It was another day when the sun rose as usual. In the early morning, the Emperor of Heaven visited Fengtian Gate, all civil and military officials crossed the Jinshui River, and the customary morning court ceremony began.
In the past, when Yingzong ascended the throne and Sanyang was in charge of the country, the power of government affairs was vested in the central cabinet. The court meetings that were originally responsible for discussion and decision-making gradually became a decoration and were mostly ceremonial. Therefore, in today's court meetings, there are not many monarchs and ministers.
comminicate.
Today's Emperor Chenghua has a "little taste" and doesn't like to talk to others. He is quite responsible for the formality of the court meeting. Anyway, he doesn't need to say much. He only needs to sit on the throne seriously and act as his role.
idol.
In the Fengtian Gate, the emperor was enthroned, and the civil and military officials finished shouting long live. Several ministers reported some things, and the emperor all replied "yes", and some said "I understand" or "discussed with the ministry."
After the regular performance was completed, it was supposed to be the time to "play early if there is something to do but to leave the court if there is nothing else". But at this time, some ministers came out and walked up to Danqi under the Fengtian Gate and said to the emperor: "I
Please do something!"
This person's voice was like a bell, and everyone was paying attention. He was obviously a famous person, and it was Mao Hong who was involved in the criminal department. This Master Mao is a senior figure in the criminal department. He has been in the sixth department for more than ten years, and he is very brave.
He is said to have published the most speeches and matters in the DPRK and China.
Not to mention anything else, it was Mao who took the lead in organizing the collective petition of the ministers in the fourth year of Chenghua. This may be the first mass rebellion of courtiers in the Ming Dynasty - of course there will be more in the future.
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Like Fang Yingwu's cheap grandfather Wang Shu, Master Mao also annoyed Jin Shang. Emperor Chenghua on the throne couldn't help frowning when he saw Mao Hong coming out. He felt a bit toothache.
Mao Hong kowtowed and said: "I heard that when a wise king governs the country, he must first open up his voice. Now I can't fulfill my duty as a minister, so why should I be punished for my words? Please forgive me for your majesty's lenient praise! I also sincerely ask your majesty to stop the alchemists and monks to save the country.
Spend extra money to rectify people's hearts!"
Emperor Chenghua's brows furrowed even deeper, and he looked at the cabinet academicians not far away. In the court class, the people closest to the emperor, apart from the eunuchs, bodyguards, and ministers, were the imperial guards and the cabinet academicians.
Scholar.
All other civil and military officials were in the square. Only the imperial guards and the cabinet bachelors stood on the Danqi between the emperor and the officials, facing each other from east to west.
Emperor Chenghua didn't like to talk much. When unusual situations occurred at court meetings, it was usually the paper-made Sange Lao who came forward to help the emperor deal with them. This is why the emperor trusted them.
The first assistant, Wan An, glanced at Mao Hong, then looked at his nose, nose, and heart, and stood quietly with his head bowed. But the second assistant, Liu Jue, came out and said: "Mao Hong reported that Fang Yingwu was not guilty, and what he said is absolutely true.
That Fang Yingwu dared to speak out and remonstrated, and his righteousness cannot be taken away. I ask Your Majesty to think twice about what Mao Hong said!"
Liu Jue's memorial was a bit unexpected, and many people had never thought that he would intercede for Fang Yingwu? Didn't Liu Jue hate the Fang family to the core?
Only Liu Ji, the other great scholar, changed his expression slightly. Liu Jue's words simply compared Fang Yingwu to another Mao Hong. It would be cruel to reveal this meaning in front of His Majesty! Don't you know that Mao Hong is Your Majesty's most important person?
One of the bored people?
Again, Your Majesty still doesn’t know that he has made a mistake. When he comes back to his senses, Fang Yingwu will not be in a better mood.
Choose the lesser of two evils. First punish Fang Yingwu severely, and then when the emperor wakes up, will he always feel a little guilty? After Liu Mianhua made up his mind, he also went out and said: "Fang Yingwu is young.
Ignorant, arrogantly discussing government affairs, criticizing the Holy One, being arrogant and rude! You must not be treated leniently, and you should be severely punished to set an example!"
When Liu Jue heard this, he looked back and said, "What you said is wrong! Fang Yingwu served the country at a young age and his heart is commendable. How can he be punished? Are you not afraid that the world's scholars will be disappointed?"
Liu Mianhua bluntly said tit for tat: "Uncle Wen doesn't know something! Fang Yingwu is a Jinshi of Guanzheng and is still waiting to be selected as a poet. At this time, he does not concentrate on studying, talks about the government, and rashly invites names. If everyone If we follow suit, how can we survive? This trend must not last forever!"
Others who heard the confrontation between the two were dumbfounded, thinking that there was something wrong with their ears. If they heard correctly, the current situation is that Liu Cifu tried his best to defend Fang Yingwu, while Liu Mianhua tried to deal with Fang Yingwu strictly ...
