Chapter 3021: Trapped in a cocoon
Throughout the ages, anyone who can achieve outstanding achievements in politics must not only have outstanding abilities, but also have acting skills that can confuse the real with the fake.
Many times, a thousand words are worth less than a drop of tears...
Therefore, no one was surprised that Changsun Wuji's words were full of grief and anger, and his emotions were intense. He shed a few tears of compassion when his emotions were intense, and his heart was filled with compassion for all living beings.
What's particularly important is how much of his sincere cry was meant to suppress the navy, and how much was from the bottom of his heart, which is elusive and impossible to fathom.
Because almost everyone present felt palpitated by the fire that soared into the sky in Jian'an City in the distance. This kind of power that destroyed the heaven and earth, and countless creatures were swallowed up by the flames and wailed, really touched the softest part of people's hearts and gave rise to a sense of intolerance. .
The so-called "killing people with no more than a nod of the head" refers to veteran generals who have been tumbling in blood and fire. They can face the enemy without blinking and be slaughtered alive. However, such a miserable way of death is extremely harmful. and.
The generals complained about "corrupt Confucianism", scolded those Confucianists for their kindness to women all day long, and advocated that "people who are not from our tribe must have different hearts." However, deep down, they are often more or less influenced by Confucian culture. It is difficult to transcend the moral system constructed by Confucianism.
The Chinese nation has been influenced by Confucian culture. Although it lacks the spirit of enterprising and expansion, it has also been truly compassionate and compassionate. It has never lost its nature and is greedy for profit, let alone taking pride in plunder and openly treating stolen things as its own. Shameless.
"Benevolence", the core of Confucian culture, has long been infiltrated into the bone marrow of the Chinese nation and has been passed down through the blood from generation to generation.
Therefore, Changsun Wuji's behavior makes it difficult to distinguish between true and false, or half true and false...
His Majesty Li Er pondered for a long time, and the soaring firelight of Jian'an City in the distance was reflected in his eyes, and then he said: "God has the virtue of good life, this is true. However, as the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, I have billions of My subjects regard me as the supreme one, and my responsibility is to give my subjects a stable and prosperous life. Goguryeo dominates Liaodong and has strong soldiers and horses. It has long become a serious problem for the Tang Dynasty. If it cannot be eliminated, it will be destroyed sooner or later. Kou Zhongyuan, drinking horses from the Yellow River. By that time, will the Goguryeo people pay attention to "benevolence" and "forgiveness" like the people of the Tang Dynasty? No. They drink hair and blood, don't know etiquette, and only see plunder and killing. The hooves of horses trampling across the mountains and rivers of China will be accompanied by mountains of corpses and flowing blood! The sons of China will be slaughtered and enslaved like livestock!”
His eyes were bright, he looked around and said loudly: "Now I am going on a personal expedition, summoning millions of tigers and warriors, and marching eastward. I am not only doing this unparalleled feat, but also to stop the war and eliminate the disaster with war! On the battlefield , fighting against each other, either you die or I die. If you are not careful, you will repeat the mistakes of the previous Sui Dynasty. Under the circumstances, everyone is fighting bravely to kill the enemy. How can they have any mercy in their hearts? Being kind to the enemy is cruel to oneself! , even if God punishes me, let me, the emperor, bear the blame!”
The words are sonorous and the spirit is powerful!
The hearts of all the generals were agitated, and their blood was flowing. They all bowed and said loudly: "I am willing to open up new territories for your majesty and regard death as homecoming!"
His Majesty Li Er's impassioned words immediately shattered the hesitation and intolerance caused by Changsun Wuji in everyone's hearts!
Anything that involves too much killing, or anything that harms Tianhe, is all bullshit!
The current Eastern Expedition of millions of troops is already a war of victory and invincibility. If it is defeated, the consequences are very likely to break out all the conflicts in the country just like the Sui Dynasty. By then, the country will be shaken, wars will be everywhere, and the world will be prosperous. The situation suddenly melted away.
The fate of the country is at stake, so where is the time to worry about anything that might harm the world?
Only by killing the enemy as much as possible and severely damaging the foundation of Goguryeo can the victory of the Eastern Expedition be ensured.
And this is also the unanimous goal pursued by all the forces in the DPRK, China and the military - if the Eastern Expedition is not victorious, how will the merits be shared?
Changsun Wuji was trembling all over, with cold sweat dripping from his forehead. He looked up at His Majesty Li Er and saw the other person looking down at him, his eyes sparkling with undisguised warning.
"The old minister spoke without reason. I beg your Majesty to convict you!"
