All the officials were shocked and all sucked in cold air. .

I saw that there were scars of all sizes on Zhu Houzhao's body, which was shocking.

New injuries account for the vast majority, and many scars have not healed, so there are many bruises.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao pointed to a bruise on her shoulder and said, "This... was pressed when carrying a stone. It has not yet been reduced. However, after using medicine, it has improved a lot."

"There is also here!" Zhu Houzhao pointed to his biceps: "This scar was scratched by thorns when logging. The thorns in the mountains are particularly thick and there are many thorns, so he just scratched a hole."

Emperor Hongzhi could hardly bear to go and see it.

The officials looked at each other in surprise.

Zhu Houzhao continued to point at a scar on his abdominal muscles as if he was aware of it: "Father, I accidentally fell down when I was carrying a load on the dike. When I slipped, I was crushed by gravel. But fortunately, there were still..." He turned around and exposed his back to Emperor Hongzhi. The back was even more scarred: "Did the father see it? These are all bruises caused when carrying stones, but this is nothing. The doctor couldn't see the wound on his legs. He didn't show it to his father. His son was in Lingqiu, so he didn't go to have an idle meal."

Speaking of idle meals, Fang Jifan's face turned slightly red and his neck shrank inexplicably!

Zhu Houzhao turned around again, looked at the dumbfounded Emperor Hongzhi, and said with a sensation: "My son went to Lingqiu to save people! If he did not block the breach, after the ground collapsed, it would be **. How many people would drown? What Mr. Chen said is true. Didn't the father say that he was clearly aware of it?"

"..." Emperor Hongzhi pursed his lips, but his eyes were already wet. He sucked his nose, feeling distressed, very distressed, this is his own son.

Although Emperor Hongzhi hoped that his son could become a benevolent, righteous and loving king of the people, it did not mean that he would be willing to suffer such suffering and such sins.

only……

Why do you think this kind of thorn when the prince says?

What does it mean to me clearly tell you?

Emperor Hongzhi said seriously: "I have never said this, it is all said by the ministers."

"This is the same truth, there is no difference." Zhu Houzhao is a rough man, and he was wronged by them, right?

“…”

Zhu Houzhao continued with grievance: "Since the father is wise, why do you always question the sons? On weekdays, the father teaches the sons to love the people as if they are innocent. Now the innocent children are suffering from disasters. The sons will go and save them. How dare you ask the fathers, where is the mistake of the sons?"

"This..." Emperor Hongzhi sighed, feeling a little ashamed in his heart, and he couldn't help but say, "Thank you for your hard work."

Zhu Houzhao said solemnly: "It's not hard, it's hard. Those people who have suffered disasters are the real hardships. When I saw them with my own eyes, I realized how miserable they were. It's a hell on earth. If I go one step late, it's impossible for people to eat each other. So I don't feel it's hard. Compared with them, I'm much easier."

All the civil and military officials in the court listened attentively to Zhu Houzhao's words without saying a word.

Emperor Hongzhi didn't know whether it was a relief or something. Suddenly, he thought of the words in Xie Qian's memorial.

If one person celebrates, the people will rely on it.

Isn’t this the case with the current prince?

call……

Emperor Hongzhi knew very well that at this time, it was meaningless to still beat and pursue the matter.

Or, he didn't have such a thick-skinned face at all, to teach the prince a lesson.

Now I realize that my son is doing better than me.

Emperor Hongzhi nodded and said, "I'll order the doctor to inspect the wound later. You can go aside first."

Zhu Houzhao returned to the class with a strong momentum.

But at this moment, Fang Jifan sternly said: "Liu An!"

Liu An trembled all over, and he felt deeply that something was wrong.

Fang Jifan sneered at Liu An: "You are so bold."

"I..." Liu An wanted to say, but in fact I am not so brave either.

Fang Jifan continued: "Your Highness the Crown Prince's disaster relief comes from his heart. It is because Your Highness loves the people and hears that the people are suffering from disasters, and they are anxious. My emperor is wise and educates the Crown Prince to love the people as much as his son. Your Highness received the emperor's teachings and kept it in mind. After the land collapsed, Your Highness rushed to the disaster area and went to the disaster area to rescue the disaster. This is your highness's kindness and act of loving the people. Look at this book of the people, it is clearly written. The people are deeply grateful for the kindness of Your Highness the Crown Prince. Why did it come to your mouth that it is our Fang Jifan who instigated Your Highness to rescue the disaster?"

Liu An's face collapsed.

He finally realized that he had fallen into a terrible logical trap.

Disaster relief... has always been a great achievement. He ignored the great contribution of disaster relief. In other words, for people like him, they have always looked down on others. They think that they are the embodiment of morality, and only they love the people as their children. Others, the so-called disaster relief and the so-called good deeds are either ulterior motives or just careless, and he doesn't believe it.

