Chapter 870: The aftermath (Part 1) [10,000 words for votes]
The murderous god in front of him was covered in blood, and he had killed an unknown number of people just now. Mu Yuanzuo, a frail scholar, felt a little frightened when he looked at Xi Junmai, but he did not dare to express any displeasure or anger in his tone.
He is really scared...
Xi Junmai chuckled and glanced at all the officials. No one dared to look at him. They all turned their heads away unnaturally and looked away. Xi Junmai pulled Mu Yuanzuo two steps away, leaned over and whispered in his ear: "The chief manager said that if Mu Shijun is upright and upright and does not want to share the credit, he will definitely be attracted to him. But the chief manager is How can you, a man of loyalty and kindness, monopolize such a huge achievement? The more Mu Shijun refuses, the more he admires him and wants to praise Mu Shijun to make your qualifications more abundant. Hou. You know, above the governor, there are three ministers and nine ministers, as well as the governors of the three provinces, and the cabinet bachelor... He will advise your majesty that this operation to annihilate the Gu family has won the support of Mu Shijun. It was Mu Shijun who kept the secret from all the officials with his approval and help, so that the news would not leak out, so that all the traitors of the Gu family could be caught in one fell swoop..."
Mu Yuanzuo was frightened when he heard that!
Shameless, simply too shameless!
This Fang Jun probably also knows the difficult situation he will face after wiping out the Gu family, and it is simply a matter of discussion among the whole world! So, you just want to take a backer like me and share some of his firepower, right?
Speaking of which, a Shangzhou governor is barely qualified to take the blame...
But why!
Is it easy for me to become the governor of Suzhou?
Mu Yuanzuo was immediately shocked and angry, and said angrily: "This is unreasonable! This is simply unreasonable... Fang Jun is too rogue, isn't he? He has nothing to do with me at this time, so why drag me into this?"< br>
Xi Junmai coughed dryly: "This...how can you say that? This contribution is simply the most important contribution after the founding of the country. How many people want to get some blessings but can't get it, how can I say that I am dragging you down? ”
He also felt that his general manager was not very honest in handling this matter. He was obviously bullying an honest person. Who said Mu Yuanzuo had no background and no backing... As for Fang Jun's intention, he couldn't guess. Not too lazy to guess.
Let’s just do whatever the general manager tells us to do. Why do we ask so many questions...
Mu Yuanzuo's face turned green and white. He hesitated and asked, "Is there no room for maneuver?"
Xi Junmai shook his head: "The general manager said it exactly, absolutely not!"
Mu Yuanzuo gritted his teeth and said angrily: "It's up to you, do as you like!"
Swinging his sleeves, he turned around and left angrily.
What a pitiful person, why did you encounter such a stick?
Thinking that he would be regarded as a thorn in the flesh by all the noble families in the world, Mu Yuanzuo felt that his future was gloomy. I deeply regret spending a lot of money and doing a lot of favors to seek such a hot official position...
This unlucky thing is going to let people live?
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The heavy rain lasted for three days and then gradually stopped.
However, although the rain has stopped, it has not completely cleared up. The sky is still as gloomy as plumb drops, and the raindrops have not stopped falling.
The tragedy of the Gu family spread quickly throughout Jiangdong and gradually spread to the south of the Yangtze River.
But unlike the expected uproar and shock, all the noble families in the south of the Yangtze River unexpectedly remained silent, either because they were afraid of Fang Jun's strength or because the Gu family was involved in the conspiracy of the remnants of the former Sui Dynasty. Getting into trouble...
The entire south of the Yangtze River seemed to be enveloped by terrifying air pressure.
The merchants who usually travel around the country and like to convey news are all silent this time, doing business honestly, delivering goods honestly and collecting money, sealing their mouths, and not daring to say a word. explain.
Everyone knows that misfortune comes from the mouth.
Usually, merchants like to get together after completing their business to exchange information on the prices of goods in various places, and talk about local customs and interesting things. When they are interested, they will comment on important court affairs. The openness of the Tang Dynasty did not only mean that the restrictions on matters between men and women were relaxed, but also the political atmosphere was extremely free. As long as you didn't stupidly curse the emperor, no one would care about it.
Compared with a certain dynasty that was "literally jailed" and "convicted for words", it was simply a paradise-like existence. Of course, Fang Jun would not agree with this statement. There must be a limit to freedom of speech, which must be under the premise of "political correctness." Public opinion needs to be guided and controlled, otherwise if you act arbitrarily, you will 100% be provoked and exploited with ulterior motives. When the political situation is turbulent and social conflicts intensify, the unlucky people will be those people clamoring for "freedom of speech"...
