Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4023 Ambition
His Majesty Li Er was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect the always docile Li Yuanjia to refute him, but after thinking about it carefully, he also understood Li Yuanjia's intention, persuading himself was on the one hand, and on the other hand, he was indeed fighting for Fang Jun.

He couldn't help but sneered and said, "Han Wang is very protective of your brother-in-law. I hope Fang Jun can appreciate your kindness and save you from knocking down your house a few times in the future."

Li Yuanjia blushed and remained silent.

His Majesty Li Er was about to speak when he remembered Li Yuanjia's remonstrance just now... Military Aircraft Department?

He almost forgot that this yamen was set up by Fang Junzuo before the Eastern Expedition, nominally the highest commanding body of the imperial army... Who are the ministers of military aircraft?

After thinking about it for a while before remembering, his expression became more and more strange.

Among the ministers of military aircraft established at the beginning, Changsun Wuji was defeated and died, Li Jing completely surrendered to the East Palace, Xiao Yu led the Jiangnan nobles to form an alliance with the Shandong family to assist the prince, plus Fang Jun himself... If this will remove Fang Jun from the right guard When the general's proposal is brought to the military plane, it is likely that he, the emperor, will be isolated by the rest of the people.

Is it possible that when Fang Junzuo asked to set up the Military Aircraft Department, he had already thought of the current situation, so as to restrain his authority as the emperor?
If this is the case, then it is simply a monstrosity...

After thinking about it, His Majesty Li Er said, "We will discuss this matter after a few days of the Great Court Assembly."

At this time, it is absolutely impossible to submit the matter of dismissing Fang Jun, the right guard general, to the Military Aircraft Office. If those people join forces to force the matter to fail, it will not only make it difficult for Guo to seize Fang Jun's military power, but also make the emperor's authority be undermined. His Majesty Li Er absolutely cannot accept this.

I have to find a way to abolish this Lao Shizi's "Military Aircraft Department"...

At the end, Li Yuanjia asked for instructions: "Now Changsun Wuji died in Dayun Temple, and his body has not been transported back to the city. May I ask what instructions does His Majesty have for his funeral?"

As Zong Zhengqing, it is reasonable to have no responsibility to worry about Changsun Wuji's funeral, but Changsun Wuji's status is different after all, who doesn't know His Majesty Li Er's favor for Empress Wende?Now that Empress Wende's brother has passed away, even though the rebellion was first, she still has to ask for instructions.

His Majesty Li Er pondered for a while, sighed, and said: "Let the eldest grandson's family organize the funeral at Dayun Temple, and tell the crown prince later to let him pay homage in his private capacity. A confession from the spirit of heaven."

In any case, Changsun Wuji's identity as a rebel cannot be washed away. Even though he is dead, allowing him to hold a funeral is considered an extrajudicial favor, and it is absolutely impossible for him to do it in the mansion of Duke Zhao in Chang'an.

But at any rate, he is the brother of Empress Wende, the uncle of several sons, and even his own hero. At this moment, His Majesty Li Er's heart softened...

Li Yuanjia understood and understood that Changsun Wuji's crime would probably end in death, and would not be too burdensome to the family. After all, His Majesty Li Er did not want to severely punish Empress Wende's mother clan.

"The minister will lead the decree, and he will definitely tell the prince to pay attention to his words and deeds, and all the honor guards of the prince will be cancelled."

"That's right, let's go to work, I'm a little tired."

"Here! Weichen (the last general) resigns!"

When Li Yuanjia and Li Junxian withdrew from the side hall, His Majesty Li Er sat alone in the darkened hall, not moving for a long time.

*****
In the early morning of the next day, just as the city gate was opened, Li Yuanjia Qingqi pretended to leave the city and went straight to Youtunwei camp to meet the prince.

Li Chengqian summoned him in the camp, and Fang Jun accompanied him.

Hearing that His Majesty Li Er asked him to go to Dayun Temple to mourn his eldest grandson Wuji, Li Chengqian was a little reluctant, but he also knew that His Majesty Li Er's will could not be changed...

He had no choice but to nod his head and said: "I know, I will tidy up later and then head to Dayun Temple."

Li Yuanjia said again: "Your Majesty's meaning is that His Highness will go there in a private capacity. He will not put on the crown prince's ceremonial guard, nor wear the crown prince's robes, but his nephew will attend the funeral for his uncle."

Li Chengqian is not an idiot, and understands what His Majesty Li Er meant: "Father, don't you intend to get involved in Guan Long's rebellion?"

Li Yuanjia nodded and said: "That's right. After all, the situation in Guanzhong is still unstable. After the defeat of the Guanlong families, people are even more panicked. If they are implicated in the crime of treason, there will be another bloody storm. Those who were arrested before All of the Guanlong disciples will be released."

Then he looked at Fang Jun, and said helplessly, "Even King Jing's death was caused by You Tunwei's ignorance of the enemy and accidental injury, and he blamed you, Erlang, on the excuse. This king is also in front of His Majesty." Arguing with reason, but His Majesty has made up his mind, and I have no other choice. Even my Majesty's proposal to hand over the matter to the Military Aircraft Department was rejected by His Majesty. A few days later, there will be a meeting on the first day of the lunar new year. I think His Majesty will have a meeting at that time. You do it."

