Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3668 The monarch and minister are single-minded

Li Chengqian frowned, holding a teacup in his hand, feeling solemn.

Li Ji's choice is indeed puzzling.

He is the leader of Zaifu, with hundreds of thousands of troops in his hand. As long as he leads troops to Chang'an, it is enough to control the situation in Chang'an. Whether it is to support the East Palace to destroy the rebels, or to comply with Guan Long and depose the East Palace, no one can resist. Its will, otherwise hundreds of thousands of troops will be turned into powder in an instant.

However, after the withdrawal of troops from Liaodong, the army dragged and marched slowly, and still did not reach Guanzhong for several months.

What is he trying to do?
Li Daozong said: "The British man is upright. It stands to reason that the Chang'an army is now in constant trouble and fighting endlessly. In any case, he should make a choice to end the mutiny as soon as possible. At present, such an attitude is difficult to understand and has no inclination, which is really inappropriate. Common sense."

He had fought side by side with Li Ji and knew each other very well. He believed that although Li Ji was introverted and calm, he was not someone who dared not take responsibility.At present, the army of the Eastern Expedition is enough to settle the chaos, and Li Ji, who has mastered this army, will not remain indifferent.

The reason why it was not triggered and watched from the other side must be another plan.

Fang Jun glanced at Li Daozong, nodding in approval: "The king's words are not bad, a certain person went to Luoyang to meet the British prince and had a conversation, and he had such an experience in his heart. His Majesty's ability to know people is rare in the world. How could it be that the prince is the Zaisuke of the dynasty who has no responsibility? It's just that he has a plan in his heart, and it is difficult for us to see."

Li Chengqian shook his head and sighed, put the teacup on the table, and said slowly: "Do your best, and obey the destiny. No matter what the British minister plans, no matter which side he is on, we must maintain the imperial power and cannot let it be. The rebels seize the government and bring disaster to the country and the people. Otherwise, how can they be worthy of the spirit of the father and the emperor in the sky?"

Speaking of this, the color of grief is full, the eyes are wet, and the eye sockets are red.

When he learned from Fang Jun's mouth that he had seen the coffin of his father, he kept suppressing the grief in his heart.After all, the rebel army is now large and the situation is in danger. Compared with the coffin of the father and the emperor, it is more important to defeat the rebel army and maintain the country.

Fang Jun, Ma Zhou, and Li Daozong all turned sideways, kneeling on the ground.

Fang Jun said solemnly: "Your Majesty's death, the heaven and earth grieve together, we should uphold His Majesty's legacy, defeat the rebels, maintain Zhengshuo, and make every effort to continue the prosperous era of Zhenguan and create a glorious and prosperous era that has never been seen in the ages to comfort Your Majesty. Spirit in heaven."

Ma Zhou couldn't hide his grief, and choked: "Your Majesty is a great man, but he died young and his ambitions are not fulfilled. We are deeply favored by the emperor, and we should uphold His Majesty's legacy, fear no danger, life and death, and vow to maintain integrity. Shuo, set things right, only in this way can you repay the emperor's kindness in case."

He went from being a commoner of a humble family, a guest in the government's mansion, to the moment when he is in the control of the central authority, and it is completely unparalleled by His Majesty Li Er who defies public opinion and is simple in this era.In his heart, his loyalty to His Majesty Li Er is like mountains and mountains, and he has no regrets and no regrets even if his liver and brain are smashed to the ground.

The grief of several people was unbearable, and their hearts were up and down, and it took a long time for them to recover.

Fang Jun knelt behind the table and said solemnly: "Right now, regardless of the inclination of the British public, the East Palace must be determined to die and never allow the rebels to run rampant. Just as His Highness said, do our best. Do your best, listen to the destiny of destiny, even if you fight to the last moment, don't give up."

Ma Zhou and Li Daozong both nodded heavily: "You should be like this!"

Li Chengqian was still agitated, got up and left the table, slammed on the ground, and said in a loud voice: "Gu is a mediocre person, who is not as good as the father and emperor. To this day, I can only overcome all obstacles and maintain the legacy of my father and emperor! Fortunately, there are all virtuous people around us, to overcome the difficulties together, and to give up life and death. This time is easy, and I will never forget! , Cleanse the world, and share wealth and honor with all the monarchs!"

Saying that, he unfastened the sword from his waist, pulled out a section of the scabbard, held the tail in his hand, and bent his knees, the sword snapped into two pieces with a "click".

"If you violate this oath, there is such a sword!"

Fang Jun and the other three hurriedly stood up and returned the salute, with tears in their eyes.

