Chapter 95: Play the piano to the cow? (Seeking the moon
But Fang Yingwu said that while observing Wang Zhi's appearance, he was also thinking in his mind. If he wanted to expose the fake Wang Zhi, when would be the best time?
The key is, should you expose it yourself, or leave it to the cheap grandfather to expose it? Who will benefit more?
Of course, there is another possibility that we have to consider, that is, the historical process has changed and Eunuch Wang really went on a southern tour, but this possibility is almost zero.
Just when Fang Yingwu was undecided, suddenly everyone in the government office and the county government knelt down to salute Wang. Seeing this, the people watching the excitement quickly followed suit and knelt down.
Kneeling is a very common etiquette in this era, and everyone else is used to it, but Fang Yingwu has never been used to it, so his reaction was a little slower at this time. At this moment, there were people kneeling on the ground to pay respects, and only Fang Yingwu still remained
Standing alone, it was very conspicuous.
Fang Yingwu was stunned for a moment and decided not to worship. Others were afraid, but he was not afraid. What was there to be afraid of if he knew it was fake?
If Eunuch Wang wanted to cause trouble for this, he would have to shout out the truth at the top of his lungs and expose his true colors on the spot.
The emperor was not in a hurry, but the eunuchs were. Baihu, the Jin Yiwei who accompanied Wang Zhi, was furious. He pointed at Fang Yingwu and shouted: "How bold and rude!"
Wang Zhi glanced at Fang Yingwu for a few times, raised his hand to stop the Jin Yiwei Baihu, turned around and asked Deng Tongzhi, "Who is this?"
After thinking about it, Deng Tongzhi replied: "He is a scholar from other places. His lack of etiquette makes Wang Gong laugh."
His answer was indeed very skillful. He first said that this was a scholar from other places, indicating that it was not under the control of his local officials. If he wanted to ask you Xichang or Jinyiwei to do it yourself, he, the local official, would not participate.
Wang Zhi asked again: "Do you recognize him? What is his background?"
At this time, Deng Tongzhi could not evade the important matter, so he had to reply: "This person's surname is Fang. He has a bachelor's degree. I heard that he lived in Wang Futai's residence in Suzhou for more than ten days. He should be a descendant of Wang Futai."
Fortunately, Deng Tongzhi had a conscience and did not tell "Wang Zhi" that he was a fellow villager of Shang Xianggong.
You know, it was Shang Ren who took the lead last year and forcefully asked the emperor to abolish the West Factory and oust Wang Zhi. With Wang Zhi's unyielding temper, it is not surprising that he also punished Fang Yingwu who had rudely offended him.
After Wang Zhi heard Deng Tongzhi's introduction, he snorted and ordered: "Ask him to come and participate."
What does this mean? Deng Tongzhi could not guess Wang Zhi's thoughts, but after giving the order, he could only agree. He also extended his invitation: "Please come to the city to rest."
Fang Yingwu waited, but saw that Wang Zhi didn't pay attention to him. He couldn't help but think to himself, this fake Wang Zhi pretended to be quite dignified. Could it be that he had a guilty conscience and didn't make trouble?
In fact, in history, Zhen Wangzhi also had similar deeds. As long as he did not offend him and treated some people with courtesy and courtesy, he would appreciate them and recommend them to the emperor.
It's just that Eunuch Wang was young and had a very arbitrary temper. Officials really couldn't figure out the rules of Eunuch Wang's moodiness, so they didn't dare to take risks most of the time.
Fang Yingwu was about to return to the inn, but a government servant ran over to him and said to him: "The government office is about to greet Mr. Wang. Wang Gong has called your name to invite you to attend, and Mr. Fang and his party are also invited."
A word came to Fang Yingwu's mind - The King of Hell wants people to die at the third watch, but dare not keep them until the fifth watch. Does this fake Wang Zhi want to die quickly and force himself to expose it himself? It's really not possible, this credit
I won’t leave it to that cheap grandfather.
