Chapter 545 The wind rises in the south of the Yangtze River
When King Li Tai of Wei and Fang Jun entered the side hall of the town office one after another, Mu Yuanzuo, the governor of Suzhou, was already waiting here. He hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "I have met His Highness the King of Wei and the Duke of Yue!"
Pei Xingjian, who was accompanying him, also stood up and stood aside.
Li Tai stepped forward, returned the courtesy with his hands, and said with a smile: "We are not outsiders, why do we need so many courtesy? Come on, come on, please take a seat."
Having said that, you should take the main seat first.
Fang Jun sat at the bottom, Pei Xingjian automatically sat beside Fang Jun, and Mu Yuanzuo sat opposite Fang Jun.
Mu Yuanzuo felt comforted by Li Tai's words "he is not an outsider". The pores all over his body seemed to relax. His old face smiled like a blooming chrysanthemum. Even the half-wet official robe on his body felt uncomfortable.
, leaning forward slightly, he said with a smile: "I have heard for a long time that His Majesty the King of Wei is very talented and proficient in Confucianism. A few years ago, he gathered the world's elites together and compiled the "Kuo Di Zhi", which contains a summary of the mountains, rivers and valleys. The lower official also once
If you read it carefully, it is truly a splendid chapter, every word is exquisite, it can be called the most amazing book in the world, and it can be passed down for hundreds of generations!"
He originally thought that when they met for the first time, he wanted to leave a good impression on His Majesty the King of Wei and say something nice, so touting the other person's literary achievements was naturally the simplest, most direct and most effective way.
But Li Tai pinched his chin and fell into embarrassment...
Just two days ago, Fang Jun dismissed his proud "Kuo Di Zhi" as worthless, saying that it had no literary value at all, and now he was being praised in front of others in such a nonsensical way.
His Highness the King of Wei wants to save face. How can he keep his face?
Feeling a little unhappy, he glared at Fang Jun.
How come you don’t have many pragmatic talents under your command, but are all just flatterers like this?
Fang Jun naturally understood Li Tai's somewhat resentful and resentful look, thinking that Mu Yuanzuo had not done well in his homework, and he wanted to flatter him but ended up patting him on the leg...
After coughing dryly, Wen Yan said: "His Highness has come a thousand miles away, and it is inevitable that the journey will be tiring. Let's not say these polite words and get straight to the point."
Mu Yuanzuo was stunned. Although he didn't know where he had done something wrong or said the wrong thing, he immediately realized that something was wrong and said quickly: "Yes, yes, I am at fault. I am here to listen to His Highness and the Yue Kingdom."
The Duke has given orders, but if there is an order, there will be no failure to obey."
Li Tai picked up the tea cup and took a sip. He glanced at Fang Jun and felt a little impressed.
The south of the Yangtze River has always been a land of plenty, and now it is the capital of the imperial court. The governor of Suzhou can be regarded as the first-class feudal official in the empire. Except for the fact that his political status is slightly lower than that of Jing Zhaoyin, the power he holds in his hands is far superior to that of the imperial court.
The influence is definitely higher than that of other governors.
But such a powerful feudal official in the south of the Yangtze River was like a follower in front of Fang Jun, with no aura and no words...
Thinking again about Ma Zhou, Li Daozong, Sun Fujia and others who are usually good friends with Fang Jun and share the same philosophy. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Fang Jun has already weaved an absolutely powerful network around him. Now he is strongly
Supporting the prince means that everyone in this network is equivalent to becoming the prince's team. How can the young slaves who only rely on the support of the Guanlong nobles compete with him?
You must know that today's Guanlong nobles have long been in decline, and their lives are getting worse and worse. Although they cannot be said to be the flowers of yesterday, they are no longer prestigious...
However, these are all matters between the prince and the child slave. Since I have made up my mind not to get involved, I will just accept the goods and breeding industry, wholeheartedly promote my educational cause, show my achievements in life, and be famous in history. That is enough.
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Thinking of this, he was not polite to Mu Yuanzuo and asked bluntly: "This time my king went south to reach his destination. Compared with the Duke of Yue who has already informed Governor Mu in a letter, I only ask you now about those who compensated the Duke of Yue.
Regarding the cargo farming industry, does the Mu Governor’s Office have specific details?”
Mu Yuanzuo paused for a moment, then Pei Xingjian interjected: "Your Majesty, the details have been kept with me."
"Oh?" Li Tai raised his eyebrows.
Mu Yuanzuo explained: "Last time, the thunderbolt stored in Huating Town accidentally exploded. The impact was so great that the Duke of Yue was impeached by the censor in the court and was even reprimanded by His Majesty. Afterwards, it was found out that he was the Wang family of Taiyuan.
The descendants did this, so many aristocratic families, including the Taiyuan Wang family, took out some goods and breeding properties and presented them to the Duke of Yue, slightly apologizing. At that time, the official acted as the mediator, accepted the details, and then gave them to the Duke of Yue.
