Chapter 2926: Dead enemies
A map turned the royal study into an uproar, until the farce ended and all the ministers stood up to leave.
His Majesty Li Er nodded slightly and warned: "In a few days, I will swear to fight in the Eastern Expedition. At this critical moment, everything must not be lost. All of you are the pillars of the country. I hope you will do your best. When the victory comes, At that time, I would like to thank you all!”
Several ministers hurriedly responded: "As ministers, we should assist His Majesty in achieving great achievements. It is our duty to break our bodies to pieces. How dare we ask for credit?"
His Majesty Li Er smiled happily, and then straightened his face: "My dear friends, please go back and do your work. Fang Jun will stay."
Fang Jun's heart tightened...
The other people didn't dare to say anything more, and after saluting, they all pushed out.
When he arrived outside the palace, Xiao Yu touched his forehead and looked at the extremely embarrassed Changsun Wuji. He couldn't bear it in his heart. He stepped forward and said, "auxiliary machine, you don't have to be as knowledgeable as Duke Yue..."
Unexpectedly, Changsun Wuji ignored him and walked away with a dark face.
Xiao Yu was stunned, but he was not angry.
Colleagues who have been officials for decades, how can they not know each other's temper? Changsun Wuji, who has always been gentle and forbearing, and always acts after making decisions, had his face severely trampled on by Fang Jun today. He must have been extremely angry. More importantly, he felt that he had no face to see others, so his emotions were more intense, which was reasonable.
Li Ji slowly walked up from behind, looked at Changsun Wuji's back, and said solemnly: "Erlang was reckless today. Duke Zhao is narrow-minded and will retaliate. If he was humiliated by Erlang this time, even if he did anything extraordinary, it would not be enough." Strange.”
A person has a face, and a tree has a bark.
Especially for a person with a gentle temperament like Changsun Wuji, who usually seems to be kind and gentle, but in fact is narrow-minded and cares about face very much. After being humiliated today, who knows what kind of revenge he will take?
Xiao Yu disagreed and said: "How much more outrageous can you go? If he hadn't tried to kill Erlang several times, Erlang wouldn't have done what he did today."
They were already trying to kill Fang Jun, and nothing more could be done than going too far.
Li Ji was silent, but said with a heavy heart: "This time is different. Once Zhao Guogong's method breaks through, it will not just be as simple as murdering lives."
Xiao Yu was stunned for a moment and lost his voice: "You mean...it's not that big of a deal, right?"
"Not so much?"
Li Ji snorted coldly and said in a low voice: "With all the civil and military officials in the dynasty, I am afraid of avoiding Zhao Guogong, just because Guan Long's actions can easily break the bottom line. There is nothing in this world that they dare not do."
Xiao Yu was speechless.
The Guanlong nobles rose to prominence in the Northern Wei Dynasty and started their careers with military exploits. At their core, they still had the willful and profit-seeking nature of the Hu tribe in the grassland. From the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, they established a country, destroyed a country, supported an emperor, and abolished an emperor. How many of these things did they do?
As long as it is beneficial to themselves, they never care about their family, country or world, even if they drag hundreds of millions of people into the flames of war and cause the destruction of life, they will not hesitate.
The two looked at each other, ended the topic with a tacit understanding, and walked towards the palace gate.
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In the side hall, Fang Jun glanced at His Majesty Li Er cautiously, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, do you have any instructions?"
His Majesty Li Er took a sip of tea, raised his eyelids, took a look, and coldly snorted: "You were so majestic just now that even Duke Zhao dared to fight him, but now he is standing at the door as cowardly as a mouse, eight feet away from me. Why are you afraid that I will eat you?”
Fang Jun laughed along with him: "I admire and respect His Majesty, and are in awe. It should be, it should be."
"Presumptuous!"
His Majesty Li Er roared angrily and cursed with his halberd finger: "Mother! You bastard are lawless, aren't you? Do you dare to hit someone in front of me? Do you still have me as the emperor in your eyes? Believe it or not, I will draw my sword right now. I'll kill you bastard with one sword! Fang Xuanling is a gentle and gentle man who has never been embarrassed by anyone in the more than ten years he has been in charge of the court. How could he give birth to such a rebellious person like you?"
Fang Jun was obedient and did not dare to argue: "I know that I am guilty, and your Majesty will calm down."
Today, His Majesty Li Er is very angry. There are only two people facing each other here. What if His Majesty Li Er loses his temper again and wants to chop him with a sword?
But I dare not point at the servants outside and dare to rush up to stop them...
