I am the carpenter king

Without answering the middle-aged man's question, Mr. Fan gently turned the wine glass in his hand, expressionless.After a long time, Mr. Fan poured himself another glass of wine, and said with emotion in his tone: "Zhuangyuanhong! My Fan family is a family of scholars. Since the Hongwu period, my ancestors have been officials. My great-grandfather was an official to the Ministry of War. Shangshu, grandfather and father are also highly valued."

Seeing Mr. Fan's affectionate and complicated expression, the middle-aged man in the green shirt had a hint of sarcasm at the corner of his mouth, thank you for having the nerve to say so.If your ancestors knew what you are doing now, they would crawl out of their graves.

"I, Fan Wencheng, have been very intelligent since I was a child, so I passed the examination of scholar. How much my father hoped that I would be the number one scholar in high school. My father had already prepared the number one scholar award, and hoped that one day I would be able to enter high school, but when my father passed away, I failed to pass the exam. ” Suddenly pouring the wine into his mouth, Fan Wencheng’s face was full of helplessness and bitterness.

The middle-aged man in the green shirt had a strange face. He knew Fan Wencheng's background, but there was no sympathy on his face, but a hint of disdain in his eyes.I'm afraid this is the kind of person you're talking about when you're a bitch and you still have to erect a memorial archway?However, he also felt that something was wrong with Fan Wencheng, could something be wrong?

"Mr. Fan, the past is over. Have you forgotten your ideals? I admire you so much. How can you belittle yourself?" Sad spring and autumn?

Looking up at Ning Wanme, Fan Wencheng shook his head mockingly, and said in a helpless tone: "Back then, Fan was not allowed to be reused in Daming. I feel that Dajin has the ability to destroy the Ming Dynasty, just like Meng destroyed the Song Dynasty. Once Dajin takes control of the Central Plains, I, Fan Wencheng, will naturally be reused. History is written by the victors."

Nodding quickly, Ning finished me and said: "Isn't this very good? Mr. Fan is righteous, so keep doing it!"

Glancing at Ning Wanme, Fan Wencheng sighed helplessly, and said in a deep voice: "Perhaps God can't bear it. Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty is dead. Emperor Taichang who ascended the throne is just a foolish emperor. Heaven never dies, Emperor Taichang He passed away within a month after ascending the throne, and the newly enthroned Emperor Tianqi is only a teenager."

This time Ning Wan and I were not answering Fan Wencheng's words, he could already vaguely guess what Fan Wencheng was going to say, but his face was even more ugly.

"Originally a teenage child is a great opportunity, but this Emperor Tianqi is very unusual. It reminds me of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty who ascended the throne when he was young. After ascending the throne, the first thing Emperor Tianqi did was to choose The representative of virtuous appointment and ability is Sun Chengzong. After having these capable ministers in the court, Emperor Tianqi started to clean up those moths in the court!" Fan Wencheng drank the wine in the glass again, and his face changed It must be a little rosy.

Sighing, Ning Wan and I agreed: "Yes! Using the smuggling case in Liaodong to get rid of those ministers can clarify the court and block Dajin. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone. After that, , Emperor Tianqi started again in Zhangjiakou. Completely blocked the source of Dajin’s materials. Punish the salt merchants in the south of the Yangtze River and return the financial power to the imperial court. Trained new troops in Liaodong and trained the three major battalions in the capital. Since Emperor Tianqi ascended the throne , making big and small moves, but one thing is certain!"

"He is changing Daming. He is rejuvenating Daming, and it has already been very effective. This time, Liaodong and Zunhua are blooming on both sides. It shows that Ming's military has recovered. Starting today, it must become very difficult to rob Daming. The supply of Daikin is difficult, and there must be many conflicts. Kaiyuan Ke Tieling is lost, and the contact between Daikin and Mongolia has been gradually cut off. The alliance that has just been established may be cut off soon." Fan Wencheng babbled while drinking Dao, with an unconcealable frustration on his face.

