Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4065 Crisis is now
Let’s say that Zhang Xingcheng came home drunk, was helped back to the bedroom by his servants and fell asleep. When he got up the next morning, he felt a splitting headache and beat him a few times. Thinking of the banquet last night, he felt a little annoyed. The Cheng family and his son made it clear Taking turns to go into battle, how can I drink to the brim in a daze?

Well, it's not bad if you're not drunk to death...

With the support of his wife and concubine, he got up to wash up, changed his clothes, and sighed after he became clearer.

Compared to Cheng Yaojin, he is really like a first-time official in the officialdom who is at the mercy of others and has no city.The Shandong family wanted to grab more real power, so they rushed forward to confront such a prestigious figure as Fang Jun; if the Shandong family supported a certain prince and even wanted to persuade him tomorrow, wouldn't he have to go forward bravely and face death as home?

He is not afraid of offending others, let alone giving, but if the giving is out of proportion to the harvest, he will naturally refuse.

At that time, the prince and Fang Jun will be offended to death, but in the end the benefits will be eaten by the Shandong family. I, a pawn, have provoked a lot of anger for nothing, but I am still treated as a pawn...

After breakfast, Zhang Xingcheng changed into the government and drove to the palace to attend court, making up his mind not to provoke Fang Jun's control in the Ministry of War, and to wait and see what happened.

In any case, it is the right way to be wise and protect oneself in the officialdom.

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In the Hall of Wude, the monarch and his ministers discuss matters.

His Majesty Li Er probably didn't sleep well last night, his cheeks were a little restless, the bags under his eyes were darkened, and he looked a little decadent and sluggish...

After taking a sip of tea, His Majesty Li Er asked, "What is there to discuss today?"

Unexpectedly, Duke of Wei Li Jing took the lead to play: "Your Majesty, Chang'an is currently undergoing repairs everywhere, which is quite chaotic. The Six Commanders of the Eastern Palace have a large number of people. If they continue to be stationed in the city, it may be inconvenient. I beg you to move to the north of Kunming Lake outside the city." , At the foot of the academy mountain, there is a large open space for building barracks, which is also very convenient for daily practice, killing two birds with one stone."

After the voice fell, the hall was a little quiet, and no one spoke for a while, and they couldn't figure out what the intentions of Li Jing and the Prince of the Eastern Palace behind him were.

Ordinarily, compared to the Eastern Palace faction in the imperial court, the Sixth Rank of the Eastern Palace is the foundation of the prince, and this is exactly what His Majesty Li Er is afraid of.After all, the "Xuanwu Gate Change" is not far away, how can we not guard against it?In front of imperial power, regardless of father and son.

Who knows if the crown prince will have a brain cramp one day, brazenly carry out military remonstrance and enter the palace, forcing his father, the emperor, to abdicate...

If the Six Rates of the Eastern Palace were transferred to the north of Kunming Lake, if any changes occurred in the city, the prince would have no means of protecting himself, and could only kill him at will... It would be a dead end.

But how could Donggong seek death like this?
His Majesty Li Er pondered for a while, and instead of answering Li Jing, he turned his head to look at Fang Jun, who was on the side, and asked, "What do Duke Yue think?"

Today, regardless of strength and influence, Fang Jun is already the pillar of the Eastern Palace, and even Li Jing, who is known as the "God of War", is slightly inferior.Now the prince is praying in Daci'en Temple, so Fang Jun's words here are the words of the prince.

Everyone listened intently.

Fang Jun remained expressionless, and said in a respectful voice: "Your Majesty is wise and mighty, with a candle shining thousands of miles away, you can make decisions on your own, and I would like to obey the orders."

The crowd looked strange.

What I said... was very sarcastic.

As the pillar of the Eastern Palace, we should try our best to oppose His Majesty's easy storage. If someone as staunch as Wei Zheng dared to swear in front of His Majesty, "faint the king and harm the country", even if he dared not to swear, how could he not complain in his heart?
The sentence "I would like to abide by the order" really has a lot of meanings, it depends on how His Majesty interprets it and how to deal with it...

His Majesty Li Er frowned, he could naturally hear the dissatisfaction in Fang Jun's words, but he did not get angry, he pondered for a while, then nodded and said: "So, I will allow Wei Guogong's invitation. Donggong Liu led tens of thousands of horses and mobilized them." It is unavoidably cumbersome, and it is also difficult to dispatch and transport the required supplies, and the Ministry of War must have the corresponding logistics support, and there must be no trouble."

Zhang Xingcheng, who kept his head down, hurriedly agreed: "My minister obeys the order!"

After a pause, he said: "Previously, His Majesty was driving to the east, and the crown prince was ordered to supervise the country. Therefore, the sixth rate of the East Palace was stationed in the city to stay in the palace. Now he has been ordered to call out, but the safety of the palace must not be ignored. You can order Lu Guogong's Zuo Wuwei to enter the city to bear the burden." This responsibility."

The drowsy Cheng Yaojin suddenly shivered, glanced at Zhang Xingcheng, and declined: "Your Majesty, the Zuo Wuwei has been seriously downsized before, and now it is replenishing troops for reorganization. It will be difficult to complete in a while, and I dare not take it The important task of defending Gyeonggi."

He blamed Zhang Xingcheng in his heart, this bastard didn't want to take revenge because he was drunk last night, right?

Su Wei palace ban?

Only ghosts are willing to do such a thankless thing!

Zhang Xingcheng raised his mouth, and seeing Cheng Yaojin's refusal, he silently backed away and did not speak again.

