"Your Majesty, the reincarnation of heaven will make up for the shortcomings. You have single-handedly built the Tang Dynasty into a powerful dynasty far superior to the Qin and Han Dynasties. You are enough to be proud of the three emperors and surpass the five emperors. The Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty are also dwarfed in front of you. If you can defeat Goguryeo again Incorporating it into the territory of the Tang Dynasty, your great achievements can be said to shock the past and the present, and are unprecedented, and you are well-deserved for the glory of 'one emperor through the ages'!"
Fang Xuanling spoke earnestly and patiently advised: "However, things must reverse when they reach their peak, and they must decline when they reach their peak. You single-handedly pushed the Tang Dynasty to its peak. After you, it will inevitably decline. This is the law of heaven that cannot be violated in the world. But now you are Being greedy and hoping that your successor can make further progress in the splendid country you left behind is not a question of whether it is difficult or not, but it violates the principles of things and is absolutely impossible."
His Majesty Li Er was stunned.
He was obsessed with establishing great achievements and becoming the "Eternal Emperor" who was far superior to the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty. However, manpower was sometimes scarce, and no matter how brilliant he was, he would eventually die. He longed to choose an outstanding one. The successor will inherit the great legacy left by him, and even want to be better than himself!
But I have never considered the problem from the perspective of "the way of heaven"...
Everything that flourishes must decline, and everything must turn upside down. This is the way of heaven, and it cannot be violated.
Whether it is the Qin Dynasty that unified the world and swept across the wasteland, or the strong men who must be killed no matter how far away they are, it is inevitable that after reaching the peak of strength, they will gradually decline to the bottom.
Is it a matter of succession?
Maybe there is, but the more reasons are all attributed to the way of heaven - the greatest prosperity must inevitably decline!
When it is strong, many contradictions can be covered up. Everyone puts aside their contradictions in order to pursue greater ideals and richer interests. However, contradictions never disappear. Once the country's power declines, all kinds of contradictions will arise. The problem will be completely stimulated.
For example, the political demands of aristocratic families...
Now that he is in power, the Tang Dynasty is invincible across the world, and the ambitions of the aristocratic families are suppressed to death. Once the emperor changes and the country's power drops from its peak, those aristocratic families who cling to the "nine-grade Zhongzheng system" and are unwilling to let go will inevitably make a comeback.
For an empire, aristocratic families are a double-edged sword.
It can unify all forces when the empire rises and become the sharpest weapon in the emperor's hand, invincible. When the empire is weak, it can also turn its back on foreign affairs and control the state power in its hands to seek its own interests...
And why should I alienate Changsun Wuji?
There are many reasons, but the most important one is that Changsun Wuji himself represents the interests of the huge Guanlong Group behind him, and the interests of the Guanlong Group are contrary to the national interests...
Now I have made an unforgivable mistake. I hope that the King of Jin, who is supported by the Guanlong Group, will succeed him as the crown prince and make the country stronger after him... This is simply self-contradictory.
Isn't the day when King Jin ascends the throne the day when the Guanlong Group seizes the fruits of victory?
And this "fruit of victory" is a real national interest...
His Majesty Li Er took a long breath and suddenly became enlightened.
What are you doing?
This side is trying its best to suppress the family members, but the other side prefers the King Jin who is supported by the family members to inherit the throne...
What a fool!
However, just as he figured it out, he immediately fell into hesitation.
King Jin participated in the fight for the throne with his acquiescence, but now he had to single-handedly cut off King Jin's newly raised hopes... Is this a bit cruel?
How could Fang Xuanling not see the dilemma of His Majesty Li Er?
But he was also helpless, unable to persuade.
For King Jin, the youngest legitimate son, His Majesty Li Er's love is sincere and unreserved.
How could he have the heart to ruthlessly knock down King Jin, who yearned for the position of crown prince, and completely put an end to this thought? Not to mention that this child was originally kind and kind, and it was his Majesty Li Er who single-handedly sent him to the road of fighting for the throne...
too cruel.
The hall fell into silence for a moment, except for the continuous sound of rain outside the window.
After a long time, His Majesty Li Er slowly closed his eyes and sighed: "This memorial... should be dismissed."
Fang Xuanling bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, you are wise!"
Since it was rejected, it naturally blocked the way for the King of Jin to seek the official minister and establish a team. If it were said that Gao Shilian might have been attracted by the King of Jin before, after all, he had blood ties, but now, Gao Shilian would definitely be at loggerheads with the King of Jin, and he would turn to the prince.
