Li Ji bowed and said: "Your Majesty's great love for Fang Jun has never been seen before in history. This kind intention will definitely be rewarded by Fang Jun's dedication and dedication."
His Majesty Li Er put down his tea cup, glared at Li Ji, and said angrily: "What do you mean by not caring about personal friendship? You are all talking good about that stick, you might as well have another daughter, marry Fang Jun, and make him your son-in-law!"
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Li Ji quickly confessed.
"Okay, okay, I also know that Fang Jun has a pure heart. He only cares about the people of the world and is not keen on power. Otherwise, do you think I can sit back and watch him connect with each other and work hard? It's just that I have been a little negligent.
Suddenly, I realized that this kid already had such strong connections and wanted to stand up and compete for a position in the military aircraft department. Everyone in the court, civil servants and generals, and even the royal family responded to everything and cheered for him with all their strength. Hey.
, good boy!”
In a daze, that stickman who was running amok in Chang'an, the bastard who shamelessly flattered and flattered him in front of him, had actually grown up, and had already faintly surpassed all the younger generations, and could compete with those big men in the court.
Give it a try, and it doesn't look like you're falling behind at all.
This really makes His Majesty Li Er sigh.
The purpose of marrying Princess Gaoyang to Fang Jun was just to show her recognition of Fang Xuanling's achievements over the years. She wanted to give the Fang family the status of royal relatives, so that the descendants of the Fang family could be prosperous and wealthy even if they were worthless, and join the country.
Rest together.
But how could we have imagined that this stick that everyone shouted for beating and no one looked down upon could actually shine with such dazzling brilliance and reach the state it is in now?
The most rare thing is that this stick has mastered the skill without learning, as if it suddenly became enlightened overnight, which is called a miracle.
His Majesty Li Er has met tens of millions of people in his life, but he has never seen anything like this...
Li Ji stood in front of the writing desk. Seeing that the emperor's face did not look angry, he said: "Actually, your Majesty, there is no need to worry. Although Fang Jun is a little immature and has a bad temper, he is pure and filial in his heart and has a kind heart.
I have always regarded it as my duty to benefit the people, and I am definitely not like the traitors like Cao Cao and Wang Mang."
His Majesty Li Er nodded slightly.
Having a bad temper and acting willfully is not a bad thing sometimes when it is placed on a person. It means that the person is not deep in the city and has little ambition. Otherwise, if a young gentleman spends his whole day being courteous to the virtuous and corporal, self-denial, diligent and frugal, and winning people's hearts, then that will be the case.
It's the scariest thing...
Suppressing Fang Jun is precisely because he is optimistic about Fang Jun and has great expectations for Fang Jun's future, lest he get too much power too early when his character is not stable, and thus lose his nature and go astray.
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But in the current situation, if I insist on suppressing Fang Jun, it may make Fang Jun feel conflicted and alienate him. In that case, the gain will not be worth the loss.
Sighing and rubbing his forehead, His Majesty Li Er said helplessly: "Okay, let that kid jump by himself. If it is true that those who don't like him can't stop him, then let him go.
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Li Ji hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is wise."
His Majesty Li Er glanced at him, snorted, and said: "That kid is considered a figure now. He formed a gang outside, and even sent you, the leader of the Prime Minister and Fu, to ambush a certain person and act as a lobbyist, hum.
Huh, let him be careful with X, if he does something wrong and gets caught by X, he will never be spared!"
How could Li Ji be afraid of such threats?
He immediately smiled and said: "Weichen is not Fang Jun's lobbyist. He is just optimistic about his ability and believes that he can be qualified for the position of the Military Aircraft Department. Your Majesty, if you insist on saying that he and Weichen are family friends, Weichen will say good things for him."
, that’s a bit unfair. After all, he is your son-in-law, and there is no way you and your son-in-law should be closer than Wei Chen, the ‘uncle’...”
His Majesty Li Er did not comment, stood up, walked out from behind the desk with his hands behind his back, ordered the servants standing at one side to prepare the meal, and said to Li Ji: "Stay and eat with a certain person, and talk about the situation in the Western Regions by the way."
"Here!"
Li Ji agreed. When he saw His Majesty Li Er walking towards the side hall, he quickly followed suit.
Arriving at the side hall, His Majesty Li Er knelt down behind a coffee table, beckoned Li Ji to sit opposite him, and asked: "I had been spending the summer in Jiucheng Palace these past few days, but I was always worried about the situation in the Western Regions.
I couldn't help it, so I returned to the palace. Could you please tell me, how has the situation in the Western Region been in the past few days?"
Li Jidao: "Your Majesty should still combine work and rest. The hot summer in Chang'an is really unbearable. Your Majesty's complexion has improved a lot in the past few days. It can be seen that Jiucheng Palace is indeed a good place to escape the heat... Every day, the Anxi Protectorate will send you there."
The news of their arrival in Chang'an revealed that the Arab army was approaching Suiye City step by step. Prince Perus of Persia was still in Tocharostan and sent letters to the Anxi Governor's Office many times, pleading with the Tang Dynasty to send troops to help him retreat from the enemy and restore his country.
, the Governor of Anxi did not dare to be expert, so he wrote several times, requesting His Majesty to give clear instructions."
