Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3788
Everyone has fought side by side with His Majesty Li Er for many years, and their love is extraordinary, and His Majesty Li Er's personality is unparalleled in the world. Even though these arrogant soldiers have a lot of plans in their hearts, they are absolutely not loyal to His Majesty Li Er. discount.

Thinking of Li Er Majesty Li Er's hero, great talent and great strategy, but in the end he was in the land of Liaodong, Longyu Bintian, and he still has not been buried in the mausoleum until now, and he is even more ashamed in his heart.

Li Ji shook his head, and said: "It's been such a long time, and there's no rush. We'd better wait until the situation in Chang'an is completely stable, and then return to Beijing."

Everyone frowned, deeply dissatisfied.

One is dissatisfied with Li Ji’s refusal to reveal his plans until now, and the other is choked in his throat: the cold winter and the twelfth lunar month were fine, but now the spring rains come one after another, and the temperature is rising day by day... Your Majesty’s dragon body Wouldn't it stink?

Although no one spoke, Li Ji still clearly felt the strong resentment in the tent. His face was calm, as if everything was under control, but he smiled helplessly in his heart.

I can't help myself...

At this moment, soldiers from outside the door came in to play, saying that it was Linghu Defen who came to pay a visit.

Cheng Yaojin sneered and said: "Seeing that the defeat is already doomed, these guys want to come to our side to find a way out. If we knew this before, why did we do it in the first place?"

Zhang Liang also sighed: "The times make heroes, but who would be willing to become a hero's stepping stone once they are successful forever?" I'm afraid that half of Chang'an City will be buried with them...the commander-in-chief still needs to be more scheming."

He has a deep entanglement with Guan Long, so he doesn't want to see Guan Long completely destroyed, but he can't plead for Guan Long's mercy. After all, Guan Long's defeat is already set, and the East Palace's victory is just around the corner. sympathizing with treason" and then being suppressed by the prince...

Li Ji said lightly: "I know what's going on in my heart, and I ask you all to go back and restrain the army, and beware of accidents."

Knowing that this is an order to drive away guests, it is almost impossible to say "please stay away for a while", everyone got up, saluted and left.

There is only one Zhu Suiliang left in the house...

When he went out, he saw Linghu Defen with white beard and hair standing at the door with his hands behind his back, everyone saluted one by one, and Linghu Defen returned the salute.

After entering the house, Linghu Defen and Li Ji greeted each other again, and then took their seats, and the soldiers offered fragrant tea, Li Ji said with a smile: "Brother Linghu thought about it, it's time to take care of the rest of the world and enjoy the tea." Sun Cai, it is really hard work to run around in such cloudy and rainy weather."

Raise your hand and invite Linghu Defen to drink tea.

Linghu Defen picked up the teacup and took a sip, said with a wry smile: "The current situation is such that we are in it, how can we be alone? You must have heard about the current situation in Chang'an, Mr. British, Fang Jun burned it down The foundation of Guanlong's army was destroyed, and the reason of more than [-] soldiers was also burned. Once the Guanlong clan loses control of the army, Chang'an will usher in a military disaster."

People are like iron, rice is like steel, if you don't eat a meal, you will feel hungry... There is no such saying these days, but everyone understands the truth.

There is no food, fodder and supplies, what do more than a hundred thousand mouths eat?For the regular army, being a soldier and fighting can also talk about lofty ideals such as serving the family and the country and enshrining his wife and children, but for the mob in the Guanlong army, the only purpose of being a soldier is to eat.

Whoever feeds me and feeds me, I will obey.

On the other hand, if I don't even have a bite to eat, why should I listen to you?

At that time, even the Guanlongmen Clan will not be able to restrain the more than [-] soldiers who are waiting to be fed. Once they lose control of the army, the Guanlongmen Clan will naturally be on the verge of collapse.

Those soldiers who have nothing to eat will ravage through the pass like locusts, eating everything that can be eaten and not eating, and then there is nothing to eat, so they will plunder everywhere.

This kind of thing has happened more than once in history, and at the most serious time, the situation of eating human flesh is absolutely possible...

Linghu Defen said again: "The Duke of England is not only the commander-in-chief of an army, but also the minister of the empire. Explain to the world?"

Li Ji said lightly: "Are you threatening me?"

Linghu Defen shook his head, and sighed: "How dare I, old man? I'm just helping the Englishman to analyze the current situation. Although I'm a member of Guanlong, I can't absolve myself of the responsibility for this mutiny, but why did I ever want to get to such a point? Right now, only the British Duke can control the situation and prevent the disaster from happening. Therefore, I have one request for you."

