Chapter 1,328 Even if you die, you have to remonstrate!
But when Wei Zheng's words rang out, he did not dare to be heedless. He quickly stepped forward, knelt down in front of His Majesty Li Er, kowtowed and said, "I thank you, Lord, for your kindness!"
The laws of the Tang Dynasty did not stipulate that ministers should kowtow when they meet the emperor. Generally, they just bowed. The etiquette between emperors and ministers in the Tang Dynasty was not complicated. However, since His Majesty Li Er granted Wei Shuyu a marriage, then Wei Shuyu is Li Er. Your Majesty's son-in-law must kowtow when he meets his father-in-law...
His Majesty Li Er nodded slightly, still holding Wei Zheng's hand, and asked deeply: "If you have any unfulfilled wishes, you might as well come and someone will fulfill your wish."
His feelings towards Wei Zheng are somewhat complicated, with both love and hate. However, he also admits that Wei Zheng is a true gentleman. He has been an official with a prominent title throughout his life. He has never sought personal gain, neither amassed money nor planned a future for his children. This aspect is almost the same as that of Fang Fang. Xuanling has a fighting chance.
However, Fang Xuanling has a good son Fang Jun, Wei Zheng does not...
The Wei family was shabby, and their children were all low-level officials. If Wei Zheng had any requests before his death, His Majesty Li Er would definitely agree. Not only to make the relationship between the monarch and his ministers start well, but also to compensate for Wei Zheng's incorruptible life.
Everyone in the room was a little jealous.
When the emperor asked such a question, it was tantamount to making a promise! As long as Wei Zheng's request was not too excessive, he could make it almost casually, and the emperor would definitely not refuse.
What a great opportunity…
Unexpectedly, Wei Zheng, who was described as haggard, just sighed and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, although the country is big, if it is warlike, it will perish... The people will not respect the latitude, but they are worried about the death of Zong Zhou..."
Everyone was shocked.
I thought to myself, Wei Zheng, are you sick and confused?
How dare you say such words in front of His Majesty!
"嫠" refers to the widow; "shirt" means worry; "Weft" refers to the weft yarn used for weaving. This sentence means that "the widow is not afraid of weaving less, but is afraid of the disaster of national subjugation." Put in this environment Li means "worrying about country and forgetting home".
But you are about to die of illness, why do you still want to compare His Majesty to a rebellious emperor like Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty?
Everyone was amazed. Old Wei was indeed the most criticizing minister in the history. He planned to "remonstrate for the rest of his life". He would have to remonstrate with Yan Zhi even before he died...
But this is so out of date!
The emperor comes to visit you personally, marries your legitimate princess to your family, and asks you what your unfulfilled wishes are. What an honor it is?
Everyone fearfully went to take a peek at His Majesty Li Er's face, and sure enough they saw a dark cloud shrouded in it, darker than the clouds outside, as if the next moment there would be raindrops just like outside...
There was silence in the house.
Even Wei Shuyu's eyes widened and he thought to himself, Dad, what kind of trouble are you going to make? You are on the verge of death and you plan to trick your son, right?
Fang Jun looked at His Majesty Li Er's face, which was about to thunder and lightning. He took a step forward, looked at Wei Zheng on the bed with a smile, and said: "Zheng Guogong's complexion looks pretty good. If you take care of him for a few days, he should be able to recover." Come here. So, don’t think that these are your last words. Say it without any scruples. If you end up recovering after you say it, wouldn’t it be troublesome?”
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the room suddenly had different and colorful expressions.
Cheng Yaojin almost laughed, but he really didn't realize that the temper of the second oldest child in Fang Xuanling's family was comparable to that of someone else, and he was not stingy with things...
Brother Chai Zhewei, Zhang Xiangxiang and others looked strange, thinking, is it okay to say such things in front of a dying person?
Li Siwen snickered in his heart, Wei Zheng, Wei Zheng, you have impeached Fang Jun over and over again, now is the retribution coming? This guy will have to fight you so hard before he dies that you won’t even be able to breathe well. Li, it’s really bad...
His Majesty Li Er quietly breathed a sigh of relief. Wei Zheng's words just now almost made him angry!
I braved the heavy rain to come to your house in person, married my legitimate daughter into your family, and comforted you with gentle words. What else do you want? I have already done this, and you still have to offend me without mercy. I've been bullied all my life, so I have to be bullied again before I die?
He was almost going to fall out!
Fortunately, Fang Jun's words were quite timely and brought him back from the edge of an explosion, instead of getting angry in front of a dying person...
The Wei family quits!
Wei Shuyu's brothers knelt in front of Wei Zheng's window and became angry at that time!
What the hell, did you ever talk like that?