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But who dares to say more about the current situation?
Even if the Gu family is not mentioned, who can guarantee that what they say will not be extended and speculated, and then put on the line?
The court may not care what you say, but don't you see that all those wealthy families are holding back their energy, just waiting for a vent to appear so that they can cause something big?
Whoever hits the knife edge at this time is simply seeking death...
When Fang Jun sent the evidence of the Gu family's crimes to the capital, he unexpectedly received an edict.
The words of Parasi and Liliu looked beautiful, but Fang Jun couldn't understand them at all. It's better if it's just a simple modification of vocabulary. You can probably understand the meaning after just a few strokes. But when it comes to idioms such as allusions, you'll stop talking immediately...
There were many unfamiliar idioms in this edict, such as "taking the time to replace the melon", such as "the nose is full of pounds", such as "the endowment of Pihu"... Fang Jun was confused for a while. He cursed secretly in his heart, wondering which flatterer had written such an obscure edict in order to please Li Er.
Chinese is the most beautiful writing, Fang Jun has no doubt about this.
If you continue to write in private, no matter how much you show off your literary talent or use your rhetoric, this is an edict, and it is meant to be revealed to the world for everyone to see. If you make it so gorgeous and obscure, how many people can do it? clear?
Fang Jun secretly noticed that he would definitely want to see Li Er if he had the opportunity in the future. However, any document of this kind that was of great importance or involved a wide range of things must be written in simple words and easy to understand.
Fortunately, he still has some literary skills. At least he always passed the Chinese language when he was in school. He was actually able to figure out the meaning of this edict...
The meaning of the article is that the emperor followed the original intention of enfeoffment in ancient times and ordered the descendants of the Li and Tang royal families to rule the world and serve as the border for the country. However, time has changed and the ancient laws and regulations no longer apply to today. Therefore, the feudal system was abolished and feudal states were eliminated. The princes who had already become feudal lords were ordered to arrange their military and political affairs in various places before returning to Beijing within a time limit without any mistakes...
Regarding this point, Fang Jun still admires His Majesty Li Er.
According to His Majesty Li Er's original wish, he wanted to entrust his sons to various parts of the world to establish their own kingdoms and protect the capital. They are all his own sons, but there can only be one prince. Not to mention that the palms and backs of his hands are all flesh, and it hurts to lose any one of them. Just the fact that these sons are outstanding and not have a fuel-efficient lamp makes His Majesty Li Er scratch his head and stare at the prince. position, something big will happen sooner or later...
If your sons are given their own fiefdoms and established kingdoms, and you go to your own fiefdoms to toss around, aren't you just like the emperor? If there is an invasion from outside, the feudal kingdoms in various places will be able to resist resistance at the first time, and will spare no effort to resist! The territory is granted to you by the emperor. If it is lost from your hands, you can't blame anyone else. Besides, you have lost your own territory. How dare you ask the emperor for another piece of land and reinstate the feudal system?
Isn’t it a shame...
It can be said that His Majesty Li Er's ideals are full, but the reality is very skinny.
Most things in this world can only be achieved by making the best use of the situation. If you go against the trend, you will only succeed in failure. The feudal system was played in the Spring and Autumn Period in ancient times. Qin Shihuang deposed it and established the system of prefectures and counties to strengthen centralization of power. The Han Dynasty picked it up again. As a result, the feudal states in various places were engaged in trouble all day long. Today there is rebellion, and tomorrow The children made trouble and made the central government in a state of disarray.
Facts have proved that the development of history follows a trend. Only by following the trend can we rejuvenate the country and secure the country; if we reverse the trend of history, the world will inevitably be in chaos and it will be too late to regret it.
His Majesty Li Er probably saw somewhere that the shortcomings of this feudal system were extremely serious, so he decisively admitted his mistakes, changed his ways, abolished the feudal system, and recalled all the princes who had already surrendered to the vassal to Chang'an.
But if this happens, Chang'an may be in trouble...
Pei Xingjian looked at Fang Jun sitting in a chair, lost in thought, and couldn't help but ask: "This time we go to war against the Gu family, it's really too much. From now on, the situation that the general manager will face is really too difficult... ”
Before Fang Jun could say anything, Su Dingfang on one side had already said coolly: "Gu family, you deserve to die!"
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(End of chapter)