Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 5094 Calling for help
Fang Jun was speechless: "Your Highness, you are probably overthinking. Zhang Liang named the island after your title not to show kindness to my family, but to divert the trouble. The old man has bad intentions, and we don't need to thank him. Besides, have you forgotten that you crippled the arm of Zhang Liang's stepson? If you come to visit, you will probably be beaten out."

Princess Gaoyang didn't care at all and said proudly, "Who cares whether he has good intentions or bad ones? The fact is that there is an island named after my title thousands of miles away in the ocean! This matter must be recorded in the history books, right?"

Everyone has vanity. It's not just men who want to be remembered in history. Women, if given the chance, would not miss it.

"It is definitely recorded, but it is only a brief record. In the future, the Tang Dynasty maps will clearly mark the island so that future generations and everyone can see it."

"Alas, I have done nothing, but I have been honored with a great feat that will be remembered for generations to come... I am so sorry."

Princess Gaoyang's face flushed with excitement, making her look even more charming.

Fang Jun lowered his head to drink tea and ignored her. You may be happy here, but do you know that I was just fired upon by a group of civil servants in the imperial study?
"My dear, what do you think about us going out to the island next spring by boat? If it is convenient, we can build a garden there so that we can go there for a walk and have some fun in our spare time, okay?"

This woman has grown grass in her heart...

Fang Jun sighed, put down the teacup, patted his wife's soft lips, and said earnestly: "Your Highness should be satisfied with such a good thing that will be passed down through the ages. The reason why Zhang Liang took a huge risk to capture that island was to break free from the constraints of the navy and become a real Governor of Luzon. If nothing unexpected happens, he will definitely build a large-scale construction on the island and make it his territory. If we go to the island to build a house, do you think he will think we are planning to occupy the magpie's nest? With the character of that old guy, he might even set fire to us in the middle of the night."

"what?"

After finally figuring out the situation, Princess Gaoyang's enthusiasm quickly cooled and she became quite disappointed.

Immediately, Rouyi slammed the coffee table fiercely, her eyebrows raised, and said angrily: "What's wrong with this Zhang Liang? He named the island after my title, but he occupied it... How disgusting! My dear, we can't let him do whatever he wants. It's better to let Su Dingfang send troops to drive him away!"

Just thinking about an island named after himself being occupied by Zhang Liang made him feel uncomfortable.

Fang Jun nodded: "This old guy has been letting himself go and has become arrogant since he went out to sea. He should be taught a lesson."

He had established many military disciplines for the navy, such as "no massacre of indigenous peoples". The Tang Dynasty stood at the top of the world's civilization chain and did not need to exploit the indigenous peoples. On the one hand, it gradually infiltrated the indigenous people with Confucian culture, and on the other hand, it earned wealth through trade. This was enough to ensure a steady flow of resources and wealth into the Tang Dynasty, forming the most primitive capital accumulation.

However, the barbarians fear power but not virtue. Sometimes, it is necessary to intimidate them by killing. However, these can only be done in private. The Tang Dynasty will never acknowledge it officially.

However, Zhang Liang's actions blatantly violated the military discipline he had established.

If they are not warned or punished, and everyone follows suit, wouldn't the elite Tang army be killing countless people overseas?
This is absolutely not possible.

The Tang Dynasty opened up shipping routes and promoted trade, bringing advanced civilization, benevolence, peace, and prosperity to the world. Its "great, glorious, and correct" image must be established from generation to generation and no one can destroy it.

Princess Gaoyang once again reminded them that either Zhang Liang should be asked to change the name of the island, or Zhang Liang should be driven away. In any case, he should not be allowed to occupy an island with his own name...

Fang Jun also felt that it was indeed a bit awkward. He wondered if this old man Zhang Liang had any dirty intentions when he named the island after Princess Gaoyang.

Seeing that her husband had agreed, Princess Gaoyang stopped worrying about it and asked curiously, "Did father encounter any difficulties these days? He locked himself in the study all day and refused to see guests. I hope there is something wrong with his health."

Fang Jun's mouth twitched, and he changed the subject with a guilty conscience: "It's a nice autumn day today, how about going to the hot springs at Lishan Farm? Invite Changle and Jinyang, and go to the suburbs as a family to relax, don't stay in Chang'an all the time."

Princess Gaoyang sneered: "A family?"

Realizing that he had said the wrong thing, he apologized with a smile: "They are all your sisters, so they are a family, aren't they?"

Princess Gaoyang patted him lightly and said angrily, "You still remember that they are my sisters? Do you want to call Baling as well? You have no bottom line, you are vulgar and dirty!"

Fang Jun felt more and more guilty, and laughed: "If you don't want to, forget it. It just so happens that I will go to Luoyang in the next two days."

"That's right. You are also a cruel person. You left Mei Niang alone in Luoyang without caring about her. I don't even know if anyone bullied her. You don't even have a backbone."

Fang Jun's eyes widened: "Is this the first day you met Mei Niang? Is there anyone who can bully her? Does she still need a backbone?"

It's a good thing that those women didn't overthrow Luoyang. Their idea is very good!

