Chapter 0274 Loyalty will deteriorate, but interests will not
"Once Erlang starts killing people, he will never be merciful. If you kill him halfway, he will only treat you as enemies and deal with them together. The few soldiers and horses you have in hand may be able to stop Erlang in Chang'an City.
of troops and horses, but they can never stop Erlang’s troops and horses outside Chang’an City.”
"What you have to do is far more difficult than fighting for that position. You are no longer trying to put an egg against a rock, but you are trying to use an egg against an iron lump."
"Do you think you are showing great kindness and doing good for everyone? But in the eyes of others, they will only think you are an eyesore and will only kill them quickly."
"Good people don't do this, and good people can't do it either."
"..."
Li Xiaogong kept shouting, frantically venting his dissatisfaction and criticizing the plans of Li Yuanji and others.
"I've seen stupid people, but I've never seen people as stupid as you."
Li Xiaogong finally yelled through gritted teeth, a bit hating his stupidity and incompetence.
Li Yuanji listened quietly and did not disturb him from beginning to end.
It wasn't until Li Xiaogong finished shouting and calmed down for a while that he smiled calmly and said: "You're done shouting? Are you still shouting?"
Li Xiaogong glared at Li Yuanji fiercely.
Li Yuanji smiled calmly and said, "I don't agree with what you said."
Li Xiaogong approached Li Yuanji and shouted: "Why do you disagree? You are so stupid that you are hopelessly stupid. How can you disagree with me?"
The smile on Li Yuanji's face remained unchanged and he said: "You should talk about us, not you."
Li Xiaogong was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously tugged at Li Yuanji's collar. His hand reached halfway, and he didn't know what he thought of. He pulled back again, and then said angrily: "You are so naive and pathetic, I will never fall in love with you."
Pirate ship."
Before Li Yuanji could say anything, Li Xiaogong was stunned again, "Isn't that right?"
Li Yuanji was also stunned for a moment, "What's wrong?"
Li Xiaogong stared at Li Yuanji and said quickly: "The third sister is the person who least wants you three brothers to meet with each other, so she will be deceived by your childish plan. Even if she finds out that the plan is childish, she will follow it."
You walk all the way to darkness.
But Uncle Shen Tong Wang is an old fox...ahem...smart man, and he will not be fooled by such a childish plan like yours.
What did you use to convince him?
Or, if you tell him your childish plan and he agrees to join, do you really believe that he will help you?"
When Li Xiaogong said this, he said in disbelief: "You are not so naive, are you?"
Li Yuanji curled his lips and said angrily: "You don't think that once my second brother and my eldest brother are at war with each other, they will be merciful to us, right?"
Li Xiaogong's expression froze.
Li Yuanji continued: "Whether my eldest brother killed my second brother or my second brother killed my eldest brother, they don't have to worry about anything in this regard.
After all, whether he kills one person or a group of people, it is the same to an emperor.
The historians of later generations will not praise him because he killed one less person, nor will they criticize him because he killed one more person."
Li Yuanji looked at Li Xiaogong, "Do you think I did this to protect the friendship between our brothers like the third sister? I did it to save my life, my own life, and yours.
Maybe Uncle Shen Tong Wang saw that my plan was naive, but he still joined in?
why?
It's because once my eldest brother and my second brother are at war with each other, our heads are hanging on our belts.
We must stick together to protect ourselves."
Li Xiaogong's expression changed again and again, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Li Yuanji added: "If you protect me, I can protect you. We are now grasshoppers on a rope."
Li Xiaogong suddenly spoke with a very uncertain tone: "Your eldest brother and Erlang have no reason to kill us."
As a direct descendant, Li Yuanji could pose an obstacle to Li Shimin.
They are a group of collaterals and have no hindrance to Li Shimin.
As long as the climb was thorough enough and level enough, Li Shimin had no reason to kill them.
Li Yuanji asked without hesitation: "Do I need a reason to kill you?"
Li Xiaogong had a sullen face and said nothing.
Li Yuanji asked again: "What guarantee do you have that my eldest brother and my second brother will not kill you?"
Li Xiaogong's face became even more gloomy.
There is no guarantee.
Because until the moment the matter comes to an end, no one can guarantee that the winner between Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin will not kill them.
They will not stand in the way of the winner, but they cannot guarantee that if the winner has any political needs or conflicts of interest during his reign, he will behead them.
Anyway, the winner has already killed his biological brothers, and he will not be merciful in killing these cousins.
"You yourself said just now that your old troops are spread all over the south of the river. This alone is enough to be sent to the execution ground."
Li Yuanji said seriously.
Your meritorious service is high enough, your old troops are everywhere, you raise your arms, and thousands of people follow you. How many emperors can tolerate you?
Li Shimin can tolerate it, after all, it has been verified by history.
The problem is, Li Xiaogong doesn't know.
Li Xiaogong stood there, motionless, completely falling into silence.
Li Yuanji did not disturb Li Xiaogong and returned to the pavilion.
Li Xiaogong needs time to think clearly.
When Li Yuanji returned to the pavilion, there was an extra guest in the pavilion, and he was handing out gems boldly.
Gems as big as pigeon eggs, worth thousands of gold, seemed to be worthless in his hands, and he kept giving them away.
Xue Wanshu and others didn't know whether they should accept it or not, and they all seemed very embarrassed.
Yu Wenbao was indifferent, but he also maintained extreme restraint in this matter.
He drooled as he looked at the gem handed to him, but he refused to put it in his arms.
He felt uncomfortable holding it.