These words are indeed not a threat, because once the Guanlong army collapses, locusts will ravage Guanzhong, and even the Guanlong clan will be helpless and powerless.

Li Ji was silent for a while, noncommittal, and then asked: "What do you want?"

Linghu Defen said bluntly: "Now that the Guanzhong army has run out of food, it is impossible to support such a large army. Please also ask the British to open Tongguan and let those powerful and private troops return to their original places. The probability of military disasters, even if they are still inevitable, can also minimize losses."

After finishing speaking, he stared at Li Ji's face, trying to check the changes in his expression.

However, he was still disappointed in the end. Li Ji's expression remained calm, without the slightest fluctuation, and he couldn't detect any emotions such as joy, anger, and worry...

Li Ji was silent for a while, then shook his head and said: "With so many powerful and private troops, once they leave the customs, they will lose their restraint and control. On the way back home, they will definitely harm the local people. There are countless people who have been tortured. I am the prime minister of the court. We must not sit back and watch tragedies like this happen."

When Linghu Defen looked disappointed, he continued: "If you want to let these private troops go back to their hometowns, it is not impossible, but they must be disarmed on the spot, reorganized, and stationed in various places in Guanzhong for the time being. Take extra care, and wait until the chaos in Chang'an is settled and everything is back on track, and then sneak back one by one."

The hope raised in Linghu Defen's heart was shattered in an instant, and he smiled wryly, "How can this be done?"

The reason why they came here to beg Li Ji to release the switch was definitely not because the Guanlong clan was worried about the rout of the army and the rampage in Guanzhong. Even half of Chang'an City was turned into ruins by them, so why would they care about other places in Guanzhong?
It's just that I want to avoid being resented by the world's elite.

The basis of clan politics is that clans have absolute control over the court, monopolize politics, and hold the right to speak in the world.And the private army and dead soldiers of each family are the basis for the continued prosperity of the clan. Once these private soldiers and dead soldiers are gone, what will the clan use to run amok in the countryside and fight against the court?
At that time, the life and death of the clan will be in the hands of the imperial court and the king. After the imperial court is convicted, the army will invade the country. Which clan can resist?

How can the so-called "prestige" resist the imperial army?

Once Guan Long is defeated, all the private armies supporting Guan Long will be wiped out, and Guan Long will definitely be hated by the world's powerful clans—at the beginning, Changsun Wuji coerced and lured everyone to send troops into the pass. If all the private armies of the family were destroyed, The foundation of the family clan is shaken, how can we not hate the Guanlong clan clan?

At that time, even if Guan Long survived the peace talks, he will be the enemy of the whole world...

Li Ji shook his head expressionlessly: "I want to be responsible for the people of the prefectures and counties outside the customs. Unless they accept reorganization, there is absolutely no way for these powerful and private armies to leave the customs."

Linghu Defen's complexion changed, and he tentatively asked: "Is this the British Duke's original intention?"

If from the very beginning, Li Ji planned to wipe out all these powerful private troops in Guanzhong, it means that the reason why Li Ji did not return for a long time, and his intention to stay in Tongguan and not enter Guanzhong after his return was simply to target the powerful people in the world .

The Guanlong Clan naturally bears the brunt, so Li Ji's inclination and position are self-evident...

Li Ji smiled, looked at Linghu Defen with deep eyes, and said slowly: "Don't think too much, what I think in my heart has nothing to do with Guan Long. You should find a way to promote peace talks as soon as possible and eliminate the mutiny, otherwise With Fang Jun's audacity and unscrupulousness, and the prince's increasingly tough attitude, the Guanlong clan will eventually reap their own consequences and never recover."

Zhu Suiliang, who had been silent all this time, raised his head and glanced at Li Ji, and Li Ji happened to be looking at him too.

a little weird...

Linghu Defen didn't have the time to pay attention to these things. Now he was in a hurry and asked: "Guan Long is willing to take any responsibility for what he has done, but the British Duke is the head of the prime minister, not only the people outside the pass are under your protection, Aren’t those powerful and private armies also citizens of the Tang Dynasty? Why do you favor one over another!”

To this day, Guan Long has already planned to accept the failure and bear the price, but he is absolutely unwilling to let the clans outside the pass hate him to the bone, leading to the situation of being isolated by the clans all over the world...

(End of this chapter)