Five years as county magistrate, hundreds of millions of kilograms of grain shocked Li Shimin Chapter 201 Meeting candidates from Liaozhou in Chang’an City
Chapter 201 Meeting candidates from Liaozhou in Chang’an City
Chapter 201: Meeting candidates from Liaozhou in Chang'an City
"Fang Ling, I didn't expect to see you here."
Yang Yuzhi was the first to speak.
He looked down at Fang Yuan from a high position.
There was surprise and deep contempt in his eyes.
Shouchun County Lord did not speak, but looked at Fang Yuan with even more disdain.
Both of them had drunk a lot of wine, their faces were slightly red, and their steps were a little frivolous when they walked over.
Both of them were holding wine glasses, as if they wanted to drink with Fang Yuan.
"What's the matter with you two?"
Fang Yuan slowly tasted the wine and said calmly.
I didn't even bother to get up to greet them.
After Li Shimin started the banquet, he said that tonight there should be no formality and no need to worry about etiquette.
Therefore, Fang Yuan does not need to care about their identities and does not need to salute them as usual.
Moreover, the expressions of the two of them were just short of provoking on their faces. How could Fang Yuan give them face?
"Fang Ling looks down on us?"
"You don't even want to drink a glass of wine with us?"
Yang Yuzhi's voice was a little louder.
The senior executives at the tables near Fang Yuan heard this, and their eyes flashed with meaning.
Fang Yuan's reputation has been rising recently, and the conflicts with Prime Minister Pei and Xiao Yu not only did not break him to pieces, but Xiao Yu colluded with Bishamon to assassinate the emperor.
What caught everyone's attention the most was that Fang Yuan was also invited to today's high-level banquet in the palace.
Although the Chang'an Order has a special status, it is not so special, right?
"Sorry, the singing at the banquet was loud and the dancing was moving. I didn't hear what you said clearly."
Fang Yuan smiled and said pretending to be embarrassed.
"Fang Ling looks down on us?"
"You don't even want to drink a glass of wine with us?"
Yang Yuzhi didn't realize what was wrong and asked again.
This time, his voice was a little louder, attracting the attention of more people around him.
"What?"
"Sorry, I still didn't hear you clearly."
Fang Yuan still had the same attitude as before.
"Fang Yuan, are you pretending to be deaf and dumb?"
Yang Yuzhi frowned and said in a deep voice.
He noticed something was wrong and felt that Fang Yuan was deliberately pretending not to hear.
Although the singing and dancing were loud, it did not affect the conversation between people.
Especially Fang Yuan’s location is the farthest from the singing and dancing center, how come he can’t hear it twice in a row?
Shouchun County Lord also frowned and did not look at Fang Yuan, his eyes were filled with scrutiny and anger.
"What did you say?"
Fang Yuan still looked like he didn't hear clearly.
"I asked you if you are pretending to be deaf and dumb!"
Yang Yuzhi was furious and couldn't help but roar on the spot.
The sound was much louder than before, and many people at the banquet looked over.
At this time, the dancing palace maid didn't know whether she was affected or not, and fell to the ground with an ouch.
"Your Majesty makes atonement, Your Majesty makes atonement!"
The fallen palace maid quickly got up and knelt on the ground.
The remaining maids also knelt down and begged for mercy.
The originally beautiful song and dance not only ended with the dancing, but also the singing.
Soon, the emperor, the emperor, and others all looked at Yang Yuzhi and the Lord of Shouchun County.
Almost everyone believed that it was Yang Yuzhi's roar that caused the banquet to turn into this.
The banquet suddenly became quiet, and Yang Yuzhi and Shouchun County Lord naturally noticed it, and also noticed that everyone at the banquet was looking at them.
In an instant, both Yang Yuzhi and Shouchun County Master shivered, and their drunkenness was reduced by more than half.
"Your Majesty, it was Fang Yuan who pretended to be deaf and mute and ignored my toast!"
The Lord of Shouchun County quickly threw the pot towards Fang Yuan.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"I asked him three times, but he pretended not to hear me."
Yang Yuzhi also said quickly.
I don’t know if he was frightened, but cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Li Shimin said nothing, but his eyes shifted from Yang Yuzhi and Fang Yuan to Fang Yuan.
"I really didn't hear what Yang Yuzhi said."
"You can't blame me just because I didn't hear what he said and he disturbed everyone's enjoyment, right?"
Fang Yuan stood up and said loudly.
"You, you obviously want to provoke me on purpose!"
Yang Yuzhi shouted in panic.
He understood, and understood why Fang Yuan repeatedly said that he couldn't hear it.
It turns out that he deliberately angered himself and embarrassed himself in front of everyone.
However, what would happen if we knew it? No one would believe the current situation.
Fang Yuan shrugged and said nothing, just looking at Li Shimin.
Everyone remained silent, as if they were waiting for Li Shimin to speak.
"You two are just doing stupid things."
"In the future, you two should not come to the palace banquets."
Li Shimin said calmly.
After the words fell, the expressions of many ministers changed.
Do not attend any future palace banquets, as this means you will be kicked out of the upper echelons of the imperial court.
