Chapter 86: Fierce Battle against Xincheng Zhao (Continued)
How should Hou Junji’s crime be determined?
This is a quite troublesome problem.
First of all, there is no need to go into details about Hou Junji’s crime of arranging troops to rob Gaochang City. Too much evidence shows that this was indeed a stupid thing he did out of pride and arrogance. Commanding an army to destroy a country is indeed a tremendous feat, but self-sustaining merit
There is nothing to be afraid of, and that is definitely the thing that the emperor is most afraid of.
Hou Junji made the mistake of overestimating his position in the eyes of His Majesty Li Er...
In this era when Li Jing was dormant, Li Ji was forbearing, and Cheng Yaojin and Yu Chigong were getting older, Hou Junji thought that he was already the most outstanding commander under His Majesty Li Er. He had to rely on him when he launched his troops to conquer the world, but he never
I never thought about His Majesty Li Er's character.
His Majesty Li Er is indeed a good opponent of his old brothers, but this is due to His Majesty Li Er's extremely confident character. He always believes that even if his generals with military power want to rebel against him, he can completely defeat them.
Extermination. So, why not be kind to everyone and leave a good reputation that the king and his ministers can get along with each other and share the joys and sorrows?
But it is this extremely confident character that makes no one irreplaceable in His Majesty Li Er's eyes.
Not Li Jing, who led the army to chase the North and defeated the Turks, not Li Ji, who never lost in countless battles, not Yuchi Jingde, the brave and fierce Yuchi Jingde, not Cheng Yaojin, not even Hou Junji, who was born in the market and was ruthless...
His Majesty Li Er has a very unique attribute, he is very good at reading people.
Others may think that Hou Junji was worried that his great achievements would shock his master, so he insulted himself to win His Majesty Li Er's tolerance, but His Majesty Li Er knew very well that this was what Hou Junji did out of a moment of pride and pride.
Stupid thing!
Killing the surrendered king in front of the battle, how bad the impact will this have?
From now on, if the Tang army wants to conquer a certain country, don't expect them to surrender. If they surrender, they will be killed. Why not fight to the death and still have a chance of survival?
Simply stupid!
Setting up an army to rob Gaochang City was something only an extremely stupid fool could do...
Ma Zhou had already expressed his attitude towards dealing with Hou Junji. After listening to His Majesty Li Er's words, Gao Shilian put down the tea cup in his hand and said slowly: "Gong is merit, fault is fault, but Hou Shangshu's move has an impact."
It's bad. I agree with Ma Shilang's opinion that he should be interrogated by Dali Temple and things should be done according to the law. His faults cannot be ignored just because of his military exploits in overthrowing the Gaochang Kingdom."
Gao Shilian's status is very clear. He is not only the uncle of Changsun Wuji, but also the uncle of Queen Wende and the uncle of His Majesty Li Er. In the ninth year of Wude, the conflict between His Majesty Li Er and Prince Li Jiancheng intensified. Gao Shilian and Changsun Wuji, Hou
Jun Ji and others persuaded His Majesty Li Er day and night to kill Li Jiancheng and Qi King Li Yuanji. Later, Gao Shilian released the prisoners, gave them weapons, and rushed to Fanglin Gate with them to cooperate with His Majesty Li Er in launching the attack on Xuanwu Gate.
Change and make great achievements.
His Majesty Li Er always respected Gao Shilian very much and obeyed his advice.
His Majesty Li Er slightly nodded, waiting to set the tone.
Cen Wenwen said: "Dali Temple is a place of torture, and those who are examined are all major criminals who have committed serious crimes. Although Hou Junji has had his faults, he was responsible for the destruction of Gaochang, and he was also an important official of the imperial court. His contribution was to the country, so he was rashly detained
In Dali Temple, you will definitely be insulted by the jailers and severely punished. This is not the way to treat a meritorious official, so please think twice."
His Majesty Li Er was a little hesitant. After all, what Cen Wenwen said did make some sense. He glanced at Fang Xuanling, hoping that this minister who was always good at strategizing could give him some advice, but when he saw Fang Xuanling hanging down slightly, he looked reluctant. From the way he interrupted, he knew he was trying to avoid suspicion. After all, Hou Junji's case related to Fang Jun, and Fang Jun was the one who wrote a letter to impeach Hou Junji. No matter how he expressed his stance, he would easily be criticized.
