"Why do you have time to come to the palace to see me today?"
The emperor raised his head and looked at Fan Xian with a smile. There was a trace of teasing in his gentle eyes. It seemed that a month had passed, and His Majesty's mood had calmed down a lot.
There was a trace of fear in Fan Xian's heart for no reason, and he was speechless with a wry smile. Although His Majesty gave this month's holiday personally, it is indeed unreasonable not to enter the palace or meet the Holy Spirit for a whole month. , obviously heard the unhappiness of the emperor Lao Tzu, and he didn't know how to deal with it.
He did not enter the palace because of the coldness and fear in his heart. Yes, Fan Xian, who has always been daring after knowing that His Majesty the Emperor is a grand master, finally understood what it was like to be afraid, especially the silence of His Majesty these days. Tolerance makes him more vigilant. If possible, he would rather never enter the palace again, never see the face of the emperor Lao Tzu again.
The more gentle he became, the more frightened he became, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva, moistened his dry throat, and whispered sincerely what he asked for in the palace today. It's just that he didn't mention Prince Li Chengqian's name, he just talked about the facts and persuaded His Majesty the emperor to show mercy outside the law when dealing with the conspiracy.
The victor is always tolerant, and His Majesty, who has lost a lot of family members, is becoming more and more lenient, Fan Xian thought in his heart, and with the self-confidence and tyranny of His Majesty, he should not worry about the issue of rebirth when the spring breeze blows.
However, to his surprise, His Majesty's face gradually became gloomy, as if he hadn't thought that Fan Xian would enter the palace once in a while, and what he wanted was this matter. A deep chill flashed in his eyes, Fan Xian secretly looked at the emperor The eyes, the dark secret is worse.
But even if things got worse, he still strongly insisted on his opinion. It was not just what Li Chengqian entrusted before his death, it was also about his own courage. If it wasn't for such a thing that made him find a little courage in himself, I'm afraid he wouldn't dare Entering the palace again, so he must persist.
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It is precisely because of this persistence that today's Royal Study Room looks very lively and scary. The eunuch Yao and the young eunuchs guarding outside the imperial study turned pale from the furious scolding coming from the room. They wondered what Master Fan had done to make His Majesty so angry.
Everyone listened nervously and fearfully outside the imperial study room. It was the sound of the teacup falling to the ground, the sound of the body being smashed into pieces, and then the sound of Master Xiao Fan kowtowing, His Majesty's scolding, and the sound of the two arguing.
Eunuch Yao's expression remained unchanged, but his heart was filled with huge waves. He secretly thought that Mr. Fan was really audacious, and dared to confront His Majesty face to face. He couldn't help worrying about what would happen later, so he stared at the door cautiously, wondering whether he should Hurry up and inform the two great scholars in Zhongshu under the door that so many people have died in this palace, among the living people, there are only a few who are qualified to mediate the dispute between His Majesty and Duke Danbo.
Not long after, the two doors of the imperial study room were pushed open with a creak, and Fan Xian walked out quickly, with an expression of indignation on his face. Xiu then left the palace, but as soon as he got out of the palace and got into the carriage, the anger and injustice on his face disappeared immediately, his brows and eyes were calm and slightly worried.
As a matter of course, His Majesty the Emperor severely reprimanded Fan Xian. Any emperor, even those who claim to be the most benevolent, would not have the slightest sympathy for the enemies who dared to seek the supremacy of the world. Fan Xian should have thought clearly about this, but he just didn't understand why he still had to fight for such a fight.
After returning to the mansion for a few days, there was no news from the palace, and there was no order to reprimand him. Fan Xian felt more and more uneasy, thinking that the emperor probably guessed his intentions, so he played a trick on himself. But he had nothing to do, so he had to use the identity of the supervisor of the Overwatch Council to write a few secret notes, and passed them to the palace one after another, trying to anger the emperor again. , There was no echo at all.
After a few more days, the palace finally settled on how to deal with the conspiracy. Holding the imperial edict in the mansion, Fan Xian was greatly shocked and surprised. He never thought that after arguing with His Majesty in the imperial study, His Majesty actually listened to him and raised the butcher knife high. Fall gently.
A total of more than a thousand rebel officials who were arrested, as well as some who were not released, were sentenced to beheading, while those women and children who were implicated in the incident were basically given light sentences.
Even the rebels who surrendered in the end, His Majesty the Emperor only selected generals above a certain level to kill, and those ordinary soldiers were dispersed and sent to various borders to fight for the country as death row prisoners. Take the meaning of wearing a crime and serving a meritorious service.
In the end, it was calculated that more than 2,000 people died because of the rebellion, but this has greatly exceeded Fan Xian's best judgment, especially those family members of prisoners who should die according to Qing law, most of them were killed. Being downgraded by one level made him feel better for a while.
