Chapter 3004: Visiting the door and scolding the street
As evening approached, the clouds piled up in the sky, and it was so gloomy that it seemed like water was dripping from it.
Pedestrians on the streets in Chang'an City are in a hurry, eager to return home before the rain falls. People traveling with them inevitably whisper to each other, complaining about the unreasonable weather changes in the past two years, the increase in precipitation in winter and summer, heavy rain in summer, and heavy snow in winter, resulting in The people in Guanzhong were severely affected by the disaster. Even the merchants in the city were greatly affected. Their income dropped sharply and their lives were very tight.
The sky was getting darker and the rain did not fall for a while.
A carriage arrived at the back door of the Duke of Song's Mansion. After the door was cleared, the back door was opened and the carriage was led into the backyard. Li Zhi, dressed in regular clothes, jumped out of the carriage and went straight to the study under the guidance of the steward.
In the study, Xiao Yu was already waiting here. After being greeted by others, he invited Li Zhi to his seat. Xiao Yu was accompanied by the Prime Minister. After the servant served tea, he was dismissed by him. There were only two people left in the study, and then he complained. : "The situation is sensitive at this time. It is inappropriate for Your Highness to visit us like this."
Li Zhi said helplessly: "I also know that this move is inappropriate, but I don't know what to do now, so I came here to ask the Duke of Song for advice."
Xiao Yu raised his hand to invite Li Zhi to drink tea, and then asked: "What's the problem, Your Highness?"
The current situation can be said to be extremely beneficial to Li Zhi. First, Li Zhi came up with the idea of "going to sea to build a country", which made him be recognized in front of His Majesty as caring about brotherhood and not wanting to fight with each other. For this reason, he would rather give up all his glory and wealth and avoid overseas... …His Majesty must be filled with both praise and distress in his heart.
And this led to speculation about whether he was coerced and intimidated by the prince and the king of Wei, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.
In addition, Xiao Yu secretly manipulated the imperial censors to write a letter together, forming a huge wave of public opinion, which swept the king of Wei into the public, causing his prestige to be greatly reduced. The situation was completely on Li Zhi's side.
It is destined that the crown prince will be deposed, and no one can reverse His Majesty's will. King Wei's status will plummet due to his unpopularity, and the ownership of the throne will gradually become clear...
Under such circumstances, Xiao Yu really couldn't figure out why Li Zhi would come to the door in person regardless of avoiding suspicion. Didn't he know that once His Majesty noticed it, he would come to the conclusion that they were secretly colluding and secretly communicating, and he would become suspicious?
Li Zhi took a sip of tea and then said: "To be honest, I asked my father for permission to go to sea to establish a country. I had the intention of retreating in order to advance, and I also wanted to go with the flow. In any case, I can avoid the most fierce dispute at the moment. It is always a good thing to have trouble... But the situation is different now. If the navy quickly destroys the Japanese country, and the court requests to send a prince to the country to establish the country, wouldn't this king be self-defeating? "
Xiao Yu frowned and immediately understood what Li Zhi meant.
Li Zhi's previous request to go to sea to found a country was made with both hands, and he also had the intention of forcing a palace from His Majesty - either you are willing to let me go to the Japanese islands to join the Japanese people, and I will never be able to return to Chang'an in this life to fulfill my filial piety at your knees. , or you can leave me in Chang'an and make me the crown prince.
It has to be said that it is indeed clever to retreat in order to advance in this way. Although it is forcing His Majesty to marry, His Majesty will not be disgusted because everyone knows what will happen to a prince who fails to compete for the throne.
But now the problem is on my side...
Li Xiyu, the governor of Liangzhou, suddenly wrote a letter to slander the King of Wei. In addition, the imperial censors and officials in the court impeached the King of Wei for being "impetuous", "headstrong and arrogant" and "resembling a Yangdi", which greatly damaged the prestige of the King of Wei. , public opinion was fierce for a while, which greatly increased Li Zhi's chances of winning the heir apparent.
If the navy destroys the Japanese country at this time, and His Majesty agrees to Li Zhi's previous request to let him go to sea to establish the country, wouldn't it be that this God-given opportunity has been let go in vain?
In short, Li Zhi is now in a dilemma...
Xiao Yu thought for a while and reassured: "It is indeed a bit troublesome, but the navy may not destroy the Japanese country so quickly. At least until the entire Japanese country is cleared, your majesty will definitely not let His Highness go to the Japanese country."
Although the Japanese Kingdom is under the control of the navy, His Majesty's love for King Jin will never allow him to be in the slightest danger. Therefore, it can only be possible to let the Japanese Kingdom be cleared out when the entire territory is cleared.
Li Zhi went to Jianguo.
As far as he knew, although the Japanese country had a small defense, it was dotted with islands and mountains. Once the Japanese escaped into the mountains, it would take at least a hundred thousand troops to wipe them out.
The naval force is powerful, but it needs to cover the entire East and Southeast Asia. It is impossible to dispatch such a large army to fight in Japan...
Li Zhi shook his head and said: "The Duke of Song is the prime minister of the country and is in charge of the world's affairs, but he has neglected the situation overseas. I have been inspecting the military department and know very well about the official correspondence about the navy. Now the navy
The division had less than 10,000 troops in the Japanese country, and only controlled limited places such as Asukakyo, the Edogawa outlet, and Sado Island. However, it funded and supported the Ezo people to occupy key passes in the Japanese country. As long as Fang Shun gave an order, those who were flooded could
The Japanese divisions were armed, and the Eni people, who hated the Japanese so deeply, would madly tear every Japanese into pieces and chop them into mincemeat. With the navy maintaining troop transportation and logistical supplies along the coast, in less than two months, the entire Japanese country would be destroyed.
