This is a prank, this must be a prank, this must be a prank from the Nine Heavens, Fang Yingwu kept mumbling in his heart.
This edict seems like a child's play. How can it make sense that when the father "committed something" and escaped unscathed in the end, the son is sent to serve in the frontier?
However, this childish treatment reflects the sultry otaku behavior of today's Emperor Chenghua, and the filial son Fang Yingwu became the victim of the emperor's pranks.
If you have to analyze it deeply, you can see the rebellious psychology of Emperor Chenghua - it makes you want to be a filial son! It makes you look fat and pretend to be fat!
We can also see the emperor's desire for revenge - he was slapped in the face by Fang Qingzhi's remonstrance, but if he couldn't take action at the moment, he would find the opportunity to vent his anger on his son!
Finally, we can see the emperor's playful mentality that he has not grown up.
This is called the unpredictable power of God. With infinite resentment, Fang Yingwu followed his father and accepted the imperial edict.
Fortunately, my father finally managed to keep his reputation, his status, and his future. As long as this big tree remains, Fang Yingwu doesn't have to worry about the future.
And there are... contents that can give Fang Yingwu some comfort. First, he is punished in the name of serving, and his identity is still a good citizen, serving the same as ordinary people, not criminals;
Secondly, it is not indefinite, but returns after the expiry of the term. According to the normal time, the service is once a year, including the time on the road, it can be completed in two years at most.
The third and most important point is that there is no talk of deprivation of merit and honor. Therefore, after the other party has completed his service, he can still return to his hometown to take the provincial examination.
Without further ado, Commander Yuan finished announcing the order and shouted softly at the other party: "In three days, I will send someone to escort you out of the capital. You must prepare in advance!"
After Fang Qingzhi regained his freedom and his status as a concubine of the Hanlin Academy, it was impossible to return to prison.
So Fang Yingwu supported his father and walked out of the gate of Jinyi Guards Office, and then out of the alley to the street outside. Fang Yingwu was about to hire a sedan, but was stopped by his father.
"It's been a long time since I've seen the world, so I'd better walk back along the street." Fang Qingzhi ordered, and this return naturally meant returning to the Zhejiang Guild Hall.
Fang Qingzhi originally rented a house to the east of the Hanlin Academy, but it has probably been taken back now, so he could only follow Fang Yingwu to the Zhejiang Guild Hall to stay for a few days. Presumably the Zhejiang Guild Hall is very welcoming to a Hanlin Academy
For those who stay in the hospital, it might be completely free.
When they arrived at the guild hall, Fang Yingwu refused Shopkeeper Huang's request for a banquet and only entrusted him to buy a few pieces of ready-made clothes. Then he arranged for his father to take a bath and change clothes. Then he called a table of food and wine in the room and ate with his father without saying a word.
After dinner, it was tea time, which was also a time for father and son to communicate. However, Fang Yingwu had not seen his father for more than two years, and he had traveled back in time, so he felt a bit strange to his father. Moreover, he could not talk to his father as casually as others.
, so I don’t know where to start for a while.
After much deliberation, Fang Yingwu first gave a brief summary of his journey over the past year.
Fang Qingzhi let out a long sigh, "It's right to work harder as a father. As long as your father is on the yellow list, you can study at home with peace of mind. But you have come all the way to the capital to do the hard work. It's really not easy to worry about."
Fang Yingwu secretly vomited a mouthful of old blood. Who doesn't make people worry? Why does his father look like a villain who is the first to complain? If you, the old man, hadn't tricked himself into the sky prison, would he have rushed to the capital and jumped up and down?
Besides, if you hadn't racked your brains and jumped up and down in a situation where you had almost nothing, how could you have been released from prison so quickly? I'm afraid you would still be eating rotten rice in prison.
It's a pity that I can only think about these words in my heart. I give Fang Yingwu ten thousand courages, but I can't point my finger at my father and reprimand him. That is disobedience.
Fang Qingzhi sighed again and continued with a sad face: "Thunder and rain are all your kindness. You are going to serve in the border town this time. My father is worried about you and is very worried about you. But you are also serving the country, so you can't do it."
Take it easy, but be more careful."
Vomiting secretly again, Fang Yingwu really wanted to jump out and say, you old man is the most worrying one, and you are the most worrying one!
This time he helped his father attract firepower and blocked the disaster for his father, but what about next time?
If my father is still so upright and puts on a show of innocence, and he is at the heart of the imperial court, unlike Wang Shu who is far away from the world and can hide away, then sooner or later there will be disaster, and there will be thunder from the Nine Heavens.
Hit dad directly!
You must know that the ten years after the Chenghua Dynasty were definitely not an era when gentlemen were popular! Compared with this kind of danger, the danger of going to the border town to serve is just child's play.
After all, Fang Yingwu is also a scholar, and his father is a well-known scholar in the Hanlin Academy. As long as those officials in the border town have some brains, they will not really use him as hard labor cannon fodder, so the risk will not be too high.
When I came back in the new year, I was a good man again.
But the key is that the big tree like father cannot fall down, otherwise he will lose his status as a scholar in the Hanlin Academy and lose a layer of protection in the border town.
This is not an exaggeration, just think about Wang Zhi's attitude towards him. Before his father was imprisoned, he acted like a sweetheart and tried every means to win over him.
Throw it aside.
