Chapter 4025 The family is in despair

Chapter 4025 The family is in despair

In today's Tang Dynasty, the imperial power has been firmly established and the world is at peace. It does not necessarily need a decisive and energetic emperor to continue the great cause of opening up the territory. It also needs a conservative king to protect the numerous achievements since Zhenguan and bring them to the present. This heritage of the prosperous age settled down, permeating every inch of the Tang Dynasty, and then took root and sprouted, creating an unprecedented glorious and prosperous age.

In this regard, the Sui Dynasty, which was destroyed just a few decades ago, is a lesson learned from the past.

Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty was a wise king of his generation. In terms of his achievements in governing the country, few people in history could match him. He worked hard and plainly, worked diligently and loved the people, and managed to manage the dilapidated country during the Southern and Northern Dynasties until there was an abundance of rice, grain, and money. It can be said that the foundation of the prosperous age has been laid. As a result, after Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty came to power, he imposed tyranny, treated the people harshly, and attacked with powerful troops from all sides. In more than ten years, the Sui Dynasty was broken into pieces and eventually fell.

What would the world be like today if the man who came to power was not the talented and decisive Emperor Yang of Sui, but a gentle, knowledgeable and capable emperor?

There are no ifs in history, but there are traces to follow. Just eliminate wrong answers.

But His Majesty Li Er is obviously on the wrong path now. He is too ambitious and too arbitrary, and is not satisfied with his current achievements. After all, his ideal is to surpass the Qin Emperor and Han Wu and become "one emperor through the ages." "This is not something he can do on his own, so he wants a successor who can forge ahead and extend his achievements infinitely, so as to demonstrate his greatness.

But he forgot that if he took too big a step, he would tear his balls...

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The heavy rain has washed away the flowers and trees in Zhongnan Mountain, making them lush and lush. When you look up, everything is green and full of vitality, but the inside of Dayun Temple is full of gloom and mist.

The Guanlong clan has been prosperous for hundreds of years, and has always been entrenched in this land and arrogant among the others. In the past ten years, it has reached the peak of its prosperity with the help of His Majesty Li Er's accession to the throne, and it has wielded all the power in the world. However, at the moment when the mutiny was almost successful, he was defeated by the East Palace and fell from the peak of power to the abyss.

Hundreds of years of luck also came to an abrupt end.

Although His Majesty Li Er thought of Changsun Wuji's past achievements and Empress Wende's kindness, and agreed to organize Changsun Wuji's funeral, how could Guanlong and his subordinates have any thoughts on organizing it? Since everything was kept simple, old relatives who had close contact with the Guanlong clan in Chang'an City came to express their condolences, but they only came and went in a hurry, sent a few burnt papers and a memorial ceremony, and left immediately.

In such a sensitive situation, no one wants to get involved with the Guanlong clan...

The mourning flags cut from white paper were drooped by the heavy rain and stuck to the bamboo poles. In the mourning hall, cigarette smoke was lingering. The descendants of the eldest son's family were kneeling on both sides, all listless and lost. Changsun Wuji is not only the head of the Changsun family, but also the soul of the Changsun family. In the years he has been in charge of the Changsun family, he has made the family the first in Guanlong and even the first in the world, but no one in the family can do it. His ability inherited his mantle, but now he committed suicide, and the entire family's backbone collapsed and they were in chaos.

In the side room on one side, Yu Wenshi stood in front of the window with his hands behind his hands, looking haggard, looking at the cold mourning hall with bloodshot eyes, and let out a heavy breath.

Even if His Majesty misses the old love and cannot bear to send the whole family to the border, without Changsun Wuji, the Changsun family has completely fallen into the mortal world, and there is no possibility of recovery within three generations.

He has been fighting with Changsun Wuji for many years, always thinking about surpassing Changsun Wuji and climbing to the status of "Guanlong's first family". Now that his wish has been achieved, he feels empty, because Changsun Wuji's death means that Guanlong is the most powerful person. The glorious era has passed, leaving such a dilapidated situation. Even if you become a leader, what joy is there?

Presumably, Sun Wuji brought the Guanlong Clan to its peak back then. Now that he wants to rescue the Guanlong Clan from the abyss, it is as difficult as climbing to the sky...

On the side, Linghu Defen, who had white hair and beard, was holding a tea cup in one hand, leaning on the back of the chair and looking at the beams, his mind a little empty.

In fact, the regret in my heart is unbearable.

Back then, he had been humiliated by Fang Jun and Wu Meiniang, causing him to lose all face. He had already decided to hide in the mansion and write books in peace and ignore the affairs of the court. However, he came out again under Changsun Wuji's half threat and half persuasion. He led his family to raise an army with eldest son Wuji.

And then fell into such a failed ending...

Different from other families in Guanlong, the Linghu family has become a true Confucian since he started. The academic style in the family is very strong, and there are several talented people among the descendants. It only takes a few generations for the Linghu family to completely separate from Guanlong. The tradition of the family has become one of the few scholarly families in the world. This is the right way for the family business to be passed down for thousands of years!

Now, because of his confusion, he has become a rebel...

A lifetime of hard work, all in vain.

The life and death of the family all depends on a single thought from His Majesty Li Er...

He regretted it, and Dugu Lan next to him was almost filled with regret!

Thinking back to the beginning, he was the one who most firmly stated that he would not be involved in the mutiny. The whole family stayed out of the matter, and even the guarded city gates were not allowed to allow the Guanlong troops to enter the city, just to completely cut off the relationship with the Guanlong families.

However, under the threat of Changsun Wuji, he became timid and got involved in a confused way.

