Chapter 2938: Framing
Li Zhi nodded to Cui Dunli and said, "Thank you very much, Mr. Cui, for your advice. I am too reckless."
Cui Dunli smiled, glanced at Fang Jun on the side, and said: "The Duke of Yue often teaches us that we must be upright and broad-minded. The so-called gentleman is magnanimous, and the villain is always worried. If you want to be a famous minister, you must first be famous. As an official, if you want to be a model for the world, you must first be a gentleman.”
He said it very nicely, but in his heart he admired Fang Jun even more.
This was an excellent opportunity to attack King Jin, yet he let it go. Fang Jun's ambition and attitude were indeed rare in the world.
Everyone said that Fang Xuanling was as gentle as jade and a gentleman for a lifetime, but he gave birth to such a bad guy as Fang Jun. In fact, in Cui Dunli's view, although Fang Jun's behavior was a bit rash, his character was definitely worthy of the code of a "gentleman" .
A gentleman is unscrupulous in what he asks for, and what he asks for will be justified.
Who can not admire such people?
Li Zhi smiled, nodded and said: "The Duke of Yue has a broad mind and is really a role model for us. Otherwise, how could he be worthy of being so favored and respected by his father?"
Fang Jun disapproved of the flattery and said calmly: "Uncle Zhi treated his minister as a scholar of his country, and he repaid him as a soldier of his former country."
At that time, Yu Rang avenged Zhibo, but was discovered by Zhao Xiangzi accidentally. Zhao Xiangzi said to Yu Rang: "Don't you want to do anything to Fan Zhongxing's family? Zhibo destroyed Fan Zhongxing's family, but I didn't want to take revenge, so I rebelled against him. Uncle Zhi is dead. How can Zi Du take revenge?" Yu Rang replied: "I serve the Fan Zhongxing family, and the Fan Zhongxing family retaliates with the people of the country, and the people of the country retaliate.
Later, when he got Zhao Xiangzi's king's robe, Yurang drew his sword and jumped three times, shouting: "Now you can report to me." Then he fell on his sword and died.
This is "a scholar who is a confidant will die"!
Li Zhi remained silent.
If you want to achieve great things, in addition to your own excellence, you also need the help of capable hands. In those days, my father had the great assistance of Changsun Wuji, Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, Cheng Yaojin, Li Ji and other civil and military ministers, and he achieved great things and became famous in history. Now there are outstanding figures in the world like Fang Jun who are willing to die to serve. It is precisely because of my father. Isn't it enviable and admirable that the emperor's charisma can overwhelm the heroes?
And when will I meet my "Yu Rang"?
……
After thinking about it again and again, Fang Jun said: "Copy the names of these soldiers into a book. As for how to provide compensation, the Ministry of War will temporarily allocate a sum of money to the soldiers and the families of those who died in battle. It must be stated that the compensation should be based on what happened after the Eastern Expedition. Your Majesty's will will be carried out, and the money and silk will be replenished at once, and military meritorious service will be rewarded one by one. Please understand that there is no need to rush. "
Cui Dunli also believes that this is the best way to deal with it: "The lower official will send officials from the Ministry of War and the local government to visit the house in person according to the address registered in the household registration. They will first give some money and silk to appease them and obtain their understanding."
Since nothing is appropriate, the only option is to delay, but we must get the understanding of the soldiers themselves and their families, and we must not give people the misunderstanding that their merits have been corrupted.
You can't ask His Majesty Li Er for his opinion on this matter, right?
Moreover, His Majesty Li Er may now increase the reward with a wave of his hand, and the treatment will far exceed the regulations of the Ministry of War. When the Eastern Expedition is blocked in the future, the reward will be reduced or reduced. No one dares to complain that His Majesty Li Er has gone back on his word. They will only criticize the Ministry of War for being unfair and inconsistent...
Then Cui Dunli said goodbye and left.
Li Zhi was a little puzzled. The two men never talked about who was responsible for the frostbite and death of soldiers caused by the delay in ordnance...
After thinking about it, he couldn't help but said: "The fault for this matter lies with me. The Duke of Yue can write in the memorial that I am sad and guilty for the death of these soldiers, and I will definitely take responsibility, even if the soldiers who died in battle are killed The family went to the palace to curse, and I accepted it calmly.”
This was not because he had the courage to bear it, but because he knew that this incident happened while he was in charge of the Ministry of War, and he could not run away at all.
Fang Jun said: "What does this matter have to do with Your Highness? Your Highness has just joined the Ministry of War and does not understand the operation of the Ministry of War. Although he was deceived by villains, he did not use the navy's fleet for transportation. Instead, he spent a lot of money to hire ships from the south of the Yangtze River. Not only did he Cost a lot It took too long and delayed the military situation. It also caused a batch of ordnance to be stolen and has not been recovered so far. The minister has drafted a memorial and will submit it to the political hall tomorrow morning, asking the ministers to evaluate the gains and losses and impose punishments. "
Li Zhi: "..."
