The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 42

[42. Chapter 42: Survive after death]

The expression on Emperor Hongzhi’s face did not change.

Yang Tinghe stood on one side with a straight face. In fact, he had no psychological burden. The prince had already taken sick leave four or five times. If I, Yang Tinghe, indulged you, I would be a sinner forever. As the prince’s lecturer, he really has no way to deal with the prince. He can’t hit or scold him. He has to pay attention to the scale even if he puts on a bad face. Since he can’t control it, he should call in reinforcements.

After a while, Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan came in cautiously.

Emperor Hongzhi raised his eyes and saw Zhu Houzhao looking innocent.

This guy does everything regardless of the consequences, but when it comes to settling accounts, he suddenly looks pitiful, as if he has been greatly wronged.

This trick has always been effective in the past. Even when it didn’t work, when Empress Zhang saw her son like this, she would most likely block it in front of Zhu Houzhao, leaving Emperor Hongzhi with nothing to do.

But this time, seeing Zhu Houzhao’s pitiful look, Emperor Hongzhi not only did not feel soft, but became even more angry.

What’s more, isn’t Queen Zhang not here?

He rolled his eyes and looked at Fang Jifan again.

Fang Jifan looked more innocent than Zhu Houzhao. On his handsome face, his eyes were as clear as gems. People who didn’t know better thought that this guy had suffered some innocent disaster.

Fang Jifan blinked hard. In fact, he wanted to squeeze out a few crystal clear tears. Damn it, Zhu Houzhao’s acting skills are so good. He has to appear more innocent and more unjust than him.

But Fang Jifan unfortunately discovered that he was not good at what he did, and the tears could not come out. He usually went too far in playing the role of a rampant prodigal son, and now he had to pretend to be pitiful. He really couldn’t do it well.

Emperor Hongzhi remained silent, just looking at the two of them coldly.

This murderous gaze makes people’s hearts tremble with fear.

Fang Jifan was very down-to-earth and said without saying a word: “I…will die.”

Give up, resistance has no future.

When Zhu Houzhao saw Fang Jifan giving in, he shouted in his heart, why didn’t I think of this!

His tears fell like a tidal wave, as if he had suffered an unfair injustice: “I will die.”

Emperor Hongzhi’s eyes only flashed a cold light, and he looked at the two people with a sneer. , as if he was specially watching how the two of them performed.

It was eerily quiet in Minglun Hall.

Yang Tinghe and the officials in charge of Zhan Shifu who came after hearing the news all looked indifferent.

To them, the crown prince was ridiculous, and Fang Jifan was even more scum among scum.

There is absolutely nothing good about these two people.

Of course, it’s usually hard for everyone to say anything.

But today, it was their turn to be unlucky.

Emperor Hongzhi finally spoke, but the really scary thing is that he didn’t jump now, but said in a calm tone: “Have you played enough chess? Do you want me to accompany you to play a game?”

These understatement words are filled with endless emotions. chill.

Zhu Houzhao felt that he couldn’t get over it, so he just burst into tears. This was a sign of sincerely pretending to be dead.

Fang Jifan couldn’t cry. He scolded Zhu Houzhao in his heart for being such a swindler. If you want to die, you want to die. After you die, you know how to pretend to be pitiful. He could only say with a trembling look: “Your Majesty is wise and powerful. If you play chess, you can’t do it.” Hundreds of humble ministers are no match for His Majesty. If I dare not do it, I will not win!”

Emperor Hongzhi was stunned.

How shameless it is to be able to flatter him so smoothly at this time.

He remained silent and looked at the two of them again. He saw that they had changed their clothes and both were wearing bulging clothes.

Emperor Hongzhi’s face was as cold as frost, and he said coldly: “It’s a refreshing autumn day. Are you wearing so many clothes? Are you very cold?”

Zhu Houzhao said hurriedly: “My son… is sick… the wind… the wind is cold… Emperor

Hongzhi slapped the case: “Come here, take off the clothes of these two bastards.”

Several eunuchs came forward and hesitantly undressed Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan. Fang Jifan untied his unicorn clothes. A thick coat was exposed.

The eunuch took off Fang Jifan’s coat. Unexpectedly, there was another coat inside.

