Chapter 3751 There is a hidden secret
Li Daozong looked at Fang Jun, who had an indifferent expression, and immediately felt quite speechless.
What does it mean to start a war as soon as possible?
After all, you are also a subordinate of the East Palace, and you have to take the overall situation into consideration when necessary. How can you act as willfully as you did in the past?
He reminded: "Liu Jie and others may be fine, but Erlang, you should also consider His Highness's position before acting. His Highness has a lot of favor and trust in you, and because you have always been unyielding and supportive, I have a sense of indebtedness and cannot bear to be harshly criticized." To you. But after all, Your Highness is the Crown Prince of the country, and the authority of the Crown Prince cannot be blasphemed."
These words can be described as honest and heartfelt.
Whether a king or a prince, they are the supreme beings in the world and cannot be equated with relatives, friends, old friends, or official superiors. As the saying goes, "Thunder and rain are all gifts from the king." The king's kindness to you is a reward, but you cannot take it for granted.
Otherwise, you will not know how to advance or retreat...
Many people understand this truth, but they can only experience it in their hearts. It is inevitably a bit taboo to say it out loud. If they are not close to each other, they will definitely not say it casually.
Fang Jun nodded, smiled to show his appreciation, but asked: "What the prince said is reasonable...but how can the prince determine what His Highness the Crown Prince wants?"
Li Daozong was stunned for a moment, frowned and said: "In today's situation, the Guanlong rebels have always had the upper hand, and the East Palace is in danger of falling at any time. From your Highness's position, if you are making false concessions with the rebels, you will suffer a little grievance and lose some prestige." yes It is acceptable. The most important thing is to put down this mutiny as soon as possible. If the prince is still there, there is still reason to care about grievances and prestige. If the prince is not there, there is no room for grievances and loss of prestige."
The reason is easy to understand. For the prince, as long as he can keep his position as prince, no matter how much he loses today, he can calmly care about it and get back double the money in the future. If even the reserve position is lost, the end result will be the annihilation of the whole family and a brutal death. What's the use of worrying about other things?
Li Jing on the side was holding a teacup and drinking tea, his brows slightly furrowed, thoughtfully.
Fang Jun shook his head slightly: "If the prince is not His Highness, how can I know what His Highness thinks?"
"Hey!"
Li Daozong said angrily: "You are not His Highness, how do you know His Highness doesn't think so?"
Fang Jun took a sip of tea and asked with a smile: "I planned the attack on Dongneiyuan, and then used it as an excuse to go to war with the rebels, which caused the peace talks to be frustrated and forced to terminate...Guess what, Prince? , Does your Highness know what’s wrong?”
Although Fang Jun organized the Youtun Guards by himself, he was selfless in his heart and allowed the army Sima sent by the imperial court to control military discipline and act as eyes and ears. Therefore, how could any actions in the army be concealed from Li Chengqian?
Li Daozong was stunned for a long time, puzzled: "Isn't it because His Highness favors you and condones you doing such nonsense?"
Fang Jun shook his head and smiled without saying a word.
Li Jing, who had been silent all the time, said: "His Royal Highness is indeed a bit softer in temperament, but he is not a fool. No matter how much he favors his ministers, he cannot be unprincipled in favoritism, especially when it comes to the overall situation of life and death."
He looked at Fang Jun: "So why does Your Highness sit back and watch you ruin the peace talks?"
Fang Jun said: "Of course His Highness does not want the peace talks to continue, but the civil servants are trying their best to promote the peace talks, and His Highness cannot insist on going his own way, lest he chill the hearts of the civil servants, so he indulges me and just goes with the flow."
Li Jing said dissatisfied: "I am asking your Highness the reason for doing this."
No matter how you look at it, peace talks are the best way to resolve the current crisis. Especially the prince who is facing a life-or-death disaster should seek stability and work hard to promote peace talks.
Because once the army is defeated, he, Li Jing and Fang Jun, are likely to survive, but as a prince, he has no luck.
Fang Jun spread his hands: "I am not Your Highness, how can I know what Your Highness thinks?"
Li Daozong was furious.
These are the words he just said, which were returned intact by Fang Jun, with a strong sense of ridicule...
But since Fang Jun didn't want to say it clearly, he naturally avoided it, so he stopped asking.
But my heart was in a state of turmoil, wondering why the prince was unwilling to negotiate, but I couldn't figure it out even though I tried my best...
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Compared with the joy and excitement in the inner gate, the atmosphere inside Yanshoufang is gloomy and depressing.
The officials and generals who were coming and going were all very preoccupied. They were holding their breath and tiptoeing when walking, for fear of disturbing the Guanlong bosses discussing matters in the hall and causing unexpected disasters...
