The reason why His Majesty Li Er asked Fang Jun whether he wanted to participate in the Eastern Expedition was because he had wronged Fang Jun many times before, and even suspended him from his position as Minister of War. This time, Fang Jun narrowly survived an assassination attempt in Jiangnan. One by one, almost all of them are dedicated to the royal family.
His Majesty Li Er, who had never been stingy in rewarding his ministers, felt a little guilty, so he would rather open this hole and cause other ministers to complain, rather than satisfy Fang Jun.
But Fang Jun simply refused, considering every word from the Yellow Emperor's standpoint. How could such a selfless minister not be liked by the Emperor?
Jane is in the emperor's heart.
However, His Majesty Li Er could not help but sigh in his heart. He wanted the King of Jin to fight for the heir apparent, but Fang Jun clearly stood with the prince. Once his wish came true in the future, and the King of Jin succeeded in the fight for the heir apparent, Fang Jun, as a minister of the prince's humerus, would Jun is bound to be suppressed by King Jin.
Although the King of Jin was kind-hearted and did not go back to specifically target Fang Jun, his brother-in-law, but when the time comes, everyone around him will talk about his merits and rewards, and who can be convinced that Fang Jun occupies a high position?
Even if it was just to balance the attitude of his subordinates, King Jin had to give Fang Jun some slack.
That would bury Fang Jun's talent.
Until now, His Majesty Li Er still believes that Fang Jun has the talent of being a prime minister...
But that's how things are in the world. Between choices and gains, it's always difficult to have both sides. Fortunately, Fang Jun is a smart man. He also knows that since he is on the side of the prince, he must admit the consequences of failure so that he will not blame him as the emperor in the future.
He couldn't even make Fang Jun abandon the prince's camp and turn to the king's camp...
"Okay, I will still fulfill your wishes on this matter. If one day you want to go out with the army, then come and tell me."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Okay, you have traveled a long way back to Beijing. You are tired from traveling and traveling. Go back and have a rest. You must attend the big meeting on the first day of the lunar month the day after tomorrow."
"Here."
Fang Jun responded. In fact, he has been suspended from his post. He only has the official position of General Youtunwei. Whether he goes to court or not does not matter at all.
But he understood what His Majesty Li Er meant. There must be a royal censor who tried his best to impeach the King of Jin for neglecting his duties at the great court meeting. He, the biggest suspect, could not be avoided.
I still prefer King Jin...
With a sigh in his heart, he opened his mouth and said, "Wei Chen will go to His Highness the Prince's place first, and then go home to rest."
His Majesty Li Er was silent for a moment and nodded slowly.
This boy really has the same heart as the prince. Although he is a little unhappy, but having said that, isn't such a firm-willed minister who will never turn against Qin Muchu due to the situation the kind of person he admires the most? If Fang Jun was in a hurry and immediately changed his court when he saw King Jin gaining favor from him, he might not be able to make him look at him differently even if he was extremely capable.
He became more and more entangled in his heart, his mood was not going well, and his face turned ugly. He gave a cold shout and cursed: "You can just go on your own, why do you need to report it to me? Get out of here!"
Fang Jun quickly said, "Wei Chen, please leave" and hurriedly exited.
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East Palace.
Crown Princess Su is wearing a goose-yellow pleated palace dress, with a pink mandarin covering her upper body. She has a tall bun with a head full of pearls. She has a dignified and beautiful face with exquisite makeup. She is sitting in the side hall, smiling and smiling. Fang Jun spoke.
"The palace left several imperial masters to eat and drink some wine in the afternoon. I felt a little tired and took a nap. I just got up and was taking a bath. I have to ask Erlang to wait for a while."
This lady from a well-known family is not only dignified in temperament, but also a rare talented woman. She is full of poetry and calligraphy, and her conversation and laughter are filled with a dignified atmosphere. She is completely different from the boudoir who never leaves the door. Beautiful girl, her smile is like a spring breeze.
This title is also very particular. It does not refer to Fang Jun's official position, but calls him "Erlang" as usual. It is kind and considerate, making people feel as comfortable and relaxed as a family.
Fang Jun sat next to him, sniffing the scent of orchid and musk, and said with a smile: "Since the empress calls me your second son, why do you need to be so polite?"
As he spoke, he took out a gift list from his arms, bowed slightly, and placed it on the coffee table next to Crown Princess Su: "This time the minister came back from Jiangnan to purchase some rare items, and many Jiangnan aristocratic families also donated them. As a tribute to His Highness the Crown Prince, I asked Weichen to bring it back with him. However, the speedboat Weichen took arrived in Chang'an earlier, and the cargo ship transporting the gifts had to wait a little later to catch up. When the cargo ship arrived, Weichen immediately asked someone to Send gifts to the palace."
