Tiantang Splendid

4213 The stance is shaken
Zheng Rentai's face remained unchanged, knowing that Yuwen scholars and good people would not come, he sighed and said: "If it is in the past, what is this injury? Back then, he followed the late emperor, fought north and south, attacked east and west, and wiped out all the princes in the world. , Often the body is still fighting to the death after being wounded several times, and the bleeding is just a bandage. Suffering from a cold, lying on the couch for several days without recovering, now it is even more mutilated, and the whole person seems to be falling apart... Inherent ambition, but what can I do for it? Sigh!"

A long sigh expresses the desolation of a hero's twilight and an old man.

Almost blocked all Yuwen Shiji's words...

But Yuwen Shiji is not an ordinary person after all, looking at Zheng Rentai's face of "deliberately killing the enemy, but unable to return to heaven", he pondered and said: "It stands to reason that the general is seriously injured now, so I shouldn't be merciless... ...But the current situation does not need to be said by the old man, the general knows the severity. Once the king of Jin is destroyed, the clans in Shandong and Jiangnan will surely suffer disaster. It is already a situation of life or death. Although the king of Jin has the support of the clan , but after all, there is a shortage of major generals, and it is difficult to resist the imperial army. Only the generals can turn the tide with all their strength, so I also ask the general to put the overall situation first, and go out of the town of Hangu Pass with reluctance."

Following his words, the study fell silent, Zheng Rentai's expression was solemn, and he remained silent. Yuwen Shiji also knew that too much was too much, so he stopped talking and slowly lowered his head to drink tea.

Everyone knows Li Chengqian's political philosophy, which is in line with the national policy of the late emperor. In short, it is "support the poor and suppress the powerful".

In fact, the elites everywhere also know that no matter the former emperor or the present, they have to do it as a last resort.

Since the end of the Han Dynasty, after hundreds of years of struggle, rise and fall, and development, the aristocratic families have become giants, deeply rooted and intertwined in various places, and they have managed spheres of influence, which can be described as impenetrable. not in.

And these aristocratic families support and help each other through marriages, alliances, etc., which makes their power even more soaring.

It is easy to make things happen easily, and it is even easy to rejuvenate and destroy a country...

In such a situation, no matter who is sitting on the throne, how dare he sleep peacefully?If you want to sit on the throne securely and hold back the imperial power, you can only fight with the powerful family.

Could it be that the aristocratic family really didn't understand the truth?They understand better than anyone else, but the more they understand, the more they cannot retreat.

The reason why the clans are called clans is that they have established a deep foundation. By monopolizing education, monopolizing official careers, annexing land, etc., they have trampled hundreds of millions of people under their feet. They enslave, they suck the bones and marrow of these people, and suck their blood to support their own nobility.

Once the poor family rises, it means that the monopoly of the aristocratic family is completely broken.

Without all kinds of monopolies, not only would the aristocratic families not be able to maintain their previous high-ranking lives, even the inheritance would be threatened.

For aristocratic families, suffering can be endured, and there is no need to panic when dormant, but the inheritance must not be threatened in the slightest...

Traveling against the current, retreating if not advancing.

So they knew that His Majesty Li Er, who was very talented and generous, regarded the family members as a thorn in his eyes and a thorn in his flesh, but they had no choice but to fight back and fight the imperial power to the death.

Now that His Majesty Li Er passed away, the sharp sword hanging over the aristocratic family has not been removed, because the new emperor will continue His Majesty Li Er's policies.

Today, if the aristocratic family wants to get rid of the bad luck, there are two ways: either persuade the new emperor to abandon the national policy of the previous emperor and restore the power center based on the aristocratic family, or support the king of Jin, return to Chang'an, and rise to the top...

The first way is basically impossible.

In Li Chengqian's power framework, Cen Wenwen, Li Xiaogong, Fang Jun and others were the main ones. These people gave full support to Li Chengqian's pursuit of the policy of the former empire, and trying to persuade Li Chengqian beyond these people was simply a dream.

The second road may be successful, but the risk is huge, and it is a dangerous road that the aristocratic family has to take.

Zheng Rentai naturally understood that once the King of Jin was destroyed, Li Chengqian would definitely attack the aristocratic family, and what a dangerous situation the Zheng family of Xingyang was about to face.

However, judging from the tyrannical combat power erupted by the Navy, Zheng Rentai has very little estimation of the probability of King Jin's success, and if he fails, he will face Li Chengqian's liquidation. This is not just honestly waiting to weaken power. Gentle and drizzly...

To say a thousand words and ten thousand words, times have changed, and the era of belonging to aristocratic families is gone forever.

