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"Ms. sir, take a look at this collection of poems. Tian'lai's novels ww's.'⒉"
After entering the study, Fang Ru walked up to Zhao Junchen excitedly and handed Zhao Junchen a book of poems.
Zhao Junchen took it and looked at it with a look of surprise on his face.
On the cover of this collection of poems, the four characters "Collection of Cranes' Poems" are written neatly.
"Helu..." Zhao Junchen frowned slightly and murmured to himself: "Helu, Helu layman...isn't this the nickname of Guo Tang? Is this collection of poems by Guo Tang?"
The nickname of the young master Guo Tang was Helu Jushi. It is said that it was because he kept a white crane by the pond in his residence.
On the other side, Fang Ru nodded repeatedly, her expression still excited, her almond-shaped eyes sparkling, and she said: "This collection of poems is the work of Guo Tang. It contains more than seventy poems by Guo Tang. My husband, I I asked some gentlemen in the government to read it carefully, and found that there are several poems in this collection of poems that are very problematic, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that they are anti-poetry."
After saying that, Fang Ru walked to Zhao Junchen, opened the poetry collection in Zhao Junchen's hand, pointed to a few sentences and said: "My lord, look at this "Spring Hope", there is a sentence in it, 'The emperor treats his scholars with sincerity', which is completely It is an unabashed mockery of His Majesty."
Zhao Junchen's literary literacy is very average, and he has never been good at wording or quoting scriptures. After hearing Fang Ru's confession, he couldn't help but wonder, and asked: "What's wrong with this poem?"
Fang Ru didn't care, and just explained in detail: "My husband, you should know that there is a sentence in "Mencius" that says, 'Shi Cheng is a villain.' In this case, the intention of Guo Tang's poem is worth pondering. Isn't it Doesn’t it mean that Your Majesty only knows how to use villains blindly? If you take it further, wouldn’t it mean that Your Majesty is now an unprincipled and ignorant king?”
After hearing Fang Ru's explanation, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but be startled, only to realize that this poem could be understood in such an extended way.
On the other side, Fang Ru flipped through a few more pages, pointed to another poem and said, "My lord, look at this poem again. On the surface, it is a poem praising the Taizu of our dynasty. It seems that the hundreds of words are all praises and virtues. But the words 'emperor', 'life', 'shuren' and other words are used one after another in it, which is even more disrespectful to the imperial court."
At this point, Fang Ru also knew that Zhao Junchen could not understand, so she further explained: "The so-called 'emperor' can be the same as 'emperor', the so-called 'life' can be the same as 'one monk', and the 'different' of 'different people' When the word '' is separated, it becomes the words 'evil' and 'zhu'! Upon closer inspection, these words are clearly mocking the Taizu who once became a monk and implemented tyranny after becoming an emperor..."
Hearing this, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but be stunned, realizing that this kind of thing was far beyond his understanding.
At the same time, Fang Ru was flipping through the collection of poems and continued to explain to Zhao Junchen: "Look, sir, there is also this poem, 'Women all over the city cry for husbands', which is obviously mocking His Majesty for his great success, and this poem This sentence..."
Listening to Fang Ru's continuous explanation, Zhao Junchen's eyes first flashed with helplessness, but then he thought of something, but his face showed deep thought.
After Fang Ru explained the "anti-poetry" in Guo Tang's poetry collection to Zhao Junchen in detail, Zhao Junchen, who had been silent for a long time, finally asked: "Ru'er, are you planning to let me use this poetry collection to create a literary disaster?" , use this to deal with Guo Tang?"
The so-called "literary disaster", also known as "literary prison" in post-secular terms, has appeared since the Sui Dynasty and reached its peak during the Qing Dynasty.
During the Ming Dynasty, the "literary prison" had already become more and more serious, especially in the stages of Ming Taizu, Ming Chengzu, Ming Shizong and Ming Shenzong. The literary calamity of the Ming Dynasty made everyone in the world feel in danger. Many Confucian scholars were afraid of harming themselves and did not dare to serve as officials in the court. There were even cases of "faking death and feigning madness in order to seek employment."
Therefore, if you use this collection of poems in Fang Ru's hand as an excuse to deal with Guo Tang, it can be considered an effective method. With Emperor Deqing's character, if he sees these poems and articles that satirize himself and the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty, He will definitely be furious. At that time, it would not be surprising if Guo Tang is executed.
On the other side, Fang Ru nodded repeatedly. At this time, she felt that she had found a way to help Zhao Junchen - this was what she cared about most - so her expression was quite excited.
