Fan Xian ordered Dai Zhen to be arrested precisely because the chief eunuch was behind him.
The officials in the capital found that even Eunuch Dai had succumbed cleanly, and they were naturally awed by the determination of the First Office of the Overwatch Council and Fan Tisi's methods. The work of the first office was carried out in the capital in an orderly manner and secretly. According to the rules of previous years, the door was broken in at night, and the officials were quietly invited back to the courtyard.
The sudden purge action brought an uncomfortably cold wind to the capital. All the officials in Beijing thought that this talented man was going to cause another disturbance in Beijing just like the case in the spring. But gradually people discovered that this was not the case. The ranks of the officials detected in this turmoil were relatively low, there were no important figures from various factions, and there were no major cases that involved many people.
The elders in the court and the princes' subordinates, seeing Fan Xian's face and Eunuch Dai's lessons learned, did not react violently. After a long time, I found that this turmoil did not involve the vital points of the officialdom, but just some fragmentary beatings. The officials were a little concerned, but put them back in their stomachs. These three fires are just powerful.
Although the fire is not big, there are always people who are worried about being affected, so in recent days, Mrs. Liu has become the busiest person in Fan's residence. The hands that used to like to hand over a silver ticket without any smoke, are now starting to spread. She collected the cashier's bills with a very sympathetic atmosphere, and she naturally transferred all of these silver bills to Fan Xian. Fan Xian picked most of them and sent them to the department, and sent the rest to the Yanfu.
From ancient times to the present, from Fan Shen's world to Fan Xian's world, money has always been a supreme weapon to soothe people's hearts and minds.
Therefore, the staff of the first office of the Overwatch Council became much more motivated, and the officials of various factions who had successfully touched Mrs. Shangshu's finger felt a lot more at ease—those who gave money, those who received money, comforted each other.
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The business was already on the right track, so Fan Xian didn't go to the Xinfeng Museum recently, but sat in his study and looked through the case files in his hand. The case was summed up by Mu Tie. Although the writing style is not exquisite, the rules are clear.
Eunuch Dai's nephew, after paying a large fine, finally escaped from the Overwatch Council unscathed. Naturally, he couldn't be an official, and the other small cases were handled more gently.
Logically speaking, since the Overwatch Council inspected the Shusi case, I'm afraid that Dai Zhen would not only lose his black hat, but also lose his head. However, Fan Xian admired Eunuch Dai's knowledge and wit, which helped him reduce some troubles in the future, and Ye Ling'er went into the palace silently to speak for herself, but passed on a pleading word from Concubine Shu - this favor is naturally for sale.
Shi Chanli looked at his young "Master" across the desk, feeling restless. After Chunwei, his three good friends Hou Jichang, Yang Wanli, and Cheng Xilin have been released as officials. According to reports, they have done well in various counties and roads—Prime Minister Lin has been in the court for many years, and there are naturally connections in all counties, roads, and prefectures. , these people are now looking at Fan Xian, and they naturally need to take care of Fan Xian's three "protégé pupils".
Among the four, he was the only one who was not named on the list, so naturally he couldn't start his official career immediately. Before Fan Xianlin left for Northern Qi, he left him another letter, telling him to wait for his return. Unexpectedly, after Mr. Fan came back, he immediately accepted the affairs of the First Division of the Overwatch Council. Shi Chanli really didn't know what he could do to help the sect master, thinking that Youpeng had become the shepherd of one party, but he could only sit in the study and copy some case files, even though he had an extremely meek temperament, he felt a little sad.
Fan Xian raised his head, glanced at him, and said with a smile, "Do you feel a little bored?"
Shi Chanli smiled wryly and said: "The teacher is a few years younger than me, and he is so calm in the cumbersome official documents. It seems that the students have to sharpen their temper."
Fan Xian chuckled, thinking that if Hou Jichang was here, he would definitely stand up and answer; if it was Yang Wanli, he might not be able to hold back the doubts in his heart, and began to ask himself why he released the repeat offender privately. Only this Shi Chanli was not in a hurry or impatient, but he did not speak boringly. It seemed like it wasn't a wrong choice when I decided to let him stay by my side.
"Don't call me a teacher." He said, "I'd rather you call me an adult. It's not that the official position is too strong. I really think it feels a little absurd."