His Majesty Li Er was shocked to find that he had unintentionally assisted the prince. It should be noted that in the past, the prince's influence in the court was extremely low. Now that there is a banner of the Ministry of Personnel, there will naturally be many ministers who rely on the past... …
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The tea was lukewarm, so His Majesty Li Er ordered the servant to leave and make another pot. He asked Fang Xuanling to sit down casually, sipping the tea and listening to the wind and rain outside the window. The hall was empty and cool, which was quite pleasant.
But His Majesty Li Er was frowning, and he always felt ashamed of being the King of Jin. He was really confused...
Fang Xuanling comforted him: "Why should your Majesty blame yourself? The position of the crown prince is related to the foundation of the country. It should not be ignored. How can it be changed easily? It is said that one hair can affect the whole body. I don't know how many people's interests are connected with the prince, and there are many How many people's interests are at odds with the Crown Prince... Now His Majesty is just deliberately trying to change things, and there is a sudden undercurrent in the court. Once the imperial edict is really issued, that's when all the demons, demons and monsters will surface and disturb the world! His Highness, King Jin, has always been He is smart and knowledgeable, and I think he will be able to understand His Majesty's difficulties."
To be honest, he was quite helpless towards the emperor in front of him.
What a big deal it is to be crown prince? However, this man was vacillating towards Qin, Mu and Chu. He was completely different from the wise and courageous person he had always been. He previously wanted the King of Wei to succeed him as the crown prince, but now he intends to support the King of Jin to ascend to the throne, as if the crown prince's position is just a seventh-grade sesame official. I'll do it to whoever I want, I'm so dizzy...
No matter how wise a monarch is, he will inevitably lose his mind when facing the truth about his son.
Caring leads to chaos, just like the evil obstacle in my family that makes me love so much that I hate it so much that I gnash my teeth...
There seemed to be a tacit understanding between the monarch and his ministers. Just when Fang Xuanling thought of his son, he heard His Majesty Li Er ask: "What is your stick stick doing recently? There have been constant turmoil in the court these past two days, and they are all related to him, but they never From what I heard about him, this doesn’t seem like his style.”
Fang Xuanling's eyelids twitched. Is this something the emperor can say?
It's completely devoid of dignity and frivolous...
"Erlang has been drafting emergency disaster relief regulations in the yamen today. After all, the imperial court's establishment of this command yamen is an unprecedented move. Everything is without rules. We must come up with a method as soon as possible to avoid chaos and disorder. The more we do, the more mistakes we make, and once we delay the opportunity for disaster relief, we will deviate from the original intention of setting up this yamen."
Fang Xuanling explained.
"Well, he did a good job." His Majesty Li Er nodded happily, motioning for Fang Xuanling to drink tea, and then said: "This guy is talented and very safe in his work, but his temper is inevitably a little willful and crazy. He must be well-prompted and supervised. That's right, apart from me, he is the only one in the whole court who will listen to what you say. You must urge him diligently and correct his bad habits."
Fang Xuanling held the tea cup, thought about it in her mind, and said tentatively: "The recent rumors between him and Princess Changle, no matter what the cause is, it has damaged the royal family's face. It is an unforgivable crime. Please forgive me." Your Majesty punishes..."
The essence of this matter is not whether Fang Jun is really having an affair with Princess Changle, but the rumor spread among the people, which has damaged the royal family's face. In fact, having said that, even if the two people really have some kind of personal relationship, as long as they don't know it, His Majesty Li Er's doting on Princess Changle and his guilt will probably turn a blind eye and let it go.
But it definitely doesn’t mean that this matter can be put on the table.
His Majesty Li Er waved his hand nonchalantly: "I trust my daughter, Changle, who is gentle, virtuous, and chaste in temperament. She will never do such immoral things. Xuanling doesn't need to worry too much."
Fang Xuanling was speechless...
Why does this sound so unpleasant? Do you think that the reason why he has no affair between the two of you is because your daughter is chaste, even if my son is seduced by you?
The two of them drank tea and chatted first, then they saw Wang De hurried in, handed a memorial to His Majesty Li Er, and said quickly: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from the Political Hall, because the rain is too heavy. , the river water surged, even if the Zhengguo Canal discharged the flood at full capacity, it could not divert the flood, and Yunyang and other places upstream of Jingyang were always in danger of bursting their banks."
The emperor and his ministers were suddenly moved.
