Chapter 4728 Suspicion
Power needs to be checked and balanced, so under normal circumstances there will be all kinds of troubles between the chief official and his deputy of any yamen, which are both subordinate and antagonistic relationships. This is determined by status. After all, power It is so big and has so many interests. No subordinate is willing to have all the interests taken by the chief, and the chief will not allow his subordinates to get involved in their own power and interests.
Once a tacit understanding is reached between the chief officer and the deputy of a certain yamen, the yamen will inevitably redistribute power. One of the chief officer and the deputy will be transferred. After the new person comes in, the confrontation will be re-established.
The so-called "one heart and one mind" is absolutely impossible to appear in a yamen. Even if it exists, it is just a superficial effort, and no one will give in secretly...
But the current situation in the Shangshu Province has broken the tradition and practice of overt and covert fighting in the yamen. The chief official and his deputy are in perfect harmony.
Although Fang Jun's current official position is that of Shangshu Youpushe, it is more of a false title than a real position. Because the emperor has never given him actual management scope and scope of authority, so according to common sense, there is no need to go to Shangshu Province to sit in the Yamen.
However, the emperor strictly ordered Fang Jun to count his fingers every day and not to leave his post without reason.
There is no formal work arrangement but you have to go to the Yamen every day to be on duty. This is equivalent to a humiliation for any official. It is normal in the officialdom to be popular and to be criticized. It is conceivable that such an official is in the Yamen. What kind of situation will you encounter here? The suppression and exclusion of superior officials, the ridicule and ridicule of colleagues, ordinary people really can't stand it.
But Fang Jun is not an ordinary person after all.
Every day I go to the yamen to order my meal, and then I sneak out of the yamen and the imperial city, go to the breakfast shop at the entrance of the east and west cities, have a breakfast, walk in the market for a while with my hands behind my back to eat, and then return to the check-in room in Shangshu Province , or read a book for a while, or take a nap, or make a pot of tea and sip it slowly, it is probably noon.
Shangshu Province has its own dining hall. Because it is located in Taiji Palace, the chefs are all imperial chefs with extremely high standards. However, Fang Jun does not have a dining hall. At this time every day, servants will deliver food boxes outside Chengtian Gate. The chamberlain sent the food box to Shangshu Province, and Fang Jun enjoyed lunch in his duty room.
It was okay a few days ago. Everyone was too afraid of the stick and avoided it for fear that no one would dare to get close to him. However, within a few days, Li Ji gave up eating in the canteen and went directly to Fang Jun's room, Shangshu Province. The two big guys were in the same room, having a harmonious meal.
For a while, the entire yamen was silent. After all, it was no secret that the two men were fighting tit-for-tat in front of the "Committee" of the Ministry of War, for fear that they would fight within the yamen of Shangshu Province.
Although Shangshu Zuo Pushe and British Duke Li Ji were Zhenguan nobles and veteran generals on the battlefield, they were never known for their force. In terms of force, they were ranked low among the Zhenguan nobles. However, Fang Jun had always had "courage". Known as "Champion of the Three Armies", his physical strength is astonishing and he is the champion of the three armies. He is young and powerful, at the peak of his powers, and has a no-nonsense character. Once a conflict occurs, the chief assistant Yinggong, who usually has a long beard and an immortal spirit, may be beaten to a pulp, making the Shangshu Province become three provinces, six departments, and nine. The laughing stock in the temple...
However, contrary to everyone's expectations, the two of them enjoyed the food cooked by the Fang family chef during the stay. They laughed and cheered from time to time, and they were extremely harmonious. After each meal, Fang Jun would make tea by himself, and then drink slowly. Laughter Yan Yan.
Is "hypocrisy" the way top bosses get along with each other?
No matter how fiercely they fight for interests and power, they can hide everything and talk and laugh uninhibitedly when they meet?
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Fang Jun just ate Hu cakes and drank fermented glutinous rice in Dongshi today. The two food styles of Han and Hu were combined to create a unique flavor. He was a little stuffed. He walked around Dongshi for a while to eat, and then returned to Shangshu Province to boil some water. After making a pot of tea and reading a book, I received the news that His Majesty had summoned me.
He could only put the kettle aside and told the clerk to look at the small red clay stove. Before leaving, he turned to Li Ji's duty room and said to Li Ji who was burying his head in writing: "Don't go to the dining hall at noon. The cook at home has cooked something." Crystal pork elbows, fried sea cucumbers with green onions, and I asked them to bring a pot of Jiangnan rice wine and have two drinks.”
Li Ji didn't even raise his head. He waved his hand to indicate that he already knew and told him to get out of here.
Fang Jun didn't think he was dissatisfied, he turned around and left Shangshu Province with a smile, and went straight to Wude Hall.
"I heard that I was on duty in Shangshu Province recently and got along well with the British Duke?"
As soon as he entered the door, Li Chengqian asked with a smile.
Fang Jun first greeted Xiao Yu, and then sat down before answering Li Chengqian: "Wei Chen was young and wild and unruly, and left an impression of ignorance to this day. He was often ridiculed by others. Now that he is getting older, he naturally has to be more stable. , we should focus on creating harmony, friendship and unity with those around us.”
Li Chengqian smiled and said to Xiao Yu: "I think that the 'bangchui' that gave even my father a headache back then has now begun to cultivate his moral character. It is gratifying."
