After Li Zhi said goodbye and left, Fang Jun looked at the sky, changed a set of clothes and went out with his soldiers to ride straight to the East Palace. He came to the palace behind Li Zheng Hall to meet the prince, and found several people sitting with Zhining and Yu Wenshi.
All in...
After the ceremony, Li Chengqian called Fang Jun to take his seat, and Yu Zhining said with a smile: "Zhao Guogong had his funeral yesterday, and my father did not pursue the previous mutiny, so it came to an end. Ying Guogong came today to represent the Guanlong clan.
I apologize to Your Highness. Your Highness means that since the matter has passed and Duke Zhao Guo died, let’s forget about it. After all, we will have to move around more frequently in the future.”
This was to explain to Fang Jun why Yuwen Shiji appeared in the East Palace, but Fang Jun narrowed his eyes.
Nowadays everyone knows that His Majesty's heart is as solid as stone, and it is inevitable that His Highness the Crown Prince's position will not be guaranteed. However, it is obvious that officials of the East Palace like Yu Zhining have not given up yet... The power is touching people's hearts, and who can be willing to give up what is about to be obtained?
What about the interests?
Fang Jun looked at Yuwen Shiji, half-smiling but not smiling, and said, "I haven't seen Duke Ying for a long time. Today I see you with a glowing face and a strong spirit. It's really gratifying to see you."
The relationship between the two was originally very good, but since Fang Jun became the director of the academy and excluded Guan Long's children from the student quota, he gradually became hostile to Guan Long, and became estranged from Yuwen Shiji, and later Guan Long wanted to rebel.
After the collapse of the East Palace, the two sides became even more fierce, fighting to the death.
Now we are sitting opposite each other, the feud is gradually disappearing, it is quite embarrassing...
Yu Wenshiji picked up the teapot on the coffee table and poured tea for Fang Jun, with a gentle smile: "I heard in Chang'an City that Erlang first defeated the Tuyuhun cavalry to ensure that the counties in Hexi were not lost, and then designed to severely damage the Turks, ambush their troops, and then fought for thousands of miles.
He rushed to the Western Regions and annihilated 200,000 Taishi troops in one fell swoop... I really admired Erlang inexplicably, thinking that Erlang was actually the Duke of Wei, the most capable commander of the Tang Dynasty after the British Duke, and his future was limitless. But today, the people in the court are retreating.
The strategy of moving forward and pushing the boat forward also allowed me to see that Erlang's political talent is really promising at a young age."
When you are embarrassed, complimenting each other is indeed a little trick to ease the atmosphere...
Fang Jun took the tea cup handed by Yu Wenshi with both hands, smiled and thanked him, and said modestly: "I just won a few games by luck, how dare I call myself a commander? Compared with you Zhenguan ministers, their mere achievements are not worth mentioning.
."
Yuwen Shiji's smile froze, brat, do you know how to chat? You just led the army to defeat our Guanlong army. You are a "mere achievement, not worth mentioning." Then aren't we just a mob, with all the merits?
Are they all false in name?
Li Chengqian saw the thorn in Fang Jun's words and hurriedly tried to smooth things over: "Erlang is here, but there is something wrong?"
He no longer had any luck with the reserve position, and planned to accept any outcome, so he no longer worried about gains and losses, and put aside all the past grievances. In any case, the Li and Tang royal family had been entangled with the Guanlong clan for hundreds of years.
Once the feud between them was put aside, they were still very close. In the early years, Yu Wenshi and others were in and out of the palace as if they were on the ground. Although he was not known as the emperor of the East Palace, he taught Li Chengqian a lot, and he was somewhat like a teacher and student, so he did not want to
I saw Fang Jun and Guan Long messing around again.
At the same time, people who are frustrated in the officialdom should face each other with swords and make things difficult for each other...
Fang Jun looked at Yu Zhining and Yu Wenshiji, and felt that this matter would be known to the whole city in less than two days, so there was no need to hide it, so he bluntly told King Jin's request for a visit just now.
Yu Zhining immediately became happy, stroking his palms and said: "Chong'er was born outside, and Shen Sheng died inside. His Highness, the King of Jin, was able to make such a decision. He not only understood the current affairs, but also had great courage! He wanted to go to the feudal side of the Japanese country, and for The national barriers are equivalent to letting go of everything and starting over. This kind of ambition really makes me amazed."
Everyone in the East Palace had already regarded the King of Jin as the biggest enemy in the fight for the heir apparent. Now that the King of Jin had suddenly become more open-minded and did not want to fight for the heir apparent, how could Yu Zhining not be overjoyed?
After all, every time the prince's position is consolidated by one point, the interests of his imperial master will increase by ten points.
The Yu family in Luoyang had always had many contacts with the Guanlong clan, and they were married to each other and had entangled interests. The defeat of Guanlong was unavoidable, and they were frightened for fear of being affected. In addition, His Majesty was very determined to save money, which made Yu Zhining quite discouraged. Now suddenly After hearing the good news, my heart was filled with ups and downs that were a little hard to suppress.
Yuwen Shiji also stroked his beard, smiled and nodded: "This is all the result of Erlang."
Fang Jun hurriedly waved his hand: "This matter has nothing to do with me. His Royal Highness the King of Jin personally came to ask for help. It just so happened that the navy did have a plan to destroy the Japanese country recently. The two coincidences are so beautiful. I don't dare to take credit."
This old thing is too shady. Your Majesty is determined to be the reserve, and it is very likely that he prefers King Jin to succeed him as the reserve. Now that the King of Jin suddenly gives up the throne and wants to feudalize the Japanese islands, if this is believed by His Majesty Li Er to be instigated by him , then why don’t you chop yourself alive?
