When the guards of Chongrenfang saw the Fang family's car arriving from a distance, they didn't dare to neglect and quickly opened the door of the place, then stood guard by the door and nodded and bowed to welcome them.
Although the Yi Chu incident has caused a lot of turmoil in the city recently, and everyone knows that Fang Jun, who was a member of the East Palace team, was deprived of military power by Guo, but even an ordinary soldier in Chang'an knows a little about the principles of the court, and even if he doesn't understand
After gaining military power, the Second Fang is still the Second Fang. It is definitely not something that they, the little soldiers, can take advantage of and suppress the evil...
The carriage drove into Chongrenfang surrounded by soldiers and arrived at the gate of Liang Guogong's mansion. Only then did the servants in the mansion hear the news and hurried out to greet him.
Fang Jun got out of the car and saw Lu Cheng, the steward, running up to him holding an umbrella. He looked up at the door that had just been painted to prevent it from being wetted by rain and was covered with an oilcloth. He walked up the steps and asked, "Lishan Villa
How's it going?"
Lu Cheng followed suit, ignoring that his clothes were wet by the rain, and replied respectfully: "Everything is as usual. When the Eastern Expedition army returns, the old slaves will withdraw all the people to the village, distribute weapons, and organize patrols to prevent the soldiers from looting and smashing."
.However, the British Lord has already issued an order not to allow soldiers to disturb the place. Besides, who would be blind enough to dare to come to our village to cause trouble? So there is no loss in a false alarm."
Fang Jun nodded and walked through the door.
As the saying goes, "bandits are like combs, soldiers are like grates." Don't think that the army of the imperial court will be strictly disciplined, and there will be no offenses. The military discipline of this era is extremely loose. It is common to rob homes, kill people and steal goods, and people have the heart to follow the herd. As long as there is one soldier
If you are bold enough to plunder at will, countless soldiers will swarm forward.
The law does not blame everyone...
When the army returned, Fang Junzheng led his army to fight to the death with the Guanlong rebels. He did not care about the Lishan Farm. Later, he sent someone to inquire and said that nothing happened, but he was never completely relieved. After all, in this era, a Lishan Farm
, a foundry bureau, he brought changes to this empire that far exceeded the times.
The former represents a model of improving productivity, while the latter is the popularization of natural science.
Previously, Liang Guogong's mansion was plundered by rebels and was blocked by several ladies, especially Jin Shengman, a woman who did not let her men frighten the thieves and completely repelled the rebels. But when the house's family completely left Chang'an and went to Youtunwei camp, inside the city
After successive fierce battles, the mansion was inevitably invaded by the rebels several times. Although the buildings were still intact, most of the facilities in the mansion were damaged.
Now that Fang Jun has handed over his official position as the General of Youtunwei, it is naturally not easy to stay in the Youtunwei camp. It will be a matter of time before he returns to the mansion, so he sent someone to repair it first.
The impression given to people by the Fang family is that with a lot of money, there are many craftsmen... Inside the mansion, all kinds of high-end building materials are piled up everywhere. Hundreds of craftsmen are tinkering and repairing work is being carried out nervously and quickly. If it hadn't been delayed by heavy rain, probably
At this time, the repairs have been completed.
Fang Jun, led by Lu Cheng, made a tour around the place, and cordially expressed condolences to the craftsmen. He ordered people to ensure the quality of the meals and also rewarded them with a lot of money, which made all the craftsmen happy and grateful.
Looking at the Tang Dynasty, no one can respect craftsmen more than Fang Jun...
After sitting in the flower hall, a servant served him some fragrant tea. As soon as he took a sip, he saw soldiers rushing in, bringing with him a chamberlain. The chamberlain stepped forward and saluted, saying: "I am in charge of the affairs of Prince Wei's Mansion, under the supervision of my Highness."
I am ordered to come and invite the Duke of Yue to pay a visit to the government."
Wei Wang Li Tai?
