Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2597 Analyzing the Reason
In the morning, the political affairs hall.

In the duty room, Li Ji disposed of a pile of important official documents, ordered the clerk to make a pot of tea, sat on the edge of the bed and sipped it lightly, looking out the window at the trees with yellowed leaves.

The early autumn has come, the autumn harvest is about to start, and then there will be snow and severe winter. It will not be long before the Eastern Expedition in the early spring of the next year.However, today, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in Liaodong are on the alert, but the situation in the DPRK and China has suddenly become complicated and confusing.

The rear is unstable, how can the soldiers in the front be able to kill the enemy with peace of mind?
Although the Tang army is now equipped with a large number of firearms, and has armed a team of no less than 5000 armored cavalry, and the soldiers participating in the battle are elite soldiers dispatched from all over the country, after all, there is a lesson learned by Emperor Sui Yang. Li Ji was still a little worried about a war that everyone believed to be victorious.

It is the excellent quality of a commander to think about defeat before winning. Even in a situation where the opportunity is overwhelming, he must be meticulous and steady.

But now Li Ji felt that it was not only that, once the front line was defeated, or even the offensive was frustrated and failed to achieve the desired result, the center might cause a violent shock.

It wasn't because he was worrying unnecessarily, but the current situation of the Tang Dynasty could not be messed up in the slightest. Hundreds of thousands of elites rushed to Liaodong, and the whole country was empty.

Light footsteps behind him interrupted Li Ji's deep thinking, and when he turned around, he saw Xiao Yu walking in with his hands behind his back.

Li Ji put down his teacup, stood up and said, "So it's Duke Song, come here, sit here."

Xiao Yu was not polite either, casually sat across from Li Ji, leaned back on the back of the chair, the huge window was open, and one could have a panoramic view of the yard.

Li Ji sat down, poured the tea with his own hands, and said, "Fang Erlang has just delivered the latest autumn tea, try it."

Xiao Yu picked up the teacup, took a sip of the hot tea, and said with a light smile, "Fang Erlang's generosity is recognized by the whole world. I'm afraid this kind of tea is worth a few bucks a tael in the market, but he turned out to be like a white tea." Picking it up and giving it away, everyone has a share... The old man heard that Ying Gong went to Pingkang Fang last night? Hehe, I ordered the most popular girl in Zuixianlou, singing and dancing all night long, really good fun. "

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, and continued: "However, I heard that Fang Erlang was with him when he left the Wei residence, but you later left him behind and went to have fun by yourself, which is not kind."

Li Ji smiled, refilled the teacup for Xiao Yu, shook his head, and said, "Song Guogong asked knowingly? It was originally an appointment, but when he came out of Wei's mansion, Fang Erlang was called by Zhao Guogong to talk. Go first, and then disappear, it’s not that we don’t take him.”

Xiao Yu smiled meaningfully: "So...they don't want to play with you?"

Li Ji frowned slightly and remained silent.

At present, there is a rare sincere cooperation between the Shandong aristocratic family and the Jiangnan gentry, there is no need to hide some things, and there is no need to hide them... Then he said: "It is said that after Fang Erlang and Zhao Guogong parted ways, he went to the palace to knock on the palace, and then went out of the city. It seems that the Academy still has concerns about our joining forces to fight against Guan Long."

Xiao Yu was drinking tea, with a comfortable posture, and said slowly: "When Fang Erlang left the palace, there was a wound on his forehead, and the blood flowed continuously... It is obvious that this kid must have said some unpleasant words to His Majesty. , making His Majesty furious."

These things are not secrets, as long as you want to know and pay a little attention, you can hear some rumors.

However, the meaning behind the matter cannot be ignored.

Why didn't Fang Jun go to Pingkangfang to attend the meeting?He has always been at odds with the Guanlong nobles, why did he give up this meeting where everyone united against the Guanlong nobles?

When he went to the palace, what exactly did he admonish His Majesty Li Er?Actually provoked His Majesty Li Er to beat someone?

……

Now Fang Jun has formed his own faction in the army. Although he still can't stand against Li Ji, Cheng Yaojin, Li Daliang, Zhang Shigui and other military leaders, his own power is not small. , Ma Zhou, Sun Fujia and other Olympic aids are definitely a force not to be underestimated.

In particular, Fang Jun's "holy family" is unmatched by anyone in the court. He represents the will of His Majesty the Emperor, and no matter who is on the side, they are trying to win him over.

