Chapter 694: Duke Zhou and Wang Mang
This time, Fang Yingwu stayed out of the court. He's had all the opportunities he should have bet, he had made all the bets, and now he just had to wait for the final result.
On this day, the things should be on duty as usual, and they are still standing on the verandah and waiting. Today, Liu Jian personally gave the lecture in Shao Zhan, but he was only halfway through the afternoon when he suddenly heard a commotion in front of him.
Liu Jian frowned, and instructed Fang Yingwu, who was standing farther, "Go and see what is going on!" ”
Fang Yingwu answered, and was about to go down the steps to the front to investigate, when he saw that several people had already come up from the road. Fang Yingwu stood on the outside, so the first person to see clearly was the current eunuch Qin Chang, the current celebrant of the seal.
The officials of the East Palace were secretly frightened, and those who dared to come to the East Palace for a banquet were by no means idle! Although Qin Chang is a eunuch who is the master of ceremonies, it is definitely not a trivial matter to dare to come in like this!
Qin Chang stood in the atrium, and a eunuch next to him shouted: "There is an edict!" Everyone in the East Palace quickly received the order! The crown prince and the officials of the East Palace got up and walked out of the hall one after another, invited Qin Chang in and stood in the center.
Qin Chang glanced at the crowd and said, "Your Majesty knows that from now on, all the schoolwork in the East Palace, such as the East Palace, will be stopped, and the prince will return to the Inner Palace to introspect, and all the officials and subordinates of the Fang Bureau will be on standby. ”
Everyone looked at each other, this day finally came, and the intention of the Son of Heaven was to dissolve the East Palace attendant organization and completely cut off the direct contact between the prince and the courtiers. Obviously, it must be the first step towards the abolition of the crown prince.
Qin Chang found Fang Yingwu in the crowd again, and announced again: "Zuo Zhong allowed Fang Yingwu to speak wantonly and refused to keep to himself. Remove an official errand and cut down on the people! ”
Everyone cast sympathetic glances at Fang Yingwu again. Note that this is a dismissal of an official rather than a demotion of an official, and the direct removal of a qiē official rank, rank, dispatch, pinlu, and meritorious name. It can be said that the punishment is extremely severe. It's obviously a bit of a killer.
The place of the Son of Heaven publicized the secret of the deposed crown prince, and it was very important to seek a few more ministers who "know the times" to express their support.
And Fang Yingwu is sparse to fight for the rights and interests of the prince, in the eyes of the Son of Heaven, it is simply going against the current, and if he doesn't crack down, he is afraid that he will cause a group to follow suit.
However, sympathy is sympathy, and everyone is not surprised that they are even with Fang Yingwu, and they have already been psychologically prepared. Ever since Fang Yingwu put on that note, he didn't get disposed of.
Qin Chang finished announcing his will and did not wait long. Hurry away. In the main hall of the back of the Wenhua Palace, there is a strong atmosphere of "trees falling down" and mourning, and two or three people can't help but cry bitterly, for the country's society and for their own ideals and ambitions.
The crown prince Zhu Youzhu sat on the throne and accepted the farewell of the attendant officials. Headed by Shao Zhan Shi Liu Jian, everyone danced and bowed, even if they were reluctant, they were helpless.
After that, they went out one by one in order, and at this time, Zuo Chunfang Zuo Zhong Yunfang suddenly came out of the queue and said loudly to the prince: "My generation is a dull minister." It's not a pity to leave, but the crown prince has a heavy responsibility in the world, and he can't be arrogant! The minister thought that the way of heaven was clear. Although the Sacred Heart was deceived by the villain for a while, after all, evil does not prevail over good!
The crown prince has the support of the queen mother inside, and the courtiers support him. There may be a time to wait. I hope that no matter where the prince is, he will not be depressed. Always do not forget the ambition of self-cultivation and diligence! ”
Hearing Fang Yingwu trying his best to cheer himself up, Zhu Youzhu smiled bitterly. "Lord Fang is always so confident."
