Fang Junqian could not help but feel the frustration and decadence of the torrent. Although he knew that His Majesty Li Er would inevitably change hands once he returned to the capital, the reality that all his efforts were washed away by the inertia of the historical torrent still made him feel sad. It was hard for him to accept.
Li Chengqian drank all the tea in the cup and said with a forced smile: "It's getting late, Erlang, go and have a rest. You have to go to your father to discuss matters early tomorrow. If you are not in good spirits, you will inevitably lose your etiquette in front of the emperor, which is very inappropriate." .”
Fang Jun nodded and stood up, planning to leave.
Li Chengqian took a deep look at the minister of the humerus and the mainstay of the East Palace, and said in a low tone, "Please remember, Erlang, from now on, you will have nothing to do with the East Palace. You don't need to care about your life or death. You can't violate it again." Go against my father’s will.”
He knew that once he was deposed, his life would be hard to save. It would be fine if he died, and the family members in the East Palace would not escape their fate. He also wanted to beg Fang Jun to save his children because of the friendship in the past, but what would happen even if he opened his mouth? Fang Jun values love and righteousness. As long as he asks for it, he will agree at all costs. However, with his father's heart as solid as stone, how can he allow the children of the East Palace to live and become a hidden danger?
In the end, it was just a matter of getting Fang Jun in for nothing...
Therefore, he no longer wished for anything extravagant, but hoped that Fang Jun could be separated from the East Palace and no longer be affected by the East Palace. Given my father's love and trust in Fang Jun, given time, he may not be able to stand tall in the court again...
Fang Jun stood still, looked at Li Chengqian, said nothing, turned around and strode away.
…
The light rain was pattering outside the camp, which was obviously noisy, but it made people find a sense of silence amidst the noise, and the restless mood seemed to calm down with the beating of raindrops.
Princess Gao Yang and others have already gone to bed. Tomorrow all the royal family members will rush to Taiji Palace to see His Majesty. They dare not delay, so even though everyone is worried about the situation that the East Palace and Fang Jun are about to encounter, they have to force themselves. I endured it and waited until I had an audience with His Majesty before asking, leaving Wu Meiniang to serve Fang Jun.
On the bed, the couple lay hugging each other. Even in the dark night, their delicate hands as white as jade were caressing Lang Jun's strong chest, and his soft voice was low and sweet: "Lang Jun already knows that Your Majesty is fine, right?"
Wu Meiniang, who was full of political talents and conspiracy talents, could easily deduce the strangeness of Fang Jun's past behavior, so she came to this conclusion.
Fang Jun felt the warm fragrant nephrite in his arms, closed his eyes and let out a pleasant sigh.
Wu Meiniang put her cool and silky long legs on her husband and said softly: "I still don't understand... knowing clearly that the crown prince's position is unstable and His Majesty's wishes are easy to change, why do you spare no effort to support him?"
If it is said that it was the duty of a minister to fully support the East Palace before, or there was mutual friendship in it, I couldn't bear to see the rebels overthrow the East Palace and depose the prince, but I knew that His Majesty was not dead, and everything he did was to achieve the goal of Yi Chu. Under the circumstances, Fang Jun still disobeyed the holy will and supported Donggong. These reasons are unjustifiable.
Fang Jun turned over to lie on his back, stretched his arms, hugged her tightly to his chest, smelled the delicious fragrance on her hair, and confessed his feelings for the first time: "The disaster of the clan has been deeply rooted in the foundation of the empire. If it is allowed to develop, An indestructible barrier will be formed in various places, completely cutting off the imperial court's control over local areas. When was the last time such a situation occurred, Mei Niang?"
With her delicate body pressed against the husband's body, Wu Meiniang was like a cat, letting out a life-long sweet moan, and said: "It should be the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the chaos of the Three Kingdoms, right?"
"exactly."
Fang Jun sighed softly, subconsciously touching his thin fragrant shoulders with his palms: "It is not terrible that the clans support private armies and are independent of the court. What is scary is that once the court completely loses its jurisdiction over the local area, the financial power will all belong to the clans. In order to counteract the feudal clan, the imperial court can only deploy more troops to various places to support the private army. However, the clan clan has already monopolized local finances, forming a powerful force. In a situation where the branches are weak and the trunk is weak, the imperial power is lost and the center is weakened. The garrison will eventually either be bribed by the clan and join in the corruption, or they will simply become the clan's own... At that time, the world will be divided and the country will be without a country. The slightest disturbance will lead to instability in the court and chaos. There are wars everywhere, and all parts of the world are in chaos."
In the darkness, Wu Meiniang's beautiful eyes sparkled and were extremely bright. Fang Jun was confused and worried about the dangerous situation, but she became excited: "Mr. Lang, are you a little unfounded? Even if the center is in trouble, it is just a garrison supported by some clans, and it is still possible." Can we change the dynasty?"
The Tang Dynasty was so powerful that in time it could even surpass that of the Sui Dynasty. Its national power was unprecedentedly powerful. How could the disease of ringworm and scabies endanger the foundation?
After all, although the Eastern Han Dynasty also experienced a renaissance after Emperor Guangwu, its national power had already been almost completely depleted by Wang Mang's rebellion. Even if the Tang Dynasty went through an Eastern Expedition, it would only take three to five years to fully recover. The two cannot grow at the same time. language.