In addition to the good news, I became more puzzled, why did His Majesty do this? If it was really because of his admonishment, why did he lose his temper that day in the imperial study
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In fact, the conflict between His Majesty the Emperor and Mr. Fan in the Imperial Study Room had already shocked the entire capital. The officials all know the inside story of this matter.
Although the officials have their own camps, they know that if the prince is in power, they may not escape death. But after all, we have been officials in the same dynasty for many years, and there is always a sad feeling of hurting others, especially those innocent family members who were implicated in this matter, so when they saw His Majesty's extremely lenient edict, they all sighed a little.
In particular, the two foremans of Zhongshu under the door were full of praise for His Majesty's will, and they praised the holiness from the bottom of their hearts. The magnanimous king is the foundation of the world. Take it for granted.
And why is His Majesty the Emperor so lenient? Of course it was Master Xiaofan who played the role. Disregarding his personal honor, disgrace and power, Mr. Fan bravely confronted him face to face in the imperial study. Although he would not risk his life and wealth for gambling, he still took a considerable risk.
The Kyoto government thought about this matter, and they couldn't help but think highly of Fan Xian a few times, thinking that this lord really deserves to be the successor of the Zhuang family, and his behavior is quite old-fashioned. Those who escaped to death by chance were even more secretly grateful to Fan Xian. For a while, Fan Xian's reputation was once again resounding in the capital.
He was originally an idol in the hearts of scholars all over the world, but due to his status as the Overwatch Council and the palace's vigilance towards Lin Xiangye, he gradually distanced himself from Qingliu, but his reputation among the people is still quite good, and he has experienced a lot of experience. This important event exaggerates, and the officials also admire him very much.
After all, not everyone dares to fight against His Majesty the Emperor, especially when it comes to rebellion. Even the Grand Scholars of Shuwu kept silent.
Fan Xian didn't expect that this matter would bring him so many benefits. He originally just wanted to repay Li Chengqian's favor, anger the emperor by the way, and see if he could give way to Lao Tzu, who made him fear so much, to show kindness and let himself go leave.
Unexpectedly, His Majesty the Emperor had seen his intentions early on, and even played such a trick to push Fan Xian up again. Even if he wanted to resign, it would be impossible.
Fan Xian was in the mansion with a sullen face, looking at his daughter, thinking to himself that he was a lot lazy with His Majesty, but he still couldn't figure out why His Majesty gave him such glory with both hands. After thinking about it, he was a little annoyed. Yi patted the table and stood up, gritted his teeth and said, "I even dare to go to the palace to see His Majesty, so am I still afraid of seeing him?"
Fan Xiaohua'er's eyes were closed tightly, but she was not scared to cry by the loud noise, but Wan'er and Sisi next to her were startled. They didn't know why he had such a big temper, so she quickly took the child over .
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After the Kyoto Rebellion, the Supervisor of the Overwatch Council, Fan Xian, returned to the Overwatch Council for the first time. All his subordinates greeted him respectfully and bowed with serious expressions. Numerous incidents over the past few years have proved that the entire Overwatch Council has fully accepted this. The future master dean was deeply awed by his methods.
Fan Xian sat in that dark room, wiped his hands with a wet towel, pulled off the black cloth, glanced at the palace not far away, and shook his head. Chen Pingping wasn't there, but he couldn't go to Chen Yuan right away. He summoned the leaders of the Eight Great Offices, asked about the recent situation, and then left Yan Bingyun behind.
Hearing his question, Yan Bingyun shook his head and said: "There is no news from Mr. Wang. As for Hong Changqing's people who came back one after another, he himself disappeared. The Tiger Guards should have all been killed by Si Gu Jian on Dadong Mountain."
Fan Xian's brows gradually frowned, and he felt extremely uncomfortable. According to the theory, how could Wang Qinian, an old man who was so treacherous, die quietly on Dadong Mountain? Even if the Grand Master is terrifying in battle, he still has to leave a dead body. The Overwatch Council knows that Wang Qinian is his number one confidant, so he probably won't miss it. As for Hong Changqing and Gundam, he was even less sure in his heart, thinking that they probably really went.
As soon as he thought of this, his mood suddenly became gloomy, so he didn't stay in the Overwatch Council, went out and got on the carriage, left the capital directly, and rushed to Chen Yuan.
Among the green meadows outside Chen Garden, the usual murderous institutions were no longer there. Sitting in the carriage, Fan Xian thought, it must have been wiped out when the Qin family sent the Kyoto garrison to clean up. When the carriage stopped outside Chen Garden, Fan Xianxing got off the carriage, looked at the scene in front of him, and couldn't help being stunned.
This is still the extremely gorgeous and unique Chen Garden in the world. It is full of broken walls and ruins, dry pools and broken mountains, weeping willows and fallen willows. The traces of fire and smoke are very miserable.
