Since His Majesty's personal expedition, undercurrents have begun to surge in the city of Chang'an. A crisis is brewing in the depths. No one knows whether it will suddenly break out at a certain moment, causing Guanzhong to be overturned, the world to be shaken, and the country to be shaken.
As for the big bosses of the Donggong family, they all feel the huge pressure like Mount Tai. They usually tighten their heartstrings and dare not slack off for fear that the situation will collapse.
At present, the crown prince has the responsibility of supervising the country. Once changes occur in Chang'an, leading to turmoil in the country, he will naturally bear the responsibility. At that time, if someone comes forward to offer a few slanderous words to His Majesty Li Er, the position of the crown prince will suddenly change again. This is something that no one here wants to do.
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Everyone put down their wine glasses, and a maid on the side stepped forward to add more wine.
Xiao Yu picked up a small cucumber with his hand, dipped it in the sauce, put it in his mouth and chewed it. He sighed and said: "It's just that in the Eastern Expedition, the Changsun family has taken advantage of it. The Changsun Chong committed the crime."
The serious crime of treason has always been a capital crime for the "Yi Tribe" in all dynasties. Your Majesty is not only willing to forgive it, but even allows him to perform meritorious service for his crime. Your Majesty is truly kind and kind, and no ancient sage can be more so."
In his words, he did not hide his envy.
In both the government and the public, at the beginning of the Eastern Expedition, no one thought that Goguryeo could withstand the violent advance of the Tang army and that its overthrow was imminent. Everyone regarded the Eastern Expedition as the last large-scale war of the Tang Dynasty in a short period of time, and each one was sharpened.
They want to seize the opportunity to gain military exploits, consolidate and expand their respective interests.
In order for everyone to share in the success of the war, they even joined forces to exclude the navy who was extremely powerful but had Fang Jun's brand, and severely offended Fang Jun.
However, the war was full of twists and turns, and when the victory was finally about to be won, he suddenly discovered that the greatest military exploits were about to be captured by the Changsun family...
Opening the Seven Star Gate and welcoming the Tang army into the city, even those who were hostile to the Changsun family had to think that this was the first achievement of the Eastern Expedition!
It is inevitable that I will feel resentful, envious, jealous and hateful...
Li Daozong picked up his wine glass and said with emotion: "Your Majesty is truly the most benevolent and righteous towards the eldest grandson family."
Everyone was silent.
Naturally, everyone understands the meaning of these words. The reason why the eldest son's family can receive such preferential treatment from His Majesty is not only due to the merits of supporting His Majesty but usurping the throne and ascending the throne as emperor. Those merits have been repaid little by little in the years of Zhenguan.
Clean, now there are not many merits left, but it is because the Guanlongmen valve is intricate and deep-rooted, which makes His Majesty and Changsun Wuji feel deeply afraid and gradually drift away.
The greatest reliance of the Changsun family is the shadow of Queen Wende.
His Majesty Li Er and Queen Wende had a very deep relationship as a young couple. Everyone still remembers how heartbroken and lost His Majesty was when Queen Wende was buried. And Queen Wende's virtuousness has long been spread throughout the world.
She deserves the title of "Queen of Virtue" and is deeply admired by the world.
This is the greatest heritage of the Changsun family.
Otherwise, when Changsun Chong committed the serious crime of treason, how could His Majesty just issue an official document of sea arrest and hastily end the matter?
Li Chengqian took a sip of wine and felt a little depressed: "The queen mother is indeed very kind to the Changsun family and has always taken great care of her. Otherwise, how could she be willing to betroth Changle to Changsun Chong? The father, the queen, and the queen have many sons and daughters, but in the heart of the queen, she loves them the most.
It is always Changle, whether it is an orphan or a green bird, even a pheasant slave or a Si son, none of them are as favored as Changle."
Generally speaking, fathers like their younger sons, and mothers prefer their eldest daughters. The same is true for the Tian family...
It's just that Sizi has been sick since childhood, which makes His Majesty Li Er love him more, but in terms of his favored status in his heart, no one can compare with Changle and Pheasant Nu.
The reason why Changsun Chong fell out of favor in the first place and made His Majesty Li Er disgusted and disgusted was precisely because he failed to give Princess Changle a happy marriage.
Xiao Yu glanced at Li Chengqian and said with a smile: "Your Highness, there is no need to belittle yourself. Whether it is a Tian family or an aristocratic family, whether rich or poor, most people in the world have high hopes for their eldest sons, hoping that they can inherit the family business and even build a hundred-foot pole."
If you want to take a step further, you will naturally be pushed with the most stringent requirements, so as not to indulge in pleasure and fail to become a talent. Your Highness is His Majesty's eldest son, the natural heir to the throne, and His Highness's benevolent style is well known to both the government and the public, even among the common people.
