Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2408 Li Er's obsession

His Majesty Li Er turned his head and looked at Fang Xuanling with deep eyes.

As his humerus minister and right-hand man, not only has outstanding talent and wisdom, but also is very familiar with the character and behavior of the emperor, and has already seen the deepest intentions in his heart.

His Majesty Li Er was noncommittal, but said indifferently: "Tell me, why is it inappropriate?"

Fang Xuanling said: "His Royal Highness King Jing has great ambitions and lack of talent. He is not qualified for the position of Minister of Military Affairs. This is the first. The imperial court recruits talents, promotes those who should be capable, and dismisses those who are mediocre. This is the second. King Jing He is the most honorable person in the royal family other than His Majesty, it is difficult to guarantee that someone with ulterior motives will take advantage of the opportunity to sneak into the camp, if King Jing gets involved in the military power, the consequences will be unpredictable."

Even though he has become an official, Fang Xuanling is still the person His Majesty Li Er trusts the most, not only in his loyalty, but also in his ability.

But this time, His Majesty Li Er didn't accept Fang Xuanling's opinion. He looked at the mountains and greenery in his eyes, sighed, and said, "Ai Qing, I still remember that night in the ninth year of Wude. ?”

Fang Xuanling was taken aback for a moment, and then fell silent.

That night of swords and swords, that night of blood flowing into rivers, that night of brotherhood, that night of fighting against each other... Even though many years have passed, Fang Xuanling can still feel the feeling of being forced into a desperate situation and having to fight back every time he thinks back. One hit of despair.

Even before that, no one thought they would be the ultimate victors.

Since then, Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Yu Chigong, Cheng Yaojin, Hou Junji... These people have become a generation of famous generals who assisted the Ming Lord to ascend the throne. His wife and son, but His Majesty Li Er was the only one who fell into the vortex of "killing brothers and brothers".

He has been questioned and criticized.

Fang Xuanling knew that this matter was a thorn in the heart of His Majesty Li Er all these years, and it hurt terribly when he touched it, but he couldn't pull it out.

In the ninth year of Wude, Prince Jiancheng felt the threat brought by King Qin's rising merits and fame. Under the instigation of King Qi Yuanji and others, he intended to deceive King Qin into the palace, frame the blame, and exterminate the grass.At the same time, the prince was also out of breath by the aggressiveness of Prince Jiancheng and others. The situation at that time was that there was no way to retreat. He had to fight back desperately and go further, or the entire Qin Palace would be uprooted. Entanglement, when it's either you die or I die, you can't care about the brotherhood, just under the Xuanwu sect, a scuffle broke out suddenly.

In fact, Prince Jian Jiancheng and King Qi Yuanji had already ambushed a large number of elite soldiers in the palace. As soon as King Qin stepped into the palace, he would be cut off from a thousand swords and decapitated.

However, under the Xuanwu Gate, just one step away from the inner palace, Chang He, the guard of the Xuanwu Gate, completely surrendered to the King of Qin and closed the city gate, so that Prince Jiancheng was separated from Qi Wang Yuanji and his subordinates. He failed to rescue him in time and was killed by the King of Qin.

Which is right and wrong?

If it is judged purely from the moral level, it is hard to say, winners and losers have always been like this, but people will always involuntarily sympathize with the weak, and some people who have lost their interests in normal struggles contribute to the flames with ulterior motives. What is right or wrong, the life-and-death battle has become a shame that His Majesty Li Er can never wash away.

For so many years, the reason why His Majesty Li Er has set such high demands on himself is that he must hold his breath and want to use better achievements to prove to the world that he is a good emperor.

Killing brothers and brothers is a fait accompli, and it cannot be changed in any way, and this is the only way to restore one's reputation.

Now that His Majesty Li Er brought up the old matter again, Fang Xuanling understood what he meant when he poked the scar himself.

What he wants to show the world is not that I, Li Er, is cold-blooded and cruel, and does not care about brotherhood, but that Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji don't give me a way out, so I can only fight back.Now you can see how kind I am to my brothers, brothers and sisters are respectful and happy, King Jing is just a mediocre person, and I will still use him... So it was not my fault back then, I also wanted to be harmonious with my brothers, but they didn't give me this chance , what can I do?

Fang Xuanling had a headache, and felt that this could not be persuaded.

Everyone has a time of paranoia, because everyone has a corner in their hearts that cannot be touched. Whoever touches this place will suffer the most violent revenge, regardless of it, and go their own way.