Princess Gaoyang frowned, "Why do I feel like you have unlimited confidence in Mei Niang? It seems like you are confident in everything she does, and never think that she can't do it or does it wrong. But no matter how capable Mei Niang is, she is just a delicate little woman after all. It's fine for her to make plans at home, but if she is allowed to be on her own, how much worry would you have?"

She felt sorry for Wu Meiniang.

Fang Jun smiled and said, "How do you judge whether a superior is qualified? The simplest point is whether he can know people and assign them to the right positions. I think Mei Niang has a beautiful mind and is a rare man among women. Although she is just a rough jade now, she should be polished more to show her brilliance. You feel sorry for her, but who knows if she is not enjoying herself in Luoyang?"

You are not a fish, you know the happiness of fish.

Princess Gaoyang was seriously lacking in political ambitions. She was unwilling to do any serious work and was happiest being a spoiled Tang princess. But Wu Meiniang was just the opposite. She had a restless heart, a brilliant mind, and great ambitions. She was extremely obsessed with manipulating people's hearts and deciding life and death.

At this moment, he is placed in Luoyang, in charge of the countless assets of the "Dong Da Tang Company". Relying on the overwhelming power of all shareholders, he can really enjoy the sea and sky as he pleases, and the sky as high as he pleases. I don't know how happy and proud he is.

However, the more power-hungry a person is, the stronger his needs for sex will be, and this is true for both men and women.

He was afraid that if the woman had been promiscuous for too long and was influenced by power, and her needs were not met and she did something lewd, he would be in trouble...

Thinking of this, I couldn't help feeling depressed.

Princess Gaoyang or Empress Wu, neither of them seem to be women who abide by the rules of marriage...

*****
The Luo River flows from east to west, cutting Luoyang City into two asymmetrical north and south halves. The embankments and willow trees on both sides of the Luo River are the most prosperous places in the city.

Huixunfang, Prince Wei's Palace.

At the beginning of the evening, the night was dark, the garden was filled with lush flowers and trees, the air was filled with fragrance, and the study was brightly lit.

Prince Li Tai of Wei, wearing a round-necked uniform and a futou, looked at Yu Baoning in shock and asked, "You asked Yuan Xiancheng to plunder people from Tsukushi and sell them to mines all over the country?"

Yu Baoning hung his head and said, "That's right."

Li Tai found it incredible: "Don't you know that it is Jin Renwen's business? And you have no idea who is standing behind Jin Renwen?"

The Tang Dynasty has been expanding rapidly in recent years, especially the demand for steel has been increasing year by year, resulting in the opening of mines one after another both at home and abroad. Mining is extremely hard and dangerous, and the Tang people are unwilling to do it. At first, they used captives, but later captives could no longer be used, so human trafficking naturally occurred.

There are thousands of businesses in the world, but none are more profitable than this one, so a huge industrial chain has been formed long ago. After the Shandong family failed in supporting the Jin Prince's rebellion, they chose to surrender in order to escape Your Majesty's sanctions. In order to appease the Shandong family, Your Majesty acquiesced to the fact that this industrial chain belonged to the Shandong family.

The fact that Jin Renwen can become the public spokesperson for this industrial chain means that the Fang family has gotten a share of the pie.

Perhaps it was not Fang Jun's instruction, but Wu Meiniang, who is now in charge of the "Dong Datang Trading Company", represents Fang Jun.

Yu Baoning sighed and smiled bitterly: "I do know something about it, but it's business. If they can do it, why can't we? Besides, Yuan Xiancheng asked me to help him make connections and wanted to become Wu Meiniang's disciple. Wu Meiniang allowed him to go to Chikushi to expand the territory, but Yuan Xiancheng only had a few thousand people, and it was not easy to survive. After finally gaining a foothold in Chikushi, how to make a living became a problem. He could only rob Japanese people everywhere and sell them to the Tang Dynasty mines."

"Haha," Li Tai sipped his tea and sneered, "Since your reasons are so sufficient, you can just go and defend yourself in front of Madam Wu. Why bother to come here and grind your teeth?"

excuse?

This old guy might not even be able to see Madam Wu, so he panicked and had to come to me for help.

If it was just this matter, it would not be a bad idea for him to make some compromise with Madam Wu for Yu Zhining's sake. However, Yu Baoning was a very stingy person and valued money more than his life, so he would definitely not take it lightly as he said.

Although Madam Wu is a woman, she is fierce in her methods and has a great spirit. If someone really interferes with the Fang family's business, how could she not give in?

It can be seen that what Yu Baoning said must be untrue.

Sure enough, Yu Baoning felt very uncomfortable. After hesitating for a long time, he finally said, "There may be some misunderstandings. Someone secretly raised the price and forced the sale, which caused dissatisfaction among many mines. Then someone sued Madam Wu."

Li Tai understood immediately: "Not only is the price high, the buying and selling are forced, but they are also acting under the banner of Madam Wu, right? You should leave this palace quickly and don't drag me down with you."

This old guy is simply a money-grubber. It's ok that he is blinded by money, but is he willing to sacrifice his life for money?