Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4252
The clouds are harvesting and the rain is coming, the cool breeze is blowing, and it is a bit cold in front of the Taiji Hall, but the monarch and his ministers are not sleepy, so they ask the servants to go to the imperial dining room to get two small dishes and a pot of fine wine, and sit on the stone steps in front of the hall to watch the bright lights Chang'an City, chatting about their concerns and drinking wine.

"Why does Your Majesty use Duke Wei so much? You need to know that when the late emperor was around, he always took precautions against Duke Wei. He would rather trust Hou Junji and his like to give him the right to lead the army to expand the territory than rely on the unparalleled strategy. Duke Wei."

Fang Jun respected Li Chengqian and asked a question that had puzzled him for a long time.

Li Jing's military strategy has long been recognized as the best in the world, but in fact, whether it is Emperor Gaozu or His Majesty Li Er, they are extremely cautious in using it. They often use it as an assistant to the commander, and never let him lead an army alone.

Among them, Fang Jun is well aware of the fear, but why did he change course when he came to Li Chengqian?
As the commander-in-chief of the Sixth Commander of the Eastern Palace, he even entrusted the reorganization power to Li Jing, which was almost equivalent to entrusting the lives of the entire Eastern Palace to Li Jing. Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Taizong did not dare to fully trust Li Jing, but Li Chengqian dared to entrust his life...

Li Chengqian smirked slightly: "Hou Junji?"

After taking a sip of wine, he said, "That's because Father is not afraid of Hou Junji's rebellion. Even if Hou Junji did come to that point in the end, Father wouldn't have suppressed him backhandedly? No one in this world has enough self-confidence. He is better than his father, but his self-confidence is not arrogance, he is sure. But Wei Gong can't, he is the best soldier in the world, and because of Jiufu Han's capture of tigers, he has a relationship with many former Sui officials What is involved, especially those generals who surrendered in the Sui Dynasty back then, how many people have not received the favor of Han Qinhu? Once Duke Wei raises the flag of rebellion, I don’t know how many people will be willing to follow the tail, and in a blink of an eye, the tail will never be lost, and the world will be in chaos. .”

"But why does His Majesty reuse it now?"

"To borrow a sentence you often say, the times have changed..."

Li Chengqian smiled, took a sip of wine, and his eyes became brighter: "Times have changed, heroes are getting old, and heroes have gray hair. Even though Duke Wei's military skills have become more and more sophisticated, the foundation in the army back then has long been excavated by Yinggong and others." , those remnants of the previous dynasty have long been dead, without a foundation, even if he rises up, who will cling to him?"

After a pause, he said with some emotion: "In the past, the number one military god in the world can only rely on my trust to lead the army today, and with my permission, let him obtain some meritorious service that can be used as the shadow of the family. , so, Wei Gong will only be loyal to me, how can there be half a rebellious heart?"

Fang Jun was silent for a moment, then clinked glasses again.

Filling up the empty wine glass, he sighed and said: "Your Highness has grown up and is no longer as indecisive and benevolent as before. Although the level of manipulating people's hearts is not as good as Emperor Taizong's, it is also better than many mediocre people in history books." The king is much stronger."

He admitted that what Li Chengqian said was indeed reasonable. Li Jing was suppressed by Emperor Taizong for so many years, and all the edges and corners and arrogance were gone. The rest is not so much about commanding the army to turn the tide and showing his ability, but rather about getting some meritorious service when he is old. , so that I can write books safely and steadily in my later years, and also give my family some shade.

But Li Chengqian was able to see this, and dared to believe in his own opinion without reservation, which was a bit surprising.

It can be seen that the environment can affect a person's character and ability.

Historically, Li Chengqian lived in fear every day. The coercion from His Majesty Li Er made him worry every moment that he would lose his position as the crown prince. His personality became withdrawn and his behavior became surly. At that time, full of despair, he embarked on the road of conspiracy that he himself knew was impossible to succeed.

That was the last time he showed his pride and blood to the father he respected and admired, but it was useless. The way of conspiracy completely chilled His Majesty Li Er's heart, and made this self-proclaimed "one emperor through the ages" unacceptable The son he educated by himself turned against him...

Who finally caused Li Chengqian's tragedy?
Li Chengqian's own character and ability are the basis of all this, but His Majesty Li Er's education methods and ways of doing things are also to blame.

His Majesty Li Er tirelessly strives to be a good emperor and a good father, so as to prevent his sons from repeating the mistakes of the "Xuanwu Gate Change". After his death, he fell one by one.

We can't blame Li Zhi for being too ruthless. He suddenly ascended to the throne with his status as neither heir nor elder. His name and words are not right, which seriously violates the universal law of Zong You's succession. If those who are qualified to aspire to the throne are cut off, how can they secure the throne?
Therefore, after violating the law of Zong You's succession, Li Zhi had to do what His Majesty Li Er did back then, but his methods were more subtle and clever, and he even pulled out Wu Meiniang, a cabinet backer.

