Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3935
Fang Jun didn't take it seriously, and said casually: "Song Guogong is old-fashioned in seeking the country, and he is loyal to His Highness. His suggestions are naturally the most thoughtful. I don't want to talk about it. Your Highness just makes up his mind."

Several people looked at Fang Jun with a little surprise.

Ever since You Tunwei broke into Jinguangmen and severely defeated the Guanlong army, completely reversing the situation and turning defeat into victory, Fang Jun seemed to fade out from the core of the East Palace, and the incomparable deterrent power in the past suddenly disappeared, which made everyone in the East Palace a little puzzled...

For example, what Fang Jun said.

In the foreseeable future, the gentry from the south of the Yangtze River will enter Beijing in large numbers to fill the power gap left by the Guanlongmen clan, and the Shandong aristocratic family will control the Tang military because of the military banner of Li Ji.Jiangnan and Shandong have one civil and one military, and it seems that each other will not interfere with each other's interests, and will not touch each other's interests. As long as they work together, it will not take long for the remaining forces of the Guanlongmen Clan to be wiped out and uprooted.

The power core of the Tang Empire will be completely reshuffled...

Xiao Yu's intentions are well known to everyone, and he himself did not hide anything, that is to try his best to increase the right to speak in the East Palace, and to take the lead in the future cooperation with the Shandong family, so as to grab more benefits.

However, the aristocratic families from Shandong and the gentry from the south of the Yangtze River entered Beijing to completely control the military and political power of the Tang Dynasty. The one who suffered the most was Fang Jun... However, Fang Jun didn't seem to care much about this, even though Li Chengqian publicly expressed his trust and respect for him , still looking leisurely and leisurely.

It is really incomprehensible...

Cen Wenwen stroked his beard at the side, and said slowly: "What His Majesty said just now, the veteran thinks it is the most appropriate. The ending of Guanlong is already doomed, and it is absolutely impossible to come back to life. The crime of rebellion. Restoring the people's livelihood in Chang'an and rebuilding Guanzhong is the top priority right now, and there is no need to use more power on the remnants of Guanlong."

As the situation was settled and Donggong turned defeat into victory, the cooperation between him and Xiao Yu also came to an end, and the original significance of fighting against the Donggong military with each other no longer existed.He himself had already decided to wait until the East Palace passed through the most difficult period before retiring from his old age, and his obsession with power was almost gone. To refute Xiao Yu in this way was only for the benefit of the East Palace after he calmed down his mind.

Once the Jiangnan gentry represented by Xiao Yu completely controlled the government affairs of the court, it would be more dangerous than Li Ji, the representative of the Shandong family, completely subdued the Tang military.After all, the military cannot interfere in government affairs, and when the crown prince ascends the throne, Li Jizhi's disposition would not be able to raise troops to seek rebellion, while Xiao Yu is very likely to cover the sky with one hand above the court and evade the imperial power.

So he was both puzzled and dissatisfied with Fang Jun's attitude, so he could only stand up...

Xiao Yu pondered for a while, but did not refute.

Now that Cen Wenwen is about to retire, and all the forces he represents will be taken over by Liu Jie, then there is no need for him to openly turn against him at this time, just let him retire easily, and after he leaves, he will gradually control the court.

As for the remnants of Guanlong... let's wait for Li Ji to come back and see what happens.

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Coming out of Wude Hall, Xiao Yu went back to the mansion in the city. On the way, sitting in a carriage, he saw Donggong Liu led soldiers to clean the streets under the assignment of Jingzhao Mansion officials, and piles of dirty and messy things were piled up on the side of the street in the rain. , Self-owned soldiers pushed carts and carts out of the city to bury them, and the originally chaotic streets and alleys were quickly cleaned up.

Many people were hired by the Jingzhao Mansion to carry burdens and push bricks and stones. They braved the light rain to clean up the damaged and collapsed walls and houses. The city of Chang'an was very busy. speed recovery.

