Faced with Liu Ji's low profile, Cen Wenwen remained unmoved. He took a sip of tea and said, "Who is going to care about those troublesome things? I will write a letter to complain to him in a few days, begging him to become an official. This is a big issue for both the government and the public."
All the disturbances, loyalties and betrayals are just clouds in front of our eyes. Once they dissipate, we will no longer care about them. Liu Shizhong is young and powerful, and he has won the trust of your majesty. It is right that he should serve the king wholeheartedly."
Liu Jie immediately regretted it.
He took refuge with His Majesty Li Er for the reason that he did not dare to disobey, and also for the fact that he had both sides.
Now Cen Wenwen and Xiao Yu have joined forces to push the Shandong and Jiangnan clans into the center. With the Guanlong clan withdrawing from all central ministries and temple yamen, its momentum cannot be resisted. Even His Majesty Li Er must avoid its edge.
, to compromise. But after all, His Majesty Li Er is the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, a heroic leader. He has extremely sharp control over the court. He can control the situation as soon as the limelight is over. In the end, His Majesty Li Er must be the head of the Tang Dynasty!
At present, he is relying on the power of the powerful families in Shandong and Jiangnan to achieve his status as a civil servant. In the future, he will rely on the trust of His Majesty Li Er to consolidate his position and become a de facto giant in the DPRK. He, Liu Jie, is a rare powerful official in ancient and modern times, a real person.
Below him, above ten thousand people, all the noble ministers of Zhenguan and all the noble families will prostrate themselves at his feet.
If you are lucky enough to survive His Majesty Li Er, you will definitely be appointed as an auxiliary minister when the prince ascends the throne. And if the King of Jin, who cares about the youngest, becomes the prince, wouldn't he be comparable to Lu and Huo who control the government and cover the sky with one hand?
Let the new emperor call him "father"?
Unexpectedly, Cen Wenwen regarded his cooperation with His Majesty Li Er in suppressing Fang Jun as a betrayal. His harsh words were almost the same as turning against each other...
But fortunately, how can His Majesty allow the wealthy families in Shandong and Jiangnan to seize the dividends of the situation he created? Yi Chu will definitely go to war with the wealthy families in the future, so Cen Wenwen has some scruples, but expresses his dissatisfaction angrily, warns him, and
They didn't fall out on the spot, leaving a glimmer of possibility to make amends in their relationship.
In the ups and downs of the officialdom, everything is about interests. Today, Cen Wenwen is so dissatisfied because Liu Jie has destroyed their bottom line. In the future, if Liu Jie really becomes a trusted minister of His Majesty Li Er and takes charge of the central government, there will be natural conflicts between them.
When letting go of old grudges...
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The prince came out of the Wude Hall and went directly with Fang Jun through the Xuanwu Gate back to the Youtunwei camp. He ignored the family members who came to hear the news and sat in the camp tent for a brief lunch and then drank tea. The prince looked dejected.
, Fang Jun was also particularly silent.
With a stove of sandalwood and a pot of tea, the monarch and his ministers sat opposite each other. The atmosphere was very dull.
His Majesty Li Er is as powerful as a mountain and unstoppable. Now Yi Chu's heart is as hard as stone. Who can buck the trend and come back?
However, the King of Wei and the King of Jin stated that they would not compete for the throne, which may be a big change. No matter how hard-hearted His Majesty Li Er is, he can't force his sons to kill each other, right?
Li Chengqian said: "I can't stay here for a long time, otherwise I will not only attract criticism and impeachment for Erlang, but my father will also think that he is using the army to plot evil. I will have people tidy up the East Palace in the afternoon, and I will move back to the East Palace early tomorrow morning."
As a prince, he is stuck in the military camp and is very close to the army. In any dynasty, it is a big deal. As long as someone impeaches him, he will be punished by the emperor. What's more, he is a prince who is in a precarious situation at the moment.
The situation is precarious...
Fang Jun nodded, but did not talk about this matter, but mentioned another matter: "Yesterday, His Majesty returned to the palace, and the ministers found among the entourage the Tibetan monk who was responsible for refining the elixir in Jiucheng Palace...
…”
Li Chengqian was shocked: "Erlang said that my father is still taking pills?"
Fang Jun sighed: "I'm afraid it's true."
The "elixirs" produced today are not only far less harmful to the body than those spiritually dependent drugs of later generations, but even the "elixirs" that were widely circulated in the Ming and Qing Dynasties are not as good.
It is a medicine mixed with herbs and minerals, similar to "Five Stone Powder", which can cause excitement and exhaust physical strength. Even the specific substance content and pharmacology are not clear, but because of this, there is no
People know how much of this "elixir" is the right amount to take, so most people will gradually increase the dose after taking it for a long time.
The long-term stimulation of the central nervous system by excessive drugs not only causes a significant decline in human body quality, increases the load on the heart, and causes serious cardiovascular and cerebrovascular damage, but also causes excitement, irritability, and sensitivity, which in turn leads to drastic changes in temperament.
Many emperors and generals in history have suffered from this problem. The most typical example is Emperor Jiajing, the "king of mercury." This Ming emperor not only had an extremely high IQ, but was also gifted. He had been taking "mercury" for decades.
He was able to live to the age of sixty, but he could have created a career that was not inferior to that of his ancestors, but his temperament changed drastically due to the "Mercury Pill" thing, he went astray, and almost died at the hands of a palace maid...
Li Chengqian was stunned for a long time and said dejectedly: "Because of taking the elixir, the government and the public have repeatedly advised me, and my father has repeatedly stated that he will never be contaminated again, but he always regretted it afterwards and took it without fail. If he really takes it again now,
I’m afraid no one can advise me.”
