Zheng Rentai has always been very satisfied with his son. He is smart, diligent, and has excellent understanding. He does not have the exaggeration and extravagance of those children from aristocratic families, and his eyes are too high. However, since entering the capital, he has found that this boy is a bit stupid...
Ignoring the boiling hot pot in front of him, he took a sip of wine and asked, "In your opinion, who is better between you and Fang Jun?"
Zheng Xuanguo blushed a little: "Although my son never belittles himself, he is still worse than Duke Yue."
"Humph, it's just a little bit different? I'm telling you, it's a world of difference!"
Zheng Rentai spared no effort to undermine his son's confidence: "Back then, Fang Jun set aside a barren riverbank in the south of the city to build a wharf. I don't know how many people laughed at his whims. But today, Fangjiawan Wharf has almost become a distribution center for goods in Guanzhong.
The amount of income brought to the Fang family every day is truck-loaded. Looking at the Ministry of War and the Shipping Department of Huating Town, it is enough to see that Fang Jun is an unparalleled genius in practical matters! If he dares to break through Jiechi and then
After being 'broken', do you think he can be 'established'?"
How is the human realm reflected?
In other words, how to distinguish between genius and mediocrity?
It's very simple, that is, on the same thing, some people can do it well as long as they do it, while some people make a mess.
Zheng Xuanguo thought about it carefully and had to admit: "Although Fang Er is usually a bit arrogant and domineering, his ability is absolutely superb. As long as he dares to do it, there is a high probability that he can do it well."
"There is no perfect person in the world. We cannot compare with others in some areas and there is nothing to be discouraged about. Aren't they also useful to us?" Zheng Rentai said with great sincerity: "The real way to success is not some literary, Taoist or military strategy.
We are omnipotent, but to find someone who is stronger than us, follow him when he rises, reap the benefits that we cannot get, but put it aside in time when he declines, so as not to bear what we cannot afford.
Loss... Maybe you don’t need to do these two things together. Just do one of them to ensure that the family will not fall for a hundred years."
How can there be so many talented, wise, and mighty people in the world?
It doesn't matter if you're not that kind of person, just find one among the vast crowd and follow him...
Zheng Xuanguo suddenly understood: "If you don't know the potential, you can't be a good person. If the potential changes and you don't realize it, you will definitely lose!"
Zheng Rentai smiled with a smile on his face, raised his glass, touched it with his son, and finished the drink: "It is said that the weather is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as the harmony between people. What does 'harmony' mean? Where the people want, that is where the power lies. Only by following the trend can you achieve success.
To be prosperous, to go against the trend is to bring about your own destruction. Now, Your Majesty and Fang Jun are in the trend of the times, so they should go with it."
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Early the next morning, Li Chengqian summoned several ministers to discuss matters in Wude Hall.
There are still two days until the Shangyuan Festival. After the Shangyuan Festival, the yamen at all levels begin to officially operate. However, officials can take vacations, but state affairs cannot be stopped. Therefore, even during the New Year's Day, things are going on in Taiji Palace as usual.
Li Ji, Liu Jie and Xu Jingzong were present.
Wang De, the chief chamberlain, drove out several young eunuchs, served tea himself, and then stood aside to serve.
The monarch and his ministers were drinking tea, and Xu Jingzong said: "After the Yuan Dynasty, the humble ministers will start to measure the acres of land, but I don't know where to start?"
This issue has been discussed before. The implementation of the new policy of measuring acres will inevitably cause turmoil in the world. I don’t know how many aristocratic families will come together to resist, so how to choose the place to initiate the initiative is extremely important.
If you choose to do it outside the frontier, in a remote area, even if you succeed, it will be difficult to accumulate experience and shock the world; if you choose to do it in a prosperous state capital, the family members will be deeply entrenched, and the resistance they will encounter will be obvious. If you fail, it will definitely cast a haze on the matter.
Therefore, no consensus has been reached.
Li Chengqian put down his tea cup and asked Li Ji respectfully: "What do you think, Mr. Ying?"
Li Ji shook his head: "I am really not proficient in government affairs. I am always used to hiding my clumsiness for fear of making mistakes. How can I have any good ideas? Your Majesty is arbitrary in his actions. Whenever an order is made, I will do my best."
You just make up your mind and make the decision, I will fully cooperate with you.
Li Chengqian nodded slightly, not showing it on his face, but feeling a little disappointed in his heart. He had been on the throne for a long time, but he still could not subdue this important official with unparalleled prestige in both the military and the government...
He looked at Liu Ji: "What do you think, Aiqing?"
Liu Jie had already prepared: "Guanzhong is known as the 'Heaven's Palace'. It is fertile and wild for thousands of miles, and the people are abundant. The land of the capital is crucial to the fate of the country. If your majesty resolutely implements the policy of measuring acres, why not start from Guanzhong? In the past, Guanlong Xungui was deeply involved. Even Emperor Taizong was wary of it, but now that Changsun Wuji has fallen into disgrace, the huge interest groups in the past have long since collapsed. It is the best time to vigorously implement national policies. As long as the measurement of land acres is successfully implemented in various places in Guanzhong, everyone in the world will definitely be watching. If you follow it unexpectedly, you can get twice the result with half the effort.”
If you shoot a man first, shoot a horse, and capture a thief first, capture the king. If Guanzhong, as an important place in the capital, follows the trend and implements the policy of measuring acres, what reason can there be to hinder and resist it anywhere in the world?
Of course, it is extremely difficult to implement it in Guanzhong.
