Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 35 Insights

   There is a lot of trouble here.

  Emperor Hongzhi was already behind the crowd, he was dumbfounded watching this farce, and was speechless for a moment.

  For Emperor Hongzhi, time seemed to freeze.

Emperor Hongzhi, who grew up in the Renshou Palace of the Empress Dowager Zhou, had never seen such absurd things in this world. The farce was played silently.

  Emperor Hongzhi was angry.

   roared fiercely: "Fang Jifan, get out!"

  In this Fang family, no one dared to speak to Fang Jifan in such a tone.

  Fang Jifan also said in his heart, who is so bold, take a closer look, this person... Hey, he looks familiar...

   When he saw clearly Liu Qian who was bowing beside this man, Fang Jifan suddenly remembered.

  Emperor...

  Fang Jifan was a little confused, can the emperor leave the palace if he has nothing to do? And... is he still dressed as an imperial doctor?

  Looking at Emperor Hongzhi's livid face, Fang Jifan felt a chill on the back of his neck...

  In a blink of an eye, Fang Jifan became serious. He straightened his clothes with one hand, stood up, and said in a nonchalant manner, "Leave me alone, I want to see a doctor."

  Guard Yang tugged at his skirt with tears in his eyes: "Master, don't lie to me, get out of the way, you will...you will commit suicide."

  Fang Jifan became anxious and protested loudly: "What short-sightedness is looking for, don't insult my innocence."

   Finally got out of the crowd, and hurriedly walked in front of Emperor Hongzhi.

  Emperor Hongzhi's face was livid, and he looked at Fang Jifan angrily, with extra sternness.

  Fang Jifan just wanted to say something.

  Emperor Hongzhi said: "Where is the study, old man... I will treat your illness!"

  Fang Jifan immediately understood what the emperor meant.

   "Oh!" Fang Jifan was actually very honest, leading the way obediently, and left.

  The members of the Fang family were left behind, watching the young master lead the 'imperial doctor' towards the study with stupefied expressions, all showing disbelief.

  Arrived at the study, Fang Jifan opened the door, and Emperor Hongzhi walked in with his hands behind his back, with a cold face.

  Fang Jifan was still lingering at the door. He was wondering why His Majesty came here. Except for the last time he asked about reforming the native land and returning to the bloc, he seemed to have nothing to do with him.

  Looking at Liu Qian again, I thought again, could it be that Liu Qian wants to harm me?

   "Come in!" Emperor Hongzhi shouted sharply from inside.

  Fang Jifan is not bragging, in this capital, not many people dare to shout at him like this.

   But the emperor is like this, Fang Jifan is convinced.

  Emperor Hongzhi was a good emperor. Fang Jifan, who is familiar with history, knows this very well. Even when he was studying history in his previous life, he admired and yearned for this generous emperor.

  So, Fang Jifan has no temper for this emperor.

  Fang Jifan entered the study, and saw that Emperor Hongzhi had already sat on the official hat chair in the study, still looking stern.

  By the side, Zhu Houzhao's face was full of red light, and his clear eyes were slightly squinted with a hint of special meaning.

   Fang's surname is not bad, and Zhu Houzhao has been beaten a lot these days.

  It’s all right now, father, you can finally know that your son is not so ridiculous, no matter what, he’s better than Fang Jifan, man, I’m afraid of comparison.

   "Minister, Fang Jifan has met His Majesty, long live my emperor." Since there was no one else here, Fang Jifan hurriedly saluted.

   "Hmph!" Emperor Hongzhi snorted coldly, but his anger still hadn't dissipated: "Is this the family education of your Fang family?"

  Fang Jifan felt a chill in his heart, is this considered a personal attack? Just scold me, now it involves the issue of tutoring, isn't this just scolding my father?

  Fang Jifan hurriedly said: "I'm just afraid of seeing the doctor."

Emperor Hongzhi yelled angrily: "People are born, old, sick and die. If you are sick, you have to be treated. How can you hide your illness and avoid medical treatment? Nonsense, absurd, your Fang family has been favored by the emperor for a long time, and you can be regarded as relatives of the emperor. Are you not afraid that people in the world will laugh at you if you make such nonsense? "

   "Yes, yes, yes, I dare not again."

  Emperor Hongzhi refused to let go: "Don't dare to do anything?"

