Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2673 The Battle of Reputation
Li Chengqian took a sip of his wine, put a mouthful of vegetables into his mouth, did not look at Du He's shocked expression, and said after a while: "Who knows? But you still have to be more careful and be prepared."

Du He was completely shocked.

He is not stupid, from Li Chengqian's tone, he has already smelled the seriousness of the problem. Once Fang Jun is assassinated, there will be a wave of trouble, and if the assassin succeeds and Fang Jun dies, then the entire court will suffer. A violent shock.

Seeing that the Eastern Expedition is imminent, whoever dares to cause a shock in the court at this time is the enemy of His Majesty Li Er, and he will not talk about any feelings, and the consequences will be extremely serious.

So it is more likely that even if Fang Jun was assassinated, his life would not be in danger.

Then think about it the other way around, since no one dared to put Fang Jun to death at this moment, would someone still do it secretly?
The answer is yes.

Sometimes doing certain things is not necessarily necessary to achieve the results on the surface. A seemingly serious turmoil, from forbearance and preparation until the end of the outbreak, every change and every process in the middle may promote certain things .

For example, in the face of a serious crisis, people tend to feel scared, and they inevitably huddle together to keep warm and cheer each other up...

To put it bluntly, the assassination of Fang Jun is very likely to happen, but the ultimate goal may not be to really want Fang Jun's life, but to make some people feel scared, lest His Majesty Li Er will try to maintain his life. The stability of the government has pushed some people out as scapegoats.

But there is a word called "the law does not blame the crowd", a group of people hugging together, even if they are angry as emperors, they still have to throw a mouse...

Thinking of this, Du He broke out in a cold sweat, and said anxiously: "Thanks to your Highness for reminding me, otherwise I would not have noticed, and I might have fallen into the trick of the thief."

After Du Ruhui's death, Fangling Du's prestige was not as good as before, but after all, the foundation is there, a dead camel is bigger than a horse, and there are still Du Chuke, a minister who is quite favored by His Majesty Li Er, set up a family and influence in the court The strength is definitely not small.

It is impossible to say that it will become the target of some people's secret schemes. As long as the outside world believes that the Fangling Du family and the Guanlong nobles are still of one mind, then no matter what the Guanlong nobles do, they will naturally be involved with the Fangling Du family. .

Even jumping into the Yellow River can't wash...

At that time, the Fangling Du family will not only become a thorn in the side of His Majesty Li Er, but also wipe out all the love left by his father Du Ruhui, even he will be completely excluded from the core in front of Li Chengqian.

Without His Majesty Li Er's holy family, and being excluded from Li Chengqian's core, the future of Fangling Du and himself is almost as slim as weeds on the side of the road, even animals can walk up and step on them.

He didn't think that King Jin would be able to fight against Li Chengqian with the support of the declining Guanlong nobles. Even if His Majesty Li Er supported King Jin, as long as he didn't forcefully depose the prince and establish another prince without any scruples, King Jin would be completely useless...

Li Chengqian said in a deep voice: "You and Fang Jun are not only Gu's confidantes, but also Gu's close friends. In the past, you had many things that were mad and contradictory, so Gu didn't care too much about you. But Gu hopes that you can understand the current situation Don't be deceived by those people in Guanlong, and you will be trapped in it. In my heart, I hope that you and Fang Jun can assist Gu to achieve a great cause. In the future, we will rule the world together and go down in history. Follow the example of your father and the ministers of Zhenguan Living in harmony and sharing wealth and honor together will leave a good story through the ages.”

What else does Du He not understand?
The prince is telling him again that in terms of ability, you are nothing at all, and you are not even worthy of carrying Fang Jun's shoes, but considering the past friendship, as long as you don't fight against Fang Jun, live in harmony and work together, then in the future we will Ascending to the throne will guarantee you a prominent family and wealth for generations.

As for if you only want to hang out with the Guanlong nobles, then I'm sorry, we are not the same people...

Du He immediately got up and left the table, prostrated himself on the ground, and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty's love is deeply felt by this minister. From the beginning to the end, this minister has been loyal to His Majesty, and there has never been a single bit of betrayal. The same is true in the future. The mediocre minister's talent and virtue are not obvious, only this one is full of enthusiasm and loyalty, and I am willing to help His Highness achieve great things with all my heart and soul, and I will die without regret!"

Today, the confrontation between Guan Long and the crown prince has intensified to the point of death. The crown prince gains power and will successfully become a great treasure in the future. Guan Long will face unprecedented pressure, and the management of more than ten generations and hundreds of years in Guanzhong will be wiped out; And if Guan Long succeeds in supporting King Jin to ascend the throne, the deposed prince will have no choice but to die...