But what Li Zhi didn't expect was that he used Wu Meiniang to completely cut off the Guanlong clan, making the imperial power as free as a bird and beast breaking out of a cage, but in the end Wu Meiniang, a hidden hunter, stole the fruits of victory...

History has inertia, so it has its inevitability, but it is full of countless accidents. When these accidents are connected together, they can in turn affect inevitability.

Therefore, there is no necessity in the world.

There are no absolutes in the universe.

*****
Yuwen Shi and others appeared and haunted all over Guanzhong like a ghost, connecting with generals from all sides. Hearing that the imperial court ordered Xue Wanche to cross the Wei River to cut off Yuchi Gong's retreat and Xue Wanche blatantly disobeyed the order, he immediately screamed that it was not good, and hurried straight to Chang'an City without stopping. Mo sneaked into the city with the grain boat, went around for a long time, went in and out of several mansions, and finally entered the Taiji Palace through a secret passage, and appeared under the Xuanwu Gate...

The windows of the city tower were slightly open, and the breeze was cool after the rain stopped. Even though Li Daozong was still in military uniform in the middle of the night, he obviously didn’t plan to sleep tonight. The duke is so free to come and go, where does he put the emperor's majesty? No matter what, we are the subjects after all, and we can't overdo it."

Yuwen Shiji took a sip of tea, leaned his body that was about to fall apart on the back of the chair, let out a long breath, waved his hands and said disapprovingly: "They have already rebelled, so how can we talk about the righteousness of monarchs and ministers? To dethrone the emperor, that is the greatest arrogance."

Then, without waiting for Li Daozong to refute, he stared at Li Daozong with piercing eyes, and asked, "I wonder how you think about what the old man mentioned last time?"

Li Daozong drank his tea and remained silent, apparently undecided.

Yuwen Shiji said anxiously: "If it's not because I don't want to give you time, the situation is really urgent and I can't afford to delay!"

Li Daozong thought for a while, and asked without answering: "Is Xue Wanche also one of yours?"

Yuwen Shiji sighed: "That's right, it's just that this idiot didn't obey the order to cross the Weishui River, which is obviously exposed. The Right Tunwei was invincible in destroying the city and pulling out the village during the Eastern Expedition. First-class, now that he has taken refuge in King Jin, how can His Majesty allow such a powerful army to hang in the north of the Wei River and be able to cross south and go straight to Chang'an at any time? So the imperial court must launch a counterattack in these two days. With the change, Yu Chigong is bound to be encircled and suppressed by all kinds of armies, and he is in danger. However, when Yu Chigong is destroyed, the imperial army is going straight to Tongguan. How can those mobs in Tongguan resist? Therefore, you are the one who can control the situation of the battle now, the king of the county. Whether the late emperor's long-cherished wish was wiped out or fulfilled is the decision of the county king alone."

Whether the outcome of the battle is determined or not, then after the King of Jin is established, Li Daozong will undoubtedly be the number one contributor to Conglong. Not only will he be able to become the military's number one in charge of the military power of the Tang Dynasty, but he will also be able to easily be promoted from the county king to the prince. However, all the civil and military ministers under the King of Jin are not as outstanding as Li Daozong's meritorious service.

Of course, Yu Wenshi knew that Li Daozong was a man, and it was absolutely impossible to use interests to drive him. It was absolutely impossible for Li Daozong to give up his position for the sake of interests.

But as His Majesty Li Er's most trusted sibling in the clan, he followed His Majesty Li Er's buttocks in Chang'an as a playboy when he was very young. Li Daozong respected and loved His Majesty Li Er unmatched.

Li Daozong can only be moved by moving out the will of His Majesty Li Er.

It's just a matter of loyalty and betrayal. After all, His Majesty is Li Chengqian. If he fails, Li Daozong doesn't care about life and death, but Li Daozong may not be willing to die on the charge of "rebellion"...

With the cool breeze blowing in from the window, Li Daozong remained silent, drinking tea one after another, and the atmosphere fell into silence for a while.

Yuwen Shiji knew that Li Daozong was fighting between heaven and man and weighing gains and losses in his heart at this moment, so he didn't urge him. After drinking two sips of tea, he leaned back on the chair and closed his eyes slightly. It's because the oil is exhausted, and after this incident, no matter whether he wins or loses, he probably won't have a good life for a few days.

It's just that the matter has come to this point, how can it not be fired when the arrow is on the string?

Since the death of Changsun Wuji, he has taken up the burden of Guan Long without hesitation, and has put life and death aside.If he succeeds, he is the leader of Guanlong, who is famous all over the world and will live with the country for hundreds of generations; if he fails, he will naturally die and his family will perish for a hundred years...

(End of this chapter)