Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3183 Constraints
Balance is the foundation of an emperor.

If you can't weigh the interests of all parties and make them calm, then you are not a qualified emperor.

On this point, His Majesty Li Er has actually been doing quite well.

His Majesty Li Er is not a sage and has all kinds of shortcomings, but there is only one thing that makes him achieve a feat that few emperors in ancient times can match, and that is his heart.

Magnificent atmosphere, accommodate hundreds of rivers.

According to the general routine, the team built by the prince must be cut off and wiped out. Otherwise, how will you take over the imperial power and sit on the throne?
As a result, His Majesty Li Er insisted on doing the opposite. Except for the execution of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, the rest of Li Jiancheng's confidantes were all treated favorably. .

Even Li Jiancheng's confidantes like Wei Zheng can entrust him with important tasks and endure for many years...

It really did not doubt people and employ people without suspicion, so that the subversive and dilapidated government was restored to its original state in a very short period of time, and the turmoil stopped abruptly when it just started, and it did not spread to all parts of the world, causing turmoil in the country.

The gist of it is balance.

With the team left behind by Li Jiancheng, these people are allowed to enter important positions in various places to "take crimes and make meritorious service", so as to balance the "Tiance Mansion" with all the arrogant soldiers who have the merits of dragons.

The effect is surprisingly good.

The current situation is also a matter of balance.

The policy of suppressing elites is no longer something to hide and hide. Everyone in the world knows it, and the elites have already figured it out.Nowadays, the martial arts of the Tang Dynasty are magnificent, prosperous and prosperous, and the population is showing an explosive growth rate. The image of the prosperous age has already been faintly formed. The greatest interests, so the suppression of the policy can also be accepted.

But this kind of acceptance must be kept within a range that everyone can tolerate.

What is the scope of tolerance?That is, in addition to ensuring that the imperial power will not forcibly seize the official titles, titles, fame, fortune and wealth that have been obtained by various families, it is also necessary to ensure the fairness of the imperial examinations.

But this "fairness" is actually unfair. After all, the aristocratic family has the best educational resources in the world. The famous children who have studied poetry and books not only have a master to teach them, but also don't have to worry about their livelihood. Only reading the books of sages and sages, can the benefits obtained, especially by poor students, be comparable?

However, there is no real fairness in the world. People are not equal in life, and they are divided into high and low.

And the distribution of the meritorious service of the Eastern Expedition this time is a silent tacit understanding between His Majesty Li Er and the powerful family. The era has long gone, so I am willing to go dormant after this Eastern Expedition, cooperate with His Majesty Li Er's policy, cut his own wings, and return to the government led by His Majesty Li Er.

It can basically be regarded as the last battle in the world for a long time in the future. It was regarded as a rich reward by the powerful family. Everyone spared no effort to assist His Majesty Li Er to overthrow Goguryeo and complete an unprecedented hegemony. , from generation to generation will always maintain power and wealth, and rest with the country.

Then, all the power will be returned to the center.

Naturally, the process of returning power to the center cannot be smooth sailing. People have different opinions and endless greed. Unwilling, but it does not affect the overall situation.

After this battle, the imperial power will be concentrated, the clans will retreat, and the power of the emperor will be skyrocketed like never before. How can His Majesty Li Er allow this situation to be ruined overnight?
In contrast, no matter how many soldiers are sacrificed, no matter how much luggage is consumed, and how much loss is suffered, it is worthwhile.

But once the navy is allowed to participate and gain more meritorious service, it will definitely break the tacit understanding and balance between the emperor and the clan, and make the situation suddenly turn into an unpredictable fork. This is something His Majesty Li Er cannot tolerate anyway.

Li Ji naturally understood His Majesty Li Er's choices and scruples, but as the head of the prime minister, how could he not understand the way of balance?

It's just that this decision cannot be made by him.

If the Navy participates, all parties in the military will definitely be dissatisfied, which will trigger a backlash from the powerful family and ruin His Majesty Li Er's overall plan.If the navy is not allowed to participate, once the battle becomes anxious and the losses exceed expectations, he will have to bear the responsibility.

Although Li Ji is the head of the Zaifu, he can be said to be under one person and above ten thousand people, but his character is cold, self-restraining, cautious and steady, he always only seeks no merits, no faults, and does not touch himself for any reason.

