As the conflicts between Mengxue and aristocratic families in various places intensified, the aristocratic families in various places also tasted the taste and realized that this was the imperial court's attempt to dig out the foundation for their foothold, so the expected resistance came as expected.
These wealthy families were unwilling to conflict with the court head-on, so they took advantage of the conflict between Zhang Liang and the Zheng family in Xingyang to secretly support the Zheng family in Xingyang to attack Zhang Liang.
In less than ten days, there were as many as 163 memorials to impeach Zhang Liang, 13 of which were memorials to the Duke of the State, and two memorials to the Prince of the County. The remaining ones were of the smallest importance.
He is also a state uncle.
Zhang Liang was reduced to the status of a street rat for a while, and everyone shouted to beat him. After Li Yuan got the news, he called the two princes who had submitted the memorial to the Liangyi Palace and gave him a severe lecture.
Your family is fighting with a wealthy family. As members of your own family, it's okay if you don't help your own family. Instead, you help the enemy. This is simply unreasonable.
That is to say, Li can't go to the stage and directly fight with the wealthy families. Otherwise, Li Yuan will teach the two princes a lesson instead of letting them go after giving them a lecture.
Although the two county princes did stupid things, they did not receive any substantial punishment. Zhang Liang was different. From the day he was impeached, people from wealthy families joined forces to torment him secretly.
Everything he did was met with all kinds of difficulties and troubles. In serious cases, he even got into trouble in court.
When Li Yuan did not clearly express his support, his official position was demoted three levels in one go.
Now Zhang Liang was completely panicked and did not dare to stay outside anymore. He ran back to Chang'an like a bereaved dog to seek shelter.
With Qin Qiong's help, he appeared in the front hall of Wude Hall. He bowed his head and knelt on the ground. Li Yuanji sat lazily on the couch, staring at Zhang Liang deeply, and said in a faint tone: "You said you would come
Are you looking for me to help you get out of trouble?" Zhang Liang nodded vigorously.
Qin Qiong, who brought him in, supported him and said: "Your Highness, I can testify that Zhang Liang is absolutely loyal to me, the Tang Dynasty, and he does not dare to neglect what the saint has explained to you. Those impeachments are pure nonsense. I beg you.
Save his life." Li Yuanji glanced at Qin Qiong, and said angrily and funny: "You want me to save him? It's too late for me to kill him!" Qin Qiong stared in shock.
Zhang Liang suddenly raised his head, with a look of horror on his face. Li Yuanji looked at Zhang Liang with a cold face and said, "I don't believe my father didn't tell you anything!" Since Li Yuan wants to use Zhang Liang as a pawn, he will definitely treat him.
Zhang Liang gave an explanation.
Zhang Liang came to ask for help even though he knew Li Yuan had confessed, which shows that he does not trust Li Yuan.
He didn't trust Li Yuan, what's the difference between that and distrusting the entire Li family? Zhang Liang was a little flustered when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "The sage... the sage has something to explain to me, but the sage just asked me to open a good Xingyang Elementary School.
He also asked me to ask my son to act with him in a play, and he didn't say anything else. Now people from the Zheng family in Xingyang have come to the door, and they have also joined forces with other wealthy families. With my body, I really can't bear it.
"When Zhang Liang said it to the end, his expression was still full of meaning.
Li Yuanji knew clearly what else he wanted to say. He just wanted to say that Li Yuan was responsible for killing and not burying him.
Li Yuan obviously asked him to do these things, but now he is in trouble, but Li Yuan didn't come out to support him, which is really unreasonable.
However, he did not dare to say these words in front of others. Once he said them, it would be disrespectful.
Don't say that Li Yuan won't protect him at that time. If he doesn't kill him, he will be considered lucky. Zhang Liang's words made Li Yuanji a little surprised.
Li Yuanji did not expect that when Li Yuan asked Zhang Liang to do something, he did not tell him the truth, but directly told him how to do it.
The advantage of doing this is that once it triggers a counterattack from all the wealthy families, and Datang cannot cope with it, he can be pushed out of the top cylinder and shoulder all the blame.
The Tang Dynasty, that is, the Li family, could stay out of the incident from beginning to end. So even if it failed, the Tang Dynasty would only lose a prince, and there would be no other losses.
As Li Yuan, although this is a bit unethical, it is not wrong. Because as the emperor of a country, when doing something that has a great impact and may even affect the stability of the entire country, he must seek victory in a stable manner.
is the most important.
During this period, some people may be abandoned as pawns, and some innocent people may be harmed.
But compared to what is really going to be done and the impact of failure, this is nothing.
So you can say that what Li Yuan did in this matter was unreasonable, but you can't say that he was wrong.
Because at any time, any country will do this when faced with this kind of thing. This is the so-called sacrifice of one's own family for everyone.
Some people may think this is unfair, but in the eyes of a person in power, the interests of the country and the interests of the vast majority of people are the real interests.
