In the Tai Chi Hall, after Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji came in, Li Er did not get down to the topic immediately. Instead, he took out Tegong Longjing tea and chatted with them over tea.
His Majesty Li Er has a thorough understanding of the way to be a king.
The way to be a king is to relax and expand.
You cannot blindly exert pressure on ministers. This will put too much psychological burden on the ministers, easily cause resentment, and cause the monarch and his ministers to turn against each other.
Don't be too indulgent. You still have to beat when it's time to beat, otherwise it will lead to bullying.
Therefore, it is necessary for monarchs and ministers to communicate frequently, drink tea, and maintain a tacit understanding between each other.
Besides, Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji were both important ministers in the court, and they were his old subordinates who followed him to conquer the world. Chatting with them only made them feel closer to each other.
Changsun Wuji drank tea and said as if unintentionally: "Your Majesty, I heard that Yang Fan was causing trouble in the south of the Yangtze River. Even His Royal Highness the King of Wei didn't look down on him. The imperial censor couldn't stand his disregard for the imperial power. Someone is impeaching him again? Hey, why doesn’t that kid make people worry..."
In his words, he seemed to be protecting the younger generation, and he hated Yang Fan's behavior.
They were all veteran officials, so Fang Xuanling could certainly tell that Changsun Wuji was deliberately steering the conversation in that direction.
At this time, Fang Xuanling always looked calm and calm, as if he didn't hear anything.
As long as his family's interests are not involved and the emperor has not expressed his stance first, he can only pretend to be deaf and dumb.
Upon hearing this, His Majesty Li Er glanced at Changsun Wuji.
He knew in his heart that if these people who wanted to impeach Yang Fan really did not have the shadow of this uncle, Li Er would not believe it.
The grievances between Yang Fan and the Changsun family can be said to be well known to everyone.
Not to mention that Yang Fan was cheated of hundreds of thousands of dollars and mines time and time again.
Let's just say that Changsun Chong and his brothers were demoted and crippled one after another because of Yang Fan.
The conflict between Yang Fan and the Changsun family cannot be easily resolved.
As long as it is unfavorable to Yang Fan, Changsun Wuji will not let go of the opportunity to add insult to injury.
However, His Majesty Li Er wanted to really listen to the opinions of these two important ministers.
In any case, judging from Yang Fan's series of actions when he went to Jiangnan, he did not have much respect for the imperial power.
After thinking about it, Li Er said calmly: "Since the auxiliary machine has talked about Yang Fan's impeachment, then you can tell me how I should deal with it. Today's conversation is just casual talk. I love you, you can speak freely without any scruples."
Hearing this, Changsun Wuji was overjoyed.
Having been a monarch and minister for decades, he knew Li Er's temper very well.
If the emperor really didn't listen to those rumors, it would be impossible for people to talk about it.
Obviously, His Majesty Li Er's absolute support for Yang Fan has obviously wavered.
But Fang Xuanling's heart thumped and she thought to herself that it was not good.
As the saying goes, three people make a tiger, if you hear some things too much, even if they are not true, it will make people shake.
This is the case with Li Er now. It is obvious that the emperor is afraid of Yang Fan.
It's no wonder that Yang Fan was young and established a firm foothold as soon as he came to Jiangnan.
It even set a precedent that the imperial court could not intervene in affairs in Jiangnan. This evil method made the emperor feel wary.
Logically speaking, with Li Er's pride, it would be impossible for him to be so unconfident.
It's a pity that Yang Fan is too young, while Li Er is getting older.
More importantly, Li Er's health has been deteriorating day by day in the past two years, and Fang Xuanling can't help but feel worried.
Once the emperor really has such scruples, Yang Fan will definitely be restrained.
Fang Xuanling knew Yang Fan's stubborn temper very well, and he was as good as Li Er.
If Li Erzhen sends someone to Jiangnan to decentralize power or replace Yang Fan, Yang Fan will never sit still and wait to die.
Thinking of this, Fang Xuanling had a headache and could only say worriedly: "Your Majesty, those people's impeachment of Yang Fan is just based on rumors, just ignore it."
"Now that Jiangnan has just opened up the situation, if he changes his generals or lets others go, wouldn't it chill the hearts of the heroes?"
"We know best what kind of temper Yang Fan is. Although he is somewhat talented and capable, he does not play tricks."
"He now regards Jiangnan as a testing base. If we transfer him back or let others intervene, with his fearless temper, he may give up his business. Wouldn't this cause the situation in Jiangnan to deteriorate and ruin His Majesty's plans for Jiangnan? .”
Fang Xuanling's persuasion made His Majesty Li Er suddenly become silent, with his eyebrows lowered and his hand stroking the tea cup in front of him.
Obviously, he was also a little hesitant.
After a long time, His Majesty Li Er raised his head, looked at Changsun Wuji and asked: "Auxiliary machine, someone in the court suggested that the court send someone to Jiangnan to serve as Yang Fan's deputy. What do you think?"
Changsun Wuji drank a cup of tea, cleared his throat and said: "Since your Majesty is asking the minister, he will express his opinions. Of course, these are the words from the bottom of his heart and there is no selfish intention at all."