Mrs. Su picked up the gift list with her delicate hands, but handed it to the female officer behind her without looking at it. She smiled gently and said in a quiet tone: "Erlang is in the south of the Yangtze River and can still hold His Highness. My wife and I accept this offer. But I heard that Erlang encountered some dangers in the south of the Yangtze River and was injured, but I don’t know if his injuries were serious?"
"Thank you for your concern, Madam. Although it is a bit dangerous, it is not serious. It was just scratched a little by the short blade, and it has healed now."
"Alas, with the world at peace, who would have thought that there would be such crazy thieves who would dare to do such evil things? Fortunately, Erlang Jiren has his own destiny, otherwise if something goes wrong, Your Highness will not know what will happen. How remorseful.”
Fang Jun frowned slightly.
He felt that Crown Princess Su's words seemed to blame him for putting himself in danger to help King Wei, but she put aside helping Crown Prince Xiang, as if she was slightly dissatisfied.
I don't know if this is what the prince meant, but Fang Jun must explain it, otherwise once this emotion spreads, it may cause a certain degree of rift in the relationship between the two parties.
Then he pondered and replied: "This time Wei Chen went south, of course, to help His Highness the King of Wei take over the goods farming industry, but the most important thing is to find out the details of the Jiangnan nobles. If Wei Chen hadn't gone there, Jiangnan would have been destroyed. After the integration of the Wang family in Taiyuan, although these families may not dare to openly oppose His Highness, it is almost inevitable that they will help King Jin. The Jiangnan gentry have been entrenched in Jiangnan for many years, and they are deep-rooted and powerful. Trying to win over the past, one thing is going away, the other is going up, and the situation is not optimistic.”
The expression on Crown Princess Su's pretty face was slightly startled, then disappeared, and she nodded and said: "Erlang is still thoughtful, but Erlang should not blame me for making a fuss out of a molehill. Now His Highness the Crown Prince is in a difficult situation and his future is confused. I am just a person." Women of the class cannot participate in the important matters between you men. They only know that there are no unbroken eggs after the nest is overturned. Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about the children. If there is anything in the words that Erlang misunderstood, please let Erlang. Don’t be surprised.”
After saying this, he actually stood up and bowed down to express his apology.
Fang Jun was startled and hurriedly stood up and stepped aside. However, men and women were different and he couldn't step forward to help him, so he had to say quickly: "Why did the empress say this? I and Your Highness belong to the monarch and ministers, but in fact they have the same ideas. , be sincere and sincere, and should do their best to assist the prince in inheriting the throne, and never have the slightest intention of betraying him. This time he encountered dangers on his way south, I was also afraid after knowing it, and felt deep regret in my heart. The empress's teachings were true and sincere, how could I dare to show any trace of them? A misunderstanding? Your Majesty, hurry up and get me up, I’m going to break my humble ministers!"
Crown Princess Su, however, insisted on the blessing, and then stood up with a smile on her pretty face. Just as she was about to speak, she saw Li Chengqian, who was wearing a wide robe and long sleeves with his hair combed casually behind his head, striding in. He happened to see the two of them. Standing in the hall, one person was getting up, but another person was dodging sideways. He couldn't help but wonder: "What is this?"
Crown Princess Su smiled warmly, her eyes moving: "I have some shortcomings in my words. I am afraid of causing Erlang's misunderstanding, so I am apologizing."
Fang Jun hurriedly asked: "How can I bear this?"
Li Chengqian strode into the hall. He first looked at Fang Jun up and down. When he saw that this guy, with all his beard and tail, didn't look seriously injured at all, he breathed a sigh of relief, turned to the princess and said, "How could Erlang?" Those narrow-minded people? Even if you really say something wrong, you will definitely not misunderstand anything."
After saying that, he patted Fang Jun on the shoulder, showing his concern: "Are you okay?"
Fang Jun said with a smile: "Don't worry, Your Highness, the little thief is just a dirty person, how can he be worthy of a humble minister?"
Li Chengqian laughed and said: "Haha! I received the news that you were assassinated in Jiangnan that day, and even said that you were injured. The princess was tossing and turning, worried, lest you were too seriously injured and something unexpected happened. So she asked what Fang Er was. Man? He is the only one in the world who bullies others. How can anyone bully him? When the thieves set up the powerful crossbow in the Lotus Garden, it was almost a sure-fire situation, but you are still unscathed! Such a blessing You have a great destiny, and you have to rectify Suigu's grand ambition to inherit your father's ambitions and develop a grand hegemony that has never been seen in history. How can you easily follow other people's ways?"
With that said, he turned to the Crown Princess and said, "I ordered someone to prepare a banquet. I want to help Erlang wash away the dust."
"Here!"
The Crown Princess accepted the order, bowed her head and walked out of the back hall.
Li Chengqian took Fang Jun's hand and sat down. He couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart and said with joy: "Although Erlang is in the south of the Yangtze River, he strategized and took various precautions arranged by the Ministry of War, causing the child slaves to be frustrated many times. He is really clever!"
