When the soldiers of Chongrenfang saw the Fang family's car arriving from a distance, they did not dare to neglect and quickly opened the door of the workshop, then stood guard by the door and nodded and bowed to welcome them.
Although the Yi Chu incident has caused a lot of trouble in the city recently, and everyone knows that Fang Jun, who was a member of the East Palace team, was deprived of military power by Guo, but even an ordinary soldier in Chang'an knows a little about the principles of the court, and even if he doesn't understand, After gaining military power, the Second Fang is still the Second Fang. It is definitely not something they, the little soldiers, can take advantage of and suppress the evil...
The carriage drove into Chongrenfang surrounded by soldiers and arrived at the gate of Liang Guogong's mansion. Only then did the servants in the mansion hear the news and hurried out to greet him.
Fang Jun got off the car and saw Lu Cheng, the steward, who was running to his side holding an umbrella. He looked up at the door that had just been painted to prevent it from being wetted by rain and was covered with an oilcloth. He walked up the steps and asked, "Lishan Villa How's it going?"
Lu Cheng followed suit, ignoring that his clothes were wet by the rain, and replied respectfully: "Everything is as usual. When the Eastern Expedition army returns, the old slaves will withdraw all the people to the village, distribute weapons, and organize patrols to prevent soldiers from looting and smashing." . However, the British Lord has already ordered that soldiers are not allowed to disturb the place. Besides, who is blind enough to dare to come to our village to cause trouble? So there is no loss in a false alarm."
Fang Jun nodded and walked through the door.
As the saying goes, "bandits are like combs, and soldiers are like grates." Don't think that the imperial army will be well-disciplined and will not commit any crimes. The military discipline of this era is extremely loose. It is common to rob homes, kill people, and steal goods. Moreover, people have the mentality of following the herd. As long as there is one soldier. If you are bold enough to loot at will, countless soldiers will swarm forward.
The law does not blame everyone...
When the army returned, Fang Junzheng led his army to fight to the death with the Guanlong rebels. He did not care about Lishan Farm. Later, he sent someone to inquire and said that nothing happened, but he was never completely reassured. After all, in this era, a Lishan Farm and a foundry were the changes he brought to this empire that far exceeded the times.
The former represents a model of improving productivity, while the latter is the popularization of natural science.
Previously, Liang Guogong's mansion was plundered by rebels and was blocked by several ladies, especially Jin Shengman, a woman who did not let her men frighten the thieves and completely repelled the rebels. But when the Fang family completely withdrew from Chang'an and went to the Youtunwei camp, fierce fighting continued in the city, and the mansion was inevitably invaded by the rebels several times. Although the houses were still intact, most of the facilities in the mansion were damaged.
Now that Fang Jun has handed over his official position as General of Youtunwei, it is naturally difficult to stay in the Youtunwei camp. It will be a matter of time before he returns to the mansion, so he sent people to repair it first.
The impression given to people by the Fang family is that they have a lot of money and a lot of craftsmen... Inside the mansion, all kinds of high-end building materials are piled up everywhere. Hundreds of craftsmen are tinkering and repairing work is being carried out nervously and quickly. If it were not delayed by heavy rain, it would probably At this time, the repairs have been completed.
Fang Jun, led by Lu Cheng, made a tour around the place, and cordially expressed condolences to the craftsmen. He ordered people to ensure the quality of the meals and also rewarded them with a lot of money, which made all the craftsmen happy and grateful.
Looking at the Tang Dynasty, no one can respect craftsmen more than Fang Jun...
After sitting in the flower hall, the servants served the fragrant tea. As soon as they took a sip, they saw the soldiers rushing in, bringing with them a chamberlain. The chamberlain came forward and saluted, and said: "I am in charge of the affairs of Prince Wei's Mansion, under the supervision of my Highness. I am ordered to come and invite the Duke of Yue to pay a visit to the government."
Wei Wang Li Tai?
