Chapter 3294 Missed Opportunity
Li Zhi was indeed afraid.
Who would have expected that the always weak prince brother would be so stubborn this time, clamoring that he would rather give up the position of crown prince than die with the Guanlong clan?
Don't underestimate these harsh words, no matter how unpopular the prince is, he is still a prince.
As the crown prince of the Tang Empire, his authority itself comes from the majesty of the empire. If a prince is forced to go into battle shirtless, or even say that he will not hesitate to "die together", you can see what kind of sensation it will cause.
Will the dignified prince also be bullied and disrespected by the Guanlong clan?
Could it be that the Guanlong clan was already above the prince and could do whatever he wanted without restraint, and even the prince could not restrain or punish him? So was the Tang Dynasty the Tang Dynasty of Li Tang or the Tang Dynasty of Guanlong?
The interests of all parties are involved, and the whole body is affected by one move.
As long as there really comes a day when Li Chengqian disregards it and personally writes a letter to impeach the Guanlong clan, the matter will never end. No matter how fearful the father is of the turmoil in the court, he is bound to be ruthless against the Guanlong clan - to maintain the majesty of the prince. , is to safeguard the majesty of the empire, and even more to safeguard the majesty of the father himself!
Under the imperial power, how can one be allowed to be manipulated and bullied by his ministers?
When his father started to take drastic measures against the Guanlong Clan, His Highness the Prince of Jin, who was deeply involved and had entangled interests with the Guanlong Clan, would naturally find it difficult to escape.
He and Guan Long were originally one, and Guan Long bet all his chips on him. As long as his father operated on Guan Long too many times, he would cut off all his foundations. Without Guan Long's support, what would he do? Prince He competes for the throne?
Xiao Yu stared at the change in the expression on Li Zhi's face and felt more confident. He put down his tea cup and said, "Your Highness, the impact of this case has already affected all aspects of government affairs. If it is not handled properly, it may lead to extremely bad consequences." As a result, no one can control how corrupt the situation will develop... If the situation really reaches that point, not only will the crown prince's position be unsafe, but His Highness will also be criticized by the world. "
This last sentence is simply telling Li Zhi bluntly, don't think that your position as crown prince will be secure if the prince is deposed!
Don't say that this matter has nothing to do with you at all. Even if it really has nothing to do with you, who would believe it?
Guanlongmen is your staunch supporter. Now that Guanlongmen has caused such a disaster, countless accusations will fall on your head, and it will be difficult to prove your innocence.
In fact, how can one be innocent?
When the prince is deposed as the crown prince because of this incident, everyone will think that you made this plan to force the prince to face each other naked with the Guanlong clan, and they will both be destroyed.
By that time, even if His Majesty intends to make you the crown prince, you can imagine how many people in the government and the public, as well as inside and outside the capital, will oppose you as a "conspirator to ascend".
Besides, His Majesty may not make you the crown prince naturally!
After all, in your Majesty's heart, the most important thing between princes is "brothers, friends, brotherly respect" and "friendship and mutual assistance." If your Majesty determines that the crown prince's dethronement was due to your plan, he will still favor you as before. Do you even want to hand over the title of Crown Prince to you?
Li Zhi was sweating profusely.
Although he is a smart man, he lacks experience in political struggle. Sometimes it is inevitable that he cannot analyze a matter in depth. His opinions are superficial and not profound enough.
Xiao Yu's words seemed to ring an alarm bell in his ears, causing him to suddenly wake up from his gloating and complacent yearning!
He could not care about what people in the world thought, but he could not ignore what his father would think.
Just as Xiao Yu said, how could he, the King of Jin, be completely free of such evil things as the Guanlong Clan's sitting down? Especially once the prince's naked confrontation with the Guanlong family caused turmoil in the country and the throne was abolished, everyone believed that he, the "vested interest", was behind everything.
Given the importance his father placed on the relationship between his sons, would he still give the throne to his son, who "conspired to frame the ministers and designed to depose the prince"?
The hall was very quiet for a while, and you could hear a needle drop.
After a long time, Li Zhi breathed out and said slowly: "The prince's steadfastness is really a blessing to the empire. I admire him very much. I am naturally willing to do whatever I can. However, although I am quite close to Guan Long, Nor can we interfere with his will and make him obey his words. Write a letter to Duke Zhao, imploring Duke Zhao to restrain his people, suppress the various clans in Guanlong, and ensure the stability of the empire... However, Chang'an is thousands of miles away from Liaodong, so it takes time for the letter to come and go. I also ask Duke Song to transfer it and appease the prince. Don't be in a hurry. For a while.”
He finally understood that it was definitely not possible to sit back and watch the tiger fight and then reap the benefits. Once the prince made up his mind, it would not be with Guanlong but with Li Zhi. Perhaps from then on, the reserve position would be completely away. Both of them!