After Ning Wan, my mood also became depressed, with a bit of helplessness on my face, he knew that what Fan Wencheng said was true.Since I came to the capital, Ningwan, I have seen that Ming Dynasty is gradually becoming stronger. Although the lives of the people have not changed, Emperor Apocalypse has quietly changed the Ming Dynasty without adding burdens to the people.

"Mr. Fan, even though you say that, Daming is just at the beginning, and many things are still uncertain!" Ning Wan and I wanted to persuade Fan Wencheng, but he didn't know what to say.

"Kill him!" Fan Wencheng suddenly interrupted Ning Wan, his face became very grim, and he slapped the table and said.

Sitting there in a daze, Ning Wan and I looked straight at Fan Wencheng, my heart was thumping.My lips kept trembling, and after a long time, I tried to say: "Who do you want to kill?"

Ning Wan, I was originally from Liaoyang, and I was used to watching wars and chaos. I have seen countless dead people, and I even killed people myself.But when Fan Wencheng mentioned killing people, I was really scared after Ning Wan.

"Emperor Apocalypse has already made preparations. Foreign aggression is no longer a threat to Daming for the time being. Emperor Apocalypse will start to rectify internal affairs. Judging from what Emperor Apocalypse has done since he ascended the throne, the possibility of reform is very large. Once successful, you know what it means. What are you looking for? And Emperor Tianqi definitely has the ability to succeed, we can’t sit still!” Fan Wencheng had a crazy expression on his face, his right hand was tightly clutching the wine glass in his hand, his fingers turned white, but Fan Wencheng seemed to be Feel nothing.

I lowered my head and thought for a while, but I still smiled wryly and shook my head, saying: "Mr. Fan, we can do so many things in the capital because those people need us. Based on the evidence we have, It is already rare for those people to do this. If they are allowed to do these things, I am afraid it will be impossible, and they will probably betray us!"

With a cold snort, Fan Wencheng said in a cold voice: "Those people are nothing but clowns with no ambitions. Why should we tell them the whole plan? Just use them! You know, Emperor Tianqi has just given birth to a son. Once Emperor Tianqi dies, his son will succeed him. At that time, the ruler will be weak and his ministers will be strong. With the harem and eunuchs interfering in politics, the Ming Dynasty will definitely go downhill. The day when the Ming Dynasty will perish is not far away. .”

Although I still have a lot of concerns, Ning Wan and I are also very tempted by Fan Wencheng's plan, so my tone is no longer so firm, and I said: "But Emperor Tianqi lives deep in the palace. It can be said that it is as difficult as going to the sky to assassinate him. We don't have enough manpower, I'm afraid the action will be fruitless!"

Seeing that Ning Wan and I no longer insisted but agreed with my opinion, Fan Wencheng's face suddenly showed joy.In fact, after he got the news, Fan Wencheng had already made a decision, what he did today was just to convince Ning to finish me.He pondered for a while.Fan Wencheng said again: "Since the decision has been made, the matter will be easy to handle! We must unite all forces that can be united. As long as Emperor Tianqi is killed, great things will be accomplished!"

According to the current situation and the power they can use, the two of them decomposed the matter well, and left Bianyifang respectively.

Ning Wan and I left in a carriage, and the car turned and stopped in front of a mansion, who obviously knew him.Seeing Ning Wan and I came back, Menzi hurriedly greeted me with a smile.She flattered and said: "Mr. Ning is back! The master has been waiting for you for a long time, please meet me in the back garden!"

Nodding expressionlessly, ignoring the door, Ning Wan raised my leg and walked in.Suddenly a gust of wind came out, and the lantern hanging on the door fell down. Ning Wan and I were taken aback, looking at the lantern with Korean characters written on it, thoughtfully.until the butler came out.Standing there counting down the doors, I walked in after Ning Wan.

I am different from Ning Wan.Fan Wencheng didn't go to anyone's mansion, he walked alone on the street for a long time, only after confirming that no one was following him, he turned and entered an alley.When he came to the door of an inconspicuous courtyard, he gently opened the door and walked in.There seemed to be someone waiting inside, and Fan Wencheng walked in.The man said: "My lord, is everything going well?"

