Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3808 Private meeting
Regarding Fang Jun, Princess Linchuan gritted her teeth and hated him to the bone, wishing that he could die violently under the might of the Guanlong army, and be smashed to pieces!
However, things are unpredictable. My husband-in-law Zhou Daowu accompanied His Majesty Li Er on the Eastern Expedition. He thought that a solid military exploit would be secured, and he became a famous force in the military. , When attacking the city and pulling out the stronghold, Zhou Daowu rarely performed, and in the end he only ended up with the task of escorting the captives back to the country.

Liaodong was snowed heavily in winter and the roads were difficult to travel. After Zhou Daowu led the captives back to Liaodong Town, they encountered heavy snow and were unable to move forward. Inevitably.

On the other hand, Fang Jun was excluded from the Eastern Expedition at the beginning, and everyone ridiculed him for watching that Nuo Da’s Eastern Expedition meritorious deeds could not be shared. With one's own power to protect the sky and turn the tide, the prestige frightens the world, and the military prestige spreads outside the territory.

He even rushed thousands of miles from the Western Regions to help Chang'an, and defeated the Guanlong army that was sure to win.

If Li Ji stood on Guanlong's side and sent troops to defeat the Donggong army, Fang Jun would be unable to cover up his defeat, and he would be implicated when the crown prince was deposed.

But if Li Ji didn't plan to stand on Guan Long's side, the victory of the East Palace would be unshakable, and Fang Jun would almost confirm his No.1 status under the prince's command...

This made Princess Linchuan feel more aggrieved than her husband's defeat.

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After Zhang Liang had an audience with the princesses, he withdrew. Chai Xu didn't know where he came back, so he invited Zhang Liang to have a banquet across the courtyard.

After entering the Kuanyuan, Chai Xu kept walking, and led Zhang Liang straight through the hall to the backyard.A flower stand was built against the wall, and there was a moon gate between the flowers and trees. At this moment, more than ten well-dressed Han guards had already stood here, and no one else was allowed to approach.

Chai Xu stepped forward and gently pushed the moon door open, and walked in with Zhang Liang. Suddenly, there was a light in front of him, and there was a strange world.

Numerous towering ancient trees are lush and lush, and the leaves are green and fresh under the light rain. A brick-paved path under the trees winds straight to the end of the forest, covered with moss, which is cool and quiet.In the depths of the woods, Sanskrit voices are faintly sung.

Princess Baling's mansion was originally a part of Mingfu Temple, but there is still a door to communicate with each other. This makes Zhang Liang have an idea for no reason - if Princess Baling is dissatisfied with Chai Lingwu and wants to steal a man It is really convenient.

The Great Tang regards Taoism as the state religion, and Buddhism has been severely suppressed. The life of monks in the world is difficult, good and bad are mixed, and some of them seem to be sanctimonious, but in fact they are full of dirty thoughts...

At the end of the woods, there is a courtyard surrounded by forest springs with several rooms. It is light raining, the spring water is gurgling, and the environment is extremely quiet.

Chai Xu went first, Zhang Liang followed, ignoring the hulking and imposing generals in front of the door, and went straight into the abbot.

Stepping on the clean floor, he came to a coffee table in front of the window, where the grandson Wuji in a brocade robe was already sitting there, taking the boiling spring water from the stove, pouring it into the teapot, and pouring it himself. Tea, smiled at Zhang Liang, motioning for him to drink.

Zhang Liang stepped forward and bowed to the ground, then lifted his robe, knelt and sat opposite Changsun Wuji, took a cup of tea, and took a shallow sip.

Changsun Wuji also picked up the teacup and looked up at Chai Xu.

Chai Xu had no choice but to show a smile, bowed and pushed out the abode unwillingly, and waited outside the door together with the generals of the eldest grandson's family...

Changsun Wuji took a sip of the tea and said with a smile: "This is this year's spring tea. It's not a famous brand, but it has a mellow taste. I like it very much."

He was in a good mood, with a smile on his face.

Li Ji sent Zhang Liang to Beijing to pay condolences to Princess Baling's mansion. This was a gesture, or he wanted to show his position to various forces. Maybe it was Guanlong, or maybe it was the East Palace. Changsun Wuji was not sure.But everything must be dealt with with all energy, this is his consistent habit, so when he heard that Zhang Liang entered Princess Baling's mansion, he immediately came here and asked Chai Xu to contact him to see if Zhang Liang would come to see him.

Since Zhang Liang represented Li Ji in this trip, no matter what he thinks in his heart, if Li Ji has no intentions towards Guan Long, he would definitely not dare to meet in private.

