Five hundred and sixtieth chapters Xingjun descends to earth
After the weather change, the eunuchs and sycophants fell into a state of silence, just like after the earthquake a year ago. Under the warning of the celestial phenomenon, no one dared to keep a high profile, otherwise it would be tantamount to attracting the fiercest artillery fire.
Even the cabinet and ministers are cautious in their words and deeds, for fear that if they are not careful, they will be criticized by public opinion and then be pushed out as a scapegoat. What happened to Liu Cifu last year can be said to be a lesson, and we must be careful.
As for Chenghua Emperor Zhu Jianshen, who had been screwed up by the celestial phenomena for two consecutive New Years, he received a flurry of memorials after issuing an edict to clear the way.
At this time, the scholarly conduct had not completely deteriorated, and many of the memorials contained blunt criticisms of dragon scales. This made Emperor Chenghua secretly annoyed, but it was inconvenient for him to express himself. Even the emperor could not act against nature.
In this way, Zhu Jianshen wrote down the names of some provocative officials on the screen next to the imperial case, waiting for the weather to pass, and when there is a chance in the future... hum.
However, Fang Qingzhi, a Qingliu star who has risen in recent years, has been unusually silent. He never said a word or wrote a word. He thanked guests behind closed doors at home and refused all social interactions.
Others may find it strange at first. What reason does the upright and outspoken Fang Qingzhi have to keep a low profile at this time? But after thinking about it carefully, he understands that with such a son who is always supported by God, what else can Fang Hanlin do besides remain silent?
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In a word, Fang Qingzhi's low profile actually has the advantage of being low-key, at least he won't be named on the screen by the emperor.
In official circles, some things can only be muttered in the stomach and discussed in private, but it is inconvenient to say them publicly. After all, the son is silent and has strange power and chaos, but the people do not have so much fear. Various versions of the discussion are circulated in the streets and alleys. Fang Ying
Wu Hao is also a famous magistrate of Qingtian County, and his reputation has always been good. He is easily noticed.
"After Fang Qingtian stopped being the county magistrate, he went to the south to serve as an imperial envoy. He used Shangfang's sword to kill the procurement eunuchs who were harming the place. Then he was attacked by villains, so God dropped the star as a warning."
"Have I ever said before, Fang Qingtian is one of the stars in the sky who came down to earth to protect my country, the Ming Dynasty!"
"Do you still need to tell me? I already knew it! Fang Qingtian was originally the reincarnation of Wenquxing, and he was originally going to win the first prize. He only lost the first prize because he was assassinated by the traitorous officials in the court."
"You are wrong. What is Wenquxing? Can Wenquxing be decisive and invincible? According to my observation, it is clearly Lord Taibai who has descended to earth and will be the prime minister in the future!"
Wang Zhi, with the mentality of mending the situation before the situation was lost, reported Lu Zhong's submission to the emperor and helped Fang Yingwu exonerate him a few words. Then he copied another copy and sent it to the Secretary of General Affairs to report to Shangdi. He tried his best to link Wang Jingzhi's death to Fang Yingwu.
Clear, but the effect is really unknown.
In other words, in the current environment, all everyone thinks about is what stance to take and what to say, and no one pays attention to how Mr. Wang Jing died.
Communications are lagging behind these days. Even if Wang Zhi wants to say something to Fang Yingwu thousands of miles away in time, there is nothing he can do for the time being.
The post delivery system is a place for transmitting official documents. Admiral Dongchang used the post to deliver letters to Qingliu Imperial Envoy. This in itself is something that attracts others' attention, not to mention that it is used to deliver words that cannot be known to outsiders.
Moreover, in order to keep confidentiality, Wang Zhi and Fang Yingwu always dealt with each other directly face to face. Without many middlemen, Wang Zhi could not send reliable people to deliver the message to the south at this time. Mrs. He and Mrs. Sun were obviously not like this.
It is not suitable to go out to Beijing alone to do business.
