Chapter 369 Repressing the Heroes

In the hall of the Hongwen Hall, there was a dead silence. Compared with the vigorous coma of Yu Chi Jingde before, it has formed a sharp contrast.

Everyone looked at Fang Xuanling, who was not healed and was very weak.

Changsun Wuji, after all, is a person who has seen the world and experienced storms. At this time, he did not show any panic, but just smiled faintly and said, "It's a good thing that Xuanling's position is so clear and resolute. Now, the four prime ministers in charge of the center, two of them support the war, and the two are against the war. If so, we still can't hold on to each other. I can't help it. I have to go to your majesty's district.

"Military situation is like fire, how can it be delayed?" Li Daozong said, "Situ, we are sitting here drinking tea and talking. We are not in a hurry, but at every moment on the front line, there may be thousands of people facing life and death. When it is interrupted, it is subject to chaos. Fang Xuanling's words are from shallow to deep. What else can be refuted? If it goes on like this, it will mislead the government and the country. How can we be embarrassed by the ministers of the court who have been suffering from the soldiers on the front line due to a momentary dispute?

"According to the prince's will, what can we do?" Changsun Wuji spread his hands and said helplessly, "Now, all the courtiers are divided into two equal factions, and each of them refuses to refuse. No matter which side's opinion, the other side will definitely not accept it. In this way, there will be a huge contradiction in the court. Lord, whether it's Tubo or Gaochang, no matter how much trouble it is, it can't destroy the Tang Dynasty and can't take the country of the Central Plains at all; if we start to make trouble from within, it will be a bad thing. Now it is an eventful and turbulent autumn, and the stability of the court is better than anything else. Someone is also thinking about the overall situation. It's not for his own selfishness. Please forgive him.

Changsun Wuji's words were smooth enough to make Li Daozong not picky. Li Daozong touched a soft nail and only nodded: "Then... Please make a final determination!"

"Your Majesty is seriously ill, how to deal with the government?" Fang Xuanling said, "If he can come, how can he wait until now?"

"Hey..." Everyone sighed and shook their heads.

At present, the situation is deadlocked and not good.

At this time, Wei Zheng suddenly got up and waved his hand to the servant to wait for him to leave here. Changsun Wuji was surprised and said, "What is Xuancheng going to do?"

"Mr. Wei, please say goodbye." Wei Zheng sighed, bowed to everyone, and said, "It seems that Wei is indeed a little old. When this person is old, he is easy to be confused. In the future, Wei will not easily participate in such major events in the court, so as not to mislead himself and others.

"Why did Xuancheng say this?" Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling were surprised.

"Oh... I don't have a good life in a few days!" Wei Zheng shook his head and smiled, and said, "Before I die, I don't want to make any serious mistakes and make people laugh. Xuanling, in the final analysis, you still have insight! Wei has never convinced others, and he has convinced you this time. You're right, Lanzhou, you should go to war.

"Why?" Many people asked in surprise.

Who doesn't know that Wei Zheng is an iron bone. Even if the emperor threatens to kill him, he will not change his original intention and opinions. Who knows that Wei Zheng has been adopted by the emperor countless times in his life only the majority. His insights and ideas have always been the most outstanding and praised. The Zhenguan Tang Dynasty can have today's prosperity, and the integrity and opinion of Wei Zheng are very much related to it. Even Li Shimin said that before Zhenguan, Fang Xuanling's credit was the first; after Zhenguan, Wei Zheng's credit was the first.

Almost in the impression of people all over the world, there should be no word "change opinions" in Wei Zheng's dictionary!

But today, for the first time, he changed his point of view in front of such an important imperial meeting as the Hongwen Hall!

"Ask me why?" Wei Zheng smiled lightly. This hard-necked and iron-boned old man, with a rare gentle face and even a little shyness, said, "The metaphor of the scholar mentioned by Fang Xianggong reminded Wei of his youth. As we all know, Wei got up and was poor in his family. When he was studying in his early years, Wei did not go home to visit him. Every once in three, five or seven years, I always hear about the death of a relative or a disaster in my hometown. Wei often blames his compatriots for this reason. Why don't you inform me so that I can be filial? Wei still remembers his father's words. He said that since he went out to survive, he should study honestly, and he should not think about anything else. If you always miss your family's house, why don't you throw away the guise of studying and run a few mu of thin fields at home? You can also let me accept my fate and avoid this unwarranted expectation for your future.

After listening to it, everyone was silent.

Wei Zheng smiled and said, "Some old things made the public laugh. In fact, Wei wants to say that at present, there is some turbulence in the court of the Tang Dynasty, but it is not bad. After all, the emperor still reigns over the world, and the country of the Tang Dynasty is not bad. The land of Lanzhou has indeed consumed a lot of money and food and once became the biggest burden of the Tang Dynasty, but now Lanzhou has come out of this dilemma, at least Self-sufficient. If you make peace at this time, you will really give up halfway, and the money invested in the past is really a waste. Fang Xuanling is in charge of Datang's financial money. No one knows better than him how to calculate this account. Xuanling, let me ask you. If you give up halfway now and have to prepare for the war from scratch, how much will it cost?

