Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3949 The position is unknown
The prince's words seemed to show his attitude, telling his courtiers that as long as they follow him, they can gain trust and power, but there is also something in the words: before the time to fight for power and profit, let's stop, and for now, the overall situation should be taken into consideration. Heavy……

Xiao Yu hurriedly echoed: "Your Highness is right, our subjects will definitely do our best to assist His Highness, to make further progress, and to continue the prosperity of Zhenguan until thousands of years and never fade away."

Liu Jie was also awed in his heart, and expressed his attitude: "Your Highness is generous and benevolent, he is the master of the prosperous age, and it is our blessing to be able to follow His Highness. This humble minister has long been determined to devote himself to death, and to assist His Highness in achieving a glorious prosperity and a great cause for thousands of years. "

He understood that the prince had already been dissatisfied with the fact that his group of people came here today to seize power, so they spoke out to beat him up.He found that there was a mistake in his estimation of the prince's character. In the past, the prince was indeed weaker, unlike His Majesty Li Er who didn't rub the sand in his eyes. After a series of mutinies, he turned from the critical point of life and death, but his temper became a little fierce.

It's not like the good old man who used to be hello, me, everyone...

But the country is easy to change and the nature is hard to change. Although the crown prince expressed dissatisfaction and beat him with words, he still gave the benefits that should be given, and he was still tolerant towards his courtiers. If His Majesty Li Er was changed, of course he would not treat Xiao Yu and Cen Wenwen How about the old minister, but he might have been sternly reprimanded by a mere servant, or even pushed to the end.

In the future, you must pay attention to your words and deeds, and you must not be aggressive, otherwise, once you arouse the prince's resentment, you will have endless troubles...

Cen Wenwen said "hum ah ah ah" and didn't pay much attention to it.

He has already decided to resign and return to his hometown, but the Eastern Palace has just experienced a huge crisis and has not yet stabilized his position, so he stayed for a while, but he will definitely not easily get involved in the battle between Xiao Yu and Liu Jie against Ma Zhou middle.

Besides, his nephew, Cen Changqian, stood firmly on the side of the East Palace during this mutiny, and assisted Fang Jun in killing all directions outside the Xuanwu Gate. official position.With the prince's respect, Fang Jun's backing, and his uncle's political legacy, Cen Changqian's future is bright.

So when I was leaving, I had to leave a good impression on the prince...

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When Li Ji arrived in Xinxiang, north of Lishan Mountain and south bank of the Yellow River, he received an edict from the prince.

In the temporary camp, all the generals and schools were present, Li Ji respectfully opened the edict, read it again, his face was calm, and no one could see his mood.

After that, Li Ji put down the edict and pondered without saying a word.

Zhang Liang asked: "I don't know what the order of His Royal Highness is?"

The rest of the people also looked at Li Ji.

Li Ji tapped his fingers on the edict, and said calmly: "The prince said that after the defeat of the private soldiers of the family and the family, it was a disaster. Up to now, there are still several defeated soldiers running around, looting houses, looting, burning and killing. The disaster is very serious. Two days ago The raid on Cui's manor in Fengqiyuan and the murder of Cui Yuqing, the Minister of Criminal Affairs of the imperial court, aroused the indignation of the court and the public, and the people in Guanzhong were worried... Therefore, the prince ordered us not to return to Chang'an, but to temporarily station in the east of Baqiao, and send troops to search and suppress this The rogues and rebels in the area assist the 'Royal Rescue Team' to rescue the affected people."

There was silence in the tent, and the generals did not speak.

The decree was well-spoken, and it sounded like all the truths, but there was only one core purpose - not to allow Li Ji to lead his army back to Chang'an.

This is also easy to understand. Since the beginning of the Guanlong uprising, Li Ji led the Eastern Expedition Army and turned a blind eye. Even if the rebels besieged the Taiji Palace and the East Palace was in danger of being overthrown at any time, Li Ji marched leisurely and slowly as always. It means sitting on a mountain and watching a tiger fight.

No one is sure what Li Ji's position and inclination are, there are many speculations and rumors for a while, under such circumstances, how dare the crown prince let Li Ji return to the city of Chang'an?
In case Li Ji has the heart of disobedience and takes the opportunity to lead his army to capture Chang'an, what should we do?
Li Ji glanced around and asked, "What do you think?"

After a long silence, Cheng Mingzhen said: "His Royal Highness is ordered to supervise the country. At present, he is the lord of a country. The prince's edict is equivalent to the imperial edict and must be obeyed. Besides, it is also clear in the edict. The bandits are causing harm everywhere, our soldiers have the responsibility to suppress the bandits, the commander-in-chief should follow orders to station in the east of Baqiao, command the army to suppress the bandits, and then enter Chang'an alone, and report everything to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Everyone glanced at Cheng Mingzhen, but remained silent, but each had their own ideas in their hearts...

Let Li Ji enter Chang'an alone?

In terms of Li Ji's actions after he withdrew his troops from Liaodong, the crown prince probably hated him to the bone. He naturally dared not make any moves when he was holding a large army. He was sent to the big prison, and then the three divisions were interrogated, and the head of the owl was shown to the public...

