While Fang Yingwu was busy delivering letters and improving his reputation, some people in the court were not idle either. For example, Liu Ji, the scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, was busy with matters related to Fang Qingzhi, a scholar of Hanlin Academy.
Since he was a bachelor of the cabinet, the memorial could be sent directly to the Supervisor of Ceremonies, so no one outside the court knew the specific content. However, judging from some fragments of words from the court, it was probably to beg for mercy on behalf of Fang Qingzhi.
This made people a little confused. The courtiers couldn't help but exclaimed that the sun was coming out from the west! How could a person like Liu Ji do such a thing?
How could he take the risk of offending the emperor and speak for a person who was sent to prison by the emperor? He would never do such a "stupid" thing!
There were also other people who were not idle, and they asked for a thorough investigation into Jin Yiwei's unauthorized attack on the moral model Fang Yingwu. The memorial was also sent to the Supervisor of Ceremonies.
These procedures in the temple have nothing to do with Fang Yingwu for the time being. However, on this day, he finally finished delivering all the letters and walked back to the Zhejiang Guild Hall while thinking about what to do tomorrow.
Shopkeeper Huang of the guild hall was sitting in the front hall. When he saw Fang Yingwu coming in, he quickly came over and said, "Mr. Fang, you are back. I have something to tell you here."
Fang Yingwu met and said politely: "The shopkeeper has something to say, but just tell me."
"A fellow from this province has transported a large number of engravings and a group of skilled craftsmen from the south to the capital, and plans to open a large bookstore. When the owner came to the guild hall to receive guests today, he told me that he would like to invite you to support the opening."
Fang Yingwu frowned and hesitated and said, "My father is in trouble. Isn't it better for a son to do business in such a public manner?"
Shopkeeper Huang said confidently: "My father will have to pay for his expenses while he is in prison. You can earn some money by yourself to show your filial piety. What's wrong with this? This is great filial piety! You must know that publishing and selling books is also an act of promoting enlightenment.
How can the affairs of scholars be called business? It’s nothing if you go and support them.
What's more, this bookstore is named Zhongyi Bookstore. The owner is interested in your reputation for loyalty and filial piety, which matches their bookstore's sign! Otherwise, why would he think of looking for you?
I also think that you two complement each other well, so I dare to connect. We are both from the same hometown, and it is human nature to take care of each other when we are away from home."
The word "filial piety" is like a basket, and everything can be put in it without any worries, so Fang Yingwu readily agreed. Anyway, his father had gone through the process of getting out of prison step by step, so he no longer had to worry every day.
At the same time, he felt sad in his heart. Since he became a celebrity, he had to have such worries and awareness. He didn't expect that he would also be qualified to be a guest at the opening. "That's good! I don't know what I want to do next?"
Shopkeeper Huang introduced: "You need to write a few words of congratulations with a splash of ink on the spot; in addition, you need to select a few lines of your loyalty poems and write them into banners and hang them in the store.
The matter is not complicated, but the polishing is a little low, only three taels of silver. But Mr. Fang is just starting out, so there is no need to be too demanding."
Fang Yingwu agreed and returned to the house. Since it is a bookstore and it is considered a cultural undertaking, there is no harm in participating. Not only will he earn a few taels of silver, but it will also be an occasion for exposure and publicity for himself, and for celebrities as well.
Catwalk.
The sky was slightly dark, and Fang Yingwu was sitting outside enjoying the cool air, chatting with Shunzui and Fang Yingshi. Inadvertently, he saw Lou Tianhua sneaking into the yard.
When he walked closer, Fang Yingwu smelled a hint of alcohol and joked: "Friend Lou, it seems that there is wine and meat today. Didn't you eat a grain of rice?"
There was another person behind Lou Tian's incarnation, but Lou Tianhua did not introduce him. He first invited Fang Yingwu into the room and said in a low voice: "Someone wants to see you, and I have entrusted me to be an intermediary. I can guarantee that this person is reliable."
of."
Fang Yingwu didn't understand and asked: "What is reliable and unreliable?"
Lou Tianhua still said mysteriously, "I don't have much to say. You will know what it means to be reliable soon."
Fang Yingwu said with a bit of ridicule: "Friend Lou, I think you are quite unreliable yourself, how dare you guarantee that others are reliable? What a joke."
Lou Tianhua was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, and shouted: "I have a good reputation. I have never been sorry to you, Mr. Fang. I have done everything I need to do these few times. How can I be unreliable? You say so
, I feel very unhappy and uncomfortable!"
Fang Yingwu also felt that when he was in front of him, his mentality was a bit condescending like a parent's, which led to his words being somewhat inconsiderate of his mood. This was because he was not considerate as a person.
Just when he was about to say some words of comfort, he heard Lou Tianhua continue to prove his innocence: "I understand, Mr. Fang, do you think you are wandering down here and can easily disappear without a trace, so you are worried?
In order to make the young master feel at ease, I can let the young master take care of me from now on to ensure that the person tonight is reliable. If something goes wrong, the young master can take it and deal with it at will, how about this?"
Fang Yingwu sighed, "In order to keep an eye on you, do you still want me to take care of you?"
Lou Tianhua said resolutely: "In order to trust each other, just a few meals should be nothing to you, Master!"
