In Li Tai's view, the reason why Fang Jun behaved so fiercely was because he was persuading him after he realized that he still wanted to compete for the throne, and in a way that attacked his weakest link.
Where is your weakest point?
army.
Who doesn't know that King Taicai of Wei was extremely talented and knowledgeable? All the great scholars in the court praised his knowledge. In addition, because of the compilation of "Kuo Di Zhi", he had close contacts with many Confucian scholars all over the world, and there were many like-minded scholars.
Only the army is his weakness.
As soon as my father went to war, he had a very high reputation in the army. Almost all the generals obeyed the emperor's orders and never participated in the fight for the throne, and no military veteran ever came to his side.
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Now, finally, Song Lingwen came to invest. Li Taizheng planned to set him as a benchmark, so as to achieve the effect of buying horse bones for a thousand gold, but Fang Jun gave him a hard blow.
According to the report from the guards, Fang Jun’s order before leaving was to “beat his mother until she couldn’t recognize him.” However, the generals who followed Fang Jun several times through mountains of swords and seas of fire strictly followed the orders. If nothing else happened,
This move will definitely deal a serious blow to Song Lingwen's reputation and confidence, and it is almost destined to drift away from him and Li Tai.
Because it is impossible for Li Tai to fall out with Fang Jun because of Song Lingwen, it is impossible for Song Lingwen to stay in Li Tai's camp.
This has to be said to be an extremely serious loss for Li Tai...
Xiao Deyan continued: "If your Highness wants to achieve great things, you must imitate the sages and cultivate strength in the army."
As for which sage there is, everyone knows it well.
Without the full support of the military, how could His Majesty Li Er win the Battle of Xuanwu Gate? Not only could he not win, he would not even have the chance to enter Xuanwu Gate.
Li Tai said with a headache: "It's easy to say, but it's extremely difficult to do."
He is good at studying and learning, but trying to win over those soldiers is like a dog biting a hedgehog, not knowing where to start. Relying on money alone is definitely not enough. The upper-level officers are all from aristocratic families. Who would do it for a few stinky people?
Money and family interests are not considered? What they need is a sense of recognition.
But Li Tai can't give it...
Xiao Deyan smiled and said: "Did His Highness forget something?"
Li Taiqi asked: "What's the matter?"
Xiao Deyan said: "Marquis Huating wanted to set up a naval school in the south of the Yangtze River, but his Majesty stopped it and moved it to Chang'an. How many rivers near Chang'an agreed to train the navy? Only Kunming Pool can be a slight substitute."
Li Tai's eyes lit up: "What do you mean...let me seek a position as a lecturer in the school?"
"That's right. If someone's prediction is true, this school will never be used only to train naval generals. All high-level generals in the military all over the world will definitely receive training again. Just imagine, having such an opportunity to get up close and personal with these generals
Isn’t contact a great good?”
No one dared to think about the position of offering wine. Since His Majesty moved the school from Jiangnan to Guanzhong, the position of offering wine must be held by himself, as the nominal and actual commander-in-chief, to enhance the prestige of the imperial power.
But with Li Tai's status, it shouldn't be difficult to find a position as a lecturer...
Li Tai smiled bitterly: "But I don't have the power to tie a chicken, so how can I know about military affairs? The Tang Dynasty is constantly fighting foreign wars, and the generals in the army are all heroes of hundreds of battles. If I, the king, just read the book and exaggerate it, wouldn't it be ridiculous?"
Li Tai does not understand military matters, but it does not prevent him from understanding that most of the things written in military books cannot be applied mechanically to the battlefield. It would be a complete tragedy. The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and the real commander must act accordingly.
Various changes and possible forms adopt a series of arrangements, so that we can achieve "a decisive victory thousands of miles away"!
After reading a few military books and then acting as a lecturer in front of this group of arrogant soldiers, you still have to be laughed at?
Xiao Deyan said with a smile: "Your Highness is humble and low-key, no less than the sages of ancient times, and I admire you very much. However, Your Highness has overlooked one thing. Such a school must be huge in scale, and must accept soldiers and generals from military towns all over the world. Logistics management
It is an extremely important position that cannot be filled by anyone without outstanding ability. If Your Highness recommends himself to His Majesty and is willing to do his best for this matter, I think Your Majesty will be happy to agree."
Li Tai was almost amazed!
In this way, it is almost inevitable to enter the school and be in charge of logistics. Being able to get close to the generals of the world and at the same time give the father the impression of being dedicated to national affairs is to kill two birds with one stone, it is wonderful!
But as soon as the joy in my heart surged, I felt a little unnatural.
Du Chuke beside him never uttered a word...
Li Tai sighed in his heart.
This extremely capable Chang Shi has always been his most effective assistant, but now he is drifting away and no longer has the same intentions.
*****
Back in Zhuangzi, Fang Jun was also a little depressed.
Wu Meiniang has been very busy dealing with the affairs at the dock these days. She does not return home until midnight every day when she goes out at sunrise. The Yellow River, Wei River and other rivers are about to freeze, and a large amount of goods have been accumulated at the dock. Wu Meiniang must
They were sorted and vacated in warehouses to await the unloading of grain by the fleet that was about to return from Linyi.
