The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Fang Yun understood immediately that his uncle Fang Shouye was obviously recommending Fang Yingwu.

Fang Yingwu is the son of Fang Shouye's elder brother, but he has always lived in Fang Shouye's house, and the two are like father and son.

Fang Yingwu is over 20 years old, and is currently a juren. He is quite talented and very shrewd. In the past, someone offended him and was tortured by him to the point of wanting to live but not wanting to die. He is extremely treacherous. However, this person is not a domineering evil boy, and his reputation is mixed.

Fang Yingwu has a habit of not being interested in decent women. He likes to stay overnight in brothels and pleasure boats, and is a playboy.

Fang Yun asked Fang Shouye some more about Fang Yingwu, and recalled the rumors in the past. This person has no other bad deeds except that he likes to linger in brothels and is ruthless in revenge. What's more, Fang Yingwu is his cousin and a member of the same clan, and is far more trustworthy than outsiders. With Fang Shouye's temper, if Fang Yingwu's character really has problems, he will definitely not put down his old face and send a letter.

"When my cousin arrives in the capital, I will welcome him."

Fang Yun went to the "Spring Hunting Class" and "Palace Examination Class" as usual in the morning. After class, he used the official seal to check the letter of circumstance, and found that many familiar or unfamiliar people recommended themselves or others, just to be Fang Yun's private soldiers or staff.

On the way home, Fang Yun walked and thought that it was a blessing to have someone as a private soldier or staff, but his team was not stable. If he rashly accepted a large number of people, various contradictions would inevitably arise. After all, human hearts are the most complicated, and they are not as easy to control as the private soldiers of the barbarians.

After lunch, Fang Yun did not go to the battlefield to practice verbal battles or battle poems, but sat in the study to think about his team members.

The Jinshi who came to help from the farmers naturally could not be rejected. "Farming" is an important subject in the palace examination. It is best to get A or B in farming. If you get C, you will immediately lose the qualification of the top three in the palace examination. Food and clothing are always the top priority of the human race.

Master Xiang is a veteran official, and was recommended to Cai He by Minister of Culture Jiang Hechuan. He has been with Cai He for several years, and can even be said to be more reliable than Fang Yingwu.

Fang Yingwu is also a candidate for the staff. He has traveled all over Jingguo, and he does not only think with his lower body. He has met all kinds of people in brothels and boats, and heard strange things, which are what Fang Yun lacks. Fang Yingwu is younger than Master Xiang and more perceptive in some aspects.

As for the captain of the Yaoman private soldiers, Ao Huang will be the captain, and Ao Huang will definitely be very motivated.

The Guanjue private soldiers are sent by the military. At present, the general of the Guanjue private soldiers is a middle-aged Hanlin from the Chen Sheng family. He has served in the army for many years, but for Fang Yun’s safety, he will be sent to Fang Yun by the Chen family. The two thousand private soldiers nominally belong to the royal family of Jingguo, but in fact they are soldiers brought up by the Chen Sheng family. Their loyalty to Jingguo is unquestionable.

Fang Yun thought clearly, and with the people sent by the Holy Academy, the current team is enough. If there are more, it will be bloated. After all, he is only governing a county, not a state or even a country. If there is a shortage of people, go directly to the relatives of the Fang family in Dayuan Mansion to select. The relationship between the same clan is extremely reliable. They will prosper and suffer together with Fang Yun. Even if the people of the same clan want to join Fang Yun’s enemies, the other party may not be willing to accept it.

When the "Fang Family" has a firm foothold and has a preliminary scale, it can speed up the external recruitment of talents.

In the afternoon, the eunuchs of the palace came to read the imperial edict, officially conferring Fang Yun as the "Duke of the State", rewarding the palace, the courtyard, the garden, the fertile land, etc., and bringing a full ninety carriages of gifts!

The Fang family simply cannot fit so many gifts. These things will be sent to the famous garden "Quanyuan" located on Mingde Street. Quanyuan is one of the three best royal gardens in Jingguo. One of them was given to Chen Guanhai, and two were used by the royal family. Now one is given to Fang Yun.

