If it is said that the crime of killing the king is all pinned on Shi Yuer alone, Shi Yuer is more or less wronged. The mastermind of this bloody case is actually someone else, Shi Yuer's eldest brother, Shi Chaoyi's eldest son Shi Da .It's just that Shi Da cocooned himself and died in the coup, which made Shi Yu'er bear the blame.

At the beginning, Shi Chaoyi killed his father and became self-reliant, so he was especially wary of his own son, even more wary of Linghu Chun.Not to mention that the five Shi Da brothers have no real power, no matter how old or young they are, it is difficult for them to see their own father.Every time they entered the palace for a face-off, the princes were searched from hair to heel, not to mention knives and poison, even rare pendants would be confiscated by the servants, which shows the life of the princes.

Shi Da is now a young man, and has been suppressed by his father, and he has long been rebellious.Although Linghuchun was not in Luoyang in the past, but Linghuchun was loyal to Shi Chaoyi and did not buy the prince's account. Even if Shi Da could kill his father, as long as Linghuchun didn't listen to him, he would not be able to sit firmly in the country. Just think about it.When Shi Yuer came to him and said that Linghu Chun was dead and wanted to seek revenge on Shi Chaoyi, Shi Da immediately realized that his chance had come.

Since Shi Da wanted to rebel, he naturally began to prepare for it many years ago.Shi Da has a confidant military adviser under his command, who is resourceful and good at stargazing and divination. He often helps Shi Da with ideas to deal with Shi Chaoyi on weekdays, and his divination techniques are never wrong.With this person around, Shi Da's life is indeed better than other princes, so naturally he has more trust in this person.

Three days before Shi Yuer came to see Shi Da, the military adviser suddenly found Shi Da and said that Shi Da was going to meet a nobleman recently.This noble man is not simple, if Shi Da got him, he would fly into the sky like a dragon entering a sea and a phoenix, and he could skyrocket ninety thousand miles.Shi Da was excitedly wondering who this noble person was, so Shi Yuer brought Feng Yi to the door.Therefore, before Shi Yuer and Feng Yi said a word, Shi Da believed that these two people came to help him.

Sure enough, Shi Yuer Feng Yi came here to surrender.

Feng Yi didn't die, Shi Yu'er and Shi Da were very surprised, but what surprised them even more was Feng Yi's words about his death in Chang'an.Feng Yiyan said that he did not die at the hands of Linghu Chun, but at the hands of Shi Chaoyi.Shi Chaoyi has been suspicious of himself and Linghu Chun for a long time. It is true that he is a descendant of King Nanzhao, but his heart to defect to Beiyan is also true. Who would have thought that Shi Chaoyi would be so unkind and unrighteous that he would use this plan to kill two birds with one stone.Fortunately, he was the first to see through Shi Chaoyi's plot, so he narrowly escaped death, but he failed to save Linghu Chun's life.Now that Shi Chaoyi knew that he was not dead, he sent decent people to pursue him privately, and he went to Shi Da Shi Yu'er to save his life.

Shi Yu'er and Shi Da would definitely not believe the empty words, but when Feng Yi showed Shi Chaoyi's secret guard - the token of the Eagle Eye Cavalry, the two would believe it if they didn't believe it.Who in Beiyan didn't know that Emperor Shi Chaoyi had a secret army in his hands to monitor the courtiers and was responsible for all kinds of assassinations. Shi Chaoyi kept the jurisdiction of this army very tight. If he hadn't killed the commander, how could it be possible? Get this token.

Eliminating the last bit of doubt in his heart, Shi Da and Feng Yi planned a plan to kill the king that night.Shi Da's military advisor solemnly abstained from fasting, bathing, and performing divination techniques, and finally concluded that the best time to do it was when Shi Chaoyi entered the fasting palace to prepare for the day before the ceremony.

The remnants of Linghu Chun's army in Beiyan were only [-], but they were elite soldiers. Although Linghu Chun wanted to contact them after he was defeated in Hanzhong, he was worried that Shi Chaoyi's lingering anger would linger. Down, so there has been no action.These people have been born and died with Linghuchun for many years, and they have long wanted to avenge Linghuchun. They didn't wait for Linghuchun's call but waited for Shi Yu'er. It didn't take much for my son to rebel and deploy troops.