While thinking wildly, Fang Yingwu followed the government servant who was delivering the message and walked towards the city. For safety, he took Fang Yingshi with him, while Wang Ying went to the inn to accompany Sister Lan.
At the gate of the city, I found that a notice from Eunuch Wang had been posted, saying that he would inspect prison cases, rectify the atmosphere, and accept lawsuits. Fang Yingwu thought, this is exactly what the history books said. The fake Wang has been relying on this to extort money from the people.
money.
After entering the city, we walked along the road for a while, turned a corner, and saw a three-bay door. At this time, the door was open, and there were sergeants guarding it inside and outside.
"This is the mansion. Wang Gong will stay here." The yamen servant introduced while leading Fang Yingwu into the gate.
Then pass through the Yimen and come to the east garden. There is a Hongbi Lake in the garden, and there is a water pavilion beside the lake. It is late spring and early summer. Standing here, the breeze blows from the water, and it feels very cool.
Wang Zhi has not yet appeared, but Deng Tongzhi and Yiqianfu county officials are waiting here.
Seeing Fang Yingwu being brought over, Deng Tongzhi quickly pulled Fang Yingwu to a corner, and after seeing that there was no one around, he warned in a low voice: "The human heart is sinister, Mr. Fang must not do whatever he wants!"
Fang Yingwu was secretly amused and pretended to be confused: "What does Deng Sima mean by this? Wan Sheng doesn't understand."
How could this little boy be so stupid that the elders in the family dared to let him go out alone? Deng Tongzhi was so anxious that he jumped.
"Haven't you noticed yet? Wang Gong has noticed you! At the banquet later, the etiquette must be respectful and the words cautious. Just say that you are from Suzhou, don't tell your true origin, and don't mention things in the temple casually.
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Fang Yingwu said solemnly: "We, the scholars, have deep thoughts in our hearts."
Deng Tongzhi's voice rose a few degrees, "Shut up! A man can bend and stretch, so what is intolerable? Otherwise, if you die without a burial place, what have you got to do with me!"
"I've been taught a lesson, I've been taught a lesson." Fang Yingwu said with cupped hands. This Deng Tong knew that flattery was flattery and snobbery was snobbery, so it was not entirely because of a bad conscience, otherwise it would be very easy to help others.
However, it is also very possible that it was because of Wang Shu's face and the thought of not offending both sides, which is human nature.
Deng Tongzhi wanted to say something else, but Wang Zhi had already appeared over there. He quickly threw down his gifts and hurried forward to greet him.
There were about ten people attending the banquet, most of them were officials from Changzhou Prefecture and Wujin County. Everyone entered the table together and took their seats after Wang Zhi. Fang Yingwu sat at the outside, with a local official.
The squire faces each other.
Wang Zhi didn't say anything, so no one spoke first. But he saw Eunuch Wang looking around and praising: "It's very nice here, it's refreshing, the scenery is good, and it's very comfortable. Mr. Deng is really interested!"
Fang Yingwu was speechless. This Wang Zhi was really young and frivolous, and he spoke so "refreshingly".
If a well-educated official sat in that position, his opening statement would definitely be: "On behalf of the emperor, I observe the folk customs in the south of the Yangtze River. I don't want to disturb the place, but you can't refuse your kindness."
All kinds of delicacies were presented in a stream, and all the guests took turns toasting to the distinguished guests according to etiquette. Finally, it was Fang Yingwu's turn. He raised his glass and said: "Fang Yingwu, Chun'an Shengsheng, toasts to Eunuch Wang!"
Deng Tongzhi, who was sitting on Wang Zhi's right hand, immediately changed his expression. He gave many instructions, but in the end, Fang Yingwu still didn't understand!
Fang Yingwu smiled apologetically at Deng Tongzhi, "I'm sorry, I still didn't follow your advice." He thought carefully that if he came up and pointed at Wang Zhi and said, "This is a liar," he would not be able to maximize his profits.
You still have to first show that you are not afraid of power and establish a tall image that others can admire. Then pretend to have discovered some flaw, and finally show your wisdom to expose him. This is the perfect process.
