Everyone saluted the imperial edict one after another.
Cui Zhentang, as the representative, respectfully received the imperial edict and watched.
Although Qi Wang, the fifth surname, looks down on the royal family, he still has to give him the face he deserves.
Moreover, Cui Zhentang and Cui Yuanting were not qualified to represent the Boling Cui family, so they obeyed the imperial edict.
The two of them got together and read the imperial edict carefully, and finally their faces turned gloomy.
"Shilang Fang, did the imperial edict ever mention protecting the Mohist Academy?"
Cui Zhentang had a sullen face and said coldly.
After Zheng Mingzhu finished speaking, everyone was stunned.
The imperial edict came out, things went smoothly, and it turned out that the Mohist Research Institute was not protected?
As for the conflict just now, wouldn't Fang Yuan have to bear the emperor's investigation?
"Are they all blind?"
"Look here, Your Majesty allows me to lead the Mohist Research Institute to research secret weapons!"
"What is the secret weapon? I don't need to explain it to you two, right?"
"In this case, do you think you can check here?"
Fang Yuan took back the imperial edict, pointed to the words on the imperial edict and said.
Indeed, the imperial edict did not expressly stipulate that the emperor would protect the Mohist Academy.
But it is true as Fang Yuan said, the meaning can be very close to what Fang Yuan explained.
"You have the guts!"
"Let's go!"
Cui Zhentang and Cui Yuanting looked at each other and said coldly.
Today, I was kicked on the iron plate. It is useless to continue the quarrel. It will only increase the humiliation.
"Wait."
Fang Yuan stopped the two of them.
The two stopped and looked at Fang Yuan with a solemn face.
"Do you two still suspect that there is a murderer in the Mohist Research Institute?"
"If you want to enter the palace to confront the emperor, I have time."
Fang Yuan chuckled.
I didn’t want to confront them in the palace just now because it was useless.
There are only two outcomes after the confrontation. One is that the emperor asks them not to investigate, and the other is that the emperor asks them to investigate.
Whether it is the first or the second type, it is of no benefit to Fang Yuan, so I don’t want to confront them in the palace.
And now the reason why I bring up whether to enter the palace for a confrontation is because I want to disgust and humiliate the two of them.
"No need, it's just a misunderstanding!"
Cui Yuanting said nothing and turned around to leave.
Cui Zhentang did the same and left with his tribe and the county government.
Zheng Mingzhu, Zheng Jiu and others also followed.
Before leaving, he nodded to Fang Yuan.
"Tonight's events may seem to be going away like this, but the Bolingcui family will not suffer the consequences of being dumb."
"Young Master, Zhou Shi, if someone breaks into the Mohist Research Institute in the future, you guys will beat me to death, and I will take care of it."
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
The Mohist Research Institute is what Fang Yuan relies on most
There are many things here that cannot be known to outsiders.
Unless it is forced to be launched after exposure to explosives and fireworks.
But even with the introduction of explosives and fireworks now, Fang Yuan still makes a lot of money.
"Okay, I'll arrange it!"
Juzi and Zhou Shi said solemnly.
With Fang Yuan's words, things will develop differently tonight.
Just kill them and force your way in. There is no need to ask Fang Yuan to bring in reinforcements.
The crowd slowly dispersed, and Fang Yuan and Juzi got on the same carriage to go back.
"Young Master, get a few hundred long fire blunderbuss out tomorrow and have them ready for use!"
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
There are currently two types of fire blunderbuss studied by the Mohist Research Institute, one is the long fire blunderbuss and the other is the short fire blunderbuss.
Both long-flame blunderbuss and short-flame blunderbuss are easy to explode, but the long-flame blunderbuss is less likely to hurt people when it explodes. It is relatively safer, but it is not as easy to carry as the short-flame blunderbuss.
"Should we look for manpower?"
The giant nodded and said in a deep voice.
If you offend the Bolingcui family today, they may cause trouble tomorrow.
In order to defend against them, it is indeed necessary to make a batch of firecrackers for self-defense, even if the firecrackers are not safe.
"No, I already have arrangements!"
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
With the promotion to Minister of Household Affairs, Fang Yuan can also be regarded as a minister.
As a minister, you have some invisible privileges, such as the number of people in your house, the helpers below, etc.
Some relationships far away in Liaozhou can also be transferred over, and there is no need to be afraid of being impeached.
"Okay, then I'll start manufacturing tomorrow."
The giant nodded.
Later, Fang Yuan, Ju Zi and others returned to Fang Mansion.
As Fang Yuan thought, things are not over tonight.
As the two parties left, the matter spread during the night.
Fang Yuan spread the news about the beating between Cui Zhentang and Cui Yuanting.
The news spread quickly, even on the night of curfew, reaching the ears of all the nobles.
One is the newly appointed Minister of Hubu, and the other is the newly appointed Chang'an Ling. No matter which one is a man of influence.
At dawn the next day, the news spread completely. Even restaurants and teahouses spread the news about what happened last night.
