Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3955
The light cavalry of the left military guard launched several feint attacks on the flank of the right guard guard, making a surprise attack posture, aggressively sharpening their knives, but the right guard guard remained unmoved, the infantry retracted inward, and the crossbowmen kept keeping pace with the left guard. The distance between the armed guard cavalry is to hide behind the sword and shield soldiers. Once the enemy comes forward, they will shoot with arrows to block the enemy's charge momentum. More than a thousand cavalry with iron cavalry hide in the vicinity of the central army, as stable as a rock.

Sitting in the camp, Cheng Yaojin listened to the news from the scouts under his command. He praised Gao Kan's calmness, and said to the left and right generals: "Gao Kan may not have any amazing military talents, it is difficult to become a leader. A generation of famous generals, but with restrained personality and calm use of troops, he will definitely become a figure in one side in time, and his ability is not small."

Soldiers all adore Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, the astonishingly talented war gods of the generation who sealed off the wolves and live in Xuxu, and yearn for the peerless feats of swallowing thousands of miles of barbarians to ashes, but how many such gods in the army can there be?

Most of them are mediocre. If they can be evaluated as "conservative generals", they are all rare and out of date.

If one's aptitude is limited, but one is too ambitious and greedy for merit, this is a big taboo as a soldier. Not only will he easily get himself shrouded in horse leather, but he will also cause innocent soldiers to die in vain...

The general in the account seems to understand but does not understand, and dare not say more.

Someone dared to ask: "Gao Kan's scruples are that the commander-in-chief will not launch a large-scale raid on him, so he has nothing to fear. At this time, the right guards are bound to be negligent. Why don't we take advantage of his negligence and come up with a false one?" In other words, launch a fierce raid by cavalry?"

Someone immediately echoed: "You Tunwei's bastards are usually very proud, and their nostrils can't wait to shoot to the sky. Didn't they just win a few battles? Beat them hard and let them see who is the real one." The strongest army in the world!"

A group of generals clamored one after another.

Cheng Yaojin knocked on the table, and reprimanded: "Shut up, I! You have won several battles in Liaodong, and you don't know how many catties you have? You are all envious of the fact that the Youtun Wei has performed solid feats? Stop for a while, anyone who dares to disobey the military order will be executed without mercy!"

During the Eastern Expedition, Zuo Wuwei, as the vanguard, attacked the city and plundered the land all the way as if entering an uninhabited land, beating the Goguryeo army to pieces, making great achievements in battle.I thought that such a feat would be the number one in the army, and I only waited for the reward after the Eastern Expedition, but Ping Rang City was unable to attack for a long time, suffered heavy losses, and caused His Majesty to be seriously injured in the army. And return.

In the end, when I returned to Guanzhong, I realized that You Tunwei had repeatedly defeated the world's powerful armies and fought for thousands of miles. The whole Guanzhong was spreading the invincible achievements of You Tunwei, which inevitably made the arrogant soldiers of Zuo Wuwei feel jealous... …

At this moment, he thought of a way to confuse him, the commander in chief, to issue a military order, and have a good fight with You Tunwei, to see who is the male and who is the female, and judge the outcome.

just stupid...

A group of generals and school were scolded by Cheng Yaojin, they were silent like cicadas and did not dare to say more.

Cheng Yaojin scratched his head, took a sip of tea, feeling a little irritable as he was not sure what to do next.

Ordinarily, he didn't want to follow the order of the Shandong family to kill Zhongnan Mountain and wipe out the remnants of Guanlong in one fell swoop. You Tunwei then wiped out the remnants of Guanlong, what should he do?

If you really start a war with Youtunwei, it will be considered as a complete break with the East Palace, and you can only follow the Shandong family all the way to the dark...

This is not in line with Cheng Yaojin's position.

He hopes to get the support of the Shandong family and maintain his status and power in the court, but he is absolutely unwilling to become the knife in the hands of the Shandong family to eradicate dissidents, and become the executioner of the Shandong family, with no room for change.

