Chapter 4041: Firm-minded
After Li Zhi said goodbye and left, Fang Jun looked at the sky, changed a set of clothes, went out and rode with his soldiers straight to the East Palace. He came to the palace behind Li Zheng Hall to meet the prince, and found several people sitting with Zhining and Yuwenshi. All in...
After the ceremony, Li Chengqian called Fang Jun to take his seat. Yu Zhining said with a smile: "Zhao Guogong was buried yesterday, and my father did not pursue the previous mutiny, so it came to an end. Ying Guogong came today to represent the Guanlong clan. I apologize to Your Highness. Your Highness means that since the incident has passed and Duke Zhao has died, let’s forget about it. After all, we will have to move around more frequently in the future.”
This was to explain to Fang Jun why Yuwen Shiji appeared in the East Palace, but Fang Jun narrowed his eyes.
Nowadays, everyone knows that His Majesty’s heart is as solid as stone, and it is inevitable that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince’s position will not be guaranteed. However, it is obvious that officials of the East Palace like Yu Zhining have not given up yet... The power is touching people’s hearts, who can be willing to give up what he is about to obtain? What about the interests?
Fang Jun looked at Yuwen Shiji and said with a half-smile, "I haven't seen Duke Ying for a long time. It's really gratifying to see you today with a glowing face and a strong spirit."
The relationship between the two was originally very good, but since Fang Jun became the director of the academy and excluded Guan Long's children from the student quota, he gradually turned against Guan Long and became estranged from Yuwen Shiji. Later, Guan Long started to rebel. After the fall of the East Palace, the two sides became even more fierce, fighting to the death.
Now sitting opposite each other, the feud is gradually disappearing, which is quite embarrassing...
Yu Wenshiji picked up the teapot on the coffee table and poured tea for Fang Jun with a gentle smile: "I heard in Chang'an City that Erlang first defeated the Tuyuhun cavalry to ensure that the Hexi counties were not lost, and then planned to severely damage the Turks and ambushe them, and then fought thousands of miles away. Rushed to the Western Region and annihilated 200,000 Dashi troops in one fell swoop... ...I really admire him inexplicably, and think that Erlang is actually the most capable commander of the Tang Dynasty after Duke Wei and Duke Ying, and his future is limitless. But today, the court's strategy of retreating in order to push the boat forward has made me realize Erlang's ability. His political talent is really promising at a young age.”
When you are embarrassed, complimenting each other is indeed a little trick to ease the atmosphere...
Fang Jun took the tea cup handed by Yu Wenshi with his hands, smiled and thanked him, and said modestly: "I just won a few games by luck, how dare I call myself a commander? Compared with you Zhenguan Honored Ministers, these mere achievements are not worth mentioning. .”
Yuwen Shiji's smile froze, brat, do you know how to chat? You just led the army to defeat our Guanlong army. You are "a mere achievement, not worth mentioning." Then aren't we just a mob, and all our achievements are in name only?
Li Chengqian saw the thorn in Fang Jun's words and hurriedly tried to smooth things over: "Erlang is here, but is there something wrong?"
He no longer had any luck with the reserve position, and planned to just accept any outcome. Therefore, he no longer worried about gains and losses, and put aside all the past grievances. In any case, the Li Tang royal family and the Guanlong clan have been entangled for hundreds of years. Once they put aside their hatred, they are still very close to each other. In the early years, Yu Wenshi and others were in and out of the palace as if they were on the ground. Although they did not have the name of the emperor of the East Palace, they still had a lot of respect for Li Chengqian's teachings. But there are quite a lot of them, and they are very much like teachers and students, so they don't want to see Fang Jun and Guan Long messing around again.
At the same time, people who are frustrated in the officialdom should face each other with swords and make things difficult for each other...
Fang Jun looked at Yu Zhining, Yuwen Shiji and felt that this matter would be known to the whole city in less than two days, so there was no need to hide it, so he bluntly told King Jin's request for a visit just now.
Yu Zhining immediately became happy, stroking his palms and saying: "Chong'er was born outside, and Shen Sheng died inside. His Highness, the King of Jin, was able to make such a decision. He not only understood the current affairs, but also had great courage! He wanted to go to the feudal side of the Japanese country and fight for it. The national barrier is equivalent to letting go of everything and starting over. This kind of ambition really makes me amazed. ”
Everyone in the East Palace had already regarded the King of Jin as the biggest enemy in the fight for the heir apparent. Now that the King of Jin suddenly had an open mind and did not want to fight for the heir apparent, how could Yu Zhining not be overjoyed?
After all, every time the prince's position is consolidated by one point, the interests of his imperial master will increase by ten points.
The Yu family in Luoyang has always had many contacts with the Guanlong clan, with marriages and entangled interests. The defeat of Guanlong was inevitably frightening, fearing that it would be affected. In addition, His Majesty was very determined to save money, which made Yu Zhining feel quite discouraged. Now suddenly After hearing the good news, my heart was filled with ups and downs that were a little hard to suppress.
Yuwen Shiji also stroked his beard, smiled and nodded: "This is all the result of Erlang."
Fang Jun hurriedly waved his hand: "This matter has nothing to do with me. His Royal Highness the King of Jin personally came to ask for help. It just so happened that the navy did have a plan to destroy the Japanese country recently. The two coincidences are so beautiful. I don't dare to take credit."
This old thing is too shady. Your Majesty is determined to be the reserve, and it is very likely that he prefers King Jin to succeed him as the reserve. Now that the King of Jin suddenly gives up the throne and wants to feudalize the Japanese islands, if this is believed by His Majesty Li Er to be instigated by him , then you have to chop yourself alive?
