Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2704
When Wei Wang Li Tai and Fang Jun entered the side hall of the town office one after another, Mu Yuanzuo, the governor of Suzhou, was already waiting here, and hurried forward to greet each other: "I have seen His Royal Highness King Wei, and the Duke of Yue!"

Pei Xingjian who was accompanying him also got up and stood aside.

Li Tai stepped forward, cupped his hands to return the salute, and said with a smile: "We are not outsiders, why should we be so polite? Come, come, please sit down."

After all, sit in the main seat first.

Fang Jun sat at the bottom, Pei Xingjian automatically sat beside Fang Jun, and Mu Yuanzuo sat opposite Fang Jun.

Mu Yuanzuo was comforted by Li Tai's words, "I'm not an outsider". The pores of his body seemed to relax, his old face smiled like a blooming chrysanthemum, and even his half-wet official robe felt uncomfortable. , Leaning forward slightly, he said with a smile: "I have heard for a long time that His Majesty the King of Wei has a brilliant literary talent and is proficient in Confucianism. A few years ago, he convened a gathering of talents from all over the world. After some reading, it can be said that the chapters are beautiful, every word is pearls, and it can be called the most wonderful book in the world, enough to be passed down for generations!"

He originally thought that when they met for the first time, he wanted to leave a good impression on His Royal Highness the King of Wei and say something nice, so touting the other party's literary achievements was naturally the simplest, most direct and most effective way.

But Li Tai pinched his chin and fell into embarrassment...

It was only two days ago that Fang Jun denounced his proud "Kuo Di Zhi" as worthless, saying that it has no literary value at all, and now he is being praised so much in front of his face. His Royal Highness the King of Wei wants face, how can he keep it?

Feeling a little displeased, he glared at Fang Jun.

Why is it that you don't have many practical talents under your command, but you are all such sycophants?

Fang Jun naturally understood Li Tai's resentful and resentful eyes, thinking that Mu Yuanzuo did not do his homework well, and he wanted to flatter him but he slapped him on the horse's leg...

With a dry cough, he said softly, "Your Highness has come from thousands of miles away, so it's inevitable that you'll be exhausted by boats and cars. Let's stop talking about these polite words and get straight to the point."

Mu Yuanzuo was stunned. Although he didn't know what he did or said wrongly, he immediately realized that something was wrong, and quickly said: "Yes, yes, I made a mistake. I came here to wait for His Highness and the Yue Kingdom. The public orders, but there are orders, and everything is obeyed."

Li Tai picked up the teacup and took a sip, then glanced at Fang Jun, admiring him.

The south of the Yangtze River has always been a land of fish and rice, and now it is an important source of wealth for the imperial court. The governor of Suzhou can be regarded as a first-class feudal official in the empire. Apart from his political status being slightly lower than that of Jing Zhaoyin, the power he holds and the status in the court The influence is definitely higher than that of the other governors.

But it is such a big official in the frontier who has power all over the south of the Yangtze River, who is like a follower in front of Fang Jun, without any aura, and can't follow suit...

Then think about Ma Zhou, Li Daozong, Sun Fujia and others who have been friends with Fang Jun and have the same ideas. Whether intentionally or not, Fang Jun has already woven an absolutely powerful net around him. Supporting the prince, and even bringing everyone in this network is equivalent to becoming the prince's team, how can the young slaves who only rely on the support of the Guanlong nobles compete with him?
You must know that the current Guanlong nobles are already in decline and destitute. Although it is not the same as yesterday, they are no longer majestic...

But these are all matters between the crown prince and the young slaves. Since I have made up my mind not to get involved, I can just take over those goods breeding industries, wholeheartedly promote my education, show my achievements in life, and go down in history by the way. .

Thinking of this, he was not polite to Mu Yuanzuo, and asked bluntly: "This king's going south to the destination this time, compared to the Duke of Yue who has already written to the governor Mu, this king now only asks you, those who compensated the Duke of Yue As for the breeding industry, can the Governor's Department have specific details?"

Mu Yuanzuo paused slightly, and Pei Xingjian who was on the side interjected, "His Royal Highness, the details have been kept with the lower officials."

"Oh?" Li Tai frowned.

Mu Yuanzuo explained: "Last time, because of the accidental explosion of the earthquake thunder stored in Huating Town, the impact was so great that Duke Yue was impeached by the censor and ordered by His Majesty. Afterwards, it was found out that he was the king of Taiyuan. Because of what my son did, many aristocratic families including the Taiyuan Wang family took out some goods and property and donated them to the Duke of Yue to express their apologies. After the official correspondence, Duke Yue once said that he did not want to take over the farming industry for the time being, so he handed over the details to Pei Changshi for safekeeping."