After Shi Chaoyi ordered Linghu Chun to be hunted down, the relationship between Shi Yuer and Shi Chaoyi's father and daughter dropped to a freezing point, and Shi Yuer did not enter the palace for a few days.So Shi Chaoyi was very happy when he heard that his daughter came to see him the day before the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven, thinking that Shi Yuer wanted to settle the feud with him, but he never thought that his daughter, who had never defended himself, stabbed him in the chest severely, and still took him with him. poisonous.Shi Chaoyi died on the spot.

Shi Yu'er has entered the palace, so Shi Da is naturally leading the troops outside the palace.Shi Da led Linghu Chun's remnants to storm the north gate of Luoyang City, which was closest to the imperial palace, while Feng Yi took Shi Da's [-] dead soldiers to cut off the connection between the north gate and other Luoyang garrisons.When Shi Da and the Beimen garrison were defeated, Feng Yi took advantage of it and wiped out both sides.Shi Da couldn't believe it, his confidant military adviser was actually the youngest son of Li Heng, the last emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and all the private soldiers he raised with trepidation over the years were for Li's family.In the end, Shi Da not only made wedding dresses for others, but also sent them to the sedan chair.

Luoyang City was under martial law that day, and the ministers did not see Shi Chaoyi at the ceremony, but saw the heads of the princes.Shi Chaoyi personally wrote the decree that all the princes who rebelled and killed their fathers were executed. From now on, Luoyang City is only allowed to enter and not to leave.As for Shi Chaoyi himself, he was injured in the assassination and is recuperating in the palace without seeing anyone.

Shi Chaoyi had always been suspicious. When his son rebelled, he must have thought that every minister might be an accomplice.Most of the officials of Beiyan hid at home for fear that the emperor would suspect him, and there were many people who were in panic all day long because of this accident.In the past few days, some important officials were summoned to the palace one after another to meet the saint. Although they didn't hear Shi Chaoyi's words, they saw him. It is said that it was because the emperor hurt his throat and couldn't speak. In this way, no one in the Northern Yan court knew that Shi Chaoyi had passed away. died.

In Chang'an, Bai Yi looked at the news that the spies took the risk to send out, and he was more surprised than curious.After thinking about it for a moment, he couldn't figure it out, so he asked his personal guard to send Zhai Xi to come.

After hearing Bai Yi's narration, Zhai Xi immediately understood the key point, but said to Bai Yi with some shame: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it's my fault this time."

"What do you mean by that?"

"This minister is good at disguise, and the great Chu Beiyan has heard of it. A few years ago, Mu Yan sent the minister to Beiyan, and through Feng Yi's relationship, he sneaked into the palace and observed Shi Chaoyi at close range for a few days. After returning, Mu Yan let him I made a human skin mask of Shi Chaoyi." Zhai Xi said with a sigh, "I am not the only one who can perform disguises, even if the masks back then are somewhat different from the current Shi Chaoyi, I just need to find another person who understands disguises." It’s fine for people to modify it a little, but it’s so easy for Mu Yan to find someone to impersonate Shi Chaoyi. It’s the minister’s mistake, otherwise, how could Mu Yan be so rampant in Beiyan.”

Bai Yi shook his head, comforting Zhai Xi and said: "No one has eyesight, so how can you predict what will happen next. Back then, Mu Yan was your master, no matter how much he had a relationship with you, he still had a relationship with you. You are very affectionate." How can someone who values ​​righteousness reject him. Besides, Gong Shuzhe was still in Mu Yan's hands at that time, so even if you wanted to disobey him, you would be reckless, and you really don't need to blame yourself."

Zhai Xi bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your understanding."

"Do you know what is the connection between the Jizhou army and the Li family? Mu Yan only ordered the Jizhou army instead of others, there must be something strange in it."

"I don't know. Mu Yan is wary of me, and I have no way of knowing such a confidential matter."