Li Chengqian also understood this and said: "This matter is just Pheasant Nu's own intention and has nothing to do with Erlang. Don't mention it again. Besides, Gu also understands that this world belongs to his father, and he can give it to whomever he wants." No matter who you are, don’t fight or grab, just let nature take its course.”
In any case, "laying down" is the strategy of the East Palace at the moment, so as not to involve more people who will be suppressed by the father. Except for people like Yu Zhining, no one has confidence in the reserve...
He looked at Yu Wenshiji and asked: "Just now my teacher said that the Duke of Ying State came here for something, but I don't know why?"
Yu Wenshiji put down his teacup, sighed lightly, and said with a sad look on his face: "No matter who is instigating this mutiny, Guanlong and everyone above and below are all responsible for it. Although your Majesty does not hold Guanlong responsible for the mutiny now, due to the previous seizure of Guanlong The properties of each family are now being counted and recorded, and they are planned to be collected into the internal treasury... His Highness must know that although the families in Guanlong have strong financial resources, they have not been able to do so in recent years. They are eager to make progress, their children are playboys, and every family cannot make ends meet. In addition, the mutiny has almost emptied the treasury of each family. Once these industries are sealed, I am afraid that every family will have difficulty living... Now that Zhao Guogong is dead, every family will I brought the old minister out in the hope of asking for a favor from His Majesty, and to persuade His Majesty to leave a way for everyone to survive.”
His Majesty Li Er has always been happy with vengeance and has a somewhat chivalrous demeanor, which is somewhat similar to the behavior of those "chivalrous people" in the market. Despite all the involvement, he failed to kill all the Guanlong clan, but the anger in his heart remained undiminished, and he must find happiness elsewhere.
What better way is there than to confiscate the property of these aristocratic families, making it difficult for them to maintain a life of food and drink, and spend their daily lives in embarrassment and poverty?
Even if it will not affect the court situation, and he has a bad temper, Guan Long Xungui will not starve to death anyway...
But even if you want to beg for mercy, you have to go to His Majesty. You have been close to His Majesty for so many years, and you can still speak without Changsun Wuji. Whenever you ask, Your Majesty will definitely give you some face. This is why the Guanlong families recommend you to become the leader. Why should the Prince come forward when the Clay Bodhisattva could not save himself from crossing the river?
When the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.
Because he realized that Yuwen Shiji came here not simply to ask the prince to come forward to intercede with the Guanlong families, but to win the hearts of the princes in Guanlong in this way...
As the foundation of the Tang Empire, the Guanlong clan was deeply rooted and powerful. Even though the defeat caused a great loss in strength and no one in power in the court remained, it was still a tyrannical force. , if it can be adopted by the prince for his own use, he may not have the power to compete with His Majesty.
Guan Long is now desperate, and the prince's life is hanging by a thread. It's a perfect match...
But the problem is what Li Chengqian thinks.
Should we really lie down and let nature take its course, or should we unite with Guan Long and fight hard?
He looked at Li Chengqian, who frowned and held the tea cup tightly in his hand. Apparently he had also considered this in his heart. He immediately gave a wry smile, put down the tea cup, and sighed: "My father is very careful about Gu, if you write a letter from Gu Begging for mercy was not only useless, but also made my father vigilant, and he increasingly pursued the Guanlong family to the end. There was nothing he could do about this matter. "
He has completely figured it out. His father is as powerful as a mountain, and no one in the empire can resist him. If he is determined and easy to save, there will be no room for change.
The subordinate officials of the East Palace have accompanied him, the prince, through life and death, and have worked hard to get to where he is today. They have tried their best. If he refuses to give up and still clings to the reserve, there is no point other than implicating those civil and military officials and not having a happy ending.
In this case, it is better to stay firm and never struggle...
Yu Wenshiji obviously didn't expect that Li Chengqian was indifferent to the Guanlongmen valve that came to his door. Was he confident in keeping the reserve, or was he dismissive of the Guanlongmen valve?
Yu Zhining said quickly from the side: "Your Highness, think again! Your Majesty is determined to be the crown prince, but now the King of Jin has given up the fight for the crown prince, and the King of Wei is also wavering. As long as Your Highness works hard and forges ahead, there may not be no chance. How can it be like this?" Give up easily?”
Fang Jun glanced at him and said nothing.
The Yu family in Luoyang is different from others. It is now a wealthy family with a prosperous scholarly reputation in the Central Plains. However, because Yu Zhining was appointed as the emperor of the East Palace by His Majesty Li Er, the interests of the whole family have long been tied to the East Palace. It is difficult to have the opportunity to change the family.
If Li Chengqian's reserve position is not guaranteed, the Luoyang Yu family will be suppressed by His Majesty Li Er as a party of the imperial master. It will be difficult for the younger members of the clan to get ahead in decades. It is better to work hard to support Li Chengqian to maintain the reserve position. Even if it fails, the final outcome will not be worse.
At present, no one can purely talk about feelings...
Li Chengqian's originally somewhat sad expression turned to determination. He sat up straight and said in a deep voice: "I have already said that this world belongs to my father. If my father gives me up, I will continue to work hard and sleep well at night." , worked hard to inherit his father’s great cause ; If the father does not give it, I will give it back with both hands, neither fighting nor robbing me. My heart is as solid as gold and stone. You are all my heart and humerus. I hope you will never mention this matter again to avoid getting hurt. Mutual affection.”
We do not live in a peaceful era, but we are lucky to live in a peaceful country.
(End of chapter)