Chapter 971: The Wind Rises
Fan Zhen was eating, and Yang Jiong broke in without being informed. Fan Zhen saw that Yang Jiong was coming, and he didn't say anything, just pointed to the brocade stool next to him and asked him to take care of himself.
The maids who were waiting on the side had long been accustomed to the scene in front of them, and they quickly added a set of utensils to Yang Jiong.
Yang Jiong picked up the chopsticks and ate a few bites of food, but he couldn't eat it anymore.
"Smack." Yang Jiong slapped his chopsticks on the table and roared angrily, "The Queen Mother has summoned Wang Qiwu alone again." β
Fan Zhen just glanced at Yang Jiong coldly, lowered his head again, and then ate slowly.
Don't say it, Fan Zhen neither beat nor scolded, Yang Jiong himself felt empty-hearted, closed his mouth, and sat on the brocade bench sulking.
When Fan Zhen slowly ate, rinsed his mouth, wiped his mouth, and picked up the teacup to drink tea, Yang Jiong finally found an opportunity to speak.
"Xianggong, we can't just watch Wang Qiwu enter without permission." Yang Jiong's angry words made Fan Zhen happy.
Fan Zhen smiled and said, "If I am not mistaken, Li Wuyi wrote a crooked character and hung it on the wall of the study?" Do you remember what those words were? β
"There is calm in every big event!" Yang Jiong blurted out, then realized something, and closed his mouth again.
Fan Zhen took a sip of hot tea and said calmly: "I know you are aggrieved for me, but well, there is an old saying, ride a donkey and read the record book, and we'll see." β
Yang Jiong rolled his eyes, this is another famous quote from a copper stink, what is wrong with Lao Xiangguo today, always quoting Li Zhongyi's words?
"I know that you have always regarded Li Zhongyi as your biggest rival in life. However, I must objectively say that you are far inferior to Li Zhongyi, and there is no way to compare with you at all. Fan Zhen put down the teacup in his hand, looked at Yang Jiong gently, and said earnestly, "You are the most optimistic protΓ©gΓ© of the old man." In the past, the old man always thought that you were just young and vigorous, and over time, you would definitely thrive. β
"Alas, now it seems that the old man has lost his eyes." Fan Zhen picked up the teacup again, "Why are you so breathless?" β
Yang Jiong's face was red at what Fan Zhen said, and he lowered his head and didn't dare to squeak anymore. He has always looked down on Li Zhongyi, thinking that it was just a dirt bun with excellent luck, what's the big deal?
However, Fan Zhen took Li Zhongyi's various famous sayings, so that Yang Jiong had nothing to say, come on, what else is there to say?
"What Wang Qiwu is thinking, I won't say, I think you know very well." Fan Zhen suddenly sighed and said, "In the political affairs hall, there are a total of eight ministers, except for Li Qiong, who is completely hopeless, who doesn't want to take my place and replace him?" β
"It's really chilling from above." Fan Zhen raised his finger and pointed to his white temples, and said softly, "The career is urging people to grow old." I think at the beginning, when I was still participating in political affairs, where did I need to worry so much? β
"Listen well, Jiangshan belongs to the Chai family, not surnamed Fan. Whoever the Queen Mother wants to see and who she wants to use, not only can you not stop it, but you must vigorously assist. Fan Zhen narrowed his eyes, and a mysterious smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Prime Minister, it's definitely not so easy to be." I think it's easy to watch people support the boat, and when I take the helm, I know what the difficulties are. β
Yang Jiong understood Fan Qian's true intentions in seconds, and he immediately smiled: "That's right, it's a mule or a horse, pull it out and slip away, it's clear at a glance." β
"Uh......" Yang Jiong was shocked to realize that what he said casually actually came from Li Zhongyi's mouth again.
Fan Zhen understood everything, but he smiled and didn't say anything, Li Zhongyi's stimulation of Yang Jiong was too deep, it was like a magic barrier, so that Yang Jiong was shrouded by Li Zhongyi's shadow all the time, and he couldn't extricate himself.
This person, no matter how shrewd and capable, is a bystander. If, when it comes to one's own preconceived notions, or interests, the ideas will immediately be distorted.
Although Fan Zhen didn't say it explicitly, he hinted very clearly, since Wang Pu wants to jump out and fight for power, then let him perform for the time being.
In the eyes of ordinary people, it is nothing more than eating and drinking spicy food, and there are a large number of yuan followers when traveling, and they can promote a large number of their own people to various key posts.
In fact, as long as you are not at home, you don't know the difficulty of blending firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce and tea. The taxes and taxes of the imperial court are actually limited.
In the midst of limited fiscal and tax revenues, it is easy to distinguish priorities and make reasonable allocation of funds and materials, but in fact it is very rare.
The upper and lower mouths open and close, isn't it simple to scold people? However, if you really want to manage your finances and hold power in politics, you must test your administrative skills.
Wang Pu, don't look at his qualifications, in fact, he has never been in power alone and has managed government affairs.
In Li Zhongyi's words, Wang Pu is a typical scene where he only saw Fan Zhen eating meat, and never saw his sad heart.
In addition to the need to maintain and consolidate the rule, it is also necessary to have a deep understanding of the people's situation and political style at the grassroots level in order to make correct decisions.
At this point, the lack of the Great Zhou Dynasty is actually very serious, far less reasonable than the system of the Tang Dynasty: no prefectures and counties, no prime minister is allowed.
