Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4126
Embezzling Fang Jun's family property?
Cheng Yaojin doesn't know how to do this, he has never even thought about it, he and Fang Jun are close friends, although Fang Jun and Li Ji were very close before, but he knows Li Ji's cold and selfish nature best, Fang Jun and Fang Jun couldn't urinate in the same pot at all, even if they didn't part ways, they would still be alienated from each other.

But I am different. I have helped Fang Jun many times, and the court has also strongly supported them. The interests of the two parties are almost the same. Up to now, the Cheng family still has a fleet following the navy to sell goods to the Eastern and Southern Ocean countries, and they have made a lot of profits. .

Besides, even if he was greedy for Fang Jun's family business, his sons would not agree...

But since his father-in-law dared to covet Fang Jun's family property, and he was able to casually say it in front of him, it was obvious that he had already made up his mind about this matter.

It seems that the Shandong aristocratic family's support for King Jin is not ordinary, and it may reach the point of giving each other all their money, and relying on blessings and misfortunes...

Cheng Yaojin naturally knew the purpose of this father-in-law's coming today, but he kept silent, waiting for the other party to speak first.

There is a big difference between being active and being passive when you ask yourself and when someone mentions it to you...

Fortunately, Cui Xin is very satisfied with his son-in-law, so he didn't hide his cunning at this moment, and simply said bluntly: "The family has reached a consensus, and the Shandong family is united in one place to support Jin Wang's seizure of the heir. There is no retreat, the trip has already been made, and I hope my son-in-law will support me."

Cheng Yaojin was also very straightforward, shaking his head and said: "The crown prince is the heir of the country, and his name and righteousness lie in it. I have been entrusted by His Majesty with the responsibility of guarding the capital. How can I do such acts of conspiring against such rebellious officials and thieves? I advise Yuezhang not to You have to be bewitched by others, and if you make a mistake, you will be hated forever!"

The Shandong aristocratic family has been suppressed since the Sui Dynasty. They have been away from the center of the court for decades. "The position is extremely difficult, so it is understandable that he wants to take advantage of the current opportunity of the change of imperial power to take a risk and seek the greatest benefit.

But he, Cheng Yaojin, is already considered an extremely human minister, and it is impossible to become a prime minister, so why bother to take such a risk?
So he has been swaying between the prince and the king of Jin, and finally made the decision to stay out of the matter and not help each other. Anyway, no matter who is in power in the end, he needs to lead the Zuo Wuwei to control the situation. Even if there is no contribution from the dragon, the new emperor ascends the throne In terms of rewards for meritorious deeds, it is not bad.

Why bother to help King Jin?

It is necessary to know that the struggle for imperial power is the most cruel. The winner will certainly be honored as the Ninth Five-Year Great Treasure. Cheng Yaojin didn't want to get the prince's blood on his hands...

Cui Xin took a sip of his tea and said with a smile: "How could you send troops into the palace to kill the prince? It's just that you need to wait for the end no matter what the situation is."

Cheng Yaojin pondered for a while, but did not refuse outright. His father-in-law knew that he could still come to act as a lobbyist, obviously there were other reasons, so he looked at the other party and said nothing.

Let's talk about the conditions, but he doesn't think the other party can give him the benefits that make him change his mind...

Cui Xin put down his teacup and said calmly: "The king of Jin promised that after he ascended the throne, he will follow the example of the previous emperor's old feudal world. Princes and meritorious men can go to the fiefs to build their own country, screen the center of the feudal clan, and the descendants will forever guard the feudal state for generations to serve as the country's fence. I have obtained the land of Shandong for you."

No matter how determined Cheng Yaojin's mind was, he couldn't help but widen his eyes and feel shocked at this moment.

Feudal world ah!
As Fang Jun said in the poem back then, "Looking for a prince three thousand miles away", who is a man and a man who is not ambitious and arrogant?Now he is still the Duke of the state, only one step away from the king, but in the age when different surnames are not allowed to be king, this step will never be taken.

If it is really possible to feudalize a place and be king forever... who can remain indifferent?
Back then when His Majesty wanted to implement the policy of feudalism, the reason why the Zhenguan officials in the court and the princes and princes in the clan opposed it was not because everyone was indifferent to fame and wealth, but because they all saw His Majesty's temptation, no matter how tempted they were, they had to sternly reject it, otherwise Was identified by His Majesty as possessing the ambition of enforcing borderlands, do you want to die?

But now is a real opportunity. The king of Jin relied on Shandong and Jiangnan to ascend to the throne, and he must rely on these two great clans to secure his court and secure his throne. Any promises will be fulfilled!

The land of feudal Shandong... Isn't that the proper "King of Lu"?
King of a country!

Cheng Yaojin breathed heavily, suppressed his frantic heartbeat, and looked at Cui Xin with burning eyes.

At this moment, I don't care if the other party covets Fang Jun's property, whether I will become the other party's accomplice in embezzling Fang Jun's length...

Itching intolerable.

At this moment, some personal soldiers entered the room and reported: "Commander, His Royal Highness the Prince sent someone to invite the commander to enter the palace to have an audience."

"Oh, I see."

He responded, and when the soldiers withdrew, Cheng Yaojin poured tea for Cui Xin and said, "It's not because I don't believe in Yue Zhang, nor is it because I'm indifferent to the matter of cracking the soil to make the king... It's just that the prince is the righteous one. Supporting the King of Jin is tantamount to plotting rebellion. In the history of thousands of years, there must be stains and stigmata. I can't push the descendants of the Cheng family into the fire pit for the benefit of the moment."

