Chapter 1922 Pros and Cons
"Your Majesty's disciples are all wise and wise. Whether they are the king of Wei or the king of Wu, they are all capable of their duties. I hope your majesty will learn from it..."
Li Yuanjing really had no choice. He did not want to go to Silla, and he felt that he could not refute the joint recommendation of Fang Jun and Xiao Yu. He could only resort to misfortune. As for whether it would offend the emperor's most beloved King Li Tai of Wei, and the well-known He could no longer care about Wu Wang Li Ke, who was known as the "Wise King".
Dead Taoist friends are not dead poor Taoists, as long as you don’t let me go to Silla, I will do whatever I want...
When Cen Wenwen, who had been silent all this time, heard this, he glanced at Li Yuanjing with a hint of displeasure.
He thought that Li Yuanjing was obsessed with pleasure and did not want to leave the prosperity of Chang'an, so he tried his best to refuse.
He can understand this, but if you push the King of Wei out, that is an extremely stupid remonstrance...
"Your Majesty, Silla is important, but its land is barren and sparsely populated. It is a small border country and the people's livelihood is difficult. King Wei is your majesty's legitimate son, how can he go to such a bitter and cold place? It will harm the face of the Tang Dynasty."
This is said in a vague way, but everyone understands the underlying meaning.
Before, the King of Wei and the prince were competing for the position of crown prince, and there were many supporters in the court. If the King of Wei is allowed to go to Silla now, he will be in trouble for the rest of his life. No one knows whether he can "defend his insults from outside" by then, but " It is almost inevitable that brothers will fight against each other...
What kind of harmful idea did King Jing come up with?
Changsun Wuji also said: "His Royal Highness King Wu is wise and decisive, and has outstanding talents. During these years in the Ministry of Industry, his achievements are obvious to all. He has managed the entire Ministry of Industry in an orderly manner. In addition, the expansion project of Daci'en Temple has now reached its most critical stage. At this stage, if King Wu goes to Silla, the successor may not be able to straighten out the procedures for a while, causing the project to be delayed and not completed as scheduled on the birthday of Queen Wende, which will inevitably be disrespectful and inappropriate. "
Naturally, the King of Wei could not go to Silla, so could the King of Wu be able to go?
Bearing the blood of the former Sui Dynasty, this civil and military minister of the Manchu dynasty had sworn allegiance to the emperor, but secretly, who could tell how many people still loved the Sui Dynasty?
Moreover, the late emperor and Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty were cousins, and they were both relatives. Their personal connections were intertwined. How many ministers in the Tang Dynasty today are inextricably related to the former Sui Dynasty? After all, if the Tang Dynasty won the country unfairly, it is inevitable that some people will harbor resentment in their hearts...
If His Highness King Wu goes to Silla, who can tell how many people will follow him openly or covertly?
Anyway, Changsun Wuji was afraid of Wu King Li Ke, suppressed him all the time, and never gave Li Ke a chance to rise.
If it weren’t for the edict of Da Ci’en Temple to be built by His Majesty Li Er, he would not even have given this opportunity to Li Ke...
As soon as Changsun Wuji finished speaking, Fang Jun said: "Your Majesty, I have something to report. The construction of Da Ci'en Temple was inspired by your Majesty's gratitude to Queen Wende. Queen Wende's mother-in-law was courteous to the world, dignified and benevolent, and she was practical. She is a role model for women in the world and should be deeply It has been admired by everyone and remembered for eternity... Therefore, I think that King Wu is not qualified to preside over the construction of Daci Temple. It would be more grand and honorable to empress Wende if His Royal Highness takes over it."
Mother is more precious than her son. Even though Queen Wende was praised overwhelmingly during her lifetime and after her death, without the bonus of having her legitimate son become the crown prince, it would inevitably be inferior.
As the eldest son of Queen Wende, it is only natural that he should preside over the construction of Daci'en Temple.
This reason is blameless, but intentionally or unintentionally, it refutes what Changsun Wuji just said that Li Ke will preside over the construction of Daci'en Temple, so he cannot go to Silla, and no one can object to it. The words come...
Changsun Wuji suddenly became suspicious. What happened to Fang Jun? Could it be that he wanted to push Li Ke to go to Silla?
It makes no sense...
He did not think that if Li Ke went to Silla and became the king of Silla, he could really backfire on the central government and use the foundation of the vassal state to usurp things. However, his fear of Li Ke never diminished for a while, and the suppression was omnipresent, so he The first reaction was to suppress Fang Jun.
However, before he could speak, Li Yuanjing on the other side had already cheered up and said: "What the Prince Consort said makes sense! Da Ci'en Temple was built in memory of Empress Wende. His Royal Highness should preside over it. No one else is qualified. As for His Highness King Wu, his talents are obvious to all and his character is upright and upright. If he can go to Silla and become the king, he will definitely do so. Being able to protect one side of the vassal for Your Majesty will not only benefit the people of Silla, but also allow all the countries in the world to see the generosity of the Tang Dynasty. In the future, the foreign countries will definitely feel the grand situation today and be willing to imitate Silla. Please enclose , present the national seal, and the Tang Dynasty will conquer the world for thousands of years, which is just around the corner.”
