The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1345

[1345. Chapter 1278 Holy Grace]

Fang Jifan returned to his house and asked someone to invite Fang Xiaofan to have dinner.

However, he didn’t have time to eat, so he ordered someone to say: “Call that bitch Wang Jinyuan.”

Wang Jinyuan came very quickly, his head was covered with sweat, and he was out of breath. Where have you gone?”

Wang Jinyuan was greatly relieved. He usually listened to all kinds of hypocritical flattery and flattery. Hearing the word “young master”, he was really kind. This is his true temperament, which is better than those hypocritical guys outside. , I don’t know how many times stronger, Wang Jinyuan said hurriedly: “Master, it’s like this, villain…”

“Shut up.”

“Oh.”

Fang Jifan said: “There is a big thing for you to do. Let me tell you, all the manpower and material resources will be given to you.” I’m willing to spend any amount of money on it.”

When he heard something was going on, Wang Jinyuan cheered up and said, “Master, I don’t know what it is?”

Fang Jifan said with a smile, “Please put your ears up.”

Wang Jinyuan stepped forward and said .

He raised his eyebrows and Fang Jifan whispered a few words to him.

Wang Jinyuan said in surprise: “Master, what are you doing…”

“Don’t be nagging, just do it for me.”

Many times, the master does things for no reason.

But in the final result, it can be concluded that the young master is resourceful.

Wang Jinyuan nodded and bowed: “I understand, I understand, don’t worry, young master. I will definitely handle this little thing properly, so I guarantee that the young master can rest assured.”

He said goodbye and left.

Fang Jifan breathed a sigh of relief. Since Zhu Houzhao took Changping, he couldn’t see each other for so many days, and Fang Jifan missed him strangely.

………

When Fang Xiaofan was growing up, Zhu Xiurong had been interested in her since she left the palace to live. She was his sister-in-law. Even though her husband always scolded her bitterly, Zhu Xiurong understood Fang Jifan’s thoughts best, so , every time Fang Xiaofan was on duty, she asked people to arrange a lot of pastries. Fang Xiaofan liked to eat pastries but not meat.

Fang Xiaofan ate happily, looking completely unfeminine.

She gestured and told her sister-in-law what a form was.

“With this form, the efficiency of statistics can be improved several times and become more clear at a glance. Not only that, I am also going to ask the cabinet to spend money to print various forms. In this way, everyone does not have to waste time to go up and down. Next, the efficiency of people doing things can be increased several times. Sister-in-law, do you know what it means to increase it several times?”

She winked and pretended.

Zhu Xiurong followed her lead and pretended to be curious: “What does it mean?”

Fang Xiaofan stuffed the sweet-scented osmanthus cake into his mouth and took a sip of tea: “This is amazing. What could have been done in one hour, Now you only need a stick of incense and a cup of tea to see what you need to know at a glance. What is involved here is a mathematical formula. The three bachelors in the cabinet thought that I was fooling around. It’s not nonsense. They don’t understand. They even went to complain. It doesn’t matter anyway. There is the prince and Zai Mo.”

Zhu Xiurong was confused: “Huh?” Fang

Xiaofan said, “Don’t blame me .

Brother asked me to say this.”

Zhu Xiurong: “Huh?”

Fang Xiaofan said: “I just told my sister-in-law, don’t tell others.”

Zhu Xiurong smiled: “I won’t tell anyone else.”

Fang Xiaofan muttered softly.

Zhu Xiurong: “…”

Fang Xiaofan raised his hand and waved it in front of Zhu Xiurong’s eyes: “Sister-in-law, sister-in-law…”

Zhu Xiurong came back to his senses, smiled tenderly, looked at Fang Xiaofan dotingly, and touched her hand: “These words are unacceptable. Talk nonsense to the outside world.”

Fang Xiaofan kept nodding: “Yeah, don’t tell anyone, just tell your sister-in-law.”

Zhu Xiurong thought for a while, opened his mouth and sighed: “Your brother said this for your own good. Listen. It’s his.”

Fang Xiaofan said: “I have already decided to listen to him.”

Zhu Xiurong said: “Don’t use it until it is absolutely necessary, you know?”

“When is the last resort?” Fang Xiaofan raised his head.

“It’s when you get into big trouble.”

“I understand! My brother taught me how to deal with ordinary small troubles.”

Zhu Xiurong: “…”

“What on earth is your form? Is it really useful?”

Fang Xiaofan said: “You Look, I have asked someone to print it in the name of the cabinet. In a few days, I will gather a group of scribes and let them learn how to use this form.”

Zhu Xiurong smiled and touched her again. hand.

“Sister-in-law, I still have a secret…” Fang Xiaofan suddenly remembered something again.

Zhu Xiurong looked at Fang Xiaofan seriously and warned seriously: “I won’t listen to your secrets anymore. You need to remember one thing. Since it is a secret, it must be kept in your stomach forever. Even your sister-in-law cannot tell it. Do you understand? .”

“Oh.” Zhu Xiurong looked regretful.

………

In the past few days in Jingli…the news suddenly went crazy.

Changping is a good place.

This news came from merchants from Changping, but for some reason, it quickly aroused public opinion.