They will be completely controlled by the Navy, and I am afraid that it is not impossible for the Japanese to be exterminated."
Being in the Ministry of War, he could keep abreast of the dynamics of the Navy at all times. No one in the court knew the power of the Navy better than him.
Every time they arrive at a place, the first thing the navy does is not to kill brutally, but to first support the weak ethnic groups in the place to resist the local government, adopting a check and balance strategy to suppress the strong side and support the weak side, so that everyone must rely on water.
teacher, otherwise they will be completely cut off.
Or they support local powerful figures to challenge the orthodox regime, leading to protracted wars and intra-ethnic conflicts.
This strategy allowed the navy to obtain maximum benefits at the minimum cost and control almost all foreign countries in the East and Southeast Asia.
The navy rarely fights in person, but almost every war in the two oceans has its presence hidden in it, causing barbarians everywhere to hate the navy, but they have to bend their knees in order to survive and even their own interests.
Winning support from the navy...
The navy first supported the Soga clan in Japan to suppress the power of the emperor, which caused various domestic forces to conflict with each other, wars continued, and the country was extremely weak. Later, the Soga clan took it upon themselves to kill the emperor, intending to rule the Japanese islands for a long time, and the navy was extremely
If they are dissatisfied, they only need to support the Eni people who have been persecuted by the Japanese for hundreds of years to launch a war. In a few months, the Japanese islands can be razed and completely included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
Xiao Yu stroked his beard with a solemn expression.
In recent years, he has stopped caring about military matters and has focused all his energy on court affairs. Therefore, he only knows that the navy is rampant in the East and Southeast Asia, but he does not know that the power of the navy is so powerful that it has islands like the Japanese country.
A foreign country with a large population can be destroyed in a matter of seconds without having to expend too much strength.
With Fang Jun's loyalty to the East Palace, he would definitely order Su Dingfang to speed up the destruction of the Japanese country so that the King of Jin could go to sea as soon as possible...
Now we are trapped in a cocoon, riding a tiger with difficulty, and things are not easy to handle.
Xiao Yu pondered: "For the present plan, it is best to take advantage of His Majesty's love for His Highness and not let you leave the capital... Why don't you go to Da Ci'en Temple tomorrow and say that you and His Highness the Crown Prince will be Queen Wende?"
Pray for blessings and wait for a while before talking."
Li Zhi could only nod helplessly.
This is also a helpless move, and he can't delay it for long, because he is determined to reserve the throne, and he must take action to influence his father's decision, instead of hiding in the Great Ci'en Temple and waiting for fate...
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Xiao Yu ordered someone to hold the lamp, and the two of them were plotting in the study. Suddenly, there were rapid footsteps outside, and a steward came in and reported: "His Royal Highness, King Wei, is outside the door, asking to see the master of the family."
Xiao Yu and Li Zhi were both stunned. The latter was a little panicked: "Brother Qingque knows that this king is here, so he came here to cause trouble, right?"
The matter of Yi Chu is inevitable, and it is a foregone conclusion that the crown prince will be deposed, but in the end who will take the throne, the father is still undecided, so he decides by appointment. But there is a bottom line in everything, the father will acquiesce in his relationship with Brother Qingque
competition, but will not allow one of them to collude with the ministers of the DPRK and China to suppress the other.
Father must make the most rational decision in a fair and just environment...
Of course, it is impossible to completely separate the prince and the ministers, and it is inevitable to have secret connections, but if it is made public and put on the table, this is something that the father will never allow.
Once the forces of the DPRK and China participate in the struggle for the throne, due to their respective interests, it will inevitably cause an extremely huge involution in the future. Dissidents will be excluded and dissidents will be expelled. The prince who fails in the struggle for the throne will fall into a place of eternal destruction...
Xiao Yu didn't know what he was doing, and secretly complained that Li Zhi was a bit confused when he came to visit him. He said, "Your Highness, please wait for a while, and wait for me to go and have a look."
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At this time, the sky had completely darkened, and there were many pedestrians in the square. Either the officials on duty were off duty, or the merchants in the city were returning home after closing time, and there was an endless stream of people and carriages.
A large lantern was hung in front of the Duke of Song's Mansion, illuminating the stone steps and the street brightly. King Wei's luxurious four-wheeled carriage stopped in front of the door, blocking the entire street and blocking half of the street.
Li Tai was dressed in rich clothes, holding the jade belt around his waist, standing on the stone steps with a plump chest and protruding belly. When he saw Xiao Yu hurriedly came to greet him, he scolded him indiscriminately: "You and other traitors are secretly colluding with each other."
If you slander me, I will not pursue it, but where will your actions put the King of Jin?"
Xiao Yu was bewildered by the reprimand and asked in confusion: "The old minister has not conspired to slander His Highness, let alone what is his relationship with the King of Jin?"
Li Tai looked angry and ignored Xiao Yu. He turned around and shouted loudly to the pedestrians who were blocked on the street: "Originally, the King of Jin has begged his father to go to sea and found the country. This move is for the sake of all brothers."
, the love of brotherhood and unwillingness to break up due to competition for the throne, this person is as bright as the wind and the moon, as powerful as the sea, and should be a model for the world!"
Upon hearing this, passers-by on the street applauded: "His Royal Highness, King Jin, is benevolent and righteous!"
Some people shouted: "His Royal Highness the King of Wei has worked hard for the education of the empire, and all the scholars in the world are grateful for his kindness!"
Xiao Yu frowned. The King of Jin's voyage to found the country was only spread in the court. Once it spread throughout the world, it would be really hard to get off the tiger...
Moreover, Li Tai always calls "traitor", which is simply a curse...