Xiao Yu nodded secretly, Ma Zhou was indeed a cadre and capable minister, usually he was silent and never fought or robbed in the court, but when it came to handling affairs, there were few people in the court and the public who could compare with him.

When the carriage entered the gate of the mansion, the servant hurried up to greet him and helped him get out of the carriage.

Although the rebels have occupied Chang'an for almost a year, Guanlong still has some bottom lines. The mansions of important court officials like the Xiao family are guarded by troops so that they will not be attacked by the rebels, and daily necessities such as rice and grain are supplied on time, so that the mansion does not suffer. What a loss.

After getting out of the carriage, I went to the study room to wash up briefly, made a pot of tea and sat in front of the window, looking at the flourishing flowers and trees in the yard, thinking of Fang Jun's indifferent attitude towards the power of the East Palace, Xiao Yu felt a little upset distracted.

Anything abnormal is a demon.

In this mutiny, the reason why the East Palace reversed and won, and the reason why the crown prince escaped from the dead is all due to Fang Jun’s contribution. He almost defeated the rebellion in Guanlong with his own efforts. .

Now that the situation is not stable and the strategy is not yet determined, it is the time when all parties in the Eastern Palace are fighting for power. Except for Cen Wenwen and other veterans who are about to retire and have no covetous power, who is not anxious and jumping up and down?
Why is Fang Jun so indifferent and careless about this?

Is it really floating above the power of the world, not eating the fireworks of the world?

Not right.

Xiao Yu thinks that he has a thorough understanding of Fang Jun. Although Fang Jun does not seize power, let alone love power, he is an ambitious man.Anyone who has ambitions cannot be indifferent to power. If there is no power in his hands, how can he display his ambitions?

So it must be something that I have overlooked, which made myself and Fang Jun have different perceptions of the current situation and the open and secret struggles in the East Palace, which led to a huge difference in how we treat things.

But what did I overlook?Xiao Yu couldn't remember for a while.

I'm getting old... Xiao Yu sighed, took a sip of tea, and remembered that after the fall of Nanliang, he was detained in Daxing City as a hostage, surrounded by tigers and wolves, swords, lights and swords, and in such a situation where there is no redemption, he can still think clearly. He was clear, judged the situation, never misjudged anything, step by step from a subjugated royal family to a trusted and valued figure of the Sui and Yang royal families, which can be described as a success.

Later, when the Sui Dynasty was ruined and its fall was imminent, he resolutely defected to Tang Guogong Li Yuan. After entering Tang Dynasty, he became one of the most powerful people in the court.When His Majesty Li Er came to the throne, neither "Fang Du", who was deeply trusted by His Majesty Li Er, nor the eldest Sun Wuji, "the first honored minister of Zhenguan", had never really suppressed himself, firmly held the power, and played the leading role. The status of "Qingliu leader" is quite prestigious.

However, now, he increasingly felt that his stagnant thoughts could not keep up with the ever-changing situation.

Perhaps when the crown prince ascends the throne, the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River will enter the court to gain a firm foothold. I should also learn from Fang Xuanling and Cen Wenwen, retire bravely, return to my hometown, and enjoy the family happiness in the forest.

The court is about to become the world of those young people...

*****
On the official road from Tongguan to Chang'an, chariots and horses rattled and splashed with mud and water, tens of thousands of troops marched slowly, the banners were wet by the rain and hung listlessly in a strand on the flagpole, the soldiers were listless, at first The excitement caused by the imminent arrival in Guanzhong gradually faded away with the slow march.

Since ancient times, soldiers are not afraid of bloody battles. Fighting with their lives means death at worst. Left and right are happy. What they fear most is expeditions. That kind of endless march can exhaust all energy and physical strength of a person. Only by gritting your teeth and holding your breath can you persevere and reach your destination.

