Fan Wujiu slowly lowered his head after hearing He Zongwei's chilling words, without any obvious reaction, he was silent for a while, and said in a low voice: "Before reporting to His Majesty, my lord should think about it again. Be clearer."
"Of course, well, it's late at night, you should go to rest first." He Zongwei said casually, waved his hand, and picked up the file on the table.
Fan Wujiu glanced at He Zongwei, a gloomy look flashed in his eyes, he bowed in salute, and left. When he walked out of the study, He Zongwei immediately put down the file in his hand, silently looked in the direction of the door, and fell into deep thought.
For the second prince's cronies and eight families to vote for him in the future, He Zongwei was a little apprehensive at the beginning. After all, there are not a few people in Kyoto who know Fan Wujiu's identity. If people find out about this in the future and introduce it to the palace, I don't know what His Majesty the Emperor will think.
The second prince was a member of the conspiracy and rebellion back then, and it was indeed a bit risky for He Zongwei to take in his old subordinates.
It's just that he made a quick decision at the beginning. After all, Fan Wujiu has his own abilities. Although the eight generals whose reputation was secretly spread in the capital's rivers and lakes back then seemed to be invincible in front of the Overwatch Council, they were actually all Some very powerful characters. The second prince had been running the court for so long, and the cronies who stayed by his side were of course the best.
In addition to Fan Wu's ability to save himself, He Zongwei has two important reasons for taking him in. First, this person has the same goal as him, to deal with Fan Xian; resources left behind.
The second prince was defeated and died three years ago, and his power in the court had already been wiped out by the emperor and Fan Xian, but after all, there were still some officials hidden in the lower court, waiting for the opportunity in secret, whether it was for the The time for the master to take revenge, or the time to find a new master and see the light of day again.
He Zongwei needed these people, and these people also needed the senior scholar He, but He Zongwei couldn't come forward to win over these forces in person, he had to go through Fan Wujiu, so that he could appear innocent in front of His Majesty.
In the final analysis, He Zongwei is now walking on a lonely steel rope, with endless abyss on both sides, which is very dangerous.
Not long after Fan Wujiu left the study, the cousin of the He clan who had left before quietly turned back. The two looked at each other, and they both saw the look in each other's eyes. He Zongwei smiled gently, and said, "Go and find out the whereabouts of Wang Qinian and Gao Da, and don't use the people left behind by His Highness the Second Highness."
The man saluted very respectfully, and replied: "Young one understands. Once the adults told Mr. Fan earlier, the subordinates will understand."
He Zongwei nodded appreciatively, and said, "Some things are inconvenient for Mr. Fan to know."
There are many things that are inconvenient for Fan Wujiu to know. Earlier, Fan Wujiu had discussed with He Zongwei that if he wanted to bring down Fan Xian, he had to start with Wang Qinian and Gundam who might be alive. It was only with the power left behind by He Zongwei and the second prince. It is impossible to penetrate the layers of black mist in the Overwatch Council and find the real clues, so Fan Wujiu suggested that He Zongwei should face the Holy Spirit directly, and use His Majesty's suspicions to mobilize the inner court to take action.
But the problem is that He Zongwei has a power under his hands, a power bestowed upon him by His Majesty, a power that no one knows about.
His Majesty the Emperor trusts Chen Pingping very much, and loves Fan Xian very much. However, the Overwatch Council is too powerful. If it is only a check and balance from the outside, an emperor will definitely not be at ease. That's why there was a Ministry of Internal Affairs back then, and the palace must be inside the Overwatch Council. An planted a lot of cronies.
Regarding this kind of matter, I believe Chen Pingping and Fan Xian are well aware of it, but there is no need to bring it up to the emperor, they are just guarding against it in secret.
Since the Metropolitan Procuratorate was going to compete with the Overwatch Council, the internal court, or the Ministry of Internal Affairs, put the nails in the Overwatch Council back then, and three years later, it was slowly transferred from Eunuch Yao's side to He Zongwei's. This power, which is darker than the night, is now controlled by He Zongwei's elder brother.
After pondering for a moment, He Zongwei said, "From outside the investigation, if the Overwatch Council is still related to Wang Qinian, there must be traces, but don't let these people know what they are investigating."
"If your majesty knows that your lord is looking into things, what should you do if you ask?"
"Your Majesty won't care about these trivial matters." He Zongwei lowered his head slightly and said, "After we find out, we will report it to His Majesty, and His Majesty will make a decision."
