Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 111: make an edict



Chapter 111 Order to sin against oneself

  As expected by Liu Jian and others, after hearing Fang Jifan\'s words, Emperor Hongzhi\'s face changed suddenly, his eyes were sharp, and he said coldly: "Bold, is this what a courtier should say?"

  Fang Jifan was really taken aback under the gaze of Emperor Hongzhi, and hurriedly said, "I\'m going to die."

Emperor Hongzhi stared straight at Fang Jifan and said: "I treat you well, but you want to sell yourself to get a name. It seems that I have indulged you too much. If you don\'t beat you, in the future, don\'t you want to Reversed? Come on!"

The three of Liu Jian couldn\'t help but closed their eyes regretfully. Fang Jifan is a boy with more than enough courage, but when it comes to his so-called remonstrance, this guy is simply a pig teammate. If he wants to excuse him, he doesn\'t know Where to start.

   "Wait a minute!"

  Uh, the pig teammates started to play tricks again.

  Your Majesty has clearly made up his mind. At this time, he must be beaten with a stick, and then obediently be convinced, but this guy...actually said, \'Wait a minute! "

   Xie Qian couldn\'t bear to look at it anymore, and turned his eyes to one side, suddenly felt a feeling of wind and wind, easy water and cold, and the feeling that the strong man would never return when he was gone.

  Emperor Hongzhi was taken aback for a moment, at this point, how dare you wait? Where did this guy learn his bad habits?

  Before Emperor Hongzhi got angry, Fang Jifan said righteously: "Before I came, I was already prepared to die generously!"

   die generously...

   This is of course a lie, Fang Jifan is not someone who seeks death, but... will this make him look more imposing?

   "..." Emperor Hongzhi was even more taken aback.

   "But...Your Majesty, you are wrong! The minister, Fang Jifan, disagrees!" The resounding words seemed to echo in the warm pavilion.

  Emperor Hongzhi\'s eyes widened. Now, the fire is really raging.

  Liu Jian sighed in his heart, this is the rhythm of preparing to collect the corpse.

But Fang Jifan obviously didn\'t stop his comprehension, and continued: "The reason why I don\'t agree with it is because of two things. Make mistakes, so the minister told the crown prince again and again, it is not terrible for people to make mistakes, but the most terrible thing is knowing the mistakes and not correcting them. In this world, there has never been a sage. If you make a mistake, then correct it, that’s fine. But if you don’t know your mistakes and don’t correct them, then there will be more and more mistakes. If this continues, when the prince becomes an adult, how can he be a good prince and a good son of His Majesty.”

  Hoo...Emperor Hongzhi, who was about to be completely furious, was stunned.

  This guy... actually sacrificed the prince.

  The implication is that the prince is actually used as an analogy to the emperor. The prince will make mistakes, and the emperor will also make mistakes. If you make a mistake, you can correct it.

   These words still aroused the shame and indignation deep in Emperor Hongzhi\'s heart, but Emperor Hongzhi remained silent, with a thoughtful expression on his face.

Fang Jifan held his head up and continued: "There is one more thing that I want to report. Your Majesty must have known about my father. As long as I can remember, my father has been up before dawn every day to go to the Five Armies Commander\'s Mansion to serve as an official." Value. There is no day when you can slack off, even if it is windy and rainy, you will never delay. If there is a war, the father is away, and he will share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers. He strives to do everything to the best So much so that His Majesty appreciates him, and the soldiers also love him. So, I don\'t understand his behavior..."

   This time, it was Fang Jifan\'s father who was sacrificed.

   I have to say that Fang Jinglong is almost impeccable except for pampering his son. Like Emperor Hongzhi, he doesn\'t like beauty, is diligent in official duties, and has a clear and orderly attitude in everything he does. This reputation is recognized both inside and outside the court.

Thinking of Fang Jinglong, Emperor Hongzhi\'s face softened a little, and his intention to punish Fang Jifan just now subconsciously faded a lot. After all... he is the queen of Zhongliang. Fang Qing\'s family is only such a son, and he has a brain disease. Really hurt him, as a father, I don\'t know how heartbroken he will be.

  Emperor Hongzhi still snorted coldly.

Fang Jifan ignored Emperor Hongzhi\'s disdain, but continued leisurely: "I don\'t understand my father\'s behavior very much. Even if my father is loyal to your majesty, he is not so meticulous. Sometimes even if he is sick, But he didn\'t dare to neglect his official duties, and went to the governor\'s mansion on time. So, the minister asked his father, everyone has seven emotions and six sexual desires, as well as five tuberculosis and seven injuries, but why is my father so diligent and careless in the slightest? Are you unwilling to slack off?"

  It seems that the monarchs and ministers in the warm pavilion are all immersed in this little story, and everyone is silent, just want to hear how Fang Jifan\'s father answered.

Fang Jifan said indifferently: "So the father of the minister said that he must be loyal to the emperor, so he dare not slack off. But this is not the only reason, there is another reason. As a father, you should set an example and let the minister You know, you have to be humble and honest, the so-called top beam is not upright and the bottom beam is crooked, if a father can\'t set a good example for the minister, then...the minister will be even more absurd, so...the minister\'s father tried his best to set a good example. The purpose of being perfect is that one day, I can emulate what he has done and become a person who keeps his own place. Alright, I\'m done."

   "..."

   Silence.

   Needle drop can be heard in the Snapper.

  The only thing that can be heard is the inaudible breathing sound.

   Li Dongyang suddenly opened his eyes, and a light flashed in those eyes.

   God!

  Emperor Hongzhi was stunned again.

  These two stories, if taken separately, may be nothing, but once put together, they seem to have a certain infinite persuasive power.

  It is not uncommon for people to correct their mistakes.

  But the second story happened all at once, and it made Emperor Hongzhi feel enlightened.

  Fang Jifan\'s father did everything not for himself, but for what? It was because he had a son. He knows that he has done something wrong, and maybe people can do it without anyone noticing, or even if there is any negligence, he will not be blamed by others, but he still works hard to do everything well, just because he is The father of his son, he wants his son to follow his own example.

   Isn’t this just about not doing good because it is too small, and not doing evil because it is too small?

Similarly, apart from being an emperor, Emperor Hongzhi is also a father. Now...he has done something wrong. If he does not correct his mistakes, he even thinks that if he is wrong, he is wrong. After all, the majesty of the court is more important, so what will happen if the crown prince sees all this?

  Zhu Houzhao was originally full of stinking faults. Emperor Hongzhi hoped that he could correct his mistakes, so if his own mistakes were not corrected, why should he set an example and tell the prince that he can correct his mistakes?

  The face of the royal family is important, but is it not important to the education of the crown prince?

  The crown prince, after all, represents the future.

  Compared with Emperor Hongzhi\'s expectations for the crown prince, what is my self-esteem?

  Suddenly, Emperor Hongzhi\'s eyes changed from being dazed to being as clear as seeing the sun through the clouds.

That\'s right... If I am so vague today, then... In the future, the prince will be like me. I am his father, if I can\'t even be a role model, how can I let his son correct his mistakes? Woolen cloth?

  The Snapper was still eerily quiet.

In fact, Fang Jifan\'s heart was actually a little uneasy. The trump card he threw out was not a big reason at all, nor was it the right or wrong of the so-called matter, but the crown prince. Fang Jifan was betting on the heart of Emperor Hongzhi. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince more than anything else.

   Lose... get ready to be ripped apart.

   But if the bet is correct, the whole case will be completely reversed, and those who should not have been wronged will be treated fairly.

  At this moment, I saw Emperor Hongzhi with his hands behind his back, his eyes closed, and his brows furrowed deeply.

  While Fang Jifan was waiting nervously, he saw Emperor Hongzhi suddenly opened his eyes, and said immediately: "Immediately decree that Cheng Minzheng and Xu Jing\'s fraud case is purely fictional, I..."

Speaking of this, Emperor Hongzhi took a deep breath, as if he had made up his mind, and said in a deep voice: "It is my fault that I couldn\'t see through it in advance, so that Cheng and Xu were tortured in the imperial prison. It caused rumors from the people all over the world, and made the innocent and loyal ministers and Gongsheng unjust. Now that the two have been framed, I have no shirkable responsibility. I should issue an edict to punish myself and examine myself three times, so as not to repeat the same mistakes. Those who falsely accused Cheng Minzheng and Xu Jing, and the Huke gave Hua Chang, immediately dismissed them and drove them out of Beijing. Jin Yiwei, who was suspected of being tortured Relevant people and others will also immediately start a strict investigation, and those involved in this case will be severely punished."

  He paused, looked at Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian who were in high spirits, and continued: "Cheng Minzheng, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, will immediately resume his original post; Gongsheng Xu Jing will also resume his Gongsheng fame as usual."

"Cheng Minzheng and Xu Jing, although their grievances have been avenged, their grievances still make me sad. People\'s grievances cannot be justified, and officials\' cunning cannot be restrained. This is all my fault. Taimiao, report my negligence to the ancestors and ancestors, as a punishment, and hope that I can see the previous warning forever, and be terrified!"

   When he said these words, Emperor Hongzhi seemed to be relieved, and his whole face was relieved.

However, this is not only for Cheng Minzheng and Xu Jingzhaoxue, but it is clearly Emperor Hongzhi who issued an edict to punish himself, and announced to the world that he, the emperor, is the most responsible for this matter, and he even prudently asked the British Duke to go to the Taimiao It is really not easy for the priest to state this matter as an emperor.

  (end of this chapter)