Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 1058 God has the virtue of good life

   Fang Jifan's words.

   The hall fell into a deathly silence.

  Only he dared to say this.

  Yan Shidu's face turned red, and he really wanted to fight Fang Jifan to the death, but he gave up instead, because...Fang Jifan...is really not easy to mess with.

   If you really want to fight Fang Jifan desperately, that is the real festival of righteousness and death.

He had no choice but to say: "Fang Duwei, don't talk about him. What you want to talk about now is the problem of the Academy of Sciences. This Academy of Sciences is full of thieves. Throughout the Ming Dynasty, people sought official positions based on fame. Why do you come to this Academy of Sciences? You don’t need to read the Four Books and Five Classics to be in the imperial class. I know that these people are all the disciples and grandchildren of Fang Duwei. I can understand Fang Duwei’s heart to protect the calf. Wang Wenyu, this Wang Wenyu..."

  Everyone looked at Wang Wenyu.

  Wang Wenyu lowered her head, as if she was not used to this scene. Suddenly feel guilty.

  His performance was really disappointing, and he looked completely at a loss.

   When it comes to verbal debate, ten thousand Wang Wenyu will never be the opponent of Yan Shidu.

  He was panicked and anxiously looking at Fang Jifan.

  This demeanor immediately made many people even more disgusted and contemptuous.

   Just such a guy, let His Majesty make a decree, which aroused the monstrous hatred of Jiujiang soldiers and civilians...

   Someone stood in the middle of the class, and suddenly said: "Wang Wenyu is at a loss, it seems...you have to rely on Captain Fang to nurse him."

   Before Fang Jifan had time to see who said it, there was sudden laughter in the hall.

This clearly... that is to say, what is Wang Wenyu, a person who dare not stand up, can't even speak clearly, and when encountering troubles, he hides behind Fang Jifan, an old hen... No, behind the big rooster, like this People, isn't it ridiculous?

  It seemed that all of a sudden, many people found Wang Wenyu's weakness.

   "This matter is caused by Wang Wenyu, Fang Duwei, why don't you let Wang Wenyu come out, make it clear?"

   "Yes, please Wang Wenyu give His Majesty and me an explanation."

  Wang Wenyu's face was ashen. If he had been asked to come out honestly, he could barely speak a few words. But the crux of the problem is that when everyone booed, he panicked.

  Usually, he is taciturn and only cares about studying astronomy and geography. With such a huge situation...he has a guilty conscience.

  Emperor Hongzhi frowned.

  Obviously, His Majesty's original intention is not to hold anyone accountable, even... What Wang Wenyu said is not unreasonable. Whether there will be heavy rain in Jiangxi is still unknown. Now is not the time to pursue...

  He was a little chilled. What was chilling was that the ministers had gone against their original intention at this time, and at this time, they were still thinking about attacking their opponents.

   "Wang Wenyu, please make it clear, we are not targeting him, it's just such a big matter, he hides and refuses to meet people, why is that?"

   "Yes, explain clearly."

  Wang Wenyu was completely petrified.

  Actually, some of the Hanlin Academy of Sciences beside him also began to panic, bowing their heads, not daring to speak.

   "Haha...Look, his crotch is wet!"

   Someone couldn't help but yelled.

  No one went to investigate who was making noise in the hall, and everyone subconsciously looked at Wang Wenyu... Sure enough... his crotch was wet.

   Scared to pee...

  Fang Jifan: "..."

   Zhu Houzhao looked at Fang Jifan: "..."

  Human tragedy.

  Zhu Houzhao was a little dazed, why...Your old Fang chose such a coward.

  Fang Jifan raised his head, looked at the hall with carved beams and painted buildings, and turned a blind eye.

  Wang Wenyu almost collapsed, and he bowed down: "I...everything I played has its roots...not...not..."

  Speaking of this, he choked up, couldn't continue, and looked at Fang Jifan with blurred eyes: "Master treats me with such kindness as a mountain...I am ashamed of Master...I..."

  Many people looked here coldly.

  Na Yan Shidu even struck while the iron was hot: "Your Majesty, such a person can actually be an official and rank alongside civil and military officials. This is a shame and a shame for ministers and others!"

  Emperor Hongzhi: "..."

  Wang Wenyu's performance really disappointed him.

  There is no such thing as a minister.

  Although he knew that this was someone deliberately wanting to group up and attack the Academy of Sciences, it's just that people like the Academy of Sciences are...too weak.

  Emperor Hongzhi was anxious. The complaints from the common people, the criticism from the officials, and the performance of the Academy of Sciences made him heartbroken, and made him... angry.

  Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but glared at Zhu Houzhao.

  Zhu Houzhao: "..."

  He said in his heart, Father, I really don't blame me this time, how did I know that this guy is so cowardly, this is the list drawn up by Fang Jifan.

  Of course... He swallowed these words again, what else can he do? Could it be that you have cheated Lao Fang? This is not my style, Zhu Houzhao.

