Chapter 204: Begging for Officialship
Li Junxian immediately went out and sent the elite "Hundred Cavalry" guarding the door to deliver the letter to Chongwen Hall.
His Majesty Li Er then looked around at these densely packed typefaces and said casually: "I'm a little hungry, go prepare some food."
Fang Jun was speechless. He had sacrificed his movable type printing technology, but he didn’t catch anything and he still had to make a meal?
"Ah! This..." Fang Jun laughed and prevaricated: "The chef in Zhuangzi took sick leave today, and there is no one available..."
Princess Gaoyang's eyes widened. She had seen Fang Jun's boldness and shamelessness. Not only did she refuse the emperor, but she still dared to use such a lame excuse?
Ren Zhongliu was also a little dumbfounded. He stared blankly at his servant, admiring him beyond measure. You are really awesome...
However, Li Junxian always knew Fang Jun's temperament, so it was normal for him to get a little angry after suffering a loss. And His Majesty received a great gift today, so I think he will argue with him in the future.
Sure enough, His Majesty Li Er was not angry, and just said calmly: "Suwen Fang Erlang is an unparalleled cooking master. I just wonder if I will be lucky enough to try it?"
Fang Jun is depressed. At this point, he dares to say no?
Guaranteed to be kicked by big feet...
I had no choice but to take this group of freeloaders to the newly built residence.
The so-called newly built residence is a house built near the greenhouse and near the hot spring.
Since the construction only started in the spring, it was only a rough outline and had not yet been fully decorated. The two main houses are still habitable, and the rest of the structure has not even been completed.
Ren Zhongliu really wanted to stay. After all, officials of his level rarely had the chance to get close to His Majesty the Emperor. As the saying goes, no matter how good you do, you have to win the attention of the leader. Even if you make His Majesty feel comfortable by carrying a basin and a bowl, getting promoted and making a fortune is not just a matter of words?
Unexpectedly, Fang Jun was in a bad mood and sent him away. If you cook for one more person, you will have to suffer more, right?
Since Fang Jun was in a bad mood, he didn't have the time to elaborate on the dishes. There was a lot of big fish and meat, and the green vegetables were stir-fried in a pot, and that was done...
Even so, His Majesty Li Er, who rarely eats authentic stir-fry dishes, enjoyed it very much.
Stir-fried dishes were originally spread from Fang Jun, and the cooks in the palace only learned the basics, which was far from enough.
Princess Gaoyang ate until her lips were bright and stained with oil. She found that her father had finished eating the stir-fried lettuce that she had just picked up with a few chopsticks. She pouted, knocked on the plate and said to Fang Jun: "Fang Jun, I want it." Eat this, and you can fry another one.”
Fang Jun didn't even raise his eyelids and said casually: "Sorry, there are no ingredients."
Princess Gao Yang puffed her lips and angrily poked the stir-fried mutton with her chopsticks. She knew that her identity was completely useless to Fang Jun. The guy didn't give her face at all, so she had to change the target.
After drinking and eating, His Majesty Li Er looked at the glass-covered house behind the house and asked: "Where is what?"
Fang Jun looked and saw that His Majesty Li Er was not referring to the breeding greenhouse, so he said: "It's a hot spring."
His Majesty Li Er suddenly became interested: "Come on, take a dip after dinner, that will be so refreshing!"
You'd better return to the palace quickly...
Fang Jun reluctantly took Li Er down there.
Princess Gaoyang is a little confused. A group of grown men went to the hot springs. What should she do? You can't just sit here...
Fortunately, Fang Jun went to the river to find the maid he was attending class with earlier and said: "Go and call Mei Niang over and accompany this... Your Highness to another hot spring."
Qiao'er smacked her tongue slightly, "Is this your highness?"
After taking a look at Princess Gaoyang's age and delicate face, she suddenly thought, could this be the future mistress?
The little girl was also very discerning and immediately became attentive.
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"Well..."
The scalding hot spring water made the skin all over his body turn red. His Majesty Li Er rested on a polished stone pillow and groaned in comfort.
The movable type printing technology was extorted for nothing. Fang Jun felt extremely unhappy and huddled in the hot spring without saying a word.
His Majesty Li Er ignored him and just soaked in the hot spring by himself. His eyes were squinted by the sunlight shining from the transparent glass above his head. He said lazily: "I will also build a pool like this for my garden tomorrow. Use it." This glass will make the roof. Well, just tomorrow.”
Fang Jun refused: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen is not available...Besides, that is not within Wei Chen's authority."
His Majesty Li Er was not angry either: "Aren't you in the Ministry of Works? The Ministry of Works is in charge of building houses!"
