There are so many civil and military people in the Manchu Dynasty, just counting the officials of the first and second ranks are not counted as feudal officials or lords. It is only said that there are a dozen or so in the court, but the only courtier who can really become the emperor's confidant is the one in front of Fang Jie. The servant of the fourth rank Huangmen. How could the only person who was qualified to sit in the inner court to sort out the emperor's memorials be a simple person
So Fang Jie only said one sentence, and he guessed Fang Jie's intention.
The conflict between Fang Jie and Lu Ou was indeed caused by Lu Ou's disturbance in Hongxiu Zhao. Fang Jie's beating of Lu Ou was caused by his beating a little bit, but this was by no means the only reason. In fact, when he was in his shop, Fang Jie's attitude towards Lu Ou was already very cold. He is indeed deliberately creating a phenomenon that he is at odds with the Southwest left avant-garde, of course it is for His Majesty the Emperor to see.
As for those courtiers, Fang Jie was not interested in acting for them.
That's why, standing outside Dongnuan Pavilion in the rain, Fang Xie would wonder if he had gone a little too far. It was his intention to create conflicts with the Left Front Guards, but it seems that he violated the national law by beating a dignified five-pin tooth general into a cripple.
Moreover, the conflict with the left midfielder seems to be a bit big.
In fact, Fang Xie knew why the emperor sent him to the southwest. Even though the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty were busy at the moment, it was not so short of manpower. According to the logic, the imperial envoy should be served by civil officials. Fang Jie's qualifications, prestige, and status are obviously not suitable.
But the emperor chose him because the emperor knew that there was a conflict between him and Luo Yao's son Luo Wen. The emperor did not want the imperial envoys he sent to have too close a relationship with local officials and generals.
Pei Yan's words broke Fang Xie's mind, and Fang Xie used surprise to cover up the shock in his eyes. At this time, he really discovered that a person's insight can be so powerful. Pei Yan guessed what he was thinking in a flash. If such a person were to be an opponent, Fang Xie would be really afraid from the bottom of his heart.
"It's good to be smart."
Pei Yan smiled and said: "Da Sui has never been short of talents, and has never been short of smart people. It can be said that there are children from poor families similar to yours, and there are many amazing people. But they fell down halfway. Those who can no longer get up account for the majority, you are much stronger than them, it is undeniable that part of the reason is because your luck is better than them, but more importantly... smartness is not everything, only those who dare to use their smartness can have a chance.”
Pei Yan glanced at Fang Jie lightly, and continued to reply to the memorial: "When people walk forward, they will try their best to make the road under their feet smoother. But few of them can understand a truth...that is, sometimes Putting yourself in a seemingly unfavorable situation actually works to your advantage."
"That's what makes you different."
Pei Yan said: "You don't have to care about what I said, I just stayed in this room alone for too long. You can understand it as a lonely person who wants to talk to someone for no purpose at all. But I am very happy. Appreciating young people like you, Tai Sui also needs more young people like you."
Fang Jie nodded, stood up and bowed solemnly: "Thank you, Mr. Pei."
"no need thank me?"
Pei Yan smiled and said, "Thank you for breaking your mind?"
While writing something on the memorial with a vermilion pen, he said gently: "I have been sitting in the position of Huangmen servant for more than ten years, and I am afraid that I have seen more young talents than your Majesty has seen." A lot of people even I thought they would get up, but unfortunately... there is only one Huai Qiugong in the past 50 years who can make people remember their names and become a benchmark. Your luck is that... Huai Qiugong is very old gone."
After saying this, Pei Yan smiled self-deprecatingly: "Look at me, I can say such a thing. Just pretend that I haven't said it, and you haven't heard it."
Fang Jie's heart beat faster and faster, and a thought gradually popped up in his heart after Pei Yan's words. What does Pei Yan mean by this? Huai Qiugong is too old
right!
Huai Qiugong is too old, he is about to withdraw from this stage. He is a model of the poor held up by Emperor Zhenzong, a veteran of the three dynasties. But the glory will eventually fade with the years, and now the Sui Dynasty is in troubled times. The emperor naturally didn't want the poor family's children to lose faith after Huai Qiugong got old, so the emperor naturally wanted to set up another example of the poor family. With such a model, the poor children of the Sui Dynasty still have their own goals to strive for.
This new paradigm... is it me
When Fang Jie thought of this, his fingers trembled slightly.
If this is really the case, then what Pei Yan said to him today has some deep meaning. First, since Pei Yan told him, he was showing his goodwill. It is more useful to start a good relationship with a person who will become Huai Qiugong in the future than to wait until later. Second, Pei Yan wanted to tell him that since you are the candidate in His Majesty's mind, there is no need to be timid.
Since the conflict with the left forward has already been created, don't worry about it. As long as there are no major accidents, the emperor will not beat to death the model he is about to hold up.
The second meaning in Pei Yan's words is to give Fang Jie confidence.
"Thank you Master Pei for calling me!"
Fang Jie saluted again, more solemnly than the previous salute.
"Call?"
Pei Yan couldn't help laughing: "I didn't say anything, and I didn't dial anything. As I said just now, you are a rare smart person. Smart people have the advantages of smart people, that is, many things are realized by themselves. You come out instead of being taught by others, understand? Sometimes you have already stepped on the road, but because you dare not step down, you lose your way. In fact, there are so many choices in life. In my opinion, there are only two .One, forward. Two, back. But these two options can evolve in several different ways.”
"Continuously forward? Back first and then forward? First forward and then back? As long as you choose the right method at the right time, many things will be easier than you think."
"Students understand!"
