Chapter 3376: Heartless
Since His Majesty's personal expedition, undercurrents have begun to surge in the city of Chang'an. A crisis is brewing in the depths. No one knows whether it will suddenly break out at a certain moment, causing Guanzhong to be overturned, the world to be shaken, and the country to be shaken.
As for the big bosses of the East Palace family, they all feel the huge pressure like Mount Tai. They usually tighten their heartstrings and dare not slack off for fear that the situation will collapse.
At present, the prince has the responsibility of supervising the country. Once changes occur in Chang'an and the country is in turmoil, he will naturally bear the responsibility. At that time, if someone comes forward to offer a few slanderous words to His Majesty Li Er, the position of the prince will suddenly change again. This is something that no one here wants to do. seen.
Everyone put down their wine glasses, and a maid on the side stepped forward to add more wine.
Xiao Yu picked up a small cucumber with his hand, dipped it in the sauce, put it in his mouth and chewed it loudly. He sighed and said, "It's just that the Changsun family took advantage of the Eastern Expedition. That Changsun rushed to commit suicide." The great crime of treason, In all dynasties, it would have been a capital crime for the "Yi Tribe". Your Majesty is not only willing to forgive it, but even allows it to be punished. Your Majesty is truly kind and kind, and no ancient saint is more so. "
In his words, he did not hide his envy.
In both the government and the public, at the beginning of the Eastern Expedition, no one thought that Goguryeo could withstand the violent advance of the Tang army and that its overthrow was imminent. Everyone regarded the Eastern Expedition as the last large-scale war of the Tang Dynasty in a short period of time, and each one was sharpened. They want to seize the opportunity to gain military exploits and consolidate and expand their respective interests.
In order for everyone to share in the success of the war, they even joined forces to exclude the navy who was extremely powerful but had Fang Jun's brand, and severely offended Fang Jun.
However, the war was full of twists and turns, and when victory was finally about to be won, he suddenly discovered that the greatest military exploits were about to be captured by the Changsun family...
Opening the Seven Star Gate and welcoming the Tang army into the city, even those who were hostile to the Changsun family had to think that this was the first achievement of the Eastern Expedition!
It is inevitable that I will feel angry, envious, jealous and hateful...
Li Daozong picked up his wine glass and said with emotion: "Your Majesty is truly benevolent to the eldest grandson family."
Everyone was silent.
Naturally, everyone understands the meaning of these words. The reason why the eldest grandson family can receive such preferential treatment from His Majesty is not only due to the merits of supporting His Majesty to usurp and ascend the throne as emperor. Those merits have been repaid little by little in the years of Zhenguan. Clean, now there is not much merit left, but it is because the Guanlongmen valve is intricate and deep-rooted, which makes His Majesty and Changsun Wuji feel deeply afraid and drift away.
The greatest reliance of the Changsun family is the shadow of Queen Wende.
His Majesty Li Er and Queen Wende were a young couple who had a very deep relationship. Everyone still remembers how heartbroken and devastated His Majesty was when Queen Wende was buried. The virtuousness of Queen Wende has long been spread throughout the world, and she deserves the title of "Wise Queen" and is deeply admired by the world.
This is the greatest heritage of the Changsun family.
Otherwise, when Changsun Chong committed the serious crime of treason, how could His Majesty just issue an official document of sea arrest and hastily end the matter?
Li Chengqian took a sip of wine and felt a little depressed: "The queen mother is indeed very kind to the Changsun family and has always taken great care of her. Otherwise, how could she be willing to betroth Changle to Changsun Chong? The father, the queen, and the queen have many sons and daughters, but in the heart of the queen, she loves them the most. It is always Changle, whether it is an orphan or a green bird, even the pheasant slave and the Sizi are not as favored as Changle. "
Generally speaking, fathers like their younger sons, and mothers prefer their eldest daughters. The same is true for the Tian family...
It's just that Si Zi has been sick since childhood, which makes His Majesty Li Er love him more. But in terms of his favored status in his heart, no one can compare with Changle and Pheasant Nu.
The reason why Changsun Chong fell out of favor in the first place and made His Majesty Li Er disgusted and disgusted was precisely because he failed to give Princess Changle a happy marriage.
Xiao Yu glanced at Li Chengqian and said with a smile: "Your Highness, there is no need to belittle yourself. Whether it is a Tian family or an aristocratic family, whether rich or poor, most people in the world have high hopes for their eldest sons, hoping that they can inherit the family business and even build a hundred-foot pole." If you want to take a step further, you will naturally have to push with the most stringent requirements to avoid being too late. You can't become a talent by enjoying yourself. Your Highness is your Majesty's eldest son and the natural heir to the throne. His kindness is known to everyone in the government and the public, and even the people among the people have admired and supported him. Throughout the ages, there are many princes, but like this. There are very few people who have received such high expectations from your Highness.”