Li Tai was a little embarrassed again...

They are all educated people, and the level of realm is placed here, and the words are naturally euphemistic and pleasant. "I don't want to accept these things for the time being" is just a modified word. In fact, it means that Fang Jun didn't intend to ask for these things at all. It was not easy to see, so Mu Yuanzuo handed over the details to Pei Xingjian, and the matter ended here, but he also accepted the apology from the Taiyuan Wang family and other aristocratic families, and turned the war into jade, and did not pursue the matter to the end.

As a result, I had a crush on these commodity breeding industries, so I had to drag Fang Jun to the south of the Yangtze River to receive things that they didn't intend to receive...

However, Li Tai is not the so-called gentleman who flaunts his reputation. Right now, he is determined to develop the education of the Tang Dynasty and needs more real money. It is a good thing to get money, and he doesn't care about those vain faces.

Pei Xingjian said: "The official has kept the details, but the official is worried that it will be stolen or damaged by someone who has a heart in the town office, so he put it in the residence. Do you want to get it for His Highness now?"

Although Huating Town is the fiefdom of Fang Jun, and the Shibo Department was established with Fang Jun's team, but after all, in the land of Jiangnan, it is inevitable to appoint many children of Jiangnan gentry inside and out. Seniors, you must be careful in your daily actions.

Li Tai was about to take a look at it, but Fang Jun said: "No need, since it is an apology to a certain person, it must not be unsightly, just bring someone to receive it later. But a certain person and His Highness came to Jiangnan , each family must have received the news, how did they react?"

This question is naturally asked by Mu Yuanzuo. As the governor of Suzhou, most of the south of the Yangtze River is under his rule. He was not removed by impeachment after years of full support, but the basic information must still be mastered.

Mu Yuanzuo said immediately after hearing the words: "The reactions of the previous families were quite normal. After all, it was already promised to the Duke of Yue. When you will receive it, they have nothing to say. But two days ago, the son of the Wang family in Taiyuan When Wang Jing came to Jiangnan, he went straight to the bamboo garden of the Xiao family in Jinling as soon as he got off the boat. He met the head of the Xiao family. The family of Zhou, Shen, Gu, Qian, etc. were all in it, and the family of Zhou, Shen, Gu, Qian, etc. were not left behind. This person spread rumors everywhere, saying that the Taiyuan Wang family was framed by others in the case of Huating Zhentian thunder explosion and theft. , The situation was urgent at that time, in order to eliminate the situation, I had to stand up and bear the charges, and compensate you for the loss of the Duke of Yue, which is really unfair to the Wang family of Taiyuan."

Fang Jun frowned, and asked, "Has Governor Mu ever met this person?"

"Yesterday, the Wu Xingshen family hosted a banquet for Wang Jing in the city of Suzhou, and the lower officials were also invited to the banquet, so we met."

"How is he?"

Mu Yuanzuo pondered for a while, then thought about it and said: "This man is very talkative, has a wide range of knowledge, strong memorization, outstanding literary talent, and profound attainments in Confucian classics. His appearance is clean and gentle, and he is as gentle as jade. Grandchildren, especially the city is very deep."

Fang Jun stroked the short mustache on his lips, and pondered: "Wu Xingshen?"

Such an open banquet for Wang Jing, especially when he and the king of Wei were about to arrive in the south of the Yangtze River, his intention was already obvious, and some kind of agreement must have been reached with the Taiyuan Wang family.

He looked at Pei Xingjian and asked, "Above that list, is there Wu Xingshen's commodity breeding business?"

Although Pei Xingjian has no photographic memory, his IQ is definitely among the highest among the crowd. After thinking about it, he said affirmatively, "No."

Fang Jun then laughed, and said: "Interesting, Wu Xingshen's family was clearly not involved in the last thunderstorm explosion and theft case, but this time they openly mixed up with Taiyuan Wang's family, maybe they still want to Seeing injustice, upholding justice, and bringing this bully to justice? Ha ha."

Li Tai had already frowned at the side, and said helplessly: "This king just wants to take over those commodity breeding industries and get some money to support the expenses of the 'Promoting Association'. This Taiyuan Wang family is really a bastard. As for being involved in the battle for the reserve position? Damn!"

His Royal Highness the King of Wei is not an idiot, so he can naturally see that the entire Jiangnan is now in a state of turmoil, and the source of all this is the battle for the reserve position.

(End of this chapter)