Fang Jun pondered for a moment, then stood up and said, "Okay, lead the way."
"Here!"
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The carriage crossed half of Chang'an City, arrived at Furong Garden in the south of the city, and entered Li Tai's residence. The two greeted each other and sat down respectively.
The maid served tea, but Li Tai waved her hand away. Only two people were left in the hall, and then she said: "Erlang, drink tea."
Fang Jun took a sip and then put down his tea cup and said straight to the point: "I wonder if your highness has summoned me. What are your orders?"
Li Tai rubbed his face, leaned his upper body on the coffee table, leaned over slightly and drove Fang Jun, his expression full of panic: "Erlang, help me!"
Fang Jun: "..."
Which one are you playing?
Seeing the confusion on his face, Li Tai didn't care much and said bluntly: "My father has called me to Wude Palace every time in the past two days to ask about various strategies for governing the country. He may intend to appoint me as the reserve... But I don’t want to do it!”
Fang Jun expressed doubts.
Who in the world can turn a blind eye to the position of the Nine-Five Supreme Being? Even if there is even the slightest chance, we must fight for everything and do our best. Is there any reason to abandon the reserve in front of us? In the past two years, Li Tai had indeed given up on fighting for the throne, but that was because he knew that he had almost no chance of winning, and that it would lead to brotherly feuding and fratricide, so he was determined not to fight.
But if His Majesty Li Er revealed that he wanted to make him his heir apparent, how could he refuse?
Fang Jun thought for a while and asked in a low voice: "I believe that in addition to summoning His Highness, Your Majesty also summoned Prince Jin?"
Li Tai nodded crying.
Fang Jun understood...
If His Majesty Li Er only expressed his desire to establish himself as the crown prince to Li Tai himself, Li Tai would naturally be ecstatic, but if he expressed the same attitude to King Jin at the same time and made it clear that the two of them would compete, Li Tai would not Agree.
After all, they were almost poisoned in the Youtunwei camp, which left a shadow on Li Tai and Li Zhi's hearts. They were afraid that His Majesty Li Er was deliberately revealing it to the outside world, but in fact, he had already decided on the candidate for the crown prince, and all the methods were just to hide the truth from others. , so that the outside world thinks that he has always been fair and just.
If this is really the case, Li Tai has no confidence that he can defeat Li Zhi, and if he fails to win the throne, all fools will know that he will definitely not be any better than the deposed prince...
Fang Jun was also a little speechless and asked curiously: "What should I do if Your Highness asks me to do this? Go and tell Your Majesty that His Highness King Wei is selfless, virtuous and has no attachment to the rights of the world. He is willing to devote his whole life to the Tang Empire." The education career is tireless and the students are fragrant..."
Li Tai was anxious and angry: "It's such a long time and you're still joking?"
Fang Jun said helplessly: "His Royal Highness gave up the fight for the crown prince before because he felt that there was no hope and did not want to hurt the brothers' feelings for a vain hope. But now that His Majesty intends to make you the crown prince, he should try his best to fight for it. Why did His Highness avoid it again? Rather than leave?"
Li Tai said: "Don't pretend to be confused, you know what's going on."
You were almost poisoned by a chamberlain in the Youtun Guard Camp. You watched helplessly. How dare you say that you didn't understand His Majesty's intentions?
Fang Jun couldn't admit such a thing, whether it was true or false, so he shook his head and said, "It's about the reserve position, and I don't dare to comment."
What I want is that you two brothers are too suspicious to take over the throne, thereby delaying His Majesty's decision. Is there any reason to intervene at this time?
Seeing that Fang Jun was staying out of the matter and unwilling to intervene, Li Tai was extremely anxious and begged: "I have always regarded Erlang as a sworn friend who can trust his wife and son. You can't just ignore him at this time, can you?" The king doesn’t want you to take action, just give me an idea to shirk the reserve position.”
He was really at his wits' end. Not only did the prince treat his father like a mouse meets a cat, but which of these brothers didn't respect and fear his father? No one dares to object to what my father has decided.
