Shang Ming has interacted with Fang Yingwu several times. He has some understanding of Fang Yingwu's personality and knows that he is relatively determined and will not be easily influenced by others.
Before leaving, he said again: "Whether it is Wei Ying or Xichang, it all depends on the emperor's thoughts. Don't you know that those who obey the sky will prosper, and those who go against the sky will be in vain? It is really unwise to use a mantis as a chariot."
Fang Yingwu sent Shang Ming away, temporarily suppressed his thoughts, and picked up today's petition to study it. Then he wrote a summons and asked Zhang Gui to tell him: "Officer Zhang, take the ticket to Yongping Bo
It is said at my house that Uncle Yong Ping will appear in court in three days!"
Although Zhang Gui had been frightened by Xinzhi County many times in the past few days, he was still frightened again at this time. For a moment, he forgot about the difference between superiority and inferiority and asked: "May I ask the eldest sir, do you want the younger one to summon Uncle Yongping?
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Fang Yingwu understood what Zhang Gui was thinking and replied: "The summons was issued to Uncle Yong Ping. As for whether he will come or send a family member to attend the court on his behalf, we will wait and see."
Zhang Gui secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Hearing what the elder said, he was only responsible for delivering the summons. He didn't know that he was forced to take Uncle Yongping or someone from Uncle Yongping's house back to the county government. If that was really the case.
, it’s just that both sides are afraid. If you go to the Yongping uncle’s house, you might get beaten. If you don’t complete the task, you will be slapped again according to the rules when you come back.
After waving his hand for Zhang Gui to go down, Fang Yingwu raised his eyes and looked at the sun. He thought that it had been three days since he took office and he had never been back home. Now that he was getting familiar with the situation in the yamen and had begun to handle official duties, he should go back tonight.
After summoning Lou Tianhua, Fang Yingwu ordered: "I will go back tonight to pay my respects. You will stay guard in the yamen. If there is any important matter, report it to me."
Lou Tianhua reported: "Just now, the County Magistrate and the Registrar spoke to me and wanted to hold a banquet tonight to welcome the proprietor."
"Oh?" Fang Yingwu thought for a while and agreed: "That's fine, since we can't refuse such hospitality, let's have a banquet with colleagues tonight." Although the Ming Dynasty government implemented a "first-in-command responsibility system", the main officials had almost all the power.
With responsibilities, assistant officials such as county magistrate and chief registrar almost always help with miscellaneous tasks, but there is no need for Fang Yingwu to be too arrogant towards his colleagues.
Lou Tianhua reported again: "Actually, both gentlemen are waiting outside at this time."
"Why didn't you tell me earlier!" Fang Yingwu scolded, and immediately stood up and went out to greet him. However, after thinking about it, he felt that it was not appropriate to go out to greet him, so he said again: "Please go to the small hall next to it."
Lou Tianhua went outside. He saw Qian County Cheng and Master Jiao standing in front of the main hall chatting. He stepped forward and said, "You two gentlemen, please come in!"
But when it comes to money, both Jiao and Jiao are not very old, they are in their thirties. Because the affairs in Guo County, the capital city, are complex and extremely important, the elderly cannot handle it if they are low in energy, so people with high energy are generally chosen.
an official in his prime.
However, although Qianxian Cheng and Master Jiao are also known as young and strong, they are old guys when compared with the 19-year-old Fang Yingwu. But this 19-year-old is still a Shangguan, which is a great test for people's character.
.If the psychological quality is not good, it is inevitable that the mentality will be unbalanced, and many people in the officialdom will fall into this trap.
However, Fang Yingwu observed carefully and did not see any inappropriate attitude between Qian and Jiao. Everything was just like normal. However, Qian County Cheng said: "Master Fang has been in office for a few days. Shen Xin has no time to pay attention to official duties. He is a diligent person."
You are a role model, I wonder if you are free tonight? The two of us will prepare a banquet to welcome Mr. Fang."
Fang Yingwu agreed: "Brother Qian is serious. You and I are colleagues as Master Jiao. We should be close. Tonight is the time to talk over wine. Besides, I am new to this place. I still have many things to ask for."
