An autumn rain and a cold.

The thick city wall of Chang'an City is as simple and majestic as ever, and the Zhongnan Mountain in the distance is blown by the autumn wind to thick ink like Dai, and it will not be long before the dark green leaves will be covered with a layer of severe frost, the leaf veins are broken, and the fallen leaves are flying back to the roots.

At the opening of the city gate, there is an endless stream of people and merchants, and there are cars and horses on the road, and everyone is happy.

It is another peaceful year with abundant food and clothing......

The water conservancy projects throughout Guanzhong have brought great benefits to the people, and this year there has been a lot of rainfall, and the rivers have risen sharply one after another; if they had been put in the past, they were destined to suffer from flooding in many county towns, and grain production would have been reduced or even the harvest had been wiped out. But now there is no need to fear heavy rains for days, the widening and deepening of the river channel can carry greater floods, and the waterwheels on both sides of the rivers in Guanzhong can lift the river water to the canal, irrigating the farmland at higher places while discharging the floodwater.

Since Fang Jun served as a squire, until now His Royal Highness King Wu, large-scale investment for several consecutive years has made the water conservancy facilities unprecedentedly perfect, and the Qinchuan River in Guanzhong is 800 miles away from drought and flood!

The grain harvest is abundant, but there is no danger of "grain cheapness hurting farmers".

Last year, a number of nobles and relatives colluded to resell the rice and grain of the Yicang, resulting in most of the Yicang in Guanzhong being vacant, and the imperial court had to allocate the grain that was often closed to fill it, which formed a huge gap. These idle Yicang and Changping are all to be filled, and the imperial court is now preparing for the eastward expedition to Goguryeo, and the price of grain has always remained at a stable price.

What is Prosperity?

As long as the price of grain is not low during the harvest, and the price of food is not high during the disaster, no matter what the year is, you can eat enough and wear clothes, that is the prosperous era!

And the increasing prosperity of commerce and the increasing number of workshops have pushed this vast empire based on agriculture to another incredible level......

*****

Tai Chi Palace.

The Hall of Politics.

There was a drizzle outside the window, and autumn was cool.

Sandalwood burned in the spacious lobby, and wisps of light smoke rose from the hollow lid of the bronze beast furnace in the corner, dispelling the cold and cold.

The atmosphere in the hall is even more enthusiastic......

Xiao Yu stared at Fang Jun not far away, and his emotions were very intense: "In the fourth year of Zhenguan, Lin Yi rebelled, and His Majesty issued an edict not to crusade. My Tang Dynasty lives in the world, there is the beauty of Chinese costumes, it is a state of etiquette, why raise tens of thousands of troops to travel long distances to defeat the vassals? The Kingdom of Linyi is only a vassal of the Tang Dynasty, not the territory of the Tang Dynasty! Now that Er Xingshi has moved the crowd to interfere in the internal affairs of Linyi State, and forced Linyi State to sign various unequal treaties, which has caused the reputation of our Tang Dynasty to be damaged. ”

Although Yu Zhining, Changsun Wuji and others kept silent, they all agreed.

Fang Jun's expression was flat, and he didn't see joy or anger.

is another year older, but Fang Junzhi's appearance is no different, his black face is the most durable, seventeen or eighteen looks like twenty-five or six, and when he is thirty years away, he still looks like twenty-five or six......

It's just that although he was a deputy county-level cadre in his previous life, he was just a subordinate of one party in the end, where can he be in power now? The temperament is still very different. does not show dazzling brilliance, but sees the charm of introverted, sitting upright like a mountain, safe and easy.

Listening to Xiao Yu's accusation, Fang Jun said indifferently: "Although Your Majesty did not send troops to crusade against Linyi back then, it does not mean that you still do not crusade against Linyi now. Times have changed, how can we take out the holy decree of more than ten years ago and carry it out as usual? I'm afraid that's not right. ”

Xiao Yu snorted and said, "The precedent is ahead, why not follow it?" Since the decree is the law of the land, as long as it is formulated and implemented, no one can ignore it! What is your intention to abandon His Majesty's holy decree and ignore it? ”

The hat was buttoned up a little too much......

Fang Jun sneered at each other: "Song Guogong's words are wrong, this time is different from the past, how can you stick to the rules and remain unchanged?" At that time, Lin Yi was a Nanban chieftain, and the Tang Dynasty had nothing to do with it, and the so-called connection was just a vassal to its land since the Qin and Han dynasties, and its internal turmoil, His Majesty could not bear to spend a huge amount of money to work the people and lose money, so he refused to send troops to levy, which was a wise policy. However, how many businessmen in my Tang Dynasty are doing business in Linyi now? Not to mention the annual import of millions of stones, how can you sit back and watch the turmoil of Linyi Kingdom? ”

Yu Zhining shook his head and said: "It is a trivial matter to work the people and lose money, and the import of rice is also a trivial matter. ”

Is this going to be aimed at me in turn?

