Chapter 141: Scheming
In the east of Chang'an City, in a luxurious and splendid manor, there are thousands of eaves and hundreds of universes, the weather is magnificent, every grass and a tree, a mountain and a water, showing the atmosphere of great wealth and nobility. The two stone lions outside the manor, weighing more than 1,000 catties, show the status of the owner.
Standing in front of the stone lion, you can see the four golden and brilliant characters of "Zhao Guogong's Mansion". The eldest grandson Wuji is Li Shimin's brother-in-law, and in the process of dominating the world, he has no outstanding achievements, but he is the first minister to follow him and is Li Shimin's most trusted confidant.
At this moment, the eldest grandson Wuji and the eldest son, the eldest grandson, Chong, are discussing the family lock.
Eldest Sun Chong no longer has that gentle and elegant temperament, a decadent and lost face, as well as unwilling dissatisfaction and jealousy: "Father, why does Your Majesty favor Luo Tong so much?" Why are you treating me so unfairly? Luo Tong obviously committed a big taboo this time, why did he still let him be reused? And my aunt, when she became a queen, why did she want to match Changle Xu with Luo Tong instead of me? I'm her own nephew! ”
Eldest Sun Wuji shook his head with some disappointment, looking at Eldest Sun Chong, looking at his beloved son and eldest son, there was a feeling of hatred for iron and steel.
"You're wrong!"
Eldest Sun Wuji corrected Eldest Sun Chong's attitude and said, "Your Majesty will never favor anyone, never. There is only one reason why he treats Luo Tong well, and that is that Luo Tong deserves him like this! ”
The eldest grandson Wuji had no expression on his face, but said softly and slowly, as if he was saying something that had nothing to do with him.
"Your Majesty is an unprecedented king, as long as you have the ability, as long as you can contribute to my Tang Dynasty, he will reuse and value. You can't blame Your Majesty for being partial, you can only blame yourself for not being as good as Luo Tong! ”
Not as good as Rotong?
When the eldest grandson Chong heard this, his eyes and ears were red, his breathing was short, and he was extremely uncalm.
"It's not as good as Luo Tong, how can it be, where am I inferior to him?" He roared a little out of his voice, he was the first person in the second generation of officials since he was a child, and it was impossible for him to admit that he was inferior to Luo Tong.
"You're not as good as him in this regard!" Facing the roar of the eldest grandson Chong, the eldest grandson Wuji sighed secretly in his heart, but his face was still unmoved.
"You are not as calm as him, not as bold as him, and you don't have his ability to collapse without changing his face and heartbeat." The eldest grandson Wuji remembered the first time he met Luo Tong, which was when Luo Tong went to the court to save himself.
In the face of the emperor, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, the criticism of the famous Confucian Xu Wenyuan, and the malicious difficulties of Wang Zijian, Luo Tong showed calmness and wit, not like a sixteen-year-old child at all. At that time, he seemed to be doing nonsense, but in fact, he was removing the fangs of Xu Wenyuan and Wang Zijian step by step.
Since then, the eldest grandson Wuji has kept Luo Tong in his heart, because he knows that Luo Tong's appearance is likely to mean that he will have one more rival in his political career in the future. After this attention, he felt deeply creepy!
Rotong is brilliant!
He has the potential to become Li Jing militarily, Fang Du in politics, Zijian's talent in literature and Taoism, Qin Qiong's talent in martial arts, and Li Shimin's vision in power and strategy......
The court seems to be a rootless wanderer, but he is close friends with Qin Huaiyu, Cheng Chuliang, Li Yesi, Fang Yiai, and Du He, and those five young men are all future emperors-in-law, and what is even more terrifying is that they all have a pivotal figure behind them.
A superficial person thinks that the five teenagers followed Luo Tong to the border to make contributions, which seems to be a personal behavior, but he can see at a glance that this is Li Jing, the peak of the Tang Dynasty's military, and Qin Qiong and Cheng Yanjin, the peak of martial arts; The political peak Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui's instructions.
The five teenagers are headed by Luo Tong, how can this not be the acquiescence of the Supreme of the Tang Army, the government, and the military? Although they did not say anything, they had already used the actual actions of their own children to serve the command to recognize the fact that Luo Tong was the leader of the next generation.
In addition to the above, Luo Tong also has the strong support of Li Shiji, Li Junxian, Liu Boying, Niu Jinda and other young Zhuang factions, such as Yu Shinan, Ouyang Xun, Chu Suiliang, Kong Yingda, calligraphy giants who are friends with him, as well as the world's poor families who are favored by him and regard him as his parents. Rotong's political potential is terrifying.
Luo Tong's ability and charm are accumulating strength little by little, and his eldest grandson Wuji is limited by the taboo of "too much", so he can only unload his position of real power little by little, and has become the current empty name, but without any real power, hanging on the titles of Kaifu Yitong Sansi, Sikong, Situ and so on.
In the past, the eldest grandson Wuji regarded Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling as his biggest opponents in the political arena today.
Because of them, the identity of their relatives, it is really difficult to grasp the power of the DPRK and China, and now there is another Luo Tong with endless stamina.
"Father, child, child really likes cousin, lost cousin, child...... The child really doesn't know what to do! Your Majesty and Aunt believe in you the most, so let them terminate Luo Tong's marriage to his cousin. The eldest grandson, with a haggard face and a withered face, looked at his father in front of him almost pleadingly.
