On the dock, Mu Yuanzuo led a group of Suzhou officials to look into the distance, but he was really a little apprehensive in his heart.

He knows very well that Fang Xuanling is a person, indifferent to fame and fortune, gentle as jade, even if he used to be the capital of Zaifu and did not put up a stand from time to time, now that he has become a leader, I am afraid that he will not be keen on such a scene of pretending to be entertained.

If you are disgusted in your heart, it is even very likely to pass by from the surface of the river......

But Mu Yuanzuo was also helpless, he had to lead his subordinate officials here, hoping to use Fang Xuanling's name to shock these smooth officials.

Since Fang Jun returned to Chang'an, the Jiangnan Shi clan has gradually forgotten the blood of the Gu family that day, and with their roots in all levels of society, there is quite a posture of making a comeback to regain their prestige. The children of the Jiangnan Shi clan are all over the city and countryside inside and outside the government, and if they are not used, they will inevitably be paralyzed in government affairs, and the ability and experience to handle affairs skillfully are not possessed by the children of the Han family, and with them, they must bear coercion.

If this continues, it is impossible to say that one day these Jiangnan scholars will be able to do something and put him, the assassin of Suzhou, into a situation from which he will never recover.

Fang Jun, who was far away in Chang'an, had limited support, and most of the royal sailors' energy was concentrated overseas, and they had no power to participate in the power struggle in the Suzhou Assassin's Mansion, which made Mu Yuanzuo have to make dangerous moves, hoping to use Fang Xuanling's power to suppress the rising Jiangnan clan......

Mu Yuanzuo frowned, stood under the umbrella, and looked at the approaching boats on the river in the distance in a daze, letting the rain flutter in front of him, doubly desolate.

Suddenly, his eyes widened instantly......

The fleet that was speeding along the current in the center of the river slowly lowered its white sails, and the speed of the entire fleet slowed down sharply, and then slowly approached the dock.

Mu Yuanzuo's heart almost jumped out with joy, his hands clenched tightly, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and pretended to be indifferent: "Everyone is ready, although the official and the Fang Horse have always had a good relationship, and the Fang Xiang also regards the official as a junior, but what we represent is all the officials and people in Suzhou, and it is indispensable to mess up the rules and etiquette, and cheer up!" If anyone talks nonsense and provokes the dissatisfaction of the prime minister, don't blame the official for not being affectionate with you! ”

With this tone, the tone was serious and solemn, with unparalleled coercion.

finally shook the majesty of his assassination again......

Behind him, a group of local officials in Suzhou also responded, but their faces were strange.

Fang Xiang regards you as a junior?

Hehe, do you dare to be a little more shameless? You became an official during the Wude years, and you were only three or five years younger than Fang Xuanling, and you actually became a junior......

Breaking the eyebrows and bending the waist, there is no integrity, and it is shameless.

In the midst of everyone's belly, the big boat slowly approached the dock, and Mu Yuanzuo led everyone to step forward quickly.

The free sailors on the ship set up the springboard, Fang Xuanling dressed in regular clothes and had an elegant temperament, got off the boat from the springboard and came to the dock, and helped Mu Yuanzuo, who came forward to pay respects, with a smile on his face, and complained in a gentle tone: "Why do you have to do this?" The old man has already made a decision, and he is no longer the Zaifu of the past, and he is really flattered by such a standard of honor. ”

Mu Yuanzuo said: "What did Fang Xiang say? You have worked hard and conscientiously for Your Majesty and the Tang Dynasty, and these achievements are all in our hearts by our officials and the people of the world. Even if you are a scholar, you will always be the chief assistant of Datang, you will always be the prime minister in the hearts of the people, and you will always be a model revered by our officials! Today, you pass through Suzhou, and the officials of the government are waiting here, just to appreciate the style of the room, in order to express our admiration. ”

The officials behind him heard this, and their eyelids jumped.

Shameless, shameless......

"I have seen the prime minister, my father heard that you passed through Haiyu Town today and wanted to invite you to a banquet at home......"

"There is courtesy here under the post, and I have admired the demeanor of the house for a long time, and I can see it today, which is worthy of my life!"

"The ancestors used to be ministers in the same hall as the house, and then returned to the old home, often in front of our juniors to raise the character of the house, saying that you are the first gentleman in the world, the juniors did not sleep last night, excited and excited, difficult to restrain themselves......"

……

Well, since the assassin is shameless, why do we want it?

Isn't it just singing praises and touting virtues?

