After coming out of Liu Ji's residence, Fang Yingwu was filled with emotion. He had met another type of high-ranking official today, and it was a different type of high-ranking official from Shang Ren and Wang Shu.
The reason why I feel sad is that people like Liu Mianmian seem to be more comfortable in the current world than the angry Shang Xianggong who became an official, and Wang Shu who was suppressed by the enemy for twenty years. He can steadily serve as a bachelor for eighteen consecutive years.
In the end, he died a good death. How many of them can be found in the entire Ming Dynasty?
Fang Yingwu seemed to feel the temptation of the devil. If he could put down his posture, be shameless, and add the golden finger of the prophet, he would definitely live a comfortable life. Even if the dynasty changes, he will not be overthrown. Liu Mianhua can
If he can do it, he can do it too.
But he quickly put away this thought. There must be a bottom line in life. Things like integrity are easy to lose but hard to get. Once integrity falls to the ground, it will never be picked up again.
For example, Liu Ji, according to historical records, changed his identity for a period of time. He was very outspoken and outspoken, which was completely different from before. But no one believed him anymore, and in the end he was rated very poorly in the history books.
Fang Yingwu thought to himself that his face was not thick enough to withstand the criticism of thousands of people, but he could not care. In this aspect, his skills were far behind Liu Mianhua's.
Putting aside the issue of moral integrity, Fang Yingwu felt another emotion. The water in the capital has been too muddy recently. Even masters like Liu Mianmian had to roll all over the ground to stay safe. Arrogant figures like Wang Zhi and Wang Factory Supervisor
They also had to go out of Beijing to avoid the limelight, and they, father and son, had to be even more careful.
He himself didn't care, but based on his father's character, it seemed better to stay away from the capital, but this would need to be carefully considered in the future.
In the evening, he returned to East City from West City. Thinking of his meeting with Commander Wan again, Fang Yingwu suddenly felt that this meeting was of little significance.
Originally, the purpose of casting a wide net was to rescue his father, but today's progress was as smooth as expected. Although Liu Mianhua's character has been criticized, he is not a person who breaks his word and goes back on his words. If he can help settle things, then it is necessary
Are you going to see Commander Wan?
After all, Liu Mianhua belongs to the circle of literati, while Commander Wan is a completely different kind of person. If he gets involved, he will be like a piece of candy that he won't be able to get rid of in the future.
But he had already agreed to the invitation and had to go tonight. It would be unwise to offend such a villain after all. Fang Yingwu sighed and walked towards Jiaofangsi Alley.
Yes, the place agreed upon by Conductor Wan Tong Wan was Jiaofangsi Hutong, a place full of beauties, wine, singing and dancing.
With his father in jail, Fang Yingwu shouldn't have set foot in a place like this, but this time it was just to save his father, so it was understandable.
According to the address notified in advance, Fang Yingwu dodged and dodged in the flower streets and willow alleys, dodging the tortoises soliciting customers and dodging the vendors selling things. He fought his way through numerous interceptions and finally found his place.
This is a courtyard with an ordinary appearance. After passing the gate, someone came up to ask, and then they walked inside with Fang Yingwu. They passed through two corridors and finally arrived at a spacious hall.
There were already five or six people sitting inside, and Fang Yingwu could tell at a glance that it was not that Commander Wan wanted to see him specifically tonight, but that he was having a banquet with others and asked him to come and meet him.
The middle-aged man sitting among them was probably the famous Guojiu Ye Wantong. He was in his forties, tall, but his appearance was unattractive and slightly rough.
Wantong was holding a flirtatious woman and teasing her for fun. He rubbed her body hard a few times, then raised his eyes and said to her: "Are you Brother Fang? Please sit down!"
There was indeed an empty seat at the table, so Fang Yingwu thanked him without being humble or condescending, and then he bent down and entered the table.
Wantong called the servant again: "Go! Call another beauty over. You can't ignore the new arrival!"
Looking around at the people at the banquet, everyone had a family member here to drink with them, but Fang Yingwu still declined and said: "Thank you Master Wan for your kindness. My father is imprisoned in a cage. As a son, I will be burned inside and outside. I dare not drink and have fun."
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"You scholars have so many rules!" Wantong waved his hand to the servant and gave up.
During the banquet, everyone talked and laughed, and flirted with the beauties around them from time to time. Only Fang Yingwu sat here alone, and he was not familiar with the others, let alone from the same class, so he had nothing to say and was very quiet.
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Fang Yingwu understood that the highlight of the night was definitely not to come and drink wine, he just had to wait patiently.
I don't know how long it took, but seeing that the night was getting darker, Wantong said: "I'm a little tired tonight, everyone should leave!"
Everyone stood up and said goodbye together, and left the hall one after another. In the end, only Wantong, the charming beauty in his arms, and Fang Yingwu were left.
Wantong patted the beauty in his arms again, "I see you're sweating a lot. Go wash it off quickly and lie down in the room waiting for me!"
In this way, the beauty twisted her waist and walked out with small steps. Naturally, only two people were left in the room. With Fang Yingwu's astute mind, of course he could sense that there must be something wrong with this Wantong.
Talk to him about public matters.
Wantong chuckled a few times and said, "Brother Fang has good determination."