After pondering for a while, His Majesty Li Er waved his hands and said: "Rewarding merit and punishing demerits is the way of a wise king. Although Hou Junji has made great contributions to the country, the crimes he committed in Gaochang cannot be wiped out, so he should be handed over to Dali Temple for trial. "
His Majesty the Emperor has set the tone, and naturally no one will refute it.
Although they are all ministers of the DPRK, they only have the right to make suggestions. How to deal with it is still up to His Majesty Li Er to decide what to do.
After discussing the gathering of Hou Jun, His Majesty Li Er took the memorial in his hand, smiled happily, and said to Fang Xuanling: "Xuanling, you have raised a good son... …”
Fang Xuanling was frightened and said: "Your Majesty praises you falsely. How can a bad person dare to receive your Majesty's praise?"
"Haha, there is no need to be modest," His Majesty Li Er looked very happy, clapped the memorial in his hand, and said: "If you only read this memorial, this boy Fang Jun is indeed a prime minister!"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the audience was shocked!
For a long time, His Majesty Li Er was willing to reuse young ministers in the court, but he always maintained a cautious attitude. While reusing them, he also kept hammering them, lest these young ministers would have a smooth career and develop arrogance. .
It is simply unheard of to praise such a young man who is not as good as a weakling!
Several people have their eyes fixed on the memorial in the hands of His Majesty Li Er. Apart from impeachment of Hou Junji, is there anything else?
What on earth could make His Majesty Li Er think so highly of him and make such an enviable comment?
Fang Xuanling naturally knew what His Majesty Li Er wrote in this memorial, because at the same time as this memorial was sent to the palace, another identical letter from home was also sent to the house...
Hearing this, Fang Xuanling couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Your Majesty, although young people should be encouraged to do their work to cultivate their confidence, they should not be praised too much to make them arrogant and proud!" If you say this, aren't you putting our son away? Roasting on the fire is equivalent to killing?
The more you praise, the more people will hate you, and there is one among us...
His Majesty Li Er was stunned for a moment, and understood the implication of Fang Xuanling's words. He secretly thought that he was careless. He thought that the people here were his most trustworthy ministers, but he forgot for a moment that these people could be loyal to him, but However, there are intrigues and constant disputes between them.
Of course, if everyone is in harmony and shows humility in situations, he, the emperor, will not be able to sleep...
Regarding Fang Xuanling's words, His Majesty Li Er did not comment, but handed the memorial in his hand to Gao Shilian and said with a smile: "Please circulate it to everyone to see what kind of story our Xinxiang Marquis has come up with for the Tang Dynasty." A wonderful strategy to bring peace to the world!"
Upon hearing this, Gao Shilian took the memorial from His Majesty Li Er and looked at it carefully.
After a moment, Gao Shilian finished reading the memorial and handed it to Changsun Wuji. He narrowed his eyes slightly and thought carefully...
The political hall fell into silence once again.
After reading it, Changsun Wuji showed no expression on his face and handed the memorial to Ma Zhou again...
Gao Shilian sighed softly and lamented: "In the past, it was always believed that young people were short-sighted, impetuous, and inevitably unable to think carefully when encountering problems. It was necessary for us old bones to hold the rudder and prevent them from taking too many detours. Now
After reading this memorial, I realized that I am really old. Such a stunning and brilliant design is enough to appease the entire Tang Dynasty, and there will be no more dangers caused by weapons!"
Changsun Wuji was suddenly shocked and looked at his uncle in surprise. He also admitted that the strategy for dealing with Gao Changguo written in the memorial was very clever, but how could he get his uncle to say these words?
This is a huge compliment!
The problem is, this is just a strategy to win over and control Gaochang Kingdom. Can it be applied universally?
That's an exaggeration...
Changsun Wuji fell into deep thought. Regarding his uncle who seemed like a good old man, he knew very well his unfathomable wisdom and his accurate eye for seeing people. These words were definitely not without purpose!
Changsun Wuji thought deeply for a moment, and his expression was not only horrified but moved!
It seems that I have been immersed in the power strategy for too long, causing the overall strategy to regress too much, and I did not see the mystery described in this memorial at the first time!
Grape wine, wool...
Although I don’t know how Fang Jun wants to operate it, if these two things are accomplished, Gao Changguo’s lifeline can be tightly pinched and he can be firmly controlled!
The same principle actually has reference significance for Tuguhun, Tubo, and even Goguryeo!
Is this Fang Jun so amazing?
If this strategy can be successful, within thirty years, the Tang Dynasty will be able to control all the surrounding countries without spending a single soldier, letting them live or die!