"Seize the day and night, why not hurry?" Chen Pingping's thin face showed no expression, and the smooth and unshaven jaw made the wrinkles on his face deeper and deeper, showing his old appearance, "You have to remember, I am better than Xiao En is not too small."
Fan Xian was silent, smelling some kind of gray aura from the old cripple in front of him, forced himself to restrain himself, and reported some secret things during the mission, but he didn't reveal that he and Xiao En had sex in the cave. After talking all night, I already knew the exact location of the temple.
"When will Si Lili be able to enter the palace?" Chen Pingping seemed to have confidence in the woman from Qianli Remote.
Fan Xian frowned slightly, thinking about when he would be able to get in touch with Si Lili's younger brother, and replied casually: "I am making arrangements with some people. For the Northern Qi court, this is not a big deal. It shouldn't be difficult."
Chen Pingping nodded, and then said: "You also know that the first place was originally reserved for Yan Bingyun. It's just that Yan Ruohai wanted to retire at a young age. Yan Bingyun has been working under his father's hand , I am very familiar with the whole four places, and it is also a good choice to stay in the four places. It’s just that one place is thrown to you, so you should pay more attention.”
Fan Xian narrowed his eyes and said, "Is there anything I should pay attention to?"
Chen Pingping looked into his eyes with a strange smile: "There are many aspects that need your attention. In fact, His Majesty has always hoped that you will pick up one place again. After all, most of the capital officials are in Jishu. If you don't pay close attention, let them and the princes If you go too close, there will always be some trouble."
Fan Xian's heart trembled, and he began to secretly curse the one in the palace, "Your sons are making a fuss, why do you ask me to put out the fire?"
Chen Pingping lightly tapped the armrest of the wheelchair with her skinny fingers. The knuckles of his fingers protruded like bamboo knots. Fan Xian looked sideways and heard the thumping sound of the armrest, only to realize that the armrest was hollow, like bamboo. He couldn't help but have a strange association. Generally have integrity
"You did a good job in the north this time." Chen Pingping said: "You let Wang Qinian stay there, I know what you want to do, but if His Majesty doesn't speak, you can't do anything for a day."
Fan Xian frowned and said, "Princess made a lot of money from that line. You also know that I will take over the internal treasury in the next year. If I don't clean up this line before taking over, I will take over the mess and can't do anything." When the results come, how can I explain to the world?"
Chen Pingping glanced at him, and said: "Cui's came out to sell goods to the north on behalf of the eldest princess. If you take over this line, is there any suitable person to take over?"
Fan Xian thought he had something good to introduce, so he put on an expression of all ears.
Chen Pingping shook her hand: "I will report this matter to His Majesty, and His Majesty also thinks that the Eldest Princess has stretched her hands too far these years. But after all, we are all a family. If he refuses to let go, you don't want to do it... you want You know, the courtyard also hopes that you can firmly control the internal treasury. First, you are the chief minister yourself. Second, you must be clear that the Overwatch Council can maintain its current position among the six departments of the three courts, and it is inseparable from the internal treasury. It's open."
Fan Xian asked, "What kind of statement is this?"
Chen Pingping glanced at him, and slowly explained in a gloomy voice: "The Overwatch Council has the power to supervise all officials, so it can't have any relationship with these ministries. State affairs and court affairs have always been very separated. The expenditure is really huge, but for so many years, none of the money has been allocated from the national treasury, so neither the Ministry of Household Affairs nor other ministries can dictate to the courtyard, this is the so-called independence."
Fan Xian understood: "The funds and salaries of the Overwatch Council are all directly allocated from the profits of the internal treasury."
"That's right." Chen Pingping continued: "This is the iron rule set by your mother back then, in order to separate the courtyard from the officials all over the world. So if you want to take charge of this courtyard in the future, you will have to repay thousands of officials in the courtyard. With those outside staff doing the planning, the healthier the internal treasury, the stronger the Overwatch Council's economic foundation will be, and it will be able to maintain this independent status forever."
Chen Pingping sneered and said: "Since the bloodshed thirteen years ago, His Majesty has introduced new policies countless times. The old military department was changed to the Military Academy, and now it has been changed to the Privy Council, and the military department has been re-established. This is just a microcosm. These Changing things in terms of titles seems to have no real impact, but in fact they have already kneaded these departments into a big pile of dough, and the reason why the Overwatch Council has remained the same is because of its so-called independence."
Fan Xian smiled wryly, "That's not a word from His Majesty."
