Don't ask where people go

"Mr. Fang is now a newcomer, and he is really impressive." Fang Chongzheng's lukewarm words sounded like sarcasm to Fang Zilan's ears, and he couldn't help but retorted: "Naturally, it can't compare with Mr. Fang, the founder of the dynasty and the third generation of ministers." .”

She was angry with Fang Chongzheng, but he was not annoyed at all, and said in a low voice: "Since Master Fang has respected me as an official for a long time, today I will rely on the old man to sell the old man, and have a good talk with Master Fang."

Fang Zilan was stunned, and only listened to Fang Chongzheng: "Master Fang, who knows who provoked this case in the northern border?"

"Lu Zhizhang." Fang Zilan answered without hesitation, and Fang Chongzheng said persuasively, "Has Mr. Fang ever thought about the roles played by the royal family and the Huangfu family in the northern region in this case?"

"Adding fuel to the flames." Fang Zilan's voice sank a little, and Fang Chongzheng asked: "Why?"

"I don't know." Fang Zilan's voice became lower and lower, showing a clear lack of confidence, "I thought that if the Wang family harmed anyone, they would never harm anyone in the army."

"You think you've thought long enough just because your lips are dead and your teeth are cold?" Fang Chongzheng taught earnestly, "Your life is decades, your family is hundreds of years, and the dynasty is at most a thousand years. What the Wang family cares about is not Wang Quanzhi's temporary ups and downs, It's not the honor or disgrace of Wang Quanrui alone, but the rise and fall of the Wang family over the past century. Do you think the Wang family will allow generals to override civil servants?"

Fang Chongzheng's words were like a ray of light, making Fang Zilan suddenly enlightened.

During those few days when she closed the house, she thought hard and couldn't understand why the Wang family became Lu Zhizhang's accomplices.There is a clear distinction between civil and military divisions in the northern border, and the Wang family has no reason to harm people in the army.

She didn't understand until she heard Fang Chongzheng's words.Most of the people in the army, such as Vice General Li and Qin, were promoted by her when she was in office. After she left, even the royal family would have worked hard, and it turned into a secret rivalry between military officers and civilian officials.

After a while, Fang Zilan sighed softly and said, "No. What Mr. Fang taught me is that I didn't think well enough."

"I don't think well." Fang Chongzheng repeated the word in a deep voice, his voice was a little cold, "To this day, after traveling this way, Mr. Fang only feels that he is not thinking well?"

Hearing the sound, Fang Zilan only felt terrified, as if a child who did something wrong was caught by his parents.But she still said calmly: "What exactly does Master Fang want to tell me?"

Fang Chongzheng asked instead, "I dare to ask Mr. Fang. In your heart, but the mountains and rivers in your heart are always bigger than the sky?"

Fang Zilan was stunned for a moment, and then said quietly: "Yes." Her voice was a little hoarse, with an indescribable heaviness, but she was extremely firm.

"Then do you know that this responsibility should belong to the emperor in the Qiankun Palace?" Fang Chongzheng's tone was a little solemn, "You have eternal responsibilities in your heart, but the family of Gongqing said that the power and interests are greater than the sky. Yours Perseverance cannot reach the threshold of their high-ranking families, exhaust the inch of land they have granted to them, and cannot support the beams and pillars of their grand family."

Fang Zilan listened quietly, but only felt an unknown fire burning in her chest.

She couldn't help but retort: ​​"Master Fang lives in a high place in the temple, and the way of being an official is beyond my comparison. But even so, I dare not agree with Mr. Fang's words."

She coughed lightly, cleared her throat, and continued: "In his position, he seeks his own government. The affairs of the world are not the affairs of the emperor alone. Otherwise, why do you want a hundred officials? What's the use of a family? Don’t take the world as your own responsibility, but take the world as your own body. If you stumble to this point, you will do everything you can.”

Fang Chongzheng was speechless, but a familiar figure flashed in his heart.

When they were young, who didn't worry about the world with enthusiasm, devoted themselves to life and forgot to die?The world can change, and who will stick to it?

Sure enough, they are family.

"Master Fang is young, so he must feel that what he has done is righteous and understandable." Fang Chongzheng spoke slowly, "But looking back after many years, it was just a moment of heroism. You did not hesitate to die for the sake of everyone in the northern border, but you Who can stand up to protect them after death? People live in the world for decades, and the trickle of water will last forever, and it is not a decision at a young age."

Fang Zilan chuckled suddenly, her voice was full of regret, "Master Fang is used to being wise and safe, so why bother with me, a young and frivolous junior who doesn't know the heights of the sky and the earth? Although life is not about seizing the day and night, there are always some things that need someone to do. I am a person who never turns back when I die, I am afraid that I am going to spoil Master Fang's kindness."

"Master Fang, do you think that there is anything in this world that you must do?" Fang Chongzheng's tone became colder, and Fang Zilan's voice weakened, "There is nothing that must be done by anyone. It's just..."

She stopped talking suddenly, and said after a long while: "There are many things in this world that no one wants to do. I don't want these things to be looked at coldly, and it will be silent." After she finished speaking, she felt funny.

Fang Chongzheng was right, she was indeed a brave hero.

But who can be the savior?She's not that arrogant yet.

Fang Chongzheng's hands in his sleeves were clenched into fists, and the past flashed back and forth like a revolving lantern.

He was powerless then, and he is helpless now.

He once felt lonely because of the fact that the Fang clan could only protect himself wisely, and he also envied his determination to sacrifice his life for the eternal, and he was even more dissatisfied that the Fang clan was not strong enough to protect everyone in his family, country, and world.

Later, as he got older, the hills and valleys in his chest were gradually honed into a smooth road. The loneliness, envy and unwillingness he thought were young had disappeared with time.

However, until this moment, he suddenly realized that so many years had passed, no matter how calm he was, he still hid a trace of regret that he couldn't suppress.

In the end, his expression was as indifferent as usual, and he said in a cold voice: "Since ancient times, there has never been a good death for a warrior. I hope Mr. Fang will take care of himself."

"Then this matter is strange." A Wan looked puzzled, "The Mo family did not rebel, nor were pirates stirring up trouble, so why did His Majesty let you come to the southeast to deal with this matter?"

"The fact that there are pirates shows that General Xiahou's news is not just a nonsense." Fang Zilan raised his hand and frowned, and analyzed: "But the Mo family did not rebel, which means that the other half of General Xiahou's news is not credible. "

Awan asked subconsciously, "You mean, General Xiahou sent fake news to Beijing?"

"Two possibilities." Fang Zilan deliberately lowered her voice, and A Wan moved closer to her, only to hear her say: "Either General Xiahou was deceived into thinking that the Mo family was in rebellion. Either General Xiahou had a relationship with the Mo family." If you don't deal with it, you deliberately sent false news to Beijing, intending to use His Majesty's hand to eradicate the Mo family."