The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1649

[1649. Chapter 1568 Things have changed]

In this world, everyone wants to have both.

But it’s not that easy to have both.

It is impossible not only to reform stereotyped writing but also to make the former Confucian scholars feel no pain.

But since Wang Shouren wants to give it a try, let him try it.

Emperor Hongzhi left the old woman’s home and quickly asked someone to notify her. Immediately afterwards, the local magistrate Zeng Jianwen immediately brought people to greet her.

Zeng Jianwen was an old official of Ouyang Zhi. When he met Fang Jifan, he was extremely attentive.

This class of people with official backgrounds were the most tactful and knew how to adapt, and arranged the arrangements for Emperor Hongzhi and his entourage in a smooth manner.

Emperor Hongzhi summoned him and asked him about Nantong Prefecture. Zeng Jianwen answered fluently. Emperor Hongzhi seemed satisfied and said: “Zeng Qing was just a civil servant before, but he didn’t expect to be able to take charge of his own affairs. It’s really impressive.”

Zeng Jianwen continued to say cautiously .

Ashamed.

Upon learning that His Majesty was in Nantong Prefecture, a large number of ministers rushed over.

Emperor Hongzhi knew that he could no longer continue his private visit, but he had already obtained the answer he was looking for, so… he let the accompanying ministers dictate and prepared to return to Beijing.

However… a piece of news from the capital moved Emperor Hongzhi.

The scholars in the capital are causing trouble.

The news of the abolition of stereotyped writing has long been spread, and it has caused quite a stir. No one knows whether it is true or not, but judging from His Majesty’s various actions, this matter is probably not groundless.

In this way, after rumors spread for several days, some scholars finally began to make angry remarks against Duke Qi.

They regard Fang Jifan as a national traitor and say that they must kill Fang Jifan in order to bring peace to the world.

After that… he criticized Xishan Academy.

If it was just a group of scholars who caused trouble, many academic officials were also greatly frightened.

None of the ministers in the temple relied on stereotyped writing to get where they are today. Now it is time to abolish stereotyped writing. Now even those ministers who have a good impression of the New Deal feel that this move is too drastic.

Just three days ago, some scholars started causing trouble in the Imperial College. Since then, the situation has escalated. Even the Ministry of Rites and the Procuratorate, a large number of officials have condoned this.

Obviously… there are many people involved this time, and their purpose is more to shock the emperor, or… Fang Jifan.

Some people have begun to threaten that they want to abolish stereotypes unless… they walk over their corpses.

Emperor Hongzhi couldn’t help but frown when he saw the report.

The abolition of eight-legged writing was already a certainty. He knew from the beginning that there would be difficulties in accomplishing this, but he never expected that the resistance would be so great.

Not only that, sporadic reports from various state governments also showed that the local gentry began to complain, and some local officials seemed to be ready to take action.

The abolition of stereotyped writing has not even begun to be promulgated, but the whole world seems to be undercurrent.

Emperor Hongzhi’s eyes flashed with a hint of fear.

He knew very well that this one hundred and fifty-year-old rentier system had now become a stepping stone for countless people. Once it was abolished, what serious consequences it would have.

Emperor Hongzhi took a deep breath, but was silent for a long time.

Then he looked sideways at Xiao Jing who was standing aside: “Beijing camp and factory guards must be extra vigilant to prevent changes.”

“I obey the order.” Xiao Jing nodded.

Emperor Hongzhi said: “I should leave for the palace immediately.”

He glanced at Wang Shouren and said: “Wang Qing’s family, the eight-part reform is of great importance. Since you said you want to draw up a charter to get the best of both worlds, why not stay here in Nantong Prefecture? Walk around more and see more. Maybe this will be helpful to you.”

Wang Shouren nodded: “I obey the order.”

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Wang Guang again: “I have witnessed Wang Qing’s family’s affairs. , He is indeed a capable person. You can stay here to assist Wang Qing’s family and work with Wang Qing’s family to draft new regulations. “

Wang Guang is about to spit out his blood. Damn it, is there any misunderstanding here… When? Have you become a pioneer in the abolition of the Eight-Part Membership Reform?

Doesn’t this mean taking your own life?

No matter how much commotion there was in the capital.

What’s more… what I am best at is stereotyped writing, but now I want to follow Wang Shouren to abolish it. This…

he had tears in his eyes and was about to refuse.

Emperor Hongzhi waved his hand. Emperor Hongzhi had seen Wang Guang’s talent with his own eyes.

Eight-legged writing was formulated by Emperor Taizu Gao. This guy was able to master the playing of Eight-legged writing in Luzhou Prefecture within the rules of Eight-legged writing. What does this mean? It shows that this person is well versed in the rules and within the rules, this person must be a capable minister.

If such a talent is ignored, he may eventually become the backbone of the opposition to the new system. Instead of doing this, it is better to find something for him to do. Even if he is still opposed, it will be within the controllable range. In the future… If this person can change his thinking, he can be regarded as a capable official.

Emperor Hongzhi smiled and looked at Fang Jifan: “I am going back to the capital. Jifan, you should also visit this place more and take a closer look. Don’t go back to the capital for the time being. It has become a mess. You If you go back, it will inevitably add fuel to the fire.”

