Of course, Xu Jingzong's statement was to tell His Majesty Li Er that the Jiangnan nobles would give up some interests and support the emperor's establishment of a maritime trade supervision office in Jiangnan.
Although Xu Jingzong knew that he might lose the trust and support of the Jiangnan gentry in the future, he had no choice but to do so.
The original intention was to frame Yang Fan for plagiarism, ruin his reputation, and make His Majesty Li Er give up the idea of reaching out to Jiangnan.
But now, not only could they not be blamed for plagiarism, but they were caught off guard by Yang Fan's manipulation.
Huang Ben's words that he just did not know how to restrain had clearly angered the emperor.
You must know that Huang Ben and his party not only represent themselves, they all appeared in Chang'an and represented the frontline of the Jiangnan gentry.
Speaking of which, Xu Jingzong was one of the representatives of the Jiangnan gentry in the court.
If today we can prove Yang Fan’s plagiarism.
The Jiangnan nobles could use this reason to express their resistance to the emperor's determination to interfere with the interests of the Jiangnan nobles!
In their view, as long as Yang Fan, whom His Majesty Li Er planned to send to Jiangnan, was suppressed, Jiangnan would always be the territory of the local emperors like them.
But everything was ruined by Huang Ben!
Of course, this does not mean that the Jiangnan nobles were obedient and did not dare to contradict and disobey the emperor's orders.
You must know that the Jiangnan nobles have been operating in Jiangnan for hundreds of thousands of years, and their influence is deep-rooted and has penetrated into every corner.
It can be said that even the imperial decree would have been impossible to implement smoothly without the cooperation of the Jiangnan nobles.
But even if the Jiangnan gentry wanted to resist, they had to find a reason to express their dissatisfaction in a subtle way.
If Yang Fan could be successfully framed, even the emperor would be helpless against them.
Now that there is no reason, they certainly don't dare to put this conflict in the open.
After all, if you continue to pester shamelessly, you are questioning the emperor's supreme authority!
Just now Yang Fan was forced to write two poems in a row to prove his talent and refute the accusation of plagiarism, but Huang Bi did nothing.
Compare the two and make a judgment.
If they don't know what to do and continue to mess around, they will definitely provoke His Majesty Li Er to kill him.
After all, if there is no reason to still want to resist Chaoyang, it will inevitably make the emperor think too much.
What are the Jiangnan nobles doing? Do they still care about him as the emperor? Do they want to rebel?
His Majesty Li Er, on his side, has listened to Yang Fan's suggestion and plans to set up a unified maritime trade yamen in the south of the Yangtze River.
Originally, I just wanted to make the national treasury more abundant, and did not want to cause turmoil in the south of the Yangtze River.
Of course, this does not mean that the imperial power can be questioned!
When the emperor's power was challenged again and again, Li Er must take iron-blooded measures to suppress it, otherwise how could he make the people of the world surrender?
Therefore, the final result is to see what the Jiangnan nobles do!
However, even though Xu Jingzong expressed his willingness to surrender, Huang Ben's face turned pale, he was so scared that he was sweating like rain, and his whole body was shaking like chaff.
At this time, he felt regretful and had already scolded Xu Jingzong's eighteenth generation ancestors.
What kind of bad idea did you come up with? Didn’t you say it was foolproof?
Now that the situation is out of control, isn't this harmful to people?
Huang Ben now wants to die!
But, he doesn't want to die.
Being in your twenties is the most glorious stage of life, and I haven’t enjoyed it enough yet!
What's more, now it is no longer a question of whether he will die alone, but whether he can avoid implicating the entire family, or even all the Jiangnan nobles.
For the sake of my own life, it seems I really have to express my attitude.
Thinking of this, Huang Ben hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the common people deserve to die. They said something out of nowhere. Please be magnanimous, Your Majesty!"
"However, as Mr. Xu said, the issue of the ownership of this word is difficult to distinguish, and I will not delve into it in the future."
"Of course, no matter what, the common people have studied hard for more than ten years just to be loyal to Your Majesty to the death. Please give Your Majesty a chance."
Huang Ben knew that if he did not express his position at this time, the emperor would be furious.
If His Majesty Li Er is really forced to raise the butcher knife, then he will not only become the ghost of the knife, but also may become the sinner of the family!
It’s just a pity!
Originally, I wanted to take the opportunity to become famous in one fell swoop, pave the way for my future career, gain more chips for myself, and have a high starting point.
Now, I have to stick my face out to be beaten, and I have to smile at you. What are you doing!
Huang Ben really wanted to give himself a few punches.
If I had known this, what was the point of provoking this incident myself? Why not just stay in Jiangnan and be the second generation ancestor?
At this time, Huang Ben felt regretful in his heart. He only hoped that His Majesty Li Er could spare his life.
Xu Jingzong and Huang Ben expressed their opinions one after another, which made His Majesty Li Er so happy that he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and almost cheered!
I didn’t expect that Jiangnan Sea Trade, which I had longed for, would be under the control of the imperial court so easily. This is a real piece of fat.