Therefore, after a long silence, he flatly rejected Yuwen Shiji, and said in a deep voice: "My body is overwhelmed, and I cannot fight the enemy to serve the King of Jin. I also ask Duke Ying to select another talented person to take on the heavy responsibility."

Yuwenshi and his heart sank.

After pondering for a long time, observing Zheng Rentai's expression, seeing that his will is firm and difficult to persuade, he had to settle for the next best thing: "If this is the case, this old man is reckless and embarrassing the general. But now His Royal Highness is in danger, and the safety of Hangu Pass is too important , even if the general cannot go to sit in the town in person, can you send the private army of the Zheng clan to Hangu Pass?"

Now that he has felt Zheng Rentai's resistance, it is not difficult to guess that he has gradually lost trust in King Jin. This is extremely dangerous, because Zheng Rentai may turn to Li Chengqian at any time.

Compared with the Qinghe Cui family, Boling Cui family, Fanyang Lu family and other Shandong aristocratic families, the Xingyang Zheng family may not be powerful, but its location is too important.

The vicinity of Xingyang is within the sphere of influence of the Zheng family. Once he turns his back on King Jin and turns to Li Chengqian, he can let go of the entire sphere of influence, let the navy pass through, and directly approach Luoyang. With the current Luoyang defenders, how can they resist the strong combat power? the sailor?
Luoyang fell, and the navy's soldiers could reach Hangu Pass directly. At that time, the King Jin's faction would have no strategic room to turn around, and could only fight to the death with Hangu Pass.And Chang'an will definitely not let this opportunity slip by, once the East Palace Liu leads a fierce attack on Tongguan from the west... it will be a doomed situation where the enemy will face the enemy and catch the turtle in the urn.

Yuwen Shiji stared at Zheng Rentai nervously, waiting for his reply.

In the bottom of my heart, I was even thinking about whether I would contact the rest of the Shandong family if Zheng Rentai refused, and once again recruit troops to give the Zheng family a thunderous blow, put Xingyang under complete control, and ensure the safety of Luoyang.

Zheng Rentai didn't know that Yuwen Shi and his heart had murderous intentions. After thinking for a long time, he finally nodded slowly: "Later, I will send five thousand private troops to Hangu to help guard the pass."

The Shandong aristocratic families have been connected with each other for hundreds of years, and they are deeply intertwined in politics, military affairs, marriage, economy, etc., and they have already prospered and lost together.Now the entire Shandong aristocratic family is going all out to support King Jin. If the Zheng family in Xingyang dares to turn against the water, it may be subject to all-out suppression from the rest of the family.

The struggle between clans is often not as gentle as fighting for supremacy on the battlefield...

Needless to say, before King Jin was defeated, the Zheng family in Xingyang had already been wiped out by the rest of the Shandong families...

Yuwen Shiji secretly heaved a sigh of relief, let go of his clenched palms, and said happily: "The general really knows the general situation, and the contribution of the Zheng family in Xingyang will definitely be remembered by His Royal Highness Jin Wang."

Zheng Rentai smiled slightly, and said calmly: "His Royal Highness King Jin is the heir apparent favored by the late emperor, and we have the edict of the late emperor in hand. Since we are loyal to the late emperor, we shall do our best to assist King Jin to ascend to the throne and inherit the ancestral temple. Why do you dare to say the word "contribution"? The Duke of Ying is serious."

Yuwen Shiji also knew that such empty promises were impossible to impress Zheng Rentai's Zhenguan Xunchen and veteran general, so he nodded, suddenly remembered something, changed the subject, looked at the other party with burning eyes and asked: "Now the navy The ship is going upstream along the Yellow River, although the Duke of E sent people to delay, but they can't resist for a long time, if it suddenly launches an attack on Xingyang in the middle of the journey, I don't know how the general will deal with it?"

In the Battle of Banzhu, Zheng Rentai lost a big loss and was seriously injured. Even if he returned to Xingyang and stayed behind closed doors, he obviously had other plans in mind. If he hadn't personally visited the door today to lobby, he knew exactly where the Zheng family in Xingyang would go.

But in any case, there is no doubt that Zheng Rentai has the heart to fight.

If he is afraid of the navy's tyrannical combat power, knows that he is invincible, and does not want the entire Zheng family in Xingyang to be wiped out, will he completely get rid of the King Jin's line and surrender to the navy when the navy suddenly attacks?
If Zheng Rentai had this idea, then he would be in big trouble.

Even if it is willing to send troops to reinforce Hangu Pass, it cannot guarantee that the Zheng family of Xingyang will firmly support King Jin...

(End of this chapter)