As Cheng Yaojin strode into the door carrying a bucket of rainwater, the entire Military Department Yamen fell silent for an instant.
The name of a person is the shadow of a tree. The name of this ancestor's "Devil King" is not for nothing...
As a result, the officials from all the ministries who had just faced Fang Jun and might have looked reserved all smiled. One or two, they came forward respectfully to salute and say hello. They were gentle and even approached with a flattering expression. You Not to mention, not long after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the court was full of old brothers who fought side by side. Except for a few enemies who had no contact with each other, the rest of the officials had their own camps, but they were more or less able to climb up. A little friendship.
Cheng Yaojin didn't have a good look on his face. He was wearing Mingguang armor that was powerful and domineering, and his armor leaves were clanking when he moved. Coupled with his face and a beard that looked like a lion's mane, his tall body stood in the hall like a demon. When he comes to the world, he looks like a villain at first glance...
Staring around with copper-bell-like eyes, Cheng Yaojin did not take the oncoming flattery into his eyes at all. With a sullen face, he loudly said: "This time I rushed to Jingyang for disaster relief. I am following the emperor's orders. The slightest mistake is allowed. You are all smart people, and you should do your duty to help someone. When the task is completed, whoever has done it will be rewarded. But if someone does something small after violating the law, humph, then don't blame someone. No mercy!"
He seems to be a generous person, but in fact he knows what he is doing.
Now the fight for the reserve is raging, and the person leading this disaster relief effort is Fang Jun, the backbone of the "princeling party". There is no guarantee that no one will secretly do anything to embarrass Fang Jun and attack the prince.
Cheng Yaojin did not participate in the fight for the reserve, but it did not mean that he could tolerate someone sabotaging this disaster relief. Therefore, he warned in advance that if anyone caused mistakes in the disaster relief in order to frame Fang Jun, then "don't say it is not true" Preliminary"...
The faces of all the officials in the hall were grim, and their hot faces were pressed against their cold buttocks. Who could feel happy?
But even if they were unhappy, no one dared to show their face in front of Cheng Yaojin. This devil king would not tolerate anyone's faults. Although he was not as unscrupulous as Fang Jun, who frequently punched the prince and kicked the ministers, he was a bastard. Worse than that.
Although Fang Jun was lawless, after all, he lacked qualifications and status, and he himself would be punished if he hit someone. This inevitably put a layer of shackles on him and made him have some scruples. But Cheng Yaojin was different. He was born as a bandit, and he followed His Majesty Li Er in the south and north with great loyalty. He can almost be said to be the most trusted person in the army by His Majesty. He is better than Li Jing, Li Ji, Yuchi Jingde and other famous generals in terms of being a holy family member. No matter who he wants to cause trouble for, even if he goes too far, His Majesty will go to the Tai Chi Palace to scold him and give him a few words...
Cheng Yaojin gave this group of officials a slap in the face. He was very satisfied when he saw that every one of them looked embarrassed and looked away. Then he faced Fang Jun who stood up to greet him. With a big grin, he stepped forward and took Fang Jun's generous hand. He patted his shoulder vigorously and laughed loudly: "You have a lot of potential, so you let me run errands under you? Hahaha, great! But don't worry, I, Old Cheng, are the most reasonable and moral. You are a human being, but if you have orders, just give them, no matter what the wind or rain!"
This is a blatant support for Fang Jun.
All the officials suddenly had different expressions...
The officials of the various ministries thought that Fang Er was already extremely powerful, and now that Cheng Yaojin was openly supporting him, whoever was seriously trying to cause trouble during this disaster relief operation would have to be prepared to be blasted by these two big sticks...
...but the officials of the Ministry of War have mixed feelings. In the past, the Ministry of War's position in the army was just that of a "joyman". When the generals asked for weapons, money and food, they would give orders. How could the Ministry of War have the aura of "the first department in the army"?
?This group of arrogant warriors just stepped on them, and after they stepped on them, they had to kick them into the gutter...
Why does such a scene occur?
One of the reasons is that the Ministry of War has no power. Although the Ministry of War can influence the promotion, appointment and dismissal of military attaches, it is useless in front of these powerful generals. Even if the Ministry of War issues documents, they often ignore them, and it will not work if they are brought before His Majesty.
The old brother who followed him through life and death was nothing more than a trivial matter, so what did he care about?
This involves another most fundamental reason - the Minister of War is a careless person...
Is Li Ji awesome?
Of course awesome!
As the recognized "number one person in the army" after Li Jing, Li Ji was very important in terms of his prestige in the army and his favor in front of His Majesty. However, Li Ji was indifferent by nature and could not be more low-key.
