Chapter 3306: Desperate
"Your Highness, it is not the behavior of a hero to achieve temporary success. In the past, Han Xin could endure the humiliation of his crotch, but he worked hard and eventually became famous and returned to his hometown in glory. The most important thing now is to stabilize the position of the crown prince. Your Majesty will have the power to oversee the country. Given to His Highness, it is a letter Ren, is it not a test? As long as His Highness can always stabilize the situation in Chang'an, this test will definitely be excellent. But if he rashly moves to shut down the Long clan, causing the situation to collapse and the world to be in turmoil, His Highness will be derelict in his duty."
Ma Zhou was very considerate and kept admonishing.
He is also a person with a strong temper, but he also understands that the root of everything lies in whether Li Chengqian's position is stable. If he is greedy for temporary pleasure and causes the Guanlong clan to react violently, which will lead to turmoil in the world, His Majesty will definitely be held accountable when he returns to Beijing. At that time, the reserve space may not be guaranteed.
The abolition of the East Palace means that the competition for the reserve position will resume. The reserve position is related to the interests of countless people in both the government and the public, and it is bound to be turbulent.
For a minister who is determined to govern the country, this is unwilling to accept.
At present, the empire is prosperous and the golden age has emerged. As a minister, you should work hard to benefit the people and create an unprecedented splendid Tang Dynasty. Let your name hang in the history, become a role model for future generations, and be admired by everyone.
At such a critical juncture, who would have the patience to participate in the battle for the right to inherit the throne, the endless political struggle that has gone through turmoil?
Seeing that Li Chengqian was silent, Ma Zhou continued: "Your Highness does not need to worry about the displeasure of the Duke of Yue. With the temper and heart of the Duke of Yue, if he really wanted to seek justice from the Guanlong clan, how could he just send back the prisoners who recorded the records? But he is stationed in Baishui Town non-stop, ready to cross the Tianshan Mountains to aid Gongyue City? The Duke of Yue has the world at heart and knows that the most important thing at this time is the stability of Chang'an... Your Highness thinks twice."
Li Chengqian stretched out his hand to signal Ma Zhou to drink tea. He picked up the teacup and took a sip, sighing: "In the past, Gu Yi had slandered his father. As the supreme emperor, he allowed Guan Long to seize power and do whatever he wanted. Only now did he know that even if The supreme being in the world cannot do whatever he wants."
It is conceivable that no one in the world is more fearful and angry about the Guanlong clan than His Majesty Li Er, because the existence of Guanlong has seriously threatened the majesty of the imperial power.
But so what?
Even if he is worried about such an appearance, he can only be gentle and suppressive at the same time, walking on thin ice cautiously, never daring to strike too harshly to avoid Guan Long's backlash.
Ma Zhou held the tea cup and said with a smile: "Even if he is the first emperor of the world, he unified the six countries and the four seas into one, and laid the foundation of the unification of China with his writings and chariots. What achievements and prestige he has? But he still can't express the law. All your wishes come true, let alone being the king of future generations As a king, you must also pay attention to concessions and compromises. This is like boxing. You have to pull your fist back so that it can be punched out more powerfully. Not only will it be difficult to accumulate power, but you will also lose it. The effect of deterrence.”
Li Chengqian deeply believed it, nodded and said: "In this case, I will obey Ma Fuyin. However, the eldest grandson can be exempted from the crime of drowning, but he cannot escape the crime of living!"
Ma Zhou raised his eyebrows and said, "It's natural. If this wolf has done such treasonous things, it's not an exaggeration to kill him with a thousand cuts! Even if he is exempted from the death penalty, how can we let him go unpunished? But no matter what the punishment, he should be allowed to stay. It’s in Chang’an.”
Li Chengqian said happily: "That's exactly what it should be!"
What Changsun Wen did clearly revealed that someone in the Changsun family wanted to frame Changsun Yan. If Changsun Yan was kept alive at this moment and kept in the mansion, the internal fighting in the Changsun family would never end.
A divided and in-fighting Changsun family is actually more aligned with the interests of the court than a dilapidated Changsun family.
Ma Zhou took a sip of tea and said quietly: "Actually, His Highness should summon Changsun Yan to have a talk with him."
Li Chengqian was stunned and said displeasedly: "Summon him? I can't cut him into pieces to get rid of the hatred in my heart. What's there to talk about... eh."
He suddenly realized: "Ma Fuyin's intention..."
Ma Zhou smiled and said: "As a superior, you should regard the world as a chessboard. All the characters are just chess pieces in the hands of Your Highness. How can you like or dislike them? If you can use them for your own use, that is the best strategy."
