Tiantang Splendid

4444 - Chapter [-]
When Xiao Yu and Cui Xin came, they thought of all kinds of difficulties, and they also thought that Liu Rengui was very likely to open his mouth. After all, the maritime trade between Jiangnan and Shandong was controlled by the navy, and now they have to surrender to the navy. It is also possible to bite hard, and I am ready to reluctantly give up the benefits.

But he really didn't expect Liu Rengui's attitude to be so resolute, he refused to even mention the condition of surrender...

Xue Wanche's yelling of beating and killing did not scare the two of them. This country originally belonged to His Majesty, and was not snatched from other places. After the rebel army was wiped out, it was natural to think about how to govern the country. Because Shandong and Jiangnan supported King Jin this time The defeat suffered huge losses, and he was alienated from the center. If he could not be appeased properly, it would be very easy to plant a huge hidden danger.

Even if they participated in the defeat of the King of Jin, which can be regarded as treasonous, His Majesty will definitely not kill the two of them, and they need them to appease Jiangnan and Shandong.

Therefore, ignoring Xue Wanche's clamor, Xiao Yu said to Liu Ren: "Although we have lost our way and are willing to surrender for the stability of the country, we do not have to choose General Liu. Wei Gong is outside the Chunming Gate. If General Liu If you don’t agree, it’s the same for the old man to go to Duke Wei for the next best thing. Compared to Duke Wei, General Liu needs such a meritorious service.”

For Liu Rengui, Xiao Yu attaches great importance to it. Just by the strength he has shown now, it can be seen that this person has already understood the current situation and knows the interests of all parties well, so he didn't say anything about "I'm going to find Li Jing to surrender now." You are indeed the best target for defection, but you are not absolutely necessary.

And point it out directly, we are just taking what we need, don't go too far...

Liu Rengui was unmoved, and said in a deep voice: "I will not deny that such a meritorious service is indeed necessary, but in the face of righteousness, what does personal gain or loss count? It is the kind of selfish, selfish and disregarding the righteousness of the family and the country. The previous generation stole the imperial court, which led to this rebellion, and the subordinates are not talented and disdain to be with them."

Being insulted by a "Xing Wu Qiu Ba" with the righteousness of the family and the country, Xiao Yu and Cui Xin blushed, feeling ashamed and annoyed.

Cui Xin shook his head and said: "It's not that the old man is selfish, but the interests of the Shandong family must be protected, otherwise we can only fight to the end."

Liu Rengui said indifferently: "If you have the heart to fight to the death, why bother to come here?"

It seems that although I led the army to defeat the Shandong private army and lay dead on the bed, I did not let Xiao and Cui agree, otherwise I would definitely not use such inferior words to test my bottom line.

Xiao Yu's face was ugly, he thought for a while, shook his head and sighed: "If General Liu refuses to give in an inch, then the old man can only go to find Duke Wei. We came here not for our own strength, but for the honor and disgrace of the family's life and death. ,heavy responsibility."

"Ah!"

Liu Rengui sneered, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, and said, "So, this is the evil of the powerful family. In private, the children of the powerful family are arrogant and lawless. They don't know the country, but only know the family. Monopolizing the channels for officials to be promoted, full of dignitaries, all of them are elites, manipulating power and tricks to harm public interests, not caring about the survival of the country, not caring about the rise and fall of the empire, like a cancer that parasitizes the country and sucks blood, so they should be completely wiped out Ashes!"

Cui Xin was dissatisfied, and asked back: "Do you know how the Tang Dynasty could establish a country without the power of a powerful family?"

Relying on the support of the clans who spared no effort, Datang was able to wipe out all the heroes and dominate the world in the chaotic times of the end of Sui Dynasty.

Liu Rengui said: "At this time, at that time, the Tang Dynasty is not a world of one family and a surname, let alone a world of aristocratic families, but a world of people! What's more, Cui Gong only saw how the Tang Dynasty established the country, why can't he see it?" How did the country fall in the former Sui Dynasty? Taking history as a guide, we can know the ups and downs of the world. If Song Guogong and Cui Gong really planned to fight to the end, and finally disappeared, people in the world would not have the slightest regret. They can only tell each other and celebrate with each other. It's been a long time!"

If it weren't for the clans of the aristocratic families fighting openly and secretly and threatening the imperial power, why did Emperor Yang of Sui use war to eliminate the contradictions, and why did he end up with the death of the country?

The huge Sui Empire dominated the north and the south, and it disintegrated in just a few decades.

In the later period of Zhenguan, His Majesty Li Er took suppressing the powerful as a national policy and unswervingly implemented it. At the beginning of Li Chengqian's ascension to the throne, he even stated that he would continue his father's national policy, and this was also the main cause of the two mutinies in Guanlong and King Jin.

Liu Rengui was not willing to risk offending Li Chengqian to give preferential treatment to the Shandong private army and the Jiangnan gentry, so would Li Jing be willing?
Relatively speaking, Fang Jun behind Liu Rengui has far surpassed Li Jing in terms of merit and influence, and the holy family is even more different. If Fang Jun had made some meritorious service, he might have dared to get involved with the family in private. He was once suspected by the emperor. And Li Jing, who has been idle for more than ten years, absolutely dare not.