We'll ...... too.

Sentences and sentences resounded on the dock, making Fang Xuanling, who was used to seeing strong winds and waves, extremely embarrassed.

In front of Fang Xuanling, who doesn't want to make a good impression?

Even if he is an old man, Fang Xuanling is still Fang Xuanling, and no one dares to question his influence in front of the emperor.

Even though he has a grudge with Fang Jun, he can't wait for the mallet to be swept up by the emperor to the end, but everyone is really scared of Fang Jun's thunderous methods, even if he is destined to fight with Fang Jun in the future, he can keep an eye in front of Fang Xuanling, and he can't say that he can ask to go to the door one day......

In the final analysis, even though Fang Xuanling is no longer the head assistant of the dynasty, and he no longer holds the power to run the Qiankun, his influence has not faded, and he is still one of the top bosses in the court, and he is still the humerus in front of His Majesty.

Fang Xuanling has been an official all his life, and has been the first assistant for more than ten years, he has experienced such a scene, with a warm and elegant smile on his face, he nodded to everyone, and everywhere he looked, it made people feel as if he was different from others and received key preferential treatment......

Every good politician is naturally an excellent actor.

For a while, the atmosphere on the dock was harmonious, even if it was the rain flying in the sky, it seemed that it was just to add a bit of poetry to the occasion, and there was no autumn wind and autumn rain and the sad bleakness.

After greeting for a while, Fang Xuanling's goal of supporting Mu Yuanzuo, his son's ally, had been achieved, so he said with a smile: "This time, the old man is walking with Wei Gong, it is really not appropriate to disturb you, your wrong love, the old man remembers it." When you arrive in Dehuating Town, the old man should set up a banquet invitation, if you are free, you may wish to go over for a drink, talk about gossip, and stop here today, say goodbye. ”

He lifted Li Jing out, and the thoughts of all the officials suddenly cooled by half.

It's naturally good to be able to get close to Fang Xuanling, but if you get too close to Li Jing...... That's not going to be wonderful.

In fact, the Jiangnan Shi clan has always had a good impression of Li Jing.

At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the sky was big and the smoke was rising, Xiao Milling took advantage of the chaos to divide the territory in the Jiangling area, the territory was vast, south to Jiaozhi, north to Hanshui, west to the Three Gorges, east and Jiujiang, became a veritable "Southern Heavenly King", and later established himself as the emperor. In the third year of Wude, Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan issued an edict to Li Xiaogong, the governor of Kuizhou, to recruit Xiao Miao, and appointed Li Jing as the head of the march, and concurrently served as the chief of the march.

Later, Gaozu Li Yuan was afraid that Li Xiaogong's fame and influence were too great, so he restrained him and ordered that "the three armies should be entrusted with Jing", and Li Jing was given the leading power among the generals, and Li Jing actually became the commander of the three armies.

In the following year, Li Jing led a large army down the river to attack Jiangling, and a few days later, he broke through Shuicheng and captured several white ships. If you wait for the strength to be exhausted, you will bring disaster to the people. Since Destiny is not mine, why should I implicate the innocent? "Immediately ordered the whole army to disarm and surrender Kaesong.

When the Tang army entered Jiangling, they were strict with military discipline, did not be greedy for treasures, and were magnanimous to the Jiangnan scholars who had assisted Xiao Milling, and they were not to blame for the past, and the land of Jiangnan quickly settled down. This practice was quite popular, and the Jiang and Han dynasties surrendered one after another. A few days after Xiao Mill surrendered, hundreds of thousands of reinforcements from the Jiangnan Shi clan who were not well informed arrived one after another.

If it were not for Li Jing's far-sighted leniency policy, the Jiangnan Shi clan, who were mostly entangled in Xiao Miao's interests, would have been slaughtered and looted after the defeat, so the Jiangnan Shi clan was extremely grateful to Li Jing.

However, gratitude is gratitude, who doesn't know that His Majesty is jealous and angry with Li Jing today? Even if he is allowed to be a member now, and he is not to blame for the past, who knows if these words are said to make everyone look good, but in fact, if anyone is close to Li Jing, he will be recorded in a small book by the emperor as a person with ulterior motives, waiting for the autumn queen to settle accounts?

The fact that the Jiangnan Shi clan dare to compete for interests does not mean that they are willing to be involved in such heinous crimes as "rebellion" and "rebellion......

If Fang Xuanling stays, Wei Gong Li Jing will also stay, then the situation will be embarrassing.

Even so, it's better to go......