Although this unscrupulous little brother-in-law frequently kicked the door of his house and embarrassed him, but in all fairness, he still loves his house and loves him very much.Now looking at this little brother-in-law who has made great achievements and has a bright future, he is about to lose his official career and leave him idle, and I feel sorry for him.

The seizure of military power this time means that Fang Jun will completely bid farewell to the power center of the empire.

Li Chengqian was also full of guilt, and sighed: "It's Gu who dragged Erlang down."

On the contrary, Fang Jun himself was broad-minded and disapproving. He poured tea for the two of them with a smile and said, "It doesn't really matter to me whether I have military power or not. From the beginning to the end, my ambition is not to be a powerful minister who can influence the government. The reason why I lead troops to fight is just a chance meeting. Besides, when it comes to the art of commanding troops, it is because I am not my director... I can wholeheartedly rebuild the academy, cultivate talents proficient in various majors in the academy, and use it to influence For the entire empire, eliminate the old atmosphere of laymen guiding experts at all levels of officials, so that all people in the world can make the best use of their talents and things, this is my ideal."

It is naturally impossible to deal with it without any grievances. Fang Jun is also a layman, and he is also intoxicated by the pleasure of having tens of thousands of tigers under his command and being invincible at the point of his sword, but this is indeed not his ambition.

Even if he became a military god of a generation, so what if he led the great Tang army to fight half the world?

The Tang Dynasty is still the Tang Dynasty, hidden dangers still exist, the "Anshi Rebellion" will still change its name and happen in the same way, and the empire will still collapse at its peak, split and unite, rise and fall. people can avoid.

Why do we need to do a fearless struggle in the face of such social trends?

Now that the hope of ruling the regime and eliminating the powerful families has failed, he should settle down to cultivate professional talents. In the future, the academy students will flood the government offices at all levels of the empire, and push aside those mediocre people who govern the world with a book of sages. His ideal remains the same. can be realised.

To put it bluntly, he has a vision and a mind that transcends the times. Whether it is the Sui Dynasty or the Tang Dynasty, even the great Han Dynasty is just a wave in history after all. The internal struggles in the country will not greatly damage the vitality, and give the foreign races an opportunity to invade the border and kill the Huaxia Miao descendants. What does it matter who is the emperor?
Besides, he is just a mortal body, if he lives to be a hundred years old, how many years can he protect Datang?

It is the most important thing to be able to pass on the insight and knowledge that transcends the times, so as to live up to what he has suffered in a thousand years...

Li Chengqian and Li Yuanjia admired Fang Jun really not being depressed because of the military power being seized. How many people face such setbacks without changing their faces and calmly?Just this kind of heart and tolerance is far superior to the princes in the court.

Fang Jun did not lament and complain, which greatly relieved Li Chengqian's sense of guilt and gratitude, and said with a smile, "Would Erlang accompany Gu to Dayun Temple to express condolences, and also go to see those defeated generals of yours?"

Fang Jun shook his head with a smile: "A group of local chickens and dog ears are still lying on the credit book 20 years ago and dreaming. It is impossible to win. Besides, the current situation in the court is turbulent. It is not good to cause misunderstandings to those people in Jiangnan and Shandong."

The most embarrassing thing right now is the factions in Shandong and Jiangnan who are about to enter the center of the imperial court on a large scale. Guan Long is defeated, and he is bound to be purged. Numerous positions of real power will be vacated, waiting for the two families to occupy and completely replace Zhenguan. pattern.

However, His Majesty Li Er's heart of easy storage is as firm as a stone, which makes the two families in a dilemma and a dilemma. If you still support the prince, you will inevitably be suppressed by His Majesty Li Er. If you turn to your Majesty, you will be ridiculed as having no position and opportunistic .

Before, Donggong also hoped to rely on the remnants of Guanlong to fight against the power of the two clans to control the government. Now if the clans of the two places mistakenly believe that Donggong is still wary of them, they may find an excuse and step up to surrender to His Majesty.

Li Chengqian said with a wry smile: "To this day, Gu has completely given up hope, why should Erlang go to the mountain when he knows that there are tigers?"

From Fang Jun's refusal to cause misunderstandings between the elites of the two places, it can be seen that he has not completely given up confronting His Majesty.

Fang Jun said in a deep voice: "The reserve position is optional, but how can His Highness's life not be guaranteed? Just relying on the influence of Wei Chen and Ying Gong may not be able to force His Majesty to make concessions, but if the elites in Shandong and Jiangnan are fully committed Ting, no matter how willful Your Majesty is, he will not dare to go his own way."

The irony is that Li Chengqian had already stated that he would continue His Majesty Li Er's strategy of suppressing the powerful, and Fang Jun was even more determined to pursue this national policy, but now he wants to win over the powerful families in Shandong and Jiangnan to put pressure on His Majesty and try to save Li Chengqian's life.

Li Yuanjia closed his eyes and meditated, turning a deaf ear to Fang Jun's rebellious remarks...

Immediately, Li Chengqian took a bath and changed into a set of ordinary clothes, and brought a few guards with him, without any guard of honor for the prince, Qingche Jiancong and Li Yuanjia went to Dayun Temple to express their condolences.

A few days later, on the first day of the lunar new year, His Majesty Li Er held his first court meeting after returning to Beijing.

Numerous officials flocked here, and the atmosphere inside and outside Chang'an was tense. Everyone knew that His Majesty would definitely attack the East Palace at this court meeting...

(End of this chapter)