Yi Chengjin was still annoyed that he couldn't win against Zhu Zhanji during the day, and suddenly heard his father-in-law say that he went to Fang Shangshu's Mansion to threaten and lure him, and he was even more annoyed in his heart.

Today's palace was very lively, but Fang Shangshu was not invited, and the family was in the mansion and did not go out.

When Wei Qian entered the main hall, he saw Fang Shangshu's twin children playing chess with him.

Fang Wanyan pulled his father's sleeve, insisting that he was not allowed to drop the white child in his hand, and shouted: "Third brother! Take your son away! ”

"Hey, you have to have a chess style to play chess, how can you play such a trick?" Fang Shizheng said with a smile. He was the most arrogant to this daughter, if it weren't for her mother's strict control, I am afraid that the roof of Fang's mansion would be overturned by this Fang eldest girl.

Fang Sixian, who was a quarter of an hour older than her, said: "Sister, my father is right, you must have a gentleman's style when playing chess, and my father eats me, even if he forces me into a desperate situation, it's a big deal." ”

"I'll help you, and you'll teach me a lesson...... Father, brother bullied me! ”

"In Fang Mansion, only you bully people, which brother of yours can bully you?"

Fang Wanyan still had to play tricks, but he saw the housekeeper bring the guests in from a distance, put away the chessboard with his brother, stuck out his tongue to his father, and let the two out.

"Oh, Lord Fang is so blessed! Children are around their knees and share their families, which is really enviable. Wei Qian arched his hand and said.

He is telling the truth, he has three daughters, and his favorite is the youngest daughter Wei Qing, just now he heard Fang Wanyan coquettish with his father from afar, and he remembered his own Wei Qing.

It's a pity that Wei Qingfubo, when he was twelve years old, picked lotus flowers in his backyard and played, fell into the lotus pond and drowned. At that time, he was so angry that he took a whip and broke the little girl with Wei Qing alive, and the backyard was also locked up by him, and no one was allowed to enter again.

What's even more sad is that his beloved wife, because of the death of her daughter, saw the little girl being beaten to death, was overly frightened, got heart disease, dragged herself in bed for half a year, and left him.

He had regretted that he shouldn't have been impulsive and killed the girl and scared his wife, but he didn't want to blame himself.

His Qing'er is dead, who can he blame?

Fang Shizheng also smiled and arched his hand: "Rare guests, Zuo Shilang has a good New Year!" What's the matter, today your son entered the palace for the Spring Festival banquet, and you were left alone? ”

Wei Qian smiled on his face, but his heart was full of bitterness: How can I be worthy of his father? His father is the first emperor, although he was taken from the throne, after all, he is the blood of the royal family, the son of the dragon and the grandson of the dragon.

"I also came over for a walk, wanting to catch up with Fang Shangshu."

The two entered the main hall, and Fang Shizheng said with a smile while making tea:

"I don't have any good tea here to entertain Lord Wei, don't laugh. After a few years of being a household secretary, I know better than anyone how difficult it is for Daming's finances, and I can't help but shrink it. It doesn't matter if we have a handful of old bones, but the poor children also suffer. ”

"Lord Fang is high-spirited and bright, and everyone in the court knows it. In the past few years, the emperor has sent troops to Mongolia, spending a lot, and your money pocket is not good. ”

"Master Wei, with your words, Fang Mou has had a comfortable year. Everyone dislikes these people in our household who get into the eyes of money, saying that we are not sages and sages, and we are full of copper smell. Once the treasury is asked to allocate money, it is hypocritical and flattering. ”

Fang Shizheng shook his head and laughed self-deprecatingly: "Those who give money, think that there is little money, and those who don't give money will scold you for ignoring the emperor's money." Anyway, the household department is not a person inside and out. ”

Lord Fang humbled himself. How many appointments have been replaced? Everyone will be convinced. Especially the emperor, in the past 20 years, his trust in you has increased day by day, and now he will hand over the lifeblood of the Ming Dynasty to you, what are you not satisfied with? Compared to ...... Emperor Jianwen's other ministers, you don't know how lucky you are......"

There was silence in the room, except for the slight "crackling" sound in the fire cage.

Wei Qian held the teacup in the palm of his hand, and the temperature was just right to warm his hands.

Fang Shizheng didn't know what Wei Qian meant when he suddenly mentioned Emperor Jianwen? Although this topic is not as controversial as that of Yongle Gang Jianchao, it is taboo after all, and no official of the Jianwen Dynasty is willing to mention this identity.

Fang Shangshu is no exception.

He lowered his head and drank tea, and did not answer Wei Qian's words, he waited for Wei Qian to say the following.

Wei Qian smiled and said: "Lord Fang, don't be nervous, there are only me and you here, even if you say something, out of this door, even if the wind blows, you will forget it." ”

Fang Shangshu sighed and said:

"Daming is the Ming of the Zhu family, who is the emperor, for the courtiers, isn't it all the same? Besides, so many years have passed, and in the more than 20 years since Emperor Yongle ascended the throne, his achievements can be learned from heaven and earth. ”

"Emperor Yongle cleaned up the court and punished the ministers who had resisted him one by one, from the first year of Jianwen to the fourth year of Jianwen, Lord Fang has been on the front line of the war. Especially in the second year of Jianwen, in the Battle of Dongchang, General Zhang Yu broke into battle to save King Yan, and finally died in battle. ”

The bowl in Fang Shizheng's hand "jingled".

This incident has always been a crux of his mind. The reason why he didn't even want military merits back then and concealed his merits was not because he had the foresight to expect King Yan to win, but because he was in awe of Zhang Yu, the commander of the Yan army, on the battlefield, who was loyal to the lord and would rather die than give in.

At that moment, he was saddened by the cruel reality that he was also a Ming general, but he wanted to kill each other, causing the Ming Dynasty to lose their lives and lose their soldiers. The battlefield was chaotic, and he gave this victory to one of the generals who died in battle, hiding his name.

Who knew that two years later, King Yan invaded the capital, the Yongle Dynasty replaced the Jianwen Dynasty, and when the Yongle Emperor reopened the old case and avenged Zhang Yu, Fang Shizheng was not on the list of awards and survived.

Can...... How did Wei Qian know the details of this battlefield? Why is he mentioning it now?

Fang Shizheng put down the tea bowl, paced a few steps in the room, walked up to Wei Qian and asked lightly:

"It seems that Lord Wei is not here to pay New Year's greetings today, you are going to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. If you have something to say, please say it directly, our government is upright and loyal, loyal and patriotic, and there is nothing that cannot be said. ”

"Really? Could it be that Qi Tai, Tie Xuan, and Fang Xiaoru, aren't they loyal and patriotic? Chen Di, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, should have eaten his son's nose and tongue? And you and your three sons are living well in Beijing, Master Cizi and filial piety......"

"If you have something to say, please say it."

"What can the lower official say? Xia Guan is just a grandson of the Six Emperors with a word. Wei Qian also put down the tea bowl and said:

"Yesterday, you also saw that the sixth emperor grandson, who is already the son of the crown princess, has been named King Lu Cheng by the emperor. He is a rising star, and there is no good minister around him, and he has reached out to you, so I don't know what you think? ”

Unexpectedly, Fang Shizheng turned around and glared angrily:

"Emperor Yongle has been in power for twenty years, and you can't wait to destroy it? I will not stand in line, I will only stand on the side of the emperor, whoever is the emperor, I will offer my loyalty to whoever is the emperor. ”

He exhaled softly, straightened his back, and said:

"As for the Battle of Dongchang, if you want to say it, just say it, if Emperor Yongle hasn't put it down, I have nothing to say."