This is the case with His Majesty Li Er now.

The more you say that I am cruel and cold-blooded, the more I will make a show to prove that you are wrong.

This is no longer an ordinary paranoia, but Fang Xuanling feels that he can still understand it...

Fang Xuanling was silent for a while, and felt that he still needed to be persuaded, so he said: "Your Majesty is talented, the world is in full control, but the world is unpredictable, and it is inevitable that one hundred secrets will be neglected. If the tail is not lost, wouldn't it be an endless legacy?"

His Majesty Li Er thought for a while, and said: "Fang Yiai once commented on King Jing's words: bold and cowardly, scheming without decision, cherishing oneself when doing great things, forgetting life when seeing small gains. This comment can be described as penetrating. Somebody thinks so."

Fang Xuanling had a headache, and said: "Your Majesty, the dog has a perverted personality and flamboyant words. Just listen to his words. How can he be so serious? Even Xu's Kunzhong, who launched the 'Yuedan Commentary', dare not rely on Comments will cast a conclusion on the heroes of the world, let alone dogs?"

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Xu Shao and his elder brother Xu Jing liked to comment on contemporary figures. They often published their comments on the current figures on the first day of each month to recommend talents for current affairs, so it was called Yuedan Commentary.Both of these two are great Confucianists in the world, with a reputation far and wide and countless disciples. They comment on the township party, praise and criticize the current affairs, do not pretend to be beautiful, do not conceal evil, do not slander, can distinguish between good and bad, can distinguish between loyal and evil, whether they are in the court or not. In the field, they are all in the evaluation list.

Therefore, "Yuedan Ping" has a far-reaching influence. No matter who it is, once it is judged, it will be worth a hundred times.

Its most famous is Xu Shao's comment on Cao Cao as "a capable minister in the world, a traitor in troubled times"...

His Majesty Li Er said with a smile: "Xu and King Jing are siblings. Seeing him grow up, how can he not know his character? Fang Jun's comments seem a bit hasty and not respectful, but they are The cognition of King Jing is very deep and clear. No matter how powerful the power is in his hands, he is fearless. As long as I am here, he can only do nothing."

Regarding this sentence, Fang Xuanling firmly believed in it.

Raising the ability to control the government, throughout the ages, few emperors can surpass His Majesty Li Er, without the high pressure of the Qin Emperor, and without the power of the Han and Wu, all civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty bowed their heads and were loyal.

Oh, except for that crazy Hou Junji...

As long as His Majesty Li Er is in power, no one can make waves.

But the question is, what if you are gone?

This question arose in Fang Xuanling's mind, but he pushed it back. After all, His Majesty Li Er is now in the prime of life and in the prime of life, so it would be too disrespectful to say such words.

However, Fang Xuanling still did not approve of His Majesty Li Er's decision, so he kept silent to show his position.

Although His Majesty Li Er had already decided in his heart to push King Jing to the throne and take this opportunity to re-appoint the General of the Sixteen Guards, but it involved too much and it was really difficult to make a decision for a while, so he came to seek Fang Xuanling's support.

Unexpectedly, Fang Xuanling objected...

He has always attached importance to Fang Xuanling's opinion, so the firm decision in his heart is a little loose, but he also feels that Fang Xuanling is a little worrying and making a fuss, making it more difficult to make a decision.

It seems that we need to think about it.

Thinking of this, His Majesty Li Er let go of his worries, looked down at the undulating emerald green waves on the mountainside, and asked with a smile: "The tall crops not far ahead are found from overseas... corn, right?"

Fang Xuanling said: "Exactly."

His Majesty Li Er said, "Go, let's take a closer look."

The two monarchs and ministers walked down the hill hand in hand, walked through the fields along the path, and soon came to the cornfield. His Majesty Li Er stood in front of the cornfield with his hands behind his back and asked, "Is this thing capable of producing more than ten stones per mu? "

The sturdy plant grows tall and straight, with green leaves stretched out, several fruit ears growing alternately at the half-waist, and pale yellow beards sticking out.

Fang Xuanling stepped forward, lovingly stroking the corn stalks, and said slowly: "Being able to find this thing from overseas is probably the greatest achievement of my Fang family for generations! What is it? , The history above is just a passing cloud, only this thing can feed billions of people, so that more people can be fed by it, this is the greatest merit!"

(End of this chapter)