Fang Jifan was like an egg with a half-shelled shell, filled with grief and anger. When the eunuch continued to take off Fang Jifan’s coat, the third coat was clearly visible again. It was not until the fourth one was taken off that the thin inner garment was revealed.

Yang Tinghe and others were so stunned that Zhu Houzhao was not much better. When he took off his fourth coat, he heard a clang and a thin steel plate fell to the ground.

His Royal Highness actually had a steel plate placed on the innermost part of his belly.

Zhu Houzhao was so thick-skinned that he acted as if nothing had happened.

Fang Jifan rolled his eyes vigorously and cursed in his heart, Your Highness, Fang Jifan treats you as a brother, but you secretly put up steel plates? So he glared at Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao finally lowered his head in shame. When he was putting on his coat in the East Palace, he had indeed secretly stuffed the steel plate in without telling Fang Jifan.

No sense of loyalty!

Zhu Houzhao hesitated and said: “Father, please listen to Erchen’s explanation. Erchen… Erchen… this steel plate, I think it is the eunuch serving… accidentally… maybe…”

“Shut up!” With a snap, Yu The case was photographed by Emperor Hongzhi to great effect.

This time I was really angry.

Emperor Hongzhi suddenly got up and burst out: “You cheat, you cheat, you fool around all the time, you don’t know anything! Do you want to piss me off to death? Tell me, do you want to piss me off to death?”

“Why did I treat you so slowly ?”

, you are sick, I dare not sleep all night; you want to study, I have carefully selected so many great scholars for you. But what did you do? Where did you read your book? Over the years, I have placed all my hopes on you, not asking you to become a talented person, but asking you to be a good person. What are you like now? And you, Fang Jifan, why have I ever neglected you? You are such a fool. Forget it, you are still hanging out with the prince. I have long understood that you two are not a good person. Come on!”

The eunuch bowed tremblingly and waited for His Majesty’s orders.

The Hanlin officials of Zhanshi Mansion seemed to be still immersed in shock when they looked at the coats that had been taken off, especially the steel plate wrapped in cotton. This… I really don’t know how to describe it.

Zhu Houzhao was horrified.

Fang Jifan was so scolded that he did not dare to raise his head.

But as soon as he heard the word “who is coming”, Fang Jifan understood that a disaster was coming, and His Majesty was furious. It would be easy to kill him even if he didn’t beat him half to death, so he hurriedly said: “Wait a minute!”

The word “wait a minute” interrupted him directly. The words of Emperor Hongzhi.

Emperor Hongzhi blushed with anger, “Wait a minute… Wait a minute… Do you dare to say wait a minute?”

Then everyone looked at Fang Jifan in silence. This guy still wants to quibble at this time? I simply don’t know how to write the word “death” anymore.

Emperor Hongzhi said angrily: “Why wait?”

Fang Jifan tried his best to be calm, and then calmly said: “Your Majesty, actually… I thought that His Highness the Crown Prince was not uneducated and incompetent. I and His Highness the Crown Prince are unjustly accused!”

Unjustly…

this means You have become Yang Tinghe and wronged you.

Don’t others know who you are?

Emperor Hongzhi was extremely angry and laughed back: “Unjust accusation, such an unfair accusation, will I believe your words? Hang them up.”

Fang Jifan was anxious. He originally thought that if he said “wait a minute” and shouted “unjust accusation”, your majesty would say “What injustice is it?” .

It seems that everything in the drama is a lie!

Fortunately, Fang Jifan’s mind turned quickly and he immediately shouted: “Your Highness, what have you learned recently?”

After hearing this, Zhu Houzhao suddenly remembered something and shouted: “Mencius said: Boyi created Zhou and lived in Beihai. Bin, after hearing what King Wen had done, he said…”

“…”

I only heard Zhu Houzhao’s coherent voice: “If there is a good way to provide for the elderly in the world, then a benevolent person will think that he has returned home. A house of five acres, with mulberry trees under the wall, and If a woman takes silkworms, the old man will be able to wear silk…”

Emperor Hongzhi was stunned.

………

I timidly said, new…new book…Can I ask for some support? People are asking for support with loud gongs and drums. A tiger is walking on thin ice, trembling with fear…It’s miserable…it’s miserable.

The book “The Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty” is just a child now…

(End of this chapter)