Chapter 118 Saint\'s troubles

  At this time, Fang Jifan was holding half of a melon, and gently scooped up the spoon, and the melon with seeds went into the spoon and directly sent it to his mouth!

A unique sweetness immediately fills the taste buds. Although it is a cold day, there is no refreshing feeling to cool off the heat, but it has a special taste, especially in this era. In the long winter, there are hardly many fruits and vegetables that can survive. The only thing that can be eaten is It is vegetables and fruits such as radishes transported from the canal and from the south of the Yangtze River that are not easy to deteriorate.

   This long-lost sweetness made people like Fang Jifan, who had eaten countless delicacies from mountains and seas, couldn\'t help but feel better: "Happy, Your Highness, your melons are really good."

Zhu Houzhao stared straight at Fang Jifan, couldn\'t help salivating, and couldn\'t wait to take half a melon, imitating Fang Jifan\'s appearance, scooped up a spoonful of it, swallowed the seeds together, wiped his mouth and said: "Happy!" , I don’t dare to take credit for it, we brothers planted it together, well, it’s very good, Lao Fang’s contribution is first, and this palace is second.”

   "Where, where, Your Highness comes first."

   "What are you fighting for? I said you are the first, so you are the first."

  The two looked at each other and laughed, the spoons in their hands didn\'t stop, and after a while, they ate up half of the melon.

  Passing his belly, Fang Jifan burped, feeling comfortable. What is the top enjoyment? The top enjoyment is not the delicacies that you can eat all over the world, but something you can eat. Few people in this world can eat it. Just like this watermelon, everyone in the world. At this time, who can eat it? Get it, although everyone has eaten it, so what, this is the meaning of life, the meaning of life is to grab as many scarce items as possible, right now, watermelon is scarce.

   "Old Fang, why don\'t you cut another one?" Zhu Houzhao licked his lips, still thinking, it seemed that the previous conflicts and quarrels had long since disappeared. Tonight, he even felt that Fang Jifan and himself were closer than before.

  We are two brothers, but we planted melons together.

  The most important thing is that Fang Jifan didn\'t bother to talk to him these few days, and he took care of the watermelon pitifully by himself, feeling a bit dull, only then did he realize that with Lao Fang by his side, he was much less lonely.

  Fang Jifan put on a straight face: "If you eat another one, you will eat another one. The rest will be kept for sale. We need to build our reputation and make a fortune in the coming year."

   "Oh." Zhu Houzhao felt reasonable: "Yes, we will sell it. But how will we sell it?"

  Fang Jifan said conveniently: "Choose some and send them to the palace. According to His Royal Highness, it is to honor the Empress Dowager and Empress Empress. Your Majesty..."

   "No!" Zhu Houzhao said without hesitation.

  Fang Jifan snorted, and then said: "Others, where there are many nobles, we will sell them."

   "So, where are there many nobles?" Zhu Houzhao\'s eyes widened, as if he were a curious baby.

  Fang Jifan looked confused, your uncle, if you ask me, how would I know?

  …

  It\'s getting late.

  Zhan Shifu\'s young master, Zhan Shi Wang Hua, has already placed his order.

  Back at home, stepped into the main hall, and just as he was seated, he saw his son Wang Shouren stepping in and saluted: "I have seen my father."

   "Bo\'an." Wang Hua smiled and pressed his hands: "Come and sit down, how are you preparing for the palace exam?"

  The imperial examination will be held in two months, so there is no rush, but many Gongsheng students who have been named on the gold list have already begun to sharpen their swords, and Wang Shouren is no exception.

  Wang Shouren shook his head and said, "Today my son is taking the long exam."

  Kao means to think, adding a length in front makes Wang Hua blow his beard and stare. In other words, you have been thinking about nonsense all day long.

   "Oh? Do you have something on your mind?" For this eccentric son, Wang Hua was a little powerless, but had to hold back his temper.

  Wang Shouren said solemnly: "I heard that Gongsheng Xu Jing jumped off the building."

  Wang Shouren frowned, what does it have to do with you if he jumped off the building? Just because of this, you actually thought about it for a day?

Seeing his father\'s complexion, Wang Shouren said again: "According to reports, it was impossible to obtain Fang Jifan as his teacher, so he acted in such a demented manner. Fortunately, the auspicious man has a good fortune, and the injury is not a problem. He finally Fulfilling my wish, I entered Fang Jifan\'s gate wall."

  Wang Hua couldn\'t help but said: "Bo\'an, the palace examination is the real thing."

"This is nothing more serious." Wang Shouren argued: "There are words in "Book of Rites? Great Learning": Investigate things, extend knowledge, be sincere, be honest, cultivate one\'s morality, regulate the family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world. Master Zhu Xi said: "Things are all things, and the grid comes and arrives. When things arrive, their minds are clearly discerned, and those who do not respond to things are extended knowledge." Therefore, those who want to be sincere should first Extending knowledge; extending knowledge lies in investigating things. After investigating objects, you can know them, and after you know them, you will be sincere.”

   "..." But at this time, Wang Hua is mostly speechless, unable to laugh or cry.