Cui Xin said indifferently: "My son-in-law can rest assured. Your Majesty's love for the King of Jin is known to everyone in the court and the public. It is not a secret that he wanted to appoint the King of Jin as the heir several times. How can there be no will left behind? There must be a will."

Cheng Yaojin thought for a while, but still felt that he should be more cautious: "Just the will is not enough. Although the prince is cowardly, he has never made a big mistake, and his reputation for benevolence is quite popular. This is the reason why His Majesty has not been easy to reserve , suddenly there is a will to depose him, and the people of the world may not believe it."

Pay attention to the integrity of everything, and want to depose the prince just because of the will. Do you really think that everyone in the world is a fool?

These days, although the imperial court is controlled by aristocratic families, family interests are often put first, and morality, benevolence and righteousness are just lip service, but there is still no shortage of people who claim to be loyal, upright, strong, benevolent and righteous, and want to rely on a letter that does not know whether it is true or false. The so-called will to depose the crown prince is a matter of course, it is wishful thinking.

The strength of the Eastern Palace is not weak at all, but the Sixth Commander of the Eastern Palace is already a powerful army under the command of Li Jing. Although the Right Tunwei is now under the control of Li Daozong, Fang Jun's old troops are all up and down. As long as Fang Jun raises his arms and shouts , there must be a crowd of responders, not to mention that Li Daozong has always been close to the prince, who knows if he will turn his back on the battle and completely stand by the prince's side?
If there are some self-proclaimed righteous people who add bricks and tiles, even if Jin Wang has the support of Shandong and Jiangnan, the winning rate may not be great.

Overall, the risks are too great.

Cui Xin still looked calm, and said slowly: "Don't worry, how can you do it without a teacher? At the beginning, His Majesty fell from a horse in the Liaodong Army and was seriously injured. During that time, someone was ordered by the prince to offer His Majesty the medicine of Dan Mercury, which was highly poisonous. Killing His Majesty, His Majesty is still aware of this matter. With all the witnesses and material evidence, how can His Majesty allow the prince to be the heir of the empire? It's just that the Guanlong mutiny at that time caused chaos in the whole Guanzhong, resulting in the collapse of the country and the ups and downs of the court. Therefore, I have to put aside the matter of easy storage for the time being, and take care of state affairs carefully. But your majesty is far-sighted, how can you not make preparations in advance and leave a will to pass the throne to King Jin?"

Cheng Yaojin's mind was shocked, and he understood in an instant: "Chu Suiliang?"

Cui Xin nodded and said: "At the beginning in the Liaodong Army, it was Chu Suiliang who was coerced by the crown prince to offer His Majesty the medicine of elixir with hidden poisons, but Chu Suiliang found out that he couldn't bear to harm His Majesty, so he confessed everything. Your Majesty has a deep love for the calf. Even though he knows that the prince has done such unfaithful, unfilial, wolf-hearted things, he still wants to give the prince a good death... Alas, the heart of a father who loves his son is amazing. It's just that the prince is vicious , not only did not repent, but intensified, colluded with the monks who were alchemists for His Majesty, and secretly increased the dose of arsenic by more than ten times, causing His Majesty to faint twice, which is a pity."

Cheng Yaojin didn't believe a word of this, it wasn't quite logical.

He had met that monk a few times before, but His Majesty Li Er got it from somewhere, and he trusted him, how could he be bought by the prince?What's more, the alchemy is not only performed by the monk alone, but also by many Taoist priests. It is not allowed to increase poisons such as arsenic by one and a half minutes, let alone ten times?
But now that monk must have fallen into the hands of the King of Jin, San Mushita naturally said what he wanted him to say, plus Chu Suiliang and his Majesty's confidants fought back... Not to mention the number of believers, it's just a matter of reason It already makes sense.

That's it.

How can there be so much right and wrong?In the end, it's just that the winner is king and the loser is bandit, as long as the reasoning makes sense, as for whether the reasoning is true or not...it's not that important.

He nodded and said: "Since that's the case, I'll go into the palace now, and I have to appease the prince. You also let Jin Wang's side hurry up, and things will change later."

As for King Jin, Yu Chigong, Xiao Yu, Chu Suiliang and others are all in the Tai Chi Palace, how could they raise their troops to revolt...Since Cui Xin has come to his side to lobby, presumably at this moment King Jin and others Already escaped from Tai Chi Palace.

If it is blocked by a mere palace wall, what is the talk of usurping it against the other side and achieving the hegemony of Huangtu?
Moreover, he also believed that His Majesty Li Er must have left behind to assist King Jin with the opportunity and ability to fight back in an unfavorable situation...

Sending Cui Xin away, Cheng Yaojin put on his armor under the service of his own soldiers, and ordered: "Go and inform General Niu and my Dalang that there is no order from me to tell them not to act rashly. If you can stick to the city gate, you can't go out to fight."

"Here!"

"No matter whose military order it is, you must not obey it before I return from Taiji Palace, and anyone who disobeys the order will be executed!"

"Here!"

After a series of military orders were issued and everything was arranged, Cheng Yaojin put on his helmet and armor, and led dozens of soldiers on horseback to the Tai Chi Palace in the rain.

The iron hooves of the war horse clanged and roared on the streets paved with bluestone slabs, and the rain splashed a mist from the trampling on the ground. The menacing and murderous aura spread far away in the quiet rainy night. .

The flames of war are raging, and it is unknown where this most powerful city in the world will go, and how many people will be swept into this battle for succession.

In the prosperous and prosperous age, living and working in peace and contentment, everything may disappear with the passing of His Majesty Li Er, and the world is very likely to fall into the chaos of the late Sui Dynasty again.

Born in troubled times, the people are like worthless grass, humbler than a dolphin dog...

(End of this chapter)