Chapter 2784 Li Er teaches his son
His Majesty Li Er looked at his dejected and helpless son, feeling a little distressed but also a little amused.
I felt sorry that such a smart son was being tricked so hard, it was very likely that Li Zhi's self-confidence would be lost and his character development would be affected. What’s funny is that this kid has always seemed peaceful and humble, but the pride in his bones is deep-rooted. Now that he has been wronged, he behaves like a rare child...
He ordered Wang De to make a pot of tea, and asked the chamberlain to bring some pastries. He said warmly: "You were busy all night last night, and you haven't had breakfast yet? Come on, let's eat something to fill your stomach first, and then return to the house later." , what a better meal.”
Li Zhi was moved, picked up a piece of pastry and chewed it, feeling a little ashamed.
He did stay up all night while working, but it was not because he had to be busy loading the ordnance. Instead, he lay on the hard bed in the simple house and tossed and turned. His mind was filled with the world-famous appearance and charming grace of Lady Wu, which was quite a bit strange. Color imparts to the soul, but the mind and thoughts do not belong to...
His Majesty Li Er looked at his expression and thought he was ashamed of being tricked, so he comforted him: "No one in the world can know this from birth. The so-called wise kings and wise ministers also accumulate experience through failure after failure." , and finally achieve brilliant achievements. You must face your mistakes, think about where you made them, and be alert and correct them in the future. Only in this way can you achieve great things.”
Li Zhi nodded and accepted the instruction. He felt his father's love and his eyes were a little red. Then he remembered that he had already known that someone was going to cause sabotage, so he begged his father to send "Hundred Knights" for his own use, but the thieves still took advantage of the opportunity. Enter, he played a cruel trick, his self-esteem was greatly frustrated, his tone was a little choked, and he said hoarsely: "This must be the matter with the room." Jun has done everything he can to support the prince and oppose me at every turn. All the people in the military department are under his command, and I have no way of directing him. This time, he wants to completely destroy his prestige, and he may even kill him. Those weapons were hidden in the palace of the ministers, and then the imperial censors were urged to impeach them..."
Halfway through his words, he was interrupted by His Majesty Li Er's raised palm.
His Majesty Li Er sat upright, his face was as heavy as water, and he stared at Li Zhi coldly, which made Li Zhi's heart tremble. He murmured: "Father... did my son say something wrong?"
His Majesty Li Er did not answer.
After a moment of silence, His Majesty Li Er said slowly: "When Fang Jun was promoted to Jingzhao Yin, he wrote a couplet with him in the lobby of Jingzhao Mansion, 'Gong begets Ming, Integrity begets prestige', which is still hanging in Jingzhao today. Mansion. Someone once asked him what he meant. He said: Officials do not fear my strictness but fear my integrity. People do not obey my ability but obey my Duke. If I am honest, the officials will not dare to be arrogant. If I am honest, the people will not dare to bully. The public will be wise and honest. Prowess.”
Having said this, he paused for a moment, as if to give Li Zhi more time to think. He picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea, and then continued: "Six words, but it explains how the superiors should deal with themselves." The essence, but it is not easy to achieve this. Only by being generous can one be fair, and by being selfless in one's heart can one be honest. Only in this way can one be able to resist without rebuttal and impose punishment without resentment. Angry. Since you were young, you have been smarter and sharper than ordinary people, and your father has noticed it. But you know that you think you are far beyond the prince's ability, but you don't know that maybe you are better than the prince in every way, and you don't care about the prince's ability. He is a good steward and a benevolent woman, but it is the prince’s attitude of treating courtiers equally that is difficult for you to achieve.”
Li Zhi was frightened and wanted to speak, but was interrupted again by His Majesty Li Er.
His Majesty Li Er looked at him with burning eyes and said: "Fang Jun is not an ordinary courtier. As the Duke of Yue, he has reached the limit of being a minister. Every such person is a pillar of the empire. Not to mention you. This statement is completely based on speculation and baseless. Even if the evidence is solid, it cannot be so arbitrary. We still need to consider the various implications of the whole matter. Regardless of whether they support you or not, the courtiers will think that you are reckless and reckless. , especially Fang Jun’s supporters will think you are mean and ungrateful. Since you openly believe that Fang Jun did this, you must be punished. Otherwise, how can you convince the public if you know that he has violated the law and do not deal with it. ? Isn’t it true that the laws of the Tang Dynasty have become a plaything? But once you impose punishment, it will cause turmoil in the entire court, and if it is serious, it may even lead to the decline of the empire. ”
This is definitely not scaremongering.
