In the evening, Fang Xuanling sent someone to summon Fang Jun.
The father and son were sitting in the study. Fang Xuanling recounted today's conversation with Liu Ji, and then said: "The censor will probably come tomorrow, and then he will definitely submit a letter to His Majesty. You don't need to ask about this matter, and you are not allowed to interfere. .”
Fang Junqi asked: "Is it possible that these guys think that an impeachment document can do anything to my father?"
Looking at the government and the public, including all civil and military officials, how many people have Fang Xuanling's current status? That is to say, in the past two years, Fang Xuanling has grown older and tired of government affairs, and has gradually faded away from the central government. Otherwise, who would dare to give him eye drops?
Neither can Changsun Wuji!
Fang Xuanling drank tea and said casually: "As the saying goes, being strong without desire, as a father, I have long looked down on the world. What can they do to me? The target is naturally you."
After all, Fang Jun had been an official in his previous life, and he had been in the court for a few years in this life. He naturally had a deep understanding of the intrigues in the officialdom. After thinking about it for a while, he understood what Fang Xuanling meant.
This is because someone saw that his official career was too prosperous and wanted to suppress it...
As long as a few censors are gathered to impeach him, and a few ministers in the court express doubts, it is equivalent to adding a stain to Fang Jun that is not a stain. Of course, it doesn't matter at ordinary times. Fang Jun himself doesn't care much about his reputation, but when facing the situation, for example, if His Majesty wants to promote Fang Jun... then the few memorials now are a handle, although there will be no evidence to solidify the impeachment. , but as long as there is this gap, the civil servants, mostly headed by Jiangnan nobles, can collectively resist, and the Guanlong Group, which has a deep rift with Fang Jun, will inevitably agree, so even if the emperor wants to promote Fang Jun, it will not work.
It is impossible for the emperor to be an enemy of most of his ministers. After all, Jiajing and other ministers who single-handedly fought against the ministers of the entire dynasty would not be seen until the Ming Dynasty...
But Fang Jun was still a little puzzled: "Father, at this age, my son is already serving as the left minister of the Ministry of War, and is in charge of the right guard army. He can be regarded as a young man with a promising future. It is necessary to further become the target of public criticism. What?"
It's not impossible for him to produce some black material that makes him feel disgusted, but there is a time limit for this. If the emperor wants to be promoted to Fang Jun in ten or twenty years, who can use today's events as an excuse?
Fang Jun doesn't think it's necessary for him to be promoted now, and he doesn't think the emperor will promote him. If he is promoted, he will be the Minister of the Ministry of War, one of the nine dignitaries. How old is he? Not even twenty yet...
Fang Xuanling shook his head, looked at his son, and asked: "Erlang, tell me the truth to my father, do you have ambitions in your officialdom?"
There are so many officials in the world, and they can be roughly divided into two types: one is an official for the sake of promotion, and the other is a promotion for the sake of doing things. Being an official for the sake of promotion means that only fame and wealth are in the eyes, and there is no limit to what you can do; being promoted for the sake of doing things is because you have ambitions and want to show off your talents to help the world.
But since you want to help the world, you must have a relatively higher platform to display your talents. Therefore, as long as you are in the officialdom, no matter what your purpose is, you will eventually aspire to be promoted...
Fang Jun naturally has ambitions. It would be too boring to spend his whole life just waiting to die as a salted fish. He must apply what he has learned in this era, and perhaps try to change some historical trajectories.
Fang Jun looked at his father and said seriously: "Of course there is."
Fang Xuanling chuckled and said happily: "The best officials are not just greedy for power and talk about things as ordinary people imagine. When people reach that level, they almost don't care about fame, wealth, worldly things, and they are in their eyes." All I have is this splendid country, which can guide the country and rebuke Fang Qiu, so as to fulfill his life's ambitions and live up to his status as a good man! You have been established not long ago this year. You seem to be young and have many opportunities for promotion, but in fact you are not. Your Majesty is now in the prime of life. It is not impossible to rule for another thirty years. How old were you at that time? It is already the age of destiny! Even if the prince ascends the throne at that time and makes you the chief minister, all the military and state affairs will be decided by you. I will leave it to you. How much time can we have to govern this country and express our ambitions? Twenty years? Thirty years? Not enough!"
