Chapter 2812: Rumors in the streets
What His Majesty Li Er fears most is that the prince is ignorant of the general situation and will destroy the current stable and good situation. This will lead to many difficulties in the Eastern Expedition, which will further affect the hidden dangers of eradicating Goguryeo, the Tang Empire, and even affect his creation of unparalleled achievements. Promoted to the title of "Eternal Emperor"!
Since the prince and Fang Jun could understand their thoughts, they nodded happily and said, "What the prince said is true. Our Tang Dynasty treats its meritorious officials well, and I am willing to share the wealth and honor with my past merits. How can I be so harsh without any real evidence?" What about a meritorious service? Let's leave it at that. However, Duke Yue's remarks are not without merit. Allowing these stolen weapons to wander among the people will always be a hidden danger. The Jingzhao Mansion and the Ministry of Punishment should send more manpower to trace their whereabouts, no matter who is involved. Let’s get to the bottom of it!”
"Here!"
Ma Zhou, Yin of Jingzhao, and Zhang Liang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, rushed out to lead the order.
His Majesty Li Er looked around and was in a good mood, so he said with a smile: "Let's end it today. After the next court, all the dear friends will go home to prepare New Year's goods and celebrate the festival. Oh, by the way, the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month is It's a happy event for Fang's family. If you have nothing to do, you can come to celebrate with me, or ask Fang Aiqing for a drink."
The "Fang Aiqing" in his mouth is naturally Fang Xuanling, but he would not call Fang Jun "Aiqing"...
The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty naturally agreed with a bang. Although Fang Xuanling made his official announcement, he did not stay away from the court. When His Majesty encountered difficulties from time to time, he either summoned Fang Xuanling into the palace to question him or came to ask for advice in person. He was never isolated from the central power of the Tang Dynasty, let alone It is said that Fang Jun will inherit his mantle.
Although people have left, the tea has not cooled yet.
Now that the third son of Fangfu is getting married to the Lu family of Fan Yang, how can everyone not come to celebrate? In fact, before the twelfth lunar month, the Fang family had already begun to receive congratulatory gifts from the ministers of the DPRK and China, which filled the warehouse in the mansion...
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In the evening, Taichang Shaoqing Zhang Dun returned to the mansion angrily.
Taichang Temple did not have a strong presence in normal times, because many things in the government office ultimately needed to be reviewed and drafted by the Ministry of Etiquette. The degree of autonomy was not high, but the power and responsibilities were not small. And now at the end of the year, the New Year is just around the corner, with rituals at suburban communities, inspections of tombs, and large and small temples taking turns to be held. The sacrifices, coins, jade, wine, recommendations, and Differentiating the equipment and uniforms is extremely complicated and complicated, and there is no room for any negligence. The entire Taichang Temple has been busy preparing for war since the winter moon, and there is no time to take a breath.
Today at the court meeting, the Minister of Taichang Temple came to the palace to see His Majesty. As a young minister, he became the chief official of Taichang Temple. He had to make decisions on all matters by himself, and he was so busy that he hit the back of his head with his feet.
However, a few jokes from his colleagues during lunch made all his fatigue disappear, leaving only the rising anger.
After entering the house, the maids and servants came forward to salute. When they saw the master's gloomy face, which seemed to be about to squeeze out water and turn into frost, they were too frightened to speak.
Straight into the main hall, Zhang Dun shouted to the servant who came forward to serve, "Where is the second lady?"
Zhang Dun said: "Call this evil beast to me immediately!"
The servant responded hurriedly and hurried to the backyard. He first notified the wife, and then went to inform the second young lady in the mansion who was not yet married.
When the flustered Madam Cui and the anxious Second Miss Zhang Xiuer came to the main hall, they saw Zhang Dun sitting on a chair drinking tea. The tea was probably too hot and burned his mouth. In anger, he slammed the tea cup on the table. on the ground, and then kept inhaling, looking angry and embarrassed...
"What's wrong? Could it be that you got angry in the yamen and went home to take it out on us ladies?"
The Cui family was born in the Boling Cui family. Although she was not the legitimate daughter, Zhang Dun was not the direct son of the Zhang family in Jiangdong. With the Boling Cui family's prominent family background and the traditional custom of the Tang Dynasty in which women did not give way to men, she would not be like The little girl is so submissive.
Zhang Dun said angrily: "I am angry? I am indeed angry, but it is not because of the Yamen matter, but because of this evil obstacle!"
Staring at his slender and delicate daughter, he was so angry that he blew his beard and stared.
The already petite Zhang Xiuer was so frightened that her delicate body trembled, her neck shrank, and her whole body was about to wilt...
"You old thing, did you take the wrong medicine and make your daughter crazy?"
