The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1505

[1505. Chapter 1429 A rare talent that comes out in a century]

Emperor Hongzhi speechless the most was this look.

He couldn’t help but became angry: “No matter who instigates him, I will never forgive him.”

He bit the last sentence very hard.

Liu Jian coughed.

He thought for a while: “Your Majesty, Li Chaowen is Fang Jifan’s nephew. I think it would be best to ask Fang Jifan to ask.”

The meaning was very clear.

Li Chaowen is Fang Jifan’s nephew, and His Majesty is Fang Jifan’s father-in-law.

This relationship… No matter how you look at it, it looks like His Majesty ordered Li Chaowen to do it.

Emperor Hongzhi: “…”

looked at his humerus ministers.

Both Liu Jian and Li Dongyang seemed hesitant to speak. After all, as ministers, they still had no way of guessing His Majesty’s thoughts.

His Majesty will definitely not admit that this was his instigation, but who knows whether His Majesty was instigating it behind the scenes.

This is a question that can never be clarified. No matter how much His Majesty denies it, Liu Jian and others cannot really be the roundworm in Emperor Hongzhi’s stomach.

Emperor Hongzhi felt that he had jumped into the Yellow River and could not clean himself.

Of course, there is no solution.

For example, if you chop down this piece of shit like Li Chaowen, you can prove your innocence. Look, I killed him, so that means I am innocent.

But then again, Emperor Hongzhi was quite tolerant, and Li Chaowen was just talking nonsense. Because of this, and his head, this was obviously quite unbearable for Emperor Hongzhi.

He finally gritted his teeth and said, “Edict Fang Jifan.”

…

Fang Jifan came very quickly.

He arrived at Fengtian Hall excitedly, saluted, and raised his eyes: “I have met your Majesty, long live my emperor…”

Emperor Hongzhi looked around, Liu Jian and others were there.

Emperor Hongzhi said rudely: “Jifan, Li Chaowen is talking nonsense. He is your nephew. Do you know about these nonsense?”

“You don’t know!” Fang Jifan said firmly: “Your Majesty, who is this minister? Your Majesty was so unjustly accused that he was focused on serving the country. How could he bother to meddle in such noisy matters? His Majesty did not believe it, so he ordered the factory guards to investigate. If there was even the slightest collusion between Erchen and Li Chaowen, he would be punished. I beg your majesty to kill Li Chaowen immediately. No, his whole family should be destroyed. All men, women, and dogs aged three and above in the family will be killed. Even though his sons and ministers are his uncles, they will never frown and destroy their relatives in a righteous way. , today.”

Speaking of this, Emperor Hongzhi, who had raised an army to investigate, remained silent. Is this too much?

Emperor Hongzhi’s expression softened: “So, it’s Li Chaowen who made his own decision?” He made a voice from his nostrils, “Humph, does this mean that he thinks that I am the late Emperor of Chenghua? Will he listen to his treacherous ways? “Words?”

Fang Jifan said with emotion: “Your Majesty is really a wise man. Emperors of all dynasties would like to put on high hats and enjoy the flattery of their ministers. Only my emperor always stays awake and speaks widely, and is only willing to accept the flattery of his ministers.” Criticism, always examine yourself and review your own mistakes. Even the emperor of the Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty are not as safe as your majesty. I read history and vaguely remember the allusions between Tang Taizong and Wei Zheng, but Tang Taizong only tolerated it. The next Wei Zheng is more than ten times more wise than Tang Taizong. This is because since your Majesty ascended to the throne, all the ministers of the court have been encouraged by your Majesty to become Wei Zheng. In the temple, why worry about the failure of the country?”

“I am really impressed by this.”

Emperor Hongzhi said: “…”

Although I think this is a bit wrong.

But it seemed like he was talking about something deep in his heart.

Liu Jian and others on the side had dull faces.

Duke Guo of Qi is so awesome, he can brag about both front and back, and he deserves to be able to make a living by selling his house all day long.

Emperor Hongzhi sighed and waved his hands to everyone: “That’s it, we won’t pursue this matter any further.”

He dismissed Liu Jian and others.

Fang Jifan stayed where he was, refusing to leave.

Emperor Hongzhi knew that he had something to say, but he didn’t say anything. When the others dispersed, Emperor Hongzhi said calmly: “Does Jifan have anything else to say?”

“Your Majesty.” Fang Jifan came closer and looked at Xiao warily. Respect.

Xiao Jing: “…”

Fortunately, he knew what was going on. He looked numb and glanced at Emperor Hongzhi. Emperor Hongzhi nodded, and Xiao Jing also left.

In this huge Fengtian Hall, only Emperor Hongzhi and Fang Jifan were left.

Fang Jifan then bowed down and said: “Your Majesty, please allow me to report it. In fact… I know about Li Chaowen’s affairs.”

After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi was stunned for a moment, then his face dropped again, and his tone was reproachful: ” What did you say, and you just denied it?”

Fang Jifan looked innocent.

“There were so many people waiting just now, how dare I admit it?”

“Hmph!” Emperor Hongzhi said with dark clouds on his face, “You have really hurt me.”

