In addition to being harsh to himself, Liu Mianmian's tone also contained a hint of self-deprecation about fate, and a bit of self-pity that was destined not to leave a good name in history... Fang Yingwu suddenly had a sentence in his mind: One mistake can lead to eternity.
Hate, it’s been a hundred years since I looked back...
The atmosphere suddenly became a little sentimental, which Fang Yingwu didn't get used to, so he said with relief: "Mr. Liu is the pillar of the imperial court, as stable as Mount Tai, so there is no need to worry too much." Even Fang Yingwu himself didn't believe this...
Liu Mianhua chuckled and said: "If you don't have long-term worries, you must have immediate worries. As the saying goes, once the emperor and his ministers, I am naturally relatively stable now, but in a few years, when the world is turned upside down, everything will be completely changed. How can I do that?
Don’t worry?”
After a few years, things have turned upside down... These words have become very explicit.
According to the normal historical trend, the current Emperor Chenghua will indeed pass away in a few years. After the new emperor was replaced, the copy of the imperial court was immediately completely refreshed. In just a few months, there was a complete reshuffle, from inside the palace to outside the palace.
The big guys changed positions one after another.
If someone happened to go on a business trip to Fanbang during this period, they would probably find that none of the big shots in the Jinluan Palace were recognized when they came back. In the words of a historian, it was a transition from "eliminating evil in power" to "all the people are upright and prosperous in the court."
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All in all, the drastic changes this time are very rare in history. For unrighteous people like cow ghosts and snake gods, this year can be called the year of great catastrophe when all of them fell. Of course, it is not that there are unchanging villains... Only
Liu Mianhua, the eternal roly-poly, took over and became the first assistant.
Fang Yingwu knew the general trend of history and was not surprised by the meaning of these words, but what surprised him was that Liu Ji could predict it so accurately! This Liu Ji was not a time traveler, how could he be so amazing?
Although he was very curious about how Liu Mianhua could predict events like a god, the topic was too sensitive, involving the emperor's birthday and personnel arrangements after his death, so Fang Yingwu did not dare to say anything.
It seems that he is not familiar enough with Liu Mianhua to discuss without restraint when the dragon will rule Bintian today, and the relationship between him and his son-in-law will be almost the same in the future.
So Fang Yingwu just pretended that he didn't understand, pretended to be confused and said goodbye: "That's it for now. I am flattered by Mr. Liu's kindness. If you push back any further, then you really don't know what to do. Go back and tell your father about the marriage!"
Liu Mianhua didn't see the guests off. He stared at Fang Yingwu for a moment and suddenly smiled, "From your expression, it seems that you are not surprised by what I said? Do you think so too?"
Fang Yingwu was going crazy. He had already avoided talking about it. As a result, Liu Mianhua had to think about his own demeanor and finally found something. Isn't he tired from living?
Should you reconsider your marriage? With such a scheming father-in-law, it would be extremely uncomfortable for you to have to be cautious at all times in front of him.
"You don't want to know why I dare to predict the future like this?" Liu Mianhua asked again.
Fang Yingwu couldn't hold back his curiosity, and was provoked by Liu Mianhua's words again. How could this non-traveler, University Scholar Liu, accurately predict the future direction? How could a person be so miraculous?
Say no evil, hear no evil, curiosity will kill the cat! Sooner or later, you will be unlucky! Fang Yingwu found that he could not move forward. He really wanted to hear what Liu Mianhua said, so he couldn't help but curse a few times.
Own.
Liu Ji's tone was calm, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him: "The emperor worships Buddhism and Taoism, and is an alchemist. I'm afraid he also takes elixirs. You seem to be a person who is familiar with history books. Can the emperor who is superstitious about elixirs have immortality?" By?
According to what I heard in the palace, the dragon's body seems to be not as good as before, and now this year's suburban ceremony has been postponed for half a month, and we will not be able to travel until the weather gets warmer. From this point of view, I don't know how many more years there will be."
Fang Yingwu didn't want to talk much. Talking about palace secrets was a big crime, but he couldn't help but ask: "Why does Liu Gong think that there will be big changes in the future?" The implication is, how can you tell if the emperor has changed? Is there going to be a complete reshuffle?
"Just look at the East Palace and you will know. Who are the eunuchs surrounding the East Palace? They are Huaien, who is known for his loyalty and uprightness, and Tan Ji, who is upright and knowledgeable. Who are the people who teach the prince? Liu Jian, Xie Qian, etc., maybe in the future Among your father, who is not a pure and honest person?
