There were about ten people of the same year who came to see Fang Yingwu this time. Not long after the imperial examination ended, most of them were still staying in Dongcheng Guild Hall or hotels, so it was easy to gather together.
At this moment, someone started to flatter, and others followed, and the courtyard was extremely noisy for a while. Fang Yingwu thought for a moment that he had traveled to Zhao Kuangyin who was involved in the Chenqiao mutiny, and was waiting to be forced by the crowd to "
"Yellow robe is added to the body"
Fang Yingwu looked around helplessly at the crowd, but what greeted him was a pair of eyes full of desire, some excited, some excited.
These new scholars felt that they had stepped onto the political stage, and that after years of self-cultivation and raising their families, they could govern the country and bring peace to the world. When encountering a big turmoil this time, they were eager to seize the opportunity to express themselves, but they may not see through the dangers involved.
However, they still subconsciously felt that they needed a big brother to take the lead and a backbone. For the literati of the Ming Dynasty, collusion in series was almost instinctive.
When encountering a critical moment, they are often connected through various ties, either by joining forces to spread the word, or by organizing groups of people to spread the word. Only by uniting can we achieve the purpose of creating momentum.
But if there is no core figure with high prestige sitting in the middle, it will be impossible to organize. Such a figure does not look at age or rank, but only at influence and appeal. Not just any one can be qualified.
If you learn this, you will soon be forced to be the leader by everyone. Fang Yingwu smiled bitterly and his scalp went numb.
Faced with the admiration of everyone, does he dare to say "no"? If he goes against the will at this moment, all the popularity he has worked so hard to accumulate will be destroyed, and others will not care whether he has any difficulties or not.
Did those sages who offended the emperor and refused to let go, and were finally reprimanded, be made martyrs because they were helpless like me?
In the end, Fang Yingwu had no choice but to humbly say: "I am young and ignorant, how can I be so virtuous? It is getting late today, and tomorrow you can write your own manuscripts. In the early morning of the following day, we will gather at the gate of the General Administration Department and write the memorial together.
pay!"
"That's the agreement!" Everyone agreed, talked to each other for a while, and then left.
It was already dusk, but Fang Yingwu still went out. He was going to Liu Mansion to find Lao Taishan. Because facing the current dilemma, Fang Yingwu really couldn't think of any solution. After thinking about it, he could only
I'm going to ask Liu Mianhua for advice. With Liu Mianhua's rich experience and his IQ, he can always come up with a solution, right?
There was no conversation all the way. When Fang Yingwu arrived at the Liu Mansion, he was taken to the study. Academician Liu was practicing calligraphy on stickers. When he saw Fang Yingwu, he asked: "The wise son-in-law came to visit suddenly, why did he come?"
Fang Yingwu replied: "Today I heard that the emperor issued an imperial edict and ordered me to rebel, so I came here to ask for advice from Mount Tai." Liu Mianhua put down his pen and asked curiously: "What's the point of asking for advice?"
After the greetings were completed, Fang Yingwu asked tentatively: "Old Taishan holds the position of cabinet scholar. I don't know what to do?"
Liu Mianhua said calmly: "What else can I do? I just wrote a memorial to advise the emperor to stop."
"Lao Taishan actually went to Shu to satirize the king?" Fang Yingwu was shocked!
The main reason why the paper-paste three pavilions are called the paper-paste three pavilions is that the three of them did not dare to fight when the emperor came to misbehave. They were used to pretending to be deaf and dumb, so Liu Mianhua was not the only one to admonish the emperor.
Fang Yingwu was surprised.
"It's so rare that it's so strange. Why should we be surprised? It is expected that there will be hundreds or even thousands of memorials and memorials, and my memorial will be inconspicuous among them. I just do my best to obey the destiny, and it doesn't matter whether it succeeds or not."
Fang Yingwu said: "Old Taishan has exhausted all his tricks, and my son-in-law admires him."
Liu Mianhua thought of something, and began to educate Fang Yingwu: "You came just in time, but I also have a few words to tell you. First, do not be unreasonable and unforgiving, and give advice over and over again.
Your Majesty is kind-hearted and considerate of your ministers. If we have to follow the trend and tell stories that are sparse and false, Your Majesty will understand to a certain extent and will not pursue it deliberately. However, if we repeat the irony, Your Majesty will get bored."
Fang Yingwu couldn't help but complain in his heart, this kind of formalistic tacit understanding is probably similar to "criticism and self-criticism"?
"Second, when discussing matters, be careful not to speak too violently, which will make the saints unable to step down from the stage. My father-in-law was sent to prison because he suffered from the consequences of speaking too violently."
Third, when you submit a memorial to advise someone, you can just follow the general trend and go alone. You must not call your friends and form a clique to embolden you to go together. Your Majesty is the most disgusted with such ministers, and he often writes handwritten notes on the screen himself.
Write down the names of people, such as Mao Hong and Qiu Hong, who are known as Erhong today."
Finally, Liu Mianhua concluded: "Remember what I said, especially the third point. You must not lead others to swarm up. This is no good! If the emperor holds a grudge in his heart, then even I will have no choice but to fight it as soon as possible.
Get ready to be demoted!"
Isn't this what I want to ask? Hearing this, Fang Yingwu was sweating profusely. Liu Mianhua asked again: "By the way, why are you here tonight?"
Of course he came here to ask for ideas, but judging from Lao Taishan's tone, what else could he say? Fang Yingwu said repeatedly: "Nothing, I just came to say hello."
"Oh, come and sit down when you have nothing to do. This is the way relatives should be." Liu Mianhua nodded happily, and Fang Yingwu finally understood that it was okay to be attentive when there was nothing to do.
Fang Yingwu came to Liu's Mansion to ask for advice, but it turned out that his trip was in vain, and he had no choice but to say goodbye and leave. On the way home, he was full of thoughts, and when he reached the entrance of the alley, a person suddenly appeared and blocked the way.
Fang Yingwu stood behind his follower Fang Yingshi and took a few glances. He saw that the other person looked familiar and asked loudly: "Who are you?"
But the man replied in a low voice: "Don't be alarmed, Mr. Fang. I just asked the factory director Wang Gong to deliver a few words. Today there are many guests in your mansion. Wang Gong asked the villain to tell Mr. Fang that you must be careful in your words and deeds. Don't worry."
Lots of trouble!"
Fang Yingwu was stunned. There were indeed a lot of guests in his house today. One group came to see his father, and another group came to him in the same year. There were ten or twenty people in total. However, why did Wang Zhi immediately come to see him?
knew?
Then Fang Yingwu immediately thought that there must be someone from Xichang who was watching nearby! This area of Xicheng is a place where official residences are densely populated, so it is normal for spies to conduct investigations here.
Especially in this sensitive time, as long as a few spies are arranged to scan the street, it will be clear which house has more guests! As for what a house with more guests means, it is self-evident.
Behind Xichang is the emperor. What Xichang sees is equivalent to what the emperor sees. As long as you judge the passenger flow of each store, you can analyze a lot of content.
Thinking of this, Fang Yingwu's hair suddenly stood up. The Ming Dynasty's spy politics was not a vain thing, and the factory guards were not just decorations.
Before the emperor caused this turmoil, I'm afraid he was not unprepared and just waiting for the civil servants to scold him. Wang Zhi specially came to warn him, and it was by no means aimless!