Chapter 3200 Profit comes first
Even though Li Chengqian could be regarded as the most staunch "Fang Jun supporter" in the court, he was still speechless in the face of Liu Jie's bottomless flattery.
There is nothing to say about the ability of this newly promoted servant, but his bones are too soft and his position will fall with the wind. As a supporter of the prince's line, it is right to defend Fang Jun in front of the other prime ministers. However... you are a servant after all, one of the upright prime ministers. It is simply unbelievable that you are so unprincipled.
It is said that Xu Jingzong is slanderous and has no integrity. Now it seems that Liu Jie is not inferior to Xu Jingzong at all. It is really a strange thing in officialdom...
Li Chengqian suddenly thought that now all the unworthy people like Xu Jingzong and Liu Jie were gathered in the East Palace. Judging from the standard configuration of "faint king with sycophantic ministers", wouldn't he also be an unruly king?
Mother...
Xiao Yu and Cen Wenwen were also very ashamed of Liu Jie's unlimited flattery, and if you just flatter the prince, why do you need to be so condescending and flattering to Fang Jun?
After all, he is also one of the prime ministers, so he can't even lose his face.
Cen Wenwen coughed and said: "In the memorial, Duke Yue already explained in detail the disputes within Tubo, especially how the Gar family was feared and ostracized and had to be exiled to the Qinghai Lake area. In order to act as a buffer between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo, it is natural for the Gar family to be resentful and dissatisfied with Songtsen Gampo. Or in both countries To survive in the cracks, it is particularly important to ease the relationship with the Tang Dynasty. If you follow Songtsan Gampo's order and invade Hexi, you will be secluded from the Tang Dynasty. When the two countries go to war, the Gar family will bear the brunt and be exterminated. The day is not far away. It must be the strategy of the Gar family for a long time to get the best of both worlds and grow stronger, so forming an alliance with it can indeed ensure that the land of Hexi will remain stable in the future. ”
After saying so many words, his heartbeat became short of breath, and Cen Wenwen gasped for breath.
Li Chengqian quickly worried and said: "Zhongshu makes the body weak, and he needs to rest and rest. Speak slowly, speak slowly."
Cen Wenwen gasped for a while, took another sip of tea to calm down, and then regained his breath, and said with a wry smile: "I am getting old, and it will no longer be possible to share the state affairs and fulfill my duties as faithfully as before. When the time comes, When Your Majesty returns to court after victory, the old minister will have to beg for his bones and retire to his hometown.”
In fact, among the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, Cen Wenwen had the clearest and firmest stance. There was no prominent family behind him. Although the Deng Yangcen family had been officials for generations, they did not have much influence. Most of the children in the family relied on reading and were not attached to those aristocratic families.
If he hadn't been old, frail and ill in the past two years, he would have accompanied Liaodong during this eastern expedition.
As his body gradually weakened and his energy became unsustainable, Cen Wenwen had already had the desire to become an official. However, it was a critical time for the empire. He was a veteran and did not dare to retreat, so he tried his best to stand up for the last post. ……
Xiao Yu took a sip of tea and said: "As Zhongshu Ling said, forming an alliance with the Gar family is indeed a good way to ensure the stability of Hexi in the short term. However, the memorial of Yue Guogong mentioned that opening a market in Hexi and presiding over the big event As we all know, the commercial exchanges between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo were in serious need of highland barley wine. The road passes through the territory of the Gar family, which will definitely make the Tibetan nobles in Luoshe City worried, fearing that the Gar family will arbitrarily cut off their grain trade route. Songtsen Gampo is a great man of his generation, with great talents and great plans, how can he sit back and watch. Is the lifeline controlled by others? I'm afraid that once the battle is established, Tubo will raise troops directly from Qinghai Lake and threaten Hexi."
Although he and Fang Jun are allies, it does not mean that Xiao Yu will blindly agree with Fang Jun's suggestions, because the two sides have different positions, different forces, and different interests.
Originally, the trade between the "Eastern Tang Dynasty Company" and Tubo took the ancient road from central Sichuan to Tibet. However, central Sichuan has always been closely connected with the Jiangnan gentry, but was extremely hostile to the Guanlong clan. This made the trade with Tubo difficult. , the Jiangnan gentry had great interests.
However, once it is changed to cross the Qilian Mountains from Hexi and enter Tibet through Qinghai Lake, the entire road will be completely controlled by the Guanlongmen clan. The Guanlong clan is currently under pressure and does not have enough power to complete the huge amount of trade between the two countries. The Shandong family will definitely benefit.
