Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2651 Duke of Jinjue
All along, Li Ji's position has been extremely ambiguous. At the beginning, he was wandering between the prince and the king of Wei, and now he is still swinging between the prince and the king of Jin. He seems to support the prince, but he has never made a clear statement from the beginning to the end. This is inseparable from the Shandong family behind him.

Maybe it's simply not optimistic that the crown prince will be able to successfully inherit the throne, or maybe it's because the Shandong family has been suppressed too hard these years, lest they stand on the wrong side and bring more serious consequences. In short, Li Chengqian can't feel the slightest bit of the position of the Shandong family. sense of security.

But if he wants to defeat King Jin and keep his reserve position, he has to rely on the Shandong family at this stage.

Compared with the richer Jiangnan gentry, the heritage of Shandong aristocratic families is too deep. Even if they were suppressed by the Guanlong nobles for decades, even if the turmoil in the end of the Sui Dynasty made the land of Shandong full of barbarians, the Confucian culture was left to the Shandong aristocratic families. wealth, but still alone in the world.

In terms of political energy alone, the Jiangnan gentry and Shandong aristocratic families are not comparable at all, and they are not at the same level at all.

It is also because of this that the Shandong aristocratic family seems to be connected with each other, but it is extremely difficult to unify internally.

Fang Xuanling can stand behind him on behalf of some Shandong families, but compared to Kong Yingda and Li Ji, Fang Xuanling is the weakest one.

Li Chengqian is extremely insecure. At such a critical moment of fighting for the reserve, he will not allow the Shandong family to continue to be vacillating as before. outside the system.

A powerful enemy is certainly terrifying, but a teammate who is not strong enough and always thinks of both sides is even more terrifying.

Because not only do you have to face strong enemies, but you also have to watch out for teammates around you stabbing your back with a knife anytime, anywhere...

Li Chengqian picked up the teacup again, thought for a while, and said, "I don't think there is anyone more suitable for this matter than the Duke of England."

After saying that, "Fu Liu" drank his tea.

Li Ji could only smile wryly.

How could he not understand what the prince meant?
It seems that my cautious character not only made His Majesty Li Er dissatisfied with him, but even the crown prince was also very unhappy...

He is not only proficient in military strategy, but also familiar with history books. He knows that in the past dynasties, when the ownership of the crown prince is at stake, it is the most able to test the political vision of the officials in the court.Sometimes it is not because you have great ability that everything will go smoothly and you will succeed in no time. Destiny is actually very important. , It is difficult to resist the destiny.

But the crown prince and the king of Jin, who belongs to the destiny?
God only knows...

It can be seen that the prince has to ask him to express his attitude today, and once he expresses his attitude, he must go to His Majesty Li Er to remonstrate that the prince should enter the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

It doesn't really matter whether he can join the Ministry of Civil Affairs. With his own assistance and Fang Jun's advice behind his back, any yamen is enough for the prince to have enough confidence to compete with King Jin. It is enough to show one's position in front of His Majesty Li Er and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty.

Once you stand in line, there will be no room for change from now on, you can only follow the prince to the dark, or you will fly into the sky and bring the Shandong family to revive the lintel, or you will fall into the deep valley, and in the next tens or hundreds of years Still suffering from the suppression of the Guanlong nobles, there is no day in sight.

This is very embarrassing, but after all Li Ji is not an ordinary person, he has his own decision in his heart, but he has already made up his mind in a moment, and said with emotion: "Your Highness has an order, how dare I refuse to follow? Tomorrow morning, I will enter the palace I have an audience with His Majesty, and I advise you to join the Ministry of Civil Affairs."

With a sound of "clang", Li Chengqian put the teacup on the coffee table, and the teacup and the tea tray touched lightly, the sound was clear and crisp.

He was not a deep-rooted person in the city, so he couldn't hide the ecstasy in his heart when he got the promise from Li Jizhi. At least he still had a bit of the majesty of a prince. He tried hard to keep the muscles on his face from convulsing and losing control. He clapped his hands and said with a smile: " Then there is the British Duke!"

Li Ji looked at Li Chengqian's expression of restraint, smiled wryly and shook his head, and said, "This trick is pressing every step of the way, I'm afraid it's Fang Shaobao's idea for His Highness?"

Li Chengqian laughed, calmed down, and denied it: "The British government made a mistake and blamed the lack of housing insurance. Gu also knows that doing so will inevitably lose the style of a gentleman, but the situation where Gu is facing an abyss and walking on thin ice is really trembling and at a loss. , so I hope the British public will be more considerate and don’t blame me.”

