"You said that the girl named Yanran was your concubine?" Old Man Fang asked with a calm face.

Fang Zheng carefully observed his father's face, and said with a smile: "Yes, Dad, it's actually been a long time, it's been a few months......

Master Fang sneered: "You hide it very tightly, in addition to her, how many concubines have you taken in?" ”

Fang Zheng hurriedly said: "No, Dad, just this room, hehe, there is no other purpose, when the child is busy with official business, she can help me grind the ink and add a fragrance......

Master Fang said slowly: "You mean, you want to take this girl into the mansion?" ”

Old Man Fang's face was expressionless, and Fang Zheng couldn't see any attitude on his face.

"Uh, yes, the child's concubine, it's not a matter of letting her live outside alone, and if she enters the door, won't your second elder have an extra daughter-in-law to respect?" Fang Zheng said worriedly.

Old Man Fang frowned and stared at him for a moment, staring at Fang Zheng for a while, his heart was furious, Daddy shouldn't object, right?

After a while, Master Fang spoke: "Zheng'er, now that you are old, you can make your own decisions about some things, and you don't have to care too much about other people's opinions." You have to always remember that you are an official of the imperial court, since you are an official, you can't mess around, you have to do something for the court and the people, now you are deeply favored by the emperor, it is the time to show your ambitions, you have to cherish your current position is ......"

Fang Zheng listened to it one by one, what was Daddy talking about? I'm talking about Yanran, how did he get involved with the people of the court? Could it be that he is concerned about what I learned from me?

Master Fang continued: "...... The old man doesn't understand the major affairs of the court, but the old man knows that the principle of governance is the same as that of doing business, first of all, you have to have your own ideas, and then take advantage of the situation. Do you understand? ”

Fang Zheng nodded as if he didn't understand, Master Fang glanced at him, sighed and said, "Now you don't even dare to make decisions about your own family affairs, how can you contribute to the court and benefit the people?" ”

Fang Zheng understood now, his father was admonishing himself to be assertive.

Fang Zheng smiled: "Dad, don't you respect you, who calls you my father, daughter-in-law always has to ask for your second elder's opinion before entering the door, right?" As the saying goes, there is an old man in the family, if there is a treasure, you and your mother are two treasures. The child is rich......"

Master Fang frowned: "Why did the old man hear this so awkwardly?" ”

Fang Zheng hurriedly smiled: "It's not awkward, it's not awkward, this is a compliment to you,...... Anyway, I should praise you. ”

Master Fang glared at him: "The old man heard that that Yanran girl was born in the Qinglou?" ”

Fang Zheng's heart hung in the air, and he said carefully: "Yes, but she was as protective as a jade when she was in the Qinglou, innocent, and this child can guarantee ......."

Master Fang shook his head and said: "It's useless for you to tell the old man, the old man has traveled north and south for many years, and he asks himself if he is not a pedantic person, and the old man doesn't care about his background." But your mother's place, I'm afraid it will take a lot of time, and she will never allow people in the dust to enter the lintel of our house. ”

Fang Zheng was taken aback, and then cried bitterly and said: "Dad, you have to help the child, the Fang family is the only seedling of the child, the child shoulders the historical mission of inheriting the Fang family and spreading the branches, it doesn't matter if you don't have a stallion, the child finally fell in love with a woman, you can't let her even enter the door, right?" Won't your and your mother's desire to hold your grandson come to naught? The widow died of her son, and there was no hope......"

Old Man Fang couldn't cry or laugh when he heard this, and said, "What a mess are you!" Didn't the old man say it, the old man didn't object to this matter, put away your set and play it in front of your mother. ”

Fang Zheng wiped his nose, patted his clothes casually, and said indifferently: "The child knows, the child is just rehearsing in front of you to see how the audience reacts." ”

Old Man Fang looked at this unobtrusive son in amazement, and then shook his head and sighed: "How could the old man give birth...... Alas, you go out, don't dangle in front of the old man's eyes, when you see your old man, you will be upset, go quickly, go quickly......"

Old Man Fang turned his head, waved his hand, and drove Fang Zheng out of the door like a fly.

The negotiations between the Chinese Dynasty and the Turks had to be temporarily suspended due to the fact that the envoy Fang was stabbed in the buttocks, and the two Turkic envoys waited for the notice of the Chinese Dynasty in the post house.

In the evening of the next day, Gonggong Cao, who had not seen him for a long time, came to Fangfu, and he was ordered by the emperor to announce that Fang Zheng entered the palace to meet him.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live-" Entering the imperial study, Fang Zheng didn't say a word, and bowed his head.

"Hehe, okay, don't be pretty, get up." The emperor seems to be in a good mood.

"Come on, give Fang Aiqing a seat." Today, the emperor was rarely polite.

Fang Zheng smiled dryly: "Your Majesty, you're welcome, Weichen is ...... when he stands."

The emperor was a little surprised and said, "Have you changed sex today?" You don't have such rules in front of me on weekdays. ”

Fang Zheng said with a sad face: "Your Majesty, you are not so polite on weekdays, aren't you embarrassed?" Wechen ...... I was stabbed......" said pitifully and pointed to his buttocks, emphasizing: "...... Wechen was wounded for the country. ”

The emperor paused, and then laughed: "I ignored this." Hehe, then you can stand. ”

Fang Zheng hated in his heart, I want to be polite, but you can express it, just give a seat? I have to pay tens of thousands of taels for medical expenses.

