When will Shizi find out that he is a substitute?

Fang Xiaocheng went to the front hall to see the eunuch who came from the palace, saying that Cheng Jin was unwell and could not enter the palace.

But the eunuch smiled and said: "My servant used to work in the imperial hospital, so I know a little bit about hearing and asking. Your majesty said that if the county king is still unwell, let this servant take a look, otherwise your majesty and the queen mother will always be worried."

Fang Xiaocheng had no choice but to let him wait a while, and went to talk to Cheng Jin by himself first.

Cheng Jin didn't even want to see this eunuch, so he frowned and muttered: "Why do you see me, who wants to get married? Where are there so many broken sleeves, staring at me. I'm the only good-looking one?" Glancing at Fang Xiaocheng, He hummed, "I think you look good too, let's make another kiss, you go."

Fang Xiaocheng wanted to give himself to him, but it is not convenient to say such ambiguous words because of the relationship, so he could only smile and coax: "You lie on the bed, at least make a show, and let me tell you."

Cheng Jin thought for a while, and said: "This is really deceiving myself and others. Otherwise, I'll just go there once, and I won't believe the truth."

It was the emperor who tricked him about the marriage, so he was not too embarrassed to go to see the emperor, as long as he was not allowed to meet other people.

On the contrary, Fang Xiaocheng refused: "Suddenly let you enter the palace, I always feel strange, so don't go."

"I can do anything. If you are not afraid, you can do whatever you like." Cheng Jin said.

The eunuch was led into the room and saw Cheng Jin lying on the bed with his eyes closed and his face ruddy.He checked the pulse with a silk thread, and the pulse was smooth and healthy.

He looked at Fang Xiaocheng: "The king of the county is in good health, he can enter the palace to face the saint."

Fang Xiaocheng opened his eyes and said nonsense: "This Marquis thinks otherwise."

The eunuch emphasized his tone slightly: "Master Hou, this is the holy will."

No matter what he said, Fang Xiaocheng just said: "It's not convenient for the county king to face the saint, so the father-in-law should just report back as he said. If there is any punishment, I will bear it all."

Seeing that he refused to give in, the eunuch didn't dare to stand still, so he smiled dryly, said a few perfunctory words, and left in a hurry.

After the eunuch left, Cheng Jin opened one eye first, took a sneak peek, then opened both eyes, got up and looked at Fang Xiaocheng who was thinking, "Are you all right?"

Fang Xiaocheng came back to his senses, and comforted him: "It's all right, I'm bothering you, I'm leaving now."

"Hey!" Cheng Jin called out to him, "I didn't drive you away, who are you showing me bullying you?"

Fang Xiaocheng said in a daze, "I thought you didn't want to see me."

Cheng Jin hurriedly poohed him: "I didn't say I wanted to see you! Stop fishing in troubled waters!"

"That's not what I meant..." Fang Xiaocheng laughed, "Forget it. Do you have something to tell me?"

Cheng Jin gave him a white look: "I just want to say, why don't you leave and want to hang on?"

"...I'll leave now." Fang Xiaocheng said without temper.

Fang Xiaocheng walked out, lost in thought again.

The emperor suddenly insisted on seeing Cheng Jin, there must be a purpose.

In the past, Fang Xiaocheng looked at the prince with admiration for the "teacher" who was enlightened when he was young, and placed the "prince" in a very high position. If there is a conflict, he must first reflect on himself.Because of the relationship when he was young, he almost blindly believed in the other party.To say he is a "teacher" is actually an understatement. Cheng Jin was almost a god to him when he was young.

Now, Fang Xiaocheng knew the truth, the emperor took off his aura, he examined rationally, and found out that something was wrong, he didn't hesitate to guess the emperor's actions from the bad side.

He thought of the fact that recently the emperor claimed that his body was in violation of peace, and he repeatedly stopped the court. Many affairs were issued by the cabinet, and he occasionally met with his second assistant, Sun Zhichang...

Fang Xiaocheng suspected that the emperor was held hostage by Sun Zhichang, but looking left and right, Sun Zhichang didn't look like he could afford such a thing.

Fang Xiaocheng was thinking, when someone suddenly shouted: "Fang Zheng!"

He looked up, got up and saluted: "Father."

Fang's father rushed over angrily, and was about to reprimand him, when he glanced at the servants of the Hou's mansion who were at the side.Fang Xiaocheng let people go down.

With no one else around, Fang's father stopped holding back, and scolded: "Who gave you the courage, after being the Marquis of Bei'an for several years, you are now lawless! Kneel down!"

Fang Xiaocheng was stunned for a moment, guessed the approximate cause and effect in an instant, couldn't help feeling complicated, frowned slightly, but finally knelt down first.

Fang's father was worried that the eldest son's wings would be hardened, so he might not be as filial as he was when he was young. At this moment, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, put on a posture, and said solemnly: "The youngest son still knows: the father is the king, and he is strict and respectful; filial piety should be done, and loyalty should be done." .You are so old, the more you live, the worse you are!" Pausing, seeing that Fang Xiaocheng did not speak, he was afraid that he would not understand, and pointed out, "Just now the Holy Majesty summoned Chun and the county king to enter the palace, but you actually stopped him. What are you doing? If not Today, Kuanren, I don’t need to teach you here, I have to go to the prison to find you!”

