In the royal garden.
Emperor Jing was strolling in front, with Guo Tianyang accompanying him.
Fang Zhengyi followed Xu Wenshu half a step behind him.
Fang Zheng was still holding the deer in one hand.
"The two dear ladies came to me just to give me a deer?" Emperor Jing said, "There are several deer like this in my garden, and it is not a rare thing."
Fang Zheng coughed slightly and said, "Your Majesty, someone gave me this deer on my birthday yesterday, but I heard Miaohan say that this deer is a tribute from the emperor."
"I thought that since it is a royal tribute, it would not be appropriate to send it to me. After much thought, I decided to send it to His Majesty."
"Ah." Emperor Jing stopped, turned around and nodded twice, "I heard Guo Banban say it yesterday."
As he spoke, he said with a half-smile, "You don't think I'll be angry because of this little thing, do you?"
This dead eunuch really went to report the news!
Fang Zheng glanced sideways at Guo Tianyang.
Guo Tianyang was expressionless, pretending to be fine.
There was no way, this was his duty. No matter how good his personal relationship with Fang Zhengyi was, he still had to inform His Majesty of some matters.
No bad signal can be let go.
He doesn't panic!
Fang Zheng said, "Your Majesty has the universe in his heart. Naturally, I won't think that Your Majesty is angry over such a trivial matter. Moreover, I didn't come here just to send you a deer. In fact, there is another matter related to this deer."
"Oh?" Emperor Jing raised his eyebrows, "Tell me."
Fang Zheng nodded and said: "On my birthday yesterday, there was a big banquet, but no invitation was posted. So everyone can come. There were more than a hundred guests present, and most of them were officials of all sizes in the capital."
"Just when someone sent this deer, I had a plan in mind and wanted to try it on many guests."
"So I called the deer a horse in public, trying to see how many villains there were inside."
The corners of Emperor Jing's mouth slowly curved.
Referring to a deer as a horse? Something interesting.
"Well, why did you suddenly think of this during your birthday? Keep talking."
Fang Zheng said: "I was also inspired at that time. I am the commander of the Jinyi Guards, and the Jinyi Guards are His Majesty's eyes and ears, with swords in their hands. It is the duty of the Jinyi Guards to supervise all officials and clean up the officialdom."
"I have been an official for so many years and have already integrated my vocation into my instincts, so I got inspired and wanted to give it a try when the officials gathered together."
"I called a deer a horse. I thought the people present would refute it vigorously, but the real situation was far beyond my expectation. As soon as the words came out, no one dared to object."
Emperor Jing frowned.
No one dared to argue... the situation did sound a bit bad.
"Fortunately, dozens of young people later stood up and left the meeting angrily on the spot. Some even dared to loudly accuse me of being a villain who formed a party for personal gain, insisting that a deer is a deer!"
"These people are really my role models for scholars in Dajing. They are not afraid of power and are upright."
Emperor Jing frowned.
Guo Tianyang showed a trace of fear on his face, and suddenly felt something bad...
Fang Zheng changed the subject: "As for the majority of the remaining people, they showed their ugly faces during the banquet and kept flattering words. There is no bottom line! No shame!"
"I have been jealous of evil all my life, and I dislike flattering people the most. These people say that I am red-faced and ashamed. They make me feel sick!"
Xu Wenshu was extremely disgusted when he heard it, and even wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in.
Yesterday at the banquet, the corners of your mouth, Mr. Fang, almost reached behind your ears. You were afraid that people would not praise you hard enough, so you had to add a few words yourself.
And speaking of flattery... It seems that your Lord Fang has no rivals in Da Jing so far...
But once Fang Zheng played this move, he really admired him.
Xu Wenshu quietly looked at Fang Zheng who was still talking.
Thoughtful and cunning as a fox, he still dares not relax even now that he is in a high position.
Such evil behavior has never been seen in ancient times.
If he continues to maintain this style, I am afraid that no one will be able to shake his status even until the day he dies.
Fortunately... he is a good man, and everything he does is for the country and his family.
Comparing the two aspects... I am really old and completely out of touch with the times.
Fang Zheng sighed and said, "I finished this play yesterday and gained a lot of experience."
"Seeking truth from facts, these four simple words are easy to say but how many people can do it?"
"Not idealistic, not idealistic, only practical. How many officials in the government can accomplish this? I think there are only a few."
"The more this happens, the more I feel that my work is inadequate and I feel unworthy of His Majesty's support."
"Yesterday at the banquet, I asked Mr. Xu to help me record a list of the villains who were present and the gentlemen who left the banquet. The gentlemen can reuse them as appropriate, and the villains must be carefully supervised. I also ask that your majesty View.”
Xu Wenshu stepped forward and took out a prepared list from his sleeve.
Emperor Jing eagerly took the list and browsed it carefully.
Grass!
Guo Tianyang's scalp was numb and his eyes were spinning wildly.
Ruined!
This guy not only explained the matter smoothly, but also went up to flatter me a lot.
What should I do if I seek revenge on him later? This time I made a bad move!
Thinking of this, Guo Tianyang quickly reached into his sleeve and took out it twice.
After Emperor Jing read the list, he stopped where he was and murmured: "Call a deer a horse...what a man!"
The popularity of the Internet in later generations, eye-catching unofficial history, and the large number of illiterates have led to the misinterpretation of the original meaning. This behavior constitutes referring to a deer as a horse.