In the side hall, Changsun Wuji was sitting behind the desk. Yu Wenhuaji, Linghu Defen, Dugu Lan, He Lanyan and others were all present, but the whole room was silent and the atmosphere was solemn.
Both armies were defeated, and the eldest son Jiaqing was captured alive by an unknown person from the Youtun Guards in the chaos. A total of more than 100,000 troops lost their helmets and armor, which was like a thunder that exploded in everyone's head, shocking everyone. These usually dignified bosses felt dizzy and their heads were buzzing.
The consequences are too serious...
After a long time, He Lanyan broke the deadlock and said in a deep voice: "The two armies were defeated, and the news spread. The nobles and troops who came to Guanzhong to help were all panicked and frightened. They must find ways to appease them, otherwise there will be chaos. .”
Back then, under the coercion and inducement of Changsun Wuji, he coerced all the nobles in the world to send private troops into Guanzhong to support the Guanlong army. He must have been deeply dissatisfied in his heart. It would be fine if the war situation goes smoothly. After the victory of the military remonstrance, everyone can more or less gain some benefits.
But now the situation is urgent. More than 100,000 troops were defeated by the Youtun Guards, and the leading generals along the way were even captured alive. The shock caused by this was enough to make the resentful private armies unwilling to lie dormant, because once the military remonstrance failed completely, they The accomplices who "help Zhou to commit evil" will be severely punished by the East Palace.
You were unwilling when you came here. How unjust would it be if you were punished again?
Therefore, these powerful private armies must be secretly dissatisfied and waiting for opportunities to cause trouble. Either unite and demand a withdrawal, or simply secretly collude with the East Palace to fight back...
In any case, once the private armies of these powerful families start to stir up trouble, the already serious situation is likely to collapse in an instant.
Changsun Wuji had a tea cup in his hand. He seemed a little distracted and couldn't reply for a long time...
Yu Wenshiji glanced at Changsun Wuji, and slowly said to He Lanyan: "Wait a moment, I will personally rush to the armies to comfort them. They have come, and they can't leave even if they want to."
Now Tongguan has been garrisoned by Li Ji's hundreds of thousands of troops. It is easy for those private armies to come but difficult to leave. The left and right have already boarded this ship. Apart from working together to achieve great things, is there any way out?
He Lanyan nodded and said no more.
The Helan family was also famous for a while, but now it has long been disloyal and the situation is declining. There is no air among the Guanlong clan, and their strength is not ranked at all. No matter what the choice is, the Helan family can only rely on Jing Cong.
We are all grasshoppers on the same rope. We must live together and die together...
There was another silence for a long time before Linghu Defen took a long breath and sighed: "At the beginning of the army, more than 200,000 troops were roaring like fire. I thought that we would be successful soon, but who could have expected it? How can we end up in such a situation? Fang Jun seems to be born to oppose the clan of Guanlong, and he has never been able to get any advantage from him."
If we want to say that among the Guanlong clan, Changsun Wuji occupies the first place among the Guanlong clan who suffered the most harm from Fang Jun, then the second one is naturally none other than Linghu Defen. Although I have devoted myself to writing books and cultivating myself in the past two years, I have put aside most of my past grudges and grudges, but I still think about the embarrassment I felt when I was forced to hit a pillar in the Tai Chi Palace and was knocked unconscious, and my face was full of peach blossoms when Wu Meiniang scratched me. The humiliation at that time still made my heart twitch.
No one is a saint, so who can truly stand up to the world and not take face and dignity into consideration? The open-mindedness and relief that he usually displays are mostly just a cover-up. After all, with Fang Jun's current status and qualifications, the humiliation he has suffered may never be washed away...
Dugu Lan glanced at him and said nothing, but he didn't think so in his heart.
You know clearly that the guy is a stick, but you still rely on him and act like he's old. If they don't slap you in the face, who will they slap? When I was hurt by being beaten, instead of thinking about how to go, I stayed at home and didn't dare to see anyone. I called it "writing books to establish moral principles and cultivate one's moral character". He was so shameless...
It's strange that in the face of this huge defeat that could affect the situation of the war, the big bosses did not immediately discuss countermeasures. Instead, they each lamented and expressed their feelings, as if it had nothing to do with them, and as if hundreds of thousands of troops had been defeated. It’s no big deal if you lose your armor after being beaten...
It's very strange.
Changsun Wuji, who had been wandering around the world as if he was vulnerable to a blow, just sneered, put the teacup on the desk, raised his head, looked around at everyone, and said slowly: "The defeat this time has led to an urgent situation, all because of problems with my strategy. I will shoulder all the responsibilities.”
Everyone was silent and looked at Changsun Wuji. What are you responsible for?
(End of chapter)