Li Jisu said: "Your Highness is overwhelmed. As a prime minister, I should be loyal to my duties. Your Highness is the crown prince appointed by His Majesty. Naturally, I must do my best to be loyal, but I have an order, so I dare not resign!"

Li Chengqian was in a good mood, took Li Ji's hand, and said with sincerity: "You are a lonely senior, the humerus of the father and the pillar of the empire. Even if you are the prince, how dare you push you? You I also know Gu's disposition, sometimes women are benevolent, simple and pedantic, and I hope you can point out right and wrong and teach, Gu will definitely listen attentively and be taught with an open mind."

These words immediately revealed his attitude towards Li Ji, which was tantamount to directly placing Li Ji in the position of "Military Adviser". In the future, Li Ji would be the one who would inherit the general rule.

Li Ji got up and left the table, raised his hands to straighten his clothes, then bowed to the ground, and said in a clear voice: "Your Highness trusts and relies heavily on it, it is the honor of the minister, how dare you not go through fire and water and burn your brains?"

Li Chengqian got up, held his hands to support him, and said gratefully: "With the help of the British government, why worry about the big things not going to happen? Please hurry up, please hurry up!"

Li Ji got up, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

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In Chongren Square, there was a lot of voices, firecrackers blared, and the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke had not yet dissipated. Waiting for a group of men to come forward, Mrs. Lu took his eldest daughter-in-law Mrs. Du, Princess Gaoyang, Wu Meiniang, Xiao Shu'er, Kinderman and other female relatives behind them. They all stood on both sides of the main entrance and welcomed Wang De, the head of internal servants who was in charge of announcing the edict, into the mansion.

The entire Chongrenfang was occupied by the Changsun family and the Fang family, but there were also other families who came to watch the excitement when they heard the sound of firecrackers, but when they saw the guards standing in front of the gate, they didn't know what happened for a while, so they all inquired.

Especially the servants of the eldest grandson's family are more concerned about what the "old enemy" family is doing.

"What kind of happy event is this?"

"Who knows! But even the middle door is open, it should be a big deal to see this scene!"

"Could it be Fang Er taking a concubine again?"

"Tsk tsk! Maybe it's true, this Fang Er is amazing, and the concubines are all beautiful. A few days ago, that lady Xiao went out, and we saw it from a distance, mother, she is like a fairy girl! "

"Aren't you a fool? Taking a concubine can still open the door? There is no such rule! Do you think everyone is that Silla princess?"

At this time, Wang De had already announced the decree in the courtyard. The gatekeeper of the Fang family stood at the door and heard it clearly.

Then someone came forward and asked in a low voice: "Tell me, what is the happy event in this house?"

The concierge puffed out his chest, his nostrils almost turned up to the sky: "Our family, Erlang, was conferred the Duke of Yue by His Majesty!"

This is a happy event in the world, but it is not a secret. It will not take a moment for the whole Chang'an city to know, so there is no need to hide it.

"Huh!"

"Is it true at this time?"

"Mother! A duke of two kingdoms!"

"In the whole world, there is nothing more honor than the Fang family!"

Although the Fang family father and son have different reputations in the court, there are praises and criticisms, but they are respected exactly the same among the people. Hearing that Fang Jun is now the Duke of the State, they naturally applaud.

"You guys don't know, do you? The reason why His Majesty conferred the title of Duke of Erlang this time is because Erlang sent sailors to the sea to obtain exotic breeds. Now they have been successfully cultivated and the yield is extremely high. His Majesty regards Erlang as auspicious, and even Erlang His meritorious service is comparable to that of Houji, so he was promoted to the rank of the Duke of this country by virtue of his meritorious service!"

The servant of someone in the crowd yelled, probably because he knew about the Lishan Farm, and told the cause and effect. Suddenly, everyone exclaimed, this kind of Jiahe Xiangrui can bring benefits to ordinary people and feel better than any expansion of territory. Also deeper!
The Fang family on the steps raised their heads up with the concierge Guo Guo in honor.

The servants of the eldest grandson's family looked at each other with embarrassed brows.

Look at the Fang family now, it is full of flames and flowers blooming, a family of dukes of two kingdoms, an unprecedentedly prominent family, but the eldest grandson's family is declining day by day, and now they can only rely on the head of the family to support them. The next one either went into exile or died tragically. Comparing the two, they are simply incomparable.

(End of this chapter)