This prince, it doesn't matter if you don't do it!

Chapter 458 Volume [-] Li Er Started to Trick People
Princess Gaochang's approach may be a bit straightforward, but from a political point of view, she really did nothing wrong.

Murong Wanqiu who has a son and a half daughter by her side, and Murong Wanqiu who has no son and a half daughter by her side are definitely two different things.

Moreover, if her sons want to make a fortune in the future, they really need Murong Wanqiu to leave a son and a half for Li Chengqian.

Of course, she also has her own ambitions.

If her grandson can inherit the great treasure of Datang in the future, it will be different.

Even after a hundred years, she can have an explanation with Murong Xiaojun when she goes underground.

As difficult as it may be, there is a real chance.

Opportunities, as long as people look at them, no one is willing to give up.

Just like Li Ke, it is said that he has the blood of the previous dynasty and it is difficult to become a great treasure, and people like Changsun Wuji will not let him become a great treasure.

It is extremely difficult for him to take the road of seizing his wife.

Then you say he knows?
He knows!

But what about knowing?

What should be fought has to be fought, and what has to be fought has to be fought. Before things come to an end, everyone thinks that they are the chosen one.

Who will obey whom?
Therefore, sometimes seeing an opportunity is actually more terrifying than not seeing an opportunity.

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Chang'an City, the residence of Fang Xuanling.

During this time, Fang Xuanling has been pondering.

As the current court servant of Datang, he was unwilling to see such a powerful prince.

It doesn't matter even if his son is also in the Ming court.

Of course, he will not call Fang Yiai back.

This is absolutely impossible.

No matter what, he had to leave one more way out for the Fang family.

"Get ready, the old man is going to enter the palace." Fang Xuanling, who had been pondering for a day in her own hall, suddenly got up and said.

Obviously, he already had a rough idea.

Hearing this, the steward immediately went to prepare a carriage for him.

Not long after, Fang Xuanling entered the palace.

It's still Liangyi Hall, but at this time, apart from those palace ladies and eunuchs, there are only two of them, the monarch and his ministers.

"Fang Qing has something important to do?" Li Er looked at Fang Xuanling strangely.

It stands to reason that with Fang Xuanling's status, he shouldn't have made such a mistake, but Fang Xuanling did, which is intriguing.

Fang Xuanling sighed, he also knew that he shouldn't be like this, but some things really had to be like this, so he said immediately: "Your Majesty, before the old minister and Qi Guogong and others..."

He didn't speak directly, but first talked about the results of his previous discussions with Changsun Wuji and others.

Li Er nodded after hearing this, he is still satisfied with these veteran officials of Datang, and he can clearly understand each of them.

Especially at this juncture, there was really nothing to criticize about everyone's performance, even Hou Junji.

"It's making all the ministers worry."

"Things that eat the king's salary and be loyal to the king, these are what the ministers should do." Fang Xuanling said immediately.

Hearing what Fang Xuanling said, Li Er smiled. He couldn't understand Fang Xuanling anymore. The court servant of the Tang Dynasty actually violated two official taboos in a short period of time. It's interesting.

He didn't believe that Fang Xuanling didn't know about it, but Fang Xuanling knew it, but he still did it, so that could explain the problem.

Fang Xuanling has a purpose!

After having this idea, Li Er didn't say much anymore, just looking at Fang Xuanling like this, he really wanted to see what purpose Datang, the current head of civil servants, had.

Fang Xuanling is such a smart person, seeing that Li Er didn't speak, he immediately knew that Li Er had noticed his small thoughts, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, the old minister feels that we have not done enough."

"Not enough?" Li Er was obviously taken aback. What to say, Datang has indeed done a lot now. The key point is that there is actually a limit to what he can do.

After all, Li Chengqian is now in Chang'an, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, and he still has his own territory. Even if Li Er wants to curb Li Chengqian's development, he can only do it in the Tang Dynasty.

"Not enough." Fang Xuanling said, "His Royal Highness now has hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Throughout history, when has there ever been a prince with hundreds of thousands of soldiers?

Although His Highness killed all of these with a knife and a gun, it seems to be a good thing now.

But His Highness, who has an army of hundreds of thousands, is not necessarily a blessing to my Tang Dynasty, but more likely a disaster! "

Hearing what Fang Xuanling said, Li Er became interested.

He understands this truth.

A prince with hundreds of thousands of soldiers is indeed a misfortune rather than a blessing. He understands this truth better than anyone else.

But there are some things that a father like him should not say.

