Chapter 3700 The Rise of Liu Jie
"Here!"
Several chamberlains responded quickly and divided their work. Some cut a new cup of tea and placed it respectfully on the table in front of Fang Jun, while others took away the pieces of the tea cup on the floor.
Then he quickly walked to the door with his head lowered and stood guard, not even daring to breathe.
There is no other way. Fang Er is equivalent to opening fire on all civil servants again. The impact is too large. Fish like them can easily be affected if they are not careful...
Liu Ji's face was red and his ears were red, and he was very angry. Wasn't it because my saliva accidentally splashed into the tea cup? Just change one and that's it. Why bother talking about cats, dogs, shit, urine...it's too much to deceive others.
But when he finished speaking, the situation was settled, and he stopped provoking Fang Jun. You have to understand the principle of when enough is enough. With His Royal Highness here, Fang Jun has to restrain himself no matter how angry he is. But if he doesn't stop, this guy may not dare to take action.
He closed his mouth, but used his eyes to signal to his colleagues: I can't do it anymore, you guys come on...
The surrounding civil servants raised their heads one after another, looking for luck, and planned to attack in groups. After all, Fang Jun's "cat and dog" just said was equivalent to declaring war on all civil servants. Cen Wenwen was old, had a high status, and had seniority, so naturally he would not go into battle shirtless. People like them would Must act as a pawn.
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Li Chengqian had been sitting in the main seat, frowning and silent, turning a blind eye to Liu Jie's angry scolding of Fang Jun and not intervening. This time Fang Jun started a war brazenly, which indeed had a great impact on the situation. It was likely to lead to the complete breakdown of the peace talks led by the civil servants. It is understandable that the civil servants were deeply resentful. If he favored Fang Jun, it would cause the civil servants to feel alienated and become more dissatisfied.
Some of these people have outstanding talents and have the ability to govern and secure the country, while others have mediocre qualifications and are just officials with a sword and a pen, unable to be used in any way. But everyone has the same thing. When the East Palace was in the most difficult time, they did not abandon him, but chose to spend the hard times with him, the prince, and never leave.
For a person with a relatively weak character, friendship is the most important thing, and this kind of friendship of sharing weal and woe becomes even more important after a crisis comes.
Who doesn’t plan and fight for his own interests?
Since the day the Tang Empire was established, the interests of countless people have gathered together. The interests of emperors, generals, aristocratic families, nobles, civil servants, military generals...the interests of everyone have converged and gathered in one place, stirring up the destiny of the world. Only then did he sweep across Liuhe and unify the eight wastelands.
The Nuo Empire is a gathering of countless interests and demands. How can he ask others to give up their interests and put morality first?
It is enough to be able to work side by side and fight to the death while taking interests into consideration.
Therefore, he did not warn Liu Ji and other civil servants. To this day, although these civil servants have worked hard and worked hard, their role is far less than that of the military. They finally came to the forefront because of the peace talks and were able to help the East Palace. While taking care of one's own interests in a critical situation, it may be completely cut off by Fang Jun's brazen start of war without warning. It is understandable to have resentment.
If this resentment is not released and is kept in the heart, it will gradually turn into complaints and resentment, and eventually alienate him as the prince.
But there must be a limit to the release of resentment, and it cannot be vented without limit...
Seeing that all the civil servants were angry and glaring at Fang Jun, and waiting for the crowd to attack, Li Chengqian spoke decisively and said in a deep voice: "Now is not the time to investigate anyone's crimes, the rebels attacked Dongneiyuan first. If we cannot fight back, we will lose the initiative at the negotiation table and let others take advantage of us. So what should be done now is how to deal with the aftermath and how to formulate the next plan?”
Fang Jun is the mainstay of the East Palace, so his most trusted minister can be slandered and even criticized by others, but he must not be besieged in front of him and turn a blind eye. That will chill people's hearts...
There was a sudden silence in the hall, and the civil servants who were already gearing up to angrily yell at Fang Jun felt that the punch they had been accumulating for a long time hit the empty space. They felt uncomfortable all over, but they had to stop.
Liu Jie was not aware of His Highness the Crown Prince's intention, and he was very high-spirited and said in an indignant tone: "Fang Er, relying on His Highness the Crown Prince's favor, not only started a war without authorization, but also insulted our civil servants and tried to sabotage the peace talks. His heart is to be punished! Your Highness, I beg you, I beseech you Take this animal out of the house and punish it as a warning to others!”
Oops!
All the officials in the hall were stunned. Not only the generals looked at Liu Ji like a fool, but also the civil servants took a breath of cold air - Liu Shizhong, did you take the wrong medicine?
