Wei Zheng knew very well that he was still far from reaching the level of a saint.
He was forthright in his criticisms and did not consider whether he would be killed for offending His Majesty. Although he had selfish motives, he also had perseverance that was never weak.
When he gave advice to His Majesty Li Er, he always talked about everything he knew, "more than two hundred things before and after" and hundreds of thousands of words. Regardless of whether the advice was sparse or conversational, the views were clear and the diction was sharp, which generally impressed Li Er. His Majesty is convinced or suddenly wakes up, thus achieving the purpose of admonishing.
Whether Wei Zheng would offend His Majesty Li Er during this process was completely out of Wei Zheng's consideration.
As long as His Majesty Li Er is willing to listen and change,
It was good for the advancement of the empire, and Wei Zheng was satisfied.
As for his own death...
Presumably, even if His Majesty Li Er was angry because of his resentment, he would probably not do anything to his descendants. After being a critic for half his life, he still admired the emperor's magnanimity.
That'll be fine.
As long as you have your own place in the splendor and prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, what's the point of regretting it?
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When leaving the imperial city, Fang Jun probably understood that Wei Zheng must have a deep meaning.
Old Wei is very stubborn, but he is by no means a troublesome person. The obviously unreasonable behavior of asking him to pay taxes is very strange. Combined with Wei Zheng's attitude of acting like a rogue when he pays taxes, asking for an IOU but silently agreeing to it. , it is not difficult to guess that this IOU may be very important.
Digging a hole and getting yourself into debt? Not likely.
Lao Wei only criticizes people, but never deceives them. He can be trusted in this regard.
Then there is only one possibility. Old Wei could not help himself...
After returning home, just as his father was returning from the court, Fang Jun went into his father's study, told the story again, and asked his father to clarify his doubts.
Fang Xuanling looked at his son who always liked to cause big troubles speechlessly: "Are you stupid?"
Fang Jun: "..."
Dad, are you sure you didn't come from time travel? Why do you speak with a strong Internet style...
Seeing her son's dumbfounded and shocked expression, Fang Xuanling realized that maybe the tone of her words was too much. She had been very indulgent to her sons since they were young. Now that her son is older, he can't even speak, let alone beat him. Also be careful not to hurt their self-esteem with your tone of voice.
In this regard, Fang Xuanling has always been very open-minded.
Fang Xuanling patiently explained to his son: "If it is determined that your behavior of selling the house is to seek personal gain with power, then it is illegal. No matter how much the illegal income is, the court will naturally not recognize it. But if the court collects your taxes, it will directly prove it. The court recognizes your income. In other words, it means that there is no act of abusing power for personal gain."
Fang Jun scratched his head and said suddenly: "In other words, in order to clear the child's name, Your Majesty specifically ordered Old Wei to do it for others to see? As long as the child pays the tax, no matter whether the tax is paid in cash or in taxes The IOU is a statement to the outside world that His Majesty has recognized that the money is legitimate income, and there is no such thing as seeking power for personal gain..."
"Of course. After His Majesty received your money, how could he watch you being impeached by the Censor for this money and turn a blind eye? With His Majesty and Wei Zheng endorsing you, how could that Censor dare not open his eyes? Impeach you?”
After Fang Xuanling finished speaking, she suddenly raised her hand and slapped her son on the back of the head, and said angrily: "Are there any rules? You can call me Old Wei? Also, my father just heard that you came early in the morning. Is it okay to go to the lower province and make a fuss and act rogue?"
This cannot be admitted. Once it passes, it is considered a temporary thing...
Fang Jun rolled his eyes and categorically denied: "How is that possible? Is the child an unruly person? He just felt aggrieved, so he argued with Wei Shizhong for a few reasons. However, after understanding that Wei Shizhong had ulterior motives, the child immediately expressed his unconditional I complied and signed the IOU. Wei Shizhong is still envious of your ability to teach your son..."
After making some nonsense, Fang Jun looked outside the door with a guilty conscience, stood up and said: "There are still many things to deal with at the dock, so don't disturb your father's rest..."
After saying that, he went out and ran away in a flash.
Fang Xuanling was left sighing in the study: "Hey! It's all because of his reputation. He obviously just argued a few words in front of Wei Zheng, but it was spread everywhere that he pointed at Wei Zheng's nose, cursed and even threatened Wei Zheng's family... …Nowadays, officials are just following the wind and spreading rumors, fearing that the world will not be in chaos and people’s hearts will not be as old as they used to be!”
