Speaking of the fact that the imperial envoy procured eunuchs to hang themselves, most people in the court were busy marveling at how fierce Fang Yingwu was. He was able to force the imperial eunuch to commit suicide during the fight, which greatly boosted the morale of the civil servants and was simply a shining light for civil servants.
However, people who really care about Fang Yingwu are all worried. This incident may seem to make Fang Yingwu impressive, but the subsequent development is really unpredictable, and may even do more harm than good.
The matter involves imperial eunuchs, and the ministers are not qualified to make any decisions and can only wait for the emperor's imperial edict.
Liu Mianhua, a scholar from the Second Fuzhou University, was too full to say anything to anyone. He returned home in the afternoon and complained to his wife: "When I first gave Fang Yingwu the king's flag, I had an ominous premonition. Now it seems that he may really be a troublemaker."
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Our son-in-law is always a prominent figure wherever he goes, and even when he goes to the south of the Yangtze River, he can reveal a big event that will shock the court."
Mrs. Liu comforted her and said, "It's not that serious. Does it mean that Eunuch Wang's death must be attributed to Fang Yingwu?"
Liu Mianhua sighed: "You women don't know about the important affairs of the imperial court, so you are afraid that someone will use this matter to cause trouble.
Since the earthquake happened last year, the internal guards Liang Fang, Wei Juan and others have been deliberately suppressed this year. Now that the time is almost up, if there is a chance, they will definitely come out and cause trouble.
And the court officials obviously won't watch them quarrel, and there will probably be a scuffle in the end, and the outcome is unpredictable."
Liang Fang and Wei Juan were both sycophantic eunuchs around the emperor. They were favored by helping the emperor eat, drink, have fun and collect property. They were different from eunuchs like Si Li and Wang Zhi. In the eyes of a gentleman, they were sycophants and evil. In the past year,
Here, they were forced to keep a low profile for a while.
It is indeed as Liu Cifu expected. They cannot be willing to be suppressed and become idle eunuchs. They must always look for opportunities to rise again.
After learning that Wang Jing had hanged himself, Liang Fang and Wei Juan immediately went to pay homage to the emperor, threw themselves at the emperor's feet and cried loudly.
"Wang Jing is innocent! He just went to the south of the Yangtze River for purchasing according to the order. What's the big mistake? Now he is forced to die in a foreign country and cannot return to the palace to serve the emperor again. This makes the slaves feel sad and can't stop crying!
With this in mind, the officials outside dare to force Wang Jing to death today, and they will dare to force slaves to death tomorrow. I wonder who will be able to serve the emperor by then!"
The Emperor Yi Longyan was furious, but all he knew was that "Wang Jing committed suicide", and he didn't know much else. The discussions outside might not reach his ears. He then asked: "You claim that someone forced you to commit suicide?"
Who is the dead Wang Jing? Is there any evidence?"
Neither Liang Fang nor Wei Juan dared to answer clearly. So far, they are just guessing, and no one can guarantee that the guess is correct. This is not a small matter that can be easily slandered and distorted. If it is said too harshly and there is a deviation in the end, then
It is easy to be accused of deceiving the emperor.
In addition, they cry in front of the emperor. They are just using this to gain more space and win the emperor's sympathy. They are not deliberately fighting against anyone. Of course, if they cannot avoid it, they cannot retreat.
Finally, Liang Fang said: "Your Majesty can send people to inquire in Suzhou Mansion. It is not difficult to understand the situation. There are rumors that it may have something to do with the Imperial Envoy Fang Yingwu."
The emperor then issued an oral edict and ordered the imperial envoys Fang Yingwu, Dongchang, and Suzhou Prefectural Government to find out the truth and report back. The words of one family may not be reliable, but the three families can check it.
With the two eunuchs Liang Fang and Wei Juan taking the lead, some other suppressed eunuchs all had the same hatred and hatred. They took advantage of Wang Jing's death to vent their emotions and denounce the civil servants.
Some cried profusely in front of the emperor, some set up private altars in the palace to pay homage to Wang Jing, and some went to the cabinet to shout and curse. There were many forms.
There were even eunuchs who wanted to take Fang Yingwu to jail after crying in front of the emperor - others were not like Liang Fang or Wei Juan, who had many scruples due to their high status and dared to say anything casually.
This trend made the knowledgeable people in the court extremely worried. Finally, they used last year's earthquake as an excuse to suppress the various evil spirits of the naughty eunuch. The palace expenses were also greatly reduced, and the emperor made fewer messy things.
After a lot of trouble, can we still let the treacherous person stand up?
Therefore, Ke Dao Yan Guan was the main force, and the court officials also complained one after another, accusing the internal eunuchs of deliberately making a fuss and trying to frame Zhongliang out of thin air. This can be regarded as supporting Fang Yingwu, as the saying goes, heroes cannot be allowed to bleed and shed tears.
For a time, the courtiers' memorials and the internal eunuchs' comments came and went, and the end of the year, which should have been peaceful, became lively again, much like this time last year.
Fang Yingwu, who was far away in Suzhou Prefecture, was not aware of the excitement of the court for the time being and was silently reflecting. It must be said that Wang Jing's suicide made him fall into a huge passivity and completely disrupted his triumphal mood.
So Fang Yingwu couldn't help but wonder, had he really gone too far and not left any room for Wang Jing? Not everyone has enough pressure-bearing ability, and those who can't bear it will naturally collapse.
But then I thought about it, it’s not my fault that others are mentally fragile! When two armies are fighting, do they have to take care of each other’s psychological quality?
At this time, the emperor's imperial edict arrived, instructing the imperial envoy Fang Yingwu to find out the truth. Fang Yingwu quickly called Lu Zhong.
Lu Zhong entered the room and said, "Master Fang has also received the imperial edict? I also have an order from the factory here, saying that I was asked to inquire about the matter."
Fang Yingwu asked again: "Didn't the factory official say anything else?" Lu Zhong replied: "The factory official only said that there are different opinions in the court and asked me to investigate carefully."
Fang Yingwu sighed: "It seems that this incident has caused a lot of chaos in the court. Although the specific situation cannot be known clearly, it is certainly not trivial. This is all my fault. I am too harsh on the prince!"
Lu Zhong said against his will: "Master Fang does not need to blame himself, why should he take all the responsibility on himself."
Fang Yingwu nodded, "That's right. The responsibility cannot all belong to me. I think your Dongchang is not a small one. If your Dongchang hadn't robbed the property collected by Wang Jing, how could Wang Jing be so desperate that he committed suicide?"
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What? Lu Zhong thought he heard it wrong, but after thinking about it again and again, he was sure that he heard it right. What did Fang Yingwu say?!
What does it mean that Dongchang robbed Wang Jing's belongings? Didn't it mean that your imperial envoy Fang used the Wang Ming flag to detain Wang Jing, and then asked him, Lu Zhong, to receive Wang Jing's loot? Why did he become Dongchang?
Did the factory steal Wang Jing's belongings?
To put it more seriously, this is a frame-up, and the target of the frame-up is Dongchang! He first forced the imperial eunuch to death, and then wanted to frame Dongchang. What is the heart of this imperial envoy?
Lu Zhong observed again and again and made sure that Fang Yingwu's expression was serious and that he was not joking. He resisted the urge to jump up and asked through gritted teeth: "Master Fang, do you know what Dongchang does?"