Chapter 1670 Do you want to learn from Wei Zheng?
Fang Jun feels that he is a good person. He can help the old lady cross the road and give up his seat to the old man, but he does not feel that he can be a loyal minister...
Being a loyal minister is not easy.
The reason why he fought hard to get beaten up and remonstrated with His Majesty Li Er not to use the national treasury for the construction of Daci'en Temple was because he actually had selfish motives.
"Your Majesty, since the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, all the sage monarchs have been restrained and forbearing and have the world in mind, while the tyrannical emperors who have subjugated their country have been greedy and vain and do not know how to restrain themselves. There is often only a thin line between the Holy Lord and the foolish king, and that is the love for heaven. The common people's view is that they regard the common people as their children, or they regard the subjects as slaves... Those who regard the common people as their children will naturally have compassion and cannot bear to harm all living beings for their own selfish desires; those who treat their subjects as slaves will inevitably impose harsh policies. Motivate the people Like pigs and dogs... At present, the Tang Dynasty is booming, the people are rich and the treasury is abundant. It is time to vigorously build water conservancy, roads, cities, promote agriculture, medicine and other great undertakings that are beneficial to the people's livelihood. This is a century-old plan, how can it be just because of a temple? The hospital is spending huge sums of money and draining the treasury? What's more, with the Eastern Expedition imminent, it is unwise for Your Majesty to mobilize troops to build Daci'en Temple. Although it shows His Majesty's longing for Queen Wende, it will inevitably shake the morale of the army. "< br>
When he opened his mouth, Fang Jun spoke righteously and solemnly.
Why did Wei Zheng dare to ignore the king's majestic and merciless admonitions in front of His Majesty Li Er, but His Majesty Li Er was so angry that he vomited blood and could do nothing?
That's because although Wei Zheng is tough, he takes the moral high ground in everything he does.
You can defeat Wei Zheng if you want, but at the same time it means that you are standing on the opposite side of morality and justice, and you have become a villain. How can His Majesty Li Er, who cherishes feathers, be willing to do this?
So he would rather be hurt internally by Wei Zheng than fall out with Wei Zheng...
The profession of emperor is difficult to say or difficult to say. As long as you can control your inner selfish desires, you will almost certainly be a good emperor. Of course, there is only one example in the history of a king like Chongzhen who worked hard and diligently to govern, but ultimately caused the destruction of the Ming Dynasty in China. However, even if the Ming Dynasty was ruined in his hands, few people would blame him for hundreds of years. To throw dirty water, one can only lament that time means life.
Did Fang Jun really come to remonstrate for such a noble reason?
Of course not...
He was afraid that His Majesty Li Er would float up now.
It is nothing to build a temple by imperial edict. Even if it is luxurious and spectacular and costs a lot of money, the people will say nothing, because in this era of both Buddhism and Taoism, this is considered a serious matter.
It doesn’t matter how much it costs to do business, people are still very tolerant...
But the problem is that because the business of "Dong Datang Company" is getting wider and wider, and the profits are getting bigger and bigger, His Majesty Li Er's internal funds are already very abundant. Under such circumstances, the emperor is still unwilling to use the money from the internal funds. It was used to build the Daci'en Temple, but it was used for the purpose of the national treasury. What does this mean?
This shows that His Majesty Li Er has his own plans for the internal money. What plans can he have?
It's just like ordinary people, when you have money, you can work hard and change flowers...
This is what Fang Jun doesn't want to see.
It stands to reason that the emperor can spend whatever he wants with the emperor's internal funds. Who can control it? Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty probably thought the same way. I just like stones. As an emperor, what does it mean to collect strange stones from all over the world and put them in the yard for viewing? But as the saying goes, Cai Jing took advantage of the emperor and came up with a "Hua Shi Gang", which was regarded as digging half of the foundation of the Song Dynasty.
In fact, Huizong of the Song Dynasty was so confused that he didn't necessarily understand what Cai Jing and others were doing in private. But who calls you the emperor? If you don’t take the blame, who will?
He was afraid that His Majesty Li Er would learn to be willful when he had money, and his extravagant spending would cause complaints. Civil servants and historians might not dare to challenge His Majesty Li Er, but they would definitely use Fang Jun, who is obsessed with making money for His Majesty Li Er." "He's a bitch", if he hadn't created a "Eastern Datang Company" to make so much money for the emperor, the emperor wouldn't be able to do it even if he wanted to...
