Chapter 669: Fighting

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Yang Guozhong couldn't hide the disappointed expression on his face. In fact, regarding the matter of the Shenwei Cannon and the Thunderbolt Bomb, Yang Guozhong planned to invite His Majesty to attack. A few months ago, when An Lushan refused to send troops and Yang Guozhong was helpless, Li Linfu stood up and wrote a letter to An Lushan, and An Lushan immediately agreed. After this incident, Yang Guozhong's reputation plummeted, and Li Linfu, who had recently taken leave of absence due to poor health, regained popularity.

The ministers of the court and the central government privately discussed this matter and said: Above the Tang Dynasty, only Li Xiangguo can hold it. An Lushan and other unruly people, Li Xiangguo taught him to bow down in a letter. Poor Yang Zuoxiang begged his grandfather to tell his grandmother and begged An Lushan to send troops, but An Lushan didn't bird him, after all, he still couldn't control the crowd. Can Yang Guozhong hear such words? So today, he wanted to use Wang Yuan's cooperation to win back a city.

He originally thought that tomorrow, when Li Linfu and others mentioned that they wanted Wang Yuan to hand over the Shenwei cannon and thunderbolt bombs to the imperial court, Wang Yuan would deliberately not bird Li Linfu. After that, he went out to persuade him, and then Wang Yuan bowed his head and said that since it was the words of the left minister, he must do it. In this way, the ministers and His Majesty can know that maybe An Lushan can only be settled by Li Linfu, but Wang Yuan, who is already a famous marshal of the Tang Dynasty at this time, also only listens to him Yang Guozhong. In this way, it avenged An Lushan's affair with one arrow, and also blocked the words of the ministers in the court.

However, the idea of singing double reeds has not yet been spoken, and when Wang Yuan mentioned the cost of this Shenwei cannon and thunderbolt bomb, Yang Guozhong had no idea at all. Since this thing burns money so much, the court will definitely not want it. In recent years, the imperial court's military spending has been shrinking year by year, and other expenditures have increased year by year. At this time, where did the money come from to equip this kind of equipment so wasted. It is said that the army has now stopped manufacturing and equipping the army with even the Mo knife, which is extremely expensive in terms of cost and maintenance. Spending is being reduced everywhere, and it is impossible for the imperial court to want this thing.

"That's it, and that's it. Tomorrow, Lee Sang-kook will definitely mention it, and then you will directly say the cost. The imperial court can't afford to build this thing. Yang Guozhong frowned.

Mrs. Qin Guo was silent beside her, and at this moment, she owed Wang Yuan a cup of tea, and glanced at Wang Yuan lightly and said, "You are also enough, in order to make this thing, you borrowed so many debts." I'm afraid that the account of your salt mine is less than 200,000 yuan, how can you fill this hole? The imperial court will never take care of it. Is it worth it to fight the Tibetans? ”

Yang Guozhong shook his head and said, "Eighth sister, you are short-sighted. Wang Yuan is shrewd in this account. With the millions of dollars spent on this thunderbolt and the Shenwei cannon, he not only defeated the Tubo State for the imperial court, won the favor of His Majesty and the awe of the court, but also exchanged for the position of the envoy of Longyou Daojiedu. Do you say it's worth it? In other words, the appreciation and favor of the envoy of Longyou Jiedu and His Majesty can be exchanged for millions of dollars? He's made the shrewdest exchange. ”

Mrs. Qin suddenly realized that she was also uneasy when she saw Wang Yuan, and her IQ plummeted, and she was only worried about Wang Yuan's debts, but she forgot what these money had given Wang Yuan in exchange.

"So you're the goblin one. It seems that none of these old foxes in the court will be calculated by you. Phew, it made me worry about it in vain. Mrs. Qin glanced at Wang Yuan gracefully and whispered.

Most of Wang Yuan's thoughts had flown to Mrs. Qin. Smelling the faint fragrance on her body and looking at her strange appearance, I was already overwhelmed.

"Madame is not worried. I'm really worried about this million debts. I am not as wealthy as Zuo Xiang and his wife. Zuo Xiang said that this is a mere million dollars, and for me it is a mountain on my back. Wang Yuan said with a smile.

Yang Guozhong almost burst out and said: I'll lend you some money for emergencies. But the thought disappeared in a flash, and the words came to his lips and swallowed hard. That's more than a million, not tens of thousands. And if it is given to Wang Yuan, it is equivalent to entering a bottomless pit. Although he wanted Wang Yuan to use the salt mine as collateral, in that case, wouldn't he be troubled. If you want to maintain this kind of cooperative relationship with Wang Yuan, it is better not to have money exchanges. so as not to ask for trouble.

Mrs. Qin Guo opened her mouth to say something, but was interrupted by Yang Guozhong's words.

"There's one more thing you've heard about. When the peace agreement arrived in Beijing, the prince came out to criticize him because of the terms in the peace agreement, and almost blocked the conclusion of the peace agreement. For this matter, he and Li Linfu openly fell out in the palace, and the two are now in a state of disagreement. I don't know what Your Majesty thinks, but Your Majesty must have given the prince a hint in advance to support him. But I don't know why I listened to Li Linfu's opinion again and put the prince in an embarrassing place. I'd like to ask you what you think about this. Is this a signal that His Majesty is going to depose the crown prince? To support Li Linfu is to support the re-establishment of the crown prince. Yang Guozhong said in a low voice.

Wang Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "I heard about this matter. The Holy Decree was delayed by three days because of the quarrel between the DPRK and China over the terms, right? ”

"That's true."

