After Changsun Yan left, Li Zhi sat alone in the hall.
The cold wind howled outside the window, and the doors and windows of the main hall were tightly sealed, so no cold wind invaded, but Li Zhi still felt cold all over his body.
For the first time, he calmed down and contemplated the situation he was in.
He has always believed that he could rely on the power of the Guanlong nobles to achieve his goal of fighting for the throne. Although he actually agreed with the father and the prince's policy of suppressing the family members, he had to rely on the power of the family members against their will to achieve his goal.
Fulfill your ambitions.
But he always firmly believes that everything is under control. When he achieves great things, he will regain the ideals of his father and the prince, continue to exert strong pressure on the family, and even reduce the influence of the family to the lowest level in history, so as to
This achieved the point of enriching the country and strengthening the army, and strengthening the imperial power.
He has full confidence in all of this.
However, the moment he heard about Fang Jun's assassination, Li Zhi found that his confidence was shaken.
Can a tiger like Changsun Wuji really be manipulated by me, and be able to get rid of it easily after using up its value?
As a child of the royal family, he is also considered a member of Guan Long. The environment in which he grew up since childhood enabled him to fully understand Guan Long's power.
It is even clearer that once this energy goes crazy, it can destroy the world.
Just looking at it now, he was a little shaken.
Since his father ascended the throne, he has adopted a conniving attitude toward imperial strife and allowed overt and covert fights between factions. This is also a means to suppress the Guanlong nobles. Although the actual effect is not very good. But his father has always had
The bottom line is that no matter how you fight, you must put it on the table, and your small actions in private must be restrained. In particular, assassination and other means are used to eradicate dissidents and kill colleagues. This is absolutely not allowed.
Even with his father's love for Fang Jun, when Qiu Shenji's death was revealed, his father severely punished him. In the end, there was no evidence to prove that Fang Jun was responsible, so he gave up.
But now Changsun Wuji openly assassinates Fang Jun, which shows that the Guanlong nobles are already hysterical and have no taboos in order to protect their past interests and maintain their influence in the court in the future.
Can the Guanlong nobles, who are already on the verge of losing control, still have the confidence to take complete control?
Li Zhi frowned.
After a long while, he came back to his senses and saw that the sky outside was already dark. He called the servants to help him change his clothes. Then he ordered someone to hitch a carriage and rode all the way to the Yamen of the Ministry of War.
There are also officials on duty at the public house in the evening to deal with some emergencies. Although the "Military Aircraft Department" has been established for a long time, since there has not yet been a large-scale war, the actual role of the "Military Aircraft Department" is less than its symbolic significance. In military terms,
The handling of affairs still falls to the Ministry of War.
When the official on duty saw Li Zhi suddenly coming to the Yamen, he quickly stepped forward to greet him and asked, "Your Highness came to the Yamen so late, but is there something wrong?"
Li Zhi looked at the dark Yamen, nodded and said: "The ship transporting ordnance has arrived at the Tongguan waterway and is waiting for inspection to obtain the qualification to pass the customs. It is expected that it will arrive at the south port of the city in the middle of the night. I will immediately go to the residences of the officials to inform them that tonight
All officials from the top to the bottom of the Ministry of War are on duty, and when the ships arrive, everyone will work together to load the weapons onto the ships and transport them to Liaodong as soon as possible."
"Here!"
The transportation of this batch of ordnance is currently the top priority of the Ministry of War. The two officials on duty did not dare to neglect, and quickly summoned several petty officials in the yamen, and even the disciples were sent out to inform the officials' residences.
Li Zhi sat in the lobby of the Ministry of War. An official who stayed behind made him a pot of tea, and he drank the tea alone and waited slowly.
Not long after, the officials from the Ministry of War had not yet arrived, but Li Junxian arrived first...
Li Junxian, dressed in military uniform, strode into the main hall of the Ministry of War, saluted Li Zhi and said: "General Li Junxian, by your Majesty's order, is here to assist His Highness."
Li Zhi was overjoyed: "General Li, why do you need to be so polite? Come on, please take a seat."
With that said, he took a teacup and poured tea for Li Junxian.
How dare Li Junxian let His Highness the Prince of Jin pour tea for him? He quickly took the teapot in his hand and filled it with tea for Li Zhi before pouring a cup himself and sitting down at the table with the teacup in hand.
Li Zhi turned slightly sideways and asked with a smile: "The ships from the south of the Yangtze River will arrive at Tongguan Waterway. I haven't informed my father yet. How can General Li arrive so quickly?"
