Chapter 217: The Emperor's Road
After Feng Deyi and Cen Wenwen left, Concubine Yang stroked the head of the young Shu King Li Ke and said, "Ke'er, tell my mother, why do you have to choose which path?" Isn't it good to live a peaceful life and enjoy wealth and prosperity? ”
Li Ke, the king of Shu, replied: "Mother, in this deep palace, what my son sees are people who tend to be inflammatory, only with enough power and enough status, everyone will surround you, compliment you, and be willing to do things for you, but without power, no status, everyone will bully you, and you don't have any ability to resist." The son wants power and status, and only with enough power and status can the son ensure that the mother and son, as well as all the people close to the mother and son, can live well. ”
Concubine Yang looked at her son in surprise. She didn't expect Li Ke, who was only six years old, to say such a truth, which was not something he should think of at his age, but he figured it out and said it.
O court, damn court. It is such a precocious place, the thirst for power and the bloody wind are the best fertilizer, the palace infighting staged every day, the powerful are on the rise, and the losers are beaten into the cold palace, and they will never be able to turn over, this is the best teaching material. The scheming tree of the children born in the emperor's house is also irrigated much faster than ordinary people. These children are like the young eagles in the eagle's nest, and before they have grown feathers, they already know how to kill other young eagles in order to fight for their own food. And his son, without paying attention to himself, has been infected by the environment of the palace and has such a strong desire for power.
Concubine Yang sighed and said: "But the current crown prince is the king of Zhongshan County, your brother Chengqian, he is the son-in-law, behind him, but there is also the support of his mother, Empress Changsun and Changsun Wuji, an amazing and glamorous genius of power and art, and the entire Guanlong nobles." ”
Li Ke said with disdain: "Isn't there also the support of my mother, Lord Cen Wencen and the entire southern scholar clan behind me?" Besides, I may be afraid of others, but Li Chengqian, that cowardly person, I will not be afraid of him. He's a man who runs away when he sees a mouse. ”
Concubine Yang looked up and sighed: "Cheng Qian is indeed too cowardly, the strength of the Tang Dynasty is inseparable from the strong lord of the Ming Dynasty." The palace is as deep as the sea, maybe anything can happen. Ke'er, my mother hopes that you have a desire for power, you can, but you can't be lost by power. Everything is just as fate is good, it's yours, and no one can take it away; It's not yours, and you can't reach it no matter how hard you try. Just go with the flow. ”
Li Ke looked at Concubine Yang ignorantly. Although Li Ke is precocious. But Concubine Yang's words, with his age and experience, can't be understood.
The mansion of Feng Deyi in Chang'an, the imperial capital.
In the study, Feng Deyi and Cen Wenwen, who had just returned from the Ganlu Palace, sat opposite each other.
After being silent for a long time, Feng Deyi opened his mouth and said: "Text, today's events, you are surprised, right?" ”
Cen Wenwen nodded and said: "I always thought that Lord Feng was a high-ranking official and important minister of the Tang Dynasty, and he was absolutely loyal to the Tang Dynasty. Today, I learned that Lord Feng and the southern scholars under his command were actually loyal to the former Sui. ”
Feng Deyi sighed and said, "These things should have been told to you a long time ago. I've been hiding it from you for so long. I'm finally going to say it today. Decades ago, I completed my studies and entered Beijing to seek an official, and I was recommended by the former Sui Yue Guogong and Situ Yangsu. I was fortunate to meet His Majesty Emperor Yang. At that time, His Majesty Emperor Yang had just ascended the throne, and he was approachable and courteous, and he not only promoted me to my official position four times a year. made me a high-ranking official in the inner chamberlain, and praised me many times and made a name for me. And the daughter of the Great Sui royal family was married to me. No matter what the people of the world say to His Majesty Emperor Yang now, but he is good to me Feng Deyi, there is nothing to say. For decades, I have always remembered the kindness of His Majesty Emperor Yang to me, and I dare not forget it at all. At that time, there were only two major political forces in the world - the Guanlong aristocracy and the Shandong wealthy family, the Guanlong aristocracy controlled the military power, and the Shandong wealthy family controlled public opinion and the court. However, the days are not a holiday, the southern Shi clan is fledgling, but His Majesty Emperor Yang was killed by the rebellious ministers and thieves Yu Wenhua. I was forced to lead the southern scholars to join the Tang Dynasty. All the ministers of my southern scholar clan are deeply favored by His Majesty Emperor Yang, and they are all people who have a heart for the Great Sui. It was His Majesty Emperor Yang who created the Southern Shi Clan and secretly supported it, so that the Southern Shi Clan became one of the three major political forces today. ”
After listening to Feng Deyi's explanation, Cen Wenwen was still silent.
Feng Deyi continued: "Although we southern scholars are loyal to the Great Sui and are the courtiers of the Great Sui, we are not stubborn and stubborn people. Before, our southern scholars were still trying to restore the country and regain the glory of the Great Sui. But now that the people's hearts have returned to the Tang Dynasty, we only hope to support His Royal Highness the King of Shu to become the Son of Heaven. His Royal Highness the King of Shu is the son of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and the grandson of His Majesty Emperor Yang, he has the noble blood of the two royal families of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. ”
After that, Feng Deyi burst into tears, and the old tears were all over the place.
Cen Wenwen looked at Feng Deyi and asked calmly: "When did your vain attempt to restore the former Sui end?" What do you want to do? ”
Feng Deyi said honestly: "Before the Xuanwu Sect, what we want to support is a side disciple of the former Sui Yang clan. However, with the victory of today's son, the Xuanwu Gate Change, we have given up on that child. ”
Cen Wenwen asked again: "Did you participate in the Xuanwumen Change?" Who are you supporting? King Xi Jiancheng or Hailing King Yuanji? ”
Feng Deyi replied: "In the change of Xuanwumen, we Southern Shi clan participated, but there are too many details, I can't tell you. I feel that it tells you, it is not good for you, and it is not good for your future development. ”
Cen Wenwen pondered for a moment and said, "Is Hailing King Yuanji right? Let King Xi Jiancheng and today's son work hard, Hailing Wang Yuanji will profit from it, and then get rid of Hailing Wang Yuanji. Who is the person who just wants to get rid of Yuanji, the king of Hailing? Feng Li, Xue Wanjun, Xue Wanche or Xie Shufang? Xie Shufang? Is Uncle Xie right? He didn't ask for orders to go to the Weihe bloody battle, he couldn't die, he wanted to retain his strength, he had been the left and right Jin Wuwei generals, and it would be convenient for you to regain control of the army in the future, right? ”
Cen Wen's analysis made Feng Deyi stunned. He thought that Cen Wenwen was very smart, but he didn't expect Cen Wenwen to be so smart, and he deduced the whole thing at once. (To be continued......)
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