The county official, commonly known as Baili Hou, belongs to the official of the herdsmen, and the official who deals with the common people all day long. Officials above the county level are all officials of pastoral officials, that is, they supervise the existence of county officials.
Zhou followed the Tang system, the state was divided into counties, and the state assassin history was the starting level of the pastoral officials, and it was the most complete level of power.
What Wang Pu and Li Gu have in common, and it is also their biggest shortcoming, is that neither of them has ever been a county governor or a governor.
Fan quality is different, his officialdom qualifications are very complete, successively county officials and state officials, and several terms of festival judges, and then Jiuqing, and finally sat on the throne of the prime minister of the extremely popular minister.
"Boyo, and wait and see, if the old man is not bad, within ten days, Wang Qiwu will make a big mistake." Fan Zhen smiled calmly, and then pointed to Yang Jiong, "You can stay in the government hall with peace of mind, handle government affairs carefully, and don't leave people behind." β
Yang Jiong smiled understandingly: "The servant will follow the teachings of Enxiang, and he will definitely make the king and Li unable to find fault." β
"Well, you're not full yet, are you? It just so happens that the old man has a bad appetite, so I'll leave it all to you. Fan Zhi quietly pointed to the food that had not been removed from the table, "Our food and clothing are the result of the hard work of the peasants, and we must not waste food." β
Yang Jiong's face immediately turned red, then turned purple, and the corners of his mouth were bitter. Fan Zhen has never had a seizure, and he is waiting for him here!
Fan's punishment is both simple and rude, and the delicacies on the table are more terrible than poison in Yang Jiong's eyes!
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Li Qiong was about to go out, when she suddenly received a report that Gao Huaide's eldest son, Gao Chugong, had come to play with Li Anguo.
"Oh?" Li Qiong touched her chin and couldn't help but smile, "It's really diligent!" β
Since Li Wuji broke the Khitans on the Youji Plain and reported the victory, the number of times Gong came to the door to find Li Anguo from high places has increased day by day.
Gao Chu Gong, the word Daxiong, is the eldest son of Gao Huaide. Gao Huaide, the word Tibetan use, is not only the only son of Gao Xingzhou, the king of Qin, but also the commander of the guards and the pro-army horse army.
I think that at the beginning, Guo Que'er, that is, Guo Wei, the Taizu of this dynasty, was the most taboo of two people, one was the privy envoy Wang Jun, and the other was Gao Xingzhou.
Guo Wei was able to establish the Great Zhou Dynasty and ascend the throne as the emperor, and the old brother Wang Jun must be the first to take the lead.
It's a pity that Wang Jun, a good brother in the past, who had a lifelong friendship, was demoted and dismissed by Guo Wei because he desperately opposed Chai Rong's inheritance of the unification, and died in the fief for no reason.
As for Gao Xingzhou, he died even earlier than Wang Jun, and he died unclearly!
After the two stumbling blocks of Wang Jun and Gao Xingzhou were removed, Chai Rong's road to the throne became smooth!
Objectively speaking, Gao Xingzhou and the Guo family, and even the Chai family, all have family feuds. It's a pity that Chai Rong died too hastily, and he didn't have time to arrange the aftermath, so he took Longxi to go.
Because of the close relationship between her father Fu Yanqing and the Gao family, the Empress Dowager Fu favored Gao Huaide and entrusted him with military power.
However, in the Chenqiao Mutiny in history, Zhao Lao Er was able to succeed so smoothly, in addition to Shi Shouxin's first credit, Gao Huaide made great efforts.
The only son of the Mi family, Mi Fude, who is discussing family affairs with the Zhao family, is the first husband in Zhao Xueniang's history.
Fate is really interesting!
Zhao Lao Er was very optimistic about Miaford and felt that he was a genius, so he planned to marry his sister Zhao Xueniang to Mieford.
However, according to the records of the official history, what did not reach the historical materials of Zhao Lao Er was that Mi Fu died of a violent illness not long after marrying Zhao Xueniang.
Zhao Xueniang was widowed at a young age, and Zhao Lao Er has always felt guilty. After he usurped Zhou Lisong, in less than half a year, he canonized Zhao Xueniang as the eldest princess of Yan State, and instructed Gao Huaide to come to the door to ask for marriage.
Fate is so ingenious. If Li Zhongyi hadn't been born out of nowhere, inserted a pole diagonally, and diagnosed Zhao Xueniang's illness, I'm afraid she would have married into the Mi family and become Mi Fu's daughter-in-law.
"San Lang, tell me, why does this Gundam Xiong frequently come to the door to play with Zhengqing?" Li Qiong looked at Li Hu, who was honest and dutiful, and couldn't help but sigh secretly, the huge family business of the county king's mansion, relying on Li Hu alone, I am afraid it will be difficult to keep it.
If it weren't for Li Qiniang's extreme assertiveness and courage, and a clever move to break the kettle and sink the boat, where would the Huayang County Mansion go in the future, Li Qiong's heart was not at a loss at all.
"My lord, Gao Huaide and Han Tong are just in a relationship with Shenli, and they don't have much friendship in private. He is very close to Zhao Kuangyin. Li Hu thought carefully for a while, and then said, "In the past, the kid of the Gao family always played with our family Zhengqing, but later, after Li Wuyi and Zhao Kuangyin gradually became estranged, that kid rarely came to the door." β
Li Qiong was speechless for a while, what Li Hu said was all well-known from the past, what he asked about the Gao family's current plans?
"My lord, according to the child's thoughts, I'm afraid it's for Li Zhongyi." Li Hu held back for a long time, and finally held back something that interested Li Qiong.