"What do you think, Duke Ying?" Li Zhi's eyes turned to Li Ji. His relationship with Li Ji was much more profound than that of Xu Jingzong. When he was five years old, he became the governor of Bingzhou. At that time, the governor of Bingzhou was Li Ji, in theory, the two people had a superior-subordinate relationship decades ago; later, before Li Shimin died, he deliberately belittled Li Ji, a foreign official, so that Li Zhi would have the opportunity to be kind to him, which can be said to be a minister of the Zhuguo. Lan
"From what I see, whether it is a merit or demerit depends on His Majesty's decision!"
"Oh? Why do you say that?"
"Although what Youxiang Xu just said is reasonable, it is all from the perspective of the ministers, not from the perspective of the Holy Emperor!" Li Jidao said: "Wang Wenzuo was able to achieve those great achievements because he was bold and decisive. , As for his intercession for Liu Renyuan's descendants, if he didn't have this temperament, how could he be so able to win over his subordinates? Follow him and build a career in the Baekje Japanese Kingdom? If His Majesty hopes to expand the territory and become famous for future generations, he must use people like Wang Wenzuo "If you want to maintain civilized rule, then Wang Wenzuo and other rash people have no use for it, and should be punished as a warning to everyone in the world."
"Hong'er, do you understand?" Li Zhi said with a smile: "These are all the wise words of the wise man, you must remember them carefully!"
"Yes, Father!" Although Li Hong was still a little unconvinced, he still nodded.
"I just didn't think well enough, so please punish me!" Xu Jingzong hurriedly bowed and apologized.
"Why did Mr. Xu say this!" Li Zhi said with a smile: "What you said is correct, why do you need to apologize! Come, you two will each be rewarded with a hundred pieces of silk and send them back to the mansion!"
"Thank you for the reward, Your Majesty!" Li and Xu said in unison.
When Li Ji and Xu Jingzong left, Li Hong said: "Ah, Lord Ying just said that he wanted to kill Wang Wenzuo if the civil rule was to be maintained. How can it be so reasonable? Even if Sanlang has done it, why would he want to kill him?"
"Hahaha!" Li Zhi laughed: "Chi'er, didn't you hear that Mr. Ying was saying good things for Wang Wenzuo? Do you still blame him?"
"Say nice things?" Li Hong was stunned: "You want to kill him even if you say nice things?"
"Hong'er, you still didn't understand!" Li Zhi smiled and said: "The Yinggong's meaning has been made very clear: Wang Wenzuo was able to achieve such great achievements because of his crimes. If he is cautious and sticks to the rules, He also said that if the emperor wants to expand the territory, then he should be used; if the civil rule is maintained, then he should be killed. The question is, is the Tang Dynasty now the time when the civil rule is maintained? You Who are you speaking for when you say Ying Gong?"
"So that's what happened! It's so hard to understand why Mr. Ying spoke like this!" Li Hong finally understood after hearing this. What Li Ji had just said was tantamount to changing the concept and turning the question of whether Wang Wenzuo was guilty into Whether the emperor wanted to expand the territory or maintain civil rule, this blocked the way for the censor to impeach. After all, the censor could impeach Wang Wenzuo and Hu for his wrongdoings, but he could not impeach the emperor's national policy of expanding the territory.
"Haha, he's always been like this, but it's no wonder that since he holds a high position, he has to be careful in his words and deeds, and be careful in everything. Otherwise, he will be the only one of the old ministers left behind during the Zhenguan period who remains standing!" At this point, Li Zhi sighed: "Hong'er, as the prince, you must be more careful when you ascend the throne as emperor in the future. It's very cold at high places!" Lan
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"Grandson, please say hello to Aweng!" Li Jingye respectfully bowed down to his grandfather who was sitting on his upper arm. No matter how promiscuous he was outside, he always looked like a respectful and courteous son of an aristocratic family in front of his ancestor.
"Did you ever make friends with Wang Wenzuo when he was in the capital?"
Hearing his grandfather's question, Li Jingye's heart skipped a beat. Although he was the direct grandson of the family, Li Ji always managed the family in a strict manner. He usually said hello morning and evening, that is, he said a few words in a procedural way, and asked direct questions like this, It had been so many years since he had done so, so he quickly and carefully replied: "Returning to Aweng, when Wang Wenzuo came to the capital, he lived at Jin Renwen's house. His grandson and Jin Renwen were old acquaintances, so they had wine together twice, my child. Give him a gift once and nothing else!"
"Is that just this?" Li Ji asked.
"That's it! My child, please obey
According to Aweng's teachings, don't dare to hand over to foreign officials at will! "Li Jingye lowered his head and gritted his teeth and replied. Lan
Li Ji stood up from the brocade couch, walked to Li Jingye's side, looked carefully at his grandson kneeling on the ground, and suddenly sighed: "I have been hanging around with those flying eagles and lackeys all day, and the real hero is here In front of me, I don’t know how to make friends. But it’s okay, if I really knew that I was a waste, how could I keep my family business, right?”
Hearing his grandfather's words full of ambivalence, Li Jingye was stunned. Just when he was considering whether to tell the truth, Li Ji had already turned around and returned to the brocade couch to lie down again: "Get back, I'm tired. !" (End of this volume)
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This volume begins with Wang Wenzuo going to Chang'an and ends with the story of Chang'an. It can be said to be a reincarnation!
Clausewitz said, "War is the continuation of politics." Military victory is not the goal in itself, but political victory is.
Wang Wenzuo in this volume proves this point with his own actions. From the palace market in Chang'an to the golden horse and iron horse of the Japanese country, Wang Wenzuo is more of a conspirator than a general. War was just a last resort for him, and in this volume he probably got much more out of bed than on the battlefield. In him, readers can't feel the emotions that make them feel "refreshed" such as "uneasy" and "heroic". They can only see him moving forward step by step along the established path, trampling the enemy under his feet. , and then move to the next target. It’s hard to feel immersed in such a protagonist, right?
But if readers raise their heads and observe the powerful people in real life, they will find that they are somewhat similar to Wang Wenzuo. They are both so calm, have no personal likes and dislikes, and are not bound by morality. Yes, book friends who have read "A Song of Ice and Fire" will probably think of someone - Tywin. Why is the Prime Minister so scary? Because he can not be affected by his own emotions and morals, and can always do what he wants. Make the right decision; then why did Tywin die in the end? ——He was blinded by prejudice and regarded the little devil who was the most similar to him among the three children and the most suitable to inherit the position of the head of the Lannister family as the greatest shame in his life. He attacked and insulted him again and again, and finally died. At the hands of his son, his family, which he regards as his life, was put in danger. Seeing this, you should understand what Weber wants to say, right? Don't let prejudice blind you. Lan
What path will Wang Wenzuo follow in the future? Please read the third and perhaps final volume of this book, "Fires of the North." Some readers say why there is only one volume. Should there be at least three volumes? I just want to say that the length of an online article actually depends on the readers, not the author. No matter how much readers pay, no author can live with money.
