The next day, in the side hall of the Hall of Heaven.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who had just finished his morning court session in the main hall of Fengtian Hall, received Fang Xiaoru, who had entered the capital under the imperial edict, in a side hall.
Fang Xiaoru, who was in high spirits at the joyous occasion, entered the side hall with excitement and nervousness under the lead of the eunuch.
How could he not be excited!
Ten years!
From the 15th year of Hongwu to the 25th year of Hongwu, it had been 10 years since he was last summoned by the emperor!
He had also turned from twenty-five years old to thirty-five years old. He had gone from the age of hot-bloodedness to the age of knowing destiny!
After waiting for a full ten years, he finally managed to see the clouds and the sky and was once again summoned by His Majesty!
If he was unfortunate enough to not be appreciated by His Majesty this time, how many more decades would he have left in his life to waste and let down!
Fang Xiaoru bowed respectfully when he saw the rare face." Greetings, Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor!"”
"Get up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"I heard that you're preparing to sue the emperor?"
Fang Xiaoru, who had just stood up, immediately trembled when he heard this. His legs, which had just stood up, almost bent over and fell to the ground.
This extremely unusual sound brought great shock to his heart!
It was obvious that His Majesty already knew what had happened to him yesterday!
He had only been in the capital for a day, and the Emperor already knew his whereabouts. He had to admit that the Brocade Guard was indeed powerful!
Fang Xiaoru took a deep breath and slightly suppressed the shock in his heart. He slowly cupped his hands and reported,
"Your Majesty, it is true."
"When I entered the capital yesterday, I discovered that the bailiffs of the Ying Tian Prefecture had added bran to the porridge pot of the disaster victims. I suspect that the Ying Tian Prefecture has taken bribes and violated the law, treating human lives with contempt. I originally planned to sue the Ying Tian Prefecture when I met His Majesty, but I have changed my mind and do not plan to sue the Emperor.”
"Why?"
"Lord Yin Gao of the Ying Tian Prefecture explained the whole story to this commoner."
Fang Xiaoru told Zhu Yuanzhang the reason Gao Shouli had explained to him yesterday.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang already knew the reason for this.
Yesterday, he had already heard about it from Zhu Rong, Gao Shouli, and the others, and had sent people to verify it.
Today's question was just to further confirm it from Fang Xiaoru's mouth!
Hearing the repeated statements, Zhu Yuanzhang rolled his eyes coldly and flew into a rage.
He immediately slammed the table and stood up, pointing at Fang Xiaoru and cursing angrily.
"Stupid! Foolish! Simply stupid!"
"Taking bribes? To think that you could think of that! As long as you have a brain, you should understand that the Yingtian Prefecture would not dare to tamper with these disaster relief money and grain!”
"The Ministry of Official Personnel, Imperial Censorate, and the Six Departments have countless pairs of eyes watching the capital, not to mention the Dengwen Drum that can reach the heavens outside the palace gates!”
"Unless the officials of Yingtian Prefecture have eaten the guts of a bear or a leopard and want me to kill them, only then would they dare to openly take the disaster grain in public!”
"What do you think you were doing at that time!"
"Do you think you are Justice Bao, seeking justice for the victims?”
"I'm telling you, you're stirring up trouble and spreading rumors to confuse the people. You're disrupting the imperial court's disaster relief and inciting the disaster victims to oppose the imperial court!”
The majestic and domineering emperor's might shook the hall violently and pressed down on Fang Xiaoru's head!
Fang Xiaoru was so frightened that he fell to the ground and kowtowed." Your Majesty, I dare not. I am wronged!"”
" Wronged!?"
The corners of Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth curled up coldly. In the blink of an eye, he slammed his palm on the table, and his anger grew.
"You confronted the bailiffs of Yingtian Prefecture and Gao Shouli in front of so many disaster victims, and you still dare to say that you're innocent!”
"Fortunately, Gao Shouli dragged you out in time and didn't cause a huge disaster!”
"Otherwise, if the disaster victims listen to your nonsense and riot, how will they end up confronting the government?”
"Do you not want the lives of the disaster victims or the face of the imperial court?”
A series of righteous words and curses were fiercely pressed on Fang Xiaoru's heart. He was pressed down on the ground and could not breathe. He did not dare to say anything more or refute.
"I'm telling you, if Gao Shouli hadn't caught you in time, you and Gao Shouli wouldn't have been able to escape if this matter had blown up!”
"You still want me to appoint you as an official? Hehe, just the crime of inciting the disaster victims to fight against the government is enough for me to make your head move and send you to jail!”
"You still need Gao Shouli to explain such a small matter to you! I think you've gone crazy from reading! He had read all the Sage books in his stomach!”
"Yes, yes, Your Majesty is right, you are right. This commoner is stupid, this commoner is guilty."
Fang Xiaoru was so scared that he was sweating profusely. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed. He did not dare to raise his eyes to look at the angry emperor.
However, if he looked up slightly, he would be able to discover that Zhu Yuanzhang was not as he had imagined. His face was full of pride and joy.
His words of abuse towards Fang Xiaoru were basically based on Zhu Xi's statement yesterday!
How could he not be proud of his grandson for scheming against Fang Xiaoru?
Moreover, his good eldest grandson not only could control his subjects, but he could also understand his heart!
As early as ten years ago, when he first summoned Fang Xiaoru, he had discovered Fang Xiaoru's pedantic and inflexible characteristics!
Although such a person had a good character, he did not know how to be flexible and tactful.
Therefore, he did not appoint Fang Xiaoru that time.
Instead, he said to Zhu Biao,'This Zhuang Shi should be an old talent,' and wanted to suppress him and polish him well so that he could leave him to his son to be a minister.
Therefore, he suppressed Fang Xiaoru for ten years.
Looking down at Fang Xiaoru, who had been scared out of his wits, Zhu Yuanzhang coughed a few times and said in a deep voice.
"Do you know why I didn't appoint you ten years ago?”
Fang Xiaoru knelt on the ground respectfully." I am ignorant. Please tell me, Your Majesty!"”
"Because you're pedantic and inflexible!”
"I gave you a full ten years to sharpen, thinking that I could sharpen you into a sharp sword!" But you have disappointed me!"
"It's still the same as ten years ago! They were also pedantic and inflexible, unable to take on great responsibilities!”
Hearing that the emperor thought so highly of him, Fang Xiaoru's heart was filled with mixed feelings. He was touched and ashamed.
Sighing, he knelt down and bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang." I'm so stupid. I've disappointed Your Majesty!”
Zhu Yuanzhang also sighed deeply." Although you're well-educated, better than your father, you're pedantic and inflexible. You can't be a capable official like your father!”
"If you were an official with half of your father's ability, why would I abandon you for ten years!”
Hearing that the emperor compared him to his father, Fang Xiaoru's face turned even redder. He was ashamed and wanted to apologize again.
However, before he could calm down, the voice above his head made his heart tremble and his scalp go numb.
"Do you know why I killed your father?”
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