Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3963 Su's doubts
For a long time, Fang Jun believed that the biggest reason why His Majesty Li Er was dissatisfied with the prince and could not forget the matter of Yi Chu was that the prince's character was too weak, he had no opinion of himself, and was easy to be influenced by others. It is a big taboo to be hijacked by powerful officials at every turn, resulting in the evasion of imperial power and disasters to the world.

The son who satisfied His Majesty Li Er the most should be Li Ke, King of Wu, otherwise he would not have said such compliments as "Yinguo is like himself". Instead of inheriting Zhenguan politics, the crown prince would split the political group with Guanlong as the core, leading to turmoil within the royal family.

Besides, Li Ke is neither a descendant nor an elder, and according to the principle of "Zong Yu succession", it is impossible to surpass the king of Wei and the king of Jin to become the heir...

Therefore, if it is easy to reserve, you can only choose one of Wei Wang and Jin Wang, and Wei Wang has an advantage in ranking, so he should be the first pick.

However, the length of the five fingers stretched out from the palm is different, and the same is true for sons. Li Zhi, the king of Jin who has been growing up by his side since the funeral of Empress Wende, is obviously more favored by His Majesty Li Er, and what the king of Wei did during the process of fighting for the crown The great ambition shown made His Majesty Li Er worry that once the king of Wei succeeds, he will kill a group of brothers with pain, resulting in fratricide, recreating the tragedy of the Xuanwu Gate change, so after the prince was deposed, he resolutely supported Li Li Zhi, king of Jin, was the reserve.

It is a pity that even though His Majesty Li Er is an outstanding person in the world, there are always times when he is misjudged.

After his death, Li Zhi, who succeeded him, did not fulfill his promise of "treating his brothers generously". Although he never personally ordered to kill all the brothers, every brother who might endanger the throne was killed one by one until no one could threaten him anymore. to his throne...

Fang Jun always believed that perhaps Gaozong Li Zhicai was one of the most underestimated emperors in history.

First, he allowed the Guanlongmen Clan to destroy and threaten his brother's clan, and then supported Wu Meiniang to overthrow the Guanlongmen Clan. The imperial power was stable and secure.

What's more, Emperor Yangdi of Sui Dynasty and Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty were astonishingly talented and magnificent. Goguryeo, which could not be conquered several times, was wiped out in his hands. Vast territory...

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The monarchs and ministers talked about the current situation, and Fang Jun got up to leave: "I will leave for the time being, and go to the outside of the city to inspect the Youtunwei garrison, and urge Gao Kan and other soldiers to be careful and be vigilant in order to deal with possible changes in the situation."

Once the prince leaves the city, it will affect the interests of all parties, and it is difficult to guarantee that all parties can treat each other rationally. In case someone takes a risk, the right guard will continue to ensure the safety of the prince.

Li Chengqian nodded and said, "There is Lao Erlang."

Fang Jun bowed and saluted: "This is the duty of a minister, and I dare not slack off."

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When Fang Jun left, the princess walked out from the back hall with a tray in her hands, her waist as slender as a willow, and her ring around her as she walked.

In front of Li Chengqian, Mrs. Su knelt on one side and put the tray on the coffee table in front of her. The curves of her waist and hips under the palace skirt were so beautiful, her high bun like clouds was covered with emerald beads, her slender and fair neck was graceful and charming, soft and soft. He picked up a cup of ginseng soup on the tray and put it in front of Li Chengqian, took out two plates of pastries, and said softly: "Your Highness has exhausted his energy these days, and the imperial physician has prescribed nourishing and warming soup for His Highness to strengthen his foundation and nourish his strength. Your Highness, hurry up!" Drink it while it's hot."

The prince said "Oh", took a sip from the soup cup, clicked his mouth, and felt that the taste was not bad, so he drank it all in one go, put down the soup cup and sighed: "Why is it that I waste my energy alone? My concubine is also worried these days, I also have to worry about my children, because I am lonely and incompetent, and as the crown prince, I can’t protect my wife and children, and I almost caused you to go to hell with me.

When the situation was the most dangerous, he almost fell into despair in the inner heavy gate, and indeed he had already developed a will to die. As long as the rebels broke through the gate, he would drink poison and commit suicide.Before that, the Crown Princess and the Crown Prince must go on the road first.

The prince had already remembered the change of Xuanwumen back then, and he clearly remembered how miserable his wife, children and family were in after it was completed and Yuanji conferred the head.

Once the reserve position is not guaranteed, the only way to die in the East Palace is to die. Since the left and right are also dead, it is better to end it by yourself, so as not to suffer humiliation and retain the last dash of dignity of the prince of the Tang Dynasty...

During this period, the princess and concubine never left, she was ready to go to the underworld together, and her will was firm, which moved Li Chengqian very much. He was blessed to experience a life-and-death catastrophe, and walked outside the gate of hell. Half divided.

Su smiled tactfully, her beautiful eyes sparkled, and she said softly: "Outsiders say that His Highness is weak, but they don't know that His Highness handles the critical moment of life and death calmly, without any fear, and his courage is not inferior to the ancient Holy Lord. It is natural for my concubines to serve His Highness I am so honored that I have no regrets even though I have died nine times.”

Li Chengqian laughed, held the princess's slender hand, and said emotionally: "If you survive a catastrophe, you will have future blessings. Since my beloved concubine is with you in life and death, she will never leave you. She should offer the most precious gift in the world to express her heart." , in this life, in this life, we will never lose each other!"