As he spoke, he pretended to be upright and solemn.
His Majesty Li Er waved his hand: "Just say what you say, I have my own plans!"
He was slightly dissatisfied with Changsun Wuji's behavior of wanting to be a bitch and erecting a memorial arch.
However, Li Er still trusted Changsun Wuji.
Although the elder Sun Wuji has become very close to those aristocratic families these days because of his family relationship.
But Li Er believes that in the face of the overall situation, Changsun Wuji will not be confused.
Because Changsun Wuji is talented and visionary, as long as he is in power, Changsun Wuji will not betray the royal family.
His Majesty Li Er is absolutely confident in this point.
Seeing that his thoughts were seen through, Changsun Wuji didn't think anything. After organizing his thoughts, he said: "Your Majesty, in the eyes of the ministers, the shore of the land is not the king's land, and the whole world is the king's ministers."
"Although Yang Fan went to Jiangnan to open up the situation, the fact that Jiangnan belonged to the Tang Dynasty cannot be changed. We cannot let him dominate Jiangnan just because he has merit."
"Whether Yang Fan is the current prince-in-law or the governor of Jiangnan Province, he cannot change the fact that he will always be His Majesty's minister."
"Your Majesty wants him to stay in Jiangnan, which is a show of favor and trust for him. If you don't want him to stay in Jiangnan, he won't dare to complain at all."
"Therefore, it doesn't matter whether those impeachments are true or not. What matters is how His Majesty views Yang Fan's behavior in Jiangnan."
"However, in Weichen's opinion, although Yang Fan is quite capable, he is young and energetic. It is actually for his own good that the imperial court sends an experienced and prudent person to help him. Instead, it will allow the imperial court to further control Jiangnan. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Changsun Wuji's control over people's hearts can be said to have reached the extreme.
Even His Majesty Li Er, he can be said to know everything.
Since the emperor had his mind set, there was no need for his eldest son, Sun Wuji, to deliberately target and attack Yang Fan.
I just said these innocuous words.
Although these words may seem impartial, they point to a fact.
This means that this Tang Dynasty and this world are all surnamed Li, and they are all controlled by you, Li Er.
Whether you want to send people to Jiangnan to decentralize power or not is up to you, the emperor, and everyone else is just bullshit.
Although these words sounded ordinary, they greatly satisfied His Majesty Li Er's vanity.
For a moment, the whole person felt suddenly enlightened.
yes!
The entire Tang Dynasty belongs to him, Li Er, so he can do whatever he wants, no need to worry about anything.
Since Yang Fan's disregard for imperial power is felt to be a threat, then just send someone to decentralize power.
With the decision made in his heart, His Majesty Li Er felt much more relaxed.
Seeing this scene, Fang Xuanling couldn't help but sigh.
Changsun Wuji's control over people's hearts was as pure as fire, unmatched by anyone in the entire Tang Dynasty.
Unexpectedly, His Majesty Li Er, who has always been wise and powerful, was actually led astray by Zhang Sun Wuji in just a few words.
Seeing that the emperor had concerns, Fang Xuanling certainly would not insist on persuading him.
After all, no matter how wise the emperor is, he will not like his ministers who have no discernment.
However, it seems that Yang Fan will have challenges in the future.
Sure enough, the emperor hesitated for a while and then asked: "There was a suggestion from the imperial censor that I should re-enable Duke Fan Duan Zhixuan and let him go to Jiangnan to serve as the governor-general of the capital. What do you think?"
After hearing this, Changsun Wuji said directly: "Your Majesty will decide everything!"
As he spoke, he slowly lowered his head.
However, from his lowered eyebrows, a hint of joy flashed from time to time.
It seems that their goal is about to be achieved!
Duan Zhixuan, whether he leads troops in battle or is in charge of political affairs, has performed well.
Although Duan Zhixuan was defeated by Yang Fan many times, he could not conceal his superior abilities.
More importantly, if Duan Zhixuan can be re-activated, he may even go to Jiangnan to be Yang Fan's deputy.
According to Duan Zhixuan's temperament, he would never let go of Yang Fan who maimed his two sons.
Even though the emperor might have strictly ordered him not to take revenge on Yang Fan.
But in the face of enemies, even if the emperor has an imperial order, who can be indifferent to his enemies?
Once these two guys get together, there will definitely be something good to watch.
Previously, Yang Fan planned to pilot an economic zone in Jiangnan, and the Guanzhong gentry were completely unable to sit still.
They didn't object to Yang Fan going to Jiangnan before, because they felt that Yang Fan couldn't do anything big in Jiangnan.
But now, they never thought that Jiangnan's prospects would be so good!
Who doesn’t know the profits of sea trade?
It turned out that it was firmly in the hands of the Jiangnan nobles, and the Guanzhong family could only be jealous.
But it’s different now!
Yang Fan established a sea trade yamen in Jiangnan. Obviously, he would have the final say in the sea trade in Jiangnan and even the sea trade in the entire Tang Dynasty in the future.
In the past, Guanzhong was too far away from Jiangnan, beyond our reach, and we didn't want to get involved.
