With the participation of Li Xiaogong and others, the standard of this banquet was instantly raised several times.
The smile on Feng An's face became even brighter, and he was more satisfied with this banquet. After entering the Shuize Palace, he kept saying that for a prince like him to invite so many princes to accompany him, he really thought highly of him.
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Even though he was saying this, the smile on his face was so bright that it almost reached the base of his ears.
Li Xiaogong and other bitches were concerned about his pocket, so naturally they kept praising him and kept saying good things about him for free.
Those who listened were stunned.
Although there was a smile on Xiao Yu's face, his smile was obviously a little stiff, which meant that the people who praised Feng Ang were a group of county princes, and he couldn't help but offended them all at once. In addition, the Xiao family had a role in the shipping industry.
He didn't want to offend Feng Ang, the God of Wealth, otherwise he would definitely criticize him.
Chen Shuda's Chen family also has a role in shipping, but he is not as greedy as Xiao Yu, and he is not afraid of offending Li Xiaogong and other county princes, so the smile on his face has long since disappeared, and his brows frowned at some point.
Hearing that Li Xiaogong and others were talking more and more outrageously, they were about to blow Feng Ang to the sky. He couldn't help but said: "The Duke of Geng is not as good as some of his highnesses said, right?"
Li Xiaogong and others were praising Feng Anng's enjoyment, and the people being praised were also very impressed. They were humbly enjoying themselves when they were suddenly interrupted by someone's voice, which made them feel a little unhappy.
Then the smiles on the faces of several people faded slightly, and they all looked at Chen Shuda.
Although Chen Shuda is now the leader in the imperial court, Li Xiaogong and others are really not afraid of him.
First of all, the Tang Dynasty was based on military force, which valued literature over military affairs. The status of warriors was higher than that of literati.
Even though Chen Shuda has reached the pinnacle of literati, he is already weaker than Li Xiaogong, a martial artist with great achievements.
Secondly, Li Xiaogong and others belong to the clan and the royal family, and are higher than Chen Shuda in terms of status. They have the right to disrespect Chen Shuda, but Chen Shuda has no right to disrespect them.
They had the foundation of county kings since the founding of the Tang Dynasty. When Li Yuan made a big effort to confer clan titles as kings, they were also named county kings one after another. It can be said that they reached the pinnacle of human affairs without much effort.
But Chen Shuda was different. Even if Chen Shuda dedicated his whole life to the Tang Dynasty, he might not be able to be crowned king while he was still alive. At most, he would be crowned posthumously.
Therefore, Chen Shuda may not be able to catch up with them in terms of status for the rest of his life.
So they have the capital not to be afraid of Chen Shuda.
Of course, if we include Chen Shuda's first half of his life or his childhood, that's a different story.
After all, in the first half of his life, especially in his childhood, Chen Shuda was also a member of the royal family. He was the seventeenth son of Emperor Chen Xuan of the Chen Kingdom during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and was given the title of Prince of Yiyang County.
It's just that the Chen State was destroyed by the former Sui Dynasty, and the former Sui Dynasty was replaced by the Tang Dynasty. Now the Tang Dynasty is in power.
Therefore, his status as prince and county king is already a thing of the past.
Otherwise, how could Li Xiaogong and others dare to look directly at him?
"Does Mr. Jiang Guo think what we said is wrong?"
Li Xiaogong stared at Chen Shuda and questioned him rudely.
Li Xiaogong was careful here and did not mention Chen Shuda's official position or his identity as prime minister, but used his title as the basis.
Because in terms of title, Chen Shuda was not only firmly defeated by him, but also by several other county princes. He was unable to talk to them on an equal footing and could only speak to them with respect as a subordinate.
In this case, it would be impossible for Chen Shuda to criticize them unscrupulously.
Because if you criticize too much, they can accuse you of disrespect.
Chen Shuda is a smart man and cannot ask for trouble.
So I can only restrain myself a little when facing them.
In this way, they were at the upper hand and could calmly deal with all Chen Shuda's attacks.
Chen Shuda frowned even more when he heard this. It was obvious that he heard the deep meaning of Li Xiaogong's words, but he did not admit defeat. Instead, he said resolutely: "Of course it's wrong. You guys said what Duke Geng Guo said is rare in the world."
, where does that leave the Saint and His Highness King Yong?"
This is very sharp.
So much so that Li Xiaogong, who was about to dig a hole for Chen Shuda in advance, was speechless for a moment.
The other county princes didn't know what to say for a while.
Only Feng Ang, who reacted quickly, spoke up to smooth things over, "What Chen Shizhong said makes sense. The official is indeed not as good as the princes and princes say."
This was a bit of a slap in the face to Li Xiaogong and others. Just now, Li Xiaogong and others had spared no effort in praising him, and because of the praise, he was matched with Chen Shuda. Now that he is scared, he still said that Chen Shuda's words were reasonable, and Li Xiaogong and others praised him.
After all, isn’t this trying to dismantle Li Xiaogong and others?!
But who was Feng Ang? How could a man who had been a local emperor in Jiaozhou for many years and had dominated the southwest for decades make such a low-level mistake?
