Chapter 1467 It’s hard to choose
It was raining heavily, and the lights in the Dragon Palace were brightly lit.
His Majesty Li Er was dressed in regular clothes and stood in front of the open window with his hands behind his hands. He let the rain occasionally hit him in the wind and wet his robes. He just looked at the rain curtains infatuatedly, and his heroic and square face was full of expressions. Tired, sad, and unconcealed anger!
Behind him, Li Junxian stood with his hands tied up, swallowing his saliva and not daring to express his anger.
He didn't know whether his arrogant opinions would be understood and approved by the emperor, but as a minister he had to do so. Otherwise, if Wang Jingqi was allowed to be tortured and everything made public, his majesty would be in a dilemma...
After a long time, Your Majesty Li Er let out a long breath, turned around, walked slowly behind the desk, sat on a chair, and stared at the memorial spread out on the desk.
"Wang Jingqi committed suicide out of fear of crime... Haha."
His Majesty Li Er raised a sarcastic smile on his lips, but his eyes showed endless loneliness and sorrow.
As an emperor, how could he not see the hidden truth in this?
Wang Jingqi had to "commit suicide", otherwise the entire Wang family in Taiyuan would be accused of "collaborating with the enemy and treason." Even if His Majesty Li Er was afraid, he might not be able to annihilate the three clans according to the crime of treason. Just because of this reputation, This is what the Taiyuan Wang family cannot bear.
If the Haoying family, which has been passed down for hundreds of years, is burdened with such a crime, it will be like falling into dust from a high distance and suffering the most painful blow. As long as the Tang dynasty exists, it will definitely face blows from both the government and the public. It will be hated and abandoned by the people of the country, and it will never be able to recover.
However, if it was just to protect the foundation and future of the Wang family, how could Li Junxian let him "commit suicide"?
Since Li Junxian could make Wang Jingqi commit suicide in front of him, there must be a reason why he had to do so. Li Junxian doesn't care whether the Wang family in Taiyuan will bear the name of treason. There is only one reason that makes him so bold...
His Majesty Li Er raised his eyes, looked at Li Junxian, and said calmly: "This matter has been done well, let's stop here."
He agreed with Li Junxian's judgment that this matter could not be pursued any further, otherwise if the person behind the Wang family was discovered... he would not know what he would do with it.
"Here."
"Although Wang Jingqi did not know about it in advance and was deceived by others, the fact of treason has been realized. His children will be sent to Qiongzhou and will not be allowed to return to Beijing for life. As for the Yuan family in Youzhou..." His Majesty Li Er's eyes flashed with sternness. , said in a hateful voice: "They are lawless and have liaisons with foreign countries. They are a group of rebellious ministers and traitors. Everyone can punish them! Immediately issued an order to the governor of Youzhou, ordering him to kill all the Yuan clan in Youzhou and wipe out the three clans!"
"Here!"
"Go!"
Watching Li Junxian's back disappear at the entrance of the hall, His Majesty Li Er was still sitting where he was, motionless for a long time like a stone sculpture.
Compared to anger, I feel more disappointment and pain...
How could he not see the purpose of selling grain to the Goguryeo people?
The emperor's personal expedition will inevitably leave the prince to supervise the country. Once the Dongzheng army is held back by Goguryeo, which has ample food and grass, a protracted war is inevitable. By then, the empty Chang'an will be under the control of the Guanlong Group, and any changes are possible. Possible...
When he thought of this, His Majesty Li Er couldn't help but feel severe pain in his heart.
He didn't want to maliciously speculate on the son he raised with his own hands, but other than that, he really couldn't think of a reason to sell grain to Goguryeo.
Or maybe...it's just the actions of those around the son?
The heavy rain was pouring outside the window, and His Majesty Li Er was filled with pain. Even though he had always been decisive in killing, he had to fall into entanglement and hesitation at this moment, not knowing how to deal with it...
Looking in the direction of Mount Jiuwei, not even a single outline could be seen in the dark night, but His Majesty Li Er seemed to see the beautiful voice and smile of his wife in front of him. He couldn't help but murmur to himself: "Guanyin, how many children have you given birth to to me?" My dear son...what do you want me to do?"
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"The water has receded! The water has receded!"
Someone shouted at the top of their lungs, and then there were thunderous cheers on the embankment!
Fang Jun was discussing with Cheng Yaojin the details of the soldiers taking turns to rescue the people in batches. Hearing this, he perked up and looked up to see Dou Zhili and Lin Ruofu trotting over.
"The water has receded?" Fang Jun asked.
"Back off! Back off!" Lin Ruofu pointed to her feet: "Master Fang, look at it, the water has receded!"
Although the soldiers and civilians led the troops to block the gaps one after another, the swollen river water had already overflowed the embankment, and people were running through the mud in the shallow water. It's still muddy underfoot, but the shallow river water that overflowed the embankment has disappeared.
