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."

Guo Tianyang also had a flash of strange color in his 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 couldn't be more right for me to entrust the prince to him."

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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 leaving,

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?"

"This news has been 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 go out of the city to pick him up in person. Would your Majesty let your slaves stop you..."

"No need! The prince has been very capable in his work lately. If he wants 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 a 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 seeing that there was still some distance between them, he rode close to Fang Zhengyi and said in a low voice: "Master, we will enter Beijing in a few days, is there really nothing wrong with the secret report from Dongchang...

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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 inconvenient 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. How can you do big things in the future if you are so timid? How can you live a better life after going 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 I could only read about the prince's rebellion in books, but I didn't expect it to happen to me now. How could the whole court be unaware of such a big thing and make such a major mistake?"

Fang Zhengyi shrugged, and then said seriously: "The Jin Yiwei has been established. From now on, newspaper reporters can be regarded as Jin Yiwei's public informants. You will have more opportunities to come into contact with court affairs in the future. You can't think like ordinary people."

"Think like ordinary people?" Xie Xian had confusion in his eyes.

Fang Zhengyi explained: "The so-called court has been a place where palace affairs have been discussed since ancient times, far away from the people."

"The dignitaries are high up and hiding behind the curtain. In the world where the desire for power gathers and the discords abound, they continue to preach their moral merits and glorious achievements. The common people lack information, because they are untrained and have no thinking ability. Naturally, they are others.

Believe whatever you say."

"They are outside the curtain, and every move they make inside the curtain makes them feel unfathomable. The common people only use their scant knowledge and imagination to imagine what is happening inside."

"Over time, with the continuous accumulation and the deep sense of distance, the image of the court is omnipotent and majestic. Even if a mistake is made, the people will only think that it is just a clever step in the chess game, and there is another incomparable move behind it.

A single move determines life and death!"

"But what about the fact? The imperial court is not extremely wise, but it often makes mistakes. It is not an exaggeration to say that it makes mistakes every day! Every mistake consumes the people's power. When the people's power is exhausted and the people react, the world is already in chaos.

It’s time to change the face and start a new game of chess.”

"I think if you want long-term peace and stability, it's better for the court to govern by inaction and shorten your hands. If it doesn't care what you do, it's better to take care of yourself and give the people a little breathing space."

"To put it bluntly, the Chaotang is just a group of people coming together to find problems, solve them, and distribute benefits. It's mysterious and secretive. It's just that the people are more complicated, the problems are bigger, and the benefits are higher. Other than that, there is no essence to a meeting with the head of the village.

The difference, do you think it can make no mistakes?"

Xie Xian thought while saying: "What the master said is that when I was running a business and personally managing people, I felt powerless if I had more than a hundred people. If there were thousands of people in the world, the court would also be powerless."

"Yes, not to mention the court, even if I am asked to manage tens of thousands of people in Taoyuan County, I will not be able to handle it. All we can do is follow the rules. The essence is still the spontaneous rules of the people. The yamen will make the best use of the situation, that's all. Want to go against the will of heaven

If you change your fate and try to fight against human nature, it will be the people who will be unlucky in the end."

"Many people in the court do not have this consciousness. When they hold a hammer, everything looks like a nail. They hold power in their hands and are constantly praised by the people around them. They think they can control the wind and rain, but in fact they are beyond stupid."

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 we can make some small inventions locally, 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." A voice shouted 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 for dinner."

Xie Xian: "..."
Chapter completed!