Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 1683 Your Highness, please do not

  Emperor Hongzhi spoke very seriously.

  He has been unwilling to let go, because he is worried about the prince.

  But this time, he was taught a big lesson.

  He boasted that he had the wisdom in his hands, but he lost his due vigilance.

   This is of course a big mistake made by the Shangshu of the Ministry of War and the ministers and officials who praised Weizhou Wei.

   Can be regarded as the son of heaven, so can you just leave the relationship?

   And the prince pushes the standing army, which shows that he is farsighted.

   In two months, the first army has been drilled, able to fight and dare to fight, which is enough to prove the prince's ability and responsibility.

   As for rescue, there is no need to mention it.

   Such a prince... is rare, unprecedented!

   But... so what? Sooner or later, he still wants to be the emperor and inherit the ancestral business. Now... he is more and more powerless with many things.

  The energy and abilities of the ministers who were relied on and promoted in the past have also begun to become weaker and weaker amidst this great change.

  In the final analysis, the vast majority of monarchs and ministers still stayed in the ten or twenty years ago. In that era of gentry, all the people I relied on were people with great foresight, dragons and phoenixes among the people, and pillars of Ming Dynasty, but now...

  When more and more new things appear, the world has changed, and the world has changed. At this time... Whether it is Emperor Hongzhi or the cabinet, I am afraid that there is a sense of alienation.

  They tried their best to speed up their pace and adapt to this change, but...

  Decades of inherent thinking, as well as the already stretched energy after getting old, limit them.

  Emperor Hongzhi summoned Fang Jifan to the imperial court and inquired in person. Because of this, he wanted to know Fang Jifan's opinion of the prince, which was so important.

  As for the others, he didn't disclose a word. It's not because they lost trust, but because Emperor Hongzhi thought...their suggestions had been guessed by him.

  Veterans, who doesn’t want the old emperor to reign forever?

  After all...one emperor and one courtier.

  Emperor Hongzhi said again: "Then following the vassal, if the crown prince conquers the great order, I will be the emperor, what do you think?"

   "This..." Fang Jifan was a little helpless, he felt that this question was a proposition!

  He said: "Your Majesty, my son thinks that Your Majesty's dragon body is healthy..."

  Emperor Hongzhi shook his head: "No, I don't want you to answer the question of whether I am healthy or not, but...is it possible or not?"

  Fang Jifan thought for a while: "Yes, but also not."

  Emperor Hongzhi: "..."

  Fang Jifan is not stupid. This is a crucial question. Under this question, any answer has the risk of being settled later.

  For example, if you say yes, okay, it seems that you, Fang Jifan, have long wished for the old emperor to abdicate quickly and make way for the virtuous.

  If you say no, you just praised the crown prince as a flower, so it was a fake?

  Emperor Hongzhi has already pulled his face down. Obviously...he is not satisfied with this answer, because...this answer is too slippery.

  Emperor Hongzhi stared at Fang Jifan majestically, and said sharply: "What I want is an accurate answer."

"Your Majesty..." Fang Jifan took a deep breath, and said meaningfully: "Your Majesty only has one prince, and the prince and even the filial man, father and son are of the same heart, just like one person, so the minister replied, yes, no. This is because... both father and son are one body , Then...whether His Highness the Crown Prince succeeds the Great Ruler or not, what does it matter whether His Majesty is the Son of Heaven or the Emperor? In the eyes of my servants, they are all the same thing, and there is no difference at all."

  Emperor Hongzhi was shocked.

   can... and can't...

   It turned out to be such a meaning.

  I thought Fang Jifan was just playing tricks.

  But now it sounds... but it has explained the truth thoroughly.

  In today’s world, is there any difference between an emperor and a prince? That being the case...

  Then what's wrong with the emperor letting the prince ascend the throne?

  This guy, on the surface, agreed with this matter, but couldn't say it clearly, so he simply took out the father-son relationship, so...

  Even if Emperor Hongzhi had other thoughts, he would not be disgusted. Even if he had to settle accounts in the future, it seems...Fang Jifan did not say anything wrong.

  Emperor Hongzhi nodded when he heard the words: "That's right, I really like what you said. Jifan, you don't look like someone with a brain disorder. I think you are very smart."

  Uh, this topic is even worse...

  Fang Jifan immediately defended: "Your Majesty, my son is just not having an attack right now."

  Emperor Hongzhi didn't take it seriously, and said instead: "Since that's the case, I've made up my mind."

  Emperor Hongzhi took a deep look at Fang Jifan, his face became cautious again, and said: "This matter cannot be disclosed for the time being, do you understand?"

  Fang Jifan said seriously: "Your Majesty, my son is not such a person."

  He knew very well that Emperor Hongzhi was going to make preparations. This was a top priority, and it should be kept secret in advance.

   Just now...

  Fang Jifan had an idea...the crown prince...he really wants to be the emperor. This guy doesn't look like an emperor in any way.

  Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Fang Jifan actually felt a little confused, and he didn't know whether it was happiness or worry.

   After the chat was over, Emperor Hongzhi let him out of the palace.

  So Fang Jifan left the palace in a hurry, and went to look for Zhu Houzhao first in a hurry.

