Chapter 4050 Uninvited
Hearing that Fang Jun had given him one hundred thousand guan as soon as he opened his mouth, Li Zhi looked at Fang Jun eagerly, feeling both admiration and envy in his heart.
His literary talent is unparalleled in the world, his martial arts is the best among the three armies, and he is known as the "God of Wealth" for his ability to "turn stone into gold". He has outstanding prestige and outstanding achievements, but he is also the royal prince's consort. Unexpectedly, he has ulterior motives... Such a minister is like a tiger with wings, but he will die. He supports the prince sincerely and has a close friendship with the King of Wei, but he is a little distant from himself and has difficulty being in touch with him...
Li Zhi lamented in his heart, such a good minister should choose a tree to live in. If he could get help from Fang Jun, why would his father not pass the throne to him?
It's a pity that he was born a little late and couldn't take him into his service before the prince and King Wei... At the same time, he also realized that the prince was bound to be deposed, and if Fang Jun gave up the prince and turned to King Wei Under his command, it will be an extremely disadvantageous situation for him.
The thoughts in my heart are spinning, but my face is green and well-behaved. I am smiling beside you, and I look like a quiet and beautiful young man...
Li Tai patted Fang Jun on the shoulder, then turned to ask the prince: "I heard that the prince has asked my father to go to Daci'en Temple tomorrow to fast for a hundred days to pray for his mother?"
Li Chengqian nodded and said: "That's right. A few days ago, I dreamed back in the night. I dreamed about the days when I lived with my father and mother in the Qin Palace. Although my mother had been dead for many years, her voice and smile remained unchanged, which touched my heart, so I planned to enter the palace. Temple to pray.”
The two highnesses were silent.
The eldest son has such an advantage. He can highlight the envy and jealousy of others by telling the past inadvertently. At that time, His Majesty Li Er was just the King of Qin. He was suppressed by Prince Jiancheng and King Yuanji of Qi at every turn. Even Emperor Gaozu did not like to see him. What kind of suffering was it when he was surrounded by enemies on all sides? Until his father rebelled and usurped the throne in a desperate situation, the prince was always involved. The critical moments and life-and-death experiences we experienced together cannot be replaced by anything.
Let’s talk about the queen... If the queen was still alive, how could she agree with the father to depose his eldest son and establish a new crown prince?
The hall fell silent for a moment, even a little embarrassed.
A rush of footsteps outside broke the silence, and King Jiang Li Yun was seen running in in a brocade robe. He first saluted several brothers, then came forward and sat under Fang Jun. He came closer and asked in a low voice: " That Jiangnan fell to the ground, how beautiful the mountains and rivers were, so beautiful that Xiuzhu The girl hasn't returned to Chang'an yet? Could it be that the prime minister went to Jiangnan to choose a husband for Xiuzhu? Jiangnan will definitely mess up the marriage!”
Speaking of this, he said with a depressed look: "Speaking of which, what do you think of your family's collapse? After all, I am also the prince of the dynasty and a nobleman of Tianhuang. How can I still be ignored by you in every possible way and still refuse to agree to my request?" Marrying a girl named Xiuzhu? This is simply unreasonable!”
He fell in love with Fang Xiuzhu at first sight and had deep feelings for him. However, not only his mother, concubine and father did not support this, but the Fang family also shied away from him in every possible way and treated him very unfavorably. This made him extremely depressed. Whose girl is not crying and shouting to marry into the prince's palace, never thought that someone would be so disgusted with her?
Wei King Li Tai said solemnly: "Seventh brother must not be rude! Erlang is the pillar of Fang Xiangguo and has made great achievements. How can he rely on his status as a prince to force the Fang family? This matter must not be mentioned again, otherwise if his father knows about it, I am afraid he will try to steal it." Off your skin!”
