Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3600 Jealousy
Whether it is the true feeling in his heart or the public declaration of Fang Jun's achievements, Li Chengqian did not hesitate to give the highest standard of favor he could give.

He held Fang Jun's hand and went all the way with him, returning to the Neizhongmen duty room surrounded by civil and military officials and hundreds of guards.

Xiao Yu and Cen Wen fell behind, looked at each other and followed silently.

Earlier, the two emphasized that Fang Jun was difficult to break through the siege of the rebels, but in a blink of an eye, Fang Jun crossed the Weishui River and the troops came under the city, which was regarded as a slap in the face.But the effect of the two "planting thorns" was unexpectedly good.

Such a formidable combat power, such a splendid achievement, and such a support from the whole army, this is the proper standard for a powerful minister...

As for now, it is natural that the more the prince attaches importance to Fang Jun, the better. With Fang Jun's ability and prestige, supplemented by Li Jing's strategy of war, it is more and more likely to turn defeat into victory.

Although the crown prince will definitely continue the national policy of His Majesty Li Er after he succeeds to the throne, and continue to suppress and weaken the aristocratic family, but the two have already stood on the side of the East Palace. In contrast, they will get more buffer opportunities. In the end, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

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In the duty room, the waiters added a few more lamp stands, and dozens of candles were all lit, the lights were brilliant, like daytime.

Li Chengqian and Fang Jun entered hand in hand, Fang Jun took the opportunity to break free, invited Li Chengqian to take a seat, and refused Li Jing, Xiao Yu, Cen Wenwen and others to invite him to take the seat, insisted not to, and sat next to Li Daozong and Ma Zhou .

Although Li Chengqian's act of kindness was obviously sincere, and it also benefited Fang Jun, who moved to thousands of miles, but he also understood that everyone is jealous, and this treatment must make some people feel dissatisfied and jealous.

He doesn't care about this, it is mediocre not to be envied by others, and the more capable he is, the more envied he will naturally be.But now is a critical moment, the East Palace must be united to resist the rebels, if there is an infighting due to jealousy at this time, it will be bad...

After everyone took their seats, Li Chengqian asked the most concerned thing: "How is the situation in the Western Regions?"

Everyone pricked up their ears.

Although Fang Jun has traveled thousands of miles to help Chang'an, he has fully demonstrated his loyalty to the prince, but if the situation in the Western Regions is corrupted or even completely lost due to this, it will cast a shadow on Li Chengqian's prestige and reputation.

Fang Jun naturally understood Li Chengqian's concerns, and said respectfully, "Don't worry, Your Highness, the previous battle at Gongyue City severely damaged the Caliphate army, causing him to be frightened. The joint operation is closely guarded. However, the momentum of its initiative has been lost, and there is a lack of food and supplies in its eyes, and the military's morale is unstable..."

At the moment, Fang Jun recounted the situation in the Western Regions in detail, saying that the Tang army had broken into pieces, harassing the Hu people who supplied food to the Dashi army, and even forcibly relocated many Hu people to the vicinity of Gongyue City, Li Jing praised: "This move In seconds! Not only does it frighten the Hu people so that they don't dare to supply food to the Dashi army, but it also takes this opportunity to gather the Hu people scattered all over the place to facilitate management, and perhaps the great governance of the Western Regions will begin from here."

Since the Han Dynasty, the Central Plains Dynasty has attached great importance to the strategic position of the Western Regions. Almost any capable dynasty has hoarded heavy troops in the Western Regions to maintain its rule.However, the Western Regions are too far away from the Central Plains, and the dynasty's heyday can maintain system governance. Once the dynasty is weakened and the national strength is insufficient, the control of the Western Regions will be empty, which will make the Hu people rise again and cannibalize the rule of various places.

The most important reason is naturally that the distance is too far, and the dispatch of grain, glutinous and military troops is often delayed. However, there are many Hu people in the Western Regions and they live scattered, and they have never been able to control them all, which is also a major reason.

You can't put a lot of troops in the places where the Hu people live to take care of them, right?

Then you have to spread more than 20 elite troops in the Western Regions all year round, and the logistical pressure brought about by this will not be able to consume even if the national power is at its peak...

At present, all the Hu people from all over the country will be migrated to the vicinity of Gongyue City, and then when the situation in the Central Plains is stable, a large number of Han people will migrate to the Western Regions, flooding all over the country, and they will take root in less than ten years, making the entire Western Regions completely under the control of the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, Fang Jun's move to forcibly relocate the Hu people from all over the world is of extraordinary significance...