Sure enough.

Calculating the time, the eunuch probably went straight to Fang's mansion after leaving Bei'anhou's mansion.

In other words, from the very beginning, the emperor was sure that he would not let Cheng Jin enter the palace, and told the eunuch in advance that if this was the case, he would complain to his father.

...and it's too speechless.

Besides, it's getting weirder.What exactly does the emperor want to do?

Fang Xiaocheng was thinking, while dealing with his father: "This matter has its own inside story, it is inconvenient to say it now, please don't blame the father, the son has his own measure."

"I don't think you have any sense!" Fang's father said coldly, "Eunuch Hong said that Junhe Chunhe is in good health, so there is no reason why he can't enter the palace. You've read the book in the stomach of a dog. Open your eyes." Talking nonsense, resisting the order and not obeying, what kind of inside information can you have? Are you really, as the rumors say, wanting to join forces and seek rebellion?"

If it was back then, Fang Xiaocheng would have kowtowed to confess immediately, but after all, he is no longer the child of the past, and with his determination becoming more and more firm these days, upon hearing the words, he calmly asked: "Father would rather believe rumors than parents and children?"

Fang's father said angrily: "I really want to believe you, but I can't help you. You rebellious son, you have been rebellious since you were a child. The Fang family's poems and books have been passed down from generation to generation, but you dare to wield a knife and a gun behind your back. If it weren't for you National meritorious service, I have not recognized you for a long time." He stopped suddenly, stared at Fang Xiaocheng with a very suspicious look, and said in a deep voice after a long while, "Let me ask you something, you answer me honestly, if there are falsehoods, don't ask me again." Call me father, and I'll pretend I never raised you."

Fang Xiaocheng could only say: "Father, please."

Fang's father stared at him firmly: "There are two kinds of rumors in the market. One is that you have a 'close relationship' with Junwang Chunhe; second, Junhe Chunhe is just a cover, and the real thing is that you have a heart of disobedience. Which is true?"

Fang Xiaocheng was silent for a moment, then lowered his eyes and said: "If I have the heart of disobedience, how can I stay in the capital for a long time, of course I will go back to northern Xinjiang to garrison troops."

Father Fang heard what he meant: "You—"

Fang Xiaocheng raised his eyes to look at him: "Junhe Chunhe and I...Ah Jin and I really have a very special relationship. I have admired him for many years, and I must have him. I know that my father will not agree to this matter because he sticks to ethics, but my heart is like a rock, Absolutely no transfer."

Fang's father was shocked: "You - you are ridiculous! You - how could you - he - he is -"

He didn't even know for a moment whether he was more shocked when the eldest son broke his sleeve, or if he was shocked first when the eldest son broke Cheng Jin... That was Cheng Jin.No matter how smart he was when he was young, and no matter how miserable his life was, he is just a well-known idiot now, Fang Xiaocheng has his eyes on him——

In the midst of lightning and thunder, Fang's father suddenly realized, and was about to speak, but Fang Xiaocheng preempted him.

Having said this, Fang Xiaocheng simply made it clear: "I'm absurd, I deceived Ah Jin's innocence, and coaxed him to be friends with me."

"Fang! Zheng!" Fang's father was so angry that his eyes were tearing apart, he looked around, and couldn't find anything convenient for his family to deal with this shameless bastard who was obsessed with sex. hand.

This slap was so hard that Fang Xiaocheng's face swelled up, and Fang's father's hand also hurt so badly that he almost couldn't hold back his cry.

Fang's father didn't care about this, and said sharply: "How could my Fang family have such a lewd, lustful, shameless bastard!"

Fang Xiaocheng explained: "Of course I also like Ah Jin's color, but I love his nature even more."

Fang's father didn't want to hear his explanation: "Shut up! You dare to say such crazy words!"

Fang Xiaocheng hesitated for a moment, then temporarily shut up.

There was a moment of silence in the hall, Fang's father took deep breaths repeatedly, finally managed to calm down a bit, and asked in a deep voice: "So, before the Holy Majesty made him make peace with the Wolf Kingdom, you felt resentful, didn't you?"

"I can't say it's resentment," Fang Xiaocheng said slowly, "I just think that today's superior is too self-willed, narrow-minded, and not a wise gentleman."

Before he finished speaking, Fang's father slapped him hard several times in succession, he didn't even care about the pain in his hand.

Fang Xiaocheng endured it and remained motionless.

Fang's father finished slapping him, and cursed: "You have lost your ghostly eyes, how dare you say such rebellious words to your father! And you said that you have no heart of disobedience? When will you be able to comment on today?!"

Fang Xiaocheng knew that he should hang his head and listen to the training at this moment, but suddenly a surge of enthusiasm rushed into his heart, Cheng Jin's words of encouragement echoed in his ears when he was young, and his courage inspired his whole body, just like when he faced the difficulties in the East Palace back then, and every time he When you are cowardly and uneasy, not confident.

So, he straightened his waist, straightened his neck, looked up at his father, and said: "Xun Shengyan, follow the way and not the king, follow the righteousness and not the father."