"So you have to fight!" Chen Pingping stared into his eyes coldly, "If one day in the future, the Overwatch Council is going to be smashed to pieces in the palace, you must fight! If the Overwatch Council also becomes a rag like Dali Temple Thing, our Daqing Dynasty... I'm afraid it will slowly become the same rags as the Great Wei back then!"
Fan Xian understood the worry in the old cripple's heart. He had more life experience than him, so he naturally understood the importance of the independence of the so-called supervisory agency.
"So, the internal treasury and the Overwatch Council are two things that live in one body." Chen Pingping said word by word: "Your father's idea is really naive! To control the internal treasury, you must have the power in your hands and firmly control this matter." Yard! And to control this yard, you have to ensure the blood supply of this yard! Don’t underestimate money, this little thing can destroy the most tightly controlled organization in the world.”
Seeing him talking about his father, Fan Xian naturally couldn't talk too much as a son, so he could only be taught in silence.
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Fan Xian went to one place that day and formally took office. The yamen in one place is not in the square building of the Overwatch Council, painted black on the outside, but in a courtyard next to the Dali Temple in the east of the city. The gate is still solemn, but the sign at the gate is not. It almost made Fan Xian spit on Teng Zijing who was acting as a groom.
He supported the wall of the carriage, suppressed the smile in his heart, and looked at the sign that he thought was very nondescript:
"Imperial Order of the First Sub-Office of the Supervisory Yuan of the Daqing Dynasty".
Fan Xian suddenly had an absurd feeling that time was lost, thinking that he had come to another time and space, in front of the procuratorate of a city famous for its oil fields.
The car was light and simple, and Mu Tie hadn't been greeted beforehand, and the official documents in the courtyard hadn't been issued yet, so the officials of the Overwatch Council in the first place didn't know that a new leader would come today. The man at the porter looked at the carriage at the gate of the yamen and murmured for a while, thinking that the young man standing outside was laughing like a fool, he was really blind to his pretty face, and he didn't come in after standing for a long time , what on earth are you beeping for
At this time, Fan Xian had already led Deng Ziyue and a few confidants inside, but Teng Zijing refused to go in, and he still wanted to stay away from places like the Overwatch Council from the bottom of his heart. The concierge is an old man who is nearly fifty years old this year. He hurried out and stopped him: "My lords, what are you doing?"
Fan Xian was slightly taken aback, thinking that when he rushed into the Overwatch Council rashly for the first time, no one stopped him. His mind was spinning very fast, watching the concierge come to stop him, he thought to himself that many officials usually come to visit this place
Although he didn't wear an official uniform today, Deng Ziyue and the others still wore the Overwatch Council's costumes, so the concierge didn't know their identities, and his tone was softer.
Fan Xian ignored him and walked straight in. Deng Ziyue stopped the old man with his hand, and they walked straight into the yamen.
As soon as he entered the yamen, Fan Xian realized that this place was really different. Not to mention that no one came up to ask me a question or two. After walking a few rooms, I found that the room was empty. When it was time, there was no one there. He was a little puzzled, so he found a chair and sat down in the side hall, and faintly heard noises coming from behind the yamen.
In the Qi Nian team, there are several officials from the original No. 1, and there happened to be one who was following Mr. Tisi today. His surname was Su and his name was Wen Mao. Seeing Mr. Ma's expression of hesitation, he hurried to the signing room to find the official on duty. Unexpectedly, it was not found. Su Wenmao was also puzzled, thinking that he had only been away from one place for a year, why the whole atmosphere in the yamen had become a bit weird, fortunately, he was an old man in one place, he could not find anyone, but he could still find tea and hot water, so hurry up Respectfully made a cup of tea and brought it to Fan Xian.
Fan Xian was not in a hurry, he held the tea bowl in his hand and sipped gently, posing calmly like those old ministers in court.
Deng Ziyue glared at Su Wenmao, meaning, why hasn't someone come out for a long time? Su Wenmao stood beside Fan Xian, half leaning on his body, with a wry smile on his face, who dared to respond, he really didn't expect that the dignified Overwatch Council, under the majesty of President Chen, would turn into an idle yamen.
The concierge took a look outside the door, and found that these adults were just drinking tea, presumably waiting for someone, and didn't bother to pay any attention, so they sat in the hall in such an embarrassing manner. Fan Xian got a little impatient, stood up, and motioned for them to sit down, but he walked to the cabinet by the hall, and began to rummage through the files that had already been covered with dust, thinking to himself, no one came to stop him As for himself, Tsunaki in this place is really corrupted.
