But I also thought, is it possible that the whole dynasty is full of arrogant fools, and you are the only one who understands? Not to mention that my father is so wise and powerful that he doesn’t think there is anything wrong with conquering Goguryeo. How can you be more powerful than your father?
He glanced sideways at Fang Jun and snorted softly: "The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were all trained in battles with their father. Even civil servants are familiar with the art of war. They can go into battle to kill the enemy. If they really go to the east, they will be like this."
How can these people turn a blind eye to what you said is so dangerous? It is conceivable that, Duke Yue, you are just alarmist and unconventional!"
Fang Jun had no intention of arguing, and just said: "Each one is in charge of his own affairs and has his own plans. Everyone only cares about the interests of the family, but who puts the interests of the empire first? This is your Majesty's determination to suppress the clan, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is determined to inherit it.
The reason. When everything is in ruins, the wealth of the aristocratic families can certainly push the empire onto a faster development path. However, when the country rises, the selfishness of the aristocratic families will become the reins that constrain the empire. They never care about the empire.
Because in their eyes, the empire was created by them alone. If one day the interests of the empire conflict with their family interests and become irreconcilable, then it is very simple, just like what they did in the late Sui Dynasty.
The country is between the palm of your hand and your ear."
Not long after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, His Majesty Li Er was an emperor on horseback. Half of the country in the Tang Dynasty was conquered by his old generals who led the Qin Palace. The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were indeed familiar with military affairs. Mounting a horse and carrying a sword can bring peace to the country.
, dismounting one's horse and writing can rule the country.
However, in this world, people will always be swayed and tied down by various interests. It is difficult to see their true intentions, and it is even more difficult to maintain their stance.
How could they not see the arrogance in the government and the public?
It's just that they don't want to say it because they are bound by their own interests. In political struggles, there is always a trade-off. If others can't stumble, how can you easily grab more benefits? Anyway, everyone else is arrogant.
It doesn't matter if I am arrogant, as long as I know what I am doing, and when everyone else suffers losses, I will be steady and steady, and then this huge feat will surely fall on my head, wouldn't it be wonderful?
But these people have never thought about it, or have never cared about it. The journey of war is not only about the right time and place, but also the most important thing is the people.
If people's hearts are not united, even a million-strong army is nothing more than a pile of scattered sand.
What's more, winters in Liaodong are extremely cold and summers are rainy. If the Tang army cannot clear out the entire territory of Goguryeo before winter comes, and when winter snows and the temperature drops sharply, countless people will freeze to death. This is unfavorable weather conditions; Liaodong is surrounded by mountains.
, the rivers are dense, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and the roads are simple and crude. If there is a little rain, it will soon become muddy under the trampling of the army and horses, making it difficult to move. Moreover, Goguryeo knew that it could not fight the Tang army head-on, so it hid in dangerous places in the passes.
To build a fortress or a mountain city, to hold on to dangers and to resist to the death, this is called the unfavorable location.
Faced with the destruction of their country and their family, all Goguryeo people swore to defend their territory to the death. They worked together to die rather than retreat, and their morale was bound to be high...
The time was favorable, the place was favorable, and the people were harmonious, and the Tang army did not occupy the top position.
What they can rely on is nothing more than a military strength several times greater than that of Goguryeo, excellent individual soldier quality, and more sophisticated weapons and equipment.
So this is bound to be a tough battle.
Since it is a tough battle, they will definitely suffer heavy losses. In order to preserve their strength, all forces will want to watch others rush forward and suffer big losses, while they themselves seize the fruits of victory at the last moment...
How could this battle not be extremely dangerous?
Li Zhi's face looked very ugly.
He naturally knew that his father was determined to suppress and eliminate the aristocratic families, and then complete the unification of imperial power, so that the order could be issued from the center and be issued to the world. But it was precisely because he participated in the fight for the heir apparent that his father acquiesced to the Guanlong nobles' treatment of him. Support, and then violate his own principles, slowing down the pace of weakening the family.
In this way, the noble families breathed a sigh of relief. Now that they had foreseen their respective futures, they had to gain enough benefits in the Eastern Expedition to resist the weakening and suppression they would still suffer in the future.
In fact, the reason why my father wants to go on a personal expedition is not because of some "great success" as circulated in the city, but because my father knows that while he has slowed down the suppression of the aristocratic families, these aristocratic families will inevitably rebound. The most obvious consequence is that everyone had their own plans during the Eastern Expedition and were unwilling to work together to defeat Goguryeo.
How could anyone else have suppressed the powerful families and factions in the army?