The King of Wei has already made it clear that he will not compete for the throne. If he and the prince stay away from this position, it is very likely that the throne will fall into the hands of other brothers in the future...
How can this be done if the future emperor is not the legitimate son of Empress Wende?
Even if the meat is rotten, it must be left in the pot. The throne can only be passed down among the legitimate sons of Queen Wende. If the throne is eventually taken by the other brothers, how can I have the face to meet my mother, Queen Wende, under Jiuquan a hundred years from now? ?
Xiao Yu was very pleased: "Your Highness is caring for the country, brave and wise, and the old minister admires him very much. Don't worry, Your Highness, the old minister will definitely dissuade the prince from acting impulsively, but he also asked your highness to explain the serious consequences of this matter to Zhao Guogong, and ask him Restrain all families in Guanlong and make a decision as soon as possible.”
What decision?
Naturally, a few scapegoats were thrown in to plead guilty to the serious crimes of "collaboration with the enemy and treason" and "conspiracy to murder Pao Ze". As long as the prince and the world were given an explanation, the court situation could still remain stable.
Li Zhi nodded and said happily: "I understand, Lord Song, but please don't worry."
……
After Xiao Yu left, Li Zhi sat alone in the hall, feeling a little depressed.
Originally, he thought that by allowing the prince to fight with the Guanlong clan, he could sit firmly on the Diaoyutai and "the snipe and the clam fight over each other and the fisherman gets the benefit." But when things got out of hand, the prince's position as heir apparent was naturally in jeopardy, and his chances of winning were lost. Add some extra flair.
However, Xiao Yu's words suddenly shattered his dream.
Of course, Xiao Yu did not come to remind him out of kindness, but was worried that the prince would fight against the Guanlong clan regardless of the situation, causing the reserve to be abolished. He hoped that he could make the Guanlong clan confess his crime honestly and eliminate this uproar... …
But in the final analysis, Xiao Yu's reminder was very timely.
Just think about how your father learned that he had used methods such as "collaborating with the enemy and treason" and "murdering Fang Jun" to force the prince to fight naked with the Guanlong clan regardless of the stability of the court and the world. This caused the anger of the heavens and the people, and the destabilization of the country, and he was deposed. He was afraid of how sad he would be when he was in this position.
If he hadn't been worried that the prince would not end up well after he was deposed, his father would have handed over the crown prince's position to him long ago.
My father can tolerate anything, but he will never tolerate him using this method to fight for the position of crown prince and abandoning the love of brotherhood...
After sitting for a while, Li Zhi just returned to the study and wrote two letters. After sealing them, he ordered his servants to hurry up and send them to Liaodong. One letter was given to his father and the other to Changsun Wuji.
When the chamberlain took the order and left, Li Zhi rubbed his face and sighed in disappointment.
I thought it was a God-given opportunity, but I almost fell into it. In turn, I had to help the prince to force the Guanlong family to confess quickly...
It's really depressing.
After taking a sip of tea, Li Zhi called in a chamberlain and ordered: "Prepare hot water, I want to take a bath and change clothes."
"Here!"
The chamberlain hurriedly went to prepare.
Li Zhi took a bath, changed into a set of clothes, and looked at himself in the mirror with a fair complexion and handsome appearance. He was dressed in a brocade robe and was as powerful as jade. There was a piece of mutton-fat white jade under his belt. He looked handsome and handsome. , couldn’t help but nodded with satisfaction.
After leaving the back hall, he boarded the carriage that had been prepared. Surrounded by more than ten or twenty guards, he left the palace gate and went straight south along Zhuque Street, out of Chunming Gate, and arrived at Fangjiawan Pier.
When these days came, he would come here from time to time. Of course, it is possible to take a walk to relax, but more importantly, I yearn to see that beautiful figure that occasionally appears at the pier.
Due to the identity of the other party, I absolutely dare not think about him inappropriately. Everyone has a heart for cuteness and beauty. I simply appreciate beauty without being rude or disrespectful. No one can care about this, right?
By coincidence, I just arrived in front of Ma Tou's warehouse today. The carriage was slowly moving along the snow-covered road, and I saw a gorgeously decorated four-wheeled carriage surrounded by more than ten well-dressed generals. Go to a shop on the street.
The four-wheeled carriage stopped, and a slim figure in a light pink dress and a veil got out of the carriage, attended by a maid.
The steps are graceful and the posture is graceful.
Li Zhi felt hot in his heart, and was just thinking about whether to go up and say hello, saying "What a coincidence", when he suddenly saw a group of knights coming from the other end of the long street, rolling up snow foam all over the sky, and stopped there. There was a crowd surrounding the four-wheeled carriage.
The generals accompanying the carriage were immediately startled, and they all shouted and gathered around the carriage, protecting the woman in pink clothes and looking at the group of knights with eager eyes. (End of chapter)