Of course, if He Zongwei grasped this important matter that might stir up the relationship between His Majesty and Fan Xian, he would definitely not quietly and secretly tell His Majesty to give His Majesty and Fan Xian a chance to negotiate privately, but would try his best to Make this thing a big deal.
The man knew the meaning hidden in the adults' words, so he didn't say much, and said directly: "I will definitely live up to the expectations of the adults."
The study returned to silence again. He Zongwei sat behind the desk and couldn't help shaking his head. He doesn't have a book boy, but there are always a few masters, but those masters are strictly forbidden to enter the back garden. No one dares to approach this study room except his cronies. He knew that if he could really trust Fan Wujiu, then this matter would definitely be easier.
It's just that he couldn't fully trust Fan Wujiu, especially when the other party appeared in front of his eyes as a counselor.
For people like counselors, He Zongwei always had the greatest suspicion in his heart. Many years ago, he succeeded in bringing down Lin Ruofu, but in fact, he knew that the downfall of the former prime minister had nothing to do with him. The one who dealt the heavy blow was Yuan Hongdao, the seemingly incomparably handsome and free-spirited counselor in the prime minister's mansion.
Back then, He Zongwei brought Wu Bo'an's wife to live in this old house of Yushu, and he was ordered by the Eldest Princess to communicate with the inside of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and he dealt with that Yuan Hongdao.
He knew what kind of dangerous knife was stabbed by that counselor named Yuan Hongdao in this matter. The truth that was slowly revealed in the past few years shocked him even more. This Yuan Hongdao turned out to be a member of the Overwatch Council!
Overwatch Council!
He Zongwei felt a coldness in his heart. He was very afraid of the power of the Overwatch Council. Although he now had some personnel inside the Overwatch Council, the more he knew about the Overwatch Council, the more frightened he was. He was afraid of the flowers in his house. Carpenter is a spy of the First Division of the Overwatch Council. He is afraid that the fat servant is the killer of the Sixth Division. He is afraid that the food he eats every day will contain the **** of the Third Division...
He was afraid that even Fan Wujiu, the counselor left behind by the second prince, would also be a member of the Overwatch Council, and would stab his body the most ruthlessly in the future.
He wanted to deal with Fan Xian, so he was even more afraid of Fan Xian dealing with himself. It has been several years, he was respected by everyone in the court, but when he returned to the mansion, he was immersed in unhealthy emotions of fear and anxiety. He always felt that everyone he saw in the mansion might be from the Overwatch Council. people who come.
That's why the He residence doesn't have too many servants, and he employs very few people. Even if he has to employ people, he would rather go through all kinds of hardships to find brothers from those clans from his hometown. Unexpectedly, this won him the name of Qingqian instead.
Sometimes He Zongwei even felt that he was going to be driven crazy by this nervous emotion, crazy! But he can't be crazy, he wants to win the final victory, he has already found that faint but dazzling white belly in the dark sky.
He pushed open the door and stood alone in the corridor, his face was a little pale, and his heart was extremely heavy. Occasionally, he thought of that woman, and there was a bit of pain in his eyes.
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No one knew what kind of torment Master He was suffering, and no one thought he was going crazy. It's just that a few days after the birthday banquet in the Sun's residence, the civil and military officials in the court, and even the scholars and ordinary people who had heard about it, all knew that Master He had lost this battle, and he lost completely.
His Majesty the Emperor did not invent the decree, but let He Zongwei handle the matter of the governor of the capital by himself. He obviously wanted to use this matter to establish the authoritative position of the scholar He in the court, but he did not expect that Fan Xian came back from Dongyi City and had a drink. , went to the palace to quarrel once, and even went to the Taixue for a visit, and directly hit back the hand extended by Master He!
No one would find it strange about Master He's face damage and failure. After all, the opponent he was facing this time was not the officials of the six courts, nor the disciples of the rich and powerful in the past, but Fan Xian.
Fan Xian doesn't matter if he doesn't do anything, as long as he is determined to do something, he can always do it. This has become the consensus of the whole world.
And it was obvious that His Majesty the Emperor had nothing good to do with this illegitimate child. After all, he was just a governor of Kyoto, and His Majesty could never really turn against his favorite illegitimate child.
The old accounting officer sent by the Ministry of Household Affairs left the capital in a bit of embarrassment. The secret investigation by the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Punishment was fortunately terminated under the strong pressure from the mountain peak. But in front of He Zongwei, he reminded all the ministers softly. Although this sentence is light, it is quite heavy.