Fan Wencheng nodded, and said with a happy face: "Everything is going well, but the preparations have begun!"

The man immediately beamed with joy, and called the portraits around him to walk behind.Soon it disappeared from the back door, and everything returned to silence.

The capital city is very large and there are many people. If it is not intentional, no one will notice anything abnormal.Although Dongchang and Jinyiwei are doing their best to investigate, Emperor Tianqi is not very satisfied.

Putting down the memorial in his hand, Emperor Tianqi gently rubbed his swollen forehead, and sighed helplessly.Although the people who wrote to impeach Sun Chengzong died down, Emperor Tianqi never forgot about this matter.

But Emperor Tianqi couldn't be too harsh on rumors of the censor, and Jin Yiwei couldn't arrest people and send them to jail.Although it was found that there might be a shadow of the gap between slavery and a few people were arrested, but without exception, they all died in the imperial prison.This is a real dead man, Emperor Tianqi's psychology is very clear, the more this is the case, the more worried Emperor Tianqi is.

In the past few days, the court was full of He Xi's excerpts, and those people seemed to have died down, as if nothing had happened.If something goes wrong, there must be a demon, and Emperor Tianqi also smelled something strange.

"Wang Chengen, is there any urgent matter recently?" Emperor Tianqi really didn't have the heart to read the memorial, lowered his head and said to Wang Chengen on the side.

"Back to the emperor, the Ministry of Officials just came up again, it's about the performance appraisal of the Ministry of Officials this year!" Wang Chengen stood aside respectfully, he knew that Emperor Tianqi didn't have the heart to read the memorials, and he had already written down these memorials that had passed through the Supervisor of Ceremonies. up.

Emperor Tianqi nodded lightly. Although the Ministry of Officials conducts performance appraisals every year, most of them are mere formalities.Emperor Tianqi was very clear in his heart that the Ming Dynasty did not have a sound mechanism for inspecting officials, and the Jingcha became a tool for party struggle.Although Zhang Juzheng made a test method, it is meaningless now.

Looking up at the weather outside, Emperor Tianqi frowned and said to Wang Chengen with a smile: "Go and prepare, I'm going to the Ministry of Officials."

"Your Majesty, if there is anything you can call for Mr. Zhou, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, why does your Majesty go in person!" Wang Chengen saluted Emperor Tianqi respectfully, with a slightly worried tone in his tone.

Emperor Tianqi loves to go out of the palace so much, Wang Chengen is really afraid that something will happen to him. You must know that Emperor Zhengde was addicted to going out of the palace in incognito.There is nothing now, and not many people know about it. If the news spreads, it may not be good for Emperor Tianqi!

Waving his hands, Emperor Tianqi ignored Wang Chengen's advice and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, you bring a few more people to prepare! I'm just going to the Ministry of Officials, nothing will happen, and no one knows that I'm leaving the palace."

Seeing that Emperor Tianqi didn't listen to him, Wang Chengen's eyes dimmed, and he felt a little helpless.But he also told himself in his heart that the emperor didn't take it seriously, and he must be more careful.

Without too much delay, Emperor Tianqi brought people to the gate of the Ministry of Officials.But before going in, I found that something seemed to happen here.Several people were arguing, among them were small officials from the Ministry of Officials, but they didn't make any moves.

Emperor Tianqi got out of the car with the support of Wang Chengen, and brought a few people to the scene, wanting to hear what was going on inside.

There are two people who are arguing with the small official of the official department.All of them were wearing green shirts and holding folding fans in their hands. From their attire, it seemed that both of them were famous people.But he must not be a Jinshi, otherwise he wouldn't be arguing with the officials here.

Judging from the faces of the two, they should be brothers, because they look alike, both in their 30s, with a strand of beard on their chin.Although he was very angry with the little official, he still paid attention to his own image when he quarreled.See more and more people around.The man who seemed to be the elder brother said: "Ying Xing, don't be as knowledgeable as these petty officials who look down on others. You will lose your reputation in vain. Let's go, it doesn't matter if this official doesn't work!"

The younger man was also more decisive, nodded vigorously, and followed his brother out.

