Chapter 2594 Analysis of reasons
In the morning, Political Affairs Hall.
Li Ji processed a bunch of important official documents in the duty room, ordered the clerk to make a pot of tea, sat on the edge of the bed and sipped it, looking out the window at the trees with yellowed leaves in trance.
Early autumn has arrived, the autumn harvest is about to begin, and then comes the snowy and harsh winter. There is not much time left until the Eastern Expedition in the early spring of next year. However, today, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in Liaodong waiting for danger, the situation in the DPRK has suddenly become confusing.
If the rear is unstable, how can the soldiers in the front kill the enemy with peace of mind?
Although the Tang army is now equipped with a large number of firearms and a cavalry of no less than 5,000 men, and the soldiers participating in the battle are elite soldiers mobilized from all over the country, after all, there are lessons learned from the mistakes of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty. For this battle The whole country believed that the war was inevitable, but Li Ji was still a little worried.
It is an excellent quality of a commander to think about defeat before victory. Even in a situation where he has the upper hand, he must be meticulous and steady.
However, now Li Ji has felt that it is more than that. Once the front line is defeated, or even the offensive is frustrated and fails to achieve the desired results, the center may cause a violent shock.
It’s not that he is unfounded, but the current situation of the Tang Dynasty cannot be disrupted at all. Hundreds of thousands of elites are rushing to Liaodong. The whole country is empty. As long as there is a slight situation, it will be a prairie fire that cannot be stopped...
The soft sound of footsteps behind him interrupted Li Ji's deep thoughts. When he turned around, he saw Xiao Yu entering with his hands behind his back.
Li Ji put down his teacup, stood up and said, "It turns out to be the Duke of Song Dynasty. Come on, come on, sit here."
Xiao Yu was not polite and casually sat down opposite Li Ji, leaning back on the chair. The large window was open, giving a panoramic view of the courtyard.
Li Ji sat down, poured the tea with his own hands, and said, "The latest autumn tea was just delivered by Fang Erlang. Please try it."
Xiao Yu picked up the tea cup, took a sip of the hot tea, and said with a chuckle: "Fang Erlang's generosity is recognized by everyone in the court. This kind of tea in the market probably costs a few thousand dollars a tael, but in the end he seems to be in vain." As if picked up Just give it away, everyone has a share...I heard that the British father-in-law went to Pingkangfang last night. Haha, he ordered the most popular girl in Zuixian Tower and danced all night long. It was really good."
At this point, he paused and continued: "But I heard that Fang Erlang was with us when we left the Wei Mansion, but you later abandoned him and went to have fun yourself. This is a bit unkind."
Li Ji smiled, refilled Xiao Yu's tea cup, shook his head and said, "Dong Guo of Song knew what he was asking? It was originally an appointment, but when he came out of Wei Mansion, Fang Erlang was called by Zhao Guo to talk. We Go first, then disappear, it’s not that we don’t take him with us.”
Xiao Yu smiled meaningfully: "So... I don't want to play with you?"
Li Ji frowned slightly and remained silent.
At present, there is a rare sincere cooperation between Shandong aristocratic families and Jiangnan noble families. There are some things that there is no need to hide and cannot be hidden... He said: "It is said that after Fang Erlang and Zhao Guogong separated, they went to the palace to knock on the palace, and after leaving the palace, they went straight out of the city. The Academy, it seems, still has concerns about our joining forces to fight against Guan Long.”
Xiao Yu drank tea, with a comfortable posture, and said slowly: "When Fang Erlang came out of the palace, there was a wound on his forehead, and the blood was not stopping... It is obvious that this boy must have said something unpleasant to His Majesty. , which made His Majesty very angry.”
These things are not secrets. As long as you want to know and pay a little attention, you can hear some rumors.
However, the meaning behind the matter cannot be ignored.
Why didn't Fang Jun go to Pingkangfang for the meeting? Why did he, who had always been at odds with the Guanlong nobles, give up this meeting where everyone united against the Guanlong nobles?
When he went to the palace, what exactly did he advise His Majesty Li Er? Did he actually provoke His Majesty Li Er to beat someone?
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Nowadays, Fang Jun has his own faction in the military. Although he cannot yet compete with military leaders such as Li Ji, Cheng Yaojin, Li Daliang, and Zhang Shigui, his own power is not small. In addition, Li Xiaogong and Li Daozong in the DPRK , Ma Zhou, Sun Fuga and other Austrian aids are definitely a force that cannot be underestimated.
Especially Fang Jun's "holy family", no one in the whole court can match him. He represents the will of His Majesty the Emperor, and no matter which party is trying to win over him.
