Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2940

"Yo!"

Fang Jun pretended to be surprised and said: "When did His Highness King Jin understand righteousness so clearly? It is really impressive."

Li Zhi put down his teacup, and said in a bad mood: "Why are you so yin and yang? This king mentioned this, just to remind the Duke of Yue to be careful when walking at night in the future, so as not to be hit by a sack on the head Sap, making people laugh."

Putting on a sack and knocking a sap stick is a trivial matter, the family's grandson Wuji would not do this kind of nonsense, if you don't do it, it's fine, once you do it, it will be a deadly situation.

In the past, Changsun Wuji certainly wanted to kill Fang Jun, but there were too many constraints, so he naturally restrained himself after careful consideration, and his actions were somewhat measured, and he didn't dare to make too much trouble.Now that an old face is being slapped by Fang Jun, his famous name will soon be reduced to a laughing stock, and maybe he will ignore it when he becomes angry from embarrassment.

Fang Jun looked at Li Zhi, puzzled, and said, "Accordingly, Your Highness should wish that the humble official would fall to his death while walking, or drown in the bath, so why did he kindly remind him?"

Li Zhi rolled his eyes and said, "This king is as narrow-minded as you said? The battle for the reserve position is a battle between gentlemen. Just like the Duke of Yue said before, everything must be restricted by the bottom line. Once the bottom line is broken, not only will the If you cause turmoil in the court, you will be too late to regret. Besides, you are my brother-in-law, no matter how displeased I am with you, I will never see Elder Sister Gao Yang become a widow, will I?"

Speaking of this, my heart suddenly moved, thinking that it might be a good thing if this guy was really slaughtered by Changsun Wuji, at least those concubines of his may not be widowed for him, and by using some tricks on his own, maybe Wu Meiniang can be brought into the house middle.

It's a pity that Mrs. Wu gave birth to an heir for this guy, which is a bit unbeautiful...

How did Fang Jun know that the brother-in-law in front of him was still thinking about his concubine?Nodding his head in comfort, he said, "It is indeed the blessing of the empire that His Highness understands righteousness deeply."

Li Zhi knew that Fang Jun didn't like him very much, he could even be said to be deeply wary, so he ignored his teasing and sarcasm, stretched on the chair, opened his mouth to speak, but saw Cui Dunli walking in from outside, He closed his mouth.

Cui Dunli entered the duty room, first saluted the two, and then put a document in front of Fang Jun, saying: "There is news from Liaodong. After the delayed arrival of the ordnance a year ago, because it was eager to send it to the various troops, The Governor’s Mansion of Youzhou had to send troops on the road in the snow, so the loss was not small, a total of 370 people were frostbitten, and 16 of them died, hereby report the list and ask for compensation.”

It stands to reason that although Fang Jun is the minister of the Ministry of War, Li Zhi wears the title of "Shangshu of the Ministry of War", and he can be regarded as the "supervisor" sent by the emperor to the Ministry of War, with more authority than Fang Jun.But after Cui Dunli came in, he didn't care about Li Zhi at all, he just asked Fang Jun for instructions, and regarded Li Zhi as air.

Although Li Zhi was young, he was more or less generous, at least he didn't show any displeasure on his face...

Cui Dunli didn't care whether he liked it or not. Although he was born in a powerful family and knew how to flatter and flatter him, he was a man of practical work.He was certain that following Fang Jun and the crown prince would allow him to show his talent, and even have a chance to become a famous figure in history, so he made up his mind to go all the way to the dark, and never considered switching to the King Jin camp.

In fact, this is also the attitude of many Shandong aristocratic families today.

Since Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty Sinicized and reformed the surnames, the Shandong aristocratic family has become a school of its own with a strong cultural heritage and has influenced the historical process for hundreds of years.However, they never really got their hands on the supreme power in the world, and even split into two after the "clothes and clothes crossing the south", some went south to open up the south of the Yangtze River, and some stayed in the north to survive.

It was not until the Great Sui Dingding the whole country that the Shandong aristocratic family rose under the oppression of the Hu people. However, they made a key wrong line. Even the Jiangnan gentry based on the Shandong aristocratic family who crossed the south were catching up at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and their status was once very embarrassing.

From the Sui and Tang dynasties to the present, Shandong aristocratic families possessed the heritage of Wenzong in the world for nothing, but they have never been able to enter the political center and obtain corresponding power and benefits.

Now that I have learned from the pain, I have decided to concentrate all my strength to firmly support the prince, and not to do such speculative things again.

Fang Jun picked up the document and looked at it carefully. It took a long time before he raised his head, put down the document, and frowned in thought.

