Chapter 3933 Historical similarities
Yuchi Gong obviously did not want to be dismissed with such a sentence. Now that Li Ji was the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Expedition, he must obey Li Ji's military orders, but this did not mean that he was willing to follow Li Ji's path and assume responsibilities that did not belong to him.
He asked: "What exactly are you advocating... Can the commander tell you?"
Li Ji withdrew his gaze, his expression calm and calm, and said slowly: "This matter involves secrets and I have nothing to say. You only need to obey the military orders. If you disobey, don't blame the ruthless military law."
Faced with such a tough attitude, Yuchi Gong remained silent, but he was unwilling to do so.
He couldn't understand that if Li Ji's original behavior could be understood as wanting to sit back and watch the destruction of the East Palace, and then lead the army back to Beijing to quell the rebellion and establish a new crown prince, once he achieved the goal of controlling the court and monopolizing power, then now the East Palace has been resurrected and completely destroyed. The general's rebellion was foiled, and Li Ji's intentions were completely shattered. It was time to quickly return to Chang'an to express his loyalty to the prince, in order to try to make up for his previous mistakes and eliminate the prince's resentment. But why did Li Ji still turn a blind eye to the East Palace and not take it to heart?
Li Ji had been preaching that His Majesty was seriously injured and critically ill, and that he was under the care of personal guards and chamberlains, and no one was allowed to see him. However, everyone knew that His Majesty must have passed away. The coffin prepared in the courtyard was said to be in case of emergency. In fact, it must have come in handy.
When the coffin returns to Chang'an, the bad news must be announced to the world. After the state funeral, the prince can legitimately ascend the throne and succeed to the throne. This cannot be blocked by anyone. The Youtun Guards and the Sixth Commander of the East Palace will support the prince to the death. If Li Ji If you dare to lead an army to Beijing to stop it, you are committing rebellion!
When the prince ascends the throne, everything Li Ji does now is very likely to expose the prince's face. The prince cannot bear it even if he wants to, otherwise where is the power of the king?
Does Li Ji dare to rebel?
Yu Chigong doesn't think so.
Even if he dared, how many people in the army would follow him to do such treacherous and unethical things and bear the risk of annihilating three tribes?
I can’t understand...
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The drizzle is continuous, and the mountains are as green as black.
Fang Jun stood in front of the imperial mausoleum with his helmet on his head and his armor on his head. He was surrounded by soldiers and a group of six leaders from the East Palace. He looked at the numerous officials from the Ministry of Rites, Taichang Temple, and Zongzheng Temple in front of him who were holding grand funerals. He looked at Wei beside him. Wang Litai sighed: "I have met Concubine Xu several times in the past. , I just feel that this girl is beautiful and smart, as if she has the charm of the south of the Yangtze River. She makes people feel friendly with just a few words, but she doesn't expect that her temperament is so soft on the outside and strong on the inside. As the saying goes, "deep love will not last long, but extreme wisdom will hurt." ’, she is indeed a strange woman.”
What I was thinking about was that this woman was as affectionate as ever in history and was willing to commit suicide to follow His Majesty Li Er under the Nine Springs. It was indeed deeply admirable.
But it’s a bit reckless, and I don’t know how sad and sentimental someone will be when the news of Concubine Xu’s death spreads...
Li Tai, wearing a prince's robe and sitting on the horse, said dissatisfied: "How can a lowly person like you comment on your father's woman at will? Be careful that the censors will listen to you, and the impeachment will not end with you!"
However, when I thought that my father had most likely passed away at this moment, my heart suddenly filled with sadness. I had no intention of joking with Fang Jun. I sighed and looked steadily at the winding and dormant Jiuwei Mountain in front of me, recalling my childhood with my father and the emperor. The queen mother couldn't help but feel more sad and have tears in her eyes during the beautiful moments of joy at her mother's knees.
Fang Jun glanced at him and asked curiously: "When Changsun Wuji came to see you, he wanted to appoint you as the crown prince. At that time, the news of your majesty's accident must have spread in Chang'an City. Once you become the crown prince, it is logical that you will be the new prince... Why did you refuse?”
Li Tai sniffed and held back the tears in his eyes. He didn't want to show his sadness in front of others. He scolded angrily: "In front of this king, you must address yourself as 'Your Highness'! You and I, do you have any rules?" ? This is what Fang Xiang taught you since you were a child? You are not a son of a man!”
Fang Jun disagreed: "This is not the point. Don't talk about him. Tell me how you felt at that time."
Although Li Tai has shown great enthusiasm for the education of the Tang Dynasty in recent years, he has devoted his whole body and soul to the construction of township schools, county schools and other projects, and is determined to spread the educational seeds of the Tang Dynasty to every village and every inch of land in the empire. , but he had coveted the position of crown prince for many years, and was even very close to that position at one time. Fang Jun didn't really believe that he would give up completely once.
Most of all, it was because he saw that the road was difficult, and he really didn't want to kill brothers and turn against each other. Then he ascended to the throne with the infamy of "brother-killing and treason", but his conscience was uneasy.
