The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 35

[35.Chapter 35 Insights]

There is a lot of noise here.

Emperor Hongzhi had already arrived behind the crowd. He looked at this farce with dumbfounded eyes and was speechless for a moment.

For Emperor Hongzhi, time seemed to have frozen.

Emperor Hongzhi, who grew up in the Renshou Palace of Queen Mother Zhou, had never seen such a ridiculous thing in this world. His eyes widened, and he looked at the anxious people around Fang Jifan. A farce unfolded silently.

Emperor Hongzhi was angry.

A sharp roar: “Fang Jifan, get here!”

No one in the Fang family dared to speak to Fang Jifan in such a tone.

Fang Jifan also said in his heart, who is so bold? After taking a closer look, this man… Hey, he looks familiar…

When he saw Liu Qian hunched over this man clearly, Fang Jifan suddenly remembered.

The Emperor…

Fang Jifan was a little confused. Can the Emperor leave the palace if nothing happens? And…he is still dressed as a royal doctor?

Looking at Emperor Hongzhi’s livid face, Fang Jifan felt a little cold on the back of his neck…

In the blink of an eye, Fang Jifan actually became serious. He straightened his clothes with one hand, stood up, and said numbly : “Get out of here, I want to see a doctor.”

But Yang Guanshi was tearing up and pulling at his clothes: “Master, don’t trick me. If you get out of the way, you… you will commit suicide.”

Fang Jifan Anxious, he protested loudly: “What are you looking for? Don’t insult my innocence.”

Finally, he stood out from the crowd and hurriedly walked to Emperor Hongzhi.

Emperor Hongzhi’s face was livid, and he looked at Fang Jifan with angry eyes, especially harshly.

Fang Jifan was about to say something.

Emperor Hongzhi said: “Where is the study? I… will treat your illness!”

Fang Jifan immediately understood what the emperor meant.

“Oh!” Fang Jifan was actually very honest and obediently led the way and left.

The entire Fang family was left behind, and they all stared in shock as the young master led the ‘imperial doctor’ towards the study, with expressions of disbelief on their faces.

When they arrived at the study, Fang Jifan opened the door, and Emperor Hongzhi walked in with a cold face and his hands behind his back.

Fang Jifan was still lingering at the door. He was wondering why His Majesty was here. Except for the last time when he asked about his conversion, he seemed to have nothing to do with him.

Looking at Liu Qian again, I thought, could this Liu Qian want to harm me?

“Come in!” Emperor Hongzhi shouted sharply from inside.

Fang Jifan was not bragging. There were few people in the capital who dared to shout around him like this.

But Fang Jifan was convinced that the emperor was like this.

Emperor Hongzhi was a good emperor. Fang Jifan, who was familiar with history, knew this very well. Even when he was studying history in his previous life, he admired and yearned for this generous emperor.

Therefore, Fang Jifan had no temper at all towards this emperor.

Fang Jifan entered the study and saw Emperor Hongzhi sitting on the official hat chair in the study, still looking serious.

Zhu Houzhao on the side had a face full of red light, and his clear eyes were slightly narrowed with a hint of deep meaning.

The person surnamed Fang is very harmful to others. Zhu Houzhao has been beaten a lot these days.

Now, father, you can finally know that your son is not so ridiculous. No matter what, he is better than Fang Jifan. People are afraid of comparison.

“My lord, Fang Jifan has met Your Majesty, long live my emperor.” Since there was no one else here, Fang Jifan hurriedly greeted him.

“Hmph!” Emperor Hongzhi snorted coldly, still not getting rid of his anger: “Is this the kind of tutor your Fang family has?”

Fang Jifan felt a chill in his heart. Is this considered a personal attack? Just scold me. Now that it involves tutoring issues, isn’t this just scolding my dad?

Fang Jifan hurriedly said: “I… I’m just afraid of seeing the doctor.”

Emperor Hongzhi shouted angrily: “Everyone is born, old, sick, and dead. If you are sick, you need to be treated. How can you hide your illness and avoid medical treatment? It’s nonsense. It’s ridiculous. You, the Fang family, have received the emperor’s favor in this life.

Aren’t you

afraid of being laughed at by the world for such nonsense?”

Emperor Hongzhi said reluctantly: “What?”

Fang

Jifan’s eyes were straight, that’s not right. Ah, I dare not do anything. I didn’t do anything. Then I heard a roar, and a group of people rushed up, crying for their father and mother, I… I was wronged.

