It has to be said that Wang Zhi's intuition is indeed very strong. Although she has little education and does not understand any theoretical analysis, after talking to Fang Yingwu several times, she can also feel that although Fang Yingwu is not the kind of person who tends to follow the crowd.
, a flattering person, but he is definitely not a pure-hearted person.
If the mind is not pure, there will be many distracting thoughts. If there are too many distracting thoughts, you will not be afraid of finding a way to interfere with it. As the saying goes, flies will not bite seamless eggs.
As expected, Fang Yingwu was now in a dilemma. Compared to his previous flat refusal, Fang Yingwu had become much more relaxed.
Wang Zhi was secretly proud and added more chips, "I have already spread the word that I want to investigate the governor of Jiangnan. Don't you think about your grandfather? You reminded me of this."
Fang Yingwu continued to be speechless, but she was becoming more and more skilled in this trick. The implication was that Fang Yingwu could also play the bitter card of "succumbing to becoming a thief to save his grandfather" and continue to add points to his morality.
"Think about it for yourself! When you have thought about it, come to the city mansion to find me!" After leaving these words, the three visits to the thatched cottage ended, and Wang Zhi also left the inn outside the south gate of the city.
After sending Wang Zhi away, Fang Yingwu knew that he should think about it carefully. He understood very well that this was not a multiple-choice question on the test paper, but a real choice about his future direction. He had already felt that, somewhere,
There have been more and more changes in Chinese history, and every decision must be made carefully.
It is foreseeable that in the next few years, the court will still be full of chaos. It is suitable to be a coward, and a pure gentleman is not easy to mess around with.
Even Li Dongyang, Liu Jian, Xie Qian, Yang Tinghe, Wu Kuan and other future big names with good reputations in history books also hunkered down in the Hanlin Academy and pretended to be deaf and dumb. No one jumped out to become a martyr.
Stay with Wang Zhi for two years. At least your safety will be guaranteed, and you won't suffer from man-made disasters. Gradually accumulate some contacts. If you gain fame in the future, you can start a new business and carve out your own world.
On the other hand, the future grandfather Wang Shu had an upright and selfless character, and could not hold anything in his eyes. Even if he survived until the death of Emperor Chenghua, he would be able to become a big boss in the court due to his reputation, but he would still be a relatively "lonely" minister.
Based on the analysis of reactions from all aspects, most likely his father is a similar person, which can be seen from his popularity in the county school. If the two backgrounds are like this in the future, is there any use in adding more fuel to the equation?
Should my positioning be slightly shifted? Is temporarily serving by Wang Zhi's side more conducive to helping her father break into the increasingly dirty officialdom? Thinking of the allusions between Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao, is it possible for me to follow suit?
In deep thought, Fang Yingwu even forgot to eat dinner.
Suddenly, a man in official uniform knocked on the door and reported: "I am sent a letter to Mr. Fang on the order of Mr. Deng."
This Master Deng must be an acquaintance of Deng Tong. We are both in Fucheng. Why can't we send oral messages but also send documents? Fang Yingwu took the letter with doubts and sent the yamen away first. Then he opened it under the oil lamp and read it.
It didn't matter. Fang Yingwu's face changed drastically and his body became weak. He couldn't stand still and fell on the chair.
This letter has no beginning or end. But from the style of it, it seems to be copied from a Di newspaper. The content is roughly as follows:
"Fang Qingzhi, a concubine, gave his advice on four matters. The first was to impeach the three cabinet ministers who had done nothing. Please remove them and replace them with virtuous ones. The second was to criticize His Majesty for being superstitious about monks, Taoists and alchemists, and for indiscriminately granting benefactors. Please remove Ning Xing."
And approach the virtuous ministers; the third is to impeach the internal eunuch Wang Zhi, Liang Fang is disrupting the government, and Shang Ming is harassing the people. Please expel them all from the capital and never use them; the fourth is to supervise the prince's studies and select well-educated and virtuous people to assist the East Palace.
To look at things with a straight face and listen to them.”
How could Fang Yingwu not be shocked? What he was most worried about had indeed happened. This had offended all the popular people, and directly blaming the emperor was no different from criticizing dragon scales!
Without thinking too much, he quickly looked down, and sure enough he saw another sentence at the back - the emperor ordered the imperial guards to capture him, imprison him and interrogate him severely.
Sent to jail!
Fang Yingwu jumped up from the chair again, and the first thought that came to his mind was "to gain reputation." However, he quickly drove this unfilial thought out of his mind. This was not a time for joking, this was
brutal reality.
During the Chenghua period, many people were sent to prison. For example, the Four Remonstrations of the Hanlin Academy were famous all over the world. My father was not the first or the last, but now he is just a new scholar with no connections. Others in Beijing may give a few words of praise.
, but who will speak for him?
The length of time a minister spent in prison varied from a few months to a few years. It mainly depended on the mood of the emperor. Fang Yingwu felt that even if his father was to be relegated to another place, it would be better to at least get him out first.
That's fine, but what can he do?
At this time, Fang Yingwu couldn't help but think of Wang Zhi. This was a person who was extremely talkative with the emperor. Did he really want to sell himself to her in order to save his father?
