Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 809 Domineering exposed

  Fang Jifan felt like he had shot himself in the foot with a rock.

  Well, I want to take a photo of Zhu Hou to death.

However, the Empress Dowager was very happy and full of interest. She asked Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan to accompany her and asked about the background of Shiro's visit to his mother. Zhonglie is the same as your Fang family."

   "..." Fang Jifan's face was a little dark. Their Yang family is almost dead...Although Fang Jifan knows and respects heroes, and admires this hero, it doesn't mean that he wants to be that tragic hero.

  Emperor Hongzhi was happy to see the Empress Dowager. It was rare to see her so happy.

Seeing that the Empress Dowager was happy, Fang Jifan couldn't help saying: "Your Majesty, Sun Chen built a palace outside the city. You...you know, it's called Daming Palace. Your Majesty is very happy. This palace is magnificent. Of course, it's nothing. Sun Chen knows that the empress does not like to enjoy, but that place is the most suitable for self-cultivation, and the empress occasionally feels unwell, and when the palace is repaired, Sun Chen will take the empress to cultivate there."

   This time, his fox tail was exposed.

  Fang Jifan had been covering this matter with Zhu Houzhao before, but Zhu Houzhao felt more and more that there must be some conspiracy behind it.

The Empress Dowager thought to herself, look at Fang Jifan, how filial he is. This time, he ran back and forth, I am afraid that he has taken a lot of trouble. What's more, it is said that this palace does not have a tael of silver in the palace. With the efforts of the family, such a loyal minister, such a good child, I couldn't find any lanterns, so I agreed with all my mouth: "Okay, Ai's family must go."

  Fang Jifan calmed down and couldn't help cheering.

  While Fang Jifan was going to have a rest, Fang Jifan came back, but was stopped by Zhu Houzhao in a secluded place, Fang Jifan said: "Why isn't Your Highness at your empress's place?"

  Zhu Houzhao pulled Fang Jifan to the corner and said in a low voice, "Honestly speaking, what is your plan for Daming Palace?"

  Fang Jifan looked depressed: "I am a son-in-law, the son-in-law of Your Majesty, and I only have Your Majesty in my heart, even if I lose all my wealth..."

  Zhu Houzhao bared his teeth: "Don't say these things, what is your intention to encourage your great-grandmother to go, you don't say it? Well, then I will definitely ask my great-grandmother to go, just take a look..."

  Fang Jifan had no choice but to sigh: "Heaven is jealous of talents, Your Highness actually doubts my intentions. Well, I want the Empress Dowager to live there, mainly for the sake of filial piety, and hope that the Empress Dowager can take care of her for the rest of her life."

"Of course, there is still a little bit of selfishness, that is, I hope that after the Empress Dowager goes there, you think, the Empress Dowager is old, if she can stay in Daming Palace, our Majesty, your Royal Highness, your father, Think about it, Your Highness, can he rest assured?"

  Zhu Houzhao looked up at the sky, and thought for a while: "I feel that Emperor Father must be worried."

Fang Jifan patted his thigh: "It's more than worrying. A filial person like His Majesty would wish to go to greet the Empress Dowager every morning. But think about it, the Forbidden City is tens of miles away from Daming Palace. , one back and forth, the day is almost gone, what should I do?"

  Zhu Houzhao tilted his head: "Yes, what should I do?"

  Fang Jifan chuckled: "Of course, Your Majesty, you have to live in Daming Palace."

   "Oh." Zhu Houzhao nodded: "It makes sense, it makes sense."

  Fang Jifan squinted his eyes: "Your Majesty lives in, can Queen Zhang not go? Queen Zhang has gone, who will serve the twelve prisons in the inner palace?"

  Zhu Houzhao asked in surprise, "Are so many people going?"

  Fang Jifan laughed and said: "Don't worry, look, so many eunuchs and female officials have gone, they have to do something, right? For example, the Jingong Supervisor, should we go out to buy, and there are Shangyi Supervisor, Shangbao Supervisor..."

  Zhu Houzhao nodded like a chicken pecking rice: "I understand, I understand, let's talk about the key points."

Fang Jifan said with a smile: "The eunuchs in the palace like to buy property. They have money. Except for my grandson Liu Jin, he is a decent person. He only wants to serve His Royal Highness and treats money like dung. Hehe, I'm afraid hands and feet are not clean. Of course, this is secondary. If the eunuchs are coming, what will happen to the cabinet? What will happen to the Six Ministries? What will happen to the Imperial Academy?"

  Zhu Houzhao tilted his head: "Yes, what should I do?"

Fang Jifan felt that Zhu Houzhao was very exciting in other places, but he was like a **** in this matter. Fang Jifan sighed: "Your Majesty will summon the ministers of the cabinet and the six ministries at any time, and you must also call all the scholars of the Imperial Academy to give lectures. , Think about it, which one of them is not in his late 70s, backache, or kidney failure? His Majesty calls, Liu Gong can immediately walk dozens of miles to come here? He will do it again and again. What kind of man?"

  Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up: "I probably understand."

  Fang Jifan said with a smile: "You don't need to understand. At that time, the cabinet scholars, as well as the ministers of the Qing Dynasty and the nobles of the Qing Dynasty, will all have to be on duty outside the Daming Palace, but what will they do when they go home?"