Seeing Fang Jifan scratching his head, he was thinking about what crime he had committed and needed to confess.

Pfft…

Zhu Houzhao couldn’t help laughing. He covered his mouth and tried his best to hold back his laughter.

Emperor Hongzhi also found it funny, but when he thought about it carefully, he realized that this young man was only about the same age as Hou Zhao, so he couldn’t be angry with him. In this way, he seemed to be too petty.

Then his face softened slightly: “I heard that you accepted three disciples?”

Fang Jifan felt a little guilty. He didn’t really suspect me of cheating: “Yes.”

Emperor Hongzhi’s eyes were deep, with a somewhat playful look. These deep eyes seemed to want to understand everything about Fang Jifan. Then, he said lightly: “My curiosity has been aroused, and I really want to know, in these half months, How did you teach three people to study?”

Fang Jifan breathed a sigh of relief. It didn’t seem like he was suspected of fraud. He was thankful that the examiner of this subject was Wang Ao. This gentleman was really great. Once he became famous, he was not only trusted by the emperor, but also respected by scholars all over the world. No one dared to question the fairness of this provincial examination.

However, when His Majesty asked, Fang Jifan felt guilty. How should he answer? He hesitated for a long time and then stammered: “Actually, I just taught him casually, a little from the East and a little from the West.”

Emperor Hongzhi’s expression remained unchanged, but he still sat steadily, but his brows were slightly furrowed. , he felt that Fang Jifan was deceiving him, which was a deception.

Oh, you just taught a few scholars who were not good at school, and they all finished in the top three in the provincial examination. Do you think I’m a fool?

Or do you think that all the great scholars in the world and my ministers and ministers in the Manchu Dynasty are fools?

His eyes were slightly cold, and there was a glint of coldness. Emperor Hongzhi had his own way of dealing with people like Fang Jifan, so he said sternly: “Fang Jifan, tell the truth, otherwise, I will never let you off lightly!”

Fang Jifan suddenly said I feel tremendous pressure. It seems that I can’t get through without giving a reasonable explanation this time.

After thinking about it, I boldly took a look at Emperor Hongzhi. There was a boy standing next to Emperor Hongzhi. This must be the prince Zhu Houzhao. I have admired him for a long time.

But now Zhu Houzhao doesn’t seem to be very friendly to him. Seeing himself deflated, he seems to be enjoying it and watching the fun leisurely.

“Hit me!” Fang Jifan said suddenly.

“What?” Emperor Hongzhi was furious at this inexplicable guy. He didn’t quite understand what Fang Jifan meant.

Fang Jifan is getting bolder. We, Fang Jifan, are a prodigal and a heinous villain in the capital. The emperor must know this. Since he knows, why should he be cautious?

Thinking of this, he became bolder all of a sudden. He squinted his eyes, his eyebrows suddenly danced, and he said directly: “In one word, it means beating. If you don’t beat, you won’t be a useful person. If you don’t beat, you won’t be a talent. If you don’t beat for three days, you will go to the house to uncover the tiles. If you don’t study, you won’t be able to do anything.” If you want to beat him up, you will beat him if he is not honest and obedient. If you don’t like him, you will beat him to death. Even if you don’t like him, you still have to beat him. This is called guarding against micro-duration. If he is honest, you should beat him up. Then he becomes honest and has no bad intentions anymore. He beats the shit out of his mother. From then on, he knows how to make progress and work hard. If he beats him dozens of times a year, he will become a good son; if he beats his mother hundreds of times a year, he will become a good boy. Juren, Jieyuan, and Jinshi are all at hand.”

“…”

Zhu Houzhao stopped smiling for a moment, but his face turned slightly blue. He was thoughtful, as if he had thought of a very serious problem.

Fang Jifan waved his fist wantonly, veins popped out, and the violent gene in human nature was exposed: “I teach people to read, there is no other way, just beat them to death. During the day, hang a whip on the tree and whip it at night. Hanging from the rafters, I still beat him! If I have free time, I can beat him for an hour or two. Not only can I strengthen my body, but it can also heal psychological trauma. Those who have been beaten will know that they have to work hard. What? It’s not even a matter of hanging a beam or stabbing one’s buttocks. It’s hard to be talented even if you don’t think so. Of course…this is my humble knowledge, but it makes Your Majesty laugh!”

(End of this chapter)