Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4022 Two birds with one stone

In the evening, in the apse, His Majesty Li Er was having dinner with Concubine Yang.

Although the rebellion has subsided now, the commercial routes in and out of Guanzhong have not yet been completely unblocked, and hundreds of thousands of expeditionary troops have gathered at key passes such as Tongguan and Hangu Pass, making it still difficult to supply supplies in Guanzhong, even in the palace. It is the lack of food, there is no shortage of ordinary meat dishes, and there are almost no delicacies from mountains and seas from all over the world.

However, in the past few years, the Tang Dynasty has been prosperous and prosperous, and the wind of pleasure has gradually flourished. His Majesty Li Er has also changed from the hard and simple style of the past, and his life has become more and more extravagant.As the saying goes, "It is easy to go from thrift to extravagance, and it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality." Originally, the trip to the Eastern Expedition had suffered enough, and I wanted to return to Chang'an to make up for it. Unexpectedly, the melee in Guanzhong and the lack of supplies were actually compared to the time of the Eastern Expedition. Not much better...

His Majesty Li Er took a few mouthfuls of green vegetables, and after eating half a bowl of rice, he put down the bowl and chopsticks, took a sip of water from the teacup beside him, and stopped eating.

Concubine Yang was holding the bowl and chewing slowly, she hung her head and sobbed as she ate.

His Majesty Li Er put down his teacup, frowned, impatiently wanted to open his mouth to scold, but he held back his words and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Concubine Yang put down the bowls and chopsticks, wiped away her tears, lowered her head and said softly: "Chang'an is a prosperous city in the world, it was ruined after a single battle, and even His Majesty's food is extremely frugal. Silla is even more so. In a land of barbarians, I heard that during your Majesty's Eastern Expedition, both Goguryeo and Baekje were beaten to the brink of subjugation, and all the defeated soldiers fled to Silla. There must be a series of battles...Ke'er guards Silla and faces the rebellious army It must be very difficult, and I don’t know what the situation is now..."

His Majesty Li Er's somewhat impatient mood settled down, his brows were still furrowed, but he didn't say a word.

The son travels thousands of miles and the mother is worried. Li Ke's feudal Silla is more than a thousand miles?What's more, the people in this land are all aliens, who haven't obeyed the king's way and don't know how to educate them, so they are almost no different from animals.However, Li Ke's ambition is high, and he will definitely not be willing to muddle along and seek pleasure. He will definitely try his best to show his strengths, first to lay down a subjugated country that belongs to him, and pass it on to his descendants, and then to show these people in Chang'an. Although Ke is not a direct son, his Wen Tao and Wu Lue are no less than anyone else...

In this way, it is conceivable that Li Kezhi is difficult.

It is human nature for Concubine Yang to miss her son, even if he, Li Er, is an emperor, how can he have no affection for father and son?
After a long time, Concubine Yang stopped sobbing, got up and apologized: "Your Majesty returned from the Eastern Expedition, and worked hard. It is time to cultivate well. The ignorant ministers and concubines have disturbed His Majesty. I hope you will forgive me."

"Ugh……"

His Majesty Li Er sighed, pulled Concubine Yang to sit beside him, and said softly, "Ke'er is also my flesh and blood, among all the masters, he is the most like me, and his love is by no means inferior to that of a blue sparrow or a pheasant slave." How can he bear to part with his own flesh and blood? But he is not a legitimate son, but he was born with a high prestige. Is this a good thing? It is to keep him that he was feudalized in Silla. Besides, with Keer's talent and ability, he will be able to display it in Silla Revenge is a hundred times stronger than in Chang'an. In the future, when Silla will be stabilized, his branch will be flourishing and prosperous, and I will not fail him."

A few years ago, he had the idea of ​​leading an army to fight in all directions, conquering pieces of foreign lands and enfeoffing them to his sons. For example, now that Li Ke is feuding Silla, other places such as Xue Yantuo, Western Regions, Wa Kingdom, and Annan have become his own. Isn't it beautiful that the son's kingdom is guarded around the Tang Dynasty like stars, and it is the imperial barrier, and they are all Li Tang's blood?

Even if one day the center collapses and is taken over by these kingdoms, it will still be rotten in the pot, and there will be no one else to take advantage of...

It's just that the battle of the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo made him feel a little down. The seemingly powerful Tang army had no way to deal with Pingrang City, which would rather die than surrender. Make up for the disadvantages in terms of military strength and equipment.

To put it bluntly, I was so scared that I would die.

Unless you have a level of force far beyond a level like a navy, you can crush it at will.

Firearms...

His Majesty Li Er stroked his beard and became upset.

You Tunwei was stationed outside the Xuanwu Gate. Although it suffered heavy losses after several wars, lack of soldiers and damaged equipment, it took less than a year to recover.Such an army, almost half of which is equipped with firearms, and adopts tactics based on firearms, is really a serious problem.

On the side of the couch, how can you allow others to snore?
Even if he believed in Fang Jun's loyalty, he would not follow the prince into the Xuanwu Gate to repeat the "Xuanwu Gate Change", but he was always worried...

Thinking of this, he felt more and more like sitting on pins and needles, he got up and said: "I remember that there are still some things that need to be dealt with urgently, you should go to sleep first."

stride out.

Wang De was waiting outside the door. When he saw His Majesty Li Er coming out, he hurried up to meet him: "What orders does Your Majesty have?"

His Majesty Li Er kept walking towards the side hall, and said in his mouth: "Send someone to call Han Wang and Li Junxian, I have something to ask."

"Here!"

