Chapter 1022 I represent justice
It is not cold in Guanzhong this year. Even if there are snowflakes flying in the sky, the whole city of Chang'an is shrouded in the flying white snow. It is more poetic and picturesque with the fluttering snow powder. Although the past two years have not been smooth, due to Guanzhong's water conservancy facilities and technological advances in agricultural planting, production has still increased every year.
The people live in peace and the merchants work happily. At the end of the year, every household can cut two kilograms of fat pork, pull up a few feet of flower cloth, and buy a few firecrackers produced by the house. The old man smiles and the baby smiles, and they live a happy New Year.
Regarding Fang Erlang, who has been promoted to Jingzhaoyin, almost all the people will give a thumbs up when talking about him, praising him as "a kindhearted man" and "every family has a Buddha"!
The eyes of the common people are sharp!
The irrigation water conservancy project that Fang Erlang presided over when he was the minister of the Ministry of Industry, the seedling breeding, seed selection and other planting technologies popularized by Fangjia Farm, and even the raising of domestic pigs and the recruitment of workers at the dock... Which of these things does not benefit the country and the people and benefit the people?
Reputation is built through word of mouth.
The Guanlong Group scolded Fang Jun for his willingness to be His Highness's henchman. The children of the aristocratic family resented Fang Jun's arrogance and domineering behavior. The Qing Dynasty in the middle of the court angrily scolded Fang Jun for his self-degradation and humiliation... But no matter what these people say, the common people naturally have strong feelings in their hearts. If you are good to our people, you are a good person and a good official. Fang Jun is willing to be a pawn and never bullies good people. Fang Jun acts domineering and never bullies men and women. Fang Jun is willing to degenerate and never harms the people...
The common people only see that Fang Jun has taken many measures to benefit the common people, and that’s fine!
As for being arrogant and domineering...
The title of the No. 1 Dandy in Guanzhong is pretty good!
Wouldn't it be even more fun to see and hear the dandies of all walks of life being crushed and bullied?
The people support him, the emperor supports him, and the Guanlong Group is fascinated by his series of arrogant and unreasonable actions. Therefore, during this period, Fang Jun can be said to be very proud and full of ambition!
Outside the door of the Political Hall, a group of officials who were waiting to report their duties before the New Year's seal gathered together and chatted happily.
Fang Jun has been in the limelight recently and is deeply favored by the emperor. In addition to the officials of the Guanlong Group who were at odds with him, even the officials of the Jiangnan Group who had been "oppressed" gathered around him with a smile and praised him, and there was a faint crowd. The stars and the moon are like stars.
It is the norm in officialdom to favor the popular and suppress the unfavorable.
As long as there is no direct conflict of interests at present, who would be stupid enough to offend the popular fried chicken Fangjun?
Zhang Xingcheng clasped his fists and said with a smile: "The Fang family is a prominent family in Shandong. My ancestors of the Zhang family in Zhongshan also received favors from the Fang family. In the court, my subordinates were often cared for and taught by the Fang family, so the elders in the family sent people to send them to the family." I have ordered some local specialties to be sent to the house as a new year’s gift. I hope the prime minister and the governor will not despise the gifts as being cheap.”
Everyone despised him.
As for being so eager to get close?
However, they are both Shandong nobles, so they do have more local sentiments than others. Moreover, Zhang Xingcheng has really put a lot of thought into his approach to giving gifts. Who knows that Fang Jun is known as the "God of Wealth"? No matter how expensive your gift is, it may not be appreciated by others. On the contrary, it is this kind of local specialty that may seem trivial but is actually thoughtful. , more intimate...
However, although they despised Zhang Xingcheng's seemingly fair and rigorous temperament, and now he was so flattering in front of Fang Jun, no one showed it. Who wouldn’t want to curry favor with the Fang family and his son? It's just that I don't have this local sentiment, so doing this seems abrupt and inappropriate.
However, the same rice feeds all kinds of people. If there are people carrying flowers and sedans, everyone will say hello to you and I will say hello to everyone. Naturally, some people will want to make a shit stick to show that they are different and unruly...
"Hmph!"
The new Minister of Rites, Linghu Defen, who was sitting on a chair not far away and had a white beard, snorted coldly with a look of disdain.
The scar on this old man's forehead is just right, and he forgets about the pain...
