Although the current prince and future Emperor of Hongzhi, Zhu Youtang, is not a very smart person, and his IQ is probably not as good as that of his younger brother Zhu Youqi and nephew Zhu Houcong, the Emperor of Jiajing, he is at least a good person.
He knew what attitude he should take at this time. It was nothing more than minimizing big issues and trivial matters. He could not stand up to Mr. Fang. Therefore, he did not act as arrogant and domineering as the internal eunuchs on his left and right. Instead, he bowed his head and admitted his mistake very humbly.
When the previously aggressive middle-aged eunuch wanted to say something else, he was stopped by the prince again: "Miao Daban, let's listen to what Mr. Fang has to say."
With this step, the official Qingzhi who caught the prince's fault also fell into deep thinking about how the matter should be resolved. This is a test of political wisdom.
Just now, in a state of anger, he blurted out all kinds of righteous words, but harsh words are just harsh words after all. They can only be used to express positions, but they cannot solve problems. Fang Qingzhi has been working as a Ci Lin official for almost seven years, and he has understood this.
Got this truth.
For Fang Qingzhi, an official-minded gentleman, there are only two initial choices: either turn a blind eye to the prince's misconduct, forget about today's events, and cover up the prince's fault. However, this goes against his nature and is not what a gentleman or a good teacher would do.
also.
Either act according to the rules and reprimand the prince in a serious manner, then it is inevitable to let others know - this is what should be done under normal circumstances, but the current situation is sensitive, the emperor has already begun to abolish the prince, and if something goes wrong with the prince
, that would lead to an extremely disadvantageous situation.
As a minister of Qingliu who is an orthodox king, Fang Qingzhi must support the crown prince Zhu Youtang based on the etiquette of having a direct descendant and not having a direct descendant. He is opposed to the establishment of another prince because of the emperor's personal likes and dislikes, and he does not want to watch the prince helplessly.
He made a mistake and was caught by the emperor.
This is the conflict between ideal and reality, which everyone will encounter in life, and more than once. Choosing ideals is gambling, choosing reality is vulgar, this is a problem.
Most people encounter this situation. The final choice is mostly a compromise. Fang Qingzhi sighed: "Since the East Palace has a heart of repentance, I feel that today's matter does not need to be reported to the emperor, nor does it need to be reported to the cabinet. Just follow the rules.
Just let the other lecturers know and I don’t think it will be spread outside.”
By doing this, Fang Qingzhi not only avoids the suspicion of secretly giving or receiving and shielding the prince, but also prevents it from spreading too much. Officials in the East Palace naturally share weal and woe with the prince, and naturally they will not compete too much with the prince.
With Fang Qingzhi's personality, this is the limit of what he can do. Fang Yingwu couldn't help but mutter a few times, his father's mind is still a bit rigid, can he stop staring at the prince himself all the time?
The father and the prince are originally from the same camp. When encountering internal conflicts that cannot be resolved temporarily, they must decisively transfer the conflicts!
Therefore, Fang Yingwu stood up from behind his father again. He pointed at the middle-aged eunuch behind the prince with ulterior motives and cursed: "The East Palace has always been known for its innocence, which is well-known both at home and abroad! Today, it is living in a stateless manner, which is a great loss of morality. It must be
Because I was seduced by the traitors around me!"
The middle-aged eunuch's surname was Miao, and he was one of the servants around the prince. The prince also wanted to call him Miao Daban. He was stopped by the prince just now, but he was actually not convinced. He still had ulterior motives. When he saw the prince and Fang Qingzhi
It seems like he wants to compromise, and he is thinking about how to do something bad, but he lacks enough excuses.
The initial curse can also be regarded as a passionate reaction after a sudden encounter, which is of the same nature as Fang Qingzhi's strict explanation of the truth. Now that the situation is developing in the direction of calming down the situation, if he still wants to deliberately stir up trouble
, then it seems a bit out of place.
At this moment, when he heard Fang Yingwu yelling and scolding again, Eunuch Miao was extremely excited. He felt like he had just dozed off when someone gave him a pillow. He was not afraid of scolding, let alone making things worse.
Idiot, do you really dare to raise your voice because you think it's reasonable? I don't know how you're going to die! Miao Daban cursed in his heart first, then immediately took the opportunity to jump out and said to Zhu Youtang: "Prince, why should you wrong yourself? The king and his ministers have superiors and subordinates.
The reason is that Academician Fang and others broke into the prince's palace without permission. The crime should be punished first, and then the rest can be discussed!"
Zhu Youtang hesitated and said: "Miao Daban..." Eunuch Miao shouted very loyally: "Obviously he was guilty first, but he dared to criticize the prince. I don't want to see the prince even to death.
Wrong yourself!"
Fang Qingzhi looked back at his son. He could only let his son decide when to show his confidence, and he could not intervene.
Idiot, you think you will reap the rewards after making the matter bigger? Fang Yingwu thought to himself, and immediately pointed at Eunuch Miao and provoked him: "You traitor, you dare to seduce the prince, and you want to use this to free yourself."
Is it a sin? His heart can be punished!"
Eunuch Miao retorted without any sign of weakness: "You don't have to talk about him. You hide in words and don't dare to confess your sins. What kind of gentleman are you? You're laughing your ass off! I want to ask again, you father and son trespassed without permission."
In the back hall, do you admit your guilt or not?"
The two went back and forth, the more they cursed, the more heated they became, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense again. Fang Qingzhi was caught in the middle, feeling extremely unhappy despite Eunuch Miao's saliva.
In addition, he served in the East Palace and often saw Eunuch Miao, but he despised him. At this time, he couldn't help but said: "Since you believe that my father and son are guilty of trespassing in forbidden areas, what if I admit it?
"
Do you admit it? Eunuch Miao was slightly startled. Fang Yingwu must have caused trouble unreasonably. Why did his father suddenly admit his crime?
Not to mention Eunuch Miao, even Fang Yingwu was stunned when his father suddenly interrupted, but Fang Qingzhi sneered and said: "Even if I admit my guilt here, how do you plan to punish Eunuch Miao? I would like to hear the details.
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This... Eunuch Miao was suddenly stuck. Eunuchs like them naturally have no power to arrest foreign ministers, but even the prince himself definitely has no power to deal with ministers.
It seemed that the only thing Eunuch Miao could do was to take advantage of the situation and send the Fang family father and son to the "Yousi Yamen". Unless the Fang family father and son were caught by the guards when they broke into the palace, they might be able to "deal with" them decisively.
At this moment, Fang Qingzhi felt a little complacent about being the emperor of the cold game. He stabilized the situation as soon as he took action. Those few words were also imitating some of his son's words, and they were indeed very effective. He would not pay for his life if he choked someone.
ah!
Of course, for the prince, dealing with Fang Qingzhi would definitely alarm the emperor. Unless it was absolutely necessary, he could not do this. He had no choice but to turn his head and said to Mr. Miao: "Don't worry, Mr. Miao, I'd better forget about this matter."
Count you! Eunuch Miao cursed Fang Qingzhi in his heart, and finally got into a quarrel with Fang Yingwu. Why did Fang Qingzhi get in the way?
As for Fang Yingwu, he was also speechless. If Fang Qingzhi wasn't his father, he couldn't help but want to go up and scold him. He took the trouble to quarrel with the other party again, and when he was about to have a big fight, he was thrown down by his father again.
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PS: Overhaul, transition, next chapter will be released tomorrow morning.