Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2970
Since ancient times, there has never been any warmth in power struggles.What about after the meritorious service?What about cousins?Even father and son siblings, as long as they block their way, they will kill without any mercy or hesitation at all.

Li Chengqian felt Chai Zhewei's fright and sorting out, felt helpless, and had no choice but to say: "Since this is the case, I will not say much. I just hope that Duke Qiao can put his family and country first, remember his father's respect and love, and help Gu maintain the relationship." Guanzhong is stable, waiting for the victory of the father and the emperor."

He is indeed soft-tempered, but not a fool.

Since Changsun Wuji is not in Chang'an, the focus of the entire Guan Long must be on Chai Zhewei, who is in charge of the military power of one guard. If Guan Long wants to make trouble, he will definitely start with Chai Zhewei. Others have no military power, and in Chang'an After the martial law was enforced, there were no waves at all.

The important task of supervising the country this time is a good opportunity for Li Chengqian to show His Majesty Li Er his ability to govern the country. As long as the relationship is stable and there is no major disturbance, it is a great achievement.On the contrary, if there is any turmoil during this period, the blow to Li Chengqian's reputation will be too great, and His Majesty Li Er will be even more disappointed in him.

He must warn and beat Chai Zhewei, don't stir up trouble for me...

Chai Zhewei said in a respectful voice with fear, "I will remember His Highness's order. During your Majesty's Eastern Expedition, I will not leave the barracks for half a step unless there is an important event. I will firmly guard the Xuanwu Gate to guard the safety of the forbidden palace. dereliction of duty."

He did intend to do so, because he was afraid that people like Fang Jun would follow Guan Long's example of assassination and assassination, causing him to lose his life in a daze.

He didn't even dare to go back to Duke Qiao's mansion, it would be safer in the barracks...

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Saying farewell to the prince, Chai Zhewei did not rush to the military camp immediately, but entered the city through the city gate and returned to the mansion. There are some things at home that need to be explained in advance, so as not to make mistakes for the people below.

As soon as he returned to the mansion, before he reached the study, he saw his brother Chai Lingwu coming out from the main hall to welcome him.

Chai Zhewei stopped in his tracks, frowned and said, "It's fine if you don't go out with His Majesty. At this moment, the whole city is under martial law. If you're not on duty at the Taipu Temple, why come home?"

Now Chai Lingwu is already the young minister of Taipu Temple, but although Taipu Temple is also in charge of the country's horse affairs, Chai Lingwu is only in charge of the emperor's five reins, genus chariots, concubines, and princes' chariots. He is busy with affairs, but has no real power.

Originally, following His Majesty's Eastern Expedition was considered a good opportunity for promotion. Everyone knew that after the Eastern Expedition was victorious, rewards would be given for meritorious deeds. , His Majesty Li Er was so angry that he reprimanded him, but he had no choice but to let him...

So Chai Zhewei looked down on this younger brother more and more over the years.

Both are the sons-in-law of His Majesty Li Er, and they are also descendants of meritorious officials. Fang Jun is now in power and in the heart of the emperor, and even Du Hena and other prodigal sons are accompanying them to the expedition with their official positions.Among the many sons-in-law of His Majesty, it is estimated that only my younger brother has no enterprising spirit...

When Chai Lingwu saw his elder brother's look of disgust, the corner of his mouth twitched, feeling very depressed.

Opened the mouth and said: "His Royal Highness King Jing..."

"shut up!"

Chai Zhewei's complexion changed abruptly, and he interrupted Chai Lingwu's words with a deep voice. He looked around and saw that no one was close to him. Unexpectedly, his words were overheard by others, so he was a little relieved, and turned his head to stare at Chai Lingwu: "Go into the study and talk!"

After saying that, he ignored Chai Lingwu and strode towards the study.

Chai Lingwu looked resentful, but he didn't dare to say more, and hurriedly followed into the study.

The maid served the tea, but was dismissed by Chai Zhewei with a wave of his hand, and closed the door behind him.

Only then did Chai Zhewei stare at Chai Lingwu and reprimanded him: "Chaos is born, and words are regarded as rank. If the king is not secret, he will lose his minister, if his minister is not secret, he will lose his body, and if his secret is not secret, he will be harmed. Therefore, a gentleman is careful and does not come out." Also! You are not a stupid and ignorant child anymore. Don’t you care about what should be said, what should not be said, and what should not be said in front of people? Do you want to talk nonsense in front of people? Up and down are buried with you or something?!"

