Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2776 Chang'an Situation

After Yu Minglei finished talking about how grandson Wuji ordered Qiu Yingqi to go south to assassinate Fang Jun, Li Tai was already furious and furious: "It's crazy! Our Tang Dynasty established the country by law, and everything has a law. How can we punish the ministers of the court like this?" The method of assassination, in order to cut off colleagues who have different political views? If everyone follows suit, the country will not be a country, and this is a sign of the country's collapse!"

The most important thing for a country is political stability, so that it can be effective from top to bottom, and the policies formulated by the court can be smoothly implemented throughout the country.

If everyone learns from elder Sun Wuji to treat political opponents like this, then it will be the end of the world.

As powerful as the Qin and Han Dynasties, they fell into the abyss and fell apart under such turbulent political situations and precarious courtiers.

Fang Jun frowned, stroked his mustache and pondered for a long time, and asked, "What's your Majesty doing?"

Yu Minglei thought for a while, shook his head and said: "I have never heard of any action. Qiu Xinggong said that Qiu Yingqi committed suicide in fear of crime. His Majesty did not even send anyone to investigate. As for Changsun Wuji, he was not even half harsh. Thinking about the past love, let's stop here."

Fang Jun sighed and said: "This is not His Majesty's disposition. It would be better if Lei Ting was furious and refused to let go, but the current forbearance is obviously because he does not want to destroy the stability of the court before the Eastern Expedition. Everything is based on the overall situation. "

Li Tai also said: "So, after the Eastern Expedition, Father will definitely make a big move!"

Fang Jun thought so.

The Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo is not only to expand the territory, but also to bring this piece of land that has never really surrendered to the Central Plains Dynasty into the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and create a majestic hegemony of one emperor through the ages. Its people are numerous and gather many tribes in the Northeast. Because they have lived in the bitter cold for a long time, the folk customs are fierce, brave and good at fighting. If they sit back and watch their continuous development, they will one day become a confidant of the Central Plains.

The terrain in the Northeast is too favorable. Yuguan is backed by mountains and faces the sea, and one man is in charge of the pass. Ten thousand people cannot open it. Goguryeo only needs to occupy the northeast to recuperate and vigorously develop. The nomads who are good at riding and archery are unstoppable, and they can ravage the Central Plains and destroy the foundation of the dynasty.

It is impossible for any king with a strategy to allow the political power in the Northeast to develop freely. He must deal a heavy blow at the beginning of its rise. Even if it cannot be completely destroyed, it must destroy the foundation of its stable development and make it linger on. It can no longer pose a threat to the Central Plains.

Therefore, the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo is imperative, and the whole country of Tang Dynasty has already unified their opinions.

For this reason, His Majesty Li Er tried his best to endure, even if Changsun Wuji's actions had already trampled on his bottom line, he put it aside for the time being, and must first destroy the serious trouble of Goguryeo.

Fang Jun said with emotion: "Your Majesty's heart is indeed very human. There are few kings in the past and present who can match it. If this is the case, how can a subject watch His Majesty swallow his breath? It is not good for Your Majesty to come forward to take responsibility, lest it be extremely dangerous. Dramatic changes will bring disaster to the court, so this humble minister should try his best to deal with the elder grandson and old thief with his own strength!"

If His Majesty Li Er pursued this matter, he would have to conduct a thorough investigation from top to bottom in a thunderous manner. In this way, it would be difficult to control the intensity and scale, and it would easily lead to extensive involvement and too much turmoil.It is not wise to adopt a stance of forbearance and compromise. In that case, Changsun Wuji and others may push forward and do not know how to restrain themselves. If they make any shocking moves, His Majesty Li Er will have to come forward to clean up the mess. Uncontrollable turmoil in the court.

The best way, of course, is for someone to contain Changsun Wuji and others, attack and restrict them on an equal level, and limit the influence within this level.

Then the best candidate must be Fang Jun.

Thinking about it, the reason why Fang Xuanling sent Yu Minglei all the way to the south of the Yangtze River to inform Chang'an of these things was to let Fang Jun return to Beijing as soon as possible.

It's just that this father is probably Zaifu who has been doing it for a long time, and his words and deeds must be subtle and subtle. If you can't guess it, you will be pulled down, but he will never give anyone the slightest excuse for omissions...

Li Tai thought for a while, then nodded and said, "That's very good. Anyway, the affairs on the Jiangnan side have been dealt with in general. I will stay here for a few days to clean up all my hands and tails. You can go back to Chang'an in a light boat and wait until the time comes. This king will take care of the food, and then protect Changle Gaoyang and the others to go back together."