The fire burned Chen Yuan, leaving a mess, but at this time, there is not much desolation, because several temporary houses with brick and wood structure have already been built behind, and on the original site, there are already thousands of folk artisans working on it. Busy, it looks like a busy construction site.
Fan Xian walked through the construction site step by step, and finally came to the back of the original site of Chen Yuan, and found Chen Pingping, who was listening to an opera under the service of more than a dozen beautiful maidservants. This old dog was dressed like a He is a big landowner, sitting on a low couch, squinting his eyes to enjoy, his feet are covered by blankets, although it is noisy outside, and this temporary house is far from comfortable, but looking at his expression, he is very happy.
The sound of stone cutting and brick laying outside was extremely loud, suppressing all the voices of opera singing inside. Fan Xian walked in, frowned and said, "How can you hear this clearly? It's not like you don't have a house in Beijing, why do you have to Stay here? It will take at least three months for Chen Garden to be fully repaired, so are you going to spend three months here?"
Seeing him walking in, Chen Pingping laughed, and the wrinkles of her smile bloomed like a chrysanthemum, and each petal was full of a strange smell.
Fan Xian was made a little hairy by the smile, and sat down beside him without saying a word, picked up the teacup and took a sip. Those petite servants who were sticking to Chen Pingping's side, of course knew that the young man must have something serious to say when he came today, and they didn't look at Fan Xian affectionately like in the past, and calmed down and withdrew. go out.
Outside, there was an official from the Overwatch Council to explain, even the sound of repairing the garden stopped, and the entire ruins around Chen Garden fell into silence.
Chen Pingping glanced at him, Fan Xian was taken aback, and leaned over to feed him a sip from the cup in his hand. Chen Pingping moistened her throat before she said, "It's not easy to live in the capital, it's better to live in this dilapidated garden."
Living in the capital is not easy. This was an answer to Fan Xian's previous intentional and natural words, but there seemed to be some other meaning hidden in it. Fan Xian suddenly felt a little unnatural, knowing that the old cripple knew that he came today and wanted to ask him something.
Without waiting for Fan Xian to speak, Chen Pingping said, "There are countless beauties in my garden, as you know."
Fan Xian nodded.
Chen Pingping coughed twice and continued: "I take them in, they don't have to serve other stinky men, they should be considered blessed, but a lonely old man like me who follows me every day must feel a little unhappy, but they are born in front of me, Don’t dare to reveal it yet.”
Fan Xian thought to himself, of course this is the truth. You are the most ruthless in the whole world except His Majesty the Emperor. These teenage girls and 20-something mature women dare not complain no matter how they are controlled by hormones.
"There was a court lady in the previous dynasty who complained for too long, and ended up hanging the emperor to death." Chen Pingping touched her neck and said, "I don't want to die like this, so I have to find a way to let these people in the garden die." The girls are more comfortable."
Fan Xian's heart skipped a beat, and he vaguely guessed what the old guy wanted to say.
"I'm very lenient with them. Even if they stare at you like a cucumber every time you come, I won't punish them." Chen Pingping yawned and said, "And the reason why they are so desperate is If they don't want to stay any longer, I will drive her out of the garden."
"Looseness is the best way to maintain a garden." Chen Pingping looked at Fan Xian and said, "It is also the best way to maintain a family's peace, so Your Majesty... has only been so gentle recently."
Fan Xian understood, probably Chen Pingping also used this method to persuade His Majesty the Emperor.
"But I can let them out of the garden at will, because there are too many beauties with unfortunate backgrounds." Chen Pingping looked at Fan Xian and shook her head, "But His Majesty will not let you out, because there are only a few of his sons in total. , and... two people died just now."
The old cripple stretched out two fingers and looked at Fan Xian mockingly: "Do you think standing up for the crown prince and those rebellious officials can really anger His Majesty and make His Majesty drive you away? "
"Don't think too much, who can be fooled by such a clumsy method? Your Majesty scolded you in the imperial study room, not because you are begging for mercy for those criminals, but because you... actually want to escape at this time of year."
Fan Xian sighed, thinking that now that he looked at His Majesty the Emperor, he was afraid, how could he continue to stay in this capital? Thinking of that incident, he lowered his voice and asked distressedly: "Even if Your Majesty saw through my petty thoughts, why did you play that one later? With so many decrees, isn't it all on my head? "
"The decree and reputation are the shackles. Your Majesty is reluctant to let you go." Chen Pingping coughed twice, then suddenly laughed, and looked at Fan Xian's bitter melon face very interestingly, "Have you never thought about... Your Majesty To harm yourself, but also to fulfill your reputation, what is it for?"
