After Liu Ge, the second assistant of the Jinshen Palace, wrote a letter to resign, he has been recuperating at home these days. At the same time, Dumen thanked the guests. In fact, these are fixed procedures and prescribed actions. Whenever the ministers are besieged, they usually have to do it.
This gesture shows that one is loyal and selfless at heart, and has no intention of clinging to power.
Although Liu Jue submitted a resignation letter, he was not worried that the emperor would do it accurately. According to the established rules, there was absolutely no reason to do so, and the emperor would also issue an edict to persuade him to stay, which was also a prescribed action.
What's more, when the emperor was preparing to ascend the throne to the East Palace in the past, Liu Sui was the lecturer in the East Palace, and he was not a lecturer in name only, but a real teacher of the prince. It is not an exaggeration to call him the emperor's teacher. Now when the emperor sees him, he will shout ""
"Mr. Dongliu", it is impossible to drive him away.
Therefore, among the three giants in the cabinet, the second assistant Liu Jue has the closest personal relationship with the emperor. This is also the biggest capital for him to dare to challenge the first assistant Wan'an in a high-profile manner - take this impeachment incident as an example.
One hundred percent certain that Wan An is behind this.
However, staying at home does not mean that Liu Cifu has no information. He is still very aware of the external developments. To be able to fight against the chief assistant Wan'an, in addition to his status as an emperor's master, Liu Cifu naturally has a group of seemingly reliable allies and subordinates who can be used at any time.
Tell him the news.
Mr. Liu Ge had nothing to do at home that day, so he ordered his servants to carry his second son, who was recovering from his injuries, on a soft couch. He scolded him again and again, but he didn't do anything. As the saying goes, beating a child on a rainy day is also idle.
Young Master Liu was so afraid of his father that he lay down on the soft couch and did not dare to say a word, for fear that he would suffer more physical pain. The fifty sticks he used a few days ago were serious. They almost killed him.
Suddenly someone came to tell the news, "Today, the editor compiled a memorial. He said that Mr. Liu Ge had been in charge of the country for many years and was responsible for the balance between prime ministers and assistants. You should not leave or leave hastily, let alone lose a small amount because of the mistakes of your grandchildren."
Liu Jue was stunned for a long time. He never dreamed that Fang Qingzhi would defend him. If it was out of public interest, could this person really be so pedantic?
"The Fang family is scared! So they took the initiative to please me and wanted to ask their father to show their favor!" Young Master Liu remembered Fang Yingwu's hateful face and couldn't help shouting happily.
"Get out!" Liu Cifu scolded and asked his servants to carry his son away. The scolding continued, but Liu Cifu and his son had no different views. It was obvious that Fang Bianxiu was excusing himself. This was a sign of fear and weakness.
I want to find a compromise through this method.
Poor parents in the world. If Fang Qingzhi had not also had a son trapped in the whirlpool, Fang Qingzhi would never be so weak due to his character. Liu Cifu sighed with some empathy in his heart. But it is a pity that this is the law of the jungle.
In this world, you don't get mercy by showing weakness.
In fact, Liu Cifu's thoughts in some aspects are similar to Fang Qingzhi's. They all want to end this chaos as soon as possible. Who with a little bit of shame is willing to quarrel about his own scandal every day? What's more, Liu Cifu is the most important among the three giants in the cabinet.
A faceless one.
However, in this memorial, Fang Qingzhi did not learn from his son's words that deliberately praised Liu Jue. While excusing Liu Jue, he still had reservations. When he mentioned Liu Cifu, his tone was very cold - Fang Qingzhi was convinced in his heart.
Look down on Liu Jue.
Of course, it is precisely this that makes it appear to be true and objective from the heart. The ability of a well-educated scholar in writing is definitely not comparable to that of Fang Yingwu.
The memorial not only reached the ears of Liu Jue and Liu Ge, but also aroused discussion among others. It must be said that Fang Qingzhi's past reputation played a role. Public opinion was all positive.
Everyone praised Editor Fang for being an advanced example among the Five Admonitions of the Hanlin Academy. In the face of slander from others, he could still remain impartial and selfless in his words and deeds, and would not interfere with official affairs due to personal grudges. He could even be called repaying grudges with kindness.
This is where the importance of a person's reputation lies. It is conceivable that if someone like Liu Mianmian did the same thing, how would they be evaluated? They could only be criticized as fake, extremely hypocritical, and contemptible.
If you do it yourself, you have a ghost in your heart.
So after Fang Qing, there were many memorials excusing Mr. Liu Ge, as if they were waving flags and shouting. This makes Fang Qingzhi seem to be a leader, but in fact most of them are from Liu Cifu's party.
In the meantime, Fang Yingwu still couldn't escape the fate of being brought up to take the blame for Mr. Liu. Mr. Liu, such a pure young man, would not have committed a crime and strayed into the flowers if he hadn't been looking for Fang Yingwu.
In this regard, Mr. Cifu has fully demonstrated the ruthless side of a qualified politician. Don't think that I will definitely let the Fang family go if you give in.
How can you restore the Liu family's innocence without putting the blame on them? Since you, Fang Qing, are selfless, you will not defend your son's mistakes.
The most critical point is that Liu Cifu is riding a tiger in a difficult situation. He was the first to slander the Fang family, and it was impossible to stop. Otherwise, it would have been a self-inflicted crime. From beginning to end, it would be better to be ruthless to the end.
Fang Qingzhi indeed had no intention of defending his son, and he was in sharp contrast to Liu Cifu. He also made onlookers sigh with emotion, "A gentleman's faults are like the eclipse of the sun and the moon. Fang Qingzhi is worthy of being a true gentleman."
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A true gentleman was discussing with his son at home at this time, "As you expected, Mr. Liu will never look back until he hits the wall."
Fang Yingwu said: "This Mr. Liu is not broad-minded, his wrists are not flexible, he is always scheming, he is easily emotional, and he is very concerned about face. Therefore, it is impossible to put down his airs and admit his mistakes. Most of his actions are to go to the dark side.
It’s no surprise that I guessed it right.”
Among the three giants in the cabinet, Wan Shoufu is completely shameless both in appearance and inwardly, and has the worst reputation; Liu Mianmian is still shameless in appearance, but is already shameless inwardly, and has the best outcome. Only Liu Jue is shameless both in appearance and inwardly.
He has a good face, but he often fails to keep his words and deeds consistent, so he suffers the most in the end of the struggle.
Fang Yingwu frowned and thought: "This is just the first step. Next, we should find a way to expose the wrongdoing of Second Master Liu, add fuel to the fire to the situation, and at the same time clear my son's reputation.
But the most difficult part is that some people may say that we, father and son, are doing one thing on the surface and another behind the scenes, pretending to be fair and excusing Liu Cifu, but secretly committing murder.
If there are too many such discussions, it may get a reputation of being two-faced and double-dealing, and then the gains outweigh the losses. So the most important thing is how to prevent others from thinking this way."
Fang Qingzhi still couldn't adapt to such a straightforward discussion of personal interests with his son. He was not Liu Mianhua. He stood up and said calmly: "I can rest assured that you are doing the work." Then Shi Shiran left the study and went back to the house.
Fang Yingwu was in a daze. How quickly did his father learn to be a leader? All he needed to do was say, "You have to give full play to your subjective initiative."
Besides, this trend is a bit wrong. I position myself as a think tank, not a person who does dirty work. I must pay attention to this in the future. (To be continued...)
ps: Last night, relatives came to visit the doll at home, so I had no time to write, so I had to get up at 6 o'clock this morning to rush to work, and finally completed a chapter.