Fang Yingwu bowed his hands and said politely again: "I wonder what Master Wan is calling me for?"
Wantong drank a few more sips of tea to relieve the hangover, and then said: "I won't beat around the bush with you. You have been going to the Jinyiwei prison gate every day to draw a floor as a prison. This is a good filial piety, but we also ask you to do a favor.
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This kind of help is definitely not easy to do. Fang Yingwu said half-tested and half-rejected: "Master Wan is joking. Your Excellency has great hands and eyes in the capital, and I am just a scholar from outside. How can I help Master Wan?"
Commander Wan slapped the case and said: "You have to help me whether you want to help me or not. It's not up to you. However, I think it's safer to invite you to come over and make it clear. In fact, I'm just asking you to get a beating!"
Being beaten? Fang Yingwu said in surprise: "Why should I be beaten?"
Wantong laughed and said, "It will be the day after tomorrow. You continue to go to the Jinyiwei gate to fulfill your filial piety. Then, someone will come and beat you. It's as simple as that."
Fang Yingwu immediately understood that Wantong wanted to frame him!
Now that his father and son have become famous, they are shrouded in a halo of morality. If someone suddenly beats him in the street, it must be revenge by the evildoers who were impeached by his father. As long as someone is interested in using this to hype, the person who did it will immediately
Falling into the passive position of public opinion.
That's the general situation, but I don't know who the person Wantong wants to frame is? Fang Yingwu really doesn't want to get involved in this kind of thing. There are people he doesn't know in the capital. What does it have to do with who lives or dies?
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He then said: "Master Wan can do this kind of thing on his own. There is no need to summon me to inform you. Whether I know the inside story or not will not affect your arrangements at all, Master Wan."
"No, you still need to cooperate. The person who came to beat you is the Jinyiwei Official School, and you, the victim, need to come forward to accuse him."
Fang Yingwu's scalp was numb when he heard that he used Jin Yiwei to beat him openly. This must be related to the power dispute within Jin Yiwei. This is not fun!
Wantong didn't care what Fang Yingwu thought, "What you need to do is, on the one hand, to hear those people mention Commander Yuan, and on the other hand, to pick up a captain's belt badge. You don't need to worry about anything else."
Got it!"
If Fang Yingwu only understood 78% just now, then now he understands 99%!
Wantong said that he had asked him to pretend to hear the murderer mention "Commander Yuan", which was obviously to frame the beating of him on that "Commander Yuan".
As far as Fang Yingwu knows, there is only one Commander Yuan in the Jinyi Guards today, and that is Yuan Bin, the commander in charge of the Jinyi Guards. People like Wantong, although they are called Commanders Wan, are actually one level behind the commander.
That's all.
It is self-evident what the commander’s colleagues want to frame the commander.
Fang Yingwu quickly rummaged through the relevant information in his mind. The current Commander Yuan, who is in charge of the Royal Guards, is really not an ordinary person. In this dynasty, no one dares to say he is second in merit and qualifications, but no one dares to say he is first.
Twenty-nine years ago, during the Tumu Fort Incident, the emperor's biological father, Emperor Yingzong, was living in Beishou, a miserable state. At that time, Yuan Bin and Yuan Yuan were in command, escorting people through life and death.
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It can even be said that without Commander Yuan, it is unknown whether Emperor Yingzong would have survived and returned to the Ming Dynasty. In the last years of Jingtai, Commander Yuan Bin helped Emperor Yingzong restore his throne and regain his throne.
The merits of Qingtian's escort are listed here. Who dares to say that they are more meritorious than Commander Yuan? After the restoration of Emperor Yingzong, Yuan Bin was in charge of the Jinyiwei. After the replacement of Emperor Chenghua, there has been no change. It has been twenty years now.
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Faced with such a seemingly unshakable figure who is close to being separated from the country, is it wishful thinking for Wantong to seek the position of the head of the Imperial Guard? Obviously not.
Wantong's sister is the well-known Concubine Wan Gui. She is the Concubine Wan Gui who is completely devoted to her and obeys her every word. Concubine Wan Gui's words are more important to the ears of the emperor than anyone else in the world. There is no doubt about the power of this pillow wind.
With the support of such a backer, Wantong is certainly qualified to compete with Yuan Bin. No matter how great Commander Yuan's achievements were, it was only twenty years ago.
If Master Wan wins, he will get the position of commander of the Imperial Guard, and if he loses, he will not suffer any losses. After all, with such a sister in charge of the harem, no one can do anything to Wan Tong.
Fang Yingwu really didn't expect that when he went to Jinyiwei to fulfill his filial piety, he would have such a consequence, and he would be involved in a big whirlpool. Faced with Wantong's arrangement, no matter how reluctant he was, he had no room to refuse.
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If I had known this, I would have definitely thought twice before going out in the limelight! Fang Yingwu lamented.
Wantong patted his chest and promised, "Don't worry, you won't suffer any loss if you work with me! Your father's matter is just a small matter. As long as I ask my sister to say a word, it will be easy to be released and reinstated!"
Fang Yingwu had no doubts about his and Concubine Wan Gui's abilities. Should he be lucky that his father scolded the cabinet, eunuchs, monks and alchemists, but did not directly scold Concubine Wan Gui? Isn't it just a mention? A few allusions were made when arriving at the prince. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)