The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 632

[632. Chapter 612 Immediate success]

This pile of yellow paper is certainly child’s play.

But it depends on the person.

As the saying goes, if you believe it, you have it; if you don’t believe it, you don’t have it.

If he encounters a person like Emperor Hongzhi who is incompetent, even Taishang Laojun personally descends to earth, he will still not believe in such things as usual.

But if the Empress Dowager is like this and believes in it all her life, the more of this stuff, the better.

I heard that it was an alchemy book given by Dazhenren. How could the Empress Dowager dare to neglect it? When she took it and took a look, it was indeed Dazhenren’s handwriting.

This Great Master of Longhu Mountain is the headmaster of Zhengyiyi in the world and a direct descendant of Zhang Daoling. He is of no small importance and has a transcendent status. Although he encountered a ferocious spirit like Taizu Emperor Gao and dealt with it ruthlessly, at other times, he Even the palace was respectful.

So far, this great master is really nothing to Fang’s successor. He already has waist pain, and he is his fellow junior. It’s good that he didn’t go to him to cause trouble. He also asked for it on his own head. Li Chaowen went to Xiaoyi to gain benefits. What couldn’t he get?

Fang Jifan is not bragging. No one in the world who practices Taoism or is a monk in a temple dares not to give Fang Jifan face. Whether he is an accomplished monk or a promising monk, if someone stands in the way of others, he will kill someone, and if someone stands in the way of a Buddha, he will kill someone.

The Queen Mother looked at it carefully and couldn’t help but take a breath. Are Fang Jifan and Xiurong so compatible?

Zhu Houzhao didn’t believe it at all. He immediately said loudly: “Great-grandmother, don’t believe him. Fang Jifan is a senior member of the Zhengyi dynasty. He even boasted to me that all Taoists in the world are his disciples…”

This was really demolished. good.

Fang Jifan complained secretly in his heart, but after just a moment, he came back to his senses and spoke to everyone in an upright manner.

“It’s fine that His Highness the Crown Prince misunderstood me. Why do you want to insult all the real people and eminent monks? They…” Fang Jifan almost said that they are still children. If you think about it carefully, although most of them are his disciples and disciples, these people are really old at their age. She had nothing to do with the children, so she changed her words: “They are all enlightened people.”

The Empress Dowager’s face became serious, and she spat at Zhu Houzhao: “Prince, don’t hold back your words, you are the prince and the crown prince. , these are all virtuous people, how can they make random predictions for heaven because of their distance from Fang Jifan, and if it is heard by outsiders, what will happen?”

Zhu Houzhao was scolded, and his face turned red with anger. Frowning deeply, he couldn’t help but said angrily: “Emperor Grandmother, these people are all swindlers. How can they have any cultivation? Does Imperial Grandmother trust these people and not Sun Chen?”

The Empress Dowager looked at Zhu Houzhao and then Looking at the bamboo sticks and yellow paper in his hand, he seemed to have an idea. He waved his hand towards Zhu Houzhao: “Shut up.”

“…”

Zhu Houzhao was speechless.

The Empress Dowager patiently read through, took a deep breath, and stared at Fang Jifan: “You and Xiurong have known each other for a long time, right?”

Fang Jifan solemnly nodded: “Yes.”

The Empress Dowager looked deeply at Fang Jifan, sizing him up.

She still had a very good impression of Fang Jifan. He was a very down-to-earth person, very reliable, and knew how to follow the rules. Fortunately, Fang Jifan rescued Zhou La from the Zhou family.

All these things, combined together, made the Empress Dowager actually tempted.

It was a match made in heaven. The two had known each other for a long time. Although they were not childhood sweethearts, they could still be regarded as a good marriage. What’s more, Fang Jifan’s character and ability were beyond reproach. His own granddaughter, Zhu Xiurong, almost grew up watching him. The older one treated her differently. At this moment, she couldn’t help but have thoughts in her heart. She pursed her lips and said, “I’m afraid that there will be rumors outside and the ministers will object. You, the Fang family, are nobles. Ministers We should be careful about our relatives. Although the Fang family is not a very popular minister, they still have concerns. Have you thought about this?”

Fang Jifan said plausibly: “Don’t worry, the great master has already said it. Your Highness, Princess, and We are a match made in heaven. Otherwise, whoever you marry may bring undue disaster to your husband’s family… Madam, please read carefully the third sentence on the yellow paper. This is what it says. For the happiness of Her Royal Highness, do the ministers still want to hinder it? Is this a good thing? Children’s personal relationships must be considered in terms of court affairs. If so, wouldn’t it be a clique for them to marry and take concubines for personal gain? There are also the British Duke and His Royal Highness the King of Zhou, who are also married, and…wait a minute…”

Fang Jifan took out a thick book from his sleeve and sent it to the Empress Dowager: “Please The empress looked at it and found it shocking. There are marriages between high-ranking ministers and clan members, as well as between civil and military officials. I would like to ask, if the Fang family is married to the royal family, they are relatives who are involved in politics. What about these civil and military ministers and clan members? , Isn’t it true that the marriage of honorable ministers is a clique for selfish purposes and has evil intentions? Royal marriages are subject to restrictions everywhere. They make an alliance through marriage, so why is it that no one cares about it? Is there any justice in it?”

The Queen Mother took the book and flipped it over, seeming a little angry. .

