Chapter 3749 The clouds are clearing and the moon is bright
Raindrops were falling on the umbrella. Cen Wenwen stood under the umbrella and watched in the distance. After taking off his armor, only the eldest son Jiaqing, who was only wearing a white tunic and five-flowered tie, was escorted by the guards and locked up in the yard on the side of the barracks. He smiled. Said to Cen Changqian:
"Don't be proud, don't be impetuous, be firm and have your own opinions, and the future will be smooth and glorious. Moreover, life is full of grass and trees, and when you truly have your own opinions and find your own ideal revenge, success or failure in life and death will matter. What does every ups and downs count? Ups and downs are all different and colorful scenery in the journey of life. You just need to appreciate it and don't be dejected. A hundred years later, everything will be a piece of loess, and the imperial hegemony will be reduced to ashes. There must be something that transcends life and death and can be passed on to others. Only the pursuit of future generations will do.”
Not to mention the short span of a few decades of cold and summer, even if the dynasty and empire were at their peak, I have never heard of any one that lasted for eternity, fell into decline, and the heaven and earth were in perfect order.
Only those dazzling achievements can be engraved in the history of history, admired by future generations, and will never decay for thousands of years.
Having said this, he smiled quite self-deprecatingly: "I taught you these words, but I learned this truth not long ago from Fang Jun. That guy is amazingly talented. He was born to know it, but he never learned it. Put your fame and wealth in front of you and take a closer look. Everything you say and do is for the well-being of the empire and the people. There are only a few words in history books, but when a career is successful, it can be passed down forever and shine through the ages. It is a pity that I am not yet fifty years old, but I am seriously ill and no longer have the energy to pursue such great achievements. I can only place my hope on you, and I hope you will forge ahead and don’t let me down.”
God is always unfair. He has just realized Fang Jun's consistent passion for disregarding fame and wealth and pouring all his efforts into his career. However, his body is like a candle in the wind, and he no longer has the energy to overcome obstacles and create new worlds for this purpose.
However, even if there are regrets, there are not many complaints. Just as the Master said: "He who hears the Tao in the morning will die in the evening."
It is enough for a person to understand the true meaning of fame and wealth before he dies, and to understand how to fundamentally change the truth of dynasty changes and benefit all people.
Why should we tirelessly pursue the elusive truth?
In the vast world and universe, there are countless truths hidden in the long river of time. Life is limited, and even with all the efforts of a lifetime, one cannot see what is going on. Even if one is lucky enough to learn one or two of the truths, the truths hidden behind them will come one after another.
Life is like existing in a thick fog, constantly making mistakes, constantly correcting, and constantly making discoveries.
Never ending.
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Naturally, Cen Changqian, who is in the current state of mind, cannot comprehend the insights that a great man like Cen Wenwen can overcome with his lifetime wisdom.
When Cen Changqian seemed to understand but was confused and didn't know how to answer, Cen Wenwen had already taken a step into the rain. The servants beside him followed closely behind him, the umbrella held firmly on his head, blocking the pattering rain.
They gradually moved away towards the prince's residence.
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The drizzle gradually became thicker, and the raindrops dripped under the eaves. The air was damp and cold, but there was a lively atmosphere inside the prince's residence.
Many civil servants and military generals gathered here, sitting on their knees in groups, whispering to each other, exchanging the details of the battle they had just learned and their views on the changes in the situation after the battle. It was very lively.
Li Chengqian sat in the first place, with Xiao Yu and Li Jing in front of him on the left and right respectively. Liu Jie was one seat below Xiao Yu. Cen Wenwen entered, greeted the prince and everyone else, and then sat down between Xiao Yu and Liu Jie.
After a while, the servant outside the door shouted: "The Duke of Yue has an audience!"
The lively discussions in the hall immediately disappeared, and the scene fell silent. Everyone looked at the door, watching the tall and handsome Fang Jun, dressed in military uniform, striding in...
"Jun Fang, I have an audience with Your Highness."
Fang Jun came to his hall and bowed his head to the ground.
Li Chengqian's face was full of joy. He could no longer maintain the "stable" persona he had worked so hard to build over the years. He smiled and waved: "The Duke of Yue has worked hard and achieved great results. Why do you need more courtesy? Come on, come on, I am waiting for you, this great hero. Hurry up and take your seat.”
Everyone in the hall had different expressions, including envy and jealousy.
Today, no one in the East Palace can compare with Fang Jun in terms of meritorious service. Even the princes and tutors are not qualified to point fingers at Fang Jun.
Especially when Li Jing stood up and offered his seat to Fang Jun with a smile on his face, the entire lobby was filled with lemon gas...
