Fang Jun, who is in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, still doesn't know that his fate has already been doomed by all forces before the "Three Divisions of Judges" has even begun.
Naturally, the Guanlong Group will try its best to bring him down, so as to gain an advantage in the struggle against the imperial power and send a signal to all the noble families in the world - this is still a country controlled by the noble families!
Jiangnan nobles and Fang Jun have an old grudge. Huating Town Shipping Department now imports and exports countless goods every day. Each transaction will leave a huge amount of business on the Jiangnan nobles. The tax is simply an astronomical figure... The Jiangnan nobles feel as if their flesh has been ripped out of their bodies, and they are heartbroken! Now that you have the opportunity to bring down Fang Jun, how could you not add insult to injury? Maybe Fang Jun falls, and the shipping company he created may be disbanded. Even if it is not revoked, the so-called people-to-people policy tax will most likely cancel this damn business tax...
The rest of the aristocratic families were watching from the side.
These aristocratic families who have nothing to do with themselves are also divided into two parts. One part is sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, and it has nothing to do with who wins or loses. The other part is worried about the increasingly tense situation in Chang'an and hopes that the case will be concluded soon to bring peace to the world. The people of all parties support the stability of the DPRK. Since everyone wants Fang Jun to be convicted, then just convict him...
And in this situation where almost everyone is shouting for a fight, it is surprising that Fang Xuanling remains as stable as a mountain without saying a word...
After all, he is your son. Don’t you care at all?
It is true that even if Fang Jun is convicted, he will not be sentenced to death, but if he is dismissed from office and carries the crime, his future will be ruined.
How could you not be worried?
Even if you weren't worried, wouldn't that tigress in your house beat you up...
*****
"Has Aiqing's family been peaceful recently?"
His Majesty Li Er was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, sitting leisurely on a chair in the imperial study room, holding a teacup in his hand and looking meaningfully at Fang Xuanling in front of him.
When Fang Xuanling heard this, his face suddenly turned bitter and he complained, "Why do you ask, Your Majesty, knowingly knowing?"
"Hehehe..." His Majesty Li Er laughed happily.
He could almost imagine how angry and frustrated Fang Xuanling would be because of Fang Xuanling's silence on this matter... And Fang Xuanling, who had always been afraid of his wife like a tiger, must have been tortured and tortured. …
Fang Xuanling looked miserable: "Your Majesty, why don't you allow me to explain your plans to my old wife at home? This will prevent you from being scolded with cold faces every day. Your Majesty, you don't know, my life is like a year, and I am in dire straits." !”
His Majesty Li Er put down the teacup, smiled and said: "I just want to make that shrew so anxious and angry! I remember that when I gave you several beautiful palace maids with good intentions, that shrew actually refused with death. How can the dignity of a majestic emperor remain when someone is so disgraced? Hum, now that there is a chance to take revenge, how could you miss it so easily!"
Fang Xuanling was speechless.
You are the Nine-Five Supreme and the Lord of the World, right?
Even if it is everyone's nature to hold grudges, there is no need to vent your anger on a woman!
Besides, even if you are angry with the woman, you can't put us in the middle and suffer like this... It's so unethical!
After laughing for a while, His Majesty Li Er suddenly sighed: "This dynasty is in a turbulent situation, with various forces involved, all fighting openly and secretly for their own interests. This is not a blessing for the Tang Dynasty. Those officials from poor families may be easy to talk about, but after all, their background is shallow. They can't afford to make too big a splash, but the aristocratic families... are really a hidden danger to the empire. These guys who eat corpses and eat only the benefits of the family only have the interests of the empire in their eyes. As long as they can extend the wealth and power of their families, they can No matter whether you are the Li family in power or the Yang family is restoring power! You all deserve to die!"
His Majesty Li Er also comes from a noble family, and his success in the world was the result of the strong support of the noble family. But because of this, he is well versed in the ways of life of aristocratic families, the "interests of the family and the country", and the family will always be ranked first in the empire!
The family members can overthrow the Sui Dynasty for their own interests, or they can support Li Er and kill Li Jiancheng for their own interests. Then tomorrow they can establish a new emperor for their own interests and kick Li Er away...
The righteousness of the country, the security of the country, and the common people are all insignificant in the eyes of aristocratic families!
