His Majesty Li Er naturally knew that Fang Jun was unjustly accused.
Conspiracy to rebel and usurp the throne?
Absolutely impossible.
To this day, the rule of the Li Tang royal family has long been entrenched. It is not that no one can overthrow the Li Tang royal family, but this person will definitely not be Fang Jun, whose power all comes from the emperor. Without the emperor's edict, Youtun
Who among the tens of thousands of guardsmen would listen to Fang Jun and follow him in rebellion?
Besides, Fang Jun had absolutely no reason to do this.
However, seeing Fang Jun's expression of sadness and grievance, His Majesty Li Er was so angry that he could not vent his anger.
Are you wronged?
How can you still accuse me unjustly?
I was sitting in the Liangyi Palace without provoking anyone. As a result, a dragon flew from the sky and brought "auspiciousness", and then this "auspiciousness" inexplicably turned into a big kite...
You say you are wronged, but who should I tell you about my grievances?
His Majesty Li Er's face sank as low as water. He was indifferent to Fang Jun's antics. He glanced around at the ministers in the palace and asked in a deep voice: "My dear friends, do you have any advice?"
Ma Zhou was about to open his mouth to excuse Fang Jun. Cen Wenwen took a step forward and said tremblingly: "The words of the Xu Yan clan are really made out of nothing and confuse right and wrong. It is just a kite. Although it has caused a misunderstanding, we only need to explain it to the people.
Obviously, naturally all the rumors have been put to rest. However, what Zhao Guogong said is reasonable. Since this matter started because of the prince's consort, he naturally cannot escape the involvement. He is indeed coveted by flying kites in the capital like this.
The suspicion of the royal palace should be punished to serve as a warning, and laws should be enacted to put an end to it."
He thought deeper than Ma Zhou. Now that the prince's status is gradually becoming more and more stable, the ministers in the court are gradually moving closer to the prince. They are strangers to the Guanlong nobles such as Changsun Wuji, and they are tit for tat. If Changsun Wuji is allowed to control the aftermath of this matter,
If the influence persists, it may cause a turmoil in the DPRK, and I don’t know how many people will be affected. This is extremely detrimental to the current stable government.
What the prince needs is stability, what Changsun Wuji and others want is variability.
Fang Jun has made great achievements and is deeply favored by the emperor. It is only appropriate to push him out to hold the vat. Anyway, His Majesty will not do anything to him seriously.
If His Majesty vents his anger on others, it will inevitably lead to a turmoil...
Now, all he can do is feel wronged to Fang Jun.
Li Daozong, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, was a staunch princeling and had always stayed out of the matter before. After hearing Cen Wenwen's words, he immediately reacted and quickly stepped forward to stand next to Cen Wenwen and echoed: "Your Majesty clearly understands, Cen Shizhong
What he said is absolutely true. Although the prince-in-law made an unintentional mistake, it would be unfair if he was not punished if it caused such an impact."
Du Zhenglun, the minister of Zhongshu, also said: "Wei Chen seconded the proposal."
…
Fang Jun was furious, mother!
Both of them are unhappy with me, right?
It’s just adding insult to injury!
However, as soon as his belief changed, he understood the intentions of Cen Wenwen, Li Daozong and others.
This is to ask the young master to go out and top the cylinder and end the matter as soon as possible. On the one hand, it will involve too many people and lead to political turmoil...
To be honest, Fang Jun can understand.
He is now the prince's right-hand man, and has long been tied to the prince to form a community of interests. Although this is contrary to his original intention of "not taking sides", as the current situation develops, this has become an unavoidable choice.
Unless he is willing to collude with those aristocratic families, put family interests above national interests, and become a master who steals national interests to enrich himself...
The most urgent thing to do now is to maintain the stability of the government, so that the prince can safely exercise the power of the prince, gradually cultivate the power of the East Palace, and complete preparations for succession as soon as possible.
But this doesn’t mean that he is willing to be pushed out of the tank by everyone!
Why?
I just flew a kite!
If the people misunderstand this, what does it have to do with me?
Is there any more royal method...
But it is obvious that His Majesty Li Er has no intention of telling him about the king's law. Someone must stand up for this matter. In His Majesty's opinion, the best candidate is Fang Jun. Apart from those political considerations and trade-offs,
, and the most important point - resolving hatred...
His Majesty Li Er thought about it for a while and said: "The impact of this matter is very bad, the consequences are unpredictable, and Fang Jun cannot be blamed. However, thinking that it was an unintentional mistake, he was demoted to one rank and three ranks as punishment.
As a warning to others, Fang Jun, are you convinced?"
Fang Jun wanted to shout: I don't accept it!
