Li Zhi nodded to Cui Dunli and said, "Thank you very much, Mr. Cui, for the tip. I am too reckless."
Cui Dunli smiled, glanced at Fang Jun on the side, and said: "The Duke of Yue often teaches us that we must be upright and broad-minded. The so-called gentleman is magnanimous, and the villain is always worried. If you want to be a famous minister, you must first be famous.
As an official, if you want to be a model for the world, you must first be a gentleman."
He said it very nicely, but in his heart he admired Fang Jun even more.
This was an excellent opportunity to attack the King of Jin, but to let him pass by it was to show that Fang Jun's ambition and structure were indeed rare in the world.
Everyone said that Fang Xuanling was as gentle as jade and a gentleman all his life, but he gave birth to such a bad guy as Fang Jun. In fact, in Cui Dunli's view, although Fang Jun's behavior was a bit rash, his character was definitely worthy of the code of a "gentleman"
.
A gentleman is unscrupulous in what he asks for, and what he asks for will be justified.
Who can help but admire such people?
Li Zhi smiled, nodded and said: "The Duke of Yue has a broad mind and is indeed a role model for us. Otherwise, how could he be worthy of being so favored and respected by his father?"
Fang Jun disapproved of the flattery and said calmly: "Uncle Zhi treats his minister as a scholar of his country, and he repays his kindness as a soldier of his former country."
At that time, Yu Rang avenged Zhibo, but was accidentally discovered by Zhao Xiangzi. Zhao Xiangzi said to Yu Rang: "Don't you want to do anything to Fan Zhongxing's family? Zhibo destroyed Fan Zhongxing's family, but I didn't take revenge, so I rebelled against him.
Zhi Bo. Zhi Bo is dead, how can the son alone take revenge?" Yu Rang replied: "I serve the Fan Zhongxing family.
I will repay you to the people of my old country."
Later, when he got Zhao Xiangzi's king's robe, Yurang drew his sword and jumped three times, shouting: "Now I can report to you, my uncle." Then he fell on his sword and died.
This is "a scholar who is a confidant will die"!
Li Zhi remained silent.
If you want to achieve great things, in addition to your own excellence, you also need the help of capable hands. In those days, my father had Changsun Wuji, Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, Cheng Yaojin, Li Ji and other civil and military ministers to assist him. Only then could he achieve great things and be famous in history.
, and now there are outstanding figures in the world such as Fang Jun who are willing to die to serve. It is precisely because of the charisma of the father's personality that he can overwhelm the heroes. Isn't it enviable and admirable?
And when will I meet my "Yu Rang"?
…
After thinking again and again, Fang Jun said: "Copy the names of these soldiers into a book. As for how to provide compensation, the Ministry of War will temporarily allocate a sum of money to the soldiers and the families of those who died in the battle. It must be stated that the compensation should be based on what happened after the Eastern Expedition.
Your Majesty's will will be carried out, the money and silk will be replenished at once, and the military meritorious ranks will also be rewarded one by one. Please understand that there is no need to rush."
Cui Dunli also believed that this was the best way to deal with it: "The lower official will send officials from the Ministry of War and the local government to visit the house in person according to the address registered in the household registration. They will first give some money and silk to appease them and obtain their understanding."
Since nothing is appropriate, the only option is to put it off for a while, but we must get the understanding of the soldiers themselves and their families, and we must not give people the misunderstanding that their merits are being ignored.
You can't ask His Majesty Li Er for his opinion on this matter, right?
Moreover, His Majesty Li Er may now increase the reward with a wave of his hand, and the treatment will far exceed the provisions of the Ministry of War. When the Eastern Expedition is blocked in the future, the reward will be reduced or reduced. No one dares to complain that His Majesty Li Er has gone back on his word, and will only criticize the Ministry of War for being unfair.
Different...
Then Cui Dunli said goodbye and left.
Li Zhi was a little puzzled. The two men never talked about who was responsible for the frostbite and death of soldiers caused by the delay in the ordnance...
After thinking for a while, he couldn't help but said: "The fault for this matter lies with me. The Duke of Yue can write in the memorial that I am sad and guilty for the death of these soldiers, and I will definitely take responsibility, even if those soldiers died in battle
When family members go to the front door of the palace to curse, I accept it calmly."
This was not because he had the courage to bear it, but because he knew that this incident happened while he was in charge of the Ministry of War, and he could not escape at all.
Fang Jun said: "What does this matter have to do with Your Highness? Your Highness has just joined the Ministry of War and does not understand the operation of the Ministry of War. Although he was deceived by villains, he did not use the navy's fleet for transportation. Instead, he spent a lot of money to hire ships from the south of the Yangtze River. Not only did he
It cost a lot, took too long, delayed the military situation, and resulted in the theft of a batch of ordnance, which has not yet been recovered. The ministers have already drafted a memorial, which will be submitted to the Political Hall tomorrow morning, asking the prime ministers and ministers to assess the gains and losses and impose punishments."