Fang Jun said quietly: "Changing dynasties actually doesn't matter. Since Emperor Qin unified the world, how can there be a dynasty for five hundred years? The general trend of the world must be united for a long time, and it must be divided for a long time. The Tang Dynasty was established yesterday, and the Sui Dynasty collapsed. Tomorrow will also have its own What other dynasty replaced the Tang Dynasty? This was the way of heaven and could not be resisted by human power... But with frequent civil strife and depletion of national power, how could the various tribes of Hu tribes that seemed to be dormant now turn a blind eye? All their dreams were crushed. The Great Wall and the Yangtze River, which drink horses, circle these beautiful rivers and mountains as their horse farm! These Hu people, who are now beaten to the point of losing their armor and discarding their armor, kneeling and wailing, will swarm in. The three thousand miles of rivers and mountains are full of fishy smell, and there are countless Han family members. The country is stained with blood, the Chinese clothes are stained with dust, and the disaster of Yongjia is repeated..."
More than just stained with dust? At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the world was in chaos, which exhausted the empire's manpower and material resources. Various tribes of Hu tribes took advantage of the situation and invaded the border. During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the north was filled with blood and the mountains and rivers were littered with corpses. Compared with the disaster in Yongjia, it was not far behind.
Wu Meiniang was still puzzled: "Why is it the prince?"
With Fang Jun's current power and the huge advantage of his age, even if His Majesty is easy to retain, he can still be loyal to the new prince. When his power becomes stronger in the future, won't he be able to display his own ideas of governing the country?
Fang Jun said: "Firstly, the prince treats me sincerely, how can he sit back and watch his defeat at the hands of the rebels? Secondly, your majesty's original intention is also to consume the strength of the clan, I am just cooperating with it."
The clans of Guanlong were resisted to death by the army of the East Palace. Unable to stop them, they summoned clans from all over the world to send private troops into Guanzhong. All of them were killed and injured, resulting in a great loss in the strength of clans in various places. It is difficult to achieve the previous strong control over local areas. The central government As a result, his authority increased greatly, which was also part of His Majesty Li Er's plan.
Drive away the tiger and swallow the wolf, killing two eagles with one stone.
Of course, if the foundation of the world's clans is sound, it only takes ten or twenty years for them to suck blood from local places and grow rapidly, and the situation will not change...
Wu Meiniang pressed her body close to her husband's chest, arched her little head under her husband's chin, found a comfortable position, and murmured softly: "Don't worry, no matter what, as long as our family stays together beautifully, What does the ups and downs of the official career mean? Those major world affairs and the welfare of the people have to be taken care of by the princes in the court. The prince has relieved himself of his heavy responsibilities, and usually eats and enjoys to his heart's content, which is worthy of this life..."
Fang Jun patted Wu Meiniang's fragrant back gently and smiled bitterly in the darkness.
It is commendable that a woman who is most passionate about politics and conspiracy said such indifferent words, which shows that she is afraid that he will not be able to accept the status quo after being suddenly suppressed by His Majesty, so he will be depressed and depressed.
Turning over, he hugged the soft and delicate body into his arms, kissed the crystal-clear jade ear, and laughed softly: "Don't be afraid, if there is really no way out, we will give up everything in the Tang Dynasty and keep our family together." When you go to sea, with your husband's unparalleled ability in building ships and firearms, you will be able to form an invincible navy and go to the exotic lands of Southeast Asia to conquer a large territory and become the king. When the time comes, your husband will give you a territory and become a duchess. , how about all the rights of life, death, and seizure within the territory under your jurisdiction belong to you?"
"really?"
Wu Meiniang raised her head, her beautiful eyes shining brightly.
She knew that she had a restless heart, and she had always dreamed of being able to hold power and guide the country like a man. If the Fang family really went to sea as a family, it would really be possible to conquer a territory or at least an island to establish a country. By then, with Fang Jun The trust in her favor will naturally give her great power.
Well, only Princess Gaoyang is a roadblock...
Fang Jun groped her red lips and kissed her: "How long have you ever broken your promise? So let your majesty do whatever you want. If we can bear it, we will live with it. If we can't bear it, we will go to sea with our families and find a way to make a living."
"Well……"
In the dark night, the soft and delicate body wraps around like a snake.
Outside the tent, it was raining heavily at night.
*****
The next morning, before dawn, the light rain had stopped and the dark clouds had dispersed.
The lights in the Youtunwei camp were already brightly lit, and vehicles drove out of the camp and headed east, bypassing the Taiji Palace and rushing to the Chunming Gate to enter the city. The family members of the East Palace must rush to the Taiji Palace to see His Majesty first, while the Crown Prince, Fang Jun and others must go to the Wude Hall to wait until His Majesty receives the family members of the royal family before discussing matters together.
As the carriages and horses entered the city from Chunming Gate, Cheng Chubi stood on the side of the city gate and performed military salutes to the prince and Fang Jun.
After entering the city, they went straight to the palace and passed the dismantled Chengtian Gate. Everyone got out of the car and split into two.
When the prince and Fang Jun arrived outside the Wude Hall, there were already many ministers waiting here. When they saw the two coming hand in hand, they all stepped forward to bow and salute. Even though everyone knew that His Majesty Li Er would forcefully change the throne and that his position as crown prince would be difficult to secure, after all, he was still the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty at this moment, and no one dared to be rude.
Li Chengqian had a smile on his face. He had lost all of his slump and depression from last night. He greeted the ministers in high spirits. Fang Jun followed him and remained silent.
After the ceremony, the ministers all retreated to their original positions, looking at their noses and hearts without saying a word, and they did not dare to get close to the prince...
Next, more civil servants and military generals came one after another. It was not until three o'clock in the morning that a chamberlain came to inform His Majesty that he had received the royal family members and invited all ministers to enter the palace to discuss state affairs.
(End of chapter)
