His Majesty Li Er looked at his dejected and helpless son, feeling a little distressed but also a little amused.
I feel sad that such a smart son was actually fooled. It is very likely that Li Zhi's self-confidence will be lost and his character development will be affected. What's funny is that this boy always seems to be peaceful and humble, but he is so proud in his bones.
But it's deep-rooted, and now that I've been wronged, I act like a rare child...
He ordered Wang De to make a pot of tea, and asked the chamberlain to bring some cakes. He said warmly: "You were busy all night last night, and you haven't had breakfast yet? Come, let's eat something to fill your stomach first, and then return to the house later.
, it’s better to have a raw meal.”
Li Zhi was moved, picked up a piece of pastry and chewed it, feeling a little ashamed.
He did stay up all night while working, but it was not because he had to be busy loading the ordnance. Instead, he lay on the hard bed in the simple house and tossed and turned. His mind was filled with the world-famous appearance and charming grace of Lady Wu, which was quite a bit strange.
Color imparts soul and mind, mind and spirit do not belong to...
Looking at his expression, His Majesty Li Er thought he was ashamed of being tricked, so he comforted him: "No one in the world can know this from birth. The so-called wise kings and wise ministers also accumulate experience through failure after failure."
, and finally achieve brilliant achievements. Who has no fault? You must face your own mistakes, think about where you made them, and be alert and correct them in the future. Only in this way can you achieve great things."
Li Zhi nodded and accepted the instruction. He felt his father's love and his eyes were a little red. Then he remembered that he had already known that someone was going to cause sabotage, so he begged his father to send "Hundred Knights" for his own use, but the thieves still took advantage of the opportunity.
Enter, he played a cruel trick, his self-esteem was greatly frustrated, his tone was choked, and he said hoarsely: "This must be Fang Jun's doing. He supported the prince with all his strength, and opposed me everywhere. Everyone from top to bottom of the military department
His men and horses cannot be commanded by Erchen at all. This time he wants to completely destroy Erchen's prestige, and may even hide the weapons in Erchen's mansion, and then incite the imperial censors to impeach him..."
Halfway through his words, he was interrupted by His Majesty Li Er's raised palm.
His Majesty Li Er sat upright, his face was as heavy as water, and he stared at Li Zhi coldly, which made Li Zhi's heart tremble. He murmured: "Father... did my son say something wrong?"
His Majesty Li Er did not answer.
After a moment of silence, His Majesty Li Er slowly said: "When Fang Jun was promoted to Jingzhao Yin, he wrote a couplet with him in the lobby of Jingzhao Mansion, 'Gong begets Ming, Integrity begets prestige', which is still hanging in Jingzhao to this day.
Mansion. Someone once asked him what he meant. He said: The officials do not fear my strictness but fear my integrity. The people do not obey my ability but obey my Duke. If I am honest, the officials will not dare to be arrogant. If I am honest, the people will not dare to bully. The public will be wise and honest.
Be powerful."
Having said this, he paused for a moment, as if to give Li Zhi more time to think. He picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea, and then continued: "Six words, but it explains how the superiors should deal with themselves."
The essence, but it is not easy to achieve this. Only by being generous can one be fair, and only by being selfless in one's heart can one be honest. Only in this way can one be able to resist without refuting, and to impose punishment without resentment. You have been smart since you were young.
Your acuity is far beyond ordinary people, and your father sees it, but you know that you think that you are far beyond the prince's ability, but you don't know, maybe you are better than the prince in everything, and you disdain the prince's skill in pipes and benevolence as a woman, but
It is the prince's heart to treat the courtiers equally, but it is difficult for you to achieve."
Li Zhi was frightened and wanted to speak, but was interrupted again by His Majesty Li Er.
His Majesty Li Er looked at him with burning eyes and said: "Fang Jun is not an ordinary courtier. As the Duke of Yue, he has reached the limit of being a minister. Every such person is a pillar of the empire. Not to mention you.
These remarks are completely based on speculation and have no basis. Even if the evidence is conclusive, it cannot be so arbitrary. We still need to consider the various factors involved in the whole matter. Regardless of whether the courtiers support you or not, they will think that you are reckless and reckless, especially
It is Fang Jun's supporters who will think you are mean and ungrateful. Since you openly believe that this matter was done by Fang Jun, you must be punished. Otherwise, if you know that he has violated the law and do not deal with it, how can you convince the public?
Aren't the laws of the Tang Dynasty just a plaything? But once you impose punishments, it will lead to turmoil in the entire court. To be more serious, it may even lead to the decline of the empire."
This is definitely not alarmist.
