Chapter 3712 Imperial Lesions
Seeing Fang Jun's silence, Zhang Shigui continued: "If you can't say it, then I won't say it, but I hope Erlang won't deceive me."
You kid, don't try to prevaricate me with lies.
Fang Jun immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Then please forgive me, Duke Guo. I have no comment."
Zhang Shigui: "..."
Mother! Don't you kid understand human language? I just emphasized the tone, but you still don’t take it seriously...
He immediately frowned and said angrily: "Stop messing around here. If you don't tell me today, I will definitely not let you go! I am also a soldier, and I can be considered strong and unyielding. However, I also know that the current situation is extremely critical. There are often It is really a last resort to endure the disaster of overthrowing for a while, but you have always been tough, even started a war without permission, and are determined to obstruct the peace talks and put everyone in the East Palace in danger. What are your intentions?"
Fang Jun was silent.
It stands to reason that Zhang Shigui not only appreciated and cared for him very much, but the reason why he was able to successfully reorganize Youtun Guards was because of Zhang Shigui's support. This was the old army that Zhang Shigui built by himself. There is a legacy relationship between the two. Now When Zhang Shigui asked like this, Fang Jun should not say anything.
But Fang Jun remained silent and kept silent...
Zhang Shigui was a little angry: "Are there any secrets mixed in?"
Fang Jun smiled bitterly and said: "There is no secret, it's just that everyone has different opinions. Many people think that being patient for a while is the best policy, and many hidden dangers can be solved in the future. After all, protecting the East Palace is the fundamental thing. However, But I think Guanlong is just It is a paper tiger. Instead of raising tigers and risking trouble, you might as well finish the battle in one battle. The risk is certainly there, but once you win, you can clean up the court and sweep away the demons and monsters. From then on, everyone will be in the court, laying the foundation for the empire to last forever. .”
Zhang Shigui shook his head and questioned: "After the fall of Guanlong, there are also Jiangnan and Shandong. Although there are constant conflicts among the famous families in the world, due to the same nature, they will join forces and advance and retreat together in every crisis. This time The troops from all the powerful clans in the world entered the Pass to support Guan Long, which is a clear proof. Without Guan Long to resist the imperial power, there would be other powerful clans, and the situation would remain the same. Where would the power come from? ”
Family members are the cancer of the empire. This has been basically recognized by the government and the public. Even the family members themselves admit that family interests are higher than national interests. In their eyes, there is no country but family. Even though the East Palace won a complete victory this time and Guanlong was overthrown, the structure of the imperial court remained unchanged. The position vacated by Guanlong needed to be filled by other clans. Otherwise, why would Xiao Yu, Cen Wenwen and others do their best to be loyal to His Highness the Crown Prince?
Just for the sake of a change of power one day.
The purpose of being in power is to seek the interests of the family. Where can there be any good or evil? I simply don’t know what it means to say that everyone is prosperous and prosperous...
Therefore, the victory or defeat between the East Palace and Guanlong only affects the interests of one person and one family, and has no impact on the structure of the court or the general trend of the world.
In this case, why take the huge risk to defeat Guan Long?
As long as the prince can stabilize his position as crown prince and successfully ascend the throne in the future, that will be the ultimate victory. Apart from that, it doesn't matter whether Guan Long lives or dies.
So many people don’t understand Fang Jun’s approach...
Fang Jun still shook his head: "We have different concepts, needless to say. This mutiny is a life and death disaster for the East Palace. In fact, it is also a turning point for whether the Tang Dynasty can survive forever. It is by no means a matter of life and death for one person, one family, and one surname. We, When you are there, you should be able to look into the future, understand the mysteries, and die for the sake of the empire forever.”
Historically, the Tang Dynasty reached its peak during the Kaiyuan period, and could even be said to be the insurmountable peak of the entire feudal era. However, everything was just a flower in the mirror and the moon in the water. The clans attached to the body of the empire sucked like cancerous tumors. The prosperity of the people is not so much the prosperity of the empire as it is the prosperity of the family.
It is precisely because of the existence of clans that indirectly led to the separatist situation of the vassals and towns in the Tang Dynasty. Those clans who were very critical of the empire and the people directly or indirectly supported the warlords for their own interests and dominated one side, resulting in the collapse of the political power and the strengthening of branches and weak branches.
For example, during the "Anshi Rebellion", it was widely publicized that An Lushan led 150,000 "Hu troops" to rebel. In fact, except for An Lushan's own 8,000 brave "Yiluohe" heavy cavalry, most of the rest They are all Han armies. Their numbers, organization, names and even the military locations can be checked and compared. Where are there so many Hu people?
These so-called "Hu" armies are actually armies directly or indirectly controlled by powerful families. They carry out rebellion in the name of "Hu".
