Vol 2 Chapter 2487: The Second Xuanwumen Incident (Part 1)
Chapter 2487 The Second Xuanwumen Incident (Part 1)
Chapter 2483: The Second Xuanwumen Incident (Part 1)
Hearing Ban Chao's words, Li Si nodded calmly. After all, Li Shimin really noticed it. If he didn't take action in advance, he would be the one in danger.
Unknowingly, Ban Chao, who entered Chang'an alone and had no power, became the leader among the three with the help of his status as the envoy of Qin.
Of course, this was Li Si’s intentional result. After all, his current status is somewhat embarrassing.
As a member of the Li Tang clan, he was preparing to rebel against the Tang Dynasty and surrender to the Qin Dynasty. If he didn't handle it well, Li Si would be in a position where people would hate him, so he was not suitable for being too high-profile.
Pushing Ban Chao out and becoming the leader of the Qin army in Chang'an is a good thing for both Li Si and Ban Chao. It is a win-win situation.
Ban Chao obviously knew this, so he had no embarrassment in seizing power.
“Brother Li, how are you doing there? Can you ensure another uprising, overthrow Li Tang and occupy Chang’an in one fell swoop?” Ban Chao asked.
Li Siluo thought deeply and then smiled and said: "Too many people died in the previous suppression of the Chang'an family.
Li Shimin thought that the hidden dangers in the city had been completely eliminated, but he didn't know that what was exposed was just our abandoned son. The real backhand would only be revealed at the moment when his life was taken.
This time Li Shimin's defeat in Haojing made many generals and commanders who were still wavering have made up their minds to rebel against the Tang Dynasty. As long as this force is gathered together, Li Shimin will be able to overthrow Li Shimin in one fell swoop. "
"good."
Ban Chao's eyes flashed, and he said with a smile: "When the heroes challenged Dong, Li Shimin was defeated and captured, and was released back by His Majesty on his own initiative. However, there was no place for him in Guanzhong, so he relied on instigating rebellion to take it away from Yang Jian. to Chang'an City.
Now we are repeating our old tricks and let Li Shimin experience how Yang Jian felt back then. "
Hearing this, Li Si was suddenly shocked. Da Qin was going to repeat the Xuanwumen Incident, which was simply killing people and killing people.
“Brother Ban, if we can get the support of one more person, our plan will have no further trouble.” Li Si said seriously.
"Oh? Who is this person? He has so much energy?" Ban Chao asked in surprise.
Li Sidao: “Dong Xiaowan.”
“Dong Zhuo’s daughter?”
Ban Chao was even more surprised when he heard this, and asked with a confused look on his face: "Does this woman have such a great influence?"
“Yes, although Dong Zhuo died, the generals of the original Xiliang line were still there, and they all cared about Dong Xiaowan very much.
After Yang Jian became the lord of Guanzhong, in order to win over the Xiliang Clan, he planned to force Dong Xiaowan to marry Yang Guang, but he was opposed by the former Xiliang Clan generals, so he gave up.
In the end, it was only under Dong Xiaowan's lobbying that the Xiliang generals turned to Li Shimin, otherwise Li Shimin would not have succeeded in raising an army. "
"In that case, this woman is an extremely important person, so why, Brother Li, did you not mention her before, but only now?" Ban Chao asked in confusion.
Hearing this, Li Si couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "That's because this Dong Xiaowan has a past with His Majesty the Qin Emperor."
Ban Chao was startled. He didn't expect that Dong Xiaowan, a mere Dong Xiaowan, would be implicated besides his own Emperor. This really surprised him.
Ban Chao is not a gossip, but he still can't help but eat his Majesty's melons. After listening to Li Si's story, he only had one idea in his mind, that is, His Majesty the Emperor is really tall.
How did His Majesty the Emperor do it to make such a peerless beauty fall in love so much that he foolishly fell out with his biological father, Dong Zhuo?
“What a strange woman who dares to love and hate.”
Ban Chao couldn't help but sigh. On the contrary, his Majesty was obviously not worthy of Dong Xiaowan's kindness in terms of emotions.
But Ban Chao can also understand Ying Hao. Who makes Dong Xiaowan the daughter of Dong Zhuo? If he really marries Dong Xiaowan, not to mention the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, at least more than half of the officials will object.
“Li Shimin’s family was founded by the Xiliang army. The Xiliang clique is deeply rooted in Li Tang, and the veterans of the Xiliang clique all regard Dong Xiaowan as their nephew.” Li Si said.
"In other words, if Dong Xiaowan can stand on our side, the veteran generals from the Xiliang line in the Tang Army will also stand on our side?" Ban Chao asked.
“Yes, Dong Xiaowan can influence them.” Li Si nodded.
