Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4063 Come to the door and scold the street
As the evening approached, the clouds in the sky were piled up, and it was so gloomy that it seemed to drip water.

Pedestrians on the inner streets of Chang'an are in a hurry, eager to get home before the rain falls. The people traveling with them inevitably whisper to each other, talking about the unreasonable changes in the weather in the past two years, and the large increase in precipitation in winter and summer. The heavy rain in summer and heavy snow in winter have caused The people in Guanzhong were severely affected by the disaster, and even the merchants in the city were greatly affected, and their income dropped sharply.

The sky was getting dark, and the rain did not fall for a while.

A carriage arrived at the back door of Song Guogong's mansion. After the door was opened, the door was opened and the carriage was led into the backyard. Li Zhi, who was dressed in normal clothes, jumped out of the car and went straight to the study under the guidance of the steward.

In the study, Xiao Yu was already waiting here, and after seeing the ceremony, he invited Li Zhi to the upper seat, Xiao Yu was accompanied by the Prime Minister, and was dismissed by the servant after serving tea, only two people were left in the study, and then he complained : "The situation is sensitive at this time, and it is a bit inappropriate for His Highness to come to the door like this."

Li Zhi said helplessly: "This king also knows that this is not right, but he doesn't know what to do now, so he came here to ask Song Guogong for advice."

Xiao Yu raised his hand to invite Li Zhi to drink tea, and then asked: "What's the problem, Your Highness?"

The current situation can be said to be extremely beneficial to Li Zhi.First, Li Zhi made a move to "go to sea to build a country", so that he was considered in front of His Majesty as a brother who cared about his brotherhood and did not want to fight with each other. For this reason, he would rather give up all his glory and wealth and escape overseas... His Majesty must be full of praise and praise in his heart. Distressed.

And this led to speculation about whether he was coerced and intimidated by the prince and the king of Wei, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.

In addition, Xiao Yu secretly manipulated the censors to write letters together to form a mighty wave of public opinion, sweeping the king of Wei into it, greatly reducing his prestige, and the situation was completely on Li Zhi's side.

The crown prince is doomed to be abolished, and no one can reverse His Majesty's will. The King of Wei's status will drop suddenly because of his unpopularity, and the ownership of the reserve will gradually become clear...

Under such circumstances, Xiao Yu really couldn't figure out why Li Zhi had to visit the door in person regardless of avoiding suspicion. Didn't he know that once His Majesty noticed it, he would come to the conclusion that they were colluding in secret, and thus become suspicious?
Li Zhi took a sip of tea, and then said: "To be honest, I begged my father to allow me to go to sea to build a country. I have the intention of retreating and pushing the boat along the way. In any case, I can avoid the most intense dispute at the moment." It is always a good thing to have a storm...but the situation is different now, if the navy destroys the Japanese kingdom quickly and asks the court to send a prince to build a country there, wouldn't this king be self-defeating?"

Xiao Yu frowned, and immediately understood what Li Zhi meant.

Earlier Li Zhi begged to go to the sea to build a country, because he had prepared with both hands, and there was also the meaning of forcing the palace to His Majesty-or you are willing to send me to the Japanese islands to join the Japanese, and it will be difficult to return to Chang'an in this life to fulfill your filial piety in front of your knees , or you will keep me in Chang'an and canonize me as the crown prince.

It has to be said that such a strategy of retreating to advance is really clever. Although it is forcing the palace to His Majesty, His Majesty will not be disgusted, because everyone knows what will happen to a prince who fails to fight for the crown.

But now the problem is on my side...

Li Xiyu, the governor of Liangzhou, suddenly went up to slander King Wei, and the censors of the imperial court Qiqi impeached King Wei for "impetuous personality", "stubborn conceited" and "like Emperor Yang", which greatly affected the prestige of King Wei. , For a while, public opinion was raging, which greatly increased Li Zhi's chances of winning the reserve.

If at this time the navy destroyed the Wa Kingdom, and His Majesty also agreed to Li Zhi's previous plea to let him go to sea to build a country, wouldn't it be a waste of this god-given opportunity?
In short, Li Zhi is now in a dilemma...

Xiao Yu thought for a while, and comforted him: "It is indeed troublesome, but the Navy may not destroy the Wa Kingdom so quickly, at least before the entire territory of the Wa Kingdom is wiped out, His Majesty will definitely not let His Highness go to the Wa Kingdom."

Although the Kingdom of Wa is under the control of the navy, but with His Majesty's love for the King of Jin, he will never be in any danger. Therefore, it is only possible to let the country be wiped out when the entire territory of the Kingdom of Wa is completely wiped out. Li Zhi went to Jianguo.

As far as he knew, although the Japanese nation had a narrow defense, it was full of islands and mountains everywhere. Once those Japanese escaped into the mountains, at least a hundred thousand troops would be needed to wipe them out.

The naval forces are powerful, but they need to cover the entire East and South Seas. It is impossible to dispatch such a large army to fight in the Japanese country...

However, Li Zhi shook his head and said, "Mr. Song Guo is the prime minister of the country. He is in charge of major affairs in the world, but he is negligent about the situation overseas. This king has been checking the military department, and he knows the official correspondence about the navy in detail. Now the water The division has less than [-] troops in the country of Wa, and only controls limited places such as Asuka, the estuary of the Edogawa River, and Sado Island. However, it funds and supports the Ainu people to occupy various key points in the country of Wa. As long as Fang Jun gives an order, those who Armed with divisions and hating the Japanese, the Ainu people will crazily tear every Japanese into pieces and chop them into meat, and then the navy will maintain the transport of troops and logistics along the coast. In less than two months, the entire Japanese country will be destroyed. It will be completely controlled by the navy, and I am afraid that it is not impossible for the Japanese to be exterminated."

