Chapter 575 Loyal Minister
As a man determined to become the first emperor of the ages, His Majesty Li Er believed that all the affairs of the dynasty were under his control. This was his pride, so he was willing to hide the legacy of the former dynasty's ministers and even the prince Li Jiancheng. The power shows tolerance to show its tolerance to all rivers.
But the recent events that happened one after another couldn't help but make him angry.
First of all, Hou Junji's rebellion case was a stab in the heart of His Majesty Li Er. So many of his old subordinates who followed him in the north and south actually wanted to rebel against him?
Immediately afterwards, the censors and officials gathered together to impeach Fang Jun.
For the sake of selfish desires, regardless of the interests of the empire and the dignity of the emperor, and so unscrupulously smearing, slandering, and attacking a young talent who has made countless contributions to the empire, where is the ethics? Where is the limit?
Instead of impeaching Fang Jun so crazily, it is better to send warmth to the audience and the people who are facing the crisis of house collapse in the heavy snow...
His Majesty Li Er was very angry, and the consequences were serious.
Changsun Wuji, however, just stood aside silently, neither fanning the flames nor trying to persuade or stop them.
Just when His Majesty Li Er was thinking about how to use violent tactics to inflict the harshest punishment on these unscrupulous censors, in order to frighten the masters behind these guys. , the chamberlain was informed, and Fang Jun asked to see him.
His Majesty Li Er was slightly stunned, while Changsun Wuji narrowed his slender eyes.
Is this boy coming to see His Majesty at this time to beg for mercy?
Fang Jun asked to see him, and His Majesty Li Er naturally had to see him.
After a while, Fang Jun came to the hall under the leadership of the chamberlain.
"We have met Your Majesty and Duke Zhao." As soon as he entered the hall, Fang Jun bowed deeply.
His Majesty Li Er said calmly: "No courtesy." He looked at Fang Jun's calm expression and asked: "At this hour, if you are not revising the school book in Chongxian Hall, what is the purpose of coming to see me?"
Fang Jun said respectfully: "I have come here to ask your Majesty something."
Changsun Wuji snorted and said coldly: "Are you here to ask Your Majesty to be more lenient with you?"
His Majesty Li Er did not speak, but looked at Fang Jun calmly.
Even if Fang Jun came to beg for himself, it is understandable. After all, this kind of scene where almost all the censors and officials came together to impeach one person is extremely rare in history books, and it has been unheard of since the founding of the Tang Dynasty.
The sense of oppression caused by this situation and the public opinion offensive formed in the world, even those veterans who are accustomed to the storm will inevitably be unable to bear the heavy pressure, not to mention Fang Jun, who has never experienced the real test of imperial conflict?
Fang Jun looked calm and ignored Changsun Wuji. Instead, he solemnly said: "Wei Chen asks your Majesty not to punish those imperial officials who impeached Wei Chen."
His Majesty Li Er was stunned.
Do you want to intercede for the censors who impeached you?
This style of painting is wrong! Don’t you, Fang Jun, always seek revenge and complain, and spare no effort to attack your enemies?
Does this guy have some hidden agenda?
His Majesty Li Er's mind was racing, wondering if there was any trick behind Fang Jun's move that he was not aware of...
Changsun Wuji said disdainfully: "Why, Fang Erlang also wants to play a hard-to-get game to show your uprightness and let His Majesty sigh for your magnanimity. Even if they are impeaching you all day long, they are not willing to deal with you." This glorious gentleman? ”
The words are full of ridicule.
Changsun Wuji thought he could see through Fang Jun's intention at a glance. This little bastard must have been frightened by the crazy impeachment in the court. He saw the rat crossing the street and everyone was shouting and beating him, so he had to run to the emperor. Let’s give a demonstration and use retreat to advance.
I have to say that Changsun Wuji thought Fang Jun's move was very clever.
His Majesty Li Er is a very contradictory person. He can raise a butcher's knife against his own brothers, but he can also smile away his grudges and make use of many enemies. Sometimes he is cold-blooded, and sometimes he cherishes old friendships.
With this, Fang Jun is very likely to catch His Majesty Li Er's nostalgia for old friendship, gain His Majesty Li Er's pity, and thus be forgiven. As long as His Majesty Li Er does not intend to deal with him, even if the whole world impeaches Fang Jun, what is the use?
So Changsun Wuji simply made it clear, fearing that His Majesty Li Er would be soft-hearted and be fooled by this little bastard. If he made any promise, Fang Jun would be able to pass...
