Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4780 Yuan Clan Enters Tang
Power is like a river and people are like boats. Everyone is floating up and down in the turbulent river of power. If you want to stay stable, you must try your best and strive to go upstream, otherwise you will be swept down by the mighty river and suffer a devastating disaster.

“Once you enter the world, you have no choice.” In fact, the same is true when you are in the government. You cannot be content with the status quo and not fight if you want to. Therefore, there can never be the so-called calm at the center of power, and “balance” can only exist for a very short period of time and is fleeting. Intrigue, deception, and struggle for power are the eternal state.

In the side hall of the Fang Mansion, Fang Jun, who had slept in, had dinner accompanied by Princess Gaoyang, with Qiao'er serving him.

Seeing Qiao'er serving Fang Jun another bowl of corn and sea cucumber porridge, Princess Gaoyang frowned with some dissatisfaction: "Brother, you are such a fool. There are so many generals in the court, why do you have to sit in Mingde Gate and control the left and right Jinwu Guards? You are so busy all day that you don't even have time to eat. You have lost weight in just a few days."

Fang Jun took a big sip of porridge, picked up a bun and took a bite, chewed and swallowed, and said with a smile: "This is something you can only say at home. Do you know how many people are coveting this opportunity to control the left and right Jinwu Guards? His Majesty trusts me so much that he gave me this important task. Others can't get it even if they want to."

Princess Gaoyang disagreed: "How can our family be the same as other families? My husband has made great contributions and is in a high position. He no longer needs these false things to enhance his prestige. Keeping a low profile is the long-term solution."

Qiao Er was puzzled and interrupted, "But isn't it better to have more power? It would be a disadvantage to leave such great power unused."

Interests are directly proportional to power. The greater the power, the greater the interests. What interests can you talk about if you have no power?
Princess Gaoyang said, "But my dear brother is different from others. He has made great contributions to the beginning. If he goes one step further, his achievements will be so great that he will shock the emperor. I'm afraid my brother will be suspicious of him. The emperor is the most insecure. He feels that everyone has bad intentions towards him all day long. It's better to be careful."

There have been a lot of dirty tricks between Fang Jun and His Majesty recently. Although His Majesty has entrusted Fang Jun with the task of controlling the left and right Jinwu Guards this time and has expressed his trust in Fang Jun as always, this does not mean that there is still no estrangement between the two.

There is even some suspicion that this approach is an attempt to cover up one's own faults...

In such a situation, we should be low-key, tolerant and bide our time.

Fang Jun swallowed the last bite of the bun, drank the porridge in the bowl and put down his chopsticks. He took the teacup handed to him by Qiao'er and drank a sip of tea. Then he smiled bitterly and said, "Your royal brother has high aspirations and lofty ambitions, but he is narrow-minded and paranoid. He wants to emulate Emperor Taizong's behavior of delegating power in an attempt to gain praise from the world and win the hearts of the people, but he always feels that the throne is unstable and the people are not loyal. To put it nicely, it is called being prepared for danger in times of peace, but to put it bluntly, it is like being at a loss. You can't be too low-key with him, otherwise he won't take you seriously. You can only constantly show your presence to him to make him realize your importance."

Li Chengqian was obsessed with proving to the world that he was no less than Emperor Taizong, so naturally he wanted to imitate Emperor Taizong's actions in every way. However, not only did he not have Emperor Taizong's military and literary skills, he also did not have Emperor Taizong's broad mind and open-minded bearing. As a result, he could only end up drawing a dog instead of a tiger, and yet he was still complacent about it.

If he had just sat on the throne, he would have relied on time to eliminate all those unstable factors, but he had to be smart and take the initiative to attack, and no one could persuade him...

Under such circumstances, the political situation would naturally never be stable. If one is not careful, the sky might collapse and the earth might break, and the situation might be overturned. How could Fang Jun dare to give up power and become a rich and idle person?
Not only did he want to keep a tight grip on the Left and Right Jinwu Guards, he also wanted to let everyone know that the Left and Right Jinwu Guards were his troops and obeyed his orders. This would intimidate those traitors with evil intentions, making them cautious and afraid to act rashly, so as not to make foolish moves like going to a mountain of tigers knowing there's a tiger there.

Otherwise, even if the rebellion could be suppressed, a third consecutive mutiny would lead to huge turmoil in the power structure of the Tang Dynasty. It would be a pity to waste too many resources in meaningless internal struggles.

This is a perfect opportunity to grab land, plunder the world's wealth and lay the foundation for the eternal foundation of the Tang Dynasty. How can we miss it easily?

Haven’t you seen that in the past, those Western European robbers robbed for a century and then allowed their people to lie comfortably on the looted wealth. The so-called “high welfare” is simply the flesh and blood of the people of the world…

His unexpected arrival prompted the Tang Dynasty's strategy to change from competing for hegemony on land to advancing both on land and water, absorbing the world's wealth and population from the sea and importing them into the country, completing the transformation from an agricultural country to a semi-industrial and semi-agricultural hegemonic country in the fastest time, thereby achieving super hegemony with a population, wealth, and technology that surpassed the aristocratic families.

When the world's wealth, technology, and talents converge in the Tang Dynasty, it will naturally lay a foundation that will last for a thousand years.

Always stay with me.

