Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

When they heard their father comparing the four of them with the three Du He brothers, they were not convinced and they all curled their lips in disdain at the same time.

But their father was very angry, so none of the four brothers responded first, otherwise they would be the first to be criticized.

Fang Xuanling frowned and said, "What? Are you all mute?"

"Aren't you usually quite eloquent?"

Fang Xuanling had a miserable life during these years because of these rebellious sons.

Especially that idiot Fang Yiai, who was actually planning to conspire with the King of Wei to rebel, which scared him so much that he almost fainted.

There was silence for a moment.

Fang Yize plucked up the courage to stand up and said with a discontented look on his face.

"Dad, I heard that the reason Du Gou and Du Aitong were able to be promoted so quickly was all because of Du He's connections behind the scenes."

"You are all-powerful in the court, and most of the people in the Ministry of Personnel are your subordinates. You don't even give our four brothers some help."

"Now that our official careers have stagnated, who can we blame?"

Except for the second brother Fang Yiai, who was deeply favored by His Majesty because of Princess Gaoyang, he was promoted to the highest official position of Taifu Temple Minister.

Although the three brothers were able to enter officialdom thanks to their family background, their father did not give them any convenience afterwards, so they have been standing still for all these years.

They have privately complained about their father more than once, believing that he only promotes irrelevant people and never fails to help his son.

When Fang Yizheng, Fang Yiai and Fang Yiyi saw that Fang Yize had expressed what they were thinking, they all stood up and responded.

"Dad, you don't care!"

"Du He dared to openly use his power to promote his brothers and relatives, but you never promoted us brothers!"

"If you are willing to help us, our official career will not be stagnant."

When Fang Xuanling saw that these four rebellious sons not only did not realize their mistakes, but also blamed him, his old face suddenly became angry.

"Oh!"

Fang Xuanling slapped the table heavily, then gritted his teeth and shouted angrily.

"A bunch of rebellious sons who don't know how to repent!"

"Instead of examining your own problems, you are blaming others for your mistakes!"

"If I didn't have to go back to my hometown to meet my clan members tomorrow, I would definitely beat them up!"

When Fang Yizheng, Fang Yiai and his four brothers saw their father was furious, they were so scared that they sat down with their necks shrunk and lowered their heads, not daring to meet their father's gaze.

Although the four brothers looked timid, there was a faint smile on their faces.

After I said what was in my heart, I felt much better.

Otherwise, they would keep these words in their hearts and not dare to say them, and they would feel aggrieved.

"Huh~"

Fang Xuanling was very excited at the moment. He felt as if his chest was about to jump out. The rapid beating made him feel extremely uncomfortable.

He closed his eyes and forced himself to calm down. After a long time, he slowly opened his eyes.

"Whoo~"

Fang Xuanling took a long breath and then spoke in a hoarse voice.

"Do you really think that Du He abused his power to allow his brothers and relatives to be promoted?"

"Could it be that in your hearts, His Majesty is a foolish monarch?"

"You are totally wrong if you think so!"

Fang Xuanling knew that it was useless to scold these four rebellious sons. He had to correct their wrong cognition so that they would rise up and move forward.

He paused, then explained in a deep voice.

"Whether it's Du Gou or Du Aitong, or Pei Xingjian and Cui Shenji, which one of them didn't get promoted because of their merits?"

"And they have enough personal abilities to get things done!"

"If you were put in the position of Zhongshu Sheren, who among the four of you brothers would be promoted?"

After hearing what their father said, Fang Yiai and Fang Yize all wanted to say that the credit for Du Gou and Du Ai's success was all due to Du He.

But in the current situation, they dare not continue to provoke their father who is on the verge of anger.

Otherwise they would be beaten during the New Year, and if others saw the wounds on their bodies when they went out to visit relatives and friends, they would be embarrassed.

Fang Yiyi touched the tip of his nose and said in a low voice angrily.

"Dad, the talents of the four of us brothers are limited. It's useless even if you hit us with a stick every day."

"Why not take advantage of your influence in the court and let the four of us brothers rise a few levels higher, so that our Fang family will have someone who can do things in the court in the future."

His father is already 69 years old this year, and his position as Shangshu Zuo Pushe has been deprived by His Majesty. His power will gradually weaken in the future.

Among the four brothers, the third brother Fang Yiai currently holds the highest official position. If things continue like this, their Fang family will fall into decline in the second generation.

Besides, his father has a good reputation and is destined to go down in history, so he can't continue to pretend to be a good guy.

Fang Xuanling looked at his four rebellious sons who were looking at him expectantly, and his face was full of helplessness.

After a long silence, Fang Xuanling sighed and said.

"Hey, why are you so stupid?"

"If I promote you now, your talents are not enough for the job. This will not only be detrimental to your career, but will also make His Majesty dissatisfied."

"After I die, His Majesty will naturally promote you all because of my contributions."

"Do you still need me to explain this simple truth to you?"

If these four people had the abilities of Du He, Fang Xuanling would support them with all his strength even at the risk of arousing suspicion from His Majesty.

But they are neither good at literature nor martial arts, their talents are low, but their ambitions are as high as the sky.

Fang Xuanling waved his hand and said, "You go back and think about it carefully now. I will tell you in detail after you come back from visiting your parents."

"The second one stays."

Fang Yiai was shocked when he saw that he was left alone.

Seeing the other three brothers looking at him with gloating eyes and leaving the study room quickly without any loyalty, Fang Yiai's eyelids kept twitching.

Fang Xuanling did not speak immediately. His deep eyes stared straight at Fang Yiai, as if he could see through his heart.

After dozens of breaths.

Fang Yiai stuttered, "Dad, why...why are you looking at me like that?"

Fang Xuanling said quietly, "Second Brother, what have you been doing during this period?"

this...

Has the matter been exposed?

Fang Yiai dodged his gaze and replied, "Dad, I have been very well behaved during this period and have not gone out to cause any trouble."

"And I also follow your teachings. I only go out for three days a month. The rest of the time I stay in the mansion to study the Qi Min Yao Shu."

"If you don't believe me, why not test me now?"

After Fang Yiai finished speaking, he looked at his father cautiously.

When he noticed that his father's face was becoming increasingly gloomy, Fang Yiai's hope disappeared without a trace.

Fang Xuanling said in a cold voice: "I will give you a chance to be honest. Tell me what you did. You can still stop now."

"Otherwise, in order to prevent our Fang family from being implicated by you, I will have no choice but to sacrifice my own family for the sake of justice and personally take you to the palace to be punished!"