Chapter five hundred and eighty second entering the palace
Coming out of Fusi, Jinyiwei Town, Fang Yingwu ordered Lou Tianhua and Fang Yingshi to escort Zhang Gui back to recover from his injuries, while he ended his day's trip around the imperial city and returned home under the moonlight, extremely tired.
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Because he was too tired, and he had to go to the palace for an audience tomorrow, which was such a heavyweight task, Fang Yingwu didn't plan to go to the morning and evening, and was about to sneak back to the west courtyard through the courtyard.
But a servant greeted him: "Young master! The eldest master is waiting for you in the hall!" The father called, but the son could not resist, so Fang Yingwu had no choice but to go to the hall to pay his respects.
When Fang Qingzhi saw his son coming in, his face suddenly darkened, and he scolded: "You will enter the palace tomorrow to meet the Holy Spirit. What a great grace! Today you should be taking a bath and practicing self-cultivation, silently reflecting on yourself, but you have been playing outside all day long.
What's the point?
My father also heard rumors that you went to Wanping County Yamen, beat subordinate officials in public, and contradicted the county magistrate. You were so arrogant and domineering that you completely disgraced our family! Who taught you to be so dissolute and corrupt the family tradition?
of?"
Fang Yingwu was slightly surprised and asked: "What happened just before noon today has reached my father's ears today? This rumor is so fast."
Fang Qingzhi suppressed his anger and said calmly: "You are the famous Fang Shenxian Fang Qingtian. Wherever you go, everyone pays attention to you. Who doesn't know who doesn't know who doesn't know? News spreads quickly in the slightest."
"Father! Your words are harsh and mean, and they are not in line with your daily gentlemanly ways. You have fallen so far. My son, I am deeply saddened! Don't do it for the sake of petty evil. Father, you have to think twice!" Fang Yingwu turned around and led an army.
shouted.
Fang Qingzhi stared straight at Fang Yingwu and said three words: "Please help me!"
When Fang Yingwu heard the "Family Law", he stood with his hands behind his back, as still as a mountain, as if he were standing on a mountain, calm and solemn.
This made Fang Qingzhi extremely puzzled: "Why didn't you grab the door and escape? Isn't this your specialty?"
Fang Yingwu said: "What are you afraid of? As it happens, my son will go to see the Holy Spirit tomorrow, so I would like to ask Your Majesty to see the father of our Fang family, Yan Zixiao, so that the good name of our Fang family can be spread to the inner palace!"
"Get out!" Fang Qingzhi couldn't help but yelled angrily.
Fang Yingwu then moved out, and after taking two steps, he felt that something was wrong. This would be too disrespectful to his father. So Fang Yingwu raised his hands and covered his head, making a frightened look like a wolf, and ran away quickly.
Coming out of the hall.
But he said that he had returned to the west courtyard, bathed and washed under the service of his concubine, and then went to bed alone and dressed in clothes. Although a lot of things happened today, which made him exhausted, he dared to say that tomorrow would definitely be more strenuous.
After all, that was the deep palace where all the foreign ministers had disappeared, and where the most conspiracy and intrigues were concentrated. And if he entered the palace alone, who knew what would happen to him?
Fang Yingwu is not unfounded. There is a precedent for this. Speaking of ministers entering the inner palace to meet the saint, the last time was about ten years ago.
At that time, Emperor Chenghua was still an introverted young man. The first assistant was Peng Shi (brother of Peng Hua, who is the last in the current cabinet), the second assistant was Teacher Shang Ren, and the third assistant was Wan'an, the current first assistant.
This cabinet team was relatively serious. Peng Shi was a good person, and Shang Ren was also a scholar. However, the shameless and evil Wan An was only the third in the cabinet at the time and could not cause any trouble.
However, at this time, Emperor Chenghua's dislike of summoning ministers had already formed. Since the death of the super powerful former chief minister Li Xian, Emperor Chenghua gradually alienated his ministers, and all state affairs were conducted only through official documents.
The ministers in the imperial court were still not used to this new phenomenon (the ministers of the Ming Dynasty would become more and more accustomed to it in the future), and they all sent letters to ask the emperor to get close to the virtuous ministers, and to summon more ministers to discuss the affairs of the country.
Emperor Chenghua was tired of being bothered by batches of memorials. In order to silence the ministers, he ordered his ministers to be summoned to meet the emperor. Then the ministers cheered, thinking that they had successfully guided his majesty to learn well.
But this time the cabinet ministers collectively met the Holy Spirit. Judging from historical records, it was a huge failure...
It is said that someone kindly reminded Mr. Ge at that time: "You are very unfamiliar with His Majesty. To avoid talking too much, don't say too much this time. Be familiar with each other first, and there will be more opportunities in the future."
When it came time to meet, the monarch and his ministers first talked about a few trivial matters, and then they, who were not familiar with each other, became a bit speechless.
At this time, Wan An suddenly knelt down and shouted long live to say goodbye and leave. Peng Shi and Shang Ren had no choice but to leave with Wan An.
Afterwards, the eunuch in the palace laughed at the minister and said: "The other people often complained that the emperor did not summon the minister, but when he did, he had nothing to say. He only shouted long live."
From then on, except for ceremonial court meetings, the emperor no longer summoned ministers in private. He only isolated himself within the high palace walls and only maintained communication with foreign dynasties through official documents.
At the same time, the nickname "Long Live Pavilion Master" spread like wildfire. Although it was mainly applied to Wan An, Peng Shi and Shang Ren were also implicated because they met together. Teacher Shang's almost perfect life
This is one of the stains on my resume.
