Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2879 Take a Stand
Some people are used to being the ones in power, and they have always been the only ones who bully others. Now that the situation is reversed and their face is stripped, they can bear it for a while, but if the perpetrators are not punished at all, it will definitely hurt their self-esteem and arouse their anger against the will.

This is the case with the nobles of Guanlong.

They can suspect each other, quarrel, and calculate among themselves, and they are already on the verge of falling apart, but now they are humiliated by Fang Jun, and the face of the entire Guanlong noble is trampled on the ground. Once they arouse their hatred of the same enemy, maybe The long-standing alliance can continue.

This is a serious violation of Fang Jun's original intention, so we can't see how much confusion caused to Fang Jun by His Majesty Li Er's will, which is like "an antelope hanging horns, no trace to be found".

It's not just Fang Jun, from Cheng Yaojin's expression, one can tell that he is not sure about His Majesty Li Er's pulse...

The silent Cheng Chubi wondered at this moment: "Your Majesty's punishment is very light, isn't it a good thing?"

Cheng Yaojin glanced at this slow-thinking son, sighed secretly, and said angrily: "You can eat and sleep with your brain, how can you think about such things? Remember it later, Use less brains and more hands, ask Erlang more if you have anything, and do whatever he asks you to do, and you will never be harmed."

Everyone's talent is different, my son is a bit stupid, but he is a good material to lead soldiers, with a straightforward personality and deep loyalty, he is not easy to communicate with others, but once he makes friends with others, he can trust life and death.

It doesn't matter if you have no brains, as long as you follow the smart people, the worst thing is to pretend to be smart.

He knew that Cheng Chubi and Fang Jun grew up together, and they could be regarded as life-and-death friends, and Fang Jun treated his friends with sincerity and sincerity, and with his protection, Cheng Chubi definitely couldn't suffer.

Don't look at Fang Jun who is firmly standing on the prince's side to fight against King Jin, but he is too deeply involved with the royal family, so even if the prince loses power in the future, he can only reuse Fang Jun, otherwise the royal family will be completely divided. Prince Hejian, Prince Jiangxia, the princes and princesses of His Majesty Li Er, and Fang Jun have too many conflicts of interest.

Once King Jin wants to target Fang Jun, it will inevitably lead to opposition.

In many cases, the emperor can't do whatever he wants...

As long as Fang Jun stands still, there is no need to worry about Cheng Chubi's future.

Cheng Chubi was reprimanded by his father, but he didn't take it seriously, instead he took it for granted and said: "Of course I want to listen to Erlang, he won't harm me."

The tone is sincere and sincere.

Good brothers naturally want to share honor and disgrace, advance and retreat together, share blessings and share hardships, like Chang Sun Huan and other treacherous people, Cheng Chubi despises them.

Cheng Yaojin smiled wryly at Fang Jun: "This kid is stubborn, Erlang will take better care of him in the future, so don't cause a catastrophe."

Fang Jun nodded happily: "Don't worry, uncle. Although Chu Bi and I are not brothers, we are like brothers and sisters. We have been very close to each other for so many years, and we have never even had a quarrel. We should love each other and never owe each other."

These words are not polite, since he came to the Tang Dynasty, the contacts left over from before, and the newcomers he has made since then, are numerous, but only Cheng Chubi followed him wholeheartedly, as long as he said a word, he would go through fire and water without hesitation .

If a person can have such a pure friend in his life, what more can he ask for?
Cherish it when you are born.

After three rounds of wine, five tastes of food, the wine table became more and more lively. The relationship between the two families was close, but this time they got together, Cheng Yaojin, an elder, did not have the airs of an elder at all. Wuji's forthright temperament made the atmosphere very lively.

After the banquet, the entire Cheng family sent Fang's family outside the gate, watched the carriage slowly go away, and then went back to the courtyard.

On the carriage, Fang Jun looked back at this scene and couldn't help but feel admiration.

He naturally understands that Cheng Yaojin's original intention of inviting him to a banquet today is to better maintain the relationship between the two families. Although they are not allies who live and die together, at least they must advance together and trust each other , This is not only beneficial to the current situation, but when the prince ascends the throne in the future, he can also unite to occupy a more favorable position among the hidden ministers.

This old guy looks rough, and he blares like a devil king all day long, but in fact he has an extremely keen insight into the political situation, and he is a thief...

Otherwise, why did it survive the three dynasties of Taizong, Gaozong, and Empress Wu and still survive and die well?

People have real skills.

