Chapter 274: Chaos
Cheng Jin raised his eyebrows, but he was a little surprised, this kind of death advice had almost been banned at Xiao Sheng's time, and Emperor Longqing didn't look like a person who could tolerate this kind of thing.
Yu Xi's face also flashed with a hint of anger, "Su Xiang beat them all into a chaotic party, and also implicated their families, the emperor quarreled with him in front of the emperor for this, but in the end he never resisted him, and in one day, he arrested hundreds of old and weak women and children, and threw them all into prison." β
"Su Xiang's party has just gained power, and it has been crazy so far?" Cheng Jin also felt a little incredible, although she didn't know Su Xiang, Su Xiang's reputation has always been excellent, and she couldn't see that he would be the kind of person who would destroy the Great Wall.
"Yesterday, a lot of scholars gathered in Beijing, planning to jointly write a letter to rehabilitate Cui Xiang, Su Xiang and his party learned of the news, so they arrested people everywhere, I am afraid that there will be a big mess in the next few days, they have been ordered by the emperor to go out of the city overnight."
"It's hard to believe that they can persuade someone as upright as Lord Fang." The corners of Cheng Jin's lips raised slightly, "I'm afraid that I will even coax and deceive him to come out." β
Yu Xi made a silent gesture towards her, shook his head lightly and said, "It's the emperor's command, he went out of Beijing to investigate this matter thoroughly, Senior Brother Fang has always been jealous and hateful, right and wrong are clear, and he has offended many people over the years, if he is allowed to stay in the capital, I am afraid that he will be instigated to be used as a gunman, although the emperor gave him an order, but more to protect him." β
For a monarch, he will never throw himself into any force, and the starting point of doing things is only to rely on his enthusiasm and public heart, such a talent is undoubtedly the best to use, and Emperor Longqing values Fang Wu very much in his heart.
While speaking, the three of them had already collected their momentum, and the crowd applauded, as if they were really like the rivers and lakes, Cheng Jin felt funny, if they took a bowl to ask for silver at the moment, maybe they could really get a lot of money, but the three of them didn't care, and arched their hands towards everyone.
"Yueran, why did you get up so early?" Yang Zhong walked forward quickly and asked with concern, stopping three or four steps away from Yu Xi, for fear that the smell of sweat on her body would smoke her, "Have you had breakfast?" β
"I'll use it for you." Yu Xi smiled lightly and took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat.
This newlywed couple is like honey blending oil, and their relationship is extremely good, Fang Wu gasped and said to Wen Shaoan with a smile, "The relationship between the two of them is good, what about your little fiancΓ©e?" I've been watching here for a while, why don't you wait for you to leave? β
"The little girl is shy," Wen Shao'an didn't have time to say anything, Yang Zhong smiled, "Shao'an looks quite serious on weekdays, but I didn't expect to think about a little girl, and when I was young, I pulled someone to make a marriage, when Yueran and I were as old as them, we were even careful to speak, where did we dare to have any idea of marrying?" Outsiders say that Shao'an is a rare gentleman, and if you want me to see it, I'm afraid he is a well-dressed beast! β
"What do you say?" Yu Xi glared angrily, "Why don't you go and wash it quickly, it's nonsense here." β
Fang Wu was old after all, and after fighting with them, he was already exhausted, and he couldn't slow down for a while, so he simply sat on the stone steps in the backyard.
Wen Shaoan brought him a bowl of warm water, and he was not polite, he took the bowl of water and drank it all.
"It's too old, it's useless," Fang Wu took a while to recover his strength, and smiled at Wen Shao'an, "I've been busy adjudicating cases and avenging people all these years, I haven't practiced for a long time, and I've been wasted a lot, if I let the master know, I will definitely be blamed for not working." β
"Master won't blame you, you have avented a lot of grievances for the people of Jiangdong over the years, and also deterred the officials of Jiangdong from daring to do anything wrong, and you were also regarded as 'Fang Qingtian' by the people of Jiangdong, Master has always appreciated it."
"You know that."
"It's not that I want to know, it's that Master is concerned about your situation, and he often talks to me in the letter when he has something to do."
Thinking of his master, a smile bloomed on Fang Wu's face, but he quickly sank again, "What kind of blue sky am I, yesterday I watched those more than eighty people innocently die, and watched those colleagues who should have a great future angrily touch the pillar, but I can't do anything, and I have to leave the capital with you in disgrace, I'm afraid I will live in the shadow of this matter for the rest of my life." β
"Party strife has always been meaningless and terrible, Master used to warn us not to be attached to any faction, just because we were worried that we would waste time on party strife, those more than ten colleagues are certainly respectable, but if they can live well, do more things for the people, and find an opportunity to redress Cui Xiangming in the future, isn't it more meaningful, why do you have to die senselessly at this juncture?"
"I understand the reason, it's just that the eldest husband was born in the world, and there should be some blood, especially if you are still young, so it may not be a good thing to blindly forbear." Fang Wu patted him on the shoulder and said, "You don't look like a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, but like an old fritter in the officialdom of fifty or sixty years old. β
Wen Shaoan smiled and said nothing, Fang Wu is the kind of person who has been drinking ice for ten years and is difficult to cool his blood, he is now angry about Cui Xiang's affairs, but Cui Tong has no personal friends, and even because Fang Wu offended the people of the Cui Party, the Cui Party has been suppressing him everywhere, so Fang Wu has been in the position of Jiangdong to mention the official affairs of the prison for many years, and many of his colleagues back then have been promoted, he is obviously better than others, but he seems to be going to sit in this position, and he has not moved for many years.
Fang Wu is not a fool, he naturally knows that he has offended Cui Xiang's party, but he only wants to have a clear conscience in doing things, and his principles involving himself have always been inch-free, and who he offends to please whom is never within the scope of his consideration.
Wen Shaoan is completely different from him, he can't be as selfless as he is, since he knew what happened to Cheng Jin in the past fifty years, his blood, which was not hot, was already cold.
"Since those dozens of people can't be saved, everything should still be looked forward, if the mastermind behind this case can be found out in one fell swoop this time, presumably the emperor will also make every effort to avenge Cui Xiang." Wen Shaoan persuaded.
Yesterday, Fang Wu almost followed those people to the palace gate to touch the pillar and commit suicide, fortunately, Wen Shaoan led him directly to Emperor Longqing, he saw Emperor Longqing wiping his tears, expressing his helplessness, although Cui Xiang stepped down, but Su Xiang came to power, this emperor who should have been pro-government a long time ago, his power is still very limited, and the big and small matters in the court are decided by Su Xiang, and Emperor Longqing is really powerless.
Fang Wu saw Emperor Longqing's difficulties with his own eyes, and his original dissatisfaction with him immediately disappeared.