Chapter 2943 The situation is tense
Li Jing is not a stupid person, and stupid people cannot have such great achievements as him. However, today, he has become more and more aware of the stupidity of what he did back then. He did not get involved in the struggle for imperial power and stayed on the sidelines. Although his wealth and life were not in danger, it also made both the prince and the King of Qin fear him. The heart is not a human being inside or outside.
As a result, Zhenguan was marginalized and idle for more than ten years.
This means that His Majesty Li Er has a broad mind. If the original crown prince Li Jiancheng ascended the throne as emperor, he would have been killed many times, and his descendants and their families would also suffer...
If they are idle officials and sit back and stay away from the power struggle to avoid being a fish in the pond, that would be fine. However, if you reach a certain level and have strong power and influence, you can't just hide away if you want.
For example, in the current situation, although he has lived in seclusion in the palace for more than ten years, he still has influence on the army. The prince can see this, so he shows his kindness and recruits him. How could King Jin not see this? Woolen cloth?
If he politely declines the prince's offer, the King of Jin will come to visit him in person.
Are you still indifferent and just watching from the sidelines as before?
It’s not impossible, but when the future reserve position has been decided, and even after the new monarch ascends the throne, we have to pray that the new monarch can have the same broad mind as His Majesty Li Er, and will not mind Li Jing’s disdain now...< br>
Fang Jun has a good saying: When people are in the arena, they cannot help themselves.
What is Jianghu? The place where there are people, interests and struggles is the rivers and lakes, and above the court is a big rivers and lakes.
As long as you are in it, it will be difficult to protect yourself wisely...
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On the first day of March, the entire city of Chang'an was under martial law.
There are still two days before His Majesty Li Er swears to go out for war. The troops from all walks of life in Guanzhong have already gathered outside Chang'an City. The camps stretch for dozens of miles. Both sides of Baqiao in the east of the city and the west of the city to the bank of Kunming Pool are all surrounded by continuous waves. Occupied by a military camp.
In order to prevent anyone from waiting for an opportunity to cause trouble and affect the smoothness of the oath-taking expedition, Jingzhao Prefecture's Yamen patrols and soldiers from various Yamen were posted every ten steps and one sentry every five steps in Chang'an City. Any factors that may affect the stability of Chang'an City will be punished. Unplugged, there are countless gangsters who have been imprisoned in Jingzhao Mansion prison due to private fights between cities and towns in the past two days.
"Hundred Cavalry Division" is even more elite.
The interrogation at all city gates is meticulous, and anyone whose identity is suspected will be strictly investigated. If there is any suspicion, he will be arrested and interrogated by the "Hundred Cavalry Division".
The various yamen responsible for public security in Chang'an are busy working day and night, and they dare not neglect the slightest bit. Once an error occurs at such a critical moment, it will most likely lead to a purge of the entire system, and countless people will be implicated.
The busiest one is naturally the Ministry of War.
Although the Ministry of War still does not have the power to recruit troops and decide strategies, the logistics work of the entire army is burdened by the Ministry of War. The number of troops gathered near Chang'an has exceeded 100,000, and the huge amount of food and fodder consumed every day is astronomical. Numbers need to be collected by the Ministry of War from various places, transported, and then distributed one by one.
A slight discrepancy will lead to dissatisfaction in an army, which will lead to unparalleled adverse effects.
Li Zhi and Fang Jun spent almost all their food and lodging at the Yamen of the Ministry of War these two days. As the Minister of the Ministry of War, Fang Jun naturally had to sit in the middle and be responsible for the final decision on all matters. As the "Shang Shu of the Ministry of War and Inspection", Li Zhi does not have as much power as Fang Jun, but the responsibilities he needs to bear are no less than Fang Jun. Although he thought that Fang Jun would not necessarily take the opportunity to frame him, many things were pressing on Fang Jun, and human energy was limited after all. What if Fang Jun was negligent and something went wrong?
So he had to watch with Fang Jun.
Li Zhi was sitting in the duty room, looking slightly sideways out of the window. There were crowds of people in the whole yard. All the officials of the Ministry of War were in a hurry and looked solemn. They were holding various official documents in their hands and were responsible for the military affairs around Chang'an. Liaison and material distribution.
The tension and solemnity before the war made Li Zhi, who had always been free and easy, feel a little dry.
This is what the imperial machine will look like after it is running at full speed. Everyone is a part of this machine. It may seem redundant, but in fact it is indispensable. Any deviation in the operation of any part will lead to overall errors, even affecting the highest level.
