Chapter 3782 Civil and Military Struggle
When Fang Jun came out of the prince's study, it was already the first quarter of the morning, and many officials from the East Palace who came to discuss matters were already standing at the door of the prince's residence. Last night, a fire broke out at Yushitan, burning half of Chang'an city red. Such a major event would naturally have a great impact. All departments came to ask how to deal with it, and people gathered at the door to discuss it.
Standing at the door, he nodded to the officials at the bottom of the steps. Everyone nodded or bowed in return, and Fang Jun was about to walk down the steps and return to the camp outside Xuanwu Gate.
Although this detailed discussion with Li Chengqian is far from candid, Li Chengqian must have understood the deeper implications with his wisdom...
This made Fang Jun a little uneasy and depressed. How could he hide some words and things from Li Chengqian? But I couldn't tell.
The chatter in his ears suddenly fell silent. When Fang Jun came back to his senses, he saw Liu Ji, who was neatly dressed in a purple official uniform and even his beard was meticulously groomed, standing in front of him, blocking the road.
Xiao Yu stroked his beard and stood to one side.
Fang Jun frowned, stood with his hands behind his hands, and looked at Liu Ji coldly.
Liu Ji bowed his hands to the ground and met each other with the courtesy of a lower official. Then he stood up, waved his sleeves, and said sternly: "Now there is a prince of the East Palace who supervises the country. He has power over the world and controls the civil and military affairs. Why is it that the Duke of Yue has come again and again?" He repeatedly violated the East Palace’s decision on the peace talks, sent troops without authorization, treated the prince as if he were nothing, was outrageous, cruel and unreasonable to the extreme!”
As soon as this statement came out, the officials on the left and right quietly watched. Everyone knew that Fang Jun could not be provoked, and powerful people such as Changsun Wuji and Linghu Defen would be disgraced, let alone Liu Jie.
Everyone wanted to know Fang Jun's true thoughts. After all, he had repeatedly ruined the peace talks, but the prince never punished him, which made everyone puzzled.
Of course, the more important thing is to give full play to traditional Chinese arts - watching the excitement...
Fang Jun did not make everyone excited, and ignored the aggressive Liu Ji. Instead, he looked at Xiao Yu on one side and asked with a smile: "Is this what Song Guogong meant?"
Xiao Yu shook his head: "It has nothing to do with me."
Fang Jun nodded: "That's what Cen Zhongshu means... This Cen Zhongshu is really worried. When he is old, he can't roam around in the woods and play with his grandchildren. He has to endure the barking cats and dogs under his door all day long. It’s so unfortunate that the house is so noisy.”
Oops!
The officials' eyes widened for a moment, thinking that Fang Jun was avoiding and unwilling to accept Liu Ji's questioning, but they didn't expect that the very first words he spoke were such extremely insulting words!
Just look at Liu Jie's face, which turned blood red instantly, and you will know that something good is about to happen... This is the servant! The provincial governor, the emperor's close minister, and one of the prime ministers! How humiliating is it to be described as a "cat or dog" by Fang Jun?
Liu Jie's pupils were filled with blood, and he was furious. He was so ashamed and angry that he shouted: "Fang Er, how dare you humiliate me like this? Either you die today or I die!"
Just when he was about to step forward to fight Fang Jun, his best friend was startled and hurriedly grabbed his waist and pulled his legs to restrain Liu Jie.
Liu Ji struggled hard and shouted: "Let me go, I will fight to the death with this beast!"
Colleagues were sweating profusely and hugging Liu Ji tightly. Do you think that this man who has been so proud of himself in the past two years has forgotten the fact that he is brave enough to conquer the three armies? With your thin arms and thin legs, I can beat up to twenty...
Xiao Yu, who originally had no intention of getting involved, frowned and said, "Liu Shizhong is the prime minister and the head of the civil service of the empire. How can the Duke of Yue insult him with just a few words? How unbecoming!"
He was not on good terms with Liu Jie, and Liu Jie now posed a great threat to his position, putting his status as "Qingliu leader" in jeopardy. He was willing to see Liu Jie's face plummet in front of Fang Jun. But Fang Jun insulted Liu Ji when he opened his mouth. This clearly meant that he did not take all civil servants into consideration. "Cats, cats and dogs" were not just insults to Liu Ji. Under such circumstances, he had to stand up and defend the civil servants. , his unceremonious confrontation with Fang Jun will further highlight his status as a "clean leader".
Liu Jiewu, who was standing next to him, struggled and yelled loudly: "This is so outrageous and unreasonable! Why was such a major event as a sneak attack on the rebel grain storage not informed in advance, causing the peace talks to be stalled again? The peace talks are a major matter, which is related to the life and death of the East Palace, but yet Because you put it aside again and again, it is a death penalty!”
The officials all admired Liu Ji's courage. How much courage did it take to dare to say "death penalty" in front of Fang Jun? Not to mention that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince now regards Fang Jun as his humerus and relies on him as his heart and soul. His illustrious achievements have already been spread all over the world and he is known as the outstanding person in the world and the mainstay of the country. You can sum up all his achievements with just one sentence. To wipe them all out can be described as heart-breaking.
