Tiantang Splendid

4118 Wherever the profit goes

Li Xiaogong looked at the royal relatives who were crying and howling behind the rain curtain, and looked at the majestic and majestic palace, his thoughts seemed to go back to the golden and iron horse that fought side by side with His Majesty and swept the princes from all sides with the torrential rain. age.

And with the funeral of His Majesty Li Er, the huge empire created by the ministers of Zhenguan is in danger of collapsing at the peak of its prosperity...

If Li Ji remained neutral, even if a battle for reserves really broke out, the scope could be narrowed to Guanzhong or even Chang'an City; if Li Ji fell to any side, it would inevitably turn into a huge storm that swept across the entire empire—— As Li Ji himself said, the battle for storage will not be limited to the competition for storage positions, and the dominant side will take advantage of the situation to cut off dissidents.

Regardless of the crown prince or the king of Jin, the supporters are all over the world, the balance is broken in an instant, and the east wind will overwhelm the west wind, and the foundation of the entire empire will be crumbling in the wind and rain...

Of course, this is just what Li Ji said, and only God knows what he thinks in his heart.

Which one is better?In a hurry, Li Xiaogong didn't dare to make a rash decision, so he could only say: "Everyone has his own opinion on this matter, and it's difficult to decide for a while, so let's follow Mao Gong's advice and prepare for His Majesty's funeral first. In the end, we must go all out. If there is no mistake, why would you repay His Majesty for his kindness and reuse for so many years? We will make a decision after the funeral."

Li Ji said: "This is also good, there is room for full preparation, and the tense situation of all parties can be eased, and this battle for reserves may be avoided."

Li Xiaogong paused, and said: "At present, this is the only way to go. I still have something to do, so I will leave first."

Li Ji bowed: "Here, the king of the county is in charge. I can imagine how tired I am. Please take care of me, the king of the county. Above the court and within the clan, the leaders of the county king are needed to take care of the overall situation."

"Don't dare to dare. This king has not been involved in the government for many years. Mao Gong, you are the head of the ministers. Of course, these matters are your decisions. If you let this king run errands and contribute, it will be fine."

"The king of the county is humble, you are the leader of the clan, the head of the kings, and you are the jade pillar of the empire."

"Mao Gong's false praise, I'm ashamed to take it..."

After exchanging pleasantries, Li Xiaogong walked out of the rain corridor, and immediately someone held a huge oil-paper umbrella to shield him from the wind and rain, and protected him from the royal relatives kneeling on the ground crying in front of the hall, and walked quickly into the hall.

Li Ji still stood in the rain corridor with his hands behind his back, his expression indifferent.

A conversation between the two is really necessary. After all, as the leaders of the court and the clan, once the two of them reach an agreement, even the crown prince and the king of Jin will find it difficult to overthrow it. In the dead belly, the imperial power can be transferred smoothly.

But the two of them lack trust extremely, so naturally there is no basis for side-by-side cooperation. This not only involves which prince their respective ideas tend to support, but also who is the leader, who is second, and who is more dominant in the hand-in-hand. Get more benefits.

In fact, who in the Manchu Dynasty was not like this?
Perhaps only Fang Jun, who wanted to participate in the reserve competition when he shouldn't be, was more pure, because at that time, participating in the reserve reserve not only failed to maximize the benefits, but made him jealous and alienated by His Majesty Li Er and even Suppressed, and the loss is huge.

Not to mention losing his position as minister of the Ministry of War, but the one scene where he faced an army of Guanlong that was dozens of times larger than his own but swore to the death to defend Zhengshuo of the empire and protect the crown prince was beyond human reach.

Li Ji couldn't help heaving a sigh at the thought of stabbing.

Compared to Fang Junzhi's purity, isn't he inferior?However, as the head of the prime minister and the nominal leader of the military, he has too many interests involved, which are so intertwined that it is difficult to give up. To be an enemy to His Majesty, to be an enemy to the world's powerful?

He stepped into the wind and rain, and his own soldiers held up an umbrella to cover his head, but his heart was heavy and a little breathless.

This majestic and majestic imperial palace represents the supreme imperial power of the Tang Empire, but now it is shrouded in cold wind and cold rain. The civil and military ministers who swore their allegiance to His Majesty before have tears of sorrow and sorrow on their faces. How many eyes are full of joy?

So what if he is a loyal minister?

No matter how wise and powerful an emperor is, it will only take a few decades, and the soul will disappear. Who else will abide by the previous oath of allegiance?

All the lords of the glorious court and the palace, wiped off the painted paintings and stripped off their clothes, the souls inside are just walking corpses built by interests...

In the highest structure of power in this world, there is nothing right or wrong, good or evil, right and wrong, and the only thing left is the word interest.

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The emperor's funeral is such a big event that the world will collapse. The relatives of the emperor and the important officials of the court have entered the palace one after another. Leaked, most people in the city already know about it.

In the heavy rain, although there are soldiers guarding the gates of the fangs and not allowing residents to go out unless necessary, the people still kneel in their homes in the courtyards and on the streets, holding umbrellas and raincloths to burn paper money offerings Pay homage to the emperor.

