How to make a famous minister

Fan Xuanchao took a day off without going to the Imperial Academy for two days.

In September, the birthday of the British grandma is coming again.Every year during Chinese New Year and the old lady's birthday, Mrs. Zhang would lead the two brothers Fan Xuanchao and Fan Xuanlang to kowtow in front of the old lady.Although the old matriarch treats the grandsons born to their two concubine daughters not as close as the grandson born to his own son, he is also impartial in face, and he is very fair in dealing with people and worthy of respect.Therefore, Fan Xuanchao didn't have any resistance to kneeling elderly people.

The old lady of the British government held a birthday, although it was not a whole birthday, but it was a big deal, with many guests.Mrs. Zhang accompanied Mrs. Li and the old lady to sit in the inner flower hall, and the wives of the various families talked and laughed around the old lady, making her happy and enjoying the blessing of the old birthday star.Fan Xuanlang was still young, so he was brought to kowtow by Mrs. Zhang, petted by a group of wives, and then taken to the backyard by the nanny and maid to play.Fan Xuanchao also wanted to walk casually, but Fan Jingwen grabbed his arm and said, "You are considered a half-adult after being a scholar. Why are you still running around like a child. Today is your grandmother's birthday, come to the front hall with me To get to know each other."

Fan Xuanchao will enter the officialdom sooner or later, so it is good to meet people now.Fan Jingwen asked him to come to meet people, not necessarily because he wanted to show off his son and "make you all jealous".Fan Jingwen has a good character, and most people always want to praise him as "a small case", as if you are not Jinshi.

Zhang Weixian still cared about his own children with a bright future like Fan Xuanchao, so he came over in person, praised him, and said a few words of encouragement, that is, "study hard and make progress every day".Fan Xuanchao also obediently listened to the training, without any hint of irritability.

Just as it was bustling, a servant suddenly came to report: "His Royal Highness Xin is here!" Everyone was silent, and thought that this year, His Royal Highness Xin came in person. It seems that His Majesty's admiration for the British Duke is better than before.

Zhang Weixian himself was also stunned. He had sent his father-in-law here a few years ago, but this time it was His Royal Highness Xin Wang who came in person, he was also a little confused.

However, Zhang Weixian has a stable personality and is not surprised by changes, so he immediately confessed his crimes to everyone and went out to meet King Xin.

Fan Xuanchao rolled his eyes, thinking who this His Royal Highness Xin Wang was, and suddenly realized that he remembered the history class he took back then—isn't this the famous Zhu Youjian, Emperor Chongzhen?Hanged on the old crooked neck tree, one of the few kings of subjugation who has not been scolded.

With a soft cry, he twisted his neck and looked out the door.Not long after, Zhang Weixian led a thin young man in.Although he was called a boy, he still looked like a child, and he was dressed in brocade clothes and jade belts, giving him an extravagant air.Fan Xuanchao was very curious about the Chongzhen Emperor, the last Han emperor, and stared at him without blinking.

The future Emperor Chongzhen is still an 11-year-old boy, with a handsome face and a little pale face, but he has a well-mannered manner, often with a smile on his mouth, and he is also humble and polite when officials meet, which makes people feel good.

Fan Xuanchao knew that Emperor Chongzhen was quite talented, and the evaluation of him in the book was mostly mixed.Back then, he had no interest in history and never read it carefully. He only knew that the emperor wanted to save the country, but he was powerless.

He has never seen Emperor Wanli and Emperor Taichang. Even if he is the Emperor Tianqi today, Fan Xuanchao doesn't feel much if they are too far away. Only His Royal Highness Xinwang, who will be the emperor in the future and who will be famous in history, Fan Xuanchao saw it with his own eyes. If you are interested, you will naturally be more interested.

Zhu Youjian seemed to be aware of it, and turned his eyes to look this way.The two looked at each other, Fan Xuanchao didn't feel ashamed of being caught peeping, instead he smiled generously at him, but Zhu Youjian was taken aback for a moment.

"Who is this……"

Zhang Weixian took a look, and it turned out that His Royal Highness Xin Wang was looking at Fan Xuanchao. He thought that he found a young boy among so many elderly officials, so he asked this question.The British Duke never expected his nephew to be so courageous.

Zhang Weixian beckoned, "This is Fan Mengzhang's son, who is the chief case in Beijing this year."

Fan Xuanchao came forward, raised his hands and said, "Student Fan Xuanchao, I have met His Royal Highness Xin Wang."

