From the age of thirty-four to forty-two, his most energetic youth and middle age were wandering around, actively working against the Qing Dynasty.
More than ten years of exile have left a deep imprint on his thinking.
It was not until the seventh year of Shunzhi in the Puppet Qing Dynasty that the Qing army entered Guangxi!
Fang Yizhi was captured, vowed not to surrender, and cut off his hair to become a monk.
He no longer took any chances with the rebellion against the Qing Dynasty, and in the ninth year of Shunzhi, he returned to his hometown feeling lonely.
Start living in seclusion!
Knowing that the Ming Dynasty had regained Jiangnan, he couldn't sit still after receiving the news.
He left his hometown in Anhui with his family and crossed the river to Jiangnan.
At that time, it happened that Ming Dynasty was preparing to hold the imperial examination, so he submitted his name and his son's name together.
Prepare to take part in the imperial examination and show off your skills!
There is a villa in Nanjing, where Fang Yizhi and his family live.
This villa is his friend's property, he is just staying there temporarily!
In the morning, the sky is just getting bright!
Fang Yizhi was sitting under the big locust tree in the courtyard, practicing calligraphy with a pen in hand.
At this time, he had sparse white hair on his head, and he was also wearing a Confucian robe instead of a monk's robe.
Obviously, the reason why Fang Yizhi decided to become a monk was just to avoid the Qing government's decree on shaving his hair and changing clothes, and not to leave a money rat tail that would bring shame to his ancestors.
Because, in the early Qing Dynasty, all classes in society, with the exception of monks, even Taoist priests had to shave their heads.
This is also the main reason why, in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, many people who resisted the Qing Dynasty presented themselves as monks to the outside world.
Because only monks don’t need to leave money rat tails, and it’s also convenient for activities outside!
Obviously, the reason why Fang Yizhi wanted to become a monk was not because he went into the temple to study Buddhism and worshiped the clay and wood carvings.
But he has his own little thoughts!
Being a monk meant that he was secretly expressing his dissatisfaction with the Qing court.
Now that he came to Jiangnan, which was restored by the Ming Dynasty, Fang Yizhi naturally started to grow his hair instead of continuing to show his image as a monk.
While Fang Yizhi was practicing calligraphy, his son strode up to him and spoke.
"Father, today is the day when the imperial examination results are released. Do you want to go and take a look?"
When Fang Yizhi heard this, he didn't even raise his head and spoke casually.
"No need to bother!"
"If you hit it, you'll hit it, if you don't hit it, you won't hit it!"
"Nothing matters!"
"If I win, my father will naturally continue to serve the Ming Dynasty. If I don't win, my father will continue to be my own idle cloud and wild crane, which is also a happy thing!"
Fang Yizhi is old and has experienced many ups and downs in his life.
I have looked away from many things and will not force them.
Otherwise, he would have committed suicide and martyred his country when he was captured by the Qing army.
Instead of shaving off your hair and becoming a monk and surviving!
When Fang Yizhi's son heard this, he just bowed and said.
"My son is superficial!"
Unexpectedly, when Fang Yizhi heard this, he raised his eyebrows and said.
"My father is not concerned about this because he is old, but you are still young, so you have to be concerned about the imperial examination!"
Fang Yizhi felt that he was already old, so there was nothing wrong with lying down.
But what if his son lies flat?
If he lies down, who will he eat for the rest of his life?
Fang Yizhi's son blinked his eyes in confusion, looking a little silly.
The father and son looked at each other for a moment. Fang Yizhi's son was finally defeated and just scratched his head and said.
"What my father said makes sense, my son will send someone to check it out!"
At this moment, there was a knock on the door of the courtyard where the Fang family lived.
Fang Yizhi's son trotted to open the door.
As the bolt was lifted, the door opened with a creak.
A man wearing a flying fish suit stood outside the door, and there was a sedan parked on the street opposite the door.
There are two rows of bearers standing around the sedan!
As the door opened, the guard in Jinyi at the door cupped his fist and said to Fang Yizhi's son.
"Your Majesty has summoned the secret gentleman to see you!"
"Excuse me, please send the message. Don't keep your Majesty waiting any longer!"
Fang Yizhi's son was stunned for a moment when he opened the door and saw Jin Yiwei, but after hearing the Jin Yiwei's words, his expression instantly became excited and excited.
Just said in response.
"Sir, wait a moment, I will go and pass the message!"
After saying that, Fang Yizhi's son turned around and walked away one after another, walking very quickly.
There was excitement and excitement in his movements.
In his opinion, if his father was valued by the Ming Emperor, wouldn't he have the same future to look forward to?
Because the palace is still under renovation, Zhu Hongyu still lives in Qian Mansion.
He met Fang Yizhi in the flower hall of Qian Mansion.
Looking at the young and outrageous Emperor of Heaven in front of him, Fang Yizhi knelt down and bowed down.
"The guilty minister Fang Yizhi pays homage to Your Majesty!"
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
"..."
Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly and said.
"Pingsheng!"
"Give me a seat!"
After Zhu Hongyu finished speaking, a young eunuch moved a chair to Fang Yizhi's side.
After Fang Yizhi sat down, Zhu Hongyu spoke.
"I really didn't expect that the number one scholar I personally selected would be Mr. Mi Zhi!"
Fang Yizhi said very humbly.
"Your Majesty, you praise me so much!"
"Although the guilty minister is old, he is still willing to drag this broken body and contribute his part to the restoration of the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Hongyu chatted with Fang Yizhi for a while and then raised his own questions.
"What do you think, sir, of the policies I have promulgated since I ascended the throne?"
Fang Yizhi pondered for a while and then spoke.
"Although His Highness's policies are beneficial to the country, they are suspected of competing with the people!"
Although Fang Yizhi did not say it explicitly, he implicitly expressed his attitude towards Zhu Hongyu's policies.
I don’t agree, but I don’t object either!
He disagrees because he knows that Zhu Hongyu is competing with the people for profit!
Who are the people?
Of course it’s the wealthy gentry!
In their eyes, ordinary people are not even considered human beings, let alone people.
He did not oppose it because he knew that Zhu Hongyu's policy was correct.
And he was afraid of Zhu Hongyu's authority and did not dare to object.
The Jiashen Incident shocked people all over the world so profoundly!
It is true that Ming Dynasty did not compete with the people for profit, but the final result shocked everyone.
When the Jiashen Rebellion broke out, first Li Zicheng took the pay test, and then the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs.
Especially after the Manchus entered the country, the wanton massacres, the wanton expropriations, and the tyranny one after another were all unforgettable.
This is the result of them dragging down the Ming Dynasty by constantly refusing to compete with the people!
The landlords and gentry in Jiangnan did not show too strong opposition to Zhu Hongyu's policies.
Apart from being intimidated by Zhu Hongyu's majesty, no one dares to say whether they reflected on the lessons learned from the Jiashen disaster.
Zhu Hongyu said this.
"But the way of heaven is to make up for what is lacking!"
"If I want to collect taxes, I can't collect taxes from those who are suffering. The difficulty of Jiashen is a lesson learned from the past."