When Liu Jue, the second assistant to the cabinet scholar, heard the news that he had been scolded as one of the three beetles by Fang Yingwu, he almost didn't catch his breath.
On the face of it, University Scholar Liu thought he was very fond of feathers, and his skills were much higher than those of Wan An and Liu Ji. However, he was scolded by Fang Yingwu, Liang Fang, Ji Xiao and other sycophants, and he was furious.
Even if Liu Cifu did not suffer any substantial losses in the end, it would still be heartbreaking to be pointed at and scolded like this, not to mention that he himself is not an open-minded person.
However, Liu Cifu, who was dizzy with anger, ignored the problem of people's hearts. He did not realize that when Fang Yingwu openly slandered him, most of the court officials watched the excitement, but not many people except the party members showed indignation.
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In recent years, Liu Cifu has been obsessed with the confrontation between the First Assistant and the Wan'an. He has focused most of his energy on this and even neglected government affairs. Many times, he has been too active in drawing lines and excluding dissidents, which has offended many neutral ministers.
, further strengthened the evaluation of "severe in appearance but sparse in appearance", and completely lost his reputation that was slightly better than Wan An and Liu Ji.
Liu Cifu didn't say anything, but said that some idle people in the court saw the contents of Fang Yingwu's memorial. After the initial shock, they began to speculate on Fang Yingwu's motives and intentions.
Some passionate people say that it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge after three years. Fang Yingwu and Liu Cifu have always had a feud. During the Spring Festival Competition three years ago, Liu Cifu took away Fang Yingwu's number one title by illegal means. This grudge
I'm afraid it will be difficult to resolve in a lifetime.
So this time Fang Yingwu took advantage of the opportunity and jumped out to scold Liu Jue almost unscrupulously, just to minimize Liu Jue's reputation and let out a sigh of relief.
Rational people analyzed that Fang Yingwu's move was mainly to clear the way for his old Taishan. After all, Liu Mianhua would be back after the new year.
As we all know, there is a very subtle conflict and competition between the second assistant Liu Jue and Liu Mianhua, two bachelors named Liu. By attacking Liu Jue, the most favorable environment can be created for Liu Mianhua to return to the court and resume his post.
However, no matter how they speculate, everyone has a common conclusion, that is, Fang Yingwu has been a little too hasty. Compared with his county magistrate and Cifu, it is like an egg hitting a rock. Even the Fang family and his son combined are not enough.
If nothing else is mentioned, what would Fang Yingwu do if Liu Cifu resigned from office and pretended to thank guests behind closed doors?
It is impossible for the emperor to punish Liu Cifu for a memorial that is said to be an impeachment but is more like a curse, and it is impossible for the emperor to let the dignified scholar Cifu suffer for the sake of Fang Yingwu. Even in the past few years, Liu Cifu has caused serious consequences due to his own actions.
The king's kindness is getting thinner, but his weight is not comparable to that of others.
In order to appease Liu Cifu, Fang Yingwu must be punished severely. The punishment must be as harsh as Fang Yingwu scolds him. This is the most basic superficial skill.
In addition, this time Fang Yingwu openly supports Lin Jun and criticizes Ji Xiao and Liang Fang, which may also arouse the emperor's anger. If so, the emperor's anger alone can destroy Fang Yingwu without Liu Cifu taking action.
!Thus it can be concluded that Fang Yingwu must have suffered a lot, and it seems that no one can save him!
The development of the matter did not seem to be beyond everyone's expectations. Before Liu Cifu could counterattack Fang Yingwu, the emperor took action first!
It was just dawn and the palace gate had just opened when an edict was sent from the palace to Jinyiwei Town Fusi, ordering Jinyiwei to arrest Fang Yingwu, the magistrate of Wanping County.
The emperor had an order, and the Jin Yiwei naturally did not dare to neglect it. The commander Chen Xi assigned a man named Wang to lead thirty people from the official school to the Wanping County Government Office.
There was no words all the way. When they arrived at the Wanping County Government Office, Wang Baihu scolded the county government office who was blocking the entrance: "Jin Yiwei is doing something, and everyone who is idle should get out of the way!"
