Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3588
To put it bluntly, if Donggong cannot announce a change of course and change its ruling philosophy at this time, then the world's clans will still stand on Guanlong's side, and even if Guanlong is defeated, they will still oppose Donggong.

Whether Xiao Yu or Cen Wenwen, he is both a clan...

Therefore, Cen Wenwen immediately understood what Xiao Yu meant. This was because he wanted to go to see His Royal Highness together. If an edict could be issued at this time, promising not to continue the weakening and suppressing of the national policy of His Majesty Li Er, he would immediately get many officials. response.

Of course, there will be no clansmen sending troops to support the East Palace with great fanfare at this time, but the help that can be given to the Guanlong clansmen is bound to be reduced.

The situation that the East Palace faces will surely ease...

Right now, Donggong is facing almost all the clans of the Tang Dynasty. Even if they have made a clear stand in support of Donggong's Shandong family and Jiangnan gentry, they are just sitting on the sidelines.

Even Xiao Yu must put the interests of the clan at the top of his mind. Naturally, he wouldn't want to watch the support of Donggong completely fall, but it was a fact that he did not really give Donggong substantial help.

The trade-off among them is thought-provoking...

The age spots on Cen Wenwen's face were already very thick, and his complexion was a little gray. At this moment, he raised his slack eyelids and glanced at Xiao Yu, then he slumped down, took a sip of yellow wine, and chewed a few shreds of ginger in his mouth for a long while. , then said slowly: "The current situation is still far from being determined. The key to changing the situation is not in Chang'an, or even the clan, but in the Eastern Expedition Army."

Xiao Yu was slightly stunned: "Brother Jing, is there any change in the Eastern Expedition Army?"

Cen Wen nodded and said with a frown, "Since His Majesty fell from a horse outside Ping Rang City and was injured, and then came the bad news, and then to the time when hundreds of thousands of troops returned, there are still more than a thousand miles before they are closed... All of them are unreasonable and very unusual.”

Xiao Yu nodded slightly, expressing approval.

In fact, he was not without such doubts, because the Eastern Expedition Army was moving too slowly, what snow covered the mountains and rivers and the road was difficult, what was the lack of food and grain, and these obvious reasons were naturally not enough to convince those who were resourceful and resourceful. Many people understand, but almost everyone attributed the reason for the extremely slow march of the army to the competition, struggle and mutual restraint of various forces in the army, which gave the Guanlong rebels enough time.

But at this moment, after being prompted by Cen Wenwen, he immediately realized that things were not so simple.

Are all the weird things about the Eastern Expedition Army really just caused by the wrestling and fighting among the various factions in the army?Not necessarily so.Even if His Majesty dies, the position of British Minister Li Ji in the court has long been unshakable, especially when it comes to the control of the army, the Tang Dynasty hardly thinks of it as a second person, and this person is thoughtful and resourceful, how can he be like that? Easily swayed by factions in the military?

I am afraid that the strange things that the world has seen in the Eastern Expedition Army may not have been condoned or even deliberately included by Li Ji...

Then the situation is really troublesome. Although the Eastern Expedition Army involves many clan forces, Li Ji's will can represent the vast majority of the army to a large extent, and his inclination will have a huge impact on the changes in the situation in Chang'an.

So, what is Li Ji's tendency?

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"What is the tendency of the British public?"

In the duty room in Xuanwu Gate, Guo Guogong Zhang Shigui also asked the same question in front of Li Chengqian.

The duty room here is located within the Neizhong Gate, sandwiched between the Neizhong Gate and the Xuanwu Gate. In the past, it was the place where the Beiya Imperial Army was stationed, and the Xuanwu Gate was safe.At this moment, all the Beiya Imperial Army went to the front of the city to be ready, and many houses were vacated to accommodate the royal family members who were evacuated from the Taiji Palace.

The light in the duty room was dim, and several candles had to be lit. Li Chengqian and Zhang Shigui sat opposite each other, and Li Chengqian accompanied him on one side.

Hearing Zhang Shigui's question, Li Chengqian said solemnly: "People are separated from the belly. Of course, the British Duke has always been loyal to the solitary, but how will he go under the general situation, and how can he guess accurately? Apart from the Yue Guogong, the solitary also does not know who is loyal and loyal. Live and die with the East Palace."

In fact, he was not upset and frustrated by it.

People do not kill themselves for their own sake, not to mention that most of the ministers in the DPRK are involved in clan forces?Under the stakes, everyone's decisions are not arbitrary, the more involved, the more natural concerns.

Li Chengqian is already very satisfied to have Fang Jun, a minister who can be trusted 100%...

