Chapter 378: Zaifu’s talent?
How should Hou Junji's crime be determined?
This is quite a troublesome question.
First of all, there is no need to elaborate on Hou Junji's crime of setting up troops to rob Gaochang City. Too much evidence shows that this was indeed a stupid thing he did out of pride and merit. Commanding an army to destroy a country is indeed a tremendous military achievement, but if you maintain your own high level of skill and have no fear, that is definitely the thing that the emperor is most afraid of.
Hou Junji made the mistake of overestimating his position in the eyes of His Majesty Li Er...
In this era when Li Jing was dormant, Li Ji was forbearing, and Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong were getting older, Hou Junji thought that he was already the most outstanding commander under His Majesty Li Er. He had to rely on him when he launched his troops to conquer the world, but he never I never thought about His Majesty Li Er's character.
His Majesty Li Er is indeed a good opponent of his old brothers, but this is due to His Majesty Li Er's extremely confident character. He always believed that even if his generals with military power wanted to rebel against him, he could completely destroy them. Therefore, why not be kind to everyone and leave a good reputation that the king and his ministers enjoy each other's joys and sorrows together?
But it is this extremely confident character that makes no one irreplaceable in His Majesty Li Er's eyes.
Not Li Jing, who led the army to chase the North and defeated the Turks, not Li Ji, who had never lost in countless battles, not Yuchi Jingde and Cheng Yaojin, who were brave and strong, not even Hou Junji, who was born in the market and had ruthless methods...
His Majesty Li Er has a very unique attribute, he is very good at reading people.
Others may think that Hou Junji was worried that his achievements would shock his master, so he insulted himself to win His Majesty Li Er's tolerance, but His Majesty Li Er knew very well that this was what Hou Junji did out of a moment of pride and pride. Stupid thing!
How bad would the impact of beheading the surrendered king be in front of the battle?
From now on, if the Tang army wants to conquer a certain country, don't expect them to surrender. If they surrender, they will be killed. Why not fight to the death and still have a chance of survival?
Simply stupid!
Sending troops to rob Gaochang City is something only an extremely stupid fool can do...
Ma Zhou had already expressed his attitude towards dealing with Hou Junji. After listening to His Majesty Li Er's words, Gao Shilian put down the tea cup in his hand and said slowly: "Gong is merit, fault is fault, but Hou Shangshu's move has an impact." It's bad. I agree with Ma Shilang's opinion that he should be interrogated by Dali Temple and act in accordance with the law. His faults cannot be ignored just because of his military exploits in overthrowing the Gaochang Kingdom. "
Gao Shilian's status is very transcendent. He is not only the uncle of Changsun Wuji, but also the uncle of Queen Wende and the uncle of His Majesty Li Er. In the ninth year of Wude, the conflict between His Majesty Li Er and Prince Li Jiancheng intensified. Gao Shilian, Changsun Wuji, Hou Junji and others persuaded His Majesty Li Er day and night, intending to kill Li Jiancheng and Qi King Li Yuanji. Later, Gao Shilian released the prisoners in custody, issued them weapons, and rushed to Fanglin Gate with them, where he cooperated with His Majesty Li Er in launching the Xuanwu Gate Revolution and achieved great success.
His Majesty Li Er always respected Gao Shilian and obeyed his advice.
His Majesty Li Er nodded slightly, waiting to set the tone.
Cen Wenwen said: "Dali Temple is a place of torture, and those who are examined are all important criminals who have committed serious crimes. Although Hou Junji has had a past, he was responsible for the destruction of Gaochang, and he was also an important official of the imperial court. His contribution was to the country, so he was rashly detained In Dali Temple, you will definitely be insulted by the jailers and severely punished. This is not the way to treat a meritorious official. Please think again."
His Majesty Li Er was a little hesitant. After all, what Cen Wenwen said did make some sense. He glanced at Fang Xuanling, hoping that this courtier who was always good at strategizing could give him some advice. But when he saw Fang Xuanling lowering his head slightly and looking like he didn't want to interrupt, he knew that he was trying to avoid suspicion. After all, Hou Junji's case concerns Fang Jun, and Fang Jun is the one who petitioned to impeach Hou Junji. No matter how he expresses his stance, he will easily be criticized.
After pondering for a moment, His Majesty Li Er waved his hands and said: "Rewarding merit and punishing demerits is the way of a wise king. Although Hou Junji has made great contributions to the country, the crimes he committed in Gaochang cannot be wiped out, so he should be handed over to Dali Temple for trial. ”
His Majesty the Emperor has set the tone, and naturally no one will refute it.