Li Zhi: "..."
How the hell is this different from me taking responsibility?
Changsun Wuji handled the matter, but it was all with my consent. Now you are openly placing the responsibility on Changsun Wuji, but in the end the blame will still fall on my butt...
From this we can see what Fang Jun’s so-called “bottom line” is, that is, put away all the tricks and plots to assassinate people, and don’t use them. Show your abilities to the public, and whoever loses will gain.
You can only rely on your own abilities and let nature take its course.
Thinking about it now, the Navy was dragging its feet to transport this batch of ordnance for various reasons. He himself did not dare to let the Navy transport it, so he had to ask Changsun Wuji to hire ships from the south of the Yangtze River to transport it. Everything fell into Fang Jun's plan.
in the trap.
Just waiting to be impeached today.
Even the missing batch of ordnance might have been done by Fang Jun...
Li Zhi smiled bitterly and said: "The Duke of Yue is really good at calculating. Not only did I fall into the trap, but even the Duke of Zhao was unaware of it. I admire this kind of conspiracy very much."
Fang Jun took a sip of tea, leaned his upper body on the back of the chair, and said leisurely: "Your Highness's remarks involve slander, so please be careful about what you say, otherwise I will write another memorial to impeach you for your slander and corrupt your words."
of pure reputation."
Li Zhi was speechless and quickly raised his hands to surrender: "Okay, okay, this is just the result of my stupidity. Is this okay?"
He knew that Fang Jun could do what he said and was unwilling to use conspiracy methods to deal with him, but that didn't mean that he couldn't attack him openly. Now, although Liu Ji was promoted to Zhongshu Ling, everything on and off the censorship stage was his plan.
Once Fang Jun's memorial is actually presented, Liu Jie will inevitably launch a large-scale impeachment storm to criticize him because of his current stance of following the prince's footsteps.
The memorial that flew into the political hall like snowflakes and finally appeared on the father's desk makes people have a headache just thinking about it...
Fang Jun laughed: "Wei Chen has already said that this matter has nothing to do with His Highness, it is just that he was deceived by an adulterer. If necessary, Wei Chen can even provide physical evidence to prove that someone was cheating during this employment process."
Want, embezzle public funds..."
Which family in Jiangnan has sent ships to transport ordnance, who dares not to listen to Fang Jun's orders? With Fang Jun's power and influence, and the support of the Jiangnan nobles behind him, he can be said to be a man of his word in the entire Jiangnan.
How difficult would it be for a domestic servant to accuse Changsun Wuji of being corrupt?
Without his acquiescence, no fleet would have dared to take on the business of transporting ordnance...
Li Zhi sighed, everyone said that Changsun Wuji was a "shady person", with endless schemes and tricks, and he often plotted people into deep traps without realizing it. Now it seems that Fang Jun is not a vegetarian either, and he is no less generous in his tactics.
The most amazing thing is that this guy has a frank and innocent face all day long. People all over the world say that he is straightforward and open-minded...
Even though he had to bow his head, he felt really unhappy in his heart. Li Zhi snorted and said sarcastically: "No wonder even my father once scolded Duke Yue as a treacherous person. The methods used in this conspiracy are really all kinds of extremes.
"
Fang Jun was not annoyed and said casually: "Your Highness, what you said is wrong. Although Zhao Guogong has made great contributions to the country, he is vicious and has ulterior motives. He is actually a coward in the country. Not to mention that the minister has not done anything at all, but there is some conspiracy.
After all, it is also fighting fire with fire, how can it be said that it is a trap for Zhongliang? Your Highness's understanding of "Zhongliang" is really superficial. You should read more history books and gain more experience, so that you can distinguish between loyal and traitorous, and understand people's hearts.
."
Li Zhi rolled his eyes and remained silent.
Only then did he remember that Fang Jun was also a figure who fought with the imperial censor in the court. He could talk black into white, dead could talk into life, and his tongue was like a lotus and his mind was quick. How could he be his opponent?
Okay, anyway, Changsun Wuji has already been beaten by you, so it doesn’t matter if you frame him for another crime. Anyway, you two are already mortal enemies, and you both want to put the other to death and then quickly...
Fang Jun stretched out, looked out at the sky, and said, "Wei Chen plans to go to the academy to see the military training hosted by Duke Wei. I wonder if Your Highness would be willing to go with us?"
Li Zhi thought about it for a while, but with nothing to do, he said: "The scale of the military training in Su Wen Academy has been huge, and it has already caused a sensation in the whole of Chang'an. I really want to take a look."