However, since the withdrawal of the troops from Liaodong, the expected rapid march of thousands of miles did not happen. The army swayed like a tour of mountains and rivers. The original two-month journey took more than half a year, and it was still more than a hundred miles away from Guanzhong...

The endless march is no less tormenting the morale of the army than the rapid march.

At this moment, in the government office under the Tongguan City Tower, Li Ji had already packed his luggage, and tens of thousands of troops were marching one after another, but he, the commander-in-chief of the first army, hadn't set out yet...

Li Ji took a sip of tea, put aside the military newspaper that he had finished reviewing, rubbed the center of his brows, and let out a sigh of relief.

Yu Chigong sat under him, his voice was rough, and he frowned and said: "Commander, now the Right Guards have broken into Jinguang Gate, combined with the Sixth Commander of the Eastern Palace to attack from both inside and outside, they have already defeated the Guanlong Army, and Chang'an's defense is completely under the control of the Sixth Commander of the Eastern Palace. Next, the remnants of Guanlong retreated to Mount Zhongnan to resist stubbornly, and were in a stalemate with the Youtunwei...Why don't we send our troops back to Beijing and put an end to the chaos?"

Not only him, from the generals to the soldiers in the army, which one is not anxious to return to Chang'an?
Originally, the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo was regarded as a "gilded" journey by the ruling and opposition parties, the military and the government. The mere Goguryeo was definitely not able to resist the Tang cavalry, let alone the imperial conquest?The forces of all parties have sharpened their heads and drilled into the army of the Eastern Expedition, hoping to gain merits in this war that will end an era and will no longer be of this scale in the foreseeable future.

However, unexpectedly, at the beginning of the Eastern Expedition, although the momentum was broken, the army drove straight into the territory of Goguryeo, but they suffered extremely heavy losses when they arrived at the city of Ping Rang. died in the military...

Such a huge responsibility, every general and school in the Eastern Expedition Army must bear it.

When the Guanlongmen faction raised troops and set off a mutiny in Guanzhong, all the generals in the army were red-eyed, hoping to quickly return to Beijing to put down the rebellion and make great achievements, and then help the crown prince to become a "minister of the dragon". To offset the inaction of the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo, you can also be rewarded by the Prince of the Eastern Palace.

However, the development of things is beyond everyone's expectations...

As the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Expedition Army and the head of the Zaifu, Li Ji seemed indifferent to whether the crown prince was deposed, and the commanding army returned to Beijing in an orderly manner. The two-month journey took half a year, apparently sitting back and watching the East Palace fall and the crown prince was deposed.

Among them, there are many speculations about Li Jizhi's intentions.

But no matter what, now that the East Palace has turned defeat into victory and returned to life, after all, the name and righteousness are there, so we must hurry back to Beijing to show our position, right?

But looking at Li Ji's attitude now, he is still unhurried, which is incomprehensible...

Li Ji let go of the fingers kneading the center of his brows, glanced at Yu Chigong, and said, "Duke Lu has returned to Chang'an as a vanguard. The East Palace and Guan Long suffered heavy losses in the battle. Guan Long certainly lost all his elites, and the sixth rate of the East Palace also suffered heavy losses. In addition, the Youtun Guard moved thousands of miles within a year and defeated the Tuyuhun, Turkic, Dashi armies, and Guanlong in succession without receiving any reinforcements. Duke Lu’s Right Guard is sufficient to deal with any situation, so there is no need to worry.”

Yu Chigong was speechless, am I worried that Cheng Yaojin won't be able to control the situation?I'm worried that Cheng Yaojin will take away all the benefits, and the prince will record all favors on Cheng Yaojin... If so, how will we as ministers deal with ourselves after the prince ascends the throne that day?

Li Ji had a good time, glanced at the yard next to the government office through the window, and said indifferently: "Don't worry, I am free to make my own decisions."

You think I don't want to return to Chang'an immediately?

But I'm not saying it now...

(End of this chapter)