Fang Jifan felt aggrieved and said resentfully: “Your Majesty… I never thought that I would be so hated by others for serving the country and the people. How did we end up in the Ming Dynasty? The ministers and scholars all want to eat the flesh of the ministers, sleep on the skin of the ministers, and the ministers…”

Emperor Hongzhi sighed and patted Fang Jifan on the shoulder: “Shang Yang and Wang Anshi are all like this.”

…

Emperor Hongzhi left.

The vast army of troops immediately set off from Nantong Prefecture and headed north along the waterway.

Fang Jifan, Wang Shouren and Wang Guang stayed.

Zeng Jianwen couldn’t get what he wanted. He really wanted to perform well in front of the Duke of Qi and insisted on letting Fang Jifan live in the mansion of Zhizhou Yamen.

Fang Jifan refused. For him, this yamen was not a place for people to live.

So Zeng Jianwen had no choice but to find a wealthy businessman from Nantong Prefecture. His name was Zhao Duoqian. There was a large mansion with carved beams and painted edifices in Nantong Prefecture. Zhao Duoqian was so excited when he heard that the Duke of Qi was going to live there. He felt like his own ancestral tomb. When the smoke came out, they quickly arranged the backyard and asked Fang Jifan and others to move in.

Zhao Duoqian stayed with Fang Jifan every day and worshiped him carefully, almost as if Fang Jifan was his ancestor.

Fang Jifan didn’t seem to be surprised by this. He said to him, “You’re welcome, you’re welcome, I’m so embarrassed…” But his body was very sincere, and he settled in with peace of mind.

There was such a big commotion in Beijing that His Majesty refused to allow him to return to Beijing for the time being. Of course, he was afraid of adding fuel to the fire. On the other hand, he probably also wanted to let him find out the true situation in Jiangnan.

Fang Jifan, however, just lived idle every day and no longer cared about the abolition of stereotyped writing. Even if Wang Shouren drafted new regulations, he would not ask.

In the evening, Fang Jifan wanted to go out for a walk and wander around the canal.

This was a rare time for Zhao Duoqian to ride in front of him, so he had to follow him every time. When he talked about his house, he became very happy. It cost him a lot of money to buy this house. He planned to pass it on to his descendants. Go down.

Fang Jifan was too lazy to listen to him talk about the benefits of his precious house.

Wang Shouren followed Fang Jifan obediently, but still didn’t say a word.

Wang Guang was very conflicted. He was reluctant to abolish the stereotyped writing, but now he fell into Fang Jifan’s hands. What was even more frightening was that as he looked at Fang Jifan, no matter how he looked at him, he felt that this guy was a big traitor. No more running. How could he lose his wise life in his hands?

He was unwilling to give in. After pondering for a few days, he finally finished the draft.

Taking advantage of today’s soft night and walking along the river embankment, Wang Guang finally made up his mind and said: “Qi Guo Gong, have you ever thought that once the eight-part essay is abolished, Qi Guo Gong will become the target of public criticism?”

“Get out of here.” Fang Jifan still had no intention of doing anything to him. He was a little polite and scolded directly: “What does it have to do with you?”

Wang Guang: “…”

To be honest… If this wasn’t a traitor, Wang Guang would dare to pick off his own head and kick it as a ball.

Fortunately, he was used to Fang Jifan’s scolding. Wang Guang took a deep breath and decided to calm down: “Qi Guo Gong, this is for your consideration. As the saying goes, people are not as good as a thousand days, and flowers are not as red as a hundred days. Why should Qi Guo Gong ask for trouble? , Will the Confucian scholars in this world, as well as the princes in the court, let the Duke of Qi be like this? The relationship between this matter is too important, and it can affect the whole body. If you are not careful, it will be catastrophic, and the Duke of Qi…”

Well, that’s very true. Sincere words.

Fang Jifan put his hands behind his back, but looked at Zhao Duoqian: “Old Zhao, continue to talk about your house. Don’t worry, let’s talk while walking back.”

Well, very direct indifference.

Wang Guang: “…”

Zhao Duoqian cheered up: “The villain’s house, let alone the land area, I’m afraid I’m tired of it. Just saying that the villain is also an elegant person… “

As he said that, Zhao Duoqian subconsciously touched the big gold chain around his neck and said seriously: “Young man loves to hide antiques. The antiques he has collected over the past few years cannot be accommodated on more than a dozen ancient shelves. People don’t love worldly things, they only like those…”

he said here.

Everyone had slowly walked not far from the house.

But suddenly he discovered that half of the dark sky was red.

Wang Shouren looked up in shock.

But he saw a raging fire burning in the distance.

The fire… was driven by the wind and burned blazingly, seemingly unstoppable.

“Yeah, there’s a fire.”

“It seems like there’s a fire in the house where we live!” Wang Guang looked at the direction of the fire in surprise and shuddered.

Fang Jifan suddenly felt heartbroken: “My house, who burned my house…I spent so much money…that’s wrong…” Fang Jifan was stunned for a moment, and then slowly calmed down: “This doesn’t seem to be my house.”

Behind him .

…

Zhao Duoqian suddenly collapsed to the ground, howled, beat his chest desperately, and roared: “My house, my house!”

Wang Shouren frowned…

The fire was suddenly so strong… …Is this… someone… planning an assassination?

(End of chapter)