This made Changsun Wuji a little depressed. Yang Fan was so lucky.

There is really no one in the younger generation of the entire Tang Dynasty who can compare with him...

Sun Wuji became even more depressed when he thought that his eldest grandson's family had no heirs.

Cheng Yaojin felt comfortable all over. He opened his mouth and gave Yang Fan a big smile. His heart was already filled with joy.

This time Yang Fan came to Lishan to enjoy the snow with his daughter Cheng Yuzhu.

In his heart, Yang Fan has long become half of his son-in-law.

What's more, his eldest son Cheng Chumo and Yang Fan have a close relationship.

The higher Yang Fan's achievements are, the more beneficial it will be to their old Cheng family.

Xiao Yu also nodded happily.

For the godson recognized by his sister, he usually seems carefree. Who would have thought that such a troublesome stick could be so favored by His Majesty?

Obviously this is the rhythm of cultivating the pillars of the empire!

It is simply incredible that Yang Fan can find such a great use at such a young age.

However, with the relationship between his sister, Empress Dowager Xiao, and Xiao Shiyun, Yang Fan became more and more favored by the emperor, which was not a bad thing for the Xiao family.

As for Li Ji and Wei Zheng, there is no trace of joy or anger on their faces, and they always seem to have a poker face.

Everyone in the palace had different thoughts, and only Fang Xuanling's deep voice said: "From December 3rd of the twelfth year of Zhenguan to the present, when His Majesty was unable to attend to court affairs due to illness, officials from the Jiangnan gentry continued to report to the court, demanding the abolition of the maritime transportation system in Jiangnan.

Regarding the Yamen incident, we also requested that the appointment of Yang Quanjiang from Jiangnan to the Imperial Governor be revoked."

"Look, everyone, these are the memorials handed over through the imperial censor's desk, and there are signatures of many officials behind them. It is obvious that they are taking advantage of His Majesty's dragon body to put pressure on Chaoyang."

"In addition, here is a report on the taxes paid to the imperial court in the south of the Yangtze River since the founding of the Tang Dynasty. The people in the south of the Yangtze River are rich and abundant, but the taxes paid to the imperial court are very small. In addition, the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River often unite to resist the imperial orders.

, bringing a bad example to the entire country.

"In this rebellion, no matter where you are, there are shadows of the Jiangnan nobles. In order to fight against foreign aggression, you must first pacify the interior. If these people cannot be completely subdued, it will be unrealistic to want Jiangnan to become a supply base for grain and grass during the future Eastern Expedition.

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Judging from the situation described by Fang Xuanling, it turns out that His Majesty Li Er had some foresight of this conspiracy.

Otherwise, he would not have gone with the flow and deliberately pretended to be seriously ill to lure all these people out.

Seeing that everyone was deep in thought, after a while, His Majesty Li Er asked: "What do you think, dear friends?"

As he said that, his eyes were fixed on Xiao Yu.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Yu broke out in cold sweat.

Xiao Yu is by no means a fool, on the contrary, he is very shrewd in politics. He was born in the Liang royal family, his father was Emperor Ming of the Later Liang Dynasty, and his sister was the empress of the Sui Dynasty...

This family background is definitely very impressive. Growing up in this kind of family, I have been influenced by it since childhood, and my political talent is definitely amazing.

Recalling that when Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian overthrew Daliang, Xiao Yu accompanied Emperor Jing Xiao Cong into Chang'an.

Xiao Cong was sentenced to death by Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, but Xiao Yu was able to survive and occupy a high position.

Even with the change of dynasties, Xiao Yu still prospered and became one of the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion.

Such a man who has both sides of the problem naturally has extremely careful thoughts.

This time, the Jiangnan nobles contributed to the rebellion, which obviously made His Majesty Li Er angry!

This time, Fang Xuanling was asked to collect evidence secretly, because he definitely wanted to attack the Jiangnan nobles.

In other words, this time Yang Fan went to Jiangnan with the purpose of breaking the monopoly of the Jiangnan gentry.

But now His Majesty Li Er wants him, one of the representatives of the Jiangnan gentry, to make his position clear.

If he expresses his support for the emperor, then there will definitely be a gap between the Xiao family and the Jiangnan gentry. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are even hostile.

