Chapter 2634 The Emperor is partial
A year's plan lies in spring, a day's plan lies in morning, a family's plan lies in harmony, and a life's plan lies in diligence.
Chinese people neither steal nor rob. Facing the difficult years, they will continue to hone themselves and use their hard-working hands and smart minds to create a happy life. The hope sown in spring, after being tempered by the wind and rain in summer, is harvested with abundant fruits in autumn. Living up to a year's hard work is the greatest happiness of Chinese people for generations.
This year has actually not been smooth sailing, with some drought in the spring and more rain in the summer. However, thanks to the water conservancy facilities built vigorously by the court, a balance between drought and flood has been achieved, and the grain production in Guanzhong has steadily increased compared to previous years. , on the day of autumn harvest, nature is full of singing and laughter.
Fangjia Farm even spent a lot of money to buy dozens of fat and strong domestic pigs, and prepared a sumptuous autumn harvest banquet. Not only could the strong laborers involved in the harvest be rewarded, but even the most ordinary farmer could also Be able to sit at the table.
A bumper harvest of grain and meat to eat is simply the greatest joy for farmers!
Sitting in the study room, Li Tai glanced at Dou Jing who was busy writing at his desk. He stood up and went to the window. Listening to the noisy commotion outside the village, he couldn't help but sigh: "If all the people of the Tang Dynasty can be like this village. The people are generally full of joy, what kind of prosperity will it be like in the past and the present? I am afraid that it has never been seen before since the rule of the Three Emperors and the establishment of the Five Emperors. "
Fang Jun sat on a chair, crossed his legs, took a sip of tea, shook his head and said with a smile: "How is that possible? Due to restrictions on transportation, communication, etc., there will always be some corrupt officials who cannot be punished in time. There will always be some poor places where the emperor's grace cannot be bathed in, and there will still be no food, clothing, and diseases without treatment. In fact, governing the country is very simple, and it is nothing more than "administration". As long as corrupt officials can be purged and honest officials can be rewarded, so that the world's civil servants do not love money and military officers are not afraid of death, then prosperity can be expected and the world will be settled. Because of this, it is actually more difficult to govern the world. After all, the most difficult thing to train in the world is the human heart. Wherever there are people, there will be fights. Wherever there are interests, there will be factions. No one can unify their thoughts and let everyone in the world be used. ”
Even though various networks and self-media have become extremely developed in later generations, and information about a certain place can be known to the world in an instant, it still cannot curb the existence of corruption, let alone the Tang Dynasty?
Everyone is selfish, that's a given.
Of course, the development of information cannot eradicate corruption, but the incidents of drinking human blood and taking human lives that occurred from time to time like in ancient times have been greatly curbed.
Dou Jing, who was on the side, ignored the conversation between the two and concentrated on writing the memorial. He placed the brush on the brush mountain, blew the ink stains on the paper, read it carefully, then picked it up and handed it to Fang Jun, saying: " Erlang takes a look and if there is anything wrong, I will correct it immediately.”
Fang Jun put down his tea cup, took the memorial, read it carefully and carefully, he was very satisfied, nodded and said: "Dou Siqing is good at writing documents, so they are naturally perfect. I will order them to be sent to the palace quickly. I believe this will be done." Your Majesty will be waiting for you.”
Dou Jing's eyelids twitched and he thought to himself: Your Majesty is indeed waiting for this memorial, but I don't know how he feels when he sees that the prince is listed as the first meritorious official in this memorial...
It's just that he has willingly boarded Fang Jun's "thief ship" for this shocking feat, so naturally he will no longer worry about whether he will anger His Majesty. No matter how dissatisfied His Majesty is, these achievements are real. It is not an exaggeration to say that they will shock the past and benefit generations to come. Rewards are inevitable.
Dou Jing called his subordinates, carefully folded the memorial, handed it over to him, and gave him a few careful instructions. Then the official turned and left, trotted out of the village gate, and led several colleagues to ride quickly towards the village. Chang'an City, went straight to the palace and presented the memorial to His Majesty Li Er.
Although Dou Jing is still under a lot of psychological pressure, after all, his actions have dragged his family into the crossroads of betraying the entire Guanlong noble family. It is inevitable that he will suffer some backlash, but he has been in official circles all his life, and he still has this responsibility. Yes, now that you have made a decision, you can't look forward and backward, and the road will end in darkness.
"The smell of meat has aroused the greed in my stomach. Why don't you quickly bring out the fine wine collected by your house and let's toast His Highness the King of Wei for a few glasses?"
Dou Jing relaxed his mind and began to deliberately get closer to Fang Jun.
In the past, we only cooperated temporarily when we were co-editing the "Agricultural Book", and the results were pretty good. From then on, we were really comrades in the trenches, and it was absolutely impossible to be as close as before. Besides, everyone knows that Fang Jun is not greedy for merit. Anyone who hangs out with him can get some benefits. How can you miss such an opportunity?
