Chapter 7 Fang Mou's career is divided into joys and sorrows
The new king ascended the throne and granted a general amnesty to the whole country. All kinds of news finally spread throughout the world in the twelfth month of the eighth year of Wude.
Linzi, Qingzhou.
"Brother Fang, I'm here to say goodbye to you." Xue Deyin and Fang Xuanling have become familiar with each other in the past few months.
Although the two sides had a hostile relationship before, times have changed and it is meaningless to pursue those issues.
"Where are you going, Brother Xue?" Fang Xuanling asked casually.
Putting aside the past grudges between the two, Fang Xuanling still admires Xue Deyin.
Xue Deyin said with a smile: "Your Majesty has issued a decree that I will serve as the Taiyuan Order and set off on a selected day."
"Brother Xue has a bright future," Fang Xuanling said.
In the Tang Dynasty, Taiyuan was the land of Longxing. Anyone who could serve as an official in Taiyuan was basically released by the emperor to be gilded.
Another example is that Li Zhiyun's legitimate daughter, Bao Niang, was conferred the title of Princess of Jinyang. This is almost like Li Zhiyun telling the people of the world: My legitimate daughter is my treasure. You all should keep your eyes open and don't mess with my precious daughter.
Jinyang, the place where the current emperor raised troops to rejuvenate the country, Li Ruyi canonized Jinyang Princess, showing the emperor's favor incisively and vividly.
The same is true for Xue Deyin's Taiyuan Order. If you serve as an official in the land of Emperor Longxing, as long as there is no brain problem, you will definitely have a bright future.
However, Fang Xuanling had to lament that this new king was so generous, and he actually valued a subordinate who was against the king so much.
Is it a thousand dollars to buy horse bones?
In fact, what he didn't know was that in Li Zhiyun's mind, Xue Deyin's merits were enough to rank among the top three.
However, because of Xue Deyin's past work, Li Zhiyun could only quietly and slowly compensate Xue Deyin.
And Xue Deyin also knew this, so he waited patiently for this day.
"Brother Fang, look at me. Even a rebel minister can be reused by His Majesty. Brother Fang, your intelligence is ten times better than mine. If you are willing to serve, His Majesty will definitely reuse you."
This is Xue Deyin's last advice to Fang Xuanling, because after today, he will leave Linzi, Qingzhou, and go to Taiyuan to take office.
Before leaving, Xue Deyin hoped to complete the tasks assigned to him by the emperor.
To be honest, Fang Xuanling was excited at this time. Because Xue Deyin could be reused, he was confident that he could be reused too.
However, he still couldn't make up his mind.
So, he asked: "May I ask Brother Xue when will we set off?"
"tomorrow."
"Tomorrow, I will give Brother Xue an answer."
"Okay, I look forward to good news."
Immediately, Xue Deyin said goodbye and left.
Fang Xuanling came to the study and thought for several hours, weighing the pros and cons, but in the end could not make a complete decision.
I don't know why, although he knew that it was okay for him to be loyal to the new king, he felt guilty when he thought of King Qin.
"Husband?"
His wife Lu's voice sounded outside.
"I'm here. Madam, please come in."
The door opened and Mrs. Lu walked in.
"It's time to eat."
Fang Xuanling nodded and immediately asked: "Madam, do you think I should go to Chang'an?"
Fang Xuanling respected his wife very much. Although he was always beaten, it did not prevent him from enjoying her fists and kicks.
Maybe, this is love.
Mrs. Lu closed the door, stepped forward, and asked, "Is your life in danger when you go to Chang'an?"
"No." Fang Xuanling said: "Although I don't have much contact with His Majesty who has just ascended the throne, he is not a narrow-minded villain."
"Then let me ask you again, what is your future going to Chang'an?"
"As long as the emperor gives me a chance, I will consider myself as good as the other princes in the court."
"The last question." Mrs. Lu asked: "One is not worried about life, and the other is not worried about the future. What are you worried about, husband?"
Fang Xuanling said truthfully: "I always feel that if I am loyal to the new king, I will be sorry for the dead King Qin. Back then, I failed to protect the good sun..."