After he echoed Chen Shuda's words, he continued: "However, several of the princes and princes also looked up to Xiaguan and treated him a little less favorably. That's why they spoke so well of Xiaguan. It's all a joke. Why should Chen Shizhong bother?"
Seriously?"
These words were equivalent to lifting up Li Xiaogong and others, and at the same time placing himself in a very low posture. While hinting to Li Xiaogong and others that he accepted their feelings, he also insinuated that Chen Shuda was making a fuss out of a molehill.
If the joke is taken seriously, it would be beneath the dignity of the person.
When Li Xiaogong and others heard the first half of what he said, they felt a little unhappy in their hearts, feeling that he was weak. When they heard the second half of what he said, their unhappiness disappeared again. Instead, they all snorted and stared.
Chen Shuda took one look and stopped arguing with Chen Shuda.
Chen Shuda was already pointed at his nose and told that he was making a fuss out of a molehill, so he couldn't argue any further. He could only glance at Li Xiaogong and others, glance at Feng Ang, and shut his mouth expressionlessly.
A 'battle' between civil and military forces was resolved by Feng An in this way.
It's just that Feng Ang also offended others.
The people he offended, Li Xiaogong and others, didn't care or take it seriously, but he couldn't care less or take it seriously.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! So after he returned to his seat and sat down, he whispered to his second son Feng Zhidai, "The banquet will be over in a while, please bring a generous gift."
Go to Jiang Guogong's mansion, don't say anything, don't do anything, and see if he accepts it.
If he accepts it, my father will personally come to apologize tomorrow. If he doesn't accept it, my father will find a way to ask someone to negotiate with him and then come to apologize."
He is a foreign minister, and he is also a foreign minister who is in charge of a place. He is already feared by those in power, so he cannot easily offend anyone, especially the prime minister and ministers in the court, or the ministers who are close to the power, otherwise they will give him some clothes.
Even small shoes are his fault.
Feng Zhidai hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "Father, Chen Shizhong is not a stingy person. He will not hate you because of some verbal conflicts. You don't have to be so cautious."
After staying in Chang'an City for a long time, he had powerful people as his backers and a large amount of gold and silver as stepping stones. Feng Zhidai also got to know many powerful people and was even a guest in some powerful people's houses. Therefore, he had a deep understanding of most officials in Chang'an City.
I understand his nature fairly well and know that Chen Shuda is not a narrow-minded person.
The reason why he spoke out today to stop Li Xiaogong and others from praising his father was purely because he couldn't stand the greedy and greedy attitude of Li Xiaogong and others. He didn't really have any objection to his father, so he felt that his father was unnecessary.
I personally went to Chen Shuda's house to apologize for this matter.
Feng An glanced at his second son and educated him: "You have stayed in Chang'an City for too long and have the protection of His Highness King Yong, so you have forgotten the evil nature of the human heart.
There are too many people in Chang'an city that we cannot afford to offend, and there are also many people who cannot be offended.
Once offended, it is very likely that we, Feng, will be doomed.
So whenever we offend someone, no matter whether they hate us or not, we have to come and apologize.
In this way, we can ensure that others do not target us.
Do you understand it?"
When Feng Zhidai heard this, he couldn't agree and couldn't help but said: "Father, although your words are reasonable, we really don't need to be so cautious, let alone apologize when we offend someone.
If we offend others and come to apologize to them, then we will become soft persimmons in their eyes.
When the time comes, people will pinch us, and even treat us as money bags, and continue to make money from us through this method.
If things continue like this, no matter how rich we are, we still won’t be able to apologize to others!”
Feng Ang glared at his second son and said angrily: "In your eyes, am I such a spineless person? Do you think I don't understand what you are saying? Do you think anyone deserves me to come and apologize in person?
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I know how to distinguish between people, and I also know those people who deserve our apology and those who don’t know."
When Feng Zhidai heard that his father was careful, he smiled dryly and said nothing more.
Feng Ang snorted, glanced at Li Xiaogong and others sitting not far away, and continued to say to his son: "Do you really think that I have become arrogant under the praise of the King of Hejian and others?
I know why people praise me, and I also know where I stand in front of others.
In the situation just now, it was impossible for King Hejian and others to bow to Chen Shizhong, and it was impossible for Chen Shizhong to bow to King Hejian and others, and I was caught in the middle. The matter still started because of me. If I didn't stand up
, sit and watch them fight together, and if the fight even gets really heated, then both of them will have opinions about me in their hearts.
Why did His Highness King Yong remain silent and silent all the time?
He just wanted to see how I would handle the matter.
If I do nothing and allow His Highness King Hejian and others to fight with Chen Shizhong because of me, then I will be irresponsible and useless, and I will never hope to gain the attention of His Highness King Yong again in the future."
As a local emperor who had been in the southwest for many years, Feng An knew very well how a superior observed people.
Those who like to sit on the fence, are not responsible for their own affairs, and watch others fight each other for themselves will not be valued by those in power.
No one in power likes speculators, and no one in power likes people who are irresponsible.