For women, what is the most precious gift in the world?

Naturally, there is nothing more than pampering the harem and mothering the world!
Li Chengqian, who has always been humble, is unavoidably high-spirited under the situation that the throne is at his fingertips. He inadvertently reveals a bit of arrogance and arrogance, and makes a promise in front of his beloved woman to express his feelings.

Unexpectedly, Su Shi didn't show much joy when he heard the words, instead he looked worried, hesitated, and whispered: "The concubine has something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not."

Generally speaking, since you don't know whether it is appropriate to speak or not, but you have to speak, it is probably impossible not to speak...

Li Chengqian raised his eyebrows, with the air of being the most respected in the world, and said softly: "You and I are a husband and wife, what can't we say? It's just you and me here, even if it's related to the government, it doesn't matter, I won't be caught by those The censor knows."

The concubine was born in a famous family, beautiful and intelligent. She has been familiar with classics since she was a child and has extraordinary knowledge. Therefore, she used to talk freely about government affairs and criticize current problems from time to time, which often made Li Chengqian have different opinions and liked it.But since she was beaten by Fang Jun last time, the Crown Princess has not dared to make mistakes. She has always been cautious in her words and deeds, and she will not easily talk about the affairs of the court and China, so as not to be charged with "harem meddling in politics" and end up in a miserable end...

Li Chengqian naturally understands the disadvantages of the harem's meddling in politics, and also agrees with Fang Jun's beating at the beginning, but he feels that it is a bit overkill. The husband and wife talk about everything. As long as they talk, it will inevitably involve the government and the courtiers. It is difficult to respect each other like ice. Nei also kept silent?

Su Clan hesitated, hesitated for a long time, bit her cherry lips and said: "It's not about the government, but about the Duke of Yue..."

Li Chengqian was taken aback: "Huh? Tell me carefully."

This time, the East Palace has experienced life and death, and its destruction was in the blink of an eye. Fang Jun contributed a lot to turning defeat into victory.Based on his understanding of the Crown Princess, he is definitely not a mean person, and he has always agreed with Fang Jun very much, and he also knows that he, the Crown Prince, relies heavily on and trusts Fang Jun, so he will never say anything like "the master of high meritorious service" discourse.

That being the case, I don't know what to say?

Seeing his solemn expression, Su's heart tensed up, she was inevitably flustered, and regretted that she shouldn't have mentioned this matter, but she couldn't back down at this moment, so she could only say coquettishly: "The concubine is not a gossip, so I don't talk about the Yue Kingdom behind my back. Your Majesty's bad words, why is your Highness so serious?"

Li Chengqian's face remained unchanged, and he said in a deep voice, "What exactly do you want to say?"

Su could only say: "The concubine just thinks that His Highness decided to go out of the city to welcome the holy driver this time. There are those who agree with it and those who oppose it. However, the Duke of Yue seems not to care about it... It's really strange."

Li Chengqian frowned and said nothing, his thoughts turned.

First of all, rule out the suspicion of the Crown Princess telling stories, which made him feel relieved. After all, if the person next to his pillow had prejudice against Fang Jun, his most trusted courtier, it would indeed be a very headache.But after Su's reminder, he also realized that something was wrong.

Right now, Fang Jun is the one whose interests are most tied up in the Eastern Palace.Once there is a loss in the East Palace, others may be able to be high-ranking officials and powerful people after Yi Chu, but Fang Jun will never do it.

Therefore, any decision made by Donggong will directly affect Fang Jun's personal interests.

Going out of the city to welcome the holy driver by yourself is equivalent to calling out to Li Ji directly—either you surrender to Gu and support Gu's ascension to the throne, and we will let the past go; or you bring your army to the east to rebel and enter Chang'an City to abolish the prince Gu and establish a new one. Jun.

This will inevitably lead to drastic changes in the situation. If Li Ji insists on going his own way and wants to depose the crown prince and establish a new crown prince, all Eastern Palace factions will face Li Ji and his hundreds of thousands of Eastern Expeditionary Army directly.Destruction is only a moment away.

Under such circumstances, why is Fang Jun, who is tied to the East Palace by life and death, indifferent and indifferent?

Li Chengqian was full of doubts, looked at the princess, and asked: "In your opinion, why is this so?"

The Su family was a little flustered, and hurriedly said: "The Duke of Yue is His Royal Highness's humerus, and his meritorious service is unmatched. How dare the concubine dare to comment? It's just that the concubine feels that the Duke of Yue seems to think that no matter how His Highness decides, or even how the current situation changes, in the end The overall situation has long been irreversible."

Li Chengqian was shocked and fell silent again.

The words of the crown princess made him suddenly realize that Fang Jun had indeed had all sorts of inexplicable things all along, and he even hinted to him inexplicably many times. Don't care about the rest...

Now that I think about it carefully, it may be inevitable.

Why "don't care" about the rest?
Is it irrelevant to the overall situation, or... Even if you care, it's useless? !
It's hard to believe that the royal father's will can make Fang Jun obey. He has always believed that Fang Jun's loyalty to his father and son is far inferior to his loyalty to the Tang Dynasty. The prince defeated the rebels and secured his position as the crown prince?
What is Fang Jun planning?
Li Chengqian thought hard, but still couldn't understand it.

(End of this chapter)