Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3953 The peaks rise one after another
After dawn, the clouds were overcast, and the light rain drifted with the wind, and the air was fresh and humid.

Outside the Xuanwu Gate, in the tent of the Chinese army at the right guard, Fang Jun, wearing a helmet and armour, was discussing with Cheng Wuting, Cen Changqian, Wang Fangyi and others.

Cheng Yaojin took the tea poured by Cen Changqian, nodded in greeting, then turned to Fang Jun and said, "Apart from what was said in the letter, my father also sent someone to tell the commander to be careful of the British Duke. What I think is that I have lost control of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, which may cause internal disagreements and turmoil at any time. Once the hundreds of thousands of Eastern Expeditionary Army lose control, all forces in the army will inevitably lead to fierce conflicts for their own interests. It may have a great impact on the situation in Guanzhong.”

Cheng Mingzhen was in the Eastern Expeditionary Army, so he was naturally very sensitive to the changes in the atmosphere in the army. Although Li Ji used an iron fist to restrain the entire army, his various measures had already made all parties resist, and it was difficult to carry out the commander's will.

The high pressure seems to be calm, but the undercurrent is turbulent, and a little carelessness will set off a stormy sea...

Fang Jun didn't take it seriously, took a sip of tea, and said casually: "Tell your father that the army of the Eastern Expedition will not be messed up, let him stay in the army with peace of mind, and whoever wants to make trouble should stay far away, so as not to be affected. "

Cheng Mingzhen wondered: "Why is the commander so sure? Previously, Qiu Xiaozhong and others wanted to leave the Eastern Expedition Army and return to Guanzhong. Although they were wiped out by the British Duke, the morale of the army may not be stable. The greater the oppression and the greater the resistance, the British Duke certainly has power. It is in hand, but if you want to firmly suppress hundreds of thousands of troops, it is as difficult as reaching the sky, and perhaps only a little bit of external cause will trigger its internal turmoil."

Li Ji has high prestige, high qualifications, and high power. Right now, he can be called "No. 1 in the imperial court." It is delusional to say that Li Ji can always suppress the hundreds of thousands of troops under his command.

People die for money, birds die for food, Zhang Guoji, these well-dressed big men in the court, keep their mouths shut about people's livelihood, arty and high-minded all day long, talking and laughing, having contacts with great scholars, but in fact, who is not fettered by various interests ?

Interests push these people to the highest power level of the empire, and naturally these people need to seek benefits in that position to give back.

This is the restriction of power, which is not the case in ancient and modern China and abroad.

We all understand the principle that the greater the risk and the greater the benefit, the various forces in the Eastern Expeditionary Army now feel that it is not worth offending Li Ji, but once those forces feel that there is a positive ratio between offending Li Ji and the possible benefits, they will He resisted without hesitation and completely tore up Li Ji's prestige.

Fang Jun remained unmoved, and just said lightly: "If you need to worry about this, even if the British Duke loses control, the Eastern Expeditionary Army will not be able to mess up."

Cheng Mingzhen and others were puzzled, but Fang Jun obviously didn't want to say any more, and said to Wang Fangyi: "Send a letter to Gao Kan and order him to restrain his soldiers to guard the garrison. Lu Guogong seems to be reckless, but he is extremely cautious. He will definitely not attack our army on a large scale. In the station, Duke E's task is to keep Guan Long, as long as we block Zuo Wuwei, he won't be good at using weapons."

He naturally knows Cheng Yaojin very well.

This is a man who looks like a tiger, but actually has a delicate mind. He looks rough on the outside and beautiful on the inside.He and Li Ji are both the banner figures of the Shandong family in the court, but this time it is not Li Ji who sent troops to the Dayun Temple to destroy the remnants of Guanlong, but Cheng Yaojin, which must have interests that Cheng Yaojin cannot give up.

But interests are not only linked to risks, but also need to be weighed against each other. Eliminating the remnants of Guanlong can only enable the Shandong family to take more initiative and grab more benefits in the future court situation, but it cannot help the Shandong family in one fell swoop. Once the Guanlongmen Clan held great power and dominated the government, the benefits given to Cheng Yaojin would be extremely limited, and it would be nothing more than to establish Cheng Yaojin as the spokesperson of the Shandong family in the court. Replace Li Ji.

But if it took a huge risk to attack You Tunwei, completely defeated You Tunwei and wiped out the remnants of Guanlong... What kind of huge loss would this be?

No matter how many benefits the Shandong aristocratic family gave, it was nothing more than Zuo Wuwei's importance to Cheng Yaojin, so Cheng Yaojin would never consider any actions that might weaken Zuo Wuwei's combat power in his eyes.

Since Cheng Yaojin would not storm Dayun Temple, how could Yu Chigong attack Zuo Wuwei brazenly?

So right now, the situation in Dayun Temple seems to be dangerous, turbulent, and swords are on the verge of breaking out, but it's just that everyone is pretending to each other, or grabbing benefits, or confessing, that's all, there will never be a situation of melee among the three armies...

Outside the door, some soldiers quickly stepped in and presented the booklet sent from the palace to Fang Jun: "Just now, the imperial guards of His Royal Highness sent it from the Xuanwu Gate, and presented it to the commander-in-chief for reading."