It is clear and bright in Kyoto.
It was earlier than the Ching Ming April Festival, and the spring was just at the time of the bright. Fan Xian, dressed in casual clothes, was sitting on the horse, holding a willow tip and pointing directly to the east, chatting with the officials beside him who were seeing him off.
He beat He Zongwei again, and once again gained the upper hand in the quarrel with His Majesty the Emperor, at least ensuring that his side's power would not be weakened too much in a short period of time. Fan Xian was indeed in a good mood. Even though he was about to embark on another journey soon, to suffer in the sword house full of medicine in Dongyi City, he was still in a good mood.
After finishing the greetings with the officials who saw him off, and accepting a large basket of flattery, as well as those sarcastic remarks to He Zongwei in secret, Fan Xian's face remained unchanged, he left the pavilion, got off his horse, and hid in his house in the black carriage.
The surroundings were already quiet, but there was another person in the carriage. Yan Bingyun looked at him, and suddenly said: "There are already signs of turmoil in Dongyi City, do you really want me to suppress it?"
"This time I will bring the black rider into the city." Fan Xian said with a hint of sadness on his brows, "And the old dean will return to his hometown in a few days, so you can watch for me here, if even you Come with me, who in the capital will make decisions for the courtyard?"
Yan Bingyun was very keen to see the melancholy in his heart, and he was a little puzzled, but he didn't ask directly, but said: "He Zongwei has lost a lot of face this time, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate must be quiet for a long time."
"Don't underestimate him." Fan Xian said, "Although these officials spoke ill of him in front of me today, if it were another occasion, in front of He Zongwei, who would dare to say anything loudly? The status of an official is still in His Majesty's word." , as long as the holy family is still there, it is impossible for him to fall."
"And he's a powerful character." Fan Xian suddenly smiled slightly, and said, "I used to think that He Zongwei's structure was too small, but I didn't expect him to do something that surprised me."
Yan Bingyun didn't smile, and said calmly: "I found out that Fan Wujiu is in the He residence. If you really want to deal with He Zongwei, just tell your majesty."
After a moment of silence, Fan Xian shook his head and said, "Fan Wujiu's choice surprised me. When he fled the capital, he was obviously a cowardly person who was afraid of death. I didn't expect that after the death of the second prince, he would have the courage to return to the capital." , carry out the so-called revenge plan."
He raised his hand and rubbed the center of his brows, raised his face and said in admiration: "I did it knowing it was impossible, Fan Wujiu's move is very old-fashioned, I appreciate it."
Yan Bingyun frowned and said, "I don't believe that you admire He Zongwei very much, and I also don't believe that you would let He Zongwei go because of Gu Feng."
"Now I have to deal with a major matter... until the dean returns to his hometown, you and I should not do anything, so as not to create a change." Fan Xian said very seriously.
Yan Bingyun's heart trembled slightly. There were not many things that could shock him, but from Fan Xian's words, he smelled something very sinister.
"There shouldn't be any problems." Fan Xian said softly, "But there must be no more incidents recently, and there must be no big disturbances in the court. Let's not rush into anything."
"He Zongwei is in a hurry to do something." Yan Bingyun handed him a piece of paper, and said calmly, "Although I haven't found out yet, there has been an undercurrent in the courtyard recently, but I don't know the reason."
Fan Xian fell into deep thought. He is not a god, and the Overwatch Council is not omnipotent, and it is probably because of some emotional reasons in the past few years, he is not very willing to think about whether the old Wangtou, who was closest to him back then, is doing well in the distance, and for a while he did not Thinking of this aspect, as for Gundam, Fan Xian thought he was already dead.
"Fan Wujiu alone is enough to get He Zongwei to step down. We have a sharp weapon in our hands." Fan Xian said, "If there is any big news about He Zongwei, just throw Fan Wujiu out. There is no need for the ministers who belonged to the old prince Ni to continue to stay in the court."
After a moment of silence, Yan Bingyun said, "Master He made a fatal mistake."
Fan Xian said: "That's because he thought he knew His Majesty and the Overwatch Council's capabilities, but in fact, he didn't know anything."
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(I made a mistake yesterday. This kind of mistake is a very bad mistake. It has nothing to do with typos and typos. It is purely a matter of not being serious enough. I apologize again.
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