Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4119 Selfishness
The reason why Yu Chigong gave up the Eastern Palace and chose King Jin was definitely not a quick decision. Fighting for heirs and heirs has always been the most dangerous thing, the reward is great, the risk is greater, and it is related to his own life and the prosperity and disgrace of the whole family. How could he abandon his previous attachment simply because he was afraid that the prince might be suppressed after he came to power, and thus change course?
Undoubtedly, His Majesty Li Er's control over the Tang Empire is definitely the most brilliant wave among emperors in history. As long as His Majesty Li Er still has his breath, no one will dare to confide in others, even if he has great power and prestige. Unmatched as the eldest grandson Wuji, isn't it only after confirming the news of His Majesty's death that he dares to raise troops to remonstrate?

Of course, the reason why His Majesty Li Er used the strategy of cheating death to confuse Changsun Wuji and prompt him to get rid of his fear and raise troops brazenly, there must be some unknown secret behind it...

But no matter what, Yu Chigong believed that His Majesty Li Er must be in the lead, otherwise, how could the eldest grandson Wuji threaten His Majesty's life?

His Majesty Li Er wanted King Jin to take over the reserve position during his lifetime, so it is absolutely impossible to only support him verbally, and he must give King Jin great help behind his back, so that he is able to face the coercion of the Eastern Palace.

It should be known that after the Guanlong mutiny, the army belonging to the Eastern Palace won a huge victory in the flames of war, making its combat power and morale climb to a new height. Looking at Guanzhong, which army is facing the Sixth Army of the Eastern Palace? , You Tunwei when you dare to say that you will win?

His Majesty Li Er first transferred the six leaders of the Eastern Palace out of the capital, and then seized Fang Jun's position as the General of the Right Tunwei, and replaced him with Li Daozong as the commander of the Right Tunwei. This is equivalent to removing the two arms of the Eastern Palace.

Then there is Wang Shoushi who led him at the gate just now, that is the leader of His Majesty Li Er's secret army of dead soldiers. But it is absolutely impossible to completely destroy it. There will always be some hidden and deeper power, reserved for King Jin to use...

In addition, after the elites from Shandong and Jiangnan entered the court, they publicly expressed their support for King Jin's bid for the heir, which made King Jin's strength in both military and political aspects skyrocket, and still steadily overwhelmed the Eastern Palace.

Right now, the only thing that the East Palace can rely on is the so-called "righteous name", but if there is no such thing as a will, it is natural that there is no such thing, but if there is, it is not difficult...

In the end, it only depends on the outcome, who will judge the authenticity?

As long as King Jin wins the final victory and ascends the throne as emperor, even if he, Yu Chigong, performs a copy of His Majesty's "legacy" here, it will be recognized as His Majesty's authentic work afterwards...

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There are incense and candles around the Wude Hall, and although the water and land dojo outside the hall is still full of music, but at night the sound is a little less, so it is a bit ethereal in the wind and rain. Zha Dazhai adds a bit of a sad atmosphere...

In a clean room at the back of the main hall, Li Chengqian sat on a soft cushion dragging his painfully injured leg, drinking hot tea slowly to recover his energy.

In front of him, Li Ji sat facing each other, with Li Xiaogong and Fang Jun on the left and right.

Li Chengqian put the teacup on the table, rubbed his face, and asked, "Is there any change in the sixteen guards in Guanzhong?"

When the imperial power changes, it is the most dangerous and unpredictable. A little carelessness will be a huge disaster, ranging from military remonstrance to rebellion. Must be the army.

Li Ji said in a deep voice: "It's okay for now, most of them remain neutral and have no obvious tendency. Except for the Youhouwei, there is no army that left the camp without authorization."

Li Chengqian nodded slightly, his expression solemn.

"There is no obvious tendency" is actually a tendency. After all, he is still the prince of the Tang Empire without the edict of his father's succession to the throne, the first heir to the throne, and the sixteen guards after his father's funeral. The general should swear allegiance immediately, since these people are watching from the other side at the moment, their position is obvious.

The situation is not optimistic...

Li Xiaogong said: "Since E Guogong has already entered the palace to cry for His Majesty, let him stay in the palace for now, and leave the palace after the funeral."

Li Ji frowned slightly.

This is to put Yu Chigong under house arrest in the palace, lest he do anything detrimental to the stability of the court after returning to the army...

What is the instability of the North Korean situation at the moment?

Naturally, he opposed the crown prince's ascension to the throne in order to support King Jin's ascension...

As long as he agrees now, it means that he has chosen to stand on the prince's side.

Having said that, Li Xiaogong is now planning to completely support the crown prince?
This is contrary to the tacit understanding between the two...

Seeing that Li Ji was silent, Fang Jun said directly: "This is the end of the matter. The crown prince will be enthroned and read the sacrificial rites at the funeral in the future, and the world will be amnesty. I also ask the British Duke to preside over the funeral at that time, so as to stabilize the court and make the succession of the throne smooth. future trouble."