It is absolutely impossible to be vacillating like in the past, and to have both sides. You must make up your mind to make a decision, and you can't be half-hearted.

So he chose Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian got up and helped Du He up, laughed and patted him on the shoulder, and said vigorously: "Our brothers are like brothers and sisters, so we should overcome all difficulties and seek a great cause together. In the future, we will follow the example of my father and set up a Lingyan Pavilion. List a group of heroes among them, and receive the admiration of all generations!"

The two sat down hand in hand, Du He poured wine for Li Chengqian, and then asked: "Your Majesty has prepared Lingyan Pavilion for a long time. Before that, there were portraits of eighteen bachelors enshrined in Lingyan Pavilion, and now you want to include Zhenguan Xunchen in it. It’s just that I’ve heard that there’s always been a lot of controversy about the candidate, so it’s been too long to make a decision, should we wait until after the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo to make a decision?”

Li Chengqian took a sip of wine and felt refreshed. Moreover, these issues are not considered confidential matters, so he said: "The reason for the controversy lies with Fang Jun. The British Duke, Song Guogong and others think that Fang Jun's battle in the Western Regions against the Turkic Wolf Cavalry, Soldiers went out of Baidao to destroy Xue Yantuo, and prepared to build a royal navy, conquer Annan, deter Japan, subdue Silla, exalt our great Tang Tianwei in foreign lands, and be invincible across the seven seas. They are qualified to be among them. However, Zhao Guogong and others believe that Lingyan Pavilion The meritorious deeds enshrined in the palace can only be the heroes who founded the country at the beginning, and the pillars of the court who helped protect the father to ascend the throne. If anyone makes some contributions in the future, is it possible to add to them? That will lose the lofty status. "

Du He clicked his lips and took a sip of his wine.

From these words, we can already see Fang Jun's status and influence today, because even the eldest grandson Wuji of the opposition can only use Fang Junfei as the founding minister to prevaricate and obstruct, instead of identifying Fang Jun as the founder of the country. Jun's merits are not enough.

Think back to the time when we were ignorant and fought together, everyone was called a dandy, and even Fang Jun even carried the title of "Chang'an One Harm". A pillar of the court that is on par with the founder of the country.

All kinds of envy and jealousy, acid in my heart is inevitable.

However, Du He also knew that since he chose Li Chengqian, there was no turning back, and he and Fang Jun became close comrades in arms. The greater Fang Jun's influence, the greater the help for Li Chengqian, and he could more glossy.

So no matter how jealous I was, I couldn't help but say: "Mr. Zhao's statement is a bit far-fetched, right? Even though Fang Jun didn't make any meritorious service, the military exploits he made are enough to shock the people in all dynasties and be passed down through the ages." , Wei Qing and Huo Qubing were just like that back then. Even after another 100 years, it will be difficult for anyone to compare them. If such achievements cannot be included in Lingyan Pavilion, I am afraid they will be criticized by the world. , What about jealousy and jealousy?"

Li Chengqian opened his mouth, sighed, and said ashamedly: "The reason why the selection of the hero of Lingyan Pavilion has not been decided is actually because the father has been in hesitation and failed to make a decision. Fang Jun."

Nowadays, there are not many honored ministers who are eligible to be included in Lingyan Pavilion, and they are counted anyway, that is, Sun Wuji, Duke of Zhao, Fang Xuanling, Duke of Liang, Gao Shilian, Duke of Shen, Wei Chi Jingde, Duke of E, and Wei Guo. Li Jing, Duke of Song Dynasty, Xiao Yu, Duke of Song Dynasty, Liu Hongji, Duke of Kui State, Zhang Liang, Duke of Yun State, Cheng Yaojin, Duke of Lu State, Tang Jian, Duke of Ju State, and Li Ji, Duke of England.

Among these people, Li Chengqian, who stood in front of him openly and secretly, accounted for almost half of them. If Fang Jun was added, it would occupy an absolute majority.

Especially at the moment, Fang Jun is in full swing. Although Liu Hongji, Duke of Kui, Zhang Liang, Duke of Yun, Tang Jian, Duke of Ju, etc. are old enough and have a high status, their strength is not as good as that of Fang Jun. In the civil and military affairs of the Manchu dynasty, the only ones who could overwhelm Fang Jun were Changsun Wuji, Li Jing, etc., and even Gao Shilian, Yuchi Jingde, Xiao Yu, Cheng Yaojin and others dared not say that they could completely overwhelm Fang Jun. hansome.

(End of this chapter)