"Is Mrs. Bolingcui in trouble recently?"
"First, the banknotes were counterfeited and the real culprit could not be found. Now, I am beaten by Mr. Fang and dare not retaliate."
"Five surnames and seven looks, a thousand-year-old family, claiming to be on equal footing with the royal family, is this what it looks like?"
People are talking a lot.
What he said was bold and heart-wrenching.
Boling Cui's Mansion.
Cui Runyu summoned Cui Zhentang and Cui Yuanting.
"Do you know how people outside are talking about our Bolingcui family now?"
Cui Runyu said with a gloomy face.
The Bolingcui family seems to be having a really rough time this year.
After thinking about it carefully, it seems that several things are related to Fang Yuan.
"Clan leader, someone is deliberately directing the direction of the wind!"
Cui Yuanting said in a deep voice.
As a person from the bottom, he has an unusual sense of smell.
What happened just last night will be known to the entire Chang'an City today.
Moreover, the comments all sounded so unpleasant, and it was obvious that someone was deliberately leading them.
"Clan leader, I suspect that Fang Yuan is responsible!"
"We, the Bolingcui clan, are incompatible with this person!"
Cui Zhentang said with an ugly expression.
Now there are people outside who say that even though he, the left minister, has been in charge of the household department for many years, he is not as good as the right minister who has just taken up the post.
"It is right that our Bolingcui clan and Fang Yuan are at odds with each other."
"But this shouldn't be Fang Yuan's fault. He probably doesn't want the matter to get into trouble."
Cui Runyu shook his head and said in a deep voice.
This kind of negative news is painless to a big family like the Bolingcui family.
But if someone guides her, it will not be simple. Maybe someone wants to make things difficult for the Bolingcui family, and deliberately targeting the Bolingcui family is what Cui Runyu cannot bear.
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"Chief, what should we do now?"
Cui Yuanting said in a deep voice.
This matter cannot be settled like this.
Whether it's Fang Yuan or someone deliberately guiding the news.
"Privately announce to the public that the Boling Cui family will destroy the Fang Mansion in ten days!"
Cui Runyu pondered for a moment and said coldly.
At this moment, he showed the cold blood of a wealthy family.
"Hiss!!!"
"Clan leader, a fourth-grade officer, aren't you being a little reckless?"
Cui Zhentang and Cui Yuanting couldn't help but take a breath and exclaimed.
No matter what, Fang Yuan is a fourth-grade official, an important minister of the imperial court, and a member of the emperor.
If you destroy the family so arrogantly, I'm afraid the emperor will be angry, the court will investigate, and all the officials will be angry.
Although the Bolingcui family is strong, they are not strong enough to cover the sky with one hand, so they still need to be careful.
"It's not our Bolingcui family who spread the news privately."
"A group of men in black broke into Fang's house at night and massacred them. What does that have to do with us?"
Cui Runyu said coldly.
The Bolingcui family has never been afraid of anyone who is playing dirty tricks.
When the time comes, ethnic soldiers will be transferred from other places, and the court has no evidence, what can it do?
"Will the imperial court send people to guard Fang Mansion?"
Cui Yuanting raised his concerns.
"Yes, even better!"
"I have always been curious about the difference between our clan soldiers and the imperial army."
Cui Runyu said in a deep voice.
In the past, when Li Yuan rebelled, they sent troops and money to support him.
At that time, everyone's private armies were about the same strength, so they were evenly matched.
Now that so many years have passed, what is the difference between the imperial army and the family soldiers?
"The patriarch is wise!"
Cui Zhentang and Cui Yuanting looked at each other and did not dare to refute.
They were still shocked and terrified of Cui Runyu's decision.
But what Cui Runyu decides, the elders only need to agree, they have no right to refute.
The meeting dispersed.
Cui Zhentang, Cui Zhentang and others went to work.
In the bustling city of Chang'an, another piece of news came out.
Ten days later, the Boling Cui clan will send out clan troops to destroy the whole family of Fang Mansion!
As soon as the news came out, the originally bustling city of Chang'an seemed to fall into silence for a moment!
Those who were talking about the Bolingcui family becoming incompetent were so frightened that they broke out in cold sweat and did not dare to say anything anymore.
In a sudden move, everyone will be wiped out. Is this still a royal law? Is this still a peaceful city of Chang'an?
Although not many people dared to discuss the news, it spread quickly and soon reached the emperor's ears.
"Arrogant!"
"Even a fourth-rank minister dares to target him!"
"Cui Zhentang, I want to see what the Boling Cui family wants to do?"
Li Shimin was furious.
Ordered to summon Cui Zhentang in the imperial city.
Not long after, Cui Zhentang arrived and learned what Li Shimin wanted to ask.
"Your Majesty, I just came out of the mansion, and I didn't hear that the Fang Mansion was going to be destroyed."
"Someone must be deliberately slandering me, Bolingcui. The news in the public today is saying all kinds of bad things about me, Bolingcui."