Fang Jie nodded vigorously, and his heart suddenly became clear.
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Dongnuang Pavilion.
After Fang Jie entered the door, he saluted meticulously, then stood aside with his head bowed. The emperor still seemed to like to sit on the earthen kang to deal with government affairs. The comfortable and spacious chair next to the earthen kang was mostly just a decoration. Perhaps it was because the sky was overcast and the light in the room was not very good, so when reading the memorial, the emperor lowered his head, resting his chin with one hand, and frowning slightly.
"Fighted?"
He asked without raising his head.
Fang Jie replied: "There was a fight..."
"Win?"
"We won."
The emperor nodded: "That's not too bad. If it is the first name in the entrance examination of the martial arts academy, the second outstanding genius of the nine schools in the past hundred years in the Sui Dynasty. Being beaten up in a fight with a random person who came to Beijing from other places, even I feel ashamed."
"Chen... the shot is a little heavier."
Fang Jie lowered his head.
"How heavy?"
asked the emperor.
"Beating and maiming a fifth-rank general guarding the southwest violated the laws of the Sui Dynasty. Your Majesty please punish him."
"That's a problem..."
The emperor looked up at him and asked: "I heard that you crippled one of his arms, even the palm of your hand... Left hand or right hand?"
"Left hand."
Fang Jie answered truthfully.
The emperor hummed: "The left hand... is better. If you smashed the right hand, it will be more difficult to hold the knife again. After all, it is not easy to change the habit. If a five-pin tooth who has made a lot of contributions It is indeed a loss that the general can no longer hold a knife, and it is difficult to kill enemies for the country."
Fang Jie didn't know what the emperor meant, so he kept silent.
"What if because of this incident, I ask someone to abolish your left hand and give it back to him?"
The emperor looked at him and asked.
After a moment of silence, Fang Jie replied, "Can I owe the debt?"
The emperor seemed to have guessed that he would answer like this, so he curled his lips with no surprise on his face: "Then keep it in mind, I will deduct your credit to help you pay off the debt in the future. You will be fined for one year For the salary, let’s make meritorious deeds.”
Fang Jie didn't expect this matter to be over so easily. Although the salary of a first-class villager for a year is not a small amount, it seems that it is not a loss to buy the left hand of a fifth-rank general with this money. He remembered the conversation with Pei Yan before, and his admiration for this low-key Huangmen servant grew stronger in his heart. This person had completely guessed the emperor's reaction. That's why I said that to myself and told him that I don't have to worry about anything.
This person's understanding of the emperor's character was so terrifying.
"Tell me, did you cripple someone's hand because Lu Ou violated the laws of the country, or because you beat your woman?"
Fang Jie couldn't help being stunned for a moment when he heard this question, and then he replied seriously: "That... the little boss of Hongxiu Zhao is not the subject's woman. Of course, the fact that the subject is angry and shot has something to do with her."
"There are two beautiful beauties beside you. I heard that although the young head of Hongxiu Zhao is good-looking, he is only a half-grown child. Naturally, he is incomparable with those two in your family. So you are It’s not fair to say that it’s unfair to fight with a general who came to Beijing from other places because of women’s anger.”
The emperor said: "The laws of the country are inviolable. But you are young and hot-blooded, and it is not good to take actions that are neither serious nor serious. Even if you want to maintain the court's laws and regulations, you can't control yourself when you are hot-headed. After you go back, reflect on it. You can't do it by your temper."
When Fang Jie heard this sentence, he suddenly understood the meaning of the emperor: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your protection!"
The emperor gave him a blank look: "Don't cause me any trouble, I still have to thank you..."
He pointed to a decree on the table and said: "Just because you broke someone, I have to personally write a decree to appease... how do you calculate the work fee? Deducting your salary for a year is cheaper... my words Although the writing is not very good, but if someone sells it, it will not be much lower than Yan Liuzhi's authentic calligraphy."
"Should I be fined for two years?"
Fang Jie asked tentatively.
"OK."
The emperor nodded: "Then fine your salary for two years, go home and think about it behind closed doors. As for when you will go to Yongzhou, I will send someone to let you know."
"The minister just said it casually..."
"late!"
"Thank you Lord Ron."
Fang Jie saluted seriously, wanted to laugh, but held back.
At this moment, there was a sudden commotion outside Dongnuange. Before the emperor had time to let Su Buwei go out to have a look, he saw that the door curtain was lifted from the outside, and a graceful figure rushed in with a scent of fragrance. This person came in too fast, if it wasn't for Fang Jie's quick reaction, the two of them would definitely bump into each other.
"Father!"
The woman who came in hurriedly threw herself into the emperor's arms, wiping her snot and tears on the emperor's dragon robe: "I don't want to go to the southwest, I don't want to marry that bastard Luo Wen! I haven't even seen him before." He, who knows if he is a crooked melon! Besides, are you willing to marry me so far away?"
Fang Jie smiled embarrassingly, and said that he was about to leave and leave.
But the emperor stopped him: "Wait a minute...you are responsible for the matter of the eldest princess. Now you are going out with the eldest princess. I still have something to do... Well, Wanyi, this person is what I plan to send to the southwest to check Imperial envoy, if you have anything to do, just ask him directly, and don't disturb the emperor's review of the memorial, okay?"
Yang Wanyi, the eldest princess of the Sui Dynasty, turned her head and saw that the person in front of her looked familiar.
Then she suddenly remembered the most disgusting thing Fang Jie had said in the prison. She immediately stood up straight, pointed at Fang Jie's nose and said angrily, "It turned out to be you!"
Fang Jie quickly apologized, "His Royal Highness, long time no see."