The promotion and selection of military generals and the audit of military merits of soldiers are the responsibility of the Ministry of War. As the minister of the Ministry of War, he should provide generous compensation for soldiers who freeze to death or frostbite while transporting ordnance on the front line. Worrying about the future can also boost morale, so that every soldier can see that any sacrifice they make will be seen by the court and will not be ignored.

However, there is also a problem, that is, the "degree" of this pension, what should be considered appropriate?
The Ministry of War naturally has regulations on this kind of pension, and under normal circumstances, it only needs to be implemented in accordance with the regulations, and no one can express dissatisfaction.But the problem is that the Eastern Expedition is just about to begin. In Fang Jun's view, the Eastern Expedition will probably end within a year, regardless of whether he wins or loses. If he wins at that time, will His Majesty Li Er wantonly reward those who have made meritorious deeds?

At this time, if the compensation is given according to the regulations, and His Majesty Li Er will give you a big reward after the victory of the Eastern Expedition, it will make this group of soldiers who died of frostbite feel dissatisfied. They are also doing meritorious service for the Eastern Expedition.
If pensions are generously added, but the Eastern Expedition ends in failure, there will naturally be no rewards. This will make the pensions of this group of soldiers too conspicuous, and the Ministry of War will inevitably be criticized.

As for granting pensions in accordance with the regulations first, it is even more unfeasible to increase them as appropriate after the Eastern Expedition. In that case, the regulations of the Ministry of War will be described as false, leading to a sharp drop in prestige.

It is even more impossible to wait until after the Eastern Expedition...

Li Zhi watched from the side, seeing Fang Jun's hesitant expression, he misunderstood, snorted, and said, "What's the problem? This batch of ordnance is transported by the king, and the delay is naturally the responsibility of this website." On him. The Duke of Yue can report this matter to the Political Affairs Hall, and if there is any punishment, I will take it personally, and I will never shirk responsibility, and make you, Duke of Yue, bear this crime."

Fang Jun was stunned for a moment, knowing that Li Zhi had misunderstood, and explained: "Your Highness misunderstood, no matter how miserable the humble minister is, how can he not take this responsibility? It's just that the time is more sensitive now, and the compensation for these soldiers who died of frostbite and frostbite , is somewhat difficult to grasp."

He just explained briefly, and Cui Dunli, who was at the side, explained the reasoning to Li Zhi in a low voice.

Hearing this, Li Zhi breathed a sigh of relief.

He said that he was not afraid of responsibility, but now that he was fighting for the reserve, he didn't make any contribution, but instead received a punishment first, which was a serious blow to his reputation.I just feel that if Fang Jun has to throw this crime on him, he can't shirk it, why not just be a bachelor and take the initiative...

Hearing that Fang Jun had no such intentions, and that he seemed to be willing to bear the responsibility of delaying the ordnance, he was a little moved. After thinking about it, he said, "What's so difficult about this? At worst, in the name of my king, I will These soldiers will be compensated, and the money will come from the king, which is double the amount prescribed by the Ministry of War, and the rank of official rank will be given by the Ministry of War at its discretion. Even if there is some discrepancy with the rewards after the Eastern Expedition, it is not to blame for the court, let alone your country of Yue Yue male."

It's interesting that Fang Jun didn't make trouble, and it's a little reward for him to pay a little money to solve the trouble for Fang Jun.

Fang Jun smiled wryly and said, "How does this happen?"

Li Zhidao: "It's just some money, you don't need to care about the things outside your body."

Fang Jun was speechless.

Although this kid will be considered a wily and calculating emperor in the future, he is still too immature now...

Cui Dunli also smiled wryly, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, it is absolutely impossible. You are a prince, of the blood of an emperor, and a man of heaven and heaven, and you have privately shown favor to me. What is your intention?"

Since ancient times, the status of the prince is the most honorable, but there are also many taboos. Usually, what should be done and what should not be done should be clearly distinguished.

As a prince, and a prince contending for the heir, but using his own money to provide pensions to some soldiers, this is a big taboo!

Once he is targeted by the censor, and a memorial is submitted to the political affairs hall for impeachment, no matter how much his Majesty Li Er loves Li Zhi, he will be in a dilemma.

Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

How could I be so negligent and almost make such a big mistake?If this matter is known by the official censor, it will be a huge handle being held in his hands. Playing a book anytime and anywhere can make him embarrassed and his prestige plummeted.

It is said that Fang Jun is a stick, but he does have a bottom line and a first-class character, otherwise, if he quietly follows him, this matter may affect the final ownership of the reserve...

(End of this chapter)