Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2777

Who doesn't know that the purpose of King Jin's entry into the Ministry of War is to break the crown prince's foundation in the army, so as to gain an upper hand in the struggle for the crown prince?Now if he can destroy King Jin's plan to transport ordnance, it will be tantamount to giving King Jin a head-on blow. While ruining King Jin's good deeds, he will also gain a favorable position for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Great work!

Li Tai frowned, and looked at Mu Yuanzuo with some displeasure, but he didn't speak, but waited to see how Fang Jun would deal with him.

This Mu Yuanzuo was smooth and capable of handling affairs, but his tolerance was really limited.

Fortunately, Fang Jun did not disappoint him. After listening to Mu Yuanzuo's suggestion, he shook his head slightly and said, "No, this batch of ordnance is the equipment of the Liaodong army. It must be equipped in all armies this winter, otherwise it will definitely affect the army next spring." There should be a bottom line in the battle between the DPRK and China, that is, in any case, it must not affect the stability of the overall situation, let alone affect the plan of the Eastern Expedition. Otherwise, how are we different from the unscrupulous grandson Wuji? His Royal Highness Looking forward to victory, but it must be an aboveboard victory, and if there is a slight flaw, it will become an indelible stain after the crown prince ascends the throne in the future, isn't it the great crime of our ministers?"

Mu Yuanzuo was taken aback immediately, got up quickly and left the table, bowed to the ground, regretted and said: "Thank you for the teaching, Duke Yue, I am so short-sighted and almost tarnished the prestige of His Royal Highness, I am so ashamed!"

It is true that I am too narrow-minded. His Royal Highness's ambition is to ascend the throne and win the world. Naturally, he needs to inherit the country step by step in an open and aboveboard manner. Otherwise, if he uses tricks to achieve his goal, he will inevitably be criticized in the future and become an indelible regret.

Your Majesty today is the best example. Since he ascended the throne, he has been thriving and working hard all night long. He managed the dilapidated country left by the former Sui Dynasty into a colorful and flourishing world. It is still slandered by those self-proclaimed orthodox Confucian scholars.

The crime of killing brothers and brothers is indeed not pleasant, but the question is whether His Majesty Li Er could have been arrested without a fight back then?
If at that time, he would kill his neck, although he would not have the notoriety of killing brothers and sisters, it would only be a stumbling block on the way for the prince to become the throne.

At that time, Li Chengjian will raise troops to judge, justifiably...

This is the importance of fame and righteousness.

In any case, the reputation of the king is very important, not only represents whether he can have enough authority to rule the world, but also means whether he can become a dynasty.

King Jin is at a disadvantage. If he wants to seize the position of the crown prince instead, he must use extraordinary means. He has no choice but to bear the notoriety of his brothers and fight against the wall as His Majesty did back then.But the crown prince is now a righteous prince, who has taken up his name and righteousness, so he doesn't need to take risks, and he can't take risks.

If I really thought I was smart enough to destroy this arms transportation halfway, the king of Jin would certainly be punished for dereliction of duty, but the crown prince would be charged with the crime of "disregarding the overall situation and disregarding military opportunities", which might be recorded in the history books. Become a stain that can never be washed away.

At that time, not only will I not have any credit at all, but I will be stripped and fried by His Royal Highness to ashes...

Mu Yuanzuo shuddered, and secretly rejoiced that Fang Jun had suggested something, otherwise he would have made a big mistake, and he might have to cut off his official career from now on!

But after thinking about it, I felt a little unwilling, and asked tentatively: "But we will just sit back and watch, and let Jin Wang and Zhao Guogong transport the general weapons to Liaodong smoothly and make a great contribution?"

Fang Jun snorted and said with a sneer, "Where is that easy? Armaments must be transported to Liaodong. No matter how we fight in private, we can't harm the interests of the empire. This is the bottom line. If we can't stick to the bottom line, we will fight with you again." What's the difference between those national thieves who harm the country and the people? But even if they transport their weapons to Liaodong, it doesn't mean that the trip will be smooth."

Mu Yuanzuo didn't dare to figure out Fang Jun's thoughts, so as not to say the wrong thing again, he simply kept silent.

Anyway, I will be obedient and obedient, honestly guarding the three-acre land in the south of the Yangtze River, doing whatever you ask me to do, so that I will not make mistakes...

Li Tai looked at Fang Jun's expression, and reminded: "Be careful, enough is enough."

Fang Jun said solemnly: "Don't worry, Your Highness, the bottom line of the humble minister will never be crossed. In any case, the Eastern Expedition is a top priority, and we will never take any measures that will harm the Eastern Expedition."

Li Tai heaved a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "Of course I'm at ease when you're doing things. That's all right, hurry up and clean up, say goodbye to Gao Yang, tell me, and return to Guanzhong as soon as possible tomorrow morning, don't let the prince wait impatiently .”

