The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1335

[1335. Chapter 1268 A gentleman never speaks evil words]

Fang Xiaofan glared at Fang Jifan.

Fang Jifan looked at the empty plate on the table: “…”

He thought for a while and said, “Why are you hungry?”

“What?” Fang Xiaofan was puzzled.

Fang Jifan said seriously: “Brother, I’m obviously looking at you. You were very serious about doing the questions just now. While doing the questions, you ate the cakes on the table.”

Fang Xiaofan said sternly: “You lied, I didn’t eat!”

Fang Jifan touched it dotingly. Touching her head: “You ate it, I saw it with my own eyes. Okay, let’s not care about this. It’s just a side detail. The big test is coming. You must not put your mind on this useless eating and drinking, isn’t it? Is there something to eat? I’ll ask someone to prepare it for you. You can continue to do the questions, and you’ll have something to eat after a while.”

Fang Jifan said something and swished away.

Fang Xiaofan touched his belly.

It’s very uncomfortable.

However…

she was quickly attracted by the test questions on the table.

In two hours, I did more than a dozen questions. It was a bit slow. The problem mainly came from various calculations.

She took a deep breath and continued, running out of time.

Take out the draft on the side and continue to compare the questions and check the calculations.

If she encounters an interesting question, she can’t help but giggle, just like Liu Jin eating watermelon.

………

Emperor Hongzhi looked down at the latest report.

Emperor Hongzhi was particularly concerned about everything related to the stock price of Xingfu Group… or whether it was related to national events such as Xingfu Group’s Western Expedition.

He took Wang Shouren’s report. Although he did not understand many of the military arrangements in it, this did not prevent Emperor Hongzhi from trying his best to find a fault. It seemed that this would give him peace of mind.

Emperor Hongzhi put down the report and smiled at Liu Jian and others: “My dear friends, I heard that the cabinet is going to organize a mathematics competition, but they still want to use Gongyuan as the examination room?”

Liu Jian looked ashamed: “New Learning Among them, there is also a lot of knowledge that has merit. Veterans and others are not all pedantic people. If it is beneficial to the country, why not advocate it? “

The steam locomotive came out.

The steamer came out.

Steam looms also came out.

So many things are shocking, but they also change everyone’s thinking.

Now even the most stubborn scholars, at least in the capital, dare not say that the new learning is useless.

Emperor Hongzhi nodded: “How could I not know the wonderful use of mathematics? These days I am thinking, it turns out…this world is full of mathematics and calculations. Although this sacred science is the body, all the other schools in the world are like this. This mathematics can help the country and the world. Your idea is excellent. When the results come out, the top names will be sent to me. I am in the process of employing people and I am very hungry for talents. “

Liu Jian and others hurriedly said: “Yes.”

“But…” Xie Qian said from the side: “There is a trouble during the exam.”

“Trouble?” Emperor Hongzhi was stunned and looked at Xie Qian: “What can it be? Worry, Xie Qing’s family still needs to report to me.”

“The examiner this time is Lao Chen. Someone came to report and said that there was someone who came to take the exam in the name of Xishan Mathematical College. His name was… …Fang Xiaofan…”

Emperor Hongzhi was happy, why did he have the same name as Xiaofan?

Xie Qian said: “This person… is still a woman.”

Emperor Hongzhi’s face changed slightly.

Xie Qian coughed and said awkwardly: “After investigation, she is Fang Jifan’s sister. Your Majesty, I have never heard of a woman taking the exam. There is no imperial examination, nor other exams. This…this…this is a bit… It broke the rules, but… the regulations for the previous examination did not state clearly that women were not allowed to take the exam, not to mention that it involved the Duke of Qi… so…”

This was indeed an oversight by the cabinet. When the standards for the exam were formulated at that time, people He deliberately ignored the fact that women would come to take the exam. Since there is no rule that women cannot come to take the exam, then…

Emperor Hongzhi turned pale and scolded: “The successor is making nonsense, this is his biological sister, how can he bear it? Why is he so complacent about cheating his own sister and letting his sister show up like this? What kind of test is this for a woman? “

“Old minister, that’s what he said too” Xie Qian bowed: “It’s just. …Fang Jifan said that this was the arrangement of Empress Zhang.”

Emperor Hongzhi: “…”

There was silence in the palace.

There was silence.

a long time.

Emperor Hongzhi said: “This… this… Empress Zhang… the main reason is that Fang Jifan is shameless.”

“Yes, yes, Duke Qi… Tai…” Liu Jian nodded repeatedly, but when he mentioned the word Tai, he suddenly remembered He married his son who was far away in Golden Continent, and then… he became silent.

Li Dongyang coughed. He was a bachelor and the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Therefore, he had to avoid suspicion for this exam. However… he said worriedly: “Your Majesty, I heard that a women’s association was established outside the palace. Now He was recruiting people everywhere, and he also said that he wanted to demand some kind of justice for women in the world. He also said that women are inferior to men. He also said that he wanted to promote the abolition of concubinage. The president of the association is the Queen…”

Emperor Hongzhi’s face turned green.