Fang Jun pondered for a moment, then stood up and said, "Okay, lead the way."
"Here!"
…
The carriage crossed half of Chang'an City, arrived at Furong Garden in the south of the city, and entered Li Tai's residence. The two greeted each other and sat down respectively.
The maid served tea, but Li Tai waved her hand away. Only two people were left in the hall, and then she said: "Erlang, drink tea."
Fang Jun took a sip and then put down his tea cup and said straight to the point: "I wonder if your highness has summoned me. What are your orders?"
Li Tai rubbed his face, leaned his upper body on the coffee table, leaned over slightly and drove Fang Jun, his expression full of panic: "Erlang, help me!"
Fang Jun: "..."
Which one are you playing?
Seeing the confused look on his face, Li Tai didn't care much and said bluntly: "Emperor Father has called me to Wude Hall every time in the past two days to ask about various strategies for governing the country. He may intend to appoint me as the reserve...
But I don’t want to do it!”
Fang Jun expressed doubts.
Who in the world can turn a blind eye to the position of the Ninth Five Supreme Being? Whenever there is even the slightest chance, we must fight for everything and do our best. Is there any reason to abandon the position in front of us? Li Tai has indeed died in the past two years.
He was determined to fight for the throne, but that was because he knew that he had almost no chance of winning, and would instead lead to brothers fighting each other and killing each other, so he was determined not to fight.
But if His Majesty Li Er revealed that he wanted to make him his heir apparent, how could he refuse?
Fang Jun thought for a while and asked in a low voice: "I believe that in addition to summoning His Highness, Your Majesty also summoned Prince Jin?"
Li Tai nodded crying.
Fang Jun understood...
If His Majesty Li Er only expressed his desire to establish himself as the crown prince to Li Tai himself, Li Tai would naturally be ecstatic, but if he expressed the same attitude to King Jin at the same time and made it clear that the two of them would compete, Li Tai would not
Agreed.
After all, they were almost poisoned in the Youtunwei camp before, which left a shadow on Li Tai and Li Zhi's hearts. They were afraid that His Majesty Li Er was deliberately leaking it to the outside world, but in fact, the candidate for the crown prince had already been decided, and all the methods were just to hide the truth from others.
, just to let the outside world think that he has always been fair and just.
If this is really the case, Li Tai has no confidence that he can defeat Li Zhi, and if he fails to win the throne, all fools will know that he will definitely not be any better than the deposed prince...
Fang Jun was also a little speechless and asked curiously: "What should I do if Your Highness asks me to do this? Go and tell Your Majesty that Your Highness the King of Wei is selfless, virtuous and has no attachment to the rights of the world, and is willing to devote his whole life to the Tang Empire."
The education career is tireless and the peaches and plums are fragrant..."
Li Tai was anxious and angry: "It's such a long time and you're still joking?"
Fang Jun said helplessly: "His Royal Highness gave up the fight for the crown prince before because he felt that there was no hope and did not want to hurt the brothers' feelings for a vain hope. But now that His Majesty intends to make you the crown prince, he should try his best to fight for it. Why did His Highness avoid it again?
Rather than just?"
Li Tai said: "Don't pretend to be confused, you know what's going on."
You were almost poisoned by a chamberlain in the Youtun Guard Camp. You watched helplessly. How dare you say that you didn't understand His Majesty's intentions?
Fang Jun couldn't admit this kind of thing, whether it was true or false, so he shook his head and said: "It's about the reserve position, and I don't dare to say anything."
What I want is that you two brothers are too suspicious to take over the throne, thereby delaying His Majesty's decision. Is there any reason to intervene at this time?
Seeing that Fang Jun was staying out of the matter and unwilling to intervene, Li Tai was extremely anxious and begged: "I have always regarded Erlang as a sworn friend who can trust his wife and son. You can't just ignore him at this time, can you?"
The king doesn’t want you to take action, just give me an idea to shirk the reserve position.”