But it’s no good if you don’t object. You can’t be sacrificed by your father as a cover, right?
Fang Jun looked embarrassed and hesitated for a long time before sighing and saying: "Unless a humble minister is willing to slander His Majesty's intentions, I really can't shirk His Majesty..."
Li Tai hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, that's the truth. Does Erlang have any clever ideas?"
Fang Jun spread his hands: "Where can I find any good ideas? His Majesty talks about the constitution and is arbitrary. Who can persuade him to do something he has made up his mind? However, His Majesty may not be the only one who is upset about this matter. His Majesty the King of Jin may The same is true... Why don't you talk to the King of Jin? Your two brothers who are most likely to take over as the crown prince can advance and retreat together, and maybe you can force your majesty to change his mind."
Li Tai was stunned for a moment, and then realized that this was just "taking the fire out of the cauldron"!
Didn’t the emperor want Yi Chu? If the two legitimate sons who are most qualified to succeed the throne express their unwillingness to accept it, is it possible that the father can still choose one person among the concubines to succeed the throne?
At that time, the three legitimate sons were still alive, but they appointed a concubine as the crown prince... Was this for fear that there would be no civil war in the Tang Empire in the future?
As a result, my father gave up the idea of Yi Chu, and naturally he had no intention of "setting one up to kill a group"...
Then he touched his palm and said: "Sure enough, it's a brilliant plan! If this happens, I will remember Erlang's goodness for the rest of his life, and one day I will ask the princess to marry her sister to you as my concubine, and we will become brothers-in-law."
Fang Jun smiled bitterly: "Who does Your Highness think of this humble minister? You must not do that."
Li Tai's princess was the daughter of Yan Lide, the former minister of the Ministry of Industry and a general craftsman. The Yan family in Bingzhou was also a well-known and famous family. It was famous in the Sui Dynasty and had married a princess of the Northern Zhou Dynasty! How can you marry your daughter to someone else as a concubine?
Just as he was talking, he saw Princess Yan of Wei walking into the hall, being served by several maids. She first bowed her knees and bowed to Fang Jun, wearing a jade ring, and then said with a sweet smile: "It is rare for Erlang to come to the door. I will wait for my order later." When you prepare a table of food and wine and have a few drinks with His Highness, you must not get drunk or return home."
Fang Jun hurriedly returned the gift and said with fear: "The princess is so kind, but I don't dare to accept it. I have important things to do later, so I will take my leave."
He was afraid that Li Tai would reveal what he just said and make Princess Wei think that he was coveting her girl. Princess Wei would be able to tickle him and make her face blossom. Who could make a proud person like Li Tai submissive? , is not a fuel-efficient lamp...
Princess Wei put on a pretty face and pretended to be displeased: "Your Highness has relied on Erlang to give advice and support in the past two years. How come you can't even spare a mere meal of wine?"
Li Tai was also a little unhappy: "Your second roommate will feel like home when he arrives at Prince Wei's Mansion. Why do you need to see him outside? Besides, if you get married in the future... huh huh."
Halfway through the words, Fang Jun stepped forward and covered his mouth. He turned around and smiled reluctantly at Princess Wei: "Wei Chen will stay here. If you don't get drunk, you won't come back. If you don't get drunk, you won't come back!"
He is afraid of Li Tai. This guy has a very high IQ, but his emotional intelligence seems to be low. He really dares to say anything...
Li Tai is still a little dissatisfied. His sister-in-law, who is only 28 years old, is so beautiful and refined that I feel pity for her. He has been thinking about her for who knows how long. Now she is willing to bear the pain and marry you as a concubine. Why don't you appreciate her?
Princess Wei had a smile on her face, her phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and she looked at the two people in front of her suspiciously. She didn't know what she was doing, but it was definitely up to no good. Humph, don't let me catch you by the tail, or you will be killed. Feel good...
(End of chapter)