Master Jiao took the opportunity to smile and said: "Sir Qian actually wants to ask for something, so Mr. Fang County has to be on guard."
When he was talking about this, he suddenly saw Wang Ying hurriedly walked in and reported: "Master! Someone from the Liu Mansion has come to send a message. They will leave Beijing tomorrow. I invite you to come and meet me tonight!"
All these things have been put together. It is probably that Dingyou, a doctor on Laotaishan Mountain, has been approved... Fang Yingwu could only say with great regret: "What a coincidence. It seems that I won't be able to meet you tonight."
Let’s talk freely, how about another day?”
Qian Xian Cheng was a little unwilling to give up, and said again: "If it is convenient, we might as well invite Mr. Liu to have a party together, so that we will not be delayed."
Hahaha... Fang Zhixian smiled and said nothing. Lou Tianhua came forward and replied: "To be honest, this Liu family is the Liu family of the Wenyuan Pavilion scholar at that time, and this Liu family master is Fang County
Respected Lao Taishan, so..."
Qian Xian Cheng laughed a few times in embarrassment and self-deprecation. He suddenly remembered that he had vaguely heard that Fang Zhixian was indeed recruited as his son-in-law by a bachelor... So he had no choice but to hide his face and leave, hoping to invite the Prime Minister to eat, drink and chat.
He doesn't have such a big face, it's really irritating.
Fang Yingwu's planned itinerary for tonight has changed again and again, and now it can finally be confirmed, unless there is someone with a bigger background than Liu Mianmian.
Fang Yingwu didn't show off as a county magistrate. He came to Liu Mansion in a low-key light carriage. He went straight into the study to see Liu Mianhua. After saluting, he asked: "Is it certain that Lao Taishan will return to his hometown to maintain the system? Are you leaving tomorrow?"
Liu Mianhua reluctantly stroked the table and sighed: "The emperor's approval is of course certain. Do you think that this son of a man must observe the rule for three years to fulfill his filial piety?"
Fang Yingwu also expressed his consolation in a very explicit way: "Three years is not long, and it has passed in a blink of an eye. The emperor is gradually becoming fatuous, and Lao Taishan can still avoid the chaos. It is not necessarily a bad thing to protect oneself wisely."
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If any moral person hears the exchange between the father-in-law and the father-in-law, he will definitely be dumbfounded, and then angrily accuse the two of them of being unfaithful, unfilial, fatherless, and no different than animals!
Fang Yingwu asked again: "My son-in-law is still confused about something, and I want to ask Lao Taishan for advice." Then he briefly talked about the matter between Shang Ming and Wei Ying.
Liu Mianhua thought for a while, frowned and said: "The focus of this matter is still on Eunuch Wang. I know that you must have a secret friendship with Eunuch Wang. In fact, this is nothing. The ministers of this dynasty are friends with eunuchs and rely on each other.
The things that Jiao quoted are not uncommon, and even being a bachelor is inevitable.
If I want to ask you what to do, first of all, it depends on whether you have a deep friendship with Eunuch Wang. Second, it depends on what the future of Eunuch Wang is... In fact, whether the friendship is deep or not is nonsense. The key is to look at the future.
.If you think about it from this perspective, things are much simpler.
The eunuchs of that generation are different from the civil servants of our generation. Our civil servants are like the Three Thousand Great Dao. Each has its own way of living. To obey the emperor is to obey the emperor, and to disobey the emperor is to go against the emperor.
But there is only one way for a eunuch to live, which is to rely on the emperor's favor. With the emperor's favor, he will live, and without the emperor's favor, he will die. I vaguely feel that the emperor's favor in Eunuch Wang seems to be weak, and he is trapped internally and externally. Although survival is not a problem, his future is
Slim."
Fang Yingwu couldn't help but question: "Isn't it obvious? Who can say for sure about the future?"
Liu Mianhua glanced at Fang Yingwu, "In other words, only the eunuchs who can be admitted to the ceremonial department are the eunuchs who are truly useful to us and worthy of being allies in the long run. Let's not talk about the kindness of the king and the kindness of the king.
