Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3790
Keeping all the private troops outside the Guanzhong in Guanzhong, knocking off the foundation of the family, this kind of trouble after the event is too great, and it will inevitably lead to retaliation from those family members.

Furthermore, with Li Ji's status and power today, there is no need for such troublesome actions to show his achievements, so what does it matter to him if he is a powerful man?It is only necessary to assist the prince in peace or to support another crown prince to achieve the goal of holding power.

But if there is the edict of His Majesty Li Er, it will completely explain it.

The purpose of this Eastern Expedition, the world only knows that His Majesty Li Er has a universal mind and great ambitions. He wants to bring a corner of Liaodong into the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and even destroy Goguryeo, a powerful enemy that threatens the northeast frontier of the empire, and lay the foundation of the empire forever. .

But for important ministers such as Xiao Yu and Cen Wenwen, they have long guessed that His Majesty Li Er has another unknown purpose: to use war to eliminate the power of the aristocratic family.

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, aristocratic families have almost monopolized political resources, and those who enter official positions are all descendants of the aristocrats. Without the recommendation of the aristocrats, it is impossible to enter the court as an official.Forcing the imperial examination is the first-hand weapon that His Majesty Li Er wants to break this situation, and moreover, it is to consume the background of the aristocratic family.

With the great talent and strategy of His Majesty Li Er, how can he not know the danger of the eastward expedition to Goguryeo?When the former Sui Dynasty was at its most powerful, millions of soldiers could not conquer it. Since Zhenguan, the country has just recovered its vitality, and all wastes have been rejuvenated. It is time to accumulate strength to create a more glorious and prosperous world.
It's not that you can't fight, but the gap between risk and benefit is too large.

However, His Majesty Li Er insisted on going his own way regardless of the opposition of the courtiers, which shows that his original intention was not necessarily to destroy Goguryeo.It is best to be able to destroy nature, and it can shine in the history of the future. Even if it cannot be destroyed, it can also use up the power of the family's family, which will greatly promote his national policy of suppressing the family.

It's just that thousands of calculations have been made, and they haven't counted "death before leaving the teacher"...

His Majesty Li Er did not die suddenly, but was lingering and sick for many days. It is normal to leave a will during this period. It is not normal to say nothing or leave nothing.

Perhaps for His Majesty Li Er, it doesn't matter whether the crown prince successfully ascended the throne or whether the king of Wei, the king of Jin, or even the prince usurped it against him. It is his blood that ultimately becomes the emperor.If this opportunity is used to wipe out the world's powerful and private armies, and leave a unified and prosperous world with concentrated imperial power to the children and grandchildren, what if the entire Chang'an City is razed to the ground?
No matter how big the price is, it is worth it.

In the final analysis, as long as the power of the clan is still there, the dynasty will always be at risk. Yesterday the clan was able to support the Li family of Longxi to become the emperor, and tomorrow they can support others to usurp the world of Li and Tang. It is not difficult for the country to change hands. They all hate it.

However, with the courage of His Majesty Li Er, it is very possible to really leave such a will...

Cen Wenwen asked: "If this is the case, where should we go?"

Xiao Yu shook his head and sighed: "If the edict really exists, it is obvious that Li Ji has already informed the crown prince, and Fang Jun must also know about it, otherwise it is difficult to explain the toughness of these two people. Then the prospects for the peace talks will be bleak, and in the end we will still have to rely on swordsmen say."

How could the peace talks break the backbone of the gate valve?
No matter how low the bottom line of the Guanlongmen faction is, it is absolutely impossible to wait for death. If they are forced to die, the net will be broken. With more than [-] Guanlongmen's troops and tens of thousands of private troops of the family faction, even if the food and supplies are exhausted, they can fight together .

At that time, the future of the East Palace will have to be determined by the military, and civil servants will never be able to get on the stage, and they will not be able to take the initiative...

Cen Wenwen is also a little helpless, this is basically a dead end, the protagonist is always the army, even if the civil servants try their best, they can't replace the army to fight on the battlefield.

He sighed: "Look again, look again."

Xiao Yu also expressed emotion: "Regardless of whether our guess is true or not, the day when the answer to the mystery will be revealed is not far away, let's just wait and see."

The two drank tea in silence, speechless for a while, both feeling confused and full of worry about the current situation.

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Fang Jun returned to the barracks through the inner heavy gate, and plunged into the large tent of the Chinese army. The fire burned more than [-] stones and fodder in Guanlong, leaving only the rations scattered in various barracks, even if they were not exhausted. Few, it can be said to have a reversal effect on the situation.

In order to prevent the Guanlong army from breaking the pot, the Youtunwei and the Tubo Huqi began to deploy troops to guard against the deadly defense, so as not to be captured by the rebels, so the official documents were like snowflakes, more than ten times the usual.

