Yu Wenshi was not sure of the Crown Prince's intention, so he thought for a moment and said tentatively: "I am old, dim and weak. Although I have a heart for the empire, I am willing to devote myself to His Highness, but I am afraid that I will be overwhelmed and find it difficult to encourage His Highness."
Li Chengqian laughed, patted the back of Yu Wenshiji's hand, and said warmly: "Why should you belittle yourself, Duke Ying? You are the emperor's humerus, and your father's confidant. Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, you have made great achievements. Although you are old now
As I grow older, I can no longer sleep as hard as young people do, but I have rich experience and broad knowledge, which young people do not have. If I can get your help in assisting military aircraft, I will be even more powerful! As for your conditions for me just now,
My opinion, I won’t force you, I will discuss it with all the families in Guanlong after I return, and it won’t be too late to give me an answer.”
Yu Wenshiji felt extremely emotional in his heart. The prince was really generous and knew that he was in trouble. Even if he was willing to rely on the East Palace, he would not say it clearly here. After receiving his clear intention, he decisively withdrew his words of coercion to avoid putting himself in trouble.
There were some complaints about Changsun Wuji raising an army to depose the prince. The prince indeed planned to pursue his majesty’s national policy of suppressing the family members after he ascended the throne in the future. However, with the prince’s generous character, even if he suppressed Guan Long, he would not be too harsh, and
Why risk the world's disobedience and have to depose the prince and establish a new crown prince?
If another person becomes the prince, even if he is coerced by Guan Long, will he be able to adhere to Guan Long wholeheartedly? Imperial power always overrides everything. Unless the new prince is suppressed for a lifetime, the harder he is suppressed, the more he will suffer backlash.
When the new crown prince comes to the throne, if he is supported by other forces in the court and becomes more and more separated from Guan Long, is it possible that he will kill the king again?
In troubled times, families can grow wildly, thrive, and try their best to seize all benefits. However, when dynasties are established, empires rise, and imperial power becomes more stable, the existence of aristocratic families becomes a stumbling block that hinders the concentration of imperial power, and fierce conflicts between the two sides are bound to break out.
conflict.
This is the general trend, and it will never change because of anyone. Today, deposing the prince and establishing a new crown prince may seem to temporarily eliminate the contradictions, but when the day comes, the contradictions will still break out.
It goes round and round, and there is never any peace.
Unless Guan Long can overthrow Li Tang and establish himself as emperor... Isn't it that the Li family in Longxi was also of Guan Long's lineage? Once he became the emperor, he would draw a clear line with other clans and fight tit for tat for their own power and interests.
Go ahead, it won’t matter whoever becomes the emperor.
The best way is naturally to rely on the imperial power to clip one's wings, inherit the wealth and honor honestly, and rest with the country.
In the future, when the dynasty falls and the country is in turmoil, we will once again accumulate strength and aspire to dominate the world...
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After talking about the official business, Cheng Yaojin ordered someone to bring the prepared banquet to the table. The three of them ate at separate tables. The atmosphere was no longer as tense as before. Yu Wenshi was the best at dancing, Cheng Yaojin was also open-minded and cheerful, and the prince was gentle and friendly towards each other.
The dendrobiums and dendrobiums are intertwined, and the cups are exchanged, which is quite harmonious.
During the banquet, Li Chengqian returned the favor to Scholar Yu with a glass of wine, and said with concern: "I heard that you have not been very well recently. You must take good care of yourself. Now that you are older, you must not drink and have fun as you did when you were young, even if you cannot return to the court.
Tang, Gu will also ask you to serve in the East Palace to assist Gu Counselor in military aircraft. The empire needs you elders to continue to contribute in order to stabilize the court and participate in the reconstruction of Guanzhong."
The prince's words were sincere, and Yu Wenshiji also believed that the prince's words came from the heart and were not pretentious. However, it was precisely because of this that he felt a little sad.
From the beginning to the end, the prince never mentioned how Changsun Wuji should be dealt with. Obviously, he had already known about this, and he did not give anyone a chance to comment or bargain.
I think back then, if Changsun Wuji had not unified the interior of Guanlong, worked with the generals of the "Tiance Mansion" to assist Li Er, and strongly advocated launching the Xuanwu Gate change at the critical moment, how could His Majesty Li Er be where he is today? So Li Er The two majesties imitated the sages and discussed the merits of their ministers in Lingyan Pavilion, thinking that it would be a good time for future generations. In describing their merits, Changsun Wuji was the first.
He was supposed to be the greatest meritorious deed of the Tang Dynasty, with great honors and favors, and great power, but he has come step by step to where he is today. It is really sad and sighing...
However, we cannot blame the prince for being ruthless. The prince was willing to sit here and negotiate with Guanlong. Although he was threatened by Li Ji's troops and wanted to use Guanlong to resist Shandong and Jiangnan, he was still generous and kind and willing to let go. Guanlong Yima.
If it were His Majesty Li Er, how could he give Guan Long such a way out?
The "three Yi tribes" are all light...
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There was a light rain and a slanting wind. The springs and waterfalls in Zhongnan Mountain were lush and green. The carriage was driving among the dense forest mountains. The scenery was misty and rainy on both sides. The scenery was beautiful. However, Yu Wenshi had no time to watch it. He came to Changsun Wuji's residence with a lot of thoughts.
After getting off the bus, he entered the door and saw Linghu Defen and Dugulan also there, so he dismissed the waiter.