If he had his face covered, he would probably accept it and ask the other party in a 'friendly' way to bring out more.
"Why is he here?"
Xie Shufang had already sent his fiancée to Yang Miaoyan. After seeing Li Yuanji returning alone, he couldn't help but come closer and ask questions.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Li Yuanji glanced at Xie Shufang, you ask me, who should I ask?
I also want to know why he came.
"See Your Highness, this small gift is not a sign of respect. I hope Your Highness will accept it."
As soon as Li Yuanji entered the pavilion, Feng Zhidai, who was spreading wealth around, hurried forward to greet him, ordered his servant to take two boxes, and sent them to Li Yuanji with a smile on his face.
Afraid that Li Yuanji would think the gift was not valuable enough, he opened the box and asked Li Yuanji to take a look.
One of the boxes was filled with gems of various colors, worth a year's salary for everyone present.
The income from the fiefdom is not included. After all, Li Yuanji has 30,000 households, so the income from the fiefdom is a bit abnormal.
The other box contains a pair of strange stones. They are moist and have no mottled colors. They look like they are of the highest quality and are a good material for carving seals.
Li Yuanji was a little confused about the origin of this pair of strange stones, and others were also a little unclear.
But this does not prevent Li Yuanji and others from estimating its value.
A rare stone that can be sent together with a box of gems is naturally worth no less than a box of gems.
"Are you generous enough?"
Li Yuanji did not accept it, but looked at Feng Zhidai with a half-smile.
Feng Zhidai smiled generously and said: "My father said that when giving gifts, they should be delivered at once. Picking and picking at them will make people disgusted and unhappy.
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My father also said that it is His Highness's grace that I can receive His Highness's protection and live a stable life in Chang'an City, and I must repay it."
This was the first time that Li Yuanji had seen such an upright and honest gift giver.
"You are honest. Then tell me, why are you here?"
Li Yuanji praised him and asked again.
Feng Zhidai held the gift box and said: "I also saw General Xie and others riding out of Chang'an City one after another. I guessed that General Xie and others had arrived here. I thought that Your Highness needed help for something, so I came here to help.
In order to avoid being disliked by His Highness, I have prepared some small gifts."
Li Yuanji nodded thoughtfully, accepted Feng Zhidai's gift box, and said with Feng Zhidai's bright smile: "I'm interested..."
Feng Zhidai hurriedly said: "It should be... it should be..."
Li Yuanji praised: "You are much more relaxed than before, and you are much more courageous."
Li Yuanji vaguely remembered that when he first met Feng Zhidai, Feng Zhidai was blocked by Yin Ah Shu and a group of prison guards at the palace gate to extort money. At that time, Feng Zhidai behaved cautiously and timidly.
When we met for the second time, Feng Zhidai was only submissive and didn't know how to give gifts. He didn't even know what to say when he put down his things.
This is the fifth time we have met.
Feng Zhidai bowed deeply to Li Yuanji, "Thanks to His Highness's blessing, no one dares to bully me anymore, and I have made many friends. Under their guidance, I gradually relaxed."
Li Yuanji nodded, "You are also a loyal and brave queen. Your ancestors and fathers have defended a territory for us in the Central Plains. You did not dare to neglect it at all, and you did not follow Zhao Tuo's example and take it as your own. Your heart is respectable and you are loyal."
Also respectable.
My father has made me the Duke of the country, and you are also my minister of the Tang Dynasty.
From now on in Chang'an City, I will behave openly and openly, and there will be no need to nod and bend.
If someone bullies you, you can just go to the Si Yamen and file a complaint.
If there is a government office that refuses to accept it, you can come to me."
Feng Zhidai saluted Li Yuanji again and said with a moved face: "Thank you for your advice, Your Highness, and thank you for your blessing."
Li Yuanji patted Feng Zhidai on the shoulder and said with a smile: "When my fleet arrives in Jiaozhou and meets your father-in-law, we will most likely be a family.
When you come to my place, you don't have to be restrained."
Su Dingfang led the soldiers of the Tongjun Prefecture. After landing in the sea east of the Southeast Road, the ships did not stop. Instead, the stewards of each prefecture continued southward with some troops, some young men, and a large amount of goods.
Rushed to Jiaozhou.
There are treasures everywhere in Jiaozhou, but because of the spread of miasma and the local people doing their own things, Jiaozhou has not been developed for a long time.
Coupled with the inconvenient transportation, the treasures from Jiaozhou cannot be transported out.
Li Yuanji intended to turn Jiaozhou into a money bank and to build a cave in Jiaozhou, so after the river water transportation from Luoyang to Dizhou was completed, he immediately sent people to Jiaozhou.
On the one hand, it is for future layout, and on the other hand, it is also trying to develop maritime transportation.
Li Yuanji discussed this matter with Feng Zhidai, and also talked to Feng An remotely through Feng Zhidai.
Feng Ang welcomed this.
Feng Ang also hopes to turn various treasures in Jiaozhou into materials more useful to himself.
"Whether you can enjoy the popular food or drink spicy food from now on depends on Mr. Feng's face, so you should be more polite to Mr. Feng."
Li Yuanji smiled and said to his subordinates.
It can be regarded as introducing Feng Zhidai into his own small group and introducing him to his own small group.
By the way, I told them that I helped them open up a way to make money, and everyone would be able to enjoy the food and drink spicy food.
Loyalty will deteriorate, but interests will not.
Li Yuanji was not sure whether the people under his command would stay with him loyally for the rest of his life, so he had to put another layer of shackles of interests on them.
