"Bitch thief! Do you still dare to come to see me? Come and accept your fate!"
There was a loud shout in Shangshanfang. Wei Wang Li Tai took off the sword hanging on the wall and pulled it out. He waved the shining blade and tried to split Fang Er into two pieces. He was so frightened that his followers ignored the risk of being accidentally injured. They all stepped forward and hugged him.
Li Tai struggled hard and waved his sword: "Let me go! This guy has a vicious heart and ruthless methods. If I don't kill him today, it will be hard to get rid of the hatred in my heart!"
His Highness King Wei's eyes were blazing with anger, and all his followers were trembling with fear, but they had to hold him back to prevent him from getting close to Fang Jun. He was complaining in his heart, "Didn't we stop you from killing Fang Er?" But I'm protecting you!
Everyone knows Fang Jun's character, and there is no way he will let himself be slaughtered. If he fights back in anger, even ten kings of Wei will be beaten to the ground...
Fang Jun stood with his hands behind his hands under the guard of his own soldiers, looking at the furious Li Tai with a smile.
……
After a long quarrel, Li Tai was so exhausted that he returned to the hall with the help of his personal attendants. Fang Jun sat beside Li Tai without invitation, drinking tea with a calm expression and looking at the furious Li Tai. If not seen.
"Mother!"
Li Tai cursed for a long time. He was probably very tired. He took a sip of tea, exhaled a breath, glared at Fang Jun and said, "You won't give me an explanation?"
Fang Jun then put down his tea cup and said calmly: "What explanation should I give? In fact, His Highness should thank me for this matter."
"Huh?!"
Li Tai laughed angrily, patted the case and said angrily: "You sent people to chase me for dozens of miles in the middle of the night, and killed dozens of my followers. Although you didn't have the guts to kill me, But this kind of insult is outrageous to everyone!”
Do you think you can just let me go in the end?
Just give me some money to make up for it afterwards?
They fled to Luoyang City in extreme embarrassment, and the officials in the city secretly mocked and ridiculed him!
I have dignity too!
Fang Jun asked back: "If someone else sent troops to assassinate him, does His Highness think he could have escaped that night?"
Li Tai: "..."
Fang Jun sighed and said quietly: "It was indeed me who sent troops to chase His Highness that night, and I deeply apologize for the fright he caused. But is Your Highness sure that I was the only one who sent troops to chase you that night?"
Li Tai was surprised: "Is there anyone else?"
"Wei Chen ordered to pursue His Highness that day. It was really a last resort. Rather than saying it was an 'assassination,' it was actually just to arouse the enemy."
"..."
Li Tai was silent.
He believed 70% to 80% of Fang Jun's words. Now that he had become the target of public criticism, people from all sides wanted to use his life to make a fuss. Naturally, they followed his movements closely. At first, he had a sudden idea to take advantage of everyone's attention. The rush to Luoyang was really out of the blue. Not only did it fail to hide it from others, it actually gave those people an opportunity to take advantage of it.
If all the forces sent dead soldiers to intercept him in the middle, then the most fortunate ones would naturally be the men sent by Fang Jun...
Moreover, Fang Jun dispatched cavalry to attack and kill with such great fanfare, alarming all sides. Naturally, others took action and had to stop their activities, allowing several such attacks to slip away in vain.
So I really should thank Fang Jun?
He said suspiciously: "If I really should thank you for this, how could you give me 800,000 yuan as a gift?"
Fang Jun looked innocent: "His Highness, you don't know what is good and what is good. How could I have any bad intentions in sending money to Your Highness? Although the source of the money may seem grand, it is after all, to force the clans, princes, and princes to sell their properties." I had to make up for it at the time because of the pressure, but I must have held a grudge afterwards and thought about it. I can't find any way to get the money back... The minister donated it to His Highness to help His Highness complete the task of building the Eastern Capital and add bricks and tiles to the construction of the Eastern Capital. Although some of it was done out of necessity, it can be regarded as a With high integrity and dedication to the country, how can His Highness doubt Wei Chen’s original intention?”
Li Tai sneered: "I don't know what tricks you are playing, but you are definitely not so kind."
It would be inappropriate for the Fang family to keep this money in the treasury, but there would be no hindrance in transferring it to His Majesty. It would not only please His Majesty but also alienate the relationship between His Majesty and the clan. In any case, it would be better than giving it to him as a gift to Li Tai.
This is 800,000 gold, and half of the money needed to build the Eastern Capital was solved at once...
Fang Jun shook his head, sighed, and took a sip of tea: "Your Highness has neither an upright mind nor a far-reaching strategy. It is really chilling to judge the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain."
Li Tai had a headache: "Okay, okay, I won't ask you what evil you are hiding. I have accepted the money, and I will let go of you sending people to assassinate me for the time being. I only ask you, did you come to Luoyang on this trip? Why? ”
"On my way to Jiechi to take office, I passed by Luoyang and knew that His Highness was here, so I came to meet him and renew our old friendship."
"Now that we've finished talking, it's getting late, so please get on the road and rush to Jiechi."
Li Tai just wanted to drive Fang Jun away as soon as possible, otherwise if this man stayed in Chang'an, he would definitely cause a disturbance.