He has a lot of opinions on Li Ji's staying out of the matter and protecting himself wisely. If it's an ordinary minister, it's fine. He doesn't want to be involved in the vortex of fighting for the heir. Everyone is watching your attitude, waiting for your statement. Doesn't your reluctance to stand up make the situation more chaotic?
For the sake of the overall situation, even if you shout "Long live King Jin" now, it is better than being silent...

Li Ji's face remained unchanged, and he said to Li Chengqian: "Shen's duty is to maintain the stability of the court and ensure the succession of the throne. As long as His Majesty does not leave an edict to depose His Highness the crown prince, the minister will firmly support His Highness."

Li Chengqian's face sank like water, and he looked at Li Ji without saying a word.

No matter how good-tempered people are, under the current situation where the throne is at stake, they will inevitably get angry and extremely dissatisfied... Doesn't the word of mouth of the imperial edict mean that this fictitious edict will definitely come out one day?
Of course, he also understands that no matter who wants to compete with him for the throne, in order to be justified, he will concoct an edict to pass on the throne, regardless of the authenticity of the edict.

Whether the government and the opposition approve of the possible edict does not lie in the edict itself, but in whether it is in their own interests...

What kind of loyalty and righteousness, what kind of country's cadres, in the final analysis, are just to cover up one's greed for profit.

Only a loyal person like Fang Jun can have the courage to stand up and maintain the Zhengshuo of the empire when his position is faltering and his future is gloomy, regardless of personal gains and losses.

This is pure minister!
People like Li Ji and Xiao Yu are nothing but far-sighted and sophisticated officials. They can't be said to be vegetarians, but they have absolutely no character, they trample on the bottom line, and they have only one family and one surname. They ignore the interests of the empire. ambition?

Comparing the two, I feel Fang Junzhi's loyalty and benevolence more and more, and I secretly make up my mind that as long as I can successfully ascend the throne this time, I will never lose each other in this life...

Fang Jun sneered and said: "The British prince's statement seems fair and impartial, but in fact he is extremely confused. If your majesty left a will, why would no one know about the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty? If there is a so-called will in the future Can the British Duke still believe it? The succession of the throne is crucial to the future of the empire. If you make a wrong step today, let the throne be trampled on, and anyone can touch it. In the future, every change of the throne will be accompanied by bloody storms, and generations will fall into internal friction , disputes, until the foundation of the empire completely collapsed, how many years can this huge empire persist, and how many generations can it be passed on? At that time, what the British Duke does today will inevitably be regarded as the source of the empire's overthrow. It's hard to be flattered."

In the world of family and country, some people don't understand, but they can't let go of the fetters of the family, so they can only be lost in the long river of history and drift with the current.Some people live in prosperous times, and it is harmless to do some things that harm the interests of the country. At most, their reputations are slightly flawed; , leaving a hundred generations of infamy.

Li Ji is very lucky, because he is the former, even if he is selfish and disregards the interests of the country, at most, there is a sentence in the history books that "serve as the prime minister and do nothing", but because of this, Wu Zetian usurped the Tang Dynasty as Zhou, and almost ruined the Tang Dynasty...

From a historical point of view, it seems that what Li Ji did was not a big mistake. It was Li Zhi who single-handedly supported Wu Zetian to the status of "Queen of Heaven" enough to usurp the country.However, from the perspective of the times, Li Ji was one of the culprits that contributed to Wu Zetian's usurpation of the throne. As the prime minister, he was also a military giant in the Tang Dynasty, but he took the attitude of watching silently and watching the fire from the other side when the abolition of the Empress was enough to shake the foundation of the empire. , serious dereliction of duty.

The reason was that Guan Long was powerful at that time, which seriously threatened his status, and he wanted to use Wu Zetian's hand to cut off his political opponents.

However, he did not consider at all that Li Zhi's ascension to the throne was due to the support of the Guanlongmen Clan.At that time, the Guanlongmen faction had already been deeply entrenched, penetrated into all aspects of the empire's military and government, and was cut off suddenly, causing the country's political system that it relied on to collapse.

Perhaps Li Ji and other officials in power at the time had no other thoughts in their minds. After all, they followed His Majesty Li Er to build this empire. They made outstanding achievements and died with the country. The reason why they did things that harmed the empire was only due to the limitations of the times. their vision, their minds.

But in the final analysis, their selfishness planted a seed for the collapse of the empire, and finally borne a bitter fruit...

Li Zhi is a wise monarch with almost full political talent, and Wu Zetian is even more arrogant about the past and the present. Fang forcefully suppressed the way to achieve stability.

The consequence is that the military forces in various places are powerful, and the clans from all over the country who are forced to withdraw from the court secretly control the lifeline of money and food.

By the time of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, it seemed that the world had been prosperous and prosperous, but in fact it had already formed a pattern of strong branches and weak branches. At that time, the influence of the Li and Tang royal family had returned to light.

In his later years, when he became dizzy and chaotic, the hidden dangers finally broke out and became uncontrollable...

History has an unbelievable inertia. Certain events in a certain period of time seem to happen by chance, but in fact the root cause has been planted ten years or even decades ago. Change your life?

(End of this chapter)