Li Tai watched Fang Jun win over the Dou family with a feat that he could never swallow. Apart from sighing and admiring him, Li Tai had nothing to say in his heart.
This is not just a matter of the Dou family surrendering to the prince, but this will inevitably cause a huge shock within the Guanlong nobles. Previously, due to the incident of the eldest son Huan, the trust between the Guanlong nobles has disappeared. Now they are just relying on this benefit to hold together. Once the Dou family rebels, it is likely to be an opportunity for the Guanlong nobles to collapse and disintegrate.
Even if the Guanlong nobles can still survive under the huge prestige of Changsun Wuji, and fully support the young slaves in participating in the fight for the heirloom, can they really defeat the prince?
When the prince has the aura of "Jiahe Xiangrui", his prestige among the people will rise to an unprecedented height. Coupled with the support of Fang Jun and a group of Shandong aristocratic families and Jiangnan nobles, the prince's power is by no means what everyone thinks. Weak, with the emerging faction in the army and the main force of civil servants in the DPRK and China gathered together, I am afraid that even if the father and emperor are devoted to the child slaves, it will be difficult to win.
The reason why the Guanlong nobles are in the current situation where they are embattled and falling apart on all sides, and the reason why the prince has risen so powerfully and has countless fans, are all thanks to Fang Jun.
Li Tai looked at Fang Jun's slightly dark face and had to sigh in his heart: It's really amazing!
Even if there is only one earl left in the title, the official position of Minister of the Ministry of War is suspended, and the prince's Shaobao title is just a false title, and it seems that he does not have much real power in his hands, he can still control the trend of the court in a chat and laugh, and strive to protect the prince's Is the position of Crown Prince really what his father said back then...that this boy is a natural "talented prime minister"?
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Tai Chi Palace.
His Majesty Li Er came back from Lishan, took a bath and changed clothes under the service of the maid, and sat in the study drinking tea, but his mood was not too happy because he had received a "good harvest" from heaven.
The bastard Fang Jun actually voluntarily gave up the merits of such auspicious birth to the prince. Doesn't he know that just relying on such merits is enough to restore him to the title of Marquis?
It is really frustrating to let people take credit for granted and do it happily and easily.
It has to be said that even though His Majesty Li Er promised the prince to let the two brothers compete fairly for the throne, he still favored Prince Jin more in his heart, and it was inevitable to be biased...
The ministers in the DPRK knew that Prince Corn Root had nothing to do with him, but what did the common people know? They didn't know anything. As long as Dou Jing's memorial was submitted, they would definitely praise the prince. Then the news would spread, and the people would only think that such an achievement belonged to the prince. An achievement comparable to that of Hou Ji would make the prince proud. His reputation has reached an unprecedented peak, with countless people praising him and his people's aspiration unrivaled.
I still can't explain that this actually has nothing to do with the prince. In that case, I, as a father, would be going too far, and the prince would not be able to hate him because of it...
what to do?
His Majesty Li Er frowned and was in a bad mood.
This second roommate makes people want to whip him when he acts up, but once he gets serious, he is indeed an invincible magic weapon!
Can Zhinu be able to defeat the prince with the help of Guanlong's gang?
His Majesty Li Er became more and more unsure. The battle for the throne had just begun. Fang Jun made a big move to stabilize the crown prince's position. If he wanted to leverage the crown prince's corner, the effort required would increase exponentially. That said, even opportunities are hard to find.
Just as he was thinking about how King Jin could regain the city, he heard a servant coming to report that Dou Jing's memorial had arrived.
His Majesty Li Er sighed and called for the people to be brought in.
The official of Sinong Temple bent forward and handed the memorandum to the chamberlain, who in turn handed it to His Majesty Li Er, who unfolded it and watched it carefully.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t look at it. This sight is so remarkable that His Majesty Li Er’s eyes widened instantly and he exclaimed: “Combined, the average output of several sweet potato fields is 400 kilograms? Mother! Shouldn’t Dou Jing, an old guy like this? Will you deceive me?”
The Sinong Temple official in front of him was so frightened that he knelt down with a "pop" and prostrated on the ground. His face turned pale with fright, and he said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, it is clear that Dou Siqing is not trying to deceive you in the slightest! Those sweet potatoes are really productive. It’s amazing that Wei Chen was present at the weigh-in. If there is even the slightest mistake, Wei Chen will die to apologize.”
His Majesty Li Er read the memorial in ten lines at a glance, held it in his hand, and stared at the official of Sinong Temple in front of him without saying a word.
Of course he knew that Dou Jing did not dare to deceive the emperor, but just because of this, he became more and more frightened... (End of Chapter)