Zhai Xi frowned, he was also full of doubts about this matter: "Your Majesty, Jizhou is the place where Shi Siming made his fortune in Anlu Mountain, and it was also the place of Longxing by Beiyan. Apart from the army, Beiyan is the most powerful army. Its iron cavalry is famous all over the world. Although it has not been on the battlefield for a few years, it was also the main force that destroyed the Tang Dynasty. It should be Shi Chaoyi's confidant. relation?"

Sitting in front of the table, Bai Yi closed his eyes and thought carefully, but did not answer Zhai Xi.

After a while, Zhai Xi suddenly exclaimed: "Ge Shucheng! The deputy commander of the Jizhou Army is the grandson of Ge Shu Han and the son of Ge Shu Yao. Could it be him!"

"This king is also thinking about this person." Bai Yi's thoughts coincided with Zhai Xi's.

"When Ge Shuhan defeated Tongguan and was captured by An Lushan, the Tang Dynasty regarded Ge Shuhan as a traitor and suppressed his family. All of Ge Shuhan's family fell into the hands of An Lushan. The people of Geshu's family believed that Tongguan fell. It was not Ge Shuhan's fault alone, but Tang Huang's behavior was chilling, and the whole family simply surrendered, and Ge Shuhan even sent a letter to the old ministry to persuade him to return to Anlu Mountain."

Hearing Bai Yi talk about the past, Zhai Xi's thoughts gradually became clear: "I don't know much about what happened back then, but with Mu Yan's talent, it is not difficult to persuade Ge Shucheng to loyal to Li Tang again. Ge Shu's family is not An Lushan The direct line, An Qingxu Shi Siming of Anlu Mountain will be transferred to Shi Chaoyi later, how much loyalty can be left, as long as Mu Yan promises to clear up the grievances of Ge Shuhan after returning to the country, Ge Shucheng is very likely to surrender."

"Isn't it?" Bai Yi sneered, "Li Tan, the king of Jianning in the Tang Dynasty, is known for his benevolence, righteousness and virtue. If he was the one who made the promise, how could those who were loyal to Li Tang surrender without hearing the news. Shi Chaoyi regards Jizhou as his base camp , presumably because he has great confidence in the Jizhou Army, he doesn't believe that anyone dares to play tricks in the Jizhou Army, he only cares about defending his son against Linghuchun, but he doesn't want the backyard to catch fire."

Bai Yi walked to the small bookshelf in the tent, took out a letter and handed it to Zhai Xi and said, "Do you know where the Li Tang royal family has been hiding all these years after Li Tang's demise?"

"Could it be Jizhou?" Zhai Xi took Xintong and made a guess following Bai Yi's words.

"No." Bai Yi said, "They live very close to Shi Chaoyi, on the outskirts of Luoyang. Shi Chaoyi only thinks that Luoyang is the divine capital of his Northern Yan, but forgets that Luoyang is also Li Tang's eastern capital."

"How is it possible!" Zhai Xi couldn't believe it, and hurriedly opened the mailbox to read.

"Shi Da's confidant adviser is Li Tan's younger brother. Most of the private soldiers he raised are the descendants of Li Tang's royal family or the royal descendants loyal to Li Tang. In the same way, Li Tan divided the Li family into pieces. In many northern aristocratic families' properties. Therefore, the core of the Li and Tang royal families was not harmed after the fall of the Tang Dynasty, and most of what our dynasty and Beiyan dealt with were marginal things."

Zhai Xi smiled wryly: "No wonder Mu Yan is so well-informed, these phoenix sons and grandsons are really willing to go around doing chores for others."

"When the country is gone, why talk about phoenix sons and grandchildren? What can't be done under the drive of hatred? The Li family, this king has to admire them now. It's not wrong for the ancestors to lose to the Li family." .”

Zhai Xi took a step back and bowed to salute: "Please issue an order from the king, I am willing to die for Great Chu and clear the northern border!"

Bai Yi's eyes were piercing, and he said in a deep voice: "Beat the drums and raise the tent, how can we let Mu Yan play like a monkey? Before the reinforcements arrive, the king will take Guanzhong first and then take Hexi. I invite His Royal Highness King Jianning to meet him." Hunt Luoyang, let's see who wins!"

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