The common people are grateful to His Majesty Li Er for his diligent administration, love for the people, and prosperity of all industries since he ascended the throne, which made the world stable, live and work in peace and contentment, and are also anxious about whether the old government can continue after the new emperor ascends the throne, and life will continue to be stable... With mixed feelings, weep The sound was so continuous that even the thunder and rain could not cover it up, and the whole Chang'an city was mourning in the wind and rain.

Cheng Yaojin received the news at the first time, and hurriedly gathered generals to raise their tents, with tears in their eyes, and first knelt down with the generals and school towards the palace to perform military salutes, then got up, glared at everyone, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty is doing great work, everyone in the world is the same!" Sad, this is the time for our soldiers to strictly observe military discipline, support the community, and do our best to serve you! Pass our military order and immediately take over the defense of the four gates. When you leave the city and enter the city, you must issue a survey and cooperation document from the Jingzhao Mansion. If someone breaks into the gate by force, you will be arrested on the spot , I don’t care if he is an important minister in the court or a relative of the emperor, whoever dares to resist will be killed without mercy!"

"promise!"

The generals responded with a bang.

The army should show toughness at this time, otherwise it will not be enough to stabilize the situation. How can it become the mainstay?Military orders are like mountains, and only by not showing favoritism or favoritism can we guard the country like a mountain.

At this time, every soldier acted on the basis of military orders, killing decisively, ignoring life and death, because they knew that they were the last barrier to the stability of the country.

The generals rushed out of the large tent of the Chinese army, jumped on their horses one after another, ignored the wind and rain, and rushed towards the gates of the assigned cities with their soldiers. Hooves clanged, thunder rumbled, and heavy rain poured down. The entire city of Chang'an Swords are on the verge of breaking out, and there is a siege.

……

Niu Jinda led the trilogy and soldiers under his command to attack eastward along Tianjie, left Yanximen, passed Buzhengfang, Pingkangfang, and arrived at Chunmingmen, where he was ordered to take over the defense.

The captain guarding the city was in a state of desperation, and the right Houwei army outside the city was approaching the city gate in the rain. He had already sent two groups of soldiers to warn the right Houwei not to approach the city gate, but the other party ignored them. Yu Chigong, one of the big "hunters", sits in the Youhou Guard Army, who dares to argue with him?

The school captain who was running around on the tower was suddenly startled by the sound of horseshoes in the rain, and ran to the battlements in three steps and two steps, leaned over and looked out of the city. Wei launched a surprise attack intending to attack the city...but there was no one left behind the city, and the vanguard of Youhou Wei was still tens of feet away.

A soldier ran up from the bottom of the city and shouted, "Report to Captain, Zuo Wuwei has been ordered to take over the city defense!"

"Take over the city defense?"

The lieutenant was stunned at first, and then furious: "These people really don't see the king's law in their eyes? There is no military order outside the city to attack the city gate, and the people inside the city dare to take over the city defense... Take over a hammer! This Chang'an City is the land of Gyeonggi, I have never heard of an army controlling the city defenses. It is simply ridiculous! Brothers, the knives are out of the sheath and the arrows are on the strings. I will go down and see who dares to falsely pass on Lu Guogong's military order. If he really dares to disregard the military law without repentance, I will take him. Human head!"

In the capital city of Chang'an, city defense is the most important thing, and it has always been controlled by the emperor's cronies, but even so, it has never been heard that anyone can take over all the defenses of Chang'an city alone—unless the emperor is tired of life, he dares to gather his own gates in the city. one hand.

This is the rule since ancient times.

He turned around and walked down the city, holding his waist knife in one hand, the soldiers who reported the letter hurriedly followed, after thinking for a while, he whispered dissuasion: "The captain should not be too angry, the one who came down from the city is Duke Langya..."

"Mother..." The lieutenant stumbled under his feet, and almost rolled down the steps on the side of the climbing path...

Who is Niu Jinda?Although this is Zuo Wuwei's second-in-command, he is the only second-in-command of the Duke of the Duke among the sixteen.Moreover, the friendship with the leader Cheng Yaojin is a fatal friendship, the kind that can entrust his wife and children, not only has great military exploits and reputation, but also almost unanimously believes that Niu Jinda will succeed Cheng Yaojin in the future as General Zuowuwei.

The point is that this guy has a more irritable temper than Cheng Yaojin. Cheng Yaojin is a "bad" and this one is a "violent". With such a big mistake, when His Majesty rewarded the ministers of Zhenguan, a county may not be able to be called Niu Jinda's achievements, and maybe a prince who is at the end of the crane may also...

Such a god of killing, I actually wanted to take the head of him just now?

Niu Jinda must not rebel if he is praying to God and worshiping Buddha now, otherwise the first thing he would do would be to chop off the head of him, the guarding captain, in order to completely occupy Chunmingmen...

Under the city, a group of powerful soldiers stood in the wind and rain, even though there was lightning and thunder, Niu Jinda sat upright on his horse, with the rain pouring down from the edge of his bamboo hat and coir raincoat, looking up at the majestic Chunming Gate in front of him with a stern expression.

(End of this chapter)