Chapter 198: The Court
Chinese New Year's Eve is approaching, Chang'an City is as lively as ever, before the end of the year everyone has also put down the complicated chores, after a busy year, whether it is farmers, merchants, or court soldiers, Metallurgical Street leisure.
Occasionally, I visit relatives and friends, contact contacts, or go north to a pot of good wine and half a catty of braised pork, pour myself a drink in my own yard, and feel comfortable.
In the imperial city, the initial busyness gradually revealed some joy, and the news of Li Chengqian's successive battles in Chang'an came back early in the morning, which also made many people happy.
Then there are more than 30 carriage gifts, as well as more than 20 family letters, Li Er's, eldest grandson's, younger siblings, uncles and uncles, confidantes, as in previous years, thoughtful and delicate, making people's hearts unconsciously warm.
When the chill of the night sweeps in, this or that thing is fermenting in different places.
Li Chengqian's plans for the Western Regions or Tuyuhun, and the series of changes caused by these plans, are also a kind of thing that excites Datang, but if this matter is a blessing for everyone, it is really not very likely.
In the Manna Palace, the burning lamps and candles surrounded a warm atmosphere, and the eunuchs, guards, and ladies guarded the surroundings, but in the night, there were occasional sounds of talking and laughing.
Li Er's mood has been very good recently, and the eldest grandson is sitting on the couch relatively closely, both of them holding a letter in their hands, looking at each other, occasionally looking up at each other, and saying some general content in the letter.
"Hey, pacify the Western Regions within three months...... Cheng Qian's control of the battlefield is impressive. ”
After a long time, the eldest grandson raised his head and glanced at him lightly, and then put down the letter in his hand. After waiting for a while, he said: "It's so good, isn't it often criticized?" He is the prince of a country, and after all, he still has to be benevolent and righteous, and the killing is too prosperous, which will hurt the peace of the heavens. ”
The first half of the sentence is complaining about his son, but the second half of the sentence is nagging Li Chengqian about not going to the battlefield, Li Er looked up when he heard this, but he didn't refute it.
The queen has a deep relationship with him, but she knows that these words can only go so far. Sure enough, after the words were finished, Li Er raised his eyebrows slightly, and after a while, he smiled bitterly.
"The prince is not just criticized, if there is criticism, it means that it is not perfect, if you can't even listen to other people's words, I'm afraid you will think I'm stupid. This Manchu Dynasty civil and military, Cen Wenwen, Li Gang, Chu Suiliang, Qiu Xinggong, Yang Shidao...... They have all been loyal to the country, although they have been jumping up and down these days, but if they still have two hearts, it is impossible to calculate......"
He put the letter down, but there was a long sigh. The queen was silent, and it was difficult to answer: "These ...... The concubines don't know much......"
"Don't understand? If you don't understand, you won't understand, and if the child can solve it by himself, he will be asked to solve it himself. These things...... You should experience it no matter what-" Li Er picked up a few seals on the side and put them under the lamp to look at, "Go back and give you a few more golden steps, the jade seals of more than 30 countries can be regarded as an eye-opener......"
He shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly, but he was overjoyed in his heart.
The countries of the Western Regions, for this ambitious emperor, are also a good place to show the prestige of the Tang Dynasty.
The purpose of this kind of ambition is not simple, after all, this throne is not legitimate, and he doesn't want to carry the infamous things through the ages, but fortunately, he will offset the merits and demerits, of course, it is better to be too much than too much.
It's just that gradually, he found that this taste is very good, enjoying the admiration of the people, enjoying the admiration of the countries, and gradually, this feeling has changed from the original not pure, to the simplicity of today, and he began to enjoy the pleasure of this conquest.
And his son also has this strong desire like him, which was already clearly manifested when Li Er was still the prince.
As an emperor, he knows what an emperor needs to carry, whether it is criticism, attack, or even the betrayal of some relatives, this is what he must experience.
However, he gradually felt that this child was not willing to accept this experience, but wanted to work hard to solve it, which was not a good thing for Li Er's painstaking teaching.
Although it was a little unsatisfactory, but just outside him desperately fighting, a few small children who did not even grow hair, and some ministers who did not know the so-called, began to impatient, and everyone did not think that a twelve-year-old child would destroy an ancient country
But just when everyone was about to see Li Chengqian's jokes, his results still gave him a long face.
The Western Regions were destroyed by mistake, and the Tang Dynasty also waited for a good time to attack Tuyuhun.
He destroyed not just one kingdom, but more than thirty kingdoms, and then what? These people began to say that they were too angry, and they only knew how to kill, which was really not the choice of a good person.
This was originally intended to capture the past, but when Li Chengqian was still in the Western Regions, he gave those people countless hopes, including forgiveness for Wang Ziwen, a slut.
Everything turned out to be as he had imagined, and he was very happy with the feeling that everything was under control.