Mrs. Cui glared at Zhang Dun, took her daughter's hand, and said softly: "Don't be afraid, Xiu'er, your mother will make the decisions for you, and no one can bully you!"
Although this daughter was not born to her, the unlucky girl fell ill after giving birth to her daughter, and passed away within two years. This girl was the one who used to urinate every time, and her feelings were no better than her own. My married daughter is a bit younger, and she is always very doting on her.
"Oh..."
Zhang Xiuer responded in a low voice, was held by Mrs. Cui, and sat on the chair. She secretly glanced at her angry father and felt very nervous.
Could it be because of that thing again...
As a result, he was afraid of what he was going to do. When the servants came up to clean up the pieces of the tea cup and left, Zhang Dun pointed at Zhang Xiuer and angrily said: "My daughter, every family should be obedient and have four virtues, be gentle, virtuous and clean, even if they don't leave the house without leaving the door. If you don't open the door, you can't go out to have a tryst with a wild man, right? It's a good thing now that your scandal has already been widely known, and even everyone in the city is talking about it. I've lost my face to you! ”
He was so frightened that Zhang Xiuer started to cry.
On the one hand, I have never seen my father get so angry with me, and on the other hand, I heard that the incident between me and Fang Yize has been spread widely. My daughter’s family is always shy, and they must be those boring idle guys. I don’t know how to arrange it. How will I meet people in the future?
However, Mrs. Cui quickly comforted her daughter, her beautiful eyes widened, and she said angrily: "How can there be any reason to talk to my daughter like this? What is going on?"
She naturally knew about the fact that her daughter and Sanlang of the Fang family hit it off and fell in love at first sight, secretly meeting each other in private. Two days ago, Lang Jun was so angry about this that he went to Fang's house in person to cause a scene. Originally, he just wanted to seek justice and an explanation, so he left the matter at that. After all, the Fang family's family was not something they could control. Shape into rounds and flatten at will.
But why did this become such a big deal in the blink of an eye?
Zhang Dun was so angry that his face turned red, he slapped the table angrily, and said angrily: "Today at noon, I was having dinner in the Yamen. Many colleagues talked about this matter, and they even teased me, saying that a concubine climbed up to the Fang family. This tall branch is the creation of someone named Zhang. , with the support of the Duke of Yue, I am afraid that it will not take a few days to take the position of Taichang Qing... I, Zhang Dun, have been upright and honest all my life. How can I be so angry that I have to rely on selling my daughter to get promoted in my old age? Me too!”
Cui asked curiously: "How did this matter spread?"
Only a few people in the palace knew about this matter, and they were all close servants. There was absolutely no reason to spread the word to ruin the reputation of their own girl.
As for the Fang family...
Zhang Dun was also very depressed: "The prime minister is gentle and gentle, and he is as humble as jade. There is no way he would do such a bad thing. Besides, I heard that after I left that day, the prime minister beat Sanlang half to death, and he was still the second bedroom. After returning home, I begged hard and finally gave up. How did this incident get spread?"
Fang Xuanling's character is guaranteed. He has been in the court for more than ten years and his character is well-known by everyone. Even Changsun Wuji, who has always been at odds with him, has never said anything about Fang Xuanling. Half of the age is not the word. Even if he retires from office now, he should cherish his feathers and protect his reputation. How could he do such a despicable thing?
Mrs. Cui held her crying daughter in her arms and had no choice but to advise: "Mr. Lang, don't be angry. Xiu'er and Sanlang of the Fang family are both young admirers. It's normal for them to have feelings for each other. Aren't we also from this age?" …”
Zhang Dun immediately glared and said: "What do you mean by this? Is it possible that you had a good husband back then, and finally had no choice but to marry into the Zhang family? Have you ever contacted that person behind my back in so many years?"
"What are you talking about?"
Mrs. Cui's face turned red with anger, she slapped the table with her palms, and said angrily: "I'm just saying that at young Mu Ai's age, as long as he doesn't do anything over the top, it's fine. Now that she knows she can't be with that person When Fang Sanlang gets married, he will naturally stop thinking about it. If you go to someone's house to make trouble in person, you are ignorant and narrow-minded!"
Zhang Dun was so depressed that he covered his forehead and said: "Now I also regret it a little, but now that the matter has come to this, what can I do now?"
If this kind of thing spreads, the woman will suffer a loss after all. If she wants to find a good marriage for her daughter in the future, she may face many difficulties.
Seeing his daughter crying, he became more and more irritable, so he simply got up and went back to the bedroom and fell asleep.
The next morning, I got up, washed up, had breakfast, and was about to go out to the Yamen for duty. A servant came to report that the Duke of Song and the Duke of Yue were coming to visit...(End of Chapter)