How the hell is this different from me taking responsibility?
Changsun Wuji handled the matter, but it was all with my consent. Now you are openly placing the responsibility on Changsun Wuji, but in the end the blame will still fall on my butt...
From this we can see what Fang Jun’s so-called “bottom line” is, that is, put away all the tricks and plots to assassinate people, and don’t use them. Show your abilities to the public, and whoever loses will gain. You can only rely on your own abilities and leave it to fate.
Thinking about it now, the Navy was dragging its feet to transport this batch of ordnance for various reasons. He himself did not dare to let the Navy transport it, so he had to ask Changsun Wuji to hire ships from the south of the Yangtze River to transport it. Everything fell into Fang Jun's plan. in the trap.
Just waiting to be impeached today.
In fact, the missing batch of ordnance might have been done by Fang Jun...
Li Zhi smiled bitterly and said: "The Duke of Yue is really good at calculating. Not only did I fall into the trap, but even the Duke of Zhao was unaware of it. I admire this kind of conspiracy very much."
Fang Jun took a sip of tea, leaned on the back of the chair, and said leisurely: "Your Highness's remarks involve slander, so please be careful. Otherwise, I will write another memorial to impeach you for your slanderous words and corrupt me." ”
Li Zhi was speechless and quickly raised his hands to surrender: "Okay, okay, this matter is just the result of my stupidity. Is this okay?"
He knew that Fang Jun could do what he said and was unwilling to use conspiracy methods to deal with him, but that didn't mean that he couldn't attack him openly. Although Liu Ji has been promoted to the position of Zhongshu Ling, his arrangements are all up and down on the imperial censor's stage, and his words and deeds follow his words. Once Fang Jun's memorial is actually presented, Liu Ji's current position of closely following the prince's footsteps , will inevitably launch a large-scale impeachment storm to criticize himself.
The memorial that flew into the political hall like snowflakes and finally appeared on my father's desk gives me a headache just thinking about it...
Fang Jun laughed: "Wei Chen has already said that this matter has nothing to do with His Highness. It is just that he was deceived by an adulterer. If necessary, Wei Chen can even provide physical evidence to prove that someone was cheating during this employment process." Want, embezzle public funds..."
Which one of the families in Jiangnan who had sent ships to transport ordnance would dare not listen to Fang Jun's orders? With Fang Jun's power and majesty and the support of the Jiangnan nobles behind him, he can be regarded as a leader in the entire Jiangnan.
What's the difficulty if a slave comes out and accuses Changsun Wuji of being corrupt?
Without his acquiescence, no fleet would have dared to take on the business of transporting ordnance...
Li Zhi sighed, everyone said that Changsun Wuji was a "shady person", with endless schemes and tricks, and he often plotted people into deep traps without realizing it. Now it seems that Fang Jun is not a vegetarian either, and he is very Machiavellian.
The most amazing thing is that this guy shows an open and innocent face all day long. People all over the world say that he is straightforward and open-minded...
Even though he had to bow his head, he felt really unhappy. Li Zhi snorted and said sarcastically: "No wonder even my father once scolded Duke Yue as a treacherous person. The methods of this conspiracy are really all-consuming. ”
Fang Jun was not annoyed and said casually: "Your Highness, what you said is wrong. Although Zhao Guogong has made great contributions to the country, he is evil and has ulterior motives. He is really a coward in the country. Not to mention that the minister has not done anything at all, but there is some conspiracy. Calculate, it is also based on How can you say that fighting poison with poison is a way to defeat loyalty? Your Highness's understanding of 'loyalty' is really superficial. You should read more history books and gain experience to be able to distinguish between loyalty and traitors and understand people's hearts."
Li Zhi rolled his eyes and remained silent.
Only then did he remember that Fang Jun was also a figure in the imperial court who had a verbal battle with the imperial censor. He could talk black into white, dead into life, with a lotus tongue and quick thinking. How could he be his opponent?
Okay, anyway, Changsun Wuji has already been beaten by you, so it doesn’t matter if you frame another crime. Anyway, you two are already mortal enemies, and you both want to put the other to death...
Fang Jun stretched out, looked out at the sky, and said, "Wei Chen plans to go to the academy to see the military training hosted by Duke Wei. I wonder if Your Highness would be willing to go with us?"
Li Zhi thought for a while, but nothing happened, so he said: "The scale of the military training in Suwen Academy is huge and has already caused a sensation in Chang'an. I really want to take a look." (End of Chapter)