Sure enough, Cen Wenwen, a veteran who has been around the court all his life, naturally immediately understood the meaning of Li Chengqian's words, and said righteously: "Your Highness, what you said is wrong! The dispute in the court is just a struggle for interests, but there must be The bottom line needs to be observed. Everyone’s fight is within a certain range. Anyone who exceeds the limit and breaks the bottom line is despising His Majesty and the royal law! The national law is as iron as iron and cannot be desecrated. How can His Highness treat him just because it may cause consequences? Those who blatantly trample on the national law are tolerant and ignore it? Forget it, His Highness is responsible for the great responsibility of the country, so naturally he has many scruples and various considerations, but the old minister is an old bone, with loess buried up to his neck, what is there to be afraid of? Even if he is shattered to pieces, We must also uphold the majesty of the national law, bring those rebellious officials and traitors to justice, and correct the criminal law!"
After saying some impassioned words, Cen Wenwen saluted, stood up, and left.
Needless to say, the memorial will be submitted to the Political Affairs Hall early tomorrow morning, and the disciples and followers behind him will make a lot of noise and publicity to fully expose the case.
Storm is coming.
When Cen Wenwen walked out, Xiao Yu looked at Li Chengqian with a helpless smile, spread his hands and said: "Why do you do this, Your Highness? You can only tolerate it for a while. When His Majesty returns to the capital, all those monsters will be killed. Who dares to dare to do anything?" Something outrageous? But if His Highness confronts the Guanlong clan, the future is really uncertain."
He used the words "the future is uncertain", and naturally he was not only talking about the current case, but also about Li Chengqian's position as crown prince.
When the maid filled the teacup with tea, Li Chengqian just picked up the teacup and took a sip. Then he sat upright, looked at Xiao Yu, and said calmly: "Everyone in the world says that Gu is weak in character. This is true. However... Gu is not blind. Weakness. In the face of the ministers who are loyal to the king, Gu is willing to be weaker. This world is not only the world of Li and Tang, but also the world of ministers and the world of all people. Only when the king and ministers are united and united can we create a prosperous age and the people live in peace. Whether you are a monarch or a prince, you do not necessarily have to be decisive and ruthless. Your ministers should be loyal to you, and your ministers should be treated like humerus. Why not be more generous and kind to each other? It’s just that although Gu is kind, he is not He is a person who is allowed to be manipulated by others, and his acts of collaborating with the enemy and treasoning the country without any bottom line, such as those of the Guanlong clan, will never be tolerated!"
Seeing His Highness the Crown Prince show such a strong attitude, Xiao Yu could only sigh slightly, but he also recognized the Crown Prince a little more.
As the prince said, which minister is willing to work under an emperor like Shi Huang or Han Wu? Although you can create eternal achievements, you can accompany you like a tiger. If you make a slight mistake, you will be irreversible. No matter how you show off your past achievements, if you make a mistake, you will not be able to escape punishment.
Killing ministers is as casual as eating and drinking tea.
It is indeed a good thing for the ministers that the prince is softer and more tolerant. From this point of view, the other princes may not be as good as the prince...
After pondering for a while, Xiao Yu said: "Although Cen Jingren took the lead in resisting the hatred of the Guanlong clan in this matter, we should not rush it. There had been a series of turmoil in the court before, and there were many ideas among the various forces. Your Highness is particularly important. For the sake of disadvantage, we might as well put it off for now and wait until His Majesty returns to Beijing to make further calculations."
This time, Xiao Yu didn't hide any selfish motives.
There had been many turmoils inside and outside Chang'an, and all the forces behind it were ready to move, but there was still a lack of a suitable opportunity, so of course they stood still.
But once the Guanlong clan is severely punished, they will definitely not sit back and wait for death. Once launched, it will inevitably be widely implicated. Those who were originally watching from the sidelines may not stop and go into battle naked.
By that time, the demons are raging, not to mention whether they can overthrow the Tang Dynasty. Li Chengqian's position as prince will definitely be criticized, and it is not impossible to step down.
And once the prince changes hands, huge interests will be involved, and the court will be in chaos. At that time, even if His Majesty Li Er returns to Chang'an, he will not be able to appease all the forces in a short time...
Too dangerous.
Li Chengqian naturally understood this truth. He held the teacup and sipped the tea slowly. Just when Xiao Yu thought he was hesitating and shrinking, he saw Li Chengqian put the teacup on the table and said in a deep voice: "Right now, the empire looks like a cluster of flowers. The fire is cooking the oil, but in fact the internal struggle is chaotic, which is a huge hidden crisis."
Xiao Yu was silent.
Anyone who has some insights into government affairs knows that the Tang Dynasty is actually full of crises. The root of the crisis lies in the clans, but not all clans have the will and ability to endanger the peace of the empire. The initiator is the Guanlong clan who once dominated the world and was famous for a while.