The civil and military ministers are all a little confused about the situation...
Why did these two people suddenly join forces to fight against Changsun Wuji?
Fang Jun has always been at odds with Changsun Wuji. This is nothing new. However, King Jing Li Yuanjing has always been humble and respectful and would never offend anyone easily. Today, he and Fang Jun jointly refute Changsun Wuji...
Look, Duke Zhao is so angry that his face is red...
At this moment, His Majesty Li Er was also in trouble.
Among the royal family, those who have the ability to run Silla are either powerful like Li Daozong, or have a prominent reputation like Li Xiaogong. Unfortunately, it is impossible for these two people to let Silla go. The rest are either young and ignorant, old and dim, or unwilling to be lonely like Li Yuanjing... Except for the King of Wei and the King of Wu, there is really no one suitable.
King Wei?
Of course it won't work.
Not to mention that I was reluctant to let my fat son go to Silla and other bitter and cold places to suffer. Just because of the prestige I had accumulated by supporting the King of Wei in the past few years, I absolutely could not let him take charge of a country and breed others. Ambition.
It would be absolutely unacceptable for brothers to turn against each other and siblings to turn against each other, causing the empire to fall into turmoil.
As for King Wu...
That’s not right either.
Among all the disciples, in fact, the one that His Majesty Li Er admires the most and is definitely the most talented is the third son Li Ke. Otherwise, he would not have said that Li Ke's "heroes and fruits are like themselves", which is enough to make the civil and military officials of the dynasty speculate. Words come.
Because of this, if Li Ke goes to Silla and relies on his own talents and the support of former Sui ministers, will there be a situation in the future where the branches are weak and the branches are strong?
Thinking about it, it seems that it is not...
But if there was a better candidate, he would not be willing to let Li Ke go to Silla.
For example...
His Majesty Li Er looked at Li Yuanjing again.
They are biological brothers, so who doesn't know who's temperament? In addition, there are "Baiqisi" all over the capital. Even though there is no conclusive evidence about Li Yuanjing's small actions, they are by no means ignorant. It's just that he is worried about the far-reaching impact of the Xuanwu Sect incident in the past year, which damaged his reputation, and now he is unwilling to bear the "unnecessary" reputation of putting his brothers and sisters to death...
If this guy can be driven to Silla, his ability will not pose a great threat to the center, and he can also be invisible, which is really suitable.
I'm just a little worried that this "big ambition but little talent" brother will make Silla a mess, causing his great cause of the feudal world to suffer setbacks at the beginning...
So, he was hesitating.
This matter still needs some careful consideration and cannot be decided hastily.
Just seeing Xiao Yu spare no effort to support Fang Jun, he felt a little funny. Not only was he satisfied that the Lanling Xiao family could keep up with him as the emperor and was willing to give up the privileges of many families, but he was also funny that he had helped the Xiao family in this way. The marriage with the Fang family allowed the Xiao family to win over. Is it considered a "beautiful man trick"?
But when he saw Fang Jun's dark-skinned face, although he had thick eyebrows, big eyes, and mighty appearance, he was really far different from the popular white-faced young man, and he couldn't help but laugh secretly...
The discussion in the palace was not lively, and the scenes of quarreling and quarreling were a bit less interesting than the previous debates in the court. On the one hand, this matter had nothing to do with them, so the ministers remained silent. On the other hand, they were weighing the pros and cons. Once they expressed their opinions, , we must strive for the greatest benefits.
In fact, the respective attitudes of Li Yuanjing, Fang Jun, Changsun Wuji, and Xiao Yu today made everyone uncertain. Except for Changsun Wuji's blatant and routine suppression of Wu King Li Ke, the other three people's demands were really incomprehensible. .
In official circles, it is the most foolish behavior to rashly take sides without knowing the situation.
If you don't eat the mutton and you're still embarrassed, who's going to do it?
His Majesty Li Er nodded slightly, looked around, and said slowly: "I have my own thoughts on this matter. You all had a lot of wine during the banquet, so you should go back home for the time being and have a good rest."
"Here!"
All the ministers agreed and were about to stand up when they saw the censor, Liu Jie, stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I have my own book to start this memorial."
When everyone heard this, they all sat down again and looked at Liu Ji with interest.
By the way, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen a royal censor impeachment chamber with two sticks. The previous impeachment scandals caused quite a stir. Now that I think about it, it’s quite interesting...
Of course, everyone knew that Liu Jie wanted to impeach Fang Jun.
Sure enough, when His Majesty Li Er frowned and asked "What's the matter?", Liu Ji said: "The humble minister impeached Huating Hou Fangjun for having no teachers and disrespecting the sages! I beg your Majesty to demote and punish others, so as to set an example for others." The latecomers should be warned!”(End of this chapter)