Xu Jingzong was worried: "Guanzhong is an important place in the capital, and it is crucial to the foundation of the empire. If it triggers violent turmoil, it will shake the foundation of the country. Your Majesty, think twice."
In addition to the Guanlong clan, the forces entrenched in the land of Guanzhong also include a large number of clans...
If you want to measure the acres of land in Guanzhong, it means that your Majesty and the clan are officially at war.
As the main person responsible for measuring the land, if His Majesty falls at a disadvantage in the struggle with the clan, he will most likely be pushed out and sacrificed as a "scapegoat". How can Xu Jingzong not be afraid?
The reason why he took the initiative to ask Ying to be responsible for measuring the land was to accumulate collection and reputation, not to be a sword in the emperor's hand to open up territories.
Li Chengqian also had some resistance to taking the lead in measuring land in Guanzhong, and did not want to directly conflict with the clan, so he nodded and said: "The situation in Guanzhong is complicated, and it is indeed not the best place to implement the New Deal."
Li Ji was drinking tea aside. Hearing these words, Li Ji sighed in his heart: His Majesty indeed lacks courage. If Emperor Taizong was still here, he would only face difficulties and face difficulties. How could he give up difficulties and take easy ones?
Liu Jie was surprised and said: "Why did your Majesty say this? In the whole world, there is no royal land, let alone the important land of Guanzhong and the capital! Is there anyone who dares to resist your Majesty's imperial order?"
Xu Jingzong said dissatisfied: "You also know that Guanzhong is an important place in Gyeonggi Province? If it causes turmoil, the whole world will be unrest. Do you want to be the eternal sinner of the empire?"
Naturally, he strongly opposed it.
Liu Jie said: "Now the left and right Jinwu guards are about to form an army. The commanders of both armies are close confidants of the Duke of Yue. They must be loyal to His Majesty. If the situation is unstable, you can send left and right Jin Wuwei to suppress the enemy."
Li Ji glanced at Liu Ji.
Xu Jingzong was moved in his heart and quickly said: "Liu Zhongshu's words are wrong. According to the recommendation of the Ministry of War, both Cheng Wuting and Sun Renshi, who served as the general of the left Jinwu Guard and the right general of the Jinwu Guard, are meritorious service to the country. No matter who they served under What’s the connection? They are all His Majesty’s hero’s humerus, but it’s ridiculous to label them to distinguish them.”
This guy actually reached out to the left and right Jinwu guards? As a "traitor" and "scum" among civil servants, Xu Jingzong naturally wanted to stop him.
Otherwise, if Liu Ji is allowed to control a Jinwu Guard and his strength increases greatly, how can he surpass him in the future?
But he also knew that Liu Ji's words were probably intended to offend His Majesty. After all, "balance" is the kingly rule for the king. The two generals responsible for the security of the capital and guarding Chang'an were both Fang Jun's men. For His Majesty, he was afraid It's hard to accept.
This has nothing to do with whether you trust Fang Jun or whether Fang Jun is loyal, but something that an emperor must always be vigilant about.
Just because no one proposed it before, it doesn't mean that His Majesty has no ideas in his mind. Now with Liu Jie's words, maybe something will be done...
Li Chengqian looked at Li Ji again: "What do you think, Duke Ying?"
Li Ji sighed inwardly. His Majesty asked twice in a row. How could he remain silent twice in a row?
That was no longer a question of whether he, the minister Zuopushe, could continue to be the minister, but a matter of being contemptuous of the king...
He opened his mouth and said: "Cheng Wuting is a loyal minister, he has a good family background, and he has made outstanding achievements before. He is worthy of being the general of Zuojin Wuwei. But Sun Renshi is a little worse. This person was in Youyiwei before, and Changsun Wuji rebelled. At that time, he defected to Fang Jun's command. Although he had some meritorious deeds, his background was not good after all, so it was suddenly difficult for him to take up the post. I was afraid that his military morale would be unstable."
Li Chengqian said: "I also think there is something wrong with Master Sun Ren. Let him serve as the general of Youjinwu Guard. It is more than enough to be a deputy to the general... So who is the general of Youjinwu Guard, Ying Gong?"
Li Ji shook his head: "Wei Chen has paid little attention to military affairs in recent years, and there is no suitable candidate for a while. Your Majesty can just make your own decisions."
Blocking Sun Renshi from General Youjin Wuwei has already offended Fang Jun. If he recommends another person to replace him, do you really think that Fang Jun will not come to the door of his British government to find trouble?
Although he and Fang Jun were two of the most powerful figures in the Tang military today, and they were always at odds with each other, they had a tacit understanding with each other and were not incompatible. It was enough to deny Sun Renshi. After all, he was not deliberately targeting him. It is true that he is not suitable for the position of General Youjin Wuwei, but if he recommends another person, it will appear to be very selfish and the purpose is not so simple.
His Majesty asked, and he had to speak to express his opinion, but he absolutely did not want to be resented by Fang Jun...
Li Chengqian also understood Li Ji's character, and it was a surprise to be able to give some opinions. He was not demanding, so he turned to Liu Ji and asked: "Ai Qing, is there anyone suitable to recommend?"
At this point, Liu Jie did not hide it, and said bluntly: "Wei Chen feels that Duke Yu is more suitable. After all, he is one of the few overweight Zhenguan ministers. His merits, qualifications, and ability are all qualified for the job. Besides, he is Now he is in charge of the Ministry of Punishment, but he is not proficient in the law. It is really difficult for him, so why not put him in a familiar position to serve the country?"