His Majesty Li Er seemed to be magnanimous and open-minded in his life, but in fact there were only two people he could listen to. One was Queen Wende and the other was Wei Zheng. Now that both of them are deceased, who can convince the headstrong Majesty Li Er?
?
Alchemy and mercury have been spread all over the world for a long time. In addition, since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Taoism has flourished, which has made it develop rapidly. Folk alchemy and elixir eating have become popular. Everyone knows its harm, but they cannot give up its use to boost energy and practice immortality.
Of course, the effect of the former is immediate, while the latter is illusory.
However, the difference between human nature and beasts is that beasts only see immediate benefits, but people most admire the invisible but perfect aspects of the future...
People can dream, so only people can yearn for the illusory and supreme heaven, and tirelessly sacrifice everything in front of them for it.
The emperors who have mastered the supreme power in the world naturally hope to continue this power forever for thousands of years, to cultivate immortality, to transcend the world, to live as long as the heaven and the earth, and to decay with the mountains and rocks, which has become the ultimate goal they dream of.
Target.
However, Chinese civilization has a long history. Many specious descriptions of the immortal way have been handed down from ancient times, either by word of mouth or in ancient books. In short, there are traces of everything. It seems that the road to heaven is there, and as long as you search hard, you will definitely find it.
…
How could an emperor resist such temptation?
However, no one can advise on this matter right now. Even if they know that there are many hidden dangers, they can only put it aside for the time being.
Fang Jun said: "In the afternoon, I will go to the city to see His Majesty the King of Han, and ask him to write to His Majesty in the name of Zongzheng Temple to order His Majesty to return to the East Palace."
Li Chengqian nodded and said helplessly: "That's it, Erlang is here to help."
The majestic prince of the empire, but now because the Wude Palace where he is temporarily staying has been "occupied" by His Majesty Li Er, he has nowhere to go and is homeless. Even if he goes back to his East Palace, he still has to ask for orders from His Majesty and has to beat around the bush.
A person of sufficient weight should go there. Otherwise, if he himself begged His Majesty Li Er, and then His Majesty Li Er came back and said, "The East Palace is in ruins, it is an insult to the status of the crown prince," and ordered to wait until the renovation of the East Palace is completed before allowing the prince to return, then it would be a disaster.
The whole world has become a joke, and the prestige of the crown prince will be gone. I don’t know how many people who are willing to take advantage of the situation will madly pounce on the prince and bite him in order to show their loyalty to the next prince...
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After Fang Jun said goodbye and left, Crown Princess Su walked into the tent, put the tray on the coffee table, picked up a cup of ginseng tea and handed it to Li Chengqian, saying softly: "The prince has had a hard time sleeping at night these days, and he doesn't think about food and tea.
Don’t hurt your body, drink a few cups of ginseng tea to replenish your body, so you can have the energy to deal with difficult situations.”
Li Chengqian smiled bitterly: "What's the use of having more energy? My father's heart is as solid as stone and cannot be changed. I don't want to, but I can't disobey my father's orders."
In these days, there is no such idea as "the emperor ordered his ministers to die, and they had to die". This was the idea promoted by the Qing Dynasty after castration and distortion of Confucian classics. Confucian academics were popular all over the world, and they followed the saying in "Zuo Zhuan" that "the emperor died for the sake of the country".
, then he will die; if he dies for the sake of the country, then he will die. If he dies for his own sake, then he will die for his own sake, it is not his personal privacy, who dares to let him die?"
However, as the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, His Majesty Li Er firmly controls the situation of the court, and has hundreds of thousands of Eastern Expedition troops on his side. He will not be able to completely withdraw from Guanzhong for a while. He is determined to make it easier to store. Once he ignores the opposition of the government and the opposition,
Regardless of the infamy in future generations, who can resist?
In the past, facing the Guanlong rebels was extremely dangerous and dangerous, but at least they were able to hold their breath and fight tooth and nail. However, now facing the emperor's intention of easy storage, they are completely powerless to resist.
Crown Princess Su sat next to Li Chengqian, leaning her head on his shoulder with a sad look on her face, and sighed quietly.
Time is also fate, even if there is a man like Fang Jun who is astonishingly talented and loyal, there is no way to save him this time. On the contrary, the more ministers like Fang Jun care about the prince, the more the prince will become his majesty.
There are hidden dangers in the government's affairs that need to be eliminated urgently.
Once the prince is sentenced to death, how can everyone in the East Palace survive?
Even if His Majesty thinks of the love between father and son and cannot bear to harm him, when the new emperor ascends the throne in the future, how can he allow an abandoned prince who has won the support of countless courtiers to live?
Sooner or later, the fate of Li Chengqian and the family members in the East Palace was doomed.
The desperate situation may not be terrible, but the terrible feeling is the feeling of being killed without any resistance, which makes people fall into infinite fear and despair...
Li Chengqian put down the tea cup, put his arms around his wife's thin shoulders, tightened her arms tightly, and said warmly: "There is no need to be too desperate. Erlang Yi and Bo Yuntian are a kind-hearted man. As long as he can ensure his status in the court, he will have great success in the future."
When disaster strikes, maybe you and your children can be saved."
That's why he asked his father to give Fang Jun super-standard treatment and grant him the title of "Shangzhu Kingdom". As long as his father allowed it, he would settle it cleanly on his own, so that his father would not have to bear the burden of a "Shangzhu Kingdom" for Yi Chu.
The reputation of "the father is the cripple of the son".
Perhaps in this way, he can exchange for his father's mercy and leave a bloodline to Li Chengqian...