Otherwise, when there are many struggles, this person may be dispensable for success, but more than enough for failure...

No one knew what Fang Jun said when he met the emperor when he entered the palace, but after he left the palace, he went out of the city without rushing to Pingkangfang, so he knew a thing or two about his position.

Obviously, Fang Jun probably won't get involved in the joint venture between the Shandong family and the Jiangnan gentry this time...

Li Ji didn't talk much, so he was silent now, just holding the teacup in his hand and staring at his hand.

Xiao Yu sat leisurely, looked at the scribes walking back and forth in the yard outside the window, and said softly: "Although Guan Long is in crisis now, it seems that it will be on the verge of collapse in the next moment, but when it was established, it seized the greatest wealth. The interests of the people have already penetrated into every aspect of the empire. How can it be so easily uprooted? You and I have joined hands, and we must deal with it carefully. If we are not careful, we will fall short. We should unite sincerely and advance together. ...You guys, I'm a little impatient."

Li Ji was stunned, a little dissatisfied, and said in a deep voice: "Why did the Duke of Song make such a statement? My ambition is to eliminate the barriers and abstain from government affairs. Everyone will work together to assist His Majesty, create a prosperous age and build immortal feats, not Fighting for power and profit, fighting against dissidents, how can you hide your thoughts?"

Xiao Yu sighed, shook his head, and sighed: "You and I have been officials in the same dynasty for many years, how can you not know your temperament? This time the two families joined forces to fight against Guanlong, you are already reluctant, naturally you will not make any troubles, let alone I would like to plan those dirty actions. However, how many people can you represent the huge Shandong family? After all, there will always be some people who will engage in some means in private, hoping to seek more benefits. This is human nature and understandable."

Whether it is a family from Shandong or a noble family from the south of the Yangtze River, they all represent the interests of countless people. These people have their own demands, how can they be generalized and satisfied?Some people get their wishes fulfilled, so they naturally keep their own place, and some people refuse to give up, so they naturally have other plans.

Li Ji couldn't make the Shandong aristocratic family unite as one, so how could he, Xiao Yu, be able to make the Jiangnan gentry become one?

Li Ji frowned, still a little puzzled: "Song Guogong said that we are impatient, what do you mean?"

Xiao Yu came here today to open up his heart so that there is no grievance between the two families. Even if there are some fetters, he hopes to eliminate them openly, so he does not hide them, and said bluntly: "I heard that His Majesty intends to cancel the circle of His Royal Highness Jin. The prohibition order, and intends to allow him to enter the court as an official, open a mansion and build teeth."

Li Ji's expression changed immediately.

Although he, the head of the prime minister, is usually unbelievably low-key, pretending to be deaf all day long and having a very low sense of existence, it does not mean that his political literacy is not in the mainstream. like.

They often stand on the sidelines when others are clamoring for you to scramble, and the more onlookers are clear, they can understand the key points of the situation...

Li Ji had heard about His Majesty Li Er's desire to cancel the encirclement order of King Jin, but he never took it to heart. His Majesty licked the calf with deep affection, and wanted to forgive this most beloved youngest son, but also What's wrong?
However, when Xiao Yu raised this matter alone at this time, the meaning was naturally completely different.

In Li Ji's previous thinking, even if the king of Jin established a mansion and established a tooth, because the Guanlong nobles had been suppressed and collapsed, it would be difficult to affect the crown prince's status as the crown prince if he lost his most staunch supporters.

But what if there is a branch of the Shandong family or the Jiangnan gentry supporting the King of Jin to fight for the heir?

Even the two of them joined forces to support King Jin...

It is absolutely possible!

Of course Li Ji himself doesn't have much ambition, let alone he has already reached the position of minister, and he has no chance of promotion. Woolen cloth?

Not everyone is as ambitious as he is. For ordinary people, the struggle with the Guanlong nobles is the process of fighting for their own interests. What grand plans and hegemony are too far away for them to reach them. They just want to be promoted Get rich and grab power.

What better way to seize power than to support the King of Jin to succeed in his bid for the heir and ascend the throne?
This is the work of the dragon!
And Fang Jun is a staunch "princeling". Some people want to support Jin Wang to fight for heir, which has obviously touched Fang Jun's bottom line.

Li Ji not only looked up to the sky and sighed, the alliance against the nobles of Guanlong had not yet been formed, but because of some villains who could not fill their desires, they went to a dead end...

However, this is human nature, accidental and inevitable.

(End of this chapter)