Chapter 5031 The responsibility lies with Zhongshu Ling

Chapter 5031 The responsibility lies with Zhongshu Ling

After saying goodbye to Mrs. Lu and Princess Gaoyang, Zhang Zixuan and Fang Jun went out together.

After boarding the carriage, Zhang Zixuan was a little embarrassed and explained: "I am very grateful for my aunt's love, but I have no other intentions for coming here this time. I hope the prince will not misunderstand me. Although I am determined to advance in my official career, someday I may He may guard a place and benefit all people, or he may sit in the palace to pay homage to the prime minister, or give guidance to the country, but he will not think about evil ways, and he will not embarrass the Taiwei because of his relatives. "

Fang Jun didn't care about this, and said with a smile: "My reputation of loving and promoting talents is known to the world. You and I are relatives, so it's not that we can't help further, it's just a little effort. But you should also know that everyone The person I recommend , all of them are quick-thinking and capable, and can stand on their own. If you are talented, I will not hesitate to recommend you. If you are not talented, even if I recommend you, you will not be able to take a big position. If you don't make any progress in the future, you will be a laughing stock."

Although the methods of "recommendation" and "recruitment" have long been outdated and eliminated, since Zhang Zixuan has passed the Jinshi examination, why not help arrange a good position on this basis?

This is the rule of officialdom, and there is nothing wrong with it.

Of course, the premise is that Zhang Zixuan has that talent and is not Adou who cannot be supported...

Zhang Zixuan also laughed, quite relaxedly: "As long as Taiwei doesn't misunderstand my intentions..."

Fang Jun shook his head and asked some more about Dayuling.

When they arrived at Chengtianmen, the two got off the car. Fang Jun took Zhang Zixuan and walked straight to Chengtianmen. A guard had already come forward to greet him: "Is the Taiwei going to enter the palace?"

Fang Jun nodded and said: "Send someone to the Wude Hall to report to Your Majesty that I have urgent matters to come to see you."

"Here!"

The imperial guards quickly asked their companions to open the door on one side and let Fang Jun and Zhang Zixuan into the palace. They also sent someone to report to Wude Hall.

Zhang Zixuan followed Fang Jun and passed through the dimly lit doorway. When the magnificent Tai Chi Palace appeared in front of him, he could not conceal his excitement.

Although it was his first time to enter the palace, the descendants of the aristocratic family were not ignorant. They knew that when courtiers enter the palace for an audience, they usually wait outside the Chengtian Gate. They can only enter the palace after receiving permission from the inner chamber, and Fang Jun goes first. After entering the palace and reporting to His Majesty, such power is evident...

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In Wude Hall, Li Chengqian, who had just finished lunch, was quite nervous when facing Fang Jun, who had left and returned and claimed that he was "extremely urgent".

How earth-shattering is it that Fang Jun calls it "a matter of great urgency"?

It wasn't until he heard Fang Junzhi's narration that he breathed a sigh of relief and asked the chamberlain to take Zhang Zixiao to the side hall. He nodded to Fang Jun and said, "If Feng Ang is really critically ill, it is indeed a big deal."

Big things are big things, but nothing more than that.

Today, due to the opening of sea routes, the iteration of navigation technology, and the development of shipbuilding technology, the navy can quickly transport tens of thousands of elite troops to the coast of the Tang Dynasty at any time. Even if Feng Ang died of illness and the Feng family mutinied, the imperial court It can also continuously transport troops to Lingnan to calm down the chaos and wipe out the rebels.

Even in a certain sense, although such a war consumes a lot of manpower and material resources, it can be accomplished in one battle and completely bring the entire Lingnan under the central jurisdiction, which is not a good thing...

Fang Jun observed Li Chengqian's thoughts clearly, and advised: "Lingnan is currently stable, and Feng An has been extremely respectful since he returned to the Tang Dynasty. Unless there are conclusive facts, the central government can only comfort him, but cannot Damn it, otherwise the whole world will be in panic if this happens."

