Seeing Zheng Xiuer's aggrieved and frightened expression, Fang Jun knew that this girl took Princess Gaoyang's words seriously...
But didn’t you hear what Wu Meiniang said?
Princess Gao Yang's face froze. She looked at Zheng Xiu'er who was kneeling on the ground begging for mercy. She covered her forehead and said helplessly: "Xiu'er, get up quickly. I have no ill intentions. I was just joking with Mr. Lang just now."
How can Zheng Xiuer believe it? He just knelt there and cried softly, terrified.
In this era, concubines had no status and were only a little higher than maids. Life and death were all in the hands of the husband or the eldest woman. If he really hated Princess Gaoyang and insisted on selling or giving him away, I'm afraid even Lang Jun wouldn't be able to resist...
Wu Meiniang quickly stood up from the chair, took Zheng Xiuer's hand and pulled her up, frowning and scolding: "Why are you crying? You are so stupid that you can't even hear the jokes between His Highness and Lang Jun? His Highness usually treats you well. How have you ever been a little bit mean? In the past, your highness stayed in your highness’s room, and your highness repeatedly persuaded him to favor you more. But now it turns out to be rain, doesn’t it make your highness sad?”
Princess Gao Yang grinned awkwardly and felt a little guilty.
She did try to dissuade Fang Jun from favoring Wu Meiniang and several concubines from time to time, but most of the time she was almost torn apart by Fang Jun's tossing, she was exhausted and couldn't resist, and just wanted to find a few backers...
Not sure whether this cunning Lady Wu was speaking for herself or deliberately amusing herself, she glared at Wu Meiniang hatefully, and then said softly: "Xiu'er, don't worry, I am really just joking. Since you and I have entered A family is naturally a family, and everything goes well with the family. We naturally want to be close and friendly and serve you husband together. How can we not wish you all well? This matter is just a misunderstanding, don't take it to heart."
After much persuasion, Zheng Xiuer realized that she had indeed misunderstood. She blushed with embarrassment, but she broke down in tears and smiled.
In this family, no matter how much Fang Jun dotes on them, Princess Gaoyang also has an unquestionable status because of her most noble status. If she is really jealous of several concubines, then one can imagine the fate of these concubines...
Fang Jun took off his shoes and sat on the kang, pulled Princess Gaoyang into his arms, slapped her buttocks hard several times in front of Wu Meiniang and Zheng Xiuer, and said loudly: "How dare you frame me? Do you still dare to do it in the future?”
Princess Gao Yang struggled for a while, but she didn't move, and she didn't dare to use too much force for fear of hurting the fetal air. She was hugged by Fang Jun, biting her lips and looking up at Fang Jun angrily: "You dare to hit me?"
Fang Jun was very happy: "Hey, are you trying to act like a princess with me? You deserve a fight!"
"Snapped!"
He raised his hand and struck again, tight and soft, with an excellent feel.
I thought that Princess Gaoyang would fight back angrily, but unexpectedly, His Highness blinked his big watery eyes, suddenly flattened his mouth, and cried loudly: "UuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuHow dare you hit me? UuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuHow dare you hit me?" I gave you a son, but you still treated me so harshly, I can’t live anymore, wuwuwu..."
Fang Jun was stunned, I'll go!
Is there any such operation?
He is a good actor who can cry whenever he wants, but why is it that there is only thunder but no rain?
Before he could give some advice on Princess Gao Yang's performance, he heard a thunderous roar at the door: "Fang Erlang, do you want to die? If you dare, my wife, I will kill you today!"
Mrs. Lu didn't know when she left and came back, but Fang Jun didn't notice at all...
Mother!
You fell into this stinky girl's trap again!
Fang Jun looked down at Princess Gaoyang, who was raising her face on his lap and making a face, and said bitterly: "You are cruel!"
Then he stood up and knelt on the kang, covered his ears with both hands, and said with a sad face: "Mother, can you listen to your son's explanation..."
Lu's face was full of anger, and there was wind on the soles of her feet. She rushed towards Fang Jun without saying a word, and snatched the feather duster she had just picked up from the ground from the hands of Wu Meiniang who was at a loss...
"Bah bang bang!"
"Ouch——"
Thinking of the screams in the backyard, the servants and slaves in the house all smiled bitterly and shook their heads. They wanted to beg Erlang for mercy, but they did not dare to come forward.
Even if the emperor comes, I won’t be able to stop my mother from beating her son...
*****
The news that Xue Yantuo would send troops to the north to move south at any time spread instantly, but it did not cause much panic.
In the past, as powerful as the Turks, they were annihilated and overthrown by the Tang army. What does Xue Yantuo, who has been suppressed by the Turks for many years, count? They are just a group of rabble who covet the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty and intend to plunder them. As long as the army marches north, they will be able to defeat the enemy soon.
On the contrary, after Li Ji led his army to the north, Zhang Xingcheng temporarily took over the post of Minister Zuopushe, which aroused public opinion in both the government and the public.
It's not because of Zhang Xingcheng's ability or qualifications, but because of his background.
Not the Guanlong nobles, not the Jiangnan nobles, but the Shandong aristocratic families?
You must know that since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there have been very few officials from Shandong aristocratic families attending court...
Li Ji has succeeded Zuopushe, the minister, and is the prime minister of the government. If he goes to Shuofang to serve as the military commander, he will inevitably let others take on the important responsibilities of government affairs. Xiao Yu, the right servant of Shangshu, is the best candidate, but Xiao Yu went to Jiangnan at this time to worship his ancestors. , the emperor's dissatisfaction with Xiao Yu has not dissipated, so it is naturally impossible to recall him.