Now think about it, even if he fights back Changsun Wuji forcefully and is willing to join the mutiny even if he is willing to die, so what? Is it possible that Changsun Wuji dared to destroy his Dugu family regardless of internal unity? In the final analysis, he still had an unsteady stance and could not see the situation clearly. He subconsciously believed that Changsun Wuji could succeed, lest he would be retaliated and suppressed by Changsun Wuji after the successful mutiny, which would also cause other families to share their achievements and completely suppress the Dugu family.

Now that Changsun Wuji is dead, the mutiny has completely failed, and His Majesty Li Er is back, where should Guan Long go, and where should the Dugu family go?

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There were footsteps outside the door, and a servant pushed the door open and said respectfully: "To inform Duke Ying, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has come to express condolences to Duke Zhao and has already arrived outside the mountain gate."

The three people in the room were refreshed. Linghu Defen suddenly stood up and asked urgently: "Is there a guard of honor for the prince?"

Whether or not there are ceremonial guards has absolutely different meanings. If there are, it means that the prince came to express condolences on behalf of the court. The court will definitely not express condolences to a treasonous person, which means that His Majesty Li Er is not responsible for the Guanlong Mutiny; if not, then the prince has come to express condolences on behalf of the court. He came alone and only represented himself. Although it also indicated that His Majesty Li Er would not pursue the crime of treason against Changsun Wuji, he would not expose it.

The servant didn't understand this: "Only the prince came with dozens of guards, and there was no ceremony."

There was silence in the room. The three of them looked at each other, and then sighed in unison...

Yu Wenshiji cheered up and said: "In any case, it is a good thing that the prince can come to express condolences at this moment. We can't expect too much."

Since rebellion is a capital crime, a more benevolent monarch will kill the culprit, move the entire clan to the frontier, and banish his descendants forever. A slightly more ruthless monarch will be the "Yi Tribe". Now that His Majesty Li Er ordered the prince to come, it was obvious that he was blaming Changsun Wuji for the crime of treason, and that he would not pursue excessively the other "thieves". He was already being lenient and lenient beyond the law.

Linghu Defen nodded and said: "Let's go, call the children of the eldest grandson family, and go out together to meet the prince."

The three of them each held an umbrella, walked out of the wing one after another, and called the children of the eldest son's family. More than 20 people went straight to the mountain gate, welcomed Li Chengqian into the temple, and came to the mourning hall to express their condolences.

Li Chengqian's face was gentle. Not only did he not show any hesitation because Guan Long raised an army to kill him, nor did he feel depressed because the matter of Yi Chu could not be changed. After offering a ceremony and offering incense with a solemn expression, he comforted him with a pleasant look. The heads of the Sun family and their family members then exited the mourning hall and were invited by Master Yuwen to sit down in the side room.

The servants served fragrant tea. Only Li Chengqian and Yu Wenshi sat opposite each other. The tea was fragrant and the wind and rain outside the window were heavy. The two of them were silent for a moment.

What to say?

The two sides who were originally fighting to the death, preparing each other for death, and snatching the central power of the Tang Dynasty, are now defeated like a mountain. The wealth accumulated over hundreds of years is about to be destroyed. The glory and prosperity of the past will no longer be restored. Although one side has won, it has Suffering heavy losses at the time of Leji, the storage position can no longer be retained, and the end may not be better than shutting down the Longmen valve...

There is no winner, both losers.

Yuwen Shiji held the tea cup and smiled bitterly after a long while: "For all the things that have happened before, Guan Long felt ashamed of His Highness and did not dare to say words such as forgiveness, but Your Highness knows that we know that our sins are serious, and here we express our gratitude to you. Your Highness apologizes.”

After saying that, he put down the tea cup, stood up and bowed his head to the ground.

Li Chengqian hurriedly stood up, supported him with both hands, and said with emotion: "What happened in the past has no meaning anymore. Even if there is no Guan Long army, the prince is destined to give way... I only hope that Duke Ying will remember the lessons learned from the past and take the lead in the future." Keep the people of the world in mind and do not let the desire for power corrupt the original intention, let alone shake the foundation of the country and poison the people for your own selfishness. ”

In fact, he is indeed very tolerant.

Who can be without greed for power? This is human nature. At this moment, Li Chengqian knew clearly that there was no way to save his life, so how could he completely let go and not care about the supreme power that was once at his fingertips? The Guanlong rebellion was certainly wrong, but if it had been anyone else, it would have been the same as Guanlong.

Standing at their level, they have already transcended ordinary right and wrong.

No one is as pure as water, and no one is as dark as ink. Black and white are right and wrong, intertwined, and there is only interest in front of them.

Either it's for the benefit of the world, or it's for one's own selfishness, that's all.

The two sat down again, and Yu Wenshiji asked: "What are your plans for the current situation?"

Li Chengqian said calmly: "My father has great talents and strategies and is arbitrary. As a son and minister, I should obey the imperial decree and obey orders."

Don't tell me that I'm already lying down. Even if I'm unwilling to do so, I can't possibly tell you if I really plan to take any action.

Of course Yu Wenshiji understood that he was just bringing up the topic. Wen Yan nodded slowly and said in a deep voice: "I respect your highness's benevolence, but if you stand clearly on the side of the East Palace, Guan Long's fate will not be long. But. Please rest assured, Your Highness, if there is a glimmer of hope, Guan Long will spare no effort to support Your Highness.”

This is not compensation for the nearly fall of the East Palace due to Guan Long's previous rebellion, but Guan Long's way of surviving in the face of numerous crises, but it is of great benefit to both of them. (End of chapter)