When his father is in trouble, he cannot remain indifferent. Even if we don't talk about the family relationship between father and son, at the moment, the father with a high status is the foundation of everything in the family, and he himself often benefits from it.
Only by keeping your father can you keep your foundation. At this time, you should put aside all your petty calculations and calculations of gains and losses.
Thinking of this, Fang Yingwu couldn't think about anything anymore. He wanted to meet Wang Zhi and talk about taking refuge. He couldn't tell Wang Factory Supervisor his heart and risked revealing the secrets of history.
A few words of intercession for my father.
Although her father also mentioned Wang Zhi in the memorial, this was just a passing mention in a large-scale map attack, and it was not focused on Wang Zhi. Moreover, Wang Zhi probably had a bunch of memorials impeaching her every day in the past year, so it should not be a big deal.
I care too much about one or two of them.
With her temper, she should be persuasive... Fang Yingwu thought. But it was already dark at this time, so he could only wait.
After a long night, when it got light, Fang Yingwu woke up from his nap. He quickly washed his face with cold water, then hurriedly left the inn and headed for the city mansion.
Standing outside the mansion, he explained the purpose of his visit to the Jinyiwei officer guarding the door, and then someone passed the message inside. Not long after, someone took Fang Yingwu in.
The location was the same waterside pavilion where they met last time. It can be seen that Factory Supervisor Wang liked the coolness here very much. Wang Zhi was reading a few official documents when he saw Fang Yingwu and asked: "Have you figured it out?"
Fang Yingwu nodded, "I figured it out!"
Wang Zhi said thoughtfully: "Now that you have figured it out, what are you still doing here?"
Fang Yingwu was very disturbed by her moodiness, so he replied: "Of course I am here to work for the factory supervisor."
Wang Zhi patted the document in his hand and said, "I just saw the Di newspaper. Your father offended the emperor and was sent to prison. Are you asking me to intercede for your father?"
I don’t know anything else, but I do know one thing very well, that is, you must not make the Emperor unhappy. Your father just made the Emperor angry, and I don’t dare to say anything about it.”
Fang Yingwu secretly sighed, Wang Zhi was quite well-connected in this regard. She dared to mess with anyone, but there were only two exceptions, one was the emperor and the other was Concubine Wan Gui.
He also heard Wang Zhi say: "In today's science competition, from the number one scholar to the top few, most of them are old and decrepit, and they don't have much future. Only Fang Qingzhi is in his prime, not old, weak, sick, and disabled, but also has extraordinary abilities. In this field,
He is very outstanding among the batch of people, and his future is very promising..."
Is his father's appearance really charming? Fang Yingwu could only reply: "Thank you for the compliment."
Wang Zhi changed her subject, "It's a pity that he gave up on his good future and insisted on doing things that angered the emperor. You said that if Fang Qing was sent to the prison by the emperor before, and I will ask him later
What will others say if I appoint Fang Qingzhi's son as the chief minister? What will the emperor think if he finds out? I absolutely don't want to take such a risk."
"So, although you are a talent, I can't use you anymore." Wang Zhi sighed softly, which meant that "the farthest distance in the world is that you are standing in front of me, but I don't dare to use you."
Fang Yingwu was embarrassed and cursed in his heart. Damn it, she came to stalk him when he refused to obey. He wanted to obey, but she shut him out. What the hell!
Are both people scoundrels?
Fang Yingwu gritted his teeth and said, "I can remain anonymous and make suggestions for the factory supervisor."
Wang Zhi seemed to have heard the funniest joke, her fair and tender face trembled, as if she was holding back her laughter, and sneered disdainfully: "Your father will definitely be unlucky this time. I can't say what the outcome will be, but I dare to
Definitely, at least I can't stay in the capital anymore, and my reputation as a scholar of the Hanlin Academy is gone!
If you are no longer the most promising only son in the Imperial Academy, and you will no longer be a descendant of the Prime Minister in the future, then you cannot bring glory to me. What use is it to me? Do you really think you can charm me?
?”
Fang Yingwu immediately felt his cheeks burning, as if he had been slapped several times.
He finally made up his mind to take refuge, but was treated like useless trash. This was such a shame and humiliation for him who always had a high self-esteem! No one has ever treated him like this since time travel!
I was not in the capital, so I didn't know that my father was so popular. Wang Zhi, a person from the capital, had never mentioned it to me!
It turned out that Wang Zhi did not hesitate to bend herself to recruit him, telling him a lot of miscellaneous truths over and over again, making him confused and confused, and he could not figure out the true meaning. In the final analysis, he wanted to trick himself into being a decoration by her side for the sake of his father's face.
Glorious vase!
Once her father loses power, her greatest value in her eyes will be gone! She used to be a treasure, but now she is just a piece of grass!
Even though he was calculating all these things, he still could not escape his father's influence and influence. His fate was still decided in the hands of his father who was thousands of miles away! Without fame, he would be nothing but an ant!
Fang Yingwu walked out of the mansion in a daze. When he woke up, he was already standing on the street of Fucheng, Changzhou.
The unspeakable shame surged into his heart again, and Fang Yingwu couldn't help but swear in his heart, "Asshole! You can't be rampant for more than a few years. What you missed is the opportunity to correct your life, and you will regret it in the end!"
I will repay you for today’s shame tenfold in the future!” (To be continued.)
