Chapter 538: Mutual Calculation
Emperor Kaiyuan raised his eyes and said in a low voice, "Why? Do you want me to apologize to the Luo family?!"
"I have no such intention!" Tan Guangyi immediately lowered his eyes respectfully to explain, thinking in his heart, even if you really apologize, it depends on whether the Luo family accepts it or not.
"Your Majesty, have you forgotten that it was Liang Huanyu who originally proposed this suggestion? How could he not know that it was Liang Zhongling who was behind the scenes making the plan?" Tan Guangyi spoke directly.
He wanted to eliminate his opponent's right-hand men and left arms little by little, and make him fall into the mud and unable to escape, just like him at the beginning, when he learned that his family had died because of him, he was desperate and painful.
Emperor Kaiyuan's eyes glared, "You want me to give the Liang family to the Luo family?"
Tan Guangyi bowed and said, "Your Majesty, make a decision now, otherwise there will be endless troubles!"
Emperor Kaiyuan snorted coldly: "Absolutely impossible! Don't mention this matter again!"
Tan Guangyi also knew that it would not be easy to convince His Majesty, but sometimes, things always develop in unexpected ways.
When Liang Zhongling learned the news, he sat quietly in his study all night.
Even Liang Zongwen, who had moved out of the mansion, was not allowed in when he came to ask for a meeting.
He worked from dawn to dusk, until the next morning, when he changed his clothes and began to interact frequently with various officials.
Everything is proceeding in an orderly manner in secret.
The Liang family has no shortage of scholars, what they lack is military power.
But ever since the eldest prince's rebellion and the death of the previous emperor, the current Emperor Kaiyuan has kept the capital's imperial guards firmly in his own hands.
After Liang Zongwen found out, he rushed into the mansion without caring about anything.
"father!"
He suddenly opened the door and was slightly startled to see a group of familiar faces sitting in the study.
Especially among them was the nephew of the Shaoqing of Weiwei Temple.
"Lord Liang, it's time for the palace guard change..." The man stopped talking immediately. His tense expression was obviously relieved when he saw the person coming.
Others also looked over with unfriendly eyes.
Liang Zongwen's heart skipped a beat.
"Get out, you bastard!"
Liang Zhongling scolded sternly.
Liang Zongwen shuddered and took two steps back when he suddenly thought of something. He turned around, closed the door, walked in, and sat next to Liang Zhongling.
This action shocked everyone in the room.
Liang Zhongling looked at him with sharp eyes. Liang Zongwen avoided his gaze but did not leave.
Liang Zhongling took a deep breath and said, "Zongwen, your father has something important to attend to today, so I won't keep you for dinner. Go back early!"
Liang Zongwen clenched his fists. It was obvious that his father was going to start a rebellion. If he succeeded, who would he pass the position to?
If he fails, as the son of Liang Zhongling, no one will believe him even if he says he is unaware of it.
So, he had to get involved no matter what.
"Father, just pretend that I don't exist." Liang Zongwen said bluntly.
The other officials looked solemn. Would the discord between Liang's father and son have any impact on what happens next?
Liang Zhongling was also afraid that his son would do something wrong, so he nodded slightly to everyone, indicating that they would discuss it another day. Everyone stood up and was about to leave.
But Liang Zongwen was unhappy. Why should they leave just because he came?
"I know why everyone is here today," he suddenly said. "As the only legitimate descendant of the Liang family, Zong Wen is willing to serve you wholeheartedly. I hope you will support me!"
Everyone paused and looked at Liang Zhongling, their expressions indescribable.
Liang Zhongling was furious: "Asshole!"
He waved his sleeves and asked everyone to leave. Suddenly, only the father and son were left in the study.
Liang Zhongling slapped him directly, and Liang Zongwen took a step back to avoid the attack.
"Dad, you are now hiding such an important thing from me. Do you really want to bring that kid back home?" Liang Zongwen clenched his fists and asked in a trembling voice.
"It's not your turn to dictate what your father wants to do!" Liang Zhongling snorted coldly, "If you dare to reveal a word about what happened today, you know the consequences!"
After saying this, he turned around and ordered someone to escort the master out of the house.
Liang Zongwen was being driven out and he shouted coldly, "Let go, you're so insolent!"