To put it simply, it's just asking for abuse, humiliation, scolding, and beating. At least this person is now Wang Zhi in the eyes of others. If you fight him, you are fighting Wang Zhi. Only in this way can you show your integrity and glory, and there will be no risk afterwards.
,Why not?
Without further ado, under the horrified gazes of everyone, Wang Zhi paused with the wine glass in his hand and asked, "Chun'an, how is Mr. Shang doing these days?"
Fang Yingwu replied: "I just teach and educate people, enjoy the woods and springs, and spend my old age in peace. I just worry a lot about temple matters."
Deng Tongzhi's expression changed again, and Fang Yingwu refused to open the pot again! He said, "I have a lot of worries about the temple affairs." Isn't this a clear satire on Wang Zhi, who has suppressed dissidents in the past year?
But something even more surprising happened to Deng Tongzhi. Wang Zhi did not get angry, but just snorted coldly and glared at Fang Yingwu several times.
Fang Yingwu was also very dissatisfied. Such provocation did not anger him? When others looked at it, they only felt that Wang Zhi was magnanimous, not that he had integrity.
However, he suddenly realized that this liar was not really honest after all. He could not empathize with others when faced with sarcasm. It was just like listening to other people's stories, and the sense of empathy was inherently insufficient.
He also wanted to do something that would make him have a sense of agency to anger him. Fang Yingwu thought about it carefully, and suddenly the plan came to his mind. He remembered that the man named Yang Fu who pretended to be Wang Zhi once served as an internal prison in Prince Chong's Mansion in the capital.
, then he is also a eunuch, so let’s start from this aspect.
So Fang Yingwu started chatting with the people next to him and asked, "What books have you read recently?"
The man replied: "Read Mencius."
Fang Yingwu was overjoyed, "I am also reading Mencius! I was reading: The king was sitting in the hall, and a cow passed by the hall. It was quite interesting."
The man automatically made up the whole sentence in his mind. "The king was sitting in the hall, and there was a cow passing by." It did come from "Mencius". The following sentence was: "The king saw it and asked: Where is the cow?"
However, when the man saw that Fang Yingwu had finished speaking, he stopped talking and asked curiously: "What's down there?"
Fang Yingwu smiled and said: "You know what's next after reading Mencius, why bother asking?"
The man was slightly stunned at first and didn't know why, but then he immediately understood. The following sentence was "Wang Jianzhi", which together means "The following Wang Jianzhi".
When the king saw this, didn't he sarcastically castrate the father-in-law who entered the palace?!
This person wanted to throw his head back and laugh, but he thought that Wang Zhi was here, and if he laughed openly, wouldn't he offend Quan Jian? So he had to lower his head and try his best to hold back and not laugh out loud.
Fang Yingwu's conversation was heard by everyone nearby, but no one dared to laugh and tried their best to hold it back. For a while, the atmosphere in the waterside pavilion was very strange. Most of the people were lowering their heads and coughing or eating and drinking violently.
Fang Yingwu proudly raised his head and looked at Wang Zhi, "You are mocking you like this, why don't you get angry immediately?" Then there will be a plot where Fang Yingwu is not afraid of violence and fights bravely for power!
However, Wang Zhi's face was blank, and the people on his left were also confused. The two confused people looked at everyone in confusion, and no one really dared to explain to Wang Zhi in detail.
Fang Yingwu scratched his head and scratched his head, unable to vent his frustration. Did these two people not read the book seriously? Didn't they respond like this? Could it be that his sarcasm was too profound for them to understand?
This is really playing the harp to a cow, and playing the harp to a cow! Fang Yingwu was very discouraged.
Deng Tongzhi understood but couldn't laugh. He only felt cold sweat running down his face. Just now, he thought that Fang Yingwu was young and inexperienced, so he didn't know the importance of his words. Now it seems that Fang Yingwu was deliberately provoking Eunuch Wang and kicking his nose.
A provocation on the face!