Otherwise, when many parties are wrestling with each other, this person may be dispensable for success, but more than enough for failure...
No one knows what Fang Jun said when he entered the palace to meet the emperor, but since he left the palace and left the city without rushing to Pingkangfang, they knew something about his position.
Obviously, Fang Jun will probably not get involved in this alliance between the Shandong aristocratic family and the Jiangnan gentry...
Li Ji, who usually talks little, was silent now, just holding the tea cup in his hand and staring at his own hand.
Xiao Yu sat leisurely, looking out the window at the clerks walking around in the yard from time to time, and said softly: "Although Guan Long is in many crises now and seems to be on the verge of collapse the next moment, when he founded the country, he seized the largest The interests of the emperor have already penetrated deeply into the empire. How can all aspects of the country be uprooted so easily? You and I should work together to deal with it carefully. If we are not careful, we will fall short of the success. We should unite sincerely and advance together... You guys, some Impatient.”
Li Ji was stunned for a moment, a little dissatisfied, and said in a deep voice: "Why did the Duke of Song say this? My ambition is to eliminate the barriers and quit government affairs. We can work together to assist His Majesty, create a prosperous age and establish unparalleled achievements, not just How can we hide our thoughts when we fight for power and gain, and when we fight for the same party?”
Xiao Yu sighed, shook his head, and sighed: "You and I have been officials in the same dynasty for many years, how can we not know your temperament? This time the two families join forces to fight against Guan Long, you are already reluctant to do so, so naturally you will not create any complications, let alone Willing to plot those evil things What a waste of time. However, how many people can you represent in such a large Shandong family? There will always be some people who secretly seek more benefits. This is human nature and is understandable."
Whether it is a Shandong aristocratic family or a Jiangnan noble family, they all represent countless people and countless interests. These people have their own needs, so how can they be generalized and satisfied by them all? Some people get their wishes and naturally keep to themselves, while some people refuse to give up and naturally have other plans.
Li Ji couldn't unite the Shandong family, so how could he, Xiao Yu, unite the Jiangnan nobles?
Li Ji frowned, still a little confused: "I don't know what Song Guogong meant when he said that we are impatient?"
Xiao Yu came here today to open up his heart so that there would be no grudges between the two families. Even if there were some fetters, he hoped to eliminate them openly and honestly, so he did not hide them and said bluntly: "I heard that His Majesty intends to cancel the circle of His Highness King Jin. He was prohibited from doing so, and planned to allow him to serve as an official in the court and build a palace. ”
Li Ji's expression suddenly changed.
Although he, the chief minister, is usually incredibly low-key and has a very low sense of presence by pretending to be deaf and mute all day long, it does not mean that his political literacy is inferior. On the contrary, the more taciturn a person is, the more clear his mind is. like.
They often stand aside while others are noisy and vying for each other. They become more and more clear observers and can understand the key points of the situation...
Li Ji had naturally heard about His Majesty Li Er's intention to cancel the Jin King's ban on confinement, but he never took it to heart. His Majesty had a deep love for licking calves and wanted to forgive this most beloved son, but he also had What's wrong?
However, when Xiao Yu raised this matter alone, the meaning was naturally completely different.
According to Li Ji's previous thoughts, even if the King of Jin opened a palace and established a new crown prince, since the Guanlong nobles had been jointly suppressed and collapsed, the loss of their staunchest supporter would naturally have no impact on the crown prince's status as crown prince.
But what if one of the Shandong aristocratic families or the Jiangnan gentry supported the Jin king in his fight for the throne?
The two families even united to support King Jin...
It's absolutely possible!
Although Li Ji himself did not have much ambition, not to mention that he had already reached the rank of prime minister and assistant, and could not be promoted. He wanted to clean up the court, unite all forces to unite with the outside world, and create a prosperous hegemony that would last forever. But those people below him Woolen cloth?
Not everyone may be as ambitious as him. For ordinary people, the struggle with the Guanlong nobles is a process of fighting for their own interests. Any grandiose hegemony is too far away from them and they can't reach it. They just want to be promoted. Get rich, seize power.
What better way to seize power than to support the King of Jin to succeed in his bid for the throne and ascend the throne as emperor?
This is the power of Conglong!
And Fang Jun is a staunch "princeling". Someone wants to support the King of Jin in his fight for the heir apparent, which has obviously touched Fang Jun's bottom line.
Li Ji not only looked up to the sky and sighed, but the alliance against the Guanlong nobles had not yet been established, and he was on the road to death because of some villains with unsatisfied desires...
However, this is human nature, everything is inevitable by chance. (End of chapter)