Chapter 2538: The Eastern Corner
The imperial study room was very quiet. Li Junxian stood aside silently, while His Majesty Li Er sat on a chair with a teacup in his hand, thinking about the current situation and how various ways of dealing with it would change. , what impact will it have on the DPRK situation...
After a long time, His Majesty Li Er picked up the tea cup, took a sip of tea, and asked: "Fang Jun ordered Gao Kan to lead the scout battalion of Youtun Guard out of the city?"
Li Junxian responded: "That's right. Jinguangmen City Guards School Captain Mo Chenlin secretly released all the Guanlong disciples who participated in the fight out of the city. Not long after, Gao Kan led his team to rush after them. ”
His Majesty Li Er held the tea cup and asked: "In your opinion, can I catch up?"
Li Junxian pondered for a moment and said: "We should be able to catch up. The Youtun Guards were trained by Fang Shaobao. He usually trained a lot and was the leader of the entire army. Later, he followed Fang Shaobao to the White Road and killed generals along the way. Capture the flag across the desert north, early The ragtag group that was temporarily recruited at the beginning has become a powerful army that can destroy the city. Gao Kan is even more capable. He can track down several dandies from various Guanlong families and capture them with ease. "
Not only will they be caught, but the fate of these Guanlong disciples will be extremely miserable, with almost no chance of survival. He is also a wise and courageous general, and holds the most powerful secret power of the Tang Dynasty. He knows too many secrets. Xin, so it can be inferred that The reason why Fang Jun released those Guanlong disciples home first was because he was trying to catch them. Only by releasing all these people, watching them abscond in fear of crime, and then chasing them and cleaning them up one by one, could he achieve the goal of defeating Guanlong and the royal family. The purpose of transferring the contradiction to him.
Moreover, it is an indisputable fact that Guan Long's son molested Fang's sister. With Fang Jun's temperament and the opportunity to make things worse and arouse hatred, how could he not resort to ruthless means?
Fang Jun is not a violent person, but when it comes to killing people, he will never show mercy...
Of course, once the conflict is transferred to himself, Fang Jun will face an extremely difficult situation. Due to emotions and reasons, the Guanlong nobles will crazily retaliate against Fang Jun. In order to ease the relationship between the royal family and Guanlong, His Majesty The tense situation is bound to give the Guanlong nobles some tolerance.
Although he knew that he was about to face an extremely dangerous situation, he still went through fire and water without hesitation, putting the interests of the empire first at all times. The integrity shown by Fang Jun in this matter made Li Junxian sincerely admire him.
Not everyone can easily abandon their title, official position, or even their future, facing years or even decades of silence - as long as Guan Long is still there, as long as His Majesty is still in power, it will be difficult to replace Fang Jun. He was simply uprooted and entrusted with important responsibilities.
Of course, His Majesty Li Er's favor from this will be like a torrential river, which can be used in a lifetime...
His Majesty Li Er slowly sipped the tea without feeling much regret or sigh.
Government is a struggle for interests, and interests mean choices. Attacking or retreating are temporary expedients. According to the development of the current situation, Fang Jun will successfully transfer the conflict to himself, thereby downplaying the royal family from the matter, and the Guanlong nobles will take advantage of this and direct all their firepower at Fang Jun, inflicting heavy blows on him. Extremely violent revenge.
At that time, even if His Majesty Li Er loves Fang Jun in his heart, he will have to punish Fang Jun under such circumstances, thereby easing the tension of the situation and giving the Guanlong nobles a step down - after all, by that time, the whole matter will cost a lot of money. The biggest ones are the Guanlong nobles.
How could the Guanlong nobles, who had refused to suffer losses for hundreds of years, watch Fang Jun continue to stand high in the court and oppose them at every turn? Since Fang Jun handed them the handle, they would naturally not miss this golden opportunity.
But His Majesty Li Er is quite happy to see this happen.
In fact, he has never advocated giving Fang Jun too much power too early, although Fang Jun's performance in government affairs has always been mature enough.
In His Majesty Li Er's heart, Fang Jun will become a minister of the Prime Minister sooner or later. At this stage, Fang Jun should settle down and do some low-key and pragmatic things, lay a solid foundation for himself, and wait for the prince to ascend the throne in ten thousand years. At that time, Fang Jun will be given a simple and important role. At that time, the prince will show kindness. The kindness comes from the best, and the purpose of subduing Fang Jun can be achieved.
However, things went against his wishes. This kid was so capable that every time he wanted to suppress him, he was always able to do something and achieve a special feat that made him unable to suppress him. In the imperial court system, rewards and punishments must be clearly defined. , Appropriate suppression is fine, but a little too much becomes suppression. Even if such a proud, arrogant and talented young man can understand the good intentions of his emperor, it does not mean that he can accept such repeated suppression. encounter.
