Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 1577 Fang Jifan is back

  The next moment, Zhu Houzhao stood up.

He waved the whip in his hand, smiled contemptuously at the Hanlin, pointed to Zhang Tao who was dying on the ground, and said coldly: "This old thief must be related to the assassination case, let me take it down, take it down!" According to the note from the palace, let the official department depose him first and send him to the factory guard, and he will definitely be able to find out something."

   As soon as he finished speaking, a group of Xishan Academy scholars who were like wolves and tigers took action immediately without hesitation.

   In Hanlin's view, these scholars have already reached the height of arrogance.

  But so what...

  Zhang Tao was quickly taken away, and the rest of the Imperial Academy, with a heavy heart, just remained silent.

  People looked at all this, their hearts were really cold, and at the same time, a strange feeling grew in their hearts.

  Among the crowd, Wang Bushi, a scholar in the Imperial Academy, sighed with emotion: "If the Duke of Qi is here today, why is it so..."

   After finishing speaking, he sighed.

  This sentence, if it used to be, would be extremely taboo in the Hanlin Academy.

  Because among the Imperial Academy, there are not many people who like Fang Jifan.

  They are clear streams with strong bones, and there is a tradition of resistance in their bones.

  What's more...Wang Bushi was a maverick in the Hanlin Academy.

  Because he was rich, while the other Hanlins were all sucked dry by that dog surnamed Fang.

  But today... the Hanlins were pale, but they didn't make a sound.

   These words... really make people speechless.

  If Qi Guogong is still there...

   This is a bold idea.

  If he's still around...

  As for the mansion plummeting, so that even the loan is not repaid, would you rather lose the house and the mortgaged land than dare to repay the loan?

  How did you accumulate so much family property, and it became empty overnight?

  So why, His Majesty suddenly abolished stereotyped writing, leaving no room for change?

  And why is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the scholars of Xishan Academy screaming and killing everywhere, and the corpses of several scholars will always be found in the desolate Town God's Temple.

  And why did the family members go out to buy and were recognized by others, the merchants actually pretended not to do business with you, and some merchants even directly put up signs that they did not sell their products.

  Why is this so...

  They discovered now that Fang Jifan's dog-like thing, if alive...is not the worst outcome.

  Although this person is unreasonable, he is just a buffer for the old and new learning that is incompatible.

  Now...Fang Jifan is gone.

  So... the contradiction broke out completely.

  I just became the one that everyone shouted and beat me.

   There is no way out.

  The mansion plummeted, and I dared not repay the loan.

  The gentry had to pay grain taxes, so the value of the land also plummeted.

  You want to see others joke, but who knows that the biggest joke is yourself.

  All Hanlin still remained in place, silent, but their hearts were extremely complicated.

  …

  Several sea ships, all the way north.

  Fang Jifan and his party arrived in Ningbo in a hurry. As Wang Shouren said, there were almost no obstacles along the way.

   Those who conspired against the law would never have dreamed that Fang Jifan was not dead.

  They even thought that if Fang Jifan didn't die, he would definitely go to the government, or choose to return to Beijing immediately.

  But who would have thought that a group of people were going to Ningbo Mansion in a hurry.

  Fang Jifan was a courageous man, he was not afraid of death, but Wang Shouren tried hard to persuade him, but for Wang Shouren's sake, he had no choice but to shrink back.

  As soon as they arrived at Ningbo Shuizhai, Qi Jingtong, who was leading the troops here, was immediately taken aback. Hearing that someone wanted to assassinate Jifan, Qi Jingtong was even more frightened.

Now, Qi Jingtong sits here in the water stronghold, leading this elite navy, which is shocking all over the world, but when he thinks that his teacher almost lost his life, he burst into tears. The big hand immediately slapped himself, and fell into deep self-blame.

   But Fang Jifan has only one thought, he wants to go home!

  So Qi Jingtong personally arranged seven or eight sea ships and more than 800 sailors, and ordered people to send off his mentor respectfully.

  On board the ship, riding the wind and waves, Fang Jifan heaved a sigh of relief.

   But even so, Wang Shouren was still worried.

  The thief is so insane that he dares to set fire to murder his teacher, he dares to do anything, and he is afraid that something will go wrong later. He... must protect the absolute safety of his teacher.

  Therefore, Fang Jifan boldly greeted a group of naval military officers who did not know how to gamble in the cabin to play leaf cards in the cabin.

  Looking at the resentful expressions of these military officers, Fang Jifan felt a little sorry.

  He is not easy to gamble, but... Isn't this boring on the boat.

   But a few military officers who are good at leaf cards and gambling are eager to sharpen their knives, eager to go to the table.

  Fang Jifan rebuked them righteously: "You know how to gamble, dog-like things, as my military officer of the Ming Dynasty, defending the family and the country, let's see where your thoughts are going?"

  Wang Shouren sat on the deck, watching the ship sailing across the sea waves, and fell into deep thought.

  Fang Jifan won a sum of money, satisfied, went to the deck, and sat beside Wang Shouren with a smile.

