The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1511

[1511. Chapter 1435 The emperor is a saint]

of Heaven is the Saint. Wang Zuo was eloquent and imposing.

It was almost time for him to start pressing Li Chaowen to the ground and rubbing him.

All the officials could not help but sympathize with Li Chaowen at this time.

A Taoist priest actually dares to come and argue with Wang Butang. Isn’t this looking for death?

If they did, they would definitely find a place to hide, afraid to see anyone.

Fortunately, Li Chaowen was very thick-skinned and turned a blind eye to the sympathetic looks of everyone.

In fact, it’s not that he is not afraid, but that he has great confidence in his uncle.

Uncle Master is always right, there is no doubt about it.

So, he just sat there and allowed Wang Zuo to curse people in various ways.

In the blink of an eye, more than an hour passed.

Li Chaowen’s body was now completely bruised, and it seemed that he had become a heinous person.

Fang Jifan sat with his legs crossed.

People looked at Wang Zuo with admiration.

You can’t help others not to admire this.

This was the first person they saw with their own eyes, standing in front of Fang Jifan, who dared to criticize Fang Jifan.

Moreover… this person is still alive and able to move.

They really admired Wang Zuo from the bottom of his heart, Wang Zuo was so awesome.

Wang Zuo didn’t care what others thought of him. At this moment, his voice was still roaring in the hall.

“The current emperor cannot be said to be unsage. In the past, he was clear-eyed and open-minded. But now, look at what has become. The wolves, tigers and leopards in the temple are all treacherous villains. The emperor is the son of heaven, but who is a saint? Confucius is a saint, is the emperor Confucius?”

“Li Chaowen, please speak.” He asked word by word.

Li Chaowen was silent and didn’t speak.

He couldn’t speak. According to his experience, Wang Zuo could say a hundred words when he spoke, and everything made sense, so when Wang Zuo was reciting sutras, he could just ignore it.

“Qi Guogong, you are here too, shouldn’t you say something?”

Wang Zuo looked at Fang Jifan, his eyes full of scrutiny and questioning.

All the Hanlin officials admired him again.

It’s amazing. Wang Zuo and Wang Budang’s courage is commendable. He is indeed a model scholar. His strong character is really admirable.

It’s nothing to scold the emperor a few times.

After all, there were countless people in the Ming Dynasty who scolded the emperor. But there are very few people who point directly at Fang Jifan’s nose and scold him. Perhaps except for the emperor, no one has been able to find anyone who has scolded Fang Jifan so far.

This is because the emperor also wants to save face, and the King of Hell is easy to provoke, so he scolds him even if he scolds him.

But who is Fang Jifan? This guy beat you to death on the spot. It is impossible to say that he has a brain disease.

Furthermore, with so many of his disciples and disciples, Wang Zuo, aren’t you afraid of being slapped on the street, and your son happens to be dragged to the City God’s Temple outside the city? Aren’t you afraid that you might owe a little loan, or are you afraid that your house will suddenly catch fire?

Wang Zuo was already in high spirits. He stared at Fang Jifan sternly, looking upright.

“Don’t you have anything to say, Duke Qi?”

Fang Jifan took a leisurely sip of tea, held the teacup in his hand and played with it, stroking the smooth bottom of the tea and said lightly to Wang Zuo.

“Say, what are you talking about? What did you just say? I provoked you?”

Wang Zuo sneered: “Ha… now, why does Qi Guogong still pretend to be deaf and dumb? This matter happened because of you. All of this happened. , it was all your instigation, and now you still want to stay out of it. Now, if Li Chaowen doesn’t say a word, does the Duke of Qi have to sit here? Duke of Qi, there are thousands of eyes staring at you, and you still want to be here. How long can you pretend to be calm and relaxed?”

Fang Jifan took a deep look at Wang Zuo, but he was not angry, but smiled lightly.

“What kind of person am I, Fang Jifan? You, Wang Zuo, are in Nanjing, so you may not know something about it, but does anyone here know about it?”

Fang Jifan said as he looked around and looked at all the officials.

“I am an honest man and never lie. I only have the people in my heart. I report to the country and protect the people. I take the world as my own responsibility. Wang Butang, Wang Butang, if you don’t believe it, let them all touch their hearts and say that we will succeed the vassal Have you ever done anything wrong? Now that you have come from Nanjing and are talking nonsense, have you been beaten to death by our successor? This is enough to show that I am a kind and innocent person. It makes sense, but now you are riding on my head, saying that I, Fang Jifan, is a treacherous villain for bullying the emperor. Well, do you really think that I have no temper? “

Wang Zuo ?”

But he snorted coldly and looked at Fang Jifan with disdain.

“It’s bearable, but it’s unbearable if it’s cooked.” Fang Jifan suddenly stood up and dropped the tea cup in his hand to the ground.

Bang!

At this moment, the whole place was silent.

People looked at Fang Jifan in fear, their pupils shrinking.

But Fang Jifan rolled up his sleeves.

