Chapter 383: Who is the final winner 13 The north wind is howling and the temperature is extremely low.
The Emperor's Luan drove out of the palace and the imperial city without stopping, and traveled along Suzaku Street at a rapid pace, without the slightest additional stop.
The emperor was more anxious than anyone else, because the emperor was most afraid of Li Yu and took risks, and led the army to force the palace with armor, trapping himself in the palace, so as to force himself to abdicate.
Kong Sheng followed closely with his horse.
The sword in his hand has long been replaced by his special Fangtian painting halberd, which is very well-known in Chang'an City.
Kong Sheng's words on the Hanyuan Hall were actually a bit exaggerated and bluffing.
There are only more than 30,000 soldiers and horses in Xiayi, but it is claimed to be more than 50,000 people; And Xixi's soldiers and horses had already returned to their hometown according to his instructions, and they did not follow to Chang'an.
But Kong Sheng still pretended to bring the Xixi people in, which was nothing more than to increase Li Yu's jealousy.
More than 30,000 people in Xiayi arrived in Chang'an like a divine soldier descending from the sky, and the reason why the magnates of Chang'an did not get the news in advance was inseparable from Nanjiyun and Nangong Wang's strict and low-key and rapid march, in fact, yesterday the Xiayi army had already arrived at the outskirts of Chang'an fifty miles away and camped.
The camp of the Nanya Forbidden Army is outside the Yanping Gate in the west of Chang'an City, and the camp of the Fourth Army of the North Gate is outside the Tonghua Gate in the east of the city.
Baqiao is located on the Bahe River more than ten miles east of Chang'an City, and is the only place to go out of Chang'an in the east.
It is bordered by Chanshui in the west, Lishan in the east, the vast Bailuyuan in the southeast, the fertile Weihe Pingchuan in the north, and the Tongren Plain in the northeast.
Yonglu said: "This place is the most important in Chang'an, and those who enter and exit the two passes of the mountain and Tong from the west and east will pass through it."
"峣" refers to Qingni Pass or Lantian Pass, which is the southeast gateway of Chang'an, the imperial capital;" "Tong" is Tongguan.
On the wilderness to the east of Baqiao, the dense Xiayi military horses stood in formation, waving flags, swords, guns, swords and halberds stood like rain, the faces of the soldiers were calm and solemn, the entire military array of tens of thousands of military horses was in order, and the air was filled with an awe-inspiring murderous aura.
Kong Sheng rode a horse to accompany the emperor's Luanjia, and the emperor ordered the eunuch to open the curtain of Luanjia, and half-lie on Luanjia's side to talk and laugh with Kong Sheng.
The emperor was in a very comfortable mood at this moment.
Out of the city, reinforcements are close at hand, that is, the dragon is the sea and the sky, what is he afraid of After a long period of depression and depression, the anger accumulated above the main hall, and finally there was an outlet for catharsis.
With these tens of thousands of Xiayi military horses who can fight well, the emperor at least has the capital to protect himself.
This was the key to the emperor's determination to have a showdown with Li Yu, and it was also the main factor for him to hurry out of the palace and rush from the Golden Palace to the Ba Bridge.
The emperor's arrangements today are all from Kong Sheng's suggestion.
Kong Sheng knew that it was impossible for the emperor to really tear his face with Li Yu, which was unrealistic and impossible.
However, Li Yu's power was too strong, which already threatened the emperor's safety, hindered the emperor's monopoly of power, and weakened Li Yu's power.
Therefore, Kong Sheng proposed a compromise strategy, on the one hand, to promote non-Li Yu hardcore courtiers as ministers, such as Du Hongjian and Li Yu, and at the same time to support the emperor's second son, Zhao Wang Li, to form a strong containment of Li Yu's faction; On the other hand, in order to appease Li Yu from a radical backlash, he immediately canonized Li Yu as the crown prince, at least nominally consolidating Li Yu's position.
But despite this, both the emperor and Kong Sheng are very clear that Li Yu is still unwilling to give up even a little bit of power in his hand, if he does not have a certain hole card in his hand, Li Yu will definitely not give in easily.
Therefore, there was an arrangement for the Xiayi army and horses to march from Henan to Chang'an under the emperor's secret edict.
The reason why the emperor arranged today's court meeting was mainly to pave the way for the successful arrival of Xiayi's military horses in Chang'an to fight Li Yu and others by surprise.
The first few edicts, the so-called personnel adjustments, are just a false shot and hors d'oeuvres, the real feast is in the back, from Kong Sheng is ready to enter the palace, this battle can be regarded as a real start And the emperor was at the court meeting before, but he actually secretly sweated in his heart.
If the Xiayi army and horses in Kong Sheng's plan can't catch up, or if Li Yu's forbidden army detects it and blocks it out of Chang'an, all plans will come to naught, and many days of operation will be in vain.
Therefore, at this time, in order to prevent Li Yu from taking risks and taking risks, the emperor must not stay in the palace, staying in the palace is full of dangers, and only by rushing into the protection of the Xiayi army is the safest.
This is still Kong Sheng's suggestion.
Of course, even if Kong Sheng did not make such a suggestion, the emperor would not stay in the palace and let others slaughter him.
The emperor is always the emperor, as long as the emperor has the confidence and the issuance of the edict has formed an established fact, Li Yu is helpless.
