The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1212

[1212. Chapter 1157 Chapter 1137: Peaceful years]

the next morning.

Liu Jian came excitedly.

He was quite happy, it seemed he didn’t have to be on duty today.

After waking up Fang Jifan, he cursed him in the bedroom as usual. When he saw Liu Jian in the hall, he put on a smile.

“Hello, Mr. Liu. Mr. Liu has a lot of things to do every day, but why…are you free today…”

Liu Jian took a sip of tea, happily took out an imperial edict from his sleeve and put it on the coffee table: “Please read this, Mr. Qi. “

Fang Jifan took the imperial edict and said with a smile: “Since it is an imperial edict, there is no need for Liu Gong to send it in person… This is too polite.” He

glanced hastily and saw an order from Qi Guogong and Prince Consort. Fang Jifan was overjoyed by the imperial edict for the inspection camp in Beijing: “I never expected that His Majesty would treat me like this…”

“This decree.” Liu Jian interrupted Fang Jifan and said, “It was not written by His Majesty. Do you understand?”

Fang Jifan suddenly remembered what happened yesterday. His face was a little stiff: “I understand, Your Majesty is really a sage. It is a blessing for us ministers

to have such a sage in our Ming Dynasty.” Liu Jian smiled: “This decree comes from your Xishan Mountain!”

Fang Jifan’s face turned slightly. After a change, he thought about it and nodded simply: “I understand, even if you beat me to death, I will say that this is an imperial edict from the Xishan Mountains!”

Liu Jian said again: “But where did it come from the Xishan Mountains?”

Fang Jifan’s eyes dropped. He turned around: “Prince?”

“I didn’t say that.” Liu Jian coughed and continued to drink tea. He then said: “In short, this edict did not come from the hands of the waiting room, nor did it pass through the cabinet. Of course… In fact, no one will delve into this. This is just in case. Your Majesty gave you such a decree. Do you understand what it means?”

Fang Jifan said: “Your Majesty is unpredictable. How can I, a mere fool, do this? Guess?”

Liu Jian said with a smile: “You are the imperial envoy, and the imperial envoy always needs someone to accompany him.”

“Ah.” Fang Jifan finally understood why this decree did not come from the palace .

.

Of course, as he said, most people can only turn a blind eye and no one will pursue this matter. When the time comes to really dig into it, then the Crown Prince will have to take the blame.

Anyway…the prince’s reputation…well, it’s hard to put it into words, everyone has long been used to it.

Fang Jifan finally couldn’t stand the flattery anymore and sighed: “Your Majesty has a lot of evil ideas recently. As a minister, I can’t keep up.”

Liu Jian held the teacup and blew the foam in the teacup. He

said calmly: “Your Majesty is the Lord of Saints.”

He sighed quietly: “Yesterday, the emperor and grandson made such a fuss, and he couldn’t sleep all night. He was looking forward and backward, afraid of stirring up a hornet’s nest, but he was unwilling to do so. What should I be willing to do? What I am unwilling to do is the shortcomings of the Ming Dynasty’s military affairs. After thinking about it, I still have to see it with my own eyes, but I can’t make a big show of it. After thinking about it, I had to make this decision. “

Fang Jifan was moved. Blinking, his eyes were not very lively and he couldn’t shed tears. He just screamed like a bad traffic star: “Your Majesty is worried about the country. You are such a wise man…”

Liu Jian sometimes also convinced Fang Jifan. Why did he You can always find any angle and all kinds of sages.

However, although Fang Jifan said that he was sincere or fake, Liu Jian’s face darkened and he said quietly: “Yes, I am really lucky to meet such a wise man.”

As he said that, he looked at it with a smile. Turning to Fang Jifan: “Look, I, although I am the chief academician of the cabinet and known as the Prime Minister, in this Ming Dynasty, he does not seem to have the power to dominate the world at all, right?”

Fang Jifan didn’t know why Liu Jian Such a sentiment.

But he nodded.

Throughout the dynasties, people like Liu Jian must have been extremely powerful, but Liu Jian…as a prime minister, he has a sense of presence, but compared with his peers and predecessors, he is indeed… relatively mediocre.

Liu Jian’s eyes were dark: “What is a prime minister? The so-called prime minister is nothing more than the emperor’s chamber pot. If the emperor is ambitious, he cherishes his feathers; if the emperor has selfish desires, he wants to satisfy his desires… … Then, there will be a prime minister who has power for a while. Although this prime minister has power for a while, in fact… it is just the emperor who is hiding behind the scenes and controlling the so-called government and opposition parties. Jue, in essence, is the emperor’s connivance. You can only borrow the hands of the prime minister, but you don’t have to dirty your own hands… As the saying goes, what kind of emperor there is, there will be what kind of ministers, I am so lucky, Your Majesty regards me as your confidant, but you will never let me become a powerful minister. So far… my reputation… is pretty good. Every time I think about this, I feel grateful in my heart.”

Fang Jifan looked at me with vigilance. Liu Jian: “I don’t quite understand what Mr. Liu said. Besides… these words are not what a minister should say. Mr. Liu had better be careful with his words.”

