Chapter 1665: Political Hall Debate
An autumn rain and a cold.
The thick walls of Chang'an City remain as simple and majestic as ever. The Zhongnan Mountain in the distance is blown by the howling autumn wind, and the dark green leaves will be covered with a layer of frost in a short time. The veins of the leaves will be broken, and the falling leaves will return to their roots.
When the city gate opened, there was an endless stream of people and merchants. There were cars and horses on the road, and everyone looked happy.
Another peaceful year with plenty of food and clothing...
The water conservancy projects throughout Guanzhong have brought huge benefits to the people. There has been a lot of rain this year and the rivers have been swollen. In the past, many counties were destined to suffer from waterlogging, and grain production was reduced or even eliminated. But now there is no need to worry about consecutive days of heavy rains. The widened and deepened rivers can carry greater floods. The waterwheels on both sides of the rivers in Guanzhong can also lift the river water to the canals, irrigating the farmland higher up and releasing the floods. effect.
Since Fang Jun served as the minister, the Ministry of Industry has made large-scale investments for several consecutive years, until now His Highness King Wu, which has made water conservancy facilities more perfect than ever before, and the Qinchuan River in Guanzhong has maintained a good harvest despite droughts and floods for 800 miles!
The grain harvest is good, but there is no such thing as "cheap grain hurting farmers".
Last year, many noble relatives colluded to resell rice and grain from charity warehouses, leaving most of the charity warehouses in Guanzhong vacant. The court had to allocate grain from Changping warehouse to fill them, which created a huge gap. These idle warehouses and Changping warehouses need to be filled. In addition, the imperial court is now preparing to conquer Goguryeo. The price of grain has always remained at a stable price.
What is prosperity?
For the common people, opening up new territories and sweeping across the wastelands are too far away. As long as the price of food is not low during good harvests and not high during disasters, they can have enough to eat no matter what the year. If you wear enough clothes, you will be in a prosperous age!
The increasingly prosperous business and more and more workshops have pushed this huge farming-based empire to another incredible realm...
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Tai Chi Palace.
Political Hall.
There is a drizzle outside the window, and the autumn air is cool.
Sandalwood was burning in the spacious lobby, and wisps of light smoke rose from the hollow cover of the bronze beast stove in the corner, dispelling the dampness and coldness.
The atmosphere in the hall is even more enthusiastic...
Xiao Yu stared at Fang Jun, who was not far away, and his emotions seemed very intense: "In the fourth year of Zhenguan, Lin Yi State rebelled, and your Majesty issued an edict not to suppress it. We, the Tang Dynasty, are among the best in the world, and the beauty of our costumes is a sign of etiquette. Why did the state of Linyi raise tens of thousands of troops and travel long distances to attack the vassals? It is a vassal of the Tang Dynasty, not the territory of the Tang Dynasty! Now you have mobilized troops to intervene in the internal affairs of the Linyi Kingdom, and forced the Linyi Kingdom to sign various unequal treaties, which has caused the reputation of the Tang Dynasty to be damaged. If this continues, who will be willing to rely on the Tang Dynasty? Tang?”
Although Yu Zhining, Changsun Wuji and others remained silent, they all nodded in agreement.
Fang Jun's expression was dull, showing no signs of joy or anger.
He is one year older, but Fang Junzhi's appearance is no different. His dark face is the most resistant to aging. He looks like he is twenty-five or six when he is seventeen or eighteen, and when he is thirty, he still looks like he is twenty-five or six...< br>
It's just that although he was a deputy county-level cadre in his previous life, he was just a subordinate of one party. How could he be as powerful as he is now? The Qi of residence and the body of Qi are nourished, but the temperaments are still very different. There is no dazzling brilliance, but the charm is restrained, sitting upright like a mountain, calm and plain.
Listening to Xiao Yu's accusation, Fang Jun said calmly: "Although His Majesty did not send troops to attack Lin Yi back then, it does not mean that he still does not attack Lin Yi now. Times have changed, how can the imperial edict from more than ten years ago be carried out as usual? ? This may not be appropriate. ”
Xiao Yu snorted and said: "There is precedent, why not follow it? Since the imperial edict is the law of the country, as long as it is drafted and implemented, no one can ignore it! What are your intentions in ignoring His Majesty's edict and turning a deaf ear?"
This hat is too big...
Fang Jun retorted: "What the Duke of Song Dynasty said is wrong. Today is different from the past, how can we stick to the rules and remain unchanged? At that time, Linyi State was a southern barbarian chieftain, and it had nothing to do with us in the Tang Dynasty. The so-called connection was only from the Qin and Han Dynasties. Since then, the vassal of the land and its domestic turmoil have His Majesty could not bear to waste huge sums of money and waste money on the people, so he refused to send troops to conquer. But how many merchants in the Tang Dynasty are doing business in Linyi now, let alone millions of dan of rice imported every year, how can we sit back and watch the turmoil in Linyi? Unbearable?”
