Chapter 4042 Mutual suspicion
Li Chengqian has always been an indecisive person. Whether he sincerely gave up the fight for the throne or was unwilling to face the tragic consequences of failure, it was always because he was concerned about the future and life of the subordinate officials in the East Palace. He was able to make up his mind without wavering. , already valuable.
Yu Zhining was a little hesitant. He was a man who had read books about saints and sages all his life. Although he had been in the official career all his life, he had failed to learn to hide his feelings and his face was ugly.
However, Yu Wenshiji could not see any disappointment. Instead, he nodded and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness is sincere and filial, and is indeed a model for the world. It is a pity that Your Majesty does not know people well and has to change the prince easily. I am afraid that I will regret it in the future."
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This is a bit "disrespectful". How can the ministers criticize the emperor in private? But this place is the East Palace, and what he is facing is Li Chengqian, who is about to be exiled. Not only will such words not cause trouble, but it will make Li Chengqian feel recognized and share the same hatred with the enemy...
Li Chengqian waved his hands and said with a stern face: "You can't mention these words of Duke Ying again. My father worked hard and worked hard for the empire, and he even tried his best to teach our princes. As long as he is my father's son, anyone is qualified." inherit How can I be dissatisfied with my father just because I was established as the crown prince first? As I said, this world belongs to my father. If he doesn't give it to me, I will never give it to him. ”
He also understood Yu Wenshiji's intentions. If these words were spread, his father would be angry, and he might step up the pace of Yichu, and even deprive himself of more and more power, thus causing his own dissatisfaction. Yi Chu rebelled against his father...
Although he has no scheming intentions, he also knows that the most lacking thing in the officialdom is "sincerity". If the Guanlong Clan had not been desperate at the moment, how could he have come to him to find opportunities to make camp?
If his father gives Guan Long a clear path at this moment, I am afraid that Yu Wenshiji will immediately defect to him. If his father gives him a glass of poisonous wine, Yuwen Shiji will even pounce on him, pry open his mouth and pour the poisoned wine in...
Even if he has no intention of fighting for the throne, Li Chengqian is not willing to break the pot. His father's heart is as solid as stone. Even if he expresses his dissatisfaction angrily, can he make his father change his mind?
Not only did it not work, but it angered my father even more, leading to unpredictable disasters...
It would be better to just lie down and let them be manipulated without any resistance. Perhaps the father could feel some pity and guilt, treat his children more gently in the future, and find a way out through the mediation of Fang Jun and others.
Yu Wenshi was silent for a moment, then forced a smile and said: "Your Highness has a broad mind, and I cannot match it."
Now that Guan Long has made a big mistake and almost all his foundations in the court have been cut off, he can only bet on the prince's side, which may one day make a comeback as the prince stabilizes his position. But now the prince has made it clear that he will not fight. If we don't grab it, it's a foregone conclusion that the reserve will be abolished. It's no longer feasible for Guan Long to rely on this road to make a comeback.
But apart from that, how difficult is it to find a way to recover?
He and Changsun Wuji have been fighting openly and secretly for many years, and he has been unwilling to be suppressed by him. Now that Changsun Wuji is dead, he has fulfilled his long-cherished wish to become the leader of Guanlong. The first thing he faces is how to lead Guanlong to break out of the quagmire. Such an arduous task comes with a mountain of pressure. Only then do we know how difficult it is for Changsun Wuji to lead Guan Long to become the world's most powerful family and dominate the government and the public in recent years.
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Furong Garden, Prince Wei's Mansion.
Princess Wei Yanxiao poured tea for Li Zhi with her own hands, and then glanced at Li Tai with her beautiful eyes. The couple's eyes met, and then they turned around and left with a smile on their faces.
While wearing the ring, Li Zhi withdrew his eyes from his sister-in-law's plump and enchanting back, and said to Li Tai: "Just now, I went to Chongrenfang and begged the Duke of Yue to help..."
Then he said what he wanted, and after speaking, he said in a sincere tone: "Brother, the prince, is the eldest son. Even if he is deposed in the future, according to the rules of Zong's succession, you will be the second brother to succeed you. If I am in the capital, I will , it is inevitable that some people will take the opportunity to cause trouble, putting our brothers in a dilemma ... Therefore, I have decided that as soon as the good news comes from the navy, I will immediately ask my father to be released. I will follow the example of my third brother to be feudal and to serve as a border for the country. This will not only avoid the risk of our brother's encroachment on the wall, but also achieve success. My lifelong ambition is to have the best of both worlds.”
Li Tai was stunned for a while, he couldn't believe his ears...
It was almost a foregone conclusion that the crown prince would be deposed. Although the successor prince was within the scope of his father's sons, the most qualified ones were the two legitimate sons - himself and Pheasant Nu. Although his father loved him, he had a deeper affection for him because he had raised Pheasant Slave by his side since childhood. In purely emotional terms, Pheasant Slave was closer to the throne than he was.
What's particularly important is that the Guanlong clan that supported Zhinu in the past is now dilapidated and crumbling, which will not threaten his father's imperial power. If Zhinu wants to secure his throne, he can only rely on his father's support... no matter what Whenever and wherever, balance is the most stable situation.