   "Teacher, I don't know what's going on with the capital. The teacher must return to the capital as soon as possible, otherwise, I'm afraid there will be changes in the capital."

"Yes." Fang Jifan became serious now, showing a worried look: "This is what I worry about the most as a teacher, so I don't think about eating and drinking, otherwise why would I find someone to play the leaf card? It's because there is nowhere to worry Catharsis."

  Wang Shouren nodded and nodded: "They assassinated their mentor. It can be seen that they already hate their mentor to the bone. These people are by no means simple. I'm afraid that the capital has exploded."

Fang Jifan thought for a while, and said angrily: "Don't worry about being a teacher, just be afraid. Xishan has received this bad news. When I go back as a teacher, the bank has collapsed. It is a lifetime of hard work for the teacher. From now on, I really have to rely on you few senior brothers, it costs a lot to be a teacher, and I don’t know if you can be relied on.”

  Wang Shouren: "..."

   Well, it's true...

  Own death is enough to cause turmoil in the capital.

  The value of everything actually comes from confidence. People are willing to pay huge prices to buy all kinds of goods because people believe that these things have value.

   Fang Jifan heaved a sigh of relief when he said this.

   "We will be arriving at Tianjin Wei soon." Wang Shouren said: "Master, let's relax first. When we arrive at Tianjin Wei, we will return to Beijing immediately. Perhaps... we can make amends."

  …

   At the stern of the boat, Zhao Duoqian's face was pale, as if he had eaten Huanglian, he...was a little seasick.

  Of course, seasickness is nothing, the most important thing is that his house is gone.

   That fire burned the house, but it was also my money.

  The fire made a businessman who was always haggling over every penny, always happy, and full of calculations in his heart suddenly become sentimental.

  He leaned against the side of the boat, indifferent to people.

   Wang Guang, the magistrate of Luzhou, also had a dejected look on his face. He felt very worried about his future fate.

  I am a good person, and I have done a lot of meritorious service in Luzhou Prefecture. How could I turn around and become a gravedigger who digs the grave of a stereotyped scholar?

Thinking of that fire, he still felt terrified. This fire was aimed at Duke Qi, but at that time, he also lived in that mansion. Those people... not only wanted to kill Duke Qi, but also wanted to kill Duke Qi. life.

   Does it mean that in the eyes of the world, he is already a heinous person, and has become Duke Qi's eagle dog?

   It's over... I have been Qingliu for a lifetime, and now I am dead. I don't know how these scholars will arrange themselves in the future. From then on, I am afraid that I will completely cut off Qingliu's circle and become a lonely ghost.

  He was even thinking, how would future historians describe themselves?

   And those scholars who are not angry, how will they organize themselves?

  Wang Guang is different from Zhao Duoqian, Zhao Duoqian wants money, Wang Guang... wants face.

  …

   "Tianjin Wei is here!"

   A sailor shouted.

  The red-eyed naval military officers were not in a good temper, but they still shouted: "Immediately send a signal to the port and ask them to send a ship to connect and prepare to enter the port!"

   "Inbound...Inbound..."

   "Enter port!"

   "Fang Jifan..." Fang Jifan leaned on the side of the boat at this moment, his eyes lit up, and he said, "Fang Jifan is back!"

  The turbulent sea for more than ten days made Fang Jifan feel as if he had passed away.

   Only then did Fang Jifan understand why the ancients valued the countryside so much.

  In the soil of my hometown, I can smell the smell of silver.

  …

  Tianjin Wei is already busy.

  Li Juren is like a mouse crossing the street these days, not going out the door, and not going through the second door.

  Originally as a Juren, in this Tianjin Wei, he seems to have a halo when he goes out, and people call him Master Li.

  But now...

   "Li Xianggong, Li Xianggong..."

  Li Juren heard someone knocking on the door outside.

   Menzi came to report in a hurry.

  But... Li Juren was so frightened that his hairs stood on end. He bravely went to the door, his heart beating, but he didn't know what was going to happen this time.

  The people outside still knocked on the door, shouting: "Li Xianggong, there is a boat from the port, the boat of the Ningbo Navy, it is said... Qi Guogong... is back, Qi Guogong is not dead..."

   "What..." Li Juren's scalp exploded when he heard this.

  He took a deep breath, and another deep breath.

  In fact, he is no longer a Juren, because the imperial court has abolished the fame of Juren.

   But anyway... After a short and stifling silence...

Li Juren suddenly laughed like a rain, "Hahahahahaha ... hahahahaha ... No death, Qi Guogong did not die.

  His hearty laughter shocked the whole Li family.

However, Li Juren ran faster than a rabbit, opened the door suddenly, and shouted at the family behind him: "Prepare some food and wine at noon. Today is a good day. I will understand it. I will go to the port first to see Look, see if it's true or not."

   As he spoke, Li Juren ran away in a hurry with excitement.

   It really runs faster than a rabbit.

   Posted a side story about the Honor phone, you can check it out.

  (end of this chapter)