This situation is a very fatal blow to some people, especially since the head of Shouchun County was not Li Shimin.
"Your Majesty, we did not do this unintentionally."
The head of Shouchun County quickly admitted his mistake.
The same is true for Yang Yuzhi, who will no longer argue about right and wrong.
It’s just that Li Shimin didn’t say anything, as if the outcome was determined with one word, and there was no room for discussion.
"Father, Sister Shouchun and brother-in-law may be trying high-alcohol wine for the first time. They accidentally drank too much. Please ignore them."
Li Ke stood up and Lang Sheng said.
It was my first taste, and I accidentally interceded for the Lord of Shouchun County skillfully.
"Father, Sister Shouchun and brother-in-law were careless and reckless, please spare them just once?"
Prince Li Chengqian pondered for a moment and then stood up and said.
The two princes begged for mercy, and some ministers exchanged glances and were also ready to plead.
When the Shouchun County Lord and Yang Yuzhi saw this, they both breathed a sigh of relief and understood that they were fine.
Maybe after the crisis was over and both of them breathed a sigh of relief, Fang Yuan became even more disgusted.
They were rushing to seek redress from Fang Yuan because of the imperial examination.
Unexpectedly, being tricked by Fang Yuan almost caused the two of them to get into trouble.
"Your Majesty, Yang Yuzhi slandered me and deliberately provoked him, in order to offend him and other ministers. I ask your majesty to uphold justice for me."
When the minister was about to stand up to plead for mercy, Fang Yuan suddenly walked out of the banquet and said loudly.
After the words fell, everyone looked at Fang Yuan with different expressions.
Most of the ministers who have not had much dealings with Fang Yuan thought to themselves, this person is not a fool, right?
Some people are dissatisfied and resentful, such as Yang Yuzhi and his wife, and...the third prince Li Ke.
There was also a small part of people who were surprised and admired. Du He even gave Fang Yuan a thumbs up in private.
"You have no joke!"
"How can I take back my words?"
Li Shimin pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice.
His sharp eyes swept across the prince and the third prince, and finally stared at Yang Yuzhi.
Li Shimin wanted to see how high his prestige was and whether it had become higher with the destruction of the Eastern Turks?
"Your Majesty, minister..."
The expressions of Yang Yuzhi and the Lord of Shouchun County changed greatly, and they wanted to ask for mercy.
But Li Shimin had no chance for them. With a wave of his right hand, the imperial army immediately appeared and invited Yang Yuzhi and the head of Shouchun County out.
The eyes of the senior officials present changed. Even the third prince Li Ke opened his mouth and did not try to persuade him.
Li Shimin's face was expressionless, but his heart became more proud and active.
It will only be a matter of time before I unify the interior, disintegrate the clans in the world, and dominate the world!
In the end, Yang Yuzhi and the head of Shouchun County were invited out of the palace in full view of everyone.
The following banquet became more subtle. The imperial relatives and senior officials of the imperial court all looked at Fang Yuan a little strangely, secretly thinking why Fang Yuan's status in the emperor's heart was so high?
Even Fang Yuan was very curious, guessing about his position in Li Shimin's heart.
But after a few glasses of wine, Fang Yuan put this problem behind him.
It is better to rely on oneself to develop and grow slowly than to rely on others to fall.
Finally, the banquet ended and Fang Yuan and Du He left.
In the following days, Fang Yuan was busy making arrangements for the imperial examination.
Among them, some candidates also appeared in Chang'an City. The Su family, represented by Su Ziqing, arranged accommodation and contracted some inns in Chang'an City to accommodate the candidates.
As for food, the Du family, headed by Du Ruhui, prepared better food for the candidates and delivered it to the contracted inn for the candidates to eat.
There are candidates who fail to retake the exam every year, or even those who retake the exam several times. This is the first time for them to encounter this, and they are all very surprised.
After understanding the situation, the candidates were immediately grateful that the Gaohu court really valued the imperial examination.
As a result, some lyrics appeared, praising Li Shimin and the imperial court, and some praising Du Ruhui and Li Chengqian. Later, there was even a praising Fang Yuan, the Chang'an Order.
More than half a month has passed, and more candidates have entered Chang'an City.
Fang Yuan really stabilized, took over the power from the county magistrate and the others, and officially began to govern Chang'an County. The people of Chang'an County began to recognize their parent official.
On this day, Fang Yuan corrected official documents at the county government office and gave the green light to the business of Qin Huaiyu, Changsun Chong and others.
"Fang Ling, there is a candidate outside the door who claims to be a candidate from Liaozhou. His name is Zhang Ji and he wants to see you."
The gatekeeper reported to Fang Yuan.
These days, because all parties attach great importance to the imperial examination, candidates already know that Chang'an Ling Fang Yuan is behind the emphasis on the imperial examination, and it was Fang Yuan who reviewed and approved their plan.
But because of the identity of the candidates and the problems of many candidates coming, Fang Yuan asked the Yamen to refuse their invitation.
This time the yamen officer originally refused, but because he learned that he was from Liaozhou, he came in again to report Fang Yuan.