This is the second room!
Nowadays, the White Jade Pillars of the East Palace and the Purple Gold Beam of the Sea are even higher than Li Jing in terms of real strength. Without him, His Highness the Crown Prince would not be able to sleep at night. The East Palace would have been eaten by the rebels, let alone It was just a mere act of starting a war without permission. Even if it was twice as serious, how could the prince kill him?
You definitely can't kill, but if your words get out, how can you still reap the rewards if Fang Er, a vengeful guy, holds a grudge in his heart?
Before the prince could express anything, Liu Ji had already turned around, his eyes swept over the faces of the civil servants in front of him one by one, and said in a deep voice: "The second house is so powerful that he will do whatever he wants. I know that these words will cause great trouble." , and even tonight there will be assassins sneaking into my house and taking my head off... However, right is right, and wrong is wrong, As civil servants, we cannot go into battle to kill the enemy, but we have to maintain discipline. How can we fear the revenge of the powerful and become complicit, or even join in the evil? Go burn a stick of incense and toast a glass of wine on my grave, I won’t be afraid!”
The words were impassioned and righteous, and the image of a loyal minister who was not afraid of power and upheld the law emerged, which was so convincing that it made people want to praise him!
Of course, this was just the expression on the face of the officials, but in fact they knew in their hearts that this servant wanted to establish his own branch, to establish a new branch of his own, apart from the two giants of the civil service system, Xiao Yu and Cen Wenwen.
There is nothing wrong with this. The more factions, the more opportunities there are. Moreover, Xiao Yu and Cen Wenwen are already old, and their influence on the government and the prince has gradually decreased, far less than Fang Jun. Being able to establish a new faction in the civil service system, with high ambition and enterprising spirit, is what all civil servants want to see.
Didn't you see that Cen Wenwen was half sitting there as a mud bodhisattva, sleepy and silent?
Fang Jun started the war brazenly, sabotaging the peace talks, preventing civilians from taking the lead in the peace talks, and striving for the greatest interests for the military. However, the civilian leader did not show any sign, which disappointed many people. The eyes he looked at Liu Ji gradually faded. Become eager.
It is true that Liu Jie's background and qualifications are far from comparable to those of Xiao Yu and Cen Wenwen. However, if the crisis in the East Palace can be successfully resolved, it will be regarded as broken and re-established, and the previous power structure will inevitably undergo a great cleansing.
Moreover, the prince has revealed his political leanings a long time ago. He will continue His Majesty Li Er's political strategy of suppressing powerful families, promoting business and stabilizing agriculture, vigorously develop the imperial examination, and use it as the main method for the court to select talents. Gradually, "recommendation" and "recruitment" will be used. Those who were "pi" were banned by the aristocratic families who monopolized the selection method. Regardless of whether they were from aristocratic families or poor families, everything was based on the imperial examination results.
This means that Xiao Yu, Cen Wenwen and others will inevitably gradually fade out of the center of power, and ministers like Liu Jie who do not have prominent family backgrounds will suddenly emerge and take charge of the court.
This is the political future after Donggong succeeds to the throne...
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Fang Jun also understood Liu Ji's intention. This guy was basically using his second house as a raft to establish his own prestige so that he could recruit a group of people to establish another company.
This is indeed a smart man.
Now Liu Ji is a servant, holding great power, being close to the emperor, and not attached to any powerful family. He can be regarded as politically correct. He has a deep foundation in the court and has outstanding abilities. As long as he can establish prestige and establish a new family, the crown prince will definitely succeed in the future. Become a force to be reckoned with.
The abacus is very shrewd, but things will change far beyond Liu Ji's imagination, and he is destined to end up in vain...
Curling his lips, Fang Jun did not argue with Liu Jie. He was too lazy to watch him jumping up and down and doing useless work. He lowered his head and drank tea.
Seeing Fang Jun's unexpected cessation, Liu Ji suddenly lost all his preparations. He rolled his eyes, bowed his head to Li Chengqian and said with emotion: "Your Highness, now that the peace talks are in trouble, can they proceed smoothly?" The fate is yet to be determined. The Duke of Song is far away from Tongguan, and Zhongshu Ling is too old to do what he wants. The minister is willing to take up the important task of communicating with Guan Long and try his best to promote the resumption of peace talks! "
Many civil servants’ eyes lit up. Good guy, you even want to steal the peace talks?
Everyone's eyes couldn't help but turn to Zhongshu Lingcen Wenwen, who was always there: Boss, your home is going to be stolen, what's the plan to fight back?
……(End of this chapter)