He looked at the three old ministers looking at him with embarrassed expressions.

Emperor Hongzhi was even more embarrassed and his old face turned red.

There are rumors outside that Emperor Hongzhi is henpecked.

This henpeck is extremely shameful for a grown man in this era.

What’s more, he is still the emperor.

Okay, now it’s okay. It turned out that this was just a rumor, but now I have confirmed my guilt. I am deposing concubines. Aren’t I a ready example?

“Absurd!” Emperor Hongzhi trembled: “Who came up with this bad idea?”

“I think…” Li Dongyang couldn’t laugh or cry. He didn’t dare to look at Emperor Hongzhi, but if he didn’t look, he seemed to feel that there was something wrong with him, but When I looked at it, I saw Emperor Hongzhi looking so embarrassed and looking into his eyes. Doesn’t this make it even more obvious that he has something in his heart and is mocking His Majesty: “I think, nine out of ten, it was Fang Jifan who instigated it.”

That’s not it .

Who is this dog?

This bitch is really not human.

He himself is a concubine, and he will never take a concubine in this life. Her Royal Highness’s status is higher than his. Well, if he can’t eat, he will ruin everyone’s fortune. This bitch is totally lost. Good nature.

Emperor Hongzhi said with a livid face: “They are just messing around, and they will stop after a while.”

The three cabinet bachelors felt that the matter was not that simple.

But now, it seems that there is nothing to say, and everyone seems to be taciturn.

Queen Zhang… is really not easy to mess with.

What’s more, there is also Fang Jifan, who goes around stirring up trouble and always turning tables and throwing pots at people when he’s not doing business.

However, what they are worried about is that these extreme remarks have caused a lot of backlash. Although some people only regard the Women’s Federation as a joke, there are also stubborn ones who have begun to stamp their feet and curse.

If this continues… God knows what it will be like.

Emperor Hongzhi sat down, his face still red, and said: “Well, sir, please step aside, I am tired.”

All the cabinet scholars withdrew.

Emperor Hongzhi raised his head and looked at the young eunuch angrily: “When did Xiao Banban come back? Where did he die? It’s been more than a month. If he doesn’t come back, let him stay in the desert.” “

Yes. .” The little eunuch was trembling and crouching on the ground.

………

With the Zhang family’s money, the Women’s Federation ran smoothly.

Many maids and female officers became the first batch of members, especially the female medical officers, who were the most enthusiastic.

In fact, the initial program was not too fierce. It opposed concubinage, but it had not been raised yet. However, the outside world mostly had a sarcastic attitude towards the Women’s Federation, thinking that what could a group of women do? Therefore, I added more fuel and vinegar, arranged many things, and treated them as jokes.

This is actually understandable.

In this era, discrimination against women is deep-rooted.

Because of this, apart from laughing, no one really comes to play tricks.

Don’t be afraid of being arrogant.

Fang Jifan was sharpening his knife at home.

Oh no.

She is polishing her own girl.

I thought that I should prepare a small whip or something and whip her if she disobeys.

But who would have thought.

Fang Xiaofan’s love for mathematics far exceeded Fang Jifan’s imagination.

Fang Xiaofan almost forgot about food and sleep. Apart from eating and sleeping, Fang Xiaofan spent all his time writing questions.

At night, with the light on, Fang Jifan was worried about her, so he sat aside and leaned on the table to accompany her during the exam.

Then, in the middle of the night, Fang Xiaofan made an ear-piercing gurgling sound.

Fang Jifan suddenly felt the cold wind blowing behind him, and there was a heavy feeling behind his shoulders.

He looked up with a pale face.

Then he saw Fang Xiaofan giggling at the test questions.

Fang Jifan couldn’t help but shudder and shudder.

More than twenty days passed.

A sack of papers, all finished.

Fang Xiaofan couldn’t help but muttered: “Are there any more questions? Is there any more? When I first did these questions, I thought they were a little difficult. But after I finished them, I found that many of them were repeated. They just changed a few numbers. It’s not difficult at all. Brother, the exam is in a few days. What should I do? I still want to do the questions.”

Fang Jifan: “…”

Over the past twenty days, Fang Jifan looked a little haggard while studying with her. , so tired, even more tired than slapping someone, he said aggrievedly: “Where can I find questions for you? You have done all the papers.”

“Otherwise, you will be counted among the gentlemen of the college .

Call them all and ask them to give me questions?”

Fang Jifan thought for a moment: “That’s not good. Our Fang family is an innocent family. Don’t always think about troublesome others. Others have to live their lives. These gentlemen are all here. The treasures of the academy are decent people, not slaves of our Fang family. Okay, just take a break for the next few days and stay in good condition.”

Fang Xiaofan thought for a while: “It’s so boring. If you wait for death like this. It’s better to die clean than to live.”

Fang Jifan was angry and clenched his fists. There is no way for you to do anything. I am with you all the time and you are still scolding me?

Hum, a gentleman never speaks evil!

………

Thanks to the “Beiliang Green Ant” classmate for the reward of 50,000 starting coins, thank you here.

(End of chapter)