Chapter 60 The storm is about to arise
But no matter what, a defeat is a defeat. An irreversible defeat.
What made Geng Bingwen even more sad was that Geng Bingwen did not hesitate to replace him with Zhao Yong. Geng Bingwen ended up recuperating from illness.
How can Geng Bingwen not be aggrieved by this?
In this way, diseases caused by anger are combined with injuries. The situation is getting worse.
Geng Bingwen spit out all the blood in his mouth.
Geng Rui wiped the blood from Geng Bingwen's mouth and said, "Father, let's go home."
Geng Bingwen said: "Go home, where are you going?"
Geng Rui had a feeling for a moment. He felt that his father was crazy because he didn't even know where his home was. Geng Rui said: "Naturally it's Nanjing."
Geng Bingwen said: "At this time, you must not return to Nanjing. Big problems will occur if you return to Nanjing."
Geng Rui was a little confused and said, "Father, what happened?"
Geng Bingwen said: "I figured this out after thinking about it for a long time. Why should I be replaced by Zhao Yong? Is it because Zhao Yong's ability is better than mine?"
Geng Rui said: "Of course not. Marquis Nanxiong is incomparable to his father."
Although Geng Bingwen knew that his son had selfish motives for speaking. But he also felt that Zhao Yong was inferior to him. He said calmly: "I was ordered to go into battle and suffered this misfortune. Don't the people in the capital know that there was a problem with this battle from the beginning. Now I have figured it out. Rui'er, what is your relationship with Fang Shoufu?"
Geng Rui was stunned and said, "We have only met a few times. But I was also taught by Scholar Song."
Geng Bingwen said: "We are all disciples of the prince, and I have a pretty good relationship with Fang Shoufu. Do you understand?"
Although people are divided into civil and military people in the political arena, communication between people does not distinguish between civil and military people. Geng Bingwen married Zhu Biao's daughter. He wholeheartedly supported the crown prince Zhu Biao, and naturally maintained a good relationship with Fang Xiaoru, the head of Zhu Biao's civil servants.
Sometimes, the two parties even cooperate to send messages or something. It's also a normal thing.
The more Geng Rui thought about it, the less he understood, and said, "Father, I can't understand."
Geng Bingwen said: "First Assistant Fang is going to fall. So those of us who are under suspicion must suppress him first."
Geng Rui was stunned and said, "What did Fang Shoufu do wrong? Why do you need to change?"
Fang Xiaoru has no flaws in her personal qualities. Many people who have been close to Fang Xiaoru admire Fang Xiaoru's character.
Geng Bingwen said: "Don't ask about the affairs of the imperial court, but it is a good thing for Mr. Fang to step back."
Geng Bingwen felt that Fang Xiaoru was just a scholar. Under the influence of He Xi, he spent most of his life handling documents in the central government, which greatly improved his political ability and became a qualified chief minister.
But it is only qualified.
Fang Xiaoru's ability developed by Zhu Yuanzhang's side could only maintain the court, but reform and reform were beyond his power. After all, Fang Xiaoru had never really seen what the grassroots officials of the Ming Dynasty were like.
There are many things that he cannot be targeted at.
The world in Fang Xiaoru's eyes is the world in the memorials and documents. Compared with the real world, it cannot be said to be seriously distorted. But the error is also quite large.
As a general, Geng Bingwen expressed disdain for all aspects of the Northern Army. In fact, he was truly frightened and determined to study the same thing. For every general fighting on the front line, which one does not feel under great pressure?
Under this kind of pressure, it doesn't matter whether you are conservative or not. Living is the most important thing.
The battlefield is a place of life and death, and it is also a place where strength is most recognized.
Ding Xian understood this and decided to overthrow Fang Xiaoru. After all, this is not only the emperor's acquiescence, but also the military's probably acquiescence.
Even generals like Geng Bingwen, who had friendship with Fang Xiaoru, felt that it was time for a reform.
This shows Fang Xiaoru’s current situation.
But even if Geng Bingwen felt that Fang Xiaoru
Going down.
Fang Xiaoru's fate also shocked the world.
