It is often said in various chicken soup articles that as a person, you should have a long-term view and don't just care about immediate interests... There is only one premise for this sentence to work, and that is that immediate interests are far less impressive than long-term interests.
But if the immediate benefits are enough to compare with the long-term benefits, even if the immediate benefits are only slightly inferior to the long-term benefits, how many people can still stick to the principle? Who has the patience to wait for the future?
Fang Yingwu is currently facing this choice. Compared with his ten-year plan and the temptation thrown by Eunuch Huai'en, it is hard to say in which case the Fang family will benefit more.
In other words, the choice is easy, no matter how you choose, the Fang family will not suffer any loss anyway. But what really worries Fang Yingwu is that he has always believed that pie in the sky will never fall. What is the motive of Eunuch Huai'en's suggestion?
Before he could clearly see this motive, Fang Yingwu did not dare to agree to anything casually. In fact, Fang Yingwu was still a cautious person in nature, and the bold adventures in the past were just the appearance of fully grasping the right time, place, and people.
Fang Yingwu raised his head and looked at Huai En, and then at the four big men in the cabinet. Then he suddenly smiled and replied to Huai En very calmly: "The princes have the final say in all major affairs of the court, and the lower officials will do their best.
Just take the overall situation into consideration and obey the imperial court’s arrangements.”
Fang Yingwu was kicking the ball. On the one hand, he gave up the initiative without seeing the difference. He first looked at other people's performance and then analyzed it based on other people's performance. On the other hand, he could also show that he was indifferent to fame and fortune and avoid
Create a bad image of being impatient for fame and fortune.
Wynn then asked the four giants in the cabinet: "What do you gentlemen think?"
Wan An has made it clear today that he wants to go against Wynn. Before he can figure out Wynn's true intentions, he will oppose anything Wynn agrees with. This should be the most correct reaction for him.
Therefore, Wan Shoufu said: "It would be extremely inappropriate to increase the reward for what happened today. After all, it is a scandal for a prince to be immoral. Do we want to tell the world that in the court, the prince's immoral behavior can be used to gain promotion and promotion?"
?What’s the difference between this and taking advantage of the country’s financial difficulties when the two countries are at war?”
Peng Hua, the fourth in command of the cabinet who has been silent, also agreed: "It makes sense."
He relied on Wan Shoufu to join the cabinet. If he hadn't spoken out in support today, he would probably be hated by Wan Shoufu. Wan An was not a generous person.
Liu Mianhua, the second assistant, laughed a few times at this time and said, "I kind of disagree. Fang Yingwu uncovered the evil spirits in the East Palace and prevented the prince from playing with things and losing his ambition. It would be inappropriate to praise him in a big way.
But wouldn’t it be just right if Fang Yingwu is allowed to serve as a waiter in the East Palace? It will not only appease those who have made meritorious deeds, but will not be too ostentatious, and it will allow people to make the best use of their talents.”
The authorities are obsessed with bystanders, let alone bystanders like Liu Mianhua, who are very familiar with the opponent.
In Liu Mianhua's view, a resolute and eloquent person like Fang Yingwu would have thrown out ten thousand excuses if he had been unwilling to do so. But Fang Yingwu actually showed hesitation and took the initiative.
What does it mean to give up power?
This shows that Fang Yingwu's true heart has been moved and he has intended to accept Wynn's arrangement. It's just that he had just rejected Wynn before. He couldn't change his face for a while. If he accepted it too happily at this time, it would be like
It seems that he is coveting glory and wealth.
Seeing Lao Taishan's firm and clear statement, Fang Yingwu was slightly surprised. Liu Mianhua was a bystander to Fang Yingwu, so how could Fang Yingwu not be a bystander to Liu Mianhua?
In Fang Yingwu's understanding, Lao Taishan would not express his position rashly, but the fact is the opposite. He fully supports his joining the Donggong team. Fang Yingwu thought about it and concluded that Lao Taishan must have seen something, so he dared
Open your mouth.
Although he didn't know what Lao Taishan saw, Fang Yingwu believed in Lao Taishan's insight and judgment.
At this time, Liu Jue was the only one who did not express his position on this. If Wan'an was determined to rebel against Huai's favor today, then Liu Jue had always rebelled against the situation. He said as expected: "Donggong Kingdom
This matter is of great importance, and there has never been a case of a father passing away from his son, so how can it be such a child's play?"
Of the four cabinet ministers, three objected, but Eunuch Huaien didn't seem to mind. He glanced back and forth and said, "Today's events show that there are endless evils in the palace, and the prince is almost in danger. Do you think so?"
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No one can deny this and can only nod in agreement. Today's events are obvious in front of everyone, and if you dare to say that the prince is as stable as a rock in the palace, you are really telling lies.
Seeing that no one denied it, Huai'en continued: "Therefore, the Queen Mother of Renshou Palace is deeply worried. As the saying goes, the country is in chaos and misses the virtuous ministers. How can the foundation of the country in the East Palace be unstable? It is necessary to recruit powerful ministers, so that the foundation of the country can be consolidated.
The Queen Mother will respond to things as she pleases!"
At this point, Eunuch Huai'en stopped again and gave everyone time to think. Others in the palace fell into deep thought, chewing over and over the meaning of Eunuch Huai'en's words, and there was silence for a while.
Everyone knows that the key sentence is that in order to consolidate the country's foundation, powerful ministers are needed, and then they have to be matched with ministers? What is the logical relationship between this?
After all, these people in the palace are the smartest people in the world. After just a few moments, some people gradually guessed the truth about the fog.
The reason is actually not surprising once you understand it. But it can only be understood in the heart, but it cannot be stated openly.
The situation in the palace is extremely complicated. The prince will definitely face all kinds of overt and covert attacks. If he is not careful, he will be attacked. I am afraid that a situation like this will happen again. However, the ministers around the prince are more than capable, but not enough in response.
, I'm afraid I can't cope with the unpredictable situation.
Therefore, the East Palace needs to add someone who is astute, capable of fighting, and good at dealing with conspiracies and intrigues to assist and protect the prince. Of course, he must be completely reliable politically.
Fang Yingwu is such a very suitable candidate. It is impossible to say these truths publicly and can only be understood and figured out by everyone.
Thinking of this, everyone, whether friends or foes, had to admit that Fang Yingwu was a perfect fit. If we really put aside all prejudices, it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was a popular choice. This condition was simply tailor-made for Fang Yingwu!
Fang Yingwu himself was already messy in the wind and stood at the end of the class dumbfounded. He guessed the reason for a long time, but he didn't guess it was this!
The reason why I dare to push myself into the East Palace is not because of my outstanding achievements, not because of my outstanding reputation, not because of my excellent character, not because of my outstanding knowledge!
Simply because he is good at fighting, Dong Palace, which is facing a complex situation, needs special talents like himself! He needs to be a shield and protective net for the prince! (To be continued...)