Fang Jun kept talking to Cheng Yaojin, but he didn't pay attention to this...
Now that the water level has dropped, it means that the peak of the flood has passed. Although it is unknown whether there will be another peak in the future, at least the embankment is safe for now.
Fang Jun is still not optimistic: "Don't be careless. Take advantage of the water level to drop now and quickly lead people to inspect the embankment. If there are dangerous places, find them early and remedy them as soon as possible. The danger is not far away yet. The military morale must not be slack, otherwise if another wave of floods comes, , that would be a big deal!”
Dou Zhili and Lin Ruofu's hearts tightened, knowing that their tense heartstrings suddenly relaxed because of the drop in water level. However, they did not realize that the danger was far from receding. They quickly responded with serious expressions and loudly called for manpower to patrol the embankment.
Cheng Yaojin admired Fang Jun's rigorous style and nodded in praise: "Be prepared for danger in times of peace. Erlang does have the style of a general."
Unexpectedly, Fang Jun had just told Dou Zhili and others with a worried look on his face not to be careless. Now when everyone had gone away, he suddenly beamed with joy and almost danced. He said with great joy: "God is pitiful, Jingyang is saved, you and me." The credit has also been obtained! Hahaha, I can not only save the people of Jingyang from danger, but also gain merit from the crisis. Is there anything happier than this? ”
Cheng Yaojin had a dark look on his face and said helplessly: "You... you really do one thing in front of others and another in front of you!"
Fang Jun shook his head repeatedly and denied: "What you said is wrong. What do you mean by doing things in front of others and doing things in the back? I am sounding the alarm to them to be determined. This is just like marching to fight, failing to penetrate the tiger's den to capture and kill them. Who dares to say that victory is certain before the enemy is defeated? The biggest danger lies in negligence, which often leads to the failure of a good situation due to a moment of slackness. ”
Cheng Yaojin thought about it and realized that this was true...
He looked at Fang Jun with admiration in his eyes and said: "The people under my command must always be vigilant and not lose the good situation by overturning the ship. However, as commanders, we must have a clear vision of the battle situation and have full control of the situation... …Very good. I used to think that you were just lucky to lead the troops to victory, but now it seems that it is not without merit.”
It is not easy to get this old goblin to say words of approval. Fang Jun looked proud: "That's right, we are a man who wants to be the chief priest of the naval academy. How can we not know the art of war and tactics?"
Speaking of the Naval Academy, Cheng Yaojin hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "Don't cause trouble and trouble recently. Just focus on building your academy to avoid being involved in some inexplicable things."
Fang Jun's heart skipped a beat.
"You mean...the Yicang matter?"
Cheng Yaojin talked about everything in front of him and did not shy away from anything. He nodded and said: "Your relationship with the family is very poor, so it is normal that no news has reached your ears. As far as I know, there are people in Guanzhong." Things went wrong in many charity warehouses, and countless families were involved in this matter..."
Fang Jun was stunned: "Is it possible that the grain in the charity warehouse has not been eaten by these silverfish?"
No wonder Wei Yifang has been reluctant to open the warehouse to store grain. It turns out that there is no food to store...
Cheng Yaojin shook his head: "That's not the case. Although the children of the aristocratic family are lawless, they are all arrogant and will not covet the food from the Yi Cang. However, although it is not the case, but after reselling one hand to make money, the original amount will be paid. Make up for it... This is very possible.”
Fang Jun was speechless.
What's the difference?
It's nothing more than relying on the power of aristocratic families to infringe on national interests...
Cheng Yaojin's intention was still not over, he patted Fang Jun on the shoulder and said earnestly: "And this matter is not as simple as reselling food. It is not only the Wei family, the initiator of this matter is the Wang family, but also Guanzhong, Hedong There are countless charity warehouses in other places, and it is impossible to settle the situation just by relying on these two families. Therefore, there must be someone with greater background behind it..."
Is it more powerful than the Wei family and the Wang family?
Fang Jun's heart skipped a beat and he glanced at Cheng Yaojin, who nodded slowly: "It's good that you know what's going on. Even if your Majesty finds out about this matter, it will only be suppressed."
Fang Jun understood.
Apart from His Highness, there is no other big shot who can command the Wang family.
Although His Majesty loves him very much, can he really be able to suppress it if he involves so many righteous warehouses and so many aristocratic families? What is particularly important is that since such aristocratic families are involved, the amount of food involved must be quite large. Where does so much food go...
I'm afraid His Majesty Li Er is already furious and upset at this moment, right?
On the surface, it seems that what is being resold is grain, but in fact, who can say for sure whether it is related to the competition for reserves?
Fang Jun didn't know that these grains were equated with collaboration with the enemy and treason, but he was quite gloating in his heart - his son was too capable and would always cause trouble for me... (End of Chapter)