Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4025 The gates are down
In today's Tang Dynasty, the imperial power has already been stabilized and the world is peaceful. It does not necessarily need a decisive and energetic emperor to continue the great cause of expanding the territory, but more importantly, it needs a successful king to protect the fruitful achievements since Zhenguan. This flourishing heritage has settled down, permeated every inch of land in the Tang Dynasty, and then took root and sprouted, creating an unprecedentedly brilliant and prosperous age.

In this regard, the Great Sui Dynasty, which perished only a few decades ago, is simply a lesson from the past.

Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty was a generation of Ming emperors. In terms of achievements in governing the country alone, there are few others in history. He was hard-working and simple, diligent in governing and loving the people, and forcibly managed the dilapidated country during the Southern and Northern Dynasties until there was plenty of rice, millet, money and goods. It can be said that he has established a prosperous age. As a result, after Emperor Sui Yang came to power, he levied and extorted violently, treated the people harshly, and attacked troops from all directions. After more than ten years, he smashed the Sui Dynasty to pieces, and eventually the country fell.

What would the world be like today if the person who came to power was not the talented and decisive Sui Yang Emperor, but a mild-mannered, knowledgeable and responsible emperor?

There are no ifs in history, but there are traces to follow, and it is enough to rule out wrong answers.

However, His Majesty Li Er is obviously walking on a wrong path now. He is too ambitious and too arbitrary, and is not satisfied with his current achievements. ", this is not something he can do by himself, so he wants a successor who can forge ahead and extend his achievements infinitely, so as to demonstrate his greatness.

But he forgot that if you take too big a step, you will hurt yourself...

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The torrential rain washed the flowers and trees of Zhongnan Mountain into lush greenery. Looking up, the eyes were full of greenery and vitality, but the inside of Dayun Temple was full of gloomy clouds and mist.

The Guanlongmen faction has flourished for hundreds of years, and has always been entrenched in this land, dominating all the heroes. In the past ten years, it has reached the peak of prosperity with the assistance of His Majesty Li Er's ascension to the throne, and all the power in the world is in his hands.However, at the moment when the mutiny was almost successful, he was reversed and defeated by the Eastern Palace, and fell from the peak of power to the abyss.

The fate of hundreds of years came to an abrupt end.

Although His Majesty Li Er thought of Changsun Wuji's past achievements and empress Wende's affection, he agreed to organize the funeral of Changsun Wuji, but how could Guan Long have any intentions to arrange it?Since everything was kept simple, relatives and old relatives who had a close relationship with the Guanlongmen clan in Chang'an City came to express their condolences, but they only came and went in a hurry, and left with a few knives of burnt paper and a funeral ceremony.

Under such a sensitive situation, no one wants to have anything to do with the Guanlongmen Clan...

The spirit banner cut out of white paper was drooped by the heavy rain and stuck to the bamboo pole. The mourning hall was filled with cigarette smoke, and the children of the eldest grandson's family sat kneeling on both sides, all listless and devastated.Changsun Wuji is not only the head of the Changsun family, but also the soul of the Changsun family. During the year he took charge of the Changsun family, he made the family the number one in Guanlong, and even the number one family in the world. The ability to inherit his mantle, and now he committed suicide, the entire family's backbone collapsed into a mess.

In the side room, Yuwenshi and his hands were standing in front of the window with a haggard face, looking at the clear and cold mourning hall with bloodshot eyes, he let out a heavy breath.

Even if His Majesty remembers the old love and cannot bear to send the entire family of the eldest grandson to the frontier, the eldest grandson's family that lost the eldest grandson Wuji has already completely fallen into the mortal world, within three generations, there is absolutely no possibility of recovery.

He has been fighting with Changsun Wuji for many years, always thinking of surpassing Changsun Wuji to become the "No. [-] family in Guanlong". The era of glory has passed, leaving such a dilapidated situation, even if you become a leader, what joy is there?

Presumably the elder Sun Wuji brought the Guanlongmen Clan to the peak back then, but now he wants to rescue the Guanlongmen Clan from the abyss, it is as difficult as reaching the sky...

Beside him, Linghu Defen, with white beard and hair, held a teacup in one hand, leaned on the back of the chair and looked at the beams, his mind was a little empty.

In fact, it is hard to feel regret in my heart.

Back then, Fang Jun and Wu Meiniang repeatedly humiliated him, causing him to lose all face. He had made up his mind to hide in the mansion and write a book with peace of mind, ignoring the affairs of the court, but in the end, under the half-threat and half-persuasion of Changsun Wuji, he came out again. Leading the family to follow the eldest grandson Wuji to raise troops.

And then fell into such a defeated ending...

Different from other families in Guanlong, the Linghu family has become a real great Confucianist since he started. The family has a strong learning style, and there are a few talented descendants among the descendants. It only takes a few generations for the Linghu family to completely leave Guanlong. The tradition of being a powerful family has become one of the few scholarly families in the world. This is the right way to pass on the family business for thousands of years!
Now, because of his momentary confusion, he became a traitor...

All the hard work of a lifetime is in vain.

The survival of the family depends entirely on the thought of His Majesty Li Er...

He regretted it, but Dugu Lan beside him was almost remorseful!

Back then, he was the one who firmly stated that he would not be involved in the mutiny. The whole family stayed out of the matter, and even the guarded city gates did not allow the Guanlong army to enter the city, just to completely cut off ties with the Guanlong families.

In the end, he became timid under the threat of Changsun Wuji, and mixed in muddle-headedly.