After being kicked out of the Liang Mansion where he had lived for more than fifty years, Liang Zongwen looked depressed. Although he knew that he was his father's only son in public, he was still afraid.
No, he couldn't just sit there and wait for death.
Now the only one who can threaten me is that kid Chun Ge'er.
Having made up his mind, Liang Zongwen finally settled down.
The capital city has been calm these days, as if it was completely unaware of the news of Yuzhou's failure.
General Qiao arrived at the border between Guanzhong and Yuzhou, and immediately took over Yu Guangping's position as commander-in-chief, and asked for the tiger talisman.
The first time, Yu Guangping fainted.
General Qiao frowned.
The second time, Yu Guangping simply pretended to be dumb. General Qiao asked him to write, and he pretended to be unable to move.
General Qiao had a bad feeling in his heart.
On the third day, Yu Guangping had already recovered. General Qiao directly followed the emperor's order. If he did not hand over the tiger talisman, he would be dealt with according to military law!
Yu Guangping knew that he could not escape punishment. Since the tiger talisman had been lost, he had already ordered his men to start preparing. He directly took out a counterfeit tiger talisman and handed it to General Qiao.
"etc!"
General Qiao noticed something was wrong immediately and wanted to say that there was something wrong with the tiger talisman, but Yu Guangping pretended to be unconscious again, acting like he knew nothing.
The other deputy generals also stepped forward and found that the tiger talisman was indeed fake.
"I was wondering, General Yu had been ordering people to search everywhere a while ago, and it turns out the missing item was actually the Tiger Tally!"
"General Qiao, what should we do now? Without the Tiger Tally, we can't mobilize reinforcements and food to Jinzhong!"
General Qiao: ...
I also want to know what to do.
I knew Yu Guangping was unreliable, but I didn't expect that he could even lose such an important tiger talisman.
"This matter must be reported to His Majesty immediately. Generals, please wait for my news!"
It takes three days to get from the capital to the military camp.
When Emperor Kaiyuan learned that the tiger talisman was lost, he wished he could have Yu Guangping chopped into pieces.
But the important thing now is to quickly deal with the issues of food and subsequent reinforcements.
Emperor Kaiyuan's headache recurred. He endured the severe pain and summoned all the officials to the imperial study to discuss the follow-up issues of the march.
Only Liang Zhongling did not come.
"What's the matter?" Emperor Kaiyuan frowned.
Cao Sipei quickly said, "It is said that Liang Zhongling caught a cold the day before yesterday and is still running a high fever."
Emperor Kaiyuan was unhappy, but didn't say anything.
The loss of the tiger talisman was a secret. Even though General Qiao had strictly prohibited everyone present that day from discussing it privately, some people still knew about it.
Liang Zhongling felt that this was simply a blessing from heaven.
Without the tiger talisman, Emperor Kaiyuan would not be able to call for reinforcements in time. This uprising was sudden, but now the chances of victory have increased by 10%, and Liang Zhongling felt relieved.
Imperial study.
After arranging everything, Emperor Kaiyuan wanted to rest, but suddenly stopped Tan Guangyi who was about to leave.
The other officials looked at him and left in silence.
Tan Guangyi was puzzled: "Your Majesty asked me to stay, I don't know why?"
Emperor Kaiyuan coughed lightly and asked, "Are you still in touch with Madam Zhu?"
Why are you suddenly asking about Mingqing?
Tan Guangyi was confused, but he chose to tell the truth. He sighed and said, "Your Majesty, I dare not hide it from you. Since I escaped from Youzhou, we have not had any contact."
Emperor Kaiyuan certainly knew this, but what he wanted to ask was what the relationship was like.
Tan Guangyi was very perceptive and attentive. He immediately responded, "Your Majesty, is there anything you want to contact the Luo family about?"
Emperor Kaiyuan said calmly, "According to what you said before, the culprit of the Battle of Jiaoshan should be handed over to the Luo family. If I give it to you, can you do it, my dear Tan?"
Tan Guangyi was delighted, but remained calm and composed: "I will definitely fulfill your mission!"
On the way out of the palace, Tan Guangyi looked at the plants and trees around him that were blooming day by day, a smile appeared on the corners of his mouth, with a hint of vitality and energy.
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