Li Chengqian also understood this and said: "This matter is just Pheasant Nu's own intention and has nothing to do with Erlang. Don't mention it again. Besides, Gu also understands that this world belongs to his father and he can give it to whomever he wants." No matter who you are, if you don't fight or grab, just let nature take its course."
In any case, "laying down" is the strategy of the East Palace at the moment, so as not to involve more people from being suppressed by the emperor. Except for people like Yu Zhining, no one still has confidence in the reserve...
Gu Oh/span He looked at Yuwen Shiji and asked: "Just now, Yu Shi said that the Duke of Ying State came here for something. I don't know why?"
Yu Wenshiji put down his tea cup and sighed lightly, with a sad look on his face: "No matter who was instigating this mutiny, everyone in Guanlong is to blame. Now, although your Majesty does not hold the people responsible for the mutiny, due to the previous seizure of Guanlong The properties of each family are now being counted and registered, and they are planned to be collected into the internal treasury... His Highness must know that although the Guanlong families have strong financial resources, they have not been willing to make progress in recent years, their children are playboys, and every family cannot make ends meet. In addition, coupled with this mutiny The warehouses of each family have been almost emptied. Once these properties are sealed, it will be difficult for each family to survive... Now that Duke Zhao is dead, each family will carry out their old ministers, hoping to ask for a favor from His Highness and persuade him. Your Majesty, leave a way for everyone to survive."
His Majesty Li Er has always been happy with grudges and has a somewhat chivalrous demeanor, which is somewhat similar to the behavior of those "chivalrous people" in the market. Under various entanglements, he did not kill all the Guanlong clan, but The anger in my heart has not diminished at all, and I must find happiness elsewhere.
What better way is there than to confiscate the property of these aristocratic families, making it difficult for them to maintain a life of food and drink, and spend their daily lives in embarrassment and poverty?
Even if it will not affect the court situation, and he has a bad temper, Guan Longxungui will not starve to death anyway...
But even if you want to plead for mercy, you have to go to His Majesty. You have been close to His Majesty for so many years, and you can still speak without Changsun Wuji. Whenever you ask, Your Majesty will definitely give you some face. This is why the Guanlong families recommend you to become their leader. Why should the Prince come forward to let the Clay Bodhisattva cross the river and be unable to save himself?
When the words reached his lips, he swallowed them back.
Because he realized that Yuwen Shiji came here not simply to ask the prince to come forward to intercede with the Guanlong families, but to win the hearts of the princes in Guanlong in this way...
As the foundation of the Tang Empire, the Guanlong clan was deeply rooted and powerful. Even though the defeat caused a great loss in strength and no one in power in the court remained, it was still a tyrannical force.
, if it can be adopted by the prince for his own use, he may not have the power to compete with his majesty.
Guan Long is now desperate, and the prince's life is hanging by a thread. It's a match made in heaven...
But the problem is what Li Chengqian thinks.
Should we really lie down and let nature take its course, or should we unite with Guan Long and fight hard?
He looked at Li Chengqian, who frowned and held the tea cup tightly in his hand. Apparently he had also considered this in his heart. He immediately gave a wry smile, put down the tea cup, and sighed: "Father is very strict with Gu, if you write a letter from Gu
Begging for mercy was not only useless, but also aroused my father's vigilance, and he increasingly pursued the Guanlong family to the end, and there was nothing I could do about this matter."
He has thoroughly understood that his father is as powerful as a mountain, and no one in the empire can resist him. If he is determined and easy to save, there will be no room for change.
The officials of the East Palace have accompanied him, the prince, from birth to death, and have worked hard to get to this point. They have tried their best. If he refuses to give up and still clings to the throne, other than implicating those civil and military officials, he will not end well.
Meaningless.
In this case, it is better to stay firm and never struggle...
Yu Wenshiji obviously did not expect that Li Chengqian was indifferent to the Guanlongmen valve that was delivered to his door. Was he confident in keeping the reserve, or was he dismissive of the Guanlongmen valve?
Yu Zhining said quickly from the side: "Your Highness, think again! Your Majesty is determined to be the crown prince, but now the King of Jin has given up the fight for the crown prince, and the King of Wei is also wavering. As long as your Highness works hard, you may not have no chance. How can you do this?"
give up easily?"
Fang Jun glanced at him and said nothing.
The Yu family in Luoyang is different from others. It is now a wealthy family with a prosperous scholarly reputation in the Central Plains. However, because Yu Zhining was appointed as the emperor of the East Palace by His Majesty Li Er, the interests of the whole family have long been tied to the East Palace.
It is difficult to have the opportunity to change the family.
If Li Chengqian's reserve position is not guaranteed, the Luoyang Yu family will surely be suppressed by His Majesty Li Er as part of the imperial division. It will be difficult for the younger members of the family to get ahead in the next few decades. It is better to fight to support Li Chengqian to maintain his reserve position.
Even if it fails, the final outcome will not be worse.
With interests at hand, no one can purely focus on feelings...
Li Chengqian's originally somewhat sad expression turned to determination. He sat upright and said in a deep voice: "I have already said that this world belongs to my father. If my father gives me up, I will continue to work hard and sleep well at night."
, worked hard to inherit his father's grand plan; if his father did not give it, I would give it back with both hands, neither fighting nor robbing me. My heart is like this, as strong as gold and stone, and you are all my heart and humerus. I hope that I will never be able to do it again.
Mention this matter to avoid hurting each other's feelings."