Fang Jun got up, took the prince's letter with both hands, opened it and read it again, with a serious expression on his face.

Cen Changqian asked curiously: "What orders does His Royal Highness have?"

Fang Jun was silent for a while, put away the letter, thought for a while, and then said: "In the letter of the crown prince, it is said that three days later, he will lead all the officials of the court to go out of the Chunming Gate to the head of the Baqiao Bridge to welcome His Majesty back home." Beijing."

There was silence in the tent.

Although there is no official document confirming His Majesty's death until now, the situation in Chang'an and even the entire Guanzhong situation has developed to this point. The family clan conspired to rebel and deposed the crown prince, causing Jinxiu Guanzhong to fall into the flames of war. Was the painstaking effort of more than ten years in Zhenguan in vain?

Now that he knew that His Majesty had passed away, the prince still went out of the city to Baqiao to meet the Holy Driver in person. He made it clear that he wanted Li Ji to inform the world of His Majesty Li Er's life and death, and to reveal all the plots and calculations to the world, so that the world would They all had to carry out the state funeral of His Majesty Li Er, and then - ascend the throne.

Why did the Guanlongmen faction dare to raise their troops to revolt?

It is because the crown prince only has the power to oversee the country and is not the lord of a country, but if after Li Chengqian ascended the throne, the behavior of the Guanlong Clan is outright treason, there is no reason to prevaricate, and Li Chengqian himself has won the invincibility in jurisprudence. land.

Cen Changqian let out a sigh of relief and praised: "His Royal Highness is courageous. This is to make all parties in the court give up their coveted interests and honestly support the imperial power, even if it causes conflicts among all parties."

As long as Li Chengqian succeeds to the throne, everyone can only put their flags down, even if the huge benefits are about to be reaped, otherwise they will be regarded as "rebellious".

But this destroys the "tacit understanding".

If Li Chengqian wants to control the court and truly establish the imperial power, he cannot do without the support of the powerful families in Shandong and Jiangnan. Rise up... Although Li Chengqian never spoke with the clans of Shandong and Jiangnan, everyone has already had a tacit understanding with each other, that is, Shandong and Jiangnan will try their best to grab the benefits left by the clans of Guanlong, and when they are full, eat and drink. Then Li Chengqian ascended the throne as emperor, and everything returned to the right track.

As a result, Li Chengqian suddenly stopped playing on the way. After the Guanlongmen Clan was firmly suppressed, he wanted to ascend the throne immediately, and used the Guanlongmen Clan's rebound to check and balance the Shandong and Jiangnan Clans... Really think these two Clans are vegetarian?

In the face of interests, father and son turned against each other, and their loyalty was even more vulnerable.

Maybe this move will anger the clans of the two places, making the situation even more sinister...

But Li Chengqian dared to do this, but he set aside all the current conflicts, and resolved everyone's life or death together, so that success or failure depends on their destiny, and then they quickly returned to the right track.

It takes a lot of courage.

Fang Jun nodded slightly, agreeing with Cen Changqian's words, but he just wanted to laugh in his heart: I really want to see Li Ji's face at this moment...

He said to Cheng Wuting: "Leave 3000 people to stick to the big camp, and the rest of the people will be ready. At that time, they will rush to the Chunming gate together with the prince to take part in the warning, so as not to cause any trouble to those clansmen."

"Here."

Cheng Wu took the order respectfully.

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The news that the prince wanted to go out of the city to meet His Majesty's holy car came out from the Taiji Palace, which caused a huge shock in Chang'an City. Almost everyone has recognized the fact that His Majesty has passed away. So at this time, the prince's true intention is clearly revealed.

This made Xiao Yu extremely angry.

Inside Song Guogong's mansion, Xiao Yu and Zhang Xingcheng sat opposite each other, and said in a gloomy voice: "Your Highness's move is tantamount to crossing the river and tearing down the bridge. Right now, Guanlong is not destroyed. We have just begun to control the court situation, and it is far from being dusted." When it is decided, His Highness must not be allowed to act willfully, and should be stopped."

Zhang Xingcheng was dressed in commoner clothes, and his appearance was thin. He had to spend his energy on running around these days, which made him look very haggard.

Hearing this, he took a sip from his teacup, let out a sigh of relief, and said calmly: "Your Highness is the prince of the Tang Dynasty, who is responsible for supervising the country. Bear the grudge, the gain outweighs the loss."

With a calm expression, he seemed to disapprove of the prince's "forced palace" approach.

Xiao Yu frowned, his thoughts changed, and he sneered: "This matter concerns the interests of the powerful families in Jiangnan and Shandong. If we cooperate, we will control the court and be under one person. If we are divided, we will fight endlessly and lose both sides. I hope you will think about it carefully. Don't make the idea of ​​letting the gentry from the south of the Yangtze River take the lead, and your Shandong aristocratic families will benefit from it."

For the clan, the four words "benefit first" can be applied almost at any time, as long as it is profitable, the clan doesn't care about doing anything unbelievable.What morality and etiquette, what loyalty to the monarch and patriotism, as long as there are interests, all can be thrown into the stinky ditch.

Therefore, the cooperation between the clans will definitely be accompanied by suspicion, and it has never been possible to have real side-by-side cooperation and exchange of needs.

(End of this chapter)