When Fang Jun saw Li Jing standing up and offering his seat to him with a smile, he was startled and said hurriedly: "Duke Wei, are you trying to defeat this junior? You are the idol in the hearts of our soldiers, with admiration and admiration as high as mountains and seas. Besides, this junior is a little bit indifferent." How can it be compared with your great achievements in establishing the country? I would never dare, I would never dare.”
Li Jing said with a smile: "There are talents from generation to generation, and the new generation is better than the old. The Duke of Yue has made brilliant military achievements and turned the tide. My position will be yours sooner or later. What's the harm in sitting a few days earlier?"
Fang Jun only took his words seriously when he was mad. He hurriedly refused, but he was very grateful in his heart.
He was not a fool. Li Jing naturally knew that he would sit down if he could not give up his seat. The reason why he made such a gesture in front of a full hall of East Palace officials was to establish in one fell swoop that Fang Jun was the number one person in the army of the East Palace. status.
Having lived to Li Jing's age and experienced so many setbacks, he has long been indifferent to the struggle for fame and wealth. Supporting Fang Jun to take the position as soon as possible and becoming a veritable "number one in the military" is crucial to the stability of the East Palace Army. After all, today, in fact, even he, Li Jing, can hardly shake Fang Jun's prestige in the army of the East Palace.
After all, he is an outsider after all, and Fang Jun is a member of the East Palace family with "honorable roots", not to mention that Fang Jun's status in the heart of the prince is unmatched...
Of course, he only made this gesture to let outsiders understand the changes in Fang Jun's status, and also to let Fang Jun and the prince feel that he was not jealous in the slightest, and would wholeheartedly assist the prince to achieve great things without any constraints. at.
Li Jing, who originally had no outstanding political talent, gradually came to appreciate the true meaning of it after going through a lot of hardships. His thoughts and actions became very different...
Fang Jun took his seat, sitting behind Li Jing and Li Daozong, including Li Xiaogong, the prince of Hejian County who was far away in Jiaohe City. After comprehensive status, title, meritorious service and other qualifications, Fang Jun was the fourth person in the Tang Dynasty military. Even Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong and others will also be ranked behind him.
Li Ji excelled both in civil and military affairs, and as the chief minister, he was already superior to others...
Fang Jun was sitting among the generals, his face was calm, but his heart was anything but peaceful.
Li Jingwei is famous and has numerous military exploits. Li Daozong is a descendant of the royal family and has a distinguished status. Li Xiaogong is the "first marshal in the clan". Together with Fang Jun, Zhang Shigui and others, Dong Gong's strength in the Tang Dynasty military accounts for almost "half", let alone The Guanlong clan is deeply afraid. If His Majesty Li Er is still there at this moment, I am afraid that he will not be able to sleep well at night.
After all, the emperor is the most insecure profession in the world. There is no other profession. He has to keep one eye open when sleeping to prevent someone from causing trouble or assassinating the king. He must be on guard and fearful of everything all day long. If there is a large increase and all parties are connected, you will be tense instantly, and even your own son must be on guard.
Sitting in the supreme position in the world, until the moment I die, my thoughts can be summed up in one sentence: There are always unscrupulous people who want to harm me...
Even though His Majesty Li Er is broad-minded and unparalleled in courage, he will still be wary of such a powerful East Palace because of the emperor's natural sense of crisis.
Historically, whenever the prince's strength makes the emperor feel threatened, there will probably be no good end... So, if His Majesty Li Er was sitting here right now, how would he feel and how would he react?
Fang Jun smiled faintly and his eyes were deep...
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Li Chengqian looked around at the ministers in front of him, feeling excited and ambitious for a moment.
Before today, he was still worried, lest the rebels would capture the Xuanwu Gate at the next moment, enter the palace, depose him as the prince, and then kill him with a glass of poisonous wine. However, one night later, the situation suddenly reversed. The Guanlong rebels were no longer able to kill him with a fatal blow. The situation fell into a stalemate, and victory was not far away.
As for Li Ji who was stationed in Tongguan... Li Chengqian didn't think it could threaten his status as prince. After all, Li Ji was calm-minded and far-sighted, and he would never do something that would risk the world's disapproval.
With a slight cough, Li Chengqian said: "The Duke of Yue made strategic plans and defeated the rebels, so that his ambition of 'two-pronged approach and two simultaneous approaches' was completely frustrated, and gave the East Palace a good opportunity to reverse the situation. All of you, my dear friends, are all alone. At this moment, Please feel free to say how you should respond." (End of Chapter)