Chapter 1651: witnesses and evidence
To everyone, this is a fantasy.
Xie Qianyuan's cousin in Luzon wrote a letter to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
But when someone heard this, he felt shocked again.
Could it be... Could it be that Xie Zhiwen, who could not bear the suffering of Luzon, specially compiled a book to the prince, begging His Highness to allow him to return to his hometown?
When many people think of this, they immediately have a lot of thoughts.
Thinking of his pale face, or having a serious illness at this time, he was coughing, carrying an oil lamp, and in a firewood house, there was the squeaking sound of a mouse under his feet. On the broken wooden table, he spread his pen, and the ink of Luzon must be inferior. So he coughed on the straw paper and wrote the words that even the cousin of Xie consciously felt ashamed. The letters must be filled with compromise. During the writing process, he couldn't stand the coughing, and the turbid tears filled the gullies on the vicissitudes of life. So... he took out a coarse cloth from his sleeve, covered his mouth, and after coughing for a while, the coarse cloth... was covered with red blood.
call……
People have empathy.
They may not have such a mentality towards ignorant people.
But the officials in the hall, who are both gentry and relatives, are already tears flowing in their eyes.
How miserable?
Some people, who also have relatives in Luzon, are even more sad and crying.
Xie Qian felt that it was a bolt from the blue. He knew that his cousin was a proud man, claiming to be a woodcutter in the mountains and fields, and he was unwilling to become an official, but his demeanor was extraordinary in Xie Qian's mind. He could not imagine what his cousin had experienced, so he compiled a book to the prince and compromised the prince's highness.
Xie Qian's eyes turned red and he cried.
When people are old, they never miss anything, and they still suffer such suffering.
He just kowtowed to the Crown Prince Zhu Houzhao powerlessly: "Your Highness the Crown Prince... don't say... don't say anything more."
He would rather not hear the news of his cousin in his life. He was a grand cabinet minister and could not do anything for his relatives. Thinking of this, he felt ashamed.
Zhu Houzhao grinned...he was happy.
This joy... compared with the sadness of all officials, it made Emperor Hongzhi's heart feel cold.
He thought the prince was right.
Support the prince.
But... the prince's actions are so worrying!
Although we must have a strict side to treat our ministers, we must not send their relatives to Luzon and laugh in front of us, right?
In this way... the ministers... who is willing to serve him?
The prince... still lacks experience, but... but... I am old.
Emperor Hongzhi felt powerless. He wanted to borrow some life and energy from God. After all, he only had such a son. No matter what, he had no choice. Even if the prince was so ridiculous, he could not change anything.
Zhu Houzhao said happily: "Master Xie, my cousin is much more tactful than Master Xie, and he knows things better than you."
Xie Qian was shocked, damn... what happened?
That's right, I must be unbearable, and even let go of the last little dignity and beg for everything.
Zhu Houzhao said, "Lao Fang, come and get Xie Zhiwen's letter."
Fang Jifan had been waiting for a long time, and immediately took out a stack of letters from his sleeve, put his fingers on his tongue and licked them, soaked them. Then he began to look through the stack of letters, and finally found one of them. The letter tube of the letter was torn open, and there was a piece of silk inside...
After all, the distance is very long and you have to travel across the ocean. Ordinary papers are afraid of getting damp.
Of course, the most important thing is that the Xie family is rich, and silk is extremely expensive overseas, but if you are used to silk, you can use it.
The silk was opened, Fang Jifan coughed and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince Jun Jian, Xie Zhiwen, the Caomin, was ordered to move his family to Luzon. Now he has settled down. The emperor's grace is so great that he has received the blessing of Your Highness the Crown Prince, even though he has arrived in Luzon...
Fang Jifan was thinking slowly, and everyone was pricking their ears.
Everyone looked at each other and looked at each other.
This letter is a bit weird.
"Caomin reads and heard that a gentleman is a gentleman who manages his family and governs the country and pacifies the world. Nowadays, Caomin is overseas, and he is still concerned about the country. The emperor is grateful to the emperor and attacks the Franji thieves in Luzon in the south. This is called slandering the people and attacking the crimes. The local people are all happy and excited. The emperor is even more at ease. The emperor is stationed in Luzon, and the land of Tatars in the north. Now he takes Luzon, and within the world, he is the contribution of Emperor Shun. Caomin also heard that the side of Luzon is Java. Java was originally an old vassal of the Ming Dynasty. Those who robbed the Portuguese were ambitious and seized the land of Java. , To harm the people of Java, to plunder and loot, to be full of evil, the important Western city was a mere Portugal ban, our Ming Dynasty was to benefit the world, and the virtues were spread throughout the world, how could such a slut? His Royal Highness has made great achievements in martial arts, and the people have long been well-known. The so-called virtues of others should be eliminated and safe, and to appease the world, how can your Highness ignore it? I beg the Prince to submit a report to the court, launch a large army, conquer Java, attack the bandits, and punish the people for crimes. In this way, the people of the Western world are safe, and all the people of the world rely on the holy land, and the people of the people are waiting for you again!"