As the leader of the Jiangnan gentry, how could Xiao Yu sit back and watch the interests he originally held in his hands be grabbed by the Shandong aristocratic family?
Therefore, the formulation and implementation of every policy in any era is by no means as simple as conforming to the current situation and the development of the times. Instead, it must take into account the interests of many parties and achieve balance and compromise on this basis before it can be implemented.
Just like the many reforms in history, are the princes in the DPRK and the Central Government all stupid and stubborn, ignorant of current affairs, unable to see the shortcomings of the past, let alone the advantages of the new policy?
No.
Among the billions of people in the world, who can climb to the center of the court and take charge of the operation of the empire, who is not a human spirit? However, it is this group of people who have blocked the implementation of the New Deal time and time again, clinging to the old system and refusing to make the slightest change.
Why? Benefit ear.
In the early years of the dynasty, the entire social class underwent tremendous changes. This was the best time to implement the New Deal. The interests of the emperor were almost consistent with the interests of the clan and the gentry. Therefore, during this period, the society was often stable and enterprising. If you met a person who was diligent in government affairs, The emperor can be bullied in the prosperous times.
However, with the stabilization of classes, the division of interests also tends to be stable. At this time, if anyone wants to change the previous social structure and the operation of the country, they must touch those vested interests, and these vested interests must be members of the society at that time. How can the most stalwart force suffer the surging backlash?
In the end, let alone the implementers of the New Deal, even the emperor who is aloof and dominates the world will realize that the throne is unstable, and how can it continue to be implemented?
The current situation is also the same. Xiao Yu and Fang Jun are allies, but Fang Jun's suggestion harms the interests of the Jiangnan nobles. Xiao Yu must stand up to oppose it and safeguard the interests of the Jiangnan nobles.
Therefore, there is no such thing as good or evil, right or wrong in the court, and even the position is not constant. The only force that controls all of this is interest.
Li Chengqian naturally understood these truths, so he did not argue with Xiao Yu. Instead, he nodded and said: "This matter is important. Let the prime ministers and ministers discuss it at the next political hall meeting before making a final decision."
Xiao Yu didn't expect the prince to be on his side. Not having Qian Gang to refute his opinions arbitrarily would be the biggest concession, so he nodded and said: "I obey the order."
Liu Jie also said: "That's exactly what it should be."
He is a fan of Fang Jun and can favor Fang Jun against Xiao Yu, but he will not easily get involved in the struggle for interests between the Shandong aristocratic family and the Jiangnan noble family.
That was too dangerous. If something went wrong, not even Fang Jun could save him, not even the prince.
The struggle for interests between clans and factions often involves no blood, but is the most violent and cruel. If you are not careful, you will die without a burial place...
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Tai Chi Palace.
In Princess Jinyang's palace, Princess Changle was wearing a green robe to cover her slender figure. She was kneeling behind the coffee table, looking at Princess Jinyang on her side with a speechless face...
The little princess was seen wearing a round-collared Hu suit with arrow sleeves, her hair was tied into a man's bun, fixed with a hairpin, and she was standing in front of the wall with her hands behind her back.
The original map of ladies painted by Yan Liben on the wall has long been taken down and replaced with a map of the counties in Hexi. At the bottom left of the map, the location of Dadou Bugu is outlined with a red brush and even marked. Understand the route of the Tuyuhun army and the defensive positions set up by the Tang army...
Princess Jinyang could only be heard shaking her head and sighing: "Brother-in-law is really the god of war in this world! There are enemies several times stronger than me, and they are all elite cavalry. The power of such an overwhelming charge is enough to make the mountains collapse and the ground crack, but my brother-in-law is still beaten. It’s decided in one battle, and he throws away his helmet and armor and runs away... Tsk, tsk, tsk, it’s really awesome.”
Her incomparably beautiful face is full of adoration and admiration, and her two autumn-like eyes are about to have little stars popping out...
Princess Changle had a dark look on her face and said slightly angrily: "What are you crazy about, you girl? If the concubines in the palace know that you are hanging maps in the palace, and your words and expressions are like this, it will definitely spread, and maybe the palace will When the imperial censors and officials learned that they had to gather together and impeach him!”
As a princess of the royal family, she is still unmarried and in a boudoir. It is already inappropriate to hang a map in the palace. And to worship a foreign minister like this, where does the royal family put the dignity of the royal family?
There was already a lot of gossip between this girl and Fang Jun, and if it stirred up more trouble, she might not be able to get married.
No one dares to marry...(End of Chapter)