Emperor Tianqi came close, happened to see this scene, and heard that the younger brother was called Ying Xing.Emperor Tianqi was a little startled.Although there was shock on his face, Emperor Tianqi knew that he needed to confirm it carefully.Turning his head to Wang Chengen, he said: "Take those two people to the restaurant opposite, where will I wait for them!"

"Yes, son!" Wang Chengen didn't know why Emperor Tianqi was interested in these two people, he only thought that Emperor Tianqi was looking for trouble for the officials.Not daring to slack off in the slightest, Wang Chengen walked quickly to stop the two brothers.

Nodding to the two brothers with a smile, Wang Chengen said seriously: "You two sons. Our young master has invited you, and I hope you two sons will appreciate it!"

The two brothers were taken aback for a moment and glanced at each other, both of them could see the caution in each other's eyes.Looking carefully at Wang Chengen, no matter how you look at it, he looks like the housekeeper of a rich family.The elder of the two brothers quickly returned the gift.Said: "I don't know who your son is? Why are you looking for my two brothers?"

"My son's name is taboo, I dare not mention it. As for what matters, I can't ask about it. The two sons are handsome and handsome, and they are talented. It must be that my son has the heart to make friends. Please don't refuse! "Wang Chengen looked like a housekeeper, and he spoke neither humble nor overbearing, invisibly raising the status of Emperor Tianqi.

If in later life, someone stopped you on the street, saying that you are handsome and wanted to know you, how would you feel?However, in this era, this matter is acceptable, especially among scholars, this kind of thing is not uncommon.

After thinking about it for a while, the two brothers understood that it must be that the young master just saw his brothers at the entrance of the official department. The young masters from rich families are more idle, this is curiosity!

Seeing Wang Chengen's sincere expression, the two brothers couldn't refuse, they smiled and bowed their hands to Wang Chengen, saying: "I am sorry to trouble you, old man, to lead the way!"

Seeing that the two agreed, Wang Chengen breathed a sigh of relief. If they didn't agree, he would have to spend some more time.If you can't invite people to go, it will inevitably leave the impression that Emperor Tianqi is not doing well.

After drinking the tea in his hand, Emperor Tianqi looked in Wang Chengen's direction helplessly. When he was bored waiting, Wang Chengen came up with someone.

"Looking at the high spirits of the two of you, I suddenly became friends with each other. I take the liberty to invite you. I hope that you will not be offended. In Baiyu, the lower capital, you haven't asked the two happy names yet? Emperor Tianqi greeted them with a smile, looking like a standard scholar.

When the two brothers saw a young man coming up to greet them, they knew that this was the young master that the old housekeeper was talking about, and quickly returned the salute with fists cupped, saying: "Take the liberty to bother me, I hope Brother Bai Xian won't take offense! I am the newcomer Song Yingsheng, and this is my younger brother Song Yingxing!"

After listening to the self-introductions of the two people, Emperor Tianqi was overjoyed immediately, it was really great, how could he forget this person?This is the author of "Heavenly Creation", the greatest scientist of this era.If Xu Guangqi is very good at firearms, then this Song Yingxing is good at everything.Whether it is agriculture, machinery, mining, etc., he knows it all.

What Emperor Tianqi saw the most was that Song Yingxing had researched sound waves. What a great research this is!Emperor Tianqi believed that under his guidance, Song Yingxing would definitely become the most famous scientist of this era.He will be proud of the world's scientists and become the No.1 in the world.

Seeing Song Yingxing, Emperor Tianqi suddenly felt that the matter had been settled, and now he could start to prepare.Reaching out his hand to signal the two to sit down, Emperor Tianqi signaled Wang Chengen to arrange the food and drinks.

The Song brothers on one side were also sizing up Emperor Tianqi. Whether it was his clothes or his imposing manner, the young son on the opposite side was definitely not simple.When hearing the names of the two, the son's joy came from the heart, but why?

But neither of the two brothers asked, he naturally asked the two of them, there must be some intentions.When the food and wine were ready, the two brothers swallowed their saliva. They hadn't eaten since the morning, and they were really hungry now. (To be continued..)