Xiao Yu nodded with a smile, turning a blind eye to the slightly strange atmosphere between the monarch and his ministers. He looked at Fang Jun and said: "I returned home after returning to my official position, but I found that after leisure, it was not as comfortable and leisurely as I imagined. Being in an official career for a lifetime has resulted in a life of hard work. I felt that I would be more comfortable if I had something to do, so I hurriedly returned to Beijing with the intention of going to an academy to teach and educate people. I did not seek any official position. I just wanted to realize my childhood dream of teaching students to read history and write poems. I didn’t know the nature of the academy. Is there a place for me? ”
Fang Junqi said: "The academy is the academy of the empire. The emperor has always been responsible for the great ceremony of the academy. Before it was Emperor Taizong, and now it is His Majesty. If Mr. Xiao wants to enter the academy to teach and educate people, he should ask Your Majesty to make a decision. There is no permission or rejection. You should ask me, is it possible that Mr. Xiao has become an old fool after returning to Jiangnan? It seems that Jiangnan may not be as beautiful and famous as the rumors."
The meaning is obvious: it is the emperor's right to keep or not keep you, so you have to ask me what do I mean? You are so bad, old fellow, that you have alienated the relationship between our monarch and our ministers as soon as you come back...
Xiao Yu smiled and said nothing, like a kind old man with a kind and pure heart.
Fang Jun looked at Li Chengqian. His Majesty the Emperor touched his nose in embarrassment and said to him: "Master Xiao is a great scholar in the world and has a great reputation in the south of the Yangtze River. It is a blessing for all students to be able to teach in the academy. Let's do it like this. Erlang Give it to Mr. Xiao after going to the academy Get a value room with top-notch furnishings and treatment. If there is nothing good in the academy, just report it. I will ask Wang De to go to the warehouse to find some good things. Make sure to arrange Mr. Xiao properly. Don't dare to have any good things. ”
Fang Jun nodded in agreement, since you can make the decision, why do you ask Xiao Yu to ask my opinion? Fortunately, you didn't ask me if I had any objections in person, otherwise I would have already prepared a plan to reply to you, regardless of whether you are the emperor or not...
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The two came out of Wude Palace. Fang Jun ordered the chamberlain beside them: "Serve Song Guogong and go to the academy. When you find Li Jingxuan, tell him that it is my order and ask him to properly place Song Guogong without any mistakes."
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"Here." The waiter responded quickly.
Fang Jun said to Xiao Yu again: "I am still on duty here and I dare not leave my post without permission. You can go to the academy first and Li Jingxuan will arrange everything. If there is anything inappropriate, you can also send someone to notify me. As for the subjects you teach, you can discuss them with Li Jingxuan without informing me.”
It is natural that such a prestigious former Prime Minister and a great scholar from Jiangnan would like to teach in the academy. As for Xiao Yu's real purpose, he does not care, whether he wants to avoid Chang'an to draw a clear line with the Jiangnan nobles, or to interfere with other people in the academy. He didn't care about the pictures.
To this day, the academy has long been firmly in his hands, and it is not something that just Xiao Yu can easily shake...
Xiao Yu didn't seem to feel Fang Jun's rudeness, and nodded with a smile: "Then I will go ahead and familiarize myself with the academy's regulations for the time being, and we will discuss the specific details of the professorship later."
"Then I'll take my leave now. I've been out for a long time. I'm afraid the censor who's checking on the officials on duty may want to cause trouble for me. It's almost noon, and my lord is still waiting for me to enjoy lunch with me. I'm rude."
"Erlang has just left. Although I have become an official, I have lived in Chang'an City for decades. This is also my home."
"That's good, farewell."
"Erlang, please."
Watching Fang Jun's back disappear around the corner of the palace wall, Xiao Yu looked up at the familiar scenery and buildings around him, and snorted: "We are still in-laws after all, why don't you call me to join you when eating? This rude brat .”
After muttering something, he was led out of the Taiji Palace by the chamberlain, his hands behind his back, and went straight to the Chengdong Academy.
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"Xiao Yu returned to Beijing to teach in an academy?"
After lunch and drinking tea in the check-in room, Fang Jun casually mentioned Xiao Yu's return to Beijing, which aroused Li Ji's doubts.
"Although the old man has become an official, he is still as sinister and vicious as ever. He started to sow discord in front of His Majesty without even meeting him."
Fang Jun poured tea into the tea cup with a smile.
Li Ji took a sip of tea, glanced at Fang Jun, and said calmly: "At our level, sowing dissension is all done openly, because everyone can understand it and is not so easy to be fooled, so we can only It’s a conspiracy. But because of this, once a thorn is planted in the heart, even if it is a plan to sow discord, it will often fall into the trap.”
You clearly know that he is sowing discord, but every word of his words can penetrate into your heart. This is the horror of conspiracy.
Fang Jun paused for a moment while holding the teacup, and said hesitantly: "Your Majesty won't fall into the trap, will you?"
Li Ji put down his tea cup and said slowly: "Whether His Majesty fell into the trap does not depend on what Xiao Yu said, but whether he thinks that your influence in the academy is too great, so much so that students only recognize you as the actual controller of the academy, but not He is the nominal supreme leader... boy , it was enough for you to squeeze Chu Suiliang away, but you should not have sent Xu Jingzong to the Ministry of Rites. If a smooth man like Xu Jingzong continued to control the academy, you would not be able to show your sharpness, and even if there was an accident, someone would be able to stop it. Ahead of you.”
After a pause, he continued: "...The human heart is the most uncontrollable thing. Sometimes once a trace of suspicion arises, it will grow crazily. You know it is wrong, but the more you try to suppress this suspicion, the more you suppress it. No one's heart is truly bright, and no trust can be pure and flawless. You have to be careful." Fang Jun was horrified.