Each went back to his own house to find his father. While Fang Yingwu and Liu Ji were brainstorming, the other protagonist of the peach news, Mr. Liu Er, was also talking to his father.
Today, Ci Fu University scholar Liu Shuoge came home late because he had some entertainment, but he still saw his second son waiting, and he had an ominous premonition in his heart: "Did you cause trouble outside?"
Mr. Liu had to bite the bullet, but he was careful in detail and said in an evasive manner: "I went to Jiaofangsi Hutong today and happened to meet Fang Yingwu. When we had a few words with him, Yu Shiyu suddenly came.
Your Excellency and Mr. Zhang from the Ministry of Rites inspected the conduct and discipline. Without any explanation, they recorded the son's behavior, but he could not get mercy in every possible way."
If you compare what Mr. Liu said to his father and what Fang Yingwu said to Liu Mianhua, you will find an interesting phenomenon. Although they both told the same thing, the part that Mr. Liu said in detail was
Fang Yingwu mentioned it briefly, but what Fang Yingwu said in detail was something Liu Ergong kept silent about.
After listening to the story of his unscrupulous son, Liu Jue suddenly sobered up. As a bachelor of the cabinet, he had basically read all the memorials, and he vaguely remembered that there was indeed such a memorial to rectify the atmosphere.
After the emperor Zhu approved, the next step was to go through the motions and then resume the performance, but Liu Jue did not expect that his son would actually win the bid through such a formality. If he wanted to become a laughing stock, this would be a bit embarrassing!
Of course, Liu Cifu felt embarrassed not only because his son was a prostitute, but also because his reputation as a great prime minister could not even be protected by his son, but someone else took a copy of it and spread it out. How embarrassing it was.
Thinking of this, Liu Jue immediately couldn't help but scolded: "You traitor! You have always been misbehaving. If you don't change your behavior despite repeated admonitions, you will be caught sooner or later! Why are you going today?"
"Father, it is clear that this time he was really unjust! My son tried hard to explain to the inspectors, but they did not listen." Liu Ergongzi shouted. Of course, he still did not say why he went to Jiaofangsi Hutong, and kept emphasizing that he was being harmed.
Already.
Liu Jue knew all about his son's petty thoughts, but now was not the time to teach him a lesson. What was important was, why did the two inspectors have trouble with his son? Could it be that his face was so useless that he couldn't even protect his children?
After thinking about it again, he was sure. This was definitely because the official in charge of supervision was at odds with him. He happened to catch his son misbehaving, so he deliberately caused trouble. And if a certain chief assistant named Wan knew the news, he would definitely be happy.
Are you just kidding yourself?
When Young Master Liu saw his father frowning and saying nothing, he asked, "What should we do?"
Liu Jue ordered: "Wasn't that Fang Yingwu also registered with you? Just insist that you went there to find that Fang Yingwu and deny anything else. You can also submit a letter to defend yourself in time. Think of a way to do it
The responsibility is all shifted to Fang Yingwu..."
Two flowers bloomed, one on each branch, but it was already dark when Fang Yingwu and Liu Ji finished talking. Fang Yingwu refused Liu Mianhua's invitation to stay overnight and insisted on going home - today he had gone to the Jiaofang Division.
There is news in the alley. If we stay out all night again, will we really see the relationship between father and son hanging on the wall?
Braving the steep cold wind, Fang Yingwu and his two followers trudged through the streets of Xicheng. Fang Yingwu secretly thought to himself. Now that he had explained clearly to Liu Mianhua, should he also go to Li Dongyang's house to explain? No matter what,
It is said that Li Dongyang is also a candidate for father-in-law. Although the possibility is relatively small.
But it will definitely not work today. The top priority now is how to quibble in front of his father after returning home... As for Li Dongyang, let his father explain the situation. It is easier for colleagues to talk.
As Fang Yingwu walked, he thought about what to say to his father. The difficulty here is that the father has strict moral requirements for his son. What father doesn't want his son to become a model gentleman?
Others, including Liu Mianhua, can tolerate some flaws in their words and deeds, but from a father's perspective, I'm afraid they won't be able to tolerate it.
Although he seemed to be righteous and righteous, he went to Jiaofangsi Hutong to rescue his friend, but he was not so pure that he had no problems. No matter how many reasons there were, it was true that he visited famous prostitutes and drank wine - it was really a bit of entertainment at the time.
To take a step back, if Mr. Xiang has a problem when he is looking for flowers and asking willows, he can definitely go to his teachers to solve the problem. Why should he help conceal it and act privately? This is by no means the behavior of a good friend. This is a bad friend who should be criticized morally!
You can rub sand in other people's eyes, and you can get over it with a few vague words. Others will not be so bored as to meddle in other people's business and carefully investigate character issues, but it is obviously different when facing your own father.
After careful consideration, Fang Yingwu formulated a response strategy. To put it bluntly, this strategy is nothing. It is a very classic routine in countless novels, movies and TV shows. Of course, it is a classic because it is easy to use.
First of all, you must show a proactive spirit of admitting your mistakes. No matter how your father reprimands or scolds you, do not defend yourself, but use the most sincere attitude to admit all the mistakes that have been pointed out.
