be able to climb to the Come on the table, you don’t have to hide in the shadows anymore, this is the treatment that King Zhong and King Shou can’t give him. But now that you know the facts, you know all the dark things and purpose of Yin Yuyue, then you are out of his control, He has become someone who must be killed, which is also the reason why he is eager to send troops." Shen Sui laughed.

"Does he really think that by pretending to be Li Changxue as my husband in name, he can control me? It's ridiculous. With his intelligence, he can't understand that I won't listen to someone I don't care about. If I were with him Heli, he's nothing." Li Jinyue sneered.

"No, at least you won't reconcile with him before ascending to the throne. After all, you still need him to win over all the forces in Youzhou, otherwise your military power will be unstable. And without your knowledge, he It's easy to control you. To be soft, although he can't control you directly, he can control you through Yang Yuhuan. You have to admit that because of Yuhuan, you have come to this point now. Obviously she is your weakness. Come hard, he can control you through drugs and even Gu insects, you can't even resist, you can't defend for a while, you will always be tricked. If you use both soft and hard, do you still have the same problem?"

Li Jinyue's complexion was not very good-looking, obviously after listening to Shen Sui's words, she was extremely afraid of Yin Yuyue.

Shen Sui smiled: "Mamao, you are too anxious. In fact, if you calm down and think about it carefully, you will understand that losing the soldier talisman may not be a bad thing. If Yin Yuyue gets the soldier talisman now, and immediately sends Youzhou to send troops south to attack the two Beijing, then what we have to do now is to wait around Chang'an and contact someone."

"Who?"

"Guo Ziyi."

……

Time went back to the early morning of the eighth day of June, the night was already dark, and the prison cell of the Ministry of Punishment was very quiet. The cell heads and jailers on duty at night were all resting in the duty room outside. There was a faint metallic sound in the area where serious criminals were held.A pair of hands poked out the gap in the fence, touched the big lock of the outer cell, and gently poked a few times in the keyhole with a broken needle in his hand, and opened the cell door easily.The owner of the hand, Chizuru, untied the chain lightly, trying not to make any noise, then opened the cell door, turned and walked out.Right behind her, Shen Jin, who had abandoned his wheelchair, also fumbled after her.

Qianhe opened the cell next door to the left and right, and released the prisoners in the cell.All the prisoners remained silent and moved lightly. Six adults and one child quietly walked towards the door of the cell.On the way, Qianhe also made a detour to the cell at the other end, and released Qin Zhen from it. Qin Zhen seemed to have expected it, and was not surprised at all. He followed them quietly in silence.

As the group walked towards the gate of the sky prison, they passed by two other cells. Two prisoners, Tang Shisan and Feiliti, who were imprisoned there, saw their figures, but did not make a sound.The group had no intention of saving them, and under the watchful eyes of Tang Shisan and Fei Liti, they came to the most difficult pass—the gate of the prison.

This is the only entrance and exit of the sky prison, and just inside this gate, there is an open hall, where the guards on duty at night gather, and it is absolutely impossible to escape out of their sight.

However, if it was really impossible, the group would not choose to escape from prison.I saw them walking non-stop, swaggering directly into the entrance hall, while the night guards in the entrance hall were all sound asleep, without any sign of waking up.

Zhang Ruohan walked up to the head of the cell, lightly untied the key chain from his waist, opened the door that was locked from the inside, and put the key chain back on the head of the prison, and a group of people opened the door of the prison. He opened a crack in the door, and after they all got out, he closed the door again.

There was already someone answering at the door, and the two soldiers on guard also fell asleep, and two carriages were waiting in a hidden place outside the door.The person who responded to them was Tuozhu Cui Qian of Qianyumen Chang'an Headquarters.In addition, there is a very reliable character—Senior Brother Chen.

Shen Jin stepped forward to salute briefly, Senior Brother Chen said:

"Everyone, get in the car quickly, we leave as soon as possible, the gap time for the city gate to change defense is not far away."

Everyone nodded and got into the car quickly.The carriage quietly went to Tonghua Gate.In order to avoid the Wuhoupu soldiers who were patrolling the road at night, they stopped and stopped to dodge. After a short journey, after walking for a long time, they finally came to the gate of Tonghua.

"Wait, the situation has changed." Cui Qian said as the carriage stopped in the dark, observing the situation near the city gate.

"What happened?"

"It seems that someone was arrested for curfew and night travel, so they blocked the door." Cui Qian said, and then he nodded to the driver driving beside him, "Go and see, and report back."

"Yes!" The coachman jumped out of the car, and his figure blended into the night.

Not long after, the coachman returned and reported:

"The deputy sect master, the rudder master, is a member of Li Linfu's family who was arrested."

"Li Linfu?"

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