Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 361 Merit

   Zuo Du Yushi and Ribu Shangshu were silent for a long time.

   Zhang Sheng looked speechless, dumbfounded, and asked after a long time: "What do you think?"

   "Is this a fake edict?" Ma Xun thought for a while, but didn't dare to make up his mind.

   "This..." Zhang Sheng said in embarrassment: "Magong, you are the censor of Zuodu, so it is up to you to decide whether it is true or not."

  Ma Xun didn't dare to take it lightly, but said: "Isn't this edict issued by the Ministry of Rites? Doesn't Mr. Zhang know about it? Why should I make a decision?"

   "I think... it's better to send it to the cabinet, and let the princes decide immediately."

  Ma Xun heaved a sigh of relief. He found out that this is a tiankeng. Now that the cabinet is allowed to make decisions, this... couldn't be better!

  So he hurriedly said: "Very well, you and I will go together. Speaking of which, this can be considered good news."

  ...

  In the cabinet, it's very quiet.

   Everyone knows that Mr. Liu is in a bad mood.

  Therefore, everyone tiptoed around, for fear of running into Liu Gong's bad luck.

   It is understandable for scholars to make a fuss.

   What is happening now is too big.

  If the quarrel continues, the reputation of Liu Gong will take a turn for the worse, and it may even force Liu Gong to resign as a scholar.

  However, no one in the cabinet thinks that Mr. Liu will return to his hometown for retirement.

  Now His Majesty trusts Liu Gong very much. This is the first assistant university scholar who must be Liu Gong. Even if he submits a letter to resign, most of His Majesty will try his best to comfort him. Of course, the final result is that he has to stay!

  But God knows what kind of troubles will happen at Shih Lin's place.

  Liu Jian was sitting in the public room. On the surface, he looked like a normal person, but deep down in his heart, he also knew that he was in trouble.

  Of course, in fact, reputation is only secondary, right and wrong, future generations will understand what kind of person he is, but what he is really worried about is his own son.

   I am such a son.

   After finally becoming a talent, the Liu family has successors, but in the end...

  Near death.

   If something really happened, Liu Jian wished he could break into Fang's house directly.

  He just looked at the memorial on the desk speculatively and uneasily.

  Outside, there was a lot of noise.

   "There is an urgent report from Liaodong, and it is from North Korea."

   All of a sudden, Liu Jian stood up suddenly, and the trivial words outside made him feel a little bit stunned.

   Something happened... something happened?

   Is it something about Liu Jie?

   "After receiving the report, I immediately came to look for Liu Gong. Liu Gong can be in the public house..."

   This sounds like the voice of the Minister of Rites.

  Liu Jian's complexion couldn't help turning miserable, and he came to look for him when he was appointed. Isn't it because of Liu Jie? Could it be...

  He thought of the worst possibility, his body trembled involuntarily, and even his feet felt numb.

  Could it be...the white-haired person gives the black-haired person?

  Actually, before Liu Jie, Liu Jian had two sons, but unfortunately, they both passed away prematurely.

  Thinking of the third son, the only remaining only son is most likely...

  Tears rolled in Liu Jian's eyes.

   Hold on.

  Liu Jian thought to himself, he is a cabinet minister, so he must not lose his composure.

  At this moment, someone has already come in, not Zhang Sheng, but Ma Xun, the censor of Zuodu.

  The two of them were out of breath, obviously trotting all the way here.

  They met Liu Jian's eyes.

  After a moment of silence, Ma Xun raised the memorial in Yang's hand and said, "Look, Mr. Liu."

  Liu Jian wished he could take this memorabilia back. He took a deep breath and looked down.

   Civil unrest…

  Many clans were slaughtered... Two groups of nobles and scholars suffered heavy casualties.

  Female medical officers and monks were humiliated...

  Sungkyunkwan Hall…

  This damned Li Long is simply inferior to a pig and a dog!

  But Liu Jian's heart also sank to the bottom.

   Such a lunatic who is not as good as a pig and a dog, and his own son happens to be in...

Huh?

   Liu Jian was taken aback.

  The imperial envoy Liu Jie led scholars and two classes of nobles to move to Liaodong...

  This means, still...Alive!

   And brought back many scholars and nobles from North Korea.

  Liu Jian paid attention to the words used in the memorial, and he suddenly understood in his heart that this must be the governor of Liaodong showing his favor to him!

   This is clearly a time of fleeing for their lives. Who cares about protecting the scholars and nobles of North Korea? It is clear that a group of people are fleeing. The word 'migrating' clearly means fleeing.

But…

   Then, it is the Annunciation.

  Hoo...

   A breath of foul air finally came out from Liu Jian's mouth.

   Have fun!

  My own son has made meritorious service.

  He suddenly raised his eyes, looking at Ma Xun and Zhang Sheng.

Zhang Sheng said without hesitation: "Congratulations, Mr. Liu. Mr. Liu really has a good son. He is just a scholar. He not only traveled a long distance to North Korea to read the decree, but also protected so many scholars in desperation. , It is said that they brought back more than a dozen clans of the Korean country to protect them from harm..."

   Ma Xun looked at Zhang Sheng, and followed suit; "Not bad...if it wasn't for Liu Jie, I'm afraid..."

  He didn't continue talking.

