Ming Taizi's Total War

Chapter 35 Fushe literati support, Hou Fangyu as representative

Hou Fangyu's words are quite springy. The vassal king is not the direct cause of the state's ruin, but the state's ruin is the direct cause of the vassal's leaving the place where he was a vassal.

But everyone is a literati, and they all understand the purpose of Chunqiu's brushwork, which is to avoid the important and ignore the trivial, so everyone sees the truth without telling the truth, and is at ease to be a loyal listener without saying a word.

"Yeah, why didn't I think of it before."

"Brother Chaozong is right."

"I said why the prince has been in Jinling for so long, and there is no news of his ascension to the throne. It turns out that King Fu colluded with those bastards from the eunuch party. It's really disgusting."

After listening to Hou Fangyu's words, all the literati present at Fushe began to scold. As literati, they are not good at other things, that is, they are very good at cursing, especially in writing articles.

It is possible to write dead things alive, but it is a pity that the biggest function is only this, and it is of no great use to the country and society.

Originally, Hou Fangyu was very satisfied when he heard the people chattering and chattering. It made the literati in Fushe feel good about the prince, which made him very satisfied.

"In this case, why don't we serve the prince and fight those eunuchs?" A person suddenly stood up and suggested.

His words were like a stone thrown into a lake, and every stone stirred up thousands of waves, and immediately many people stood up to express their agreement.

They also asked Hou Fangyu directly by name, "Brother Hou, what do you think?"

They handed over the decision-making power to Hou Fangyu, so that in this matter, Hou Fangyu became the decision-maker and the leader. Although he must have gained more benefits than everyone else, the risks were all on him.

At this moment, Hou Fangyu's brain was running fast, he was thinking about how he should answer, if he replied clearly, then there would be no room for maneuver in this matter.

Everyone in the world will know that Fushe will stand on the side of the prince and become a princeling, and will no longer have the detached neutral status of the past.

But the benefits are also obvious, Hou Fangyu actually doesn't have much fame, but he was only a scholar in his hometown Guide, and speaking of most of his fame, he still relied on his father.

Originally, he went to Nanzhili to take the imperial examination, but happened to encounter the matter that King Fu and the crown prince were competing for the throne. Not to mention the delay in the imperial examination, no one knew who the future emperor would be.

Hou Fangyu thought to himself, if he wanted to show his talents in the officialdom at this time, if he didn't join the prince or King Fu, he would not have the opportunity to show his talents.

Because there has never been an example of a scholar being an official in the Ming Dynasty, if you want to become an official, you must at least be a juren, and you have to be a candidate. You can only do it after the current official leaves and the seat becomes vacant.

If you want to become an official without waiting for two or three years, unless you are a Jinshi, or you have the support of a big man, and Hou Fangyu can be called a big man, or a big enough man, only Zhu Cihong is one.

"Okay, I have had this idea for a long time. We Fushe literati want to help justice, but we have no way to save the building, so we can only ask the prince for help, so that I can wait for the loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty to help the world." Hou Fangyu righteously Words speak to all.

Obviously, it was just a matter of devoting themselves to Zhu Cihong's sect and doing his job as a dog and dog, but Hou Fangyu and the others could still speak so elegantly and nicely, and the literati's lips are capable.

"Then thank you, Brother Chaozong, for petitioning the prince on behalf of the loyal ministers and righteous men of the world." A literati wearing a square scarf said happily when he heard Hou Chaozong agreed.

After finishing speaking, he held a glass of wine to Hou Fangyu and said, "Come on, let's use this glass of wine to pay homage to Brother Chao Zong."

So the more than [-] literati in the banquet stood up at this moment, holding their wine glasses, and respected Hou Fangyu. Seeing this, he quickly stood up to pay his respects, and then drank the rice wine in his glass in one gulp.

Hou Fangyu was really blessed by Zhu Cihong this time. If it weren't for Zhu Cihong, although he was said to be a leading figure in the Fushe before, he definitely wouldn't have been toasted by everyone.

However, the banquet would not end so easily. After this round of drinks, people came to Hou Fangyu to toast alone and express their gratitude. Hou Fangyu could only refuse all who came.

That night, Hou Fangyu was very drunk. Fortunately, Wu Ciwei and Hou Fangyu's servants supported him, so he returned to the house where he lived.

As for Hou Fangyu, he had no property in Jinling, and he rented the place where he lived. In fact, he was not the only one, and many young scholars in Fushe were like this.

It's not because their family is poor. Although Jinling is the most prosperous place in the world besides the capital, the house price is not so high that none of them can afford it.

Even a set of one hundred and ten taels of silver for a small courtyard will only cause them pain for a period of time, which is equivalent to that of ordinary people who have worked for nothing for a year or so.

The main reason is that in today's troubled times, the risk of buying a property is too high, and they are not natives of Jinling, let alone necessary.

People who have always been in business for officials, either buy properties in places where they plan to live for a long time, for two or three generations, for decades.

Either they buy land or fields in their hometown, and the most people still buy fields.

Early the next morning, Hou Fangyu woke up, vomited up all the servants who helped him get up, and then ordered someone to invite Wu Ciwei.

It should not be too late, since yesterday he has decided to serve the prince, he will go to see him today.

The reason why he brought Wu Ciwei was because he was afraid that he didn't hold enough weight in Zhu Cihong's heart, and he thought that he didn't have so much energy to speak, so he brought Wu Ciwei with him.

When Wu Ciwei arrived, Hou Fangyu hired two mules, and Wu Ciwei and one of them rode to the gate of the Prince's Mansion. He was in a good mood and gave the donkey renter a penny, and the donkey driver spoke a thousand words. Thank you.

"What are you two here for?" The heavy infantryman of the Fifth Army Battalion that Zhu Cihong placed at the door to watch the gate stepped forward and asked when he saw the two literati approaching.

"This little brother, please go in and report, saying: Chaozong, the Marquis of Guide, and his friend Wu Ciwei have come to pay homage to His Highness the Crown Prince."

After finishing speaking, Hou Fangyu stuffed another penny into the warrior's hand, and said softly, "A little meaning is not a respect."

After all, Hou Fangyu is the son of an official. He knows best what the gates of the official mansion look like. For all the gates of rich families, they almost always collect money from those who enter the mansion, especially those who visit.

This is not an unspoken rule, but in Daming it has already been put on the table, especially if you go to the mansion of a high-ranking official, if you don't spend some money to bribe the doorman, they will laugh at you for being an old hat instead.

(End of this chapter)