Suddenly, a few people walked in while chatting and laughing. They were all dressed as Overwatch Council officials, and they were carrying a big bamboo basket in their hands. The fish in the basket was iced, which looked quite fresh. When these people passed by Fan Xian and his party, they didn't even look at them, but one of them caught a glimpse of Su Wenmao, laughed and shouted, "Old Su, why do you have time to come back today?"
Su Wenmao was full of embarrassment, but he saw Fan Xian's hand gestures in the corner, so he could only apologize and said, "Today, the commissioner is reporting on his work in the courtyard. We are all fine, and we will take the brothers for a stroll." All the way north, The Qi Nian team knew about Fan Xian's methods, but under the prestige, they didn't dare to remind him a word.
The man clapped his hands and called the others to take the basket of fish in first, and said to Su Wenmao with envy on his face, "Old Su, you have made a fortune now, following that young master, you must not walk sideways from now on?"
Su Wenmao thought about his words, Xiaoyi replied: "Master Tisi has strict requirements, and I dare not rely on his old man's name to mess around outside."
The man laughed, and said: "Let's not talk about that, anyway, these good things are not our turn, let's walk around..." At the same time, he greeted Deng Ziyue's colleagues, "Since you are here, don't leave first. Everyone knows how long the meeting will last in the yard, so it’s good to follow me in and rub a couple of hands first.”
Deng Ziyue snorted coldly and turned his face away. Seeing that he didn't show face, the man also showed embarrassment on his face, thinking bitterly in his heart, didn't he just hug Fan Tisi's thigh? What are you proud of? He ignored them and only chatted with Su Wenmao for a few words before preparing to leave.
At this moment, Fan Xian came out, and asked with a gentle face, "Brother, I saw you packed a basket earlier, and you're going to eat this at noon? I'm afraid I'll bother you too."
The light in the yamen was dim, and the man didn't see Fan Xian's face clearly, he only knew that he was a young man, he said with a smile, "That's something I'm reluctant to eat, I'll distribute it home later."
"Oh? Looks like it's quite a rare fish, otherwise I wouldn't have packed it in ice," Fan Xian said.
"That's it!" The man squinted at Deng Ziyue with a look of pride on his face, "The Yunmeng fish that was urgently transported from eight hundred miles to the south was caught in a big lake. Well, in this capital city, even for those top ministers, it is not easy to eat. Even if the military department has this ability, it is also fortunate that we are a dignified Overwatch Council, otherwise we would not have such good food."
"So it was sent by the military." Fan Xian smiled slightly, knowing that the various ministries in the capital would definitely try their best to please one, but he didn't expect to work so hard.
The man cupped his hands and said, "Let's not talk anymore, since everyone is waiting for Master Tisi to end the meeting, please sit down for a while, I will go in first and carry my own fish, and then I will come out to talk with you guys."
Fan Xian said: "Don't panic, we still have something to visit Master Mu, but we haven't found anyone yet, so I ask this brother to help you."
The man glanced at him and said with a smile: "I think it's something serious, I'll report it, you wait."
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The man was walking towards the backyard with a smile on his face, but his expression changed immediately after leaving Fan Xian's sight. He trotted all the way into a room behind the yamen, and kicked the door open!
There were several people in the room who were sitting on the table rubbing the mahjong pieces for joy, they were startled by his disturbance, and couldn't help but cursed loudly. Mu Tie, who was sitting on the main seat, looked even more unkind, and threw a green mahjong child into a hidden weapon, cursing: "You are going to the funeral! A few fish are greedy for you like this."
The man trembled and said: "Lord Mu, a young man has come to the office."
Mu Tie frowned, and said to himself, "Who is it? If it's someone I know, I'll bring it here. I can't bear to have this good card in my hand."
"I'm not familiar with you." The man said with a trembling voice, "But Su Wenmao is also following, I reckon...could it be... that young master is here?"
Mu Tie was startled, jumped up against the table, pointed at his nose and scolded: "You... You have to be responsible for what you say!" He was so frightened that he stood up and circled around a few times, and asked anxiously: "Is it really a reminder?" Master Si?"
"Probably so." The man was full of grievances: "In front of him, I dare not recognize him, pretend not to know him, and hurry up to inform the lord, if it is Fan Tisi, you should pay more attention."
Mu Tie's face was full of panic, and he quickly ordered his men to remove the card table and rearrange it to look like an office. Go back and ask your aunt to introduce you to a good marriage... Damn, the chief minister came here just as you said, thank you for your quick response... You really deserve to be appointed by us to be a part of the Overwatch Council! This intelligence disguise work has not been left behind, very good!"
The secret agent named Feng'er wiped the ice water on the clothes behind his buttocks, and said, "Master Mu has a good leader, and a good leader."