Chapter 1,509 The monarch and his ministers are of one mind
Li Chengqian frowned, holding the teacup in his hand, feeling solemn.
Li Ji's choice is indeed puzzling.
He is the leader of the prime ministers and has hundreds of thousands of troops at his disposal. As long as he leads troops into the pass and reaches Chang'an, he is enough to influence the situation in Chang'an. Whether he supports the East Palace to wipe out the rebels or complies with Guanlong and deposes the East Palace, no one can resist.
His will, otherwise he would be turned into powder in an instant under the fierce attack of hundreds of thousands of troops.
However, after the withdrawal from Liaodong, the army marched slowly and slowly, and still did not reach Guanzhong for several months. It simply stood by and watched the fire from the other side, causing no action, which was unpredictable.
What on earth does he want to do?
Li Daozong said: "The British Lord is upright. It stands to reason that Chang'an is now in a constant state of war and fierce fighting. In any case, he should make a decision to end this mutiny as soon as possible. His current attitude is unclear and has no tendency. It is really inappropriate.
Common sense.”
He had fought side by side with Li Ji and knew each other very well. He believed that although Li Ji was restrained and calm and did not want to fight for power and gain, he was by no means someone who dared not take responsibility. At present, the Eastern Expedition army was enough to resolve the chaos, and he had to control this army.
Li Ji will never remain indifferent.
The reason why it was triggered but not released, and the fire was watched from the other side, must be because of another plan.
Fang Jun glanced at Li Daozong and nodded in approval: "What the prince said is true. I went to Luoyang this time to meet with the British Duke, and after a conversation, I had this feeling in my heart. Your Majesty's ability to recognize people is rare in the world. Since you accept the fate of the British,
As the prime minister of the dynasty, how can he be a person who has no responsibility? It's just that we can't know what he is planning in his heart."
Li Chengqian shook his head and sighed, put the tea cup on the table, and said slowly: "Do your best and listen to fate. No matter what the British government is planning, and no matter which side he is on, we must maintain the integrity of the empire and cannot let it go.
The rebels seize the government and bring disaster to the country and the people. Otherwise, how can we live up to the spirit of our father in heaven?"
When he said this, his sadness was fully visible, his eyes were moist and his eye sockets were red.
When he learned from Fang Jun that he had seen his father's coffin, he suppressed the grief in his heart. After all, the rebels were powerful and the situation was dire. It was more important to bury his father's coffin than to bury him in it.
The only thing is to defeat the rebels and maintain the country.
Fang Jun, Ma Zhou, and Li Daozong all turned sideways and knelt on the ground.
Fang Jun said solemnly: "Your Majesty passed away, and the whole world is saddened. We should uphold your Majesty's legacy, defeat the rebels, maintain Zhengshuo, and work hard to extend the Zhenguan era and create a glorious era unprecedented in history, to comfort Your Majesty.
The spirit in heaven.”
Ma Zhou couldn't hide his sorrow and choked up: "Your Majesty had great talents and great strategies, but he died young and his ambitions were not fulfilled. We have been greatly favored by the Emperor. We should uphold His Majesty's legacy and be fearless of hardships, dangers, life and death, and vow to maintain justice."
Shuo, please put order out of chaos. Only in this way can we repay the emperor's kindness in case of any eventuality."
From a humble commoner, a retainer in the palace of a high-ranking official, to the moment when he is now in the powerful position of the central government, it was completely because of His Majesty Li Er who overcame all opinions. This is simply unique in this era. He is as loyal to His Majesty Li Er as a mountain in his heart.
, No matter how much my liver and brains are wiped out, I have no regrets.
Several people were in a state of uncontrollable grief, with ups and downs in their hearts, and it took a long time before they calmed down.
Fang Jun knelt down behind the desk and said in a deep voice: "At the moment, regardless of the British Duke's tendency, everyone in the East Palace must be determined to die and never allow the rebels to flourish. As His Highness said, we will do our best.
Try your best, listen to destiny, and never give up even if you fight until the last moment."
Ma Zhou and Li Daozong both nodded heavily: "This is how it should be!"
Li Chengqian was still in a state of emotion. He stood up and left the table. He bowed to the ground and said loudly: "I am a mediocre person. My talents are not as good as those of my father. I don't dare to covet the position of the foundation of the country. However, my father was conferred by the Golden Code and was never deposed.
To this day, I can only fight through thorns and thorns to maintain my father's legacy! Fortunately, I have all the virtuous people to help me to tide over the difficulties and sacrifice my life. This is so easy, I will never forget it! If the sky has eyes, it will be able to defeat the rebellion in the future.
, cleanse the world, and we will share wealth and honor with you all!"
As he spoke, he took off the sword from his waist, pulled out a section of the scabbard, held the tail in his hands, bent his knees, and the sword broke into two pieces with a "click".
