"What did you say? Ask me to forgive the women and children of the Zheng family in Laiyang?"
His Majesty Li Er sat casually on the soft floor, holding a tea cup in his hand, wondering if he was hearing hallucinations.
Is this Fang Jun a fool?
Since Zheng Boling dared to ignore the imperial power and use his family as a bet to serve as a pawn for those powerful families, he should have known the consequences of doing so.
If it is done, the Laiyang Zheng family will gain huge prestige and support from various powerful families, and become the top family. If they fail, the Laiyang Zheng family will bear the wrath of His Majesty the Emperor and fall into an eternal hell.
High returns must be accompanied by high risks. If you want to gain, you must pay.
Unfortunately, the Zheng family in Laiyang will pay for the destruction of their family...
It seems miserable, but this is politics, these are the rules.
Zheng Boling's actions have already violated the "Law of Zhenguan" and are a crime of disobedience, which is one level lighter than the crime of treason. It is stipulated by law that the whole family should sit together. All the men should be beheaded, and the elderly female relatives should be admitted to the temple. Secretary, minors were sold into slavery.
"This is a stipulation of the law. Since the Shang and Zhou dynasties, disobedience has been the crime of sitting together. It is the law of our ancestors. Since we are guilty, what is wrong with the whole clan sitting together?"
His Majesty Li Er's face looked a little gloomy.
He is very optimistic about Fang Jun's talent and ability, but whenever this kid is unconventional and different, he will find it annoying, because it will always cause him problems and make him feel uncomfortable...
Fang Jun had a rare sincerity: "How can the laws of our ancestors be passed down to all generations and be accurate? Times have changed, and naturally we have to constantly look for new policies that suit the country and establish them, and improve or even abolish outdated policies. . No matter how powerful the empire is, it cannot cling to the laws of its ancestors and stick to the rules and stand still. Instead, it should maintain an enterprising spirit, keep pace with the times, and forge ahead, so that it can always stand proudly in the world!"
Things in this world are like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat.
However, since ancient times, few emperors have been able to maintain enough aggressiveness. No matter how great the emperor is, he will put more energy on stabilizing people's hearts, but fail to think about the fact that most dangers come from outside.
His Majesty Li Er is a rare enterprising king, but he is inevitably eroded by the castrated Confucian philosophy of governing the world.
All emperors are the same. As long as they can securely sit on the throne for generations to come, they are willing to turn all the people into sheep, put them in sheep pens, and farm the land and pay taxes.
But the irony is that no dynasty can achieve their ideals for thousands of generations...
This is the biggest chronic disease and harm in the feudal era.
The change of dynasties is an inevitable historical phenomenon, but with each change of dynasties, there is a violent social unrest, with the population declining sharply, wealth evaporating, and the land being barren...
His Majesty Li Er felt that Fang Jun's words were completely unreasonable. At least being too aggressive was not a good thing. If everyone in the world is safe and abides by their duties, the emperor is diligent, the ministers are honest, the farmers are farming, and the merchants are doing business, then the world will be harmonious.
He was just too aggressive, and he was obsessed with conquering Goguryeo and becoming the first emperor of the ages, so he collected grain, grass, money and materials year after year, which made the people's burden heavier, and this almost gave the family an opportunity.
Stability is the most important thing, and it is best if it remains unchanged for ten thousand years...
Therefore, he was a little disdainful of Fang Jun's benevolence towards women, and said displeasedly: "Don't confuse me with these fallacies, hurry up and prepare for the departure of Shenji Camp, and wait for the Western Expedition! The matter of the Zheng family in Laiyang has been It will be discussed and dealt with by the political hall, so don’t meddle too much, just mind your own business!”
Fang Jun was silent.
Although he knew that what he was doing was unnecessary, he still couldn't help but want to give it a try. After all, in his mind, His Majesty Li Er was still different from other emperors.
But now, he knows he was wrong.
Emperors are emperors. They may differ due to abilities and personalities, but one thing is the same.
They don't care about how productivity can be improved or how people can live a better life. They only care about whether their rule can continue...
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The light rain was falling, and the entire Tai Chi Palace seemed to be covered with a layer of gauze, a bit hazy and gloomy.
Fang Jun felt depressed and walked in the palace a little absent-mindedly.
Until a delicate call woke him up from his trance.
