Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4110
Li Xiaogong raised his eyebrows, looked at Li Ji with a little surprise, and said strangely: "I always thought that Mao Gong, you are calm and calm, with a deep chest, and you can sit firmly like a mountain in any situation, but you don't want to be so straightforward today. Outsiders know, I am afraid it is unbelievable."

Everyone in the government and the public knows that Li Ji is a weak person. Even as the head of Zaifu, he has always been low-key and calm. Silent, dismissive.

It is indeed very unusual to force Li Xiaogong to express his opinion face to face without turning back today...

Li Ji looked expressionless, looked at Li Xiaogong, and said slowly: "The present is different from the past. In the past, it was just conflicts of interests. More or less, I won't take it to heart. Whoever wants to snatch it, let him get some points." What's the matter? But right now, the empire is in crisis, if anything happens to His Majesty, a battle for reserves is almost inevitable, we are not only His Majesty's subjects, but also the pillars of the empire, we must not ignore it and let it go."

Li Xiaogong's heart was turbulent, he looked directly at Li Ji's eyes, pursed his lips for a long time, and then asked: "Mr. Mao has made up his mind?"

When their status and status reach their level, it is impossible to act casually in every word and deed, because everyone will carefully observe any details of them to figure out the deep meaning, so they must express their thoughts and opinions emotionally to avoid being misunderstood by others.

Therefore, the sentence in Li Ji's mouth, "We are not only your majesty's subjects, but also the pillars of the empire" has already shown Li Ji's attitude.

If it is beneficial to the country, even if it goes against His Majesty's will, it must be done.

On the contrary, if it is not beneficial to the empire, even His Majesty's will may be violated...

Li Ji was silent and his expression was firm.

After a long time, Li Xiaogong let out a breath slowly, rubbed his swollen forehead, and sighed softly: "Mr. Mao is the chancellor of the empire, and his first priority is the interests of the empire. This is his duty, and there is nothing wrong with it. The interests of the clan and His Majesty's will should be put first, even if you are smashed to pieces, you will not hesitate..."

Speaking of this, he suddenly changed the subject: "...I don't know if His Majesty has left a will."

Li Ji remained silent.

The will... is extremely important at this moment, but it is not so important, because its existence can affect many things, but it cannot prevent some things that are destined to happen.

His Majesty Li Er is a man of great talent and great strategy. In the desperate situation, he led his subordinate Tiger Ben to fight a bloody road from the Xuanwu Gate. After sitting on the throne, he became more knowledgeable, diligent, and loving. Respect and support, throughout the ages, the high degree of support of the ministers is very high, and there are only a handful of them.

So once His Majesty Li Er leaves a will, countless people will go forward and die willingly for his will.

But at the same time, no matter whether the prince or the king of Jin, when faced with the opportunity to rule the world just one step away, how could they shrink back because of a will?

The King of Jin is eyeing the throne and is determined to forge ahead. The Shandong aristocratic family and the Jiangnan gentry all gather around him, hoping to replace the prince, make a contribution to the dragon, and enshrine his wife and son to establish the family's century-old glory.

The officials of the Eastern Palace had long been entangled with the interests of the prince. Even if the prince was willing to give up his reserve position, how could those people be willing to give up the power they were about to acquire, and instead become remnants of defeated generals, waiting to be suppressed one by one by the king of Jin? Cut off?
Just like the "Xuanwumen Change" back then, when the situation developed to that point, everyone was coerced by the general trend and could only move forward, not retreat.

A single person is insignificant in the face of the mighty situation, even if this person is the prince, or the king of Jin, or even the talented and powerful His Majesty Li Er...

Li Ji took a sip of the already warm tea on the coffee table in front of him, and asked: "The king of the county is His Majesty's confidant, why don't you know if His Majesty has left a will?"

It stands to reason that when the king feels that his fate is not long, he will leave a will in advance to write his will on it, so that he can announce it to the world after his sudden death, instead of being arbitrarily manipulated by the successor, resulting in death and regrets.

And such a will will be handed over to the person you trust the most, at least you must inform the existence of the will, otherwise you will die suddenly, but no one will know the existence of the will, isn't it a joke?
Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian County, followed His Majesty Li Er since he was a child. The cousins ​​acted recklessly together, and charged into battle together, with deep feelings.And as the number one leader of the current imperial family, who is still ranked above Li Yuanjia, the Dazong Zhenghan King, his identity, status, emotion, and trust, as long as there is a will, must be in his charge.