Thinking about it this way, yes, why are they in charge of the royal family? Why don’t they take care of it themselves?

If a foreign relative is in danger, is it not a problem if the ministers collude with each other through a marriage contract?

Fang Jifan secretly looked at the face of the Empress Dowager, and couldn’t help but said: “During the time of Emperor Taizu Gao and Emperor Wen, there was a precedent for the marriage of honorable ministers and the royal family, and this was always the case. How come now, they don’t follow the ancestral system? Where is it? It can be seen that for some people, this ancestral system is just papyrus. When they want to check the royal family, they take it out. When they don’t want to, they throw it to the ground.”

The Queen Mother was moved and couldn’t help but nod.

Fang Jifan sighed: “I don’t care at all what the outside world thinks. If anyone objects, they will come against me and I will bear the responsibility. But I know that no matter what others think, our Ming Dynasty is the one who speaks the truth.” It is the emperor, not just a few officials, and in this deep palace, the one who can make a final decision and accomplish the good deeds of the ministers is none other than the empress. As long as the empress opens her mouth, all the subjects in the world will not regard her as a god. , except for the occasional few who wanted to invite someone to please her, and they might say a few words, the rest of them would only admire the empress’s eyes as bright as a candle, and besides, these officials used to scold Zhou every day. Home and Zhang family? “

The words in front of me are very comfortable to listen to.

The following words immediately made the Empress Dowager snort coldly: “Nowadays, Yanguan is indeed becoming more and more outrageous. How could they be so rampant when the late Emperor Yingzong was here.”

Fang Jifan continued: ” As a Marquis of Dingyuan, I would rather resign my position as a marquis and become a commoner. I will only teach and educate people and run my family business in Xishan. I will never get involved in the affairs of the court. I only ask for the Queen’s approval for this marriage.”

Regarding Fang Jifan’s attitude, The Empress Dowager was very satisfied. She couldn’t help but take a deep look at Fang Jifan, and then looked at Emperor Hongzhi: “Emperor, what do you think?”

Empress Zhang also looked at Emperor Hongzhi. He was the father of her daughter. This matter was obviously still… The emperor has to make the decision.

However, when the Queen Mother asked the Emperor what he thought, it was obvious that he was moved.

The implication is that there is nothing better than this child being the great-grandson-in-law of the Ai family. The Ai family is very satisfied, so you can make up your own mind.

Emperor Hongzhi couldn’t help but feel embarrassed, and frowned deeply: “It’s just…the imperial court can’t do without Fang Jifan…”

This is the truth. In Emperor Hongzhi’s plan, it is obvious that Fang Jifan has become the minister of humerus, and he will be more and more likely to do so in the future. He is one of the ministers who assist the prince. Fang Jifan’s talents have been verified in many places. Whether he is a geek or has other talents, at least many things that the court cannot solve have been solved easily by him. .

At this time, let Fang Jifan obediently be a prince-in-law and go to the Imperial Ancestral Temple every day to offer sacrifices to his ancestors and to the heaven and earth. Or, he should make a round trip to Fengyang, the central capital, every year. How could this be possible?

The Empress Dowager glanced at him: “This is the emperor’s business. Emperor, you should make your decision and don’t always be led by others.”

Emperor Hongzhi hesitated, looking very embarrassed. He looked deeply at Fang Jifan. After taking a look at it, he couldn’t help but said: “I think I should ask Xiurong first about this matter.”

Upon hearing this, Zhu Houzhao seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw. Yes, the girl must not look down on Shang’s successor, so he took the initiative to ask Ying. “I’ll go and ask.”

Then he rushed into the ear room rashly and saw Zhu Xiurong with his back facing him. Zhu Houzhao deliberately raised his voice and said: “Sister, you heard what was said outside, right? Fang Jifan. Shameless person, he actually covets you. Tell yourself, what do you think? Say it loudly, don’t be afraid.”

Zhu Xiurong remained silent and looked at Zhu Houzhao with a pair of phoenix eyes.

Zhu Houzhao was happy: “It seems that she didn’t agree because she didn’t say anything.”

As soon as Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, Zhu Xiurong was a little anxious and whispered: “It’s all up to my great-grandmother and queen mother to make the decision.”

Zhu Houzhao felt that he was listening. As if he was wrong, he stared at Zhu Xiurong in astonishment: “What did you say? I didn’t hear you.”

Zhu Xiurong mustered up his courage and said in a louder voice: “It’s all up to my great-grandmother and mother-in-law.”

Zhu Houzhao said: “My great-grandmother and mother-in-law didn’t .

Agree.”

Zhu Xiurong said: “Since there is God’s will in the dark, I have to follow heaven. Since the enlightened ancestors have understood the destiny, I should obey it…”

“Destiny, no matter what destiny, is a lie. Yes, the people on the Flying Team went up to the sky and didn’t see any immortals or ghosts. This doesn’t count,” Zhu Houzhao shouted.

At this moment, Zhu Xiurong became sullen, crying and saying, “You bullied me again!”

After the words fell, tears couldn’t stop coming out, looking pitiful.

Zhu Houzhao was stunned. He felt as if his heart had been hit hard by something, and he felt helpless. Zhu Houzhao said with a pale face: “I understand, I understand everything. It turns out that it is not God’s will, nor is it the will of God.” It’s not my parents’ orders, these are all excuses.”

(End of chapter)