That Fang Er always behaves arrogantly and domineeringly. He is the only one who bullies others. How has anyone ever bullied him? I'm afraid I'm going to give Liu Jie a few hard blows to make him lose his memory...
Unexpectedly, today's Fang Jun was uncharacteristically uncharacteristic. He had no intention of giving a "stick". He stood with his hands behind his back, quite like a big shot in the court. He calmly said to Liu Jie: "This sneak attack on the rebels' food supply is of great significance. The principle of speed is to make soldiers valuable." Liu Shizhong should understand, right? We must make a surprise attack before the rebels are aware of it, otherwise it will be impossible. Success. Furthermore, if Liu Shizhong was notified in advance but the news was leaked, causing the rebels to take precautions, the surprise attack would not be successful, but the soldiers under my right guard would suffer heavy losses. Who should be held responsible? Jun, or you, Liu Ji? Who can bear this responsibility?"
As soon as these words came out, not only did Liu Ji blush with anger, but also the officials watching the excitement were also dissatisfied.
What this means is that we, the civil servants, are regarded as traitors who secretly collude with the rebels?
Uh... Of course, Li Tang, who started from a Guanlong background, is actually very difficult to distinguish from the Guanlong clan, especially in the court dominated by the Guanlong clan, most of them are related to each other. It is very possible to stand on Dong Palace's side in private but secretly communicate with Guan Long.
But you can’t say that. Following the prince of the East Palace, we broke down our family and property, fought through thorns and thorns, climbed up step by step from the abyss, and finally ushered in the light, with a bright future, but at this time, you put a thorn in the heart of the prince. , making him feel grudge and secretly wary of all of us, what the hell is this human thing to do?
How abominable!
Liu Jie was so angry that his mouth was trembling. He had already seen Fang Jun's invincibility with his talk. It was a level that could make the royal censors of the whole dynasty sigh that they couldn't match it. How easy would it be to defeat him if he wanted to?
He took a deep breath to suppress his anger. In fact, he was a little afraid of his impulsive and reckless actions just now. What if the person next to him didn't pull him, or even didn't want to... Don't doubt it, you don't have many friends in the officialdom. You committed a serious crime and went to jail. When everyone is waiting to die They will feel pity and try their best to go to Jiaofangsi as many times as possible to express condolences to your wife and daughter after your death; but when you are on the rise, they all want to drag you down by their tails, and then put a foot on them to help you. You are stepping in muddy water...
In a nutshell: There are people who hate people, but there is no need to pity people.
In fact, this is not just the officialdom, but also all walks of life in the world. This is the foundation of human nature...
He said: "In short, the Duke of Yue ignored the overall peace talks and raised troops to attack at will. But where did he want to put the East Palace?"
Fang Jun looked at him in surprise: "Could it be that Liu Shizhong is just dreaming? If I had not led my subordinates to regard death as home and refuse to retreat, how could there be the situation of today's peace talks? The rebels would have entered this place long ago. It's a heavy door! By then, I'm afraid Liu Shizhong won't have the guts to argue with the traitors like he is doing now, but will be eager to redeem his wife and daughter from the Jiaofang Division to prevent your colleagues from coming to express condolences..."
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"Hey! Fang Er, can you say something humane?"
"This is too disgraceful! We, our colleagues, are officials, how can we act like that?"
"It's true, it's true. I just think about it. It's so embarrassing to do it seriously..."
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Liu Ji suddenly turned his head: "Who said this just now?"
All the officials shut their mouths and shook their heads.
Fang Jun said with a smile: "This is human nature, there is no need to criticize harshly, and what this dear friend said is not unreasonable. The so-called 'filial piety comes first among all good deeds, regardless of deeds, and there is no filial son in the world. "There are no good people in the world," and there is nothing wrong with just having sex with your wife and your concubine."
"Mother!"
Liu Jie really couldn't bear it this time. Even if Fang Jun beat him to death, he would still have to rush up and scratch him all over his face. Are these human words? I'm just interested in a game with you. In the bigger picture, it's just a civil and military dispute, not a personal grudge. But you've escalated this to the level of a personal attack, even affecting your wife and daughter. Do you want the honor of the majestic prince?
It is unbearable!
Seeing that there was no way to end it, an interior designer walked out of the study and loudly said: "His Royal Highness has summoned you!"
All the officials quickly silenced, and Liu Jie also suppressed his anger, straightened his clothes, and followed the eunuch into the study with his colleagues. However, along the way, he looked coldly at the robes around him, and was extremely angry in his heart: he was a beast in clothes with a human face and a heart of a beast. , it’s a good thing that I regard you as my good friend, but you actually miss my wife and daughter...
When he saw Fang Jun walking in the front, he couldn't help but spit out and cursed: Mother!
The colleague next to him trembled, and quickly pulled him, and whispered: "Prince, before he comes, you can exercise some restraint..." (End of Chapter)