Although Li Chongzhen, who was born in an aristocratic family, joined the military, he had already cultivated a cautious and thoughtful character in places like "Baiqisi".
It is true that no evidence was found in the Daming Palace camp to point out that Fang Jun staged a "bitter trick", but if he swears to affirm it in front of the prince at this moment, then this responsibility will be shouldered on him. If there is an accident later, he will be
The second person in charge after Fang Jun.
If the consequences are extremely serious, he may also be held accountable.
When talking and doing things, you have to leave room for yourself...
Li Chengqian didn't care about Li Chongzhen's petty thoughts. In fact, in the officialdom, a person must have such a cautious and steady character to last long, otherwise he may be deceived and fall into the dust one day, never to recover.
He believed that Li Chongzhen would not hide the truth. As long as he confirmed that Fang Jun was not staging a "bitter plot" to sabotage the peace talks, that would be enough.
He told Li Chongzhen to pay attention to the actions of the Youtun guards and then repel them.
A man was sitting in the hall drinking tea, looking at the gradually whitening sky outside the window, thinking about the current situation, feeling no sleepiness at all.
After a long while, after drinking a pot of tea, his stomach growled. Li Chengqian ordered the waiter to prepare a simple breakfast, including porridge, bean rolls, side dishes, and dishes. Li Chengqian started eating it sweetly.
, after eating a bowl of white porridge, you will feel warm and full in your stomach, which makes you feel extremely comfortable.
After one bowl of porridge was eaten, another bowl was served. The waiter came in and announced that Cen Wenwen had asked for an audience with Liu Jie...
Li Chengqian sighed, knowing that there was another lawsuit to be fought, but he could not avoid it. He nodded and said: "Please invite the ministers and servants to come in and have an audience."
"Here."
After the waiter left, Li Chengqian instructed the waiter beside him, saying: "Add two pairs of bowls and chopsticks, and prepare some side dishes."
"Here."
The chamberlain went to the back hall and brought a small pot of porridge and several dishes of side dishes on the table. Cen Wenwen and Liu Jie happened to enter one after the other.
"I am waiting to see His Highness the Crown Prince."
The two of them saluted, and Li Chengqian shouted with a smile on his face, "You haven't eaten yet? Come on, come on, let me have a bowl of white porridge with me. It's cold today and it will warm your stomach."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
The two of them were not polite, washed their hands at the door, came to Li Chengqian, lifted up their clothes, sat down, picked up the bowl, and started eating deliciously.
A prince, a high-ranking official, and a high-ranking official, all of whom are the center of the empire and the highest-ranking people in the temple, drank white porridge and side dishes, but the food was sweet and delicious. After eating, the waiter took the bowl
The dishes were put away and hot tea was made for the three of them.
Holding hot tea, the three of them looked satisfied...
Li Chengqian couldn't drink the tea anymore. He held the tea cup in his hand and asked, knowingly: "You two came together so early, but what's the important matter?"
The two quickly put their teacups on the table and sat upright. Cen Wenwen said solemnly: "Last night, the rebels attacked the Daming Palace Youtun Guards garrison in the middle of the night. Does Your Highness know about it?"
Li Chengqian nodded and said: "After the incident happened, the Duke of Yue went to the palace to see him and reported the incident in detail."
Cen Wenwen and Liu Jie looked at each other, and the latter said: "I wonder what the casualties will be based on the report from the Duke of Yue?"
Li Chengqian said: "Fortunately, although the rebels suddenly launched a surprise attack, there were not many troops stationed in the East Neiyuan and they reacted quickly. The enemy was awakened just after passing the city gate and quickly formed a defensive formation, so the casualties were not large. But the rebels suffered little casualties.
This move by the army was obviously provocative, and the guards in Youtun were furious."
Cen Wen looked worried and asked, "I wonder how the Duke of Yue plans to deal with this matter?"
Li Chengqian paused and said: "The Duke of Yue has sincerely requested to lead his army to counterattack, and I have agreed."
"Your Highness, you must not do this!"
Cen Wenwen and Liu Jie were shocked. Liu Jie stood up and said: "Your Highness, the peace talks are at a critical moment. The two sides have reached an armistice agreement. If the Duke of Yue uses weapons without authorization, the rebels will be angered and the peace talks will fall into breakdown and cease to exist.
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Li Chengqian frowned and was a little dissatisfied: "I naturally know that, but the rebels' surprise attack at night has already violated the armistice contract and openly provoked the East Palace. It is obvious that they intend to take the initiative at the negotiation table and strive for more benefits. How can I
Can you let the rebels manipulate you and remain indifferent?"
Liu Jie defended: "Now that the peace talks are going smoothly, it is estimated that a treaty will be reached soon, and the two sides will turn their hostility into friendship and return the government to normalcy. Under such circumstances, why would the rebels bother to do this? From the humble opinion, this so-called
The sneak attack by the rebels may not be what we see. Maybe someone is secretly planning to stage a 'bitter trick' for us."
