Ten miles out of Beijing, the convoy stopped for a while, Yan Bingyun got off the carriage and did not see them off again. Seeing the disappearing figure of Mr. Xiaoyan, Fan Xian smiled gently, thinking that since the yard had caught He Zongwei's handle, the capital should be fine.
Fan Xian would not look down on He Zongwei. He believed in the eyesight of the emperor. He knew that He Zongwei must have his ability. However, in front of the Overwatch Council, the ability of the senior scholar He Zongwei often seemed a little insufficient, so he was dealing with this problem. In terms of attitude, it seems to be relatively relaxed, and whether this relaxation is a correct enough attitude depends on the development of the future situation.
Mu Feng'er rode to the window of the car, thinking about the information he had just received, secretly feeling surprised in his heart, as the temporary head of the Qi Nian team, he was very clear about all the secrets of Lord Fan, But the things mentioned in this information are a part that even he has never touched.
What exactly made Mr. Fan so cautious? Mu Feng'er swallowed a mouthful of saliva, moistened her dry throat, and said in a low voice, "Reply from the intestines."
What the Yuchang refers to, Mu Feng'er doesn't know at all, but in the past two years, Lord Fan and Yuchang have passed three letters. These three letters not only took the highest-level mail route in the courtyard, And the people who deliver the letters along the way are also core members of the Qi Nian team. But even these core members don't know who the letter was sent to in the end.
Where is the fish gut? What does fish gut mean? There are endless doubts in Mu Feng'er's heart, but since Mr. Tisi doesn't say anything, he can't guess, dare not guess.
Fan Xian was about to put down the curtain on the car window at this moment, when he heard the news, he smiled and said softly, "Where's the letter?"
Mu Feng'er whistled, and all the Overwatch Council spies and swordsmen beside the carriage dispersed, controlling the surroundings of the official road and the direction in the woodland respectively. They surrounded Fan Xian's black carriage in the middle.
Fan Xian took the letter, glanced at it briefly, and remembered the above words clearly. The words on the letter were very common, and the meanings combined were also very common, but only the person who wrote the letter and the person who received the letter Only people know the real meaning inside.
He suddenly felt itchy on the top of his ears, couldn't help scratching, and with his palms together, he crumpled the whole letter into pieces of snowflakes. I saw it once, and His Majesty the Emperor seems to have this habit too.
People who have learned overbearing zhenqi probably have too much zhenqi to use as a humanoid paper shredder.
Fan Xian's head suddenly had these rather absurd and cute thoughts, and a faint and quiet smile floated on his face, it could be seen that he was in a pretty good mood at this time.
Mu Feng'er didn't know why he was in a good mood, so Chi asked, "My lord, are you going the same way?"
"No." Fan Xian withdrew his expression slightly, and said seriously, "Go to Dongyi City on your own, and I will meet you outside the city."
Mu Feng'er was slightly startled, and dared not obey orders, and said: "The headmaster once had a strict order, and he is not allowed to act alone again."
"I'm the dean now." Fan Xian looked at him with a smile.
Mu Feng'er was slightly embarrassed, and then remembered that before leaving Beijing, His Majesty had made a decree to send the world, Mr. Xiao Fan officially took over the post of Dean Chen, and became the second dean of the Overwatch Council of Qing Kingdom, instead of being the The old Tis-sama.
The black convoy was gradually leaving. Fan Xian stood in the woods, looking at these subordinates who were loyal to him, and secretly thought that he was responsible for the lives of too many people, and this might be a very headache .
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The south of Kyoto is Weizhou, the state city on the banks of the Weishui River. It is radiated by the elegance of Kyoto, and it is also the place where dignitaries, wealthy businessmen and businessmen must pass through when they go to the south of the Yangtze River. Therefore, although the city is not big, it still looks very prosperous.
Wherever there is prosperity, there must be a brothel casino, so without exception, there is a Baoyuelou in Weizhou City, and far away from Baoyuelou is the largest and most luxurious casino in Weizhou City — Qianjin Pavilion.
Speaking of the name Qianjin Pavilion, it is really easy to make people think in the direction of brothels. Fan Xian, who was disguised as a businessman, looked up at the three large characters on the Qianjin Pavilion signboard, and couldn't help laughing.
