Chapter 4552: Estrangement gradually arises
When the rebels and rebels came to the city, you asked me to abandon my family and property and fight with blood to protect your throne; when the imperial power was stable, you asked me to consider the overall situation and hand over the military power... Is it possible that we can share adversity, but we cannot share wealth?
Queen Su's beautiful eyes on the side looked back and forth on the faces of His Majesty and Fang Jun. Her red lips moved slightly, but she hesitated to speak. In the end, it just turned into a sigh from the bottom of her heart.
Once something cracks, it's hard to get it back to the way it was before.
In her opinion, His Majesty is a little confused. Does he really think that others can support him as unreservedly as Fang Jun?
Although those people did not join the rebels when they rebelled, how many of them did not have a secret conspiracy with the rebels?
Finally, his eyes focused on Fang Jun's face, with concern faintly revealed.
Fang Jun and Li Chengqian confessed their feelings and expressed their opinions. When they turned around, they met Queen Su's eyes and smiled slightly.
The Queen felt very strange that she actually understood the meaning of this smile: Peace of mind...
My heart skipped a beat and I quickly looked away.
Halfway through the banquet, the three of them had their own thoughts and the atmosphere was a bit awkward...
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After the meal, Fang Jun excused himself and left. The maid cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks and served them tea. The queen dismissed everyone with a wave of her jade hand.
After making a cup of tea for Li Chengqian, the queen hesitated and said softly: "Is there something wrong with your Majesty's behavior?"
Li Chengqian picked up the teacup and drank tea without saying anything.
The Queen glanced at him and said: "In any case, without the support of the Duke of Yue, it would be difficult for Your Majesty to wait until the day he inherits the throne. Even if he takes the throne, how can he remain standing during the two mutinies of Guanlong and King Jin?" , Frustrated the rebellion? To this day, the Duke of Yue is truly a minister of His Majesty, and cannot be treated lightly either in public or in private.”
Li Chengqian put down his tea cup and asked curiously: "You think I treated Fang Jun poorly by asking him to hand over the military power of the Jinwu Guards?"
The queen pursed her lips and said nothing, replying with her eyes: Isn't it?
"Okay, even if I'm being treated poorly, the situation I'm facing now is still full of crises. Although the throne is stable, the world is still in turmoil. Fang Jun is unwilling to be wronged. Li Ji's side will definitely be suspicious, until the army is completely divided. ...In the face of the world's great situation, what's the harm in being a little wronged? I remember his merits, and I am grateful for his kindness. The king and his ministers will have a long time to come, so I can make more compensation. Why bother at this time?"
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Li Chengqian was a little dissatisfied, his tone was fierce, and he rarely lost his temper in front of the queen.
How could he not know that Fang Jun had been wronged?
But why can’t we focus on the overall situation?
With Fang Jun's meritorious service and his great trust in Fang Jun, why not return the military power to him in due course?
Why doesn't even his own queen understand the principle of "tolerance for the sake of the country"?
You actually thought he was a ungrateful person!
Simply outrageous.
Queen Su was speechless.
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Wu Meiniang's habit remains the same. She always likes to talk about things while doing business. It seems that briefly detaching her thoughts from bliss can make her happiness more lasting and pure...
"Mr. Sir, are you in a bad mood today? I can't bear all this trouble."
"You can't bear it? I think you accept it happily and enjoy it as if you are eating it."
"I hate it, don't talk about people like that, it's embarrassing..."
"The matter is very complicated and I can't explain it at the moment. It's important to get down to business first."
"Is it tight?"
"..."
Outside the window, the cold wind whistled, snowflakes fell, and the clouds and rain dispersed inside the house. The maid took care of the cleaning, and the husband and wife hugged each other and lay on the bed.
"Today in the political hall, Your Majesty took away my authority to reorganize the Jinwu Guards on my left and right, and replaced it with the supervision of Ying Gong..."
Stroking his waist without a trace of fat, Fang Jun talked about what happened today.
Wu Meiniang frowned: "Your Majesty has gone too far."
"The situation is not stable, and His Majesty also attaches great importance to the overall situation."
"What do you really think, Mr. Lang?"
Fang Jun pulled the quilt up to cover his snow-white shoulders: "...I am not a saint, how can I be willing? Besides, the reason why I gave up the power of government affairs is to avoid suspicion in the court. If you want to seize the military power to assist in the implementation of the New Deal, your Majesty's move is tantamount to draining the firepower and completely overthrowing my plan."
She turned sideways and squeezed into Lang Jun's arms. A jade arm that bullied Shuang Saixue was placed across Lang Jun's chest. Wu Meiniang was very dissatisfied: "Your Majesty, are you confused? Even if Li Ji is given more military power, can Li Ji be determined to keep him?" This emperor? What a joke.”
Whether it was the late emperor's intention to change the throne, or when the emperor died and the ministers forced the palace, or even the two subsequent mutinies, Li Ji stayed out of the incident and watched the fire from the other side. If Fang Jun had not spared no effort to help him to the death, the East Palace at that time would have been killed. How can you still sit on the throne as firmly as you do today?
To actually deprive Fang Jun of his military power and hand it over to Li Ji is simply stupid.