Yu Zhining shook his head and said: "It is a trivial matter to waste people and money, and the importation of rice is also a trivial matter. The Minister of Fang blatantly interfered in Linyi's civil strife, and even went on a killing spree to destroy his royal city. However, it has stained the name of our Tang Dynasty and made the emperor The dignity of the country is gone. This is an irreparable mistake.”
Are you going to take turns targeting me?
Fang Jun was not afraid at all, and immediately retorted: "Rice import is a trivial matter? What you said is really light. If there is no rice from Linyi this year, how much grain will the imperial court have to transport to the Liaodong front line, and how many people in Guanzhong will suffer from hunger? ? As for the killing spree? Jieyi said... The navy only assisted the army of King Qin of Linyi to eliminate traitors and traitors. The royal city was destroyed. What does it have to do with the navy? Mr. Yu, please be careful. If you are familiar with it, beware of me. Sue you for defamation!”
These words were so rude that Yu Zhining was so angry that he stared at him, but he had nothing to do with Fang Jun.
Who doesn’t know what Fang Jun did in Lin Yiguo? Turning one's hands into clouds and turning one's hands into rain, turning others upside down, except that the territory of Linyi Kingdom has not been included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, what is the difference between the rest?
The appointment and dismissal of the entire Linyi imperial court officials must be approved by Fang Jun before they can take office. Even local official positions are supervised by Tang Dynasty officials...
But who can provide evidence for such a thing?
Even if you arrest King Lin Yi now, he will not be able to testify against Fang Jun...
There were noisy arguments in the hall, but His Majesty Li Er, who was on the throne, had his eyes slightly closed, his face was a little gray and ugly, and he seemed to be in a state of mind.
Seeing Fang Jun's sharp tongue, Yu Zhining could not help but knock on the table: "Then you privately sent troops to exterminate the Annan rebels, what do you have to say? The court has not yet made a final decision, but you have already killed them all. , if Annan changes due to your cruelty and bloodthirsty, can you afford that responsibility?"
Xiao Yu on the side almost covered his face. Is this Yu Zhining stupid because of reading? He is a bad teammate...
Just catch Lin Yiguo's civil strife and talk about it, and that's it. In the end, Fang Jun had to bow his head under pressure, whether justified or not. Even if he didn't bow his head, His Majesty would suppress him.
But what does this sudden shift to the Annan rebellion mean?
This is like handing the handle to Fang Jun personally and waiting for him to attack...
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, Fang Jun said: "The remnants of Wanchun Kingdom have already rebelled. If we don't take advantage of the moment when their foothold is not stable to annihilate them with lightning speed, how can we wait for him to become bigger and stronger?" When Annan was here, did you think about sending troops to attack again? As for the bullshit responsibility you mentioned, I don’t bear it! Annan has already rebelled, and the generals of the Jiaozhou Governor’s Palace were killed. Hundreds of soldiers were killed. In your eyes, these are not "changes in Annan". However, the navy wiped out the rebels, but it became "changes in Annan"? Then I would like to ask you, you Are you still an official of the Tang Dynasty? Do you only think that there is a change in Annan when you see that Annan was ravaged by the rebels and countless Tang merchants of Han descent were slaughtered? ”
Yu Zhining's face turned red with anger and he opened his mouth, but he was unable to refute. Who told him that he said the wrong thing?
I could only keep saying angrily: "Absurd, ridiculous! Barbaric, barbaric..."
Seeing that both Xiao Yu and Yu Zhining were helpless against Fang Jun, Chu Suiliang couldn't help it. He took a peek around him and saw His Majesty Li Er there with a blank and indifferent expression... Does this mean that His Majesty's attitude?
Chu Suiliang rolled his eyes and said, "Young Master Fang, please don't argue with strong arguments. Although Annan rebelled, you brazenly sent out troops to annihilate the rebellion before the imperial court ordered it to be suppressed. However, you placed the imperial court and the laws wherever you wanted. Where to put His Majesty?”
As expected of a man with seven orifices, he directly grasped the core of the problem when he spoke - even if you do everything right, it is a big political mistake to act on your own without His Majesty's will! To put it mildly, it means being disrespectful and ignoring the law; to put it more seriously, it means having ulterior motives!
In terms of insidiousness and viciousness, Xiao Yu, Yu Zhining and others are far worse than Chu Suiliang, perhaps only the "Changsun Yinren" can compare...
Fang Jun's anger rose sharply in his heart, and he was about to speak when Li Ji, who had been silent beside him as if he was staying out of the matter, spoke: "This is within the authority and responsibility of the Ministry of War, and outsiders have no right to comment."
There was a sudden silence in the political hall.
Everyone cast surprised looks at Li Ji. They were surprised that Li Ji, who had always been wise and protective, stood up to defend Fang Jun. They were even more surprised by the shocking meaning of Li Ji's words... (End of Chapter)
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