"If you break this oath, there will be such a sword!"
Fang Jun and the other three people hurriedly stood up and returned the gift, crying with gratitude.
Whether he pretends to be kind and invites people to win people's hearts, or whether he expresses his true feelings and expresses his emotions, with Li Chengqian's weak, cowardly and submissive character, being able to utter such an oath as the prince means that as long as this mutiny succeeds, the three of them will live forever.
Being in the center, holding great power.
As long as he does not participate in rebellion in the future, Li Chengqian will be treated favorably and favorably throughout his life.
Of course, there are many emperors in history who "can share adversity but not wealth". They promised all kinds of benefits in times of crisis, but then turned around and killed them once the imperial power was endangered. However, the three of them knew that Li Chengqian was absolutely
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This is a prince with a relatively straightforward personality, but he also lacks the ability to make decisive decisions...
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The monarch and his ministers vented their emotions, and they felt more and more that they were treating each other sincerely, without any barriers, and they got much closer to each other.
The chamberlain changed the tea again, and Fang Jun remonstrated: "Now that Po Zan has been invited to lead more than ten thousand barbarian cavalry to help the battle, but he is wary and hostile from the top and bottom of the army, your highness should be kind and praise him, and take it into his heart."
, and can also make him work hard to help the East Palace."
There were several conflicts between the Tang Dynasty and Tibet, with more victories and defeats. It was normal for the armies of the two countries to be hostile to each other. However, this time Zanpo led 10,000 Hu cavalry to Chang'an, but his morale was low because of the wariness and hostility of the Tang army.
It is really a pity that he is so worried that he refuses to fight with all his strength.
As long as Li Chengqian can praise him, the Tang army will definitely put away its hostility, and the Tubo Huqi will also feel their own importance and fight to the death with all their strength. This will greatly improve the strength of the East Palace.
A few kind words and a few gestures can make tens of thousands of Tubo horsemen fight to the death, so why not...
Li Chengqian hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "I'll just follow what Erlang said... It's just that the Tubo people have always been eyeing the Tang Dynasty, so we still have to be on guard when necessary."
If someone is not of my race, their mentality must be different, let alone a hostile country?
Fang Jun shook his head and said: "Your Highness clearly knows that the Gar family is now being ostracized, and Songtsen Gampo has shown no scruples in his oppressive attitude, which has caused the Gar family to be in many dangers and prone to overthrow. As a result,
Therefore, the whole family was forced to move to Qinghai Lake because Songtsen Gampo wanted to make it a buffer between Tubo and Tang Dynasty. Therefore, although the Gar family was a member of Tubo, they had a grudge and hatred with Luoche City.
, but it is already irreparable. Instead of letting the Gar family have to endure the oppression of Luoche City and become the enemy of the Tang Dynasty, why take the opportunity to show kindness and win them over? Not to mention that the tens of thousands of Tubo Huqi can greatly improve the East Palace.
If His Highness still has the ambition to expand the territory, he must win over the Gar family. After all, for at least the next fifty years, the safety of the counties in Hexi may depend on the Gar family."
Li Chengqian was moved: "Lu Dongzan is certainly an outstanding figure of his generation, but since he is not tolerated by Songtsan Gampo, his status and power will be greatly reduced. How can he still be so important?"
Ma Zhou and Li Daozong also looked at Fang Jun with puzzled expressions on their faces.
These two are both powerful figures who will go down in history, but due to their lack of knowledge, they failed to realize the importance of the Western Regions.
In fact, although many dynasties have worked hard to manage the Western Regions, except for a handful of outstanding figures with strategic vision, how many people can clearly understand the importance of the Western Regions to the Central Plains?
The most recent one must be the one who managed the Western Regions at the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty. He was committed to trade and cultural exchanges between China and the West. He made forty countries in the Western Regions surrender and pay tribute to the Sui Dynasty. He expanded the territory for thousands of miles and was known as "the traffic between China and the West."
Pei Ju who is better than Zhang Qian...
Fang Jun felt that it was necessary to popularize the strategic status of the Western Regions to the monarchs and ministers in front of him, so that the importance of the Western Regions could be spread and continued in the court, so as to avoid the frequent deployment of the elite of the Anxi Army in the future, resulting in empty troops and insufficient supplies in the Western Regions.
, and eventually fell under the iron heel of the foreigners, causing generations of Han people who traveled through the Western Regions to lose their blood and regret for the rest of their lives.
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The times have great limitations, especially in ancient times when information flow was poor. People would never leave the place where they lived for almost their whole lives. They had extremely little knowledge of the outside world and relied almost entirely on books to gain their limited knowledge.
However, in ancient times, how many books were there in total?
It is no exaggeration to say that the amount of reading a great Confucian in ancient times might have done in his lifetime was not as much as that of a primary school student in later generations... Of course, understanding and mastering knowledge is another matter.