But for Li Ji, it was difficult for him to speculate his position. After all, Li Ji's loyalty to his father was far higher than his own. If his father really died in the Liaodong army, no one knew where Li Ji would go in the future.

Zhang Shigui nodded, sighed, and said: "The Duke of Yue is the pillar of the East Palace, loyal and loyal, and he did not hesitate to run thousands of miles to help His Highness, which makes the minister admired... However, the current situation has changed suddenly because of the thousands of miles of help of the Duke of Yue. But in the end it is the army that can decide the overall situation.”

Li Chengqian and Li Junxian all nodded their heads in agreement.

This is indeed the case. Fang Jun is now attacking Chang'an. If Donggong can defeat the rebels and set things right, he will also face the chaos after the defeat of Guanlong. It is almost impossible to clear it in one fell swoop.

If Fang Jun returned to aid, he would not be able to save the defeat, resulting in Guan Long's remonstrance succeeding. For the same reason, Guan Long would not be able to wipe out all the six leaders of the East Palace in one fell swoop. When Longxi is reached, the army of Guan Long is beyond the reach of the army, and the pattern of "one country and two masters" is about to take shape, and then there will be a civil war that lasts for several years or even decades and decades.

The only one who has the power to decide the overall situation is the Eastern Expedition Army with hundreds of thousands of troops. Li Ji, who has absolute control over the Eastern Expedition Army, is the one who can control the situation in the DPRK.

Therefore, Li Ji's position is extremely important.

Is it loyal to the East Palace, and marching the army into the gate to put out the Guanlong rebels and clean up the universe?
Is it to push the boat with the current and acquiesce Guan Long to elect King Qi to the throne, just for the smooth transition of the imperial regime?

Or simply not help each other and lead the army straight into Chang'an to start a new career?

No one can guess.

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Before that, Li Chengqian thought that Li Ji might be more inclined to the stability of the empire, and from the overall situation, he would take a tacit attitude once Guanlong's military remonstrance succeeded.Perhaps Changsun Wuji also thought so, otherwise he would dare to issue military remonstrance at this juncture and stir up the imperial society to the scree?

But now, the Eastern Expedition Army has not been able to return to Chang'an for a long time, and all kinds of delays on the road have made him doubtful about Li Ji's mind again.

If you are sincere and selfless, you just need to go with the flow, why should you deliberately delay the trip and sit back and watch Chang'an corrupt, but have troops outside to watch?
His intentions are astonishing.

Zhang Shigui's heart suddenly jumped, and a thought came to his mind, and he felt incredible after thinking about it, but he couldn't suppress it no matter what, and it rose uncontrollably.

He raised his eyebrows and thought about it again and again, and then said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, now all the clans in Hexi and Hedong have raised troops to help Guanlong, and there are tens of thousands of troops who have arrived in Chang'an. I heard that there are still many gatherings in various places, and will continue to follow. Go to Chang'an. Although Shandong aristocratic families and Jiangnan gentry support your Highness, but there is no real action. Once the situation in Chang'an is corrupted and a situation of internal and external splits is really formed, they will not rule out the possibility of changing course and turning to Guanlong. The faction. In this way, it can be said that all the clans in the world are raising troops, and His Highness can be regarded as an enemy of the world..."

Having said this, Li Chengqian was startled and opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything after all.

This is indeed a near-desperate situation, but it is not impossible.Once such a situation is formed, the East Palace will become the target of public criticism. In contrast to the disparity of power, even with Fang Jun's support, there is only one way to perish.

However, as the saying goes, the sword has two fronts, and everything has both positive and negative sides. When the East Palace becomes the target of public criticism and is opposed by the world's gatekeepers, it means that all the world's gatekeepers are on the opposite side of the East Palace.

In any case, the East Palace occupies a famous point of righteousness, and it is the Empire's Zhengshuo.

This also means that all the clans in the world will become rebels against rebellion...

The winner is a prince, the loser is a pirate. This is a truth that has not been easy through the ages. As long as the world can depose the prince and destroy the East Palace under the leadership of Guan Long, he will naturally become the king of the world, grab the name and righteousness, and then give it to him This crown prince was charged with countless heinous crimes, and allowed the historian to slander him. Naturally, he could be bound to the pillar of shame forever and be reviled...

　It's over, the community is completely blocked. Before, cheering for all parts of the country, now it's the turn of the country to cheer for us... Our [-]th-tier small town can finally show its face in front of the people of the whole country, but it is such a situation Below... I wish He Qinghaiyan, the years will be peaceful, let's cheer together.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)