The casino was already full of people. Although the large-leaf ventilation fan produced by the inner warehouse was constantly working under the operation of the coolies, the human smell was mixed, the smell of powder and wine was mixed together, and it was still a bit unpleasant. Can't help but cover his nose.
Looking around, he confirmed that the person he was looking for would definitely not be waiting for him on the first floor, so he walked towards the second floor, but unexpectedly, he was stopped by two people in charge at the entrance of the corridor on the second floor.
Fan Xian was slightly surprised, and immediately wanted to understand what happened. He couldn't help laughing at himself. As Fan Xian, of course no one in this world would dare to stop him, and he was used to this, so He actually walked upstairs without any concealment, but he didn't expect that today he was just an ordinary businessman.
The second floor of the Qianjin Pavilion is where the real big bucks are. People who come here are either rich or expensive. Even if there are occasional disputes, they all have their own measure, so the reputation is very good. It's just that such a place always needs a threshold, and Fan Xian's attire is obviously not enough to step over that threshold.
"If this gentleman is interested, why don't you take a look and have fun downstairs first?" Although the steward stopped Fan Xian at the entrance of the corridor very shamelessly, his words were still relatively gentle, which could be seen from the management of Qianjin Pavilion. , really good.
Fan Xian smiled and said, "I'm here to find a friend."
The steward was slightly surprised. After deliberating for a moment, he asked softly, "I don't know the name of the friend you are looking for? If there is something urgent, we can report it for you."
"My friend's surname is Guan."
Hearing the word Guan, the manager's expression suddenly changed, and he immediately lowered his body slightly, but being extremely careful not to attract the attention of the gamblers on the first floor, stretched out a hand, and held Fan Xian very respectfully. He led to the second floor, placed him in a very unique room, and then said in a low voice, "Sir, wait a moment."
Fan Xian was sitting in the room. It didn't take long for him to hear hurried footsteps from outside. A young woman with a charming face walked in with a hint of nervousness.
The steward also walked in with the young woman, and said: "This gentleman is looking for a friend named Guan."
"Go out, you know what to do." The young woman gave Fan Xian a slight blessing very respectfully, and then said to the steward.
The steward responded, and pushed the door out, but he still couldn't stop his astonishment, thinking that there is actually a character in this world that makes Sister Guan so afraid, and he doesn't know who this businessman looks like.
Only Fan Xian and the young woman were left in the room, and the young woman immediately resumed her salute, knelt down in front of Fan Xian, and said very respectfully, "Subordinate, Guan Yumei, I pay my respects to Mr. Tisi."
Because of the loss of an arm, Guan Yumei's kneeling was unstable, and because of the fear that never faded in her heart, her voice trembled a little.
Fan Xian looked at her and sighed inwardly. This woman's arm was broken in his hand, no wonder he was so afraid of him. Nearly five years have passed since Fan Xian went to Jiangnan for the first time. Xia Qifei regained the Ming family, and this Xia Qifei's cousin, who was a famous female bandit in Jiangnan back then, also successfully inherited the men and women of Jiangnan Water Village.
With the strong support of the Xinming family, coupled with the secret support of the Overwatch Council, Guan Youmei has established a supreme position in the arena without any effort. It's still the same old saying, Jianghu is just a part of Jiangshan, with Fan Xian behind Guan Meimei, even if she is to be a **** and a bully, what's the problem
"Get up and talk." Fan Xian looked at her, and said as gently as possible: "By the way, there's another thing about Chun. I've officially taken over the Overwatch Council. Don't call me Tisi again."
Guan Yumei is a peripheral member of the Overwatch Council, and the edict of the capital has not yet been announced to the surrounding areas, so she couldn't help being shocked when she heard the news, and in an instant, the shock in her eyes turned into joy.
She never held grudges against Master Xiao Fan in her heart, even if the other party cut off her arm. Because Master Xiao Fan avenged his cousin and took back the Ming family, and more importantly, she knew what status she was, so she hated Master Xiao Fan? She had never thought about this before, so this kind of joy came from the heart. After all, her survival in Jiangnan depended on Fan Xian's status in the court. In the past two years, she had heard that the Overwatch Council had prepared Being suppressed, the people in Jiangnan were also a little bit ready to move. Guan Yumei felt relieved when she learned that Fan Xian had become the director of the Overwatch Council.