There was no greeting and nonsense between the monarchs and ministers, and the emperor went straight to the point and said: "I summoned you to ask you if you know who the assassin was responsible for?" ”

Fang Zheng shook his head: "Weichen doesn't know, the assassin has been killed on the spot, and there is no living mouth, according to Jinling Mansion Yin, there is nothing special on the assassin's body, and even the weapons of the envoy are common Pu knives, so there is really no way to find out." ”

The emperor frowned and said: "Now the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are guessing behind their backs, saying that it was instructed by Pan Shangshu, but in my opinion, it may not be ......."

Fang Zheng said with a smile: "The emperor is wise, and Weichen also thinks so, Pan Shangshu is a treacherous and slippery...... Well, he is scheming, he shouldn't make such a stupid move, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty all know that Weichen doesn't deal with him, how dare he blatantly instruct the assassin to assassinate? Then he is inevitably too arrogant, according to Weichen, the instigator has someone else. ”

The emperor glanced at Fang Zheng and sighed: "No matter who the commander is, you have to be careful." Yesterday, Mi'er entered the palace to play tricks with me, saying that the court was too dangerous and asked me to let you resign, but I didn't agree. Do you know why I didn't say yes? ”

Fang Zheng said proudly: "It must be that the emperor thinks that Weichen is loyal, and loyal ministers must be loyal to the country, and they can't hide at home to enjoy happiness......"

The emperor smiled and said, "I don't see where you are loyal, but it's true that you are extremely thick-skinned." ”

"I didn't promise Mi'er because I need you, and I want to reuse you." The emperor stared at Fang Zheng and said word by word.

Fang Zheng said, what do you mean by this? In terms of governing the country and political skills, Fang Zheng felt that he couldn't compare with those old fritters in the court, the emperor put so many people who didn't use it, why did he have to use me?

As if seeing through Fang Zheng's thoughts, the emperor said in a deep voice: "There are more than 100 civil and military ministers who stand in the court every day, who is loyal and who is treacherous, who is clear and who is greedy, I am clear, to tell the truth, you are a slippery person, tricky and cunning, mercenary, tricky, despicable and treacherous, ignorant and shameless......"

The more Fang Zheng listened, the more he didn't taste it, according to the emperor's comments, he was the kind of evil person who couldn't be wronged if he pulled out and cut off his head a hundred times, am I that bad? Don't swear like that.

Fang Zheng hurriedly interrupted the emperor's words and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" …… You take it easy, you can skip the words of Weichen, talk about the back, Weichen listens......"

The emperor glanced at him with a smile: "It seems that I am wrong, you are not shameless, you are ashamed, you are ashamed, you are ashamed, hehe." ”

“…… There is a reason why I am the only one who wants to reuse you among so many ministers, remember what I told you last time? I have said that you have a private business but do not form a party, you have no foundation in the court, you are alone, you are alone, and you are from a commoner, not a famous family, I need someone like you to help me. ”

"The Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, loyal or traitorous, they are just friends one by one. Those so-called loyal ministers who claim to be clear and clean form a faction and fight back and forth with the traitorous ministers of the court, hum, loyal ministers! In my eyes, if you form a friend, you will not be considered a loyal minister, and party strife is the way to destroy the country! I use you because you didn't wade into this dirty muddy water, do you know what I mean? ”

Fang Zheng shook his head, he really didn't understand.

"Your Majesty, your words are very profound, hehe, very profound, the emperor is the emperor, the knowledge of speaking is really unfathomable, Weichen is really admired......" Fang Zheng's mind was running rapidly, pondering the meaning of the emperor's words, and he was still patting the horse's ass, but it was a pity that this horse's fart was really unfathomable, and the gold content was quite low.

The emperor shook his head helplessly and smiled: "It doesn't matter if you don't understand, I don't force it." The assassination incident you encountered is a wake-up call to me, now it's time to send you something to do, you are always such an idle little official, you can't be a white-collar courtier, I can't allow my courtiers to eat and not work, hehe. ”

Fang Zheng hurriedly reminded: "Your Majesty, Weichen doesn't eat dry rice, Weichen is now working for you for free, last time Weichen beat Pan Shangshu's son, you fined Weichen for half a year, did you forget?" ”

The emperor glared at him, ignored him, and continued: "Fang Zheng, after negotiating with the Turks, I will send you an errand, you have to do a good job for me, do it with your heart, if you are as foolish as before, I will not look at Mi'er's face anymore, and I will not be merciful when I should be beaten and killed!" ”

Fang Zheng said yes awe-inspiringly.

"Speaking of Mi'er, I think that things between you can be prepared." The emperor looked at Fang Zheng meaningfully and said, "In the future, you will become your own family, you must be a little more careful when you run errands, right?" ”

Fang Zheng said happily: "Thank you to the emperor, the emperor can rest assured, Weichen will definitely take good care of Princess Changping, in the future, Weichen will be bullied outside, go home and ask Changping to slap him with a big mouth!" ”