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Fang Xiaoru got up before dawn.
He put on a coat, sat in front of the desk, lit a lamp like a bean, and it was a windy and rainy night outside.
"Sir, why are you up?" Fang Xiaoru's old wife got up, put on Fang Xiaoru's clothes, and said, "Today things will change. You need to put on extra clothes, be careful not to catch a cold."
Fang Xiaoru said: "It's God's will. Even if you add a few more clothes, it won't work. I'm really old now."
If Fang Xiaoru didn't feel Ding Xian's preparation at all, then Fang Xiaoru was no longer Fang Xiaoru. But after Fang Xiaoru found out, people around him gave various suggestions, such as striking first and killing Ding Xian.
After all, Ding Xian is much unclean than Fang Xiaoru.
Grab a lot of dark history.
Fang Xiaoru had many disciples and former officials in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. It was not impossible to impeach Ding Xian and put pressure on Zhu Yunwen, so that Zhu Yunwen could not protect Ding Xian.
But what to do next?
There are many things that have to be asked: What should I do next?
History is continuous and events do not occur in isolation. In fairy tales, the prince and the princess live happily together, and that ends. But in reality, the two of them would live together as a king who died early and a vicious queen.
It's the same now. His ideas came from all directions. It wasn't Ding Xian's idea alone. It was the emperor's idea, the army's idea, the ideas of several princes. Even some civil servants in the imperial court felt that there should be a change. .
This surging trend. Let Fang Xiaoru understand one thing, that is, even if he gets Ding Xian, he will still have Zhu Xian and Wang Xian.
The general situation is such that one person's power is very weak.
It’s just that Fang Xiaoru really doesn’t understand. ..
These people who supported him were clearly those who firmly opposed He Xi's reform a few years ago. Why is it that just a few years later, the general trend is different?
This made Fang Xiaoru puzzled.
He simply couldn't understand what had changed in the world. Suddenly the minds of everyone in the world changed.
In fact, Fang Xiaoru was wavering when he forced Zhu Biao to oppose the reform. He saw the benefits of He Xi's reforms, and even had the idea of integrating He Xi's methods into his own, and recombining He Xi's new methods with Confucianism. Form new knowledge.
But in the end, he still took the path of opposing He Xi.
It was because many people, a steady stream of people came to Fang Xiaoru and said how bad the new law was, especially when Emperor Taizu knew it, and they almost drove him to death. If this continues, Southeast will definitely There will be big trouble.
Influence in various aspects.
Fang Xiaoru also had some communication with some generals in the army. Most of the army generals did not care about He Xi's new law, and even scorned it. Fang Xiaoru came to the conclusion that even if He Xi came to power to reform, it would definitely fail. It may even cause problems in various aspects.
It's like the partisan struggle between the old and the new parties in the Northern Song Dynasty.
Fang Xiaoru then made up his mind to stand firmly on the opposite side of He Xi.
It's only been a few years, and not much has changed. Many people are still the same people as before, but their words are not what they were then.
This made Fang Xiaoru sigh inwardly: "People's hearts are fickle."
At this point, Fang Xiaoru no longer had the idea of resisting. He even wanted to actively cooperate, but he was tired of this anyway. The emperor wanted to kill him. Forget it, as long as the emperor treats him with some dignity, he can go home and take care of himself.
Although Fang Xiaoru and He Xi are not much different in age, Fang Xiaoru is only about forty years old now. It stands to reason that there are still a lot of years left, and for politicians, they have not even reached their golden age.
But the situation is like this, so if you have to retreat, just retreat.
Fang Xiaoru also knew that this was the best choice. But I don't know why. Fang Xiaoru always felt uneasy and slept very lightly every day. Once she woke up, she could never fall asleep again. I don't know what it was
I ignored it myself.
In other words, what does this feeling represent?
Fang Xiaoru has been sitting in front of the desk at midnight every day for the past few days, not reading, but staring at a lamp like a bean, with flames jumping and spinning on it, just like Fang Xiaoru's life, countless storms have passed like this, and there is only This little light is still slowly on.