His Majesty Li Er naturally thought of this and looked at Fang Jun with a somewhat evil look.
He really cherished Fang Jun in his heart. After Sun Chong, the most talented among the younger generation was Fang Jun. How could he not focus on training him? He even made up his mind that the position of chief marching officer from Canghai would be Fang Jun's highest position for the next twenty years. No matter how outstanding his work was, he would not be promoted again.
And wait until two hundred years later, his successor will give Fang Jun an official title to show his favor!
He wants to train Fang Jun. When the prince succeeds to the throne, Fang Jun will surely grow into a pillar of the empire!
But it's one thing to forgive Fang Jun. If Fang Jun uses his nostalgia for old friendship and kindness to escape this crisis, it's unbearable! What do you hate most about being an emperor? What he hates the most is that his ministers treat him as a fool and play tricks on the emperor!
His Majesty Li Er's face looked ugly. He had a gloomy face and said coldly: "Tell me, what do you want?"
Fang Jun still bent down and bowed, stretched his arms forward, folded his hands, maintaining the most perfect etiquette posture, and said solemnly: "Since ancient times, a wise king must open up the way of speech, accept criticism and advice, and listen to what he does, and then he will understand. Partial faith is a sign of darkness. He is a wise king, but if he only believes in what one person says, or even acts stubbornly and blocks his words, he will inevitably become a foolish king. I was deceived by one or two people. Although the impeachment of the ministers is mostly nonsense, if His Majesty punishes them one by one, who will dare to speak out in the future? If you want to open the way for speech, it is not easy for ministers to tell the truth, but if you want to block it, it will be difficult. Too simple! Although the remarks of these censors are a bit excessive, they do not hide their flaws. The founding of the Tang Dynasty depends on your majesty’s wisdom and the majesty and justice of the law. All good and evil, right and wrong, are measured by the laws of the Tang Dynasty. How can I make decisions based on my own likes and dislikes? Everything will be handled in accordance with the laws of the Tang Dynasty.”
His Majesty Li Er was a little confused. This great guy actually talked to me about such a profound topic as what it means to be a wise king?
What made him even more confused was that since Fang Jun said this, it proved that he came here after understanding the laws of the Tang Dynasty in advance. The laws of the Tang Dynasty clearly stipulate that the imperial censors can report things based on rumors, but they do not have to bear responsibility even if they are wrong. This provision is to encourage the imperial censors to have the courage to supervise the officials of the world, without worrying about the consequences of impeachment mistakes and being timid and afraid to speak out.
If the imperial censor’s impeachment is true, Fang Jun is guilty;
If Fang Jun is not guilty, the censor Yan Guan has not understood clearly and there is nothing wrong with him...
This seemed very unfair to Fang Jun, but Fang Jun chose such an unfair method, even rejecting His Majesty Li Er's hidden love for him.
Is this kid stupid?
Changsun Wuji frowned and looked at Fang Jun, who seemed to be full of righteousness, in confusion. He didn't think Fang Jun could have such political wisdom. It was definitely the trick that the old fox Fang Xuanling gave Fang Jun behind his back!
Looking at His Majesty Li Er's expression, Changsun Wuji's heart skipped a beat, he was going to be bad!
As expected, His Majesty Li Er was very moved. What kind of minister is a good minister? Talented, capable, loyal, etc., these are all factors that a good minister must possess. But like Fang Jun, he took all the grievances on himself, but also wanted to maintain the fairness and strictness of the laws of the Tang Dynasty, the unimpeded freedom of speech in the Tang Dynasty, and the reputation of His Majesty Li Er as the eternal sage. This was simply selfless. The best example!
I wonder if the emperor doesn't like such a minister and such a son-in-law?
His Majesty Li Er was excited. He took two steps forward, patted Fang Jun's shoulder affectionately, and praised: "Okay, okay, okay! If our Tang Dynasty is full of indifferent officials like Erlang, why worry about the world not being prosperous?" , Why worry that the empire is not strong? But in this way, I will be wronged by you. How can I feel at ease? "
His Majesty Li Er controls the "Hundred Cavalry" and has a clear understanding of Fang Jun's movements. Naturally, he knows that most of the impeachments are based on rumors and even fabricated out of thin air. How can he take the overall situation into consideration when seeing Fang Jun being wronged like this? Not pleased?
Fang Jun then smiled and said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to be uneasy. Naturally, I will deny these charges..." (End of Chapter)