Some people are used to being the ones in power. They have always been the only ones to bully others. Now that the situation has reversed and they have been stripped of their face, they can tolerate it for a while, but if the perpetrators are not punished at all, it will inevitably sting their self-esteem and arouse their anger.
The will to resist.
This is the case for the Guanlong nobles.
They themselves can be suspicious of each other, strife, plotting, and even on the verge of falling apart. But now that they are being bullied like Fang Jun, the face of the entire Guanlong nobles has been trampled to the ground. Once their hatred of the same enemy is aroused, maybe
The long-standing alliance can continue.
This is seriously contrary to Fang Jun's original intention, so it is difficult to see how much confusion His Majesty Li Er caused to Fang Jun.
It's not just Fang Jun. Looking at Cheng Yaojin's expression, you know that he can't feel His Majesty Li Er's pulse either...
The silent Cheng Chubi wondered at this moment: "Your Majesty's punishment is very light, isn't it a good thing?"
Cheng Yaojin glanced at his slow-thinking son, sighed to himself, and said angrily: "You can only eat and sleep with your brain, how can you think about such things? Remember this in the future,
Use your brain less and use your hands more. If you have any questions, just ask Erlang. Just do whatever he asks you to do, and I won’t hurt you."
Everyone has different talents. My son is a bit stupid, but he is a good material for leading troops. He has an upright and loyal personality and is not easy to socialize with. But once he gets to know someone, he can make the difference between life and death.
It doesn't matter if you have no brains, just follow the smart people. The worst thing is that you are trying to be smart.
He knew that Cheng Chubi and Fang Jun grew up together and were close friends, and Fang Jun treated his friends with sincerity and righteousness. With his protection, Cheng Chubi would definitely not suffer.
Although Fang Jun is now firmly on the side of the prince and against the king of Jin, he is too deeply involved with the royal family, so even if the prince loses power and the king of Jin ascends the throne in the future, he can still only reuse Fang Jun, otherwise the royal family will be completely divided. After all,
The interest entanglement between the Prince of Hejian, the Prince of Jiangxia, His Majesty Li Er's princes and princesses, and Fang Jun is really too great.
Once the King of Jin wanted to target Fang Jun, he would inevitably attract mass opposition.
Many times, the emperor cannot do whatever he wants...
As long as Fang Jun remains standing, there is no need to worry about Cheng Chubi's future.
Cheng Chubi was scolded by his father, but he didn't take it seriously. Instead, he said matter-of-factly: "Of course I have to listen to Erlang. He won't harm me."
The tone is sincere and the feelings are sincere.
Naturally, good brothers should share weal and woe, advance and retreat together, share blessings and share hardships, just like Changsun Huan and other treacherous people, whom Cheng Chubi disdains.
Cheng Yaojin smiled bitterly at Fang Jun and said, "This kid is stubborn. Erlang should pay more attention to him in the future to make sure he doesn't get into big trouble."
Fang Jun nodded happily: "Uncle, don't worry. Although Chu Bi and I are not brothers, we are like brothers. We have been very close to each other for so many years and have never even had a quarrel. We should cherish each other and never betray each other."
These words are not polite. Since he came to the Tang Dynasty, the connections he left behind and the new people he has made since then are countless. However, Cheng Chubi is the only one who follows him wholeheartedly. As long as he says a word, he will go through fire and water without hesitation.
.
If a person can have such a pure friend in his life, what more can he ask for?
You should take good care of yourself.
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, the wine table became more and more lively. The two families were already close to each other. Now that they were together, Cheng Yaojin, the elder, did not have the airs of an elder at all. They made dirty jokes one after another and talked. Wuji's outgoing personality made the atmosphere lively.
After the banquet, the Cheng family sent the Fang family outside the gate together, watched the carriage slowly drive away, and then returned to the courtyard.
On the carriage, Fang Jun looked back at this scene and couldn't help but admire him.
He naturally understood that Cheng Yaojin's original intention of inviting him to the house for a banquet today was to better maintain the relationship between the two families. Although they were not allies who would live and die together, they should at least advance and retreat together and trust each other. , This will not only be conducive to the current situation, but also allow the prince to ascend the throne in the future, and unite to occupy a more favorable position among the potential ministers.
This old guy looks rough, and behaves like a demon king all day long, but in fact he has an extremely keen insight into the political situation, and he is a thief and a thief...
Otherwise, how could it have gone through the three dynasties of Taizong, Gaozong, and Empress Wu and still stand firm and end well?
They have real abilities.
For example, the whole family is standing at the door to see each other off. In fact, it is not necessary. The two families are family friends. It is nothing to have a banquet at the house, not to mention that Cheng Yaojin is the elder. But they are standing at the door in such a grand manner. Congratulations, in addition to expressing our attention, are also equivalent to announcing to the outside world that our families advance and retire together, and share weal and woe.