Fang Jun then said: "Your Highness, I will leave early tomorrow morning."

The two of them settled on a strategy in a few words, and Yu Minglei on the side was very dissatisfied: "Hey, you are too selfish, you only think about yourself, have you ever thought about it? This journey is full of wind, food, sleep and desolation, traveling thousands of miles, and your bones are about to fall apart. Who can bear to leave for Beijing before resting for two days?"

Fang Jun disagreed: "Didn't Young Hero Yuming once boast that he is invulnerable to swords and guns? The journey is only a few thousand miles, and most of it is by boat, with limited physical exertion. With the ability of Young Hero Yuming, it is Ten or eight back and forth are just waiting for nothing."

Yu Minglei was speechless.

Although he was reluctant in his heart, he also knew that time was running out. Fang Jun had to return to Chang'an to take charge of the overall situation, and fight head-to-head with Changsun Wuji and others, so as to relieve His Majesty Li Er's worries.

I had no choice but to nod in agreement.

When Yu Minglei was taken down by the servant to wash up, eat something to catch his sleep, Fang Jun was about to discuss with Li Tai how to deal with Jiangnan's hand and tail, when he saw a servant came in and reported that he was the governor of Suzhou Mu Yuanzuo asked to see him.

Li Tai summoned him immediately.

Mu Yuanzuo strode into the hall and saw Li Tai and Fang Jun sitting in the upper seat. He saluted first, then got up and said, "Your Highness, Duke Yue, I have something urgent to report."

Fang Jun frowned and said, "What happened?"

Mu Yuanzuo said: "Since this morning, there have been changes in the fleets of various families in the south of the Yangtze River. Hundreds of ships have assembled on the river in Haiyu Town. The boats are like clouds covering the sky and the sun is very grand. "

Fang Jun was taken aback: "What do they want to do?"

His first thought was, could it be that Li Tai's tricks knocked these Jiangnan gentry into a dizzy state and finally couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to stand up and fight?

Mu Yuanzuo said: "The lower official has an eyeliner and reported that these people have taken over a business. Someone in Guanzhong hired these ships to transport a batch of important goods from Guanzhong to the sea. However, the specific details are not yet known. Who hired, I don't know what to transport. This time the assembly was initiated by the core figures of each family, and even the team leader didn't know the inside story, and only knew to follow orders after arriving in Guanzhong."

Li Taiqi said: "The gathering of so many ships must be a big deal. Since there are so many people involved, how could it be possible that no details have been revealed? The effort to keep it secret will be sufficient."

Fang Jun was silent.

Right now, the waterway in Guanzhong is about to be frozen, and the water transportation to and from Guanzhong has basically stopped at this time. It is extremely rare to hire Jiangnan ships to transport goods northward on such a large scale.

What kind of goods must be transported out of Guanzhong before the Weishui River and the Yellow River freeze?
The answer is about to come out.

"Your Highness, don't be surprised. Thinking about it, this must be the work of His Royal Highness King Jin and Duke Zhao. When Weichen stepped down as Minister of the Ministry of War, a large number of ordnance was under construction, and it should be completed at this moment. This batch of ordnance will be transported to Liaodong. The equipment of each garrison must arrive before the snow falls in Liaodong, otherwise, it will have to wait for the next spring, which will inevitably affect the preparation of the army. The original plan was to mobilize the naval warships to Guanzhong, and transport this batch of ordnance along the Yellow River waterway Go out to sea, and then go north to reach the wharf in Liucheng, Liaodong. But now that Weichen has stepped down as Minister of the Ministry of War, this matter has nothing to do with Weichen, and His Royal Highness King Jin is in charge of the Ministry of War. Hire Jiangnan ships."

After going through it for a while, Fang Jun guessed the cause and effect, and there would not be too much deviation.

So many ships are needed, and the time is so tight, it must be the Ministry of War that wants to transport that batch of ordnance...

Li Tai frowned. He naturally knew that Fang Jun's words of "not wanting to ask him" were just a euphemism. The fact should be that King Jin thought that even if he asked with a shy face, Fang Jun would definitely refuse.

Mu Yuanzuo's eyes lit up immediately, and he said excitedly, "Is this the reason? Oh, ah, my subordinates immediately wrote to various wharves and checkpoints, and these ships must be stopped, and they must not be allowed to go north smoothly to reach Chang'an!"

In his opinion, this is the best time to contribute directly to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!
(End of this chapter)