As soon as Fang Zheng finished speaking, the officials' expressions changed immediately.
This, this is...a complete traitor!
We are all scholars, and we all want to save face in our daily lives. We mostly like words that criticize the emperor and point out current social ills. That can reflect the character and level of the scholars.
All the courtiers in ancient and modern times like this! Is it appropriate for you, a newcomer, to lick him like this?
And they also say things like, "Long live the gods", "Sage and Martial Arts", "Long live the gods" and so on... Even eunuchs can't say such things!
Li Yansong and other cabinet ministers' faces turned green on the spot.
A while ago, people were praising Fang Zhengyi for his ability and virtue, saying he had the style of an ancient minister. But now it seems that he is not an ancient minister at all.
He is clearly a villain who is only good at flattery.
Even if he has some talent, if such a person teaches the prince, the country will be in danger!
The more I praised you in the beginning, the more painful my face is today...
Emperor Jing's expression froze for a moment, and he was unable to think straight for a moment.
Fang Zhengyi...are you talking about me?
Emperor Jing came back to his senses and saw that all the officials were staring at Fang Zhengyi with gloomy faces. He couldn't help but feel embarrassed.
Then he was furious: "How dare you, Fang Zhengyi! You delay government affairs and even dare to speak sweet words in the court!"
"Lift your head!"
Fang Zheng was sweating profusely and slowly raised his head: "Your Majesty... eh...?"
“.......”
Li Long!? Guo Da!? Li Yuan!?
Fang Zheng stared at Emperor Jing with his eyes wide open, and his scalp instantly went numb!
The enemy that he had been looking for all day turned out to be Emperor Jing! ?
And the dead eunuch next to him is Guo Da!
The idiot with a grin on the other side is the prince! ?
The cold sweat on Fang Zhengyi's forehead gradually gathered into a small stream, and at the same time, he kept thinking in his mind whether he had said anything offensive.
After thinking about it, it seemed that I had only offended that dead eunuch.
There should be no problem with the emperor and the prince!
Seeing Fang Zheng half staring at him without moving for a long time, Emperor Jing couldn't help but feel amused.
But he still said with a serious face: "Why? Do you have anything else to say?"
Fang Zhengyi was startled and stammered, "Your Majesty, as soon as I saw you, I felt a spring breeze on my face, and you felt very close to me."
All the ministers covered their faces, unable to bear to look at him...It is shameful to live in the same room with such a shameless person!
"Shut up! Stop talking nonsense! Let me ask you, why are you so untidy and why are you wearing the official uniform of a seventh-rank official to the palace? Where is the court robe I gave you?!"
Looking at Fang Zhengyi who was disheveled, Emperor Jing couldn't help but frown.
Although this man seemed a bit unruly in Taoyuan County, he was still well-dressed. How come he behaved like this in the court and didn't take me seriously at all!
Fang Zhengyi gritted his teeth and said, "I...got lost when I first entered the palace. When I was running fast in the palace, I was blown by the strong wind, so my robe was blown open by the dragon's energy."
"As for the official uniform...I only have this one!"
Fang Zhengyi kept cursing in his heart the damn eunuch who had delivered the imperial edict, who had left the imperial edict and ran away, and even took the official uniform with him!
I didn't know about this matter... Fortunately, I met Emperor Jing.
He could sense that Emperor Jing had a good impression of him in Taoyuan County. If it were any other emperor, he would have been dragged out long ago with so many loopholes...
Emperor Jing said calmly: "Is that so... In that case, it was my fault that I gave you an official title but didn't give you official uniforms?"
Fang Zheng laughed twice and said, "I dare not, my emperor is wise and wise. There is no way such a small matter would go wrong. It must be my fault."
Li Yansong and other cabinet-headed ministers had already begun to hold their chests and take deep breaths frantically, fearing that they would not be able to catch their breath and would fall down.
If I had a sword in my hand, I would rush over and kill this guy right on the spot!
No matter what, this person....must not enter the Zhanshi Mansion!!
Emperor Jing saw all the officials' attitudes, and he snorted coldly and said to everyone, "My dear ministers, please tell me how to punish Fang Zhengyi!?"
Zhang Dongxiang, who had the hottest temper, couldn't help it and pushed through the crowd and walked out.
He said loudly, "Your Majesty! This man has behaved inappropriately. I am afraid it will be difficult for me to teach the prince! I hope Your Majesty can take back your order!"
As soon as these words were spoken, people below began to whisper.
"That's right, that's right. This person is a beast in human form. He has a nice appearance but turns out to be a traitor."
"If the prince were to collude with this person, it would damage the dignity of the royal family."
"Mr. Zhang is really a pioneer. I will also report him later..."
The officials were whispering, and Emperor Jing was too far away to hear anything, but Fang Zhengyi, who was in the center of the hall, could hear it clearly!
He was used to bullying others in Taoyuan County, and no one dared to say anything sarcastic to him in all these years.
Now that this group of old-timers were speaking coldly to him, Fang Zheng also became angry.
So he stood up and said to Zhang Dongxiang: "May I ask who this gentleman is..?"
Zhang Dongxiang flicked his sleeves and said proudly, "I am Zhang Dongxiang! Grand Secretary of the Dongge."
"May I ask Mr. Zhang, have I ever offended you?"
"No!"
"Why did Lord Zhang ask Your Majesty to dismiss me? This is my first time in front of Your Majesty. How can you dismiss me before I even take office?"
"This humble official has been disrespectful in front of the emperor, but his crime is not serious enough, is it?"
Zhang Dongxiang said coldly: "Your crime is not serious enough, but you should know yourself. Since you entered the palace, you have been flattering and fawning. With your character, you still want to teach the prince? It's simply the biggest absurdity in the world!"
Fang Zheng smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang, please be careful with your words. I have been talking to Your Majesty since I entered the palace!"
"Who did this humble official flatter and fawn over?!"
"Could it be that in Lord Zhang's eyes, your majesty's achievements today are not worthy of your praise? Your majesty's wisdom is not worthy of your praise?!"
"I have received Your Majesty's grace for saving the Jianjiang River from floods, but I know in my heart that without Your Majesty and the Crown Prince, I would still be a small seventh-rank county magistrate in a remote corner!"
"If we talk about achievements in flood control, your majesty and the prince are the ones who really made the contribution!"
"But your majesty and the crown prince dare not take credit for themselves, and instead give this honor entirely to this humble official! Shouldn't this humble official be grateful?"
"I also thought of your Majesty and the Crown Prince who are in high positions but still care about the people and go out to find flood control strategies. But what about the other officials in the palace? Is there anyone willing to put their own efforts into it?"
"Mr. Zhang! If you want to dismiss me, that's fine! But you must not deny the achievements of Your Majesty and the Crown Prince, otherwise I, Fang Zhengyi, will be the first to disagree!"
Emperor Jing blushed and was even embarrassed to the point of being unable to sit still.
I thought to myself, this guy really spared no effort...he can even turn black into white...
The prince also blushed, excited. At this moment, his identification with Fang Zhengyi had reached its peak.
That's right! I am just such a person. It seems that the court officials are all foolish and incompetent. Only Fang Zhengyi can see the excellent qualities in me!
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