, do you think it is possible for Eunuch Wang to join the Department of Ceremonies?"
Fang Yingwu smiled bitterly and shook his head. Wang Zhi's cultural level was not high. He could only read and write. How could He De be admitted to the Bureau of Ceremonies?
You must know that as the core of the eunuch yamen, the Si Lijian is equivalent to the cabinet among the eunuchs. It also pays great attention to family background and cultural level. It is difficult for eunuchs who did not study in the inner hall since childhood to get into the Si Lijian.
Don't think that the eunuch system is unprincipled. Today, the Chief of Ceremonies is still controlled by Huai'en. Even if the emperor favors Wang Zhi and Liang Fang, he can't shamelessly send these two to the Chief of Ceremonies. He can only arrange them as royal horses.
Supervise the eunuch.
If you want to make an exception through personal efforts, you will have to wait until Wei Zhongxian is nine thousand years old, but even Wei Zhongxian has no face to be the chief eunuch of the ceremony. He only became the eunuch of Bingbi and the governor of Dongchang.
Academician Liu continued: "Although Eunuch Wang is extremely powerful, why are there so few officials in the Manchu Dynasty who are sincerely willing to make friends with Wang Zhi, except Wang Yue, who is almost a martial artist? This is the reason!
If I were in your situation, I would definitely make a decisive decision and take advantage of the opportunity of having Wei Ying's handle to be a vanguard. At the same time, I would ask to be dismissed from the West Factory and deal with Wang Zhi. Also, I don't know if you have Wang Zhi in your hands.
The eunuch’s handle?
Build up the momentum, and when the Xichang collapses, and even make others think that you defeated Wang Zhi, then your reputation will be great, and it is not an exaggeration to say that you will be popular in the world!"
Fang Yingwu was speechless, with a look of confusion on his face. Wang Zhi has offended too many people with her arrogance and domineering behavior over the years, and her reputation is indeed very loud. If she wants to step on her to become famous, it is indeed an opportunity to rise in fame.
There is a ready-made example, how did Zou Yinglong in the Jiajing Dynasty defeat the powerful traitor Yan Song? Even hundreds of years later, there are still dramas, movies and TV shows praising this incident.
Don't say that you can't find a reason. It's not like you didn't deal with Wang Zhi in Yulin back then. You can just make up a few reasons for deducting military pay. In this situation, no one will care about the truth or falsehood. But...
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Fang Yingwu's demeanor made him feel very strange in Liu Mianhua's eyes. He knew very well what kind of character his son-in-law was, and he never hesitated when he should be decisive. Why did he change his temper today and hesitate here?
Academician Liu then asked, "What's going on with you? Are you afraid that things won't work out? I can conclude that even if you don't work out, Wang Zhi won't be able to do anything to you due to Wang Zhi's current decline."
Fang Yingwu sighed: "What Lao Taishan said is not bad, but there is a little friendship first, how can I bear it?"
Liu Mianmian sneered: "Friendship? Don't be ridiculous. How can you, a pure person, have any real friendship with an eunuch? I didn't know that you were so childish sometimes."
It is said that Academician Liu is a mature man with a keen eye. As he spoke and observed his words, he suddenly felt that Fang Yingwu's demeanor was not that of cowardice and unbreakable, but a bit like a son and daughter who have a long-lasting love...
At the same time, recalling Wang Zhi's handsome appearance, Liu Laotaishan couldn't help but shudder, and immediately slapped the case and shouted to his son-in-law: "Be honest! What kind of friendship do you have with Wang Zhi? How deep is it? It's not a serious matter.
hide!"
Fang Yingwu replied with a grimace: "It's very, very deep."
Liu Mianmian endured the nausea and became furious, and sternly reprimanded: "Shameless and shameless! It's simply disgusting. Then why don't you wait for someone who is neither a man nor a woman... I'm blind only..."
Fang Yingwu jumped up, raised his hands and shouted, "Old Taishan has misunderstood!"
PS: Some people say that I shrink after the end of the month and the beginning of the month. In order to shatter the rumors, I decided to take two days off (skip work) and squat at home to slap you in the face with updates! The next update will be posted around two or three in the afternoon.
