In the imperial garden, Emperor Jing kept pacing with the secret report.
The brows are sometimes furrowed and sometimes relaxed.
Guo Tianyang carefully looked at Emperor Jing's expression, for fear of missing every bit of information.
After a long time, Emperor Jing put away the secret report, let out a long sigh, and said with emotion: "I didn't expect that Fang Qing would live among the people and become a servant of a merchant."
A strange color flashed in Guo Tianyang's eyes.
This secret report was urgently sent by Dongchang's fan, but because Emperor Jing was particularly concerned about it, he never read it.
Fang Zhengyi became a servant, this is so interesting...
Emperor Jing continued to sigh: "It is really the style of a gentleman. All the princes in the court compare themselves to a gentleman. I think Fang Qing is truly worthy of the word gentleman now that he has practiced it! It was absolutely right for me to entrust the prince to him." .”
Hearing Emperor Jing's praise, Guo Tianyang asked cautiously with doubts: "Your Majesty, what happened?"
Emperor Jing smiled and threw the secret report to him and said with a smile: "See for yourself. Fang Qing lived among the people and became a servant of a merchant's family. If it were an ordinary person, he would have already harbored resentment. But Fang Qing not only had no resentment in his heart, but before he left, I also asked someone to take good care of the Chu family."
“Isn’t it what a gentleman does to repay evil with kindness?”
Guo Tianyang read the secret report over and over again, and his expression became serious.
I always feel that the wording above is different from what is usually handed down below...but I can't tell what is different.
The content is reasonable, but it has no beginning or end.
"Hiss... Your Majesty, I don't understand this. Since Master Fang has arrived in Yuding City, why didn't he go to the government instead of becoming a servant in someone else's house?"
This kid might be taking this opportunity to not come back and is giving himself a vacation!
Emperor Jing looked at his expression and seemed a little dissatisfied: "Why are you so suspicious? Is it possible that the news about your Dongchang is false?"
"The news was spread in such a hurry that it is impossible to give details. When Fang Qing comes back, I will ask him personally."
"He is not a fool. He has his reasons for hiding among the people."
Guo Tianyang curled his lips secretly: "Yes, your Majesty is wise."
Emperor Jing said: "Counting the days, he will be back soon. What's going on with the prince?"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been very happy these days. He said that he would personally go out of the city to pick him up. Will your Majesty let your slaves stop you..."
"No need! The prince has been very capable in his work recently. If he likes to go, let him go. When he comes back, you can go out of the city to greet him on my behalf."
.......
On the official road, Fang Zhengyi walked leisurely on his horse, looking around at the scenery.
Sitting in the carriage is a bit bumpy and far less comfortable than riding a horse. It can also exercise certain muscles.
Xie Xian was walking beside him, bringing Du Lingfeng, who had been in Haiyuan City, with him.
He glanced back at Du Lingfeng, and when he saw that they were still some distance away, he rode closer to Fang Zhengyi and said in a low voice: "Master, we will enter Beijing in a few days. Is the secret report from Dongchang really okay... .”
Fang Zheng didn't care at all, with a smile on his face: "What else is wrong? Is there a sentence in it that is false?"
"Am I not a member of the Chu family? I work as a book boy and send the little girl to school every day?"
"But sir, I'm afraid that it's too fake... I can't help but think about the things in it."
"Oh, there are some things that are not convenient to say in a letter and cannot be explained clearly. I will explain it to His Majesty in detail when I get back. Don't worry. I asked you how you will do big things in the future if you are so timid. You will live a better life after you go out."
Xie Xian sighed: "Master, it's not that I'm timid. When I think about it carefully, I feel a little unbelievable."
"I originally thought that the prince's rebellion could only be seen in books, but I never imagined that it was actually happening around me. How could the whole court be unaware of such a big event and make such a major mistake?"
Fang Zheng shrugged, and then said seriously: "Throughout the ages, which dynasty has never made mistakes? The world is so big, news cannot be spread in time, and the King of Wu is secretive. It is not surprising that such a thing happened."
"Management is difficult, not to mention the court. Even if I were asked to manage tens of thousands of people in Taoyuan County, I would not be able to handle it. There are too many problems that cannot be discovered and solved. All we can do is follow the rules. The rest is to stop the water and the soil. Cover up.”
As soon as Fang Zheng said this, he couldn't help but recall some bad memories, and couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.
At the beginning, he was also blinded by the desire for power. He thought he was omnipotent and began to frantically carry out "modernization" reforms in the county.
The result was naturally tragic and the people were dissatisfied. Fortunately, they woke up in time and changed their minds.
After so many years, I have a lot of experience. Except for infrastructure construction, I no longer make drastic changes. I occasionally give some suggestions to the following, leaving some valuable experience and ideas from previous lives to spread among the people.
Or make some small inventions in some areas, and let the people tinker with the rest as they like, without any prohibition by law. Fortunately, the results are pretty good.
Seeing a group of merchants appear in front of him, Fang Zhengyi shouted loudly: "Fellow! How long does it take to reach the capital?"
"Two days." Someone yelled from the other side.
Two days?
Fang Zhengyi immediately said to Xie Xian, "I won't sleep for the past two days. Don't call me to eat."
Xie Xian: "..."
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