Although they are all ministers of the DPRK, they only have the right to make suggestions. How to deal with it is still up to His Majesty Li Er to decide what to do.
After discussing the gathering of Hou Jun, His Majesty Li Er took the memorial in his hand, smiled happily, and said to Fang Xuanling: "Xuanling, you have raised a good son... …”
Fang Xuanling was horrified and said: "Your Majesty has given you false compliments. How can a bad person dare to be praised by Your Majesty?"
"Haha, there is no need to be modest," His Majesty Li Er looked very happy, clapped the memorial in his hand, and said: "If you only look at this memorial, this boy Fang Jun does have the talent of a prime minister!"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the audience was shocked!
For a long time, His Majesty Li Er was willing to reuse young ministers in the court, but he always maintained a cautious attitude. While reusing them, he also kept hammering them, lest these young ministers would have a smooth career and develop arrogance. .
Such praise for a young man who is not as good as a weakling is simply unheard of!
Several people have their eyes fixed on the memorial in the hands of His Majesty Li Er. Apart from impeachment of Hou Junji, is there anything else?
What on earth could make His Majesty Li Er think so highly of him and make such an enviable comment?
Fang Xuanling naturally knew what His Majesty Li Er wrote in this memorial, because at the same time as this memorial was sent to the palace, another identical letter from home was also sent to the house...
Hearing this, Fang Xuanling couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Your Majesty, although young people should be encouraged to do their work to cultivate their confidence, they should not be praised too much to make them arrogant and proud!" By saying this, aren't you putting our son on the spot? Roasting on the fire is equivalent to killing?
The more you praise, the more people will hate you, and there is one here...
His Majesty Li Er was stunned for a moment, and understood the implication of Fang Xuanling's words. He secretly thought that he was careless. He thought that the people here were his most trustworthy ministers, but he forgot for a moment that these people could be loyal to him, but But there are intrigues and constant disputes between them.
Of course, if everyone is harmonious and modest in situations, he, the emperor, will not be able to sleep...
Regarding Fang Xuanling's words, His Majesty Li Er did not comment, but handed the memorial in his hand to Gao Shilian and said with a smile: "Please circulate it to everyone to see what kind of story our Xinxiang Marquis has come up with for the Tang Dynasty." An Tianxia’s brilliant plan!”
Hearing this, Gao Shilian took the memorial from His Majesty Li Er and looked at it carefully.
After a while, Gao Shilian read the memorial and handed it to Changsun Wuji. He narrowed his eyes slightly and thought carefully...
The political hall fell into silence once again.
After reading it, Changsun Wuji showed no expression on his face and handed the memorial to Ma Zhou again...
Gao Shilian sighed softly and lamented: "In the past, it was always believed that young people were short-sighted and impetuous, and would inevitably not be able to think carefully when encountering problems. It was necessary for us old bones to hold the rudder and prevent them from taking too many detours. Now After reading this memorial, I realized that I am really old. Such a stunning and brilliant design is enough to appease the entire Tang Dynasty, and there will be no more disasters caused by weapons!”
Changsun Wuji was suddenly startled and looked at his uncle in surprise. He also admitted that the strategy for dealing with Gao Changguo written in the memorial was very clever, but how could he get his uncle to say these words?
This is a huge compliment!
The problem is, this is just a strategy to win over and control Gaochang State. Can it be applied universally?
That's an exaggeration...
Changsun Wuji fell into deep thought. Regarding his uncle who seemed like a good old man, he knew very well his unfathomable wisdom and his accurate eye for seeing people. These words were definitely not without purpose!
Changsun Wuji thought deeply for a moment, and his face was not only horrified but moved!
It seems that I have been immersed in the power strategy for too long, causing the overall strategy to regress too much, and I did not see the mystery described in this memorial at the first time!
Grape wine, wool...
Although I don’t know how Fang Jun wants to operate it, if these two things are accomplished, Gao Changguo’s lifeline can be tightly pinched and he can be firmly controlled!
The same principle can actually be used as a reference for Tuguhun, Tubo, and even Goguryeo!
Is this Fang Jun so amazing?
If this strategy can be successful, within thirty years, the Tang Dynasty will be able to control all the surrounding countries without spending a single soldier, letting them live or die!
This... is too incredible, right?
(End of chapter)