The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1549

[1549. Chapter 1471 Loyal Ministers]

Speaking of being impeached, Fang Jifan was used to it.

To be honest, he felt embarrassed even if no one scolded him.

Do people who do great things care about others scolding them?

Seeing Fang Jifan like this, Emperor Hongzhi smiled.

He could understand Fang Jifan’s feelings.

Because he is often scolded.

Even if he is too strict in his private life, he has been scolded by the officials for favoring only one person and unlucky palace people, which is really unfilial.

It means that the emperor needs to find more women so that he can have more sons. Otherwise, how can he be worthy of his ancestors?

Some people even compared Emperor Hongzhi’s behavior of favoring Empress Zhang to that of Emperor Chenghua and Concubine Wan Guifei, and they wanted to point at his nose and scold Emperor Hongzhi for being such a pervert.

But so what?

Emperor Hongzhi said earnestly: “I am doing this to clear your grievances.”

He paused, looked at Fang Jifan’s still calm expression, and couldn’t help but said: “Don’t you care about your reputation after your death? ?”

Fang Jifan thought for a while, turned to look at the curly-haired Zhu Houzhao, and said to himself… the name behind him…

no matter how bad it is, it shouldn’t be as bad as this guy.

Fang Jifan said: “My son only cares about the present and does not care about what will happen in the future.”

“Nonsense.” Emperor Hongzhi was slightly angry and said in a deep voice: “How can a person not pay attention to his own reputation? You are still young now. I don’t know what it’s like to be worried. If you want to fix it later, it will be too late. Now someone wants to throw dirty water on you. Who is this Jiang Yan? I don’t care about it. The most important thing is that he is in this memorial. Many people will agree in the future, how can I make you worry about me, but also make you bear the eternal infamy. I can’t believe it when others come to verify it. I know very well that many people are not of the same mind as me.

” Here, Emperor Hongzhi seemed a little excited: “I’m here to investigate in person. If you’re guilty, I won’t spare you. But if I have ulterior motives and framed you, I will never let you be wronged.”

Fang Jifan’s head shook slightly when he heard this. Akira, I don’t know if I should be moved.

Emperor Hongzhi’s expression softened and he said again: “Let’s go, let’s go to the bank first.”

Emperor Hongzhi entered the bank. The waiter in front of the door was waiting to entertain the guests. He opened his mouth to say something, but suddenly, he was stopped here. The shopkeeper pushed it away.

The shopkeeper caught sight of Fang Jifan.

Ordinary people may not be able to recognize Fang Jifan.

But this shopkeeper has always been with Wang Jinyuan. He has met Fang Jifan several times, and he must recognize his master’s master even if he turns to ashes.

With a click… the shopkeeper knelt down simply and said: “This little man Wu Ding, I have met your father-in-law. It is my great fortune that I can see you today, Xishan. Qianzhuang Qingpingfang’s semicolon is even more inspiring, and the small Qianzhuang’s semicolon is full of brilliance.”

He blinked hard and made his eyes redder and misty in a very professional manner .

, as if he was about to cry, and then his voice choked up: “I think about it day and night. My biggest wish in this life is to be able to see my father-in-law in person and serve him. If I can do this, even if I can immediately He was cut into pieces without even frowning. I didn’t expect that today…”

Fang Jifan: “…”

This man is so shameless.

Very annoying.

Fang Jifan twitched the corners of his lips and looked sideways at Emperor Hongzhi.

Emperor Hongzhi smiled nonchalantly and said: “Go to the back hall and ask them to get the book.”

Emperor Hongzhi pretended not to see it, put his hands behind his back, and went straight into the back hall.

Zhu Houzhao and Xiao Jing were busy following in.

Fang Jifan was left behind and looked very embarrassed. He couldn’t help but scolded: “You are like a dog. You only know how to flatter a horse. If you get a little color, why do you want to open a dyeing shop? You look disgusting. Why are you so long-winded? Take that income and expenditure.” “Here comes the book.”

Wu Ding did not feel sad because of being betrayed by Fang Jifan. Instead, he smiled happily and said happily: “Yes, yes, you really deserve to die. You shouldn’t be too emotional in front of your father-in-law. Please go to the back hall for a while.” Sit down, I will prepare a book for you.”

Fang Jifan just chased in.

When he arrived at the back hall, Emperor Hongzhi sat down. Seeing everyone standing, he said gently: “Everyone, sit down, I… Since I am visiting privately, there are no rules for so many monarchs and ministers for the time being.”

Fang Jifan and others all sat down. Wu Ding had already asked someone to make tea, and everyone was drinking tea. Fang Jifan didn’t know… what exactly His Majesty wanted to investigate.

When Wu Ding took out the book, Emperor Hongzhi took it and flipped through the pages page by page.

This is how the people who were harmed by the traitor got back their stolen money.

It records each person’s name, where they currently live, how much money was exchanged, and their signatures and signatures at the back to show that the money has been taken away.

This Xishan Bank has a special set of financial rules. After all, such a big deal involves countless amounts of money, so you have to be extra careful.