The reason why the Tang Dynasty was so powerful was that it "accommodated all rivers and had the world in mind". Starting from Emperor Gaozu, it had great trust in the Hu people who had submitted and attached themselves to it, and was not stingy with money, silk, beauties, titles, etc., especially Emperor Gaozu and even Willing to marry the princess to Manhu Khan so that she can completely return to her heart...

Compared with the Turks, Tuyuhun and other northern Hu tribes, Feng Ang seems to be unable to threaten the central government. In fact, his power in Lingnan is greater than that of Ashina Sheer, Zhi lost Si Li and others over the Turks. Nothing less.

Once the imperial court takes action against Feng Ang, it will inevitably cause the Turkic Khans such as Ashina Sheer and Zhi lose Sili to feel frightened, causing the situation to get out of control and causing endless troubles.

Li Chengqian naturally knew how powerful it was, and said warmly: "Don't worry, Erlang, I know it well."

Fang Jun reminded: "Your Majesty, the eyeliner around Feng Ang is no longer useful."

He didn't believe that His Majesty didn't have an informant around Feng Ang. How could such a powerful and powerful person in the south of the country not be on guard as a king? And if the news that Feng An was seriously ill failed to reach the palace, it would mean that the informants arranged in advance would either be useless or change the family, completely meaningless.

But it is related to the secrets of Li Chengqian. As a minister, it is not easy to get involved too deeply.

Li Chengqian's face was a bit ugly. He had placed an informant around Feng An. Could it be that Feng An bribed the chamberlains and ministers around him? There was no sight of the sword, but the secret fight was extremely dangerous and dangerous. In the end, Feng Ang came out on top.

If Zhang Zixuan's family had not been in Shaozhou and had great righteousness in his heart, so he broke the news, I am afraid that he would still be in the dark when Feng Ang died...

Nodding: "Don't worry, I understand the importance and will never trust those people again."

Fang Jun hesitated for a moment and reminded in a low voice: "Your Majesty has misunderstood. I didn't mean that. I just wanted to remind your Majesty to make the best use of everything. It would be a pity if you throw it away in vain. Your Majesty must pay a huge price for planting those informants." , if you can’t recover some capital, wouldn’t it be a big loss?”

Li Chengqian: "..."

He rubbed his eyebrows and sighed in his heart.

Maybe I really don’t have political talent, otherwise why didn’t I think of such a simple truth?

After a pause, he asked: "In your opinion, how should Feng Ang be dealt with?"

Fang Jun said: "How the central government dealt with Feng Ang depends on his purpose of concealing his condition. If he had evil intentions and tried to take a chance on him in the last stage of his life, then the central government should mobilize all its troops, regardless of the cost, to cover up the situation with lightning speed. The power must be to pacify Lingnan, otherwise if it is allowed to gain power, the price it will pay to pacify Lingnan will be extremely huge.”

"What do you think his purpose is? Does he really want to be the 'Nantian King' and compete with me, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty?"

"In my humble opinion, this may not be the case."

Fang Jun mused: "Since Feng An surrendered, he has respected Emperor Gaozu, Emperor Taizong and His Majesty. When the imperial court appointed officials, opened ports, and collected taxes in Lingnan, Feng An never disobeyed and cooperated fully. Especially Guangzhou The establishment of the Shibo Department can be said to control the entire Lingnan business, and the officials are all sent by the imperial court. Feng An has no objection... This shows that the possibility of him leading troops to rebel and rebel against the Tang Dynasty is very slim. "

Li Chengqian nodded in approval: "Then why did he do this?"

"The humble minister is stupid and cannot figure it out."

Fang Jun shook his head: "But Feng Angruo really has a plan, and he will definitely not hide it from others."

Li Chengqian was stunned for a moment, then he came to his senses and said to the servant outside the door: "The imperial edict was written and he was ordered to bring all the memorials and manuscripts written by Feng An of Lingnan in the recent period."

"Here."

The waiter responded and hurried to Zhongshu Province.