Isn't Liu Cifu Fang Yingwu's enemy? Isn't Liu Mianmian on the other side Fang Yingwu's Lao Taishan? Did these two bachelors take the wrong medicine? Or did they switch bodies and recite each other's lines?
Wan Shoufu, the only one who could come out to smooth things over, still closed his eyes and meditated, while the two bachelors named Liu continued to argue.
"Who knows that Fang Yingwu is your former bedmate's son-in-law? Don't deliberately frame a loyal and good man because you are afraid of being implicated. It is really disgusting!"
"I am a minister of the cabinet, so I should set an example and be strict with myself! Liu Shuwen, don't excuse my son-in-law just because we are colleagues!"
Others continued to activate the movie-watching mode. Faced with this strange scene, no one could figure out the depth of it, so they could only watch the movie.
Emperor Chenghua, who was on the throne, watched the two quarreling for a while and was very upset. He originally expected them to come out to make things right and block Mao Hong's mouth, but the two came out and started playing tricks.
The emperor stood up without saying a word, suddenly waved his sleeves and left. The eunuch next to him quickly shouted: "Retreat!"
Returning to the inner palace, the eunuch Qin Chang, the eunuch Qin Chang, the eunuch Bingbi, handed over two secret notes from the factory guards. The emperor ordered them to open them. When he opened his eyes and looked at them, he saw that one was from the Jin Yiwei and the other was from the West Factory.
In Jinyiwei's secret memorial, it was impeached that Xichang openly went to Zhenfusi to kidnap prisoners, which was really audacious and broke the rules; while in Xichang's secret memorial, it was conversely impeached that Jinyiwei Zhenfusi colluded with internal officials, arbitrarily overstepped the boundaries, and infringed on what should have been. It belongs to the ministry of the West Factory.
The two secret reports criticized each other, and both sides had their own minions and ears, which once again made the emperor feel upset.
Emperor Chenghua is naturally greedy for comfort. He likes peace and quiet the most, and is most troubled by nothing. What he hopes for is harmony and peace, and all troubles will disappear. But today, he has been in trouble many times, which made him very unhappy. He couldn't help but think: "It's all..." Fang Yingwu’s fault!”
It is said that today, Xichang did not interrogate Fang Yingwu, so Fang Yingwu could only continue to do nothing in the prison. When he was bored, he heard the sound of the door again, looked up again, and saw his friend Xiang Chengxian leaving. Come in.
Fang Yingwu, who was bored, quickly jumped up from the thatched bed and asked in surprise: "Brother Xiang, why are you here?" Xiang Chengxian greeted him and said, "I was dragged by Zhu in the same year, so I came here specifically to visit Brother Fang Xian!"
Fang Yingwu asked curiously: "How come the West Factory is willing to let you in?" Xiang Chengxian replied: "I have also heard that the West Factory is like a dragon's pond and a tiger's den. It is very difficult to enter and even harder to get out. Why did I report to the police as soon as I arrived? I was brought here to see you without any problems? How strange is that?"
This question was really difficult for Fang Yingwu to explain. He suddenly thought of something again and said sarcastically: "I am so virtuous and capable that I dare to worry you all! I am really ashamed."
Xiang Chengxian shook his head and said: "But having said that, Brother Fang Xian, what you did this time is really unreasonable. You actually went to the hospital secretly behind our backs! You kept us all in the dark."
Fang Yingwu was stunned when he heard this. This was what he was worried about just now. Before, he kept saying that he was not cheating in public, but now everyone thought that he was cheating secretly. Wouldn't he become a duplicitous little guy who did one thing in front of his face and another in the other's back?
People? The key is that this question is really hard to answer...
Xiang Chengxian suddenly burst into laughter, patted Fang Yingwu on the shoulder and said, "Looking at your aggrieved expression, you were just joking. Brother Fang Xian, don't mind it! We all understand what you are thinking."
What do I have on my mind? Fang Yingwu asked silently in his heart. Although he really wanted to ask, he could only keep silent for the time being. Too many words would lead to mistakes.
"I think Fang Xiandi already had the idea of dying for the country and going to prison. He just didn't want to implicate us, so he went to jail on his own behind my back? Fang Xiandi's sentiment is really admirable, and we can't help but admire him!"
Uh... Faced with these powerful ideas, Fang Yingwu was speechless. Can this explanation be used?
If a person seizes the moral high ground, no matter what he does, it will be correct in the eyes of others... There will even be people who can help you with brainstorming and explanations.
Fang Yingwu said very little, Xiang Chengxian just said he was nervous, so he comforted him and said: "Brother Fang Xian, please feel at ease here. Everyone in the same year will rush to tell each other that you must rescue brother Fang Xian from Xichang!" (To be completed!)