The officials silently walked out of the Wenhua Palace, but saw the officials of Shang Baosi standing outside the hall, and wanted to take back the waist cards of everyone in the East Palace. Fang Yingwu's silver waist card has only been in hand for a few days, and it will be handed back before it is warm
Fang Yingwu had a broken thought in his heart, from this moment on, he was an ordinary person, and the so-called unofficial was light.
Li Dongyang patted Fang Yingwu on the shoulder and comforted: "I think that in the future, you will no longer be entangled in official business, and when you have free time, you can go to me as a guest and meet friends, and there are many literary friends who admire you." ”
Suddenly remembering something, Li Dongyang said again: "Don't leave Beijing in a hurry, wait a few more days, it's really irreparable and it's too late to leave." ”
Under normal circumstances, after the courtiers were dismissed, they all returned to their hometowns to live, and did not live in Beijing and did not leave. First, it is important to pay attention to the return of fallen leaves to their roots; second, I don't want to be ridiculed by public opinion as nostalgic for power and wealth; Third, for most people, living in their hometown as a squire who "acts as a prestige" is really more comfortable than living in Beijing.
"I can't leave for a while, and I still have to do marriage, even if I have to go, it's after I got married in August." Fang Ying Dao. With this excuse, it's good not to have to leave Beijing for the time being, so you don't have to toss back and forth.
Li Dongyang was suddenly full of expectations: "You have fallen into such a situation, will Liu Ge Lao regret his marriage?" ”
The teacher's thoughts about himself have not been broken, Fang Yingwu hurriedly wiped his sweat and replied: "It should be that if he really regrets his marriage, he must inform the teacher." ”
Then he left the palace, without saying anything all the way, Fang Yingwu returned to his door, stood outside the gate and looked at it. Menzi didn't know what the little master was doing, so he hurriedly came out to ask.
Fang Yingwu pointed to the vermilion door panel, "Master, I have become a common person!" Zhumen is useless, find a few craftsmen tomorrow, paint the door black, so as not to be told to transgress. ”
Back in the inner house, Wang Lan and Wang Yu's two concubines heard that Fang Yingwu was dismissed as a citizen, and they expressed their surprise, and asked very tactfully if they could go back to Zhejiang to live, which made Fang Yingwu sigh again and again, the woman's hair is long and her knowledge is short.
In the middle of the night, when people were quiet, suddenly the door came to call people outside the courtyard. Fang Yingwu asked the maidservant to go and ask questions, but said that someone had passed a name in the concierge room.
Fang Yingwu got up in his clothes, and was surprised when he saw the name post, there was actually Wang Zhi's code on it! He was really speechless, he couldn't see it when he wanted to see it, but now he jumped out when he didn't think about it, and it was still in the middle of the night at such a weird time.
According to the original agreement with Wang Zhi, the meaning of seeing this code is to let Fang Yingwu go to a restaurant tomorrow.
Fang Yingwu, who was unofficial and light, was naturally free in time, and the next day he traveled in micro-clothes, and came to He Niangzi Restaurant outside Dong'an Gate with a familiar way, observed left and right, and made sure that no one paid attention to it and got into the back door.
Fang Yingwu lifted the curtain of the door and caught a glimpse of Eunuch Wang drinking tea in the warm pavilion, with only Sun Xiaoniang waiting next to him. He hurried in, stepped forward and hugged his fists as a salute: "I haven't seen you for a long time, Wang Gonggong looks good." ”
Wang Zhi looked at Fang Yingwu, who was not strange to many people, but said to Sun Xiaoniang: "Do you know, I suddenly remembered a poem I just learned, Wang Mang or something."
Sun Xiaoniang sneered, "Can it be said that Wang Mang is humble and not usurped?" ”
Wang Zhi sighed and said: "Yes, recently, I am the Duke of Zhou who is afraid of rumors, but Fang Gongzi has become Wang Mang's humble and unusurped time. The words are wonderful, and they are really interesting. ”
Fang Yingwu looked at Wang Zhi who was dragging the text and chewing the words in amazement, and went to the celebrant for a few days, but he actually increased his culture? Eunuch Wang seems to be studying very hard. (To be continued......)
PS: I'm going to go, and I was suddenly assigned work by the leader, and I pinched my fingers and counted that there is no hope of protecting the third watch this year!