His Majesty Li Er was so angry that his beard stood up straight. He pointed his finger at Fang Jun and said in a low voice: "I have always been tolerant to you and cannot bear to be harshly criticized, but you always know the occasion and the target clearly, right? The Guanlong nobles have been arresting you all these years. Not letting go of power made me angry, but even though I set a strategy to suppress the clan, I never killed all the Guanlong nobles. Isn't this all for the great cause of the Eastern Expedition? Now is the critical moment of the Eastern Expedition. Everything should be put aside. The first priority is to stabilize the court. Even I can endure it, why can't you take it seriously? Because of you, the Guanlong nobles took risks and ruined the great cause of the Eastern Expedition. Believe it or not, I will really chop off your head!”
Fang Jun looked ashamed, lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty has taught you a lesson. It was a humble minister who was reckless. Please punish me!"
From His Majesty Li Er's words, we can hear who in his mind is far and who is close, who is close and who is distant. Fang Jun has made many contributions to the establishment of the emperor, but Sun Wuji, the eldest son of the family, assisted His Majesty Li Er in seizing the throne and became the emperor. How can Fang Jun compare? But His Majesty Li Er not only ignored the objections of the court and promoted Fang Jun to the title of Duke, but also only punished Fang Jun symbolically every time he made a mistake, mainly admonishing and supplementing with punishment.
It can be said that His Majesty Li Er completely regarded Fang Jun as his son-in-law and regarded him as a family member.
On the contrary, although he was very kind to Changsun Wuji, he never regarded Changsun Wuji as a relative because of the Guanlong nobles. No matter how close the relationship between the two is, it is just an alliance that benefits both sides. When they are one, they are indistinguishable from each other, but once they part ways, they become merciless.
Even if Changsun Wuji is the brother of Queen Wende, His Majesty Li Er cannot be treated with sincerity from the bottom of his heart.
After all, the interests represented by the two people are essentially in conflict. When the imperial power is coerced and suppressed by the Guanlong nobles, all friendships will be blown away like smoke in the sky.
His Majesty Li Er spoke with sincerity: "At this critical moment, we need to know how to endure and give in. Tolerating for a moment is for the great cause in our hearts. The great cause will be accomplished and the achievements will last forever. Looking back, we can be happy with our grudges and there is no need to endure it anymore."< br>
Obviously, His Majesty Li Er has tolerated the arrogance and aggressiveness of the Guanlong nobles for a long time.
However, while he firmly held the ambition to suppress Guan Long, he did allow the King of Jin to use Guan Long's power to compete for the throne. Such a contradictory approach made Fang Jun confused and unable to understand.
Although I thought about it, I still couldn't get a clear idea of His Majesty Li Er's true thoughts...
But regardless of whether you understand it or not, at this time you should nod obediently and respectfully, with a look of tears of gratitude, and thank you for your kindness.
His Majesty Li Er was very satisfied. He pointed to the chair in front of him and asked Fang Jun to sit down. He looked at him and said, "In addition, as the navy is the auxiliary of the Eastern Expedition, you must resist Su Dingfang and others. Don't rush into the war just to get credit." , the Navy is responsible for the logistics of the army, as long as it can deter Pyongyang City from the waterway, it must remain calm and not make the slightest mistake. "
Fang Jun responded in a muffled voice.
Why keep logistics smooth? Isn't it because the navy is too aggressive and will blatantly join the war and steal the credit of others?
This Eastern Expedition was regarded by the military and the nation as the last great war in thirty years. If there were to be a war of the same scale in the future, it would probably be the war against Tibet, and it was completely out of the question. Therefore, everyone regards this war as the last opportunity for this generation to seize meritorious deeds. The aristocratic families and various factions are gearing up, trying their best to show off their faces, earn enough meritorious deeds, be promoted to a higher rank, and be granted the title of wife. son.
If this naval force brazenly joins, taking away all the credit that belongs to everyone, it will definitely lead to a loss of morale, widespread dissatisfaction, and will most likely affect the morale and unity of the army.
Fang Jun understands this worry and can understand it. After all, as an emperor, he needs to consider everything. Balancing the interests of all parties is the top priority. It is also the prerequisite for the victory of the Eastern Expedition and the stability of the court.
However, the inexplicable confidence of the ruling and opposition parties made Fang Jun more and more restless. Did no one think that this battle would be lost?
After thinking about it, he still couldn't help admonishing: "Your Majesty has learned clearly that unless a minor official cares about the meritorious service of conquering the enemy's country and opening up territories, if he insists on getting involved in the Eastern Expedition, it will really completely eliminate the role of the navy. Ignoring it and only giving it the task of transporting baggage would be a bit overwhelming..." (End of Chapter)