Jiang Wang Li Yun shrank his neck in fright, feeling uneasy in his heart, and quickly defended: "How could I threaten the Fang family? The so-called fair ladies and gentlemen are jealous. The younger brother is unmarried, and the younger sister of the Fang family is unmarried. I don't know what is wrong."< br>
Compared with the kind and honest prince, the younger brothers are obviously more in awe of the rebellious Li Tai. This guy is proud of his talent, has the favor and support of his father, and is famous for turning his back on others...
Li Tai raised his eyebrows and glared at Li Yun: "You still dare to refute? Don't think that I don't know your thoughts. Maybe you are really in love with Xiuzhu, but who knows what your mother-in-law's intentions are? I will be your King Jiang honestly. , glory, wealth and respect are extremely important, don’t think about those things that you have and don’t have.”
Li Yun's face turned the color of pig liver from suppressing his emotions, but he did not dare to speak.
His mother was born in the Langya Wang family and had connections with Shandong aristocratic families and Jiangnan noble families. Although the Langya Wang family is now in some decline, its heritage is still there, and Li Yun is also His Majesty's son after all. At this time of turmoil in Yichu, who can be without it? How much hope is there?
Even if those extravagant hopes turn out to be illusory, there are still many benefits once you become relatives with the Fang family of "a family with two kingdoms", not to mention that Fang Jun has the ability to "turn stone into gold". With just a little guidance, King Langya can The family can accumulate huge wealth, and the revitalization of the family is just around the corner.
This is an obvious benefit, so Li Yun cannot deny that he has no motive in his heart, but what he cares more about is Fang Xiuzhu. He feels that if love and career can have the best of both worlds, what's wrong with it?
You have to bear the fate of your parents, the words of the matchmaker, and blind marriage. If you can marry the woman you like as your wife, you will be extremely lucky...
Although Fang Jun was a little dissatisfied with Li Yun coveting his own cabbage, he couldn't stand it when he saw that Li Tai was scolding him so hard that he couldn't get off the stage, so he came to the rescue and said: "Children are just playing around, how can they know so much?" ? Let’s talk about Wei Chen’s girl. The son is extremely doted on by his father and his subordinates, and he is very fierce. He has already promised her to make the decision on her own marriage. If His Royal Highness Prince Jiang is really serious, he might as well work hard for it. If he can win the favor of his sister-in-law, the subordinates will not do anything. Interference.”
Li Tai thought that he did not dare to offend the royal family because of the current situation, so he had to make such compromises to stabilize Li Yun, so he frowned and said displeasedly: "The parents' orders, the matchmaker's words, how can they make the final decision on marriage matters themselves? ? You don’t need to worry about this, Erlang. Unless the father agrees to come to propose marriage, if the seventh brother continues to entangle Xiuzhu, I will personally break his legs!”
Fang Jun was speechless and said helplessly: "Okay, you are His Highness the Prince, you have the final say."
He didn't care much about Li Yun and the Langya Wang family behind him. Although Li Yun was a bit of a jerk, he had shown a caring attitude in the past, and he had a deep love for Xiuzhu. If they were in love, it didn't matter. Neither prince nor beggar will interfere.
Moreover, the reason why the Langya Wang family has been in such a downturn in recent times has something to do with the fact that he went south and turned Jiangdong upside down...
Li Yun did not dare to say anything in front of the prince and the king of Wei. He was frustrated and continued to sit down, feeling uncomfortable all over, so he found an excuse and fled in despair.
Not long after, guests arrived one after another.
Fang Jun left the two highnesses in the main hall and went out to greet the guests at the main entrance. In a short time, there were a lot of guests.
In addition to several of their highnesses, Li Daozong and Ma Zhou, two important ministers who had close friendship with Fang Jun, came. Xiao Yu and Cen Wenwen were not among the invitees, but Cen Changqian came to the door... How dare Cen Changqian come to Fang Jun's house? Treat yourself as a guest? He obediently accompanied Fang Jun at the main entrance to greet the guests, as if he were a junior.