Prime Minister Fang Da sighed with emotion, took out a book and read it carefully...
Fang Jun escaped from his father's study and let out a long breath. If his father knew what he had done in the door, would he still have to skin him? He walked towards the door with lingering fear. Anyway, he didn't have much time. The sky is going to go south, and you won’t be able to hit yourself even if you want to…
As soon as I reached the door, I saw the butler walking in with a gilded invitation.
"Erlang, just in time! Just now someone from the East Palace sent an invitation, saying that His Royal Highness will hold a fasting banquet at Daxingshan Temple in Jingshanfang tomorrow noon to honor Erlang."
Daxingshan Temple?
It seems to be on the side of Prince Han's Mansion in Jingshanfang. It occupies a very large area. It is considered the birthplace of Tantra. Together with Prince Han's Mansion, it occupies most of Jingshanfang and is very famous. In Li Zhi, the young lady died to replace her mother. Before Empress Changsun prayed for blessings and built Daci'en Temple, it was the most famous and largest temple near Chang'an.
His Royal Highness has practiced it himself, so he must go.
Before the hour of the next day arrived, Fang Jun washed up, changed his clothes, and went to the banquet.
In the Tang Dynasty, many Buddhist temples were built further out on the outskirts of Chang'an, especially the southern temple, which extended to the foot of Zhongnan Mountain, forming the Zhongnan Mountain temple complex overlooking Chang'an. The famous ones include Caotang Temple, Fengde Temple, Qingyuan Temple, etc.
But there are definitely many in the city!
Especially after the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the number of temples increased.
In the culturally prosperous Tang Dynasty, it was normal social activities for literati to pay homage to eminent monks and for lay people to pay homage to Buddha and recite sutras. Therefore, feeling the Zen style and experiencing the relationship between objects often inspired poets' creative inspiration and guided their thinking into another world. A kind of ethereal and illusory realm.
Some people have counted that there are nearly 50,000 poems in "Complete Poems of the Tang Dynasty", and nearly 10,000 poems involving Zhaoti, Lanruo, Jingshe, temples and related poems. Although this statement intentionally inflates the number of temple poems, The tendency of literati in the Tang Dynasty to stay close to temples, recite Buddhism, and use Zen to describe poetry was indeed a phenomenon.
Daxingshan Temple is located in Jingshanfang of Chang'an City. It is separated from the bustling city and is a quiet temple community with shaded ancient trees, exotic grasses and elegant scenery.
The various temples in Chang'an City create a peaceful and tranquil world inside and outside the bustling city with bustling traffic and people. They can calm people's mentality at any time and relieve the mental stress of many people. This is why many poets like to write about it. Important reasons for the temple theme.
When Fang Jun came to the temple gate, there were only a few carriages, but the carriages that supported the East Palace had already arrived.
The free Zhike monk stepped forward and guided Fang Jun into the temple, heading towards the back mountain palace where His Royal Highness the Prince was hosting a banquet.
The temple located in Chang'an City, because it is adjacent to the city and has a limited area, pays special attention to the structural distribution of the temple, especially gardening construction to set off the temple, stacking mountains and stones, building pools to divert water, planting trees and flowers, and beautifying the environment.
It has become the most beautiful scenic area in the city.
Like a green park everywhere...
Walking in the shade of green trees, looking at the ancient pines, cypresses, ginkgo and green willows, your ears are filled with bursts of meaningful Sanskrit chants and distant and solemn bells, as if you are in a paradise, uncontaminated by the world.
The artistic conception, mood, and feeling all reach a subtle ethereal state. It seems that all worries are thrown out of the mind, the six roots are cut off, and the world of mortals is far away. It is very relaxed and quiet.
Do I actually have Buddha nature?
Startled by this unreasonable thought, Fang Jun quickly shook his head. We are a man destined to conquer the stars and the sea. Not only do we have to hold a butcher knife to carve out a world for the Tang Dynasty, we also have a lovely wife and beautiful concubines who are so powerful that we can count them.
To enjoy endless glory and wealth with endless gold and silver treasures, only a fool would give up everything and take refuge in Buddhism...
I turned a corner outside the Main Hall and followed a path paved with bluestones into a lush green bamboo forest. After walking for a short time, I saw a corner of the brackets and cornices exposed in the bamboo forest.
After walking a few steps and bypassing some clumps of moso bamboo, you will see a simple wooden building.
There was a man standing in front of the door, chatting happily with Prince Li Chengqian.