Cui Zhentang quickly cried out for injustice.
Cui Runyu means to spread the news privately.
When faced with the emperor's questioning, he would naturally not admit it.
"Someone is slandering your Bolingcui family?"
Li Shimin frowned and said doubtfully.
He didn't believe that anyone would dare to slander the Bolingcui family.
But today's rumors that he has received it are indeed a bit strange.
"Yes, your majesty, please make the decision for me, Bolingcui!"
Cui Zhentang took the opportunity to plead.
"I will have people investigate."
Li Shimin said perfunctorily.
How can we find out the originator of such rumors?
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, Minister Fang is a fourth-rank official in our dynasty. I am worried that someone is really targeting the Fang Mansion. In order to prove that I, the Boling Cui family, will not target the Fang Mansion, I ask your Majesty to send some troops to protect the Fang Mansion."
Cui Zhentang said.
"Absurd!"
"Why did the imperial army go to protect the minister's family just because of a piece of news?"
Li Shimin scolded.
If there are really evil forces that want to attack Fang Mansion, then the imperial court can send troops to protect Fang Mansion.
But it is too childish to send troops to guard just a piece of news.
"This minister is resigning!"
Cui Zhentang opened his mouth, pretending to be disappointed and left.
Li Shimin waved his hand, indicating that he could leave.
After Cui Zhentang left, Li Shimin called Li Junxian.
"Let Yuan Tiangang go find out who is spreading the news that the Bolingcui family is in trouble, and who is spreading the news that the Bolingcui family is going to destroy the Fang Mansion."
Li Shimin said in a deep voice.
This matter is not big or small.
If it's just a rumor, it's a trivial matter.
But if it really happens, it would be a big deal.
Household Department.
Fang Yuan goes to work normally.
As soon as people entered the office, Fang Qingping arrived.
"Sir, do you know what is being spread outside?"
Fang Qingping said softly.
Yesterday, he and several colleagues made an appointment to report to Fang Yuan.
But after hearing the news from outside today, these colleagues all said that they would wait until next time.
Waiting for next time is to wait until ten days to see what happens before you dare to really take refuge in Fang Yuan.
"Already know."
"Don't panic, it's okay."
Fang Yuan waved his hand and said calmly.
The news was so mysterious, how could Fang Yuan not know about it.
"Is that true or false?"
Fang Qingping couldn't help but worry.
This is also very important to him.
"Won't you know whether it's true or false in ten days?"
Fang Yuan chuckled.
Fang Qingping was stunned for a moment, then breathed a sigh of relief.
Although I don’t know where Fang Yuan got his confidence, it at least gave him stability.
"Then I'll go down and do some work."
Fang Qingping saluted respectfully.
In the next few days, Fang Yuan and Cui Zhentang did not confront each other.
Cui Zhentang seems to be avoiding Fang Yuan intentionally, and Fang Yuan is slowly gaining a foothold in the household department.
During this period, Tang Jian occasionally came on duty, but most of the time he didn't know where he was going.
Six days passed in a flash. Starting from this day, men in green clothes led horses into the city from time to time at the main gate of Chang'an City.
They didn't go anywhere after entering the city. They went directly to Fang Mansion to report, one after another, and there were a total of 300 people.
It is Fang Yuan's security team in Liaozhou City that will gather in Chang'an City from today.
At first, no one noticed the man in green.
But later, more people showed up, and people discovered the difference.
Today's Fang Mansion is no longer unknown, but the residence of a fourth-rank official.
The news in the past few days has also spread mysteriously, and more and more people are paying attention to the situation in Fang Mansion.
When about 300 people were added to the Fang Mansion, people suddenly felt frightened and felt that a war was really about to begin.
"Fang Yuan, what's wrong with you?"
"Okay, Fang Mansion will add 300 people?!"
Li Shimin also knew the news and summoned Fang Yuan.
Some ministers impeached him, and impeaching Fang Yuan was suspected of recruiting troops.
"Your Majesty, the news may be false, but it may also be true."
"I can't even have a chance to protect myself, right?"
Fang Yuan was slightly speechless.
"Do you believe the news that is spread casually?"
Li Shimin said with a dark face.
If Fang Yuan's ideas were followed, wouldn't the imperial court have to send troops to protect Fang Mansion?
"Whether it is true or not, we will know in four days."
Fang Yuan smiled slightly and said.
He hopes it is true and feels it is true.
The entire Chang'an City dignitaries are watching this matter, and many people probably hope it is true.
Just use this opportunity to let the dignitaries in Chang'an City know how strong you are.
"You go."
Li Shimin said speechlessly.
Just wait four days and take a look, and then pursue Fang Yuan’s issue after four days.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Fang Yuan leaves.
I'm too lazy to go to work again.
But as soon as he left Zhuque Gate, he saw Du He coming towards him with a bruised nose and swollen face.
Now that Du He has succeeded Du Ruhui as Duke, who dares to beat him like this?