The four of them knelt and sat on the mat in front of the window. Linghu Defen made tea with his own hands. Dugulan couldn't hold his breath and asked, "What do you think of the prince's explanation?"
Yuwen Shiji looked solemn and said: "The conditions are very harsh."
The three of them were not surprised. This situation was expected. This mutiny almost deposed Li Chengqian. Once Li Chengqian was deposed as the crown prince, everyone in the East Palace would suffer disaster, and it would be difficult for his wife, concubines, and children to die well. How can the resentment in your heart be ordinary?
Now that he has won a comeback, he takes the opportunity to vent his anger and ruthlessly peel off a layer of Guanlongmen valve. It is naturally reasonable.
Linghu Defen distributed tea to the three of them, and then said: "Let's talk about it. If it's not too difficult, we can consider anything."
Yu Wenshi hesitated for a moment and then described the prince's request in detail.
When Linghu Defen heard this, he instantly became bitter and complained: "That's it for the rest. Since we are defeated, we naturally dare not continue to stay in the court in shame. We can confiscate 80% of the property of each family in Guanlong and use it for relief." Disaster victims, rebuilding Guanzhong is too much!"
He now lives in seclusion in his mansion and writes books. He cannot be said to be pure-minded, but his ideological level has indeed improved to a certain extent and he no longer desires an official career. Moreover, the sons in the family have no ability or talent. It does not matter whether they are officials or not, but they must Confiscating 80% of his property would really cost him his life.
Without 80% of the property, what would a family of thousands of people do to support them?
How can I continue living a life of luxury and luxury all my life?
Dugu Lan did not complain, but looked at Changsun Wuji with Yu Wenshiji. After all, Changsun Wuji was not only the leader of Guanlong, but also the backbone of them. They were still used to listening to Changsun Wuji's opinions at critical moments. …
Changsun Wuji looked gloomy, took a sip from the tea cup, and after a long time said: "The prince is still a little younger after all, and the second house servant does not understand the dangers of politics. These conditions must have come from the advice of Xiao Yu and others. It seems aggressive, but in fact we know that there is no way we can agree. This is forcing us to resist to the end and giving Yu Donggong a chance to kill him."
After a pause, he picked up the teapot and filled the teacup. Holding the teacup, he continued: "Once we reject the prince's conditions, even if Li Ji intends to protect us, there will be no step down. We can never exceed the status of monarch and minister, and the request Will the prince let us 'rebels' go? Moreover, Cheng Yaojin is obviously on the side of the East Palace, and the Shandong family behind him is causing trouble. Believe it or not, as long as we refuse the prince's conditions, Cheng Yaojin will use his army to fight back. Come here and join forces with the Youtun Guards to kill us all before Li Ji reaches Chang'an?"
The prince planned to give Guan Long a way out and then take it back for his own use, but he believed the words of the admonishers around him and misjudged Guan Long's tenacity and bottom line. Such conditions not only failed to completely subdue Guan Long, but instead destroyed Guan Long. Long was forced to resist until the end.
Once Guanlong is completely destroyed, the biggest beneficiaries will naturally be the powerful families in Shandong and Jiangnan. On this point, Xiao Yu and Cheng Yaojin are in the same boat, and the prince has obviously been deceived...
Linghu Defen asked suspiciously: "Cheng Yaojin dares to disobey Li Ji's military orders?"
Changsun Wuji snorted, took a sip of tea, and said disapprovingly: "So what if we disobey? As long as we are destroyed, Cheng Yaojin will completely side with the East Palace. When the prince ascends the throne, he will It is due to the power of Conglong that after his death, Shandong aristocratic families and Jiangnan gentry came to Beijing and entered the court in large numbers to fill the vacancy left by us. Controlling the government can only be done in a matter of seconds. By then, even Fang Er will have to be pushed aside, and there will be nothing left. However, the military power was unable to control the government, and the imperial power was even more ignored, so why fear a mere Li Ji? By then, in order to fight against Li Ji, the powerful families in Shandong and Jiangnan could only fully support Cheng Yaojin, and his morale became one of the two giants of the Tang military. First, keep Fang Er under him. But in the future, the clans of Shandong and Jiangnan will completely control the situation of the court. Under the situation of one and the other, Cheng Yaojin may even replace Li Ji and become the number one person in the Tang Dynasty military!"
The other three people were shocked and couldn't believe it. Even Yu Wenshiji didn't think much about it and said in surprise: "How could Cheng Yaojin have such a strategy?"
Donggong, Li Ji, Guanlong, Shandong, Jiangnan... all the forces are mixed together, and they are all trying their best to operate their own interests. How can Cheng Yaojin be able to get the best of both worlds surrounded by all the forces, and finally grab the biggest piece? Benefit?
Changsun Wuji sighed: "Among the big men in the military, Cheng Yaojin may not be as good as Li Ji in meritorious service, not as good as Li Jing in military ability, and not as good as Fang Er in holy family, but when it comes to political wisdom and tactics, no one can match him." Cheng Yaojin's neck back."
He has always had a very high opinion of Cheng Yaojin, and he was wary of him for a time. However, Cheng Yaojin always mingled in the court with a generous image and never showed his ambition, so naturally he could not catch him. What handle.
Now, he thinks Cheng Yaojin is a hidden boss who is out of sight of all parties, but the fox's tail is about to be revealed...