Chapter 2701 Jiangnan Wind Rises
When King Li Tai of Wei and Fang Jun entered the side hall of the town office one after another, Mu Yuanzuo, the governor of Suzhou, was already waiting here. He hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "I have met His Royal Highness the King of Wei and the Duke of Yue!"< br>
Pei Xingjian, who was accompanying him, also stood up and stood aside.
Li Tai stepped forward, returned the courtesy with his hands, and said with a smile: "We are not outsiders, why do we need so many courtesy? Come on, come on, please take a seat."
Having said that, take the main seat first.
Fang Jun sat at the bottom, Pei Xingjian automatically sat next to Fang Jun, and Mu Yuanzuo sat opposite Fang Jun.
Mu Yuanzuo felt comforted by Li Tai's words "not an outsider". The pores all over his body seemed to relax. His old face smiled like a blooming chrysanthemum. Even the half-wet official robe on his body felt uncomfortable. , leaning forward slightly, and said with a smile: "I have heard for a long time that His Majesty the King of Wei With great talent and proficiency in Confucianism, he gathered together all the talents from all over the world a few years ago and compiled the "Kuo Di Zhi", which contains a summary of the mountains, rivers and valleys. His subordinates also read it. The most amazing book in the world, enough to be passed down for centuries!”
He originally thought that when they met for the first time, he would leave a good impression on His Highness the King of Wei and say something nice, so touting the other person's literary achievements would naturally be the simplest, most direct and most effective way.
But Li Tai pinched his chin and fell into embarrassment...
Just two days ago, Fang Jun dismissed his proud "Kuo Di Zhi" as worthless, saying that it had no literary value at all, and now he was being praised in front of others in such a nonsensical manner. His Highness the King of Wei wants to save face. How can he keep his face?
Feeling a little unhappy, he glared at Fang Jun.
How come you don’t have many pragmatic talents under your command, but are all just flatterers like this?
Fang Jun naturally understood Li Tai's somewhat angry and resentful look, and thought that Mu Yuanzuo had not done well in his homework. He wanted to flatter him but ended up patting him on the leg...
After coughing dryly, Wen Yan said: "His Royal Highness has come thousands of miles away, and it is inevitable that the journey will be tiring. Let's stop saying these polite words and get straight to the point."
Mu Yuanzuo was stunned. Although he didn't know where he had done something wrong or said something wrong, he immediately realized that something was wrong and said quickly: "Yes, yes, I am at fault. I am here to listen to His Highness and the Kingdom of Yue." The Duke has given orders, but he will obey them no matter what.”
Li Tai picked up the tea cup and took a sip. He glanced at Fang Jun and felt a little impressed.
The south of the Yangtze River has always been a land of plenty, and now it is the capital of the imperial court. The governor of Suzhou can be regarded as the first-class feudal official in the empire. In addition to his political status being slightly lower than that of Jing Zhaoyin, the power he holds in his hands and the influence in the court The influence is definitely higher than that of other governors.
But such a powerful feudal official in the south of the Yangtze River was like a follower in front of Fang Jun, with no aura and words...
Thinking again about Ma Zhou, Li Daozong, Sun Fujia and others who have always been good friends with Fang Jun and share the same philosophy. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Fang Jun has already weaved a huge network of absolute strength around him. Now he is urging Supporting the prince means that everyone in this network is equivalent to becoming the prince's team. How can the young slaves who only rely on the support of the Guanlong nobles compete with him?
You must know that today's Guanlong nobles have long been in decline and are in dire straits. Although they cannot be said to be the flowers of yesterday, they are no longer majestic...
However, these are all matters between the prince and the child slave. Since I have made up my mind not to get involved, I will just accept the goods and breeding industry, promote my education career wholeheartedly, show my achievements in life, and be famous in history. That is enough. .
Thinking of this, he was not polite to Mu Yuanzuo and asked bluntly: "This king is going south to reach his destination. Compared with the Duke of Yue who has already informed Governor Mu in a letter, I only ask you now about those who compensated the Duke of Yue. Regarding the cargo farming industry, does the Mu Governor’s Office have specific details?”
Mu Yuanzuo paused for a moment, and Pei Xingjian on the side interrupted: "Your Highness, the details have been kept here."
"Oh?" Li Tai raised his eyebrows.
Mu Yuanzuo explained: "Last time, the thunderbolt stored in Huating Town accidentally exploded, and the impact was so great that the Duke of Yue was impeached by the censor in the court, and was even reprimanded by His Majesty. Afterwards, it was found out that he was the Wang family of Taiyuan. This was done by a descendant, so many aristocratic families, including the Taiyuan Wang family, took it away. He offered some goods and property to the Duke of Yue and expressed a slight apology. At that time, the official acted as the mediator and accepted the details. After communicating with the Duke in letters, the Duke of Yue said that he did not want to take over the goods and property for the time being. Therefore, the details were handed over to Pei Changshi for safekeeping. ”
Li Tai was a little embarrassed again...