This young man is too ignorant. He thinks that he can defeat the powerful Eunuch Wang by relying on the governor Wang Shu. He is really frivolous and ignorant! It doesn't matter if he is seeking death himself, but he must not implicate the entire Changzhou Prefecture.
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We can't go on like this, or we'll end up together! Deng Tongzhi stood up in a hurry and said to Wang Zhi, "I'm going to stop changing my clothes for now."
Then he walked outside, and when he passed Fang Yingwu's seat, he seemed to be overwhelmed by alcohol, and said to Fang Yingwu: "My steps are weak, please help me down the steps."
Fang Yingwu also stood up and helped Deng Tongzhi walk out. The two of them disappeared into the toilet behind the trees step by step.
"Master Fang! What do you want to do?" Deng Tongzhi asked.
Fang Yingwu said indifferently: "Actually, it's nothing."
Hearing that he was still heartless, Deng Tongzhi couldn't bear it no matter how good his temper was, and threatened: "Master Fang, if you don't listen and deliberately anger Duke Wang, then don't blame me for being an accomplice and adding insult to injury!"
Fang Yingwu chuckled a few times and prompted: "You are all frightened by Wang Zhi's name. Haven't you found anything suspicious?"
"What's suspicious?"
At this time, Fang Yingwu had already given up on his plan to anger the fake Wang Zhi. That person had probably just started cheating and was very guilty, so he refused to cause trouble and use Fang Yingwu against him. So he simply exposed the truth about him and got rid of him.
Forget about a single contribution, so as not to have long nights and too many dreams.
Thinking of this, he explained in detail: "When I leave the palace and go to the place, there are probably only four situations. One is to be ordered to build and purchase, the other is to serve as a provincial garrison officer, the third is to supervise the army, and the fourth is to serve as a certain person.
envoys for certain specific matters.
What kind of inspection is this eunuch Wang going to the south for? It seems that his behavior is more like a governor or a censor. How can eunuchs be used as civil servants? I wonder if there is an edict to inform the place in advance? "
Deng Tongzhi fell into deep thought. Fortunately, once he was reminded, it would indeed be a bit suspicious.
In order to strengthen his confidence, Fang Yingwu whispered again: "When I was traveling, I heard two travelers chatting. They said that there was a man named Yang Fu who was an internal prisoner who escaped from Prince Chong's Mansion. He recruited
He picked up some scoundrels and planned to pretend to be Wang Zhi in Jiangnan.
At that time, Wan Sheng thought it was nonsense, but now that I have witnessed it with my own eyes, I have to doubt it. Just ask him about the edict, seal, waist badge and other things, and everything will come to light."
Even the names of the criminals are known? Deng Tongzhi suddenly raised his head, is this really the case?
Returning to the waterside pavilion, Fang Yingwu suddenly discovered that Wang Zhi looked at him with a somewhat unkind look, while the eyes of others were full of sympathy and pity.
Could it be that during the time he was away, some traitor trying to please Quan Eunuch explained the joke to Wang Zhi? But that’s fine, let’s just let the storm come more violently!
At this moment, a servant suddenly rushed in in a panic and told Deng Tong: "The urgent order has arrived at the express delivery shop!"
What kind of edict? Is it an edict to dispatch a new prefect? The prefecture and county officials thought in unison.
Wang Zhi looked around and said: "You don't need to worry too much! This is the emperor's imperial edict appointing me to inspect the south of the Yangtze River, Zhejiang, and Fujian! However, I started to want to visit privately incognito, so I withheld the edict in Nanjing without issuing it.
Unexpectedly, he was recognized just after arriving in Zhenjiang. The lack of publication of the edict aroused suspicion and speculation. So he sent people to Nanjing to continue passing on the edict, but in the end, he arrived here one step slower than me!"
Fang Yingwu immediately sweated profusely. Could this be the real Wangzhi? If he was really Wangzhi, he was not playing the harp to a cow just now, but to a tiger without knowing whether to live or die. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and more updated. quick!)