In the past, Li Zhi did not regard the Eastern Expedition as a great event. People around him always regarded the Eastern Expedition as a "victory has begun, and success is imminent", which made Li Zhi also think that it was just a "goshawk war". It was a war similar to "Botu". The strength of the two sides was very different. As soon as the Tang Dynasty troops arrived, Goguryeo would fall apart in an instant.
It was not until this moment that he realized what kind of danger such a national war meant to the empire. Of course, the whole country would rejoice in the victory. From then on, there would be no strong country around the world, but once it failed, perhaps the end of the former Sui Dynasty would be The future of the Tang Dynasty.
After taking a sip of tea to moisten his throat, Li Zhi looked at Fang Jun, who was sitting at the desk across from him and writing quickly, constantly reviewing documents, and couldn't help but ask: "Brother-in-law, this Eastern Expedition will definitely be successful, right?"
Fang Jun raised his eyes and glanced at him, without replying, and continued to review the documents in his hand.
He already knew something about Li Zhi's habits. He often switched his titles perfectly between "Yue Guogong" and "brother-in-law". When called "Gong of the State of Yue", it means that official business is handled with no need to talk about favors, while when called "brother-in-law", it means that we get along with each other as relatives and we can speak more casually.
This will enable him to occupy a favorable position everywhere.
What a cunning little guy...
After finishing reviewing the official documents in his hand, he closed them and put them aside. Then he picked up one from the top of the pile of official documents on his desk, unfolded it and looked at it. He dipped his brush in the inkstone and dipped it in ink. He thought about it and said, "Edit and read." History, has there ever been a battle that must be won by Yi Shao? There are countless cases of victory. Even in this small corner of Goguryeo, didn't the entire army of the Sui Dynasty return home defeated? So Sun Tzu said, "The military is the important matter of the country, the place of life and death, and the survival of the country." The way must be observed'."
Li Zhi hesitated for a moment and said, "Isn't that true? The reason why the former Sui Dynasty's Eastern Expedition failed was because Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo violently and was arrogant and arrogant. He did not take Goguryeo into consideration, so he was defeated because he underestimated the enemy. Now the Tang Dynasty The whole country is united and focused on Goguryeo. How can we repeat the mistakes of the previous Sui Dynasty? ”
"Ha!"
Fang Jun laughed, simply put down the brush, stretched out, took a sip of tea, and then said: "Has Your Highness read "Sui Shu"?"
Li Zhi nodded.
Fang Jun clicked his tongue and said tactfully: "As the saying goes, 'It is better to believe in no books than to have no books at all', especially history books, you can carefully study them and try to figure out the way of the saint king, but you cannot blindly believe them as truth. You need to know that history books have always been written by How can it be absolutely objective if the history of the losers is compiled by the victors? ”
Li Zhi frowned: "Other historical books may be mixed with the compiler's personal wishes, but "Historical Records" and "Sui Shu" do not. Tai Shigong is unyielding, and Wei Xuancheng is loyal and outspoken. The character of these two people It’s rare in the history, how could the situation what my brother-in-law said happen?”
Fang Jun held the tea cup, shook his head, and sighed: "As long as you are a human being, you will have seven emotions and six desires, and you will have personal likes and dislikes. No one is a saint, and no one can be completely objective. This is impossible."< br>
For things like history books, just read them. Real things never appear in history books.
Not to mention the "Historical Records", which is known as "the swan song of historians, the rhymeless "Li Sao"", there are countless subjective assumptions in it, mixed with too many personal emotions; just talk about "Sui Shu", is it really because of Wei Zheng Is it absolutely true and believable if he is strong and strong?
not necessarily.
It is true that "Sui Shu" carries forward the fine historical tradition of straight writing, and its comments on characters are less implicit. Wei Zheng was an upright person, and the biographies he presided over compiled were less concise and not taboo for the venerable. For example, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty was "mean" and arbitrary, "displeased with poems and books", "dark on the road", Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was pretentious and pretentious, "hoeed to death the flesh and bones, slaughtered the loyal and good" and other situations, all are written truthfully, without any concealment.
However it may not be fair. A work represents the core ideas of the compiler. Wei Zheng was an aide to Prince Yin Li Jiancheng. After the "Xuanwu Gate Incident", he became a representative figure in His Majesty Li Er's team who was characterized by loyal words and outspoken advice. How could such a person with a strong temperament and hatred of evil be able to treat things with a normal heart? treat?
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