Li Junxian said respectfully: "His Royal Highness entered the palace in the morning, and then His Majesty informed the general that he would fully cooperate with His Highness. Therefore, after the general received the order, he sent people to various passes to grasp the trends, and happened to know that Jiangnan
The incoming ships have arrived at Tongguan and will be able to enter the customs later, so they immediately mobilized manpower to cooperate. Currently, more than 200 experts have gone to Fangjiawan Pier to closely inspect the passing merchants to ensure the loading and transportation of the ordnance.
It’s foolproof.”
Li Zhi praised: "Soldiers are valuable and quick. If General Li were in the army, he would be a first-rate general!"
This is a sincere compliment.
He was most afraid of someone sabotaging the ordnance when transporting it, so he asked his father for help. Now, before Li Junxian asked him to assign specific tasks, he had already arranged everything in advance, saving him trouble and effort. How could he be dissatisfied?
But after Li Junxian heard this, he just smiled and said respectfully: "I will not be worthy of His Highness's praise. I am just a guard dog. How can I do trivial things with His Majesty's shelter from the wind and rain?"
Compared with the generals who crawl on the ice and lie in the snow on the battlefields on the frontier frontlines to fight for supremacy and often wrap their bodies in horse leather? Ashamed, ashamed."
Li Junxian has always been dissatisfied with his position as the commander-in-chief of the "Hundred Cavalry Division". He leads a group of subordinates all day long to break doors and locks and monitor everywhere. He is as invisible as a mouse and does everything behind the scenes.
Dark and dirty work, where is the destination of a good man?
Only by fighting for supremacy on the battlefield and charging into battle can we live up to this skill!
Moreover, in my position, I know too many royal secrets. Once a person knows too many secrets, he will be jealous. It is okay for His Majesty to trust him now, but who knows that one day His Majesty will become suspicious of me? Especially once.
In the future, when the new emperor ascends the throne, he will be the first threat to be eliminated...
Only a fool is willing to do such a job if he cannot fulfill his life's ambition and fight fiercely on the battlefield, and is always in danger of overturning and killing people.
But at the moment, His Majesty trusts and relies on me. Although he once revealed his idea of going to the border in a subtle way, His Majesty Li Er stopped him several times and he did not dare to mention it again...
I still feel depressed in my heart.
Li Zhi didn't understand Li Junxian's mentality, but he felt that he was not very happy, so he changed the topic and talked about business: "This batch of ordnance is very important. If you are not careful, it will delay the Liaodong army's combat readiness, which will lead to the loss of military equipment next year."
The Eastern Expedition is starting in the spring, so there is no room for mistakes. I have just taken up the post of the Ministry of War, and I am not very familiar with the officials under my command. It is inevitable that I will make some omissions when arranging the dispatches. I have to rely on General Li's help to do this."
Li Jun heard the elegant meaning of Xiange and understood that this was not a question of whether his officials were familiar with it or not. Instead, he was worried that those officials would cause trouble, so he nodded and said: "Don't worry, Your Highness, the general will definitely go all out, from the ordnance to
From the beginning of shipment until the shipment arrives in Liaodong, personnel will be assigned to closely monitor the entire process, and no oversight will be allowed."
Li Zhi clasped his hands and laughed: "That's exactly what it should be!"
With "Hundred Cavalry Division" supervising from the side, even if someone is bold and wants to cause trouble, it will not be easy...
As they were talking, officials from the Ministry of War who had been notified arrived one after another.
In the main hall, Li Zhi called together officials above the doctor level, held a brief meeting, and assigned tasks one by one.
Finally, he looked around and warned: "I have not been in office for a long time, and everyone may not know my style of doing things. I will never be stingy with rewards for those who have done their best, but if anyone dares to cheat, he may even have ulterior motives."
, once found out by this king, you will be severely punished!"
This is not the time to show gentleness, you must give a warning to make these people have some scruples.
He really couldn't bear the consequences of losing all his prestige if something went wrong...
Led by Cui Dunli, a group of military officials quickly stood up and said seriously: "Your Highness, please rest assured that this batch of ordnance has a great impact. We know in our hearts that no matter what, it must be successfully transported to Liaodong, so that the Liaodong army can prepare for war as soon as possible.
It can destroy Goguryeo like a broken bamboo!"
These words are not only a guarantee, but they also express an attitude - we are not of the same mind as you, but we will fight when we should fight, but at critical times such as this, we will never affect the overall situation just for the sake of fighting.