Unknowingly, Li Tai, who had always remained neutral and did not get involved in the battle for the reserve position, gradually had a preference for the prince.

This is actually quite normal. Although King Jin is also his brother, it is wrong for King Jin to come forward to fight for the heir. In addition, Changsun Wuji assassinated Fang Jun unscrupulously, which made Li Tai very disgusted, and even He was also dissatisfied with Jin Wang Li Zhi.

The reason why he is willing to withdraw from the battle for the reserve is because he deeply understands that the final outcome of this struggle will never be under his control. If the prince wins, he will naturally cut off the challenger to maintain his authority. If the challenger wins, he must be killed. The prince will avoid future troubles.

The ability to have a mother and compatriots, and it's not that the father and emperor had no choice between life and death, so why bother to covet the so-called supreme power with the blood of brothers?

Even if he wins, he will feel uneasy for the rest of his life and be scolded by the world...

He only hoped that when King Jin was in deep trouble, he could retreat despite difficulties, and perhaps preserve the brotherhood.

*****
Changan.

In the duty room of the Ministry of War, Li Zhi was pulling the abacus, flipping through the account book in front of him one by one, and the numbers recorded on it were superimposed one by one, and it took a long time before he let out a long breath.

Putting down the account book, he took a sip of the teacup on the table and shouted towards the door: "Is Master Liu in the yamen? Tell him to come over."

"Here!"

The scribe outside the door took orders and left quickly.

Not long after, Liu Xun knocked on the door and came in, and saluted at the table, "What's your order?"

Li Zhi leaned back on the back of the chair, pointed to the account book on the table, and said: "This is the iron and copper materials that Changsun's iron factory has delivered to the Foundry Bureau in recent days, and the price is the same as that of Fang's family. Ironworks are generally the same, and the quantity has already reached [-]% of the requirement, and the rest will be sent to the Foundry Bureau one after another, which must be able to meet the needs of the Foundry Bureau for forging firearms, you just check it out, then sign, draw and seal, and record it for filing.”

When he said this, Li Zhi was unavoidably complacent.

He naturally knew that no matter Liu Shi or Cui Dunli, these matters proposed were deliberately making things difficult, aiming at damaging his prestige and preventing his ambition to control the Ministry of War.

But in the end, didn't he completely solve it for himself?

Although it is a bit rascal to ask Changsun Wuji for these iron materials, the Changsun family iron factory has to supply the foundry bureau at a price far below the cost. It is estimated that when the iron materials are transported to the foundry bureau every day, the Changsun family goes up and down They are all bleeding in their hearts, but what does it matter to Jin Wang Li Zhi?
He is the king of Jin, destined to aspire to the great treasure and inherit the great rule. All he needs to consider is whether he can achieve his goal. As for the cost in the process, it is not within the scope of consideration.

Somebody pays for it anyway...

Liu Shi was a little surprised: "So fast?"

Seeing that Li Zhi didn't speak, he picked up the account book and flipped through it, then scratched the abacus to do a calculation, then closed the account book with a frown, hesitantly said: "This... Your Highness is probably wrong?"

Li Zhi was stunned: "Where is the mistake? Although this king's calculation is not as good as that of Yue Guogong, but he was also taught by Taishi Ling Yuan Tiangang himself. How can such numbers be wrong?"

As he spoke, he opened the account book.

Liu Xun hurriedly said: "Your Highness has misunderstood. I am not saying that Your Highness's calculations are wrong, but that some of the iron materials sent to the Foundry Bureau by Changsun's Iron Factory are inferior iron materials, which are difficult to use for casting firearms. As a rule, these iron materials must be returned. Now this part of iron materials is piled up in the warehouse of the Foundry Bureau, and the total amount is about [-] catties. Therefore, when calculating, His Highness should deduct these inferior iron materials. Now, the gap has expanded, and about [-]% of the total is still needed. This is not a small number, and the mining and smelting of iron materials also takes time. If they cannot be supplied in time, it may affect the progress of the Foundry Bureau, and then lead to the start of the Eastern Expedition. The supply of firearms and ordnance will be consumed afterwards. Your Highness, this is a big deal, and you should urge the Changsun Family Iron Works to supply iron materials as soon as possible."

Li Zhi scratched his head, he felt that Liu Shi really made things difficult for him on purpose, but he couldn't find any flaws.

Although he doesn't understand iron smelting, he also knows that the quality of molten iron produced from each furnace is different, and some of them must be of poor quality and unusable.

But picking out more than [-] catties of waste at once is a bit too much.

Originally, the eldest grandson's family complained about the Supply and Foundry Bureau, and if they were asked to make up for this part, they would become even more resentful...

But if he can't make up in time, it will affect the plan of the foundry bureau, and he can't bear this responsibility.

(End of this chapter)