  But seeing Zhu Houzhao happily in the Zhen Guo Mansion, he took dozens of seals, found the one he wanted, and engraved a seal in an official document of commendation.

  The first award is naturally Zhu Houzhao himself.

   In terms of merit, Fang Jifan is the first.

  But Zhu Houzhao must be the number one in the reward of Zhen Guo Mansion. Who made this reward proposed by the palace himself and stamped on it?

  Fang Jifan walked cautiously to the side of the copybook, not wanting to disturb Zhu Houzhao who was concentrating on it.

After waiting and waiting, suddenly...Fang Jifan coughed, and he said with emotion: "Your Highness, Your Highness, your seal has really become more and more detailed, look at the texture, look at the carving, tsk tsk... From ancient times to the present, there is no A prince can match His Highness."

Zhu Houzhao didn't like others to disturb him, but when he heard Fang Jifan's voice, his face was gentle: "Oh, it's just a trivial matter, I will let you see the emperor's treasure carved in this palace in a few days, it is more real than the one in the palace. "

   Whenever this happens, Fang Jifan will often show a guilty look.

   But today is very strange, Fang Jifan still smiled, and the smile was very gratifying: "His Royal Highness is knowledgeable and talented, singing and dancing... No, it should be outstanding, and he is really admirable."

  Zhu Houzhao narrowed his eyes, feeling that the atmosphere was a bit weird, and couldn't help asking: "Father asked you to go, what did you say?"

  Fang Jifan shook his head: "I didn't say anything, I just said something to His Highness."

  Zhu Houzhao was not afraid of anything in his life, but he was afraid of Emperor Hongzhi. Hearing Fang Jifan's answer at this time, he was no longer in the mood to play with seals.

  Fang Jifan comforted Zhu Houzhao earnestly: "I also said the same thing. So please rest assured, Your Majesty, in front of Your Majesty, I am not interested in other words except to praise His Majesty the Crown Prince."

  Zhu Houzhao was happy: "I can trust you, Lao Fang, my eyelids are always twitching today, and I feel that something big is about to happen."

  Fang Jifan said cheerfully: "Your Highness is as blessed as the East China Sea. There are happy events every day. It is natural for your eyelids to jump. Are you hungry, please eat well."

  Zhu Houzhao suddenly cheered up and became interested: "Remember, you still owe me thirty meals..."

Fang Jifan patted his chest, and said seriously: "Don't say thirty tons, it's two hundred or two thousand tons, and that's also on the body of the minister. Your Highness should know that the most important thing in this person's life is friendship, and money is something outside the body." I don't like it. Besides, what is the relationship between your highness and your ministers? Not to mention a few meals, even stabbing your highness with knives. That's the same thing. If you want to please yourself, Your Highness told Fang Jifan that even if you die ten thousand times, it will not be as good as the love between you and me as a monarch and a minister."

  Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but look ashamed, and he started to talk but stopped.

   "What would you like to say, Your Highness?"

Zhu Houzhao rubbed his forehead and said: "Hey, I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed, I'm really ashamed of you, just now I'm giving you credit, and I clearly listed your credit as the first, but I only care about myself, rushing to give myself a big reward Now, after listening to your words, I feel that I am too selfish to be your brother."

At this moment, Fang Jifan wanted to have tears in his eyes, but the tears could not be squeezed out, so he said solemnly in a majestic baritone voice: "Your Highness, this is just a small matter. Brothers do not distinguish between each other. Your Highness, first The minister is still happy to reward himself, isn't it something to be thankful that his brother won the reward first? If His Highness is happy, the minister is happy from the bottom of his heart."

   Zhu Houzhao seemed to have sand in his eyes, um, a little teary.

have to say.

  Although Lao Fang has a bad body, Zhu Houzhao feels that he will have no regrets in this life if he can get acquainted with him. At least at every critical moment, Lao Fang will stand by his side, although Lao Fang is always sneaking, cheating, or fishing in troubled waters, but...

  Zhu Houzhao didn't have any friends and brothers, and Lao Fang was worthy of the word brother.

Zhu Houzhao is a person who values ​​feelings and loyalty. At this moment... he took a deep breath and said: "Don't worry, Lao Fang, if I have meat to eat, you will have meat to eat. When I can make decisions in the future, you will be ready Come on, follow Ben Gong to eat delicious food and drink spicy food."

  Fang Jifan's face was flushed, and he suddenly felt that his life had ushered in a bright moment, but he tried his best to hold back his face, and said in a heavy tone: "Your Highness, you can't do it, you can't do it."

He hastily waved his hands: "If Your Highness is too close to the subject, it is inevitable that some people will feel jealous, and they will have to impeach the subject, accusing the subject of accumulating wealth, accusing the subject of deceiving others, and accusing the subject of being a dirty stomach. It is said that the minister deceives the emperor. The minister would rather be a rich man in the future than be loved by His Highness."

  Zhu Houzhao got angry, crossed his hands, and said with gritted teeth: "Who dares to say that brother Bengong is right or wrong, I will kill him with a stick first, and I, Zhu Houzhao, don't believe in this evil."

  (end of this chapter)