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Chapter 1283 Everyone is an expert in saying one thing and thinking another

As Yun Chu walked along the way, he received many good gifts that he could only dream about before but never get.

The origins of the gifts were very strange. Some were from the Queen, some from the Prince, some from the Li clan, some from Pei Xingjian, some from various Tang Dynasty officials, and even from many people whose names could be said but whose origins were unknown.

There is only one purpose for everyone to give him gifts - and that is to stay out of his way!

The main meaning of this "don't make trouble" is to let the emperor die quietly in Jiucheng Palace.

In other words, everyone wanted Li Zhi to die.

Yun Chu, who felt this, did not feel sad for Li Zhi.

To be honest, if he was also a legitimate nobleman of the Tang Dynasty, he would also hope that the emperor would rot quietly in Jiucheng Palace at this moment. After all, over the years, too many relatives, nobles, gentry, corrupt officials, landlords, and wealthy merchants had died at the hands of the emperor.

These people were very afraid that the emperor would continue on the path he had not completed before. By then, there would be no superior class in the Tang Dynasty. Just think about it, the entire Tang Dynasty would only have the common people as a general class. How desolate that would look.

Pei Xingjian’s words were very clear. The land should not be flat. There should be mountains, rivers, deserts and seas. Only in this way can the world be a beautiful world and make people on the flat land want to climb. Only in this way can the world be alive and colorful.

Some people are born to be a pine tree on the mountain, while some are born to be a foxtail millet in the plain. If they are lucky and have wind, the foxtail millet may be able to grow on the top of the mountain and sway in the wind.

If you are unlucky, even a pine tree growing on a high mountain will be attacked by wind, rain, thunder and lightning, and eventually fall to the ground... and rot into mud...

Pei Xingjian was a man of great literary talent. Every word in his letter to Yun Chu was like a gem, and his language was so sincere that it gave people a feeling of revealing his true heart.

However, Yun Chu, who had studied politics systematically, knew that the essence of politics lies in the fact that what is said at one time is only applicable at that time.

That's right, politicians will not be held responsible for what they said yesterday.

The saying goes that each case has its own precedent and we should keep pace with the times.

People who are familiar with politics should understand that among the many emperors and generals in history books, very few of them left behind policies and speeches that can be used and passed down to later generations. Those who could leave behind a few words were already remarkable figures.

There are even more people who have nothing left, and this group of people accounts for more than 99% of the total.

At least Yun Chu knew that the words left by all the politicians in the Tang Dynasty that would be remembered by later generations were not as many as those left by Li Bai.

Since there is a high probability that he is an idiot, Yun Chu would naturally classify Pei Xingjian as an idiot, which should be understandable.

The person from the prince's side who gave Yun Chu a gift was Zhang Jianzhi, and the gift he brought was a piece of Taishan stone.

It is said that Mount Tai is actually the pillar of heaven and earth. The implication of Zhang Jianzhi sending this stone is very obvious. He is trying his best to assure Yun Chu that after the emperor's death, Yun Chu will still be the pillar of the Tang Dynasty.

It was obvious that Zhang Jianzhi had sent this gift to Yun Chu without the knowledge of the prince. If the prince really wanted to give Yun Chu a gift, he should have brought the good news that Naha was pregnant again.

This is the gift Yun Chu likes.

The more children Naha has, the more tentacles the Western Buddhist Kingdom will extend outward. If Li Hong dares to give Naha ten children, Naha will let her children plunder the whole world.

One Buddhist queen, Li Han, is really not enough. It is already very good to be able to defend the Buddhist kingdom in the Western Regions.

At noon that day, Yun Chu used the Taishan stone as a stand for the pot. However, the stone pillar was of no use at all. It exploded before the pot of water even boiled, wasting a whole pot of good water.

Yun Chu never refuses gifts. He accepts any gift from anyone. If he wants others to value his gifts, the gifts must be precious. If Zhang Jianzhi gave Yun Chu a stone, even dogs would not want to pay attention to him.

It's not that no one wanted to use force to stop Yun Chu. Unfortunately, when the spies found that more than 90% of the people who followed Yun Chu to welcome His Majesty back to Chang'an were civilians holding shovels, pickaxes on their backs, hammers on their waists, and hunting bows, they quickly gave up the idea of ​​using force to stop Yun Chu from going to Jiucheng Palace.

It is not too difficult to eliminate the more than 100,000 people in Yun Chu's hands, as long as they are willing to pay a high enough price, it can be done. Unfortunately, Yun Chu can still recruit hundreds of thousands of people who hold shovels, pickaxes on their backs, hammers on their waists and hunting bows, and they are very close.

If it is not handled properly, the Tang Dynasty may even be in danger of collapse.

It was not until today that people in the Tang Dynasty discovered that Chang'an was not only a secondary capital, but also the place with the deepest heritage of the Tang Dynasty.

"The Tang Dynasty is very splendid, and Chang'an occupies one eighth of it."

After carefully weighing Chang'an's various industries and comparing their strengths, Pei Xingjian sighed, dropped the brush in his hand, washed his burning hands in ice water, and spoke to the Crown Princess who was sitting on the brocade cushion.