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Fang Jifan only half of his belief, but the hall was so quiet that it was enough to hear the needle.
There is indeed begging in the letter.
However, the begging in this letter is completely contrary to what everyone thinks.
Is Xie Zhiwen's head broken?
He was sent to Luzon, and he was still thinking about asking the court to send troops to attack Java?
People look at me, I look at you, and I feel terrified.
When Xie Qian heard this, he coughed desperately and was furious.
Impossible, this is absolutely impossible.
My cousin is a humble gentleman, and what he hates the most is the battle. When the prince sent troops to the desert, when he communicated with his letters, his cousin talked about this matter and even ridiculed him.
How could my cousin write such a letter?
He immediately said, "Your Highness, this letter... is definitely not written by my brother... minister..."
Zhu Houzhao crossed his hands, and his face was even more happy at this moment, saying, "Let's wait, you finish listening to this letter first."
Emperor Hongzhi was surprised and incredible, showing an incredible look.
At this time, Fang Jifan pulled his throat and continued: "If the imperial court uses troops, the Xie family will first arrive in Luzon, and there will be more than 93,000 land. The annual harvest is limited. In order to reward the king's army, I am willing to offer 8,000 dan of grain and 30,000 silver to help the military's capital!"
Buzzing...
Eight thousand dans of grain...thirty thousand dans of grain and silver.
When the Xie family went to Luzon, where did they get so much money and food?
Moreover... I am willing to fund so much money and food, which shows that the Xie family is in Luzon, and I am afraid that the annual income will be above this, and even... much more than this.
Xie Qian was stunned.
More than 90,000 acres of land will have so much profit?
That's a wilderness.
And farming, there is no expense at any place...
The yield per mu is only so much, not to mention that manpower is needed. Just now, I have already planted spring and planted, and there are crops in the field?
And there is silver...where did this silver come from?
The most important thing is why he was so eager for the imperial court to use military force against Java, and even was willing to fund money and food.
Such things surged into his heart, and he was even more unwilling to believe them.
But Fang Jifan said, "Don't Mr. Xie believe it? Mr. Xie has extraordinary eyesight, and Mr. Xie is even more of Mr. Xie's brother. I think Mr. Xie must recognize his handwriting, so he might as well ask Mr. Xie to see it and you will know the truth or false."
He handed the letter to Xie Qian.
Xie Qian immediately caught him, with Leng Ran on his face.
This is too ridiculous. He must point out the fakes inside so that people can know how ridiculous the prince is.
If I had known that the prince would be best at fake gold and stone... so imitate...
wrong……
Xie Qian's body was shocked.
When he saw the letter, he looked at the handwriting and his face became even more ugly.
Something is wrong, it's too wrong.
As Fang Jifan said, he recognized his brother's handwriting, which was not an exaggeration, but a fact.
But he looked at every word inside carefully. His brother had been injured since childhood, so when he was practicing calligraphy, he was good at clamping a brush with his thumb knuckles. So although his words were healed later, this habit was preserved, so there were several strokes that were often different.
And the person... is indeed... he is usually the same as his usual habits.
He tried hard to open his eyes and continued to look, trying to find any clues.
But...this is futile.
No matter how a person copyes it, he cannot completely copy the other person's charm. Moreover, his brother's calligraphy is good and has his own unique charm. This is definitely not something that others can easily copy.
Xie Qian's head suddenly exploded.
Everyone stared at Xie Qian, as if waiting for something.
However... Xie Qian's next actions disappointed everyone.
Because... he looked up with a confused look on his face.
Fang Jifan said, "Dare you ask Mr. Xie, is this Brother Ling's work?"
Xie Qian opened his mouth... and tried hard to make a sound, but had to admit: "Yes, it was the work of my brother. It's just... it's just... it's impossible..."
"Impossible?" Fang Jifan said with a smile: "I have hundreds of letters here, all of which were compiled by the gentry of Luzon. Not only that, there is another letter, which is from the governor of Luzon Liu Yi. The contents here are similar. I think some of them are familiar with the lords in the hall. You can also see if their letters are forged. Dukes, it's only been so many days. His Royal Highness and our Fang Jifan can forge the handwriting of one person, but can forge... Are so many letters from people of different writings? If you don't believe it, you can trace the source of the letters. All the official documents and letters that have passed through the emergency delivery shop and the official official documents and letters are printed along the way, and this is even more impossible to be fake. We, Jiefan, say bluntly, if this is forged, we will eat them all!"
Buzz...
The hall suddenly became an uproar.
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Chapter completed!