“You want to argue with me, Fang Jifan, I just ask you, who are you? Are you worthy of arguing with me? My disciple traveled across mountains and rivers, traveled across oceans, encountered countless winds and waves, suffered from diseases, and brought back countless things to the Ming Dynasty. Where were you when we were collecting gold and silver? When my disciples pacified Cochin, went deep into the desert, fought fiercely with the Tatars and the Russians, and were almost in danger of death, where were you? My disciples went to France. Where were you when we were fighting for our great Ming Dynasty? When my disciples were making great achievements in Jinzhou and Baoding,

Wang Zuo was stunned by the repeated questions.

Fang Jifan stared deeply at Wang Zuo and said coldly: “My disciples went deep into the farmhouse and ate and slept with them. You said that I, Fang Jifan, was a villain. You, a shameful person, actually relied on just a few words to say that.” You call yourself Qingliu, how dare you act so presumptuously in front of Fang Jifan?”

Wang Zuo felt his heart skip a beat when Fang Jifan scolded him as a shameful person, and his face turned red with embarrassment.

“What have you done for the people? What good deeds have you done? Have you built a house for them or treated their illnesses? What achievements have you made for the emperor? Did you stand up for His Majesty when he was assassinated? Are you going to block the sword? Are you on horseback to protect your family and the country?”

Wang Zuo’s face turned red, and he couldn’t help but said: “You, you…I…I…hum, could this be what Qi Guogong did?”

Fang Jifan looked upright. He said: “This is what my disciple did. He was influenced and taught by me. What is the difference between what he did and what I did?”

Wang Zuo said sharply. But I heard

a voice

coming from outside: “The Emperor is here.”

People in the hall, you look at me, I look at you.

Why is the emperor here at this time?

Fang Jifan stood up and prepared to take someone to pick him up.

But he saw Emperor Hongzhi coming in in a hurry. He looked at the indignant Wang Zuo and then looked at Li Chaowen.

Emperor Hongzhi clasped his hands behind his back and walked a few steps: “What’s wrong? Why is this place filled with the smell of gunpowder? You are all my ministers. Why are you still making noise here?”

“Your Majesty…” Wang Zuo’s eyes turned red again and he prostrated. On the ground: “Chen… Chen…”

“Why are you crying?” Emperor Hongzhi’s eyes were stern, passing over Wang Zuo’s body like a blade, and his tone was terrifyingly calm: “I have seen you cry a few times. Come back, am I passing away? Let’s put these tears away. When I pass away, you will be here to cry.”

This sentence is a bit mean and vicious.

It was obvious that he was going to Wang Zuo.

Wang Zuo’s heart suddenly became cold.

Before coming, the emperor was not like this.

But in the blink of an eye… could it be that… His Majesty has become angry with embarrassment?

The other Hanlin officials also felt chilled.

In any case, although Wang Zuowang and Wang Butang’s words were extreme, they were all for His Majesty’s good. He was wholeheartedly serving His Majesty.

This time, it was the Duke of Qi who colluded with Li Chaowen. The facts are already very clear. If Your Majesty could see clearly, why would you treat Wang Zuo like this?

Wang Zuo… he is a loyal minister.

Wang Zuo kowtows: “Your Majesty has said this. It can be seen that I have to make a fuss. I am not talented and cannot share your Majesty’s worries. I am still here, offending the holy face. I beg your Majesty to punish me for this sin of ten thousand deaths. It’s just… Your Majesty. Ah…I want to give you a kind word…”

“What kind words?”

Emperor Hongzhi’s expression was calm. His patience had reached its limit.

Emperor Hongzhi sat down where Fang Jifan was sitting just now, and then looked at Wang Zuo coldly, and continued: “I have heard too many good words from you, and Master Li has spoken to me a lot. The Qing family is always here. If you have any kind words around me, do you think I’m stupid? “

“This Taoist… is a liar!” Wang Zuo gritted his teeth and said sternly.

He gave it all.

Just die.

Even if he dies, he will die together with villains like Fang Jifan.

At least… I can still leave a name of utter loyalty.

Emperor Hongzhi suddenly showed a strange look on his face, and he looked at Wang Zuo deeply: “Really? Master Li is a liar? Then, who should I believe?”

“Your Majesty…”

Emperor Hongzhi suddenly said, meaning He interrupted Wang Zuo’s words with a surprisingly calm tone: “I’m here to tell you that the water in the Yellow River… is clear!”

“…”

Wang Zuo’s expression suddenly changed.

The water of the Yellow River…is clear.

When the Yellow River is clear, saints will emerge…

This is what Li Chaowen said.

It turns out that this sentence is an ancient saying.

In other words, when the water of the Yellow River becomes clear, a saint will be born.

Logically speaking, it is difficult to say who is a saint.

But this was said by Li Chaowen first, and Li Chaowen also said that the saint is the current His Majesty… So… if his first sentence is true, people will naturally believe the second sentence without doubt.

And now…the water of the Yellow River…is actually clear.

In the Hanlin Academy, it was like boiling water, and the lid of the pot was suddenly lifted.

For a moment, people were in awe and silence without His Majesty in person, but they started talking like crazy.

“How can this be……”

“The water in the Yellow River has become clear…could it be that…what Mr. Li said is true? In this way…doesn’t it mean…doesn’t it mean…”

The speaker looked at Emperor Hongzhi cautiously.

What I hesitated to say later was probably, isn’t it true that His Majesty is really that saint?

(End of chapter)