The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 71

[71.Chapter 71 Meet the driver]

As he spoke… Emperor Hongzhi raised his eyes and looked at Liu Jian and others.

Liu Jian and others were lamenting. Since he ascended the throne, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian have been assisting Emperor Hongzhi with all their heart. There has been a tacit understanding between the emperor and his ministers for a long time. How could the three of them not know what His Majesty is thinking?

Emperor Hongzhi cheered up again, and his eyes fell on the memorial on the imperial case. Then Emperor Hongzhi smiled bitterly: “Have all the ministers read this memorial?”

“Yes.” Liu Jian said He looked dumbfounded.

Even if Liu Jian is as steady as Liu Jian, when he saw this memorial for the first time, he couldn’t recover for a long time.

This memorial was jointly submitted by Shouning Hou and Jianchang Bo. The target of impeachment was actually Fang Jifan. This really flooded the Dragon King Temple. The two big bastards scolded the little bastard Fang Jifan for insulting the minister and listed more than a hundred crimes. , thanks to the dedication of the brothers of this family, there are more than a hundred crimes.

If it were placed when Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty was around, these two brothers would definitely be the best hands of the cruel officials.

Emperor Hongzhi squinted his eyes: “What do you think?”

Liu Jian coughed: “Marquis Shouning and Uncle Jianchang have always been…a bit ridiculous. They impeached Fang Jifan. I think they had a personal grudge against Fang Jifan.”

Emperor Hongzhi Nodding and nodding, how could Emperor Hongzhi not know the virtues of these two brothers-in-law?

Liu Jian added: “So, you can just keep this memorial without publishing it. But…”

He dragged out the last word, and then looked at each other with Li Dongyang and Xie Qian, and exchanged opinions with their eyes: “Just…” However, Fang Jifan is young and does not learn well, but the veteran believes that this person also has qualities that ordinary people do not have. This is a piece of rough jade. If he is allowed to continue to act recklessly, sooner or later he will cause endless harm, but if he is careful The carving may not necessarily become a treasure. Last time, Fang Jifan said that Qian Yue, the right deputy censor and governor of Guizhou, was a scholar and was ignorant and incompetent, which caused a lot of rumors among the scholars. Your Majesty, Qian Yue’s political achievements are real. Yes, he was born in Qingliu, had a good reputation in the minds of scholars, and was a role model in the minds of many scholars. However, he was despised by Fang Jifan, a small general, and it was understandable that he caused dissatisfaction among the scholars, so the veteran thought. , Your Majesty might as well use this matter to give Fang Jifan a good beating. The purpose of beating him is not to punish him, but to teach him to behave better.”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded thoughtfully: “That’s right, I really need to deal with this kid. I can’t let him continue to be ridiculous. His father has pampered him too much. If he doesn’t discipline him, I’ll discipline him. “

…

The fast horses from the southwest rode through the streets like a whirlwind. Countless mud, the knights on horseback faced the white mist of blood, and let the cold wind blow on their faces like knives. They still galloped, and the white air in their mouths melted the floating snow, and condensed. For the ice water, it fell on his brow, his face covered with dust and deep fatigue.

He rode a familiar horse to the General Administration Department. The gate of the General Administration Department was quite peaceful, but was disrupted by the rapid sound of horse hooves. Suddenly, several officers wearing raincoats and bracing the snow looked towards here.

The knight on the horse seemed to be exhausted, but he still used his last breath of strength and shouted: “Urgent report, urgent report, urgent report of the Southwest Army…”

Upon hearing that the urgent report was four hundred miles away, the expression of the officer of the General Affairs Department suddenly changed. , hurriedly came up to meet him, someone pulled the reins of the horse, and the knight leaned over and fell off the horse crookedly. Someone helped him, and the knight took the bamboo tube without hesitation, so the officer got the bamboo tube and hurriedly sent it into the passage. Chief Secretary.

The person sitting here was a sixth-grade court official. Waiting for the messenger to deliver the urgent report quickly, he looked suspiciously, took out the bamboo tube, tore off the paint, took out a memorial from inside, and moved the lamp closer , lowered his head, and stared at the content of the memorial. Then, his face turned pale, his whole body trembled, and after taking a breath of cold air, he looked up blankly.

