His Majesty Li Er ordered his maid to make a pot of tea. He sat by the window and listened to the patter of rain outside, sipping slowly and waiting for Li Junxian's reply.
The rain was not heavy. It fell on the glazed tiles on the roof ridge, and then condensed into a stream and dripped along the eaves. It splashed on the bluestone slab under the eaves in front of the window, which was particularly pleasant to the ears.
After driving away all the maids and chamberlains, His Majesty Li Er sat quietly alone, his thoughts wandering...
There was a soft sound of footsteps outside the palace, and Wang De, the chamberlain's chief steward, led Li Junxian in.
Li Junxian was covered in rainwater and his hair was completely wet. The rainwater dripping from his body while standing in the palace fell on the smooth floor tiles, which made him a little scared.
His Majesty Li Er waved his hands and said first: "It's okay," and then said to Wang De: "Let someone make a pot of hot tea for General Li to warm himself up."
Wang De took the order and left.
Li Junxian was moved in his heart and bowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty..."
His Majesty Li Er pointed to the chairs in front of the desk and said: "No need to be polite, just sit down and tell me the matter in detail."
"Here."
Li Junxian sat down and respectfully explained the situation in Dongshi and then the situation at Jingzhao Mansion Yamen.
His Majesty Li Er widened his eyes and asked curiously: "You said that both Xuanyangfang and Dongshi were on fire, and Dongshi was even more vandalized?"
"indeed so."
"Is it those traders who caused trouble by shouting together?"
"This..." Li Junxian pondered for a moment, then told the truth: "The situation in Dongshi is too chaotic. Finally, Fang Jun stopped him at the gate of Dongshi again without entering. So who set the fire and who smashed it?"
The store... I have not seen it with my own eyes."
How dare he say such nonsense?
Even though Fang Jun shouted that it was the traders who set the fire and vandalized the house, anyone with a discerning eye could see that it was impossible. Although the traders who were ordered by the aristocratic families gathered to cause trouble, they tried their best to control the scale of the situation and absolutely refused to take this matter seriously.
It made a big fuss and touched the emperor's bottom line. How dare you set fire to and destroy people in this situation?
But even if Fang Jun calls the thieves and deliberately sets fire and smashes them to frame these traders... there is nothing he can do. If he doesn't admit it, he can't get the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple to intervene, right? Once this happens, the situation will become even more chaotic.
His Majesty Li Er shook his head and laughed: "This stick is really cunning."
Although Fang Jun violated the national law by setting fires and vandalizing, it was still a serious crime for those wealthy family members to instruct their merchants to gather in Dongcheng to demonstrate!
If you want to deal with Fang Jun, then the family members will not be able to escape the blame, and vice versa.
So even if it was known that it was Fang Jun who set the fire and vandalized the house or even framed the blame, it would still be settled in the end.
It is impossible for His Majesty Li Er to seriously break up with the aristocratic family members, and the aristocratic family members do not dare to openly admit their charges of instigation...
Fang Jun actually cleverly found a balance in such an unfavorable situation, which made the family members feel miserable, which is really surprising.
Li Junxian clicked his tongue and agreed: "It is indeed cunning..."
At this time, two palace maids came in. One held a pot of fragrant tea and placed it in front of Li Junxian. The other held a handkerchief moistened with warm water and handed it over. Li Junxian took it and wiped his hands and face.
After retreating, he poured himself a cup of tea and took a sip.
When you drink the warm tea, the dampness and coldness in your body will be swept away, making you feel extremely comfortable.
His Majesty Li Er has never cared much about the etiquette between the monarch and his ministers. On the contrary, he thinks that being relaxed and casual is more compatible with the monarch and his ministers. He even danced with the ministers at banquets and took off his clothes... Seeing that Li Junxian was not restrained, he felt in his heart
He was also happy and asked: "After those traders were captured, how did Fang Jun deal with them? There are so many people that the prison cells of Jingzhao Mansion cannot accommodate them."
Li Junxian smiled and said: "Your Majesty, not only can't fit in the cell, but there are not enough ropes to tie people up. However, Fang Jun ordered the vendors to take off their pants and cut them as ropes, but no one dared to run away.
I can’t run away either.”
Thinking about the beautiful scenery... His Majesty Li Er burst out laughing.