But Li Ji couldn't think of a reason for Li Xiaogong to deceive himself. He said that he didn't know whether the will existed or not, so he must not know...

But His Majesty Li Er, who is wise and powerful, had already fainted once before, which almost caused the flames of war in Chang'an to ignite, how could he not have prepared in advance?It's just that the edict of Yi Chu has not been published for a long time. If you don't even keep the edict, it is definitely not the style of His Majesty Li Er.

But if there is a will, who else can His Majesty Li Er give it to Li Xiaogong?

Li Xiaogong rubbed his face and said with a wry smile: "It is true that His Majesty had a lot of trust in me before, but these years, His Majesty's suspicion of me is far more than trust. Of course, not only me, but all the ministers in the court may not To be able to gain the full trust of His Majesty, His Majesty trusts the eunuchs around him even more in this regard."

Li Ji was slightly taken aback.

eunuch?

The fall of the Han Dynasty was actually at the hands of the eunuchs. Afterwards, all dynasties learned their lessons and strictly prohibited the eunuchs from intervening in politics. With His Majesty's wisdom and wisdom, how could he repeat the same mistakes and hand over the edict to the eunuchs?
Even if it is true, is it Wang De, or Wang Shoushi?
These two men are in charge of the palace for His Majesty, and they have made great contributions to His Majesty's training of dead soldiers and imprisoning Emperor Gaozu during the change of Xuanwu Gate...

But no matter which one of these two people, if His Majesty has not been buried for a day, it is absolutely impossible to hand over the will.

trouble...

With Li Ji's heart like a rock, he couldn't help being a little irritable at this moment, and he was even more reluctant to go around in circles, so he asked: "If there really is a will, what should the county king do?"

Li Xiaogong said: "I act according to the will."

Li Ji asked again: "What if the imperial edict does not conform to the interests of the empire?"

If His Majesty does not die, Yi Chu is almost imperative. Not only does it have a relationship with the king of Jin, but also because of the tyrannical power of the Eastern Palace after the Guanlong Mutiny, which has faintly endangered the imperial power.

The emperor hoped that his heir would be capable and promising, so that he could manage the country better in the future; but the emperor was even more afraid that his heir would be too capable and promising, because no one could face the temptation of imperial power indifferently. Since then, which prince doesn't want the old emperor to rush to the sky, so that the superior can show his ambitions?

His Majesty was fine when he was there, he was able to suppress all parties with supreme prestige, no matter how unwilling the prince was, he could only bow his head and obey orders.But if His Majesty is not here, how can it be possible to make the Crown Prince and the entire East Palace give up their interests and become fish and meat with just a will?

Therefore, Li Ji seemed to be asking, but in fact the unfinished meaning in his words was "Once His Majesty is absent, regardless of whether there are any edicts, he should support the crown prince to ascend the throne." This is in line with the interests of the empire.

Of course, this is definitely not in the interests of King Jin and the powerful families in Jiangnan and Shandong behind him.

But in this way, even if the battle for reserves is still inevitable, it can always stabilize the foundation of the empire and keep the losses to a minimum.

Conversely, forcing a prince to rebel will shake the foundation of the country, and the far-reaching influence will not only last the Tang Dynasty, but even last for hundreds of generations, endlessly...

Li Xiaogong fell silent again.

The tea was warm and cool, and the two sat opposite each other in silence.

After a while, Li Xiaogong called someone in to make another pot of tea, held the pot with his own hands and poured tea for Li Ji, and said after deliberation: "This matter is of great importance, Mr. Mao, you have a special status, so you should not make rash decisions easily, since Your Majesty is fine for the time being. , Thinking about it, no one would dare to risk the displeasure of the world, so you might as well think more about it and be as thorough as possible.”

Li Ji leaned over to thank him slightly, took a cup of tea with both hands, took a sip to his lips, and then said with a smile: "The king of the county is very resourceful, I have always been the one who insisted on opening the mold, it is indeed a bit abrupt for me to come here rashly today."

He realized that there was something wrong with Li Xiaogong's position, it stands to reason that the county king was usually close to the crown prince and Fang Jun, if his majesty died and did not leave a will, he should naturally stand by the crown prince's side.But now it seems that this may not be the case.

Is it influenced by the power of the clan?
Dazongzhenghan King Li Yuanjia, and Hejian County King Li Xiaogong, these two people are almost the two with the highest power, status, and prestige in the clan. The former is related to Fang Junnai, and the latter is close to the East Palace. People go against their will to side with King Jin?
(End of this chapter)