"There is actually nothing to say about this matter, and the contradictions between the prince and Li Linfu are well known. Up to His Majesty, down to the streets, everyone knows that Li Linfu publicly said that the crown prince Li Heng is not suitable to succeed to the throne of the Tang Dynasty. Ordinary people are afraid that they will be punished and imprisoned by His Majesty immediately, but Li Linfu will not. Why? Because His Majesty relied on him and trusted him. To say something that Zuo Xiang doesn't like to hear, in His Majesty's mind, Li Linfu is much more important than Zuo Xiang. Although Li Linfu is a treacherous person, he is a good hand in government affairs, and his majesty should be much more at ease. Moreover, Li Linfu did not make any fatal mistakes in major politics. That's why I know he has a lot of them. Problem, but His Majesty has always let him monopolize the government. ”

"You said Li Linfu too well. You have a high opinion of him, but you forgot that he was going to ask someone to kill you for the sake of that poetry meeting, and you helped Li Shizhi refute his face. Yang Guozhong said dissatisfied.

Wang Yuan smiled: "Zuo Xiang, you shouldn't eat this flying vinegar." I'm just talking about things. Could it be that if I scold Li Linfu for being treacherous every day, can I change the fact that he has monopolized the government for more than ten years? Knowing oneself and knowing that the other side can survive a hundred battles. ”

Mrs. Qin Guo also said: "Wang Yuan's evaluation is still very pertinent. Anyway, An Lushan sent troops this time, isn't it Li Linfu's face? You can't do that, cousin. This is Li Linfu's ability. Whether it is collusion or embarrassment, at least An Lushan buys Li Linfu's account. ”

Yang Guozhong frowned and said, "Eighth sister, why don't you open which pot to mention?" And what do you do about it? ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "That's it, let's not talk about it, but talk about the conflict between the prince and Li Linfu." On the surface, it seems that it is because of the terms of negotiation that we sent, but in fact, it has nothing to do with the terms. What I'm trying to say is that they were rivals in the first place, and it was just the terms that ignited their quarrel. Without the terms of this peace negotiation, perhaps the next time a quarrel will break out over another matter. ”

Yang Guozhong nodded and said: "I agree with this, it's just an excuse to fight." ”

Wang Yuan said in a deep voice: "As for what you said, whether Your Majesty has any plans to seize the crown prince, I think you have thought too much." The crown prince is usually low-key, and he suddenly jumped out because of His Majesty's secret permission. But Li Linfu and you, Yang Zuoxiang, came out to oppose it, and Your Majesty will obviously listen to you. How could Your Majesty fall out because of the crown prince and the two of you? The prince was just a temptation he had taken out. Don't you think that Your Majesty's failure to express his position from beginning to end is an attitude of a bystander? Li Heng jumped out stupidly, he thought that this time he could use His Majesty's power to attack Li Linfu. Hey, it's also very pitiful, Your Majesty must be dissatisfied with this prince in his heart, and being toyed with in applause so easily shows how mediocre his intelligence is. ”

Yang Guozhong waved his hand and said: "Don't talk nonsense, do you also want to openly oppose the crown prince's accession to the throne like Li Linfu?" I think you're dazed. At present, among His Majesty's princes, except for the crown prince, only King Shou is eligible. And it was also supported by Li Linfu. But do you think Shouwang is more qualified than Li Heng? I don't think so. Chaise...... The concubine ......"

"Cousin! Don't say any more. Mrs. Qin Guo planned in a cold voice.

In fact, if you don't say it, Wang Yuan also understands what Yang Guozhong means. The concubine Niangniang turned out to be the princess of Shou, and after being taken by His Majesty, she forced King Shou to divorce her, and she worked hard to make the concubine a nun at home, and finally returned to the palace to enter the palace, just to take the concubine for herself. wants to possess his daughter-in-law, but he also wants to hide people's eyes and ears and treat the world as fools, but in fact, everyone in the world can see it clearly. No matter how much you toss, this stain on Emperor Ming's body is always difficult to wash away. The ugly incident of the father-in-law forcibly seizing his daughter-in-law still happened in front of the eyes of everyone in the world.

In this case, if Shouwang Li Mao becomes the future emperor of the Tang Dynasty, it will become even dirtier in the future. Once Xuanzong died, King Shou ascended the throne. Living in the palace with Yang Guifei, they are not only seniors, but they are also former husband and wife. And King Shou is recognized as having a lot of dissatisfaction with his father's polygamy, and King Shou will definitely include Yang Guifei in his favorite. In that case, the entire Tang Palace will be laughed at by the world. Not to mention anything else, from Xuanzong's point of view, the probability of King Shou being the crown prince is almost zero.

"We don't have to guess who is qualified to be the crown prince. But at least for now, His Majesty has no intention of seizing the crown prince's throne, nor does he have any intention of supporting the prince to do something. I don't know what His Majesty really thinks. It's just that the prince is afraid that he will be hit hard this time, and it is estimated that he will be panicked like a bird again. Wang Yuan said in a low voice.

Yang Guozhong said: "You say, will the prince be jealous of me because of this matter?" ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Zuo Xiang, Zuo Xiang, after the matter of Wang Zhonghei, you will be on the blacklist of the prince." I still ask such a thing. You and Li Linfu forced the prince to be too light, do you still think you are out of the matter? ”

Yang Guozhong smacked his lips and said: "I'm just for myself, I stand on my own side, but I don't stand with Li Linfu, an old thing." I'm afraid I'll find an opportunity to talk to the prince about this, so that the prince won't be jealous. ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said, "What are you talking about?" Are you loyal to the crown prince? Your Majesty learned that you don't need to do it. You can only be loyal to Your Majesty, and you don't have to think about anything else. ”

Yang Guozhong was stunned for a while, nodded and sighed: "You are very right, I almost took a wrong step." ”