Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Chapter 277 Loyalty

Two days later, at the Jiang family's house in Jiahuifang - on the roof.

"So, he is the prince's man?" Jiang Shangxian is not a person with high political acumen. Strictly speaking, normal people are not engaged in politics or business, and most of their political acumen comes from the nonsense of marketing accounts.

However, she had guessed it before. Now, apart from the crown prince, the only prince who could have the strength to fight back in the court was the fat bird Li Tai.

Cui Bianxu rested his arms behind his neck, his left foot casually placed flat, his right knee bent, his chest muscles rising and falling rhythmically, his whole body exuding a relaxed and comfortable state: "Now it seems that this is right."

When it comes to officials, especially those from Jinghai, at most one can only believe one-third of what they say.

Jiang Shangxian wholeheartedly agreed with this idea. She had actually thought he was a good person at first! But what happened? What happened?

It’s hard to say if they’ll play Infernal Affairs, The Many-Faced Agent, My Good Fathers, etc. from Mirror Sea!

"At least for the time being, he should openly belong to the prince's party."

If a person can stand in a team once, he can stand in a team twice or three times... The specific number of times depends on how thick-skinned he is and how big his ambition is.

Of course, this is not the most important thing. No matter what, Cong Jinghai is just a doctor now. He is a doctor of the Ministry of Examination with no family background and no outstanding talents. What can he do even if he surrenders to the prince?

Haven’t you seen that it’s been such a long time, and the prince hasn’t promoted him?

"If it were the King of Wei, would you agree?" Jiang Shangxian asked casually.

Cui Bianxu said without even thinking: "No."

"Why?" She couldn't help but take the opportunity to turn her head and salute Xiao Cui's perfect profile. The King of Wei started to compile the "Guo Di Zhi" this year. The previous ambitious person who engaged in culture and established a literary museum is now sitting in the position of the number one person in the world!

If she didn't know history, if she were given a choice, she would definitely not choose to follow the prince. The reason is very simple. The prince's temperament has changed drastically since he became lame. Now he is becoming more and more unruly. He is always doing nonsense and there are a lot of negative news about him even among the people.

For someone who is too lazy to even do self-marketing and packaging, won’t he be overwhelmed after getting to the top?

Putting aside the fact that many princes succeeded to the throne smoothly before the Tang Dynasty, let's take the present as an example. Didn't Li Shimin himself kill his brothers to ascend to the throne? Didn't Li Shimin's sons all know this? Who among the common people didn't know this?

As Li Shimin's son, he knew best whether it was good or not to have a father who was an emperor. As for the common people, the internal strife of the Li family was resolved within the palace anyway, so it had nothing to do with them and naturally it didn't matter to them.

Maybe one day Li Tai will really learn from his father and do something like the Xuanwu Gate Incident. The people will just shrug and say: You Li family can fight however you want. It's not like we haven't fought before. It will become a tradition after a few more times.

Playing with history, I bow my head and put my hands in folded sleeves; asking about the world of mortals, I keep silent and look back. — "Chan Gong Qu·Shan Jian Shu Shi"

It is said that parents are the best teachers for their children. With an example like Li Shimin who knew how to handle relationships with brothers and how to invite his close father to abdicate and enjoy his old age, who would believe the King of Wei if he said he had no thoughts in his mind?

People's talents are predetermined. Li Tai wanted to learn from his father to be both civil and military, but it was difficult for him to break through the historical gap in military affairs, which was as difficult as conquering the world from scratch.

But can't we just copy the old man and force the emperor to abdicate? Isn't the Literary Museum just imitating its father?

As for success or not, men will never say they can't do it even if they have to take drugs to get into bed.

Given His Majesty's fondness for Feiniaotai, I'm afraid many people in the court secretly think that the crown prince might have to be replaced!

"Your Majesty is now in his prime. Even though the position of the crown prince is a little unstable, the position above him is very stable." Cui Bianxu's reason was very simple. His Cui family had lasted for such a long time, and there were ancestors who helped him conquer the world.

But that was when they had no choice but to follow, or when the Cui family was already extremely weak, just like the ancestor Cui Yue who left his name in history. When he was young, his family was poor and even studying was very difficult. At that time, the Cui family of Wushuifang was in decline and the population was sparse.

Although the Cui family may not be as glorious as it once was, it is still one of the Five Surnames and Seven Prestigious Families. Who in the world would not respect the name of the Qinghe Cui family? With so many descendants, why would they need to take such a big risk to earn the credit of following the dragon?

He thought so clearly that Jiang Shangxian felt that her future life of being a rich and peaceful salted fish would be more suitable. As the saying goes, one should not enter a dangerous country, and one should not live in a chaotic country. If Cui Bianxu was determined to join the society, she would have to find a way to ruin it.

If she can't make it work, she can only break up with regret and say goodbye to her lover.

"You have always been bright and clear, honest and kind..."

Jiang Shangxian looked at the wisp of white cloud in the sky with a gentle smile, praised his own little Cui, and reached out to try to catch the light: "I don't understand the affairs of the court, but I do understand a little bit. The higher the people are, the more vulgar they are. Where the sun doesn't shine..."

He withdrew his hand and looked at Cui Bianxu: "Only party strife can reveal it."

Mentioning Cong Jinghai inevitably brought to mind that case. She didn't know what the Cui family was like, but if such a large family didn't have some dirty deeds behind the scenes, no one would believe it.

If Cui Bianxu gets involved in the party struggle, not only will she and the Jiang family be in danger, but even the bad things that have happened in the Cui family in private will be unraveled and brought out at the appropriate time.

Just like the disappearance of Lady Wu Yue, how many officials in Chang'an knew about this case? Why did they remain silent?

Isn't it because the time has not come yet? A good handle should be used at the most appropriate time.

As long as Li Shimin never made his intention to depose the crown prince public, and as long as he suppressed the matter to protect the crown prince or the King of Wei, this matter would never be brought up.

When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter. Who wouldn't want to step on someone when he's down?

When that day really comes, this matter might be brought up and create a big hole in both of them.

Even if it cannot be made public, when that time comes, the literati will find a way to label it as cruel and inhumane.

"I just need to be loyal to the throne." Cui Bian said with a smile on his face. There were some things that the two of them could understand without having to say them too clearly.

"Yes, loyalty to Your Majesty is the best."

Whoever sits on the throne is Your Majesty.