Chai Lingwu was so reprimanded that his face turned red and he was angry and angry, but the elder brother was like a father, but he didn't dare to refute, so he could only hold back his temper and said angrily: "Yes, yes, elder brother taught you well, younger brother is stupid and ignorant, he committed suicide Is the journey okay? His Royal Highness King Jing asked me to pass on a message to you, saying that he wants to meet with you in private and discuss important matters."

Chai Zhewei frowned, and said displeasedly: "At this time, the prince's eyes are staring at him and the Guanlong family, and he doesn't know how to avoid it, but is eager to meet each other. In front of anyone, there is no need to be submissive, you must dare to express your own ideas. Now that Guanzhong is empty of military equipment, only Brother Wei and Fang Jun's left and right guards can be regarded as two full-staffed troops. No matter what those people want to do, they can do it. We can only ask for it under our door. Let’s not talk about who we are thinking about, we are just waiting for a price. If we look down on ourselves, who else can take us seriously?"

He was just mad with rage.

At this moment, even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who has been granted the power to oversee the country by His Majesty is eager to win him over, which shows his influence in the court.But this stupid younger brother just didn't know anything about his family's strength, so he ran back to spread the word when he said he wanted to meet in private.

Doesn't this bastard know that sometimes he, the Patriarch of the Chai family, can't express his position easily, and it is more appropriate to express all the attitudes of the Chai family through him, Chai Lingwu, the emperor's son-in-law?

It's really a wine bag and a rice bag. It is useless except for carrying cages and racking birds, fighting cockfights and lackeys.

He was upset, and Chai Lingwu was still full of grievances, and said unhappily: "How is this my fault? At the beginning, my elder brother ordered me to be close relatives with King Jing. If King Jing had any important matters, he wanted me to contact him. King Jing is arrogant and domineering." He wants to see his elder brother, so how can I just say a few words from him and let him go? Now King Jing is aggressive, but elder brother is self-righteous, and puts me in the middle to make things difficult. Forget it, I can't handle this kind of errand, who? Whoever you like to do, I won't serve you anymore!"

After saying that, he got up abruptly, strode out of the study room, closed the door firmly with a "bang", and walked away.

In the study room, Chai Zhewei almost fell backward in anger, and swept the teapot and tea bowl on the coffee table to the ground with a wave of his hand.
"Dingling Dangcang" shattered to the ground, frightening the maidservant outside the door to shrink into a ball tremblingly, fearing that the brothers would quarrel and harm Chiyu.

Chai Zhewei lost his temper. After sitting for a long time, the anger gradually dissipated. He called the maid to clean up the debris on the ground, and made another pot of tea. He sat in the study alone while drinking tea, thinking about the current situation in Chang'an, and What will happen in the future.

Up for grabs, that's where he currently stands.

Don't talk about loyalty, benevolence and righteousness, where is there any fairness and justice in the matter of the reserve position?Victory is naturally due to the merits of the dragon, and the power is in the hands of the people.Defeat does not necessarily mean the punishment of the Ming Dynasty and the extermination of the whole family.After all, the Chai family is a family of meritorious service, and his mother is Princess Pingyang Zhao who followed His Majesty Li Er to conquer the world.

Not to mention whether His Majesty Li Er can be ruthless enough to kill the entire Chai family, even if he wants to do so, he has to ask the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and the people of the world whether they agree.

The prestige of the "Three Ladies" is still spread among the people. The meritorious service of Princess Pingyangzhao in Chang'an, who raised troops in Chang'an and conquered Guanzhong as a woman to welcome Emperor Gaozu into Chang'an, is still passed down by word of mouth and is known all over the world.

Between victory and defeat, the benefits obtained are disproportionate.The price that needs to be paid after victory or defeat is also very different.

Who wouldn't do this kind of business?
Except for the crown prince, whether he followed the Guanlong nobles to support King Jin, or stood on the side of King Jing, the benefits he gained were extremely rich, because the crown prince didn't need him at all, even if he was shy to attach himself to Ji At the end, when the crown prince ascends the throne, what will he gain?
The title is still the pinnacle of being a minister, and there is no way to advance.The power is controlled by Li Ji, Fang Jun, Ma Zhou and others, so where can I get my turn?
Only by standing on the side of King Jing or King Jin can the interests be maximized.

What's more, he is not optimistic about the crown prince's successful enthronement at all. First, the king of Wei won the throne, and then the king of Jin competed for the heir. ...

It's just that if you really ignore King Jing, it doesn't seem appropriate.

Li Yuanjing is narrow-minded and suspicious. Once he avoids seeing him, maybe this person will think that he is deliberately drawing a clear line. There is a shadow cast between them, and the hidden danger is too great.

If King Jing succeeds, he will suffer a great loss...

(End of this chapter)