These guys have reaped the benefits of changing dynasties. Once they feel that the current political situation cannot allow them to seize the greatest benefits as always, they will inevitably want to repeat the same mistakes as in the past, destroying a country and establishing another country, and enjoy "making meritorious deeds" over and over again. of glory and power.
They have the intention and the ability.
But this cannot be said clearly, because the Li Tang royal family is also a member of the Guanlong clan, and like the former Hongnong Yang family, it is the one who has tasted the greatest sweetness...
Li Chengqian's eyes were clear and his expression was calm, but his words were resounding: "The disaster caused by the clan is actually the source of chaos in the country! Therefore, my father is unswervingly determined to suppress the clan. As a prince, I can only uphold his father's will. Be firm and unswerving. Moreover, Gu can hold back today, but those who are connected to foreign countries and have no thoughts about family and country are still lurking in the court, which is really a serious problem. Even if Gu, the prince, is deposed by his father, as long as he These people are still around, no matter which brother takes over the throne in the future, these people are always a problem, causing trouble at every turn and endangering the country."
He stared at Xiao Yu and said slowly: "Instead of letting Gu's brothers face these wolves, tigers and leopards with human faces and animal hearts in the future, why should Gu give up his position as kings and pull down all these people? For the sake of my father. , For the sake of the empire, for the sake of Gu’s brothers, Gu will not hesitate to sacrifice himself!”
Xiao Yu's face was full of shock, and he was speechless, unable to speak for a while.
He has always looked down upon the prince. Even though he had just thought that it would be good for the prince to succeed to the throne, he still looked down on him in his heart. He felt that such a weak monarch would be easy to control and his life would be much easier.
But I didn't expect that under this weak and kind mask, there was such a generous and majestic heart hidden!
The prince is different from other people. Once he is deposed, he never ends well. Therefore, Li Chengqian intends to use the lives of everyone in the East Palace to destroy the Guanlong clan in a life-or-death manner!
What kind of perseverance is this? Is it what a weak and incompetent prince should possess?
Xiao Yu quickly stood up and left the table, bowed and saluted, and said: "Your Highness, please calm down. The old ministers are amazed by such heroic ambitions and respect them very much! But it may not necessarily reach this point. We might as well let Cen Jingren take the lead to calm things down and see what's going on." We will make a decision based on the reaction of other forces."
This is not said explicitly, but it is actually telling Li Chengqian, please calm down for the time being, and wait for the old minister to discuss it with those people first. It would be best if they can each accept the guilt. If it is not possible, let's make further calculations...
Even as the prime minister and assistant, he had to prevent Li Chengqian from carrying out such a strategy of destroying everything, both public and private.
Once Li Chengqian went into battle shirtless and had a life-and-death fight with the Guanlong clan clan, it was all due to his dereliction of duty as the prime minister. His Majesty Li Er not only entrusted the state affairs to the prince, but also entrusted the prince to these ministers and assistants, allowing the prince and the Guanlong clan to fight to the death. Guess how His Majesty Li Er will treat him as the assistant minister after returning to Beijing. Minister?
Moreover, the various qualities that Li Chengqian displayed now made Xiao Yu change his past contempt for him, and felt that although this person was weak, he was kind, and there was something in his heart that he was willing to stick to. If the inheritance is so smooth, it may not be a bad thing.
At least it would be much better than that of His Highness the Prince of Jin, who had always been close to the Guanlong clan.
It is conceivable that once Li Chengqian is deposed and the King of Jin ascends the throne, the situation in the court that was dominated by the Guanlong family in the early years of Zhenguan will immediately reappear.
Xiao Yu has not forgotten how the Guanlong clan headed by Changsun Wuji dominated the government in those years, and how they suppressed the Shandong aristocratic families and the Jiangnan gentry. After finally surviving to this day, the Guanlong clan is gradually weakening, and Shandong and Jiangnan have gradually entered the court to control power. How can they hand it over to the Guanlong clan?
If you think about it carefully, Li Chengqian's statement is a bit surprising...
Li Chengqian nodded slightly and said: "Don't worry, Duke Song, Gu is not just a three-year-old child, he won't be impulsive and reckless and ruin big things."
Just let Xiao Yu convey his will to the Guanlong clan. If those thieves were respectful and willing to admit their crimes and wait for punishment, he would not have to take it seriously. He would rather die than drag the Guanlong clan with him. The imperial court is still focused on checks and balances. In the past, Guanlong was powerful, so it was necessary to cultivate the power of Jiangnan and Shandong to counter it. If Guanlong was completely defeated, and the powerful people from Jiangnan and Shandong came to power, they might not be much more restrained than Guanlong. .
