Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4381 Touching the Bottom Line
Inside the Hall of Martial Virtue, the lights are as bright as day.

A group of civil and military ministers surrounded Li Chengqian and sat in the hall, the sound of gunshots outside was like beans, continuous, and the sound of fighting could be faintly heard even from a long distance away.

Many less courageous people are sitting on pins and needles...

Li Chengqian looked as usual, and even ordered him to serve fragrant tea, greeted the ministers to drink tea, and served snacks to satisfy their hunger.As the emperor, he was proud and happy to have so many courtiers by his side when the rebel army approached the city, no matter what the reason was.

The emperor is aloof and controls the life and death of all people in the world, so he is called "the lonely family", but who really wants to be the "lonely family"?

At the time of success or failure in life and death, someone can be by his side to share weal and woe and never give up. This can prove that Li Chengqian is not a failure...

Very pleased.

Li Ji noticed that the emperor was in a good mood, but he still dutifully reminded in a low voice: "Your Majesty, although the Duke of Yue led troops into the palace and defeated the rebels, Li Daozong and Yu Chigong have already captured the meeting place of Chengtianmen and are launching a counterattack , The battle situation may be repeated at any time, Your Majesty should also be prepared, if the right guards are unable to resist the rebels, they will quickly withdraw from the secret road."

He has fought for half his life, and he knows the truth of fierce battles and the impermanence of the world. Many times, the situation that seems to be a short distance away from victory turns sharply and quickly collapses. The difference between life and death, victory or defeat, is unpredictable.

Li Chengqian nodded happily: "Don't worry, Mr. Ying, I'm not a stubborn person like Xiang Yu, let alone the domineering one who would rather die than cross Jiangdong and plot a comeback. If the situation is not good, I will immediately escape from the secret road. Keep Qingshan here, I am not afraid of running out of firewood, as long as I am still alive, as long as you and other loyal ministers are still loyal to Guozuo, even if I return to Hexi, I will be able to regroup and contact the people with lofty ideals in the world to counterattack Chang'an. The rebels are proud, but sooner or later they will be defeated by the law of heaven, in my heart There are many."

Li Ji was completely relieved: "It is true that Goujian is condescending to be a thief, but his steadfastness and determination to finally turn defeat into victory and wash away his humiliation is even more famous and admirable. Your Majesty understands this truth."

Xu Jingzong on the opposite side heard the dialogue between the monarch and his ministers, and he also quite agreed: "It is said that the only way to die is through the ages. In fact, sometimes it is easy to die, and it is a hero to live in the face of setbacks."

It is not impossible for him to get to where he is today, becoming the head of the six ministers of the Ministry of Rites, one of the ministers of the dynasty, and eventually becoming the head of the ministers. The army withdrew from Chang'an and fled to Hexi to establish a separate regime. He was still a high-ranking official and held great power.

But what if Li Chengqian's heart is weak and can't bear the blow of the fall of Chang'an and the loss of orthodoxy, and just dies with a glass of poisoned wine under the collapse, what should we do?

Once King Jin ascends to the throne, he, an important bureaucrat who was "promoted" by Li Chengqian, will never have good fruit to eat, and he will be sent three thousand miles at every turn...

Three thousand miles, how far is that?

Goguryeo in the east, Hanhai in the north, Luntai City in the west, and Qiongzhou in the south... Well, it would be better if it were Qiongzhou. After all, the Datang Navy has already built a military port in Qiongzhou, and the entire Qiongzhou is almost owned by the navy. In the world, with his relationship with Fang Jun, he is at ease there.

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Li Junxian, dressed in armor, walked quickly into the main hall: "His Royal Highness, I will meet you outside the palace of Duke Yue!"

Since Li Daozong led the army to rebel and entered the palace, he led the elite of the "Hundred Cavalry Division" to resist the rebels together with the imperial guards in the palace. There were bloody battles and endless fights. He only rested for a short time and was already exhausted.

Now the right guard guard entered the palace and defeated the rebels who besieged Wude Palace, so that he and his extremely exhausted soldiers could rest for a while...

All the officials in the hall fell silent.

Li Chengqian said: "Xuan!"

Li Junxian: "No!"

Exit after saluting.

Li Chengqian, on the other hand, stood up unexpectedly, and walked out to meet the gate of the palace after taking the throne: "My dear friends, welcome the Duke of Yue together with me!"

Regardless of the shock in their hearts, the ministers of the cultural relics hurriedly got up one after another, surrounded Li Chengqian, and greeted Fang Jun who strode in from the gate of the palace...

Fang Jun is dressed in dark mountain armor, which makes his slender body appear thick and muscular. He walks in full of momentum, his thick eyebrows are like knives and his eyes are like bright stars, and the short mustache on his lips is becoming more and more heroic. The back of the palace was a little surprised to be greeted by Li Chengqian and other ministers, but the astonishment on his face was fleeting.

Li Chengqian fell five steps away and knelt down on one knee: "Chen Fangjun came late to save you, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Li Chengqian stepped forward, stretched out his hands to hold Fang Fangjun's shoulders, and supported him slightly with a little force, with a look of relief on his face, he looked up and down, and said with concern: "Aiqing sneaked out of the Xuanwu Gate in case of danger." Taking over Youtunwei, defeated Chai Zhewei, Yin Qinzhou and other rebels one after another, and captured Xuanwu Gate to rescue him. Are there any wounds?"

