Fang Jie, Hou Wenji, and Luo Weiran were talking in a low voice in the distance, while Wu Yidao and Xiang Qingniu didn't lean over, but watched the three people talking over there. Xiang Qingniu is still very confused up to now, maybe he is the one who stays the most outside of the matter among the few people present, and he doesn't understand what happened at all.
"You mean, after the death of the little emperor, my third senior brother had to change his plan?"
Xiang Qingniu asked.
"There is no doubt about it. It was the death of the little emperor that led to today's incident. If the little emperor hadn't died, Luo Weiran should have made a bigger move by now."
Wu Yidao asked for a wine bag from Xiang Qingniu, took a sip and said, "Actually, before we left the camp today, the lord only brought you and me. There will be some changes, but I’m not sure. After Hou Wenji said that, I’m sure I won’t be able to fight. To be honest, I’ve been staring at this matter longer than the lord, but I don’t have a lord I can see clearly. I have been staring at this matter since I realized that there was a problem in the currency exchange, and the lord should have noticed it later than I should... "
"I still don't understand."
Xiang Qingniu felt that he was really stupid.
"Who came from the Black Banner Army recently?"
"Who's here?"
Xiang Qingniu thought for a while and replied: "Two generals from the Sui Kingdom came, one named Liu Enjing and the other named Xu Xiaogong. They arrived just before we set off. Further on, the people recruited by Hongxiu have arrived, a group of beautiful women... "
"anything else?"
"besides?"
Xiang Qingniu rubbed his nose, then raised his head suddenly: "His Royal Highness?"
Wu Yiyi smiled: "You are not too stupid at all... There must have been a secret connection between Luo Weiran and the little emperor at the beginning. Luo Weiran was outside helping the little emperor prepare the army, waiting for the opportunity. But the little emperor died too fast, Luo Weiran The preparations were meaningless for a while. But at this time, Her Royal Highness was picked up by the lord from Chang'an City... "
Wu Yidao took a look at Xiang Qingniu and said with a smile: "Since the little emperor wanted to die on his own, it must not have happened so abruptly as being killed by someone. , the only one left in the Yang family is Her Royal Highness, who is the blood relative of the late emperor, and the little emperor must have said something to Her Royal Highness before he died. Otherwise... why do you think Her Royal Highness agreed to join the Lord so easily?"
Xiang Qingniu was startled, and patted himself on the forehead: "I really think too naively about this kind of thing."
After sorting out his thoughts, Wu Yiyi said, "It's not so much that Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of the Sui Dynasty came to seek refuge with the lord, but rather that she came to seek refuge with Luo Weiran. The little emperor must have told the eldest princess about Luo Weiran before he died. That's why she followed the people sent by the lord to the Black Banner Army without any hesitation. It's just that after leaving the city, there was some deviation from what the eldest princess expected. But after leaving the city, she couldn't help herself."
"This kind of thing is not that simple."
Wu Yidao let out a long sigh of relief: "In the troubled times before, there were examples. When all the princes competed for hegemony, who would take the initiative?"
Without waiting for Xiang Qingniu to answer, Wu Yidao continued: "Whoever has an orthodox member of the royal family will take the initiative. It's not just once in history that the emperor was forced to command the princes... She's not an idiot, isn't she afraid of being the card in the lord's hand after arriving in the Black Banner Army? Now that she thought of this, she still came. Chang'an City is too dangerous and she has to leave. Second, she dared to come out because there are people like Luo Weiran outside to support her."
"However, this is also the reason why Luo Weiran begged to die."
Wu Yidao was silent for a while and said: "Luo Weiran has already begun to place people into the new army of the Black Banner Army in an attempt to seize military power. The death of the little emperor has undoubtedly messed up his plan. He must make other arrangements to let his former The effort was not in vain. This effort is the eldest princess. Even if the little emperor did not have time to tell the eldest princess something, Luo Weiran would definitely send someone to tell the eldest princess, but when the eldest princess left Chang'an City, the lord did not use my goods The people from Tongtianxing responded, not even the people from Xiaoqi school, why?"
