The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1504

[1504. Chapter 1428 The Holy Emperor]

Li Chaowen enters the palace again.

The news that Li Chaowen, the real person of Longquan Temple, has entered the palace to meet the saint, of course needs to be made with a lot of fanfare.

You see, real people are summoned by the emperor every now and then. What does this mean?

This is the best advertising.

Even Li Chaowen, who was sitting in the carriage, wanted to take this opportunity to package Longquan Temple and put it on the market. This is what is called striking while the iron is hot.

However, this idea was abandoned in an instant.

After all, we are dealing with the spiritual world, so this is not good.

When they arrived at Fengtian Hall, Emperor Hongzhi was already waiting here.

He looked at Li Chaowen who was slowly entering the palace, and saw that his celestial demeanor was quite extraordinary, and he couldn’t help but admire him in his heart.

Li Chaowen made a great salute: “I have met your Majesty, long live my emperor.”

Emperor Hongzhi smiled and raised his hand: “The Qing family is dead.”

Emperor Hongzhi stared deeply at Li Chaowen, and then deliberately made a riddle: ” The Qing family is from outside the country, so you know why I ordered you to come.”

On the side, several academicians of the Academy of Sciences and Hanlin who were waiting for the order all smiled.

Your Majesty is about to take the exam for Master Li.

In fact, Longquan Temple has developed well in recent years, but both the court and the people have a good impression of Longquan Temple.

People develop based on their own abilities and never publicize it everywhere. If you believe in it, believe it. If you don’t believe it, I won’t stop you. You even maintain a humble attitude and always abide by the law. Therefore, those who believe in Longquan Temple naturally regard it as a model. , those who don’t believe it are not disgusted either.

Li Chaowen said: “Your Majesty called the poor Taoist here because of the saint’s affairs.”

The saint…

Emperor Hongzhi looked surprised.

He looked at Li Chaowen, quite moved.

Li Chaowen was really right.

Emperor Hongzhi smiled, took a sip of tea, and asked seriously: “What do the Qing family think of this?”

Li Chaowen saluted again: “Your Majesty, since there are rumors, they must not be groundless.”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded, Squint your eyes slightly and continue listening.

Li Chaowen said slowly: “However, I have been observing the sky at night recently, and I feel that the Emperor Ziwei’s star has been particularly dazzling recently. It seems that the rumors in the market are indeed true.”

Emperor Hongzhi frowned, looking quite ugly.

He was particularly disgusted with these rumors.

The Ming Dynasty did not need saints. Even if there were saints, they were designated by the imperial court.

And such false rumors are often signs of some ambitious people taking advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble.

Throughout the dynasties, such rumors would often be followed by troubles. When the Yellow Turban Army rebelled or when Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, weren’t there such rumors?

Emperor Hongzhi summoned Li Chaowen in the hope of using Li Chaowen’s words to quell these rumors. If Master Longquan Guan denies these rumors, it will be of great benefit to quell the rumors.

But who would have thought that this Mr. Li did not put out the fire, but instead came with a bundle of firewood.

Emperor Hongzhi was unhappy, and his face became much lighter. He only said calmly: “Oh, the Qing family also thought that a saint would come out, but they don’t know where the saint is?”

Li Chaowen shook his head towards Emperor Hongzhi and said: “This is a secret. , How can a poor person understand it, but…”

He paused.

Then, he said word by word: “I saw that there was a saint in this temple. I thought, this saint is far away in the sky, but close in front of me.”

The academicians and Hanlin looked at each other.

Is it me?

Is it me?

How could it be him?

Is he worthy?

It can’t be me.

But Li Chaowen raised his head, looked at Emperor Hongzhi, and uttered words word by word: “Your Majesty, you are the saint.”

Emperor Hongzhi stared deeply at Li Chaowen, his face very ugly. You can’t say this. He dared to speak nonsense, and the corners of his mouth moved slightly to scold him, but when he opened his mouth, he didn’t know what to say and just gave Li Chaowen a blank look.

Li Chaowen repeated it very seriously.

“Your Majesty, you are a saint.”

“…”

Emperor Hongzhi suddenly felt disgusted in his heart.

He was starting to regret it now.

The evil talk confuses the people.

I am that saint.

How can I afford to wear this high hat?

This will not only roast me on the fire, but also cause the whole world to laugh at me.

Li Chaowen was simply going to ruin his reputation in life.

It’s not like Emperor Hongzhi didn’t read history.

Many emperors in the Song Dynasty were vying to be saints, so they let a group of deceitful people carry sedan chairs everywhere, but what happened in the end?

Who became a saint in the end?

On the contrary, future generations will laugh at you.

And this is the most hateful thing about Li Chaowen.

Although he is full of nonsense, in the eyes of others, it is clearly a trick played by me and Li Chaowen.

It’s like I directed and performed it myself to gain fame and reputation.

How will the world view me?

Emperor Hongzhi’s face was long, with a look of disgust between his brows, and he said seriously to Li Chaowen: “I am not a saint, and the Qing family cannot talk nonsense.”

From the emperor’s mouth, the word “nonsense” was actually spoken. This is extremely serious. of accusation.

Li Chaowen prostrated himself: “I dare not talk nonsense, this is a secret.”