"Bastard!" The eldest grandson Wuji's thousand-year-old face finally showed a hint of anger, he boasted that he had done everything, but some things were always not as he expected.
Especially the matter of Changsun Chong and Changle.
Li Shimin and Empress Changsun doted on Princess Changle, and everyone knew it.
If anyone marries Princess Changle, it will be a certainty.
The reason why the eldest grandson Wuji did not give the eldest grandson Chong a crown salute and entered the court as an official is precisely for this reason. As long as he can marry Princess Changle, Changsun Chong's political career will be smooth sailing, and at least he will be able to avoid more than fifteen years of hard work. The eldest grandson Wuji tried his best to promote each other's marriage, but he never thought that the marriage would not work, and the eldest grandson Chong fell into it by himself.
The eldest grandson Wuji is also a little sad in his heart, he has many sons, but there is no material to create, and the only one who is more outstanding is the eldest grandson Chong for a woman, and he has come to this place.
When Luo Tong was recovering the lost territory at the border and making contributions to the country, his eldest grandson Chong was decadently hiding at home and drinking alcohol, making himself half-dead and annoying.
If it were his eldest grandson Wuji, he would also choose Luo Tong instead of the eldest grandson Chong!
What is even more angry and wants to kill is that the news that Luo Tong and Changle are about to get married is already known to the world, and Changsun Chong is stupid to let him stop the happy marriage that the world is concerned about, not to mention that Luo Tong is the best candidate, even if Luo Tong makes a big mistake at this time, Li Shimin will not be unable to stop, otherwise, the majesty and integrity of the royal family will be lost!
He sighed deeply, glanced at Changsun Chong indifferently, and said in extreme disappointment: "My father is very, very disappointed in you. When Tuyuhun forced to marry at the Yuan Day banquet, even if you scolded rudely, the result would not be like this. But it's good that you cowered and retreated when Changle needed it most, and now you say how much you like Changle, and you are ashamed of your father! ”
"Your Majesty values the most ability, and what you hate the most is relying on your father's strength, bullying the weak and afraid of the hard, do you think Your Majesty will marry your favorite daughter to you? The queen is your aunt, but she is Changle's mother! Changle, you personally pushed it to Luo Tong, and you can't complain about anyone. No one can change anything now, you still have to die of that heart! ”
Eldest Sun Chong's face was already pale.
"Luo Tong is brave and can ride the horse emperor alone; The army broke the Turks twice and recovered Shuofang; Politically, he proposed the strategy of developing the south of the Yangtze River, forming a strong alliance with Tibet, and creating an anti-corruption plan......; He is the world's first calligrapher and the holy hand of poetry...... What about you? What are your achievements? If you want Your Majesty and Empress to pay attention to you and speak with your achievements...... You've been reflecting at home this month......"
Please don't want to be excited, if Changsun Chong doesn't wake up and exert his strength, he will be hopeless in this life. The eldest grandson Wuji will not hand over the eldest grandson's family to a waste, and this month is not only for the eldest grandson to reflect, but also a test. If the eldest grandson Chong can change his appearance, break and stand up, it will be a happy ending; If he continues to be decadent, then he will unceremoniously put his heart and soul on other sons.
Bombed away the eldest grandson Chong, the eldest grandson Wuji rubbed his head, which was very sad.
"Sir!" A black-robed man came out of the shadows and said, "Do you want to get rid of Luo Tong?" ”
"No!" The eldest grandson Wuji said decisively: "Luo Tong has won the heart of the emperor, and he is friendly with the prince, he is an important force for the prince to win the throne, the prince can't move Luo Tong before he ascends the throne, not only can't move, but even have to do his best to protect it!" Luo Tong is radiant, how can he not be a whetstone for the growth of the children of the eldest grandson's family? ”
As the most cunning fox in the Tang Dynasty, he has long seen clearly that his opponent in the court is Fang Du. He didn't move, but the timing was wrong. Now that Datang is booming, the two people Li Shimin relies on the most are the scheming Fang Xuanling and the decisive Du Ruhui. These two people are now like a right-hand man to Li Shimin, and whoever targets them is like cutting off Li Shimin's arm, Fang Du fell and the Tang Dynasty did not move forward. This stupid thing, the eldest grandson Wuji will never do.
It's the same with Luo Tong, although Luo Tong has no political inclination, he is good friends with Li Chengqian, whether he wants it or not, others regard him as a supporter of Li Chengqian, such a potentially powerful ally, his eldest grandson Wuji will not be stupid enough to cut off his arm early.
The black-robed man said in a stiff tone: "The master is not worried about raising tigers? ”
The eldest grandson Wuji laughed gloomily: "Luo Tong has some ability, but when the time comes, someone will naturally clean up Luo Tong, we only need to push lightly, and he will collapse in a sensation." ”
The black-robed man groaned, "The lord is talking about the Shi clan, right?" ”
The eldest grandson Wuji nodded and said: "Luo Tong invented the ink history paper, so that the advantage of the scholar clan is gone, within twenty years, the scholar clan will be destroyed, they can't take revenge on the royal family, but it is okay to retaliate against Luo Tong." Twenty years, thirty years, we can afford to wait. ”
He is as cunning as a fox, and his endurance is comparable to that of a tortoise. He waited, he believed that he would eventually wait for the time to come. His eldest grandson, Wuji, will one day be able to become the most powerful minister in the Tang Dynasty.
Regarding this, the eldest grandson Wuji never doubted it.