“In this case, I will personally contact Dong Xiaowan to show my sincerity to Da Qin.”
Hearing Ban Chao's words, Yu Huatian said: "Master Ban, why bother to take the risk yourself? Li Shimin already knows that you have escaped from prison and is looking for you throughout the city. It is better to let a spy come and contact you."
Ban Chao smiled and asked: "No matter how high the risk of contacting Dong Xiaowan is, how high is the risk of going to Chang'an as an envoy?"
Even Chang'an, a dragon's pond and a tiger's den, dared to break in directly, so why should he be afraid of touching a woman? "
Yu Huatian was speechless. He had forgotten that Ban Chao was a ruthless man who dared to enter Chang'an alone. This trivial matter should not be considered a risk in the eyes of the other party.
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Dong's Mansion.
Dong Xiaowan dragged his exhausted body, and the first thing he did after returning home was to fall on the bed and take a sleep. After all, too many things happened during this period.
After witnessing the Chang'an riots, Dong Xiaowan was completely disappointed with Li Shimin. The once wise and martial brother-in-law eventually embarked on the same old path as her father.
Become a slave to power, regard the common people as ants, so that he transforms into Shura and slaughters all living beings. In the end, he becomes the enemy of the whole world and will be infamy for thousands of years.
“Forget it, after Xiuning’s incident, I don’t have much expectations for Shimin.”
Dong Xiaowan muttered to himself, then opened the door and entered his bedroom.
Just as he took a step into the room, Dong Xiaowan's expression changed instantly. His right hand subconsciously reached behind him, touched the dagger on his waist, and rushed out of the corner to shout: "Who?"
“Miss, don’t panic, I don’t mean any harm.”
Ban Chao walked out of the corner with a gentle smile on his face, but it failed to dispel Dong Xiaowan's wariness.
“Stop, don’t come any closer, who are you?”
Dong Xiaowan said in a cold voice, with murderous intent in his eyes. He had the intention of killing Ban Chao with one sword if he didn't tell the truth.
After seeing Dong Xiaowan’s appearance clearly, Ban Chao’s eyes were full of surprise.
This is too beautiful, much more beautiful than his sister. Even His Majesty, the Emperor, who is so stunning, can refuse it. How on earth can he endure it?
Ban Chao's sister Ban Zhao is a famous beauty in Liangzhou, and she is also on the list of famous and talented women. She is a peerless beauty with both talent and appearance.
Ban Chao thinks Dong Xiaowan is more beautiful than his sister. It’s not that Ban Chao is really uglier than Dong Xiaowan, but that Ban Chao has grown up with his sister and has already developed aesthetic fatigue, so he feels amazed when he sees Dong Xiaowan.
No matter how beautiful the elder sister or younger sister is, most brothers still despise them. After all, no matter how beautiful they are, it doesn’t matter much to them.
Ban Chao was not a lecherous person. He quickly calmed down and asked calmly: "Miss, why don't you give me a guess?" "Are you from Daqin?"
"Miss Dong is indeed smart. Ban Chao, the envoy of the Qin Dynasty, has met Miss Dong."
With that said, Ban Chao bowed and saluted Dong Xiaowan.
“Ban Chao? It’s you.”
Dong Xiaowan put the dagger back into its sheath and said coldly: "Sir, you are so courageous. You went into Chang'an alone, and even though you were imprisoned, you still managed to stir up trouble. You should be a part of the Chang'an tragedy, right?" ”
When she said this, Dong Xiaowan still had some resentment. She felt that it was because of Ban Chao's incompetence, his lax planning, and the leaking of information that led to the failure of the family's rebellion and the massacre of one-seventh of Chang'an's population.
If Da Qin had sent a capable person, he might have been able to capture Chang'an City directly during the last rebellion, and naturally there would have been no need for so many people to die.
How can I still be the number one scholar just like this? The straw bag is pretty much the same. Dong Xiaowan thought to himself.
Ban Chao didn’t know what Dong Xiaowan was thinking. After hearing this, he thought the other party had seen something and decisively denied it:
“Miss, you have wronged Ban Chao. Ban Chao is just a scholar. How could he have such great ability? Who would have thought..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Dong Xiaowan.
"If you were more capable, you wouldn't have to kill so many people. What did Li Jing think, that he sent a idiot like you to Chang'an?"
Dong Xiaowan was outspoken and did not save any face for Ban Chao. He bluntly called Ban Chao a "bastard" in front of his face, which even stunned Ban Chao.
He thought Dong Xiaowan had seen something. After all, the Chang'an Massacre had a huge impact and he didn't want to have anything to do with it, but he didn't expect that he was overthinking it after doing it for a long time.