People who are well aware of the danger of Li Jing's current situation of being a "high achiever and shaking the master". They usually avoid things like fighting for power and profit, and even adopt a free-ranging attitude towards the officials of the Ministry of War who are inferior to their rivals...
You can do whatever you want, as long as you don't cause any trouble for me, I won't care about anything.
In this way, the Ministry of War has become the lowest among the six bureaus. The officials of the Ministry of War usually go to other yamen to do business, but they are also lowered...
Now finally something is different!
If the previous support for Fang Jun came from his past reputation and the many powers he had won for the Ministry of War, then now there is more respect in addition to support... I have not seen Cheng Yao, the most generous person in Chang'an City.
Jindu is hooking up with our minister?
This is status!
It should be noted that there is a generation gap between the two, but Cheng Yaojin can support Fang Jun in front of so many people and behave so affectionately, which shows his affirmation of Fang Jun in his heart.
A minister of the Ministry of War who is deeply favored by the Holy Spirit, has a profound background, has a transcendent status, is young and has outstanding abilities. He is a leader who can lead the Ministry of War to shine!
All the officials of the Ministry of War were very excited. Since they were mixed in the officialdom, who didn't want to hold power and be famous in public?
The only thing that can be worried about is whether the prince-in-law can stay in the Ministry of War for a long time. Although this person has many benefits, his ability to cause trouble is the best in Chang'an. Since he became an official, there have been countless yamen changes, although he has always done something.
Many impressive achievements, but none of them lasted long...
Fang Jun was hugged by Cheng Yaojin's shoulders. Naturally he knew what this man meant and was deeply moved. However, due to the relationship between the two families, there was no need to say polite words, so he asked directly: "Uncle Cheng, can you leave immediately?"
Cheng Yaojin looked proud: "Why, seeing that my uncle is getting older, do you think he can't mount a horse or draw a bow? What a joke! Before leaving the house, a certain person had ordered his own soldiers to go to the Lishan camp with a seal to gather troops.
We are preparing to raise the account, and as long as your chamberlain gives an order, the 50,000-strong army of the Youwu Guards can set off immediately!"
This was said sincerely, but it made Fang Jun sweat profusely and dumbfounded...
"Uncle Cheng, don't talk nonsense. It's just for disaster relief. How can we use fifty thousand troops? Besides, the entire Youwu Guards came out in full force. It's natural that your uncle Cheng has a high position, but my nephew was chopped off and used as a ball by Your Majesty for no reason."
Kick..."
Just kidding, the entire standing army in Guanzhong is only about 300,000. The Left and Right Military Guards, as the most powerful guard, have the largest number of troops. If the Youwu Guards really come out in full force, Guanzhong will definitely be shaken. Even His Majesty Li Er in the Taiji Palace can do it.
Holding the sword and putting on the armor, we are waiting to kill the rebels...
Cheng Yaojin chuckled, blinked and said narrowly: "Uncle, aren't you trying to prop up the scene for you? There are officials from various ministries gathered in this room, and they all have their own evil thoughts. If they are not shocked, they will not stab you in the back.
.When you are an official, you have to be more domineering. No matter whether you are a civil servant or a military officer, you are all the same. Don't hide it with a smile on your face, otherwise no one will take you seriously. This is officialdom, the most filthy and dirty place in the world. This place is absolutely
There is no place for a gentleman! You, me, are actually an anomaly. You are as gentle as jade and can't be fought for. But who doesn't know that he is a tiger that doesn't bark? If you mess with him, he will trick you with a smile.
Even if you die, you won’t be able to figure out what’s going on... In officialdom, you have to put away those hypocrisies, reveal any backers and backgrounds, and let those guys with ulterior motives consider whether they can afford to offend them.
Can you bear the consequences after provoking it?"
Fang Jun sweated profusely, is it really okay for you to comment on my father in front of your son like this?
But at the same time, I was quite surprised. I really couldn’t tell that this old demon king, who has always been arrogant and domineering, actually has such a delicate heart and can see the officialdom environment clearly. He is indeed an old goblin...
The Cheng family was able to stand firm in the treacherous court in the early Tang Dynasty, and was able to navigate with ease among the cracks of many political camps. It may be said that Cheng Yaojin had no desire to be strong, or just went with the flow. Only this wisdom of understanding the world was rarely matched by others.
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After exchanging a few words of greetings, Fang Jun called on everyone to arrange their errands one by one, and then they all got busy, collecting the materials needed for disaster relief and the subsequent relief money and food.
Fang Junze and Cheng Yaojin left the Ministry of War Yamen and went to the Lishan Camp of Youwuwei outside the city to gather officers and soldiers and rush to the disaster area.