Fang Jun was not afraid at all, and immediately went back: "Rice input is a trivial matter? What you said is really light, if there is no rice from Linyi this year, how much grain will the imperial court have to requisition and transport to the front line in Liaodong, and how many people in Guanzhong will be starving? As for the spree killing...... The sailor only assisted the army of King Qin of Linyi to cut off the traitors and traitors, and his royal city was destroyed in one fell swoop, so what did the sailor have to do with it? Mr. Yu, please be cautious, if you are innocent, beware of this official suing you for slander! ”

These words can be described as unceremoniously, so angry that Yu Zhining stared at him, but he didn't have a problem with Fang Jun.

Who doesn't know what Fang Jun did in Linyi Kingdom? Turning over the hands for the clouds and covering the hands for the rain, tossing people to the bottom, now except for the territory of Linyi State that has not been included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, what is the difference between the rest?

The appointment and dismissal of officials in the entire Linyi court must be approved by Fang Jun before they can take office, and even the local official positions are supervised by officials of the Tang Dynasty......

But who can come up with evidence for such a thing?

Even if you arrest King Linyi now, it is impossible for him to testify against Fang Jun......

There was a lot of noise and arguments in the hall, but His Majesty Li Er, who was on the throne, closed his eyes slightly, his face was a little gray and ugly, and he seemed to be wandering out of the world.

Yu Zhining saw Fang Jun's eloquent tongue, and couldn't help but knock on the table: "Then what do you have to say when you set up troops to exterminate the traitors in Annan privately?" The court has not yet reached a conclusion, and you have already killed them all, if there is a change in Annan because of your cruelty and thirst for killing, can you afford that responsibility? ”

Xiao Yu on the side almost covered his face, is this Yu Zhining stupid to read, pig teammate......

You just catch the civil strife in Lin Yiguo and say that it will be over, and in the end, Fang Jun will have to bow his head due to pressure, even if he doesn't bow his head, His Majesty will press him down.

But what does it mean to suddenly turn to the Annam rebellion?

This is simply handing the handle to Fang Jun in person, waiting for others to make trouble......

Sure enough, as soon as his voice fell, Fang Jun said: "The remnants of Wanchun Kingdom have already rebelled, if they don't take advantage of their unstable foothold to exterminate them with lightning speed, will they wait for him to become bigger and stronger, and then think about sending troops to fight?" As for what bullshit responsibility you are talking about, this official does not carry it! Annan has rebelled, the general of the Jiaozhou Governor's Mansion was killed, the county commander was killed, and hundreds of soldiers were killed. The official wants to ask you, are you still an official of the Tang Dynasty? Is it only by watching Annan being ravaged by rebels and countless Tang merchants of Han family descendants being slaughtered that you think that 'Annan has changed'? ”

Yu Zhining's face turned red with anger, and he opened his mouth, but he was powerless to refute, who told him to say the wrong thing himself?

I could only be so angry that I kept saying: "Ridiculous, ridiculous!" Savage, savage, ......"

Seeing that Xiao Yu and Yu Zhining couldn't take Fang Jun, Chu Suiliang couldn't help it, he peeked around him, and saw that His Majesty Li Er's old god was there, his expression was empty, and he ignored it...... Does this represent His Majesty's attitude?

Chu Suiliang rolled his eyes and said: "Fang Shilang Xiu wants to use strong words, although Annan rebelled, but you brazenly sent troops to exterminate the rebellion without waiting for the court to order the rebellion, but where did you place the court, where did you put the law, and where did you put Your Majesty?" ”

is worthy of being a person with seven tricks, as soon as he spoke, he directly pinched the core of the problem - even if you do everything right, but without His Majesty's will, it is a big political mistake to do things on your own! At worst, it is said that he is ignoring the law, and at worst, it is ill-intentioned and ill-intentioned!

In terms of insidious and vicious, Xiao Yu, Yu Zhining and others are far worse than Chu Suiliang, and perhaps only the "eldest grandson Yinren" can be compared......

Fang Jun's anger rose sharply in his heart, and he was about to speak, but Li Ji, who had been silent around him, as if he was out of the matter, spoke: "This is within the power and responsibility of the military department, and outsiders have no right to put their beaks." ”

There was a sudden silence in the government hall.

Everyone threw surprised eyes at Li Ji, not only surprised that Li Ji, who has always been wise enough to protect himself, stood up to defend Fang Jun, but also surprised by the shocking meaning of Li Ji's words......