The solution to the salt affairs in the pool is related to the fundamental interests of the Hedong family, and Luoyang is the headquarters of the Hedong family. Officials from both the military and political parties in the city are deeply involved. Who knows how those family members will resist Fang Jun's rectification of the salt affairs, and what will Fang Jun do? When will the surgery be performed on those aristocratic families?
Quickly drive him to Jiechi, out of sight, so as not to cause sudden trouble for himself.
Fang Jun avoided answering this: "Luoyang City is indeed the 'land of three rivers' and has been prosperous since ancient times. Today, during the Yuan Dynasty, several streets and alleys in the city are lined with colorful lanterns and there is an endless flow of water. The money and silk needed to celebrate the festival can be called extravagant. It seems to be better than Chang’an.”
When this topic was mentioned, Li Tai sighed: "What do you think this is a good thing? Originally, there were just some lanterns in front of the imperial city, and the people in the city joined in the fun, but because of me, the noble families temporarily made several lanterns. Hundreds of flower lanterns, various families competing for beauty, seem to be competing with each other, but in fact they are demonstrating to me.”
The so-called "celebration of King Wei's visit to Luoyang" temporarily erected lanterns filled several main streets in Luoyang City. The area near the Tianjin Bridge where the Imperial City meets Dingdingmen Street has been filled with lanterns. Such grand lanterns will attract people from all over Luoyang City. The people of Lifang took to the streets to participate. Pedestrians rubbed shoulders with each other and there was an endless flow of people. It was more prosperous and lively than in previous years.
This is to declare to him the ability and unity of the family members. It is conceivable what kind of resistance and obstruction he will encounter once the interests of the family members are touched in the process of building the Eastern Capital in the future.
Fang Jun raised his eyebrows: "Since it is a demonstration, maybe the ministers are also included?"
When it comes to affecting the interests of the family members, Li Tai, who is responsible for building the Eastern Capital, is only "possible", while Fang Jun, who is responsible for rectifying the salt affairs, is "inevitable"...
Li Tai sighed: "The strength of the aristocratic families is far beyond imagination, especially the families in Luoyang and Nanyang. Most of them have been inherited for hundreds of years and have gone through dozens of generations. Although they are usually invisible, they have long been rooted in this land. It is difficult to touch every corner of it, let alone uproot it. ”
To this day, he still disagrees with the strategy of "suppressing the family members". The "Longxi Li Family" is one of the most powerful family members in the world, and he knows more clearly how powerful the family members are.
The empire was born out of clans, so how could we consciously lay the foundation and cut off the clans?
Fang Jun said: "Suppressing the clans is an established national policy. No matter what difficulties and obstacles we face, we must spare no effort to implement it... Since those guys want to demonstrate to His Highness and the ministers, then we have to fight back, otherwise wouldn't it mean that Did they succeed?”
Li Tai was speechless: "Even the simplest lantern is not something that can be made just by wanting to do it. How can we fight back in a hurry?"
Fang Jun did not answer, but looked at Xi Junmai, who had been sitting silently on one side: "Has Wang Xuance arrived in Luoyang?"
Xi Junmai said: "I just arrived in the evening and I am dealing with some matters of the company. I will probably not be able to come to see the commander-in-chief until tomorrow morning."
Fang Jun nodded and asked: "Does the company have a store selling fireworks in Luoyang?"
"Of course there is, but the details will not be clear."
"Send someone to inform Wang Xuance and ask him to bring all the fireworks stored by the company in Luoyang City to Shangshanfang."
"...here."
Xi Junmai knew that his commander-in-chief was planning to spend money, but naturally he would not dissuade him. He quickly got up and sent someone to inform Wang Xuance.
Li Tai was extremely speechless: "Do you want to be so naive?"
Even if the Hedong Family is protesting, why should they fight back tit for tat?
Fang Jun drank tea and said calmly: "For you and me, we are fighting a war now. If we can't suppress the momentum of those aristocratic families, they will inevitably become arrogant and even unruly in the future. , do whatever it takes. On the contrary, if you can. If we can suppress their arrogance and make them fearful, we will be greatly restrained by our righteousness. Naturally, we are not afraid of them, but if we allow them to stir up trouble, it will inevitably lead to a long delay in the implementation of the New Deal. We are very disadvantaged.”
"Wait a minute!"
Li Tai raised his hand to stop Fang Jun's words and asked curiously: "I am just a stayer in Luoyang and responsible for building the eastern capital. When will I have anything to do with the New Deal?"
Fang Jun was even more curious than he was: "Is His Highness' consciousness so low? The core of His Majesty's new policy is the measurement of acres, but measuring acres will touch the core land interests of the family. The consequences are unpredictable, so naturally it cannot be left in Guanzhong. But. In remote areas and lack of detailed and accurate certification, where else is more suitable than Luoyang? ”
Li Tai felt his head was buzzing and he opened his mouth, but he was speechless.
Yes, where can be more suitable than Luoyang? There is a family that has been passed down for hundreds of years, but it is not as powerful as the Shandong family or the Jiangnan gentry. Moreover, he, the King of Wei, is sitting in Luoyang to suppress any signs of disharmony at any time...
I thought it was a good job to leave Chang'an and stay away from the clan, but unexpectedly, I was tricked by His Majesty and dragged into the quagmire of the New Deal. I'm so careless...