The official house of Shangshanfang, which was once regarded by Li Tai as impregnable and safe, is now leaking internally and externally and is riddled with holes.
It is true that all the official houses in Shangshanfang are Li Tai's cronies brought from Chang'an, and they are carefully selected to ensure their loyalty. However, these people also have family members and connections behind them. The Luoyang officialdom may not be able to penetrate or bribe them, but in the If the Chang'an clan wants to infiltrate through this, there are many ways.
To this day, thanks to the clan's unremitting efforts, it has been infiltrated.
Unfortunately, time has changed, and now there are important matters more important than the life and death of King Wei. It is not difficult to really want Li Tai's life...
Last night, the news that Fang Jun arrived here to have a feast with the King of Wei, and then shared a bed together, quickly spread among all the forces in Luoyang City.
Naturally, no one cares whether His Royal Highness the King of Wei and the Duke of Yue are having an affair with each other, and even if they are, it is just a gossip, and they are laughed at after dinner. What everyone is more concerned about is that Fang Jun entered Li Taiguan's house at night. Is it really just for drinking?
The fact that Princess Changle gave birth to a baby is now known to well-informed people. Did Fang Jun celebrate with Li Tai out of joy, or did Li Tai call her in to scold her?
Neither of these excuses would warrant a night of drinking between the two.
When men drink, they either talk about sex, things, or ideals...
What on earth did these two people talk about?
Although there were already many informants in the official house, no one could approach the house last night, so outsiders had no way of knowing what the two were talking about. But the more I don’t know, the more I want to know, and the more important I feel it is.
But soon, they could no longer pay attention to this matter, because Xu Jingzong led his officials to speed up the progress of measuring the land, and after completing the survey around Luoyang, they accumulated enough experience for the officials to divide their troops and perform well. The officials led the civil servants transferred from Chang'an to measure the entire land of Henan Prefecture.
Most of these civil servants were academy students. They learned advanced mathematical knowledge in the academy and could quickly calculate various complex areas by simply applying formulas. With the navy and Ashina Chung's soldiers escorting them, no one dared to obstruct them openly or covertly. The progress could be said to be rapid.
In early June, it took less than two months to measure the entire Henan Prefecture's fields.
When the account books were sent to Luoyang, Li Tai, Fang Jun, Xu Jingzong and others looked at them one by one and found them shocking.
The entire Henan Prefecture has more than 30 million acres of farmland, of which aristocratic families have 18 million acres of registered land, more than half of it. They have occupied and annexed 1.8 million acres, more than half of the total farmland.
So much land has been annexed and occupied, which means that the original farmers on these lands have no land to cultivate. They either rent the land, sell themselves into slavery, or are displaced. This is not only a heavy blow to the tax revenue of Henan Prefecture, but also brewing. violent social conflicts.
The average land price in Henan Prefecture is about 20 guan. After consultation and mediation by all parties, the final average land price was 10 guan per mu.
Even so, the total amount of "land sales" reached an astronomical figure of 18 million yuan.
This is just one area in Henan. If we can only see the whole picture at a glance, how much land in the entire world will be invaded and annexed?
How much money did the aristocratic families spend to "redeem" the land?
So the latest problems come one after another: even if the aristocratic families are willing to redeem these occupied and annexed lands, they cannot come up with the money.
The funds for the "firm" were not unlimited, and they were all exhausted after being lent to the Yu family and several Luoyang aristocratic families.
At this time, Fang Jun returned to Chang'an.
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In early summer, the Zhongnan Mountains are covered with grass and wildflowers.
After Fang Jun returned to Chang'an, he met his parents, wives, concubines and children, and immediately set off for Zhongnan Mountain.
The temperature in the mountains is slightly lower in the morning and evening, and it is pleasantly warm even at noon. It is neither cold nor hot, making it the most suitable place for confinement.
When he arrived at the Taoist temple, he saw Princess Changle, who was still beautiful and graceful. Fang Jun stepped forward with a smile and touched her cheek. There was guilt and affection in his eyes, and his tone was slightly choked: "Thank you for your hard work."
Princess Changle's eyes were moist. She knew what he was talking about. She held the palm that was touching her cheek and smiled like a flower: "I did it willingly, so why do you have to feel guilty? If you really feel guilty, then treat our mother and son Better.”
As a woman who is pregnant and gives birth to a child out of wedlock, you can imagine the kind of rumors, slander and doubts you will endure.
The reason why I chose to raise my fetus and give birth in the Zhongnan Mountains was not only due to safety considerations, but also because I wanted to stay away from people. No one is an outsider. Faced with all the criticism and slander, it is difficult to maintain a calm mind...
But when this man stood in front of her in a dusty state, showing guilt, apology, and distress, everything she did instantly made sense.
What do women do all their lives?
It's just for men and children. Now that I have both, why should I covet those false names?
As long as her children can recognize their ancestors and be recognized as descendants of the Fang family in the future, she will have no regrets in her life.
Fang Jun looked upright: "Of course I will treat you well. For the happiness of His Highness, I am willing to do my best!"
After hearing this, Princess Changle immediately realized that something was wrong, but before she could dodge, a pair of strong arms wrapped around her waist, and the familiar hot breath hit her face, making her body weak and intoxicated. But he still held on and refused to give in: "No, I haven't taken a shower yet."
Fang Jun, a beautiful woman in his arms, raised his eyebrows: "You think I'm dirty?"
