It has been rainy this summer, and after the severe summer, the clouds have been lingering for several days. The rain falls from time to time, and the newly dredged rivers in Guanzhong are rising again. Fortunately, this project is supervised by the yamen at all levels, and the officials at Yushitai are almost exhausted.
Living on a dike, any negligence, slackness, corruption or fraud will be immediately investigated and punished. Therefore, the quality of the newly reinforced dike is of high quality, and there is no danger of dike collapse and flooding again.
The victims were resettled in an orderly manner, farming and livelihood gradually recovered, and society became harmonious. The trauma caused by the Eastern Expedition and the Guanlong Mutiny was slowly healed.
However, beneath the seemingly calm surface, things are actually turbulent.
The matter of Yi Chu is a sharp sword hanging above the court. When the sword sets, the stormy waves will hit the shore.
Since the throne is the imperial throne, it represents the supreme power. Naturally, various forces compete to rely on it in order to gain more benefits when the imperial power changes in the future.
Now it is a foregone conclusion that the crown prince will be deposed, and no one can change His Majesty's mind. However, the new crown prince has not yet been determined, and the battle between them will naturally become more and more dangerous.
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For several days in a row, many imperial censors and frontier officials came to the Wude Hall one after another to advise and advise on stabilizing the prince and maintaining Zhengshuo. Suddenly, a wave of "protecting the prince" arose, which aroused both the government and the public.
A sideways glance.
At first, it was just some officials from the six bureaus and nine temples who petitioned to ensure the crown prince, believing that "abolition of the elder and the establishment of the younger" was the beginning of chaos and would surely destroy the inheritance of the throne and the foundation of the ancestral lineage. Once this happened, everyone who owned the throne would be affected.
Everyone who ascends to the throne is eager to try, and the royal family, the country, and the country are in panic all day long.
Whoever created the figurines has no descendants?
It is said that this is the simplest and most basic truth. Whether it is for public reasons or private interests, it is normal advice.
But when the number of such people became more and more alienated, and even gradually included the entire Yushitai and even several frontier officials, the direction of the trend completely changed...
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East Palace, Li Zheng Hall.
Yu Zhining angrily threw a volume of memorials in his hand on the table and cursed: "It's so shameless. Those people actually instigated the feudal officials to continue to be dismissed. Isn't this an attempt to push His Highness to a point of no return?"
?A person who is a minister of others is so unscrupulous, his intention is to be punished!"
As more and more memorials to "defend" the prince were sent to Wude Hall, the entire trend has completely changed.
The reason why His Majesty Yi Chu is so determined, apart from his initial worry that the Crown Prince will not be able to become a Holy Lord, is that the power displayed by the East Palace during the Guanlong Rebellion made His Majesty Li Er feel like a thorn in the back, making it difficult for him to sleep or eat well.
The more officials there are in the border areas and the royal censors in the court respect the prince, doesn't it mean that the power of the East Palace becomes stronger?
Your Majesty will only strengthen Yi Chu’s determination...
No need to ask more, this must be a good thing done by the powerful families in Shandong and Jiangnan.
Lu Deming also trembled his white beard and said angrily: "Originally, the situation was good. Many officials from the Six Ministries and Nine Temples were dismissed, which allowed the Crown Prince to be recognized as the Imperial Zhengshuo and gain support. But when these people made trouble, it turned into
The bad thing is really abominable.”
The plan that he thought was successful was thwarted by others, and he even took a bite out of him with the help of his own strength. You can imagine the depression in the heart of this great scholar of the time.
The most important thing is that in the face of such a situation, he is helpless and doesn't know how to counterattack...
What made him even more annoyed was that Kong Yingda, who was also an ally, was drinking tea leisurely aside, turning a deaf ear to this and seemed not to care.
Even His Highness the Crown Prince, who should be the most angry and frustrated, has an unchanged expression and a calm expression, as if he has no idea how dangerous the current situation is...
Li Chengqian took the tea from Kong Yingda, took a sip, tsk-tucked his tongue, thought about it, and sighed: "It's not only rainy this year in Guanzhong, but also in the south of the Yangtze River. This tea tree is full of rainwater, and the taste is a bit bland, unlike
It’s much worse than previous years.”
Kong Yingda smiled and said: "Because of this, the price of tea has almost halved this year. Many newly built tea gardens following the trend cannot make ends meet, some have gone bankrupt, and some have sold out. It is said that Fang Xiang has acquired many tea gardens in Jiangnan, and the Fang family's tea industry has taken a step forward.
Lou, once the quality of the tea is good next year, coupled with the sea trade, we will definitely make a lot of money."
He was simply envious of Fang Xuanling's current life.
When he was in the court, he led the ministers and ruled the world, and was the first-class humeral minister beside the emperor; now that he has returned to his hometown, he not only leisurely travels in the forest and springs, enjoys his family, but also transforms into a business tycoon, spending thousands of dollars to acquire tea plantations.
, comfortable and leisurely.
And although I have resigned from office several times and retired to old age, I have only just gone to the court and then entered the East Palace. I am ups and downs in this officialdom, spending my energy and energy, and I don’t know when I will be truly free...
Li Chengqian nodded and praised: "When it comes to the art of Tao and Zhu, few people in the world can compare with Erlang. He figured out the method of frying tea and promoted it single-handedly. Now it is popular all over the world, making money every day. But those who follow the trend are making money.
But he made less and lost more, which further demonstrated his ability."
High-quality tea is more expensive than gold, and it can earn the Fang family a mountain of money. How can others not be envious of it?
