Chapter 753: Li Zhang's Crisis
Lu Yijian asked about the possible evaluation of him in later generations, Li Zhang didn't tell the truth at first, but was easily recognized by the other party, in fact, Lu Yijian knew very well that although he had made a lot of contributions to the Great Song Dynasty, his reputation was not very good, especially some ministers in the court, who were very dissatisfied with his control of the government for many years, so after his death, there would definitely be many people scolding him, but he still wanted to hear Li Zhang's opinion on himself.
Li Zhang also showed a hesitant expression at this time, and after a long while, he finally spoke: "Has Gong Lu ever been to Chang'an?" ”
"Chang'an?" Lu Yijian was also stunned when he heard Li Zhang suddenly ask this question, but he still replied, "When I was young, I went there to be nostalgic, but unfortunately the Chang'an City had already been destroyed in the war, and only some monuments were left to barely see the grand occasion of the Tang Dynasty!" ”
"Yes, I have also passed by Chang'an several times back then, once when I passed by Qianling, I went in on a whim to pay respects, and found two Shusheng monuments in front of the imperial tomb, of which the stone tablet on the west side is written on the inscription praising Tang Gaozong, and the Shusheng tablet on the east side should have recorded the inscription of Wu Zetian's achievements, but there is no half a word written on this stone tablet, that is, a wordless tablet, I don't know if Lu Gong has heard of it?" Li Zhang spoke again at the moment.
"The wordless monument of the Empress Wu, I also went to pay homage to it in person...... I understand! Lu Yijian didn't react at first, but when he was halfway through, he finally understood Li Zhang's intentions, which made him also show a sudden expression.
"There are different opinions on the reasons why Wu Zetian set up a wordless monument back then, but I prefer to believe that this Zetian Great Sage Emperor doesn't know whether she is meritorious or demeritorious, so she erected this wordless monument, and the merits and demerits are left to future generations to comment!" Li Zhang saw that Lu Yijian understood, and immediately said with a smile.
Lu Gongzhu next to him didn't understand Li Zhang's intention of mentioning the wordless tablet after martial arts, but now he finally understood when he heard Li Zhang's explanation, and Lu Yijian also stroked his palm at this time and smiled: "Not bad, a woman can figure out the truth after martial arts, but I am still struggling with this problem, I didn't expect my bearing to be inferior to a woman!" ”
When Lu Yijian finished saying the above words, his brows also relaxed, and it seemed that his heart knot had been untied, which made Li Zhang also breathe a sigh of relief, in fact, he and Lu Yijian had the same concerns, I don't know if the changes he is making for the Great Song Dynasty will cause unpredictable consequences? But now he has figured it out like Lu Yijian, the future is not something they can grasp, since this is the case, it is better to let the future generations judge!
But at this moment, I suddenly saw Lu Yijian let Lu Gongzhu and the other subordinates next to him retreat, although Lu Gongzhu was puzzled, he still left very obediently, and for a while, only the two of them were left in the entire warm pavilion, and then I saw Lu Yijian look at Li Zhang and asked, "Li Zhang, do you have any plans for the future?" ”
"Plans? What is Lu Gong referring to? Li Zhang also asked with a puzzled expression when he heard this.
I saw that Lu Yijian seemed to hesitate for a moment, and then he spoke again: "When I found out that you were in contact with the Empress Dowager Li who was still in the imperial mausoleum, I once persuaded you, and then you were imprisoned by the Empress Dowager for a year, and now I still want to persuade you, although you look infinite now, and Your Majesty is also obedient to you, but under this scenery, there is a hidden crisis!" ”
As soon as Lu Yijian's words came out, Li Zhang also showed a silent expression, and after a long while, he spoke: "I know what Lu Xiang means, Your Majesty believes in me now, but it doesn't mean that you will always believe in me, and in my position, I don't know how many people are looking forward to my bad luck, so as long as I have the opportunity, I may face a bottomless abyss." ”
When Li Zhang said to the end, his face also showed a somewhat gloomy look, although he was very trusted by Zhao Zhen, and the two were not like monarchs and ministers, but they were friends, but people will change, and no one can guarantee that friends can maintain a lifelong friendship, not to mention that Zhao Zhen is still an emperor, and Li Zhang is his courtier, Li Zhang's current status is based on Zhao Zhen's trust in him, in case Zhao Zhen no longer trusts him one day, then all this will change now.
"I'm not worried about Your Majesty, you and Your Majesty grew up together, you must know Your Majesty's character better than me, especially with the Queen Mother, as long as you don't rebel, Your Majesty's trust in you will not change, it's just ...... It's just ......"
Lu Yijian also showed a hesitant look when he said this, because what he was going to say next was a bit rebellious, and it shouldn't have been said by him, a courtier, but he could now feel that his life was about to come to an end, which made him have a lot less scruples.
Thinking of the above, I saw that Lu Yijian finally made up his mind and continued: "It's just that starting from Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong, most of the royal men in my Great Song Dynasty don't live very long, especially Your Majesty is the only surviving heir of the first emperor, thinking of the princes who died young, I have always been very worried about Your Majesty's body, if Your Majesty has a case and the new emperor ascends the throne, then is when you really need to be careful!" ”
Most of the emperors of the Great Song Dynasty did not live long, Zhao Kuangyin died before he was fifty years old, Zhao Guangyi and Zhao Heng's father and son did not live to sixty, especially Zhao Heng's son was born and died, and finally only one Zhao Zhen survived, so many ministers in the court were worried about Zhao Zhen's body, which is why so many ministers stuffed women into the palace in the past, just so that Zhao Zhen had children early.
Li Zhang also understood what Lu Yijian meant when he heard this, even if he could be trusted by Zhao Zhen for a lifetime, but if Zhao Zhen died and his son ascended the throne, Li Zhang's status would be higher at that time, if he didn't know how to restrain himself, I am afraid that he would be regarded as a thorn in the side of the new emperor, throughout history, this situation is simply too common, otherwise there will be no "one son of heaven and one courtier", and there are too few ministers like Lu Yijian who have gone through several dynasties.
Thinking of the above, Li Zhang couldn't help but show a contemplative expression, if he remembered correctly, Zhao Zhen also did not live very long, although he was the second longest reigning emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty, but the main thing was that he ascended the throne early, in fact, Zhao Zhen came to the end of his life at the age of fifty-three, and Li Zhang was only two years older than Zhao Zhen, usually he pays attention to health, it is estimated that there is no problem in living sixty or seventy years old, and then he will face the problem of dynasty replacement.