So, Fang Ru explained in detail: "This morning, after Ru'er heard about Guo Tang's impeachment of the husband in the temple, she resented his vicious words and wanted to punish him for venting his anger on the husband. Then Ru'er thought of Tongji Temple. Some information has been collected about Guo Tang. Guo Tang has always been seeking fame and reputation. If he writes poems above a certain level, he will definitely publicize them everywhere, hoping that everyone will know about them. However, he has another collection of poems in his house. , which contains many of his works that have not been handed down to the world. At that time, Ruer thought, there must be something wrong with these poems that have not been handed down to the world, otherwise how could he deliberately hide them with his character? "
Speaking of this, Fang Ru's expression became more and more proud, and she added: "Tongji Temple also has spies in Guo Tang's Mansion. Today Guo Tang was punished badly by his husband and even passed out, so the Guo Mansion was also in chaos. A pot of porridge, and Tongji Temple's spy in the Guo Mansion took the opportunity to steal this collection of poems and handed it to Ru'er. After asking several gentlemen in the house, Ru'er found that there were indeed many poems in it that were very problematic. As long as Xianggong If you hand over this collection of poems to His Majesty, Guo Tang will be near death!"
If it was just to punish Guo Tang, then Fang Ru's plan was naturally very good, as direct and effective as usual.
However, after all, Fang Ru is just a woman who has not been tempered by the officialdom. She is more than capable, but her vision of the overall situation is limited. If she is asked to be specifically responsible for handling something, Fang Ru will definitely not disappoint. However, if Fang Ru is asked to consider the long term and take control of the overall situation, Fang Ru will probably focus on one thing at the expense of the other.
So, after hearing Fang Ru's suggestion, Zhao Junchen sighed softly and said: "If it is just to punish Guo Tang, Ruer, your suggestion is naturally very good, but it is just Guo Tang. I have too many means." You can punish him, but if you deliberately cause a literary disaster just for him, to me, it’s a small gain but a big loss.”
This time, it was Fang Ru's turn who couldn't understand and asked: "Loss of money for small things? Ru'er doesn't understand what my husband means."
Zhao Junchen explained in detail: "For me, punishing Guo Tang is just a trivial matter. Controlling power and improving reputation are what I really care about. Only by controlling enough power and reversing the bad reputation, Only then will I be able to establish myself in the temple for a long time, without having to worry about His Majesty treating me like a chamber pot and abandoning me at will."
Fang Ru naturally understood Zhao Junchen's long-term plan. When she heard Zhao Junchen's explanation, she nodded her head in agreement.
Zhao Junchen continued: "However, my power is getting higher and higher now. Even the military town and the inner court have gradually penetrated. The plan to control power is smooth sailing, but my plan to reverse my reputation has not yet achieved results. , it is said that I have spent a lot of effort in recent years in order to reverse my bad reputation. I have done everything I should do to eliminate locust plagues, open porridge factories, take in homeless refugees, and even punish some ruthless and corrupt officials. It has been done, but my reputation among the government and the opposition has still not been fundamentally changed...Ru'er, why do you think this is?"
Fang Ru shook her head blankly.
Zhao Junchen sighed again and explained: "Because, in this era, people believe in scholars, and Qingliu is the leader of scholars! As long as Qingliu believes that I am a corrupt official who has committed serious crimes, then scholars will follow suit and spread the word, and people will Naturally, they will blindly obey... Therefore, no matter how many things I do, as long as the impression of me by the Qingliu people and scholars remains unchanged, my reputation will not be fundamentally changed!"
Having said this, Zhao Junchen turned to look at Fang Ru and asked, "Now, do you know why I can't adopt your suggestion?"
Fang Ru's face was full of disappointment, she nodded and whispered: "If my husband deliberately caused a literary disaster just for a mere Guo Tang, then my husband will completely lose the heart of a scholar in the world, and the relationship with scholars will no longer be the same." It may have been reversed. In this case, sir, your plan to reverse your reputation will naturally have no chance of success."
Zhao Junchen nodded and said: "That's right. You also know that I will marry Cui Qianxue soon. It is precisely because Cui Qianxue's grandfather Cui Mian is the leader of Qingliu. I chose Cui Qianxue as my wife to reverse my relationship with Qingliu. And in recent years, I have been changing my impression in the minds of scholars. All this is to reverse my reputation in the government and the public. However, I cannot give up all my previous efforts just because of a single incident. In that case, I will be picking up sesame seeds and throwing away the watermelon. "
Fang Ru's expression became more and more lost. She originally thought she had found a way to help Zhao Junchen, but she didn't expect that she was just causing trouble for Zhao Junchen in the end, and even almost ruined Zhao Junchen's long-term plan, so her mood was unavoidable. It's a bit bitter and hard to describe.