I really don't want to think about people who will die if they just eat. Fang Yingwu interrupted Lou Tianhua's statement, "I'd better go see the person you brought first! Is he the person commanded by Yuan?"
Lou Tianhua was shocked, "Mr. Fang, how did you guess that?"
Fang Yingwu smiled and said nothing. Of course Commander Yuan would send someone to contact him. It would be strange if he didn't come.
These tricks and routines directed by Wan Tong Wan look very shady, but the premise is that others are fooled. However, in essence, they still cannot escape the habits of market villains.
In the words of the 21st century, it is still at the level and level of gangs and societies fighting for territory on the streets. Even Fang Yingwu doesn't like it very much, but for the sake of his father and not to directly offend Wantong, he reluctantly keeps dealing with it and holding on.
The nose cooperates.
He does not agree with Wantong in his heart, and he also rejects Wantong's market mentality, but a rational person cannot make a choice completely driven by likes and dislikes. If there is really no other way, he will still cooperate with Wantong, even if Wantong never comes back.
You can only recognize your character, even though you may sacrifice your own reputation.
But Fang Yingwu is also waiting for other opportunities, and having more choices is not a bad thing.
I think Commander Yuan is a man who has been the commander of the Royal Guards for twenty years. His job is to be the leader of a secret service. He cannot be muddle-headed and should have some action.
As expected, Master Yuan finally sent someone tonight. If no one came, Fang Yingwu would have concluded that Commander Yuan was confused.
Lou Tianhua left the house, invited the man in, and then he went out and closed the door on his own initiative. Fang Yingwu looked through the light of the oil lamp and found that the man had an ordinary appearance and was about thirty or forty years old.
The man cupped his hands and said, "I have met Mr. Fang. I am Zhang Zhu. I am here on the orders of Commander Yuan."
This is why Lou Tianhua repeatedly emphasized "reliability". If someone he didn't know suddenly came over and claimed to be sent by Yuan Bin, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, Fang Yingwu would definitely have nine percent suspicion in his heart, and he wouldn't know it at all.
Believe easily.
He must have thought that maybe Wantong deliberately sent someone to pretend to be someone to test him.
That's why the other party found Lou Tianhua to vouch for the authenticity of his identity, mainly because Lou Tianhua and Fang Yingwu had some friendship, and no one else could.
Fang Yingwu thought about it, and Lou Tianhua didn't need to do any tricks here, but he still had to be careful what he said, and don't leave any clues if you can.
Some thoughts flashed through his mind, and Fang Yingwu smiled, "I guessed that with Yuan's brilliant command, some of you should have come. If no one has come to see me by now, then I will really be Yuan's.
The conductor is worried."
Zhang Zhu did not talk nonsense to Fang Yingwu and asked directly: "A few days ago, the fight between the few people outside the Jinyi Guard Office and you was just you and Wantong doing it?"
Fang Yingwu replied vaguely: "It was just an accident. In fact, it shouldn't have been like this."
Zhang Zhu said disdainfully: "You can't even act like a show. One of you beats five of you. Who can believe it? If you really want to put on a show, five of you should be beaten. This looks a little bit like this. It's just a rogue like Wantong.
, will believe that his childish tricks can deceive people."
Although Fang Yingwu tried his best to cooperate with Wantong's ideas, he still felt quite embarrassed inside. After listening to Zhang Zhu's comments, he couldn't help but said, "If this is what you want to say tonight, then please go back and call Yuan
Command and send someone else who can speak."
Only then did Zhang Zhu stop talking, "Master Yuan heard that there are people in the Cabinet and the Supervisor of Ceremonies who are helping your father. But I also want to remind you that even if the Cabinet, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and the six departments are all going well, in the end the work
It still has to fall to Jinyiwei, and the Jinyiwei Yamen Office is still in the hands of Mr. Yuan.
Even if His Majesty can be coaxed to calm down, in His Majesty's heart, he is absolutely indispensable in releasing your father-in-law. As the officer in charge of the Royal Guards, Master Yuan can certainly find excuses to make it impossible."
Of course Fang Yingwu understood this. In the officialdom, there are county magistrates and current governors. In this case, Jin Yiwei is the current governor and can operate in many ways. As the saying goes, county magistrates are not as good as current governors.
Yuan Bin has made extraordinary achievements. He has been running Jinyiwei for 20 years and has always been directly responsible to the emperor. He is very independent and it is difficult for others to control him. Moreover, it is said that Eunuch Huai'en, the chief eunuch of the Chief of Ceremonies, also has a good relationship with Yuan Bin. They both
He was an old man whom the late Emperor Yingzong valued.
Even Eunuch Wang, with the support of the emperor, tried his best to make Beizhen Fusi semi-independent from Jinyiwei, so that Beizhen Fusi could be directly responsible to the emperor. But after all, he could not completely control Jinyiwei, let alone
It is said that Dongchang is now inferior to eunuch Wang. Although in history, Jinyiwei was often controlled by Dongchang, this was definitely not the case in the Chenghua Dynasty.
Therefore, Zhang Zhu's words were not a threat, but a fact. Fang Yingwu said nothing. He knew that Zhang Zhu was more than that and must have something else to say. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, novels are better