In a word, Fang Jun's first contribution in this mutiny was established.

All the ministers in the palace had mixed feelings in their hearts. It is obviously impossible not to be jealous. With such a credit, no matter who is in the future, he will secure the position of the head of Zaifu, but Fang Jun really turned the tide. It is only natural to be so respected by His Majesty.

It's just that when everyone looked at Fang Jun, who was supported by His Majesty himself, and who met His Majesty's eyes, they were full of emotions besides envy and jealousy.

That heavy suit of armor supported the merits of upholding the sky, and also paved the way for Fang Jun's unrivaled feats. In the past, the dude who was jokingly called one of the "Four Evils of Chang'an" accomplished it under everyone's attention. Transformation, step by step to today.

Everyone knows that "the prodigal son will never change his money", but such a huge difference like Fang Jun is still rare in the world...

Amid the ups and downs of everyone's hearts, Li Chengqian took Fang Jun's hand and returned to the main seat, wanting to let Fang Jun sit beside him, this is the treatment that a hero should have.

But Fang Jun had a frightened look on his face, and he couldn't refuse.

Now that he has achieved great feats, he no longer knows how much jealousy he has provoked. If he doesn't know how to restrain himself, he will inevitably be enemies all over the court... People's hearts are always like this. People who "hate the rich" have existed in ancient and modern times. then exempt.

Seeing that Fang Jun insisted on refusing to sit beside him, Li Chengqian was also in a dilemma. The closest ones to him were Li Ji and Xu Jingzong. Liu Jie was unwell and rested in the side hall, so he couldn't add another seat beside Li Ji, right?

Even though Fang Jun's current status, power, and meritorious service are all leaders in the court, there is still a big gap from Li Ji, who is the "No. 1 in the court". ...

"Your Majesty, I haven't seen the Duke of Yue for a long time, so please add a seat to me so that I can get closer to the Duke of Yue."

Xu Jingzong's fat face was round and amiable when he smiled, and he didn't see any insidiousness in his belly. He was able to finally achieve the achievement of being the head of the prime minister with the humble position of "Eighteen Scholars of the Prince of Qin's Mansion", at least his affinity was not a problem at all.

People can't be seen.

Li Chengqian glanced at Xu Jingzong who had solved the embarrassing situation, and said with a smile: "Alright, it's rare that you as colleagues have such a deep friendship, very good, very good."

Officials in the same office should be familiar with and intimate with each other, but because of this, they often breed embarrassment because of their interests. On the face, they are joking about hello and me, but secretly wish they could stab you to death with a knife...

It is indeed rare for Xu Jingzong to relieve Fang Jun's embarrassment in front of the ministers, and to appear close to each other.

Xu Jingzong smiled like a chrysanthemum with his old face and fat face, and he was even more delighted in his heart. His Majesty's two "very nice" clearly praised his knowledge and interest.

As for putting Fang Jun above himself...is that still a problem?

For so many days as a colleague in the academy, he has already seen that Fang Jun is ruthless and scheming. If he hadn't seen that the situation was not good and obediently joined Fang Jun, he would not know how he would be persecuted now. Look at Fang Jun who has always been against Fang Jun Chu Suiliang's fellow, not only can't get along in the academy, but also loses his face because of the trouble, and he is not a human being inside and outside...

After everyone was seated, Li Chengqian asked the servants to serve Fang Jun with fragrant tea and pastries. After Fang Jun took a sip of tea, he asked, "What's the situation outside?"

Fang Jun put down his teacup, and glanced at the concerned faces of the courtiers in the hall. Before he could speak, he saw Li Junxian who had just walked out and walked back quickly, and came to Li Chengqian to report: "Report to Your Majesty , Just now a scout sent back news from outside the Chengtian Gate that the Shandong private army was defeated outside the Mingde Gate. The [-] rebels completely collapsed, and most of them fled outside the city. Some of them followed Cui Xin into the city from Mingde Gate. Because the morale of the defeated soldiers was weak and the morale of the army collapsed, after entering the city, the organization failed and could not be restrained. caught in a war..."

"what?"

"No reason!"

"Is King Jin crazy?"

"Chang'an is the capital of the emperor and the foundation of the country. How can we use troops to cause disaster and ruin lives!"

"The traitor has no conscience, the world will not tolerate it!"

The officials in the hall were startled and angry, and they scolded one after another, and there was a commotion in the hall.

This time the king of Jin raised troops, no matter from which point of view, it was nothing more than a mutiny, fighting for the throne and Zhengshuo, not a battle to destroy the country.The two sides must control the war within a certain range, and cannot do whatever they want unscrupulously, otherwise, even if the mutiny is successful, how will they get the support of the government and the opposition to secure the throne?

Therefore, apart from their personal interests, the ministers of the court and the central government did not feel repulsive about who would win in the end. Anyway, they are all the sons of Emperor Taizong, so what does it matter who goes up and who goes down?

However, Jin Wang's military chaos in Chang'an and the poisoning of the imperial capital are absolutely intolerable. This has already touched everyone's bottom line.

(End of this chapter)