“Your Majesty.” Fang Jifan calmly said: “Your Majesty, please allow me to explain. Your Majesty… I have no choice but to do this. Think about it, in this world, there are all kinds of rumors coming out every now and then. , a few days ago, there was talk about saints. Your Majesty, please think about it. Who is a saint? Who has such courage? This is clearly someone who has evil intentions and wants to take this opportunity to deceive people and confuse the public. Your Majesty, the people. The soldiers and civilians mostly do good things, and they are unable to distinguish right from wrong, which gives many people with evil intentions an opportunity to take advantage of them. So, today some people claim to be immortals, and tomorrow some people say that saints are coming. There is no majesty in this world. Who dares to become an immortal or a Buddha, and who dares to call them a saint?”

Fang Jifan analyzed it carefully for Emperor Hongzhi.

“I think carefully, rather than letting these people use these rumors to shake the country, it is better to simply use Li Chaowen’s mouth to let your majesty become this saint. What’s more, your majesty is knowledgeable and talented, loves the people like a son, and can rule the world. Is he a saint? Even Sage Kong is not as good as your Majesty.”

Emperor Hongzhi was dumbfounded.

He couldn’t help but beat his chest and feet: “Jifan, you have done me a lot of harm. Wouldn’t this let everyone in the world know that I am a person who only seeks fame and reputation?”

Fang Jifan said seriously: “Your Majesty, actually, this is a great opportunity. “

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Fang Jifan coldly and asked with a puzzled expression: “What time?”

“First of all, since these rumors were spread by someone, the person who spread them must have other motives. Since Li Chaowen, the real person of this dynasty, has made a strong statement that Your Majesty is this saint, then wouldn’t it disrupt their plan? These people with ulterior motives will definitely take this opportunity to vigorously criticize Li Chaowen. They will never I promise, it was my own fault, and I ended up making a wedding dress for His Majesty.”

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Fang Jifan suspiciously, and murmured in his heart, is this rumor that the saint is about to spread, really not caused by you, Fang Jifan?

Fang Jifan said with an innocent face: “Your Majesty, my son is so frank, how dare he commit the crime of deceiving the emperor? In fact, the rumors spread by this saint occur almost every year in this dynasty. This is really not the case.” I did it.”

Emperor Hongzhi gave Fang Jifan a meaningful look.

He believed Fang Jifan, and then said: “Keep talking.”

Seeing that Emperor Hongzhi calmed down, Fang Jifan said calmly.

“His Majesty is cheating now. We will wait and see what happens next. Li Chaowen is now a target on the table for Your Majesty and his ministers. Let him bear the pain of thousands of arrows. Next, find out the person behind this rumor.” , Your Majesty can kill people again and kill his heart.”

“Not only that, the name of this saint will still be on your Majesty. From now on, your Majesty will be a saint, and the saint will rule the world. In this way, rumors can be put to an end. Let’s face it so that such rumors will not come out again in the future.”

Emperor Hongzhi stared deeply at Fang Jifan, his face uncertain.

The idea proposed by Fang Jifan is actually quite good.

First, crack down on those who spread rumors and cause trouble.

Secondly, prevent such rumors from happening again in the future.

But the problem is…

how to convince the world?

Emperor Hongzhi really had no clue. He couldn’t help but lower his eyes and think for a while, and then looked at Fang Jifan with confusion: “But in the eyes of the world, I am just trying to gain fame and reputation. This Li Chaowen was ordered by me.”

Fang Jifan said with a smile. : “Your Majesty, can you trust your ministers and Li Chaowen?”

Emperor Hongzhi fell into silence.

For a long time…he nodded.

Fang Jifan then patted his chest and promised: “Then, your Majesty will wait patiently. I have a perfect plan to ensure that everyone in the world will be convinced.”

Emperor Hongzhi was stunned for a moment.

Even though Fang Jifan repeated his assurances, he still felt that it was a bit unreliable.

It is not easy to convince the people of the world. Once it is self-defeating, it will really make people laugh. It is equivalent to Emperor Hongzhi betting all his fame to Fang Jifan and asking him to make a big gamble. .

This seems to be playing with fire, which is very worrying.

Emperor Hongzhi took a deep look at Fang Jifan and asked sternly: “Are you really sure?”

Fang Jifan said righteously: “Your Majesty, the heads of your ministers will be your guarantee.”

Emperor Hongzhi sighed.

This guy, he killed me first and told me later. He had already tied me into the car.

If it had been anyone else, Emperor Hongzhi would have dealt with it long ago.

But what else can the other party do to succeed him?

Not to mention his love for his son-in-law, he saved his own life twice.

Fang Jifan comforted Emperor Hongzhi and hurriedly left the palace.

At this moment, he was smiling, but his face was relaxed.

Because next… there will be something good to watch.

But… Emperor Hongzhi, who was feeling uneasy, was left in the palace.

Xiao Jing carefully poured a cup of tea for Emperor Hongzhi.

Emperor Hongzhi took a sip.

Xiao Jing said: “Your Majesty looks calm. He is much calmer than before. I wonder if Duke Qi…”

Emperor Hongzhi rolled his eyes at Xiao Jing, and then said calmly: “Don’t meddle in other people’s business.” “

Oh.” Xiao Jing nodded. Very simple.

(End of chapter)