Xiang Qingniu thought for a while and said, "Because at that time Fang Xie had already sensed that something was wrong in the Black Banner Army, no matter if it was someone from the world of goods or from the Xiaoqi School, Fang Xie couldn't believe it. That's why he asked the professor from the Academy of Martial Arts to Yan Qing, Qiu Yu, and Xie Fuyao escorted the eldest princess to the south. Leaving aside the Ouchi Guards and Huo Tong Tian Xing, this is the safest way!"
"My lord doesn't use sex and money because at that time he hadn't identified who was causing trouble in the camp at Suzaku Mountain."
Wu Yidao sighed: "I have to say that although Luo Weiran's hand is not too subtle, it is enough to make people unpredictable. The people he installs are obviously people who are good at money, no matter who they are, they will go I doubt it. Under such circumstances, how could the lord use wine and sex to make money? And the lord is not sure that I am behind the scenes, because he knows that I have no reason to do that, so he also thinks of Luo Weiran. Now that he thinks of Luo Weiran Weiran, then I must have thought of Luo Weiran’s Ouchi Guard Office, and the predecessor of the Xiaoqi School was the Ouchi Guard Office, so to save Her Royal Highness from Chang’an, the lord needs neither the people who are good at the world nor the Ouchi Guard Office. People, but people from the Academy of Martial Arts."
After Xiang Qingniu heard it, he couldn't help but exclaimed: "There are so many twists and turns in this matter, and I have a headache... If it were me, how could I think of so many things?"
"That's why Luo Weiran said just now, you should look at him with admiration after three days."
Wu Yiyi smiled and said: "If the people who rescued the eldest princess were the people from Xiaoqi School, then Her Royal Highness might not have come to the front line of the Black Banner Army, but was diverted to the Zhuqueshan camp. As long as When the princess arrived at the Zhuque Mountain camp, Luo Weiran no longer had any fears. I am afraid that he would immediately pull up the troops under his control and take the Zhuque Mountain camp as his own! In fact, I even doubt that Yongbei Road, Beihui Road, etc. Luo Weiran must have sent someone to contact the rich gentry of the local family in the three ways of Nanhui Road. As long as Luo Weiran makes a move, the family of the three ways will respond immediately! When the time comes, the lord wants to take the black flag army back, it will be difficult... "
The more Xiang Qingniu listened, the more frightened he became, and only then did he realize how much Fang Jie had considered and arranged.
After thinking for a while, he asked, "So, Fang Jie arranged for someone to send the princess directly to the Black Banner Army instead of sending her back to the Zhuque Mountain camp, just to make plans for today?"
Wu Yidao nodded: "The eldest princess is by the lord's side, how could Luo Weiran dare to be presumptuous? Then...he can only beg for death."
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Xiang Qingniu sorted out Wu Yidao's words, but his mind was still a little confused. These lines came together one by one, and they were all aimed at Luo Weiran, his third senior brother. At this moment, Xiang Qingniu had to admire Fang Xie's mind. How much more stuff is in his head than others, he can calculate it so finely and clearly.
"What Hou Ye meant was that Fang Xie suspected you and Luo Weiran at that time. But after comparing the two of you, Fang Xie thinks that Luo Weiran is the most suspicious?"
Xiang Qingniu asked.
Wu Yidao nodded: "It should be like this. At that time, I noticed the slight change in my lord's attitude towards me, and I was quite worried. But I didn't dare to say it directly. The people in the middle are all people who are good at money. Before I checked it out, I took the initiative to say that it was a bit like there was no silver three hundred taels here. Later, when the lord asked me to talk about it, I made my guess Confidentially."
Wu Yidao said: "Since they all point to Luo Weiran, then the next thing will be clear."
"I still don't understand why my third senior brother asked to die?"
Xiang Qingniu asked.
"Because he felt that he had to do this in order to protect the eldest princess!"
Wu Yidao continued after taking a sip of wine: "He must have intended to take the eldest princess to the Zhuqueshan camp, but the lord saw through it and sent someone to bring the eldest princess directly to the frontline army. Luo Weiran already understood at this time Now, the lord suspects him. And at this moment, he can no longer hold back... The arrangement of the Suzaku Mountain camp has been revealed, even if he wanted to, he couldn't hold back."