It is admiration and support. Throughout the ages, there have been countless princes, but there are very few who have been as popular as His Highness."
This is hardly flattery.
Just as Xiao Yu meant in his words, no matter how picky His Majesty Li Er is about Li Chengqian, he cannot change Li Chengqian's status as the "eldest son". China has been the ancestral succession since ancient times, and the eldest son naturally has the right to inherit. If anyone wants to
Overthrowing this system will inevitably trigger criticism from both the government and the public, and even directly shake the foundation of the empire.
Among the people, the traffickers and lackeys also knew that His Royal Highness was generous and kind, and they all supported him. Who wouldn't want to have a benevolent king in the world?
Therefore, as the crown prince, Li Chengqian inherited the great treasure, which was justifiable.
Li Chengqian said humbly: "The Duke of Song's words made me deeply frightened. In terms of literary talent, I am not as good as the green bird; in terms of intelligence, I am not as good as the pheasant slave; in terms of decisiveness and decisiveness, I am not as good as the King of Wu... The reason why I am the prince is just a comparison.
Brothers, you have spoken out a few days ago, but there are still many shortcomings, and I would never dare to be proud of it, so I can feel at ease."
The so-called "popularity" may not be as powerful as Xiao Yu said. On the contrary, he is deeply oppressed by his brothers. Few princes in the past and present can match him.
There is no way, my younger brother is really too good...
Ma Zhou, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "Previously, the battle report came back from the Western Regions. It was said that when the Duke of Yue arrived at Gongyue City, he cooperated with the Anxi army to raid the Arab camp and achieved a great victory. Now the Arabs have retreated in the Tianshan Mountains.
At the foot, waiting for an opportunity to counterattack. However, the situation is certainly gratifying, but the Anxi Army and the Youtun Guards combined only have 50,000 or 60,000 troops. The Arabs suffered heavy losses and only had more than 100,000 available troops left. There is a huge disparity in the strength of the two sides.
Your Highness, it is better to recruit troops and horses to help the Western Regions. Otherwise, if Gongyue City fails, the entire Western Region will fall into the hands of the Arabs. It will be difficult to take it back again, and it will also have a terrible impact on the situation in Chang'an.
We must guard against big impacts."
Now there is a strong crisis in Chang'an City. It seems that with the great battles to pull out the valley, the two great victories in Alagou, and the great victory after Fang Jun arrived at Gongyue City, the danger in the entire Western Region has been completely lifted. Everyone has forgotten that even if they have been repeatedly attacked
Although defeated, the Arabs who retreated to the foot of the Tianshan Mountains still had an army of more than 100,000, and their strength was nearly three times that of the Tang army...
He had a close relationship with Fang Jun, and he absolutely did not want to see Fang Jun isolated and helpless in the Western Regions, struggling to deal with the Arabs, and then accidentally being defeated, not only losing his fame in his life, but also completely abandoning the Western Regions.
The Arab troops reached the Jade Gate Pass.
When necessary, he must give the prince a warning, but he cannot subconsciously think that the Western Regions are really at ease just because some people are jealous of Fang Jun's achievements and deliberately neglect the Anxi Army and the right garrison guards' supplies and soldiers' support.
Once the Anxi army is defeated and the Arabs reach Yumen Pass, it will inevitably affect the entire Chang'an, and a turmoil is almost inevitable.
And in this turmoil, the East Palace is the first to bear the brunt...
Li Chengqian felt a thump in his heart, and immediately realized that he had indeed been a little neglectful recently. A series of good news came from Liaodong and the Western Regions, which made his tense spirit a little relaxed, and he was a little lost in the extremely optimistic atmosphere of the people around him.
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He glanced at Xiao Yu and said: "The war situation in the Western Regions cannot allow for any mistakes. The Anxi Army and Youtun Guards have a lot of food and supplies, and the soldiers need to be replenished. The Duke of Song Dynasty needs to pay more attention to it. My father, the emperor, personally went to Liaodong and will return with a great victory.
I am responsible for supervising the country alone. I cannot tell my father that the Western Region has fallen and the Arabs have reached the Jade Gate after he returns to the capital. If that is the case, I will be ashamed, shameless, and shameless."
There was already some dissatisfaction in his tone.
However, he also understood that except for Fang Jun who planned for him wholeheartedly and was willing to fight alongside him, most of the other people gathered in the East Palace were following Yan Yan's trend. Seeing that the status of the East Palace was gradually becoming more and more stable, they were willing to stick to Jiwei.
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And once the East Palace is in crisis, these people may be the first to abandon it.
It's not unusual to even turn around and strike back...
At that time, these people will probably say something like, "When people are in officialdom, they have no control over their affairs, they can only seek advantages and avoid disadvantages" to cover up their inner coldness and lack of virtue.