Only by his own personal control can the smooth progress of the war be ensured...
At this moment, Li Zhi finally understood the extent of his father's favor for him. He was determined to go against his own political strategy and to support him to ascend to the throne.
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Outside the duty room, no one was interested in working. Everyone listened to the goings-on in the duty room. Once they noticed any disturbance, they would rush in to start a fight.
His family has been on official business with Fang Jun for a long time, and they are well aware of Fang Jun's temper. As long as the King of Jin touches Fang Jun's bottom line and makes him angry, he will not care whether the prince is a prince or not. He will definitely press him down and beat him violently. Let’s talk about it soon…
However, after waiting for a long time, I didn't hear any strange noises in the check-in room.
Everyone couldn't sit still and winked at each other, hoping that the other person could go to the check-in room to have a look.
But Fang Jun's prestige in the Ministry of War is too high. Who dares to go in and disturb him? He might hit the iron plate and become the target of Fang Jun's anger. How unfair would that be...
In the end, everyone's eyes turned to Cui Dunli.
Regardless of official position or prestige, Cui Dunli can be called the "second person in the Ministry of War", and he is Fang Jun's absolute confidant. Without him, it would be possible to dissuade Fang Jun without angering Fang Jun and getting into trouble.
Cui Dunli: "..."
Looking at the looks of his colleagues, he wanted to scold his mother.
Fang Jun may seem rough and reckless, but in fact he knows it well. If he dares to fight King Jin, it must be because he has to fight, and after the fight, there will be no big deal.
What's going on if you go in here?
But I also thought about the fact that the prince and the King of Jin are now competing for the throne. What if Fang Jun really wants to weaken the prestige of the King of Jin and takes the initiative to find trouble?
The Eastern Expedition is imminent, and if there is any further uproar, it will miss the mark...
After thinking about it, he asked someone to prepare a pot of boiling water and carried it to the check-in door. He first put his ear to the door and listened, but there was no movement. Then he reached out to knock on the door and heard "Come in" from inside. "Then he opened the door and walked in.
Seeing the two people sitting opposite each other in the room, although their expressions were serious, there was no sign of anger or anger. Cui Dunli was slightly relieved, stepped forward and poured the boiling water from the kettle into the teapot, and said with a smile: "In the middle of winter, it is best to drink tea. Think about it to refresh your mind, nourish your energy and remove the fire. Your Highness, Minister, please use it slowly."
If you two drink more tea, you will be less angry and don't get into a fight...
The two of them nodded together.
Cui Dunli bowed and saluted, then pushed out with brisk steps.
Fang Jun poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip, looked at the silent Li Zhi, and asked: "Now do you feel His Majesty's love for His Highness? Your Majesty would rather let the Eastern Expedition be mixed with too many unfavorable factors.
We must also slow down the suppression of the aristocratic families in order to support His Highness's fight for the throne. Why do you still care about the mere risk of being held accountable, and are unwilling to do everything you can to win the Eastern Expedition?
Will there not be even the slightest surprise during the battle?"
Li Zhi was silent, feeling a little unhappy.
We are also princes after all, but you don’t even bother to pour tea?
He had no choice but to see that Fang Jun had no intention of pouring him tea, so he could only pour a cup for himself, holding the teacup and drinking it slowly to relieve the shock and embarrassment in his heart.
For a while, the two of them were relatively speechless, drinking tea slowly.
After a long time, Li Zhi put down his tea cup, sighed softly, and said: "Just follow the wishes of the Duke of Yue. I, the king, have no meaning anymore."
He argued before that he believed that Fang Jun's move was just to undermine his prestige and to dig a hole, so that someone would definitely criticize him based on it in the future. But after this discussion, he admitted that he had the possibility to get
Compared with criticism and impeachment, we must try our best to cover all aspects of the Eastern Expedition.
Fang Jun nodded happily and said slowly: "Your Highness understands the great righteousness, and I am deeply pleased. If Your Highness doesn't mind, I have said something that is transgressive, and I don't know whether to say it or not."
Li Zhi snorted angrily: "If this king says 'it's not appropriate to talk about it', will the Duke of Yue stop talking about it?"
What bothered him the most was that Fang Jun had such a "you know nothing, I'll teach you" attitude in front of him. This made him feel that the other person seemed to be above him and was firmly pressing down on him, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
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Unexpectedly, Fang Jun actually nodded and said, "Since His Highness doesn't want to hear it, then I won't talk about it."
Li Zhi's eyes widened and he glared at Fang Jun angrily.
Do you understand that this is the most unethical behavior?