As one of the banners of the Shandong family in the court, he has the responsibility to actively fight for the interests of the Shandong family, but whether he can win it in the end is another matter.Whether to fight or not is a question of attitude, and whether you can win is a question of ability; while ability is a question of the entire Shandong family, and attitude is the most basic question of position... As long as the position is okay, other questions are not a problem.

For a while, the situation was a little better.

Donggong Liu led the initiative to withdraw from Chang'an, who would fill this position became the top priority, not only meant who would bear the heavy burden of guarding the palace, but also might become a wind vane for who would own the reserve...

After a little silence in the hall, Li Ji said, "Since Duke Lu needs to rectify the army, he might as well dispatch Duke E's right guard to enter the city. Duke E is brave and good at fighting, and he is loyal to His Majesty and the empire, so he can take on important responsibilities."

Xiao Yu, who had been silent all this time, glanced at Li Ji, feeling uneasy.

As the only remaining armed force of the Guanlongmen Clan, Wei Chigong, Duke of E, is the last hope of the Guanlongmen Clan. How could he have anything to do with Li Ji, who has never been involved in the court struggle?

What's more important is that the Guanlongmen faction is currently trying to hold on to Donggong's thigh, even if the future of the East Palace is unpredictable and may be overthrown at will, because as the culprit of this mutiny, no other faction is willing to accept the Guanlongmen faction, which is deeply loathed by His Majesty Li Er.

But if His Majesty agrees to Li Jizhi's request and allows the Guanlongmen faction to enter the city...

But then Xiao Yu dispelled this possibility by himself. In any case, the Guanlong clan had already shown contempt for the imperial power. For the sake of their own power and selfish interests, they would rather shake the country and rebel. How dare His Majesty Li Er put them in Chang'an?
What is Li Ji's purpose in putting forward such an obviously impossible memorial request?
Even if you ask, as the Shandong aristocratic family with the highest title and official position in the court, you should follow Zhang Xingcheng's words and ask Lu Guogong Cheng Yaojin to lead the army into the city...

Could it be that the Shandong family had internal strife?
His Majesty Li Er frowned, looked at Li Ji suspiciously, and said: "You Houwei also suffered a lot of losses before, and it is inevitable that his combat power is not good enough, and he may not be able to take on important tasks. Let this matter be put aside for now, and I will make a decision after consideration. "

Li Jigong said: "Here."

No more words.

Xiao Yu stroked his beard, only then did he think about it a little bit, how could Li Ji have colluded with the Guanlong clan to show Yu Chigong to take on the important task?It was clearly calculated that His Majesty must be suspicious of Guan Long, and he deliberately recommended Yu Chigong, which made His Majesty even more suspicious.

In this way, even if someone recommends Yu Chigong again, His Majesty must have many concerns and refuse it.

In this way, Cheng Yaojin is the only one who can fill the vacancy left by the Six Commanders of the Eastern Palace to guard the capital and guard the palace...

Even if His Majesty has seen through Li Ji's operations, he will still hand over this task to Cheng Yaojin, because compared to Yu Chigong, who has been parting with Guanlong, Cheng Yaojin, who is from Shandong, is more capable in Yi Chu. impartiality in everything.

Yang Mou...

Seeing Li Ji lower his eyebrows and say nothing, Xiao Yu became more and more apprehensive.

This Li Ji, who keeps saying that he doesn't get involved in court disputes, and even avoids the matter of Yi Chu, is really too difficult to deal with the city...

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After the court was over, Cheng Yaojin waited outside the palace gate, and when he saw Zhang Xingcheng coming out, he dragged him into the carriage, first ordered the driver to drive home, let the servants go ahead to prepare the banquet, and then put down the curtain of the carriage, and complained: "You were the one last night. Are you drunk and stupid? I warned you to stay away from contending for the crown, why did you recommend me to live in the city and be imprisoned by the guard?"

There was still lingering fear on Zhang Xingcheng's face: "I still have official duties, I don't dare to get drunk, so I won't go to the house, will I?"

He was really afraid of the Cheng family father and son. This group of idiots originally had a large number of people, and they had to take turns to persuade them to drink. Who could stand it?
Cheng Yaojin said depressedly: "If you understand what you say, you will be let go naturally. If you don't understand, you can lie down and go home today."

Zhang Xingcheng had no choice but to say: "This matter was not initiated by the lower officials. Even if the lower officials don't recommend you, do you think you can escape? The British Lord has made it clear that he will push you to this position, and you will be in charge of Gyeonggi and Suwei Palace. , with his ability and means, there are ways to achieve this goal."

Cheng Yaojin remained silent, admitting that what Zhang Xingcheng said made sense.

But he and the Shandong family are already in harmony, and it is not once or twice that he refuses to listen to orders. Why does Li Ji push himself to such an important position?

Do they still think they can do their best for them?
Seeing Cheng Yaojin groaning silently, Zhang Xingcheng thought for a while, and said in a low voice: "Although the lower officials are regarded as one of the banners of the Shandong family in the court, they are too far away from the realm of the British Duke, and they cannot touch the core of the Shandong family. , it’s just a pawn to obey orders. But this time, Xiaguan felt that there was something strange about it.”

Cheng Yaojin became more and more confused, even Zhang Xingcheng could see that something was wrong...

He felt as if a big net had begun to weave slowly, whether he himself or others had become some nodes in this big net, being used by others without knowing it.

This is not a good thing, a strong sense of crisis enveloped him, he must find a way to break free, otherwise there will be a catastrophe...

But how to break the situation?

I was helpless for a while.

(End of this chapter)