It was the existence of aristocratic families that led to the hidden danger of the empire's collapse.
If we don't get rid of it, how can His Majesty Li Er eat sweetly and sleep peacefully?
If we don't get rid of it, how can Li Tang's country continue to prosper for thousands of generations?
Fang Xuanling was silent.
At this time, insightful people in the court have realized that aristocratic families are actually a major danger to the stability of the empire. However, officials in the court either come from aristocratic families themselves, or are supported by aristocratic families, and their own interests are at stake, even if they can see it. Who can exterminate relatives and dig their own graves out of righteousness?
The aristocratic family is incompatible with the imperial power and is destined to be eliminated by the tide of history. However, because it involves too many people and too many people, it can only be done slowly. This must be a long and slow process, perhaps decades, perhaps generations of emperors’ tireless efforts...
The imperial study was silent for a moment, with only the steam of hot tea slowly rising up.
After a long time, Your Majesty Li Er sighed: "After the Third Division Judge, no matter what the outcome, I will let Fang Jun join the army. This matter is not because I am unwilling to contribute, but it is really because of the jade pendant that I can't explain it clearly. If we blatantly interfere with judicial justice... My dear, you also know the consequences. Wouldn't our years of hard work in supporting the prime minister's power and balancing the government be ruined in one day?"
Fang Xuanling hurriedly said: "I understand His Majesty's painstaking efforts, and there is absolutely no trace of resentment or forgiveness in my heart."
How could Fang Xuanling not be moved by the fact that a dignified emperor could use such a tone and attitude to explain to his ministers?
Supporting the power of the prime minister and improving judicial independence are policies that have been continued since the early Zhenguan period to balance the supreme imperial power. His Majesty Li Er is a courageous emperor, and he fully understands the profound impact an emperor's virtuousness or stupidity has on an empire. Although he himself is wise and powerful, who can guarantee that his son and grandson will still be like him?
In history, those empires that once dominated the world and were tyrannical for a while, in the last period of time, because the emperors were all better than the women in the palace, ignorant of the sufferings of the world, unacquainted with strategy, arrogance, willfulness, ignorance and incompetence, the dynasties eventually collapsed and disappeared...
The improvement of the power of the prime minister can greatly avoid the disasters caused by the emperor's ignorance. Who can stand out from thousands of bureaucrats and finally take the stage to rule the world, who is not a person with outstanding strategies and talents? It is really the safest way to select and eliminate a few people who finally become prime ministers and assistants to assist the emperor in handling state affairs.
Just as Fang Jun's famous saying "Absolute power corrupts people absolutely", any power must be subject to restrictions and checks and balances. Unbridled power has no benefit except to satisfy selfish desires and bring disaster to the empire!
As an emperor, as long as he firmly controls the military power and does not allow anyone to rebel and usurp the throne...
It has to be said that in history, the power of the prime ministers increased in the late Zhenguan period, until Gaozong, Empress Wu, Xuanzong... and then in the prosperous Kaiyuan era after that. The stars of the famous prime ministers of the past dynasties were shining brightly, and they successively created the glorious Tang Dynasty!
It's a pity that Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was as talented as Emperor Taizong and looked down upon the world, but his temperament was completely different. In his later years, he was even more ignorant and ignorant. In order to indulge in his own enjoyment, he suppressed the power of the prime minister, which led to official corruption, triggered the Anshi Rebellion, and destroyed the centuries-old foundation of the Tang Dynasty. Once...
Fang Xuanling naturally wouldn't feel bad about this matter.
Improving the power of the prime minister to balance the imperial power was exactly what he and Du Ruhui proposed to His Majesty Li Er back then...
How can you now abandon the highest political philosophy of your life for the sake of your son's future?
He can think openly, but His Majesty Li Er always feels that he has failed others...
Not to mention that Fang Xuanling had been running the government for many years with loyalty, hard work and no complaints, and his achievements were obvious due to his hard work. How many merits had Fang Jun made for him and how many benefits had he obtained over the years?
"I am not a ruthless person. The evidence in Fang Jun's case is conclusive. It is really irreparable, so I can only wrong him. But I promise you that even if Fang Jun cannot take the stage to rule the world in the future, I will give him a The title of Duke!"
