This time, Fang Yingwu stayed out of the chaos in the court. He had made all the chances and bets he needed to make, and now he just had to wait for the final result.
On this day, things came in as usual, and he was still waiting on the porch. Today, Young Master Liu Jian was giving the lecture in person, but he was only halfway through his pre-noon class when he suddenly heard bursts of noise coming from in front of him.
Liu Jian frowned and told Fang Yingwu, who was standing furthest outside, "Go and see what's going on!"
Fang Yingwu responded, and just as he was about to go down the steps to investigate in front, he saw several people coming from the corridor. Fang Yingwu was standing at the outside, so he was the first to see clearly that the person leading the way was the current Chief of Ceremonies.
Eunuch Qin Chang.
The officials in the East Palace Waiting Team were secretly frightened. Anyone who dared to come to the East Palace Sutra Banquet was definitely not an ordinary person! Although Qin Chang was the eunuch of the Chief of Ceremonies, but he dared to come in like this, it was definitely not a trivial matter!
Qin Chang stood in the atrium, and a follower eunuch next to him shouted: "There is an edict! Everyone in the East Palace will accept the order quickly!" The prince and the officials in the East Palace stood up and left the hall, invited Qin Chang in and stood in the middle.
Qin Chang glanced at the crowd and announced: "Your Majesty has informed you that from now on, all classes such as the banquet in the East Palace will be suspended. The prince will return to the inner palace to reflect on himself, and the officials of the Fang Bureau will be on standby."
Everyone looked at each other in shock, but the day finally came... The emperor's intention was to dissolve the East Palace Service Organization and completely cut off the direct contact between the prince and the courtiers. It is obvious that this must be the first step to abolish the prince.
Qin Chang found Fang Yingwu in the crowd again, and declared again: "Zuo Zhongyun Fang Yingwu talks wantonly and refuses to keep his peace. I'm going to stop doing official duties and deprive myself of my status as a citizen!"
Everyone again cast sympathetic glances at Fang Yingwu. Note that this was dismissal from office, not demotion. He was directly dismissed from all official titles, ranks, dispatches, grades, and honors. It can be said that the punishment was extremely severe. It was obviously a bit like killing chickens and frightening monkeys.
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The reason why the emperor publicized the details of deposing and establishing the crown prince was largely to create public opinion and seek support from a few ministers who were "aware of current affairs".
However, Fang Yingwu went up to fight for the prince's political rights. In the eyes of the emperor, he was simply swimming against the current. If he didn't crack down hard, he would probably trigger others to imitate him.
But sympathy is sympathy, everyone and Fang Yingwu himself are not surprised, they have been psychologically prepared for it. Ever since Fang Yingwu received the memorial, he would not be punished unless he was punished.
After Qin Chang announced his decree, he did not wait long and left in a hurry. The main hall in the back verandah of Wenhua Hall was filled with a strong atmosphere of "trees fell and hozens scattered" and emotions of sadness. Two or three people could not help but burst into tears for the sake of the country.
Sheji also has its own ideals and ambitions.
Prince Zhu Youzhang sat on the throne dumbly, accepting the farewells from the attendant officials. Headed by Shao Zhanshi Liu Jian, everyone danced and kowtowed, even if they were reluctant to leave, there was nothing they could do.
After that, they went out one by one in order. At this time, Yunfang Yingwu, Zuozhong of Zuo Chunfang, suddenly came out and said loudly to the prince: "We are all dull ministers. It is not a pity to leave, but the prince has the important responsibility of the world, so we must not
You are vain and decadent! I thought that the way of heaven was clear. Although the Sacred Heart was temporarily deceived by villains, in the end, the evil will not suppress the good!
The prince has the support of the Queen Mother inside, and the support of the courtiers outside. Maybe there will be a time to wait. I hope that no matter what situation the prince is in, he will not think of despair. He will never forget his ambition to cultivate himself and study hard!"
Hearing Fang Yingwu trying his best to cheer himself up, Zhu Youtang smiled bitterly. "Master Fang is always so confident."
