When Fang Jun saw Li Chengqian's expression, he immediately knew that the other party had misunderstood, and said hurriedly: "His Highness has misunderstood, it doesn't matter, it's just that His Highness Changle has a deep affection for me, and he doesn't care about other men, because of etiquette."
However, we cannot live together, we will inevitably be lonely and helpless, and Wei Chen feels guilty... Such a major matter as raising an heir naturally requires His Highness's approval, and there is no need for His Highness to publicly express his position, just acquiesce, Wei Chen and His Highness Changle
Grateful."
"Hey! Mommy!"
Li Chengqian was so angry that he even cursed, knocked on the coffee table in front of him, and said angrily: "You are really shameless. Co-author Changle, the eldest princess of the Tang Empire, has been reduced to the point where no one wants her except Changle.
You can't live, right? And letting Gu acquiesce... acquiesce is nothing! I tell you, since you two are in love with me, it is offensive and against ethics, but Gu pities Chang Le and doesn't want to take care of it.
But if you want to make the same mistake again and again, it is absolutely impossible! Even if I can tolerate you, how can the civil and military officials of this dynasty and the royal family tolerate you?"
Back then, in order to stabilize the court and consolidate the imperial power, my father married Changle to Changsun Chong. Although he loved Changsun Chong and had the intention to marry him, in the final analysis, it was still a political marriage. There is nothing wrong with a political marriage.
, let alone the royal family, even the families in the countryside used this to expand their influence and enhance their strength, but it eventually led to Changle and Li, and after suffering so many years of grievances from the Changsun family, this was not enough.
Li Chengqian didn't care what others thought, but he believed that he owed Changle something, so he vowed to make up for it. As long as Changle wanted it, he would definitely give it to him.
So even though he knew that Chang Le and Fang Jun were secretly communicating, he still turned a blind eye and refused to get involved as long as it didn't go too far...
But how can it be possible to give birth to an heir?
The two liked each other and had a private tryst. To put it bluntly, it was a romantic affair. The reputation of the royal family was criticized, but the reputation of the Li Tang royal family was not very pure from the father... But the nature of having children is completely different, so
It's a real scandal.
Besides, Chang Le and Fang Jun are happily together now. Maybe one day, when their love is strong and their love turns weak, they will want to find a man to marry, and everything will be back on track. But once a child is born,
Even if we are entangled in one place for the rest of our lives, there is no room for retreat...
Fang Jun smiled awkwardly and cursed in his heart: As if you have the final say, do you really think you are the emperor? You are still far from it...
He was just testing Li Chengqian's tone, as long as Li Chengqian wouldn't object fiercely, as for others... the time hadn't come yet yet, so they had to wait.
Li Chengqian was too lazy to pay attention to this pervert, so he called Wang De in and ordered: "Immediately go to Changsun Wuji and inform him of the terms of his agreement. Let him immediately disband the remaining Guanlong troops gathered in Zhongnan Mountain and return to the city to wait.
Disposal."
This kind of thing can only be agreed verbally, and it must not be written down on paper to leave evidence. Otherwise, no matter whether it is reasonable or not, it will eventually become a huge disaster...
"Here."
Wang De accepted the order, turned around and went out, taking a few guards with him and riding straight to Zhongnan Mountain.
*****
Outside Chunming Gate, there is Zuowuwei Camp.
Cheng Yaojin sat in the central military tent with his horse and sword in hand, holding a tea cup in one hand and looking at Zhang Xingcheng in front of him with a gloomy face.
Zhang Xingcheng was dressed in regular clothes. He looked less like a court official and more like a businessman in the market. However, his face was pale and his cheeks were thin. He was a little less gentle and a little more sharp than before.
But sitting in front of Cheng Yaojin at this moment, he was smiling and friendly...
"Since the end of the Sui Dynasty, our Shandong aristocratic family has been suppressed. When Dou Jiandexiong swept Hebei and Wang Shichong occupied Luoyang, the whole land of Shandong was full of wars and wars. This severely hit the Shandong aristocratic family and damaged its foundation. 2.
After more than ten years of rest and recuperation, today we have finally regained some of our former strength. It is also time for Guan Long to raise troops and cause chaos in the imperial court. We have legitimately entered the imperial court and upheld the state affairs."
Zhang Xingcheng drank tea and spoke slowly.
In later generations, "Shandong" refers to the administrative area east of the Taihang Mountains. Since the Warring States Period, the so-called "Shandong" refers to the vast area east of the Wei Mountain and Hangu Pass. Among the seven heroes of the Warring States Period, in addition to Qin, Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, and Wei
They are all in the Shandong area, so they are also known as the "Six Kingdoms of Shandong"...
Cheng Yaojin put down his tea cup and listened to Zhang Xingcheng's talk with no expression on his face.
Zhang Xingcheng looked at him and continued: "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. As long as Guanlong falls and is destroyed, we can enter the court together with the Jiangnan nobles, fill the vacancy left after Guanlong's fall, assist the prince in ascending the throne, and create a new era."
Great achievements in the prosperous times... But now the prince wants to let Guan Long go and use his power to check and balance us, which will make it difficult for us after entering the court. This is something that no head of the Shandong family can tolerate. "
The drizzle was gurgling outside the window. Cheng Yaojin was silent for a long time, and finally said: "What does this have to do with me? The British Duke is the flag you selected, which represents the will of all Shandong families. Now the British Duke holds hundreds of thousands of troops, and the counterattack
With the palm of my hand, I can change the color of the wind and clouds, and make the country ups and downs, but I can’t say anything about it.”