Unless Li Yu is really crazy enough to lead 30,000 forbidden troops to meet with Xiayi's saber soldiers to rebel and rebel and usurp the throne, then it is another matter.
Using personnel adjustments to drag Li Yu on the Golden Palace and attract the attention and attention of Li Yu's faction is also Kong Sheng's suggestion.
And this time, the emperor can be regarded as letting go, not only sweeping away the weak and tired state of the past, revealing a hideous and powerful face, but also exposing the mysterious personal guard force that has been hidden in the shadows for a long time and is exclusively commanded by the emperor alone.
When did there be such a fierce and mysterious team of black-clothed warriors in the palace, not to mention the courtiers, even the high-ranking eunuchs such as Li Fuguo and Yu Chaoen were kept in the dark.
Thinking of the emperor's secret arrangement, many people secretly gasped.
This was a battle in which the emperor swept away the decline and moved towards the dictatorship.
This battle must be won, otherwise the emperor will lose everything.
In order to protect the emperor's safety, the black-clothed warriors divided into two columns to tightly protect the emperor's luan.
These people are burly and tall, with big shoulders and round waists, and they are light and healthy, and they can be seen at a glance that they are all masters with unique skills.
Kong Sheng was talking with the emperor, and the corner of his eyes swept over these black-clothed warriors with stiff faces, guessing that these people were wearing standard masks.
Li Heng's deep gaze swept over Kong Sheng's calm face, and he suddenly smiled and said, "Kong Sheng, I gathered loyal people and strange people in the army to form this personal guard a year ago, and the number is not large, only 118 people.
But all of them are strong in martial arts, and they are loyal to me. ” Kong Sheng sighed, knowing that the emperor took the initiative to mention it, there must be a follow-up, so he quietly waited for the emperor's next words.
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These black-clothed warriors are the greatest privacy that the emperor relies on to save his life, and if the emperor doesn't say it, he will never ask.
"I have named this team the Shadow Guards, because they are like my shadows, forever hidden in the shadows, at my behest and under my orders, with the greatest mission of protecting my safety."
Li Heng's voice gradually became low: "But from today on, they have moved from the dark to the light, I want you to use them as a team to expand a direct part of the emperor's personal guard, the honor guard and guards in charge of me, and the right to patrol and arrest is called Shenlongwei, what do you think?"
This is a spy agency similar to the Jinyi Guard in later generations that the emperor had discussed with Kong Sheng before, similar to the internal guard built by Empress Wu Zetian.
Kong Sheng bowed down and clenched his fists on the horse: "The minister obeys the order" The emperor laughed: "Kong Sheng, since I ascended the throne as emperor, only today did I feel in a happy mood and speed up, and I can't wait to review the invincible Xiayi military horses on the battlefield in Henan."
Kong Sheng smiled silently, and said in his heart, You are still worried that your old life and the throne will not be saved, and you urgently need the protection of the military horse.
However, the emperor's words are still not good.
The so-called companion is like a tiger, the emperor's mind is changing rapidly, who knows if he deliberately said this kind of thing to test himself.
But it cannot be denied that the emperor began to plan all this a long time ago, and it is only today that he can finally see the dawn of victory.
In fact, he not only wanted to support the Zhao Wang Li line, set up an opponent for the crown prince Li Yu, break the situation that the courtiers were monolithic and obeyed Li Yu's orders, and truly establish himself as the supreme authority of the emperor.
Therefore, the emperor's mood was not only comfortable, but also very excited.
Kong Sheng has a deep understanding of the emperor's true mentality at the moment, but he has his own principles and bottom line in his heart, and he does not hesitate to support the emperor to grasp power and promote various governance strategies that are conducive to centralization, but he will never act as a pawn for the emperor's bottomless life.
Although the court was dispersed, most of the civil and military officials did not return their mansions, but gathered in groups outside the palace.
These people are political veterans who have gone through two or three generations of emperors, and they know better than anyone else that maybe it won't be long before there will be an edict again to let the courtiers gather for business, which must depend on the game between the emperor and the prince, and who wins in the end.
If the emperor wins, the sky of the Li Tang court will really change.
The power of the crown prince Li Yu has not been greatly suppressed and reduced, and he is still above 10,000 people under one person, and there is no one among the princes.
As long as Li Yu sits firmly on the throne of the crown prince, it is not a dream to ascend the throne and become emperor in the future.
But the emperor is no longer the puppet emperor who was easy to be manipulated by the courtiers in the past, the emperor's hideous face has been revealed, and his strength may not be inferior to that of the reign of the emperor Li Longji.
Officials and magnates who knew each other were talking to each other, discussing the changes in the current situation and the situation in private, and at the same time secretly adjusting their political direction.
All in all, the mentality of those middle-level officials who stood behind Li Yu and waved their flags and shouted has changed subtly because of today's situation and the emperor's performance, and if the emperor can win in the end, many people will leave Li Yu's team and turn to the emperor.
Li Mi and Du Hongji, the two nouveau riches, stood side by side, and there were a few people standing sporadically behind them.
Du Hong's eyes gradually became excited, and his breathing was a little heavy.
He was anxiously awaiting the outcome outside the city.
The emperor's performance today not only subverted his past impression of the emperor, but also strengthened his confidence in following the emperor. oshow7 t1706231537: