Rubbing his face, Fang Zheng put on a flattering smile: "Your Majesty, are you tired? It's quite hot. I'd like to have some iced sour plum soup. I'd like you to have a bowl. I'll pass it on to you, okay?"
The emperor raised his head slightly, glanced at Fang Zheng, snorted vaguely, said nothing, and continued to review the memorial.
Could it be that the old emperor is in a bad mood today? It must be Fatty and Changping who have made him unhappy. These two brothers and sisters are so annoying. When will I be as mature and steady as the young master?
However, since they are friends, of course they have the meaning of rescuing the enemy. Although Fang Zheng still doesn't know what mistake they made, even Chang Ping, who has been favored for a long time, was reprimanded.
So Fang Zheng carefully probed: "Your Majesty,... In fact, His Royal Highness Prince Fu and Princess Changping are not very old, and they occasionally make mistakes. As long as they are not too outrageous, it is not harmful. Your Majesty, you have to be careful about the dragon body and don't get angry.
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Fatty and Chang Ping behind them sighed inaudibly. - What happened to them? Master, did I say something wrong?
After hearing this, the emperor finally put down his pen, looked at Fang Zheng with a half-smile and said: "You mean, you want me to forgive them?"
Fang Zheng nodded repeatedly: "That's right, Your Majesty, it's normal for young people to behave like children without restraint. There are times when young people don't make mistakes. If they change, they will be good comrades..."
The emperor still smiled half-heartedly and said, "But I don't think they made any big mistake. They just helped others take the blame. What do you say?"
Fang Zheng said solemnly: "Catch the culprit! The culprit must be investigated! Investigate him ruthlessly!"
The emperor finally smiled, and smiled happily: "Very good, now that the evil accomplices are gathered together, it really saves me a lot of trouble."
"Ah?" Fang Zheng was speechless, "What...what do you mean?" He looked back at Fatty and Chang Ping, and saw the two of them sighing and covering their faces with their hands, as if they couldn't bear to watch any more.
The emperor's expression changed and he said sternly: "Fang Zheng! You are so brave! Did you turn a deaf ear to what I told you?"
As a rule, when the emperor "Long Yan" gets angry, everyone present will kneel down in fear. I don't know which dynasty or generation set the rules, but this is how it was played on TV. Fang Zheng subconsciously lowered his body,
I was about to kneel down, but I stopped halfway, - No, the matter was not explained clearly, why should I kneel down?
"Your Majesty, I have always regarded your words as golden rules, how could you turn a deaf ear to them? ... Which words are you referring to?" Fang Zheng said with a smile.
The emperor sneered: "You are still pretending to be confused with me? I ask you, was Pan Shangshu's second son beaten by you yesterday?"
Fang Zheng suddenly realized that this was what happened. Didn’t that boy Pan Wu look quite courageous? Why did he file a complaint with his father when he returned home?
"Last night, Pan Shangshu came to the palace to see me. He said that you, Fang Zheng, had gone too far. You beat his eldest son, and not only beat him, but a few days later, you beat his second son again. Fang Zheng, Fang Zheng, what is the relationship between the Pan family and Fang Zheng?"
How deep is your hatred? Why do you target Pan Shangshu again and again? Humph! This time you are smarter. You don't come forward yourself and encourage Wu Bing and Mi'er to take action. Do you think I don't know this?
Are you there? You’re so smart!”
I dare you, Your Majesty, to understand everything. If I had known I would have been the first to complain... Well, the good guy...
Fang Zheng was furious in his heart. That old guy surnamed Pan was really nothing. What else could this guy do besides complain to the emperor? His character was so bad! In his previous life, when he was in school, he would have probably ended up in vain.
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Fang Zheng knelt down with a look of fear on his face, and said with a cry in his voice: "Your Majesty! I...are unjustly accused!"
"Then tell me, how have I wronged you? Did you incite Wu Bing and Mi'er to beat someone up?"
"Well, it's..." Strictly speaking, Fang Zheng was indeed the mastermind behind this matter, and he couldn't deny this.
"Do you have a grudge against Pan Shangshu?"
"Uh, it's..." They were tit for tat in the court, but in private they beat his son again and again. If he said it was for the country and the people, Fang Zheng himself was embarrassed to say it, it was too shameless.
"After beating the man, did you instigate Wu Bian to blackmail him for fifty thousand taels of silver?" The emperor pressed forward step by step.
"Uh, yes..." Although Young Master Fang only planned to extort five thousand taels, blackmail is blackmail. If you rob a bank with a gun, even if you don't get anything, you will still go to jail if you are caught.
The emperor snorted coldly: "Then what else do you have to say? Have I wronged you?".
Fang Zheng scratched his head, he was wronged but not wronged, but why does it sound so wrong to me?
The fat man couldn't help but said: "Father, if we talk about the cause, it was Pan Shangshu's son who led people to smash Fang Zheng's restaurant first. We really couldn't stand it, so we stepped in to take care of it. I hope my father will see clearly.
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Chang Ping pouted and said aggrievedly: "That's right."
Fang Zheng suddenly slapped his thigh, that's right! That kid provoked me first, what's wrong with me acting in self-defense? The emperor is really good at changing concepts, so that this young master almost bowed his head and confessed just now.
"Your Majesty, that boy smashed into my restaurant for nothing, but I am the victim!"
The emperor said angrily: "You are still a victim? Now Pan Shangshu's two sons have been beaten by you and can't get out of bed, but you are unscathed. Tell me where you were hurt?"
Co-author I have to be beaten to the ground by them to be considered a victim? What kind of logic is this?
Fang Zheng laughed dryly and said: "That's because... Wei Chen has a good character and didn't let them succeed... But Wei Chen is essentially a victim."
Chang Ping helped: "Father, those two boys from the Pan family bullied people first, why don't you scold them?"
The emperor glared at her and said, "What do you know!"
Then the emperor said to Fang Zheng: "Fang Zheng, I can't help you this time. Pan Shangshu has repeatedly begged and complained. If I don't punish you, it will be difficult for all the ministers to talk..."
Fang Zheng was startled and subconsciously covered his butt: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, do you want the staff again?"
Fatty and Chang Ping also became nervous. This matter had something to do with them. Although they were helping Fang Zheng, they would be guilty of a big crime if Fang Zheng was beaten.
The emperor said calmly: "I won't punish you with the royal stick this time..."
Everyone just breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this, but the emperor continued: "...you go to the heavenly prison."
"What?" Everyone was shocked.
"No!" the three of them said in unison. This was a big joke, and the three of them were so frightened that their expressions changed drastically.
The fat man was so anxious that his face turned red: "Father, this matter was all done by my sons and ministers. If my father must punish me, I will punish my sons and ministers!"
Changping was so angry that he jumped up and down: "Father! If you let him go to jail, I...I...I will never pay attention to you again!"
Fang Zheng looked at the emperor in shock, saying nothing for a long time, not knowing what he was thinking.
After a long time, Fang Zheng suddenly said calmly: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen... Wei Chen wants to resign."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the room was shocked, even the emperor stared at Fang Zheng in astonishment. In the impression of Fang Zheng, he had always been the kind of cheerful and glib person, but now he was serious about resigning, which made everyone feel...
Surprised.
Chang Ping was so anxious that he almost cried, and shouted to Fang Zheng: "Don't resign!"
Then he said to the emperor: "Don't let him go to jail!"
Both sides were silent. When Chang Ping saw this, tears finally came out. He stamped his feet angrily and wiped away his tears regardless.
Fang Zheng gave a bitter laugh. People said that officialdom was dangerous, but he had never taken it seriously. Now, it was not until the emperor told him that he wanted him to go to jail that he suddenly realized that officialdom was not as simple as he imagined.
Dozing off while leaning on a pillar in the court hall, bickering with ministers when bored, playing tricks in front of the emperor, and then scorning the sons of several ministers after the court is over. Is it so easy for a court official to do this? Don't you know?
How many pairs of eyes are staring behind me? None of the other ministers live in trepidation, walking on thin ice. Why can I get away so easily? In the final analysis, it is not because I have the favor of the emperor and the protection of the princess that I can put aside these things.
, in fact, I am nothing!
Fang Zheng said calmly: "Actually, Your Majesty, you must know that Wei Chen had no intention of becoming an official. If the fat man had not been lobbying, Wei Chen would never have entered the officialdom. But... the officialdom is very different from what I thought.
, Weichen is still young, and good days are still waiting for me to enjoy. I don’t want to lose my head in this officialdom for no reason one day. Therefore, I ask the emperor to allow Weichen to resign."
The emperor stared at Fang Zheng for a long time, sighed, and said in a serious tone: "Fang Zheng, you still regard the court and the officialdom as too simple. Do you think that just by resigning and not doing anything, everything will be over? Do you know?
, even if you have no official title and no interest in worldly affairs, the people you should have offended have still offended you. Will they let you go? Do you believe it? Without the Holy Family, if you resign today, someone will fabricate charges tomorrow.
You and even your family members were thrown into jail and all your property was confiscated, but I, the emperor, cannot protect you no matter what, because the charges they fabricated must be so seamless that there is no flaw at all."
Fang Zheng was speechless. He couldn't advance or retreat. How could I be in such an embarrassing situation? What should I do?
The emperor continued: "I asked you to go to the heavenly prison to silence the ministers, not to harm you! You have really let down all my hard work..."
Fang Zheng, Fatty and Chang Ping suddenly realized that the emperor sent him to prison to protect him so that Pan Shangshu and the ministers who hated Fang Zheng would not have the opportunity to murder him.
Chang Ping pouted and said: "Then...then we can't let him go to jail. The sky prison is dark and smelly. Is it a place for humans? Father, why don't you just punish him to shut up and think about his life for a few days?"
The fat man nodded repeatedly and said in agreement: "Yes, Father, just let it go as you please, why do you have to go to jail? Why not... let's punish him behind closed doors to think about his mistakes and then give him half a year's salary, or a year's salary..."
Chang Ping said happily: "That is, if my father is willing, I can fine him any number of years of salary. Anyway, his family is rich, hehe..."
Fang Zheng was not happy after hearing this. You prodigal woman, don't you know that this young master is very poor now? You can be fined for any number of years, but you really want me to work for your family for free?
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I wish you all a Happy National Day in advance! Another announcement: Ahem, I heard that there will be a military parade tomorrow morning. I have been eagerly looking forward to this military parade for ten years! So, what does this announcement mean? It’s just that... there will be only tomorrow
It’s the first update in the evening. During the day, I may be so excited that I can’t calm down to type. Please forgive me. It’s once every ten years and every Chinese should read it.