Fang's father didn't expect that he would dare to speak nonsense, staring, gasping heavily, hissed: "You scoundrel... You have learned the truth in vain, and you have the face to lie! Okay, okay, I think you didn't learn in vain all those years! Then do you still remember what was said in "Su Wu Zhuan"? 'A minister serves the emperor, just as the son serves the father, and the son dies for the father, and the one who dies hates[-]', this is the law of heaven!"

Fang Xiaocheng said calmly: "I'm not saying 'the merits and virtues of death are all accomplished by Your Majesty③'."

"Fang Zheng, you—"

"I stand upright, 'ranking generals, Marquis of Juetong③' are all achievements that I have won through life and death, and I did not follow the merits of my father's generation. I solved the difficulties of the Eastern Palace, the predicament of the former emperor, and the danger of the northern border. Is it not as good as 'Kill yourself to serve ③'?" Fang Xiaocheng asked.

Fang's father was overwhelmed by him, his face flushed, and he said: "It is your duty to relieve the king's worries and defend the people from the enemy. You are so proud of yourself, and now you finally don't even care about the moral respect of father and son... , Hu Mei seduces the heart, the ancients sincerely do not deceive me!"

Fang Xiaocheng immediately retorted: "I'm not taking credit for pride, and Ah Jin is not being coquettish, I'm just trying to reason with you."

……

Cheng Jin heard the noise coming from the front yard, and asked Chuntao uneasily what was wrong.

While Chuntao comforted Cheng Jin, she asked someone to look at it. After a while, someone reported that Master Hou and his father were not at home to take care of him.

Cheng Jin hadn't seen Fang Xiaocheng's father several times.

Fang's father is notoriously old-fashioned and pedantic. He has always had conflicts with this kind of person, but the other party is Fang Xiaocheng's own father. He used to think that if he encountered a situation, he would not be able to answer back. It would be a disadvantage, so he simply avoided it. not see.

"What's the matter? Suddenly the family law is serving you?" Cheng Jin asked puzzled.

Chuntao hesitated for a moment: "I've been here with the Duke, I don't know."

Those who went to inquire also said they didn't know. When Master Hou was talking to his father, he called everyone out. He didn't know about it until his father rushed out angrily and asked someone to bring him a stick.

"Wooden stick?" Cheng Jin asked.

The young man hastily gestured: "It's the wooden stick that Lord Hou used to practice martial arts in the mansion."

While Cheng Jin persuaded himself not to take care of other people's affairs, at the same time he suspected that it had something to do with him, after much deliberation, he couldn't help getting up and going to the front yard to see for himself.

As the saying goes, if one person does something, the other should be responsible, so don't owe Fang Xiaocheng any more favors.

But as soon as he walked to the gate of the small courtyard, the housekeeper of the Hou Mansion came to meet him, and said to him respectfully: "Master Hou is afraid that what happened in the front yard will disturb the county king, so I sent a special servant to tell you, this is Lord Hou. Family matters have nothing to do with the county king, and the county king doesn't need to come forward."

"Ah?" Cheng Jin asked, "Then, what could he do to make his father beat him like this?"

The butler hesitated for a moment: "Maybe...the Fang family's private matter."

Cheng Jin gave a soft "Oh", and couldn't help but look towards the front yard, wanting someone to call the doctor to prepare it, but also afraid of appearing to be eager to care, in case someone would misunderstand and think that the other party Xiaocheng still has that meaning...

Hmph, Fang Xiaocheng was rough-skinned and thick-skinned, and was beaten with a stick by his own father, who was a civil servant, so it was nothing to think about...

What's more, Fang Xiaocheng's father must also know about the farce of the "marriage marriage", if they meet each other in a while, he doesn't know how to look at him...

"Why didn't he make a sound when he was beaten?" Cheng Jin couldn't help asking.

Thinking back when he was beaten in Prince Rui's Mansion, if he was stubborn, he would arrest someone or something and scold him, so he would suffer less.If you really can't stand it, just cry, so that it can end sooner.

Even if Fang Xiaocheng doesn't scold, he can just yell twice, idiot, it looks like he has a backbone if he keeps silent, but he won't stop until he is knocked out, the one who suffers is himself.

Chuntao understood Master Hou's meaning, and comforted her softly: "That means it doesn't hurt, so don't worry. Master Hou is a person who fights on the battlefield, and hitting two sticks is just scratching."

Cheng Jin looked at her with a complaining look, and murmured: "You take me for a fool? There is no one who doesn't feel hurt after being beaten. The only difference is whether you say it or not..."

The author has something to say:

① "The father is the king... Loyalty is the life" from "Thousand Characters"

② "Follow the way...from the father" comes from "Xunzi · Zidao"

③ "Wu said: 'The merits and virtues of Wu father and son's death are all accomplished by His Majesty. They are ranked generals, nobles and marquises, and brothers are close. They are always willing to kill themselves. Now they can kill themselves and benefit themselves. Serving the king is like a son serving his father. The son dies for his father, and he hates death. I hope there will be no more words!'" from Ban Gu's "Su Wu Biography"