"Have the Xiong family in Lingnan and the Sun family in Quanzhou let go?" Fan Xian directly asked the purpose of this trip. For the past three years, he has been secretly carrying out a secret business without telling everyone in the world, but this business is too big. Waste money. Although he controlled the inner treasury, the inner treasury belonged to the imperial court after all, and most of the foreign money obtained from smuggling was used for the urgently needed river embankment disaster relief in the imperial court, and it was a bit out of hand for a while.
Even Xia Mingji hosted by Xia Qifei, which is now the Xinming family, secretly gave Fan Xian the greatest support. Even Fan Sizhe, the younger brother in the north, sent a large amount of money to the south under the strict surveillance of the Northern Qi royal family. banknotes, but Fan Xian still felt short of money.
Master Xiao Fan will be short of money? If this word is spread outside, I'm afraid it will become a big joke. But this is true, and it also shows that the career that Fan Xian has secretly done in the past three years is completely a big black hole that consumes countless silver.
Guan Yumei had already stood up, and took a cautious look at Fan Xian. Both she and Xia Qifei knew that Mr. Fan had spent a lot of money in the past few years, but they never knew where the money was spent. Well, relying on Fan Xian's subordinates, they could barely support it, but two days ago, they suddenly got news that a large sum of money was needed this year, which made it a little too late for them to raise money.
The amount of money was too large, even if Xia Qifei and Fan Sizhe were given enough time, they might not be able to raise it.
"The news came too late, I only had time to inform the Sun family and the Xiong family, but since they couldn't explain to the other party what the money was used for, their masters refused to let go." Guan Yumei responded slightly nervously: "The two masters who are in charge of the family are now in Shazhou, not far from Weizhou. Do you want to see them?"
"No need." Fan Xian shook his head, "This matter has to be kept secret, but now I have to ask Sun Xiong's family to transfer the money, I'm afraid I can't hide it for too long, and I'm too hasty to blame, I still have to Think again."
Guan Yumei breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, so much money was secretly transferred out. Even with the help of Mrs. Fan, it is indeed extremely difficult to hide it from the supervision of the court. And what scares Guan Youmei the most is that Master Xiao Fan spends so much money and still hides it from the court. Could it be that he is secretly organizing a private army and preparing to rebel? Otherwise, with Mr. Fan's current wealth and status, he would never have done such a thing.
"Let Xia Qifei and Sun Xiong say it's better not to move me out." Fan Xian frowned slightly and said, "There is a problem with the smuggling route in Xingbei, and the Northern Qi court suddenly took action and seized all the goods. The Ming family needs to return the money to the internal treasury, and they have to pay the bills, so it is too late, so they need a large amount of money from these two families to support."
This is a very good excuse. Today, the only forces that can cause the Jiangnan Ming family to suddenly lose a large amount of money are the two imperial courts in the north and the south. Guan Yumei frowned and asked for instructions: "It's just that the imperial court has a lot of spies in the north. Even if the Overwatch Council's line can be concealed, there will always be other information channels to feed back. There is no movement from the Northern Qi side at all..." She was a little distressed Sighing, he said, "Unless the Northern Qi court cooperates with us to put on a play."
After saying this, she couldn't help laughing at herself. Southern Qing and Northern Qi had turned against each other for a long time, and Lord Fan's close relationship with the North was completely broken because of the Battle of Xiliang last year. Knowing about the ownership of Dongyi City, the Northern Qi people hated Fan Xian even more, so how could they cooperate with him in acting.
"Good acting." Fan Xian said with a smile: "I asked the little emperor of Northern Qi to accompany me to perform this play well, keep it from the court, and then give the Sun Xiong and his family a convincing reason. What do you think?"
Guan Yumei was startled, feeling that she was becoming more and more unable to see through Master Xiao Fan's depth, she actually asked the Emperor of Northern Qi to cooperate with him in acting like a joke.
"I'm going to stay in Weizhou for one night. Sun and Xiong's family who came first, please entertain them." Fan Xian picked up the teacup.
Guan Yumei bid farewell and left. However, the room was not quiet for long. A man in black appeared in the corner of the room like a ghost. Behind him was an extremely long knife in its sheath. It feels extremely dangerous.
Fan Xian gently put down the tea bowl, looked up at him, and said, "Why do you want so much money all of a sudden?"
The swordsman in black was still standing in the shadows in the corner, and said with a smile in a slightly sandy voice: "In the late stage of construction, money is always spent very quickly... These are the original words of Master Shangshu."
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