Learning from past mistakes and lessons from others, when Fang Yingwu himself had the opportunity to meet the Holy Spirit, he naturally remembered the story from more than ten years ago.
After Fang Yingwu thought about it carefully, he felt that the summons was full of conspiracy. Peng Shi, Shang Ren and others were all knowledgeable, and they kept talking about great principles. How could they have nothing to say after meeting the emperor?
explain?
The eunuchs in the palace had evil intentions beforehand, Wan An's cooperation was perfect during the incident, and the eunuchs made public opinion afterwards. In Fang Yingwu's eyes, this was nothing but a conspiracy.
I hope that I won't be in that situation tomorrow! After all, when His Majesty summoned the entire cabinet, it was very political, and it was easy to be involved in the power struggle inside and outside the palace. The eunuchs who had already monopolized the audio and video around the emperor naturally did not want to
I saw the emperor getting close to his ministers.
And my weight is far worse than that of the elder. The emperor summoned me mostly out of curiosity. It doesn't have such a strong political connotation. Maybe others can't be too serious? Of course, if you encounter someone with a personal grudge, there is no way.
Thinking of this, Fang Yingwu couldn't help but complain about Wang Zhi again. If Wang Zhi was taking care of him in the palace, he would be like Guan Gong attending the meeting alone.
When she comes back, she must be tortured! In this fantasy, Fang Yingwu gradually fell asleep.
Early the next morning, Fang Yingwu got up, ate a few bites of breakfast, and then said goodbye to his family. When he passed through the atrium, he saw his father Fang Qingzhi standing on the corridor, seemingly waiting for him.
"Your departure is a grand event that has not happened in more than ten years. You must be careful in your words and deeds, and you must not disappoint everyone's expectations." Fang Qingzhi warned.
Fang Yingwu had a slight headache. What he feared the most was this kind of argument. The more political the meeting became, the less relaxed he would be, and he didn't want to get involved in this at all.
After hesitating for a few words, Fang Yingwu left the house. Judging from the road, Fang Yingwu entered the palace from Xi'an Gate and Xihua Gate, which are the closest routes for the privileged cabinet bachelors to go to the cabinet every day. this route.
But Fang Yingwu Mian Sheng obviously couldn't go that way, and had to take the regular route to enter the palace. That is, the route he took during the previous dynasty to Tiananmen, Duanmen, and Meridian Gate, but today he would go further.
We entered the imperial city from the right gate of Chang'an, and then walked all the way through Duanmen. If we were going to the court, we should have stopped here, but Fang Yingwu was taken to the east corner gate of Fengtian Gate.
After Fengtianmen are the three main halls. If it is not a major ceremony, ordinary ministers will stop outside Fengtianmen. His Majesty’s edicts are usually transmitted from the east and west corner gates of Fengtianmen, and ministers also have to go to the east and west corner gates of Fengtianmen to receive orders. outside.
Fang Yingwu waited for a while at the east corner gate and was taken in again. At this time, the majestic Fengtian Hall appeared in front of Fang Yingwu. This was not the Xiaohuangji Hall (Taihe Hall) that was rebuilt after burning down, but It is the first of the true three larger halls.
Walking all the way from the edge of the three main halls, passing through the middle left door and the back left door, Fang Yingwu was led to the line of Qianqing Gate.
This is the dividing line between the inner palace and the outer palace, and it is the strictest dividing line. It would be treacherous for foreign ministers to enter without permission! Only the Qianqing Gate can be regarded as the real palace, where the emperor lives and lives.
Of course, it is impossible for Fang Yingwu to enter the palace through the Qianqing Gate. There are inner left gates and inner right gates on both sides of the Qianqing Gate, so Fang Yingwu can only go from here.
However, even if Fang Yingwu had previously received the order to enter the palace to meet the Holy Spirit, he had to stop outside the Qianqing Gate. Waiting for the gatekeeper and inner prisoner to report to the emperor again, and only after receiving the final imperial edict again, could Fang Yingwu be released. Get things in.
The waiting time was a bit long, and due to etiquette, Fang Yingwu could only stand in full regalia outside the palace wall in silence, not daring to be disrespectful in the slightest.
But this does not prevent his thoughts from flying around in his head. How terrible it would be if a person could not even think about it when he was bored!
In the period after entering, will he become the second man in charge of the palace besides the emperor? Fang Yingwu thought of this question in confusion.
He didn't know how long he waited, but Fang Yingwu felt his legs were a little numb. He relied on the cover of his fat official robe to secretly stamp his feet and stretch his legs.
At this time, a young eunuch rushed out from the palace and shouted to Fang Yingwu: "The emperor has moved to Xiyuan, and summoned Fang Yingwu to visit Xiyuan!"
Xi...Xiyuan? Fang Yingwu felt dizzy and couldn't help complaining. He took a long and hard detour from the west before he arrived outside the Qianqing Gate. As a result, the emperor again Went to Xiyuan to have fun!
Do we have to work hard to go back now? Fang Yingwu did not have the privilege of riding a sedan or horse in the palace, so he had to rely on his own legs to move.
Just when Fang Yingwu had the urge to defy the order and go home to sleep, the eunuch who was leading the way tilted his head and said, "Let's go out through the Xihua Gate."
Fang Yingwu breathed a sigh of relief, this was good, he didn't have to take a long detour again, it would save a lot of money.