In fact, his character is not suitable for being the head of Zaifu and the leader of Baiguan...

Immediately nodded and said: "I know this, so I ordered Xue Wanche and Ashina Simo's troops to detour to the riverside, cut off the roads on both sides of Bocha City, and prevent the enemy troops from upstream and downstream from reinforcements, and ordered Cheng Yaojin, Zhou Daowu, and Qiu Xiaozhong's troops The Ministry must gather troops, storm Bocha City, open up the ferry, and forcibly cross the Yalu River."

His Majesty Li Er nodded.

He trusted Li Ji very much when it came to marching in formation and fighting for supremacy on the battlefield.

It's just that the eyes of the two monarchs and ministers met, but they could all see the awkwardness and unwillingness in each other's heart...

Boba City sits on the banks of the Yalu River, with high walls, thick walls and abundant troops. It is clear that the navy can be ordered to go upstream to bombard it with artillery, but due to various fears, it has to give up this time-saving and labor-saving method and turn to fierce attack. , He did not hesitate to waste supplies and lose soldiers.

The constraints of the powerful family can be seen from this.

It is really a stick in the throat, like a thorn in the back...

His Majesty Li Er sighed, and said with a wry smile: "Everyone in the world knows that the king is the king of ninety-five years, the lord of the world, and he raises troops and bleeds. Do whatever you want."

In the words, there is a sigh, but there is not much anger.

It seems a little lacking in momentum...

Li Ji frowned, and advised softly: "There are always unsatisfactory things in the world, and no one can escape from the nest. However, your majesty should not underestimate yourself. There are countless emperors in the past and present, who can be like your majesty. There are very few people who created a prosperous dynasty single-handedly. Wenzhi and martial arts can become the best of emperors. Even after a thousand years, there will be people who praise and admire them. But the body is the foundation of everything. More attention should be paid to recuperating and maintaining a strong body, so that the ministers can follow the tail of the horse, share the glory of His Majesty, enshrine wives and sons, and make meritorious deeds."

Seeing that His Majesty Li Er's physical and mental state were both poor, he was really worried.

As he said, the body is the foundation of everything. If His Majesty Li Er was sickened by this Eastern Expedition, or even damaged his roots, even a big victory would be difficult to make up for this loss.

Although the current Tang Dynasty looks like a flourishing flower and a raging fire, there is a turbulent current under the surface of the water. Except for His Majesty Li Er, no one can deter the forces of all parties.

Once something unbearable happens, the world will change in an instant, and the great situation created by the monarchs and ministers' hard work and hard work since Zhenguan is very likely to be destroyed...

When His Majesty Li Er heard this, his heart inevitably felt guilty, his eyes were a little erratic, and he said perfunctorily: "Ah...ha! Of course I know, why do you need to give such a simple truth admonishment? Alright, I know, I will definitely understand Notice……"

Before he finished speaking, he saw the servants coming in from outside, and bowed to ask for instructions: "Your Majesty, Zhao Guogong is asking to see you."

His Majesty Li Er frowned.

Ever since the sad news of Changsun Jun's death in the Western Regions came, Changsun Wuji was heartbroken and unable to recover from illness.Although these days will be better, but he is still eager to think, depressed, hiding in the tent all day and rarely going out, even the emperor comes less...

Sighing in my heart, I nodded and said, "Xuan."

"Here!"

The servant turned around and went out.

Li Jidao: "Your Majesty, I have some urgent matters to deal with, so I will take my leave first?"

Of course there was business, but at the moment he took the initiative to retreat, Changsun Wuji had not gone out in the camp for many days, and suddenly came to see the emperor today, presumably he had something important to report.

In any case, Changsun Wuji is the number one hero of Zhenguan, and he is also the brother-in-law of His Majesty Li Er. He is much closer to Li Ji in both public and private matters.

His Majesty Li Er hesitated for a moment in his heart. Although he had a lot of sympathy for Changsun Wuji, after all, the two of them are respectful to each other now, and there is almost no interaction in private. It seems that there is no need for Li Ji to avoid...

Just as he was hesitating, he saw Zhangsun Wuji striding in, with a slightly excited expression on his face, he bowed and said: "The old minister sees Your Majesty, the British are courteous."

(End of this chapter)