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Chapter 890 The virtuous live here
As representatives of the royal family, Li Daozon and Li Xiaogong were particularly dissatisfied with the fact that Li Kuan was almost forced to rebel.
The reason is simple, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu is the most outstanding descendant of the entire Longyou Li family today - no one can surpass him!
Therefore, even though they knew that Zhangsun Wuji was doing dirty work for Emperor Li II, it was difficult for them not to vent their resentment on the former.
After them, Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were more practical in their considerations - Zhangsun Wuji paid too much attention to the interests of the emperor, which was bound to harm the interests of the Tang Empire.
If the interests of the Tang Dynasty were damaged, how could the people of the Tang Dynasty escape?
They could have lived a safe and stable life under the protection of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, and the Tang Dynasty would have prospered for at least a hundred years.
But now, after conquering the Western Regions, His Royal Highness the King of Chu will go to Qiongzhou to be a vassal.
At that time, no matter what His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu thinks, the entire Lingnan Road will have to look at His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu's wishes.
That’s not all. What’s even more troublesome is that the army responsible for guarding Lingnan at that time is bound to be under tremendous pressure.
So in this situation, should Chang'an send troops to Lingnan?
A dilemma is now placed before everyone.
Do not send troops - there is a mole lying in Qiongzhou. If this mole gets up and walks a few steps out of boredom one day, many people in Chang'an city will feel uneasy.
But if the army was dispatched, not only would the country's fiscal expenditure increase - what was even more terrible was that if the troop-eater lying in the Qiongzhou territory and feeling sad saw this, it would announce its rise in anger and become a dragon crossing the river, and then shout "At worst, we can sink Guanzhong"...
That would truly be... an epic "Barbarian Invasion".
How to say it, by that time, even if all the ministers in the court each jump into the well with a member of the Changsun family in their arms, there won’t be enough to share!
After all, no one is blind. His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu is a bastard, but he has indeed done his utmost - His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu has never been easy to bully, and he has always been willing to give in because of his kindness and filial piety.
But there is a bottom line when it comes to making concessions.
Therefore, if the future situation continues to evolve according to the current objective laws commonly known as "Xuanwu Gate is calling", then His Royal Highness the King of Chu will definitely raise an army.
By then, there would be very few generals in the palace who were willing to fight against His Royal Highness the King of Chu - as for those who were willing to fight against His Royal Highness the King of Chu and could suppress him... there seemed to be only two.
One of them had already resigned. As for the remaining one... the emperor will lead the army in person... well... as long as Your Majesty wants, the historian will definitely give it to you...
Therefore, in the eyes of the ministers, this is an unsolvable problem.
But in the eyes of the emperor, no matter whether this problem is unsolvable or not, after His Royal Highness the King of Chu is enfeoffed, Chang'an will definitely allow more troops to be stationed in Lingnan.
But whether it was Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, or Wei Zheng, the three of them knew clearly that His Royal Highness the King of Chu would never make any concessions to His Majesty Li II.
Therefore, judging from the current situation in Taiji Hall where everyone is attacking Zhangsun Wuji, it seems that the Dou family is looking for trouble for His Royal Highness the King of Chu.
But in fact, at this moment, the interests of the Dou family have been tied up with the interests of clan members such as Li Daozon and Li Xiaogong, and even with the interests of ministers such as Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Wei Zheng.
After all, if they are not tied together, when His Royal Highness the King of Chu overturns the table, the Dou family's servants will still have food to eat, but it is hard to say about the others.
Therefore, the current situation is: If everyone does not find a way to stop His Majesty from continuing to put pressure on His Royal Highness the King of Chu and to gain space for His Royal Highness the King of Chu to move freely, then a war is doomed to be unavoidable!
But to sum up, all this is closely related to that bastard Changsun Wuji.
In fact, the real reason why the bosses from different camps tacitly joined hands to sanction Changsun Wuji was not as simple as Changsun Wuji handed a knife to Emperor Li II.
The deeper reason behind this is because of Changsun Wuji’s identity.
He was the most staunch supporter of His Majesty Li Er, a loyal partner who had accompanied him all the way, and the one who had followed His Majesty when the two of them were young and had been "in cahoots" with each other in Taiyuan City, causing trouble everywhere...
This tacit cooperation has not changed until now.
Therefore, if everyone wants Emperor Li II to change his mind, then the only breakthrough point, and the "chicken to scare the monkeys", is Zhangsun Wuji.
Coincidentally, His Royal Highness the King of Chu was planning to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys in the northwest, and the gentlemen in Chang'an also started to do the same at the same time.
I have to say this is also a kind of dark humor.
Closer to home.
In fact, as long as the blow to Changsun Wuji is big enough, His Majesty Li II will realize that if he continues to act on his own will, it will not be a question of whether the Tiance Mansion will collapse or not...
If things go wrong, the Tang Dynasty will be in complete chaos!
"Since it is the Crown Prince's recommendation..." After a long while, His Majesty Li II, who had figured out the key points, withdrew his gaze from Li Dao Zong's face and slowly said, "Assistant, do you have the confidence to take on this important task?"
"Your Majesty..." Zhang Sun Wuji was dumbfounded: "Your Majesty..."
“Uncle, please don’t be unhappy!” At this moment, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei, who had been busy suppressing the two younger ones with his third brother Li Ke - telling Li You and Li Yin not to “make trouble”, finally seized the opportunity and began to output violently: “Second brother is gone, now the ten 360 states of the Great Tang Dynasty have to be carried on your shoulders…”
boom!
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei's impromptu performance completely ignited the atmosphere in the palace.
“Ha…” As their fourth brother showed his might, Li You and Li Yin, who had originally wanted to make trouble, finally calmed down.
"No... Qingque you..." Before Changsun Wuji could even express his specific opinion, Wei Zheng on the side couldn't wait to join the fight.
"Why does Duke Zhao look so reluctant?" The human mirror turned into a human spirit and spoke slowly in an extremely ambiguous tone: "Indeed, in my opinion, Duke Zhao is 'devoted to the people'. He is upright and selfless. He is truly a role model for us! So the position of Crown Prince's Right Prime Minister is still a bit low, from the second rank. How about you, Lord Fang, give up your position and let someone more capable do the job? Give up the position of Minister of the Central Secretariat?"
As Wei Zheng said this, the atmosphere in the hall seemed to become more cheerful.
Even Fang Xuanling, who was named, smiled and said, "As long as Duke Zhao is willing to serve the country, I can give way to him. The position of Zhongshu Ling... should be held by a virtuous person..."
"..."Changsun Wuji didn't expect that even Fang Xuanling, who had always been neutral, had no intention of letting him go.
Isn't it... As soon as the King of Chu left? All the civil and military officials in the court began to support him?!
On the other hand, Du Ruhui really couldn't help laughing: Old ginger is still wiser - the Duke of Wei's use of idioms is better than that of His Royal Highness the King of Chu.
Of course, Mr. Fang’s curses were also quite dirty.
Serving the people wholeheartedly... Isn't it serving the "people" wholeheartedly?
With this thought in mind, Du Ruhui calmly turned his gaze to Emperor Li II who was sitting on the dragon throne.
At this time, His Majesty Li II's face was as gloomy as water: Wei Zheng, this peasant, is really...
So no matter who comes to make me unhappy, you have to "help out?!"
And Fang Qing... How come even you...
His Majesty Li II's terrible mood now is simply beyond description.
(I'll adjust my status and update once today, so I can take a break.)