When the time comes for the East Palace to become a great treasure, if these people are not needed, who else can be used? As for the prince himself, he talks little, plays little, and sits there all day reading. He behaves like a gentleman and will have the appearance of a wise king in the future.
Besides, the world has been hating us for a long time now. If the prince ascends the throne in the future and people's hearts turn to him, then the Taoist priest will disappear and the imperial court will change its color."
Fang Yingwu couldn't help but accept Liu Mianhua's analysis. If he was not a time traveler, he would never dare to judge like Liu Mianhua. He also asked: "What Liu Gong said is all because of the East Palace. If the East Palace changes its owner, how can it be done? Isn’t there another change?”
Historically, in the last years of Chenghua, there was indeed a force to replace the prince. The main force was Concubine Wan Guifei, Liang Fang and other evil-killers. The situation was extremely dangerous at that time. The mainstay of the prince's side in the inner palace, the eunuch Huaien, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, was For this reason, he was sent to Fengyang.
However, something unexpected happened at the critical moment, and Emperor Chenghua was frightened by God's will, so he changed his mind to the Eastern Palace. Only then did the current crown prince and the future Ming Xiaozong safely survive the biggest crisis in his life.
When the other party responded to the question, Liu Mianhua was silent for a moment, as if he had made a great decision, "The foundation of the country is unshakable, and the crown prince has not lost his moral character, how can he easily abolish it! I have things I do, and things I don't do!"
Fang Yingwu was completely convinced and secretly raised his thumb. He still had a few cents left in his chastity. Mian Miange could still continue to hang out in the cabinet after the new emperor came to the throne and the world was turned upside down. There is indeed a reason why other decent gentlemen could hold their noses and tolerate him being the first assistant for five years.
However, judging from Liu Mianhua's hesitation, could it be that there is already a trend of thinking about changing the prince? But these are not things that Fang Yingwu is qualified to pay attention to for the time being.
After saying goodbye, Fang Yingwu left Grand Scholar Liu's study, thinking about something while walking. The conversation with Grand Scholar Liu today was so deep that he couldn't reveal a single word to outsiders, even his own father. can not say.
At the same time, Fang Yingwu got to know Liu Mianhua a little deeper today. Among the criticized senior middle school students of the Three Pavilions, Liu Mianhua was the only one who ended up the best. He was by no means a waste of fame. He could indeed do what others could not.
Walking to the gate of Liu's Mansion, Fang Yingwu sighed, probably from now on, he would no longer be single!
Is what I discussed with Liu Mianhua today something that an outsider can discuss? Liu Mianhua was only willing to talk like this if he really thought he was a close relative and a descendant.
The main purpose is probably to educate Fang Yingwu to see the future direction clearly, so as to avoid making big mistakes due to unclear situation. How can Fang Yingwu not know this meaning? It’s just that Liu Ji doesn’t know that Fang Yingwu is a time traveler and knows the future better than anyone else.
Just understand.
Fang Yingwu thought again that he should carefully report the situation to his father when he got home. As for Liu Mianhua's condition of recommending his father, it would be better not to tell his father, lest his father would not be able to think about it and refuse out of integrity.
But when he thought of this, Fang Yingwu suddenly realized something was wrong. He was stunned for a moment and suddenly slapped his forehead! Damn it, he was accidentally fooled by Liu Mianhua again!
Liu Mianmian had promised at the beginning that after he advanced in the imperial examination and got married, he would recommend him to the East Palace as the prince's companion. He used this promise in exchange for not discussing marriage with other families for the time being - Fang Yingwu also always regarded this as a
You have your own future.
Now, in order to get married as soon as possible, Liu Mianmian promised to recommend his father to compile "Wenhua Daxun" and serve in the East Palace. It seemed that he had increased the conditions, but if you think about it carefully, the Fang family did not get anything more.
It's actually very simple to say. If the father enters the East Palace, is there any reason for the son to also enter the East Palace? Don't father and son need to avoid suspicion? How can there be any reason for father and son to work together in the same yamen?
It's like Liu Mianhua secretly replaced the old promise with a new one. In fact, he didn't pay much more!
And my original intention was to bargain with Liu Mianhua, but in the end, the Fang family didn't get anything more after bargaining! It's just that the son's entry into the East Palace became his father's entry into the East Palace!
When he entered the Liu Mansion today, Fang Yingwu came in an angry manner, and when he left the Liu Mansion, he left in an angry manner... He wasn't angry at Liu Mianmian, he wasn't so heartless, he was only angry at himself for being too young and ignorant.
, and became the monkey in the story of turbulent times! (To be continued.)