Fang Jun asked curiously: "Is there a memorial by Feng Ang?"

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If Feng Ang really had an agenda, he would have revealed it in his memorial, either directly or implicitly, and there was absolutely no reason to imply it.

Li Chengqian was a little embarrassed: "Feng An would send memorials to the palace from time to time, but I didn't pay much attention to it."

I felt a little guilty. If Feng An had indeed hinted at something in the memorial, but he was unaware of it, Feng An might think that he, the emperor, was ignoring his requests, or even flatly opposed them. If this caused Feng An to Misunderstanding, and then changes in Lingnan... He, the emperor, cannot escape the blame.

Fang Jun remained silent.

Zhongshu Province was located in the Taiji Palace, so Liu Ji came very quickly, holding several memorials in his hand. He came panting to the imperial study. After seeing the ceremony, he placed the memorials on the table next to Li Chengqian.

"Your Majesty, in recent months, Feng Ang has sent a total of four memorials. I have brought them with you for your Majesty's inspection."

Fang Jun said: "Which one is the latest one?"

Liu Ji glanced at him with a frown, reached out and picked up the top memorial, ignored Fang Jun, and handed it to Li Chengqian with both hands: "This is it."

Li Chengqian took it and looked at it carefully, sighed, handed it to Fang Jun, and said helplessly: "I was negligent."

Fang Jun took the memorial and read it word for word, feeling quite speechless.

The political sensitivity of His Majesty the Emperor is really worrying...

In the memorial, Feng Ang said that there was a lot of rain in Lingnan this spring, and he was afraid that the rain would be severe and the rivers would overflow in the summer, so he asked the Ministry of Industry to send river commissioners to Lingnan to lead the dredging of rivers and strengthening of dams. At the same time, Feng An said that he was too old and weak to govern the Lingnan area, so he resigned from the post of Gaozhou Governor and was replaced by his eldest son Feng Zhishun...

Later, there was an imperial note written by Li Chengqian, to the effect that the merits of loving you are in the country, and you are now in good health. I value you very much, and you can manage Lingnan with peace of mind.

Li Chengqian said: "Feng An's intention is not necessarily that the general manager of Gaozhou will be hereditary from the Feng family. He probably wants to test the intentions of me and the center to see if his title of Duke Geng can be inherited by his eldest son."

A mere official position could be appointed or dismissed by the imperial court with a random imperial edict. Feng Ang was appointed as the general manager of Gaozhou with the prestige unparalleled in Lingnan. No one was dissatisfied, and the imperial court did not dare to remove him. However, although Feng Zhishen was Feng An's eldest son, his ability, skills, and prestige were far different. Once Feng An died, it would be easy for the court to revoke this official position.

But the title is different. It represents military merit. As long as the Feng family has not rebelled, even the emperor cannot take it away at will.

Fang Jun pondered and said: "It seems that Feng Ang is indeed dying soon. He wants to pass on the title of Duke of Geng to his eldest son Feng Zhishen, so I want to test your majesty's mind."

But Your Majesty, you failed to understand such a simple intention and ignored Feng Ang...

Then he continued: "However, your Majesty is a sincere gentleman and has an upright mind. Feng Ang's words were unclear and vague, and it is understandable that he failed to understand the deeper meaning. However, Zhongshu Sheng is your Majesty's assistant and assists your Majesty in handling state affairs. Not one of the ten officials understood his intention, let alone advised His Majesty, which is a serious dereliction of duty. If any consequences arise from this, Zhongshu Ling will be held responsible.”

Liu Jie: "..."

He looked confused. Before he could figure out what was going on, Fang Jun put a big blame on his head.

Why do I have to bear the responsibility?

What responsibilities do I have?

He stared blankly at the memorial, remembering that when it was sent to the palace, His Majesty personally drew up the disposition, and His Majesty simply sent someone to reply to Feng An, and there was no need to go through Zhongshu Province to draft the imperial edict... How could it be his responsibility? ? !