Secondly, express your determination to change your past mistakes. Use the most resolute tone to draw a clear line with the past, and use the loudest slogan to look forward to tomorrow.
When you reach the third step, you can explain it slightly, gradually, and circumstantially. You must emphasize that you are also temporarily confused and have no choice but to pay attention to the technique and rhythm, neither too fast nor too slow.
After returning to his house, Fang Yingwu asked the servants and learned that his father had already gone to bed, so he did not disturb him. His father was not as laid-back as him. He had to get up in the early morning to go to the morning court. If there was nothing special, he could not stay up all night.
Waiting for myself to come back.
If there is nothing else to do tonight, Fang Yingwu will go to bed. It is better to wait until his father returns home from the office tomorrow and then take the initiative to admit his mistake.
The next day, Fang Qingzhi went out to go to court, but did not come back in the evening. Instead, he sent someone to spread the news, saying that there was going to be a ceremony to worship the sky in the southern suburbs, and he was selected as the attendant of Hanlin. He was on duty in the inner court these days and would not come back.
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The Suburban Sacrifice Ceremony is one of the emperor's most important ceremonial tasks, and is usually scheduled for the first half of the first lunar month. However, the emperor was not in good health some time ago, so it has been postponed until now.
It is a very honorable job to serve as the minister of chamberlain next to the emperor at the grand ceremony. It is the saying that the imperial officials who are near the water and the tower are served first. This year there are many envoys from the vassal states attending the ceremony, so several chamberlains are looking for those with outstanding image and temperament.
As the most beautiful man among the poets, Fang Qingzhi was naturally selected...
In addition to being happy for his father, Fang Yingwu was also a little worried. He had not taken the initiative to admit his mistake to his father. What if, in the next few days, Nayu Yushi and Zhang Bulang went to the memorial to mention their names, and then first
If your father finds out about the scandal, it will be even worse for you.
First-come-first-served, first-come-first-served, that is, whoever takes the initiative takes the initiative. Only by admitting your mistake before the matter becomes public will you have the best effect.
Amid Fang Yingwu's uneasiness, a few days later, Fang Qingzhi returned in high spirits. Fang Yingwu had already greeted his father's return with honor at the gate.
After exchanging a few words of greeting, Fang Yingwu noticed that his father had no strange expression towards him, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that Yu Yushi and Zhang Bulang, who are responsible for rectifying the atmosphere, have not yet submitted the memorial, or in other words, they have already submitted the memorial, but my father has not seen or heard it yet, so he still has the opportunity to preempt it!
Without further ado, Fang Yingwu welcomed his father into the hall, served his father tea and water diligently and carefully, and ordered everyone to quickly wipe their faces with hot towels.
Fang Qingzhi saw Fang Yingwu's actions and couldn't help but sigh with emotion. God opened his eyes, he finally looked like a son.
Seeing that the atmosphere was good, Fang Yingwu began to brew his emotions, and made a gesture of getting ready to bow down. He lowered his head and said: "Father, sir! I have done something recently. After thinking about it, I tossed and turned all night long. I sincerely ask you for help today.
Father punishes.”
Fang Qingzhi was drinking tea to quench his thirst. When he heard this, his hand shook and he almost spilled the tea. He put the teacup on the table, frowned and asked, "What did you do wrong?"
Fang Yingwu hesitated and said: "When I went out a few days ago, I met Yu Yushi and Master Zhang of the Ministry of Rites, and also met the young master of Liu Cifu's family... They will probably submit a memorial in the past few days.
The son's name should be in the memorial."
Fang Qingzhi had a strange look on his face and said thoughtfully: "You mean Yu Yueyuan and others? Their memorials are indeed available."
What? Their memorial has come out? Fang Yingwu was shocked.
Fang Qingzhi continued: "Because this matter has something to do with my father, my father also saw the contents of the memorial. However, the memorial only named the second son of Liu Cifu's family, and there was no name of anyone else. It was definitely
There is no name for you."
Fang Yingwu was shocked again. The two officials didn't write their names in the memorial. They compared themselves with the Second Young Master Liu on the spot and wrote down their names. Could it be that they were just scaring themselves in the end?
Damn it, this was such a big joke that Fang Yingwu wanted to jump in. So why did he rush to his father to admit his mistake? Wasn't he throwing himself into a trap? If he hadn't said anything, nothing would have happened.
Fang Yingwu was stunned for a long time, and Fang Qingzhi took another sip of tea and asked with a straight face: "Tell me, why do you think your name should be in the memorial to the two adults? My father is very curious about this.
Is there anything else?"
Why is this? Why did they only impeach Mr. Liu Er? Fang Yingwu was in a trance, thinking hard to himself, not wanting to understand and not being reconciled.
Suddenly, he vaguely realized that this was by no means aimless, but that some people were deliberately making a fuss out of a molehill.
If you think about it from another person's perspective, if a group of people are caught during the investigation, and Mr. Liu is among them, it will certainly not be conspicuous; but if a large-scale investigation of Huajie and Liuxiang is carried out with great fanfare, only Mr. Liu, a negative example, is caught, that would be very special.
It's striking... I should be willing to show off my materialistic desires to the other party, and then I can easily sell a favor.
If you don’t think about it, you won’t know. There is knowledge everywhere in the world. (To be continued...)
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