But at that time, Guanlong's army besieged the East Palace in Taiji Palace, and victory was close at hand. Regardless of whether Li Tai agreed or not, the fate of the Prince of East Palace seemed irreversible. Under such circumstances, Guanlong was bound to establish a new crown prince. , whether you are the King of Wei, the King of Jin, or another prince, there will always be someone who will sit in that position. Moral condemnation no longer exists. Everyone can sit, so why can't I sit?
It was raining lightly, and the robe on my body was already soaked. But on the occasion of Concubine Xu's funeral, I couldn't be rude and put on my raincoat and held up an umbrella.
Li Tai wiped the rainwater from his face and sneered: "You are purely judging a gentleman with a villain's heart. I did covet that position, but I don't think I am wrong. No one in the world can." Who dares to say that he is not tempted when he has the opportunity to sit on that one? When the king realized that if he ascended to the throne one day, even if he became the emperor, he would not be able to decide the life and death of the prince or even the entire East Palace, he had completely given up on that idea. The nephew’s corpse sat on it.”
These words were sincere and did not seem to sound nice, but Fang Jun smiled and shook his head, not quite believing it.
Li Tai looked around and saw that the imperial guards were far away, so he lowered his voice and said: "You are probably trying to say that since my father could step on the bloody corpse of his brother and sit on the emperor's position, why can't I?" Would you be so righteous? ”
Fang Jun would not admit it, but the look on his face confirmed it.
"Hey! You bastard who has no king and no father..."
Li Tai cursed, and the sound of mourning and joy rang out from the imperial mausoleum in front of him. The funeral must have come to an end. He rode his horse closer to Fang Jun, and then said: "It's not that I am a son of a man, but I am trying to defend my father. The situation is completely different... Before the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Prince Jiancheng and Qi Wang Yuanji were afraid of their father's great achievements, and the Tiance Mansion under his command was filled with fierce generals and advisers, which greatly threatened his position as crown prince. Therefore, he urgently needed help. General's father The most important thing was that Emperor Gaozu was on their side. But it didn't matter if he died. How could anyone in the Prince of Qin's palace be alive at that time? The emperor decided to carry out a mutiny under the Xuanwu Sect. It seemed that he was trying to seize the throne for himself, but in fact it was more about trying to find a way for our heirs to survive and risk death..."
He paused and looked at the imperial mausoleum through the rain, where his mother was buried, which made him feel even more depressed: "But the situation I am facing is different. If I succeed in the fight for the crown prince, the prince and the East Palace will It is rare for everyone to die well. On the contrary, if the prince continues to sit The throne is secure, but I will not lose anything... When I saw this clearly, I decisively gave up the extravagant hope in my heart. You may say that I am hypocritical and righteous, or you may say that I am righteous. In short, this is What I think.”
People's hearts are apart, Fang Jun just doesn't know the truth of what Li Tai said, but looking at what he has done in the past two years, and this time Changsun Wuji personally came to lobby but was flatly rejected by him, Li Tai still has some bottom line. .
Moreover, as Li Tai said, who can be indifferent to the supreme power of the world? If there is even the slightest chance, most people are willing to give everything they have and fight to the death.
Even a clan prince like Li Yuanjing coveted the throne, not to mention Wei Wang Li Tai, who was more qualified than him?
This kind of thing does not matter what you think, what you think in your heart is not important, what is more important is how you do it. Li Tai was not blinded by power, and he went along with the flow of the situation and accepted Changsun Wuji's support. This was already very difficult, and his style was amazing. Called noble.
He asked again: "Then why did King Jin reject Changsun Wuji?"
Compared with Li Tai, Li Zhi was obviously more enthusiastic about the throne. When an opportunity to become a prince came before him, it was hard for Fang Jun to believe that Li Zhi would sternly refuse.
Li Tai snorted and said: "Do you think Pheasant Slave is that idiot from Lao Wu? When someone throws a bone, he picks it up humbly! Pheasant Slave has a deep mind. If he can't ensure everything, he will definitely not take it. Throw it out yourself and become a tool for Changsun Wuji to control the court and conquer the world."
Having said this, he looked at Fang Jun with a half-smile: "You should be glad that Guanlong was defeated, otherwise Pheasant slave will definitely take the throne in the end... When Pheasant slave ascends the throne, you have to be careful, he kid I have been coveting your martial lady for a long time, I am afraid I will find an opportunity to convict you, and then do everything possible to bring the beauty into the palace, hey! ”
Fang Jun spread his hands and expressed his helplessness.
The inertia of history is really terrible. Originally, Li Zhi fell in love with Wu Meiniang, regardless of the fact that she was Li Er's second wife, and tried every means to marry Fangze. Later, he even ignored the objections of the courtiers and established her as the queen. Now Wu Meiniang has entered the Fang family a long time ago and became his concubine, but Li Zhi was shocked at the first sight and never concealed his love...
The two of them were talking quietly, and the funeral ahead was going on pretty much the same. After all, she was just a concubine, and there were restrictions on the funeral regulations. Moreover, the current situation was difficult, so it was impossible to hold a funeral with great fanfare, so everything was kept simple.
Behind him, a fast horse came galloping against the wind and rain. When he got close, the soldiers dismounted and knelt down on one knee: "Commander Qi, Guanlong has given you a reply. Your Highness, the Crown Prince, please return to the palace immediately. Discuss important matters" (End of Chapter)