Everyone knows that your son, Cheng Mingzhen, is Fang Jun's confidant. He also contributed a lot to the Chang'an mutiny. He is a loyal confidant of the Eastern Palace. But if you give Li Ji bad ideas like this, aren't you afraid that Li Ji will pick you up in anger?
Li Ji's face was indifferent, without a trace of emotional fluctuations. He turned a deaf ear to Cheng Mingzhen's words, and ordered indifferently: "I will follow the edict, and all the troops will arrive at the east of Baqiao one after another, and choose places to station. My army orders are not allowed to act without authorization. Those who violate the order will be killed." .”

"Here!"

The generals will listen.

Li Ji asked again: "Where is Zhou Daowu now?"

Zhang Liang said: "I sent a letter yesterday, and the army has already passed through Luoyang, and it will probably arrive here this evening."

Li Ji nodded slightly: "How about the prisoners he escorted?"

During the Battle of Liaodong, Zhou Daowu was ordered to escort tens of thousands of Goguryeo captives back to the Tang Dynasty before withdrawing his troops. Zhou Daowu returned along the way he came, but encountered the extreme snow and snow in Liaodong winter. Ken hit the road.

The army of the Eastern Expedition usually traveled from Liaodong to Chang'an for half a year, but Zhou Daowu fell behind instead...

Zhang Liang paused, and said: "The captives he escorted lacked food, fodder and warm clothes. Under the blizzard, most of them froze to death. Now there are only less than [-] captives left, and they are returning to Guanzhong with Zhou Daowu."

Li Ji was dissatisfied, and frowned, "Those tens of thousands of captives were originally going to be escorted back to the country to participate in the repair of rivers and the construction of cities in various places, but now all of them were lost on the way. Zhou Daowu neglected his duties, and his crime is unforgivable!"

The generals were silent.

In fact, everyone knows exactly what happened in it.Tens of thousands of captives were short of food and clothing, and it was a severe winter. It was inevitable that some of them would freeze to death. After all, no one cared about the life and death of captives.But it is unthinkable to say that most of them freeze to death. Most of them are frostbitten, but the wounded will not only slow down the marching speed, but also need to consume a lot of food, fodder and medicinal materials. It is something that many generals will do.

This kind of matter itself is irrelevant, it depends on whether someone pursues it, after all, it can also be charged with a crime of "violating humanity", or it can be ordered to lose the dignity of the empire...

Li Ji didn't say much, but just expressed his position: "After Zhou Daowu returns, order him to go to Chang'an to plead guilty to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Zhang Liang paused, nodded and said, "Here."

He knew in his heart that Zhou Daowu was doomed, and when the crown prince ascended the throne, not only would he have no chance of promotion, he would even be cast aside.The conflict between Zhou Daowu and Fang Jun is well known to those of any status in the court, and now Fang Jun is the number one celebrity in front of the crown prince. As long as the crown prince asks how to deal with Zhou Daowu, how can Fang Jun not make trouble?

It's just that Li Ji abandoned Zhou Daowu so easily, and he didn't know whether he was dissatisfied with Zhou Daowu in his heart, or he was deliberately showing favor to the prince and Fang Jun, trying to save the bad influence caused by his delay in returning from the Eastern Expedition... The head of the Zaifu with hundreds of thousands of troops, his position and tendency are still confusing and unpredictable.

Putting away the prince's edict and putting it in the drawer under the case, Li Ji asked: "The Duke of E disobeyed the military order and sent troops to Mount Zhongnan without authorization. How do you think we should be punished?"

The military order is like a mountain, and Wei Chigong suddenly violated the military order and deviated from the marching route, and rushed to Zhongnan Mountain to confront Zuo Wuwei. There would be a big battle at any time, and it was absolutely intolerable under normal circumstances.The military is different from the local government. When the superior orders the dismissal, it can be discussed and deliberated. If the superior's decree is wrong, he can even leapfrog the order, and even file a complaint, but such situations are absolutely not allowed in the military.

As far as I can tell, even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire in front of me, I will never move forward.

However, Yu Chigong was born in Guanlong, and the family clan rose in Daibei. He was connected with the Guanlong clan and came from the same line. Seeing that the Guanlong clan was defeated by the Eastern Palace army and did not start a riot with Qiu Xiaozhong and others. It is rare, and it is reasonable to go south to rescue the remnants of Guanlong in violation of the military order.

Moreover, Cheng Yaojin himself disobeyed the order of the crown prince, disregarded the peace talks between the East Palace and Guan Long, and wanted to wipe out all of Guan Long's participation in a sweep. Yu Chigong's behavior is not unforgivable...

But in the current situation, who dares to talk nonsense?

Pleading for Yu Chigong, it is inevitable that he will be regarded as sympathetic to Guan Long, and there will be endless troubles; implicated...

Can only be silent.

Li Ji looked at Zhang Liang and said, "Please trouble the Duke of Yun to go to Youhouwei personally, and send an order to the Duke of E, ordering him to lead his army back to the east of Baqiao to station immediately. If you still don't obey the military order and insist on going your own way, don't blame me." Ben Shuai doesn't show affection."

Zhang Liang had a bitter face, and cursed in his heart: Guan Long is at a critical moment, how could Yu Chigong come back?Letting me pass the order at this time clearly wants Yu Chigong to put me under house arrest. Li Ji, you are too wicked...

(End of this chapter)