Chapter 1,174: Censor, Minister, Minister and Dog (Part 1)
There were many civil and military officials in the Tang Dynasty who made friends with Fang Jun, but there were only a few who had grudges against him. Among the many people who wished to skin and dismember Fang Jun, Liu Jie, the official in charge of writing and censorship, was the first...
Liu Ji served Xiao Xian in his early years and served as Huangmen's minister. Later he led his army to attack Lingbiao in the south and captured more than fifty cities. In the fourth year of Wude, Xiao Xian was defeated. Liu Ji was in Lingnan at this time, so he presented Biao to Tang Dynasty.
He was awarded the title of Governor of Nankang Prefecture.
After returning to the Tang Dynasty, Liu Jie was highly valued by His Majesty Li Er. He was promoted to the No. 2 person in the Yushitai, managing books and serving as the censor. He rose to prominence and had a prosperous official career. He was also quite talented, and his many suggestions were ignored by His Majesty Li Er.
valued.
The case of Fang Jun caused a lot of noise. How could Yushitai, as the highest supervisory department of the Tang Empire, not get wind of it?
The Yushi Yanguan in the Yushitai knew that the water behind this matter was very deep, so they kept silent and refused to comment. The duty of the Yushi Yanguan was to hear the news and supervise the officials, but the matter involved imperial power and aristocratic families.
The power struggle has nothing to do with right or wrong, it is all driven by interests.
Even those censors who came from aristocratic families have received warnings from their families and are not allowed to get involved...
Only Liu Jie paid much attention to this.
There is no way, he has a grudge against Fang Jun...
Nowadays, every time it is mentioned that Fang Jun is a stickman who likes to "fight black boxing", Liu Jie will become a miserable background...
Liu Ji is a man with outstanding talents, strong temperament, and always extremely conceited. He will definitely retaliate!
How could he swallow such a shame and humiliation from Fang Jun? It’s just that Fang Jun has been prosperous in the past two years, his official position is getting higher and higher, and his power is getting bigger and bigger. Liu Ji is quite afraid of him and has never dared to do so.
Take revenge on Fang Jun.
Fortunately, God has eyes, and opportunities fall from the sky...
He gathered several colleagues with excellent writing skills, carefully wrote a memorial together, and sent someone to send it to the political hall. After thinking about it, he felt that this alone still could not understand the hatred in his heart, so he led several young censors
Heading to the Penal Department Prison.
In his opinion, regardless of whether Changsun Dan was killed by Fang Jun or not, at least the Ministry of Punishment had conclusive evidence. Otherwise, how could a second-grade high-ranking official, the dignified Jing Zhaoyin, be escorted in prison? As long as the evidence is conclusive
, even if Your Majesty wants to defend it, it will never be possible, unless Your Majesty wants to interfere with the judiciary...
Fang Jun's downfall is already certain, so what's there to fear?
Naturally, Liu Jie would not be stupid enough to confront Fang Jun shirtless in person. He said "If you punch me, I will hit you back." That's what a fool would do. He just wanted to see Fang Jun's down and out state at the moment.
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Is there anything more satisfying than the misfortune of an enemy?
If there is, then it must be that you have witnessed the enemy's unlucky process with your own eyes...
Liu Ji led his people to the yamen of the Ministry of Justice in a swaggering manner, handed over an official document, and asked to see Fang Jun by name. All the officials in the yamen of the Ministry of Justice had received orders from their superiors not to allow Fang Jun to meet outsiders, but who dared to stop Liu Ji?
The Ministry of Punishment is also within the scope of supervision by the Yushitai. Regardless of the Minister of Punishment or the Minister of Punishment, as long as the Yushitai impeaches someone with a paper, it will be a lot of trouble. How can these little guys afford it?
In desperation, he had to personally accompany Liu Ji to Fang Jun's prison.
Anyway, Wei Yijie, the left minister, and Zhang Yunji, the right minister, are both in Fang Jun's prison at the moment. He takes Liu Ji there. Whether he is allowed to see Fang Jun or not, it is not up to him...
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The cell was relatively clean. The loess floor was flat and clean. There was a short bed against the wall, covered with linen. The walls were painted with lime. There was a table in the center of the cell, and the "standard" row of thick rows of cells.
A sturdy wooden fence is essential.
After all, this is a place where high-ranking officials are imprisoned, and the specifications of ordinary prison cells must be different. The high-ranking officials who committed crimes are also high-ranking officials. They were ministers in the same palace in the past, and they must maintain their nobility even if they are reduced to prisoners today.
This is the manifestation of status.
Of course, since it is a prison cell, humidity, darkness, etc. are indispensable. It cannot be built into a garden villa for vacation...
At this moment, the table in the cell was filled with all kinds of rare delicacies, and the aroma of wine overflowed.