Just like Changsun Wuji, he did countless dirty things behind his back, but why did His Majesty Li Er, who was always known for his decisiveness and bravery, always treat him with grace and reward him continuously, even when he openly resisted the national policies he formulated? , and adopt more gentle strategies instead of violent suppression?
It is easy to suppress a eldest grandson Wuji, but it will cause all the Guanlong nobles to become disloyal and even have a rebellious heart, which is a big deal.
The existence of the empire today is the result of the hard work and hard work of His Majesty Li Er and countless ministers. How could the efforts of countless people be wasted because of a mere eldest grandson Wuji, and the glorious age that was about to begin was allowed to die halfway?
Things in this world are not black and white.
Sometimes you have to be patient and compromise even though you know the other person's mistakes. Only in this way can you become a hero who creates great things.
If you can't even "endure", what hope can you have?
In his opinion, Li Zhi was too energetic and had never encountered any real setbacks. Although he was obviously being manipulated by others and was wronged, this kind of grievance was not necessarily a bad thing.
Even if it is real fine steel, how can it be used to create a peerless weapon without repeated tempering?
Li Zhi's face was gloomy, and his heart was filled with fear and anger.
He knew that he had made a mistake, but he was very dissatisfied by saying that he was inferior to the prince. Don’t you have the courage and courage? He didn't think so. For example, Fang Jun, although this man is his brother-in-law, he has never been close to him. When he faced him and Si Zi who grew up together, he doted on Si Zi even if he wanted the moon in the sky. They would find a way to take it off, but they treated themselves indifferently and distantly.
In recent years, he has become the prince's subordinate, and he is always against him.
If it had been anyone else, I'm afraid they would have hated Fang Jun till the very end of their teeth, right? But he didn't have much hatred.
He often thinks that although Fang Jun is against him now, if one day he goes against him and succeeds in counterattacking to seize the position of crown prince, or even be crowned the great treasure and rule the world one day, he will still treat a capable minister like Fang Jun kindly, and even Be trusted.
Isn’t this magnanimous?
But he would never dare to refute his father's words. He could only lower his head and say aggrievedly: "What my father taught me is that children and ministers must be taught and corrected in the future."
What kind of person is His Majesty Li Er? He could tell at a glance that Li Zhi didn't mean what he said, but he was not disappointed. This son was in his prime years, so it was understandable that he had a little temper. Having said that, how can a person with really no temper control such a huge empire?
Just like a weak prince without much opinion, he will not achieve anything...
At this time, there was a report from the chamberlain at the door. It was said that Ma Zhou, Yin of Jingzhao, and Zhang Liang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, had jointly submitted a memorial to the Zhengshi Hall, and all the famous ministers and ministers in the Zhengshi Hall submitted it to the palace.
Wang Dejiang took the memorial and put it on His Majesty Li Er's desk.
His Majesty Li Er picked up the memorial and looked at it carefully. Although his eyebrows were not stretched, his face looked much better.
Then he handed the memorial to Li Zhi and said, "Read it for yourself."
Li Zhi was confused. Did Ma Zhou and Zhang Liang also impeach him? The weight of these two people is not comparable to that of the noisy censors on the censorship platform. I quickly looked at them and then felt a little relieved.
In the memorial, Ma Zhou and Zhang Liang mentioned that after receiving the report, they rushed to Fangjiawan Pier and confirmed that the ordnance found was the batch loaded by the Ministry of War last night, and immediately stopped the fleet before it left the customs. , after detailed inspection, it was found that one of the ships had too shallow draft. After boarding the ship for inspection, three packages of ordnance were indeed missing. Now all the people and the ship have been impounded.
However, considering the urgency of this batch of ordnance, all other ships were released and left for Liaodong. The Jingzhao Mansion and the Ministry of Justice will deploy elite personnel to detect the case as soon as possible...
Fortunately, all ships were not stopped in a big way to cooperate with the investigation, otherwise the fleet transportation schedule would be delayed. Once snow fell in Liaodong and these ordnance could not reach the army, the first person responsible would be Jin Wang Li Zhi, who was responsible for the ordnance loading and transportation.
At that time, Li Zhi will have to shoulder this responsibility and his prestige will be ruined.
Obviously everything is as the father said before. Although these people are doing things behind their backs, they also stick to the bottom line and do not hinder the Liaodong army's battle. They limit the matter to a certain range and the lethality is not too powerful.
Of course, if it cannot be resolved properly, he, Li Zhi, will still lose his face and will not be able to stand upright when talking to the Ministry of War in the future... (End of Chapter)