In contrast, I have been running Datang's education business for many years, which has made me quite famous, and my prestige among the people is increasing day by day. In addition, I have a deep friendship with Fang Jun, and Fang Jun's influence is enough to form a strong force. , the prestigious "princeling party", wouldn't it recreate the current situation where the end of the Eastern Palace cannot be lost, endangering the imperial power?
After all calculations, Pheasant Nu is more likely to succeed him than him.
However, now Pheasant Nu came to tell him that he was about to withdraw from the competition for the reserve and go to the overseas feudal side...
Before I could be moved, a thought that seemed a bit dirty but extremely realistic came to my mind - what kind of tricks is the Pheasant Slave really playing?
This is not to blame for his villain's heart and the taste of a gentleman. At first, he followed Fang Jun's advice and realized the complexity of the situation, so he had to make an external statement that he would no longer compete for reserves, and devoted his life to the education of Datang. I gave up the thought of fighting for the throne, but when the situation changed and things took a turn for the worse, a bit of ambition inevitably grew in my heart - after all, it was the position of the Nine-Five Supreme Being, with the power of life and death for hundreds of millions of people, who could not be excited?
So now that Pheasant Nu made such a choice, he was surprised and naturally thought about whether there was fraud in it.
After all, this kid Pheasant Slave looks harmless to humans and animals, but in fact he is not a fuel-efficient lamp...
With his mind spinning, Li Tai said with emotion: "Although you are young, Pheasant slave, your ambition is better than Brother Yu's. Compared with you, Brother Yu is ashamed. But although you have no determination to go to sea for feudalism, Brother Yu doesn't know how to do it." When those brothers started fighting against each other, I swore in front of my father that I would not fight for the throne, and I would not go back on my words in the future.”
But my heart is inevitably beating wildly.
The prince was deposed and the pheasant slave went to sea. The one who was most qualified to take over the throne was himself... He didn't even need to wait until the pheasant slave went to sea. When the father heard about the pheasant slave's determination, he was afraid that he would be angry and directly canonize himself as the prince... …
I had completely despaired of the reserve at the beginning, but now it suddenly became clear, and it took no effort to get it... Could it be that I was destined to be the one I was destined for?
I never felt it before...
Li Zhi's eyes were filled with tears, he touched his nose and said in a solemn voice: "How can brothers fight against each other for the sake of the throne? I would rather leave my hometown and go to a barbarian land overseas than fight against each other in the future. Otherwise, even if After getting this throne, I will rule the world in the future, and my heart will always be filled with guilt like my father, which will never be healed in my lifetime.”
Li Tai was so moved that he held Li Zhi's hand and nodded repeatedly: "Good brother! Since you have achieved this step, how can you be willing to be second to your brother? In a few days, he will go to Emperor Shu's father and ask to study politics for the world. Visited various township schools and county schools to learn about the teachings of the Tang Dynasty Education will be carried out in every village, so that students from poor families can have the opportunity to study and study. When you are the slave of the country, Brother Yu will prosper and teach, both internally and externally, to protect the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty forever!"< br>
"The ambition of the elder brother is far greater than that of the younger brother! The younger brother is feudal and wants to expand the territory, but he needs the help of the navy and the support of the Tang Dynasty. It seems difficult, but it is actually easy. The older brother wants to break the monopoly of the family. The academic and political education not only opens up the people's wisdom, but also faces the obstruction of aristocratic families. It is difficult to achieve success in difficult situations. ”
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The two brothers held hands and looked at each other, both of them sincerely admiring each other.
When Li Zhi said goodbye and left, Li Tai sat alone in the study, holding the teacup in one hand and clasping his chin with the other, frowning in thought.
Princess Wei came in from the outside and sat next to Li Tai. She stretched out her delicate hand to cover the back of Li Tai's hand. Li Tai felt the soft warmth of his wife's palms, raised his head, and met his wife's beautiful, radiant eyes...
"Your Highness, this is a God-given opportunity!" Princess Wei was a little excited, her pretty face flushed slightly.
Li Tai held his wife's hand with his backhand, let out a long breath, thought for a while, shook his head and said: "Don't be fooled by the performance. If Pheasant Nuo really goes to sea for feudalism, I will naturally be the most advantageous one in the fight for the throne. But Pheasant Nu has always been eyeing the reserve, and now he clearly has an advantage over me. Why did he suddenly propose to withdraw from the competition and even go overseas? "
Princess Wei was stunned for a moment and asked curiously: "What kind of fraud can there be? Pheasant Nu proposed this matter himself, and it was not His Highness who instigated him. Even if the father refused, at most he would give up on it, but no matter how he blamed it, Not on His Highness’ head?”
Although she usually has a strong personality and likes to make the decision in everything, which makes Li Tai a little "henpecked", but whenever big things happen, it is Li Tai who makes the decision...
Li Tai frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head: "It won't be that simple... If it were in the past, my father would naturally be angry with me, but after returning from the Eastern Expedition, my father's temperament has changed a lot from before. He is often angry and moody. Who knows? Did I know my father’s temper, so I retreated in order to harm me?”
The two people most qualified to inherit the throne are Li Tai and Jin Wang Li Zhi. Li Zhi went overseas, and he, Li Tai, naturally became the one with the greatest chance of winning the throne; but if Pheasant Nu played some tricks and caused his father to become angry with him, then Li Zhi would gain the most...
At stake is the reserve position. Even if he is a brother, Li Tai doesn't dare to trust him and has to be on guard. (End of chapter)