Zhang Liang thought that he would not have a good life when he arrived in Huating Town. According to Fang Jun's temperament, it would be a miracle if he didn't cause trouble for himself. There must be a lot of officialdom tricks such as evading and taking the blame.
You should proceed cautiously and step by step. Even if you are angry at the initial stage, you have to endure it and endure hardships in order to turn defeat into victory in the future.
After all, this is Fang Jun's fiefdom, and he is the chief official. He even went south to the south of the Yangtze River first to build a reputation as a great leader, so he already had an advantage.
But he never expected that Fang Jun could play so hard...
Zhang Liang has seen blood on the battlefield. He has fought countless big and small battles, and he can clearly feel the undisguised murderous intent of these soldiers in Huating Town. Zhang Liang is sure that these soldiers must have received Fang Jun's "
"Kill without mercy" order, as long as his subordinates dare to make any slight move, the next moment thousands of arrows will be fired in a killing spree!
Zhang Liang glared at Fang Jun so hard that his teeth almost broke!
How could he dare to completely throw aside the rules of officialdom and display such an unrelenting threat on his first day as deputy?
How could he dare to humiliate and bully a duke of the dynasty who had experienced hundreds of battles and made great achievements in battle?
How could he be so confident that His Majesty the Emperor would allow him to act recklessly in Jiangnan and trample on the rules of officialdom?
Of course, this is because he passed by the battle report that Fang Jun presented to His Majesty Li Er. He did not know that Fang Jun gave His Majesty Li Er five "rich gifts" worth a total of seven to eight million yuan. It can be said that there is such a thing.
With the existence of a "bribery", His Majesty Li Er could not make the shameless decision to take away Fang Jun while giving money to his subordinates...
But he didn't know that at this moment, Zhang Liang was filled with anger, surprise, and doubt...
At this moment, he was facing Fang Jun with hard steel. Even if he didn't know in his heart that Fang Jun was just showing off his power or if he really wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to kill him, he could only bite the bullet and face him.
"How dare you?!" Zhang Liang's eyes widened in anger and he glared at Fang Jun without giving up.
Although he was unsure, he could not give in at this time. If he gave up, what would the people under his command think? What would the workers who were watching the scene think? What would the world think when the news spread?
Fang Jun also didn't flinch. The hole was dug and the rabbit jumped in. How could he wither?
He took two steps forward, and Zhang Liang was almost audible. Their eyes met. Fang Jun gritted his teeth and said, "This is Huating Town, and it is someone's territory! It doesn't matter whether you are the Duke of the country or not. When you get to someone's territory, you have to guard it."
XX’s rules! Whoever dares to break the rules will be killed by XX!”
Zhang Liang's nose almost started to smoke, he glared and cursed: "Fart! They are just a group of slave slaves who work hard to make a living. I will beat and kill whenever I want. How have I ever broken the rules?"
According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, slaves were the most despicable, and their legal status was no different than that of livestock. Even if they were killed at will, if the owner pursued the case and reported it to the Yamen, at most they would be fined some money.
Does Zhang Liang care about this little money?
He now wants to go on a killing spree, slaughter all the workers on the dock, and then let Fang Jun call out a number, and then he will throw the money in Fang Jun's face!
Damn it, I broke your rules by beating a few slave laborers?
Even if you want to give me a blow, you have to find a reliable reason, right?
He naturally thought that this was Fang Jun's fief, so those who worked in Fang Jun's fief were naturally Fang Jun's slaves...
Fang Jun looked serious and said loudly: "Who is a slave? Everyone, please speak louder and tell this noble man from Chang'an, are you a slave?"
With his incitement, the workers suddenly became excited...
People were still lying on the ground, shouting one by one: "Who is a slave? You are a slave, and your whole family is a slave!"
"Listen up, you arrogant guy, I am not a slave, I am a commoner!"
"Yes! There are no slaves here, not a single one, they are all civilians!"
Zhang Liang suddenly changed color.
Are they all civilians?
Don’t have a slave status?
He felt a little weak in his heart.
The society of the Tang Dynasty was very hierarchical. Slaves were the most inferior and were only slightly better than livestock. However, civilians and even most people lived better than slaves. After all, they had to bear all kinds of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes. If there was a disaster, their families would be destroyed.
That is a normal thing. However, in terms of status, there is a huge difference between ordinary people and slaves!
This is due to the idea that Confucianism has always promoted - scholars, farmers, industry and commerce!