After seeing Fang Ru's expression, Zhao Junchen suddenly smiled again, stretched out his hand to hold Fang Ru's catkins, and said warmly: "However, your suggestion is still excellent, and it inspired me a lot. It's just that I used it in the wrong direction... In fact, your suggestion made me have a new plan in my mind. If this plan goes smoothly, then I can greatly reverse the relationship between myself and the world's scholars, so that Scholars all over the world will feel grateful to me. At that time, with Cui Mian's secret cooperation, my plan to reverse my reputation will surely yield unprecedented results!"
All of Fang Ru's thoughts were focused on Zhao Junchen. Seeing that her plan not only did not cause trouble to Zhao Junchen, but would also provide great help to Zhao Junchen, Fang Ru's eyes instantly brightened up again and she asked: "real?"
Zhao Junchen smiled and said: "Of course it is true."
Then, Zhao Junchen reached out and patted Guo Tang's collection of poems and said: "This collection of poems must naturally be handed over to Your Majesty. It is also necessary to create a literary disaster. In fact, I plan to create a huge literary disaster and be implicated." The more readers there are, the better! Once this collection of poems is presented to His Majesty, Your Majesty will definitely be furious, and will also strictly order the court to supervise the scholars in the world and investigate all kinds of anti-poetry cases. At that time, as long as I continue If you add fuel to the flames, everyone in the world will inevitably be in danger, and many famous scholars will be implicated... However, I cannot submit this collection of poems, and I cannot personally ignite this literary disaster... Well, Xichang It has a close relationship with me, so it’s best to leave this matter to Dongchang..."
Having said this, Zhao Junchen asked Fang Ru with a smile: "Ru'er, tell me, if those famous scholars were implicated in literary disasters, and I finally rescued them secretly, what would those famous scholars think? I?"
Hearing Zhao Junchen's plan, Fang Ru's almond-shaped eyes flashed, but she became excited again and replied: "Since ancient times, literati have been the most spineless and have never been firm in their stance. Don't look at how they are treating you now, Mr. They are full of disgust, but as long as you, my husband, can save their lives, then you, my husband, will naturally be their reborn parents. At that time, they will inevitably change their stance and praise you and praise you!"
Speaking of this, Fang Ru became even more excited and said: "At that time, as the positions of these famous scholars change, the views of scholars all over the world towards Xianggong will also change. After being influenced by scholars, the common people will treat Xianggong. Your attitude will also change, and then my husband’s reputation in the government and the opposition will be completely reversed!… This strategy of my husband is really brilliant!”
Zhao Junchen nodded with a smile and said, "I was able to think of this plan all because of you, Ru'er."
Hearing Zhao Junchen's compliment, Fang Ru felt as if honey had been smeared in her heart, and she smiled even more.
While Zhao Junchen was perfecting his plan to turn around his reputation, Emperor Deqing suddenly summoned the seventh prince Zhu Hejian.
To be precise, Emperor Deqing got the news "accidentally" when the seventh prince Zhu Hejian went to the harem to visit his mother Xiao Guifei, so Emperor Deqing "suddenly" summoned the seventh prince Zhu Hejian.
It all seemed like a coincidence and never led anyone to have any more ideas.
In the imperial study, Emperor Deqing looked at the seventh prince Zhu Hejian with sharp eyes. Zhu Hejian behaved respectfully as always. He only saluted Emperor Deqing and then waited quietly for Emperor Deqing's questions.
After sizing up the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian for a long time, Emperor Deqing finally said: "Jian'er, I heard that your physical condition has gradually improved recently. I was still a little skeptical at first, but now I see that you have a rosy face and bright eyes. You haven't had any difficulty after such a long time. It seems that your health has really improved, so I feel relieved."
Zhu Hejian's face showed just the right amount of emotion, and he said, "My father is so busy with his duties, but he still cares about my child's health. I am grateful in my heart... I hope my father can rest assured that my child's health has indeed improved a lot."
Emperor Deqing nodded, his eyes fixed on the change in Zhu Hejian's expression, and then said: "I am really relieved to see that your health is improving, but in this way, I have no reason to keep you here." We are in the capital... I have decided that in two days I will confer a throne and a fief for you, and let you leave the capital to settle in the fief. What do you think about this?"
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