At this point, looking at his dumbfounded son, he leaned forward slightly and said slowly: "It is said that governing a big country is like cooking small delicacies. That means governing in accordance with the current situation and doing nothing. But in this way, you sit on the second What's the point of being prime minister for ten years, thirty years, or even a hundred years? It's just a symbol in the history books. If you want to use your talents and knowledge to change the world, you have to shake the already stable interest classes in the world. , If you don’t want such a beautiful river and mountain to fall apart and make people angry, you must not be impatient. You must use ten years to plan, then ten years to leverage, then ten years to fight, and finally, use the rest of your life to implement..."
Fang Xuanling's eyes shone with wisdom: "So, do you still think there is still enough time?"
Fang Jun was so impressed that he fell to the ground...
If he wants to pursue his ambition, the only way is to reform the system of the feudal dynasty one by one, removing the bad and extracting the essence.
But how many people have reformed in history?
Fan Zhongyan, Wang Anshi, Zhang Juzheng, the Six Gentlemen of 1898... these people are all famous in history, but what about their reforms? The Qingli New Deal, Wang Anshi's Reform, One Whip, and the Reform Movement of 1898... all prospered for a while, but ended up being either brutally suppressed or dead.
The main reason why it ended like this was that it touched the bottom line of vested interests and received a crazy backlash.
"Reforms in various countries are all caused by bloodshed. Today, China has not heard of anyone who shed blood due to reforms. This is why this country is not prosperous." This sentence seems to be very loyal and passionate. It can make people listen to the passionate and impassioned words. Fang Jun also heard from I don't think that those sages who are willing to sacrifice their lives for their ideals are buying fame with their lives, but in fact this is just a saying.
You have touched the foundation of others and achieved your ideals, but cut off other people's livelihood. How can you not bleed? Either your blood will be shed, or the blood of others will be shed. However, the formation of the interest class is caused by historical reasons. If you want to dig out the foundation of the interest class, it means becoming an enemy of the whole society and going against the historical principles. Against the tide.
Even if it can achieve temporary results, how can it be invincible in the end?
Of course, there was a great man who did something that had never been done before. He turned the entire society upside down and brought down all the interest classes... However, the ultimate outcome of such things that were seen as going against the trend of history was the collapse of the social structure. The lack of people’s faith and the severance of historical inheritance...
Was this a success or a failure?
The journey of history is a step-by-step process. Today, you are using violent means to reverse it, but the general trend of history is still moving forward. Maybe in twenty years, maybe in thirty years, the road that should be taken will eventually be walked, and it will come. will come eventually.
But the losses during this period are enough to make people feel heartbroken...
The time traveler is not omnipotent, but the time traveler is born with God's perspective. He can stand in the clouds and look down on all living beings, and use his own knowledge and experience to correct some mistakes, that's all. If you want to change something, you can only follow the long river of history. Modifications and modifications are subtle in this river. If you try to change your fate against the will of heaven and succeed, you are simply asking for death.
So Fang Xuanling's theory is correct.
It was impossible to realize those reforms that were unimaginable to the people of the Tang Dynasty overnight. It could only take a long time to subtly, correct, and guide.
To do this, first of all, you have to sit in the position of guiding the country for a long time, and then, you have to live long enough...
Of course, what Fang Xuanling said was correct, but as a time traveler, Fang Jun could also see things that Fang Xuanling could not predict.
That is, he expected the prince to ascend the throne twenty or thirty years later, which was a big mistake.
His Majesty Li Er is indeed in his prime now, but his longevity will never last long... Fang Jun is a butterfly that stirs up the world, but he is not so arrogant as to think that he can affect the fortune of an emperor. Don't say silly things like "it all depends on man-made things". Things like "the way of heaven" are mysterious and mysterious. Although they are invisible and intangible, no one can deny its existence.
An emperor who has the best fortune in the world, can you change his fate if you want?
I just don’t know how my father is going to get himself promoted?
After all, he was "conniving" those imperial officials to impeach him...