  Everyone understands that if there is no Liu Jie this time, the imperial court will lose face. Canonizing a mother like Li Long who is a thief, isn't this the same as the imperial court working for a tiger?

  Actually, any crime can be forgiven, but changing Sungkyunkwan to a hospital is absolutely unforgivable!

  During the Ming Dynasty, there were hundreds of thousands of scholars who were under the disciples of the sages. When Li Long did such a thing, he offended not only the scholars and nobles in Korea, but also offended all the scholars in the world to death.

   "Li Long is a thief with a human face and a beast's heart!" Liu Jian took a deep breath and cursed angrily.

  He knew that his son was going to become famous all over the world, and this...it was thanks to Fang Jifan, Fang Jifan, although...well, if he is not wanted, the most important thing is that Li Long is a thief, the court must respond.

  He calmed down, and said: "Immediately invite all ministers, Jiuqing, and related people to have an audience. The civil strife in North Korea is no small matter. This is my vassal of the Ming Dynasty. If you are not careful, you will be doomed."

   This is no small matter. Now that I have confirmed that my son is still alive, I can no longer care about my son! He thought for a while and said: "Quickly invite the crown prince and Uncle Xinjian to come into the palace together. Come, hurry up and inform His Majesty."

  ...

  The court became chaotic.

  Suddenly began to summon ministers, and even Emperor Hongzhi looked at the happy news and was silent for a long while, dumbfounded.

   It is not surprising that Fang Jifan's prophecy came true.

  If it weren't for this guy's unparalleled insight, Emperor Hongzhi would not have turned a blind eye to what the prince and Fang Jifan were doing in the East Palace, and would have killed these two guys long ago.

  What shocked Emperor Hongzhi was that King Li Long of Korea was so frenzied.

   Crazy, simply crazy.

  Actually, when Fang Jifan reported that something was wrong, Emperor Hongzhi never imagined that there would be such a terrible consequence.

  I thought that this matter would fail, but it’s actually not a big deal, as long as it can be canonized, it should be canonized, and it shouldn’t have too much impact.

   But even Fang Jifan would never have imagined that one person could do such an abominable thing.

   And now...

Emperor Hongzhi put down the report, but sighed, and couldn't help but said: "It's really scary. If the false imperial decree hadn't been sent first, and the canonized imperial decree would have gone, I'm afraid that everyone in North Korea, except the thief Li Except for Long, everyone will be kept in the dark, and they will all be terrified of me, Daming. If the news is sent back to the capital, I really don't know how to explain it to the scholars in the world."

  This is the truth. If you canonize a person in the front foot, praise him for his filial piety and virtue. Turning his head around, this person killed the Quartet and humiliated the Holy Learning so much, it's no wonder that the scholars in the world didn't blow up the pot.

  Xiao Jing stood aside, he had been secretly looking at the report just now, probably knew some inside information!

  At this time, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty said yes, but..."

Xiao Jing glanced at Emperor Hongzhi meaningfully, and said: "Naturally, this is inseparable from His Majesty's sageness. If His Majesty hadn't seen through everything, he would have quickly seen through the tricks of Li Long and other thieves, and ordered His Highness the Crown Prince to draft a copy The new imperial decree was delivered first, I am afraid that even Daming is acting as a minion."

   "..." Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but glance at Xiao Jing.

   This Xiao Jing is really a chicken thief.

  However... It seems that this matter can only be recognized by pinching the nose.

   Do you want me to tell the world that I am a fool and almost caused a catastrophe?

  At this time, Emperor Hongzhi stood up, and said: "Let's go, go to Jinshen Hall, Fang Jifan...has meritorious service, and the crown prince has also contributed a lot, and that..."

   Seeing Emperor Hongzhi hesitate, Xiao Jing quickly reminded: "Liu Jie..."

  Emperor Hongzhi pursed his lips and smiled, "Yes, Liu Jie...Liu Qing's family gave birth to a good son. It's a lot of credit for traveling thousands of miles."

  Emperor Hongzhi finished speaking, and ascended to the Jinshen Hall.

  Many civil and military officials came, and many of them were at work when they were summoned suddenly. They were at a loss and didn't know what happened.

   Of course, there are well-informed people who have already heard the news, but they all took a deep look at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Fang Jifan.

  Fang Jifan actually knew this result a long time ago.

  Li Long is indeed a tyrannical man. He is the first faint king of the Li family in North Korea, and there will be many more shocking things in the future.

   Liu Jian's face was ruddy, and finally he couldn't hide his happy brows. He glanced at Fang Jifan meaningfully, and smiled, and Fang Jifan hurriedly smiled back.

   Immediately afterwards, Xiao Jing came out and began to recite the memorial from Liaodong.

   "Chen Liaodong Governor Peng Yizuo said: I recently heard about North Korea..."

  Xiao Jing read very slowly, but soon, the Jinshen Hall exploded.

   "Shameless."

   "Sensational, sensational..."

   "A thief with a human face and a beast's heart!"

   There was an endless stream of scolding voices.

  This is a vassal state, the king of the vassal state is like this, how can Daming just sit idly by? What's more, this is still doing something to scholars.

  Of course, what is even more surprising is...the imperial court ordered Li Long to...

   When was the warning, why didn't I know?

  …

   At the end of the day, I feel dizzy and dizzy, and I can finally rest!

  (end of this chapter)