The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 1671 Another private visit

After reading it, Fang Yun frowned slightly, then put down his official seal and prepared to sleep. For Tangtang Xusheng and the Governor, this kind of thing is not worth paying attention to, at least for now.

The next day, Fang Yun handled matters as usual, but he was still familiar with Xiangzhou, because documents from various prefectures and counties would arrive one after another today.

Fang Yun must be familiar with every inch of Xiangzhou, which is what a governor must do.

After another two days, Fang Yun read all the documents and knew Xiangzhou far better than Dong Wencong, who had been the state pastor for more than a year.

After reading the document, Fang Yun thought about it and decided to continue the private visit incognito. He wanted to know more about the customs and customs of Baling and Xiangzhou. If he had time, he would try to visit every city in Xiangzhou.

When he was in Ning'an City, Fang Yun rarely paid private visits incognito, because before going to Ning'an, he had already served as the county magistrate in Ning'an City in the illusion of Shushan and knew the place well.

Private visits in private are the most direct way to understand the people, and are far more accurate than getting information from officials. Of course, Fang Yun's private visits are different from some emperors who play with women and spend extravagance under the guise of private visits in private.

Another reason that triggered the private interview on Weibo was that Fang Yun discovered that the incident of worshiping Qingjun in Yingfang Pavilion not only did not subside, but instead continued one after another, exceeding original expectations.

Fang Yun wanted to know how ordinary people viewed this matter, so he put on a child's uniform and left the state government office in disguise.

Wearing a Tongsheng uniform will save you a lot of trouble as you won't be provoked by local gangsters. Tongsheng's status is not particularly high, so you won't be guarded by others, so it is a good choice to hide your identity.

Fang Yun walked towards the fence street where Yingfang Pavilion is located. Passing by Yingfang Pavilion, he found that hundreds of people were blocking Yingfang Pavilion, causing Yingfang Pavilion to be unable to operate.

Fang Yun stood and watched for a while, then walked towards a restaurant not far away.

A red lantern hangs at the door of the restaurant, and people are coming and going inside. The counter is on one side, and there are several large wine vats. Red paper is pasted on the wine vats with a big word "wine" written on them.

The shopkeeper was behind the counter, with a smile on his face, crackling abacus, wiping sweat while doing it.

The restaurant was extremely noisy. Fang Yun listened carefully and found that less than half of the people were talking about Jingguo people paying homage to Qingjun.

There were too many people in the restaurant and it was impossible to occupy a table. Fang Yun looked around and found that there were three young people sitting at a table, and one was a Tong Sheng, and they were discussing the matter of paying homage to Qingjun in Yingfang Pavilion, so he walked over. .

"Brothers, I'm sorry to bother you, but I would like to ask if there is anyone here? There are too many people here, so the waiter asked me to come here." Fang Yun said with a smile.

Two of the young men stood up hurriedly, and the young boy stood up and said with a smile: "There is no one here. Brother, if you don't mind the three of us being noisy, just sit here."

The other two people nodded slightly and said nothing.

Fang Yun smiled and said, "Thank you very much." After saying that, Fang Yun called the waiter over and ordered a pot of green bamboo wine, a plate of peanuts and a plate of side dishes.

Fang Yun did not speak to the three of them. The three of them continued chatting. Soon, people at several tables nearby also chimed in, so more than a dozen people chatted together.

Everyone was discussing the people of Jingguo paying homage to Lord Qing, and most of them were filled with indignation. The boy opposite was the most disgusted with Hua Qingniang.

Fang Yun kept listening, and soon learned that this boy's name was Zhang Zongshi. He had a strong sense of justice, was very rational, and had high prestige among everyone.

As he spoke, Zhang Zongshi sighed: "Oh, I didn't expect Ge Yiming to speak on the list. He said, 'Qingjun is a benevolent king, and you should worship him when you see him.' He was obviously supporting Hua Qingniang. It was in vain that I thought he and those people Rich kids are different.”

"I was also very surprised at the time, how could Brother Ge be such a person? His literary name has always been good!"

"Is he crazy? How could he say such a thing?"

"Does he still want a literary name?"

"He usually speaks for the poor people, why do he suddenly speak for an old bustard?"

"When people in Xiangzhou were in a state of excitement, he suddenly said such a thing publicly. How could he be so stupid?"

"His behavior is tantamount to betraying a poor scholar. It's so stupid."

Everyone started talking about Ge Yiming.

During the discussion, Fang Yun occasionally shook his head. These people were very smart, but they got too little information, so the conclusions they got were very different.

After everyone had finished talking, Fang Yun took a sip of wine and asked calmly: "When did you have this illusion that Ge Yiming is standing with us, the children of poor families and ordinary people?"

Fang Yun's voice was not loud, but most people on the first floor of the restaurant could hear it clearly.

Fang Yun's words made everyone calm down, and many people fell into thinking.

"Then why did he say such things? Please give this... brother some advice." Zhang Zongshi, who was sitting opposite, said.

Fang Yun smiled slightly and said: "My surname is Fang. Let me talk about Ge Yiming first. As a Jinshi, he is certainly not a fool. As a Jingguo native, he naturally has his reasons for helping Qingjun speak. If I am right, after he spoke , there will be fewer people in Jingguo blaming Hua Qingniang.”

Mr. Zhang nodded and said: "That's true."

Fang Yun smiled and said: "Medical channel. Ge Yiming is the mouthpiece of the nobles behind the Qingjiang Trading Company. He warns certain people with some status that the entire Qingjiang Trading Company is supporting Hua Qingniang, and even the entire Qing Kingdom's power is also Everyone will support it, let those people be careful Ge Wanwan is extraordinary. He will definitely know whether his nephew did something wrong or not. It has been almost three or four days since Ge Yiming deleted his words from the discussion list, which means that he only represents himself. But now He is still here, which means he is also speaking on behalf of Ge Wanwan.”

"If he does this, won't he be cast aside by the children of a poor family?"

Fang Yun smiled slightly and said, "Then I want to say three things."

"First, there are people in Xiangzhou who not only support Jingguo, but also support Qingguo. Those who hate Jingguo will not hesitate to support Ge Yiming. You have to know that there are always some people in the world who originally hate Jingguo. The incompetent officials of Jingguo then hated the entire Jingguo and all the people of Jingguo, so they were willing to be slaves of the Qingguo people, not understanding at all that their actions , in fact, like those incompetent officials, they are harming Jingguo. In addition, many people are envious of his family background and wealth, and have a favorable impression of him. Of course, there is a saying that he relies on wealth and family background to gain admiration. , what’s the difference between being liked by others because of their good looks? It’s human nature to love wealth, and it’s okay as long as you don’t mind being poor.”

Many scholars nodded lightly. They did not expect that this boy could see things so thoroughly, and he seemed to be a humble gentleman. Even if he opposed Ge Yiming, he did not have any hateful words.

Zhang Zongshi became interested and said: "What about the second one?"

The entire restaurant was silent, and even the shopkeeper stopped his calculations and walked towards Fang Yun, wanting to listen more carefully.

"Secondly, what does the rejection of a child from a poor family mean? What does the rejection from a child from a poor family cost him? He is not afraid! Then what is he afraid of? Afraid of Ge Wanwan and the noble people behind Qingjiang Trading Company. The rejection of a child from a poor family is very important. Powerless. Just like what Fang Xusheng said a few days ago, it probably means that when the power gap between the people and the government is too large and they are unable to check and balance the government, then the officials will not care about the people. In the same way, Ge Yiming does not care about our rejection. "

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