But if he remains silent, His Majesty Li Er will definitely think that he, Xiao Yu, was involved in all the rebellion. That would be a tragedy!

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Yu's mouth was full of bitterness. He glanced at His Majesty Li Er and stood up and said: "Isn't the shore of the land the king's land? The minister believes that as long as it is beneficial to the empire and the people, he should unswervingly implement it.

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"What's more, the decision to establish a shipping office in Jiangnan has been issued, and Weichen absolutely supports it."

Hearing this, Changsun Wuji frowned slightly, then returned to normal, but he felt very contemptuous in his heart.

Xiao Yu really knows how to protect himself wisely. No wonder that when the Xiao royal family was slaughtered by the Sui Emperor, this person has always been able to get both sides.

This guy has already said that building a shipping office in the south of the Yangtze River is the emperor's will. He absolutely supports it. Who can say anything else?

Seeing Xiao Yu's clear stance, His Majesty Li Er smiled.

If it weren't for the presence of Jiangnan nobles in Lishan's rebellion this time, Xiao Yu, an old fox, might not have been able to catch him.

Now that Xiao, the person in charge of the Jiangnan noble family, has expressed his position, the subsequent negotiations will naturally become much easier.

Several important officials in the imperial court all agreed that when dealing with the Jiangnan gentry, some groups should be co-opted and some should be suppressed.

Li Er did not deliberately expand the scope of his attack on the Jiangnan nobles who participated in this rebellion.

This is why His Majesty Li Er firmly believes in his control over the court situation.

Even if the Jiangnan nobles like to make trouble, it is completely impossible to shake his country. This is the confidence of His Majesty Li Er.

Of course, what Li Er needs to worry about now is how to deal with Prince Li Chengqian.

Although Li Chengqian was not involved this time, so what, this rebellion has already formed a thorn in His Majesty Li Er's heart.

After the ministers retreated, His Majesty Li Er summoned Changsun Wuji.

The monarch and his ministers sat opposite each other, His Majesty Li Er gently sipping tea with an expressionless face.

Changsun Wuji looked at the emperor's face and felt a little uneasy.

He didn't know why the emperor announced his arrival alone?

But there was always some inexplicable worry in my heart, because the emperor's expression and behavior were really abnormal.

The emperor remained silent, which made Changsun Wuji feel on pins and needles. He had to ask tentatively: "Your Majesty, what is the important matter for me to invite the ministers here alone this time?"

His Majesty Li Er was still sipping tea and remained silent. After a long while, he slowly said: "This time the princes conspired to rebel, the prince must have known about it, but he just let it go. I want to change the king of Wei to be the prince, but the assistant thought that

how?"

Changsun Wuji was stunned, looking a little unbelievable.

Although His Majesty Li Er has been dissatisfied with the Crown Prince for a long time, it has long been known to everyone that he wants to depose the Crown Prince and replace him with Li Tai.

But this is the first time he has spoken out so bluntly.

It can be seen from this that His Majesty Li Er must have been very disappointed with Prince Li Chengqian!

Changsun Wuji hesitated and didn't know how to answer for a while.

This time Hou Junji conspired with Li Yuanchang to make the emperor abdicate and support the prince to ascend the throne, which indeed forced the prince into a desperate situation.

Although I don't know whether Li Chengqian knew about the rebellion of these two people, the blatant rebellion of Li Yuanchang and Hou Junji must have left a grudge in the emperor's heart.

He, the emperor, has not yet died, and his son's absolute supporter is forcing him to go to the palace. No matter who is the emperor, he will not mind.

It can be said that when Li Yuanchang wanted to be the emperor, when Hou Junji called for the emperor to abdicate and the prince to ascend the throne.

Regardless of whether His Highness the Crown Prince participated in this rebellion, there are only two endings waiting for him.

Either His Majesty Li Er will abdicate and the Crown Prince will ascend the throne, or the rebellion will fail and the Crown Prince will be deposed.

But is Li Tai really suitable to be the prince?

On the surface, both the prince Li Chengqian and the king of Wei Li Tai were the nephews of his eldest grandson Wuji.

No matter who becomes the emperor, the eldest grandson family can maintain their respected status to a great extent!

But that's not actually the case.

After all, the Sun family has invested too many resources in Prince Li Chengqian these days!
Chapter completed!