Changsun Wuji changed into a set of loose casual clothes, sat in the study, holding a tea cup, thinking about possible changes that might occur in the morning tomorrow, considering various ways to deal with it, trying to be as foolproof as possible.
Publicly and privately, he wanted Fang Jun to be overthrown immediately and expelled from Chang'an!
Fang Jun acts willfully and wantonly, but he is also well versed in the ways of officialdom, winning the favor of His Majesty. Behind him stands Fang Xuanling, who seems to be gentle and unconcerned, but is actually cunning and cunning. Once he is allowed to gain a firm foothold, he will step by step.
It is really not impossible to enter the central center and to pay homage to the Prime Minister in the future.
What's especially important is that Fang Jun is close to the prince. If Fang Jun really enters the center early, he will definitely become a serious problem...
The gathering in Dongshi will definitely shock the government and the public, and Fang Jun cannot escape his responsibility as Jing Zhao Yin. Furthermore, Liu Jie leads a group of imperial censors to impeach, and it is a foregone conclusion that Fang Jun will be dismissed from his official post as Jing Zhao Yin.
As for whether His Majesty will secretly instigate vendors to cause trouble in the East Market because of various clans... Changsun Wuji is not worried at all. It is just gathering people to cause trouble, and it will never exceed His Majesty's bottom line. Even if His Majesty is angry, he can only suppress it.
He recognized it with his nose.
Is it possible to start a full-scale war with all the aristocratic families involved?
Absolutely impossible.
The way of politics is the way of compromise.
The family members are compromising, allowing His Majesty to weaken the attack, but only launching a counterattack to a certain extent, not daring to fully resist His Majesty's will. After all, he is the Emperor, the Supreme Lord, the Lord of the World. If His Majesty becomes angry, he has no scruples, and he has military power in his hands.
The emperor will definitely be the one who wins in the end, and the aristocratic families will be completely annihilated.
Of course, the era of great rule since Zhenguan will also be destroyed in one day. The entire empire is in a mess. All the grand plans and hegemony that last for thousands of years will disappear. If we don’t change the dynasty and destroy the Li Tang Dynasty...
The emperor also kept compromising.
It was His Majesty Li Er's will to attack the family members and rebuild the east and west cities, but he could only acquiesce to the family members to resist within a certain range, rather than enforce it forcefully.
Even if the emperor's military power is certain to achieve final victory, he doesn't want to be left with an empire full of desolation...
Changsun Wuji set the emperor's bottom line very accurately.
In mutual compromise, tacit understanding exists. This is the true meaning of politics...
Changsun Wuji thought about it, and he didn't think there would be any surprises in this matter. Even Fang Xuanling couldn't suppress the public opinion wave in Dongshi. After all, this is the land of Gyeonggi, under the emperor's feet, so because of Dongshi
Someone must stand up and take responsibility for the demonstrations caused by the city's renovation. As Jing Zhaoyin, Fang Jun is also the initiator and executor of the city's renovation. How can he shirk his responsibility and stay out of the matter?
Losing his official position is almost certain...
It's just that Fang Jun is currently in the emperor's heart, and Fang Xuanling's power has reached an unprecedented height as his eldest grandson Wuji was ignored by His Majesty. If he wants to avenge his eldest son, eldest son Sun Chong, he still has to endure it for a while.
Only one day will do.
We even have to wait until His Majesty's funeral and the new Emperor ascends the throne...
I just don’t know if I can survive until that day?
Changsun Wuji was a little depressed, but he also knew that it was impossible to crucify Fang Jun, so he could only endure the current situation.
Suddenly, the door of the room was pushed open, and a servant walked in quickly, bowed and whispered: "Master, there is a fire in Dongshi and Xuanyangfang. Many shops in Dongshi were smashed. The merchants and common people who participated in the riots are all on fire."
Everyone has been captured by Jingzhao Mansion..."
Changsun Wuji was stunned.
It took him a while before he came to his senses and asked in disbelief: "What did you say?"
The servant quickly said: "Both Dongshi and Xuanyangfang were on fire, and many shops in Dongshi were smashed and damaged..."
Before he could finish speaking, Changsun Wuji stood up suddenly, walked quickly to the window, and pushed the window open.
The dark sky is blooming with red light, as red as clouds, and even the pattering rain in front of the window is painted with a magnificent blush...
Changsun Wuji looked shocked.
Then, he repeatedly ordered: "Quickly send people to Song Guogong Xiao's house, Linghu's house, and the house of Liu Jie, the censor of the book..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard a "dong dong dong" drum sound on the street. It was the sound of street drums...
Changsun Wuji asked curiously: "Is there already a curfew?"
I looked at the sky and saw that the sky was as dark as ink, but it was raining today and it had been cloudy all day. Logically speaking, it was still early for the curfew, right?
The servant was also stunned for a moment and replied: "I'm afraid the curfew is still half an hour away, right? Why is it so early today..."