But Wang Shouren is very serious: "The words of Zhu Xi\'s master are to let us explore the truth of the world through observation. As the saying goes, the truth of things can be pushed to the extreme. Fang Jifan, his son doesn\'t understand a little bit, Why are there so many people who worship him as a teacher? Why is he notorious in Beijing? Those who are willing to follow him and regard him as a teacher include Ouyang Zhi, Tang Yin, Xu Jing and other virtuous talents. I was puzzled, but no one could solve this doubt for my son, so my son thought of Fang Jifan, maybe... he could understand some truths from him."

  Wang Hua was so angry that he almost vomited blood: "What is there to study about this person, you, put your mind on the right path."

  Wang Shouren seemed to disagree: "Father once said that as long as his son is named on the gold list, he will no longer restrain his son."

   "..." Wang Hua was speechless. In order to let Wang Shouren study obediently and take the imperial examination, Wang Hua did have such an agreement with Wang Shouren, but who would have expected...

He sighed, and couldn\'t help saying quietly: "Hey... your temper is really weird, you don\'t look like a father at all. Fang Jifan is a person, and the old man can\'t see through him. He is a pillar, haha... But if he is really Heinous, the old man is working with him in Zhan Shifu, but he doesn\'t feel like it, although this person often speaks bad words, but my father feels that his heart is not bad."

   "What worries me most about my father is that he takes the crown prince to mess around, but it\'s interesting to say that, just a few days ago, His Highness had a dispute with Fang Jifan, so they ignored each other."

   Speaking of this, Wang Hua felt a little gloating, stroked his beard, and smiled at the corner of his mouth.

  Wang Shouren couldn\'t help saying: "Dispute? But I don\'t know what the dispute is about?"

Wang Hua sighed, glanced at the weird Wang Shouren, and said, "Zhan Shi\'s Mansion is a place where you can\'t hide things. I just found out yesterday. It turns out that the cause of this is because Wang Shi, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs in Nanjing, mobilized troops and horses in Guizhou. treason."

Wang Shouren couldn\'t help being curious: "My son remembered it. A few days ago, it happened that this matter was mentioned in the mansion newspaper, and Wang Shangshu mentioned his counter-insurgency plan. My son thought that Wang Shangshu\'s step-by-step method was very appropriate. In other words, it must be called a place where the rebels have no place to stand."

  Wang Shouren is not an ordinary person. He has unique insights into the art of war. Since Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Yingzong was captured by the Oala tribe of Mongolia, and the court sought compensation for peace. This incident cast a huge shadow on the young Wang Shouren\'s heart. He swore since he was a child that he would learn the art of war well and serve his country loyally. So much so that when he was fifteen years old, he wrote to the emperor many times, offering advice to quell peasant uprisings.

  Of course, Wang Shouren is still a scholar, and the memorials he presented are naturally a sea of ​​stones, and there is not even a ghost. From then on, Wang Shouren simply traveled to Juyongguan and Shanhaiguan, and looked beyond the Great Wall. Since then, he has already had the ambition to travel around.

  Wang Hua glanced at Wang Shouren: "You are right, the prince thinks so too."

  Wang Shouren looked surprised: "Really? Unexpectedly, His Royal Highness is also proficient in the art of war."

Wang Hua smiled, and didn\'t continue to pester the prince\'s point of view: "But Fang Jifan is brazen, saying that Wang Shi\'s strategy will definitely be frustrated, and the army of suppressing the rebellion is bound to suffer heavy losses. Parted unhappy."

  Wang Shouren frowned, he thought for a long time, and said: "My son thinks that there is nothing wrong with Wang Shangshu\'s plan. This is the safest strategy. Fang Jifan seems to be going astray this time."

After all, he laughed. Wang Shouren is a very proud person. If he sees a strange person, he can\'t help but want to study it. But once he finds out that this person is nothing more than that, he will lose interest. He laughed He laughed and said: "Before, Fang Jifan did many interesting things for his son, but now it seems that it is nothing more than that. Maybe he really just had luck before."

  Wang Hua nodded in relief: "Now, you should put your mind on the right path."

He hesitated for a moment, took a deep look at Wang Shouren, and said: "There is one more thing, which is inconvenient to say. Your Majesty has strictly prohibited Zhan Shifu from spreading this matter. Fang Jifan is a man who deceives the public and His Highness the Crown Prince. He actually instigated His Highness the Crown Prince to grow melons with him in Zhan Shifu..."

   "Growing melons..." Wang Shouren was stunned: "Can I grow melons at this time of year?"

Wang Hua, on the other hand, looked at Wang Shouren with a half-smile and didn\'t respond, as if to say, look, now you know what Fang Jifan is. In the upcoming imperial examination, he was placed on such absurd person... Hey...

Wang Shouren pondered for a while, and seemed to have a look of disappointment on his face. He shook his head and said, "Fang Jifan seems to have no need to think about it, but... after my son traveled to Juyongguan and Shanhaiguan, he is concerned about border affairs. I am quite worried, and want to speak to the imperial court about the "Eight Matters of Defense in the Northwest Frontier", but my son is only a Gongsheng, and he speaks lightly, and border defense matters involve the fundamentals of the country, and must not be neglected, can I ask my father to speak on behalf of my son..."

  …

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  (end of this chapter)