In the imperial garden, Emperor Jing paced back and forth with the secret report in his hand.
His brows are sometimes furrowed and sometimes relaxed.
Guo Tianyang carefully looked at Emperor Jing's expression, afraid of missing any information.
After a long while, Emperor Jing put away the secret report, sighed deeply, and said with emotion: "I didn't expect that Fang Qing would end up living among the people and become a servant of a merchant."
There was also a strange flash in Guo Tianyang's eyes.
This secret report was urgently delivered by the East Factory, but because Emperor Jing was particularly concerned about it, he had not read it.
Fang Zhengyi became a servant, this is so interesting...
Emperor Jing continued to sigh, "This is truly the demeanor of a gentleman. All the officials in the court compare themselves to gentlemen. I think Fang Qing is now truly worthy of the word gentleman by practicing what he preaches! It is absolutely right for me to entrust the crown prince to him."
Hearing Emperor Jing's flattery, Guo Tianyang asked cautiously with doubt: "Your Majesty, what happened?"
Emperor Jing smiled and threw the secret report to him, saying, "See for yourself. Fang Qing became a servant in a merchant's home. If it were an ordinary person, he would have been resentful. But Fang Qing not only has no resentment in his heart, but also asked someone to take good care of the Chu family before leaving."
"Repaying evil with kindness, isn't that what a gentleman does?"
Guo Tianyang read the secret report over and over again, and his expression became serious.
I always feel that the wording above is a little different from what is usually submitted below...but I can't tell where the difference is.
The content is reasonable, but it has no beginning or end.
"Hiss... Your Majesty, I don't quite understand. Since Lord Fang has arrived in Yuding City, why doesn't he go to the government, but instead becomes a servant in someone else's house?"
This kid might be taking this opportunity to not want to come back and is giving himself a vacation!
Emperor Jing looked at his expression and seemed a little dissatisfied: "Why are you so suspicious? Could it be that the news from your East Factory is false?"
"This news was spread so quickly that it is naturally impossible to provide detailed information. When Fang Qing comes back, I will ask him in person."
"He's not a fool. He must have his reasons for hiding among the people."
Guo Tianyang curled his lips secretly: "Yes, Your Majesty is wise."
Emperor Jing said, "Counting the days, he will be back soon. What's the Crown Prince doing?"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been very happy these days and said he would go out of the city to pick him up in person. Your Majesty, would you like me to stop him..."
"No need! The prince has been very capable lately. If he wants to go, let him go. When he comes back, you will go out of the city to greet him on my behalf."
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On the official road, Fang Zhengyi rode his horse slowly and leisurely, looking at the scenery around.
Sitting in a carriage is quite bumpy and far less comfortable than riding a horse, which can also help exercise certain muscles.
Xie Xian was walking beside him, and he brought Du Lingfeng, who had been in Haiyuan City, with him.
He turned his head to glance at Du Lingfeng, and seeing that they were still some distance apart, he rode his horse closer to Fang Zhengyi and whispered, "Master, we will be entering the capital in a few days. Is there really no problem with the secret report from the East Factory..."
Fang Zhengyi didn't care at all, with a smile on his face: "What else can be the problem? Is there a sentence in it that is false?"
"Am I not a servant in the Chu family? Working as a book boy, sending little girls to school every day?"
"But Master, I'm afraid it's too fake...I can't bear to think about the contents carefully."
"Oh, some things are inconvenient to say in a letter and cannot be explained clearly. I will explain it to Your Majesty in detail when I return. Don't worry. I said that you are so timid, how can you do great things in the future? You are going to live a life worse than before."
Xie Xian sighed: "Master, it's not that I'm timid, but when I think about it carefully, I find it a little unbelievable."
"I thought the prince's rebellion was something I could only read about in books, but I never expected it to happen right next to me. How could the court be so ignorant of such a big thing and make such a huge mistake?"
Fang Zhengyi shrugged and continued with a serious tone, "Throughout history, which dynasty has never made mistakes? The world is so big, news cannot be spread in a timely manner, and the King of Wu is secretive, so it is not surprising that something like this happened."
"The difficulty of management is beyond the reach of the imperial court. Even if I were asked to manage tens of thousands of people in Taoyuan County, I would be powerless to deal with it. There are too many problems that cannot be discovered and solved. All we can do is follow the rules. The rest is to deal with them as they come."
When Fang Zheng said this, he couldn't help but recall some bad memories and couldn't help shaking his head and smiling bitterly.
At the beginning, he was blinded by the desire for power, thinking he was omnipotent, and began to frantically carry out "modernization" transformation in the county.
The result was naturally tragic and the people were dissatisfied. Fortunately, they woke up in time and changed their ways.
I have gained a lot of experience over the years. Except for no longer making drastic changes in infrastructure, I occasionally give some suggestions to those below me, leaving behind some valuable experience and ideas from my previous life for the people to spread.
Or they may make some small inventions locally, and let the people do whatever they want with the rest. As long as there is nothing prohibited by law, they can do it. Fortunately, the results are quite good.
Seeing a group of traveling merchants appearing ahead, Fang Zhengyi shouted loudly, "Fellow countryman! How long will it take to get to the capital?"
"Two days." Someone from the other side shouted.
Two days?
Fang Zhengyi immediately said to Xie Xian, "I won't sleep for the next two days, so don't call me for dinner."
Xie Xian: “…”
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