Tiantang Splendid

Although he lost face several times by Li Ji, Liu Ji was more courageous in the Vietnam War, and he was not afraid. At this moment, facing Li Ji, he was not allowed to warn Cheng Yaojin, but wanted to comfort him. After the trial, Li Chengqian said: "Your Majesty, it is absolutely impossible! Cheng Yaojin relies on his military merits, has no eyes on the county king, acts recklessly, sits and watches the rebels rebel and stands aside, how can it be done by a minister? Not to mention several times The vacillation between His Majesty and the rebels, and his weak position, is enough to show that he is shameless and has no bottom line. This time, the march is even more procrastinating to intimidate His Majesty. If His Majesty not only does not order punishment, but sends an order to appease, then what is the law of the country? ? How can those loyal people who sacrificed their lives for the sake of the stability of the country and the sake of His Majesty treat themselves? I dare you, Your Majesty, please think twice!"

These words were righteous and strict, and combined with Liu Jigang's upright and majestic appearance, he did have the air of an admonishing minister. Suddenly, it seemed that Wei Zheng had come back to life, and there was silence in the Wude Hall.

This is the character of a civil servant!
Xu Jingzong rolled his eyes, got up quickly, bowed to the ground, and said with emotion: "What Liu Shizhong said is reasonable, although Yinggong is a minister of the minister, he is not impartial, just because he was born in the army, he has a lot of influence on the military. Yongrong, Cheng Yaojin has worked with him for many years and has a deep friendship with him, so he turned black and white and spoke out to save him, such a self-serving faction, but I don't know where the county king will be placed?"

He was raised by the emperor to deal with civil servants, he knew this clearly, but it didn't mean that the emperor was willing to see him on the side of the military.

The path of his rise determines that it is difficult to please both civil and military sides, so why bother to praise the stinky feet of the military?
It's better to be a real lonely minister. We have neither literature nor martial arts in our eyes. We only have the emperor in our eyes...

What's more, he has been angry with Liu Ji many times, but now he echoes Liu Ji's words, giving people a fair image of "doing things wrong to people", instead of a mad dog under the emperor biting people everywhere.Anyway, he made up his mind to flatter the emperor at the top and obey his orders, and to befriend Fang Jun at the bottom and obey his words, so as to ensure a stable position.

Liu Jie glanced at Xu Jingzong, who was filled with righteous indignation, in surprise. He didn't know why this mad dog agreed with him, but he didn't need to think about it for a while, as long as he stood by himself and targeted Li Ji.

Naturally, he was not targeting Li Ji, but wanted to completely separate the civil and military sides. The most important thing about imperial power is balance. If the civil and military parties are in harmony, the emperor may not be able to sleep at night.

Of course, the more important thing is that as long as I can become the banner of civil servants against the military, I can not only consolidate my own interests, but also ensure that my position will not be shaken. No matter who comes and goes in the court, I will stand still...

Facing the criticisms from the two representatives of the civil official group, Li Ji took it lightly, smiled and refused to argue.

He can see clearly now that the emperor in front of him is indeed kind-hearted and soft-hearted, and lacks courage and assertiveness, but he is definitely not a fool. He is willing to delegate power, and is more willing to hand things over to people he trusts.

What Cheng Yaojin thinks is actually not that important, what is important is that the current situation must not push Cheng Yaojin to Jin Wang's side, if Cheng Yaojin can be completely won over, what's the point of letting go of the past and sending an order to appease him?
As an emperor, one must consider the overall situation. What is the overall situation?

The biggest overall situation is to be able to continue to sit on the emperor's position. As long as it is beneficial to secure the throne and wipe out the rebels, what does it matter who is loyal and who is traitorous?
Loyalty, treachery, good and evil have never been the criteria for those in power to measure...

Li Chengqian glanced over the faces of the officials in the hall one by one, and finally fell on the face of Li Xiaogong who had been silent all the time: "Please trouble Wang Shu to go through this matter, and you must be comforted, and you must make him know when he is lost." ,Rehabilitation."

Li Xiaogong nodded: "My minister obeys the order."

Liu Ji was a little disappointed, but since His Majesty has made a decision, naturally he can't stalk him, but getting Zhang Liang's support today can be regarded as opening a gap in the military.

Although Zhang Liang is now the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, he is one of the ministers of Zhenguan after all, and he is considered an important figure in the military no matter what...

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The Tianjie, which is tens of feet wide, has long been a huge flesh and blood mill. The Navy's Modao team marched like a wall, and the Modao was like a forest. Flying, blood spurting, a dense layer of rebel corpses under the feet, the blood was washed away by the rain, diluted and mixed together to form a stream, flowing freely.

The mouth under the armor of Mo Dao's hand was wide open, panting heavily, the hands holding Mo Dao tightly were already numb, the muscles on his arms were sore and tired, the rainwater mixed with the sweat from the gap of the armor, had already The inner clothes were soaked, and every time I raised the knife or swung the knife, I had to grit my teeth and fight hard. The long-term killing not only made the mind bear the huge magic power to resist the feeling of vomiting, but also endured the physical fatigue. .

Killing is not a pleasant thing...