Now that he has come, it means that at least Li Ji is not hostile to Guan Long... Under the current dangerous situation, how can such a revealed message not make him feel happy?
Zhang Liang put down his teacup, with a serious face, and said slowly: "I have come here this time to meet Zhao Guogong at the order of the Duke of England. The Duan family in Nanyang has violated the bottom line by massacring civilians and looting villages, so it is really unfair to send troops to exterminate them." I hope Duke Zhao will not over-interpret such an ordinary military action, and let this matter stop here."

Changsun Wuji was stunned: "What Nanyang Duan family?"

Looking at his expression, Zhang Liang couldn't tell the truth from the fake, and wondered: "Is it possible that Zhao Guogong hasn't heard about it yet?"

Changsun Wuji became more and more puzzled: "What happened?"

Zhang Liang then explained in detail how the Duan family in Nanyang robbed the village, slaughtered the people, and was wiped out by Zuo Wuwei...

Changsun Wuji's face was gloomy, but there was a storm in his heart.

The world's elites were lured into Guanzhong by him to help the mutiny, but these elites' private troops were not regular troops, they usually lacked drills, and they didn't know anything about military law and discipline.

For the mere Nanyang Duan family, whether they live or die has nothing to do with the overall situation, this is not important.

The Duan Clan in Nanyang killed the people and plundered the village. Last night, Cheng Yaojin sent troops to destroy the Duan Clan in Nanyang in the morning, and now it was approaching evening. As the commander of Guanlong, he had not received any news. The crowd is in a state of disunity, and they are even afraid of each other and guard against each other. It is difficult to give full play to the advantages of military strength. It is really not wrong to lose to the Eastern Palace army one after another.

Of course, the situation is almost certain at this moment, and this is not important.

The important thing is that Cheng Yaojin sent troops to destroy the Duan Clan in Nanyang without authorization, and the intention revealed from this... If Li Ji hadn't sent Zhang Liang here without hesitation, after receiving the news that the Duan Clan in Nanyang was wiped out by the Eastern Expeditionary Army, he would have no way of distinguishing whether it was Cheng What Yaojin did without authorization was still a military order issued by Li Ji, so it must be determined that Li Ji has completely stood by the East Palace, and then reacted extremely violently.

Since Li Ji sent Zhang Liang to explain, he obviously didn't want him to mistakenly think that the Eastern Expeditionary Army was standing on the side of the East Palace. Does this mean that Li Ji was also dissatisfied with the crown prince in his heart, so he sat back and watched Guan Long fall to the East Palace and replaced him as the crown prince?

All the speculation seems to be back to the past. Li Ji was dissatisfied with the prince's favor and trust in Fang Jun, and worried that his position would be challenged by Fang Jun after the prince ascended the throne, so he sat and watched Guan Long depose the East Palace, and then went to Chang'an at a critical moment to help a prince , to achieve the goal of "holding the emperor to order the princes", and then grasping the power, reaching the pinnacle of power ministers...

Changsun Wuji's thoughts turned, and he frowned at Zhang Liang: "What exactly does the Duke of England want to do?"

Zhang Liang shook his head: "I don't know either."

Of course, Changsun Wuji knew that Zhang Liang could not know Li Ji's real plan, but after all, Zhang Liang was in the army and worked under Li Ji's command, so he could always get some clues from Li Ji's words and actions, so he whispered: "Fang Jun Arrogant, domineering and perverse actions have now made the prince unhappy, and the death of Chai Lingwu is unpredictable... The Duke of Yun is a hero who founded the country and a military giant. Although he lacks some qualifications to be a prime minister, he is qualified for the position of Minister of the Ministry of War .”

Zhang Liang's heart started beating, his mouth was a little dry, and he resisted not raising a cup to drink tea to relieve it.

The information revealed in these words is very huge. First of all, the death of Chai Lingwu is quite strange, and the intention of the eldest grandson Wuji is that the prince secretly framed Fang Jun after doing it... This actually makes sense, after all Fang Jun repeatedly disregarded the prince's order and started war against Guan Long without authorization, which caused the peace talks between the two sides to stop several times, making the East Palace precarious and dangerous.

Secondly, it was Changsun Wuji's implicit expression that he would fully support him in competing for the post of minister of the Ministry of War in the future.In the past, the position of Minister of the Ministry of War was only one of the six nominal departments. In fact, when the military power was in the hands of the emperor, he was not even a handyman. He could only be busy with some logistics and supplies. The business of these yamen in Nufang cannot be controlled.

However, after Fang Jun took office, a series of operations greatly enhanced the authority of the Ministry of Military Affairs, and it became an existence almost on par with the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households. It also made the Minister of the Ministry of War directly enter the Political Affairs Hall to participate in political affairs, and even became several real powers in the Military Aircraft Department. One of the ministers.

If he can become the minister of the Ministry of War, he will be one of the few big men with high positions in the court. How can Zhang Liang not be moved?

(End of this chapter)