Zheng Rentai has always been very satisfied with his son. He is smart, hard-working, and has excellent understanding. He does not have the exaggeration, extravagance, and high-mindedness of those children from aristocratic families. However, since entering the capital, he has found that this boy is a bit stupid...
Ignoring the boiling hot pot in front of him, he took a sip of wine and asked, "In your opinion, who is better between you and Fang Jun?"
Zheng Xuanguo blushed a little: "Although my son never belittles himself, he is still worse than Duke Yue."
"Humph, it's just a little bit different? I'm telling you, it's a world of difference!"
Zheng Rentai spared no effort to undermine his son’s confidence: “Back then, Fang Jun set aside a stretch of wasteland along the river in the south of the city to build a wharf. Many people laughed at him for being whimsical and ignorant. Today, Fangjiawan Wharf has almost become a distribution center for goods in Guanzhong. The amount of income brought to the Fang family every day. Looking at the Ministry of War and the Shipping Department of Huating Town, it is enough to see that Fang Jun is an unparalleled genius in practical matters! If he dares to break the pool and then After being 'broken', do you think he can be 'established'?"
How is the human realm reflected?
In other words, how to distinguish between genius and mediocrity?
It's very simple, that is, on the same thing, some people can do it well as long as they do it, while some people make a mess.
Zheng Xuanguo thought about it carefully and had to admit: "Although Fang Er is usually a bit arrogant and domineering, his ability is absolutely superb. As long as he dares to do it, there is a high probability that he can do it well."
"There is no perfect person in the world. We cannot compare with others in some areas and there is nothing to be disheartened about. Aren't they also useful to us?" Zheng Rentai said earnestly: "The real way to success is not some literary, Taoist or military strategy. We are omnipotent, but to find someone who is stronger than us, follow him when he rises, reap the benefits that we cannot get, but put it aside in time when he declines, so as not to bear what we cannot afford. Loss... Maybe you don’t need to do these two things together. Just do one of them to ensure that the family will not fall for a hundred years."
How can there be so many talented and wise people in the world?
It doesn’t matter if you are not that kind of person, just find one among the vast crowd and follow him...
Zheng Xuanguo suddenly understood: "If you don't know the potential, you have no idea. If the potential is easy and you don't realize it, you will be defeated!"
Zheng Rentai smiled with a smile on his face, raised his glass and touched it with his son, and drank it all: "It is said that the weather is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as the harmony. What does 'harmony' mean? Where the people want, that is where the power lies. Only by following the trend can you achieve success. To be prosperous, to go against the trend is to bring about your own destruction. Now, Your Majesty and Fang Jun are in the trend of the times, so they should go with it."
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Early the next morning, Li Chengqian summoned several ministers to discuss matters in Wude Hall.
There are still two days until the Shangyuan Festival. After the Shangyuan Festival, the government offices at all levels begin to officially operate. However, officials can take vacations, but state affairs cannot be stopped. Therefore, even during the New Year's Day, things are going on in Taiji Palace as usual.
Li Ji, Liu Jie and Xu Jingzong were present.
Wang De, the chief chamberlain, drove several young eunuchs out, served tea in person, and then stood aside to serve.
The monarch and his ministers were drinking tea, and Xu Jingzong said: "After the Yuan Dynasty, I will start measuring the acres of land, but I don't know where to start?"
This issue has been discussed before. The implementation of the new policy of measuring acres of land will inevitably cause turmoil in the world. I don’t know how many aristocratic families will come together to resist, so how to choose the place to initiate the initiative is extremely important.
If you choose to do it outside the frontier and in a remote area, even if you succeed, it will be difficult to accumulate experience and shock the world; if you choose to do it in a prosperous state capital, the family will be deeply entrenched and the resistance will be obvious. If you fail, it will inevitably cast a haze on the matter.
Therefore, consensus has never been reached.
Li Chengqian put down his tea cup and asked Li Ji respectfully: "What do you think, Mr. Ying?"
Li Ji shook his head: "Wei Chen is really not proficient in government affairs. He is accustomed to hiding his clumsiness for fear of making mistakes. How can he have any good ideas? Your Majesty is arbitrary in his actions. Whenever there are orders, I will do my best."
Just make up your mind and make the decision, and I will fully cooperate.
Li Chengqian nodded slightly, not showing it on his face, but feeling a little disappointed in his heart. He had been on the throne for a long time, but he still could not subdue this important official with unparalleled prestige in both the military and the government...
He looked at Liu Jie and said, "What do you think, Aiqing?"
Liu Jie had already prepared: "Guanzhong is known as the 'Heaven's Palace', with thousands of miles of fertile fields, abundant resources and abundant people. The land of the capital is crucial to the fate of the country. If your majesty resolutely implements the policy of measuring acres of land, why not start from Guanzhong? In the past, Guanlong Xungui was deeply entangled. Even Emperor Taizong was wary of it, but now that Changsun Wuji has fallen victim to the law, the huge interest groups in the past have long since collapsed. It is the best time to vigorously implement national policies. As long as the measurement of land acres is successfully implemented in various places in Guanzhong, everyone in the world will definitely be watching. If you follow it unexpectedly, you can get twice the result with half the effort.”
If you shoot a man first, shoot a horse, and capture a thief first, capture the king. If Guanzhong, as an important place in the capital, follows the trend and implements the policy of measuring acres, what reason can there be for any obstruction and conflict in the world?
Of course, it is extremely difficult to implement it in Guanzhong.
