Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 1290 Fang Dashan Attacks

  Emperor Hongzhi said it was time to kill without mercy.

   Even he himself never expected that these three words could be so easily uttered.

  He was angry.

  Heavenly wrath.

  My family's affairs, my son, let you, a grassroots, talk nonsense here.

  If you are really worried about the crown prince and tell me in private, that’s fine, but the public can slander the crown prince everywhere.

What do you want to do?

  Emperor Hongzhi sneered.

  He looked at Mao Ji.

   And Mao Ji, still fearless.

  Before coming, Mao Ji already knew that when he arrived at the Imperial Palace, Emperor Hongzhi would be forced to make two choices.

  One is that Emperor Hongzhi 'repented', no matter what His Majesty's will, he will make concessions, and from then on, Daming will go back to the old way.

   And the other... option, is to let yourself die.

  There is no joy in life, and no fear in death.

  In Mao Ji's eyes, it was like still water, without waves.

  Here today, the duet between myself and Emperor Hongzhi will be famous all over the world.

  Today, my own blood will stain this place red.

   And himself, will also shine on future generations.

  This...for me, it might not be a good ending.

  He adjusted his clothes calmly.

  His calmness seemed to be a silent confrontation.

  He told Emperor Hongzhi over and over again, you lost, Your Majesty... The kindness and generosity you have shown since you have been on the throne for more than 20 years are gone today. As for me, Mao Ji, although I was not well-known before, from now on, as long as people in future generations mention His Majesty, they will mention me, Mao Ji.

   His Majesty wanted to kill, but it was because of fear.

  Are you scared?

Mao Ji smiled, and after dusting off the dust and dirt on his body, he knelt down, bowed his head, and said: "Thunder, rain and dew are all for the king's favor. Your Majesty wants to punish my ministers. I dare not die. I... thank you Your Majesty's grace."

   These respectful words completely offended Emperor Hongzhi.

  What he wants to see is Mao Ji's fear and anxiety.

   What you want to see is his panicked look.

   instead of accepting death.

  The more he did this, the more he embarrassed Emperor Hongzhi.

  Emperor Hongzhi's eyes were red, pointing at Mao Ji: "Disloyal and filial!"

  After kowtowing, Mao Ji stood up with a smile on his face.

  He could feel the fury of the thunder, as well as the panic and regret of the officials and gentry.

  Many people wept in low voices.

   They seemed to be moved by Mao Ji's righteous deed.

  Even those Jinyi captains who rushed in were sweating profusely.

  The charisma of personality is great.

  Mao Ji turned around, looked at several Jinyi captains who rushed in, and smiled: "I'm in trouble."

  The Jinyi captains looked at each other.

  Xiao Jing stood beside Emperor Hongzhi, shouting hysterically: "Drag out."

  The captains in Jinyi became presumptuous now, and someone took off the scarf from Mao Ji's head.

  Someone is pulling his Ru Shan.

   Mao Ji began to become embarrassed.

  But... such an insulting scene.

   Look in the eyes of everyone.

   Xie Qian couldn't help being moved.

  Your Majesty's doing this is nothing less than fulfilling Mao Ji's name of loyalty.

  More people watched Mao Ji off with red eyes.

  Youdu Censor Chen Feng gritted his teeth, his lip was about to be bitten, he knew that His Majesty was furious, and Mr. Mao Ji... died soon.

  The gentry Zhao Yi, watching this scene, felt terrified. The so-called accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger, and he actually saw it with his own eyes.

   Externally, Zhao Yi likes to call himself Mao Ji's disciple, but in fact, Mao Ji doesn't know him.

   But this does not hinder Zhao Yi's respect for Mao Ji.

  Mao Ji is simply a model of scholars and a model of scholar-bureaucrats.

  Hot tears fell from Zhao Yi's eyes.

  He suddenly lost his voice and cried.

  Tears fell down.

  Many people had red eyes, looking at Mao Ji with blurred tears.

   Mao Ji looked calm.

  Even if he is in a mess now.

  Emperor Hongzhi looked at all this, and suddenly felt a severe pain in his heart.

  Looking at these people, looking at these ministers and gentry, what he thought of was...betrayal.

   Over the years, how much love I have for them.

  One person has done a hundred good deeds for a group, and barely got a few compliments.

   But as long as there is one thing that does not satisfy this group, this group will stand against this person without hesitation.

  Emperor Hongzhi was trembling, and his face was terribly frightening.

  At this moment...someone suddenly said: "Wait a minute!"

   Wait for the second word to exit.

  Everyone looked towards the source of the sound.

   is Fang Jifan.

  Fang Jifan, a bastard, dares to speak now.

  Many people glared at Fang Jifan. They believed that Fang Jifan must be the instigator of Mr. Mao Ji's death.

  Fang Jifan stood up slowly: "Let Mr. Mao Ji go first."

   Captain Jinyi couldn't help being taken aback when he heard Fang Jifan call Mao Ji Mr. Mao Ji.

  But he looked at Emperor Hongzhi hesitantly.

  Fang Jifan bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say."

  Emperor Hongzhi never expected that at this moment, it was his son-in-law who stood up.

   "Say it!" Emperor Hongzhi's expression turned serious.