Linghu Defen spent his whole life working with an aristocratic Minister of Rites, and he was said to be one of those people who were not proud of the officialdom. But this man is very knowledgeable and well-known, and saying he is highly respected is definitely not flattering. He also has a violent temper. Who would want to mess with him?
Everyone was silent, but their voices were much softer.
Fang Jun glanced at Linghu Defen, who looked unruly, with a smile and ignored him. No wonder it took him a long time to reach the position of Minister of Rites, and it was mostly because His Majesty Li Er took care of the Guanlong Group and comforted him. With such a bad temper, how could he be an official?
He ignored Linghu Derfen, but Linghu Derfen had no intention of letting him go.
In Linghu Defen's opinion, the look Fang Jun gave him just now was a sign of Chi Guoguo's disregard! Although this was indeed the case, he was unhappy!
Why are you ignoring me?
When it comes to fame and knowledge, are you the one who counts?
Just because I had good luck and wrote a few poems, just because His Majesty favored me and became a high-ranking official, you dare to ignore me?
Jingzhao Mansion was established, and the Guanlong Group tried its best to recruit people, hoping to sideline Fang Jun and steal the power of Jingzhao Mansion. The ideal is good, but the reality is too cruel. Fang Jun's unreasonable behavior severely suppressed several young talents promoted by Guanlong Group, which made Linghu Deben feel as uncomfortable as swallowing a fly in his heart!
How can such a simple and crude method convince people?
"Although you have a reckless temperament, you are gifted in poetry after all. You can be regarded as an unparalleled genius. You should enjoy a good reputation among scholars and have a place in the history of the world. But why are you willing to degenerate and follow the influence of others? In Jingzhao Mansion The struggle for power and profit, with no regard for justice, is really disappointing.”
Linghu Defen sneered.
Fang Jun turned around, looked at Linghu Defen who looked proud and upright, and asked: "Linghu Shangshu is talking to me?"
Linghu Defen said: "Exactly, is what I said wrong?"
Fang Jun smiled and said: "Not to mention whether what you said is right or not, it's just that your official position is not as high as mine, your title is not as high as mine, but you don't have a word of honorific in your words. Why is this? It's because I resent your Majesty for giving me the honor of being a senior official. Am I not worthy, or is it that the official title of the imperial court can ignore the superiority and inferiority, or is it because you are old and rely on your old age? ”
Linghu Defen's old face turned red instantly!
This bastard has such a venomous mouth, how can I answer this?
Are you complaining that Your Majesty favors Fang Jun? Of course this won't work! His Majesty Li Er is now fully suppressing the Guanlong Group. Once he is caught by the emperor and becomes a target, what else will he do? The imperial court only has laws and regulations, and the officialdom has its own rules. Naturally, there must be an orderly hierarchy of positions and distinctions between superiors and inferiors. Otherwise, you can question the superiors at will. Isn't that a mess? As for relying on one's elders and selling one's elders... that cannot be admitted!
Linghu Defen's old face was bloodshot, and he quibbled: "I am talking about justice and evil. This is a dispute between the great ways. What does it have to do with official position, title, age, or age?"
Although everyone watched with cold eyes, they all despised him in their hearts.
The old man is treacherous!
Did you just talk about justice and evil? It's clear that he is accusing Fang Jun of being against your Guanlong Group in everything he does, okay?
Actually changed the concept secretly!
Fang Jun was not annoyed at all, he still smiled and said: "A gentleman is known for his righteousness, and a villain is known for his profit. Your Majesty, I do not care about justice, but why do I hear that everything you say is about profit? I want to Please tell me, are you a gentleman or a villain? ”
Without waiting for the blushing Linghu Defen to reply, Fang Jun continued: "Your Excellency is also a veteran of three dynasties and a famous Confucianist. Is your vision so short-sighted? In your opinion, what I do is a struggle for self-interest? You are wrong! What does it mean? Justice? The voice of the people is justice, the emperor's self-improvement is justice, and it is justice to benefit all people! Strive! And all those who stand on the opposite side of justice are evil, including you! Have you done anything beneficial to the people or the country in your life? If it sounds nice, it is full of wisdom, but if it sounds ugly, it is useless! Are you telling me about justice? I will teach you what justice is!"
He pointed at his face and said seriously: "I am more handsome than you!" Then he lifted up his official robe and pointed at his long legs: "My legs are longer than yours!"
"So, I am justice!"
Being handsome is justice!
Long legs are justice!
Nothing wrong... (End of chapter)