What is farming?
Farmers are common people!
Although powerless civilians are often the targets of oppression, in theory and in name, they are the second class after the "scholars"! Although the scholar class never takes civilians seriously, but
Everyone knows that the common people, who account for the vast majority of the world's population, are the backbone of the country!
Without the support of the common people and relying only on the support of the gentry, can the country be stable?
Absolutely not!
Therefore, "indiscriminate killing of civilians" is definitely a serious crime. Even with Zhang Liang's status, he can't live with it!
At the very least, the reputation is completely ruined!
Thinking of this, Zhang Liang couldn't help but secretly said that he was lucky. Fortunately, no one was killed. Otherwise, Fang Jun would have arrested him on the spot and escorted him to Beijing...
But even though there are no people around, it's not a problem to send troops to commit murder and beat up civilians!
Normally, this kind of thing should not be brought to the fore. What kind of nonsense is it for a prince to beat up a few prostitutes? But everything is afraid of making things worse! There are so many workers on the scene, and now they are against themselves with the same hatred, and they want an explanation from themselves.
If he cannot be appeased, it will still be a serious crime!
As long as Fang Jun incites him even a little bit, he will at least be convicted of "disturbing people's hearts and committing crimes in a busy city".
what to do?
Let Fang Jun arrest his subordinates on the spot and interrogate them?
Then don’t lose your own skin!
Zhang Liang's face was uncertain and he didn't know what to do.
Fang Jun didn't allow him to think too much and said aggressively: "Do you still want to stop someone from taking someone?"
Zhang Liang almost crushed the handle of the knife, his eyes were blazing with fire, and he said word by word: "Fang Jun, do you really want to fight to the death with me?"
Fang Jun suddenly glared and said with a righteous look: "What did the Duke say? I just wanted to maintain law and order and frighten Xiaochan. The subordinates of the Duke were arrogant and overbearing. They beat civilians in the street in full view of the public. The physical evidence is conclusive. This is exactly what happened."
It is a good opportunity for the Duke of Guo to exterminate relatives and promote the law. Why not hand over the black sheep under his command so that they can be severely punished by the law and learn a lesson, so that they can change their minds and start a new life in the future? Only in this way can the Duke of Guo be shown to be fair and honest. Otherwise,
, should everyone in the world see that the Duke of the State is protecting criminals and contemptuous of the law?"
Liu Renyuan and Xi Junmai's mouths twitched when they heard this. In the past, they only knew that this prince acted boldly and did not follow the rules, but they didn't know that he was so shameless. You obviously dug the hole yourself, but you can still say such a thing.
The great principle of righteousness?
At the same time, he also secretly despises Zhang Liang. Doesn’t this fool not know that he has a grudge against Fang Jun? When he came to Jiangnan, he was fighting for power with Fang Jun. How could Fang Jun let him get what he wanted? The most unforgivable thing is that
Fang Jun had already set a trap in front of the town office, waiting for Zhang Liang to cause an accident when he went there. Fang Jun wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to get angry, but Zhang Liang, an idiot, caused trouble by himself as soon as he got off the boat and sent the clues to Fang Jun.
Handsome.
The "accident" arranged by Fang Jun turned out to be useless...
Zhang Liang finally understood that Fang Junming was trying to trick him, deliberately not coming to greet him and trying to anger him. As long as he was provoked and behaved wrongly, he would be grabbed tightly, but he was really fooled...
Don't talk about self-pity or getting angry at this time. The situation in front of you is extremely unfavorable to you. If you continue to fight to the death, God knows if this black boy has any more damaging tricks waiting for you!
Zhang Liang took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said expressionlessly: "Although you and I have old grievances, we are now colleagues and work for His Majesty. Why don't you give up the old grievances, turn the hostility into friendship, and jointly manage this great situation in Huating Town?"
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He wanted to make one last effort, after all, it was too difficult to lower his head. And once he lowered his head, it would be as difficult as climbing to the sky if he tried to raise it in front of Fang Jun...
Fang Jun pretended to be astonished and said: "What did the Duke say? Since His Majesty can appoint you to Huating Town to assist a certain person in taking charge of the overall situation of Canghaidao, he has clearly recognized the grandeur and broad mind of the Duke. How can you return the favor?"
Are you keeping that little misunderstanding from the past in your heart? From this point of view, Duke Guo, you are a bit in vain of your divine grace."