Liu Rengui noticed the change in Xiao Yu's expression, and advised: "Song Guogong is a veteran of the three dynasties with outstanding achievements. The gentry in the south of the Yangtze River are also responsible for the long-term peace and stability of the Jiangnan area. With your majesty's benevolent character, how can you kill them all? Now as long as you If you express an attitude that you can correct your mistakes, His Majesty will definitely not go into it."

For this, Xiao Yu has a certain approval. Li Chengqian is not a decisive character. Even if he hates the aristocratic family who supported the Jin King's army this time, he is unlikely to adopt extreme strategies, especially in the Jiangnan area. With the development of the sea trade, more and more taxes began to be borne, and he definitely did not want the land in the south of the Yangtze River to be in chaos.

As long as you have a good attitude of pleading guilty, you will be able to treat each other with tolerance, but if you insist on going your own way and fight to the end, you may anger Fang Jun and bring serious troubles to the Jiangnan gentry...

Liu Rengui looked at Cui Xin again and said, "But for the Shandong family, it's completely the opposite. After all, in order to support King Jin this time, the Shandong family almost tried their best, and the wealth accumulated for hundreds of years was emptied. Almost all the young and strong in Shandong were buried in the Guanzhong battlefield, and the control of Shandong fell to the lowest level, and chaos in Shandong was almost inevitable. In this case, taking this opportunity to completely uproot the Shandong family may not be a good thing, long-term pain is worse than It's a short pain."

Cui Xin's face turned pale, even though he was deep in the city, he couldn't help but shiver in his heart.

Also supporting the Mutiny of the King of Jin, the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River shouted the most fiercely, but contributed the least. Yanziji was defeated in the First World War. After the war, they all fled back to their hometowns and returned to the sect of the Jiangnan gentry, so the strength of the Jiangnan gentry did not suffer much loss.

However, the Shandong family is different. Almost all the youth, money, and food and fodder have been exhausted. As Liu Rengui said, the control over the land of Shandong has fallen to the lowest point in hundreds of years. Naturally, the impact will not be too great...

He was a little flustered.

Liu Rengui pointed at Xue Wanche, and said to Xiao Yu and Cui Daodao, "Until now, Duke Wu'an's You Wuwei and Wei Guogong's East Palace Six Leaders have been standing still, do you know the reason?"

Xiao Yu and Cui's confidence trembled, Xue Wanche had already yelled loudly: "Keep up your morale and be ready to go out at any time!"

Cui was confident that there was no luck, his face was ashen, and he shook his head dejectedly.

I thought that I could fight for the final condition to stop the loss by coming here this time, but I don't know that the judgment of the situation is so wrong, how can I still be qualified to negotiate?

*****
With the fall of Wudemen, the battlefield has spread from the surrounding buildings around Wudemen to Wudemen. The roof of Wudedian not far away has revealed its true face in the wind and rain. It is possible to enter the Hall of Wude.

The Prince Zuowei, who came from Dajimen for reinforcements, was under great pressure. Although Li Dazhi was injured, he did not dare to withdraw for treatment. He asked his soldiers to treat the wound indiscriminately, and then led his soldiers to guard Wude Hall.

Yu Chigong has fought all his life, knowing that this is the last chance, life and death are at this moment, so he arranged Li Zhi to be closely guarded by the army in the rear army, and he led the elite to march forward bravely, fighting endlessly with the prince's left guard , hoping to break through the blockade and break into the Wude Hall.

Li Zhi, who was surrounded by heavy guards, was so anxious that he kept urging the troops to support Yu Chigong. He was afraid that Li Daozong would lose to Fang Jun and fail, which would cause Fang Jun to enter Wudemen to catch up with him. , If there are chasing soldiers behind, they will be surrounded and desperate.

As a result, before Yu Chigong could take a few steps forward, soldiers rushed to report. Li Daozong was shot down by Fang Jun, and his troops were also defeated by armored cavalry. Fang Jun had already gathered his troops to kill Wudemen...

The news fell on Li Zhi's head like a thunderbolt, and he was at a loss in the heavy rain. Could it be that he was not the one whose destiny belonged?
Otherwise, those clans and troops who kept supporting him to dethrone Li Chengqian would either be completely wiped out or unable to shrink back, leading to the dire situation of today's good situation?
However, until now, there is no way to retreat, only to move forward.

Fortunately, there was only one step away from the Hall of Martial Virtue, and as long as this step was passed, the center of the empire could be completely captured. Li Chengqian had no choice but to abandon the Taiji Palace and start fleeing.

What's more, there are tens of thousands of private soldiers from Shandong near Chengtianmen and Zhuquemen. In the worst case, they can enter Taiji Palace to pester Fang Fangjun, giving himself and Yu Chigong a chance to capture Wude Palace...

"Don't worry about the king's safety, the whole army will go forward to support E Guogong, defeat the prince's left guard rate, and capture the Hall of Wude!"

On the verge of desperation, Li Zhi radiated infinite fighting spirit, drew his sword in hand, and led the army forward to fight side by side with Yu Chigong, launching a tide-like offensive against the prince's left guard.

With iron hooves clanking behind him, Fang Jun led the armored cavalry to kill from Wude Gate, and more than a thousand cavalry launched an attack. Their momentum became more and more overwhelming and unrivaled in the narrow inner garden of the forbidden palace.

(End of this chapter)