Thinking about it now, even if he forcefully beat Changsun Wuji back, so what if he vowed to die and was willing to join in the mutiny?Is it possible that Changsun Wuji dared to destroy his Dugu family regardless of internal unity?In the final analysis, his stance was still not firm, he couldn't see the situation clearly, and subconsciously believed that Changsun Wuji could succeed, fearing that after the mutiny was successful, he would be retaliated and suppressed by Changsun Wuji, which would also make other families share their merits and completely suppress the Dugu family.

Now that Changsun Wuji is dead, the mutiny has completely failed, and His Majesty Li Er has returned, what should Guan Long do, and what should the Dugu family do?
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Footsteps sounded outside the door, and a servant pushed the door open and said respectfully, "I would like to inform Duke Ying that His Royal Highness has come to express condolences to Duke Zhao, and he has already arrived outside the mountain gate."

The spirits of the three people in the room were revived, Linghu Defen suddenly stood up, and asked anxiously: "Is there a prince's ceremonial guard?"

Whether there is a ceremonial guard or not, the meaning is absolutely different. If there is, the crown prince will come to express condolences on behalf of the imperial court. The imperial court will definitely not offer condolences to a person who conspired against him, which means that His Majesty Li Er is not to blame for the Guanlong mutiny; It's just that he came here alone, only on behalf of himself. Although it also indicates that His Majesty Li Er will not pursue the crime of conspiracy against Changsun Wuji, he will not expose it.

The servant naturally didn't understand this: "Only the prince came with dozens of guards, and there was no guard of honor."

There was silence in the room, the three of them looked at each other, and then sighed at the same time...

Yu Wenshi cheered up and said: "In any case, it is a good thing that the prince can come to express his condolences at this moment. We can't expect too much."

Since treason is a capital crime, a benevolent monarch will kill the chief culprit, exile his family to the frontier, and his descendants will not be hired forever.Now that His Majesty Li Er ordered the prince to come, it is obvious that he blamed the crime of treason on Changsun Wuji himself, and he will not pursue the rest of the "thieves" too much, which is already merciful and extrajudicial.

Linghu Defen nodded and said: "Let's go, call the children of the eldest grandson's family and go out to meet the prince together."

The three of them each held an umbrella, walked out of the wing room one after another, and called the children of the eldest grandson's family. More than [-] people went straight to the outside of the mountain gate, welcomed Li Chengqian into the temple, and came to the mourning hall to express their condolences.

Li Chengqian's face was gentle, not only did he not show any hesitation because Guan Long raised his troops to put him to death, nor did he feel depressed because of the unchangeable matter of Yi Chu, after he solemnly offered gifts and incense, he comforted him amicably The family members of the elder Sun's family left the mourning hall and were invited by Yuwen Shiji to sit in the wing room.

The servants served the tea, only Li Chengqian and Yuwen Shi and the two sat opposite each other, the tea was fragrant, and the wind and rain were blowing outside the window, the two of them were speechless for a moment.

Say what?

The two sides that originally fought life and death, preset each other to death, and robbed the central power of the Tang Dynasty, are now defeated like a mountain, and the family fortune accumulated over hundreds of years is about to be destroyed. Suffering heavy losses at the time of extreme joy, the reserves are no longer available, and the end may not be better than that of the Guanlongmen Clan...

There are no winners, both losers.

Yuwen Shiji squeezed his teacup, and smiled wryly for a long time: "Before this, Guan Long felt ashamed of His Highness, and dared not say such words as forgiveness, but I want His Highness to know that we know that we have sinned deeply. Your Highness apologizes."

After saying that, he put down the teacup, stood up and bowed to the ground.

Li Chengqian hurriedly stood up and supported him with both hands, and said with emotion: "In the past, it is meaningless to know what is right and what is wrong. Even if Guan Long hadn't raised his troops, this prince alone was destined to abdicate... I just hope that Duke Ying will keep in mind the lessons learned from the past, and will continue to do so in the future." The common people in the world have nothing to worry about, don't let the desire for power corrupt your original intention, and don't shake the foundation of the country and poison the people for your own selfishness."

In fact, he was very open-minded.

Who can have no greed for power?This is human nature. At this moment, Li Chengqian knows that there is no way to return to heaven, so how can he completely let go of his heart and not care about the supreme power that was once easily available?Guan Long's mutiny was certainly a mistake, but if someone else changed, it must be the same as Guan Long.

Standing at their level, they have already surpassed ordinary right and wrong.

No one is really pure as water, and no one is necessarily as dark as ink. Black and white are right and wrong, intertwined, and there are only benefits in front of them.

Either for the benefit of the world, or for one's own selfishness, that's all.

The two sat down again, and Yuwen Shiji asked: "What is the regulation of Your Highness in the current situation?"

Li Chengqian said indifferently: "Father is a majestic and powerful man, but he is arbitrary. As a son and minister, I must strictly obey the imperial decree and obey orders."

Don't say that I'm already lying flat, even if I feel unwilling, if I really plan to do something, it's impossible to tell you?

Of course Yuwen Shiji understood that he was just bringing up the topic, Wen Yan nodded slowly, and said in a deep voice: "The old minister respects His Highness's benevolence, but if he stands on the side of the East Palace with a clear-cut banner, Guan Long will die soon. But Please rest assured, Your Highness, if there really is a ray of hope, Guan Long will spare no effort to support His Highness."

This is not compensation for the almost collapse of the East Palace caused by Guan Long's rise of troops before, but Guan Long's means to survive the crisis, but it is of great benefit to both of them.

(End of this chapter)