Chapter 457 Conflict (Part 1)
In the elegant room next door, the three of them gathered together and sat down in a perfect glyph formation.
But on the smooth wooden floor, there were a bunch of broken porcelain pieces splashing out, which were the remains of a wine glass...
Kong Yingda and Yu Wenshiji looked at each other, looking at the angry Emperor in front of them, and smiled bitterly. Fang Jun is really a troublemaker. He just had a drink, so he was full of complaints. Not only did he scold the two old Confucian scholars, but also His Majesty.
It seems that today's so-called celebratory drink is not comfortable to drink.
The two of them felt that what Fang Jun said and thought made some sense, especially the forward-looking remarks on the country's domestic and foreign affairs, which were very insightful. But when it comes to the subsequent foreign policy, I don’t take it seriously...
Do you need to use iron and blood to deal with foreigners?
How can it be so simple! Blind killing will only arouse the resistance of the foreign tribes, which will further make these foreign tribes alienated and unwilling to be of the same mind as the Han family. Only the art of benevolence and virtue can influence them, is the right path. Although the process is slower, once these foreigners are influenced, they can wholeheartedly follow the Han Dynasty as the orthodoxy and never deviate from it.
At such a young age, he has such a strong murderous streak...
This made the two of them feel deeply awkward.
His Majesty Li Er thought differently.
In the bones of the Li and Tang royal family, the blood of the Han family was not pure and had a strong heritage of the Hu people, which made their actions somewhat inconsistent with those authentic Confucian traditions. Regarding Fang Jun's words, His Majesty Li Er generally agreed. When the Han family is strong, small countries will naturally surrender and rely on them. When the Han family is weak, they will bite back. What's wrong with this?
Talking about benevolence, righteousness and morality cannot influence those barbarians, because deep down what they pursue and admire is the law of the jungle!
But Fang Jun's mockery of the tribute system made His Majesty Li Er furious!
He received all the foreign envoys and issued the rewards. This was originally the most honorable thing for all nations to pay tribute to the prosperous times, but he was ridiculed by Fang Jun. How could His Majesty Li Er, who was so happy about his success, not anger?
Seeing that His Majesty was so angry, as poker friends, Kong Yingda and Yu Wenhuaji did not add insult to injury, but tried their best to defend Fang Jun.
Kong Yingda stroked his beard and said: "That kid has been willful and arrogant for more than a day and a half, but his temper is like this, and he can't force it. Fortunately, he is just young and irritable. When he is a little older and has experienced more, he will understand Calm down, Your Majesty, don’t worry.”
Yu Wenhuaji also said: "Although he is a little impetuous, after all, his talent and ability are excellent. The formulation of the imperial examination system alone shows this boy's super planning and organizational skills. As long as your Majesty gives you a little training, he will definitely be able to do it in the future." You are the pillar of the country, and I would like to express my congratulations to Your Majesty!”
With the persuasion of the two veteran ministers, His Majesty Li Er's anger was slightly suppressed.
In fact, there is not much anger, it is just that a junior ridiculed my governance behavior, and I can’t put it down...
I just have some thoughts about the good relationship between the prince and Fang Jun.
After saying a few cruel words, he changed the subject and frowned: "I wonder what kind of trouble the Shenji Camp has caused?"
Yu Wenhuaji shut his mouth, this was related to Changsun Wuji, nothing he said was good.
But it is obvious that Kong Yingda will not worry about this. Lao Kong has already cultivated to the level of "half-saint", has a transcendent status and respected status, and is never afraid of offending others.
"This matter is actually due to your Majesty's lack of consideration. Although your Majesty has his own ideas and is not deliberately partial to anyone, the arrangement of the Shenji Battalion has indeed wronged Fang Jun, and it will inevitably make him feel unhappy. This This is human nature. It can be seen that Fang Jun is really It would be terrible for a temperamental person to have no reaction and show loyalty to the deprivation of the Shenji Battalion's command. Only the treacherous and evil people would bury their emotions deeply, because They have bigger plans.”
His Majesty Li Er is a little embarrassed...
Kong Yingda's words may seem euphemistic, but the meaning is actually clear - you did it wrong!
Wrong?
Now it seems that although it is not wrong, at least it is not safe enough.
As his most important unit, he naturally wanted to know the situation of the Shenji Battalion immediately. The current situation inside it really worried His Majesty Li Er, and he was also dissatisfied with Changsun Chong.
