At the end of May and the beginning of June, the weather in Beijing became increasingly hot, and it was already midsummer, but stories about loyal ministers and filial sons full of positive energy gradually spread.
The brilliance of human nature is very brilliant, and it is also accompanied by impassioned and passionate poems, which makes people sigh. If it were not for the popular sentiment, the Yang family's generals and the Yue family's generals would not have been passed down for hundreds of years and lasted for a long time.
"The father repays the country's kindness, and the son is the soul of loyalty!"
"The wind blows the shackles all over the city, and the crowds are vying to see the new common people!"
"I have always been loyal and loyal in serving my country, but I only follow the direction of my seven-foot body!"
"The loyal minister of the Song Dynasty dies, and the Fang family is the successor!"
In fact, as far as the other party is concerned, whether the people are moved or not is not the most important. It only matters that the court ministers are moved.
In order to achieve this goal, he took great pains to neither go too far nor be too bland. If it goes too far, it will directly anger the emperor, which is not a good thing, and it will make others feel disgusted, which is even worse. If it is too bland, it will not touch people's hearts.
What is it for?
Therefore, in the process of shaping a typical loyal minister and filial son, the most difficult thing is to find the right measure. Tricks such as crying in the street as suggested by Lou Tianhua, if you are not sincerely involved, you will be seen through by the old fritters in the officialdom of the capital at a glance.
It's artificial. It's better to be slightly sad from time to time and suddenly angry from time to time. It's more natural and will not be seen through and questioned by others.
But it is said that this story of loyalty and filial piety has been circulated, but the person involved, Fang Yingwu, claimed to be ill and hid in his room today, looking at the two invitations with a sad face.
He did not expect that after erecting the words "loyalty and filial piety", the first thing he would attract were flies instead of bees and butterflies. He was really helpless about this.
If you were looking for words to describe his mood at this time, there was a very suitable saying from his previous life: The person riding the white horse may not be a prince, but he may also be Tang Monk.
The name on the first letter is "Commander of the Imperial Guards, Commander Tongzhi Wan". It is his younger brother Wantong who only doted on Concubine Wan Gui in the harem. He was the Commander of the Imperial Guards of the third rank and Tongzhi Wan at that time. He was still on the job, not with a salary.
False official.
In Fang Yingwu's impression, this man was later promoted to the commander of the Jinyi Guards and worked until the death of Emperor Chenghua. Then he lost his backer and gave up his position.
Lord Wan Tong Wan's reputation is not very good. Like his two brothers, he suddenly rose to prominence from the bottom because of his sister, but his character as a rogue in the market has not changed. Even after becoming a royal guard, he still likes to hang out in the market, and there are no bad things like blackmail or extortion.
If you are young, you will be known as Waner by people in the world.
As for the name on the second title card, "Liu Ji, Prince Shaobao, Grand Scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, Prince Shaobao of the Ministry of Rites", was Liu Ji, who ranked third among the three cabinet bachelors of the dynasty, and was also one of the famous paper-paste three pavilion elders in history.
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Generally speaking, history books pay attention to the taboo of respected persons. When an official reached the level of prime minister and assistant, most of them had a great and upright image in the history books. However, the history books were very unkind to Mr. Liu Ji and Liu Ge. They commented that he was a vegetarian and good at self-interest.
, his reputation is especially evident.
Liu Ji's reputation is probably a little better than that of Wan An, the current chief minister. He is better than Wan An in that he is not shameless enough to include prostitution in his memorials to the emperor in order to please the emperor.
Fang Yingwu knew that in the future, people in the world would name him Liu Mianmian. Why he was called Mianmian because he was resistant to bullets. His endurance and thickness were unparalleled in the world, neither unprecedented nor unprecedented.
According to the history books of his previous life, Liu Mianmian entered the cabinet in the eleventh year of Chenghua and worked until the fifth year of Hongzhi, and served as prime minister and assistant for eighteen years.
In the blink of an eye, it has been eighteen years. No matter how the political situation is turbulent, no matter how many officials are attacked, impeached and abused, Liu Mianhua has always stood firm, standing tall in the cabinet and smiling proudly among the heroes.
