Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4138 Heart repeats
Ma Zhou pondered without saying a word, feeling uncertain in his heart.

If it is said that Li Ji's words are all from the bottom of his heart, it seems to be convincing. After all, as Li Ji himself said, he has acted in an upright manner for so many years, and there is no need to work hard on the matter of seizing the heir. Just like... But then again, does Li Ji really have no selfishness at all, and would rather take the risk of offending the future emperor to serve the public wholeheartedly and prepare for the future of the Tang Dynasty wholeheartedly?

Not necessarily...

Li Ji's conversation seemed to end here. He sighed and waved his hands: "It's up to people to do everything. It's enough to be ashamed of everything. Why do you need others to understand and accept it? That's it. Let's reply to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, literally and honestly."

Ma Zhou had no choice but to get up and say goodbye.

Watching Ma Zhou go out, Li Ji pondered for a moment, poured out the tea in the teapot, took out some tea leaves from a porcelain jar, put them into the teapot, poured the boiling water on the stove, brewed a pot of tea again, and sipped it slowly, From time to time, pick up a piece of pastry and put it in your mouth.

The wind and rain outside the window, the voices of people in the main hall are noisy, but the world in this side hall is quiet and leisurely, as if it is out of tune with this world...

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When Ma Zhou returned to Wude Hall, he happened to see Cui Dunli sitting under the crown prince wearing a half-wet official robe, drinking hot tea and saluting each other. He repeated the conversation word for word, without adding any subjective opinions of his own, so as not to affect the prince's judgment.

Li Chengqian's face was ugly, but he didn't get angry. He was self-cultivated. With Li Ji's current status and power, even if he, the crown prince, had already ascended the throne, he would not dare to ignore him lightly. Expressing anger and dissatisfaction?
No matter how upset, I can only endure it.

Cui Dunli picked up the handkerchief and wiped his hands, and comforted Li Chengqian: "The British prince has always been fair and upright, and he keeps his promises. Since he said so, he will not easily fall to the rebels. This is already a promise. And the best news."

Ma Zhou heard Cui Dunli's meaning behind his words, so he asked, "The meaning of keeping the covenant is that the rebels are nothing to worry about right now?"

Cui Dunli nodded, and added: "The premise is that the rest of the Sixteenth Guards will not respond to the rebels. With the strength of the Right Marquis Guards alone, they are definitely not the opponents of the Sixth Commander of the Eastern Palace."

In fact, the opponent of Donggong Liuzhao is not only Youhouwei. Although Yu Chigong is brave and his soldiers are also elite soldiers, his army is seriously lacking in armor, armor, weapons and supplies, and its combat power has been reduced by more than [-]%. How can we fight well? Pass the well-equipped East Palace Six Rate?
Otherwise, at this moment, the crown prince would not be allowed to sit safely in this Tai Chi Palace. He would have tried to get through the Xuanwu Gate a long time ago, and escaped to the Hexi area...

Li Ji hopes that this battle will bring all the factions in the empire into a melee, and eventually only the most powerful one will be left. From then on, the imperial power will be stable, and the central decree can be issued to the localities, instead of the previous powerful families who ruled the localities independently.

The goal of the East Palace is also roughly the same. Since this crisis is inevitable, then look for opportunities in the crisis, and the battle will decide the world...

Ma Zhou understood that what Cui Dunli meant was that no one among the sixteen guards would respond to King Jin's attack on Taiji Palace at this moment. As long as the current crisis is over, it will be useless even if someone follows King Jin in the future. .

So now the Donggong's strategy is very obvious, just gather around and fight for aid, just wait for the powerful troops from all over the world to gather in Chang'an...

Before the Guanlong mutiny, the clans of Longyou, Hedong and other places had to enter Guanzhong under the coercion of Guanlong. As in the past, he controlled the place arbitrarily, this time, he probably wanted to lure the elites of Shandong and Jiangnan to Guanzhong, annihilate them one by one, once and for all.

You must know that regardless of the former Sui Dynasty or the current dynasty, the development of the land in the south of the Yangtze River has been extremely large-scale, and the proportion of grain and fodder taxes is increasing. It can be described as a fertile land and a land of fish and rice. The aristocrats and centers of various places have never really had the decision-making power over these two rich lands.

Otherwise, at the end of the Sui Dynasty, when the Longmen Clan of the Guan Dynasty had a faint heart of disobedience, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty would not have gone to the south of the Yangtze River in a dragon boat to deceive people's eyes and ears to pray for the assistance of the Jiangnan gentry. After being rejected by the Jiangnan gentry, he even had to stay in Jiangdu. Back to Chang'an...

The empire is neither the empire of the emperor, nor the empire of the people of the world, but the empire of powerful families.

In the eyes of the aristocratic family, all the emperors of the ninety-five years are nothing more than dead bones in the tomb. When they are abandoned, they are like flipping the ears of their hands; the common people in the world are nothing more than pigs, dogs, cattle and sheep. A high-ranking son of a family...

It is rare for a child from a poor family like him to ascend to the current high position, and it must be a great opportunity.