While being upset, soldiers from outside came in, saying that someone was coming to visit, Cheng Yaojin got up and went to the tent next to him, and called the person in to meet him, it was indeed Zhang Xingcheng...

Looking at Zhang Xingcheng, whose clothes were half wet and haggard, Cheng Yaojin wondered: "No matter how unavailable the Shandong family is, they can't treat you like an errand running around? There are some things that don't require you to come in person, send someone to know Just a word will do."

Zhang Xingcheng sat down, wiped his face with a warm towel, took a sip of hot tea, and said with a wry smile: "Even if I come in person, Lu Guogong will be fussy and prevaricate in every possible way. If I just send a servant, I'm afraid Can't even get in the door."

This state official has a rough face and a heroic style, but in fact he has a delicate mind and extremely righteous ideas. He is very difficult to deal with. How can he easily obey the orders of the Shandong family?
Cheng Yaojin snorted, was noncommittal, took a sip from his teacup, and said, "Well, why did you come here this time? Let me explain first, Youtunwei is not a kitten or puppy, how can you beat me? I advocate that no one can make noise on this matter, if you can't trust me, then you can do it yourself."

Playing against You Tunwei is the most troublesome for him, so let’s block this topic first—it’s okay for me to play You Tunwei, but I have to follow my own plan. on your own.

As for how and when to fight... I have the final say.

Zhang Xingcheng put down his teacup, looked a little dignified, shook his head, and said, "It's not because of this matter, but because the situation has changed. His Royal Highness has issued an edict to the British Duke. Three days later, he will go to the Chunming Gate to welcome the holy car. You can’t get rid of it anymore, unless you turn a blind eye to the prince’s decree, turn a deaf ear to it, and are willing to bear the responsibility of violating the decree, otherwise you can only inform the world of His Majesty’s death, then hold a state funeral with great fanfare, and then welcome the prince to the throne.”

Cheng Yaojin was stunned for a moment, and immediately praised: "The prince is so courageous!"

Although the crown prince has the power to supervise the country, the crown prince is just a crown prince, completely different from the emperor. It is fine to disobey the crown prince's edict. inverse.

The prince did not hesitate to put everything on the table, risking angering Li Ji, but also greatly shortened the process of ascension to the throne, which is very courageous.

Because for Li Ji, the countless times of sitting on the sidelines and watching the destruction of the East Palace had already earned him the hatred of the prince. Once the prince successfully ascended the throne, with the support of the Shandong family, the Jiangnan gentry, and the Guanlong clan, he would be able to control the court in one fell swoop. Li Ji imposed sanctions.

Unless Li Ji raised his troops to rebel, how to resist?

Even if Li Ji dared to commit treason regardless of the name of treason and his family descendants, how many people in the hundreds of thousands of soldiers who marched to the east would support him and follow him on the road of treason?
Therefore, Li Ji has only two choices - either obediently express his support for the crown prince's ascension to the throne, in exchange for the prince's possible understanding, or resolutely rebel against him, and embark on a road destined to destroy himself...

This is forcing Li Ji to choose a path to go on, rather than allowing him to hold back his troops and disrupt the situation.

Of course, because Li Ji's inclination has never been made clear, and his position has never been revealed, the risk of the crown prince forcing Li Ji to express his position in such a drastic way is extremely high.

In case Li Ji feels that his interests have not been met, and the prince may be extremely unfavorable to him after he ascends the throne, he may embark on a path that is contrary to the prince's wishes.

Once all parties fight in a scuffle and the flames of war are rekindled, it will be extremely unfavorable to the prince.

With a flash of thought, Cheng Yaojin asked: "Deli is here, what do you want me to do?"

"Deli" is Zhang Xingcheng's character, now that Zhang Xingcheng has retired and is a commoner, Cheng Yaojin uses this to show his closeness.