With his different status, standing here will inevitably make people think: Is it Cen Changqian's own idea, or is he here on behalf of Cen Wenwen?
There were not many guests, and they were all close friends of Fang Jun. It was said that it was a banquet for guests, but in fact it should be called a "family banquet", but the significance of showing off one's connections to others is self-evident...
Fang Jun was chatting and laughing with everyone in the main hall. From time to time he would tell a dirty joke, which made the whole hall burst into laughter. The atmosphere was very lively.
Before the banquet started, the disciples came to report that Zhang Xingcheng, the new official minister, came to visit...
Li Taiqi said: "Why did you invite this person?"
Fang Jun spread his hands and said, "This is a family banquet. We just sit around the table and have a lively drink. We don't have to worry too much about each other. How can a humble minister invite those unrelated people? However, since we are guests, we treat them well." Wei Chen went to see if the Minister of Civil Affairs had prepared a large profit. If the gift was shallow, he would be driven away. "
Everyone was speechless. Everyone was here, how could they be driven away?
Fang Jun apologized, left the table and came to the main entrance. He saw Zhang Xingcheng in regular clothes standing inside the door looking around. When he saw Fang Jun coming to greet him, he clicked his tongue and exclaimed: "After all, he is the richest person in the world." The God of Wealth, the architecture of this mansion is magnificent and grand. Compared with the thousand-year-old mansions that Shandong aristocratic families are proud of, they can be called "humble houses", and they can only be compared to the royal palaces."
Fang Jun stepped forward to greet the gift, looked at Zhang Xingcheng who returned the gift, and said with a half-smile, "Does Zhang Shangshu think that I will not evict guests?"
Coming uninvited is a bad guest...
He has a yin and yang attitude as soon as he comes up, and he is not a good person.
Zhang Xingcheng laughed loudly and ordered his servants to bring the congratulations to him. He was very familiar with it: "When I first heard about Yue Duke Wen Ju's joy, although he had not received an invitation, he came shamelessly, prepared a few gifts, and asked for a glass of wine. The Duke of Yue won’t even accept the gift, right?”
Now it is a foregone conclusion that the Prince of the East Palace will be deposed. Looking at the reactions of everyone in the East Palace, they have already laid down and stopped struggling. Under such circumstances, Fang Jun, who was originally regarded by His Majesty as a winger of the East Palace who must seize military power, would instead become a representative of the East Palace subordinates, and thus be treated favorably by His Majesty, in order to express the emperor's great kindness and appease the Eastern Palace subordinates. People's hearts.
Coupled with Fang Jun's illustrious achievements in the past and his strong influence on both the military and the government, it is foreseeable that when the prince is deposed, Fang Jun is very likely to directly enter the central government and become the prime minister... At this time, let's light up the cold stove , is still necessary.
Of course, the way you get along with others is very important. Now that Fang Jun is being suppressed and his status is different from before, it is a great honor for him to be able to come to congratulate him in person. He must also hit when it is time to hit, so as not to let this "stick" know what is wrong.
As the new Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he ranks first among the six departments. He is backed by an aristocratic family in Shandong, and he is also a well-known figure in the court...
However, contrary to his expectations, Fang Jun did not show the enthusiasm he should have, and the smile on his face was a little playful: "Although etiquette is light and affection is heavy, the weight of the gift represents the attitude. If Zhang Shangshu is really a 'little gift', I will It is inevitable to think that Zhang Shangshu is contemptuous, and he might get angry and drive people away... Come, take a look at the gifts Zhang Shangshu brought."
Zhang Xingcheng looked shocked. He rushed to the door to congratulate him, but this guy didn't appreciate it at all?
He was also a little panicked. The gift he brought was considered valuable, but for Fang Jun, who was rich in the world, what gift was not a "little gift" in his eyes?
How will you deal with yourself if you lower your face and drive people away...(End of Chapter)