But after thinking about it, he immediately said: "Although His Majesty is not wise and wise, he is not stupid. Since he can do such things, it is obvious that he has reached some kind of agreement with Li Ji in exchange for Li Ji's complete allegiance. Completely consolidate the military power of the world."
In today's Tang Dynasty's army, Fang Jun and Li Ji are the two largest troops, accounting for more than 70% of the army. As long as these two people completely side with Li Chengqian, it is equivalent to most of the Tang army being loyal to the emperor, and the rest are loyal to the emperor. Nothing to worry about.
From the emperor's standpoint, this seems blameless.
But it was extremely unfair to Fang Jun. He fought life and death to turn the tide, but in the end he was deprived of military power.
Without military power, and Fang Jun, the right servant of Shangshu, without holding a formal official position, wouldn't it be the same as being idle among the wealthy and idle?
How could a mere Yanyan envoy from Jiechi in Hedong be worthy of Fang Jun's achievements and status?
Even if this move was taken into consideration, Li Chengqian seemed a little cold.
Of course, the most important thing is the possible changes behind this move.
One of Fang Jun's arms was pillowed by Wu Meiniang, his elbows were bent, and his palms were touching the snowy shoulders: "Heroes see the same thing, I think so too, but I don't know if this is Li Ji's idea or it has something to do with the clan, Li Shen The old ghost Fu had not seen anyone for many years, and suddenly he jumped out, which was enough to show that the group of people who had been hiding deep could not stand the loneliness. "
The power structure of the Li and Tang royal families was so complex that it could almost be said to be the most complex among the founding clans of all dynasties.
In a sense, the foundation of the Tang Empire today can be said to have been laid down by Li Hu. It was Li Hu who conquered the country in the east and fought in bloody battles in the west, which laid the foundation for the Li Tang royal family. Li Hu gave birth to eight sons. Except for the eldest son and the second son who died early, the rest are almost all extraordinary. Under the leadership of the third son Li Bing, the family business has become stronger and stronger.
After Li Yuan ascended the throne, the world was in turmoil and war broke out. The Sui Empire fell apart and finally seized the opportunity to achieve hegemony.
Although Li Yuan took over his cousin's throne, he was also a man who missed old friendships. He paid special attention to blood and family ties, and all his cousins were given titles and titles.
In fact, during the process of Li Yuan's struggle for the world, almost all the descendants of Li Hu fought on the bloody battlefield. Throughout the founding battle, the Li Tang royal family and the Guanlong clan were at odds with each other.
This resulted in an extremely serious power struggle within the Li and Tang royal family, and any group had the basis to seize the throne.
As Li Yuan's cousin and one of the people with the highest seniority, Li Shenfu is a banner that cannot be ignored.
Wu Meiniang retracted her arms into the quilt and moved them downstream, causing someone to tremble slightly: "If there is no military power in hand, how can the interests and ambitions of the prince be guaranteed?"
Fang Jun enjoyed it silently and said softly: "How can the military power be taken away easily by changing one officer? When the late emperor appointed the Prince of Jiangxia County as the General of the Youtun Guard, didn't he fail to instigate the entire army to rebel? With me on the left and right of the Jinwu Guards The influence cannot be shaken within three years or two years.”
Wu Meiniang exerted force on her hands and breathed out like a blue: "In other words, they knew that they could not take away the military power of the left and right Jinwu guards from Lang Jun's hands, but they still couldn't wait to do it? If so, the only explanation is that they were about to take action. ”
"They know that this is very rough, but they can't wait, because every day His Majesty's position becomes more stable. When His Majesty has sorted out the government affairs all over the world and the New Deal is vigorously implemented, more and more people will Support Your Majesty, how can they have a chance? I just don’t know if Ying Gong is involved this time.”
Fang Jun was worried.
The group of princes and heirs in the clan were not noticed by him. They were just some ambitious and shallow people. Even if they could cause some troubles, they would not be a big deal. But if Li Ji was involved, it would be completely different. different.
Don't think that because Li Jiping is low-key and inconspicuous, his abilities are ignored. As one of the only remaining famous commanders among Zhenguan's ministers, his huge influence and countless old troops are an extremely powerful force.
Just because Liu Jie mentioned in the Political Hall that Li Ji would take charge of the reorganization of the Jinwu Guards but was rejected by the latter, we cannot think that the latter really had no intention of influencing the Jinwu Guards.
At this level, who is not a good actor?
Trying to read someone's true inner thoughts from their expression or performance is simply wishful thinking.
Everything must be based on actual interests.
Only by pursuing the profit gains behind it can we truly understand the essence of the matter.
Obviously, this is not yet possible, so the situation is still confusing...
Wu Meiniang suddenly had a thought: "What does Lang Jun think is the biggest loss to you from this incident?"
Fang Jun was slightly startled.
Although being deprived of the right to reorganize the Zuo Jinwu Guards indirectly weakened his influence on the two armies, this is a long-term process after all and requires a large-scale purge of the existing officers of the Zuo Jinwu Guards. In the short term, No one can do it.
In other words, this incident did cause him huge losses, but it was not serious in the short term.
So are there any other losses?
There really is.
That was the rift between him and Li Chengqian caused by this incident...
It's not necessarily a grudge. With Li Chengqian's character, he wouldn't be really wary or suspicious of him because of this. He might even feel guilty and wonder where to make up for it.
"Alienating Your Majesty from me?" (End of Chapter)