After the exchange of official letters, the Duke of Yue said that he did not want to take over the goods and property for the time being, so he gave the details to Pei Changshi for safekeeping."
Li Tai was a little embarrassed again...
They are all cultural people, and their realm level is placed here, so their words are naturally tactful and pleasant. "I don't want to accept these things for the time being" is just a qualifying word. In fact, it means that Fang Jun has no intention of wanting these things at all.
It was unacceptable, so Mu Yuanzuo handed over the details to Pei Xingjian. This matter ended here, but it could also be regarded as accepting the apology of the Taiyuan Wang family and other aristocratic families, turning the hostility into friendship, and not pursuing the matter to the end to make the matter bigger.
As a result, he shamelessly fell in love with these goods and breeding industries, and had to drag Fang Jun to the south of the Yangtze River to take over things that he had not originally intended to take over...
However, Li Tai is not that kind of so-called gentleman who flaunts his reputation. He is currently determined to develop the education industry in Datang and needs more real money. It is a good thing to get money, and he does not care about the vain face.
Pei Xingjian said: "My official has been keeping that detailed list, but I was worried that it would be stolen or damaged by someone who wanted to leave it in the town office, so I kept it in my residence. Do you want to get it for His Highness now?"
Although Huating Town is Fang Jun's fiefdom, and the City Shipping Department is formed by Fang Jun's team, after all, in the land of Jiangnan, it is inevitable to appoint many children of Jiangnan gentry inside and outside. Of course, there are inevitably some people with ulterior motives here.
Everyone, always be careful when doing anything.
Li Taizheng wanted to take it for a look, but Fang Jun said: "No need, since it is an apology to a certain person, it must not be unsightly. I can just take someone to receive it later. But a certain person and his highness came to Jiangnan."
, each family must have received the news a long time ago, how are their reactions?"
The question was naturally about Mu Yuanzuo. As the governor of Suzhou, most of the south of the Yangtze River was under his rule. Although it was inevitable that he would be unable to deal with these deep-rooted aristocratic families, the position of the governor also relied on Fang Jun.
Years of full support prevented him from being impeached and removed from office, but the basic information must still be grasped.
After hearing this, Mu Yuanzuo immediately said: "The reactions of various families before were quite normal. After all, it was already promised to the Duke of Yue. They had nothing to say when you would receive it. But two days ago, the legitimate son of the Wang family in Taiyuan
Wang Jing came to the south of the Yangtze River. As soon as he got off the boat, he went straight to the Bamboo Garden of the Xiao family in Jinling and met with the head of the Xiao family. There were only two people present at the time, so it is impossible to know what was said. However, Wang Jing then visited the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River. Xie, Chen, Wang
, Yuan and other families were all in it, and Zhou, Shen, Gu, Qian and other families were not left behind. This person spread rumors everywhere, saying that the Taiyuan Wang family was also framed for the theft case caused by the thunder explosion in Huating Town.
, This was an urgent situation at that time. In order to eliminate the situation, I had to stand up and take the blame and compensate the Duke of Yue for your losses. It is really unfair to the Wang family of Taiyuan."
Fang Jun frowned and asked, "Has Governor Mu ever met this person?"
"Yesterday, the Shen family of Wu Xing hosted a banquet for Wang Jing in Suzhou City. The lower official was also invited to the banquet, so he was able to see him."
"How is he?"
Mu Yuanzuo pondered for a moment, then said thoughtfully: "This man is very talkative, well-read and well-remembered, and has great literary talent. He is also very knowledgeable in Confucian classics. He has a slim appearance and is as gentle as jade. He is worthy of being the eldest son of the Wang family in Taiyuan."
The direct grandson, especially the city is very deep."
Fang Jun touched the short mustache on his lips and said thoughtfully: "Wu Xing Shen family?"
The purpose of entertaining Wang Jing so openly, especially when he and the King of Wei were about to arrive in Jiangnan, was obvious, and he must have reached some kind of agreement with the Wang family of Taiyuan.
He looked at Pei Xingjian and asked: "In that detailed list, is there the Wuxing Shen family's goods breeding industry?"
Although Pei Xingjian does not have the ability to remember photographs, his IQ is definitely among the highest among the crowd. After thinking about it, he affirmed: "No."
Fang Jun then laughed and said: "Interesting, the last case of the Sky Thunder explosion and theft, the Wuxing Shen family was clearly not involved, but this time they were openly involved with the Taiyuan Wang family. Is it possible that they still want to
Seeing injustice on the road, uphold justice and bring this bully to justice? Haha."
Li Tai, who was standing aside, had already frowned and said helplessly: "I just want to take over those goods and breeding industries and make some money to support the expenses of the 'Revitalization Association'. This Taiyuan Wang family is really a bastard. It's just a thing outside the body, why?"
As for being involved in the dispute over the reserve position? Mother!"
His Royal Highness the King of Wei is not an idiot. He can naturally see that the whole Jiangnan is now in turmoil, and the source of all this is the battle for the reserve position.