Fang Yun was obviously stunned when he heard about this reward. The court meeting yesterday did not involve "Quanyuan". It seems that the Queen Mother decided today.

Ordinary people would only think that it was a generous reward from the Queen Mother, but Fang Yun was an official after all, and immediately realized that this was a very obvious political signal.

A country has a "crown prince", as the heir to the monarch, and Fang Yun's treatment is similar to Chen Sheng, which means that the Queen Mother has regarded Fang Yun as a "crown prince".

The "Quanyuan" award shows the determination of the Queen Mother and many officials in the court.

The status of the Duke is extremely high, and the ceremony of enthronement requires a certain amount of time to prepare. The formal ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven and enthronement will be held on December 25. At that time, not only will civil and military officials participate, but also the people of the capital will go.

In view of the change in Fang Yun's identity, Shangshe is no longer suitable for living. That night, everyone packed up everything in the Fang family.

The next morning, the convoy sent by the palace took Fang Yun and others away and was responsible for moving. The eldest princess Zhao Hongzhuang also came in person.

Quan Garden is located in the southeast corner of the capital. When the capital was built, a natural spring was found there, so it was built into a royal garden and named after the spring.

The carriage stopped, Fang Yun and the Fang family got off the carriage, and the front was the magnificent and simple main gate of Quan Garden. The plaque on the main gate was inscribed with the words "Quan Garden", which was written by the founding emperor of Jing State. It was the third realm of calligraphy "ink into bones", and every stroke of the two words was like a sword standing upright.

Quan Garden consists of the main garden and four branch gardens in the east, west, south and north. The theme of the main garden is water. When you enter the main gate of Quan Garden, the first thing you see is a lake with a radius of 30 meters. There are small islands and waterside pavilions in the lake, and there are long corridors or long bridges on all sides to connect to other places.

It's just that it's winter now, and the plants on the water are a little dilapidated. If it's summer, the lake will be full of lotus leaves and lotus flowers will bloom. It is a rare place to appreciate lotus.

This is the famous "Lotus Pond Lake" in Quanyuan. Around the Lotus Pond Lake, there are Liuxiang Hall, Feiye Pavilion and other buildings.

Along the way, Zhao Hongzhuang kept introducing everything about Quanyuan.

Fang Yun and Ao Huang were very calm, but Yang Yuhuan, Su Xiaoxiao, Fang Daniu and others kept exclaiming along the way. Even though the scenery here was not as beautiful as in summer, they were deeply fascinated.

Fang Yun compared Quanyuan with the Suzhou gardens in his memory and found that this Quanyuan was better in scale and in all aspects. After all, there were great scholars involved in the construction, and they could do things that ordinary people could not do.

The Lotus Pond Lake Courtyard behind the main gate alone is more than 20 acres!

After walking for a long time, they bypassed the Lotus Pond Lake and came to the main garden behind. The main garden is full of ponds and rivers, covering a very large area. At first glance, people think they have come to the Jiangnan water town.

Because it is a royal garden, the main garden is mainly for the monarch to watch and rest, and can also handle government affairs, and even hold temporary court meetings. It is not suitable for living. Passing through the main garden and arriving at the South Garden is where everyone lives.

All the facilities in Nanyuan are extremely complete, and even too complicated for Fang's family, and many rooms are not used at all.

Zhao Hongzhuang didn't know much about this place, so the garden official of Quanyuan was responsible for introducing it to Fang's family one by one.

Afterwards, Fang Yun and everyone went to visit other gardens.

Time passed slowly, and there was no return.

Fang Yun quickly adapted to the life in Quanyuan. On December 25, he accepted the official title of "Duke of the State".

Gifts from various countries arrived one after another, and the people needed by Fang Yun's team arrived one after another. The private soldiers were gradually improved. Fang Yun was busy every day and didn't have time to rest until the New Year.