Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 204
Li Junxian immediately went out and sent the elite "Hundred Riders" guarding the door to deliver letters to the Chongwen Hall.

His Majesty Li Er glanced around at these densely packed typefaces, and said casually, "I'm a little hungry, let's prepare meals."

Fang Jun was speechless, this moveable type printing technique was donated, what was not caught, and a meal was needed?

"Ah! This..." Fang Jun laughed, and prevaricated: "The chef in Zhuangzi asked for sick leave today, and there is no one available..."

Princess Gao Yang's eyes widened. She had seen Fang Jun's boldness and shamelessness. Refusing the emperor didn't count. How dare she use such a lame excuse?

Ren Zhongliu was also a little dumbfounded, he stared blankly at his lord servant, adoring him beyond measure, you are really awesome...

On the contrary, Li Junxian knew Fang Jun's temperament well, and it was quite normal to play a little temper after suffering a disadvantage.And His Majesty has received a great gift today, thinking about it, he will haggle with him.

Sure enough, His Majesty Li Er was not angry, but said indifferently: "I have heard that Fang Erlang is an incomparable culinary master, but I wonder if I will be lucky enough to try it?"

Fang Jun is depressed, so far, how dare he say no?
Guaranteed to kick over with big feet...

I had no choice but to take this group of free eaters to the newly built residence.

The so-called newly built residence is a house built near the greenhouse and near the hot spring.

Since the beginning of the spring, the construction started, and it was only built roughly, and there was no time for fine decoration. The two main houses are still habitable, and the rest have not even completed the framework.

Ren Zhongliu really wanted to stay, after all, officials of his level rarely had the chance to get close to His Majesty the Emperor.The so-called no matter how well you do it, you have to be in the eyes of the leader. Even if it is to serve His Majesty comfortably with a basin and a bowl, is it not just a matter of getting promoted and getting rich?
Unexpectedly, Fang Jun was in a bad mood, so he sent him away. If you cook for one more person, you will suffer more, right?

Since Fang Jun was in a bad mood, he didn't have the time to carefully craft the dishes. There were a lot of big fish and meat, and the green vegetables were stir-fried in the pot, and it was over...

Even so, His Majesty Li Er, who seldom ate authentic fried dishes, ate very well.

Stir-fried dishes were originally handed down from Fang Jun, and what the cooks in the palace learned was only superficial, far from it.

Princess Gaoyang ate until her lips were covered with oil stains, and found that the stir-fried lettuce that had just been picked up by the chopsticks was eaten by the emperor in a few moments, so she pouted, knocked on the plate and said to Fang Jun: "Fang Jun, I want Eat this, and go fry another plate."

Fang Jun didn't even lift his eyelids, and said casually: "Sorry, there are no ingredients."

Princess Gao Yang puffed her mouth, and angrily poked the dry-stir-fried mutton with her chopsticks. She knew that her identity was completely useless to Fang Jun, and that guy didn't give her face at all, so she had to change her target.

After drinking and eating, His Majesty Li Er looked at the glass-covered house behind the house and asked, "Where is what?"

Fang Jun took a look. His Majesty Li Er was not referring to the breeding greenhouse, so he said, "It's a hot spring."

His Majesty Li Er immediately became interested: "Let's go, take a dip after eating, that's refreshing!"

You should hurry back to the palace...

Fang Jun reluctantly took Li Er Majesty down.

Princess Gaoyang is a little confused, a group of big men went to the hot spring, what should I do?You can't just sit here...

Fortunately, the maid Fang Jun went to the river to find him to go to class said: "Go and call Mei Niang over, and accompany this...His Highness to another hot spring."

Qiao'er clicked her tongue slightly, is this His Royal Highness?

Taking a look at Princess Gao Yang's age and her handsome face, she suddenly thought, could this be the future mistress?
The little girl also has good eyesight, so she immediately became attentive.

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"Well……"

The scalding hot spring water made his skin red all over. His Majesty Li Er lay on a polished stone pillow and moaned comfortably.

Movable type printing was blackmailed for no reason, Fang Jun was extremely upset, and shrank in the hot spring without saying a word.

His Majesty Li Er ignored him, soaking in the hot spring by himself, his eyes squinted by the sunlight from the transparent glass above his head, and said lazily: "I will also build such a pool for my Xingyuan tomorrow. This glass for the roof. Well, tomorrow."

Fang Jun refused: "Your Majesty, I don't have time... Besides, that's not within my authority."

His Majesty Li Er was not angry: "Aren't you in the Ministry of Industry? The Ministry of Industry is in charge of building houses!"