So there were countless people cultivating tea trees in the south of the Yangtze River and frying tea leaves, but either they didn't know how to do it, the quality was poor, or the scale was insufficient to promote it. To this day, no one can compare with Fang Jun in the tea industry.
Lu Deming and Yu Zhining were simply stunned. When the situation was so tense, why didn't they quickly think about how to break the situation? Instead, they started talking about tea with great interest?
Yu Zhining couldn't help but said: "Fang Jun Tao Zhu's skills are naturally unparalleled in the world, but the current situation is urgent. The powerful clans in Shandong and Jiangnan are overbearing. If we can't respond to and resolve the crisis, I'm afraid that His Majesty will become more and more wary and abolish the reserve."
The edict may be issued tomorrow, and there will be no way to save it by then!"
Li Chengqian looked at him and wondered: "How come at this moment, master still has illusions about the reserve position?"
Yu Zhining was stunned.
Although His Majesty is determined to be the crown prince, after all, the edict to abolish the crown prince has not been issued for a day, so Dong Palace continues to serve as the crown prince for a day. How can he give up until the last moment?
Kong Yingda poured a cup of tea for Yu Zhining and said warmly: "How can we disobey the holy will? No one can control your Majesty's control over the situation of the court. Originally, His Majesty was already deeply wary of the power of the East Palace. If we are still afraid of Chu
If you have extravagant hopes, you can only force His Majesty to take cruel measures and endanger His Highness' life. If you should let go, you should let it go in time. This is the way of a wise man."
Although the Guanlong Mutiny was put down and the East Palace was safe and sound, the tyrannical fighting power displayed by the East Palace in this battle and the support from both the government and the public made His Majesty Li Er feel on pins and needles.
How can others be allowed to snore on the side of the bed? For the emperor, his own son is the most dangerous opponent!
If the East Palace is at peace at this time and just accepts the situation, thinking of the love between father and son, Your Majesty will definitely try every means to ensure the life of the Crown Prince. Your Majesty has already made up his mind to save the prince but has been reluctant to identify a successor. It is because of this consideration; on the contrary,
, if the Donggong refuses to give up the reserve and tries to defeat it, His Majesty will no longer have any burden. Not only will it be easy to reserve immediately, but he will also kill the prince to avoid future troubles...
However, he also understood that the ties between the East Palace officials and the prince were too deep, and their interests were entangled. Whether the reserve position could be saved was of vital importance to the future of these families. Naturally, they had to struggle to the death, trying to change their fate...
Yu Zhining opened his mouth and was speechless for a long time. Finally, he sighed and his expression became dull.
Although the Yu family in Luoyang did not participate in the Guanlong Rebellion, it was inevitable that Lianzhi would be entangled at this time, and it was inevitable that he would fall into ruin. He originally hoped that by virtue of the victory in suppressing the rebellion, he would help Dong Gong ascend the throne and make a contribution to the throne, but who would have expected?
His Majesty "resurrected from the dead" and suddenly returned to Beijing. Not only did he not miss the crown prince's contribution to suppressing the rebellion, but he became even more determined to Yi Chu...
First, as a member of the Guanlong lineage, he was implicated by Changsun Wuji and others, and then the interests of the emperor's master in the East Palace and the prince were too entangled. Once the East Palace was abolished, the Luoyang Yu family had no choice but to renounce themselves in the court, and they would not be able to get involved within thirty years.
central power.
For an aristocratic family, this is tantamount to a disaster.
Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi. Thirty years later, the Yu family in Luoyang, which was once prominent for a while, may have disappeared from the public and will no longer regain the glory of its ancestors...
So it's not that he doesn't understand the current situation, it's just that he can't accept it.
Counterattacking upward, the glorious lintel is naturally proud and proud, but falling from the top of the mountain, how can it not make people anxious...
Kong Yingda still felt that the blow was not enough, and continued: "The current struggles in the officialdom are not only useless, but also more and more arousing His Majesty's jealousy. It will only bring harm to the East Palace, but no good. In the past two days, Fang Jun did not discuss matters here.
I strongly discourage you from doing this, but we have obviously foreseen today's situation, so there is nothing we can do. From now on, we will just stay calm and wait for the situation to change."
Lu Deming's face was gloomy, and he was sitting upright in a dignified manner: "Since His Majesty is deeply wary of the combat power of the East Palace Army, we should try our best to avoid it. No matter whether we win or lose, the official methods will not arouse His Majesty's resentment. On the contrary, they will connive to Fang Fang."
Jun hooked up the various armies, which made His Majesty more likely to attack the East Palace earlier. Therefore, in my opinion, Fang Jun’s activities should be restricted to the greatest extent, and he should no longer interfere in military affairs.”
He didn't have any bad feelings towards Fang Jun, but he always felt that the battle for the reserve should be limited to "civilian fighting". After all, when he faced the Guanlong rebels, the life and death of the entire East Palace was dominated by the army. That kind of feeling was very difficult for a civilian official.
It was really humiliating and unbearable.
Especially these literati who have come from the troubled times of the late Sui Dynasty, they shudder when they think of the days when the military and law slaughtered literati like pigs and dogs. In addition, after the "Xuanwu Gate Incident", the city of Chang'an also flowed like a river of blood, and they became even more worried.
I tremble at the situation where soldiers take power...
Hearing this, Kong Yingda widened his eyes and said in surprise: "Why did you say this? You must have read a lot of history books, and you should understand that under such circumstances, all means are illusory, and only real military power can
Determining the situation... You thought it was Fang Jun's military power that made His Majesty deeply fearful and firm in Yi Chu's heart, but have you ever thought that without Fang Jun's military power, how could His Majesty's edict of abolishing Chu be delayed?