How could he not know that since Zhang Xingcheng appeared here, it meant that there was a problem between the Shandong family and Li Ji, and he obviously wanted to use him and Zuo Wuwei under his command to do something to seek benefits for the Shandong family... This
It will bring him great rewards, but he has no intention of getting involved.
He is nominally one of the spokespersons of the Shandong family in the court, but he has never really become the first choice of the Shandong family. Those family heads who live in various places in Shandong would rather choose a woman from the Wang family of Taiyuan as their wife.
Li Ji was unwilling to give full support to him, a Shandong boy with a well-established background, which made him dissatisfied and heartbroken.
Moreover, he now has a tacit understanding with the East Palace in private. As long as the prince ascends the throne, he will be regarded as a minister of the dragon. Why should he get involved with the Shandong family?
If they follow the orders of the Shandong family to hinder the negotiation process and cut off the livelihood of the Guanlong clan, they will definitely hate the prince, and how will they be able to gain a foothold in the court in the future?
He won't do anything that will result in a loss no matter what...
Zhang Xingcheng remained stable and said with a smile: "The British public has a special status, so how can he do everything personally? But Lu Guogong, I think that I should be more involved in the actions of various families in Shandong. The relationship between people is getting better and better.
We must be close together, otherwise even brothers and sisters will inevitably become alienated."
Cheng Yaojin frowned, what do you mean?
Could it be that there were differences between Li Ji and the Shandong family?
Zhang Xingcheng added: "Of course, this matter is not discussed with Duke Lu, but I came here to inform you."
These words were a bit strong... Cheng Yaojin thought about it and realized that Zhang Xingcheng's statement that "British citizens cannot do everything by themselves" was not a metaphor, but the truth.
As the flag of the Shandong family in the court, Li Ji could not allow him to have friction with the East Palace, or even openly break with him, as the prince was destined to ascend the throne. That would be too great a loss.
So Cheng Yaojin was pushed out to do some dirty work, and he had to do the things that offended people...
Cheng Yaojin didn't get angry, his mind was spinning rapidly, and he asked: "How do you plan to operate?"
The prince wants to use Guanlong to fight against Jiangnan. The intentions of the two factions in Shandong are very obvious. Guanlong must cooperate with the prince if he wants to save a chance of survival and wait for a comeback in the future. The two sides hit it off immediately, so it is difficult to destroy it.
However, Guan Long had just launched a mutiny to "depose the prince" and almost achieved his goal by inflicting heavy casualties on the East Palace. Later, he was defeated by the East Palace's counterattack. The foundation of the inheritance of the clan was almost cut off, and the hatred between each other was like a mountain and a sea. , it is difficult to cooperate sincerely. If we find the right opportunity, it is not impossible to make both parties turn against each other and completely break up...
Zhang Xingcheng sighed and said helplessly: "Our power in the court is too weak, and we don't have much influence around the prince. Therefore, it is too difficult to design cleverly and use a lot of effort to achieve the goal, so we can only use stupid methods."
Cheng Yaojin wondered: "What stupid way?"
Zhang Xingcheng did not want to say more: "You don't have to worry about the details. It's up to us to operate it. Lu Guogong only needs to make a statement at the appropriate time."
Cheng Yaojin's thoughts were racing, he nodded and said: "Yes."
…
After Zhang Xingcheng left, Cheng Yaojin sat alone in the Chinese army tent, weighing the pros and cons.
Obviously, even if the prince now needs to balance the forces of all parties and therefore allows the Shandong family to enter the court, the Shandong family feels that the benefits obtained from the two forces in Guanlong and Jiangnan are not enough, so they set their sights on Guanlong. He wants to overturn and uproot the family in one fell swoop, so that there will be more benefits for the Shandong family to grab...
Desire is hard to satisfy.
Cheng Yaojin shook his head and sighed. For the Shandong aristocratic family, now is the best time to enter the court in the past twenty years. They urgently need to establish a firm foothold before trying to compete for more benefits. But those old guys have probably been isolated from the center for too long. , the desire for power has reached the point of endless greed, and he dreams of reaching the sky in one step, completely occupying the court, holding the emperor hostage, and reappearing the glory of the family during the Han Dynasty...
For him, the support of the Shandong Aristocratic Family is inseparable as he has come to this day step by step. Although he was extremely dissatisfied with the choice of Li Ji to be the banner of the Shandong Aristocratic Family, wanting to separate from it would be a loss for both sides, each with its own twists and turns. damage.
Just waiting to see what kind of operations those old guys plan to use to sabotage the negotiation between Donggong and Guanlong. If the reasons are sufficient and the backlash is not big, he doesn't mind becoming another supported banner besides Li Ji...
"Someone is coming!"
"exist!"
After calling the soldiers in, Cheng Yaojin ordered: "Send out all the scouts. I want to know all the affairs inside and outside Chang'an. If there is any slightest sign of trouble, I will report it immediately."
"Here!"
The soldiers left quickly. Cheng Yaojin sat behind the desk and looked out the window, but he saw dark clouds filling the sky and rolling in, covering the sky and the sun in an instant, making the sky as dark as night.
Maybe a heavy rain is brewing, and it will definitely pour down.