But although he has a bit of a stubborn personality and looks a bit tough on the outside, he is not a "hard-headed" idiot after all. When he is under the eaves, he has to lower his head to lose face and feel aggrieved. Of course he is depressed, but if he bumps heads because of this
It's not even worth it if it breaks the blood.
He sighed and said with a weak spirit: "I am a humble minister, I am guilty."
What an evil old society!
There is no rule of law, no human rights, and rewards, punishments, and punishments all depend on the emperor's whim. Even a holy master like His Majesty Li Er who knows how to restrain his own rights, unquestionably regards himself as the master of the world. He speaks with golden tongue and orders the law.
Sui, treating the law as if it were nothing...
Looking at the disappointed looks of all the officials in the palace, Fang Jun couldn't help but shake his head.
Some people love you, some hate you, some are willing to stretch out their hands to support you, and some are eager to step you into the mud... However, His Majesty Li Er's handling made it difficult for everyone to be satisfied. Ma Zhou and others felt that Fang Jun was not at fault in this matter.
Fang Jun shouldn't have been pushed out to jack up the vat. Changsun Wuji and others felt that the punishment was a bit light. This guy's title has been rising and falling, and I don't know how many times it has changed. If he goes down today, he may go up again. It's completely meaningless.
.
Fang Jun sighed.
It seems that throughout the ages, he is the only one who has lost his title and official position because of flying kites, right?
Above the ancient history, thousands of years later, maybe it can be heard as a joke...
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Coming out of the Dragon Palace, the sky is filled with sunset and brilliant.
All the ministers stayed in the palace, discussing how to deal with this embarrassing misunderstanding. The people in Guanzhong, who were excited by the "good fortune of the gods", were still cheering. If they were told directly that this was just a misunderstanding,
You are all overthinking, and the consequences are really unpredictable...
This requires a plan and a step-by-step approach to calm down the excitement of the people, slow down the enthusiasm, and then announce the punishment for Fang Jun and put all the blame for this matter on Fang Jun, so that
People are more receptive to it.
Fang Jun doesn't have the patience to deal with such a matter. We are the most unjust one. Is it possible that we have to follow you and work hard to eliminate the impact?
Pretending to be angry, His Majesty Li Er kicked him out...
After leaving the Dragon Palace, they walked around a palace wall and saw two petite and beautiful little palace maids standing by the road. When they saw Fang Jun, they stepped forward to collect their Wanfu robes and respectfully said: "Your Majesty, my Highness
As ordered, please ask the prince's consort to come and have a meeting."
Fang Jun stopped, took a look, and recognized the maid beside Princess Changle. His heart skipped a beat and he hurriedly said: "Lead the way!"
"Here!"
The two little maids saluted, Yingying stood up and led the way.
After bypassing two rockeries and a palace, Fang Jun felt something was wrong and asked, "Isn't this the way to Shujing Palace?"
One of the little palace maids replied politely: "His Royal Highness is in Princess Jinyang's palace."
Fang Jun was immediately disappointed.
I thought that the grown princess summoned me alone. Although I didn’t dare to do anything extraordinary in the palace, I could at least have a good meal and talk frivolously nearby. But if Princess Jinyang was present...that little girl
If you are a ghost or a ghost, if you go out of your way a little bit, you will definitely be noticed by them.
It's boring...
But you've already arrived here, you can't turn around and walk away, right?
If Princess Jinyang knew that she had gone to see him and left, she would definitely be angry and angry, and it was possible that she would ignore him for several months...
Little girl, this is really nerve-wracking.
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The place where the two princesses met Fang Jun was not in Princess Jinyang's palace, but in the imperial garden.
The clear pool water has a blue wave, the lotus leaves stretch like a canopy, and there is a beautiful vermilion-painted rain corridor. Outside the corridor, there are several clusters of peonies planted near the pool water. The branches and leaves are stretched, the flowers are blooming, the jade smiles and beads are fragrant, and wealth is
grand.
The corridor was paved with a low table on top, and a small red clay stove was placed on one side. The red flames were licking the bottom of a black pottery kettle, and the water in the pot was steaming.
Princess Changle and Princess Jinyang are kneeling opposite each other. There are several white porcelain plates on the short table. In the plates are several exquisite snacks. There is also a set of tea sets on the tea tray. Princess Changle is wearing a Taoist robe and has a slim and graceful figure.
He was rolling up the sleeves of his Taoist robe, revealing a section of his forearm. With his slender hands, he lifted the teapot from the stove and poured boiling water into a black pottery teapot on the tea tray.
The scenery is leisurely and the beauty is like jade.
The sunset shines in the evening, and the tea is fragrant.