So in the end, the last thing Wang Zhi could do was to pray, praying that Fang Yingwu would not be too angry after getting the relevant news. Even the guilty eunuch Wang reconsidered whether to apply to the emperor for border patrol before Fang Yingwu returned to Beijing.
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During the Chinese New Year, most of the hundreds of millions of people in the world stayed at home, and the transmission of news between different places almost came to a standstill. Therefore, the imperial envoy Fang Yingwu, who was far away in Suzhou, knew nothing about the details of the capital city. He only learned from official documents that the emperor had changed his mind due to a sudden change in the sky.
Issuing an edict is just to open the way.
When the first lunar month came out, Fang Yingwu thought that the rumors about him should have subsided, so he set off back to Beijing. Although it was a bit early, according to the day, the canal would begin to thaw when the ship reached the north, so it would not affect the trip.
Yuan Fengxiao did not want to follow Fang Yingwu to the capital and stayed in Jiangnan. Tang Guangde wanted to send his son Tang Bohu to the capital to gain experience, but Fang Yingwu dissuaded him.
Amid mixed reviews, Imperial Envoy Fang, who was half angel and half devil, boarded the boat and headed north in the howling early spring wind.
The achievements he left behind are: he levied a grain tax that exceeded 100 dan in previous years, created a trade route to sell rice from Huguang, beheaded more than 30 local ruffians, and harmed more than a dozen troublemaking scholars.
He promoted several young talents, severely punished more than a dozen wealthy families, prevented the prince from purchasing eunuchs to harm Suzhou, and finally forced the prince to death.
Eunuch Lu Zhong did not go with Fang Yingwu. He borrowed hundreds of officers and soldiers to escort the goods worth more than 300,000 taels and set off separately. He knew very well that this property was related to his wealth and life. As long as this amount
If wealth makes the emperor happy, nothing will be a problem.
Fang Yingwu, who thought he had outstanding performance, had no pressure all the way, and passed the Jianghuai River in a leisurely manner. Entering Shandong, he spent one day in Linqing, a commercial town. He was not far from the capital.
The local officials had a lot of connections with Fang Yingwu, so they hosted a banquet for him. Fang Yingwu went to the banquet happily. After that, he went back to the boat to rest. From a distance, he saw three or five strangers gathering under the boat waiting.
The escorting county official came forward and shouted.
But I saw an old man kneeling on the ground and said: "I went to the capital from Zhejiang to do business. I heard that Fang Qingtian is the star king in the sky who descends to earth and ward off evil wherever he goes.
I have admired him for a long time but unexpectedly met him here. The little old man boldly asked Fang Qin to look out for the sake of his fellow provinces and write an inscription on the folding fan in his hand to ward off evil spirits. I should give him a polished brush."
After hearing these words, the yamen servants could no longer drive people away. They only looked at what the imperial envoy told them to do, and then acted accordingly.
But Fang Yingwu was astonished, and he was in a daze. He was so shocked by this old man that he was burnt inside and out. What was the difference between this old man's tone and that of seeking a monk's consecration?
Is it possible that he can ward off evil spirits just by mentioning an object? Also, why does the star king come down to earth and ward off all kinds of evil spirits? Where did this rhetoric come from?
Under the eager eyes of several fellow businessmen, Fang Xingjun, even though he was puzzled, still wrote a few lines of words on the fan. However, he refused the money to polish the pen, and then boarded the ship to rest.
After taking a few sips of the sobering tea, Fang Xingjun suddenly realized that something must have gone wrong in the capital! Because the old man came from the direction of the capital, and all the messy feudal superstitious rumors were heard in the capital!
In addition, Fang Yingwu can predict that the unexpected changes on New Year's Day are still related to him, and his plan to escape from the golden cicada did not succeed! Fang Yingwu even had a hunch that there was an 80% chance that something went wrong in the Dongchang link!
PS: Although I overslept, I am still struggling...