His Majesty Li Er was very dissatisfied and snorted coldly: "We, the Tang Dynasty, have no contact with Sassanid Persia. If he writes a letter, he will ask our Tang Dynasty tigers to travel thousands of miles across the green mountains and fight for their lives? Can you imagine?
Beautiful! Moreover, if you really want to ask the Tang Dynasty to send troops to help restore the country, you should come to Chang'an in person, kneel down in front of the Taiji Hall, and beg sincerely. Now you can just open your mouth while staying in Tokhorostan.
?Absolutely ridiculous!”
The Tang Dynasty was at its peak and dominated the world. His Majesty Li Er was so confident that he never paid attention to other countries in the world. The Persian cavalry only boasted about how powerful it was in history books, but now it is already a thing of the past, and its glory is no longer. Such beings were
The country that the Arabs conquered still wanted to maintain its demeanor as a great country. It wanted to borrow troops but refused to face the reality and put down its dignity. How could His Majesty Li Er have a good impression of it?
Li Jidao: "Wei Chen understands, so he will send a letter to the Anxi Protectorate, instructing him to make it clear to the Prince of Persia that if he plans to borrow troops from the Tang Dynasty, he must show his sincerity."
His Majesty Li Er nodded slowly.
If the Prince of Persia shows his sincerity, will Datang send troops?
Not really.
All that is needed is the groveling of the Prince of Persia, in order to demonstrate the hegemony of the Tang Dynasty and let the world see that even if it is as tyrannical as Persia and is destroyed, it will still come to seek help from the Tang Dynasty.
As for sending troops, it is absolutely impossible.
Persia is thousands of miles away, separated from the Tang Dynasty by not only towering green ridges, but also vast deserts. The expedition would consume too much manpower and material resources. Even if it helped Persia recover in the end, it would not be beneficial to the Tang Dynasty.
What are the benefits?
His Majesty Li Er especially agreed with Fang Jun's words, "War is the continuation of politics." The Tang Dynasty and Persia were thousands of miles apart, and they had no political aspirations. To fight life and death for Persia, wouldn't that be a fool?
After a while, the waiter brought the food and placed it on the coffee table in front of His Majesty Li Er.
The dishes are very simple, four dishes and one soup, two large bowls of rice, and a small pot of rice wine. His Majesty Li Er invited Li Ji to eat. This was not the first time that Li Ji accompanied the emperor to eat. He was not formal and clean.
He poured a glass of rice wine for the emperor, and they drank a glass together, and then ate.
His Majesty Li Er took a chopstick of emerald-green fried cabbage and put it into his mouth to chew, and suddenly said: "I want to let the Prince of Hejian County serve as the Protector of Anxi. What do you think of Mao Gong?"
Li Ji was chewing food and almost choked when he heard this...
He poured a glass of rice wine and drank it, but did not answer immediately.
As we all know, the status of Li Xiaogong, the prince of Hejian County, is very embarrassing...
From the beginning to the end, Li Xiaogong stood by His Majesty Li Er. Li Shimin, who was still a prince, was fighting life and death in the north, while Li Xiaogong was in the south conquering Bashu, annihilating Xiao Liang, defeating Duke Fu, and pacifying Jiangnan. Shan Cong's contribution
In terms of land area, Li Xiaogong is no worse than His Majesty Li Er.
This also established his status as "the first general in the clan".
Of course, there were also some criticisms about Li Xiaogong's achievements during this period.
In conquering Bashu and pacifying Jiangnan, there were basically no high-intensity battles. Most of them were about building relationships and getting closer, and there were many benefits. More than 30 states in Bashu and 49 states in Lingnan were included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
As for the elimination of Liang Xiaoxian and the defeat of Fugong'er, don't forget that Li Xiaogong also has a great teammate beside him - the military god of the Tang Dynasty, Li Jing.
In particular, the two battles that Li Xiaogong personally commanded ended in disastrous defeats, which inevitably made his reputation tainted - the first time, after Bashu was pacified, a barbarian leader Ran Zhao invaded the territory, Li Xiaogong was defeated, and Li Jing came to rescue him.
On the battlefield, with only 800 soldiers, he killed Ran Zhaoze and captured more than 5,000 enemy soldiers alive.
The second time was in the process of pacifying Xiao Mian. After the Tang army unexpectedly won the first battle, Li Xiaogong became hot-headed and ignored Li Jing's dissuasion. He took the initiative to attack the troops of Xiao Mian's fierce general Wen Shihong and returned with a heavy defeat. Li Jing observed again
The enemy's formation was chaotic and the second attack turned the tide of the battle and saved Li Xiaogong's face.
Of course, even though there are criticisms about his command on the battlefield, Li Xiaogong is indeed outstanding in terms of logistics support, personnel arrangements, stabilizing military morale, etc., and few others can match him.
After pacifying the south of the Yangtze River, Li Xiaogong became the governor of Yangzhou and guarded the south of the Yangtze River.
But not long after, rumors spread that Li Xiaogong intended to rebel and proclaim himself king... Li Xiaogong himself requested to be relieved of all military duties, returned to his Chang'an mansion honestly, and lived a life of luxury and lust.
I never set foot in the military camp again.
At present, His Majesty Li Er wants Li Xiaogong to take over the military power again after many years, and the first time he takes action is to take the prestigious position of Protector of Anxi. He has all the military and political power in the Western Regions in his hands, and even his life is in danger. Among them,