Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2530
The mutual benefits of the two powers are the most important, and the mutual harm of the two powers is the least important.
Xiao Yu has been in the ups and downs of the officialdom all his life, so he naturally knows how to choose, but in this way, it is tantamount to ruining the future of his eldest son.

The nobles of Guanlong are all descendants of barbarians, and they have always acted fiercely and must be punished. This is the reason why all the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty are deeply afraid of them.It is conceivable that when he rejected the Guanlong nobles and fell to the emperor's side, those people would definitely retaliate.

After returning, they must send people to Mobei as soon as possible. One is to warn Xiao Rui to strictly guard against harm, and the other is to increase the number of guards around Xiao Rui...

Without saying a word, Ma Zhou gently pushed a cup of tea in front of Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu stretched out his hand to take it, sighed softly, and said with a wry smile: "Erlang really created a problem for this old man."

But Fang Jun didn't think so, and said calmly: "Your Majesty is in the prime of life, literary and martial arts, we, as ministers, should be loyal and brave, and we will not hesitate to be broken. How can we forget our duty as a minister for the sake of immediate benefits? Besides, , After all, the world still belongs to His Majesty, how can His Majesty treat the courtiers who follow him through life and death? Song Guogong is too worried."

Xiao Yu's face was a little ugly.

What is it called?No matter how favored you Fang Jun is, no matter how holy you are, you still dare to talk to me in such a teaching tone?
That is Fang Jun, if it were anyone else, Xiao Yu would be able to throw the teacup in his hand on his face.

Li Daozong glanced at Xiao Yu, and said in a deep voice: "As a minister, it is only natural to devote oneself to one's life. If you are half-hearted and care about the pros and cons, it is inevitable that you will be jealous of your Majesty. Your Majesty is wise and mighty, and you can see everything in the world. , keep it in mind, losing His Majesty's trust and trust for the sake of temporary gain or loss, that is not worth the loss."

Xiao Yu's face was almost dripping with water.

If someone else stayed with Fang Jun, after Fang Jun uttered those almost unceremonious words, he would definitely turn around with gentle words and eliminate the embarrassing atmosphere.

As a result, no matter Ma Zhou or Li Daozong, these two people have always been known for their uprightness. Instead of easing the atmosphere, they felt that Fang Jun's words were reasonable, so they added embellishments.

It made Xiao Yu almost unable to get off the stage...

I think that when you followed Emperor Gaozu's cavalry to rebel against the Sui Dynasty, all of you had so much nipple hair, now you are actually teaching me a righteous lesson?

Of course, even if he was furious, he could only endure it.

Of the three people in front of me, although Fang Jun is not currently standing firmly on the side of the prince, no matter whether Ma Zhou or Li Daozong, they are His Majesty's most trusted courtiers.As long as His Majesty does not give birth to the heart of being easy to reserve, then the crown prince will ascend the throne in the future, and these three people must be important officials in the court and the mainstay of the power.

Xiao Shi still has a lot to rely on, how can he be offended?
It was probably because Xiao Yu was faintly angry, but at this time, Fang Jun laughed and calmed down the atmosphere: "Mr. Song Guo is old enough to seek the country, how can he not see through such things and do stupid things? Speaking of which, this time After adding ten salt farms, His Majesty is determined not to trust the prefects and governors of those prefectures and counties. Rest assured, Your Majesty, there are only a handful of ministers who are capable of suppressing those states and counties."

The implication is already very clear.

As long as you, Xiao Yu, personally ask His Majesty to take up the errand of adding saltworks this time, you will be sure.

Xiao Yu nodded slowly.

Right now, it seems that the power of the imperial court is still in the hands of the veterans who followed His Majesty from the Xuanwumen Incident, but the rise of the younger generation is already unstoppable.Just talking about the three in front of me, perhaps their power has not yet reached the level of covering the sky with one hand, but their influence on the emperor alone far surpasses these veterans.

The most important thing is that these three people are all qualified to "participate in Henan political affairs", and they can sit in every meeting of the political affairs hall.

This is already equal to half of Zaifu.

In addition to myself, and Cen Wenwen, who has always been quiet, doesn't ask too many questions, and obeys His Majesty's words...

The Zhengshitang, the administrative center of the Great Tang Empire, has quietly become the emperor's one-word hall.

All the so-called "returning power to the court" and "restricting imperial power" before have become a form. As long as the emperor is willing, the entire political affairs hall will only have the will of the emperor.