Originally, Shangshu Zuocheng, Wei Cong, had a legitimate job as the agent for Shangshu Zuopushe, but after being harassed by Fang Junyi, he took advantage of Zhang Xingcheng, who was also Shangshu Zuocheng, and took along another Li Xinglian, who was from the Guanlong Group and was ranked ahead of Zhang Xingcheng. No one nominated...
The Guanlong Group suffered a huge defeat in this change. Neither Wei Cong nor Li Xinglian could compete with Zhang Xingcheng, who was born in a Shandong noble family.
The departure of Li Ji, who was closely related to the Shandong family, and the emergence of Zhang Xingcheng, a descendant of the Shandong family who was born in the Zhang family of Zhongshan and had a good reputation. This could not but make the officials who came from the Guanlong nobles in the Manchu Dynasty panic. Since the end of the Sui Dynasty, the Guanlong nobles have joined forces with Jiangnan clans to spare no effort to suppress the Shandong family. If the Shandong family rises in the future, it is almost conceivable that the Guanlong nobles will face the ensuing revenge...
As a result, the situation in the DPRK began to be turbulent and undercurrents were brewing.
At the residence of Zhang Xingcheng, the minister Zuocheng.
Zhang Xingcheng was sitting in the flower hall wearing a brocade robe. His square face could not hide his joy. He stroked his beard with his hand and smiled at Cui Dunli in front of him. How about teasing and laughing at my brother?"
Sitting in front of him was Cui Dunli, the doctor of the Ministry of War.
Cui Dunli was almost ten years younger than Zhang Xingcheng. His face was thin and his eyes were clear. His gaze was very bookish. At this time, he cupped his hands and said, "Isn't my little brother such a boring person? I just heard about it in the government office before. The news that my brother was temporarily acting as Zuopushe made me feel incomprehensible for a while, and I couldn't calm down even after returning home, so I came here to make trouble. I hope my brother won't be surprised. I can't hide my sadness when I think about the oppression and exclusion that the Shandong nobles have suffered over the years. "
The words are sad and the expression is emotional.
Zhang Xingcheng suppressed his smile and let out a long sigh...
Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, when Confucian scriptures became famous all over the world, and flourished in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the Shandong gentry have always been supporters of the political power. However, since Yiguan's migration to the south, the Shandong gentry has failed to recover. The Langya Wang family, Lanling Xiao family, Langya Yan family , the Xie family of Chenjun, the Yuan family of Chenjun...these famous families moved south with their families. Although the Cui family of Boling, the Lu family of Fanyang, the Zheng family of Xingyang, the Wang family of Taiyuan, etc. stuck to their own clans, they have become yesterday's flowers. , the beauty is no longer.
At the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the Shandong gentry made great contributions to the stabilization of the political power in the entire Shandong region, investing money and people in an attempt to occupy a dominant position over the Tang Dynasty.
However, these contributions were of little use. After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it pursued a "Guanzhong-based policy". The establishment of the Tang Dynasty relied on the strong support of the Guanlong nobles, which naturally excluded the Shandong nobles from the court.
In the sixth year of Zhenguan, His Majesty Li Er ordered Gao Shilian, Cen Wenwen, Linghu Defen and others to "correct their surnames" and compile "Clan Chronicles". After the compilation was completed, Cui Minqian of the Cui family was ranked first. His Majesty Li Er was very dissatisfied when he learned about it. He once said to someone: "I have no old grudges with the Cui and Lu families of Shandong. Because they have been declining for generations, there are no officials at all. It is rude to engage in marriage; relying on wealth and honor , This is shameless. I don’t understand what is important in the world? Those who have established a clan want to worship the figures of my dynasty and immortalize them, why is Cui Qian still the first class, only looking at the ministers and others but not my official title! "
Therefore, he ordered the surnames to be republished, and the purpose of the revision was clarified: "No matter how many generations ago, only the official rank and talent level of today are taken."
This shows how severely the emperor suppressed the Shandong gentry...
Zhang Xingcheng was silent for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Times have changed, and the situation has changed. We, the Shandong gentry, have inherited poems, etiquette, and Confucian classics, and have profound talents. How can we suppress them by suppressing them?"
Cui Dunli shook his head slightly and sighed: "Having said that, if Fang Erlang hadn't interfered with Zhao Guogong's good deeds this time, I'm afraid my brother wouldn't be able to compete with Wei Cong..."
Zhang Xingcheng was stunned and asked: "You mean... Fang Erlang is on our side now?"
Cui Dunli said: "The Fang family comes from Qizhou, and they are entangled with our Shandong gentry, so they are naturally a part of the Shandong gentry. Even though Prime Minister Fang has never expressed his position in the past, look at how he has been in power for more than ten years. A precedent for suppressing scholars in Shandong? The trend in the court is like this, and His Majesty's intention is like this. Even if he is the prime minister, he must be wise and protect himself. When the time comes, he will naturally have his own tendency. Could it be that my brother thought that Fang Erlang, who was in charge of the court today, was just messing around. Is it an unintentional move? Haha, that brother is totally wrong. The younger brother works as an official with Fang Erlang all day long, and he is very clear about his mental ability. I have never done anything to suffer a loss, so I know what I should and should not do..."
How many?
Zhang Xingcheng was silent. He really didn't see any clue. It seemed that he just wanted to make Yang Tu unhappy...
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