"Your Majesty..." At this time, even Liu Jian couldn't laugh or cry. He knew that what happened today would surely spread and become the laughing stock of the world. He coughed, and as the chief minister of the cabinet, he had no choice but to come out Said a word: "Your Majesty, the veteran thinks that the selection of candidates for the Academy of Sciences seems to be a bit reckless. This Academy of Sciences can follow His Majesty and wait for the Imperial Palace. The selection of candidates should be cautious. The Academy of Sciences, yes Okay, but the old minister thinks that the matter of the Academy of Sciences in the palace and waiting in the imperial palace needs to be slowed down, otherwise..."

   Speaking of this, it is obvious that even Liu Jian is unwilling to go down with the mud. He could have turned a blind eye to it, but now it seems that the Academy of Sciences is so muddled that it cannot support the wall.

  Just when Emperor Hongzhi was ashamed and angry, and the ministers seemed to be somewhat willing to push the wall down.

  Especially that Yan Shidu, who seems to be quite proud of himself at the moment, he still has to pick up and say something.

   Outside, someone hurried in.

  It was Xiao Jing, Xiao Jing didn't know why, after entering the palace, he hurriedly prostrated himself: "Your Majesty..."

  Behind Xiao Jing is Mou Bin.

  Mou Bin looked annoyed, as if he was very dissatisfied because Xiao Jing cut him off, but...obviously he didn't want to offend Xiao Jing, although he was unwilling, he didn't dare to say anything.

   "Your Majesty, Jiujiang Mansion, there is a performance!"

  Xiao Jing settled with one word.

  In the hall... suddenly settled down.

   There was no sound.

  Emperor Hongzhi frowned. At this moment, Xiao Jing entered the memorial, and something serious must have happened.

  Emperor Hongzhi sighed: "Read it."

"Slave obeys the order!" Xiao Jing trembled, as if he had been mentally prepared, opened the report, and said in a loud voice: "Liu Yafu, the small banner of Jiujiang Mansion, said: On the twenty-fourth day of October, Jiujiang Mansion suffered a long drought. Sudden showers!"

  Showers...

  Emperor Hongzhi lowered his eyebrows fiercely.

  October 24th, isn’t this...the day before yesterday...

  It rained heavily the day before yesterday?

   After careful calculation, this time...

  Emperor Hongzhi raised his eyes in surprise, and glanced at Wang Wenyu, who was prostrating on the ground, trembling and peeing in fear.

   This time and Wang Wenyu's prediction are... completely consistent!

  The ministers were in an uproar, and people began to discuss.

   "Silence!" Emperor Hongzhi shouted sharply.

  At this time, the ministers kept silent, and the face of Yan Shidu was pulled down, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared.

  Fang Jifan also took a deep breath.

  Of course he knows that weather forecasting can be done, as long as he masters the rules, there is nothing he cannot do.

  But... this does not mean that Wang Wenyu can do it.

  Because many things are involved in this, Fang Jifan is also skeptical about the direction of Wang Wenyu's research.

   I never thought... my dearest disciple, actually... the prediction was right.

  Xiao Jing pulled his throat, and then said: "This rain lasted all night, and it rained like a torrential downpour. The next morning, when I heard the flood situation suddenly, a section of the Jiujiang River estuary broke its embankment, and the flood flowed backwards, stretching for several counties..."

   "..."

  Emperor Hongzhi was stunned.

  Several counties…

  The people in this temple all understand what this sudden flood situation, and it stretches so wide, means what it means.

   "The rain hasn't stopped till now... and the flood is endless, and the nearby lakes are all flooded... Nearly half of the prefectures and counties in Jiujiang have been reduced to a flood country. The flood has swept away the gravel and destroyed countless houses..."

  Anyone understands that the damage caused by this kind of flood is devastating.

"Thanks to His Majesty's decree in time, the counties of Jiujiang and Nanchang moved their population to higher places in time, and the government's grain storage was also moved to higher places for hoarding. Although the casualties of this... flood are immeasurable, most of them For the time being, the soldiers, civilians, and civilians are all fine, and the officials store grain to supply the victims for the time being. It is a lowly estimate that the victims will not be as good as the flood season in previous years..."

  Hoo...

  Emperor Hongzhi let out a long sigh of relief.

  In any case...life is saved.

If encountering such a flood as in previous years, or even a breach of the river embankment, there may be at least 100,000 casualties. Not only that, a large number of people will be killed and the flood will not recede, and the plague will immediately start to spread. In addition, if the food in the official warehouse is not protected in time, then... this is definitely a **** on earth, but now, there are only sporadic casualties, people are still alive, and there is food for the time being, and they can wait for the next step of the court's rescue, and people's hearts will gradually fade away. Stability, as long as there is order and food, the people have not completely despaired, even if the fields are flooded and the houses are washed away, they can still start again in the coming year.

   This decision actually saved thousands of people.

  Emperor Hongzhi was dumbfounded.

  He looked blankly at the officials and ministers on the left and right.

  The civil and military officials also listened to the shocking news one by one, and then... started to be in an uproar again.

   "It's true that God has the virtue of good life. If it weren't for the blessings of the ancestors, I don't know how many people would die."

   "God has the virtue of being good at life, why did the rainstorm come from?"

"If all the little banner officials report the truth, this flood is probably unprecedented in history, and it may be rare in a hundred years. In the past, when did the river break through the embankment overnight... if it wasn't for Your Majesty is holy, God knows how many people will die."

  (end of this chapter)