Of course, it is impossible for the emperor to seriously turn the Zhengshitang into his back garden. This not only violates the original intention of the emperor to establish the Zhengshitang, but also forces the Guanlong nobles to take another path.

But even if the emperor still acquiesced to the process of the Zhengshitang, how could Changsun Wuji not know the actual changes?
This situation of targeting the Guanlong nobles will definitely make the Guanlong nobles worry and have trouble sleeping at night.

That's why Changsun Wuji had the idea of ​​tearing his face down and lowering his figure, even if it was coercion and lure, he wanted to win over the Jiangnan gentry.

Because at least from the current point of view, the imperial power and the Guanlong nobles have reached an irreconcilable situation. Both sides are trying their best to maintain restraint. The initial Eastern Expedition failed completely.

This is something no one wants to happen.

His Majesty Li Er, who always regards the victory of the Eastern Expedition as the foundation of his ambitious hegemony, can never sit idly by and watch the failure of the Eastern Expedition. At that time, what kind of revenge will the angry His Majesty Li Er have on the Guanlong nobles who disrupted stability and caused the failure of the Eastern Expedition? The action is unimaginable.

How can the nobles of Guanlong be captured without a fight and let His Majesty Li Er do as he pleases?
A conflict that might sweep the entire Tang Dynasty and completely bury all the good situations since Zhenguan is very likely to happen.

However, what worried Xiao Yu even more was that even if everyone kept restraint before the Eastern Expedition, what happened after the Eastern Expedition?
The four barbarians surrendered, and the world was peaceful.

If you enter, you will be helpless, and if you leave, you will be invincible to foreign patients, and the country will perish...

If it is only for the sake of the eldest son's future to cultivate a successor, then uniting with the Guanlong nobles is the best result.But once he made such a decision, it meant that the Lanling Xiao family would run counter to the emperor from now on. Thinking about the life-and-death struggle between the imperial power and the Guanlong nobles who were almost destined to take place in the future, Xiao Yu couldn't help it for a while. trembling.

Today's His Majesty is not only talented, but also has a grand plan and strategy. He is definitely not a reckless generation like Emperor Sui Yang who was so happy and disregarded the foundation of the empire. Even though this struggle is far from being staged, Xiao Yu has almost foreseen the victory or defeat of both sides.

As long as there are three to five years, the nobles of Guanlong will definitely be tamed by His Majesty.

Even if something unexpected happens to His Majesty, who is in the prime of his life, the successor prince will continue to implement His Majesty's strategy and continue to suppress the Guanlong nobles with the support of Fang Jun, Li Daozong, and Ma Zhou.

The fate of the Guanlong nobles seems to be doomed.

Either hand over most of the power and endure it to linger on, or swear to the death to resist rather than smash the jade.

unless……

Thinking of the only possible chance for the nobles of Guanlong to come back, Xiao Yu was shocked, and then shook her head again and again. Such a treasonous thing is absolutely impossible to happen.

……

No one spoke in the side hall for a while, Xiao Yu sat there with a teacup in his hand, and the expression on his face kept changing.

After a while, he just said: "As long as His Majesty agrees to set up salt farms in the coastal states of Henan Road and Huainan Road, I will write a letter requesting to handle this matter."

This remark is tantamount to accepting the interests thrown by Fang Jun, and since then he has drawn a clear line with the Guanlong nobles and differentiated positions.

Fang Jun laughed, poured tea for Xiao Yu himself, and said softly, "Why is Duke Song so entangled? This Tang Dynasty will only become stronger and more prosperous, and there are endless benefits everywhere. Why bother to give it to others? That violates the duty of a minister?"

Xiao Yu finished the tea, sighed softly, and said distressedly: "It is precisely because the situation is changing rapidly and the empire is getting more and more prosperous, so I have to plan for the future generations. No matter how rich the Xiao family is, in the future, the old man will die, and the future generations will be nephews." However, no one is worthy of the big responsibility, so sitting and eating the mountain is not a long-term solution?"

Fang Jun was taken aback for a moment, not understanding why Xiao Yu suddenly mentioned descendants, but after thinking for a while, he thought of Xiao Rui who is currently serving as the chief guard of the Hanhai Protectorate in Mobei, and he came to understand.

It turned out that Changsun Wuji, the old yin man, used this to negotiate with Xiao Yu, trying to pull the Xiao family onto the boat of the Guanlong nobles, and even form an alliance with the entire Jiangnan gentry, so as to resist His Majesty's suppression.

(End of this chapter)