Personal interests can only give way in the face of these interests. If a person in power deliberately pursues fairness without safeguarding the interests of the country and the vast majority of people, then this person in power is definitely not a qualified person in power, and the country he governs is also
Will eventually fall apart.
Therefore, when there is a conflict between personal interests and national interests, as well as the interests of the vast majority of people, fairness and justice does not exist.
Anyone who naively pursues fairness and justice will be harmed in the end. Of course, the disadvantages of doing so are also obvious, that is, it is easy to sacrifice loyalty, it is easy to feel sorry for loyalty, and it is easy to force some people who are unwilling to make sacrifices to rebel.
Many treacherous and evil people in history were loyal ministers and good generals at the beginning. The reason why they eventually embarked on the path of treachery and evil is that they were forced to do so.
The famous treacherous ministers Ding Wei and Yan Song were motivated to be loyal ministers when they first became officials, and they took many actions to pursue their ambitions. The reason why they became treacherous ministers in the end was because the court treated them unfairly.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! They work loyally for the court and the emperor, but they are not appreciated by the emperor or promoted. On the contrary, they are those who are well-connected and can flatter each other.
, those who can bribe will have a prosperous official career.
This made their hearts unbalanced, and then they resolutely embarked on the path of treachery and evil. In the end, they became extremely human ministers and became famous treacherous ministers in history.
It can be seen that when loyal ministers are forced to become traitorous ministers, the damage caused is far greater than those who become traitorous ministers from the beginning.
Zhang Liang's experience was different from them, the things he encountered were different from them, and the unfair treatment he suffered was even more different from them.
Therefore, there is no way to argue with them about Zhang Liang's matter. However, if Zhang Liang is treated unfairly and made to make sacrifices, Zhang Liang may not have the chance to become a traitor to the Tang Dynasty, but Zhang Liang's descendants
Just don't know for sure.
As long as Zhang Liang's descendants felt that Datang was treating them unfairly, they would take certain measures to cause certain harm to Datang.
This kind of thing was actually not uncommon in the Tang Dynasty. People in the Tang Dynasty also talked about loyalty, filial piety and justice, but they were not so firm.
The details depend on one's family background. Anyone who comes from a wealthy family is not firm in their loyalty to the Tang Dynasty. Because in their hearts, their clan is the one they should protect the most, and the Tang Dynasty can only be ranked second.
This is also the reason why the Tang Dynasty wanted to clear out the wealthy families. In comparison, although the Song Dynasty was a little farther away, it was stronger than the Tang Dynasty in terms of loyalty, filial piety and justice.
Otherwise, there would not have been a scene of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians dying for the country. The Tang Dynasty did not have such treatment. When the Tang Dynasty fell, Huang Chao raised his arms and shouted, and all the people followed.
Therefore, when it comes to Zhang Liang's matter, it must be carefully considered, not only to make Zhang Liang feel cold, but also to let Zhang Liang handle the matter.
"You can't carry it anymore if you can't carry it?" Li Yuanji made a decision in his mind, stared at Zhang Liang and asked. Zhang Liang opened his mouth, not knowing how to answer.
Li Yuanji continued: "With my father standing behind you, what are you afraid of?" Afraid of death. Zhang Liang wanted to answer truthfully.
But Li Yuanji didn't give him a chance to speak, and continued: "Also, my father is standing behind you, do you think you have room to retreat?" If you want me to die, I have to die.
This is a rule that has not changed in the feudal dynasty for thousands of years. It is better than killing Bai Qi. When a sword is handed to his hand, he must kill himself.
Of course, you can also resist. The prerequisite is whether you have the strength to resist, whether you want your previous life or not, and whether you want the lives of the three tribes.
Although unfair treatment will cause a lot of backlash, the ancients also had a corresponding way to deal with it. That is to eradicate the root cause.
This is the essence of the Yi Tribe, the Zhujiu Tribe, and the Zhushi Tribe. They will not give you any chance to rebound.
"Your Majesty..." Zhang Liang stuttered and was speechless. Li Yuan's tall figure stood behind him. As a minister, he was not qualified to negotiate terms with Li Yuan. He could only act like a minister.
Like a puppet, controlled by Li Yuan, there is no room for choice or retreat.
Li Yuanji snorted and said: "Since you have no choice, just do what my father wants. What else is there to say?" Zhang Liang stuttered for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and said,
Heng Heng thought: "I can die, but I don't want to harm my family!" He didn't dare to say that he didn't want to die.
Because he is a military official, and if a military official is afraid of death, then he is really not far away from death. After all, the military officials in the Tang Dynasty's court are all brave generals who are not afraid of death, and there are many who have a higher status than him.
If he said that he was afraid of death, the military officials would collectively abandon him and exclude him from the group of military officials.
If he hates Li Yuan and is abandoned by the group, then he will have only one way to die.
