Chapter 721: Public Opinion (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
How is Fang Junqi?
Walking on the streets of Guanzhong, you may get a variety of completely different answers if you ask someone at random. There are two sides to things and even many sides, and people are the same, different people look at it from different angles and come to different conclusions.
For the gentlemen in fresh clothes and angry horses, Fang Jun is a legend, a symbol, and an existence that makes people envious and jealous but difficult to surpass. He will pick quarrels and provoke troubles and cause trouble like most gentlemen, but he dares to kick the prince and punch courtiers that most gentlemen will never dare to do in their lives; Like most gentlemen, he spends money like running water and treats money like dung, but he can also easily earn a mountain of wealth that most gentlemen can't earn in a lifetime......
If the DPRK and Chinese officials talk about it, it will have mixed reputations. Some people think that he doesn't know how to be humble and has no superiors, which is actually a vicious disease of officialdom; Some people also say that he has the courage to innovate, quick thinking, and the courage to do everything upright. There are both likes and dislikes.
As for the common people...... Fang Jun is a god-like existence.
This year, the climate in Guanzhong is strange, first it was rainy in spring, which lasted for several days, causing the river to rise sharply and it was difficult to drain the city, and then it was raining since the beginning of summer, and the waterlogging that was originally worried suddenly turned into a big drought...... However, the people of Guanzhong did not have much worry. Guanzhong is surrounded by eight rivers, the river is vertical and horizontal, when Fang Jun served as the waiter of the Ministry of Works, the rivers were dredged, the embankments were reinforced, the rivers were smooth and the embankments were firm, and there was no fear of waterlogging. Several irrigation ditches are scattered throughout the pass, and water trucks bring water, so that crops can be watered even in severe drought years.
All of this is Fang Jun's achievements in the Ministry of Works, and what many officials have not sat in in the past has been done by him in a year.
The name of "calling the wind and calling the rain room to leave love" is known to everyone in the land of Guanzhong.
And at Fangjiawan Wharf, it has fed countless poor people! More than half of the poor people around Chang'an City are or have made a living at the wharf.
Some time ago, they were shocked by the huge amount of money that Fang Jun made from selling Quchifang, but in a blink of an eye, they still donated all of them for the dredging of the drainage ditch in Chang'an. Be benevolent for the rich, remember the people and never forget the people's livelihood, a good Fang Erlang!
Looking at Guanzhong, there are countless people who have received the favor of Fang Jun.
When the news of Fang Jun's trapped Niu Zhuji spread, the Baixin people were surprised and worried, but they were also infinitely angry!
The streets, alleys, and fields are all complaining about the rebellion of the states in the south of the Yangtze River and ignoring the mountains, and the complaints about Fang Jun's trapped Niu Zhuji but not moving, and for a while, the people's grievances boiled, and public opinion gradually rose.
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In the political affairs hall, the emperor and Zai Fu sat opposite each other to discuss how to clean up the chaos in Jiangnan.
This is not the first time that the Emperor has entered the political hall, but this time is different. In the past, the government hall was used as a place for the Zaifu to discuss political affairs, and the emperor should not participate in the discussion of politics, as the arbiter of the empire, he only needed to arbitrate after the Zaifu made a decision.
But today, the emperor spoke eloquently, and none of you raised any objections......
Because of the urgency of the situation, in extraordinary times, it is natural to do extraordinary things.
Digital Zaifu, only lacking Wei Zheng.
Since the beginning of summer, the temperature in Guanzhong has gradually risen, and it is like steaming warm soup during the day, which is unbearable. Wei Zheng was old and frail, he had been sick for a long time, and he fainted in his own hall a few days ago, which shocked the chickens and dogs in the Wei Mansion. When the emperor heard the news, he hurriedly sent the imperial doctor to diagnose and treat him, and returned to the palace to report it, saying that although Wei Zheng was only strong in the scorching heat, his physical strength was exhausted, and he was afraid that his life would not be long.
This made His Majesty Li Er very embarrassed......
To tell the truth, His Majesty Li Er is really disgusted with the smelly and hard Wei Zheng, whenever he does something out of the ordinary, Wei Zheng will stop him, and the noisy shouting will make the world known, as an emperor, he will also be disgraced, and he will be full of anger every time, and he can't wait to kill the old thief!
But now that he learned that Wei Zheng had not lived for a few days, the big stone in front of Hengyuan was about to cease to exist, but his heart was suddenly a little empty, and he was suffering from gains and losses.
His Majesty Li Er couldn't help but think: Could it be that I have been used to being tossed by Wei Zheng for many years, and I already have a tendency to be abused?