  Fang Jifan said: "Your Majesty, I believe that Mr. Mao Ji, the crime does not deserve death."

   Sin does not deserve death!

  Everyone gasped. Is this what Fang Jifan said?

  Emperor Hongzhi's expression became even more embarrassing.

  He never expected that the first person to stand up against him was Fang Jifan, his son-in-law, and his capable confidant.

  Emperor Hongzhi stared at Fang Jifan, showing disappointment, mixed with anger and disappointment, Emperor Hongzhi's voice was hoarse and tired: "What did you say?"

Fang Jifan said: "Your Majesty, what Mr. Mao Ji said, I think it is not unreasonable. He is a great Confucian with a high reputation. I am thinking, maybe... His Royal Highness is wrong, there is a mistake, just change it , Your Majesty shouldn’t be so angry, I implore Your Majesty, take it back.”

  Emperor Hongzhi trembled.

   All the ministers, you look at me, and I look at you.

Senseless.

  Damn it, Fang Jifan is a shameless bastard, he will fall wherever the wind blows, he really has no shame at all.

Yes.

  If Mr. Mao Ji is killed this time, then the anger of the people in the world will go towards Fang Jifan. Fang Jifan thinks about it, and he has also seen the horror of people's hearts.

Ah…

  This dog thing.

   But with Fang Jifan taking the lead, everyone was shocked.

  The censor of the right capital, Chen Feng, has already bowed down: "Yes, Your Majesty, please take it back, Mr. Mao Ji, his crime is not worthy of death."

   "Your Majesty..." Someone bowed down again: "Please think twice, Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, please think twice." Zhao Yi also mixed in the crowd, bowed down, and he burst into tears: "Mr. Mao Ji, you are just expressing your own opinions, even if he speaks rudely, please Your Majesty, you must not be punished for your words. .”

   "Your Majesty..."

  In a moment, more than half of the gentry and ministers in the hall knelt down.

   Mao Ji stood awkwardly, standing like a javelin, still... still smiling.

  He turned his head and looked at Emperor Hongzhi.

  Emperor Hongzhi's pupils were shrinking, and Emperor Hongzhi's body trembled. He was confused, and the anger in his heart seemed ridiculous.

   Never expected, Fang Jifan...he...

Xiao Jing was in a hurry, he was afraid that His Majesty would be wrong, so he hurriedly took a look at Emperor Hongzhi's face, and then said angrily: "Bold, you are so courageous, the king wants the minister to die, the minister has to die, what do you want to do, what do you want to do?" What do you want to do, come here, kill Mao Ji immediately, kill Mao Ji immediately!"

"Can't be killed!" Fang Jifan looked up and faced Emperor Hongzhi: "Your Majesty, since so many people say that His Royal Highness is wrong and think that Mr. Mao Ji has been wronged, is it possible that Your Majesty can't follow the good advice and kill Mr. Mao Ji?" If so, I am afraid that your Majesty will be laughed at by others. Your Majesty is a sage, so he naturally knows the seriousness. Your Majesty...Since the new policy is wrong, then I ask your majesty to depose the new policy."

  Depose the New Deal…

  Deep in Emperor Hongzhi's heart, monstrous anger was already stirred up.

  The New Deal was proposed by you, Fang Jifan, and I have always supported it, but I never imagined that at this moment, you, Fang Jifan, would actually say such a thing.

Fang Jifan continued: "I also implore Your Majesty to recall His Highness the Crown Prince and ask him to return to Beijing to face the wall and think about his past mistakes. Then please Mr. Mao Ji to teach the Crown Prince and supervise His Highness's words and deeds. Not only that, the useless things that His Highness the Crown Prince has been messing with before Everything that belongs to the country must be destroyed, those steam engines, and the steam railway, this railway can no longer be repaired, Mr. Mao Ji is a gentleman of morality, what he said, I think it is correct, the imperial court governs the world, and the emphasis is on education Instead of those strange and obscene things, Your Majesty... My son... would like to disband Xishan Academy, destroy the records of skills, and let the world return to the right track, I implore Your Majesty... Holy Judgment."

  No one expected that Fang Jifan was the first to confess.

   Mao Ji breathed a sigh of relief.

  Although he knew that death was not terrible, it was the worst plan after all.

   Of course, he has better choices.

  For example... to live, to live in a glorious way.

  Big event... done!

  Mao Ji had a smile on his face. He saw the frustration of Emperor Hongzhi and the pain on his face.

  Myself...won.

But…

  Many people were suddenly silent.

  Chen Feng raised his eyes in astonishment, his face was bewildered.

  What...what do you mean?

  What did Fang Jifan say just now?

  Railway... not repaired?

  …

  Zhao Yi was also confused. There were still tears in his eyes, but he was also dumbfounded when he heard this.

   Didn't you agree to build a railway to Changping?

  What do you mean?

   No new deal, no more railways?

  I thought... this was supposed to be a happy reunion scene.

  But all of a sudden, many people became at a loss.

  It was still a sad and sad face just now, but now it looks like...fuck it.

   Silence.

  The hall fell into a deathly silence.

   It seems that all of a sudden, even the air has become still.

  …

  Chapter 4, and don’t rush to scold, chapter 5 will reveal the answer.

  (end of this chapter)