It is true that he and Fang Jun are in an alliance, and they share the same hatred when facing Guan Long, but now the peace talks are related to their respective interests, and he and Fang Jun are already on opposite sides of each other. Although it is not stated clearly in words, everyone understands
What is he saying.
What is the "bitter meat scheme"?
Naturally, Fang Jun wrote, directed and acted, pretending that the rebels attacked Dongneiyuan, and then sent troops to retaliate in anger, thus completely destroying the peace talks...
Li Chengqian put down the teacup in his hand, sat upright, looked at Liu Jie and said, "You don't have to be so cryptic when you speak. If you want to say anything, please speak frankly."
Liu Jie opened his mouth and hesitated.
Does he dare to accuse Fang Jun of "traumatism" without any evidence? If so, I'm afraid Fang Jun will knock on the door later and let him know why the flowers are so red.
He could only look at Cen Wenwen.
Cen Wenwen was far more cunning and knew better than to get entangled with Fang Jun. Not to mention that there was absolutely no basis for saying that his armor was a "bitter flesh trick." Even if there was evidence, His Highness the Crown Prince favored Fang Jun and favored him, and he could still be expected to be severely punished by the Crown Prince.
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He said in a deep voice: "Now is the critical moment for the peace talks. All we need to do is be a little patient and take the overall situation into consideration to facilitate the peace talks immediately. I also ask Your Highness to issue an order to stop Fang Jun from leading his army to retaliate. Otherwise, the good situation will be ruined and the war will start again."
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Li Chengqian, who has always been soft-spoken, shook his head and said: "Zhongshu Ling said this, but I don't agree with it. First of all, I have sent people to investigate Dongneiyuan, and the rebel sneak attack was definitely not written and staged by Fang Jun."
Secondly, Gu agreed to start peace talks not out of fear of the rebels, but for the sake of the people in Guanzhong and the Tang Dynasty. However, this does not mean that Gu is willing to lie on the ground wagging his tail and beg for mercy from the rebels so as to keep his position as crown prince! 2
You must remember that the premise of peace talks is to take into account the interests of both parties, and it is by no means necessary to tolerate or accommodate alone!"
These words can be said to be resounding and rarely forceful.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was a little dissatisfied.
What does it mean to "forbear" for a while in order to "take the overall situation into consideration"? After so many years of forbearance, I still can't get the approval of my father and the respect of my brothers. In the end, it depends on showing my abilities bit by bit and relying on Fang Jun and others.
The person took control of the power, and then let his father see the merits of Gu, and then he kept his position?
If he had been "forbearing", Gu would have been deposed by his father long ago. With his father alive, he, the deposed prince, might be able to survive for a few more days. Once his father died, no matter which brother took over, how could he survive?
Can you tolerate yourself, the deposed prince who has been the crown prince for more than ten years?
Fucking "forbearance"!
Cen Wenwen looked horrified, stood up quickly, bowed his hands to the ground, and said loudly: "I know I was wrong, please calm down your highness!"
The court was full of ups and downs, and the prince had to go through countless hardships and hardships to get where he is today. Even his weak temperament was tempered to a certain extent. When he was criticized, he no longer showed a humble smile in the past, but fought back forcefully.
I was careless and said the wrong thing...
Li Chengqian was hardened because his heart was touched, but when he saw Cen Wenwen and Liu Jie trembling with fear, his heart instantly softened.
He hurriedly stood up, walked around from behind the desk, took two steps forward to help Cen Wenwen up, and said with a smile: "Why is Zhongshu Ling doing this? I just said something a bit harsh, Zhongshu Ling, don't take it seriously."
Cen Wenwen and Liu Jie were deeply moved by this polite and virtuous corporal gesture. They knew that this was Li Chengqian's true nature and was definitely not an affectation. The former exclaimed: "It was the old minister who made a mistake for a moment, but the old minister never asked His Highness to abandon his dignity and commit himself to a thief. He just
However, the peace talks are very important, so I felt panicked and thought poorly for a while."
Li Chengqian helped him sit down, patted his hand, and sighed: "I naturally know that peace talks are the best way to solve the current crisis, but I also ask Zhongshu Ling to understand that peace talks are important, but they cannot be done just for the sake of peace talks.
Peace talks. The emperor is Zhengshuo. Even though he has to bow to the traitors, he cannot even bend his spine."
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After bidding farewell to the prince, Cen Wenwen and Liu Jie returned to the former's house where he was conducting official duties. Liu Jie said, "Fang Jun wants to send troops. I am afraid that he is already dispatching troops and generals at this moment. What should we do?"
Cen Wenwen thought about it again and again and said: "Since Your Highness has investigated Fang Jun's 'bitter flesh scheme', it is natural that Changsun Wuji is dissatisfied with the other Guanlong clan's leading the peace talks and intends to interfere with it. You might as well send someone to question Yu Wenshi and others.
We need to put pressure on them and try to take the initiative back, so that after Fang Er sends troops, Guanlong will come back and bite us again, saying that we ignored the armistice contract and tried to sabotage the peace talks."
Since it was Changsun Wuji who brazenly sent out troops to attack and tore up the armistice contract, he can't go back and throw the mistake onto our side.