Cen Wenwen raised his eyelids, and saw that His Majesty was somehow a little distracted, so he coughed lightly and said: "Calculate the time, I think that Song Guogong has arrived in Jiangnan, although there is no report yet, but with Song Guogong's influence in Jiangnan, with the leadership of the Xiao family, I think that I will definitely contact all families, and I will send troops to rescue Huating Hou as soon as possible. Your Majesty doesn't need to worry too much, the heat is scorching for days, and maintaining the dragon's body is important. ”
Although these words seem to be relieving the emperor, but when you taste them carefully, there is no complaint against Xiao Yu, the Duke of Song.
You Xiao Yu is the leader of Jiangnan, and the Xiao family is the head of the Jiangnan Shi clan. If it weren't for Xiao Yu's repeated role as the spokesperson of the Jiangnan Shi clan and competing with the court for profit, how could he raise such a fat courage from the Jiangnan Shi clan?
The eldest grandson Wuji snorted and said lightly: "Shanyue rebellion, but it is just a disease of scabies." However, it is not unforgivable that the state offices were not well prepared and did not subordinate each other, which led to the delay of the warplane. It would be too harsh and unforgiving. As for Huating Hou being under siege, it is even more unpredictable, who would have thought that he would be in Niu Zhuji? At that time, Shanyue rebelled, Xuan, Run and the two states were in chaos, if they rushed to rescue, it would inevitably lead to the emptiness of the county government. Therefore, it is reasonable that the states did not dare to act without permission and did not send troops to rescue. ”
Cen Wenwen was slightly stunned, closed his mouth, and was silent.
Is this to shirk the responsibility of those Jiangnan scholars?
Hehe, in the face of the Shanyue rebellion, the dignified marquis was besieged and could not be saved, such a bad crime can actually be lightly fluttering two sentences "If the handling is too strict, the center will be lenient", "It is reasonable not to dare to get sick" to prevaricate, it is really thick-hearted and shameless!
Merely...... As the eldest grandson of the Guan Long family, how can he help the Jiangnan Shi clan speak?
Fang Xuanling sat upright, and his face was not annoyed by the eldest grandson Wuji's exculpation of the Jiangnan Shi clan, but his words were unceremonious: "It is a dereliction of duty to sit back and watch Jiangnan erosive; The important ministers were surrounded and did not send reinforcements, which was already ill-intentioned. However, after all, the Jiangnan Shi clan is just a place of stupidity, and the root of it is only the short-term benefits that are seen in front of them. If Jiangnan is eroded, where will it be of any benefit? Huatinghou had just arrived in Niuzhuji, and Shanyue was convenient for rebellion at this time, and the first time was not to raid the state and county master of ceremonies to rob and plunder, but to gather and Niuzhuji, and to put Huatinghou and die...... This matter is full of mysteries, and there are many unreasonable points, if it is said that the Jiangnan Shi clan has a great plan, the old man can also believe it. ”
The eldest grandson Wuji's old face suddenly stiffened, and his face suddenly turned gloomy.
Fang Xuanling's words can be described as sharp, directly pointing out that the chaos of Jiangnan erosion is not as simple as it seems on the surface, and there is no book without coincidence, but when many coincidences are combined in one place, it is difficult to say whether there is any conspiracy hidden behind it.
Whoever wants to exonerate the Jiangnan Shi clan must suffer the consequences of the change in events.
In other words, if the Jiangnan Shi clan really has the determination to divide the river and rule, do you want to buy enough time for the Jiangnan Shi clan to cheer for the Jiangnan Shi clan at this time?
The chaos in the south of the Yangtze River, now no one can say how far it will develop in the end, once it is set up by Fang Xuanling's words, when the situation is out of control, it will be a dead death!
Even the eldest grandson Wuji didn't dare to bear the consequences!
After all, the eldest grandson's family has already produced an eldest grandson chong who has absconded without fear of rebellion, and his reputation has been ruined......
His Majesty Li Er glanced at the eldest grandson Wuji, and he was also dissatisfied in his heart.
Now that public opinion in Guanzhong is raging, the center needs to be unanimous and united to oppress the Jiangnan Shi clan in the name of righteousness, which should be the consensus of every cabinet minister. In the face of the erosive situation in Jiangnan, all personal grievances should be put aside and the difficulties should be fought together.
But you ran out to dismantle the stage and speak for the Jiangnan Shi clan, what is this?
His Majesty Li Er was slightly annoyed in his heart, and was about to speak, when a book outside the political hall said: "Your Majesty, there is a war report in Jiangnan. ”