Fang Jun and Zhang Yunji exchanged cups, their faces turned red after drinking, and they were rolling up their sleeves and shouting: "A certain person wrote poems over wine, and wrote like a god. Looking at the world, who else has this ability?"
Zhang Yunji's pale face became more and more rosy, and he said enthusiastically: "Why don't Erlang compose an impromptu poem to let us appreciate the style of the first poet in the Tang Dynasty, to go with the wine?"
Several jailers also complimented him.
This is an age of poetry and wine. As long as you can recognize Chinese characters, who doesn't have the dream of "when the pen falls, the storm will startle, and when the poem will turn into weeping ghosts and gods"?
In terms of poetry, Fang Junzhi's accomplishments have long been recognized by the entire literary world and ranked first in the world!
If you were lucky enough to witness Fang Jun writing a poem in this cell, wouldn't it be a good story that could be passed down to future generations?
Fang Jun slapped the table: "Then write a song?"
Zhang Yunji was overjoyed and shouted: "Bring a pen and paper quickly!"
When the jailer ran out of the study room excitedly, the four treasures of the study happened to meet Wei Yijie head-on, and he quickly bowed to greet him.
How did Wei Yijie know that Fang Jun was drunk and wanted to "copy poems"? He thought Zhang Yunji didn't know what method Zhang Yunji used to make Fang Jun willing to plead guilty and sign a confession, so he quickly glared and said: "What are you doing standing there? Why don't you go quickly?"
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"Yes." The jailer hurried away.
Wei Yijie hurried to the cell and said with a smile: "Oh, you two are really in a good mood. Drinking like this in prison shows your magnanimity and magnanimity. Why not let someone come to accompany the last one?
How much of the elegance and elegance of contemporary celebrities is reflected in the pouring of wine from the pot?"
Zhang Yunji clicked his tongue, thinking to himself: Wei Yijie was bitten by a dog or something? There are two people drinking here, one is Fang Jun who you insist on moving him down, and the other is your political opponent, but you came here
Come with a playful and smiling face and "accompany the last seat, holding a pot and pouring wine"...
Is your brain sick?
Fang Junze chuckled: "Wei Shilang is here to see how down and miserable Mr. Fang is, or to monitor Mr. Fang, lest Mr. Fang communicate with the outside world and learn about your despicable methods.
It’s not going to be of much use, so you can resist to the end and refuse to admit guilt?”
Wei Yijie said in his heart that I did think so...
But you absolutely cannot say that. What if Fang Jun loses his temper and refuses to plead guilty?
He thought Fang Jun was going to sign a pledge to confess his crime...
He smiled and said: "What did Erlang say? You really can't help yourself in the court. I am the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Punishment. In the absence of Lord Shangshu, I naturally have to shoulder my own responsibilities and deal with things rather than people."
, I hope Erlang will not bear any grudge against me. Even if Erlang has no official position in the future, he will still be the prince-in-law of the dynasty, a dandy among the dandies. We can also meet friends with wine and get drunk before we stop!"
Fang Junyi grinned: "Haha..."
But there was doubt in my heart: How could Wei Yijie be so arrogant before and then be so respectful?
How did he know that Wei Yijie thought that he "brought a pen and paper" to sign a confession...
After a while, the jailer brought the four treasures of the study, looked around, tidied up the bed against the wall, rolled up the bedding and put it aside, laid out the rice paper, and started grinding ink skillfully.
Zhang Yunji stood up, invited Fang Jun, and said with a smile: "Erlang, please, let me appreciate the literary talents of the first master of the dynasty."
Fang Jun did his job, rolled up his sleeves and came to the edge of the bed, took the brush, dipped it in the inkstone with ink, hung his wrist in the air, and meditated.
Wei Yijie said that it was just a confession, what kind of literary talent did he need?
However, Fang Jun's handwriting is indeed worthy of the title of "Master". There are still many students imitating Fang Jun's handwriting, and some people are gradually calling it "Fang Ti". It is as popular as Yu Shinan and Ouyang
Xun Xun, Chu Suiliang and other famous officials with far-reaching reputations. Wouldn't it be an eternal pleasure to witness a "confession" written by everyone?
Then he came closer and said with a smile: "Erlang's handwriting is rich and his words are natural. I think it will be a masterpiece that will be passed down through the ages. I am at the right time. How lucky is it?"
Fang Jun and Zhang Yunji looked at each other, and both saw the confusion in the other's eyes.
He was so aggressive in the courtroom, looking like he wanted to knock Fang Jun into the dust and behead him to punish him, but in the blink of an eye he was so gentle and kind...
Together they looked back at Wei Yijie, who was smiling so sweetly that he was like a close friend. Could it be that this man was really sick?