Xu Jingzong was worried: "Guanzhong is an important place in the capital, and it is crucial to the foundation of the empire. If it triggers violent turmoil, it will shake the foundation of the country. Your Majesty, think twice."
In addition to the Guanlong clan, the forces entrenched in the land of Guanzhong also include a large number of clans...
If you want to measure the acres of land in Guanzhong, it means that your Majesty and the clan are officially at war.
As the main person responsible for measuring the land, if His Majesty falls at a disadvantage in the struggle with the clan, he will most likely be pushed out and sacrificed as a "scapegoat". How can Xu Jingzong not be afraid?
The reason why he took the initiative to ask Ying to be responsible for measuring the acres of land was to accumulate collection and reputation, not to be a sword in the emperor's hand to open up territories.
Li Chengqian also had some resistance to taking the lead in measuring acres in Guanzhong, and did not want to directly conflict with the clan, so he nodded and said: "The situation in Guanzhong is complicated, and it is indeed not the best place to implement the New Deal."
Li Ji was drinking tea aside. Hearing these words, Li Ji sighed in his heart: Your Majesty indeed lacks courage. If Emperor Taizong was still here, he would only face difficulties and not take the easy way.
Liu Jie was surprised and said: "Why did your Majesty say this? In the whole world, there is no royal land, let alone the important land of Guanzhong and the capital! Is there anyone who dares to resist your Majesty's imperial order?"
Xu Jingzong said dissatisfied: "You also know that Guanzhong is an important place in the capital? If it causes turmoil, the whole world will be unrest. Do you want to be the eternal sinner of the empire?"
Naturally, he strongly opposed it.
Liu Jie said: "Now the left and right Jinwu guards are about to form an army. The commanders of both armies are close confidants of the Duke of Yue. They must be loyal to His Majesty. If the situation is unstable, you can send left and right Jin Wuwei to suppress the enemy."
Li Ji glanced at Liu Ji.
Xu Jingzong was moved in his heart and quickly said: "Liu Zhongshu's words are wrong. According to the recommendation of the Ministry of War, both Cheng Wuting and Sun Renshi, who served as the general of the Zuo Jinwu Guard and the right general of the Jinwu Guard, are meritorious service to the country. No matter who they served under What does it have to do with each other? They are all His Majesty’s hero’s humerus, but it is ridiculous to label them to distinguish them.”
This guy actually reached out to the left and right Jinwu guards? As a "traitor" and "scum" among civil servants, Xu Jingzong naturally wanted to obstruct him.
Otherwise, if Liu Jie is allowed to control a Jinwu Guard and his strength increases greatly, how can he surpass him in the future?
But he also knew that Liu Ji's words were probably intended to offend His Majesty. After all, "balance" is the kingly rule for the king. The two generals responsible for the security of the capital and the guards in Chang'an were both Fang Jun's men. For His Majesty, he was afraid It's hard to accept.
This has nothing to do with whether you trust Fang Jun or whether Fang Jun is loyal, but something that an emperor must always be vigilant about.
Just because no one proposed it before, it doesn't mean that His Majesty has no ideas in his mind. Now with Liu Jie's words, maybe something will be done...
Li Chengqian looked at Li Ji again: "What do you think, Duke Ying?"
Li Ji sighed inwardly. His Majesty asked twice in a row. How could he remain silent twice in a row?
That was no longer a question of whether he, the minister Zuopushe, could continue to be the minister, but a matter of being contemptuous of the king...
He said: "Cheng Wuting is the descendant of a loyal minister and has a good family background. He has also made outstanding achievements in the past. He deserves to be the general of Zuojin Wuwei. But Sun Renshi is a little worse. This person was in Youyiwei before, and Changsun Wuji rebelled. At that time, he defected to Fang Jun's command. Although he had some meritorious deeds, his background was not good after all, so it was suddenly difficult for him to take up the post. I'm afraid his military morale was unstable."
Li Chengqian said: "I also think there is something wrong with Master Sun Ren. Let him serve as the general of Youjinwu Guard. It is more than enough to be a deputy to the general... So who is Ying Guo who can be qualified for the position of general of Youjinwu Guard?"
Li Ji shook his head: "Wei Chen has paid little attention to military matters in recent years, and there is no suitable candidate for the time being. Your Majesty can just make your own decisions."
Blocking Sun Renshi from General Youjin Wuwei has already offended Fang Jun. If he recommends another person to replace him, do you really think that Fang Jun will not come to the door of his British government to find trouble?
Although he and Fang Jun were the two most powerful figures in the Tang Dynasty's military, and they were always in trouble, they had a tacit understanding with each other and were not incompatible. It was enough to deny Sun Renshi. After all, he was not targeting him intentionally. He was indeed not suitable for the position of General Youjin Wuwei. However, if he recommended another person, it would appear that he was very selfish and his purpose was not so simple.
His Majesty asked, and he had to speak to express his opinion, but he absolutely did not want to be resented by Fang Jun...
Li Chengqian also understood Li Ji's character, and it was a surprise to be able to give him some opinions. He was not demanding, so he turned to Liu Ji and asked: "Ai Qing, is there anyone suitable to recommend?"
At this point, Liu Jie did not hide it, and said bluntly: "Wei Chen feels that Duke Yu is more suitable. After all, he is one of the few overweight Zhenguan ministers. His merits, qualifications, and abilities are all qualified for the job. Besides, he is Now he is in charge of the Ministry of Punishment, but he is not proficient in the law. It is really difficult for him, so why not put him in a familiar position to serve the country?"
(End of chapter)
