Fang Xiaoru was silent for a while, then whispered: "It's just like what you saw."
Chen Kan frowned and was about to speak when Fang Xiaoru continued: "You went to Beijing. It's normal that you don't know much about the affairs of the court."
"So, there is no room for relaxation between you and His Majesty?"
Chen Kan raised his head and looked at Fang Xiaoru, hoping to see even a hint of flinching from his face. Just a little bit, he would be sure to get Fang Xiaoru out of this dark place.
Fang Xiaoru shook his head and said calmly: "In the first year of Yongle, your majesty accepted seventy-eight out of ten of the remonstrances received by your ministers. Do you know how much remonstrance your majesty accepted in the third year of Yongle?"
Chen Kan shook his head. How could he know how much advice Zhu Dina received when he was not in the capital for three years in Yongle?
Seeing Chen Kan shaking his head, Fang Xiaoru said slowly: "Less than 12/10."
Upon hearing this, Chen Kan's face suddenly twisted.
Seeing Chen Kan's expression change, Fang Xiaoru couldn't help but smile and asked, "Do you understand now?"
Chen Kan still shook his head: "I don't understand, Your Majesty's change is too fast."
As soon as he said this, Fang Xiaoru immediately smiled and said: "Your Majesty has not changed, he just doesn't want to pretend anymore. Your Majesty now is the real Majesty."
Chen Kan scratched his hair a little irritably and muttered: "What's the matter?"
Chen Kan never expected that Zhu Di would expand so quickly. Who gave him the confidence to think that everything he did was right?
Could it be that this is the early stage of Yongle and he will start to become dull?
This is not a good sign.
Fang Xiaoru chuckled and said, "Isn't this exactly what you expected?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Kan's expression suddenly changed: "Teacher, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't talk nonsense. What does your majesty's current situation have to do with the students?"
"It does matter, of course it does!"
Fang Xiaoru said with a smile, then pointed at Chen Kan and said: "Now the national treasury is rich, and His Majesty's internal treasury is also full. Even in prison, I heard about your glorious deeds of kidnapping the Mongol Khan back to the capital. , what do you think is the root of all this?"
Chen Kan was stunned: "What is it?"
"Silly boy, it's you!"
"it's me?"
Chen Kan jumped up all of a sudden, with an expression of disbelief on his face.
Fang Xiaoru smiled calmly and said: "Of course it's you. Think about it, what would Ming Dynasty be like now without you?"
"What does Ming Dynasty look like?"
Fang Xiaoru's question made Li Rang unsure of how to answer it.
Seeing that Chen Kan was silent, Fang Xiaoru smiled and said: "If it weren't for you, the Ming Dynasty would still have the hidden danger of the vassal disaster. If it weren't for you, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and other places would not be stable, and the White Lotus Sect would be a huge hidden danger.
At the same time, the imperial court's treasure banknotes will exhaust all the imperial court's credibility among the people, and the weapons supervisor can still only use firecrackers that may explode at any time.
There is also the grassland, Liaodong, which is still a serious concern of our Ming Dynasty.
It is impossible for Zheng He to go to sea. If Zheng He does not go to sea, the national treasury will not be enriched, and His Majesty's inner treasury will always be in a state of deficit.
I believe that Your Majesty, who has not experienced these things, can still govern the Ming Dynasty well and bring a prosperous age to the Ming Dynasty.
But now, along with the prosperous age comes His Majesty’s ambition, which you have given to Your Majesty. "
After Fang Xiaoru said these words, he still had a smiling expression on his face.
But Chen Kan felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, with a chill running down his whole body from head to toe.
"Teacher, what you are saying is that His Majesty's ambition will expand to the point where he cannot even accommodate students?"
Chen Kan swallowed his saliva. He thought that everything was for the good of the Ming Dynasty, but now, he suddenly understood why there is an old saying among the Han people that if a tree is beautiful in the forest, it will be destroyed by the wind.
Fang Xiaoru said calmly: "In the past, it was not necessarily possible, but now that you are planning for Liaodong, the grasslands, and even Nanyang for the Ming Dynasty, it may not be the end of the rabbit."
Chen Kanqiang smiled and said: "Your Majesty will not do such a thing that makes relatives hate enemies, right?"
Fang Xiaoru shook his head: "After all, as a teacher, I hope you can live a good life, preferably until the end of your life."
Chen Kan nodded heavily, and then asked: "In this case, do you want to continue fighting with Your Majesty, Teacher?"
"It won't work without fighting. Your Majesty needs restraint now, and Ming Dynasty also needs a tailor. Otherwise, I can't imagine what your Majesty will do."
After Fang Xiaoru said this, he waved to Chen Kan: "Since Shuyuan has been rescued, you'd better go to Beijing as soon as possible and don't hang around in front of His Majesty. As for me, it can take as long as three months or as short as three months." It’s time for me to be reinstated.”
"good!"
Chen Kan responded and didn't stay any longer.
He came today to see how Fang Xiaoru was doing in prison.
Now that he was sure he was fine, there was no need for him to stay any longer.
Moreover, the news that Fang Xiaoru told him today was really hard for him to digest.
He has always felt that although Zhu Di was a little unreasonable and had a reputation as a tyrant in history, he still had some conscience after all.