It is said that since Mao Ji and his disciples arrived in Changping to educate the people around them, the Dayangshan area has been like a chicken and a dog. After being enlightened, the people did not pick up things on the road and did not close their homes at night. The gentry were willing to do good and donate money. Bridges were built and roads were built, and the atmosphere of reading spread instantly. Even a three-year-old child could recite the Analects of Confucius.

This news seems to be exploding.

Usually everyone pays attention to the Chief Envoy of Baoding.

Now all of a sudden, there seems to be a new bright spot.

People spread the news one after another, and more and more people added fuel to the fire.

And those who got the news were even more excited.

Of course, there are occasional noises, but it just means that there is no difference at Dayang Mountain.

However, these noises are not mainstream.

The Hanlin Academy was filled with excitement.

People rushed to praise it.

The Metropolitan Procuratorate was even more crowded.

“Have you heard? Dayang Mountain has become a world of saints, just like a peach blossom garden.”

“In recent years, morals have become corrupt, and people’s hearts have changed. People only know the smell of copper, forget it… let’s not talk about this.

” The news is nothing more than a nail in the coffin for many people.

Why is it that your Baoding Chief Envoy’s new policy can make money? What’s so great about it? As long as through education, this era of great governance can still be achieved.

Shilin was a sensation.

That’s how human psychology is.

They always want to believe what they believe.

Even if there were occasional noises, they would just be treated as some ‘people’ and take the opportunity to slander them.

Taking advantage of the situation, books about Mr. Mao Ji were actually printed and sold everywhere in Beijing.

This new exposition of Neo-Confucianism by Mr. Mao Ji is indeed refreshing.

Scholars rushed to buy it.

Many people were ecstatic.

The weather is getting colder and colder.

It’s snowing heavily.

Seeing that the new year is approaching.

It’s a pity… At this time, the prince is still training in Changping.

Emperor Hongzhi thought of his son who had been away for more than a month. In this winter, it was inevitable that he felt a little warm in his heart.

But at the same time, he also showed worry.

The mother is worried when her son travels thousands of miles, and it is not just the mother who is worried.

As a father, Emperor Hongzhi usually disciplined the prince very strictly and often scolded him, but now that the boy has gone out and has not returned yet, it is inevitable that he… misses him a little.

Emperor Hongzhi read a series of memorials.

Feeling upset.

He sighed: “Xiao Banban.”

“My servant is here.” After Xiao Jing came back, he became taciturn a lot. He didn’t say a word that he shouldn’t have said. Now he is used to being a wooden stake.

Emperor Hongzhi said: “These memorials are all praising Dayang Mountain and talking about the Peach Blossom Spring. They are simply using allusions indiscriminately. This Peach Blossom Spring is a place to escape from the world in troubled times. Could it be that we, the Ming Dynasty, are also called Troubled Times? It’s ridiculous to talk about chickens and dogs, and to keep the house open at night. “

Xiao Jing smiled: “Everyone is spreading rumors outside. Scholars like to spread rumors, and Hanlin and Yushi Qingliu also like to listen. No, now I feel like I know it. I am still unwilling to give up. I still want to report to His Majesty. I think it is because I hope that Your Majesty will hear about the wisdom of Mr. Mao Ji and recruit him to the court. Or maybe it is because I hope that His Majesty will value this new Neo-Confucianism… … Come to think of it, these are some frustrated officials and literati who are criticizing Huai.”

Emperor Hongzhi said meaningfully: “This is Xiangzhuang’s sword dance, which is intended for Pei Gong.”

“This slave has asked the factory guard…” “

No. Mention your factory guards.” Emperor Hongzhi said with a face: “What can they do? If you use the factory guards to solve the trouble, you will not be in vain forever.”

Xiao Jing fell to his knees and said, “Slave. I will die, this slave has failed the holy grace, this slave…”

Emperor Hongzhi ignored him, but sighed: “It’s freezing cold, I wanted to call my successor into the palace to talk and relieve his boredom, but I was worried that he would be along the way. Caught by the cold, the children have grown up and now know how to fly high. The emperor and his grandson loved to be by my side back then, but now they always talk about his friends… The only one I have is the queen… He

nodded and said to Xiao Jing: “You…”

shook his head.

Xiao Jing shed tears: “My servant is of no use, but whether your Majesty is happy or sad, won’t I always be with you? If I can relieve your majesty’s boredom, I will be willing to die.”

” That’s not necessary.” Emperor Hongzhi sat upright and pointed to the memorial on the case: “I want to see what medicine is sold in the gourd.”

” Your Majesty,

Master

Liu, I want to see you.”

…

Emperor Hongzhi was stunned and raised his head: “Call me.”

A moment later, he saw Liu Jian hurried in, half of his beard was gone, and he looked miserable.

When Emperor Hongzhi saw this, he was surprised and said: “Liu Qing’s family, what’s going on?”

Liu Jian smiled bitterly: “It’s my fault, I’ve been anxious, and my long beard happened to hit the candlelight and burned.”

“Oh, then why are you so angry?” Emperor Hongzhi looked at Liu Jian.

Liu Jian hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether to say it or not.

Emperor Hongzhi encouraged: “It’s okay for the Qing family to just say it. Why, do you still want to hide it from me?”

…

Chapter 4.

(End of chapter)