Liu Rengui was wearing a coir raincoat and was commanding from the rear. Faced with such a stalemate, his face was dignified. No matter how elite the Modao team was, they would inevitably be powerless in the face of the tide-like enemies. Xingming's frenzied charge tried to break away from the Modao team blocking Tianjie. Whether it was trying to return to the south of the city to escape, or to break through the formation and make meritorious deeds, this mob burst out with unparalleled ferocious combat power.

From ancient times to the present, the land of Qingqi has produced strong troops, and the land of Yanzhao has many strong men. The children of Shandong have always been generous and tragic and marched forward. Even the private army of aristocrats who have never been organized and trained can still rely on strong personal force. Quality makes up for the lack of strategy and tactics. Facing a desperate situation at this moment, each one lives to death and goes forward one after another.

No matter how wide the Tianjie is, it is only a long street in the city. There are many neighbors on both sides and the walls are everywhere, which is not conducive to the army to attack and fight. The heavy rain restricts the use of firearms. The two sides are facing each other on this Tianjie. , At a stalemate, no one can do anything for a while.

This is beneficial to the Shandong private army, but Liu Rengui cannot delay it.

He sternly asked the school lieutenant beside him: "Why did Duke Wu'an fail to enter the city for reinforcements?"

It stands to reason that Cheng Yaojin has already retreated to Xianyang Bridge, and there is no threat in the south of the city. Xue Wanche can lead his army into the city to attack Chengtianmen. Even if he is worried about Zheng Rentai, he can also order Zheng Rentai to lead his army into the city. How could Liu Rengui not be angry when there was no reinforcements at dawn?
Now Yu Chigong and Li Daozong are attacking the Hall of Wude together, and the original guards of the Hall of Wude have been exhausted, so they can only rely on the right guard to resist. The right guard first experienced an internal rebellion. Defeating the traitors will inevitably lead to heavy losses, and some soldiers and horses must be set aside to guard the Xuanwu Gate. It is conceivable that the number of troops who can enter the palace to support the Wude Palace is limited, and it will not exceed 5000 people.

With such a small force, facing the combined siege of Yu Chigong and Li Daozong's troops, it would definitely be stretched to defend the long defense line of Wude Hall, and they would be in a completely passive position. Breaking through the defense would be a big deal.

The captain said loudly: "There is an order from the Lord of Wu'an County. Although Cheng Yaojin led his troops to retreat, he marched slowly. Now he has just passed the southwest corner of Chang'an City. It cannot be ruled out that he will change his mind and kill his carbine. Lord Wu'an County will wait until the other day." Go north and pass the Jinguangmen area before entering the city for reinforcements."

Liu Rengui wiped the rainwater off his face, and cursed bitterly: "Mother! This old thief Cheng Yaojin is in vain as a minister of Zhenguan. He is so vacillating and devoid of loyalty. His crime cannot be forgiven in a hundred deaths!"

But no matter how enjoyable the scolding is, it is nothing more than incompetent rage. As long as Cheng Yaojin is not far away from the area that threatens Mingde Gate, Xue Wanche will never dare to lead the army into the city, otherwise once Cheng Yaojin kills him Recapturing Mingdemen is equivalent to cutting off the retreat of the three armies of Xue, Liu, and Zheng, and besieging the turtles in the urn of Chang'an City...

"Pass down the order, let the Modao team hold on, and the reinforcements will arrive in half an hour. Let's attack Chengtianmen with all our might, and King Qin will protect us!"

"Here!"

The order was issued, and the almost collapsed Modao team could only grit their teeth and continue to kill with their knives, exhausting their last ounce of strength.

The battle on Tianjie also became fierce, and the two sides fought fiercely, which was extremely tragic.

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Li Xiaogong wore a coir raincoat and rode his horse galloping westward along the wall of Fengyifang. When he arrived at Yanping Gate, he looked up. The tall and strong city gate looked dilapidated and dilapidated in the wind and rain, but his heart was like calm water. Holding the reins, he led dozens of soldiers to gallop through the dim city gate, leaving behind thunderous hoofbeats, drove out of Yanping Gate, and turned south along the official road.

After traveling for more than twenty miles, I saw a troop approaching in front of me. The banner was soaked in the rain and was lifeless. The marching speed was as careless as a turtle's speed. The long queue dragged along without any vitality .

If Li Xiaogong hadn't known that this was Zuo Wuwei, who was the most powerful among the sixteen guards, he might have been treated as a private army of elites recruited temporarily...

A few scouts stepped forward and asked, "Who is coming? The army is marching, retreat quickly!"

Li Xiaogong took off the hat on his head, wiped the rainwater off his face, and asked leisurely: "I am Li Xiaogong, where is Cheng Yaojin?"

The scouts froze for a moment, and hurriedly saluted with fists on their horseback: "It turns out that the county king is in front of him, and I don't know Mount Tai. Please make amends. The commander-in-chief is in the middle army, so I will go and report it!"

Li Xiaogong waved his hands, looked up at the white fish belly that had just been exposed to the east, and clamped the horse's belly: "There is no need to report, the front will lead the way."

"Here!"

The scouts didn't dare to say anything, so they quickly turned their horses and led Li Xiaogong and his party towards the slow-moving army, heading straight for the central army.