"If my father-in-law had not been bedridden, he would not have had such troubles." Li Tai's father-in-law was Yan Lide. In the eighth year of Zhenguan, he was ordered to build the "Yong'an Palace" for the great ancestor Li Yuan on the Longshou Plain outside Chang'an City.
Before it was completed, Emperor Gaozu passed away and the construction of Yong'an Palace was stopped. He was also ordered to build the Xianling Mausoleum for Emperor Gaozu.
, the mausoleum was built, and he was promoted to the rank of master craftsman.
In the 10th year of Zhenguan, Empress Wende passed away. Emperor Taizong ordered Yan Lide to be responsible for building the "Zhao Mausoleum" to bury Empress Wende and serve as his mausoleum ten thousand years later. However, Yan Lide's management was loose and he was removed from the post and placed outside.
For many years after that, Yan Lide never returned to prison and stayed at home to recuperate from illness.
In the past two years, I have been on the bed of illness and have not been in office for a long time.
If Yan Lide can still serve as an official, why is there no one available?
Fang Jun recommended: "The Minister of Punishment, Yan Liben, will be the young eunuch, and he may be qualified for the job."
Li Tai was surprised and said: "This is my princess's uncle. Of course I know him well, but I only heard that he is good at painting, but I didn't know that he is also good at architecture?"
Yan Liben's reputation was far greater than that of his brother. Emperor Taizong ordered Yan Liben to draw a picture of the six war horses that Yan Liben rode during his campaigns in all directions, then carved them on stone and erected them in Zhaoling. People at the time called them the "Six Horses of Zhaoling".
Fang Jun smiled and said: "Your Highness has underestimated your 'uncle'. He is not only good at painting and crafts, but also good at architecture. He is also outstanding in political talent. At the very least, he can be responsible for the governance of a state." History
Shang Yan Liben is an extremely low-key person. At first, his reputation was not obvious and was completely overshadowed by the glory of his brother Yan Lide. Although he served as Kuzhi in the Prince of Qin's Mansion in his early years and was regarded as an old minister of Emperor Taizong's late residence, he was modest and cautious.
, is indifferent to fame and fortune, and to this day is just a doctor from the Ministry of Justice.
However, after the death of his brother Yan Lide, Yan Liben took over many of his brother's unfinished tasks, and his reputation immediately doubled and his reputation doubled.
The most amazing thing is that this person is not only unparalleled in art, but he can also benefit a party as an official. He is a rare all-rounder.
Li Tai most admired Fang Jun's ability to recognize and employ people. After hearing this, he immediately said: "I will send a letter to Chang'an immediately, asking your Majesty to transfer Yan Liben to Luoyang for his use."
The three of them chatted for a while. Seeing that the overall situation was decided, they felt very good. In the evening, they held a banquet and had a few drinks. Because they once again saw Fang Jun's amazing drinking capacity, Li Tai and Xu Jingzong were obedient during the dinner.
Guarding the small wine cup in front of them, not only did they not dare to propose a toast to Fang Jun, they even declined Fang Jun's toast to them.
He said, "It's enough to have a drink in your spare time," lest it arouse Fang Jun's drunkenness and pour wine on them... During the dinner, Li Tai asked: "Ordinarily, with Erlang's meritorious service and status, plus his contribution to helping His Majesty ascend the throne, even if
Regardless of the position of the chief minister, he should still stand at the center and hold the power, so why should he be idle?
Even the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry must be let go?"
The bustle in the world is all for the benefit of coming, and the hustle and bustle of the world is all for the benefit of the going.
When they reach their status and status, what they pursue is naturally not financial gain, but power.
Who doesn’t want to be inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people?
And this is why many people in the government and the public are confused about Fang Jun. No matter how indifferent to fame and fortune, he can't be so humble and low-key, right? Even if he doesn't have the ambition to rule the world, he should still hold on to a certain amount of power to ensure his status.
A real man cannot live without power for a day.
If you don’t have power, who will take you seriously? Fang Jun took a sip of wine, smiled, and said, “You can’t have your cake and eat it too. I value military power more than administrative power. Only by having military power in hand can we ensure the central leadership.
The smooth implementation of government orders, otherwise even if I sit in the position of prime minister and issue a government order but cannot even issue it to the state and county, what is the use? On the contrary, as long as the military power is in hand, I can be invincible. In terms of government affairs, there are
King Ma Bin, the Xu Yan clan, Cui Dunli, and even more young people in the future
People have emerged to take on big responsibilities, so why should I worry?"
In ancient and modern times, at home and abroad, only military power is the most solid foundation. Without the support of military power, any power is just a mirror and can be broken at a glance.
As long as the general power is firmly in his hands, what does it matter who is the prime minister?
You have to do whatever you are asked to do. If you don't do it, there will naturally be people who are willing to do it. Just replace it with someone else.
However, Li Tai and Xu Jingzong became increasingly puzzled.
Xu Jingzong asked in confusion: "In this case, why did the Duke of Yue hand over the left and right Jinwu guards?"
The Left and Right Jinwu Guards were reorganized from the Left and Right Tun Guards. During the reorganization process, Fang Jun almost took the lead in everything, but he handed them over before they became an army.
They claim to have military power, but they don’t even have a directly affiliated army. Even the Royal Navy has Su Dingfang as its nominal commander, and legally it is His Majesty’s personal armed force... Fang Jun said: "The left and right Jinwu guards are in charge of the capital, and the emperor
How can the safety of the city be in the hands of one person? Don't worry about these details. What I mean by mastering military power is not to control the palace or even the emperor.
That kind of thing is what powerful ministers do, and I don’t do it.”