It should be known that the term "poor family" does not refer to those ordinary people in the head of Guizhou, but to families that have declined or have not yet risen. It is absolutely impossible for those real ordinary people to counterattack and ascend to high positions in such a social environment, no matter how shocking they are. Absolutely beautiful, she was brutally strangled when she was just emerging.

The world is so big, resources are limited, and the existing clans have been divided up unevenly and fights often break out. How can we allow Qianshou to rise and have the opportunity to become a new clan?
With his thoughts turned, Ma Zhou said to Li Chengqian: "Since the British Duke will not get involved for the time being, tomorrow we will hold a 'big burial' according to the procedure. His Highness will recite the sacrificial rites and accept the visits of all officials. It's not too late for the rebels."

Li Chengqian nodded heavily: "In this case, I will thank you dear friends. Now that the empire is in turmoil and the rebel army is imminently entering the capital, you can still help and work hard. I am very pleased. I hope that you can help Gu to overcome the difficulties. Great victory every day, no stinginess in rewarding meritorious deeds!"

Everyone said: "This is the duty of ministers and others. I dare not be praised by Your Highness."

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Chang'an City is large in scale and stretches of squares, and it is still more than enough for a million people to live here. However, the [-] soldiers of Zuo Wuwei with their luggage and horses suddenly gathered in one place, but it also caused a huge congestion for a while.

Under the heavy rain, the soldiers had no place to shelter, and the tents were so densely packed that they could not accommodate so many soldiers. Cheng Yaojin simply ordered the requisition of the houses and warehouses in the West City, and expelled all the shopkeepers and clerks of the shops, making The entire West City turned into a huge military camp.

The expelled shopkeepers and fellows left in a panic, but all the neighborhoods have been guarded and strictly prohibited from entering and leaving. These people have no home to return to, so they can only flee to a place far away from the flames of war in Qinglongfang, cowering under the walls of the workshop and letting the heavy rain Wet all over, panicking like a bereaved dog.

Fortunately, the Six Commanders of the East Palace and You Houwei were fighting fiercely outside the Chengtian Gate. The order in the city was chaotic, and no one came to drive them away...

Cheng Chumo led his subordinates back from Jinguang Gate, galloped all the way to the vicinity of the West City, waved the horsewhip to disperse the messy soldiers blocking the road, and bypassed piles of random piles of military equipment, and finally arrived at Cheng Yaojin's commander-in-chief Flicking the stirrup from the saddle, he dismounted from the horse and rushed into the tent with big strides.

As soon as he entered the tent, he saw his father with his helmet on, holding a candle and observing carefully in front of a large map on the wall. He was startled by Cheng Chumo's sudden intrusion, and turned around to shout and curse. When he saw clearly that it was his own son, he just scolded: "What a shame, what a shame!"

Cheng Chumo turned a deaf ear, grabbed the kettle on the table and drank a big gulp, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and then he took a breath, and asked loudly: "The king of Jin gathered the right Houwei and other troops to attack the city and threaten the capital. What is father? Order to let go of the gates of the city and allow them to drive straight in? Now Youhouwei and the Six Commanders of the East Palace are fighting fiercely outside the Taiji Palace, entering the palace at every turn to subvert the imperial power, and Gang is always in chaos!"

Cheng Yaojin stood in front of the map without moving, but put down the arm holding the candle, and asked with a frown: "You have also read the edict of the late emperor and the edict of the king of Jin, why do you ask such a question? As soldiers, how can we ignore it?" Did the late emperor act recklessly in the edict?"

Cheng Chumo's eyes widened and he said, "The King Jin has come up with a so-called will, do you believe it to be true?"

Cheng Yaojin asked back: "Then how do you prove that the edict is false?"

Cheng Chumo choked for a moment, thinking that this is not obvious, if Jin Wang really had the last emperor's edict, he should have brought it out long ago, why wait until now?But the words came to his lips and swallowed back.

Because he found that this is actually not a problem, even if King Jin really had the late emperor’s edict, and he was surrounded by princelings’ minions in the Taiji Palace, taking out the edict rashly would not only fail to become a guarantee for enthronement, but would lead to a fatal disaster—— Even if the crown prince thinks that the brotherhood will not harm him, those officials of the East Palace must kill the grass and kill the king of Jin to prevent future troubles.

It is really reasonable for the King of Jin to escape from the Taiji Palace and then take out the imperial edict to gather the right Marquis Wei to read out the call to crusade against the prince...

Before Cheng Yaojin walked back to the table, he put the candles on the candlestick, sat down and asked again: "Have you read that document? Tell me your thoughts."

Cheng Chu opened his mouth silently, but couldn't speak.

He previously believed that the call to action was fabricated out of thin air, and the purpose was naturally to endorse King Jin's rebellious behavior, which was really unbelievable.But now calm down and think about it carefully, there may not be no real elements in it...

For example, the proclamation accused the prince of bribing and intimidating Chu Suiliang to poison the late emperor in the Liaodong army.

At the beginning, His Majesty faked his death in order to confuse the Guan Longmen Clan and condone their rebellion. At that time, there were many speculations that His Majesty Li Er used Guan Long's hand to achieve the abolition of the reserve. Unwilling to take risks and poison His Majesty Li Er, His Majesty Li Er resorted to tricks and allowed Guan Long to abolish the crown prince, which also makes sense...

(End of this chapter)