In this way, it also made it easier for Emperor Hongzhi to check.

Emperor Hongzhi sat and looked at the dazzling array of names carefully, then murmured: “Chen Zhong, lives in Yidingpai, Jiujiang Street, Qingpingfang, exchanged nine taels of silver, and has settled…”

He looked at Looking at this person named Chen Zhong, he pondered for a while, and then continued to read.

Every word and line in it can be said to be clear and there are traces to follow.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at it for a long time before he raised his head, put down the book, looked at Wu Ding and said: “There must be quite a few books like this.”

Wu Ding knew that this man who even the prince respected must be extraordinary, how dare he He was negligent and said quickly: “There are 79,325 people who have settled the accounts now. All the original bills have been recovered, and they have signed and pledged them. There are a total of twenty-three books…”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded. The leader said: “It’s really hard work. You can finish so many things in just a few days.”

Wu Ding said: “The loan process is quite simple, not to mention the people pouring into the branches of many banks. There are many counters, and a lot of extra people have been deployed. I am afraid that some people will be impatient to wait. I was so busy in the past few days, but now I am a little more relaxed.”

Emperor Hongzhi showed a smile and approved. He said: “Okay.”

Then, he stood up, ignored the steaming hot tea on the document, and said directly: “Let’s go.”

So… left?

Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan still couldn’t figure out the route of Emperor Hongzhi. , had no choice but to follow suit obediently.

After leaving the semi-colon of the bank, Emperor Hongzhi turned back: “This is Qingpingfang, and where is Jiujiang Street?”

Fang Jifan understood. Emperor Hongzhi randomly selected a house very close to here. Could it be…

so …

First, right and wrong, good and bad, can truly be seen and understood at once.

Fang Jifan said bravely, “Your Majesty, this is Jiujiang Street.”

“Let’s go find Chen Zhong.”

Emperor Hongzhi acted vigorously and resolutely.

This person was randomly selected by him and cannot be faked.

Immediately, Emperor Hongzhi energetically pressed the numbers and found an apartment building filled with cement.

There are obviously a lot of people living in this building. Most of the people who come and go here are ordinary people. After all, those who have money buy land and live in big houses. However, in a building like this, which is similar to an apartment, there are many people living in it. It’s frustrating, but it’s just a small place to live.

After finding the residence, I heard coughing coming from inside.

Xiao Jing frowned. He glanced at Emperor Hongzhi worriedly and reminded: “Your Majesty, the master here seems to be sick.”

Emperor Hongzhi was unmoved and only uttered two words: “Knock on the door.”

After a while, The door opened from the inside, and it was an old man who opened the door.

It seems that he has reached his seventies. The old man’s back is already hunched, and his face has a look of vicissitudes of life. He seems a little surprised when he looks at the uninvited guest outside.

He coughed for a while, but before he could speak, Emperor Hongzhi said: “I am from Xishan Bank. A few days ago, you withdrew money from the bank. We were ordered to come here to visit you. Your name is Chen Zhong, right?”

The old man heard it. The wariness on Xishan Bank’s face turned into a look of attentiveness in a blink of an eye, and he said with a smile: “This… this… Chen Zhong is the little old man, please, please, please sit in the room.”

This is an almost The house is surrounded by bare walls, and there are almost no decorations on the cement walls. Once inside, you can smell a strong smell of medicine.

Emperor Hongzhi looked around.

Finally, he discovered something unusual in the room.

Hanging on the wall is a knife.

Logically speaking, ordinary people are not allowed to hide knives. This is violating the prohibition with force.

However, this knife was already stained with rust, and the blade was obviously broken.

Emperor Hongzhi stood under the sword, stared at the sword, tried hard to identify it, and said, “Is this sword yours?”

Chen Zhong didn’t seem to have much doubts about Emperor Hongzhi. He reluctantly leaned on the staff and He said: “Yes, yes, exactly.”

“Have you ever been in the army?” Emperor Hongzhi looked sideways and looked at Chen Zhong carefully.

Chen Zhong no longer looked like he had been in the army, but he nodded: “The little old man is fifty-seven. At the beginning, he was a military household in Jinzhou Guard.”

Jinzhou…

Emperor Hongzhi nodded secretly. He looked at this gap and The rusty knife: “This knife seems to be old, and there is a chip on it. Why, it has been on the battlefield?”

At this point, Chen Zhong’s muddy eyes seemed to have a little more color: “It’s grown. In the ninth year of Hua, the Tatars invaded the border. The little old man was in his prime at that time and was ordered to garrison Yongxing Fort. On the 37th, the thieves attacked Yongxing Fort and surrounded it. The former general who conquered the captives ordered all the forts to defend. Waiting for the imperial army to come to rescue, the little old man followed Qianhu Guan for thirty-seven days, killing them like crazy. The gap in the sword was caused during that battle. Fortunately, the emperor blessed him. The son finally survived, but he was left with leg problems.”

Emperor Hongzhi then noticed that Chen Zhong was limping while walking with a stick.

Emperor Hongzhi couldn’t help but feel slightly moved.

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Chapter 1 delivered.

(End of chapter)