How did His Majesty know that they were gathering here to discuss matters? Fan Jingwen stood up immediately in excitement and glanced at the officials around him coldly. When he saw that everyone had their heads lowered, they instantly lost their anger and everyone froze on the spot.
I don’t know why His Majesty came suddenly.
After scanning for a week, no one was found to have moved. At this moment, he was not allowed to find out the person who delivered the message. His Majesty was waiting outside. If he didn't go, he might be accused of being disrespectful.
I just thought that His Majesty came to the house by chance and wanted to let his colleagues hide in the back house. But after thinking about it carefully, if His Majesty had known about it for a long time, might he be seeking his own death? So he called everyone to pick him up.
At this time, Zhu Ling just took Wang Guoxing, followed by several royal guards, and walked to Fan Jingwen's house under the leadership of the maid. There was no car outside the door this time. The car was comfortable to drive, but the speed was too fast.
He was as slow as walking, and besides, he was impatient, so he abandoned her decisively.
The carriage was even more uncomfortable. I just felt like I was being shrouded in a large sealed box and was rocking back and forth. It was very uncomfortable. However, riding a horse was quite fun and extremely comfortable. Not to mention the speed, coming from the palace to the mansion was much faster than riding a horse.
The sedan and the car drove much faster.
On the road, they happened to meet Fan Jingwen and others who came to pick him up. Seeing that His Majesty had entered the palace, everyone hurriedly knelt down under his leadership and shouted long live. However, this road happened to be a narrow road, and there were so many ministers.
They had no choice but to kneel back one after another, forming a long queue in an instant.
Seeing so many people gathered at Fan Jingwen's house, Zhu Ling couldn't help but feel a little funny. He must have been planning something when these people gathered together, and they might have scolded him a lot.
He quickly called everyone to get up, especially some of them who were older and were already quite exhausted during this catastrophe. Naturally, there was no need to torture the ministers. They had just been emperors for one day, and then they had been villains for a few days.
, I have to save some reputation no matter what.
"Your Majesty is here?"
Fan Jingwen was the first to speak. Zhu Ling was stunned for a moment, but he immediately reacted and chuckled a few times.
"A few days ago, Grand Scholar Fan left without saying goodbye, and he really misunderstood some of my words. Today, the capital camp was a little quieter, and there was no movement from the intruders. The capital was temporarily peaceful, so he came here to talk to Grand Scholar about what happened that day.
"
When ordinary people faced such sincere words from the emperor, they would have shed tears of gratitude and knelt down in panic. However, Fan Jingwen snorted in his heart and immediately thought that his majesty was just looking for an excuse to move south, and he might not imitate what he did in court that day.
Let Mr. Chen Ge take the responsibility of negotiating peace with the intruders, just like he did that day.
Then he said coldly and in a low voice: "I have already understood it. Your Majesty, there is no need to say more. Why do you need to say more about moving south?"
Fan Jingwen's voice was not very loud, but the ministers who were bending behind heard it clearly. The word "moving south" quickly aroused a thousand waves in their hearts, even the Taichang Temple young master who was mocking the loyal minister.
Qing was also quite shocked.
When did Your Majesty become so stupid? There must be a demon around you to deceive you.
This sentence is the thought of all the ministers present. Whenever you think of moving south, you will definitely think of the Battle of Tumubao, and also compare it with what happened in the Song Dynasty. The former would rather die than move south, and stick to the capital, and many people who served the country emerged;
The latter retreated to the south in panic, eventually meeting the fate of being destroyed.
Therefore, among all the literati in the world, whenever anyone mentions moving to the south, he is bound to be criticized by the officials.
"I told you, it's for ancestor worship."
Zhu Ling's tone suddenly changed, his expression became colder, and the few words revealed a deep chill. Today, he put down his dignity and came to the mansion in person to persuade him, but unexpectedly he was still rejected. Even other ministers also had some doubts.
Opinion.
"Your Majesty will not go on the day he ascends the throne, nor will he go in a few years. Even if he goes a year before the invaders invade Shanxi, I will not say anything. But at this moment, the invaders are approaching the city and are heavily surrounded. You said you want to go to Yingtian Festival."
Ancestor, even if I believe it, the ministers behind me will not believe it."
Fan Jingwen is slow and leisurely. Although he is old, his thoughts are very clear and his words are extremely sharp.
However, Zhu Ling is no longer the emperor who only had fun with everyone. Although he felt suffocated in his chest, he only suppressed himself out of respect for Fan Jingwen. It seemed that no one would use a dirty approach.