The officials silently left the Wenhua Palace, but saw officials from Shangbaosi standing outside the palace, wanting to take back the waist badges of everyone in the East Palace. Fang Yingwu had only had the silver waist badges for a few days, and he had to hand them back before they were warm. ...
Fang Yingwu thought to himself that from this moment on, he was a commoner, so-called without an official and a light body.
Li Dongyang patted Fang Yingwu on the shoulder and comforted him: "I think from now on you will no longer have official duties. When you have free time, you can visit me and meet friends. Many literary friends will look up to you."
Suddenly remembering something, Li Dongyang said again: "Don't leave Beijing in a hurry. If you wait a few more days, it will be irreversible and it will be too late to leave."
Under normal circumstances, courtiers return to their hometowns to live after being dismissed from office, and will not leave until they live in the capital. Firstly, they pay attention to returning to their hometown after falling leaves; secondly, they do not want to be ridiculed by public opinion as being nostalgic for power and wealth; thirdly, for most people, It is really more comfortable to live in my hometown as a "dominating" country squire than to live in the capital.
"I can't leave for a while. We still have to attend to the wedding. Even if we have to leave, it will be after we get married in August." Fang Yingwu said. With this excuse, it's good not to leave Beijing for the time being, so as to save the hassle of going back and forth.
Li Dongyang was suddenly full of expectations: "If you are in such a situation, will Mr. Liu Ge regret your marriage?"
The teacher had not stopped thinking about him. Fang Yingwu quickly wiped his sweat and replied: "Probably not... If he really regrets the marriage, he must tell the teacher."
Then he left the palace and was silent all the way. Fang Yingwu returned to his door and stood outside the door looking at him again and again. The doorman didn't know what the young master was up to, so he hurried out to ask.
Fang Yingwu pointed to the vermilion door panel, "Sir, I have become a commoner! We have no use for the vermilion door. Tomorrow we will find some craftsmen to paint the door black to avoid being accused."
Back in the inner house, Wang Lan and Wang Yu's two concubines expressed surprise when they heard that Fang Yingwu had been dismissed from office and became a citizen. They asked tactfully if they could return to Zhejiang... This made Fang Yingwu sigh for women. The family has long hair and short knowledge.
At midnight, when everyone was quiet, the gatekeeper suddenly came to call for someone outside the courtyard. Fang Yingwu asked the maid to ask questions, but she said that someone had passed a name card in the concierge and came in.
Fang Yingwu stood up with his clothes on, and was shocked when he saw the name post. There was Wang Zhi's code on it! He was really speechless. He couldn't see it when he wanted to see it, but now he jumped out when he didn't want to see it. It was still like this in the middle of the night. Weird time.
According to the original agreement with Wang Zhi, the meaning of seeing this code was to let Fang Yingwu go to a certain restaurant tomorrow with a clear conscience.
Fang Yingwu, who was unofficial and light-weighted, naturally had free time. The next day, he went out incognito. He came to He Niangzi Restaurant outside Dong'an Gate with familiarity. He looked around and made sure that no one was paying attention, then he got into the back door.
Fang Yingwu opened the door curtain and caught a glimpse of Eunuch Wang drinking tea in the warm pavilion, with only Miss Sun waiting beside him. He quickly rushed in, stepped forward and clasped his fists in greeting: "Long time no see, Eunuch Wang looks good."
Wang Zhi looked at Fang Yingwu strangely, but he said to Sun: "Do you know, I suddenly remembered a poem I just learned, Wang Mang or something..."
Is this the case when Wang Mang was humble and did not usurp the throne?"
Wang Zhi sighed and said: "Yes, recently I am the Duke of Zhou who is afraid of rumors, but Mr. Fang has become Wang Mang, the humble and unimpeachable one. The writing is wonderful and really interesting."
Fang Yingwu looked at Wang Zhi in astonishment, who was arrogant and literate. After a few days as a ceremonial supervisor, he actually became more educated? Eunuch Wang seemed to be studying very hard. (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature for better updates of novels. Faster!
ps: I'm sorry, my boss suddenly assigned me a job, so I guess there's no hope of updating four times this year and getting three updates! u