Pei Wanying's face turned pale, and she hesitated and asked, "The Yun family is going to rebel?"

Pei Xingjian shook his head and said, "He has worked hard to develop Chang'an into its current state, and he will definitely not destroy Chang'an. The reason why Yun Chu suddenly showed his fangs now is to force the prince to make Chang'an the capital in the future."

Pei Wanying said: "By forcing the prince, doesn't he want to welcome His Majesty back to Chang'an?"

Pei Xingjian sneered and said, "Your Majesty has reached the end of his life. The reason why Yunchu wants to visit His Majesty is to visit His Majesty. As long as Yunchu does not have the ability to bring His Majesty back to life, then people outside are over-interpreting it.

The person Yun Chu really wants to force is the Crown Prince."

Pei Wanying asked, "Isn't Yunchu very kind to the Crown Prince?"

Pei Xingjian shook his head and said, "It's true that they are close, but they have different political views. God knows why Yun Chu is so stubborn and won't let go of Chang An. He is one of the few wisest people in the world. I don't believe that he can't see that Chang An's decline is an irreversible fact, but he insists on going against the will of heaven. From the current perspective, he has a great chance of success."

Pei Wanying said: "Your Highness often tells me about Nanjing, and says that Nanjing is now "connected by the four seas and a gathering place for all nations" and has the atmosphere of a new capital of the imperial dynasty."

Pei Xingjian sighed and said, "Jinling belongs to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. It is also the Crown Prince's base and the place Yunchu chose for him. Judging from the current situation in Jinling, Yunchu can be said to have a keen eye.

Since the Sui Dynasty, the imperial court deliberately suppressed the development of Nanjing in order to weaken the power of the South. When Nanjing came into the hands of the prince, it was only more than ten years later, but Nanjing already had the atmosphere of an imperial residence.

Moving the capital to Nanjing is something the prince has been thinking about for a long time, but unfortunately, he probably won’t be able to do so.”

Pei Wanying asked, "Now Pei's money, grain, and manpower have all gone to Nanjing. If the prince cannot move the capital to Nanjing, is it a good thing or a bad thing for Pei?"

Pei Xingjian pulled his wet hands out of the ice water, wiped his palms and said, "Unless Chang'an can eliminate all the drawbacks and continue to suppress Jinling and Luoyang, otherwise, the relocation of the capital will not change because of one person."

Pei Wanying said: "Didn't Yun Chu do it?"

Pei Xingjian looked up at the roof for a while and said, "It's not human!"

Tens of thousands of people moved three hundred miles. Even if it was organized spontaneously by the public, the consumption along the way was almost the same as that of a large army.

Fortunately, this is Guanzhong, where the business atmosphere is extremely strong. As early as when these people were preparing to set off, a large number of merchants smelled business opportunities and established a chamber of commerce in the shortest time possible.

With the organization of the Chamber of Commerce, it is not difficult for merchants to allocate goods and organize manpower. Every merchant only needs to organize his own goods according to the requirements of the Chamber of Commerce and not let them be cut off.

Therefore, except for the need to sleep outdoors, these hundreds of thousands of people had sufficient food, clothing and other supplies on their way to Jiucheng Palace.

When they were less than eighty miles away from Jiucheng Palace, the team began to be escorted by palace soldiers. Yun Chu asked around and found out that they were all local palace soldiers from Guanzhong, who were sent by the emperor to escort them.

"It seems that your majesty's will is useful again."

Yu Xiurong held a bowl of noodles and ate while speaking to Yun Chu.

"This is the power that an emperor should have." After Yun Chu finished a bowl of noodles, he handed the empty bowl to Jin Manru who was standing aside serving the couple.

After Jin Manru filled a bowl of rice for Yun Chu, she said softly, "Those who were originally on the sidelines were intimidated by your majesty and worried that you would find a way out for them in the future."

Yun Chu took the bowl and nodded, saying, "We must find a way out. These people who hold military power dare to have their own ideas. This is a way to death.

At any time, the army can only obey the central government and must not have their own ideas. This is the source of military disasters. After the crown prince ascends the throne, I will suggest that the crown prince immediately deal with this group of people. "

Yu Xiurong put down his bowl and sighed, "I wonder if the prince will still listen to you in the future."

Yun Chu chuckled and said, "I spent more than twenty years to turn Chang'an into a crater. I need a very big butt to cover the crater.

As it stands now, only the emperor's butt is big enough and heavy enough. As long as the emperor is in Chang'an, clearing the military power in Guanzhong must be a top priority.

Although Li Hong still has many of the bad habits of the Li family, in terms of vision, he is still first-class.

Even if I don't tell him, he will do it anyway. After all, the army is just a weapon, and weapons cannot have their own ideas."

Seeing that Jin Manru was always around Yun Chu, Yu Xiurong gritted her teeth and said, "Since my husband has taken a concubine, must he consummate the marriage tonight?"

Yun Chu looked at Yu Xiurong and said, "We have consummated our marriage thousands of times, why are you still thinking about this?"

Yu Xiurong gritted her teeth and said, "Are you talking about your concubine?"

Yun Chu glanced at Jin Manru who looked expectant and curled his lips and said, "Too old."