The more he thought about it, the happier he became. His Majesty Li Er couldn't help but look at Yang Fan who was showing off.
Although this kid is usually very annoying, during Guan Jian's time he was really a lucky general.
Although he was very happy, His Majesty Li Er did not show any joy.
As an emperor, the city still has this.
His Majesty Li Er had a calm look on his face, as if the benefits given up by the Jiangnan nobles were not worthy of his joy, which made Yang Fan secretly laugh.
Putting everything together, how could Yang Fan not know the reason why he was framed for plagiarism?
Everything is caused by interests!
The imperial court wanted a share of the pie, but the Jiangnan gentry were unwilling to give in. That's all, and that's why today's farce happened.
Now Yang Fan used two poems to block the Jiangnan nobles' excuse for crusade and make the Jiangnan nobles submissive, which was equivalent to another source of income for the court.
This provided a guarantee of money and food for Li Er's future expedition to Goguryeo.
In this way, His Majesty Li Er can prepare the plan for the Eastern Expedition.
Once he conquered Goguryeo, he became a veritable emperor through the ages.
Thinking that he would be able to get what he wanted in just a few years, His Majesty Li Er suddenly beamed with joy and wished he could laugh a few times to vent his emotions.
Seeing His Majesty Li Er who was happy but afraid to smile, Yang Fan secretly despised him.
This guy just loves to dress up!
Of course, as a subordinate, it is the most basic ability to observe what is happening and Yang Fan will certainly not risk his life to expose it.
Although His Majesty Li Er felt very satisfied, Yang Fan did not want to stop.
Since Huang Ben wants to make himself irreversible, let this guy have a taste of despair.
So, Yang Fan looked at Huang Ben who was scared to death and asked: "You just said that we have no evidence to prove the ownership of the poem "When Will the Bright Moon Come?" This matter has been revealed, right?"
Huang Ben raised his head and glanced at Yang Fan suspiciously, nodded and said, "Yes, that's what I mean."
Yang Fan chuckled and said, "Didn't you question me before for plagiarizing your words? Since you have no evidence, don't blame me for being rude!"
As he said that, Yang Fan turned to look at His Majesty Li Er: "Huang Ben falsely accused Wei Chen of plagiarism, which ruined Wei Chen's reputation. Now Wei Chen is suing Huang Ben for falsely accusing Zhongliang, plagiarizing a certain poem, and calling "catch the thief." Please help me, Your Majesty.
Make the decision!"
After hearing Yang Fan's words, His Majesty Li Er's eyes twitched.
You kid still knows you have a reputation!
You cause trouble every time. Have I ever seen you cherish your reputation?
Before His Majesty Li Er could speak, Huang Ben jumped up: "Yang Fan, you said that I plagiarized your poems, do you have any evidence? How can His Majesty allow you to talk nonsense in front of His Majesty?"
Huang Ben felt guilty!
If Yang Fan really has any evidence, then his life will be over.
A commoner falsely accused the county magistrate, and even if he did not die, his skin would still fall off.
Soon, Huang Ben calmed down again.
In his opinion, if Yang Fan really had evidence to prove that he wrote the poem, why didn't he come up with it earlier? It was obvious that Yang Fan was bluffing.
Not only Huang Ben thought so, but everyone present also thought Yang Fan was talking nonsense.
Yang Fan ignored Huang Bi in Gestilia, but slowly said to Xu Jingzong: "As we all know, the poem "When will the bright moon come" was written by a certain person at Wangyue Tower at noon on the autumn night. At that time, there were many great Confucians of the Tang Dynasty.
All my students and students can testify for me, including Kong Yingda and Xu Shilang. Is what I said correct?"
"County Duke Wannian is right." Yang Fan's statement was indeed what happened that day, and it was impossible for Xu Jingzong to deny it.
What's more, Kong Yingda and many students were also present at that time, so it was impossible to deny it.
Hearing Xu Jingzong's answer, Yang Fan looked at Chen Xueli and continued to ask: "Mr. Chen, you said before that the time when Huang Bi took out this poem was on Qiuxi, and Zishi had already passed, right?"
Chen Xueli nodded in agreement.
Yang Fan laughed even more happily, his eyes passed over everyone's bodies, and then he stared at Huang Ben and shouted sternly: "Huang Ben, I wrote this poem first, and you took out this poem later. This is not plagiarism by you.
What are my words? How dare you quibble?"
Huang Ben suddenly panicked and said with gleaming words: "What evidence do you have? Besides, the time when we made this word is only a few hours apart, why do you think I plagiarized you? Chang'an and Jiangnan are thousands of miles apart, and I
You can’t just fly over and copy it, right?”
Seeing this scene, Yang Fan burst into laughter and became even more sure of what he was thinking.
Someone in Chang'an must have sent this poem thousands of miles away to Jiangnan within a few hours.
Thinking of this, Yang Fan didn't give Huang Ben a chance to recover, and asked loudly: "Of course you can't grow wings and fly to Chang'an, but there is something that can fly thousands of miles away to Jiangnan in a few hours.
