Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2572
His Majesty Li Er looked at Song Guogong Xiao Yu, and asked, "Do you think Ai Qing is feasible for the British Duke's proposal?"

Xiao Yu pondered for a while, then nodded and said, "Yes!"

His Majesty Li Er looked at Liu Ji again: "What do you think?"

Although I don't really like to see this guy who "takes a slanted sword", after all, his qualifications and abilities are all the top choices. Now that he is a servant, he can be regarded as a giant in the court, and his opinions should be adopted fairly.

Liu Ji was very straightforward and said, "Yes!"

Although he sometimes has a single mind, but most of the time he is extremely smart. He naturally understands that His Majesty Li Er's question is more of a polite nature. Whether he agrees or not, it can't affect His Majesty Li Er's decision. , if this is the case, why jump out to offend Li Ji?

His Majesty Li Er finally looked at Changsun Wuji, and asked calmly: "What do Duke Zhao think of Cui Dunli as the candidate?"

Changsun Wuji closed his mouth, and it took a long time before he opened his mouth and said, "Both candidates have their advantages, so just choose one, and His Majesty will make the decision."

Even though there are 1 grievances in my heart, there is nothing I can do about the current situation.

I only hate that Xiao Yu, a guy who is inconsistent, fell to Fang Jun without any warning. Not only that, but he also obviously communicated with the Shandong family headed by Li Ji. How can he make things happen in such a situation?

I prepared for a long time, and took advantage of the opportunity of my son's suicide to get my hands on the position of Minister of the Ministry of War, but I didn't want to not only fail in success, but let Li Ji, an old fox, take advantage of it.

Even if Cui Dunli could not be successfully promoted to Minister of the Ministry of War in the future, as long as his performance is acceptable within a period of time in the future, he will be regarded as in the eyes of His Majesty Li Er, and his promotion and transfer in the future will naturally be effortless.After all, the government needs balance, and it is impossible for His Majesty Li Er to launch an indiscriminate attack on the Jiangnan gentry and Shandong family while suppressing the Guanlong nobles.

Now the biggest obstacle restricting the imperial power is the Guanlong nobles, and it is the proper meaning of the title to win over the gentry from the south of the Yangtze River and the aristocratic families from Shandong.

Moreover, since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Shandong aristocratic families have been oppressed by the Guanlong nobles very miserably. The major families have profound backgrounds and flourishing branches, but they have only a handful of powers in the court. Now Jianba is in the Shandong aristocratic family, which can make Shandong In addition to being grateful, the family can also go all out to cooperate with His Majesty Li Er to suppress Guan Long and stabilize the court.

Like Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, the most ruthless son in the world, Gan Gang, is the way to die arbitrarily. It is the kingly way to fight against one faction...

In fact, the art of the emperor is difficult to say. In the vast world, hundreds of millions of people are waiting to be fed. If the officials cannot be cleaned up, the world will be ruled. If there is any natural or man-made disaster, the people will have no livelihood.

It's simple and simple, just "balance" the son.

Guan Longqiang wooed Jiangnan and Shandong to suppress them, and when Guan Long was in decline, he supported Guan Long to fight back and weaken Jiangnan and Shandong. As long as the relationship between them was straightened out, the emperor would always stand in a strong position. On the other side, no matter how powerful the forces in the court are, they must be controlled by them. The result of mutual restraint will naturally be peace in the world.

Now His Majesty Li Er is obviously proficient in the way of "checks and balances", carrying the two forces of Jiangnan and Shandong that have been excluded for a long time to attack Guanlong. I can only put down the flag and silence the drums, willing to bow down.

But it is gratifying that His Majesty Li Er has mastered the technique of "checks and balances" and knows that "one family dominates" is the root of hot pot, so even if he has the upper hand, he will never kill the nobles of Guanlong Kill all.

This hound was locked in a cage hungry, and when it was needed, it was given a bone out, so it naturally said that it would fight wherever it was ordered...

However, the crux of the problem is, how long can his grandson Wuji wait?
If Guan Long declines, his eldest grandson Wuji will lose his position as the leader of Guan Long. The eldest grandson's family is no longer able to maintain its current position, but whether it can support it from being dismantled and swallowed by the rest of the Guanlong nobles...

His Majesty Li Er saw that the overall situation had been settled, and there was no longer any disturbance in this matter so far, he was slightly relieved, looked at Fang Jun who had been silent all the time, and said softly: "Fang Jun, are you convinced of this?"

The whole incident was completely done by Fang Jun on behalf of the royal family, and he went through fire and water to cut off his arm for the stability of the court. Therefore, even in front of the court full of civil and military officials, His Majesty Li Er is also amiable and pleasant, and he has no harsh words when facing criminal officials. .