His predecessor Shang Ren was forced to resign and become an official. He was unscathed; a few years later, Liu Jue, the second assistant at the same time as him, fell, but he was still unscathed; ten years later, Wan'an, the first assistant at the same time as him, fell,
Instead, he took the opportunity to become the chief assistant.
In particular, the new emperor who ascended the throne ten years later hated Liu Ji very much. In this state, Liu Mianmian still served as the chief minister for nearly six years. Finally, he retired and returned to his hometown, died a good death, and was awarded the posthumous title of Grand Master after his death.
Although his reputation is not very good, in terms of his official skills, he is an extremely skilled person. As a prophet-like time traveler, Fang Yingwu can only feel inferior when he thinks of Liu Mianhua's skills.
Breaking away from historical reverie, looking at these two famous invitations alone, it is understandable that Liu Mianmian summoned Fang Yingwu. After all, they are all scholars. Although their identities are very different, they belong to the same scholar class.
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However, the summons from Master Wantongwan, commander of the Jinyiwei, left Fang Yingwu baffled and completely confused.
Wantong is a relative of the emperor, his uncle is more powerful than the empress's family, and he is affiliated with the military attaché. His personality and temperament have almost no intersection with his. They are completely from two different worlds. He was summoned for no reason.
of what?
Of course, what depresses Fang Yingwu the most is that people who still have some reputation and decent young men with unlimited potential are standing still, but they have first recruited two less positive characters.
It’s not surprising if you think about it carefully, cunning villains are indeed much more agile than most decent gentlemen in catching wind and taking advantage of others.
In other words, when facing the same person, a gentleman will think a lot about whether the person is a fellow-traveler and whether he is worthy of dealing with him or her. But a cunning villain has no need to worry at all. As long as it is beneficial, he can win over him.
Now that the matter has come to this, Fang Yingwu can only face the reality. He still needs to meet, and if he doesn't go to see him, he will offend him in vain. Both of them are summoning him tomorrow, but Mr. Liu Ge has made an appointment in the afternoon, and Commander Wan has made an appointment.
night.
Having made up his mind, Fang Yingwu stopped pretending to be sick and walked around outside the gates of the General Affairs Department and Jinyi Guards Office. He came back in the evening to rest and recharge for the two meetings tomorrow.
Without further ado, Fang Yingwu arrived near Liu Ge's old residence in Xicheng in the morning the next day, and then found a tea shop to enjoy the cool air. After noon, and seeing that it was almost time, Fang Yingwu got up and headed to Liu's Mansion again.
The advantage of doing this is to avoid driving for a long time under the midday sun, which may lead to depression or poor image.
When they arrived at Liu Ji's residence, Fang Yingwu was led to the study in the backyard smoothly because Mr. Ge had given instructions to the doorman beforehand.
Mr. Liu Mianmian and Mr. Liu Ge are only in their early fifties this year. In terms of age, they are considered a very young bachelor. He was not a good student in the examination room at that time. He was admitted as a Jinshi at the age of twenty-three or four, and then passed the Shujishi examination.
.Promoted from Hanlin Academy to Cabinet.
Fang Yingwu saw Liu Ji and took a look at him secretly. He saw that his eyebrows were very thin, his eyes were not big but he was very energetic, his face was very pointed, and his beard was sparse.
As someone who had dealt with Shang Xianggong and Wang Shu, and had been under Wang Factory Supervisor, Fang Yingwu had some experience.
This time when he saw the old bachelor of Ge Lao, he was not flustered or nervous. He saluted in an unhurried manner, exchanged a few greetings, and then remained silent, waiting for his master to speak.
Liu Ji was naturally observing, and couldn't help but secretly nod. This boy's behavior has everyone's demeanor, and is not comparable to that of ordinary young people.
Liu Gelao opened his mouth to question, "I have heard about your story. Although your filial piety is commendable, it is enough to move heaven and earth. But there are many slanderous words in your poems. For example, the sentence "I don't see the same person claiming to be a righteous man" is not ironic.