Under the palace wall, there is a bunch of late peach blossoms in bloom, and Princess Gaoyang is as beautiful as a flower in her purple palace dress. The palace attire is exquisite, with two ribbons draped on the arms, wrapping from bottom to top, reaching to the shoulders. A purple jade hairpin covered her head with pretty black hair, half on the back of the head and half on the forehead. The plum blossom steps were swaying diagonally and dotted into a phoenix bun.
The slanting rain is like silk, and Princess Gaoyang stands pretty under an oil-paper umbrella with plum blossoms on a white background. The flowers reflect her delicate face, adding to her beauty. Her skin is as white as snow but warm, her eyebrows are like distant mountains with daisy, and her lips are pink and red. More flavor.
Fang Jun was lost in thought again and had to praise from the bottom of his heart. This stinky girl is indeed beautiful!
His eyes were too intense, staring at Princess Gao Yang's pretty face without any intention of avoiding her, bold and direct.
The two pretty maids pursed their lips to suppress laughter and lowered their heads slightly. It was rare to see a consort staring at the princess like this. It was really rude.
Princess Gaoyang, who has always been shrewd, was also stared at by Fang Jun. She was a little annoyed by Fang Jun's boldness and rudeness, but she was also very sweet and happy...
Fang Jun came to his senses and saluted: "Wei Chen, I have met His Highness."
Princess Gaoyang bit her lip, glanced at Fang Jun, and said softly: "The expedition is about to begin, Erlang must be busy with things, and I will no longer see you off alone. I just want to tell you a few words, fighting for the country is the highest priority. Glory and military exploits are important, but you must protect your body even more. Don’t put yourself in danger for the sake of a false reputation. No matter what, the most important thing is to come back unscathed..."
Princess Gao Yang lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and her fair face was slightly flushed.
She wanted to say, "There are people waiting for you at home," but she was so embarrassed that she couldn't say it.
It stands to reason that when I return from this expedition, my marriage will be put on the agenda...
Fang Jun didn't realize this, but he felt Princess Gaoyang's concern and felt extremely uncomfortable.
Damn time travel, damn prophet, they plunged him into endless tangles.
Seeing Princess Gaoyang's growing affection for him, Fang Jun became more and more at a loss as to what to do.
Whether accepting or rejecting, it seems inappropriate...
"Oh! Brother-in-law, you are here. I want to find you secretly..."
A delicate voice sounded behind him. Fang Jun looked back and saw that Princess Jinyang was indeed running over from a distance, shouting happily.
The palace maid behind her ran after her in panic, but the umbrella in her hand could not catch up with Her Royal Highness. She was so anxious that she kept calling: "Your Highness, please slow down, it will be bad if you get caught in the rain..."
Princess Jinyang didn't care. She quickly ran to Fang Jun, jumped up, and hung on him like a koala...
Princess Jinyang was weak and developed later. Although there was only a seven-year age difference between Princess Jinyang and Fang Jun, who was honest and strong, they really seemed to be a generation apart.
Seeing Princess Jinyang and Fang Jun so close, the maids were all a little amused, but Princess Gaoyang's pretty face darkened.
The intimacy between this sister-in-law and her brother-in-law is a bit too much. Do you think I don’t exist?
"Brother-in-law, are you going to war?"
Princess Jinyang looked at Fang Jun and asked with her big, bright eyes, black and white.
"Well, how does Si Zi know?"
Fang Jun wanted to put Princess Jinyang down, but found that she was hugging him hard with her hands and feet, so he had to keep this position, just putting his hands behind her hips and supporting her gently.
"My father told me! Men of the Tang Dynasty should fight in all directions and be fearless. If they dare to challenge the enemies of the Tang Dynasty, they should wipe them all out and achieve immortal feats! Brother-in-law, you must kill your enemies and win many battles." Thanks to your meritorious service, Si Zi will ask your father to give you a very, very big official!"
The little princess of Jinyang looked very excited, looking like a good socialist child...
Fang Jun was amused by her expression and said seriously: "I will obey His Majesty's decree! I must fight bravely to kill the enemy and live up to His Majesty's kindness!"
Princess Jinyang nodded: "I am optimistic about you!"
Fang Jun couldn't laugh or cry...
Then, Princess Jinyang let go of one hand and took off a jade pendant tied with a red rope from her neck...
