The meeting came as scheduled.
As soon as Fang Zheng arrived at the Meridian Gate, an unusual scene happened.
In the past, he was the one who was left out. Everyone gathered together in twos and threes to chat, but no one wanted to play with Fang Zheng.
Although he has made some "minor" achievements, everyone sees them.
He is a capable person, everyone recognizes this!
However, people like Fang Zhengyi who are flattering and act without reason are actually the outliers among the outliers in the officialdom.
Everyone wants to be shameless, whether they are civil servants or military generals, they should have as little contact with such people as possible.
So what if his relative is an important minister in the cabinet? After all, we are all orthodox scholars and disciples of saints, so we still have this character.
But things are different now!
In the past, this scumbag only had one mouth, and it didn't matter if he yelled at me. If he couldn't scold me, he couldn't hide.
Now His Majesty has given him a knife. What if he cuts himself while dancing?
Everyone is a well-connected person, and they are masters at knocking people down based on rumors. But I heard that Fang Zhengyi can't do it? If he wants to learn it, he will kill people based on rumors!
Ever since, what used to be stinky shit suddenly became delicious!
Some people raised their hands and congratulated Fang Zheng.
"Congratulations to Mr. Fang for returning to Beijing. It has been a long time since I last saw Mr. Fang. He looks even more heroic than before."
"Congratulations to Mr. Fang on your promotion!"
Now that he was promoted, he was still a royal guard. Fang Zheng originally wanted to maintain a cold and serious style to fit in with his historical image.
However, when he saw that a group of people who originally looked down on him came up to greet him and flatter him, the curve of his mouth began to gradually widen.
"I didn't expect that everyone misses me so much! If I had known this, I shouldn't have left Beijing." Fang Zhengyi said with surprise on his face.
Everyone was secretly despised, but they still kept smiling in response.
When Fang Zheng returned the favor, he was still looking around to see who was the key surveillance target, and suddenly he caught sight of Zhang Shi standing in the distance.
At this moment, Zhang Shi was very different from before. He was already a little thin, but now he has lost twice as much weight.
If he took off his official uniform, he would look like a disaster victim.
The bustling scene around me on weekdays no longer exists, but instead there is a blank space around me, as if infected by the plague.
The courtiers' sense of smell is extremely keen, and those with strong connections already know about seventy-eight percent of the inside story, while those who are not usually good at personnel can also see the clues.
Although Zhang Shi was still in court, it was obvious that His Majesty had been really angry with him before. Punishment... was only a matter of time, so it was natural to keep a distance from such a person.
At this moment, he was staring at Fang Zheng coldly.
Fang Zhengyi didn't take it seriously, and looked away and said: "Thank you all! Thank you all, I will definitely go to your house to talk to you when I have time! The time is up, we should go."
After his reminder, the officials came to their senses and began to enter in order.
In the main hall, the emperor and his ministers were seated.
Emperor Jing sat upright and smiled when he saw Fang Zheng arriving: "Fang Qing, have you recovered so quickly?"
He was originally given two days' leave, and the emperor was given one day's leave. Now that he heard Emperor Jing teasing him, Fang Zheng said with a little embarrassment: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I did get a serious illness on the road. I only managed to survive by thinking of Your Majesty all the time in my heart." I came here. Although I haven’t recovered yet, now that I see His Majesty’s true appearance, I feel refreshed and feel much better!”
We are now considered senior executives of the company! Is it too much to give yourself an extra day off?
The ministers let out a sigh of relief silently.
It has to be you, you haven’t changed at all, you will speak shamelessly.
Emperor Jing looked at him with a smile and said nothing, "Do you have something to report?"
Fang Zhengyi immediately stepped forward, took out the carefully written memorial from his sleeve, and said loudly: "I have this memorial, which I have written by Fang Zhengyi. I secretly colluded with the rebels when I impeached Zhang, the Minister of Hubu."
All the ministers were shocked in their hearts and secretly said, "Come on."
However, Zhang Shi showed no fear and didn't even bother to refute. He just stood there with his eyes blank.
Guo Tianyang stepped forward, took the memorial and sent it to the imperial case.
Emperor Jing pretended to look at it.
It has already been mentioned in the memorial submitted by Fang Zhengyi, but now this one is just a little more detailed.
After Emperor Jing finished reading, he winked at Guo Tianyang, who stepped forward and picked up the memorial and immediately read it out.
Fang Zhengyi did not add any exaggeration, he just stated it truthfully. He wrote exactly what King Wu said.
The ministers just listened silently, and based on what happened before, their expressions also showed clear expressions.
After Guo Tianyang finished reciting it, Emperor Jing looked at Zhang Shi and said calmly: "Zhang Shi, do you have anything to say?"
Zhang Shi wanted to struggle again: "I have been wronged... I am loyal to the country and your Majesty. I have never had any intention of rebellion. Your Majesty knows this for sure!"
"Don't evade the important and take the easy. I ask you, is every statement in the memorial true?"
Zhang Shi was shaken all over, with a look of desolation on his face, as if he had been drained of three souls and seven souls, and muttered: "I... have nothing to say."
What else can I say? The home has been surrounded by heavy troops overtly and covertly. The reason why the emperor did not take action must be because he lacked a strong evidence.
Now that Fang Zhengyi is back and clearly knows about his affair with King Wu, His Majesty has become suspicious and has already made it clear that he wants to get at him. Is there any use in defending?
Emperor Jing said calmly: "Okay, take him to the Jinyiwei North Division and interrogate him within two days. Fang Qing, Beizhen Fusi has set up a special prison, so I will leave him to you."
"I accept the order." Fang Zhengyi bowed slightly.
Afterwards, Zhang Shi, who was in despair, was taken away under the watchful eyes of the officials, without any ripples on the scene.
The ministers could not help but feel a sense of sadness that the rabbit had died and the fox had died.
He does have some contact with King Wu, but after all, he is the oldest minister in the court... If he falls into Fang Zheng's hands, will he still have a good piece of meat on his body before he dies?
Thinking of Fang Zheng's unforgiving character, everyone silently wrote a tragic word in their hearts...
When everyone came to their senses, Emperor Jing said: "Fang Qing personally participated in danger and made great contributions to the court. However, he has been appointed as the Commander of the Jinyi Guards before, so I will give him another thousand taels of gold, a hundred pieces of brocade, and an iron certificate!"
"Iron...Iron ticket? May I ask your majesty, is it an iron ticket to avoid death?" Fang Zheng said with a smile.
Emperor Jing smiled and said: "Of course it's a death-free ticket, otherwise what else can there be? What, you're not satisfied?"
"Uh...no, I was so happy that I lost my temper..."
Fang Zheng lowered his head and rolled his eyes wildly, looking a little panicked.
He didn't expect Emperor Jing to come suddenly like this. Not to mention whether it was money or not, how could he be so stubborn as to give him a death-free iron coupon?
Can a living person take that thing? Then it’s a Death Note with his own name written on it!
How unlucky! No, I have to go back and check the mortality rate of the heroes of Da Jing who took the iron coupon...
"Do you have anything else to report, sir?"
Hearing Emperor Jing's voice, Fang Zheng calmed down and raised his head again: "I have something to report!"