Fang Jun quibbled: "Wei Chen is now in charge of the Department of Water Affairs, building a house is not within the jurisdiction of Wei Chen..."

His Majesty Li Er snorted and said, "The hot spring pool, isn't there water? If there is water, you have to take care of it!"

Fang Jun: "..."

Suddenly, I found that I was speechless...

But he was not willing to be ordered to work by His Majesty Li Er, so he said: "This kind of pool costs a lot, and it is a bit extravagant. Your Majesty is not afraid of being impeached by the imperial censor?"

His Majesty Li Er said indifferently: "That old man Wei Zheng is going to die of old age. As long as he doesn't make trouble, who am I afraid of? Besides, it's just a pond. The censors won't care about how much it costs, nor will he. Know……"

Fang Jun said quietly: "It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. The king is an example for the world. He should be diligent and thrifty in managing his family and be strict with himself... For the sake of the great Tang Dynasty, how can a humble minister be willing to be a courtier and a minion for a tiger? No way." , I will report to Yushitai..."

His Majesty Li Er was furious, grabbed a fruit tray, and threw it at Fang Jun: "It's just a printing technique, as for such a small belly and chicken intestines who care about every detail?"

Fang Jun stepped back, transferred the tray into the pool water, splashed a head of water, and said without hesitation: "I have a small belly? As an emperor, your majesty should be rewarded for meritorious deeds, so what if it's a duke rewarding a humble minister, the big deal is that you don't need a salary, can you?" ?”

His Majesty Li Er laughed angrily: "One more duke? Do you know which of these dukes in the Manchu Dynasty didn't climb out of the sea of ​​corpses and blood at the beginning of the founding of the country? Can you compare to such an achievement in setting the world?"

Fang Jun was not convinced: "They help His Majesty conquer the world, and my ministers help His Majesty rule the world. It's not easy to govern the world, but is it difficult to govern the world?"

His Majesty Li Er stared at him for a long time before slowly nodding his head: "It's impossible for the duke. With your little credit, no one is convinced. You also know that once this movable type printing technique comes out, it will definitely suffer a lot. If you get promoted at this time, it will be of no benefit to you."

"This..." Fang Jun was speechless again.

In the face of movable type printing, which is very likely to break the monopoly of education.The aristocratic family will definitely not sit still.

For thousands of years, these aristocratic families have enjoyed a life of bells and whistles and a status admired by thousands of people. How could they allow those poor families to rise up and compete with them for power?

This is why Fang Jun dedicated movable type printing to His Majesty Li Er instead of operating it himself.

His small arms and legs can't stand it...

His Majesty Li Er narrowed his eyes again, and said slowly: "This place of the Ministry of Industry is indeed a bit overqualified for you. It is impossible to raise the title, but the official position can be adjusted. Tell me, which yamen do you want to go to? Why not? How about you being transferred to the Political Affairs Hall? To be trained as a prime minister, I will treat you well..."

Fang Jun's eyes twitched, and he looked at His Majesty Li Er contemptuously. He has a black belly, too black belly!
To put it nicely, to train him as a prime minister?
There is his own father in the political affairs hall, how could it be possible for father and son to enter the national center at the same time?
Is it purely bluffing...

Fang Jun rolled his eyes, and asked cautiously: "Forget about the Zhengshitang, are the other yamen optional?"

His Majesty Li Er was noncommittal: "Let's listen."

Fang Jun tentatively said: "The chief manager of Canghai Road, what does your Majesty think?"

During the Sui Dynasty, the Canghai Road, also known as the Pyongyang Road, was set up to manage the thousands of miles of sea area between Shandong and Goguryeo, and to manage the affairs of a large number of naval forces and military ships.

After the fall of the Sui Dynasty, this official position was not established permanently.

Li Tang established the country, and it was not until His Majesty Li Er went to Goguryeo that he appointed Zhang Liang as the general manager of the Canghai Road March.

Hearing this, His Majesty Li Er suddenly opened his eyes and stared at Fang Jun.

"The Canghai Road is not established permanently. Now the Datang Navy is in a mess, and this official position is only a false title. What's the use?"

"There are no small official positions, only people who can do nothing. Since your majesty has the ambition to conquer Goguryeo, why not let the humble officials go to the front?"

Fang Jun begged for the official with a shy face.

His Majesty Li Er is not surprised that Fang Jun knows that he has the intention of going east.This guy looks reckless, but he is actually careful, he must have seen the clues from Fang Xuanling's daily conversations, and seeking this position in front of his own face, he must have suffered from Fang Xuanling.

However, I have the cheek to beg for an official in front of my face. I have never seen His Majesty Li Er since he took the throne...

(End of this chapter)