Just like Changsun Wuji, there are countless dirty things that he did behind the scenes, but why did His Majesty Li Er, who was always known for his decisiveness and bravery, always treat him with grace and reward him continuously, even when he openly resisted the national policies he formulated?
, and adopt more gentle strategies instead of violent suppression?
It is easy to suppress a eldest grandson Wuji, but it will also cause all the Guanlong nobles to become alienated from their morals and even have a rebellious heart, which is a big deal.
The existence of the empire today is the result of the hard work and hard work of His Majesty Li Er and countless ministers. How could the efforts of countless people be wasted because of a mere eldest grandson Wuji, and the glorious age that was about to begin was allowed to die halfway?
Things in this world are not black and white.
Sometimes you have to know the other person's mistakes but still adopt a forbearing and compromising attitude. Only in this way can you become a hero who creates great things.
If you can't even "endure", what hope can you have?
In his opinion, Li Zhi was too energetic and had never encountered any real setbacks. Although he was clearly being manipulated by others and was wronged, this kind of grievance was not necessarily a bad thing.
Even if it is real fine steel, how can it be used to create a peerless weapon without repeated tempering?
Li Zhi's face was gloomy, and his heart was filled with fear and anger.
He knew that he had made a mistake, but he was very dissatisfied by saying that he was not as good as the prince. Didn't he have the courage and courage? He didn't think so. Just like Fang Jun, although this man was his brother-in-law
, but he has never been very close to him. When he faced himself and Si Zi who grew up together, he doted on Si Zi. Even if Si Zi asked for the moon in the sky, he would find a way to pick it off, but he treated himself differently.
It's cold and distant.
In recent years, he has become the prince's subordinate, and he is always against him.
If it had been anyone else, I'm afraid they would have hated Fang Jun till the very end of their teeth, right? But I didn't have much hatred.
He often thinks that although Fang Jun is against him now, if one day he goes against his will and succeeds in counterattacking to seize the position of crown prince, or even be crowned the great treasure and rule the world one day, he will still treat a capable minister like Fang Jun kindly, and even
Give trust.
Isn’t this magnanimous?
But he would never dare to refute his father's words. He could only lower his head and say aggrievedly: "What my father taught me is that if my children are taught, I will definitely correct them in the future."
What kind of person is His Majesty Li Er? He could see at a glance that Li Zhi didn't mean what he said, but he was not disappointed. This son was in his prime years, so it was understandable that he had a little temper. Having said that, a man who really has no temper at all
How can people control such a huge empire?
Just like a weak prince without much opinion, he will not achieve anything...
At this time, there was a report from the chamberlain at the door, saying that it was Yin Mazhou of Jingzhao, and Zhang Liang, the Minister of Punishment, had jointly submitted a memorial to the Zhengshi Hall, and all the famous ministers and ministers in the Zhengshi Hall presented it to the palace.
Wang Dejiang received the memorial, came in and placed it on His Majesty Li Er's desk.
His Majesty Li Er picked up the memorial and looked at it carefully. Although his eyebrows were not stretched, his face looked much better.
Then he handed the memorial to Li Zhi and said, "Read it for yourself."
Li Zhi was confused. Did Ma Zhou and Zhang Liang also impeach him? The weight of these two people was not comparable to those noisy censors at the Censorship Station. He quickly looked at it and then felt relieved a little.
In the memorial, Ma Zhou and Zhang Liang mentioned that after receiving the report, they rushed to Fangjiawan Pier and confirmed that the ordnance found was the batch loaded by the Ministry of War last night, and immediately stopped the fleet before it left the customs.
, after detailed inspection, it was found that one of the ships was too shallow. After boarding the ship for inspection, three packages of ordnance were indeed missing. Now all the people and the ship have been impounded.
However, considering the urgency of this batch of ordnance, all other ships were released and left for Liaodong. The Jingzhao Mansion and the Ministry of Justice will deploy elite personnel to detect the case as soon as possible...
Fortunately, all ships were not stopped in a big way to cooperate with the investigation, otherwise the fleet transportation schedule would be delayed. Once snow fell in Liaodong and these ordnance could not reach the army, the first person responsible would be Jin Wang Li Zhi, who was responsible for the ordnance loading and transportation.
At that time, Li Zhi will have to shoulder this responsibility and his prestige will be ruined.
Obviously, everything is as the father said before. Although these people were behind their backs, they also strictly adhered to the bottom line and did not hinder the Liaodong army's battle. It limited the matter to a certain range and the lethality was not too powerful.
Of course, if it cannot be properly resolved, he, Li Zhi, will still lose his face and will not be able to stand upright when talking to the Ministry of War in the future...