And for those stupid people who were once ambitious and domineering, Li Er didn't like it in his heart, but at least when Li Chengqian didn't accept the setbacks he designed, he wouldn't take the initiative to solve anything.
On the one hand, it is the dream of a generation of heroes in this country, and on the other hand, it is the cultivation of future heirs, Li Er can be said to have mastered the facts, the checks and balances between the courtiers, and the checks and balances between the countries and the country, these imperial techniques, he has always been very proficient.
As for the Tuyuhun matter, although it is difficult to handle, it is not so difficult that it really can't be handled.
Such an idea made him play a decisive role when Li Chengqian proposed the destruction of Tuyuhun, and the surprise attack on the Western Regions was also an immeasurable part of the war against Tuyuhun.
However, a stratagem is still a stratagem after all, and the huge problem still has to pull him back to reality.
What if the Tibetans won't send troops after taking the things, what if the Turks turn against each other, what if Li Jing's side suddenly fails? What if the Western Regions didn't get it as planned, too many shortcomings and weaknesses were combined, and it became a problem that those ministers had been thinking about and were committed to solving, and if they took a wrong step, Li Chengqian's position in the future would become quite awkward.
In the days when Li Chengqian's 30,000 soldiers and horses attacked Gaochang, he was still a little entangled in the initial period. After all, the country can fight generals, there are fierce generals, there are wise generals, you don't need it, but let the prince of a country risk westward, and give him so much power.
For Li Chengqian, most of the courtiers have a tolerant and heartfelt attitude, but there is a consensus on some things, that is: he is too young, whether it is the experience on the battlefield or the control of the overall situation, it is not easy to manage the entire army in the Western Regions. At the same time, some ministers with ulterior motives also saw how Wei Chigong and others were promoted, and they did what they did, and after killing Li Chengqian, the forces they supported could only ascend to the position, intellectually speaking, they would put the treasure on Li Ke and Li Tai, but these two people somehow, no matter how everyone was moved, they were pretending to be stupid, compared to their stupidity, Li Su seemed to be a good object, but although this kid agreed, he always had a feeling of unsteadiness.
But it turns out that Li Tai and Li Ke are really stupid, you see that under the operation of these people, the status of Li Su and Li You has risen steadily?
Li Chengqian didn't know life and death in the distance, and the people who felt that Li Chengqian had lost power also began to become more confident, but for Li Ke and Li Tai, they were unhappy, so there was only one way to solve it: You didn't obey me at the beginning, but now I will show you our strength.
When the ministers began to point the finger at Li Tai and Li Ke, Li Er's side had to seriously consider this matter.
It seems that the play is a little off-line, it doesn't matter when Li Su arrives, the relationship between Concubine Yang and the queen has always been good, and Xiao Yu naturally doesn't have much to do with it, but Li You's side ......
On the surface, it looks as honest as before, and the normal daily reading and martial arts practice has not changed much.
But Li Er is not a fool, at least he can hear some of the voiceovers of these ministers clearly, he can see that the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Wei Chigong and others are all resistant to that emerging force, as for the rest of the ministers, those who were originally swaying, gradually have a new wait-and-see posture!
As a joke, the success or failure of Li Chengqian's side has not yet been decided, and more than half of the princes here have already surrendered to the enemy, even if Li Chengqian is really successful, how many people dare to go up? According to Li Chengqian's temperament, if he knew this, would those people be able to accept it again?
He then issued a secret decree in Chang'an City, informing Li Chengqian that if he could, even if he was outside the rivers and lakes, he would maintain the elders of the court.
For some close elders, Li Chengqian did not skimp on money and affection, and even said: "I bother your uncles to save the "worship money" deeply, and when Chengqian returns home in the coming day, he will definitely come to the door to collect them one by one. As for the wall grass, he really didn't want to take care of it, even Li You's side...... Concubine Yin is nothing, letters, gifts are the same as in previous years, but Li You is not so lucky, he only got a letter, and there is only a single sentence in his heart.
"Wait until I come back to clean you up!"
In the recent period of party struggle, I have silently supported a lot of opposing voices, and the influence of those princes' parties is getting higher and higher, and the eldest grandson Wuji has to avoid the edge. It's a difficult thing that he is not sure to complete, and it is adding some difficulty to him, isn't it a little unreasonable?
Thinking about these things, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, and then sighed slightly, weighed it, and made a ruthless effort, the fight still has to be done, the court thing, but it is a means of exercise. It's just that if he survives this time, what else can be difficult for him in the future?
All kinds of hearts, all kinds of considerations, even in front of this wife, some can say it, and some cannot.
In the end, he could only turn into a wry smile and shake his head, as the Son of Heaven, he was really in a high place, and he worked hard to manage it, didn't he pave the way for him? This child still has to go through those things after all...... 17010