Wu Tu raised his eyes, puzzled, "How did you invite him here? According to what you have said, Fang Zhengyi is a talented person, but he has nothing to do with diplomacy. Why would Jing Ting send him here?"
Paba smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, just listen to my explanation."
"Although Fang Zhengyi is a genius, he is also an outlier. Although he has made many contributions in Dajing, he is fundamentally at odds with other court officials."
"The culture of Dajing can be summed up in one word: Taoism and art. The people of Dajing value Taoism more than art. They value the way of the world and the human heart, and they write about morality."
"But Fang Zheng is different. He values technique over morality. He only cares about practical benefits and quick results. He always uses drastic measures when doing things. This is a style that is difficult for others to accept."
"Moreover, I have been collecting every edition of the Mid-Levels Daily in the capital. This newspaper is run by him. I have discovered that whenever he takes action, the Mid-Levels Daily will definitely cooperate with him in carrying out extensive publicity, with a strong momentum of not giving up until he achieves his goal. This is too ostentatious in the eyes of others, and it attracts all the attention, which is unpleasant. This is one of the reasons!"
Wutu nodded and thought deeply: "It sounds reasonable, but the achievements are real, how can others turn a blind eye to it?"
"It is normal for those in power to be confused. After all, only a few people can see clearly." Pa Ba sorted out his thoughts and continued, "The second reason is that after he took office as the commander of the Jinyiwei, he used his position to suppress officials who exploited the common people and merchants. After each incident, he would praise his achievements in the newspapers. Those punished officials often had ceremonial guards behind them. This move alone would probably offend many people."
Wutu laughed when he heard this: "Interesting, from what you said, this person is very straightforward and honest.
Paba's face turned red and he couldn't help but clench his fists.
What a jerk! It was all an act. When I went to Dajing to discuss trade, I was fooled by this grandson! Chi Lie even lost an ear because of it.
After this bastard beat me up and left, he wrote a bunch of stories in the newspaper to frame me.
What about the three tricks on the Beirong national master, the ants threading the nine-bend pearl, the wheat on the chessboard, the separation of mother and son in the herd of horses... This matter cannot be explained in the Great Jin Dynasty. Everyone knows that I brought back a nine-bend pearl from the Jing Kingdom, and it makes me fucking angry just thinking about it!
"Your Majesty, this man is not a real person. He looks kind but he is actually full of evil intentions! If it were not for this, based on his style of doing things, I am afraid he would have been driven out of the court long ago."
"Now he is just relying on the emperor's favor and the Jinyiwei as a bargaining chip to make people fear him."
"Although the bureaucrats of Jing State are talking about morality, they have their own businesses in private. After all, with that little salary, they can't even afford a house in the capital. Now Fang Zheng has interfered and affected the interests of many people. I'm afraid they have been hoping that he would not be in the capital for a long time."
"In this case, as long as we take advantage of the situation and invite Fang Zhengyi to come to celebrate the opening of trade, great things can be accomplished."
Wutu asked, "How sure are you?"
Paba said confidently: "Ninety percent, Jingting doesn't know our plan. In their eyes, it's just a friendly diplomacy. There is no possibility of rejection."
"Once Fang Zheng arrives, we will first find out the Sky Controlling Thing, and then wait for the right opportunity to act."
"It would be great if we could recruit Fang Zheng to work for us. He has outstanding ideas and has created many strange and magical things."
"This person is greedy and has no bottom line. We first use intimidation and then promise him a large sum of money. It should not be difficult to subdue him."
Wutu asked again: "Yes, then who should be sent on this trip?"
Papa thought for a while and said, "I think it would be best to send the second prince, Alibai."
Wutu forced a smile and shook his head, "He is the least like me. He is slow and not brave enough. Why did you choose him?"
"Although the Second Prince is not as brave as the other princes, he is kind and honest, which makes him more suitable than the others. Your Majesty, think about it, Fang Zhengyi is a cunning person, but the more such people are, the more they will like honest people."
"Secondly, his status is noble, which is enough to show the importance our country attaches to this invitation. Aren't these two points enough?"
"I think I have some friendship with him, so it would be more appropriate to let the Second Prince take my letter with him."
"Well...Shui Ange, what do you think?" Wu Tu asked, changing the subject.
Paba said: "Your Majesty, this man is quite scheming. The spies I have eliminated have not found any difference in his identity for so long, and he is quite capable and can even get iron ore in Dajing."
"We are not short of iron tools right now, so why not detain him first? He may be useful in the future."
"Okay, then you can arrange it first."
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Dongjiao University, inside the president’s office.
Fang Zheng looked at the report presented to him with great satisfaction.
He is now running between the Jinyiwei and Dongjiao University, and someone is there to forward official documents to him, so he is not afraid of trouble.
The school's development speed is beyond imagination, and a lot of talents have been selected, so the focus naturally shifted here.
Although what I learned were very basic things, it is a happy thing to be able to make such progress under the serious constraints of concepts in this era.
The second round of enrollment has begun, and the registration is even more popular than the first time...For this purpose, a new art department has been established to try to attract more students.
In the past two days, we also invited the two foreigners to come here as teaching assistants. Although they don't have any special skills, they have seen some Western art. They can help students broaden their horizons and absorb some foreign nutrition.
Moreover, the talents trained here will be quite useful in the future. In the future, the Jinyiwei will need the assistance of excellent painters in their missions, which can be regarded as training reserve forces in advance.
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