Changsun Wuji was so angry that he turned around and swept the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the desk to the ground, and cursed: "Fang Jun, you are so shameless!"
No need to think about it, the curfew is under the jurisdiction of Jingzhao Mansion, it must be Fang Jun who has advanced today's curfew time. At this time, there is no strict timekeeping tool. During the day, the sundial is used, and at night, the moondial is used to time the time. However,
The moondial can only accurately display the time on a full moon night. Tonight it is cloudy, starless, moonless and drizzling, making it impossible to keep accurate time.
The Jingzhao Mansion said it was Xu time, and at the first update, it was time for the curfew. Who could refute it?
It’s useless to refute…
Obviously, Fang Jun used the curfew to cut off the connections between the family members, so that they could not communicate with each other or discuss countermeasures.
According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, when the curfew started, everyone must return to the neighborhood where they live. The gates of the neighborhood are closed and they are not allowed to go out. Ministers and nobles like Changsun Wuji can naturally go out and walk around, and the patrolling Marquis Wu can not go out.
Dare to ask, but how could Changsun Wuji personally go to each house to contact them?
Fang Jun's move to impose an early curfew was indeed too cruel!
The masterminds behind the planning of this East Market rally will not be able to discuss countermeasures with each other tonight, and everything will have to wait until the Yinshi time curfew is lifted tomorrow.
But after this night...
Arson, vandalism and other accidents occurred unexpectedly. After a night of brewing and fermentation, who knew how dangerous things would turn out in the end? The family members were confined at home by curfew and were not allowed to go out, but Fang Jun
As Jing Zhaoyin, he is completely outside the scope of the curfew!
How many things can Fang Jun do this night?
Changsun Wuji was distraught. His originally foolproof plan was completely derailed due to accidents such as arson and vandalism.
But the curfew has started, and I can only sit back and watch, without any effort...
*****
The rain has weakened a lot compared to the daytime, but the fine and dense rain still does not stop. The Jingzhao Mansion Yamen is brightly lit, with figures and people bustling around, and it is as chaotic as a vegetable market...
Fang Jun had just returned to the check-in room when a clerk handed him a handkerchief moistened with warm water and wiped his head, face and hands. He sat down and drank a cup of hot tea, breathing comfortably.
Du Chuke sat on a chair nearby, his eyebrows furrowed, and he was thinking deeply.
The door opened, and Wei Dawu and Cheng Wuting, the young masters of Jingzhao Mansion, walked in one after the other.
Wei Dawu's face was full of rain and his expression was solemn. He bowed slightly to Fang Jun and asked, "I'd like to report to the governor, the merchants captured... are too many. Not only can't the cells in the Yamen be accommodated, even if Chang'an, Wannian
The cells in both counties are full, and I'm afraid there are still some left. I dare to ask the Governor if he should write a letter to the Ministry of Punishment and send the remaining traders who cannot be accommodated to the Ministry of Punishment to be imprisoned temporarily? "
Thousands of people were arrested at one time. How could there be so many cells? Now the entire Jingzhao Mansion Yamen is in chaos to accommodate these prisoners, and there is no room for them at all.
Fang Jun sat behind the desk, raised his thick eyebrows, and asked curiously: "You have to ask me about this kind of thing? Are you a Shaoyin or a jobber?"
Wei Dawu's face turned red, but he did not dare to attack.
Not to mention that Fang Jun's prestige has already made him dare not make mistakes. Among the people who caused trouble in Dongshi this time, there was someone like him, Jingzhao Weishi... Wei Dawu actually persuaded his family,
But this time, many aristocratic families were united to act. If the Wei family stayed out of the matter, they would be isolated if they turned around, so no one listened to his opinions.
At this moment, being so humiliated by Fang Jun, he could only swallow his anger, his face turned red, and he didn't know what to do.
Fang Jun glanced at him coldly, waved his hand, and said calmly: "These rebellious officials and traitors set fire and vandalize in an attempt to undermine the stability of the empire. They are all felons! Since there is no room for them in the cell, then don't put them in the cell. They are all trapped with ropes.
, just leave it to me and still be on the street."
Wei Dawu smiled bitterly and said: "Fu Yin, it's raining..."
Fang Jun scolded: "It just makes them all sober! Provoking national laws, gathering people to cause trouble, setting fires and vandalism, with the intention of subverting the empire, this is a capital crime! Do you really think that I am playing with them?"
He ordered Cheng Wuting to say: "A sudden trial will be held overnight, and the mastermind behind the scenes must be brought to justice. I will go to the court tomorrow morning to admonish Your Majesty, and after receiving the imperial decree, I will catch all these rebellious officials and traitors!"
Cheng Wuting responded loudly: "Here!"
Turn around and stride out.
Wei Dawu was left with an embarrassed look on his face, sweating profusely, and panic...