Shi Chanli was stunned. In fact, it is quite common in this world for candidates to be younger than the chief examiner. He himself did not think there was anything wrong with it.
Fan Xian handed over the case on the table and asked, "What do you think?"
Shi Chanli didn't know if the adults were testing him, but he had memorized these official documents by heart in the past two days, so he shook his head and said sincerely: "The students really don't understand the teacher... what the adults mean by this. You don’t have to stare at these mice all the time.”
Fan Xian said with a smile: "It's just to find something for the cats in one place to do, so that they are familiar with it, so that they won't be too flustered when they really do big things in the future."
Shi Chanli pretended not to have heard the word "big matter", and sincerely asked for advice: "My lord, as an official in the court, it is natural to share the worries of the sage and do things for the court. Offended some people."
"Offending people is a must-have trait of the Overwatch Council." Fan Xian explained, "You also know that the Overwatch Council is His Majesty's private institution, not a public weapon in the true sense, but the Holy Majesty's private weapon. We only have one loyal Object, so no matter from the point of view of the palace or the Overwatch Council itself, we have to play the role of offending people... And one is deep in the middle of the capital, and being caught by the prosperity of the capital has completely lost His Majesty's original intention , not strong enough, not vicious enough. Your Majesty asked me to take care of one part, so naturally I want to return to the original role that dared to offend people."
Shi Chanli could no longer pretend anything, the sect master had already told him so thoroughly, he could only reply honestly: "Your Majesty wants to be a lonely minister..."
Fan Xian nodded: "Being impartial, Your Majesty wants me to be the second Chen Pingping, but..." He changed his tone and said slightly mockingly: "I visited the President's mansion, and the mansion's luxury surpassed that of a prince. But the loneliness engraved in my bones is really not what I like."
Shi Chanli immediately understood what he meant, and said sadly: "But if my lord is false and submissive, the holy god's celestial eyes are like torches, so he can see clearly. I'm afraid it will be detrimental to your future."
Fan Xian smiled and didn't say anything, thinking that under normal circumstances, the old emperor would not have the idea of being more poisonous than a tiger.
Shi Chanli also realized that he had talked too much, so he changed the subject and said: "One of the investigations now, although it has restored the past tradition and started arresting people at night, but the adults have always refused to cover up the news, but anyone who inquires To tell the truth... the students really disagree."
Fan Xian asked with interest, "Why?"
After some consideration, Shi Chanli said: "The Overwatch Council is His Majesty's secret service agency. The reason why it can deter hundreds of officials is not only the privileges stipulated by Qing Law, but also because of its mystery and dark... Feeling. People in the world are ignorant, and the less they understand things, the more they will feel afraid. Now that the adults deliberately put the actions of one place on the table, I am afraid that this feeling will be weakened, and the ruling and opposition parties will look down on the Overwatch Council."
Fan Xian admitted that what he said was reasonable, but he still said: "I know you don't agree with some clauses in the new regulations, such as the release of news, and I also admit that if the Overwatch Council keeps keeping the devil in the dark The image will be of great convenience to our actions.”
Shi Chanli was a little surprised that the teacher would agree with his views, and thought to himself, could it be that you are unwilling to be reconciled to the world treating yourself like a ghost? Want to reverse the image
Fan Xian's next words immediately overturned his imagination: "I don't care what the world thinks of the Overwatch Council... But you have to be clear, I am only supervising one place now, not the whole courtyard. One place is in the capital, except for those Except for the spies in the prince's mansion, there is no way to hide everything. There are so many officials in the capital like running dogs, and everyone is inextricably linked... Since there is no way to maintain the mystery of one place, then I should just make it clear. Do it, maybe there will be more deterrence."
He then said seriously: "However, I only want the results of the investigation to be bright, not the process. I can accept any dark means in the middle... You should be clear, I don't want to be a saint. "
Shi Chanli nodded, feeling very comforted in his heart. It seems that his teacher is indeed a person who dares to expose the abuses of the officialdom, but only temporarily holds back.
Fan Xian looked at him, not knowing what the other party thought of him, and said: "From today onwards, whenever a case is investigated and handled, after the conclusion of the case is sent to Dali Temple or the Ministry of Criminal Justice, you must write a charter and detail the case. Explain the reason clearly, and then make an announcement, I have already selected the place to post the announcement, it is on the wall between one place and Dali Temple."