Lords of the imperial court; and who knows that the current general and prime minister are still surnamed Qin? How is it different from an insult?"
Fang Yingwu secretly sighed that it was always very tiring to meet and talk with these big shots formally. They spoke first and never got straight to the point. They always had to start another topic and go around in circles. It was called the test of being late.
But no matter what, you have to deal with it carefully. Fang Yingwu will naturally not contradict him in front of him this time. "Wan Sheng is eager to save his father. He is also worried about his father's safety, so he makes such irritable words."
Liu Ji shook his head and said: "That's not what I'm asking. Speaking of which, we are also colleagues of your father. What's the point of your sarcastic verses? You should know that your father ordered you to go to prison. The main reason is that the emperor is really angry. As for the reason for the anger, it is your father's impeachment.
It is not because your father impeached the cabinet that you are lucky enough to have the emperor at your side.
So you should know that the root cause of your father's imprisonment lies with the people on your side, not the cabinet. But you mocked the ministers in your poem, but let the people on your side go lightly. Can you tell me what's going on?
What’s the reason?”
To put it bluntly, the people Liu Ji refers to are three kinds of forces - noble concubines, monks, Taoist alchemists, and eunuchs. However, Liu Mianhua is cautious and would not say those words easily even in private conversations.
His question was also very sharp, and he directly grasped the key points amidst the heavy cover-up. Yes, why did you, Fang Yingwu, not dare to satirize the real culprit in your poems, but only dared to satirize the civil officials?
An ordinary person would probably still lament the loyalty and filial piety of the Fang family, but would not notice Fang Yingwu's flaw for a moment.
Fang Yingwu remembered that Liu Mianhua was evaluated in three words in the history books-many wise men. It seems that his reputation is well-deserved. He will not comment on his character for now. He is definitely not a qualified prime minister, but he is definitely the best.
Good politicians.
This question is difficult to answer, but Fang Yingwu thought about it briefly and replied: "As the saying goes, if you don't study and you don't understand, then you should understand if you read. All the princes in the dynasty were scholars. If they committed something that was unclear, they would be wise.
Late students should also use a few sarcastic words as advice. If it can help correct the atmosphere, it will be a great good.
As for the people on the emperor's side, they are all sycophants and favored by others. People who are not my generation are not educated. It is not surprising that they don't understand. Why is there any reason for the younger generation to satirize the other generation? Han traitors are not at odds with each other, and the younger generation has no obligation to persuade them to change. What they can do
All you have to do is take practical actions.”
Liu Ji shouted softly: "I'm so good at eloquence, but you can't help but make sense! But people in the Ming Dynasty don't talk secretly. In my opinion, there are two reasons.
First, our civil servants have been losing momentum in recent years and are most unpopular with the emperor. The emperor still prefers those who are lucky enough to be around him. Whether you ridicule or abuse the princes in the court, there is probably no danger of offending the emperor.
Secondly, secondly, those who mock you may be plotted, or even lose your life. Those people don't care about face.
But on the contrary, satirizing the princes of the court will not only increase your reputation, but also because you did not mention your name individually, it is naturally inconvenient for us to claim it ourselves. What's more, people's words are terrible, and I can't punish you because of my face. No one wants to show up in front of you.
That person named Qin."
When Fang Yingwu heard Liu Gelao listing them one by one, his face moved slightly, but his mind was already shaken. He then heard Liu Gelao ask in reply: "That's what I thought of, right?"
Of course... Fang Yingwu was sweating slightly on his forehead.
This Liu Mianmian is really unexpectedly powerful. What he listed is completely the calculation in his heart, every detail is correct! This is equivalent to completely picking out his thoughts and showing them one by one.
He is worthy of being a tumbler in the political arena, and his vision and savvy are indeed extraordinary!
Since Fang Yingwu time traveled, relying on more than five hundred years of professional accumulation and understanding of celebrities, he only wanted to hurt others. But today, he was caught off guard and was stabbed to the heart by Liu Mianhua, a non-traveling native!
It was really painful the first time...(To be continued.)
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