But now it seems that Zhu Di has a conscience, but not much.
Even if he is his son-in-law, when his ability and prestige threaten him, he will not hesitate to raise the butcher's knife.
It seems that this time it is time to plan for self-protection.
Otherwise, if he continues to cram when he has achieved great success, Zhu Di may just give him a roast goose.
After leaving the imperial prison with a lot of worries, Chen Kan rode towards the capital.
Originally, he was thinking of going to the Ordnance Supervision or Treasure Bureau to have a look, but now he has no idea.
Chen Kan went straight back to Fang Mansion. In the next few days, he planned to perform his filial piety in front of Zheng.
When he returns to Beijing this time, he will definitely not have the chance to return to the capital in a short time. The next time he returns, he will probably come to attend a funeral.
Chen Kan returned to Fang Mansion and told Zheng about Fang Xiaoru's current situation in prison. Zheng suddenly cried with joy.
"It's good if you don't suffer, it's good if you don't suffer."
Mr. Zheng was in tears, and Chen Kan comforted him for a while before he stopped crying.
It was getting late, and Chen Kan originally planned to cook a meal for Zheng himself, but Li Si came over.
Helpless, Chen Kan had no choice but to return the task of cooking to his two sisters-in-law, and walked out of the mansion towards the Hou Mansion with Li Si.
"Master Marquis, I think Mr. Chen's life was saved in vain. Even if he doesn't want to live anymore, there is no reason to starve to death. What do you think?"
Listening to Li Si's chatter, Chen Kan didn't say much and just rode seriously.
Chen Qia didn't want to eat, so it was a bit tricky to go on a hunger strike to express his ambition.
But Chen Kan can also understand.
Chen Qia has been an official for so many years and has always been conscientious in his work. Even without credit, there is still hard work.
But just because of the fight between Zhu Di and Fang Xiaoru, he, an official of the country, was accused of various crimes.
Even if he was accused of all kinds of disrespect, he still lost the chance to defend himself.
Whoever it was, his heart would be unbalanced.
What's more, the most important thing for literati is their reputation. To them, a bad reputation is a more uncomfortable thing than death.
So Chen Kan understands.
But understanding is understanding, but it is impossible for Chen Kan to let Chen Qia commit suicide.
There are not many talents like Chen Qia found in the entire Ming Dynasty. It would be a pity to die like this.
He can create more value alive than dead.
The two of them rode horses and arrived at the Hou Mansion. It was already completely dark.
When Chen Kan came to the guest room, he saw a maid holding a bowl of millet porridge and trying to persuade him. However, Chen Qia was lying on the bed with eyes blank, neither eating nor speaking. Ignore my tsundere-ness that will kill me.
Noticing Chen Kan entering the door, the maid serving in the room hurriedly stood up and said, "I have met the Marquis."
"No gifts!"
Chen Kan walked straight to Chen Qia and sat down, and took the porridge bowl from the maid who looked embarrassed.
Then he told everyone: "Okay, you go down first."
Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and you have no choice but to exit the room.
Chen Kan looked at Chen Qia coldly while holding the bowl of porridge, but did not speak or feed him porridge.
Chen Kan knew very well the so-called character of these literati. They all had extremely strong self-esteem, so they would never listen to good words and advice.
Only by finding ways to let them put down their arrogant self-esteem can they continue to communicate.
So instead of feeding him porridge, Chen Kan put down the spoon and started drinking it himself.
It just so happened that he came in a hurry and was called over by Li Si before he even had a meal in Fang Mansion. He had some porridge to cushion him.
Sure enough, after noticing Chen Kan's movements, Chen Qia's eyes flickered, but there was still no expression on his face.
Chen Kanji finished the porridge in a big gulp, turned to Chen Qiaxiao and asked, "Mr. Chen, do you want to drink?"
As soon as Chen Kan said this, Chen Qia rolled his eyes at Chen Kan.
Chen Kan's expression remained unchanged, but he was already laughing in his heart. It would be good if he reacted. If he reacted, it meant that he was still in the unexpected environment, instead of closing his mind and seeking death.
Chen Kan continued: "If you don't drink, I will drink."
After saying that, he quickly shouted towards the door: "Come here, serve the wine!"
Chen Qia blinked his eyes and suddenly became excited. He puffed his beard and glared: "If you are not a son of a man, you are simply not a son of a man."
Chen Kan raised his eyebrows: "So, Mr. Chen wants to drink?"
"snort!"
Chen Qia snorted arrogantly, and then tilted his head to one side. He didn't know if it was an injury on his body, but his face suddenly became distorted.
Chen Kan just looked at him coldly, with no intention of helping.
The maids in the Hou Mansion were good at being obedient. When Chen Kan asked for wine, they actually served him wine.
Chen Kan threw away the stopper of the silver pot and poured wine into his mouth while admiring Chen Qia's face twisted in pain from pulling on the wound.
After a while, big beads of sweat appeared on Chen Qia's forehead.
Chen Kan drained the wine in one gulp, placed the wine bottle in a conspicuous place, and said with a smile: "Since you know that you are injured, you should take good care of yourself. The most disgusting thing is that you literati are so arrogant and act like no one owes you. Something like that.”