Princess Changle's eyes averted: "It's not that I'm dirty, but I heard that my husband slept with the King of Wei when he was in Luoyang, and they stayed together... That, I can't accept."
Fang Jun's eyes widened: "Have the rumors spread all the way to Chang'an? I am heroic, mighty, and upright. How can I be that kind of feminine, pretentious person who doesn't distinguish between male and female? Come on, let me prove it to Your Highness. I’m only interested in women!”
Princess Changle struggled endlessly: "It's Qingtian Bairi, let me go quickly."
But where does Fang Jun, who wants to prove himself, care about this? He picked up the beauty by the waist, ignored the rain of pink fists hitting her body, and went to the inner room.
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The result of focusing on proving yourself is to do your best to please the full output. Her Royal Highness the Princess, who has been away from the battlefield for a long time, almost lost her breath. She begged hard to escape from the clutches, and then she fell into a sore body and fell asleep.
When I woke up, the lights were already on in the room.
Looking sideways, Fang Jun was lying on the bedside. The soft light reflected his handsome profile. He looked at the sleeping baby in the swaddling clothes, with a gentle and loving smile flowing from the corner of his mouth.
Princess Changle's heart almost melted. She felt that this moment was truly a peaceful time and the pinnacle of life...
Fang Jun turned his head to look and saw a pair of beautiful eyes full of joy and satisfaction. Then he straightened up, leaned over and kissed Princess Changle's smooth forehead, and said softly: "I still have something to deal with back in the city, come back tomorrow." Accompany you.”
Her hair was scattered on the pillow like clouds, her pretty face reflected the halo under the light, she was so beautiful, her cherry lips were lightly opened to reveal her white teeth: "Go and do your business, don't worry about it Me.”
She is not a weak little girl, she is soft on the outside and strong on the inside, and has a tough temperament.
Fang Jun followed the good deeds and did not force himself: "Then come here when I have time. I must take good care of myself. The days ahead will be long."
Princess Changle's beautiful eyes were gleaming, and she said angrily: "I almost lost half my life because of your tossing, but you actually want me to take good care of you? Haha."
"Huh? It seems that His Highness is still not convinced. I still have to work hard."
Seeing Fang Jun move to the bed, Princess Changle, who had been naughty for a while, suddenly turned pale and quickly pushed him: "Spare me, go and do your work."
"Hey, you know I can't afford to offend you, right?"
Fang Jun leaned over and kissed Chang Le on the cheek again.
"If you can't offend me, you can't offend me. Your husband is invincible in the world."
Princess Changle blushed and finally coaxed the devil away...
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After leaving the Taoist temple, he looked up and saw the sky full of stars. Fang Jun took a deep breath and got on his horse.
"Erlang, shall we go back to the city?"
"Go back to the city." Fang Jun responded, then sneered: "Go back to the city but not home. Some people want to cause trouble while I am away. Now that I am back, I will come to ask for justice!"< br>
The soldiers had been following Fang Jun, and they already knew that someone broke into the Taoist temple here and almost disturbed Princess Changle's delivery. When they heard what Fang Jun said, they suddenly became energetic.
As Fang Jun's status and power have increased over the years, these soldiers have not done things like riding horses in the streets for a long time, punishing evil and promoting good. Now that they come to seek revenge, wouldn't they have to fight if they disagree? ?
Dozens of people rode fast on the mountain road. After descending the mountain, they took the official road all the way to Mingde Gate. They used Fang Jun's waist badge to call the city gate open. The city guards did not dare to stop them and quickly opened the door to let people pass.
After entering the city, dozens of fast horses galloped wildly, their iron hooves trampling on the road like rolling thunder and rain, driving straight to the inner square where Prince Huo's Mansion was located.
The servants opened the door in fear and asked, but a group of cavalry rushed forward and knocked open the door, leading directly to Prince Huo's mansion.
In front of the palace, Fang Jun sat on his horse and pointed at the trembling door: "Quickly go in and pass the message. If His Highness King Huo does not come to greet you in a quarter of an hour, then I will ride into the palace!"
"This, this, this, the Duke of Yue will wait a moment!"
Menzi wanted to say that Prince Huo's Mansion occupies a very large area with continuous buildings. It would take a quarter of an hour to reach Prince Huo's residence from the main entrance. Even if Prince Huo came immediately after hearing the news, he still wouldn't be able to make it in time... Seeing Fang Jun's murderous look, how could Menzi dare? Say more? He rolled and crawled shut the door, put his foot down and ran towards the back house.
"Your Highness! Your Highness! Something bad happened, and the second roommate came to the door!"
Menzi ran all the way to the back house. He heard the sound before anyone arrived, and the whole house was alarmed.
Not long ago, Erlang's legs were broken by the master of the house and he was banned from leaving the house. The reasons had been heard by the servants for a long time. Now Fang Jun came to the house to settle accounts, and he would not let it go.
Not long after Li Yuangui finished his dinner, he was drinking tea and reading in the study. Hearing the sound, he called the doorman who reported the news into the study, and shouted: "How unbecoming is it to shout and make a fuss?"
Menzi finally took a breath and had no time to explain: "Master Mingjian, the second house owner threatened that if the master does not come to the door to greet him within a quarter of an hour, he will ride directly into the house!"
"Presumptuous!"
Li Yuangui placed the tea cup on the coffee table with a bang and said angrily: "This is Prince Huo's Mansion. Who does the second roommate think he is? He is arrogant, domineering and willful. I must teach him a lesson!" After saying this, he stood up and walked quickly. walked towards the front yard.