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The boat goes upstream along the Yellow River. Along the way, the embankments on both sides of the river are neat and solid, planted with willows, and fast horses can be seen galloping back and forth from time to time. On the river, there are boats like clouds and an endless stream. Countless passenger ships and cargo ships pass through the river. The cargo in the cabin makes the draft very deep, and prosperity can be seen everywhere.

Yuan Xiancheng stood at the bow wearing Tang Dynasty clothes. The oncoming river breeze made his clothes flutter and rustle. His eyes wandered back and forth on the river, with a frown on his face.

With the Tang Dynasty being so prosperous, its national strength will surely increase gradually. When will Goguryeo have hope of restoring its country?

One step behind him, the retainer Yuan Jinhao sighed, "The Yellow River is already so prosperous. It is said that the Yangtze River is now more prosperous than the Yellow River. Every river in the south of the Yangtze River is flowing with money and wealth. It is hard to imagine that in just 30 years, this country has recovered from the depression and collapse at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and even better than before. Young Master, Goguryeo has perished. No matter how persistent you are in your obsession with restoring the country, you must recognize the current situation and don't do stupid things like trying to shake a tree with a gnat or trying to stop a chariot with a mantis arm. The most urgent task is to continue the bloodline of the Yuan family."

The current Tang Dynasty is like an invincible swordsman at the peak of his powers. Rather than angering him and causing him to turn the Yuan family into dust in a rage, it is better to honestly swear allegiance and survive while still having a glimmer of hope.

Yuan Xiancheng sighed and said, "But even if I submit and pledge my loyalty, how easy is that? Su Dingfang's navy has sealed off the coast of Goguryeo, and even landed and marched hundreds of miles from time to time, all for the purpose of destroying my Yuan family. It can be seen that the Tang Dynasty's strategy against me is to kill me without mercy. This time, I took the risk to come to the heartland of the Tang Dynasty, but I was just hoping for a glimmer of hope when I was doomed to die. I can only do my best and leave the rest to fate."

Ever since the Tang Dynasty captured Pyeongnang City and Yeon Gaesomun was killed, Goguryeo was completely destroyed.

The Gao royal family begged for surrender, and the entire clan was moved to the Tang Dynasty. The Yuan family, with the support of the defeated Goguryeo soldiers, traveled around and waited for an opportunity to restore their country.

However, under Su Dingfang's attack, he could not even stand firm, and was chased like a rabbit in the mountains of Goguryeo. The family assets left by his father were gradually depleted. Seeing that the whole army was about to be destroyed and the bloodline was cut off, he had to take a risk and secretly spent a huge amount of gold coins to bribe a caravan of aristocratic families to sneak into the Tang Dynasty to seek an audience with a nobleman who controlled the life and death of the Yuan family...

But the probability of success is less than one in ten.

"The Han Chinese have a saying that goes 'Sincerity can move metal and stone'. As long as the young master can show the sincerity of the Yuan family, I think he might be able to impress that nobleman. After all, the Yuan family today is just struggling to survive and can no longer pose any threat to the Tang Dynasty."

Yuan Xiancheng smiled bitterly and said, "But the Han people have a saying, 'Cut the grass and uproot it to eliminate future troubles.' Goguryeo fought several battles with the former Sui Dynasty, and the Sui people lost many soldiers and generals, and the corpses piled up like a mountain. The Tang people believed that they inherited the Sui Dynasty and felt the same shame, so they were extremely hostile to Goguryeo. Why did Emperor Taizong ignore the opposition of all the ministers and devote the whole country to the eastward expedition? It was because as long as he could flatten Goguryeo, then everything he did before would be irrelevant, and the world would only remember his magnificent achievements and great deeds for the ages. It's a pity that the invincible Tang army had been beaten to a pulp under Pingrang City and had to return in defeat, but the navy razed the city to the ground with a barrage of thousands of cannons... Goguryeo was doomed, and the Tang Dynasty was destined to be destroyed."

The Tang army had clearly admitted defeat, and the Tang emperor had already begun to withdraw his troops. The flags fell in defeat, but the navy responsible for the rear guard launched a burst of bombardment that blew the walls of Pingrang City into pieces, leaving broken walls and ruins. Then the invincible Tang army poured into Pingrang City like a tide...

What other explanation could there be other than that the Tang Dynasty was destined to be the Tang Dynasty?
Yuan Jinhao looked stunned: "..."

Why do Han people talk so much?

Yuan Xiancheng ignored the stunned Yuan Jinhao, and stroked the side of the boat with his hands. He looked across the wide and busy river towards the setting sun in the west, and sighed softly, "Since Goguryeo is doomed, how can we, the mediocre people, change its fate? I only hope that I can meet that noble man in Luoyang this time, and use the wealth accumulated by the Yuan family for generations to seek an opportunity to submit to the country, so that the descendants of the Yuan family can live in this rich, beautiful and well-dressed country, and become true Tang people from generation to generation, and no longer have to endure the bullying and abuse of the strong, but crawl at the feet of the strong and be willing to be their hawks and dogs."

But will that noble person accept the money, silk and treasures that I bring?
Although women all love money and are short-sighted, weak-hearted and easily sympathize with the weak, the other party's family is the richest in the Tang Dynasty, and may not necessarily look down on her wealth...

While Yuan Xiancheng was worried and anxious, the sun soon set at the end of the long river. When the thousands of rays of light on the river gradually dissipated and were finally swallowed by the darkness, a brightly lit pier suddenly appeared in front of him.

We have arrived in Luoyang.