But knowing that the county government was very strict, the gatekeeper replied in a neither humble nor overbearing manner: "My lord, please wait here while I wait for the younger one to report to the county magistrate first."
Wang Baihu looked at the gate with great surprise, but shouted again: "I have been ordered to arrest Fang Yingwu, the magistrate of Wanping County. What do you need to convey? Why don't you get out of the way!"
Immediately, the Jinyiwei official school drew his sword and forced back the gate of the county government office, and forced his way into the county government office. No one has stopped him since then.
However, a Yamen servant had already found out the news and immediately went to the Houyamen to report the news. Wang Baihu didn't care about it. He was not afraid that Fang Yingwu would run away, so where could he go? Jin Yiwei had never heard of arresting an official.
Who is hiding and running away?
There was no trace of Fang Yingwu in the lobby in front, so Wang Baihu turned to the back office. However, on the corridor, he saw the shadows of people moving in the back office from a distance. Four sedan bearers were carrying a large sedan and rushing towards the other side.
Go in one direction.
The person in the county government who dared to ride in a sedan like this must be the county magistrate. He really dared to run? Wang Baihu was stunned, and shouted to his left and right: "Chase!" Then he took the lead and led his subordinates to chase the sedan.
He was not very familiar with the terrain of the county government office, so when Wang Baihu turned two corners, he saw that the sedan chair had already passed through the small side door on the east side of the county government office.
Wang Baihu laughed dumbly. The imperial edict had been issued. Where could the county magistrate escape to? So he continued to chase the sedan until he reached the street outside. He saw the sedan still running to the east. Wang Baihu saw that the sedan was still running to the east.
Hu had no choice but to chase after him.
However, they didn't chase for long. After passing two streets and reaching the Bell and Drum Tower area, Wang Baihu saw that the sedan had stopped in front of a temple. He rushed forward, but there was no one in the sedan. It seemed that there was no one around.
I entered the temple.
Until now, Wang Baihu was very impatient with the cat and mouse game, and he was about to break into the temple to search for people, but he was stopped by one of his confidants from the primary school.
The principal pointed to the plaque on the temple gate. Wang Baihu looked up and saw the three characters "Ciren Temple" on it.
Wang Baihu suddenly woke up. Isn't Ciren Temple a place where the Queen Mother's younger brother became a monk and practiced spiritual practice? This temple was built by the emperor's decree, and even the name of the temple was given by the emperor. There are real relatives of the emperor in it.
Wang Baihu had no choice but to restrain his arrogance and saluted the monk at the temple door: "I am here specifically to find a benefactor from another place. Please let me know."
Not long after, a middle-aged monk came out and said to Wang Baihu: "Donor Fang is staying with Master Xingxian. Because he is worried about the rain in the coming spring, he wants the temple to fast and pray for three days, during which no outsiders will be seen. Donor Wang if
Don't worry, we can look for him in three days."
Now it is neither possible for Wang Baihu to go in nor to retreat. If he wants to forcefully break in and take someone, he will probably offend Master Guojiu. If he goes to complain to the Queen Mother, who can protect him?
But if you want to just give up and leave, then is the imperial edict a joke? It’s your own fault if you can’t get the right thing!
After much deliberation, Wang Baihu ordered his subordinates: "You will secure the temple gate again. I will come back as soon as I go!"
This place was not far from the north gate of the palace. Wang Baihu went to the palace gate, took out the imperial edict and showed it to the eunuch on duty, and then entrusted the eunuch on duty to send a message to the emperor.
At this time, the emperor Zhu Jianshen was watching a play, and heard the report from the little eunuch that this creature had scurried into Ciren Temple. He said that as a local official, he wanted to pray for rain next spring, and that Master Guojiu was protecting him.
For three days, Jinyiwei Official School did not dare to trespass.
The emperor was stunned for a moment, laughed a few times, and said, "What a little scoundrel, let him go! Someone will take care of him!"
PS: Third update! I probably won’t be able to finish the next chapter tonight, so I’ll update it around 8 o’clock tomorrow morning!