"But when the deposed prince rebelled, the court had already determined that the death of King Qin was caused by the deposed prince and the king of Qi. What does it have to do with you?" Lu said: "I am from a womanly family. I don't understand any big principles. I only know,
For the sake of the King of Qin, my husband has rejected Mr.
After hearing this, Fang Xuanling was silent for a long time.
After burning the incense, he smiled calmly and said, "Madam is absolutely right, she is here for her husband."
Before, he had been unable to make up his mind, mainly because he always felt that he was sorry for King Qin.
The King of Qin was defeated because he failed to guard Shan Yang.
But after the deposed prince rebelled, the imperial court overturned the defeat of King Qin, and he felt a little better. Now that his wife comforted him, Fang Xuanling decided to put down his obsession and start over.
"Madam, I will go find Xue Deyin right now."
After saying this, Fang Xuanling stood up and left.
Xue Deyin was extremely happy when she learned that Fang Xuanling was willing to serve as an official. She quickly wrote a letter in person and sent it secretly to the emperor.
At the same time, the northern grassland.
Jie Li and Yi Nan also learned about the news that the new king of the Tang Dynasty had ascended the throne. They had different thoughts and different approaches.
Xue Yantuo was now a vassal of the Tang Dynasty, so Yi Nan naturally sent people to Chang'an to congratulate Li Zhiyun on his ascension to the throne.
As for Jie Li, he hated the Tang Dynasty. If he had to kill Xue Yantuo first, he really wanted to go south now to show some color to the little emperor of the Tang Dynasty who had just ascended the throne.
So he ordered one of his tribesmen to go south to Xiang, disgusting the little emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
After Li Zhiyun heard the news, he laughed angrily and ordered the border guard to arrest the small group of invading Turks. He planned to send these people to dig coal!
Li Zhiyun quickly forgot about this unpleasant little incident, because he knew that Jie Li would not dare to go south at this time.
Not to mention the cold weather, the Turkic soldiers and horses did not dare to take risks. Even Xue Yantuo, who was watching at the side, also asked Jieli to throw a rat weapon.
"Jie Li, you disgust me, don't you? Hum, after a while, I will make you live and die!"
Putting down the Dingxiang memorial, Li Zhiyun picked up a secret letter at hand.
This was sent by someone sent by Xue Deyin. The content is very simple. Fang Xuanling has agreed to serve as an official.
The joy this news brought was enough to wash away the stench of Jie Li's disgusting behavior.
Although Li Zhiyun could forcefully recruit Fang Xuanling, it would be useless if the person who got him could not get his heart. What Li Zhiyun was interested in was Fang Xuanling's heart and his ability to govern the country.
Therefore, he must win Fang Xuanling's heart.
"Gao Liangzhong, do you know Fang Xuanling?" Li Zhiyun suddenly asked the waiter.
Gao Liangzhong smiled and said: "My servant has heard before that Mr. Fang is extremely henpecked. Once, his wife swollen one eye, which made the late emperor laugh."
Li Zhiyun couldn't help laughing.
In fact, there were many officials in the Tang Dynasty who were henpecked. Some of them were because their wives' natal families were not easy to deal with, especially women from the fifth surname and Qi Wang. Some of them were just out of pure pain and enjoyment.
For example, Li Zhiyun’s baby Du Ruhui.
This old brother's wife is not someone to be trifled with.
Fang Xuanling's wife must be even more tough, because not only is that woman not easy to mess with, but she is also from the Fan Yanglu family.
"What do you think he can do?"
Gao Liangzhong's heart tightened and he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this servant is stupid and despicable. Your Majesty should ask the princes in the court about such a big matter."
Li Zhiyun said nothing, slowly scrolling through the secret letter, thinking about where to put Fang Xuanling.
Directly promoted to prime minister?
That's impossible. Now Lao Fang is not a great contributor. Even among Li Zhiyun's great contributors, few are now serving in the Political Affairs Hall and the Sixth Ministry.
"Fang Mou..." Li Zhiyun murmured, suddenly knowing where he should place his old house.