He was really at his wits' end. Not only did the prince treat his father like a mouse meets a cat, but which of these brothers didn't respect and fear his father? No one dared to object to his father's decision.
But it’s no good if you don’t object. You can’t be sacrificed by your father as a cover, right?
Fang Jun looked embarrassed and hesitated for a long time before sighing and saying: "Unless a humble minister is willing to slander His Majesty's intentions, I really can't shirk His Majesty..."
Li Tai hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, that's the truth. Does Erlang have any clever ideas?"
Fang Jun spread his hands and said: "Where can I find any good ideas? His Majesty talks about the constitution of heaven and is arbitrary. Who can persuade him to do something he has made up his mind? However, His Majesty may not be the only one who is upset about this matter. His Majesty the King of Jin may be upset. The same is true... Why don't you talk to the King of Jin? Your two brothers who are most likely to take over as the crown prince can advance and retreat together, and maybe you can force His Majesty to change his mind."
Li Tai was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that this was really "drawing money from the bottom of the cauldron"!
Doesn't the father want Yi Chu? If the two most qualified legitimate sons express their unwillingness to accept it, is it possible that the father can still choose one person among the concubines to succeed the throne?
When the time comes, the three legitimate sons are still alive, but they appoint a concubine as the crown prince... Is this because they are afraid that there will be no civil war in the Tang Empire in the future?
As a result, the father has given up on the idea of Yi Chu, and naturally has no intention of "setting one up to kill a group"...
Then he touched his palm and said: "Sure enough, it's a brilliant plan! If this comes true, I will remember Erlang's good deeds all my life, and one day I will ask the princess to marry her sister to you as my concubine, and we will become brothers-in-law."
Fang Jun smiled bitterly: "Who does your Highness think of this humble minister? You must not do that."
Li Tai's princess is the daughter of Yan Lide, the former minister of the Ministry of Industry and will be a great craftsman. The Yan family in Bingzhou is also a well-known and famous family. It was famous in the Sui Dynasty and even married a princess of the Northern Zhou Dynasty! How can the family be so powerful? My daughter marries someone else as a concubine?
Just as he was talking, he saw Princess Yan of Wei walking into the hall, being served by several maids. She first bowed her knees and saluted Fang Jun, wore a jade ring, and then said with a sweet smile: "It's rare for Erlang to come to the door. I'll wait for my order later." When you prepare a table of food and wine, and have a few drinks with His Highness, you must not get drunk or return home."
Fang Jun hurriedly returned the gift and said with fear: "The princess is so kind, but I don't dare to accept it. I have important matters later, so I will take my leave."
He was afraid that Li Tai would reveal what he just said and make Princess Wei think that he was coveting her sister. Princess Wei would be able to tickle him and make her face blossom. Who could make a proud person like Li Tai submissive? , is not a fuel-efficient lamp...
Princess Wei put on a pretty face and pretended to be displeased: "Your Highness has relied on Erlang to give advice and support in the past two years. How come you can't even spare a meal for a meal?"
Li Tai was also a little unhappy: "Your second roommate will feel like home when he arrives at Prince Wei's Mansion. Why do you need to see him outside? Besides, if you get married in the future... huh huh."
Halfway through the words, Fang Jun stepped forward and covered his mouth. He turned around and smiled reluctantly at Princess Wei: "Wei Chen will stay here. If you are not drunk, you will not come back. If you are not drunk, you will not come back!"
He is afraid of Li Tai. This guy has a very high IQ, but his emotional intelligence seems to be not very good. He really dares to say anything...
Li Tai is still a little dissatisfied. I feel pity for his sister-in-law, who is twenty-eight years old and has a beautiful and refined background. He has been thinking about her for I don’t know how long. Now he is willing to bear the pain and marry you as a concubine. Why don’t you appreciate it?
Princess Wei had a smile on her face, her phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and she looked at the two people in front of her suspiciously. She didn't know what she was doing, but it was definitely up to no good. Hehe, don't let me catch you by the tail, or you will be killed.