Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Yin Wind Cuts Four Sides Three
Li Chun died, and the culprit was a Taoist priest, a Taoist priest named Liu Mi; This Taoist priest had an accomplice, and this accomplice was a monk, a monk named Dabei.
In the face of such a conclusion that deceived ghosts and ghosts did not believe it, the reaction of the official master of Chang'an was surprisingly unanimous, silent, and collective. Although, they are well aware that this is not true, absolutely not.
But so what?
In the minds of these sanctimonious ministers, sometimes the truth is not very important, but the interests, the eternal interests. In their eyes, the Tang Empire is like an inexhaustible treasury of gold and silver, as long as they gain a firm foothold in a certain position of this gold mountain, they can get their own pot of gold. As for who the owner of this golden mountain is, is it Li Chun, Li Kuan, or Li Yu, how big is the difference?
Although the difference is not very big, there is still one. For example, as the boss, Li Chun is not very popular, because Li Chun is too shrewd and has a relatively cold temperament, and he is a master who is neither easy to fool nor serve. If such a master is wholeheartedly supported by his subordinates, then the ministers are crazy, or there is masochism. Li Kuan, although his background is a little humble, he has a bit of his father's shadow, of course, it is not good. Li Yuan, only Li Yuan, is the most favorite master of the ministers. Because, although Li Yu is also Li Chun's son, don't forget that Long gave birth to nine sons, and the sons are different, among Li Chun's dozen princes, Li Yu happens to be the most unscrupulous one. The double weakness of spirit and ** made the young Li Yu less energetic and more twilight. He neither has the wisdom and courage of his father, nor the shrewdness and ability of his mother, and as such a person as the boss, his subordinates will naturally have a better life, at least not as worried as Li Chun was when he was in power. What's more, in the process of Li Yu being established as the crown prince, most of them have contributed more or less, and now, the new emperor has ascended the throne, it is the time to reward meritorious deeds, although his merits are not as good as Liang Shouqian, Ma Shoucheng, not as good as Xue Fang, Ding Gongzhu, not as good as Pei Du and Cui Qun, but a small promotion in the official position, it is still very likely to drop, why should I stand up and complain for the dead emperor? So, they chose silence, silence with anticipation!
Of course, there are always sympathizers and supporters of Li Chun, but these soldiers and ministers who usually guide the country and give up who they are, when the empire needs them the most, they sadly find that they can't do anything, because they lack one thing, one of the most important things, military power! If you stand up and say a few fair words with empty words and white teeth, not only will it not help, but you will even take your own political future and even your own life, so why bother! Therefore, in the end, they still chose silence, the silence of Mingzhe to protect themselves!
In Chang'an, the forces with heavy troops can be roughly divided into three forces: one is the North Gate Sixth Army, which is a force that can be basically ignored. Because they are responsible for defending the capital, not the Daming Palace, the open and secret battles that take place in the palace seem to have nothing to do with them, so there is no need for them to wade into this muddy water. What's more, their status is far inferior to that of the Shence Army, and they are fed up with the commanding of the Shence Army on weekdays, and they have long been accustomed to obedience to the wolf-like Shence Army; They have also become accustomed to accepting and blindly following any instructions that come out of above. Therefore, in this matter, they still choose silence, a silence that has nothing to do with themselves and hangs high.
The remaining two forces are naturally the left and right armies of the Shence Army. These two forces, like the two fists of Chang'an, are balanced in strength, and no one can help anyone. According to convention, the status of the left army should be above that of the right army, and the degree of favor of their guard lieutenant Tutu Chengxuan is far higher than that of Liang Shouqian, the lieutenant of the right army. It's a pity that now, their leader, poor Tutu Chengxuan, has long since turned into a cold corpse, without a trace of temperature. As for the others, whether it is qualifications or fame, they can't compete with Liang Shouqian and Ma Shoucheng of the Right Army, in order to protect themselves and avoid disaster, they can only choose silence, humiliating silence.
Liang Shouqian, a lieutenant of the Right Army, was the planner and commander of this conspiracy, and many important generals of the Right Army were participants in and knew about this conspiracy. Naturally, they do not smoke their own mouths, therefore, their choice is naturally to be silent, triumphantly silent.
In addition to Chang'an, there are many people with heavy troops, and they are, of course, the local envoys of all sizes in the region, such as the envoys of the festival and the envoys of the soldiers and horses, and the observation envoys. In their eyes, Chang'an's invincible Shence Army is really nothing, but there are other things that make them quite jealous: for example, the majesty of the imperial court, which is due to Li Chun; For example, the prestige of the Queen Mother, sometimes, women can really hold up half the sky; For example, the power of the Guo family, this is Li You's most solid backing; For example, history has proved more than once that the outcome of the laborer expedition is often a fiasco, very miserable; For example, if the gun shoots the first bird, once you make a rafter for the beginning, but no one responds, there is only one ending, rotten, and the first rotten; For example, the safety of the nest, the consequence of pouring out of the nest is naturally that the nest is empty, maybe it will be occupied by other festival envoys, soldiers and horses, and observation envoys, wouldn't it be wronged! Therefore, after thinking about it, these people with heavy troops finally chose to be silent, and they all had their own hearts and minds.
Silence, silence, not to explode in silence, not to perish in silence, but to survive in silence. The souls of Li Chun and Li Kuan disappeared in this embarrassing silence.