Zhang Xingcheng didn't say anything about this, and said in a deep voice: "The intention of each family is to allow Duke Lu to retreat to the Chunming Gate to prevent the crown prince from leaving the city."

"Ah!"

Cheng Yaojin sneered, his eyes widened, and he said in dissatisfaction: "Stop the prince from leaving the city? No matter how Li Ji decides, no matter what the chaos in Guanzhong is, and no matter how you people are planning behind the scenes... Your Majesty has passed away, and You Tun The six leaders of Wei and Donggong are here, and with the support of the court officials and the people in Guanzhong, it is inevitable for the crown prince to succeed to the throne. As soon as you move your lips, let me block the future emperor within the city gate and prevent him from visiting Chang'an city One step away from the land? You are not only letting me die, but also leaving me with no bones left and no children and grandchildren! It is absolutely impossible!"

Zhang Xingcheng was speechless, unable to laugh or cry: "Why did Lu Guogong say such a miserable thing? You are from the Shandong lineage, and now you are the banner of our strong support. We can only hope that you will go to the next level, and there is no reason to watch you suffer. The matter is not that serious. The crown prince threatened so much. It should be more to test Li Jizhi's attitude. He will not really go out of the city. After all, we don't know that we are buying time to control the interests. The crown prince also needs time to clear the court. Preparations before taking the throne will take time."

The change of imperial power has always been the most dangerous thing in the world. Facing the supreme position of power in the world has always been accompanied by the deepest calculations and turmoil in the world. In that position, the struggle is everywhere.

Under such circumstances, the prince needs more time to purge the court and eliminate all the forces that oppose him, and then he can safely ascend to the throne, otherwise maybe just a small person may destroy the grand plan of ascending the throne...

Cheng Yaojin shook his head: "What the prince thinks is one thing, but whether he can ascend to the throne is another matter. In my opinion, the prince is sure to ascend the throne, so I will definitely not stop the prince at this time. If he suffers from the prince's hatred, in the future When they are liquidated together, I can't stand it."

Zhang Xingcheng understood Cheng Yaojin's meaning, and made it clear that he wanted to benefit, and he would not scatter eagles if he didn't see a rabbit...

He sighed and said, "After the crown prince ascends the throne, we have a chance to take down the post of minister of the Ministry of War."

Cheng Yaojin stared and snorted: "Even if you want to draw a big cake, you have to draw a reliable one, right? Minister of the Ministry of War? Not to mention how you can get this position out of Fang Jun's pocket, even if you really get it out, then The Ministry of War is full of Fang Jun’s men and horses, you can’t let me be a polished general? Besides, the post of Minister of the Ministry of War is coveted by all parties, how can the Jiangnan gentry let us hold it in our hands?”

Faced with Cheng Yaojin's bargaining and questioning, Zhang Xingcheng became a little impatient, and said calmly: "Don't forget, Duke Lu, that the Duke of England is still from our Shandong lineage after all. Although he has his own calculations, when the crown prince ascends the throne and the situation is stable, he will still We must stand on our side. With our basic strength and the military power of the British Duke, how can a mere military minister be reluctant? If Fang Jun is troublesome and immortal, why not give him a Zhongshu order? Fu, change to a minister of the Ministry of War, a fool will not do it."

Zhongshuling is the prime minister of the empire, one of the highest officials of the three provinces, without the system of prime ministers, he is truly "one person under one person and above ten thousand people", and his status is incomparably respected.

Under the circumstance that powerful families from Shandong and Jiangnan entered the court to support the crown prince, how could the crown prince refuse to accept such a lofty position in exchange for a mere Minister of the Ministry of War?

What the crown prince wants is face, a stable situation, and a stable imperial power. What the Shandong family wants is real power. Naturally, both parties benefit from the real power department, and hit it off.

Cheng Yaojin stroked his beard, feeling a little moved.

(End of this chapter)