But now it’s completely different!
Concrete roads have begun to be opened on the main official roads of Datang.
Nowadays, if you drive quickly from Jiangnan to Chang'an, you can reach it in two or three days.
As a result, the Guanzhong family would certainly not let go of such a piece of fat.
Especially Yang Fan's Royal Central Bank of the Tang Dynasty plan, which subverted the understanding of the times.
Once paper money is unified, won't the imperial court control the lifeblood of the economy in the future?
The interests involved in everything in Jiangnan are too huge, how can the Guanzhong family let it go?
The Guanzhong family has always been at odds with Yang Fan, and they can't interfere in Jiangnan's affairs, so they can only use other methods.
Of course, these means cannot be made explicit.
After all, Yang Fan is Li Er's person.
If he opposed it openly, wouldn't it be equivalent to opposing the emperor?
As a Guanzhong family, of course they would not be so short-sighted.
You know, the emperor is their biggest backer.
The reason why he didn't deal with Yang Fan was just to get some profits from the emperor.
As a result, everyone discussed that Yang Fan could not be allowed to cover the sky in Jiangnan with one hand.
Someone must be sent over to snatch some benefits from Yang Fan.
It’s just that it’s not easy to find candidates.
Because this person must not only have certain prestige and qualifications, but also be able to not be afraid of Yang Fan.
After much deliberation, Zhang Liang was lifted up.
Therefore, whether it is the impeachment of Yang Fan or the resurrection of Duan Zhixuan this time, the shadow of the Guanzhong family is indispensable behind it.
Of course, there are several other reasons why Duan Zhixuan was proposed to come back and go to Jiangnan.
On the one hand, Duan Zhixuan's two sons were both maimed by Yang Fan. They were definitely irresolvable mortal enemies, and there was absolutely no chance that they would collude.
On the other hand, Duan Zhixuan followed Li Er in the southern and northern wars and made great achievements for the empire. Based on his seniority, he can definitely suppress Yang Fan.
Now that the emperor has mentioned bringing Duan Zhixuan back to life, he obviously has such a plan in mind.
Since things were developing almost in the direction they expected, Changsun Wuji was of course extremely happy.
Of course, with His Majesty Li Er's wisdom, he would not fail to see the truth.
The Guanzhong aristocratic family obviously took advantage of their old feelings to re-enable Duan Zhixuan.
Once he really lets Duan Zhixuan go south, it will inevitably create a situation, that is - Duan Zhixuan has a high rank and Yang Fan has a high official position.
Since then, it has become a difficult problem for Jiangnan officials to listen to, and it may even cause chaos.
But if he doesn't use Duan Zhixuan, he won't give any benefit to the Guanzhong family.
Then these people will definitely target Yang Fan non-stop.
After weighing the pros and cons, His Majesty Li Er still made a compromise.
As the Guanzhong family was the main force supporting Li Er's ascension to the throne, Li Er had to consider the opinions of these people.
Although it was possible for the Guanzhong family to take a bite of the fat that Yang Fan had finally snatched from the Jiangnan nobles, there was no way.
It's better than letting these Guanzhong aristocratic families keep causing trouble!
Although he had some concerns in his mind, His Majesty Li Er still turned to stare at Fang Xuanling and asked: "What do Fang Aiqing think?"
Fang Xuanling smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty has already made a decision, so why bother asking the ministers for their opinions?"
"However, Wei Chen still said that the situation in Jiangnan was opened up by the Prince Consort. No matter who is sent there, it can only be used as an assistant."
"If the people sent only know how to exercise power, it will lead to chaos in the south of the Yangtze River and even delay His Majesty's plan for the Eastern Expedition..."
At this point, Li Er understood.
Obviously, Fang Xuanling has already seen through the key.
The reason for this impeachment was Yang Fan's disrespect for the imperial power. In the final analysis, it was because the Guanzhong family wanted to take a bite of the fat meat of Jiangnan.
The Guanzhong family pushed Duan Zhixuan out.
Rather than saying that the emperor sent him to Jiangnan to check and balance Yang Fan, it is better to say that this is the distribution of interests in Jiangnan between the emperor and the Guanzhong family.
Fang Xuanling obviously saw the key, so he just warned him a few words and did not object.
After all, Yang Fan acted arbitrarily in Jiangnan, and there were countless jealous and enthusiastic people who were doing things behind his back, making it easy for people to get caught.
Only a person who commits a thousand days will be a thief, but a thousand days will not prevent him from being a thief.
Since the Guanzhong family wants to intervene in Jiangnan, why not generously let the other party's people in, which will reduce their grudges.
Seeing that Fang Xuanling actually agreed with such an opinion, Li Er felt a little surprised.
However, it coincided with the general idea in his mind.
After all, sending Duan Zhixuan to Jiangnan would not only calm the dissatisfaction of the Guanzhong gentry, but also prevent Yang Fan from becoming the target of public criticism.
Thinking of this, Li Er picked up the tea cup and drank the tea leisurely.
It seems that Fang Xuanling, a good old man, is also dishonest!
(End of chapter)