Old Liu, do you really think that our successor is a second-rate man? In this case, let me discuss with you, who knows if it is a trap?

Liu Jian said with a smile: “You are afraid that walls have ears. What I just said is the emperor’s mind. If others listen to it, although I have not slandered your Majesty, as a prime minister, if you say these words, after all, It’s inappropriate, isn’t it?”

Fang Jifan said, “What did you say?”

Liu Jian was also convinced by Fang Jifan. This guy looked at him with an innocent face, and he really thought he was a fool.

Liu Jian gritted his teeth and said: “Okay, let’s get straight to the point. I am telling you this. I only have a son, Liu Jie, and the continuation of the Liu family depends on him. It is best that nothing happens to him. If something happens, don’t I think I can’t do anything to you because I’m usually cautious. The clay figurine still has some fire, so I’ll kill you!”

Fang Jifan was speechless. Liu Gong’s circle was too big. Is this the case?

Seeing Liu Jian looking at him with eyes like fire, Fang Jifan immediately said: “Calm down, calm down, Liu Jie is still alive.”

“Still alive?” Liu Jian was pleasantly surprised: “Huh?”

“Yes.” Fang Jifan said, “The letters have been sent.”

Liu Jian was immediately elated and grabbed Fang Jifan’s sleeve: “Where is the letter?”

“Here. It’s mine. It’s written on it by my master, and it’s not for Mr. Liu. You can’t read it.”

Liu Jian was anxious: “Okay, Fang Jifan…”

Fang Jifan smiled bitterly: “Here you go, but…” Fang Jifan stretched out his hand.

“What to do?”

Fang Jifan said plausibly: “This letter is a fast ship that traveled half the world. It took more than half a year to bring it back. Of course, I paid for the postage, fifty taels of silver. No need to discuss.”

Liu Jian: “…”

“I didn’t bring it.”

Fang Jifan said happily: “It doesn’t matter, you can borrow it, Xishan Bank is launching small loans…”

Liu Jian roared: “Bring it here, you can take it or not. Come on, don’t take it, don’t take it…” Liu Jian raised his hand, but soon regained his senses and put his hand down: “I was killed here.”

Liu Gong’s character is very questionable.

Fang Jifan was helpless.

After taking the letter, Liu Jian took it. What made him heartbroken was that, as expected, the envelope contained the words “Master Fang refused to inherit the vassal personally, and disciples kowtowed.”

Liu Jian took out the letter tremblingly. Immediately, his tears couldn’t stop and fell down.

Fang Jifan stood beside Liu Jian and watched along, and couldn’t help but be moved by it.

When they arrived at the Cape of Good Hope, they encountered a storm and the ship was seriously damaged, so they had to go ashore for repairs. As a result, they contracted a disease suspected of malaria. Liu Jie lost two companions and finally… survived.

Finally they arrived at Golden Continent.

The Duke of Lu, Fang Jinglong, set up the headquarters of the Duke of Lu on a fertile land and ordered people to build a city. This city… was named… Organizations come to manage Golden Continent.

People like Liu Jie immediately started to assist the military government, where they built simple thatched houses and taught people to read. Either he works as a doctor and searches for new medicinal herbs nearby; he or she joins the army and holds a civilian position in the army; or he tries to contact the natives, spy on their military affairs, and study geography.

And countless military households began to arrive continuously, and the place became lively, but at the beginning, the conditions were the worst…

What Liu Jie did was to lead his troops deep into the hinterland to explore the geography and To understand the local culture, one must find out the nearby natives and their size, and even… also need to find out whether there are any Franji activities nearby. He traveled through countless forests and encountered countless venomous snakes and beasts… …

The good news is that he is still alive.

Except for a small section of a finger that was missing, it was broken by a falling rock and caused an infection. A section of the hand bone had to be amputated immediately to prevent the infection from spreading.

Liu Jian’s eyes turned red as he looked at it, and his tears fell onto the letter.

His body was trembling, he carefully folded the letter, wiped his tears, sat down, and was silent.

Fang Jifan said: “Liu Jieji has his own destiny. Look, isn’t he still alive and well now? Mr. Liu, don’t be surprised. The man has ambitions in all directions, and Mr. Liu should be happy.”

Liu Jian took a deep breath: ” I understand the principle of Spring and Autumn Justice, but I still need you, Fang Jifan, to teach me? But I can’t even think of it, why are you the only one doing nothing here all day long?”

Fang Jifan: “…”

This is a bit insulting, without me, Fang Jifan. Can your son still go to Golden Continent to pursue poetry and distance? You can’t just tear down the bridge when you cross the river.

Of course, Fang Jifan understood Liu Jian’s feelings as a father. He sighed: “Liu Gong, should we go to patrol the camp?”

Liu Jian sighed: “Don’t take it to heart. I don’t mean to blame, it’s just… Forget it, just focus on the present, Your Majesty…has already left the palace and is waiting for you. Let’s go.”

Fang Jifan nodded.

………………

sleep.

(End of chapter)