Uh…

  Fang Jifan's eyeballs were straight, it's not right, I dare not do anything, I didn't do anything, I heard a roar, and a group of people rushed up, crying for their father and mother, I...I was wronged.

   Fang Jifan was scratching his head, thinking about what crime he had committed and needed to confess.

  Puff Chi...

  Zhu Houzhao couldn't help laughing out loud. He covered his mouth and tried his best to hold back his smile.

  Emperor Hongzhi also thought it was funny, but when he thought about it carefully, this young man was only about the same age as Houzhao, so why should he be angry with him?

  So his face softened slightly: "I heard that you have accepted three disciples?"

  Fang Jifan felt a little guilty, he wouldn't really suspect me of cheating, would he: "Yes."

Emperor Hongzhi's eyes were deep and interesting, and his deep eyes seemed to want to know everything about Fang Jifan. Afterwards, he said lightly, "I've aroused my curiosity, and I really want to know. In the past half month, How did you teach three people to read."

Fang Jifan heaved a sigh of relief. Judging by his tone, it didn't seem like he was suspected of fraud. He was glad that the chief examiner of this subject was Wang Ao. Scholars also admire it, and no one dares to question the fairness of this rural examination.

   But when His Majesty asked, Fang Jifan felt a little guilty, how should he answer? After hesitating for a long time, he stammered and said, "Actually, it's just a random teaching, a little east, a little west."

  Emperor Hongzhi didn't change his face, but still sat firmly, but his brows were slightly frowned. He felt that Fang Jifan was fooling himself, which was deceiving the emperor.

  Oh, a few scholars who are not good at school, you just taught a little, and you won the top three in the provincial examination. Do you think I am a fool?

   Or do you think all the great Confucian scholars in the world and my courtiers and workers are fools?

  His gaze was slightly cold, and a gleam of coldness flashed across it. To deal with people like Fang Jifan, Emperor Hongzhi had his own way, so he said sharply: "Fang Jifan, tell the truth, otherwise, I will never forgive you lightly!"

  Fang Jifan suddenly felt a lot of pressure. It seems that if he doesn't give a reasonable explanation this time, he won't be able to get away with it.

  After thinking about it, he took a bold look at Emperor Hongzhi. There was a boy standing beside Emperor Hongzhi. This is the prince Zhu Houzhao.

  But now Zhu Houzhao doesn't seem to be very friendly to him. He seems to enjoy seeing himself slumped, watching the fun leisurely.

   "Hit!" Fang Jifan said suddenly.

   "What?" Emperor Hongzhi was annoyed by this inexplicable guy, and he didn't quite understand what Fang Jifan meant.

  Fang Jifan is bold. I, Fang Jifan, are a prodigal son, a heinous villain in the capital. The emperor must know this. Now that he knows, what should he do?

Thinking of this, he suddenly became more courageous. He squinted his eyes, and suddenly his eyebrows danced, and he said very directly: "One word, it is beating. If you don't beat you, you won't be successful, if you don't beat you, you won't become a talent; if you don't beat for three days, you will go to the house to expose the tiles; if you don't study You want to be beaten, if you are not honest and obedient, you still have to be beaten. When you don’t like it, you have to beat it to death. Even when you like it, you have to beat it. He became honest and didn't have bad intentions anymore, he beat his mother's ass, and from then on he knew how to make progress, knew how to work hard, beat him dozens of times a year, and he became a good boy; if he beat his mother hundreds of times a year, Juren, Xie Yuan, and Jinshi are all easy to grasp."

   "..."

  Zhu Houzhao stopped smiling all of a sudden, but his face turned slightly blue. He was thoughtful, as if he had thought of a very serious problem.

Fang Jifan waved his fist presumptuously, his veins burst out, and the violent genes in human nature were also revealed: "I teach people to read, there is no other way, just beat to death, hang a whip on a tree during the day, and whip at night. Hanging on the beams, still beating! I usually have free time, casually beating for an hour or two, not only can strengthen the body, but also has the effect of healing psychological trauma. Those who are beaten know that they have to work hard, what? Hanging beams and thorns are not a problem, and it is difficult to become a talent. Of course...this is a little knowledge of the minister, but it makes His Majesty laugh!"

  (end of this chapter)