Until it got dark, the official documents on the desk were still piled up like a mountain.

Putting down the writing brush and rubbing his wrists, Fang Jun glanced out the window and realized that it was already late at night. He was about to ask the soldiers to prepare some food, but the soldiers had already brought in a food box and reported: "His Highness Gao Yang saw the commander-in-chief I haven’t returned home for a long time, and I’m worried that you’re hungry, so I sent someone to bring you dinner.”

Asking the soldiers to put the food box on the table by the window, Fang Jun washed his hands, saw a few of his favorite meals, picked up the bowls and chopsticks and ate sweetly.

After eating, let the guards make a pot of tea, sit alone and drink slowly, thinking about the current situation...

The guards took away the bowls and chopsticks, put them in a food box and left, and returned after a while, saying: "Report to Commander, Princess Baling asks to see you."

Fang Jun subconsciously said "um", then he was taken aback for a moment and asked, "Who?"

"Princess Baling."

"Princess Baling?"

Fang Jun frowned, put down his teacup, and looked at the dark night outside. The rain was thick and the air was damp and cold. In the middle of the night...

After thinking about it, Fang Jun shook his head and said, "No."

In the past few years, he has had very little contact with Chai Lingwu, and he has never even spoken to Princess Baling. Except that he can see the royal family during the festivals, he usually doesn't see it. What is worthy of Baling? The princess ran to the barracks late at night in the rain?

No matter how open the atmosphere of the Tang royal family is, it is not a good thing for a princess to run into the tent of a man other than her husband late at night...

The soldiers did not withdraw, but said: "Princess Baling said that if the commander-in-chief refuses to receive her, she will stay outside the camp gate, and if the commander-in-chief sends troops to expel her, she will kneel outside the camp gate... "

"Ah!"

Fang Jun laughed angrily: "Did you play hooligans on my head?"

But if Princess Baling didn't just talk about it, but really did it, it would be a troublesome matter.Now that he has made great achievements and has military power in his hands, he is like the No. 1 general under the command of the Eastern Palace. It is not impossible to become the No. 1 general in the court in time.

In this way, I don’t know how many people are jealous, saying that he is a "power minister" and "treacherous". If Princess Baling does something like this again, someone will definitely charge him with "bullying the royal family" - even a princess will have to kneel Outside Fang Jun's camp gate, what kind of power is this?
The most important thing is—why did the majestic royal princess and golden branches and jade leaves kneel outside the gate of Fang Jun's camp?
Could it be that Fang Jun did something messy to others?
After all, Fang Jun's reputation in this aspect has long been known all over the world. What kind of wife, sister, wife and sister are all stinky streets, and they are all combined together to make a connection... Hey, is it true that the princess of the Tang Dynasty is playing casually with that Fang Er? Is it enough?

Fang Jun rubbed the center of his brows, and said helplessly, "Please come in."

"Here."

The soldiers then withdrew.

After a long time, there was a sound of footsteps at the door, and Princess Baling, who was wearing a crimson cloak, towering like a cloud of black hair, and a slender figure, walked in with lotus steps.

Fang Jun got up and left his seat, took two steps forward, and knelt down on one knee: "The final general will see Your Highness."

Even the king of the country has to salute the princess when facing the princess, and there are differences between monarchs and ministers.For example, when he was playing with Princess Changle, he would like to say something like "this minister is guilty", "this minister is here", "Your Highness is resting, this minister is here to move", Changle will feel that he is a courtier who knows how to measure and knows how to behave. Advance and retreat, Fengyan Joy...

Princess Baling could not have accepted Fang Jun's etiquette, bowed down and returned the gift with all blessings, her voice was clear and melodious, like pearls falling on a jade plate: "Duke Yue, don't be too polite, please hurry up."

With Fang Jun's current status, even a prince should be cautious and respectful in front of him, let alone a mere princess?
Besides, I still have something to ask for...

After the ceremony was finished, the two stood up separately. Fang Jun let Princess Baling sit in front of the table by the window and accompanied him as the Prime Minister. A trip? Just send someone to let me know."

Princess Baling had a beautiful face, and she smiled sweetly: "The Duke of Yue is busy with state affairs, and he is the pillar of the empire. My palace's visit today is a private matter. How dare you work for the Duke of Yue to abolish the Duke for private reasons?"

As he spoke, perhaps he felt that the atmosphere was too serious, and his bright eyes turned around, seeing the mountain of official documents and military affairs on the desk, he pursed his lips and said, "I'm bothering you at night, and you missed Duke Yue's handling of state affairs, please don't blame me. "

(End of this chapter)