Now that Fang Yingwu is under investigation, he doesn't have to go to the office. Naturally, he doesn't have to get up from bed as hard as other officials in the early morning. So he doesn't have to watch the time, he can just sleep until he wakes up naturally.
But it was said that when Fang Yingwu was sleeping soundly, he was suddenly shaken violently. At first he didn't wake up, but in the end the shaking was so unbearable that Fang Yingwu opened his eyes and saw his concubine, Sister Lan, standing beside the bed.
"What are you doing?" Fang Yingwu complained, and stretched out his hand to rub his forehead. It was very uncomfortable to be woken up suddenly by someone after a hangover.
Sister Lan pointed outside the window, Fang Yingwu raised his head and looked out the window. The sun was not high, so he complained again: "Didn't you tell me last night that you would call me after lunch, but you still didn't feed you last night?" , you can’t hold it any longer?”
"You're so rude!" Sister Lan muttered and pointed out the window again, but her green-green fingers were slightly lowered.
Fang Yingwu looked out the window again, only to find someone standing at the front of the courtyard. Looking carefully, it turned out to be his father.
Fang Yingwu quickly rolled off the bed, put on his robe, and walked to the yard in three steps. He asked his father from a distance: "Father, you are still at home instead of walking to Malantai? What's going on?" Gui Gan, do you really have to let your old man come and give the orders in person?"
Fang Qingzhi coughed heavily and scolded: "I have something to say to you, but don't be arrogant!" Fang Yingwu tried his best to stand up seriously.
Fang Qingzhi frowned and said, "I just went to the East Palace to serve, but I heard the eunuchs in the palace discussing that the Holy One might want to summon you."
What? Fang Yingwu was completely frightened, and was speechless for a moment. Did these rumors about him really bother the emperor?
In the past few days, he has repeatedly complained that the people around him are too superstitious, but he has forgotten who the biggest superstitious person in the world is...
Since he came to the throne, he has spent millions building various temples and Taoist temples. To this day, the capital still supports hundreds of monks, Taoists, monks, and alchemists. In addition to eunuchs, the favored people around him are monks, Taoists, and alchemists. Such an emperor has no regard for gods and immortals. The enthusiasm can be imagined.
Is it possible that the rumors about myself can not only deceive the foolish men and women in the market, but also deceive the number one person in the world?
If it were anyone else, especially someone like Liu Mianmian, he might be so happy that he would cry with joy.
Everyone knows that today, except for official court meetings, ministers are basically not received. To put it elegantly, it is called "The sky is high and the curtain is far away, and the king's gate is thousands of miles away."
The inside and outside of the palace were completely isolated. Even the cabinet ministers could not see the emperor once in several years, let alone other people.
If any minister can enter the palace to meet the emperor and answer questions in person, it means unlimited opportunities and possibilities. If this minister can often enter the palace to meet the emperor, he will immediately become the most popular minister, no matter who he is. What official position was it originally?
Fang Qingzhi also understood this deeply. Therefore, he looked at his son with a very strange look. He knew that he could not control his son at all, so he came to see the results out of curiosity with a normal heart. He did not know that his son What choices will there be.
But there was no trace of joy on his son's face. He could only be seen walking around in the courtyard. He kept sighing and frowning...
As a person who has known for five hundred years before and five hundred years afterward, Fang Yingwu certainly understands better than anyone else and can make a judgment with certainty - this is not necessarily a good or happy event, and he must not hang around the emperor!
First of all, if it is the early years of Chenghua, if there is such an opportunity, he might as well consider another route. Anyway, there are twenty years to slowly operate, how many twenty years can there be in life?
But now it is already the 21st year of Chenghua. According to the normal historical progress, the emperor only has two years to live! It is not cost-effective to hold the thigh at this time. I am afraid that the thigh will be cold before it is warm.
Then came the Hongzhi era when all the dynasty was prosperous. During the Chenghua period, the fate of these Ningxings was extremely miserable. Those who could be sent to Fengyang to grow vegetables had the best ending. Fang Yingwu was so stupid that he joined Ningxing at this time.
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Secondly, his Fang family has been in the Hunqingliu for generations (actually, there are only two generations). If he turns to the sycophantic route of pretending to be a ghost, the cost of transformation will be too high, which is equivalent to overthrowing all the foundations of the past, and it is easy to lose more than the gain.
A few years ago, there was a Jinshi who was in the Sixth Division. Because of his superb seal-cutting skills, he was appreciated by Emperor Chenghua who loved calligraphy, painting, and inscriptions. He was promoted to the Shangbao Division of the Inner Court, where he was often summoned.
But this person felt it was humiliating, and finally committed suicide. How could others be as shameful as their ancestors?
Third, Fang Yingwu knew very well that the emperor was surrounded by sycophants, who were mostly eunuchs, monks, and alchemists.
And Fang Yingwu, who was born in Qinghua, a scholar, was not in that circle at all. He even had enemies with this circle. If he hangs around the emperor, he will definitely be rejected by villains. As the saying goes, accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger, and he will be regarded as a villain.
It’s not just you who is a tiger, but also the people around you!
To sum up, Fang Yingwu knew that he should never think about hanging out in the circle of sycophants around the emperor. That would be a road with no return and a near-death path!
But the greatest tragedy in life is that there are too many times when you can't help yourself. Fang Yingwu knows his best choice, but when faced with the emperor's summons, can a minister refuse?
There is no choice in this point. It is also very rude to refuse the emperor's summons. The principle of king as minister is placed before the principle of father as son. How can you refuse the call of king and father?
Therefore, Fang Yingwu could only think, there was nothing he could do if he was summoned, he could only grasp his true feelings and stand firm. Of course, the best result would be not to offend the emperor, but also to make the emperor lose interest in him.
In this case, how to answer the emperor's questions is a very technical matter. Not only must we be careful of the emperor, but we must also be wary of the villains around him.
The people who serve the emperor are definitely not honest and upright eunuchs like Hua En, but mostly sycophants like Liang Fang, Wei Juan, Li Zisheng, Deng Changen, and Ji Xiao.
If I really encounter this kind of situation, I am really alone. Even if I am eloquent, I can't stand up to three people. At that time, it would be great if there is someone who can help, Fang Yingwu couldn't help but think.
But after much deliberation, Fang Yingwu discovered that among the people with whom he had a good relationship, there was only one candidate who could appear as a supporter of the emperor, and that was Eunuch Wang, the governor of the East Factory.
But because of a guilty conscience, Eunuch Wang has already hid in Jizhou Town, and he will definitely not be able to come back in the next few days! Fang Yingwu couldn't help but roared in his heart again, Wang Zhi, I'll beat you up! You shouldn't rob when she appears.
When it was time for her to show up, she stayed away again!
Fang Qingzhi looked on in confusion, why was his son's face so twisted and deformed?