"Why did Fang Qing say that?" Li Er smiled and said, "After all, this is a soldier killed by Gao Ming himself. For my Tang Dynasty, why is it a disaster rather than a blessing?"

Fang Xuanling sneered in her heart, I didn't say it was a misfortune rather than a blessing, so you started to tamper with my meaning?

Of course, these old ministers have already learned about Li Er's shamelessness, and they didn't take it seriously. They immediately laughed and said, "Your Highness seems to be only fifteen this year..."

In a word, Li Ergan was stunned.

That's right, Li Chengqian is only fifteen years old this year, and what's more, it's a fucking false age!
Although he had made his mark when he was 15 years old, he was still far behind Li Chengqian.

The point is that he himself is only in his 30s now, and he is in the prime of his life. In the future, he will have to live for decades.

That kid Li Chengqian, can he endure it?
Even if Li Chengqian can survive, can those elite soldiers under his command survive?
Why are they willing to hang out with Li Chengqian? Isn't it because Li Chengqian has a bright future?

"What does Fang Qing plan to do?" Li Er asked in a deep voice.

Even if he is unwilling to face it, he still has to face these problems after all.

Sometimes, he didn't have to guard against Li Chengqian, but the interest groups represented by Li Chengqian.

That's how he came here back then. Could it be that he was the one who insisted on launching the Xuanwu Gate Incident?

No, it was Changsun Wuji, Hou Junji, Yuchi Jingde, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, Qu Tutong, and Duan Zhixuan who persuaded them day and night!

And why are they so persistent in persuading Li Er?
Isn't it just to seek your own political demands!
He has experienced all these things, so he really understands!
Sometimes, it's not what Li Chengqian wants to do, but what his subordinates push him to do.

Not to mention, Li Er really sees this thoroughly.

In the original history, Li Chengqian really embarked on this path in the end, imitating Li Er, but do you think he is just going his own way?

It's really not.

Interest groups represented by Hou Junji, Du He, Li Yuanchang and others are constantly promoting it.

The only difference between him and Li Er is that Li Er succeeded and he failed, that's all.

Fang Xuanling was also a witness to these things, so he also understands this truth. He still remembers that when they knew that Li Erming clearly had this idea, but they still tried to persuade him for a long time, only then did he get Xuanwu The change of the door.

You know, they were more concerned than Li Er at that time!
Because his position is different.

As a courtier at the time, he was very clear about one thing, that is, they didn't preemptively strike. They didn't know whether Li Er would die when Li Jiancheng really came to power, but they probably didn't have a good end.

Therefore, he understands the thoughts of Li Chengqian's subordinates better.

Even if they haven't done anything now, it doesn't mean that they can always be so restrained in the future.

If in a few years, Daming with hundreds of thousands of troops, would those guys really have no idea?
How is it possible, nothing is more powerful than Conglong!

Isn't that how these guys came here.

Therefore, it is necessary to guard against it.

Now, after hearing Li Er's question, Fang Xuanling stopped being secretive and immediately said, "Your Majesty, this old minister thinks so."

"Ok?"

"Nowadays, the place where Daming and our Tang Dynasty border, that is, Taozhou and Hezhou, why don't we combine these two prefectures into one prefecture or one, and set up a big guard.

Then send an army of [-] to garrison here for a long time, and set up an army chief.

We can trust His Highness, but we must guard against those alien races.

If something unspeakable happens in the Ming Dynasty in the future, if my Tang Dynasty is not prepared at all, wouldn't hundreds of thousands of troops be able to march eastward in an instant?

It will be too late to mobilize troops by then.

Moreover, if His Highness wants to be a border trade port, my Tang Dynasty can do it too. Why must it be placed in Daming, so what if it is placed in my Datang?

If we also have a trade port, for me, Datang, it will actually be of great benefit and no harm.

At that time, we can completely let the garrison crack down on smuggling, impose heavy taxes on the goods imported by Daming, and control all the export products of our Tang Dynasty.

The most important thing is that my Great Tang can use this to build a great city in the northwest, which is definitely beneficial and harmless to my Great Tang. "

Li Er heard the words and thought about it carefully.

Nodding slightly.

He actually understood Fang Xuanling's purpose in doing so.

But more than what he said.

But for other purposes, Fang Xuanling would not say it out loud. Some things really can only be understood but cannot be expressed in words.

After pondering for a while, Li Er asked: "If there is a big guard, who does Fang Qing think is competent?"

"Duke Qi." Fang Xuanling said with a smile, "Duke Qi should be the most suitable candidate. No matter in terms of status or relationship with His Highness, at the moment, he must be the one."

