When he reached the door, he grabbed Chen Youxi's hand hard, ignoring Chen Youxi's struggle, and said: "I know you feel wronged and resentful, but you can't blame the teacher for this."
Chen Youxi squatted on the ground and cried.
Lu Fang's heart suddenly softened again, and he knelt down and whispered: "The merits and demerits of right and wrong will be judged by future generations. The emperor... never deliberately discredited your father. If your father's name is found in the history books in the future, it will probably be
I will also write about your father’s uprightness..."
"How did you know you would write this?"
Before he finished speaking, Chen Youxi suddenly turned his head and said.
I……
I am here to comfort you!
Lu Fang was speechless.
Given Chen Xinzhi's rank and Liang Hanmin's taboo on the matter, there is probably no possibility of it appearing in the history books at all.
"Husband."
At this time, Chen Youxi called him again with tears in her eyes.
"Um?"
"I know that Academician Yu and the others are powerless. They dare not speak up for my father, let alone ask the emperor for an explanation for his death. But if you can hold a high position in the future..."
She didn't finish her words. She shook her head and lowered her head again, "That's all..."
Perhaps even she herself thought it was too whimsical and excessive.
Not to mention whether Lu Fang can become a high official in the future, even if he really occupies a high position, is he still not a minister of the emperor?
To go against the emperor's vat for this matter, isn't that seeking death?
It's like an old man eating arsenic because he thinks he will live longer.
She didn't want Lu Fang to promise her anything just because Lu Fang was her man. At the same time, she also felt that her relationship with Lu Fang hadn't reached that level yet.
After all, she is just Lu Fang's wife.
"If one day I can make the emperor have to consider my opinion, I will definitely ask for an explanation for your father. I don't dare to ask the emperor to write an edict of guilt, but I will definitely ask him to arrange for a historian to write a memorial for your father in the history book.
It is written in thick strokes. Uprightness and pursuit of historical facts should be the standard of historians."
And Lu Fang's words made her raise her head again.
She looked at Lu Fang in disbelief.
I never thought that my lover would say such words.
How much courage does this require?
"Pfft!"
Then he couldn't help but burst out laughing, "What did you just say, old man?"
"O Emperor!"
Lu Fang said casually: "The current emperor must be dozens of years old, what is he if he's not an old man?"
Chen Youxi was slightly resentful, "You are not afraid of being overheard and punished for being disrespectful."
Lu Fang pouted, "There's no one else here, so what are you afraid of?"
Then he helped Chen Youxi up, grabbed her hand and said, "Let's go home."
He knew that Chen Youxi probably only regarded what he just said as comfort, but he meant it from the bottom of his heart.
What happened to the emperor?
If one day comes, even the emperor will have to give an explanation.
…
After Lu Fang and Chen Youxi left, Yu Yuanwei returned to his study.
He has a habit of meditating by writing whenever he feels restless.
But this time, he found that the more he wrote, the more confused his mind became.
Jun.
civil.
merits and demerits.
Right and wrong.
These are the words he wrote on the paper.
"well……"
After a long silence, he put down the pen, wrote the word "ask the heart", and then hung the brush on the pen holder.
The brush shook.
Yu Yuanwei's heart also shook.
He and Chen Xinzhi were not only officials in the same dynasty, but also close friends who had known each other since the previous dynasty.
In the previous dynasty, they both worked in the Hanlin Academy... But at that time, both of them were just ordinary readers in the Hanlin Calligraphy and Art Bureau.
They experienced the change of dynasties together. Sometimes, Yu Yuanwei actually envied Chen Xinzhi, who died in a right and upright manner.
And they, the surviving ministers of the former dynasty, were criticized by others for being greedy for life and afraid of death, and just following the crowd. Even deep down in their own hearts, they were always troubled.
A loyal minister has nothing to do with the two masters...
What's more, the previous emperor was not a fatuous, incompetent, or extravagant emperor.
…
On the way back to Bestore, Lu Fang finally remembered to ask Chen Youxi, "Why do you suddenly want to find the teacher?"
Chen Youxi didn't just find out that he had hired Yu Yuanwei as his teacher.
Chen Youxi glanced at Lu Fang and said, "I can't help but want an answer, and I also want to show you what kind of person Academician Yu is."
Lu Fang raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Oh? What do you think of Teacher?"
"I attach great importance to love and righteousness, and I may have some scholarly character, but in the end I am not as upright as my father." Chen Youxi said that there was no taboo in front of Lu Fang.
Lu Fang just nodded and remained silent.
He somewhat disagreed with Chen Youxi's words.
Yu Yuanwei obviously had no choice. He could understand Yu Yuanwei's difficulties. Yu Yuanwei was able to tell what happened at the beginning, which was actually quite good.
This is tantamount to gossiping about the emperor behind his back, and he, after all, has retired from the position of Hanlin bachelor.
Furthermore, even if Yu Yuanwei argued hard with Liang Hanmin for Chen Xinzhi, he would probably end up with the same fate as Chen Xinzhi in the end, right?
The power of the imperial power was not something he could fight against. Under such circumstances, protecting one's life wisely must be the choice of most people. It was benevolent for Yu Yuanwei and others to intercede.
But from Chen Youxi's point of view, these are obviously not enough. Therefore, he does not want to argue with Chen Youxi.
At this time, it is better to let this woman feel better.
After silence, Lu Fang changed the subject, "Uncle is a Hanlin editor and a civil servant. Who did you learn your martial arts from?"
Chen Youxi said: "Who said that one cannot practice martial arts while studying in the Hanlin Academy? My father is still a fourth-grade martial artist!"
Even now, when she talks about her father, there is still a strange light on her face. Obviously, when she was a child, Chen Xinzhi was the object of her admiration.
But it's really awesome.
Hanlin Xiuzhuan is also a fourth-grade martial arts master, he is simply capable of both literary and martial arts!
Lu Fang sniffed, "Uncle, he didn't tell you about the previous dynasty?"
Yu Yuanwei didn't want to mention the events of the previous dynasty, but he was still very curious.
But Chen Youxi said: "I was only so young at that time, how could my father tell me this? I only know that the throne of the current emperor was won by him together with the princes and nobles at that time, saying that it was in the name of the Qing Dynasty. Haha
, but it caused the imperial palace at that time to bleed like a river. I heard that the previous emperor only had some concubines left alive, and the princesses and princes were all killed."
Lu Fang was not surprised.
If Liang Hanmin had the intention of usurping the throne from the beginning, it would be strange not to kill all the princesses and princes.
Are you still waiting for someone to use the name of "subjugated princess" or "prince" to unite with the old tribes loyal to the previous dynasty to overthrow him?
After sending Chen Youxi back to the good store and sitting with her for a while, Lu Fang went to the county government office.
He wanted to ask Lu Liang if he knew any secrets from the previous dynasty.
It's also a test.
Lu Liang was surrounded by experts like Lao Wang and Lao Xiao, and Lu Liang had said that they were remnants of the previous dynasty. There was no reason for Lu Liang not to know the inside story.
Even if he doesn't know, with their status in the world, Lao Xiao and the others will know something, right?