Thinking of his father's true temperament again, Fang Yingwu squatted on the threshold holding his head in pain. It was very unsightly, unrestrained, and a loss of image.
How can we persuade him to pretend to be a grandson in the Imperial Academy? Just like Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, Yang Ting and the rest of them, they didn't stand out until the Hongzhi Dynasty, and then they all prospered and were praised.
For the public good and prosperous dynasty.
At that time, the world was dominated by righteous people.
That night, faced with the world-class problem of "how to persuade his father to keep a low profile", Fang Xiucai lost sleep.
In the past, every time he couldn't sleep, he would recite the Four Books and Five Classics silently in his mind. This time, he still followed the old method and started with the Analects of Confucius.
As he was reading and reciting, Fang Yingwu suddenly had a flash of inspiration and thought of some solutions. Then he was so excited that he couldn't sleep. He couldn't help but sigh over and over again. The knowledge of saints is indeed unfathomable, and the answer to the problem is in the book!
Early in the morning the next day, Fang Yingwu couldn't wait to wait outside his father's room. When his father showed up, he shamelessly asked: "When I was reading the Analects of Confucius, I saw a sentence: After three years of study, you will not be able to gain anything, and it will not be easy to gain.
.What’s the explanation for this?”
Fang Qingzhi was deeply immersed in the meaning of the classics and replied without thinking: "This means that it is rare to be able to study for three consecutive years without being tempted by fame and fortune. This sentence is used to advise the world to study.
To be durable, you are also a student member of the county and you don’t even understand this?”
"I have learned the lesson!" Fang Yingwu said respectfully: "But after studying this sentence, I found that what my father did was against the way of a saint. But the son does not talk about his father's faults, and I don't know whether to talk about it or not.
"
Fang Qingzhi was very puzzled by Fang Yingwu's secrecy and said magnanimously: "It doesn't matter if you say it, correct it if you find it, and encourage it if you don't. If you act upright and sit upright as a father, how can you violate the teachings of the sage?"
Fang Yingwu took the opportunity to say: "The establishment of Shujishi is not an official position at first. It is just to select new scholars to study economics, history and current affairs in the Hanlin Academy, so as to prepare for great use in three years. Or not?"
Fang Qingzhi nodded and said, "That's true."
Fang Yingwu said again: "My father is just observing the government and is not an official. He will not be able to officially become an official until the official election is completed in three years. Or is that right?"
Fang Qingzhi admitted: "Yes, the imperial court selects common people for further education, not for promotion to official positions."
This is the answer! Fang Yingwu said what he was thinking in one breath, "My father was a person who studied in the Hanlin Academy. He should have followed the teachings of the saints, studied with concentration, and not been tempted by external fame and fame. But three years later
This is the time to make a blockbuster success. As the saying goes: Three years of study will not lead to failure, and it is not easy to gain.
It is the responsibility of all officials to admonish the emperor for his mistakes. However, my father chose not to remonstrate with the emperor a month ago. Doesn’t he consider himself an official? Isn’t he influenced by fame and wealth? Isn’t it because he is worried about studying in the Hanlin Academy?
That's why the son said that what his father did was against the way of a saint! If he offended his father in any way, he was willing to be punished by his father."
Fang Qingzhi stood blankly at the door for a long time. When everyone was silent, he stood out. Shangshu bluntly advised the emperor. This was something he was very proud of. He did not think he was wrong. Such loyalty
How could something be wrong?
But after listening to my son's analysis just now, am I really at fault? Is this not a sign of my own loyalty, but a sign of my restlessness?
Fang Yingwu secretly caught a glimpse of his father's changing expression, which also caused his father's self-doubt. He struck while the iron was hot: "Father, you have only been in the imperial court for three months. I'm afraid it wasn't even a month when you were in the imperial court."
, it is not an exaggeration to say that the seat is not yet warm. How much insight do you have on the major affairs of the government?
The saints all say that you should persist in studying for three years and not be confused by external things. Father, how many months have you persisted? Even if you have gained some experience, you should wait until the end of the school and truly sit in the position of a courtier, and then it will be justified!
"
Fang Qingzhi was as if enlightened and exclaimed: "My son's words make sense. You must first cultivate your moral character and manage your family, and then you can govern the country and bring peace to the world. As a father, you should devote yourself to studying for three years. This is the way to cultivate your moral character. Otherwise, it will be your character."
Not pure enough.”
Fang Yingwu was afraid that his father would regret it again, so he praised him very promptly: "Congratulations to my father for being humble and introspective, and realizing the way of a saint. He is now in a great state of mind! He can set an example for the younger generation! I wish my father a great success in three years and soar to the sky!"
With such praise, how dare he regret it as a father? Fang Yingwu thought.
Fang Qingzhi was very embarrassed by his son's disgusting praise, and kept saying: "You've said too much! You've said too much!"
Fang Yingwu quietly breathed a sigh of relief. The dust had finally settled. It was not easy to convince his father. He didn't know how much brainpower he had spent. But he only got three years. He thought three years should be enough.
There was no way he could return to his father from the border town after three years. As long as his father stayed in the Hanlin Academy without any problems during the three years when he disappeared, that would be fine.
Fang Yingwu couldn't stop sighing. Having such a father is really not a worry. Being a son is simply heartbreaking. Will you not worry about him for the rest of your life in the future? (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature for more novels. Good to update faster!)