Wang De hurriedly called the two servants, told them to go out of the palace to invite someone, and then trotted a few steps to catch up with His Majesty Li Er.

……

The sun was setting, and the light in the side hall was dim. For some reason, His Majesty Li Er didn't let people light the candles. When Li Yuanjia and Li Junxian entered the room one after another, their sights were difficult to adapt for a while, and they almost came to the throne before the throne to pay their respects. .

It wasn't until His Majesty Li Er waved his hand to offer the seat, and the tea was served inside, that the sight of the two returned to normal...

His Majesty Li Er went straight to the point: "How did King Jing die? What happened to the destruction of King Jing's mansion and the death of the whole family?"

Li Yuanjia and Li Junxian looked at each other, and the latter said: "Let's talk about this in the future..."

He is about to describe in detail the situation he has mastered. After all, this is his job. It is dereliction of duty to fail to gain insight into Li Yuanjing's situation before he rebelled. If he still does not understand the reason, it is a crime.

The matter is not complicated, how did Li Yuanjing visit Chai Zhewei from time to time with ulterior motives to win him over, and led the royal coalition forces to join forces with the Zuo Tunwei to attack the Xuanwu Gate. In the end, Gao Kan led half of the Right Tunwei to defeat him until he was defeated and died... …

After he finished speaking, His Majesty Li Er was silent for a moment, and asked, "What evidence is there that King Jing conspired to rebel? Did he openly declare himself emperor, or set up a rebellious flag to change the country's name, or killed loyal officials and poisoned the people?"

Li Junxian was taken aback, evidence?

He has already led his troops to storm the Xuanwu Gate to enter the palace, what evidence is needed?
He didn't take down the Tai Chi Palace, where did he get the chance to become emperor?

As for raising the flag of rebellion... Even if he succeeds in rebelling, he will inevitably continue the Great Tang Guozuo, so why change the country's name?
It was still Li Yuanjia who had a flexible mind, and after a little thought, he understood, and hurriedly said: "It's just that the government and the opposition accused King Jing of rebellion, but there is no conclusive evidence."

Li Junxian glanced at him, in a daze of understanding.

His Majesty Li Er nodded, and said in a deep voice: "King Jing is my younger brother. I heard that I was killed in battle in Liaodong, and it happened that my grandson Wuji rebelled. He was worried about my family in the palace, so he wanted to lead an army into the palace to protect him. Why did he intend to rebel?" ? If someone outside slanders King Jing's reputation and smears the royal face, the 'Baiqisi' must strictly stop it, and no matter who is involved, they will be severely punished!"

Li Junxian also understood thoroughly, and quickly responded: "The last general obeys the order!"

Was Li Yuanjing defeated and killed in the rebellion?It didn't matter, he was dead anyway.What His Majesty Li Er really cares about is whether someone will take advantage of Li Yuanjing's death to pour dirty water on him. He "plays dead" and sits and watches the Guanlong mutiny. The criminal record of brother killing brother...

Furthermore, although Li Yuanjing is an imposing prince, how could he mobilize so many royal troops all at once?Going deeper, it will inevitably involve the princes, heirs, or county kings among the many royal families. Once they are found out one by one, should they be killed or not?

When Yi Chu is about to come, it is best to stabilize the royal family and unify the caliber first, so as to show favor.

Therefore, Li Yuanjing must not be killed for rebellion, he just needs to find a reason and find someone who is responsible for it...

As for the death of the whole family in King Jing's Mansion, Li Junxian couldn't figure it out, so he had to let it go.

His Majesty Li Er said in a deep voice: "Seeing that Changsun Wuji launched a mutiny, the king of Jing was worried about the prince in the palace, so he contacted Duke Qiao to join forces and wanted to go to Xuanwu Gate to rescue the prince. The guards of the right station sent troops to attack before they could tell. The king of Jing was defeated and died among the chaos."

Li Yuanjia and Li Junxian were silent. Since King Jing was not a conspiracy, someone must be responsible for his death.

Sure enough, His Majesty Li Er continued: "You Tunwei didn't distinguish between the enemy and us, Fang Jun was guilty of negligence, but remembering that You Tunwei performed well in this mutiny, he was brave and good at fighting, and Fang Jun was not in the army at the time. There is an excuse, so he was removed from the post of General of the Right Tunwei, and someone else was chosen to take up the post... What do you two think?"

Li Junxian naturally would not express his opinion: "Your Majesty obeys!"

It not only avoids the possibility of "conspiring to kill brothers", but also seizes Fang Jun's military power by the way, which is reasonable, kills two birds with one stone, and is acceptable to all parties.

Li Yuanjia thought for a while, at least Fang Jun is his brother-in-law, if he doesn't say a word at this moment, he will find himself in trouble later... Then he said tentatively: "The generals of the sixteen guards are related to the safety of the capital, appointment and dismissal are all important matters , Will Your Majesty consider discussing with the Military Aircraft Department before making a decision?"

Apart from trying to save Fang Jun, he also has his own selfishness—even as a royal family, he doesn't want the imperial power to be unstoppable. If you can say nothing about the appointment and dismissal of a sixteenth general today, you can say it tomorrow. And the life and death of a royal family!

If the power of life and death is really concentrated in the emperor, and the promotion and dismissal of courtiers, knowing that honor, disgrace, life and death can be decided according to the emperor's mood, who will be able to sleep in the future?
So he is both a struggle and a reminder.

Right now, although the courtiers are silent about Yi Chujue, there are not a few who sympathize with and support the East Palace. If your majesty behaves so forcefully, the courtiers may fear and retaliate...

(End of this chapter)