However, he had really thought about this. He originally planned to kidnap all the uncooperative ministers in the middle of the night on the day he left the city, and left the city after one night. No matter how angry he was, it would not help.
"Except for Grand Scholar Fan, do you really think so? Commander Wang, ask someone to take a pen and paper and write down the names of the ministers who support Grand Scholar, so that you can have proof when you are awarded awards in the future.
"
In an instant, Fan Jingwen's face turned gloomy. He thought that His Majesty would retreat due to his words, but unexpectedly, he went beyond him and asked the other ministers. Who knows whether the people behind him can share their thoughts with me?
Moreover, His Majesty's move of asking people to write down their names is clearly threatening everyone, saying that it is for the purpose of rewarding them in the future. I am afraid that it is not for the purpose of confiscating the names in the future. Everyone is not a fool. Who doesn't know the meaning of His Majesty's move?
Zhu Ling's question caused all the people behind him to fall silent. They all lowered their heads for fear of meeting His Majesty's gaze and offending His Majesty. The key is that His Majesty cannot afford to offend him either.
It's obviously a naked threat, but I still want to talk to you openly. The monarchs since ancient times have been all the same.
"Aren't you guys thinking the same as Grand Scholar Fan?" Zhu Ling laughed a little in his heart. They must have been aware of the massive house raids in the past few days, so they didn't dare to speak after hearing his words.
After waiting for a long time, I saw some people standing a little tired. Fan Jingwen's friend Ni Yuanlu didn't say a word, as did the ministers of the household department. Naturally, others didn't want to get involved in this muddy water, so they all remained silent.
Zhu Ling then continued: "Master Fan, you may be confused. No one is willing to share your thoughts."
After saying that, Zhu Ling deliberately took Fan Jingwen's hand, and the ministers retreated to both sides to clear the way. The two of them walked together, but they had two completely different expressions.
At this moment, Fan Jingwen wanted to curse the officials behind him, and his heart was filled with rage. These people were so noisy just now, but now they were as silent as a few lambs.
You still claim to be a scholar? What a joke!
Although others were dissatisfied, His Majesty has been acting out of common sense recently and has been quite ruthless. In troubled times, it doesn't matter if he dies, but it would be bad if he affects his family. Naturally, these ministers all remained silent.
, you, the bachelor, are not afraid of death with your family for the sake of reputation, but we cannot lose the lives of our family members.
On the contrary, Zhu Ling looked relaxed. He did not come here today to admonish Fan Jingwen. It was just that the killings that day were too heavy, and the future arrangements had to force him to find a representative civil servant to serve as his
Take charge of the overall situation. Literary people are not easy to mess with. He can make you stink for thousands of years with just one word.
When Zhu Di killed Fang Xiaoru, he killed him happily and directly wiped out ten of his tribes. But what happened after that? Moving the capital, the Northern Expedition, Zheng He's voyages to the West, and compiling the Yongle Canon were all for the sake of his own reputation. After all, he was thinking about it in his heart.
People who are very concerned about their own image are also commonly known as having good face. Chinese people take face very seriously.
Why were so many literati in the history of the Ming Dynasty not afraid of the emperor's imperial staff at all? Even if they ended up being beaten to death, countless people continued to fight for it, which was their reputation. The most interesting thing at that time was that countless civil servants regarded the imperial staff as a weapon.
This is a tool that can build reputation, which means that the current His Majesty is a coward.
Reputation will be useful in future generations, and it will also be useful in this world.
Some people think that fame is for face, but Zhu Ling wants to save the Ming Dynasty. He needs fame to recruit troops, raise money, and command everything in the Ming Dynasty.
Not only should the people and soldiers know that he is a monarch who loves the people, but also the literati with lofty ideals should know that he is not a monarch who likes killing, but these people have committed crimes and deserve to be killed!
As for how and what crime he committed, Fan Jingwen needs to beautify it for him, and he needs to take the initiative to agree to move south, so his resistance will be much smaller.
"Mr. Fan, I'm here today not to rebuke you, let alone to ridicule you, but to tell you that the people I killed were indeed suspected of collaborating with the enemy and treason, and many of them had already made arrangements with the intruders.
After opening the city gate, do I still regard them as my subjects for this reason?"
"Where is the evidence for collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country?" Fan Jingwen naturally didn't believe it. He had known Chen Yan for more than ten years. If you said that he was timid and fearful of things, it would be completely unbelievable if he surrendered to the enemy.
"I have evidence, someone will present it!"
[Author's digression]: Thanks to book friend Tokisaki Kuang Tianchi No. 1 for his correction, it has been revised in time.
I hope other book friends can point out problems in time if they find them, thank you very much!