Fang Jun argued: "Weichen is now in charge of the Water Department, and building a house is not within Weichen's jurisdiction..."
His Majesty Li Er snorted and said: "There is water in the hot spring pool, isn't it? If there is water, it must be under your control!"
Fang Jun: "..."
Suddenly I realized that I was speechless...
But he was unwilling to be ordered to work by His Majesty Li Er, so he said: "This kind of pool is very expensive and a bit extravagant. Your Majesty is not afraid of being impeached by the censor?"
His Majesty Li Er said nonchalantly: "That old fellow Wei Zheng is almost dead. As long as he doesn't cause trouble, who else will I be afraid of? Besides, it's just a pool. How much it costs, the censors won't care, nor will they." Know..."
Fang Jun said quietly: "It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. The king sets an example for the world. He should be diligent and frugal in managing his family and be strict with himself... How can a humble minister be willing to be a sycophant and a villain for the sake of the Tang Dynasty? It is impossible to say , Weichen will report to Yushitai..."
His Majesty Li Er was furious. He grabbed a tray with fruits and threw it towards Fang Jun: "It's just a printing technique. How can you be so fussy about it?"
Fang Jun dodged and put the tray into the water, splashing a head of water. Hearing the words, he refused to give in: "I'm a chicken intestine? Your Majesty is an emperor, and you should be rewarded for your merits. It doesn't matter if you reward a lowly official like a duke. At worst, you don't need a salary. Can you do it?" ?”
His Majesty Li Er laughed angrily: "Repay a duke? Do you know that among the dukes in the Manchu Dynasty, which one did not crawl out of the mountains of corpses and seas of blood at the beginning of the founding of the country? How can you compare with such a contribution to the rule of the world?"
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Fang Jun was unconvinced: "They help your majesty conquer the world, and the humble ministers help your majesty conquer the world. But they don't know that it is easy to conquer the world, but is it difficult to conquer the world?"
His Majesty Li Er stared at him for a long time before slowly nodding: "It's impossible for the Duke. With your merits, no one is convinced. You yourself know that once this movable type printing technology comes out, it will definitely suffer a huge blow." If I promote you at this time, it will be of no benefit to you.”
"This..." Fang Jun was speechless again.
Facing the movable type printing technology that is very likely to break the educational monopoly. The aristocratic family will never sit still and wait for death.
For thousands of years, these aristocratic families have enjoyed a prosperous life and a status respected by thousands of people. How can they allow those poor families to rise up and compete with them for power?
This is also the reason why Fang Jun dedicated movable type printing to His Majesty Li Er instead of operating it himself.
His little arms and legs can’t bear it...
His Majesty Li Er narrowed his eyes again and said slowly: "The Ministry of Industry is indeed a bit overqualified for you. The title cannot be promoted anymore, but the official position can be adjusted. Tell me, which yamen do you want to go to? Why don't you, General How about you be transferred to the Political Affairs Hall? I will train you as a prime minister. I will treat you well..."
Fang Jun's eyes twitched, and he looked at His Majesty Li Er with contempt. He was shady, so shady!
You say it nicely, but you still train him as a prime minister?
There is his father in the political hall, how can he let both father and son enter the national center at the same time?
Is this purely bluffing...
Fang Jun rolled his eyes and asked cautiously: "Forget it about the political affairs hall, are other yamen optional?"
His Majesty Li Er was noncommittal: "Tell me and listen."
Fang Jun asked tentatively: "General Manager of Canghai Road, what do you think, Your Majesty?"
During the Sui Dynasty, the Canghai Road, also known as the Pyongyang Road, was established to govern thousands of miles of sea territory between Shandong and Goguryeo, and to manage a large number of naval forces and warships.
After the death of the Sui Dynasty, this official position was no longer permanent.
Li Tang founded the country, and it was not until His Majesty Li Er conquered Goguryeo that he appointed Zhang Liang as the general manager of the Canghaidao March.
After hearing this, His Majesty Li Er suddenly opened his eyes and stared at Fang Jun.
"Canghaidao is not a permanent establishment. Now the navy of the Tang Dynasty is in disarray, and this official position is just a false title. What is the use of it?"
"There are no small official positions, only people who can't do anything. Since Your Majesty is determined to conquer Goguryeo, how about letting the ministers take a front line?"
Fang Jun begged the official with a shy face.
His Majesty Li Er was not surprised that Fang Jun knew that he intended to conquer the East. This guy seems to be reckless, but in fact he is careful. He must have gotten a clue from Fang Xuanling's daily conversation. When he sought this position in front of him, he must have been thwarted by Fang Xuanling.
However, I have never seen His Majesty Li Er shamelessly begging for office in front of his face since he came to the throne... (End of Chapter)