As soon as Zhu Youjian entered the door, he saw Fan Jingwen. The "Bu Er Shang Shu" was still the servant of the Ministry of Officials from the fifth rank, but he had never heard that his eldest son was so outstanding. , I didn't expect it to be the head of the court room, and I don't know how to get to the point of Yinfeng.Zhu Youjian looked at him carefully, and he really had picturesque features and a jade-like face, but he didn't have the coquettishness of some men nowadays, and he could feel the vitality of a heroic figure, as bright as the morning sun, which made people smile knowingly.

Zhu Youjian originally took a second look at him because he was Fan Jingwen's son. Seeing that he was so pleasing to the eye and talented, he smiled happily: "Mr.

Fan Xuanchao repeatedly declined, saying, "I don't have enough talent and learning, so I dare not be so arrogant."

Zhu Youjian said a few more words, and Zhang Weixian took him to the back flower hall to meet the old lady. After all, his brother the emperor asked him to bring a birthday present to celebrate his birthday.

If it was before, Zhu Youjian would still be worried that Wei Zhongxian and others would accuse him of being a "private minister" in front of Emperor Tianqi, but in the past two years, his relationship with Emperor Tianqi has gradually improved, and he is not as anxious as before. up.

Zhu Youjian gave gifts to the old lady, said a lot of good things about birthday, and conveyed Emperor Tianqi's condolences.After sitting for a while, I feel that there are all ladies of different ages here, so I can't help but feel a little restless.

The old matriarch saw that His Highness Xin Wang couldn't sit still here, so he said: "His Royal Highness Xin Wang is full of wives here, why don't you let my four grandsons and the sons brought by other wives accompany you to the back garden Go around, the chrysanthemums in the backyard are blooming right now, and a new plant of Yongshoumo is the most novel."

When Zhu Youjian heard this, he quickly agreed, accused the old lady of a crime, and withdrew.

Fan Xuanchao has seen the most famous Emperor Chongzhen in history, and now he sees these dignitaries and dignitaries who are now in control of the world, and he thinks it is ordinary—whatever you are worth now, you are not famous in history!

Fan Xuanchao thought about it, what about me?Now that I don't even count high officials and powerful people, how dare I despise others for not being famous?This is not laughing at fifty steps, but naked arrogance, which makes people laugh out loud.

At this time, a clever young man came to report: "Master Super, Mrs. Madam invites you, Young Master Extreme, Young Master Junior, and Young Master to accompany His Royal Highness Xinwang to the back garden for a stroll."

Fan Xuanchao asked: "Apart from Master Hefu, is there anyone else?"

"There's also the young master of Editor Ni."

Oh, Ni Houzhan.Fan Xuanchao also knew this. Ni Houzhan was two years older than him. He was his classmate in Guozijian and also studied calligraphy under Dong Qichang.Afterwards, they came and went again and again, and they became familiar with each other.

It is strange to say that Ni Houzhan's father, Ni Yuanlu, was a master of calligraphy and painting, and a well-known talent, but let his son go far and wide to worship under Dong Qichang's family.It was only later that Fan Xuanchao found out that Ni Yuanlu was thinking about it. Seeing that her son was very talented in calligraphy, she let him learn her own calligraphy and Dong Qichang's calligraphy from an early age.Dong Qichang and Ni Yuanlu cherish each other, and seeing that Ni Houzhan really has aura, and also has the idea of ​​adding new stars to calligraphy, so he agrees to accept Ni Houzhan as his apprentice.

As for Fan Xuanchao's opinion on this person, it is true that Ni Houzhan is extremely talented, and he is not bad-natured, but it is also true that he likes to eat, drink and have fun, and it is also true that he has developed into a playboy after entering the Imperial Academy.

When Fan Xuanchao arrived at the garden, the five of them were already there, so he hurried forward, "His Royal Highness Xin Wang."

When Zhu Youjian saw it was him, he smiled and said, "So it's you, the chief of the case Fan Xiao."

Fan Xuanchao said: "It's just luck."

"Then your luck will continue to be good, the one..." Zhu Youjian was about to say that the one came back when he suddenly remembered that Ni Houzhan was next to him. □, didn't he compare Ni Yuanlu, and changed his words: "One of the Jinshi and the first."

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your kind words."

Seeing that the two of them had exchanged pleasantries, Zhang Zhiji said, "Why don't we go and see that Longevity Ink plant? It's a new variety that was only planted this year, and it doesn't exist anywhere else. My father spent a lot of money to buy this plant. "

Fan Xuanchao and Ni Houzhan fell behind, and Ni Houzhan winked at him, mouthing silently: "Fan Xiao is the leader of the case, Fan is the number one scholar, and the younger one can point to you in the future."

Fan Xuanchao rolled his eyes at him, and mouthed in response: Poor mouth.