"I don't know why he attaches so much importance to the eldest princess, and would rather sacrifice himself to keep her. But because of such feelings, Luo Weiran made the decision to beg for death. The lord ordered the troops of the Zhuqueshan Camp to change defenses and let Cui Zhongzhen pretended to be injured and returned to Zhuqueshan from Xinyang, and then handed over the military power in Xinyang to Dugu Wenxiu, so that the outside army is in the hands of veterans like Dugu Wenxiu and Chen Qianshan, my lord can rest assured."
"And after Cui Zhongzhen returned to Zhuqueshan camp, he secretly began to investigate the new army. He must have the master's order in his hand. When the time is right, he will immediately attack and suddenly replace all the people Luo Weiran put in. I estimate that this timing is when the Black Banner Army cavalry and infantry veterans who attacked Xinyang City return to the Zhuque Mountain camp. When the cavalry returned to the camp, Luo Weiran did not dare to seize the military power easily."
"After reaching this step, Luo Weiran already understood that he was exposed. But if he hadn't been bound by the eldest princess, with his cultivation base and the strength of the Ouchi guards, he could have retreated completely. He could even take away a small part of the troops. But he didn't, because he knew that as long as he escaped, the lord might be against the eldest princess... As I said earlier, the reason why the eldest princess left Chang'an was because Luo Weiran was in the black flag Jun, the lord also knows that he has guessed this point, if Luo Weiran escapes, it will prove everything."
Wu Yidao breathed a sigh of relief: "Luo Weiran was worried that the eldest princess would be in danger after the incident was exposed, so he didn't dare to leave. If he didn't leave, he would have to go south with the army. And the lord sent someone to tell him to come alone, so he understood The lord's meaning... The lord doesn't want to bring this matter to the public. So Luo Weiran must feel that if he dies, the lord will not do anything to the eldest princess... because losing Luo Weiran, the inner princess, has already threatened Without the military power of the Black Banner Army, his identity is just a card in the hands of the Black Banner Army, so he begs to die. His death is in exchange for the safety of the eldest princess."
After Wu Yidao finished speaking, this matter was actually very clear.
Luo Weiran first wanted to seize military power and control the Zhuqueshan camp because of the little emperor. The little emperor is his master behind the scenes, and now that the little emperor is dead, the eldest princess is his master.
When he needed to sacrifice, he chose to sacrifice himself.
Although he knew that if he died, the eldest princess would really become a puppet of the Black Banner Army. But, he's still alive, isn't he
"Why... the third senior brother is afraid that Fang Jie will kill the eldest princess?"
Xiang Qingniu still has one last question to answer: "If the Black Banner Army only wanted the orthodox status of the eldest princess, how could they easily kill the eldest princess? Fang Xie would not be so unwise, so the third senior brother should be very clear. , the eldest princess will at least not be killed in the Black Banner Army."
Wu Yiyi looked at the opposite side, and after being silent for a while, he said in a soft voice: "It depends... what is the relationship between Luo Weiran and the Yang family, or... what is the relationship between Luo Weiran and the eldest princess. Yes What kind of relationship makes Luo Weiran so nervous?"
Xiang Qingniu was shocked!
"Third senior brother... why?"
He murmured and asked, but perhaps only Luo Weiran could give him the answer.
far away
After Luo Weiran sighed for a long time, the other party explained: "Since you already know this matter so clearly, and it is no different from the real situation, I will not repeat it again. As for why I did this, I don't know." I'll say, you don't need to ask."
Hou Wenji glanced at him and couldn't help shaking his head.
There was some sadness in his eyes, more sad than Luo Weiran's.
Fang Jie was silent for a long time, then suddenly smiled: "Actually, even if I don't ask, I can guess something. There is nothing greater than that kind of feeling. Although I have never experienced this kind of feeling, I firmly believe that it is the most powerful feeling in the world. Nothing can replace the purest emotion."
Luo Weiran was taken aback, and murmured, "Thank you."
Fang Jie didn't say anything, his eyes were a little erratic.