Fang Jun continued: "Gong Wei Miaozan... There are many prisoners of the Caliphate army who are currently being held in Gongyue City for disposal. Before Wei Chen left, he ordered Pei Xingjian to report to the King of Hejian in Jiaohe City at any time, and urged the fans to vomit. The coalition forces of various ethnic groups led by Du chased down the scattered soldiers of the Caliphate. At present, the Caliphate suffered heavy casualties, and Damascus was too far away to launch the next retaliatory attack as soon as possible. The Turks also suffered casualties because of the Huihe rebellion. It is very serious, especially its internal instability, and many tribes all show their willingness to divide and rule. Yipi Shekui wants to appease the tribe, and will not launch troops to invade the territory at this time. Within three or five years, there should be no large-scale wars in the Western Regions, and the imperial court will The center of gravity can be placed in Guanzhong and at home to stabilize the situation in the empire.”

Hearing what he said, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Again, the Western Regions are too far away, even if the strategic position is extremely important, once the DPRK and China are unstable and the national strength is insufficient, it will be difficult to take care of them.Since no foreigners can threaten the security of the Western Regions within three to five years, all energy can be devoted to clearing the domestic situation.

Xiao Yu's face was gratified and praised, but he was worried for a while. Without the restraint of the Western Regions, if the East Palace defeated the rebels to maintain the orthodoxy, then the national policy in the next stage must be to fully attack the domestic cliques.

Although the focus of the attack must be on Guanlong, who rebelled and rebelled, and the clans in Hedong and Hexi that depended on it, how could the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River stay out of it?Once the Guanlong, Hedong, and Hexi gates who were hit hard during the military remonstrance were successively weakened by the court, the next step is naturally the gates in Jiangnan and Shandong who are still watching tigers from across the bank...

At that time, the relationship between fighting side by side with Dong Gong will come to an end, and the fight between them is inevitable.

When the court is weak, the gatekeepers provide assistance to grab benefits while the court is strong; when the court is strong, the gatekeepers fight back to protect themselves... This is the relationship between the gatekeepers and the center, the cycle is endless and never ends.

Therefore, even Xiao Yu and Cen Wenwen, the clan chiefs who are still relatively safe, know that the existence of clans is like the cancer of the empire. Then start the stove again and repeat.

However, they are all vested interests of clan politics. Apart from trying their best to maintain the interests of clan members, they can't eat with their bowls up or put them down, right?
That's an act of self-cutting...

Therefore, Xiao Yu's real intention is that the East Palace can turn defeat into victory, but its strength is severely damaged. In the process of stabilizing the court situation in the future, he has to rely on Jiangnan nobility, or even Shandong aristocratic families. With the power of a great victory, the East Palace wiped out the Qing court in one fell swoop, and took full control of the government.

Before, when Fang Jun returned thousands of miles to help, this intention was almost achievable, but now, Fang Jun is too strong and his exploits are too outstanding. If he really defeats the rebels in one fell swoop, he will expel all the Guanlong clan. After leaving the court, whether the Jiangnan clan or the Shandong family can still enjoy the benefits they deserve after following the prince's birth and death?

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Li Chengqian has not been able to think that far for the time being. The most urgent task at the moment is to defeat the rebels and turn defeat into victory. If he cannot secure the position of the prince and ascend to the throne in the future, how can he continue the national policy and support the poor to fight against the clan?

He looked at Li Jing and Fang Jun, and asked, "Both of them are the pillars of the empire and the humerus of the loneliness. I dare to ask what is the best way to defeat the enemy now?"

Fang Jun and Li Jing looked at each other and said humbly: "Wei ministers have little qualifications, so how dare they make an axe? As long as His Royal Highness and Duke Wei make a strategy, Weichen will go through fire and water and die!"

He had already sensed the jealousy that was inadvertently revealed by the East Palace administrator, and it was time to keep a low profile.Moreover, he won't be arrogant after winning a few victories, and he claims to be the best in the world. How many people in the world can compare to Li Jing when it comes to tactics, strategy, and formation of troops?

You just need to keep a low profile and follow Li Jingzhi's arrangement.

Humble and humble...

Li Chengqian was very satisfied.This time, Fang Jun's feats were unparalleled. If he really took advantage of the situation, even Li Jing couldn't suppress it. It was definitely not what he wanted to see.

He naturally favored Fang Jun, but he never wanted to see Fang Jun's family dominating, causing the jealousy and rejection of the Eastern Palace officials.He regarded Fang Jun as a humerus, and hoped that Fang Jun would be more low-key and unite the East Palace with the interests of the East Palace.

　Yuan Lao is placed at the level of a proper saint in ancient times, right?We should build an ancestral temple and the like, so that Yuan Lao can enjoy the incense of Chinese descendants.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)