Similarly, Dong Xiaowan is just a woman, so how could he possibly know the inside story of the Chang'an tragedy.
“I’m ashamed.”
Ban Chao bowed his hand again.
“Tell me, why did you come to me?”
With that said, Dong Xiaowan pulled up a chair and sat down, staring at Ban Chao with a scrutinizing face, and said: "Li Shimin is looking for you throughout the city. If you just want to hide here for a while, I can reluctantly take you in."
For his sake. Dong Xiaowan thought to himself.
“Well, I’m not here to avoid being wanted, but to save the lives of the young lady and the generals of Xiliang.”
"hehe."
Dong Xiaowan sneered when he heard this.
What a familiar word. This was how Li Shimin deceived her in the beginning, but when the matter came true, he failed to fulfill any of his promises to her, and instead led the Xiliang Army to a dead end.
The heartless man Ying Hao deceived her, the hypocrite Li Shimin deceived her, and now a little Ban Chao actually wanted to use the same reason to deceive her.
After experiencing so much, she is no longer the silly sweetheart she once was, who was easily deceived by others. If she were deceived by the same reason again, her name would be written backwards.
"I am very well, and I don't need your help. What's more, you can't even save yourself now." Dong Xiaowan said calmly.
“It seems that Miss Dong doesn’t know anything about the situation in Chang’an.”
After saying this, Ban Chao asked: "Do you know why Li Shimin insisted on guarding the isolated city of Chang'an when all four barriers were broken?"
“Of course we are waiting for reinforcements from the three kingdoms of Shu, Chu and Sui.” Dong Xiaowan said.
"When the reinforcements from the Three Kingdoms arrive, can they recapture the four passes and support Chang'an?" Ban Chao asked again.
Dong Xiaowan couldn’t help but be startled.
Yes, even if the reinforcements from the Three Kingdoms arrive, they may not be able to recapture Sanguan and Xiaoguan. Chang'an is still an isolated city, so why does Li Shimin want to defend Chang'an?
Dong Xiaowan was puzzled by this.
Ban Chao sneered and explained: "That's because as long as Chang'an is not broken, the Qin army will definitely attack until the city is broken.
Li Shimin wanted to use Chang'an city defense to weaken the Qin army, and in order to achieve this goal, he had done whatever it took.
In order to eliminate hidden dangers in Chang'an City, he actually forced the aristocratic families to rebel, thus massacring all the aristocratic families in the city gate.
All Tang armies now in Chang'an City, including the original Xiliang Army, will be Li Shimin's abandoned sons.
After Li Shimin's goal was achieved, he could have fled under Li Yuanba's escort, but those soldiers had turned into withered bones. "
…
Dong Xiaowan took a deep breath when he heard this. He was obviously frightened by Ban Chao's words and had no idea that Li Shimin would do this.
Seeing Dong Xiaowan's expression, Ban Chao knew that the other party had believed him, so he struck while the iron was hot:
“There are still many veterans of the former Xiliang Army in the Tang Army in Chang’an City. They regard you, miss, as their nephew, and you as their uncle. Do you really have the heart to watch them die?
Hearing this, Dong Xiaowan suddenly became anxious.
She naturally knew that Chang'an was captured by the Qin army, but it was only a matter of time.
After the Qin army breaks the city, the former Xiliang army generals can naturally surrender to Qin, and she will surrender to Qin. Ying Hao will treat Xiliang's surrendered generals well.
But she did not expect that Li Shimin was prepared to sacrifice the Tang army in Guanzhong to weaken the Qin army from the beginning.
If this is really the case, then Li Shimin is already crazy, even crazier than her father Dong Zhuo.
Although her father Dong Zhuo was also crazy, he still treated his own people very well. Otherwise, there would not have been so many Xiliang generals thinking of Dong Zhuo's kindness and taking care of her so many years after Dong Zhuo's death.
But now Li Shimin is not even sparing his own people, he is completely crazy.
Dong Xiaowan looked back at what Li Shimin had done over the years, imprisoning his own sister, using his nephew to buy peace... massacring 100,000 people from the Chang'an family and civilians, etc.
Which of these things is possible for humans to do? But he, Li Shimin, did it anyway.
He can even do these things, so what else can he not dare to do?
With this thought, Dong Xiaowan couldn't sit still for a moment. After thinking for a long time, he said, "What exactly do you want to do?"
Hearing this, Ban Chao was overjoyed because he knew that Dong Xiaowan had been convinced by him.
Ban Chao smiled slightly and replied: "I don't want to do anything, I just want Li Shimin to experience Yang Jian's feelings."
"you…"
Dong Xiaowan looked surprised. She had always regarded Ban Chao as a fool before, but now judging from his behavior, he didn't seem to be an incompetent person.
(End of this chapter)