"Xuancheng's words came to the point, which is also the reason why Fang supported Lanzhou to fight. As the saying goes, the arrow has to be fired on the string. If you don't get the momentum, one will lose the opportunity, and the other will be more laborious. Fang Xuanling said, "Mr. Fang has carefully estimated that if he has a good war with Tubo at this time, all the previous investment in Lanzhou will be false. After a year or two of construction, Lanzhou has become an important business center in the west. The income from money and grain is very considerable, and the soldiers and horses are strong enough to use force. If the strike is at this time, the business wealth on the Silk Road will be divided equally with Gaochang, Tubo and the Western Turks, and the Tang Dynasty will lose several Western countries. In addition, the strong front of Lanzhou's army fell as one of them. In this way, Lanzhou will become a pool of stagnant water. Not only is the wealth and prosperity in the past difficult to continue, but it will also have to withdraw troops back to the North Korea and move people back to the Central Plains. How much human and material resources does it take? - By the way, how many years can the so-called peace between the Central Plains and Yibang really last? Now it's hard to say whether Tubo is willing to make peace or not. Even if they are willing, they are still arrogant. I think it's my Tang Dynasty who is afraid that he can't get a break with him. The barbarians have no faith. Although giving marriage can temporarily ease the contradictions between the two countries and make the war stop, who can guarantee that the arrogant Tubo people will be honest and start a war again? At that time, Lanzhou, which has lost the living water supply of the Silk Road, will no longer be as prosperous as it is today. It can be expected that ten or twenty years later, Lanzhou will inevitably return to a state where the people can't make ends meet. How much money does the court spend every year to defend the western line? Not only that, the short and vain peace can make people slack and numb. If our Lanzhou soldiers and horses lost their strength when Tubo attacked... Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Fang said so much, in fact, there is only one meaning - on the surface, it seems that it is not an opportunity to go to war with Tubo, but in fact, it is fundamentally very cost-effective. !"

"So, Xuanling, Wei is convinced by you, the big housekeeper of the Tang Dynasty!" Wei Zheng nodded and smiled, shook his head again, and said, "I waited for the official in the position of speech, but I couldn't think from a long-term perspective like you. Wei is really old... Well, Lord, Wei has said goodbye! Wei, for the first time in his life, he withdrew and changed his opinions in an important court discussion - I, I support the use of troops in Lanzhou! Say goodbye!"

Two servants held Wei Zheng from left to right, went out of the door, carried him a simple sedan chair made of bamboo and wooden chair, and carried him away squeaky.

Everyone's eyes have been looking at the disappearance of Wei Zheng, and they have been speechless for a long time.

Today's meeting is really full of twists and turns, too dramatic. At first, many people thought that Changsun Wuji would overwhelm the main war faction with an absolute advantage and showed a one-sided trend. As a result, as soon as Wei Zheng took action, he broke Changsun Wuji's fantasy that he wanted everyone to take a stand. Qin Mubai's wonderful pen made a "democratic vote" and hit Changsun Wuji off guard, which greatly diluted Chang. Sun Wuji's personal influence and deterrence.

Immediately after that, Yu Chi Jingde's disturbance, Fang Xuanling's sudden appearance, and Chu Suiliang's unexpected neutrality were all unexpected by many people.

The situation is tilting towards the favorable side of the main war faction.

Changsun Wuji is still calm.

Although he can't completely defeat the main battle faction for the time being, he is fully confident that as long as he is still biting, no one can cross his last line of defense.

The strange soldier's room Xuanling is not allowed, Wei Zheng, who is about to defect, and Chu Suiliang, who is deep in the city, can't be combined with these three people!

"How can we be as emotional as Wei Zheng when we are in charge of the country? Wei Zheng, Wei Zheng, you are really smart and confused for a while! Unexpectedly, because Fang Xuanling's analogy is similar to your experience when you were young, you actually changed your attitude. If this matter spreads, it will damage your reputation for the rest of your life!" Changsun Wuji shook his head and smiled. Instead of being sharp, he was free and said, "Sincerely, Wei Zheng is indeed old. He has been away from the court for a long time due to his serious illness, and his opinion is slightly inconsistent with the current situation, which is also normal. Duke Wei, you said it in vain. You can't believe it all, let alone lose your own opinion.

Qin Mubai felt awe-in in his heart: Changsun Wuji is indeed an old world! In such an unfavorable situation, it can still hold the pole and hold the rudder. His words were clearly said to many courtiers here. On the one hand, they had the intention to boost morale, and on the other hand, they also meant to threaten and intimidate!

"Auxiliary machine, let's put it this way..." Fang Xuanling said, "As the prince said, the military situation is like fire, and such military and state affairs should not be extended. If you have a plan, how can you negotiate a result? I can't wait here for three days and three nights, can I? At that time, maybe Lanzhou will be bleeding for thousands of miles, and it will be too late!"

"Xuan Ling's words are reasonable." Changsun Wuji nodded gently and said, "Well, let's do the voting method suggested by Qin Mubai again. However, this time, the official Zaifu, who is in charge of the center of the cabinet department, the deputy Zaifu who is in charge of Pingzhangshi under the middle school, as well as the official officers of more than three grades, Shangcheng, Shangshu and general officials, voted in public. These people are the core members of the center of the Tang Dynasty, more authoritative and persuasive. Public voting also avoids irresponsibility and sirks. What do you think?"

Qin Mubai's heart was blocked: cunning! Who doesn't know that the core personnel of the three provinces and six departments are more than your eldest grandson Wuji's confidant, or your authority dares not challenge you? Among the generals of the sixteenth guard, except for a few people such as Yu Chi Jingde and Cheng Zhijie, although they have a position, they have no choice but dare not openly to be your eldest grandson Wuji? What a "public vote"!

The eldest grandson Wuji, this time it is a force to crush the heroes, and he is very arrogant!