Don't think that His Majesty Li Er won't do those stupid things because he is boasted as some kind of wise king. This man is extremely confident and arrogant. He thinks that he is the best in the world and there is nothing that is not under his control. Just look at the history of his failure in the Eastern Expedition and he hired a Tianzhu monk to refine elixirs in the palace to seek immortality, and you will know that all the problems that emperors are prone to make, in fact, he has...
Once that time comes, remonstrances will be useless. Even if Fang Jun loses his life, he is not Wei Zheng, and the emperor will not be afraid of him.
The only safe way is to find a way to spend all the money in the emperor's internal funds now.
How can you still play when you have no money?
Even if you want to play, you can’t come up with any tricks...
While holding his neck and pretending to be a loyal minister risking his life to remonstrate, he winked at Li Chengqian, Li Ke, Li Chunfeng and others.
Li Chengqian understood Fang Jun's look in his eyes asking for help, and he almost blamed Fang Jun to death. You are really capable of admonishing in front of your father, but why don't you insist on not asking for help?
But after all, he was very affectionate to Fang Jun, so Li Chengqian had no choice but to say bravely: "Father, I think Fang Erlang's words are very reasonable. This temple was built by my son to pray for his mother. If we use our own money, , wouldn’t it be more sincere? I think the Buddha would also understand that my father loves the world and cannot bear to increase taxes.”
As soon as these words came out, Fang Jun looked slightly sideways.
This His Highness is quite smart, and he actually knows how to save the country in a roundabout way...
Li Chunfeng also said: "What His Royal Highness the Prince said is true. As the saying goes, good things are rewarded and evil is repaid with retribution. Tianjia father and son are sincere and work hard and save money and food to build the Great Ci'en Temple. They will surely move God and comfort Wen De." The Queen’s Spirit in Heaven”
Fang Jun secretly rejoiced, indeed they were all smart people. Queen Wende was His Majesty Li Er's destiny. As long as Queen Wende was brought out, there would be no disadvantage.
Suddenly I felt that something was missing, and when I secretly looked back, I was instantly furious!
The prince and Li Chunfeng both interceded with him, but Li Ke stood obediently behind them without saying a word... Li Laosan was indeed treacherous!
Although His Majesty Li Er was furious, but now that the prince was interceding with Fang Jun, and Li Chunfeng brought out Queen Wende, he could only give up, glared at Fang Jun and angrily said: "Don't you mean that this temple built with stone is stronger and more durable?" In this case, you will help King Wu build this temple and complete it within two years. If it cannot be completed by then, I will only ask you two!"
The emperor responded quickly. Since he paid for it himself, he built it with stones. Compared with the transportation of various precious woods and the complicated carving and decoration, using stones was obviously cheaper.
Save as much as you can...
Fang Jun had no choice but to promise: "Wei Chen will accept the decree."
Li Ke, who was behind him, was full of depression: "I obey the order."
I cursed in my heart, what does it have to do with me? I didn't say a word, but I got myself involved...
Is the entire temple built of stone?
Not to mention the cost, just the transportation of the stone will cost you your life. Although Guanzhong is mountainous, there are not many mountains that can be mined for stone. Even if it is mined, the amount of stone required by the scale of Daci'en Temple may not be enough within five years, let alone two years. Shipped to Chang'an...
His Majesty Li Er waved his hands bitterly, ignored everyone, turned around and walked out of the wooden tower.
He just walked to the door, looked back at Li Chengqian and Li Ke and said, "You two come with me." After a pause, he glared at Fang Jun again: "Follow me too!"
After that, walk out the door.
Fang Jun looked confused, but seeing that the prince and the king of Wu were all going together, he probably wouldn't punish him anymore, so he quickly followed the two of them out.
Wulu Temple was built in the former Sui Dynasty and was very popular for a period of time. However, it has gradually declined since the end of the Sui Dynasty. In fact, the temples in Chang'an City, except Ximing Temple, are somewhat in decline. Pilgrims are increasingly looking forward to seeing the end of the world. The magnificent Buddhist temples on Nanshan Mountain, nestled among the green pines and cypresses, look down upon the narrow and cramped small temples in the city...
Towering trees swayed in the autumn wind, and fallen leaves floated down from time to time with their veins broken, covering the blue brick floor. There were very few monks in the temple, only an old and rickety old monk wearing a shabby monk's robe. Holding a broom, I swept it one at a time, taking my time...
When passing by the old monk, the old monk's posture remained unchanged and he seemed to be indifferent to the external objects around him.
Fang Jun clicked his tongue in wonder, thinking that this old monk was either deaf or a hidden boss like the "Sweeping Monk" of Shaolin Temple...
Not long after walking, an exquisite Zen temple appeared in front of us. (End of chapter)