Seeing Yu Chengen take the lead in walking in, the emperor's heart moved: if Wei Chang is counted as a neutral faction in moving the capital, Yu Chengen undoubtedly belongs to the faction that advocates moving the capital to Luoyang, and Jing Zhao came to present the chapter on the order of his father, it should be the faction that opposes the relocation of the capital. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

However, when Lai Xing'er followed Jing Zhao into the tent, the emperor's mind couldn't help but turn to him again: Regarding the inside story of Lai Xing'er's father Lai Shenxing being unjustly killed by his father, as early as three years ago, he was forced by Empress Zhang to stay in front of his father in Hanliang Hall to serve the decoction, and he had heard his father talk about it once or two. And since Wu Bi found out the truth that Lai Xing'er did not purify himself from the mouth of the eunuch Pan Da, the emperor has actually reduced most of his grudge against Lai Xing'er in his heart. Even when he heard Wu Bi report that Li Jinzhong died at the hands of Lai Xing'er, the emperor once had the idea of ordering Lai Xing'er to enter the palace and return to Yanying Hall on an errand. Later, although it happened that Lai Xing'er was sent back to Chang'an for trial because he was accused by his sergeants of being suspected of arguing against Li Shu, the emperor, but the emperor first remembered that his father Lai Shenxing had been unjustly killed; Second, he did have gratitude and love for Lai Xing'er, so he took advantage of Jinping's willingness to marry Lai Xing'er in times of crisis, in order to spare him for the reason of not dying, and instructed the Dali Temple Cheng who was in charge of the trial to change the death penalty of Xing'er to punishment for hard labor, although he was still not at ease, and later sent Jingxuan to Guozijian to test Lai Xing'er's tone, but because Lai Xing'er did not deliberately conceal the truth about Li Shu's private indulgence, he further deepened his preference for him, thinking that his heart is the same, compared to Wang Bao'er's thief tone, I don't know how much stronger, Therefore, instead of punishing him severely, he was prepared to wait for some time and find an opportunity to use him again to carry out some secret errands for himself.

Today, Lai Xing'er was able to follow Jing Zhao to Shaanzhou to meet him, obviously because of Jing Yuncong's arrangement. Since Xing'er, a small miscellaneous servant who cleaned up the East Division in Guozijian, Jing Yuncong was able to ask him to accompany his son to meet the king, could it be that he had this little bit of caution in Lai Xing'er, and he Jing Yuncong actually saw it?

The emperor was so absorbed in reverie that he didn't even pay attention to what Jing Zhao said to him after entering the tent. It wasn't until Jing Zhao presented Jing Yuncong's second recital that the emperor quietly woke up, but instead of taking the recital from Wang Bao'er, he asked Jing Zhao: "Jing Gong's recital, isn't it still the same as the one a few days ago, all of which persuade me to return to Chang'an as soon as possible?" ”

Jing Zhao hurriedly nodded yes, and then added: "When my father ordered his ministers to rush to face the saint, he also specially told the ministers, and when he saw the saint, he should truthfully explain the situation around Chang'an, especially to the west of Chang'an, so that the saint can make a wise decision. The Tubo people entered the Kou in a big way this time, although they were menacing, and successively captured more than a dozen state cities in Longyou, Hexi, and even Jingyuan Zhudao, and even captured Chang'an for a time, but in detail the profit and loss of its troops, it is not difficult to find that he was the first to lose in Hezhou, and lost nearly 30,000 soldiers; Defeated in Chang'an again, more than 20,000 dead and wounded, lifting the strength of the whole country of Tibet, only the 100,000 Scorpion Army under the command of Nasimo can be called the elite division, this time it has been defeated again, at present, the number of troops that can be fought is less than 50,000, with 50,000 troops, it is not easy to hold more than a dozen cities in Western Xinjiang, not to mention that they will come back and pose a threat to Chang'an. As long as the Holy Majesty decrees to return to Chang'an, my father is willing to personally lead a group of soldiers and horses to recapture the occupied city from the hands of the Tibetans, so that His Majesty will be relieved of the worries of the West. ”

Jing Yuncong figured out the emperor's intentions, and ordered Jing Zhao to untie the knot for the emperor from the comparison of the strength of the enemy and us, and sure enough, he received an unexpected effect. When the emperor heard Jing Zhao's words, his brows, which had been tightly locked, stretched out, and a smile appeared on his face, obviously being enlivened by Jing Zhao's words.

Yu Chengen, who was standing behind Jing Zhao, saw that the emperor seemed to be moved by Jing Zhao's words, and his mind to move the capital wavered, and he immediately took a few steps forward and said: "Although the performance of Jing's father and son is not unreasonable, compared with the situation faced by the imperial court in the east and west, the threat from the western frontier is still far greater than the threat posed to the imperial court by the remnants of the rebels in the north, so the minister thinks that compared with returning to Chang'an, moving the capital to Luoyang is a better choice. I hope Your Majesty should not hesitate any longer. ”

In fact, the reason why Yu Chengen strongly advocated the emperor to move the capital, in addition to the seemingly sufficient reason that Tubo invaded and occupied Western Xinjiang and posed a great threat to Chang'an, the most important thing was that Yu Chengen wanted to use the relocation of the capital to establish his irreplaceable prestige in the court in one fell swoop, and then ascend to a high position comparable to Li Jinzhong.

Imagine, if the emperor returns to Chang'an, when the time comes, Jing Yuncong, who led the army to recover Chang'an, should be the first to take the credit, and he Yu Chengen is difficult to match with this so-called escort skill. And if the emperor was willing to take his advice and move the capital to Luoyang, the situation would be very different. Jing Yuncong led the army to recover Chang'an, for the emperor, it was just a city recaptured from the hands of the Tubo people, and his merit was naturally greatly discounted, and he Yu Chengen not only escorted the meritorious, but also invisibly became the primary hero of the proposal to move the capital and Anbang.

Both the pros and cons had already spoken, and the emperor's gaze naturally fell on the only centrist, Wei Chang.

Wei Changfeng read poetry and books, how he didn't know that when the national crisis was at hand, only the emperor returned to Chang'an as soon as possible was the best choice to stabilize the situation and win the hearts of the people, but when he heard the news that Jing Xuan died outside the Chengtian Gate, he had concerns about his own interests and losses about supporting Jing Yuncong's suggestions and advocating that the emperor return to Chang'an, so his attitude became ambiguous.

On the analysis of the evolution trend of power in the court and the palace after the emperor abandoned the city and ran eastward, Wei Chang privately concluded that with Jing Xuan's death in battle, a pattern of graceful and exclusive power will be formed in the harem, which will affect the previous dynasty, and Shang Jing, as Jing Xuan's close minister, was executed by the emperor for concealing the military situation in Western Xinjiang, which once again verified his inference, that is, although the Jing clan will be rewarded by the emperor for recovering Chang'an, they will also lose control of the harem, which will affect Jing Yuncong's actual power and status in the court. At this time, he rashly stood on the side of the Jing family, in case he was jealous of Yu Chengen's faction in the future, wouldn't it be worth the loss?

Due to all his concerns, Wei Chang understood that the emperor was expecting him to show his attitude, but he still lowered his head and said nothing. (To be continued.) )