This is hardly flattery.
Just as Xiao Yu meant in his words, no matter how picky His Majesty Li Er is about Li Chengqian, he cannot change Li Chengqian's status as the "eldest son". China has been a system of ancestral succession since ancient times, and the eldest son naturally has the right to inherit. Anyone who wants to overthrow this system will inevitably cause criticism from both the government and the public, and even directly shake the foundation of the empire.
Among the people, the traffickers and lackeys also knew that His Royal Highness was generous and kind, and they all supported him. Who wouldn't want to have a benevolent king in the world?
Therefore, it is justifiable for Li Chengqian to be the crown prince and inherit the great treasure.
Li Chengqian said humbly: "The Duke of Song's words made me deeply frightened. In terms of literary talent, I am not as good as the green bird; in terms of intelligence, I am not as good as the pheasant slave; in terms of decisiveness and decisiveness, I am not as good as the King of Wu... The reason why I am the prince is just a comparison. Brothers, you have spoken out a few days ago, but there are still many shortcomings. I dare not be proud of it. "
The so-called "popularity" may not be as powerful as Xiao Yu said. On the contrary, he is deeply oppressed by his brothers. Few princes in the past and present can match him.
There is no way, my younger brother is really too good...
Ma Zhou, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "Previously, the battle report came back from the Western Regions, saying that when the Duke of Yue arrived at Gongyue City, he cooperated with the Anxi army to raid the Arab camp and achieved a great victory. Now the Arabs have retreated to the Tianshan Mountains. At their feet, they were waiting for an opportunity to counterattack. However, the situation was certainly gratifying, but the Anxi Army and the Youtun Guards together only had 50,000 or 60,000 troops. There are still more than 100,000 available troops left after suffering heavy losses. There is a huge disparity in the strength of the two sides. Your Highness, it is better to recruit troops and horses to support the Western Regions. Otherwise, if Gongyue City fails, the entire Western Regions will fall into the hands of the Arabs. , it will be difficult to recapture it, and it will also have a huge impact on the situation in Chang'an, so we must guard against it."
Now there is a strong crisis in Chang'an City. It seems that with the two great victories of Dadou Bugu and Alagou, as well as Fang Jun's great victory after arriving at Gongyue City, the danger in the entire Western Region has been completely lifted. Everyone has forgotten that even if they are repeatedly attacked Defeated, but the Arabs who retreated to the foot of the Tianshan Mountains still had an army of more than 100,000, and their strength was nearly three times that of the Tang army...
He had a close relationship with Fang Jun, and he never wanted to see Fang Jun isolated and helpless in the Western Regions, struggling to deal with the Arabs, and then accidentally being defeated, not only losing his fame for a lifetime, but also completely abandoning the Western Regions. This caused the Arab troops to reach the Jade Gate Pass.
When necessary, he must give the prince a warning, but he cannot subconsciously think that the Western Regions are really safe just because some people are jealous of Fang Jun's achievements and deliberately neglect the supplies and soldiers of the Anxi Army and Youtun Guard.
Once the Anxi army is defeated and the Arabs reach Yumen Pass, it will inevitably affect the entire Chang'an, and a turmoil is almost inevitable.
And in this turmoil, the East Palace is the first to bear the brunt...
Li Chengqian felt a thump in his heart, and immediately realized that he had indeed been a little neglectful recently. A series of good news came from Liaodong and the Western Regions, which made his tense spirit somewhat relaxed, and he was a little lost in the extremely optimistic atmosphere of the people around him. .
He glanced at Xiao Yu and said: "The situation in the Western Region war cannot be tolerated. The Anxi Army and Youtun Guards need to pay more attention to the food and supplies and the replenishment of soldiers. My father, the emperor, personally conquered Liaodong and will return with a great victory. , I am responsible for supervising the country, so I can't tell my father that the Western Region has fallen and the Arabs have arrived at Yumen Pass, right? If so, I will be ashamed and shameless."
There was already some dissatisfaction in his tone.
However, he also understood that except for Fang Jun who planned for him wholeheartedly and was willing to fight side by side with him, most of the other people gathered in the East Palace were following Yan Yan's trend. Seeing that the status of the East Palace was gradually becoming more and more stable, they were willing to stick to Jiwei. .
And once the East Palace is in crisis, these people may be the first to abandon it.
It’s not unusual to even turn around and strike back...
At that time, these people will probably say something like, "People in officialdom have no control over their affairs, they can only seek advantages and avoid disadvantages" to cover up their inner coldness and lack of virtue. (End of chapter)