Chapter 3304 Mounting Captain
In Xingqing Palace, Li Chengqian was furious.
"What a bastard! Do the eldest grandson family really have no laws of the country and no king and father, and only know how to act recklessly and domineeringly? Is this world the world of Li Tang or the world of his eldest grandson!"
It was not for Princess Gaoyang and Wu Meiniang to watch, Li Chengqian was really angry and angry.
First, the eldest grandson's family colluded with foreign enemies in the Western Regions to overthrow the Youtun Guards and assassinated Fang Jun. Later, the eldest grandson, Wen, kidnapped Wu Meiniang on Changjie. Throughout the ages, have we ever heard of any powerful official acting so unruly and arrogant?
What's particularly important is that Fang Jun is an important minister of the East Palace and the crown prince. This is known to the whole world, but the eldest son's family still frequently backstabs Fang Jun when he leads his army to the west to resist foreign aggression. This is simply unbearable for Li Chengqian!
He stood up from the table and said angrily: "I will go to Jingzhao Mansion now and let Ma Zhou be severely punished and Changsun Wen severely punished!"
Princess Gao Yang stood up in a hurry and dissuaded her: "Prince, calm down! Just let Ma Zhou handle this matter. It is not appropriate for the prince to come forward in person, otherwise it will be detrimental to the prince's reputation."
On the way here, she had already talked about this matter with Wu Meiniang, and even discussed the possible consequences of this matter, including the turmoil that would happen if the prince personally came forward to give an explanation to the Fang family and Fang Jun.
Wu Meiniang is the most proficient in this method. Although she has no personal experience, Princess Gaoyang believes in all her speculations and predictions.
It is inevitable that the Guanlong Clan will completely decline after this incident, but do you really think that after the Guanlong Clan falls and the Jiangnan nobles and Shandong aristocratic families take their place, there will be harmony and peace in the world?
Not necessarily.
The purpose of the clan is to gather the power of the entire family to seek benefits. In the past, the Guanlong clan was the dominant family, and Jiangnan and Shandong were all suppressed. They watched helplessly as the Guanlong clan seized the power of the center but could do nothing. At that time, neither Jiangnan nor Shandong had enough strength to compete with the Guanlong clan, so they had been united to resist.
Once the Guanlong clan is completely overthrown and gives up a lot of power, Jiangnan and Shandong will inevitably swarm them and eat them.
However, the Analects of Confucius says: Don’t worry about scarcity but worry about inequality; don’t worry about poverty but worry about insecurity.
In the past, when they worked together to resist the Guanlongmen Clan, Jiangnan and Shandong were peaceful on the surface but quarrelsome on the inside. But when the Guanlongmen Clan completely collapses, internal divisions and turmoil will inevitably arise in the struggle for power.
The result is that the forces supporting the East Palace are fighting and splitting into two, which will drastically weaken the power of the East Palace. If the throne has been secured, there is no danger, but you must know that there is still a King of Jin who is watching covetously from the side, always coveting the position of prince. Once the power of the East Palace declines rapidly, who can guarantee that King Jin will have no way to recover and gather the people. The remnants of Long even wooed some factions in Jiangnan and Shandong who were dissatisfied with the status quo to create a sudden rise?
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Li Chengqian also calmed down, but the anger in his heart was not exhausted. After sitting back at the desk, he took a sip of tea and said in a deep voice: "My son fought for the country and sacrificed his life. First, he went out to suppress Hexi to ensure peace in Guanzhong." , Then he led the army to the west to help the Western Regions, and he worked hard and was a role model! However, as the prince of the country, he could not protect his wife, children and family.
He was indeed ashamed.
Fang Jun wholeheartedly supported you to secure your position as the crown prince, even to the point of offending most of the princes and nobles in the court. As a result, he risked his life for the empire and you as the prince in the Western Regions, but you watched helplessly as his wives and concubines suffered. There is nothing you can do about the abuse. Even if you can't prevent it, you can't even punish the perpetrator...
Although Li Chengqian has a soft temper, he is also a man of dignity. What the eldest son's family did was like "slapping" him in the face. How could he not be angry?
Princess Gaoyang comforted her and said: "Why does the prince need to do this? Quan should be patient for a while and focus on important matters."
What's the big deal?
Naturally, we need to ensure the stability of the throne. As long as we hold the position of prince, all the clowns today will be nothing more than trivial people in the future.
But if there is a change in the storage position just to breathe out, it will not be worth the loss...
Li Chengqian could only say: "In this way, I have wronged Madam Wu. I will make up for it in the future."