The most ironic thing is that at that time, the countries in the Western Regions were summoned by King Jingqin, and countless Hu soldiers came all the way to Guanzhong to fight against the Han rebels in order to defend the Tang Dynasty Zuo Zuo...
Everything is driven by the interests of the clan.
As long as the wealthy families existed, the so-called "prosperity of the Tang Dynasty" was nothing but self-deception. "The rice was greasy, the millet was white," and all was stored in the warehouses of wealthy families. Looking across the country, "the wine and meat of the wealthy families smelled stinky, and the roads were frozen to death." "This is the real picture.
It was the selfish greed of the clans that led to the outbreak of the "Anshi Rebellion", which in turn hollowed out this huge empire, leaving its center empty and wars everywhere, and single-handedly created the chaos of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.
Countries are fighting in chaos, the people are in dire straits, nine out of ten houses in the Central Plains are empty, bones are exposed in the wild, and there are no roosters crowing for thousands of miles. Compared with the five chaotic China, it is no less concessions, and it is an unprecedented setback for Chinese culture...
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After leaving Xuanwu Gate, Fang Jun walked all the way to the prince's residence in Neizhong Gate, feeling excited.
He took a few deep breaths at the door to calm down, and then let the chamberlain come in. After being summoned by the prince, Fang Jun entered and saw Li Jing, Xiao Yu, and Liu Jie sitting opposite the prince, drinking tea and discussing things.
Fang Jun stepped forward to greet him. Li Chengqian looked solemn and waved his hands: "You don't need to be polite, Duke of Yue. Please come forward. I just want to find you."
Fang Jun came forward, knelt down next to Li Ji, and asked, "What are your orders, Your Highness?"
Li Chengqian asked the servant to pour tea and said, "Let Duke Wei speak."
The chamberlain poured a cup of tea for Fang Jun, then stepped aside to boil water. Fang Jun took a sip of tea and looked at Li Jing.
Li Jing said: "The rebels have been mobilized continuously in the past two days. More than 10,000 clan troops entered the city and were organized together with the Guanlong army. Last night, a large number of additional siege equipment was deployed. As expected, there will be an attack in the past two days. A big battle.”
Fang Jun nodded, not surprised by this.
Changsun Wuji was afraid of Li Ji and hoped that the peace talks would succeed, but he was unwilling to let other Guanlong clans take the lead in the peace talks, which would cause great harm to his interests and even have long-term consequences. So to show his final toughness, on the one hand, he hopes to achieve a breakthrough on the battlefield and enhance his voice, and on the other hand, it is to demonstrate to the other Guanlong clans that if you want to go beyond me to negotiate peace with the East Palace, there is no way.
From all angles, a war was inevitable.
This is what Fang Jun hopes to drag out this war as long as possible, so that all the powerful and powerful armies in the world can be involved.
As long as this goal is achieved, no matter how much sacrifice or risk you take, it will be worth it...
The atmosphere was a bit solemn. Guan Long's troops were far superior to those of the East Palace. Now many powerful armies were participating in the battle. The rebels were even more powerful. This battle was bound to be extremely tragic for the East Palace.
If the Taiji Palace is captured by the rebels and the war reaches the Neizhong Gate or even the Xuanwu Gate, then the East Palace will have no choice but to retreat and retreat to the Western Regions, relying on the geographical advantages of the Hexi Corridor to resist the rebels.
Li Chengqian didn't speak and drank tea silently.
Liu Ji couldn't help frowning and complaining to Fang Jun, saying, "If it weren't for the raid on the rebel camp by Youtun Guards, Changsun Wuji wouldn't be so tough. He managed to push the peace talks forward, but they came to a standstill and were even on the verge of breaking up. In fact, It’s extremely reckless.”
Xiao Yu on the side drooped his eyebrows and indulged him without saying a word.
Fang Jun raised his eyebrows, looked at Liu Ji, and asked: "The rebels tore up the armistice contract, attacked the East Neiyuan, and provoked first. Does Liu Shizhong hope that the entire army will swallow their anger and allow the abuse to take care of the overall situation?"
Liu Ji retorted: "The so-called 'sneak attack' is just what the Duke of Yue said. There were only the corpses of Youtun Guards at the scene, but not even an enemy prisoner or corpse was found. This is very strange."
Fang Jun looked at Liu Ji with an expressionless face and said in a deep voice: "It concerns the reputation of the generals and commanders of Youtun Guard, and it also concerns the merits and pensions of the fallen soldiers. As the prime minister and assistant, Liu Shizhong should be careful in his words and deeds. If there is no real evidence to prove that the sneak attack was planned by me, you will have to give an explanation to the superiors and subordinates of Youtun Guards.”
With his current status and strength, if there is no real evidence, no one can do anything to him, let alone just Liu Jie. Even if the prince has doubts, there is nothing he can do.
If Liu Ji dared to continue to hold on to this matter, he wouldn't mind giving the servant a little look. (End of chapter)