Fan Xian felt a chill in his heart, thinking of a possibility that he had never thought about before, his whole body stiffened, and he sat on the edge, shivering.
Seeing that he finally figured it out, Chen Pingping sighed, looked out at the construction site through the glass window of the temporary house, and said slowly: "It's not in vain that he finally figured it out after so many people died." I've spent so many years working on it."
Fan Xian's lips trembled slightly, he suddenly got up, looked at Chen Pingping and said, "Then what about the third child?"
"The third child... He is still young after all." Chen Pingping lowered her eyes slightly and said, "Your Majesty will not establish a crown prince, but if something happens, he leaves too early, and choosing you to succeed him is of course the best right now." choose."
"My surname is Fan... I paid homage to the ancestors of the Fan family!" Fan Xian's angry voice became louder and louder.
Chen Pingping glanced outside, frowned and said, "Why is the voice so loud? Not everything in the world can be justified by sound and defecation. Whoever has the biggest fist will be the one... Your Majesty has the biggest fist. As for whether your surname will be Li or not?" Fan, it's not just a matter of his words."
Fan Xian sat down slumped, completely unaware that the emperor's recent gentleness and benevolence hides such a big thing behind it.
"Based on your majesty's current state, this matter may take many years to happen. Maybe when the third child grows up, your majesty likes him more than you, and this matter will pass away with the wind. Anyway, apart from your majesty, we No one else knows except you." Chen Pingping didn't know what to think of, her expression was a little gloomy, and after looking at Fan Xian for a while, she said, "You haven't entered the palace for a month, and you seem to have some complaints about His Majesty...why are you hiding?"
The reason why he hid from the emperor was because of the fear in his heart, Fan Xian said quietly, "...I'm afraid."
"What are you afraid of?" Chen Pingping looked at him and said slowly: "It has been four years, and you have proved your loyalty to His Majesty and gained a very rare trust. You should enjoy that trust with confidence."
Fan Xian was silent. After he came to Beijing from Danzhou, he almost died a few times. Whether it was the Hanging Temple or the valley, or the Dadongshan incident this time, no matter how you looked at it, His Majesty did not have the slightest suspicion of him, just as His Majesty said. The reason why she trusted Chen Pingping so much was because Chen Pingping saved His Majesty's life several times at the expense of her life.
What kind of trust is the strongest? Naturally, he did not hesitate to sacrifice for His Majesty.
"No matter what the other things are, in terms of His Majesty's attitude towards you, it can be said... not bad. Think about it carefully over the past few years, Your Majesty has shown you a lot of favor, and you should be grateful."
next thing? When Fan Xian heard these four words, he didn't think deeply about it, but when he thought about the internal treasury, the Overwatch Council, and the power and trust in his hands, compared with the crown prince and the second prince, Fan Xian knew it well. The Emperor Lao Tzu treats himself more than simply making up for the regret that he has not seen for sixteen years. Since ancient times, the emperor's family was ruthless, not to mention that he was only an illegitimate child. The emperor had enough ways to understand what happened many years ago, but he chose the best way for Fan Xian.
"So I don't understand what you are afraid of, why you refuse to enter the palace, why you try your best to escape." Chen Pingping looked at him and said.
Fan Xian smiled bitterly. No matter how much His Majesty trusts and pampers him, he is still a generation of kings. Not to mention the incidents of the past few decades, only his cold-blooded attitude towards members of the royal family and his incomparably powerful means are unreliable. It made him feel terrified. Once His Majesty knows that he has many things to hide from him, or even betrayed him, he will definitely tear apart the relationship between father and son very forcefully, the righteousness of monarch and minister, and use thunderous means to face each other.
Ever since he found out that His Majesty is a great master, Fan Xian has been extremely worried about one thing - he had sneaked into the palace and stole the key from the Hanguang Palace back then... If His Majesty had been aware of this at that time, but has been holding back until now, what would happen? What are you thinking? It doesn't matter if you smuggle with Northern Qi, and it doesn't matter if you accept Wang Shisanlang, because the confident emperor doesn't care about these things at all, and he won't suspect Fan Xian of treason, but he will not allow anyone to hold that box in his hand, because that box can threaten him !
Fan Xian is very sure of this, but he is not sure whether the emperor knows that the box is in his hands... There is a letter missing in the dark compartment under the bed in Hanguang Palace, could it be the emperor who took it? So as soon as he entered the palace, he was terrified. He didn't know where a lot of masters would appear to kill him, and he was worried that the emperor would make a move and use the realm of a great master to pat himself into a pulp.
Now the favor cannot be increased, Fan Xian can clearly see the emperor's intentions, but he is still worried, because he is not a child who dares to say that the emperor does not wear clothes, because Uncle Wu Zhu did not come back. (, If you want to know what happens next, please log in, there are more chapters, support the author, support the original!)