Wu Meiniang stood up and left the table with gratitude, and saluted her, saying: "Your Highness, you have spoken seriously. Since I am a member of the Fang family, it is inevitable that I will be the target of public criticism. Your husband is fighting for the country on the border of the Western Regions and regards death as if he is home. We, the women, can no longer wait by your side." Ashamed, I should advance and retreat together, no matter how great my grievances are, I will have no regrets.”
Li Chengqian nodded and praised: "Ms. Wu understands the general situation and the great righteousness. I am very pleased! I heard that Fang You is quite smart and smart, like his father, so I gave him the title of Lord Commander of the Mounted Captain. When the time comes, In the future, I will not be in debt.”
Wu Meiniang was overjoyed and said hurriedly: "Thank you, Your Highness."
"Shangqi Captain" is already regarded as a high-ranking lord, with a rank of 5. If he joins the army with such a lord in the future, he can be awarded the official position of General Dingyuan. Even if the Shangguan is highly valued and performs well, it is not impossible to match him with General Mingwei.
Fang Shu is the son of Princess Gaoyang, and the eldest son of Fang Jun. He has royal blood, and it is certain that he will inherit the family business and inherit Fang Jun's title in the future. Under the general rule of "clan inheritance", no matter how much Fang Jun favors Fang You, the family title has nothing to do with Fang You, so he can only rely on Fang You to work hard in the future.
However, although there are many border dangers at the moment, the world is stable and prosperous, and the prosperous age has arrived. It will not be long before the world is peaceful, the rivers are clear, and the sea is stable. It is really difficult to gain military glory in exchange for a lord.
With such a "mounted captain" Lord, Fang You can suddenly become a legitimate minister. Whether he joins the army or becomes an official, his starting point is much higher.
Li Chengqian waved his hand and said: "Although Gu and Erlang belong to the monarch and ministers, in fact, they are more than brothers. But what can I be reluctant to give to Erlang if I have everything? A scholar will die for a confidant, and a woman will look good for someone who pleases her. Erlang is loyal and frank, so Yu Gu Lend a helping hand in times of crisis. This friendship lasts a lifetime and will never be forgotten. ”
Everyone knows that if it were not for Fang Jun, his reserve position might have been deposed long ago. However, others only see the surface and cannot empathize with Li Chengqian.
Since ancient times, when a prince is deposed, it is difficult for him to die a good death. Not only will he die a good death, but everyone in the East Palace, his wife, concubines, and children will probably end up miserable.
At that time, Li Chengqian would often wake up from his nightmares, with tears streaming down his face, hesitant, but helpless and helpless.
He even had the idea of giving up on himself, and wanted to make an angry accusation to his father with an extremely ridiculous behavior - I am not wrong, why should I be deposed? If there is today's dethronement, then why is there any need to establish it that day?
It was you who single-handedly pushed me to the position of reserve, but now you have deposed me with an extremely cruel hand, and even deprived me of my right to live peacefully...
If you say you have no hatred, it is really hard to let go.
But it was at that critical moment that Fang Jun showed his support for him as the prince. Although Fang Jun's power at the time did not have much strength to consolidate his position as the prince, Fang Jun had already become a new generation leader in the army. Such a statement, at least giving Li Chengqian great support in terms of momentum, made his father's already firm mind hesitate.
Then, Fang Jun rose to the top, and his achievements in the court increased his status day by day. The power gathered under his command gradually grew stronger, and he could finally become the pillar supporting the East Palace.
Without Fang Jun's generous help regardless of personal gains and losses, how could Li Chengqian be where he is today?
As for Fang Jun, he never cared about his official position and title. He was even repeatedly demoted and demoted by his father. He was suppressed, but he never wavered in his determination.
This is the true national warrior!
Those so-called honorable ministers of the empire and veterans of the two dynasties, who only care about their own interests and are full of dirty thoughts. Compared with Fang Jun, who is brilliant and has an empire in his heart, they are as corrupt and corrupt as silverfish in the gutter!
Therefore, he was both affectionate and admirable towards Fang Jun.
How could he be stingy with rewards for such a minister?
He wished he could give everything he could to Fang Jun to reward his contribution and his ambition...
At this time, the servant from outside came in and said that it was Jingzhao Yin Ma Zhou who had an audience. Li Chengqian said to Princess Gaoyang and Wu Meiniang: "Let's go back to the house to have a rest. No matter what, I will give an explanation to the Fang family."< br>
Princess Gaoyang and Wu Meiniang stood up to leave. Soon, Ma Zhou, who was dressed in official robes, walked in. After seeing the ceremony, he presented the confession, transcripts, judgments, and files of the case to Li Chengqian, and asked: "This is the verdict of the minister." , I wonder what your Highness thinks?" (End of Chapter)