Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3437 Doubtful
In the humble house, the cold wind penetrated through the cracks in the doors and windows, blowing the candles on the table flickering, reflecting Li Ji and Cheng Yaojin's gloomy and flickering complexions, both frowning.

Even today, it is difficult for people to believe the fact that His Majesty has passed away, it is too abrupt and unbelievable.His Majesty Li Er is not a pampered son of heaven who grew up in the deep palace. Although he came from a famous family, he is a corporal who is respectful and virtuous. , Dingding Jiangshan.

Naturally, there were times when he was injured, but who would have thought that in the bloody battle that year he escaped death and survived without incident, but now he is surrounded by hundreds of thousands of troops...

In addition to being sad, there is one more important thing: After returning to Chang'an, how to explain to the Li and Tang royal family, the civil and military courts of the Manchu Dynasty, and the people of the world?
The emperor's imperial conquest, he died among hundreds of thousands of troops, but you courtiers are alive and well... After all, someone has to take responsibility and give the world an account.

Holding the teacup in one hand, Li Ji said with a calm and solemn expression, "Right now, the most important thing is to keep the situation stable. After returning to Chang'an, we must do whatever it takes to ensure the crown prince's success. Under such circumstances, only the prince can ascend the throne in a legitimate way, otherwise the world will be in chaos. When the prince ascends the throne and the world is in peace, I will commit suicide to accuse your majesty. , Fu Wei apologized."

"Maogong! Think twice!"

Shocked, Cheng Yaojin yelled Li Ji's name, revealing his true feelings.

Everyone knows that when His Majesty died, someone must bear the responsibility, even more than one person.In fact, Li Ji, who is the deputy commander in chief, cannot escape the responsibility for such a big mistake, but who can stay out of it among the chief generals in the army?If in the future Li Ji, as the head of the prime minister, shoulders all his strength, and even apologizes with death, it will be equivalent to mentioning that everyone has shouldered the responsibility.

Death is still a trivial matter, if it is true, then Li Ji will suffer eternal infamy, and his descendants and grandchildren, from generation to generation, will never recover!

The price is too high...

Li Ji was very calm. He drank all the tea in his cup, put the teacup on the table, and said softly, "I've made up my mind about this matter. You don't need to persuade me. It's just that the current situation is dangerous and the country is in turmoil. You still need your help and help." Protect the country, otherwise, we will die hard to atone for our sins!"

The big mistake has already been made, and it is useless to say more.Only by doing our best to completely stabilize the situation can it be considered a crime.Otherwise, once the death of His Majesty Li Er makes everyone want to get involved in the throne, causing the world to be in turmoil and wars everywhere, all of them will become eternal sinners.

Cheng Yaojin's face was solemn, he nodded heavily, and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, Mao Gong, from today onwards, I will definitely follow your lead, if you have selfish intentions, you will be struck by lightning!"

He understood what Li Ji meant, no matter whether it was the crown prince or even the king of Wei and Jin, the most important thing was to confirm the new emperor's enthronement as soon as possible, so that the rest of those who were qualified to covet the throne would die down.And this requires all the forces in the court to gather as much as possible to strongly promote the new emperor to ascend the throne.

Li Ji sighed softly, frowning: "It's just that the news of His Majesty's death cannot be concealed. At this moment, the city of Chang'an is probably already raging. We are far away from the fire, and we don't know what to do when we return to Chang'an." Can we make it in time to turn the tide?"

The disappearance of Zhao Guogong's eldest Sun Wuji has already cast a haze on the current situation.Regardless of whether His Majesty Li Er's death was related to Changsun Wuji, the mere fact that he left the army privately and disappeared without a trace means that he has ulterior motives.What's more important is that if he sneaks back to Chang'an at this moment and plans to do something wrong, when others don't know His Majesty's death, it is very likely that he will succeed in a sneak attack due to mental calculations or unintentional calculations.

However, Li Ji was unable to announce the news of His Majesty's death to the world...

I only hope that the East Palace has received its own warning, can be fully prepared, and has enough strength to stabilize the situation and defeat all subversive plots.

Otherwise, once Changsun Wuji's plan is successful, these generals who followed His Majesty's Eastern Expedition, except for a very small number of Changsun Wuji's confidantes, will die without a place to bury them.Especially once the crown prince is abolished and the king of Jin assumes the throne, it is tantamount to upending ethics and seeking to usurp the throne, which will inevitably cause dissatisfaction in the world, and it is inevitable that Shenzhou will be in chaos...