Being in the Ministry of War, he can keep abreast of the various dynamics of the navy at any time. No one in the court knows the power of the navy better than him.

Wherever they go, the navy does not carry out cruel killings first, but first supports the disadvantaged groups in the place to resist the local government, adopts a strategy of checks and balances, suppresses the strong and supports the weak, so that everyone must rely on water. Teacher, otherwise they will be cut off completely.

Or support local powerful figures to challenge the orthodox regime, resulting in protracted wars and conflicts within the clan.

Such a strategy enables the navy to gain the greatest benefit at the smallest cost, and control almost all foreign countries in the East and Southeast Asia.

Sailors seldom fight in person, but almost every war in the two oceans has sailors hidden in it, causing barbarians everywhere to hate the navy, but they have to bow their knees to fight for the navy in order to survive and even their own interests. support……

In the country of Wa, the Navy first supported the power of the Soga family to oppress the emperor, which caused the various forces in the country to fight against each other, the war continued, and the national strength was extremely weak.Later, the Soga family claimed to kill the emperor and wanted to rule the Japanese islands for a long time. The navy was very dissatisfied. They only needed to support the Ainu people who had been persecuted by the Japanese for hundreds of years to launch a war, and the Japanese islands could be wiped out within a few months. Ping, completely incorporated into the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

Xiao Yu stroked his beard with a dignified expression.

In recent years, he has long stopped asking about military affairs and put all his energy on the political affairs of the court, so he only knows that the navy is rampant in the East and South China Seas, but he doesn't know that the power of the navy is so strong that it is like the islands of the Japanese kingdom. Fanbang with a large population can be destroyed with a single turn of the palm, and it doesn't need to consume too much of its own strength.

With Fang Jun's loyalty to the East Palace, he will definitely order Su Dingfang to speed up the destruction of the Wa Kingdom, so that King Jin can go to sea as soon as possible...

Now it's a cocoon, and it's hard to get off.

Xiao Yu pondered and said: "For the current plan, it is best to take advantage of His Majesty's love for His Highness, and not let you go away from Beijing... Why don't you go to Da Ci'en Temple tomorrow and say that you will be the Empress of Wende together with His Highness the Crown Prince?" Pray, and wait for a while."

Li Zhi could only nod helplessly.

This is also a helpless move, and the delay will not last long, because he is determined to reserve a position, so he must take action to influence the decision of his father, instead of hiding in the Great Mercy Temple and resigning himself to fate...

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Xiao Yu ordered someone to light the lamp, the two were conspiring in the study, suddenly there was a rush of footsteps outside, a steward came in and reported: "His Royal Highness King Wei is outside the door, asking to see the Patriarch."

Xiao Yu and Li Zhi were all taken aback, and the latter was a little panicked: "Brother Qingque knows that this king is here, so he came here to cause trouble, right?"

The matter of easy storage is imperative, and the prince's abolition is a foregone conclusion, but in the end who will be in power, the father and emperor are still vacillating, so it is decided by appointment.But there is a bottom line in everything. Father will acquiesce in competing with Brother Qingque, but he will not allow one of them to collude with the ministers of the DPRK and China to suppress the other.

The emperor must make the most rational decision in a fair and just environment...

Of course, it is impossible for the prince and the minister to be completely separated, and it is inevitable to have a secret connection, but if it is made public and put on the table, it is absolutely unacceptable to the father.

Once the forces of the DPRK and China participate in the fight for the heir, due to their respective interests, there will inevitably be an extremely huge involution in the future, repelling dissidents, the same party and cutting down the dissidents, and the prince who fails to fight for the heir will fall into a place of eternal doom...

Xiao Yu didn't know what to do, and secretly complained that Li Zhi was a bit confused when he came to visit, and said in his mouth: "Your Highness, please do a little, and I will wait for the old minister to go and have a look."

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At this time, the sky had completely darkened, and there were many pedestrians in the square. Either the officials on duty were on duty, or the merchants in the city returned home after closing, and there was an endless stream of people, horses and carriages.

A large lantern was hung in front of the Duke of Song's mansion, illuminating the stone steps in front of the gate and a street. Wei Wang's luxurious four-wheeled carriage stopped in front of the gate, blocking the entire street and blocking half of the street.

Li Tai was dressed in a fine attire, with his hand stroking the jade belt around his waist, and standing on the stone steps with his protruding chest. When he saw Xiao Yu hastily coming to greet him, he scolded indiscriminately: "You and other traitors are secretly joining forces. If you slander me, I don't have to pursue it, but where will you put King Jin?"

Xiao Yu was baffled by the training, and said in puzzlement: "The veteran did not slander His Highness in collusion, let alone how it is related to King Jin?"

Li Tai looked angry, ignored Xiao Yu, turned around, and said loudly to the pedestrians who were blocked in the street: "Originally, King Jin has already begged his father to go to sea to build a country, and this move is for the righteousness of all brothers." , Brotherly love, unwilling to tear face because of competition for reserves, such a glorious wind and moon, such as the sea, should be a model for the world!"

Hearing this, passers-by on the street applauded: "His Royal Highness Jin Wang is righteous!"

Some people also shouted: "His Royal Highness King Wei has worked hard for the education of the empire, and the scholars all over the world are grateful for their kindness!"

Xiao Yu frowned. King Jin went to sea to establish a country and it was only spread in the imperial court. Once it spreads all over the world, it will be really difficult to ride a tiger...

And Li Tai said "traitor" every time, this is simply scolding...

　Suddenly there is a feeling of uncertainty in life and the impermanence of the world, depression, depression... What is the meaning of all this?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)