Something big happened!

He suddenly stood up and shouted hysterically: “Quick, quick, enter the palace immediately and go to the cabinet.”

The group quickly entered the palace and arrived at the cabinet. The only person on duty in the cabinet was a Hanlin who was waiting for an imperial edict, and three bachelors, but They are all still meeting each other in the Nuan Pavilion.

There are no major matters in the cabinet today, so Hanlin is still at leisure. He drinks tea comfortably and waits for Mr. Liu Jian to come back to vote. Hanlin does not have the power to draft votes. He is only responsible for some secretarial work and has drafted the votes. Just sort out the memorials.

But as soon as the people from the General Administration Department arrived, Hanlin, who was waiting for the imperial edict, suddenly felt that something was fishy, and stood up in shock: “What’s the matter?”

Their eyes met, and in this hot room, Hanlin saw the eyes of the General Administration Department official. With a look of despair on his face, he said with difficulty: “Something happened in the southwest… Guizhou… something big happened… Half of the southwest wall, the sky… the sky fell.”

Hanlin’s face changed suddenly when he was waiting for an edict: “Mr. Liu , Yang Gong, and Xie Gong are still in Nuan Pavilion, such a big event…” He shuddered, and finally stamped his feet: “Go to Nuan Pavilion, quickly.”

…

“Your Majesty, Your Highness has an audience.” The eunuch entered Nuan Pavilion cautiously. Said.

Emperor Hongzhi nodded and exchanged glances with Liu Jian and others. Liu Jian was fine, but Xie Qian was rather gloating about his misfortune. Of course, he had no enmity with Fang Jifan, but after all, the so-called rebellious ministers and traitors were all the same. As for punishing him, although Fang Jifan was obviously not a rebellious official or traitor, people had the urge to teach such a playboy a lesson.

Xie Qian’s temperament is relatively straightforward. He is not as steady as Liu Jian, nor as secretive as Li Dongyang. He just loves to laugh.

Emperor Hongzhi was already convinced: “Is Fang Jifan here? Let’s summon him together.”

“Yes.”

After a while, Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan filed in. What Fang Jifan hated most about Zhu Houzhao was that this guy usually had higher eyesight. Ding, extremely arrogant. When he came to the Nuan Pavilion and saw his father, he immediately began to pretend to be a grandson. His face always had a cute and aggrieved look like the national treasure giant panda. As soon as he saw his father, he immediately saluted. “I have met my father.”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded, looked at Zhu Houzhao, and said with a smile: “No need to be polite.” But his eyes quickly fell on Fang Jifan: “How is Fang Qing’s family doing lately? “

Fang Jifan did not hesitate and immediately bowed down: “My minister Fang Jifan has met your majesty. Long live our emperor. Even in the midst of your busy schedule and all the things to do, your majesty did not forget to summon you. When I thought of this, I suddenly had mixed feelings and was inexplicable.” There was a feeling of warmth, His Majesty’s great grace, and the ministers, bathed in His grace, couldn’t help but sing loudly, praising my Emperor for being so wise and mighty, Long Live Your Majesty!”

“…”

This is purely true! Too much force.

But Fang Jifan didn’t care.

It doesn’t matter what the emperor called me to do, let’s throw him some disgusting flattery first, reputation? Reputation is nothing. Does our successor still have a reputation?

“…” Emperor Hongzhi was shocked.

In fact, in this era, although ministers would flatter the emperor when they met, they would never be so explicit. After all, ministers must have integrity and be neither humble nor overbearing. Otherwise, they will inevitably be regarded as flatterers.

Liu Jian’s face twitched and he quickly turned his face to the side.

Li Dongyang looked up at the beams, looking thoughtful. God knows what he was thinking.

Xie Qian’s eyes widened and were filled with bloodshot eyes, and he almost wanted to strangle this shameless guy Fang Jifan to death.

Emperor Hongzhi took a long breath, kid, how could he care about this, not to mention…not hitting the smiling man, it seems…it would be a bit unkind to blame him for this.

(End of chapter)