With his understanding of His Majesty Li Er, Changsun Wuji understood that he had completely angered the emperor and had to lie on the ground to plead guilty.
His Majesty Li Er in the Taiji Hall may have some kindness and forgiveness in his heart, and he was thinking of starting a good ending with the ministers and completing a good story. However, His Majesty Li Er in the military camp is still the decisive, ruthless prince and general Tiance!
Faced with a choice, the Xuanwu sect would not hesitate to kill brothers and brothers, let alone a minister who disturbed the morale of the army?
Usually at this time, the "pleasure" was just to express one's attitude of admitting his mistake. As long as someone was around to ask for mercy, the emperor would naturally go along with the situation and not care about it.
However, everyone was silent, and no one came forward to intercede for Changsun Wuji...
His Majesty Li Er sat on the horseback, his eyes flashed and he remained silent.
The river is surging and the breeze is caressing.
Changsun Wuji was sweating profusely, and his heart suddenly became tense.
He naturally knew that His Majesty Li Er had been dissatisfied with him for a long time. Wouldn't he take advantage of today's opportunity to simply kill him on the charge of "confused the morale of the army"?
I seem to be trapped in a cocoon...
He knelt on the ground, not daring to raise his head, and cursed Zhu Suiliang half to death in his heart. The only person here who could intercede for him and give His Majesty Li Er a step down was Zhu Suiliang. However, the scene was silent, and Zhu Suiliang, who had been following His Majesty Li Er, had no life at all and disappeared completely.
Little did he know that Zhu Suiliang was currently looking at the fire in Jian'an City from afar, feeling the strong pressure coming from all directions like a tide on the battlefield. Strictly speaking, he is just a cultural person who lacks court experience. How could he know that at this moment, he should stand up and ask for a few words, smooth things over for Changsun Wuji, and give His Majesty Li Er a chance to step down?
But he didn't understand, but someone did.
Cheng Wu was standing at a loss when he suddenly felt his father standing next to him touch him. He did not dare to look back, but glanced at his father from the corner of his eye, and then touched him with his toe.
Does father want to stand up and intercede for Changsun Wuji?
This is naturally impossible. The Cheng family originally lived in Luozhou. Cheng Mingzhen has been working as an official in Shandong since joining the Tang Dynasty. He is closely related to the Shandong family and has entangled interests. He has never been a member of Changsun Wuji...
Since it is not a plea, it can only add insult to injury.
Cheng Wuting took a step forward and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the so-called 'military morale is like a stone' is unshakable and may be overturned at any time! Throughout the ages, the victory or defeat of war has never been judged by the number of people. Whether the military morale is strong or not , high morale is the key to victory. On the other hand, it obviously confuses the morale of the army. With millions of troops out on the battlefield, the soldiers will inevitably be homesick and acclimated. If they continue to listen to Duke Zhao's words, it is difficult to guarantee that the morale of the army will be weakened and their morale will collapse. Therefore, in order to stabilize the morale of the army and maintain morale, the general will ask your Majesty to kill Duke Zhao. Use military law! ”
Mother!
Changsun Wuji almost jumped up from the ground, pointed at Cheng Wuting's nose and cursed!
The little thief is indeed Fang Jun's bastard hawk and dog, and he has learned the essence of this method of adding insult to injury!
The most terrible thing is that His Majesty Li Er looks gloomy and has an ambiguous attitude at the moment. If he really has murderous intentions, it will be very bad. It's just that he just "pleaded for mercy", can he stand up and refute Cheng Wuting's words now? That was too shameless, and it clearly showed that the "pleasure" just now was not from the heart, but was a Machiavellian trick used to play tricks on the emperor...
Fortunately, at this time, Zhu Suiliang finally understood what had happened, and hurriedly stepped forward, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the Duke of Zhao is compassionate and merciful, and has unparalleled benevolence. How can he be called a fault? However, His Majesty led the expedition in person, and naturally acted arbitrarily and punished It's okay, but it must not be too heavy. Zhao Guogong once commanded thousands of troops and his achievements were in the country. If he is too harsh, it will inevitably destabilize the army. Your Majesty should think twice."
I have to say that Zhu Suiliang is still quite good. Although he lacked the fighting skills in the court, he was very talented. Cheng Wuting asked Changsun Wuji to be executed on the grounds of confusing the morale of the army. He asked for mercy on Changsun Wuji on the basis of stabilizing the morale of the army.
The entry point is very good. "Military morale" is what His Majesty Li Er cares about most. As long as the military morale is stable and morale is high, everything else can be tolerated...(End of Chapter)