They are all cultural people, and their realm level is placed here, so their words are naturally tactful and pleasant. "I don't want to accept these things for the time being" is just a qualifying word. In fact, it means that Fang Jun has no intention of wanting these things at all. He couldn't stand it, so Mu Yuanzuo handed the details to Pei Xingjian. The matter ended here, but it could also be regarded as accepting the apology of the Taiyuan Wang family and other aristocratic families, turning the hostility into friendship and not pursuing the matter to the end.
As a result, I shamelessly fell in love with these goods and breeding industries, and had to drag Fang Jun to the south of the Yangtze River to take over things that he had not originally intended to take over...
However, Li Tai is not that kind of so-called gentleman who flaunts his reputation. He is currently determined to develop the education industry in Datang and needs more real money. It is a good thing to get money, and he does not care about the vain face.
Pei Xingjian said: "My official has been keeping that detail, but I was worried that it would be stolen or damaged by someone who wanted to leave it in the town office, so I kept it in my residence. Can I go get it for His Highness now?"
Although Huating Town is Fang Jun's fiefdom, and the City Shipping Department is formed by Fang Jun's team, after all, in the land of Jiangnan, it is inevitable to appoint many children of Jiangnan gentry inside and outside. Of course, there are inevitably some people with ulterior motives here. Ladies and gentlemen, you should always be careful when doing things.
Li Taizheng wanted to take it for a look, but Fang Jun said: "No need. Since it is an apology to a certain person, it must not be unsightly. I can just take someone to receive it later. But a certain person and his highness came to Jiangnan." , everyone must have received the news, how did they react?”
This question was naturally asked of Mu Yuanzuo. As the governor of Suzhou, most of the south of the Yangtze River was under his rule. Although he was usually unable to deal with these deep-rooted aristocratic families, the position of the governor also relied on Fang Jun. Years of full support prevented him from being impeached and removed from office, but the basic information must still be grasped.
After hearing this, Mu Yuanzuo immediately said: "The reactions of various families before were quite normal. After all, it was already promised to the Duke of Yue. They had nothing to say when you would receive it. But two days ago, the legitimate son of the Wang family in Taiyuan Wang Jing came to Jiangnan. As soon as he got off the boat, he went straight to the Xiaojia Bamboo Garden in Jinling and met with the head of the Xiao family. There were only two people present at the time, so it is impossible to know what was said. However, Wang Jing then visited the Jiangnan gentry. , Xie, Chen, Wang, Yuan and other families were all in it, and Zhou, Shen, Gu, Qian and other families were not left behind. This person spread rumors that the King of Taiyuan was responsible for the explosion and theft of Zhentian Lei in Huating Town. The Wang family of Taiyuan was also framed. This was an urgent situation at that time. In order to eliminate the situation, I had to stand up and take the blame and compensate the Duke of Yue for your losses. It is really unfair to the Wang family of Taiyuan. "
Fang Jun frowned and asked, "Has Governor Mu ever met this person?"
"Yesterday, the Shen family of Wu Xing hosted a banquet for Wang Jing in Suzhou City. The lower official was also invited to the banquet, so he was able to see him."
"How is he?"
Mu Yuanzuo pondered for a while and then said thoughtfully: "This man is very talkative, has a good memory and a good literary talent. He is also very knowledgeable in Confucian classics. He has a slim appearance and is as gentle as jade. He is worthy of being the eldest son of the Wang family in Taiyuan." The grandson, especially the city, is very deep.”
Fang Jun touched the short mustache on his lips and said thoughtfully: "Wuxing Shen family?"
The purpose of entertaining Wang Jing so openly, especially when he and the King of Wei were about to arrive in Jiangnan, was obvious, and he must have reached some kind of agreement with the Wang family of Taiyuan.
He looked at Pei Xingjian and asked: "In that detailed list, is there the Wuxing Shen family's goods breeding industry?"
Although Pei Xingjian has no photographic memory, his IQ is definitely among the highest among the crowd. After thinking about it, he affirmed: "No."
Fang Jun then laughed and said: "Interesting, the last time the Thunderbolt exploded and was stolen, the Wu Xing Shen family was clearly not involved, but this time they were openly involved with the Taiyuan Wang family. Is it possible that they still want to Seek justice on the road and bring this bully to justice? ”
Li Tai, who was on the side, had already frowned and said helplessly: "I just want to take over those goods and breeding industries and make some money to support the expenses of the 'Revitalization Association'. This Taiyuan Wang family is really a bastard. It's just a thing outside the body. Why?" As for being involved in the dispute over the reserve position?"
His Royal Highness the King of Wei is not an idiot. He can naturally see that the whole Jiangnan is now in turmoil, and the source of all this is the battle for the reserve position. (End of chapter)