Li Chengqian's weak, cowardly and submissive character can make such an oath as the prince, and it is doomed that as long as the mutiny succeeds, the three of them will live forever Positioned in the center and in power.

As long as he doesn't plan a rebellion in the future, Li Chengqian will treat him favorably throughout his life.

Of course, there are many emperors in history who "can share weal and woe, but not wealth and honor", and they promise various benefits in times of crisis. Once they turn their heads and endanger the imperial power, they will ruthlessly kill people and turn their faces away, but the three of them all know that Li Chengqian never fails. not listed here.

This is a prince with a more straightforward personality, and he also lacks the ability to make decisions like that...

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The monarch and ministers vented their emotions, and they felt more and more that they treated each other wholeheartedly, without any barriers, and got along a lot closer to each other.

The servant changed the tea again, Fang Jun admonished: "Now Zanpo has been invited to lead more than [-] Hu cavalry to help out, but she is being guarded and hostile by the army. Your Highness should show mercy and praise, and accept her heart. , and it can also make it dedicated to assisting the East Palace."

It is normal that the Tang and Tubo clashed several times, with more victories and losses, making the armies of the two countries hostile to each other.However, Zanpo led [-] Hu cavalry to Chang'an this time, but because of Tang Jun's guard against hostility, his morale was low, he was worried, and he refused to fight with all his strength. It was a pity.

As long as Li Chengqian can give praise, Tang Jun will definitely put away his hostility, and Tubo Hu Qi can also feel its importance and fight to the death with more and more effort, which will be extremely obvious for the improvement of Donggong's strength.

A few good words and a few gestures can make more than ten thousand Tubo Huqi fight desperately, why not do it...

Li Chengqian hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said: "I will follow Erlang's words... It's just that the Tubo people have always been eyeing the Tang Dynasty, and necessary precautions are still needed."

Those who are not of our race must have different hearts, let alone a hostile country?

But Fang Jun shook his head and said: "Your Highness, the Gar family is now being ostracized, and that Songtsan Gambo is even more unscrupulous in showing his attitude of suppression, which has caused the Gar family to be in great danger and is easily overthrown. Among them So the whole family was forced to move to Qinghai Lake because Songtsan Gampo wanted to make it a buffer between Tubo and Tang Dynasty. Therefore, although the Gar family is a member of Tubo, they have a grudge against Luoxie. , but it is already irreparable. Instead of letting the Gar family have to bear the oppression of some cities and become enemies with the Tang Dynasty, why take the opportunity to show favor and win them over? Not to mention that the more than ten thousand Tubo Huqi can greatly improve the Eastern Palace. If His Highness still has the ambition to expand the territory in his heart, he must win over the Gar family, after all, for at least 50 years, the safety of the Hexi counties may depend entirely on the Gar family."

Li Chengqian was moved: "Although Lu Dongzan is an outstanding generation, since he is not allowed to be in Songtsan Gampo, his status and power will be greatly damaged, so why is he still so important?"

Ma Zhou and Li Daozong also looked at Fang Jun, puzzled.

These two are powerful figures who are famous in history, but due to their lack of knowledge, they have not been able to recognize the importance of the Western Regions.

In fact, although many dynasties have worked hard to manage the Western Regions, apart from a handful of outstanding people with strategic vision, how many people can clearly understand the importance of the Western Regions to the Central Plains?

The most recent one has to be the one who was in the Western Regions at the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty. He devoted himself to the trade and cultural exchanges between China and the West, and made the forty countries in the Western Regions surrender to the Sui Dynasty. Better than Zhang Qian's Pei Ju...

Fang Jun felt that it was necessary to popularize the strategic position of the Western Regions to the monarchs and ministers in front of them, so that the importance of the Western Regions could be spread and continued in the court, so as to avoid the elites of the Anxi Army being dispatched at will, resulting in the emptiness and insufficient supplies of the Western Regions. , and finally fell under the iron hooves of foreign races, causing the blood of the Han people who have passed through the Western Regions from generation to generation to be empty, regrettable for the future.

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The times have great limitations, especially in ancient times when the flow of information was not smooth, people would never leave the place where they lived for almost a lifetime, and the cognition of the outside world was extremely lacking, and limited knowledge was almost entirely obtained from books.

However, in ancient times, how many books could there be in total?
It is no exaggeration to say that in ancient times, the amount of reading of a great Confucian in his lifetime might not be as good as that of a primary school student in later generations... Of course, understanding and mastering knowledge is another matter.

(End of this chapter)