There are many docks near Chang'an, but only Fangjiawan dock has berths that can dock a large number of ships at one time, as well as enough manpower and warehouses to store unloaded grain.
Princess Gaoyang ordered her maid to make a sobering soup and brought it to Fang Jun herself to serve him to drink. Then she sat next to him and looked at his somewhat ugly face. She asked softly: "Why do you look so worried? Is it the same as Qingque?"
Brother is making trouble?"
Princess Gaoyang naturally knows her man's temperament. Even though His Royal Highness King Wei is the most favored king, she still dares to beat Fang Jun if she offends him! If a fight breaks out, it will be difficult for her sister to be caught in the middle.
Although she is definitely on the side of her men, marrying a chicken will follow the chicken, marrying a dog will follow the dog, even if she is a royal princess.
Fang Jun sighed, kicked off his shoes, turned over on the bed, rested his head on the soft legs of Princess Gaoyang, and said dullly: "I think your bird brother is still thinking about the position of the crown prince, so I'm wondering.
How can such a smart person not see the situation clearly? Even if the prince cannot sit still in this position, it is impossible for him to get his turn!"
Princess Gaoyang was also a little worried. Both the prince and the king of Wei were her brothers. Although they were not from the same mother, almost all of her brothers and sisters loved her very much, which made her very worried.
He stretched out his green hands and gently relaxed Fang Jun's frown. He held the man's face with his two small hands and looked down at him. His beautiful eyes were full of love and he said softly: "You did what you should do."
, just have a clear conscience. There is a tree in everyone's heart, and it will grow wildly with a little sunshine and rain. Some people will prune it to make it bloom and bear fruit, and some people will let it grow bigger and bigger.
In the end, the heart of the tree is empty and useless. This tree is in people’s hearts, so who can help anyone prune it?”
Fang Jun was surprised. He raised his eyes and looked at Princess Gaoyang's pretty face in surprise.
Princess Gao Yang was stunned: "Why are you looking like this?"
Fang Junqi said: "It's not like you, a lady, can say this. It's too philosophical and profound."
Princess Gao Yang pursed her lips, narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly, and said in a light and unkind tone: "Then in the eyes of Mr. Lang, what should I say?"
Fang Jun thought for a while and said: "If the lady talks about this matter, her tone should be like this..."
He coughed and imitated Princess Gaoyang's words in a sharp voice: "You just eat carrots and don't worry about it. Do you care whether they are dead or alive? I will be your marquis honestly. When you go out, make a lot of money for my expenses. When you come back,
It is your duty to go to the kang and make me feel comfortable."
Princess Gaoyang’s eyebrows stood up, and she was so angry that smoke almost came out of her nose!
He said angrily: "Am I just a shrew in your eyes? I'm still serving Shu An... You are shameless in using dirty words. Isn't there ever a time when you don't always want to get what you want, and you won't give up until I make others fall apart and beg for mercy?"
"
This man is so shameless that he actually beat him up!
Seeing Princess Gaoyang's face flushed with anger, Fang Jun was not afraid and teased: "Come on, I don't know who couldn't bear it anymore and sneaked into the study at night and ruined me..."
No matter how shrewd Princess Gaoyang is, she is just a young woman who is a new wife. How can she withstand such crazy words?
Finally being provoked by Fang Jun, she became angry with embarrassment. Her pretty face turned red, she gritted her two rows of small white teeth and her eyes were on fire. She stretched out her hand to pull Fang Jun's mouth: "If you tell me to talk nonsense, I will tear your mouth apart!"
However, Fang Jun opened his mouth and took two slender jade fingers that were like onion tubes in his mouth, and swirled his tongue around the fingers in a disgusting manner...
Princess Gao Yang only felt her whole body tremble, and chicken bumps appeared all over her body. She couldn't tell whether it was nausea or something else. Her scalp was a little numb, and she said in a trembling voice: "You, you, you, please open your mouth..."
Fang Jun bit two delicate fingers with his teeth and hummed: "I don't!"
As he said that, two big hands came up and tightly grasped the two little pigeons...
How could Princess Gaoyang withstand such teasing?
Yi Wuxin pulled her finger back and looked at the shallow teeth marks and wet saliva on it. Her pretty face was blood red. When she saw that Fang Jun had turned over and hugged her thin waist and dragged her to the kang, Princess Gaoyang screamed in fright.
With a sound, he used all his strength to knock Fang Jun over, and ran towards the door with his legs weak.
He was still cursing: "You're shameless. You think about that all the time. Are you the reincarnation of a donkey?"
It's such a chaotic scene in broad daylight. Wouldn't it be embarrassing to be caught by the maids?
When she opened the door, Princess Gao Yang was stunned.
Mother-in-law Lu, dressed as a lady, was at the door, looking at Princess Gaoyang in astonishment as she opened the door and was about to go out.
Princess Gaoyang was dumbfounded.
What I just said... must have been heard by my mother-in-law, right?
Princess Gao Yang put her hand on her forehead, then lowered her head, her pointed chin almost piercing her chest. She wanted to find a crack in the ground to slip in and never come out...