Changsun Yan is now surrounded by enemies from both sides and is in constant panic. If Li Chengqian spares his life at this time and promises to support him in succeeding as the head of the Changsun family, how will Changsun Yan react?
Naturally, they flocked to them like ducks and bowed when they received their heads.
Li Chengqian was filled with admiration and said with a smile: "Everyone in the world says that King Ma Bin is brilliant, honest and upright, but this conspiracy and conspiracy is really hard to guard against, haha!"
Ma Zhou also smiled and said: "I don't dare to praise His Highness..."
The king and his ministers looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
As long as the Changsun family is stable, there will be no chaos in the Guanlong clan. But if Changsun Yan is left alone, the Changsun family will continue to fight among themselves.
A divided Guanlong clan that is difficult to form a unified will is still very valuable.
*****
When Changsun Yan returned to his mansion, he called all the clan elders and brothers to the study.
The sky outside was gloomy and about to snow, but Changsun Yan's face was even gloomier than the sky, almost dripping with water.
He looked around at the group of old and young, gritted his teeth and asked: "Tell me, who asked Wu Lang to go and threaten Wu Meiniang, and even intended to kidnap her back?"
Everyone was silent.
Everyone is aware of the current situation. The prince is aggressive and intends to severely punish those involved in the case in the Western Regions. Changsun Yan, as the "acting head" of the Changsun family, is the first to bear the brunt. Changsun Yan was trying his best to dispel the prince's anger. If he couldn't suppress the matter, he might die.
As a result, at this moment, it happened that Changsun Wen came to threaten Fang Jun's concubine and intended to kidnap her to intimidate Fang Jun...
It was like a sharp stab in Changsun Yan's back, basically ruining his last hope.
Perhaps in the next moment, officials from Dali Temple or the Ministry of Punishment will break in, tie Changsun Yan to the execution ground, and punish him...
Under this situation, everyone didn't care about his dying struggle, but they didn't want to provoke this dying person. If this person was so evil that he dragged someone to death, no one could bear it...
After looking around for a week and seeing no one replying, Changsun Yan became more and more angry. He pointed at Changsun Jing who was sitting next to him and said, "Qi Lang, tell me why Wu Lang did such a stupid thing?"
Changsun Jing looked troubled, took a sip of tea leisurely, and then said: "It is inappropriate for Fifth Brother to do this, but the starting point is good. After all, as long as Wu Meiniang writes a letter to Fang Jun, Fang Jun will respond to him." Favoring is very likely to cease, and let go of the investigation of the Western Regions. It’s just that people’s plans are up to God, and no one can do anything if they do bad things with good intentions.”
"Do bad things with good intentions? Haha, haha!"
Changsun Yan's face twisted with anger, he laughed twice, and glared at Changsun Jing fiercely: "Don't think that I don't know what you are thinking, and I just used such vicious means to kill my brother. Do you think that you just want to kill your brother?" Have you become the head of the family? Ask these people, who doesn’t know what you have done?”
There was silence in the study, and all the elders of the clan turned a deaf ear to it.
The position of the head of the family can only arise between the sons of Changsun Wuji, and it is impossible for others to have a chance. In this case, why bother getting involved?
Let the brothers fight on their own. Anyway, the one who will be left behind in the future will be the head of the family...
Faced with Changsun Yanzhi's accusation, Changsun Jing was not angry at all. He just put down his tea cup, sat upright, looked at Changsun Yan coldly, and said word for word: "I don't know anything about the fifth brother. Don't do it to the fourth brother." I want to ask, how did the third brother die tragically in the Western Region?"
When the elders of the tribe heard this, they wished they could stuff their heads into their crotches. Not to mention mixing up this kind of thing, as long as there is even the slightest hint of it, there will be endless troubles in the future.
Chang Sunyan's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly panicked.
Could it be that the incident was exposed? Did Yuanwei notice something and tell his family about it?
But he soon realized that even if Yuan Wei sensed something was wrong, he would not dare to tell the eldest son's family, because the eldest son Jun died directly in his hands. Once the truth was revealed, he would not be able to survive, but he, Yuan Wei, would also be dead. ……
This guy is deceiving himself.
He glared angrily, slapped the table in front of him, and said angrily: "How outrageous! Changsun Jing, do you still not have me as a brother in your eyes, and the Changsun family? Do you know that once such remarks are spread, the Changsun family will be established?" The laughingstock of the world!”(End of Chapter)