As the saying goes, when the spring breeze is triumphant, the horse's hoof is broken. Who doesn't want to be a high-ranking official with rich salary, great power and nobility, wearing a purple robe and guiding the country?
This time things happened just in time. The Long nobles took the lead and suppressed Fang Jun's position and title. Fang Jun could understand.
This kid is full of evil ideas. In just a few days after becoming the Minister of War, he has made this originally nominal six ministries more powerful. He has a vague tendency to control the world's soldiers and horses. If it is allowed to develop, I'm afraid it won't take a few years to reach the status of "the first person in the military"...
When the prince ascends to the throne in the future, Fang Jun will occupy the role of support. How can the prince reward his merits under such circumstances?
If you don't reward them, you will be suspected of being ungrateful and unjust. As a ruler, you will be criticized. If you cannot be kind to your superiors, how can you subdue your subordinates and do their best?
Reward, but there is no reward.
Is it possible that a king with a different surname can be ennobled like Han Xin, Peng Yue, and Yingbu in the early Han Dynasty?
It's okay if he is in power. With his prestige and ability to control people's hearts, everyone has to be willing to stay dormant. However, the prince's temperament is too kind and honest. Once his subordinates achieve great achievements and shock the master... that is absolutely impossible.
His Majesty Li Er put the tea cup on the coffee table and asked: "Have you ever sent someone to follow the soldiers of Youtun Guard out of the city to investigate the situation at any time?"
Li Junxian said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the general has sent people there. They are all experts from the 'Baiqisi' who are good at spying on military intelligence and concealing their whereabouts. I think there will be news back soon."
His Majesty Li Er nodded. Li Junxian has a calm temperament and is adaptable, and his ability to do things is really reassuring.
What he most hopes at the moment is to get the news of Fang Jun's killing spree. In that case, the hatred with Guan Long will not be alleviated, and even the Shandong aristocratic family and the Jiangnan nobles will be deeply afraid of him. In the future, even if they cooperate on the surface, They will be on guard and find it difficult to work together.
A truly capable and courageous lonely minister...
Although this change was somewhat unexpected and had many crises, it still has the meaning of "lost in the mulberry tree, but gained in the east".
His Majesty Li Er stroked his beard, nodded slightly with satisfaction, and said: "Then you can go back. Once there is news from there, you will report it to the palace immediately. In addition, I will send someone to keep an eye on Zongzheng Temple tomorrow morning... Forget it, I will report it tomorrow morning. Let King Han come over and explain it to you.”
It was already approaching the end of the Chou period and the beginning of the new year, and the emperor would inevitably become mentally exhausted after not sleeping all night. Li Junxian quickly accepted the order, exited the Dragon Palace, and went back to the "Baiqisi" to sit down and wait for the latest news.
Seeing Li Junxian exit, His Majesty Li Er stretched and yawned. Feeling a little lethargic, he sighed and shook his head.
I remember that in those days, he often hung out with those rough guys in the army. Even though he didn't rest for several days, he was still tireless. Even after he ascended the throne and became an emperor, he would often deal with government affairs in the Dragon Palace until dawn. He would just wash his face with cold water, and he would immediately feel refreshed and never know what it was like to be tired.
However, the situation in the past two years has been getting worse and worse. As in previous years, I could no longer endure the sleepless nights as I was diligent in government affairs. I often stayed up all night and had to take two or three days of rest before I could recover.
For ordinary people, they would probably just lament that "time is not forgiving" and lament the once energetic years. But for an emperor who is rich all over the world, controls the world, and has the most powerful power in the world, this is almost unacceptable.
Just like the richer people are, the more afraid they are of poverty. As the supreme emperor in the world, which one does not dream of immortality and endless life, always holding the supreme power in the world, and always standing at the pinnacle of the world, looking down on the world, holding hands Control the world?
Rubbing his forehead, His Majesty Li Er returned to his bedroom in a gloomy mood. Just as he was about to take off his clothes and rest, he heard the sound of footsteps outside, and the voice of Wang De, the chambermaid, sounded outside the door: "Your Majesty, General Li Junxian is back again. Asking for an audience outside the palace ”
His Majesty Li Er was stunned for a moment. He had just left and came back. Could it be that there was news about the pursuers from the Youtun Guard?
He patted his forehead and felt that he was really embarrassed, so he walked to the bookcase on the side of the bed, took out a brocade box from a drawer, opened it, took out a fiery red pill the size of a fingernail, and put it in his mouth. Swallow the warm water on the bedside.
A burning sensation as hot as strong liquor instantly went down the throat and went straight to the stomach and abdomen, and then spread throughout the body, making His Majesty Li Er feel refreshed.
Taking a deep breath, he walked out of the dormitory. (End of chapter)