In fact, who doesn't know that the most wronged person in the whole thing is Fang Jun?
Only then did Fang Jun get up, and report back from work: "The country has its own laws and regulations, Your Majesty is wise and mighty, I am willing to accept it, and I am convinced."

This is already the least costly result, far exceeding his expectations.The reason why the result is so easy is that the most important thing is that Xiao Yu, who has been vacillating and unable to make up his mind, stood decisively on his side. In addition, Xiao Yu recommended Cui Dunli and tied the Shandong family to the chariot. Wuji had to die down.

Otherwise, if Changsun Wuji is relentless, he will use the power of Guanlong to fight against the royal family, the Jiangnan gentry, and the Shandong family... It can be said that the whole dynasty is an enemy.

Even if the nobles of Guanlong dared to challenge the royal family, it would be under the situation that the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River and the aristocratic family in Shandong were sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight. As long as there is still a sliver of reason, how dare they seek their own death and become the enemy of the world?

His Majesty Li Er nodded slightly, and said relaxedly: "Then this matter will be decided in this way. The case of Guanlong's children and Dashan being beaten and disabled outside the pass will be jointly heard by Dali Temple and Zongzheng Temple. No matter who is involved, it will be investigated to the end. There will be no tolerance. Fang Jun will suspend his position as minister of the Ministry of War, and Cui Dunli will temporarily replace him. We will discuss it after the case is clarified."

The ministers led the decree, and this matter was considered to be temporarily over.

Then there were countless matters proposed for the ministers. The emperors and ministers discussed and decided together in the court, but Changsun Wuji didn't say a word. He knelt in the hall with a gloomy face, his expression was gloomy, and there was an air of "don't get close to strangers" ...

All matters were agreed upon, His Majesty Li Er looked at Prince Li Chengqian who was sitting on his lower head, and said warmly: "Nowadays it is raining continuously, and the flood conditions of the rivers in Guanzhong are still unknown. , should be eliminated in time, and if the situation is urgent, you can contact the 'emergency yamen' to assist. The autumn harvest is low, and the autumn harvest must not be affected by the flood, otherwise I will only ask you."

Li Chengqian hurriedly left the table and stood up, and took orders together with Ma Zhou.

In recent years, the weather in Guanzhong has been favorable and the food harvest has been bumper, but the Eastern Expedition is about to begin in the spring of the new year. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers are eating horses and chewing horses, and the daily consumption of military rations is endless. Now, all parts of Guanzhong are now full of rice. At such a critical moment, the harvest in Guanzhong must not be affected, otherwise it will easily lead to instability in the capital and endless troubles.

It is about the stability of the empire, who dares to be careless?
However, there is another key point in this. Although the "emergency yamen" is nominally affiliated to the Ministry of War, it is a yamen jointly established by the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Jingzhao Mansion and many other yamen. The Ministry of War has no power to control it. The chief of the "Emergency Yamen" has been held by Fang Jun since the day it was established.

In other words, the "suspension" of all Fang Jun's positions proposed by Changsun Wuji is actually only the position of Minister of the Ministry of War that has been "suspended". All duties are as usual.

Even if he was "suspended" from the post of Minister of the Ministry of War, because of Fang Jun's great prestige in the Ministry of War, Cui Dunli always respected him, and Fang Jun was inextricably linked with the Shandong family. handsome temperance.

The so-called "suspension" is actually a false description...

But what can Changsun Wuji do?At this moment, he didn't dare to turn against the royal family. Since Fang Jun found a step for everyone, he had to go down the slope. He didn't force His Majesty Li Er to kill him, and he didn't make the nobles of Guanlong lose face. Best situation.

In addition, the Jiangnan gentry and Shandong aristocratic families are all standing behind Fang Jun, and the Guanlong nobles are alone. What can they do except knock out their teeth and swallow their blood?

The only gain is that he gritted his teeth and abandoned a son to eliminate the crisis caused by inadvertent "betrayal", so that the Guanlong nobles must unite to defend against foreign enemies under their own determination and the pressure of His Majesty Li Er. Not to fall apart.

But if things go on like this, the eldest grandson's family is bound to slip from the peak, and the power is gone.

Although His Majesty Li Er will not be cruel to the eldest grandson's family because of Queen Wende, but the allies who are also in the Guanlong lineage will not be kind. No matter what, the family could open their bloody mouths and pounce on them, biting the eldest grandson's family to pieces, even swallowing the flesh without spitting out a bone.

Changsun Wuji's mood is serious, he is in danger, he is on the verge of extinction...

(End of this chapter)