If you don't speak, no one will think you are mute, but if you say these words, are you going to come to the Wei family to slap you in the face?
The Wei brothers automatically thought that Fang Jun was angry that Wei Zheng had impeached him several times before, so they came to provoke him with a grudge!
Yes, you, Fang Jun, are now the consort and a high-ranking official, but you can't bully others like this!
Wei Shuyu, the second eldest son of the Wei family, immediately became angry, his eyes widened with anger, he stood up from the ground with a sudden movement, and glared at Fang Jun: "Second Fang! This is the residence of the Wei family. Are you trying to bully my Wei family by being so arrogant?" No one cares?"
The third oldest brother, Wei Shulin, was also angry. He stood next to his second brother, clenching his fists and saying, "Others are afraid of your second brother, but my brothers in the Wei family are not afraid!"
The atmosphere in the room instantly became tense!
"Kneel down!" Pei, Wei Zheng's wife, yelled angrily: "You two unfilial sons, do you want me to die soon?"
The two brothers' faces turned pale with fright, and they quickly knelt down and said repeatedly: "I don't dare..."
But two pairs of eyes full of anger stared straight at Fang Jun, full of anger!
Wei Zheng, who was lying on the hospital bed, shook his head speechlessly, looked at his sons, and sighed.
He regretted the words "I don't care about the weft, but I worry about the death of Zongzhou". He didn't mean to criticize His Majesty Li Er, it was just the inertia of his consistent acting style. In his heart, he thought that His Majesty Li Er was conquering Goguryeo. His strategy was inappropriate, so he naturally said it.
But after he said it, he realized that he was going to die, so why did he care about those things?
Not to mention whether His Majesty Li Er will listen, if His Majesty is resentful, the old woman and children he left behind will suffer... He can also see that His Majesty Li Er wants to give Wei Zheng a "good beginning and a good ending" ending. Not wanting to attack the Wei family after his death, he even married off Princess Hengshan to appease him.
As an emperor, this is enough!
Fortunately, Fang Jun's joke diluted His Majesty Li Er's anger and gave His Majesty Li Er a step down.
But these stupid sons of my own couldn't see Fang Jun's intentions at all, and even regarded his good intentions as donkey's liver and lungs...
"Ahem, cough, cough." Wei Zheng coughed a few times, tried his best to cheer up, and pretended to be relaxed: "Fang Erlang is here to collect debts. Are you afraid that I will die and the rent money I owe you will be wasted?"
When he said this, the children of the Wei family just remembered that the family still owed Fang Jun a lot of money...
When Fang Jun built Quchifang, because of its elegant environment and excellent construction quality, it once became a popular place for wealthy people at that time. Whether it was officials from the court or the merchants and nobles, they were all proud to own a house in Quchifang.
Wei Zheng lived a clean life, none of his sons could make money, and his family lived in poverty. So when Wei Zheng bought the house in Quchifang, he didn't pay any money at all, and it was all owed to Fang Jun...
Thinking of this, the children of the Wei family felt a little discouraged.
There is no way, if you owe someone money, you will definitely be three points shorter, how can you be so stubborn...
If my father is seriously ill or even in mourning, he is standing at the door asking for debts, how can the Wei family lose face?
No one else can do this kind of thing, but based on the Wei brothers' understanding of Fang Jun, this man who has to chant a few times even if he delivers a few coffin boards, maybe he is really capable...
The most uncomfortable thing is that the Wei family has no money and cannot afford to pay back...
Most of Wei Zheng's annual salary, rewards, and income from his job were sent back to his hometown of Julu and to support the orphans and widowers in Wagang Village, leaving basically no balance.
When Fang Jun heard Wei Zheng's words, he smiled and said: "That's not the case. Money is something external to the body. Why should Zheng Guogong care about it? If you really feel that you have shortchanged this junior's affection, then you will impeach this junior twice less and I will lend you money." , Shoucai will also give you a new pair..."
Wei Zheng struggled to laugh, gasped, and cursed: "Get the hell out of here, the prime minister has been upright all his life, and yet he gave birth to such a evil obstacle like you..."
The atmosphere relaxed.
His Majesty Li Er took the opportunity to stand up and said: "There are still matters in the palace that need to be dealt with urgently. It is inconvenient for me to stay here for a long time. Xuancheng, you have a good life and good health. You have recovered a long time ago. There are many places where the government still needs to rely on Xuancheng, and I can't." There is no reminder from you, a critic."
After saying that, he looked back around, and finally his eyes fell on Fang Jun, and said: "Just stay here and don't cause too much trouble. If anything happens, you will go to the palace and notify me immediately."
Fang Jun felt depressed for a moment. Could it be that this guy is a troublemaker?