This sense of moral superiority has actually become a trend at this time. Qiu Ba in the border town is working hard to fight in the front, but so what? No matter if you make their contributions, in the eyes of the censors in the temple, Qiu Ba is Qiu Ba, and he has been Qiu Ba all his life. So what if you make contributions? You say you are loyal to the country? No, you are worthy of loyal to the country. These Qiu Ba must be wary of each person. Everyone is a suspected thief. Now they don’t rebel, just because they are afraid.

As for serving the country and the people, it is even more unwilling to do so. You obviously want to get rewards for making contributions. Therefore, Qiu Ba or Qiu Ba. How many Qiu Ba who has been bleeding and sweating in the border town, no matter how he was born and died, wasn’t he still so bloody that he was often scolded by the censors and the Qingliu. Don’t he dare to retaliate?

In the history of the Ming Dynasty, Qi Jiguang, a famous general in the generation, fought south and north, fought against Tatars in the north, and fought against Japanese pirates in the south. In the eyes of the Tatars and Japanese pirates, this person was like a war god. His name was enough to make these most brutal people in the world frightened, but so what? A small eighth-rank and ninth-rank servant, a Qingliu official of Sesame and Mung Bean, was impeached and dismissed from office and left. Qi Jiguang had a good death. After all, he had not been convicted yet. He was directly imprisoned and was cut off from his head, and did not harm his family.

And Yu Dayou was also a famous general in the area to fight against Japanese devils. He was honest and honest, and had good manners. He never took credit for his subordinates. As a result, a small inspector was still a big official, and he was still impeached for the crime of corruption. If the Ministry of War had not been to the Ministry of War and resolutely defended him, he would have been extremely miserable in the rest of his life. But even so, he was still sent back to his original hometown by the court.

By the same token, in Liu An's eyes, the prince and Fang Jifan must have been making trouble. A noble person like him did not believe that the prince and Fang Jifan really went to save the disaster!

Therefore, during his impeachment, Fang Jifan took the students from the academy to play in the disaster area. He seemed to feel that the fun was not enough, so he instigated the prince again.

And now...

Fang Jifan looked at him coldly and said, "In your heart, is His Royal Highness so stupid?"

"No...no!" Liu An quickly denied: "I didn't mean that."

"What does that mean?" Fang Jifan's favorite person has always been to beat the dog in the water, let alone a person who came to him on purpose.

"I..." Liu An said: "I'm just guarding against the problem. I'm just giving it to the office. This is my duty."

Finally, when it was so irrecognizable, he defended his identity as a minister in charge of the Ministry of Rites.

Fang Jifan said with a smile: "No, I think you are afraid that the crown prince will get a reputation, and you are ill-behaved. Otherwise, why are the people grateful for the crown prince's reputation? You are afraid that the crown prince will be famous and slander the crown prince, saying that the crown prince was encouraged by a minister and went to the disaster area to rescue the disaster? Don't you know that because you are talking nonsense here, everyone in the world thinks that the crown prince has become a foolish crown prince who is close to villains? You can even say such things as enemies and enemies, and you also know that you are the clerk of the court, but why do you slander the palace and slander the crown prince everywhere?"

"You are slandering people." Liu An's face was tragic.

This guy is exaggerating.

In fact, he forgot that it was himself who could exaggerate the most.

Fang Jifan smiled and said, "Can you collude with the Tatars?"

"..." Liu An's throat sweetened, and old blood was about to spurt out. This charge was not a joke. He shivered and said with a white face: "My innocence is well known. Don't frame the loyal and kind."

Fang Jifan said: "If you don't check it, how can you know?"

“…”

"Your Majesty!" Fang Jifan is not easy to mess with. To be honest, he has done ten thousand ways to kill this guy. As for whether Liu An is wronged, it has nothing to do with Fang Jifan!

Who makes you think that our Fang Jifan is a soft persimmon? Whoever lets you not bully you will find the right one to bully us? Then you must be prepared to be bullied back!

Emperor Hongzhi watched all this coldly, and his heart was still immersed in the scars of his son. At this moment, he just nodded lightly and said, "But it's okay."

Fang Jifan said: "I think Liu An has no intention. It is better to investigate this matter clearly. I dare not slander Liu An, but I am also worried that if Liu An colludes with the Tatars, it will cause hidden dangers. This will be terrible."

Emperor Hongzhi had a expressionless face and glanced at Zhu Houzhao, with a look of kindness in his eyes.

The prince was wronged.

Fang Jifan was also wronged.

Emperor Hongzhi said: "It's good to find out, let Mou Bin, commander of the Jinyiwei, come and do it. If there is no evidence in the investigation, it will be fair to the Liu Qing family. If you really have ulterior motives, you should punish it severely.
Chapter completed!