Cheng Yaojin was also aware of the situation, not only sighed, but said: "If Fang Jun is still in Chang'an, he must be able to turn the tide and deter the situation from collapsing."

Li Ji was silent for a moment, then nodded slowly.

Once upon a time, the dude who ran rampant in Chang'an, acted recklessly, and was called the "Chang'an pest", had made great achievements and outstanding abilities. He could deter the court and support the society. He quietly became a giant and had the ability to become the mainstay.

Although there are talents from generation to generation, it is still amazing to see someone like Fang Jun rising like a comet and then exuding dazzling brilliance.

As Cheng Yaojin said, if Fang Jun is still in Chang'an at this moment, then with his abilities and means, although he cannot deter disobedient people from plotting wrongdoing, it still has enough energy to protect the East Palace and thwart the plot of the thieves.

Now that Fang Jun is in the Western Regions, he alone is fighting against the invasion of the cannibals. The generous and benevolent Crown Prince is facing a dangerous and dangerous situation. Can he keep the East Palace and the society in order?

Li Ji really didn't know what to do.

Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince may be a benevolent monarch, it is absolutely impossible to become a generation of British lords. It is a good thing for a courtier to be a submissive and cowardly king. More room for development.

But it also means that it is difficult to be on your own, and you cannot make decisions in the face of difficulties.

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Cheng Yaojin walked out of Li Ji's house, and the wind and snow hit his face, the cold wind blew on his face like a knife cut, he shuddered Lingling, and his spirit was refreshed.

He refused the reins offered by his own soldiers, stepped on the thick snow, and walked in the wind and snow with his hands behind his back.

A detailed discussion with Li Ji made him more doubtful...

From Li Ji's firm willingness to bear the responsibility of the crime, he felt the other party's determination, and naturally admired him. After all, the consequences were not just a sentence of "killing oneself to thank the world". Difficult to do.

But he couldn't say why, he always felt that Li Ji's expression was very calm, as if everything was under his control, he said it was very serious, but in fact he had full confidence... Who gave him the confidence? ?

His Majesty's death, this is the sad news of heaven and earth, and the consequences are not just a battle for the throne.To this day, those gentry in the south of the Yangtze River may not have much loyalty to the Tang Dynasty, they just bowed their heads and proclaimed their ministers because of His Majesty's power and influence, and the situation is irreversible.Once His Majesty dies, Guanzhong is in turmoil, and the entire Jiangnan is in danger of being overthrown.

Not to mention the Turkic people who were beaten by the Tang Dynasty and fled westward. After hearing that His Majesty passed away and the situation was turbulent, it was almost inevitable to make a comeback.

There is also the Western Regions, the news of His Majesty's death will have an immeasurable blow to the morale of the army. Although Fang Jun is in charge, the 20 army that was originally facing the cannibal will be left and right, and retreat step by step. One can imagine what serious consequences it will lead to...

All these piles, one after another, will explode as the news of His Majesty's death spreads, and eventually form a huge vortex, sweeping the entire empire within it.

Even if he, Li Ji, was a genius, how could he have the confidence to dare to say "When the world is peaceful, he should kill himself to apologize" in such a situation?
After protecting the sky and turning the tide, thanking the world with one's death is called high morality, which can eliminate guilt and be forgiven by the world.

In the face of turbulent turmoil and chaotic wars, but in the end he was completely defeated, and he was punished in the name of a criminal minister, that is what he deserved, a thief who disrupted the country...

Right now, they are still in Liaodong, and have not yet entered the territory of the Tang Dynasty. There is probably a storm in Chang'an, and the hundreds of thousands of troops are beyond their reach.Besides, even if he returned to Chang'an, these hundreds of thousands of troops belonged to different factions, and each had their own interests. Could it be that Li Ji thought that with his prestige, he could deter these hundreds of thousands of troops no matter what?
If it were someone else, Cheng Yaojin would sneer at "arrogant, overreaching", but if it was Li Ji, he would have to think deeply about whether there is any inside story that he has not yet known.Li Ji is a person who has always made up his mind before acting, even when he is determined, his temperament is extremely calm, if he is not fully sure, he will never speak freely.

To be able to think that way and say such things is really not in line with Li Ji's consistent cognition.

So the question is still the same: why is Li Ji so confident that when the army returns to Chang'an, he will be able to clean up the filth and set things right?
The wind and snow came head-on, Cheng Yaojin rubbed his face that was about to freeze, the doubts in his heart were as chaotic as the snowflakes flying in front of his eyes.

(End of this chapter)