kingnovel Chapter 1068 When will the winner be decided?
Chapter 1068 When will the winner be decided?
His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu has to step forward and challenge Changsun Wuji.
When Fang Xuanling saw the letter in the brocade bag, he already understood the other party's intention.
As for the intention of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, he was naturally disdainful - why should he do such a thankless task?
Besides, Your Majesty is still at the peak of his power, Qiongzhou is a long way away, and His Royal Highness the King of Chu, the little golden crow, cannot yet come to Chang'an.
but……
When the leader of the guards saw that he expressed disdain, he was not surprised by it, and when he mentioned the word "Chao Cuo", Fang Xuanling became afraid.
At the beginning, after the palace coup in the ninth year of Wude, Emperor Li II planned to let Zhangsun Wuji serve as Shangshu You Pushe.
At that time, Fang Xuanling opposed this. Everyone has selfish motives, and he was no exception.
But what did Emperor Li II say at that time?
When Changsun Wuji was the Shangshu You Pushe, if he made a mistake, I could help him get away with it. But if it was you, Fang Xuanling, I might not be able to do that.
If you can’t protect yourself, then you are Chao Cuo.
Fang Xuanling, do you want to be Chao Cuo?
Fang Xuanling was convinced by Emperor Li II's superb political vision and ability to manage his subordinates.
but……
Sixteen years later, when the people of His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu told him these things, Fang Xuanling was naturally terrified.
"Your Highness the King of Chu needs me for anything?" After a long while, Fang Xuanling finally decided to give in: "Just a fight with Zhangsun Wuji?"
"Your Highness the King of Chu does not need Lord Fang to do anything more." The guard leader saw that Fang Xuanling had finally figured it out, so he smiled and said, "Now that Lord Fang is about to be punished, it is reasonable for you, as a father, to come forward to rescue your son..."
"But he said that Monk Bian Ji and Zhang Sun Wuji..." Fang Xuanling was knowledgeable and understood that many of his colleagues were "playful", but when this matter was placed on Zhang Sun Wuji... it was somewhat... a forced smear campaign.
"Prime Minister Fang..." His Highness the Prince of Chu saw that Fang Xuanling was acting like a gentleman again, so he hurriedly said with great sorrow: "I am not adding fuel to the fire. After all, you are also the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty. In the court, you are the only one... No, including His Highness the Prince of Chu, you should be second to two people and above ten thousand people. But even so, did Zhangsun Wuji give you face?
Princess Gaoyang's matter... Is he disgusting you? Why do you have to endure it? Yes, he is a royal relative and the Queen's brother, but you are not bad either. You and His Majesty are now in-laws, and your son and His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu have sworn brotherhood... or was it peach blossoms? Anyway, they are sworn brothers. Moreover, you are the Prince's Junior Tutor! Although the Prince is a bit lame at ordinary times, he is still the Prince after all! If something happens to him, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu will lead his army back to Chang'an! What are you afraid of? Why don't you dare to fight with the despicable and shameless Duke of Zhao? ! "
"..." Fang Xuanling really didn't know that His Royal Highness the King of Chu's map of Yan State really just... rolled to the end: "Okay... I understand..."
"Do you really understand?" His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu felt that he had not yet made himself clear.
"I really understand." Fang Xuanling no longer wanted to listen to the other party continue.
"Well then." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu nodded, "I will withdraw now. But Prime Minister Fang, please allow me to say one more thing. His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu is really very kind to your Fang family... but... you will never be unaware of the reason..."
"That's enough..." Fang Xuanling couldn't tell whether he was angry or not at this moment: "Go away!"
"Okay!" His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu can finally finish his work and leave.
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By the time Fang Xuanling arrived outside the Taiji Hall and expressed his request to see the emperor, Changsun Wuji had already been kneeling inside the Taiji Hall for half an hour.
"Let him in." His Majesty Li II glanced at Changsun Wuji who was kneeling on the ground and said, "Assistant Machine, you should get up too."
"Wei..." Changsun Wuji felt very guilty now.
"Your Majesty!" After Fang Xuanling entered the hall, he knelt down beside Changsun Wuji who had just stood up without saying a word: "I came here to apologize to you. It was my fault for not educating my son properly, which made Yiai develop an impulsive character since he was a child. Please forgive Yiai for all the years I have worked hard for you. I promise that next time this rebellious son encounters such a thing, I will inform Duke Zhao in advance and not embarrass Your Majesty!"
"Ah? Ah!" Changsun Wuji was originally moving his knees quietly while listening to Fang Xuanling's speech as the loser, and then waiting for the winner to settle the score.
But later on, the more he listened, the more he felt something was wrong: "Fang Xuanling, what do you mean?!"
"Duke Zhao," Fang Xuanling said with a straight face, "It's not shameful to be a homosexual..."
"Is this a fucking homosexual thing?!" Changsun Wuji saw that Fang Xuanling had some hidden meaning in his words, so he went completely berserk: "You also suspect that I am colluding with the Tibetans?! When did I go crazy? How come I don't know about this?!"
"Duke Zhao, are you crazy or not? What does it have to do with me?" Fang Xuanling was kneeling at the moment, but as the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, he was enough to challenge the other party: "I am just discussing the matter. You said that you didn't have too much contact with the monk Bianji and didn't collude with the Tibetans. Where is the evidence?"
"This is completely untrue... Where is the evidence?!" Zhangsun Wuji, who had been scheming against others all his life, now realized that he had been schemed against, but he obviously had not yet realized something more terrifying than this: "Fang Xuanling, you are the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, but you are such a mean person?!"
"Oh..." Fang Xuanling nodded after hearing this: "Yi Ai at least produced evidence. When it comes to Duke Zhao, you say Yi Ai framed him, but you are still justified without any evidence. What? The Great Tang Law of our dynasty was specially compiled for your Changsun family? What your Changsun Wuji said is more important than the actual evidence?!"
"You..." Changsun Wuji couldn't understand. Although they had been at odds with each other in the past, they had never gotten angry like today... No, before today, they had never gotten angry in public! Why... why did everyone go crazy the moment Fang Yiai came into Chang'an? !
With this thought in mind, Changsun Wuji was too lazy to continue arguing with Fang Yiai: "Your Majesty, I beg you to do justice for me!"
"Fair?" His Majesty Li Er, who had just watched everything happen silently before his eyes, just chuckled and said, "What's fair?"
"Your Majesty?" Changsun Wuji was completely shocked by the question from His Majesty Li Er: "Your Majesty...Your Majesty is innocent..."
"Wuji." His Majesty Li Er remained calm after hearing this, but the words he said were frightening: "From the moment Lord Fang stepped into the Taiji Hall, you have already lost!"
My good son...my mother's darling grandson...is ultimately better than my father...and far superior to him!