"Zhang Ji?!"
"Invite him in quickly!"
Fang Yuan was stunned for a moment, then immediately gave the order.
Unexpectedly, it was Zhang Ji who came to visit.
So this guy passed Chunwei and successfully entered the finals.
I don’t know what Zhang Ji’s ability is and whether he can change the imperial examination system that judges people based on appearance.
When the gatekeeper saw Fang Yuan like this, he breathed a sigh of relief. He thought to himself that he was smarter and quickly pushed out to invite Zhang Ji.
"Students meet Fang Ling."
Soon, Zhang Ji came in.
After seeing Fang Yuan, he immediately saluted.
"You're welcome, sit down quickly!"
Fang Yuan was stunned for a moment, then he laughed.
Calling himself a student, some regard Fang Yuan as an elder, teacher, etc.
Fang Yuan was naturally happier and understood why so many aristocratic families wanted to participate in the imperial examination.
"Thank you Fang Ling."
Thank you Zhang Ji.
Only after Fang Yuan sat down did he dare to sit down.
"Don't be cautious, just think of it as Liaozhou."
Fang Yuanyou said with a friendly smile.
He found that when he saw Zhang Ji again, he found that he had become more reserved.
Not only that, his legs seem to be healed, and it's not obvious to people who don't know when he walks.
However, there is still not much improvement in appearance, it is still the same, and this kind of appearance can easily be brushed off in the imperial examination.
But he still passed the imperial examination, probably with a lot of hard work.
"Fang Ling, thanks to your previous training, the student can finally arrive in Beijing to take the exam."
Zhang Ji solemnly thanked him.
His expression is still as reserved as before.
Although Fang Yuan asked him not to be restrained, Fang Yuan is different from the past.
When he was in Liaozhou City, Fang Yuan was in a high position. Now that he is in a higher position, how can he not be cautious?
"That's all your own ability."
"I believe your future will not stop at the Beijing Examination!"
Fang Yuan chuckled.
Liaozhou is now in charge of Zhao Yingcai.
Zhao Yingcai might not care about Zhang Ji's appearance for his own sake, but he wouldn't dare let him go if his grades were not good.
It can be said that Zhang Ji's talent is good, he just lacks one chance, and he may have the ability to soar into the sky.
"Thank you Fanling!"
"Fang Ling, I have a request for you this time."
Zhang Ji's expression became excited.
But he soon showed a sly expression and begged.
"Tell me about it."
Fang Yuan's smile remains the same.
If it’s a minor problem, there’s no problem in helping.
"We have thirty-six students in Liaozhou, and we would like to invite you to have a meal with us as a way of repaying your kindness for rebuilding."
Zhang Ji stood up and said with an extremely solemn expression.
This time, there are a total of thirty-six students in Liaozhou who can enter the Beijing Examination.
They arrived at Chang'an City together, and decided on the way that they wanted to treat Fang Yuan to a meal to express their gratitude.
Naturally, there is also the idea of climbing the high branch of Fangyuan.
So everyone recommended Zhang Jilai to invite Fang Yuan.
"Of course this is no problem."
"Have you chosen the time and place?"
Fang Yuan chuckled.
Those are all students from Liaozhou.
Maybe he will be an official in the same court as Fang Yuan in the future, or even become a helper in the officialdom. A meal is definitely a must.
"Now, Yipinxiang Restaurant."
Zhang Ji breathed a sigh of relief and said excitedly.
I did not live up to the trust of my classmates, and I also personally thanked Fang Yuan for his help.
Without Fang Yuan, he would still be Zhang Ji who owes money to countless people.
Although he still owes money to many people, especially Fang Yuan's bank.
But in exchange for the purpose of the Beijing Examination, I might be able to get an official position.
"Please wait for me for a moment, I will make some arrangements in advance."
Fang Yuan smiled and said.
I was satisfied and bought the most expensive incense in Chang'an City.
He asked Zhang Ji to sit here and go to the county magistrate's office to give them some instructions.
Not long after, Fang Yuan and Zhang Ji went out and headed to Yipinxiang Restaurant.
Before the two of them arrived at Yipinxiang Restaurant, they saw a verbal conflict between the two people.
Some of them are familiar, having seen them before when I was at Liaozhou College.
They were targeted and in a weak position. Among the people who bullied them, the leaders were Yang Yuzhi and a middle-aged man whom Fang Yuan didn't know.
"Fang Ling, please wait."
Zhang Ji said quickly.
He bowed heavily to Fang Yuan and strode towards Fang Yuan at Yipinxiang Restaurant.
It's so embarrassing. I and others wanted to treat Fang Yuan to a meal, not to a show.
Fang Yuan did not stop or call Zhang Ji, but followed slowly.
Before the people arrived, Fang Yuan roughly understood the situation, and the two parties were competing for the banquet.
The number of people on both sides is about the same, so we need to book a large private room.
There was only one large private room left, so the two sides argued.
At this time, Yang Yuzhi noticed Fang Yuan's arrival and smiled coldly at Fang Yuan.