"
Huang Ben's expression changed drastically, and he argued forcefully: "You are talking nonsense. How is it possible that something in this world can fly thousands of miles away in just a few hours?"
Yang Fan smiled and said nothing.
In this era without airplanes and high-speed trains, the fastest way to deliver letters is the carrier pigeon.
According to Yang Fan’s understanding, carrier pigeons were used to transmit military intelligence during the Northern Song Dynasty.
Although I don’t know if there is any mature channel for transmitting information using homing pigeons.
However, raising homing pigeons has a history of thousands of years in China, and it is inevitable that some strange people will discover the convenience.
The flight speed of homing pigeons is about 150 kilometers per hour.
In six or seven hours, we can definitely reach Jiangnan, which is thousands of miles away.
Of course, this kind of homing pigeon is definitely one of a kind.
So Yang Fan spoke eloquently: "Of course there is something that can fly thousands of miles away to the south of the Yangtze River within a few hours, and the one who delivers the news is the pigeon."
"Did someone in Chang'an bring you this poem and let you keep it as your own, so that you can deliberately frame someone today?"
"If you tell me honestly, I can ask your Majesty to re-impose you. If not, it will be enough for you to confiscate your family and exterminate your family for the crime of falsely accusing an official of the imperial court."
Seeing Yang Fan's words, Huang Ben immediately broke his defense and shouted in disbelief: "How do you know that pigeons can pass..."
After only half of what he said, Huang Ben immediately realized that he had been tricked by Yang Fan!
How did Yang Fan know so clearly whether this guy was a human or a god?
This kid just kept putting pressure on himself just to make himself say the wrong thing, and he was indeed fooled.
Although he didn't finish his words, it could be seen from everyone's strange eyes that he was in trouble!
As expected, His Majesty Li Er could not let Huang Ben escape justice and was dragged out of the main hall with screams.
Everyone knew that even if Huang Ben was lucky enough to survive, his life would be over.
For a moment, the main hall fell into dead silence.
Finally, a sigh broke the silence.
I saw Chen Xueli saying with a defeated face: "I am old and dim-sighted. It is a lifelong shame for me to testify for such a person."
"From now on, I will definitely go back to the mountains and forests to study with all my heart, and no longer pay attention to the entanglements in the world. I hope the county magistrate will not take offense to what happened today."
Yang Fan waved his hand indifferently: "Mr. Chen is too worried. All of this was done by those cunning traitors. What does it have to do with you? If you go into seclusion, wouldn't it be a great loss to the empire?"
Chen Xueli said with admiration: "County Lord Wannian has a broad mind. He is indeed different from ordinary people. I am ashamed of myself!"
"The county official is very talented. I wonder if I can write a poem for the old man, so that my trip to Chang'an will not be in vain?"
Yang Fan did not refuse, and directly assumed the attitude of a literary giant, holding the pen with one hand, and began to write rapidly on the rice paper.
Xu Jingzong on one side looked at Yang Fan's focused expression, and then looked at the rice paper one after another, dumbfounded.
Xu Jingzong calmed down slightly and thought of the saying spread in Chang'an: "This son is the talent of the Prime Minister..."
This was originally a casual remark made by His Majesty Li Er to express his respect for Yang Fan, but now, it made Xu Jingzong feel a lot.
The Yang family was originally just a lonely noble family.
Because of the emergence of Yang Fan, the tide has risen, and there is a faint tendency to rise.
However, compared with many aristocratic families in the Tang Dynasty, they are still not worth mentioning, just like the bright moon and the fireflies.
But looking at it now, Xu Jingzong is a little worried.
Among the second or even third generation of the Xu family, there are not many talented descendants among the young and dandy.
Xu Zhang, the most talented eldest son, also died in the imperial examination.
There is no one left who can support the Menlin family business.
It can be foreseen that in the near future, the Xu family, as a Jiangnan noble family, will inevitably be suppressed and weakened by the emperor.
Xu's will definitely show a downward trend.
On the other hand, the Yang family has already soared into the sky.
Yang Fan gained the emperor's trust and had a wide network of contacts in the court.
Even when Yang Fan encountered crises several times, no one stood up to support him.
In fact, that was not the critical moment.
Once the fundamental interests of the Yang family are shaken, Yang Fan's connections will surely surprise everyone.
Fang Xuanling, Cheng Yaojin, Li Ji...who dares to despise these people?
The young people from these families have already been tied to Yang Fan's chariot.
The most important thing is that Yang Fan is the emperor's son-in-law.
Of course, Yang Fan is also good enough.
Regardless of talent or ability, he is able to overwhelm his peers in all aspects.
When you mount your horse, you can fight, and when you dismount, you can make money.
He is unique among the younger generation in Chang'an and has strong appeal.
As long as we continue to develop according to this trend, the future is limitless, and it will simply be the pillar of the future of the empire!
Xu Jingzong couldn't help but wonder, is it really worth being an enemy of such a person?