For example, the scene of a family standing at the door to see each other off is actually unnecessary, as the two families are family friends, so going to the house to have a banquet is nothing, not to mention that Cheng Yaojin is still an elder.But they just stood at the gate to send them off in such a majestic way. In addition to expressing their importance, it is also equivalent to declaring to the outside world that our two families advance and retreat together, and we share weal and woe.

This is to express our attitude to Fang Jun and even the crown prince. Since we have chosen the East Palace, we should clearly announce to the world that we will cut off our own back roads and never do stupid things like waiting for both sides to please both sides.

From then on, he took a clear stand and went all out in the battle for the reserve position.

Such actions not only made the crown prince very grateful, but even if the king of Jin was lucky enough to ascend the throne in another day, it would be impossible for him to vent his anger on such a family with clear distinctions between right and wrong—you can’t dismiss all the opponents, or even cut them down with a single knife, right?
In political struggles, the most annoying thing is the faction that waits for the wind to fall on both sides. They are either completely neutral, or they are biased towards one side. They want to fish in troubled waters to please both sides, and they often end up making people inside and out...

*****
Duke of Wei.

In the side hall, a brass hot pot is placed on the table, the charcoal fire inside the chamber is burning vigorously, the soup is boiling and tumbling, the mutton and vegetarian dishes are floating and sinking with the boiling, and the aroma is overflowing.

Li Jing and Su Dingfang sat opposite each other, each with a pair of chopsticks scooping up the food in the hot pot, put it in a bowl dipped in sesame sauce, stuffed it into the mouth, opened their mouths to inhale from the scalding, sweated profusely from eating, and took a drink from time to time One bite is very enjoyable.

Li Jing picked up a piece of mutton cut with chopsticks that was as thin as cicada's wings, put it into the soup, dipped it in the sesame sauce, stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it without any image, and praised: "Fang Er's stick is really amazing. Who would have thought that this fellow would dare to attack the official office, and the dignified official Zuo Shilang would be humiliated casually by him like a poodle? It's really daring."

Su Dingfang swallowed the cabbage in his mouth, took a sip of wine, let out a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "Wei Gong is in the academy with Fang Jun on business, is it possible that he doesn't know what he is like? He usually looks arrogant and domineering, and acts recklessly, but in fact he is the worst. It’s a plan before you move, if you don’t have all the follow-up under control, you definitely won’t go so far.”

Now in his mind, Li Jing, the person he admires, ranks first, while Fang Jun undoubtedly ranks second.

Just imagine, after all dynasties have focused on the traditions of the northern border, the western regions, and the southern barbarians, they can break through the nest and form a navy, open up countless routes and conquer countless overseas lands, and earn a steady stream of income through sea trade. Wealth, what kind of earth-shattering creation is this?
It can be said that half of the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty now depends on the huge amount of money imported from overseas to support it, and this half of the credit is all due to Fang Jun.

It is not an exaggeration to say "open up the world".

Li Jing put down his chopsticks, took a sip from his wine glass, and said with a smile: "The old man is naturally familiar with Fang Jun's temperament. Although this guy is young, he has a lot of eyes. Many guys who claim to be sophisticated have been crushed by him. It's a bit of a way. But this time I'm afraid I'm going to miscalculate, even if he has a clever plan, he probably can't count on His Majesty to make such a decree..."

But when the topic got here, it was obviously a court dispute that he himself didn't want to get involved in, so he changed the subject again and asked: "Now that the Eastern Expedition is imminent, although you are the commander of the navy, you are in charge of the most powerful navy in the Tang Dynasty. Master, but because he came from Fang Jun's family, he must definitely not have the opportunity to fight with the army to make meritorious service. But why take this opportunity to fulfill the long-cherished wish of the past? In my opinion, the Western Regions are not safe. If you ask him to help transfer to the Western Regions, he will definitely agree."

Su Dingfang picked up the jug and poured wine into the wine glasses in front of the two, then took a shallow sip from the wine glass, and sighed: "Times have changed, and times have changed. At the beginning and the end, I wholeheartedly wanted to follow Wei Huo and seal the wolf into Xu Chasing death and chasing the north, even if you die in the frontier, you will die well. But now, as the commander of the navy, he is in charge of the most powerful navy in the Tang Dynasty. He has stretched across the seven seas and expanded the border for thousands of miles. What? Above the sea, there are still countless islands and hundreds of territories in the Eastern Ocean, Southern Ocean, and Western Ocean. They can set up ships to traverse the sea and spread the majesty of our Tang Dynasty in all directions. , how can it be compared to the 36 countries in the Western Regions?"

(End of this chapter)