It's just that the order to deprive Fang Jun of his command was issued by him. Once the emperor opened his mouth, it was the golden rule. Even if he was wrong, he couldn't admit it. Otherwise, where would the majesty be? If there is a similar order in the future, there is no guarantee that someone will use today’s Shenji Camp to talk about things. You could be wrong at the beginning, and you can be wrong now...
Since you can't admit your mistakes, you have to stick to them.
His Majesty Li Er snorted and said: "In my opinion, that boy is so arrogant because of the planning and preparation of the imperial examination system that he raised his tail!"
Kong Yingda laughed and stopped arguing.
Lao Kong is already a living spirit, how could he not see His Majesty’s unintentional words? If we continue to argue, we would be denying His Majesty face and irritating the Supreme Being to the point of being unable to step down. That would be too stupid...
Yu Wenhuaji changed the topic and said: "This Fang Jun is not the one who suffers. He obviously drank a lot just now. If there is a conflict with the eldest grandson..."
"Let them go! They are all young handsome men who are used to being arrogant. They won't give in to anyone! Just let them have a fight to get rid of their anger and calm down. After they finish fighting, I will deal with them one by one!" Li His Majesty said through gritted teeth, staying still and waiting to clean up the mess.
Kong Yingda was quite worried: "That boy Fang Jun has a too violent temper. What if..."
The meaning of these words couldn't be more obvious. I'm afraid Changsun Chongfei is Fang Jun's opponent. If the trouble gets out of hand, it will greatly damage the prestige of Changsun Chong, the admiral of Shenji Camp.
His Majesty Li Er glanced at Kong Yingda with some surprise. How could this old scholar, who was always known for his rigidity and coldness, be so optimistic about Fang Jun?
He didn't think that Chang Sun Chong, who was in charge of Shenji Camp, would not be able to deal with Fang Jun, who had no soldiers and no power in the Ministry of Rites!
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In the south of the city, beside the Qujiang Pool, there are wild woods to the north of the Shenji Camp.
When Fang Jun established the Shenji Camp, the national treasury did not have sufficient financial resources to support the huge expenses of the Shenji Camp. Therefore, Fang Jun and His Majesty Li Er agreed that Fang Jun would contribute the money in advance, and the imperial court would allocate the land in the Yeshulin area to Fang Jun. Jun, to compensate for the money Fang Jun spent.
Before Fang Junlin went to the Western Regions, he had already planned the use of this land.
Many old trees in the wild forest were not cut down, but were cleverly planned by Fang Jun to surround them with newly built houses, becoming the scenery in the courtyard of the new house. Therefore, the general appearance of the wild forest has not changed much, but many houses have been cleverly built according to the natural conditions such as terrain, landscape, trees and so on.
One summer is obviously not enough time to complete all these buildings. Only the main part of the building is completed, which is considered a semi-finished product. When winter comes, the work will be completely stopped due to the cold weather, and construction will only start in the following spring.
This piece of land was very large, and because it was wasteland, His Majesty Li Er was not stingy and gave it to Fang Jun as well.
Nowadays, half-finished houses are scattered among them, covered with thick white snow, like a "ghost town" that no one will live in in future generations...
But at this time, the originally deserted and inaccessible wild forest was surrounded by groups of soldiers.
When Fang Jun arrived, there was a group of brightly-armored soldiers guarding the newly opened road at the entrance of the wild forest. On the roadside not far away, a dozen people were lying on the snow, beside them A group of friends gathered around, making a lot of noise.
Fang Jun, under the protection of Liu Rengui and Xi Junmai, followed by dozens of personal guards, walked over with a sullen face.
When he got closer, he took a closer look and suddenly became furious!
Lying on the snow were the servants sent by the Fang family to guard the house. More than a dozen of them were injured, with blood dripping from their bodies. They were moaning and wailing in the cold wind. They were in extremely miserable condition!
Fang Jun gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "You are so seriously injured, why don't you treat him quickly? Come here, send the injured brothers to the best medical center in the city quickly. No matter the cost, we must all be cured!"
"No!" Many personal guards came running behind him, trying to help the injured servant up and send him for treatment.
A captain from the Shenji Battalion stood up and shouted: "Stop it! My admiral has an order. These slaves openly defy the imperial court and die unjustly. Let them freeze to death here without any treatment..."
Before he finished speaking, the captain heard his companions behind him exclaim in surprise. Before he could realize what had happened, a knife flashed in his eyes, his arm went cold, and one shoulder had been cut off with a knife... (End of Chapter)< br>