This is to express our attitude to Fang Jun and even the prince. Since we have chosen the East Palace, we must clearly declare to the world that we will cut off our own escape route and will never do stupid things that seek to please both sides.
From then on, he took a clear stand in the battle for the reserve and went all out.
This kind of approach not only makes the prince grateful, but even if the King of Jin is lucky enough to ascend the throne in the future, it is impossible to vent his anger on such a family with a clear sense of right and wrong - you can't oust all the opponents, or even kill them with one knife, right?
In political struggles, the most annoying thing is the fence-sitters who wait for the wind to tip the scales in favor of both sides. They either remain completely neutral or sway to one side, trying to fish in troubled waters to please both sides, but often end up becoming inhumane both inside and outside...
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The Duke's Mansion of Weiguo.
In the side hall, a brass hot pot is placed on the table. The charcoal fire in the chamber is burning brightly. The soup is boiling and rolling. The mutton and vegetarian dishes are rising and falling as they are boiling, and the aroma is overflowing.
Li Jing and Su Dingfang sat opposite each other, each using a pair of chopsticks to scoop up the food in the hot pot, put it in a bowl, dipped it in sesame sauce and stuffed it into their mouths. They were inhaling with their mouths open when it was hot, and they were sweating while eating. From time to time, they picked up wine glasses and clinked them to drink. One bite, very satisfying.
Li Jing picked up a pair of chopsticks and sliced the mutton as thin as cicada wings, put it in the soup, rinsed it, dipped it in sesame sauce and stuffed it into his mouth. He chewed it without any image and praised: "Fang Er's stick is really full of tricks. Who would have thought that this guy would actually dare to attack the Yamen of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and that the dignified left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs would be rounded, flattened and humiliated by him like a dolphin? He is really audacious."
Su Dingfang swallowed the cabbage in his mouth, took a sip of wine, exhaled, and said with a smile: "Duke Wei is on official business with Fang Jun in the academy. Is it possible that you don't know what he is like? He usually seems arrogant and domineering, and he acts wantonly, but in fact he is the worst. It’s a matter of making a decision before taking action. If it weren’t for everything that followed, it would definitely not have gone so far.”
Now in his mind, Li Jing, the person he admires, is ranked first, and Fang Jun is undoubtedly ranked second.
Just imagine, after all the dynasties have focused on the Northern Xinjiang, the Western Regions, and the Southern Barbarians tradition, we can break through the mortar nest to form a navy, open up countless routes, conquer countless overseas lands, and earn a steady stream of money through sea trade.
Wealth, what an earth-shattering initiative this is?
It can be said that half of the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty today is supported by huge amounts of money imported from overseas, and half of the credit is due to Fang Jun.
It is not an exaggeration to say "create the world".
Li Jing put down his chopsticks, picked up the wine glass and took a sip, and said with a smile: "I am naturally familiar with Fang Junzhi's temperament. Although this guy is young, he has a lot of ideas. Many people who claim to be sophisticated have been defeated in his hands. Indeed, there are
It's quite reasonable. But I'm afraid he might have miscalculated this time. No matter how clever his calculations were, he probably wouldn't be able to predict that His Majesty actually made such a decree..."
However, when the topic came to this point, it was obvious that he did not want to get involved in the imperial dispute, so he changed the subject again and asked: "Now that the Eastern Expedition is imminent, although you are the commander of the navy, you are in charge of the most powerful navy in the Tang Dynasty.
Division, but because he came from Fang Jun's sect, he must have no chance to fight with the army and gain meritorious service. But why take this opportunity to fulfill his long-cherished wish? In my opinion, the Western Region is not stable. Fang Jun has great trust in you.
If you ask him to help transfer to the Western Regions, he will definitely agree."
Su Dingfang picked up the wine pot and poured wine into the wine glasses in front of the two of them, then took a sip from the wine glass and sighed: "Times have changed, times have changed. At the beginning and end, the general wanted to imitate Wei Huo wholeheartedly, and sealed the wolf as Xu.
Chasing death and chasing north, even if you die in battle on the frontier, you will die a worthy death. However, now that you have served as the naval commander, in charge of the most powerful navy in the Tang Dynasty, and have traveled across the seven seas and expanded the territory for thousands of miles, you have just realized that the world is so big that it cannot be measured. The Western Region is nothing.
What? On the sea, there are still countless islands and hundreds of territories in the East, South and West. They can maneuver their ships across the sea and spread the majesty of the Tang Dynasty to all directions. Wherever the navy goes, all countries surrender and powerful enemies are conquered.
, how can it be compared to the thirty-six countries in the Western Region?"