Grandson Wuji?

Li Er only realized in an instant that Fang Xuanling still had selfish intentions.

But for him, he really doesn't care whether the ministers under him have selfish intentions.

In Li Er's words, a courtier with a little selfishness is a good courtier. I'm afraid that a courtier who has no selfishness at all is like a fucking saint. This kind of courtier is the most disgusting to Li Er .

He can't be a saint, this is destined, so he doesn't want to deal with saints, saints, then he should eat ingot candle ashes.

But thinking about it again, Fang Xuanling probably came here after making sufficient preparations.

Not to mention, Changsun Wuji is really the most suitable candidate.

For one thing, Changsun Wuji has no serious errands in the court now, and it is not wronged him to let him out as a general guard.

The point is, this term of guardian is really the one that can achieve the most results.

If Changsun Wuji could build a great Northwest city in the future, that would be his political achievement. Even if Changsun Wuji knew that this was Fang Xuanling's trick, he would not be able to complain openly.

Moreover, with the presence of treaty ports, it is really not that difficult to build a great city in the northwest.

After all, the products produced in the Ming Dynasty are the most in demand in the Tang Dynasty!
Of course, for Li Er, the reason why Changsun Wuji is the most suitable candidate is not just these things. For him, Changsun Wuji is the most worthy of his trust.

In this regard, he will not worry at all.

"The auxiliary machine is indeed suitable, so what do you think of the marching chief?" Li Er asked.

Fang Xuanling was not surprised that Li Er accepted his opinion, he had indeed been thinking from Li Er's point of view all the time, even if his position was not very accurate at times, the problem was not too big.

After all, the emperor's mind is not something that a courtier can guess.

Of course, this is just saying that's all. Who among them guys hasn't figured out Li Er's mind?

Speaking of the marching chief, Fang Xuanling said with a smile: "Wu Guogong is the most suitable."

Li Er smiled, as expected.

Who is Wu Guogong?

That was Yuchi Jingde, the person Li Er trusted the most among the generals!
Moreover, this old guy, don't look at him carelessly, but in the general direction, he has never missed it.

If it wasn't for Li Er's death protection, Yuchi Jingde would have been killed by Li Yuanji.

If he were to sit in the northwest, he would really be a perfect candidate.

"Wait for now." Li Er smiled, "This old boy didn't take advantage of Goguryeo. If I don't get some face from Xue Yantuo at this moment, I'm really afraid that this old boy will dare to resist the order." .”

That's what he said, but he knew that if he really ordered Yuchi Jingde to return to Beijing, Yuchi Jingde would really not resist the order.

But now he needs to take down Xue Yantuo quickly. Anyway, there is no rush for matters in the northwest.

Moreover, this matter was not settled so quickly, and he had to discuss it with the courtiers again, and he also needed to ask Changsun Wuji what he meant.

Fang Xuanling smiled, and said: "That's natural, wait for a while, anyway, I'm not too anxious."

Although they all wanted to guard against Li Chengqian, for them, Li Chengqian could not threaten Datang so quickly.

After all, Li Chengqian has just ended the war, and it will take some time for internal governance.

"Recently, Fang Qing has been working hard." Li Er said, "Come here, thank you..."

Li Er is like this. I am satisfied with what you have done. Naturally, there are many rewards, and he is not stingy with rewards.

Of course, in the early Tang Dynasty, the rewards were not considered luxurious, but what Fang Xuanling valued was not luxury, but Li Er's attitude.

If Li Er has this thought, it means that he did nothing wrong this time.

As the saying goes, accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger, Fang Xuanling took a big risk today.

For this reason, he even gave Li Er a chance to catch his two pigtails, just to show his loyalty.

Otherwise, as the head of Tang's civil servants, how could he have made two mistakes in a row after being immersed in officialdom for many years.

Isn't it just to let Li Er understand his thoughts.

Being an official is not so easy. If you take a wrong step, it may be the result of eternal doom.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward." After bowing and saluting, Fang Xuanling got up and said goodbye.

Today's goal can be achieved.

Watching Fang Xuanling leave, Li Er smiled.

"This old guy is really getting better and better with age. The auxiliary machine wants to fight him twice, but he is still a little tender." Li Er smiled, "It's also good, it's not bad to go to experience it."

He knew that Changsun Wuji wanted to fight Fang Xuanling openly and secretly, but now it seemed that Changsun Wuji was still younger.

(End of this chapter)