Li Junxian said casually: "Speaking of which, Fang Jun is really resolute. At first, the vendors were still shouting dissatisfaction. One of the relatives of the eldest son's family participated in the crowd and made trouble. When faced with Fang Jun, he made rude remarks and was interrupted by Fang Jun in public.
He also ordered Wei Dawu, the Young Master of Jingzhao Prefecture, to send him back to the eldest grandson's house, and the rest became as silent as cicadas, not daring to cause trouble."
As soon as the words came out, Li Junxian felt that the air in front of him suddenly seemed to be stagnant. Looking at His Majesty, he realized that the smile just now had still disappeared, replaced by a gloomy look.
Li Junxian was shocked and thought to himself that he had said the wrong thing? After thinking about it carefully, he found nothing wrong, but His Majesty's expression...
His Majesty Li Er didn't realize that his face turned ugly, but he was muttering in his heart: Fang Jun's method... is really fearless, even if he faces people from the Changsun family, he dares to do such a cruel thing.
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Fangfu study room.
Fang Xuanling said that Fang Jun might be wronged in this matter, but she didn't seem worried. With a faint smile on her face, she called the maid to make another pot of tea and added sweet-scented osmanthus cake.
Almond cakes and other exquisite snacks, he said gently: "You have been busy for most of the night, and you haven't had time to eat, right? Eat a few bites to cushion your stomach, and let's chat slowly."
"Alas." Fang Jun responded.
He was full of doubts at first, but when he saw that his father didn't seem to care too much, Fang Jun felt relieved. The cakes on the desk were fragrant, and his stomach suddenly made a "gurgling" sound, so he wolfed them down.
I ate a few pieces of pastries, drank two cups of hot tea, and breathed a sigh of relief.
He raised the teapot to fill Fang Xuanling's tea cup, and filled a cup himself. Then he asked: "My son is a little confused. Father, please tell me. Could it be that things have reached this level and the nobles and the emperor cannot be forced to maintain their friendship?"
With a tacit understanding, big things can be reduced to trivial matters?"
Fang Xuanling smiled and shook his head: "Easier said than done? Since it has happened, it is impossible to pretend that it has not happened. How can His Majesty sit still when such a large-scale gathering occurs in the capital of the capital? If it were applied to other emperors, it would probably only be as long as
If someone is found to take responsibility, it will be settled. But if this matter is placed on His Majesty today...then it is definitely not just a matter of who will be responsible, but also a matter of ensuring that this matter will never happen again."
This was said in a superficial way, and another person might not be able to understand what it meant, but Fang Jun understood it.
If it were another emperor, it would be fine as long as everyone calms down and no more troubles are caused. The tacit understanding must still exist, and everyone's bottom line must be well maintained. The rest will be done under the water, and whoever wins or loses will use it.
A relatively mild way to deal with it.
But His Majesty Li Er can't...
The reason is very simple. How did His Majesty Li Er obtain the throne?
He got it from killing brothers and brothers in the bloody battle at Xuanwu Gate, and then forced his father to abdicate, and then he won this country!
The Xuanwu Gate Incident was more than just a bloody battle below the city gate. The various forces in the DPRK and China competed, gamed, and fought hand to hand in all aspects. In the end, there was an incredible victory that turned defeat into victory!
To put it bluntly, it was a coup!
Precisely because His Majesty Li Er came to power through a coup, he has some taboos and scruples in his heart, so he cannot tolerate things like the chaos happening! Today is a gathering of traders to demonstrate, who knows whether it will turn into a mutiny by the army tomorrow?
Launch a coup?
So for His Majesty Li Er, who is responsible is secondary. He must ensure that this kind of thing will never happen again!
Fang Jun sighed helplessly: "My son was negligent and did not consider this aspect. If he had known this earlier, he should not have let that bastard of the eldest son's family back. It is so disgusting and disgusting that the yin man Changsun Wuji is."
The reason why he beat that Hu Chong half to death and asked Wei Dawu to send him back to the Changsun family was because he thought that the matter would not be settled in the end anyway, and holding this man in his hands would not affect the Changsun family.
, it is better to give Changsun Wuji a good slap in the face and let out a bad breath.
Look, I beat your people half to death, and finally sent your allies back. Is your face hot? Are you embarrassed?
Thinking about it now, it would be better to hold it in your hand and send it directly to His Majesty Li Er, and let His Majesty Li Er spray it on Changsun Wuji, which would also indirectly make Changsun Wuji's status in His Majesty Li Er's heart even better.