Are you kidding me? I have the safety of the palace and the life and death of the king in my hands. Isn't it trouble enough for me?
Even if Li Chengqian was "generous", he would never allow this situation to happen.
You only need to ensure that you have the power to determine Chang'an in one fell swoop under the most extreme circumstances, and that is enough. The rest of the military power must be left outside.
As long as Datang can decide who it wants to go to war with and who it wants to make peace with, that will be all right.
Otherwise, as happened in history, the aristocratic families were divided into territories to govern themselves, and the warlords in various places supported the army and regarded the center as nothing, and all national strategies had to go through the warlords before they could be abolished, established, and implemented. What would happen?
Now the most critical strategic areas of the Tang Dynasty are under his control. The Navy and the Anxi Army guard the ocean and the Western Region respectively. Then he will bring the troops in the Northern Xinjiang and Liaodong under his control to achieve his goal. As for the Southern Xinjiang,
Nowadays, they are all smog-stricken lands, with a lack of population and a barren economy. Even large areas of cultivated farmland are rare. The time and cost of development are uncontrollable. They can be used as buffer areas without excessive settlement.
military.
Complete your strategic layout step by step without letting the center feel danger.
He will make the Tang Dynasty as great as a strong man, and even greater than the Tang Dynasty in history.
If the strategic layout completed a thousand years in advance still cannot allow future generations to escape misfortune and revive in the "three thousand years of great changes" in the future, then it is fate and there is nothing we can do about it.
Although Fang Jun did not say it clearly, both Li Tai and Xu Jingzong felt that there must be a big picture, and they also realized that Fang Jun's ambition was definitely not comparable to that of those who were fighting for power and profit in the court.
Xu Jingzong expressed his sincere admiration: "The Duke of Yue has a broad mind and a clear view of thousands of miles. His subordinates are willing to do whatever they want and do what dogs and horses can do!"
Fang Jun almost spit out his drink and stared at Xu Jingzong speechless.
The word "the work of a dog and a horse" has been ruined by himself, and now that Xu Jingzong says it, it is simply disgusting...
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The spring breeze blows in from the open window, soft and soft, and the swallows fly among the willow branches that have just sprouted outside the window, and pass under the eaves, their light and graceful figures are nimble and elegant, and they chirp from time to time.
Liu Ji sat behind the desk in front of the window, looking at the busy scene outside the window, and sighed quietly: "It's going to rain."
He immediately withdrew his gaze and stared at a piece of paper and two letters on the desk.
The paper is an excerpt of the memorial Xu Jingzong sent to Chang'an from Luoyang, and the letter is the secret letter sent to him by Zhang Liang and Pei Huaijie respectively from Luoyang. Xu Jingzong's report is naturally about the smooth progress of "measurement of acres", not only
In addition, Fang Jun even assisted Xu Jingzong to sell the land that had been occupied and annexed by those aristocratic families to the aristocratic families. Although the price was not high, it was not enough to block the
There is too much land to live in.
In Xu Jingzong's report, after estimation and calculation, it was conservatively estimated that there would be 15 million coins...
Fifteen million dollars!
After Datang opened maritime trade and reformed the tax system, its annual treasury revenue was only double this figure.
How big a political achievement is this? At first, I laughed at Xu Jingzong for overestimating his capabilities and taking the initiative to take on such a seemingly impossible task. He was waiting for him to return to Chang'an in despair after falling into the sand in Luoyang. However, this is what happened
a result
.
The Minister of Rites, a minister of the late emperor's latent residence, had Fang Jun's full support...
Over time, this person will definitely become his number one political enemy.
In Zhang Liang's secret letter, he described in detail a series of Fang Jun's operations, including inviting him to enter the urn, drawing fuel from the bottom of the cauldron, defeating each other and other tricks, which are breathtaking.
Luoyang Yushi...
Do you want to push Yu Zhining to the position of prime minister and assistant with the help of such a strong trend?
Haha, it's a beautiful thought. As for Pei Huaijie's secret letter, he didn't say much about Fang Jun's actions. Instead, he explained to him the various reasons why the Henan Aristocratic Family had to obey Fang Jun, and mentioned that the most important reason was that the Henan Aristocratic Family had to obey Fang Jun.
Not willing to do anything else
The interests of the world's aristocratic families are charged into battle, and then become the chicken that scares the monkey and is killed.
It makes sense, but Liu Ji is the best at figuring out human nature. He can tell at a glance that this is Pei Huaijie's excuse for not resolutely resisting the central government's decree. If someone can connect the Henan aristocratic families, he can lead Fang Fangjun's strong oppression.
, how could he surrender without a fight and break the barriers built between the entire world's elites, and give such a huge deal to Fang Jun, Xu Jingzong and others in vain?
Achievements?
Obviously, Pei Huaijie is very determined to return to Beijing. He would rather let Fang Jun succeed, but also want to gain a political achievement in front of His Majesty. Coupled with Liu Ji's support, he can smoothly transfer back to Chang'an.
.
And Liu Ji knew that Pei Huaijie had pushed Fang Jun, would he still support Pei Huaijie?
The answer is yes.
For a feudal official like Pei Huaijie, who has qualifications, status, and political achievements, as long as he returns to the capital, he will be at least six ministers and deputies in the three provinces. Although his rank will be lowered by one level, the capital officials are already a bit higher than the local officials.
It is self-evident that such a person will increase his own strength when he joins his team. How can he give up such an opportunity?
No matter how much dissatisfaction you have in your heart, you can only suppress it.
But as a result, the "New Deal" is in full swing and spreading all over the world. However, his Zhongshu Ling has no real merit and can only watch from the sidelines. His prestige is bound to be reduced again and again... The situation is not optimistic.