“Bold.” Emperor Hongzhi’s face was livid, and he said angrily to Li Chaowen: “You are too presumptuous.”

Li Chaowen was very panicked.

This is the emperor.

But he still took a deep breath and said bravely: “Your Majesty, I don’t dare to lie.”

Emperor Hongzhi’s face grew longer, his eyes stared straight at him, and he asked word by word: “No. Dare you lie? “Who taught you to say this?”

Li Chaowen said, “Has your majesty heard of the old saying that the sage came out and the Yellow River was clear?”

Emperor Hongzhi said sternly. : “That’s enough, let me out.”

Li Chaowen encountered a nail, but he was not afraid in the face of danger: “Your Majesty doesn’t believe what I said, I have nothing to say, but… Your Majesty is indeed the saint mentioned in the rumors, I have nothing to say.” Even if it is a crime of death, you must speak out boldly.”

The academicians and officials on the side all looked at Emperor Hongzhi in surprise.

Your Majesty is a saint…

They murmured in their hearts.

After all, it was this Taoist who climbed on the dragon and attached himself to the phoenix, so he said these flattering words.

Otherwise…

someone thought deeper, maybe, this was His Majesty’s intention, and he was instructed to say such words.

Your Majesty…do you want to be a saint?

Therefore, although many people were silent, they looked meaningful.

Emperor Hongzhi was even more angry.

Taking history as a guide, how could Emperor Hongzhi tolerate such nonsense from a Taoist?

Originally, I had a good impression of Li Chaowen, and praying for rain in the first place could be regarded as a meritorious service.

But who would have thought that in order to curry favor with me, he would put me in an embarrassing situation? Does this mean that I am a foolish king?

It was really hateful. For a moment, he felt that Li Chaowen in front of him was really disgusting.

“Come here, take him down!” Emperor Hongzhi said coldly: “If you dare to say this again in the future, I will never give you mercy!”

Li

Chaowen was driven out in embarrassment.

But in the palace, Emperor Hongzhi’s anger remained.

He dismissed academicians and Hanlin officials.

His face was still livid, and he said to Xiao Jing beside him: “Xiao Banban, this maniac is deceiving everyone with his deceptive words. It is very abominable. I really don’t want to let him go.”

Xiao Jing nodded and followed Emperor Hongzhi’s wishes: “Your Majesty, calm down, this is just Taoist lies, don’t take it to heart.”

Emperor Hongzhi snorted coldly and said coldly to Xiao Jing.

“How do you know this? In the past dynasties, many emperors who were very happy with their achievements have become the laughing stock of the world and future generations just because of these high hats. This is a lesson learned from the past. How can I do it again?”

As he said, he suddenly remembered something: “This Li Chaowen is the junior brother of the successor?”

“It’s the nephew.”

Emperor Hongzhi looked surprised, and then his face turned pale: “No wonder his tone of voice is so similar to that of the successor.”

Xiao Jing: “… “

…

The news…still spread like wildfire.

It turned out that these rumors were getting worse and worse.

But all of a sudden, Master Li’s words caused waves again.

Your Majesty is that saint?

Those who do good things enjoy talking about it.

Suddenly, there was a huge commotion.

People are actually not stupid.

If this is the first time something like this happened to a saint, it would be fine.

But who would have thought that there were so many incidents in history regarding the emperor’s sanctification, and every time they were serious. So… everyone’s first reaction was, oh, the emperor wants to be a saint.

The key to the problem lies in this sentence.

The reaction of the people in Beijing was not that the saint was the emperor, but that the emperor wanted to be a saint.

The former is passive and is God’s will, while the latter is active and is His Majesty’s intention.

Suddenly, Li Chaowen also attracted many people’s laughter.

This Zhenren Li was obviously trying to flatter someone, so His Majesty drove him out.

But when some people think about it carefully, they can’t help but think that maybe His Majesty kicked him out just for show. In all likelihood, His Majesty ordered this matter.

As a result, public opinion became more and more intense and even spread.

Soon after, some local officials saw this and actually reported it, claiming that they had discovered auspicious signs. A deer actually uttered a human voice, saying that the Holy Emperor was here. Sail, sail, sail, howled all night long before it stopped.

Emperor Hongzhi read the memorial, his nose was twisted with anger, and he said angrily to the ministers: “This prefect deserves to die, someone… remove him from his official position.”

Liu Jian and others stood aside obediently, but looked at them a little suspiciously. Emperor Hongzhi.

What kind of show is your Majesty performing?

Emperor Hongzhi said: “Liu Qing’s family is going to draft a decree immediately to depose him!” Liu Jian came back to his senses and coughed: “Your Majesty, if you depose him just because of this, is there something wrong?”

Hongzhi

said.

The emperor sneered: “Ha…he deliberately wanted to do what he wanted, but he wanted to put the superiors in an unjust way. What is good for the superiors will be effective for the subordinates. If I don’t depose him, this kind of thing will only happen. “

Liu Jian looked at Emperor Hongzhi meaningfully. He couldn’t hold it in any longer. He had always understood His Majesty. Instead of playing riddles, he would be more honest and honest: “Your Majesty, I dare to ask, Li Chaowen, what’s going on? Who ordered it?”

Liu Jian blinked and looked at Emperor Hongzhi.

(End of chapter)