  Zhu Houzhao pinched his fingers: "Yes, it's so far away, they don't have to sleep if they go back and forth."

Fang Jifan crossed his hands and laughed loudly: "They have to have a house to live in, right? What's more, the university scholars and the ministers have all come, other servants, principals, doctors, Yuanwailang, all the people in the capital, ministers of civil and military affairs, There are thousands of people, and there are still grades, and there are quite a few, who are lucrative, but have no rank... Now, do you understand?"

   "Understood." Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "I will build a house for them?"

  Fang Jifan smiled and shook his head: "But where does this place come from?"

  Zhu Houzhao bluffed and laughed loudly: "Haha, haha, I finally understand, go buy land, go buy land, go buy all the land around the imperial city, haha..."

Fang Jifan narrowed his eyes: "This place... has been named Fang for a long time. Within the third ring road of Daming Palace, do you understand the third ring road? Forget it, I don't need to explain, that is to say, I have already prepared this land. Think about it, let's There are so many corrupt officials in Daming, they have so much money, but if they don’t spend it, it’s a crime, I can’t sleep after thinking about it…”

  Zhu Houzhao looked at Fang Jifan angrily.

Fang Jifan patted Zhu Houzhao's shoulder: "Okay, now I will give you another reminder. The land outside the third ring road is only a few dozen taels of silver per mu. Your Highness, these lands will rise sooner or later. Just think about it." Look, the land in the inner city of the capital is certainly valuable, but the land in the outer city is also valuable."

  Zhu Houzhao nodded again and again, his veins were about to burst out: "Old Fang, I don't admire you for anything else in this palace, but when it comes to such wicked deeds, I only admire you."

  Fang Jifan scowled: "Your Highness, don't destroy my innocence."

  Zhu Houzhao, on the other hand, suddenly became agitated, unable to sit still, as if scratching his heart with claws.

   ground ground...

   Have to buy, buy as much as you have, what is the third ring?

  He still doesn't quite understand.

   Of course, the three rings are indeed extremely valuable.

  Because in this era, there are no high-rise buildings, and the population carried by the land is limited. The city is spread out like pancakes, and the scale is often very large, but the population may not be one-tenth of that of later generations.

   Coaxed the Empress Dowager to be happy, but next, the Daming Palace had to satisfy the Empress Dowager no matter what.

   Seeing that it was getting late, Fang Jifan and Zhu Houzhao took their leave and arrived at Fengtian Hall. At this time, Emperor Hongzhi was still here, giving a banquet to all the officials.

At this time, the banquet was almost coming to an end. Fang Jifan and Zhu Houzhao wanted to leave, but were stopped by the eunuch: "His Royal Highness, Fang Duwei, Your Majesty has already given an order. If the crown prince and Fang Duwei come out from the Empress Dowager, they will go to see you." .”

  Zhu Houzhao was very helpless. He glanced at Fang Jifan, and Fang Jifan said righteously: "I am upright, what are you afraid of, let's go, see you!"

Fengtian Hall is one of the three main halls, and it is only used on very special occasions. This main hall is very spacious, and there are hundreds of officials in it. The Empress Dowager has a long life, and she also praised her Majesty's wiseness. Some people began to recite poems and Fu, while others were red-faced and dazed.

  Emperor Hongzhi was about to ask Ouyang Zhi to write poetry too.

  Ouyang Zhi stood with a dazed expression on his face, and became dazed under the urging of the ministers.

  Fang Jifan and Zhu Houzhao came in, just in time to rescue Ouyang Zhi.

  The two stepped forward: "I have seen my father, long live my emperor."

  Emperor Hongzhi seemed to be in a particularly good mood, and it was rare for him to drink alcohol today. His face was flushed, and he said: "Hahaha, I have a son who has defeated the Tartars and beheaded the bandits. Whose son can compare with my son?"

  He was drunk. At this moment, he looked around with a bit of heroism and arrogance. All the officials were silent and looked at His Majesty.

  Emperor Hongzhi took a note: "I still have a son-in-law. How many great things he has done to benefit the country and the people is nothing. My son-in-law is naturally a great hero. I don't usually talk about it. Why?"

  Fang Jifan and Zhu Houzhao blinked, why.

  The ministers remained silent.

  Seeing that Emperor Hongzhi was full of spirit, he said complacently: "That's because I'm afraid that you will all compete, so as not to embarrass all the nobles. I have this son and a son-in-law. Who can compare with me as the king of the world?"

   Very arrogant.

  Zhu Houzhao said in a low voice: "Father must be drunk."

   "Yes." Fang Jifan was very sure.

"Hahahaha...hahahaha..." Emperor Hongzhi laughed loudly: "You guys, go be jealous, go envy, I... I don't care, I won't talk about this skill, just talk about my son-in-law, come here, Fang Jifan, You come forward..."

  Fang Jifan had no choice but to step forward.

  Emperor Hongzhi stared drunkenly at Fang Jifan, and suddenly shouted: "My son-in-law, he built a palace for me, gentlemen, please tell me, is there any son-in-law who repairs a house for the father-in-law of Mount Tai in this world?"

  …

  My mind is blank, I'm going to sleep.

  (end of this chapter)