Shi Chanli was dumbfounded and said: "This... this... this is not in compliance with the rules. Neither the Ministry of Punishment issued a sea arrest document nor the imperial court issued a list. The Overwatch Council... also issued an announcement?!"
Fan Xian said angrily, "It's not the Overwatch Council, it's a place! Didn't you say to be brighter earlier? Are you going to let me write a novel and sell it everywhere?"
But Shi Chanli immediately responded happily: "This is the best, it can solve the confusion of the people, and it can also maintain a little bit of a feeling that strangers should not get close... and it is the most convenient for adults to open a bookstore."
Fan Xian was so angry that he gasped, got up and walked out, Shi Chanli carefully followed behind him, and finally couldn't help asking: "Teacher, is that student starting to work in the Overwatch Council?"
Fan Xian sighed, knowing that scholars in this world still do not want to enter the dark and shameless secret service, he patted him on the shoulder and said, "You are my private secretary, I will tell my father, temporarily hang in the household department, another day Let’s talk again. Don’t worry, no one will point to your back and call you a vicious dog of the Overwatch Council.”
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Walking into the astonishingly large garden of the back house of Fan Mansion, Fan Xian frowned, "Using dark means to achieve bright results?" He thought he was not the kind of saint who wronged him, although he was willing to celebrate The people of the country should do something to curb the corruption in the officialdom a little bit, at least to ensure that the embankment of the big river in the south will not collapse so quickly, but the rectification in one place is more out of his selfishness.
Because although he bears the title of a Poet Immortal, and now has the secret praise of a new generation of literati leaders, if he confronts the filth accumulated by the Overwatch Council for twenty years, his reputation will always be somewhat damaged, so He wants to make one place brighter. Because of a good reputation, you will do yourself a big favor in the future.
Thinking of the sentence about darkness and light, he couldn't help but think of the phrase "The night gave me black eyes... but I want to use them to roll my eyes at the world" when he was chatting with Haitang in Beiqi. He couldn't help but feel a little worried. Regarding the situation in the north, I don't know if Haitang can arrange the matter she confessed - Uncle Wu Zhu is still playing and disappearing, and there is no news of Ku He returning to Beijing.
In the yard far away, there were faintly a few girls chatting. Today is a sunny day, the grasshoppers after autumn are jumping desperately in the grass, and the cicadas on the trees are screaming desperately during the last days of the cicadas, covering up the voices of the women. Dabao was catching ants on the courtyard wall, and Fan Sizhe didn't go to ethnology, but he wasn't at home either.
Fan Xian squinted his eyes and saw that Ye Ling'er had come again today, he couldn't help but secretly complained. This girl consciously did Fan Xian a great favor, and these days she always came to the house to play, and she was not polite. When he found out that Ye Linger was sitting next to the shy Princess Roujia, he felt even more bitter. A twelve-year-old girl turned into a thirteen-year-old girl...but she was still a girl, Fan Xian didn't want to be stared at by the girl's admiration.
In recent days, he has rejected Li Hongcheng's banquets several times. Before Yan Bingyun could find out, he had to hide first. But today he has to avoid Roujia, the little loli whom he secretly promises. As soon as the true qi in his body moved, Master Xiao Fan became lighter and displayed the lightness kung fu he had practiced under the shadow of a stick. He flew across the yellow grass and jumped out of the mansion without a sound.
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Arriving at the house in Shenzhengdao, Kyoto, which Wang Qinian bought for one hundred and twenty taels of silver, Fan Xian sat in the innermost room and stretched comfortably. This is his most secret lair. Except for the Qi Nian team and Chen Pingping, no one in his family knows that he often handles public and private affairs here.
Deng Ziyue put the two bamboo tubes on the table solemnly, and then stepped back. He knew that he was not as trustworthy as Wang Qinian by Mr. Tisi, so he consciously left the house.
The colors of the bamboo tubes are very similar, and they may all be produced at the foot of Yanshan Mountain on the edge of Shangjing. The sealant used on the sealing is also very similar, they are all intact and should not have been touched. It's just that the secret marks on the bamboo joints let the agents of the Overwatch Council responsible for delivering the information know that these two extremely secret letters belonged to two independent routes in the northern system.
Fan Xian picked up the bamboo tube, first of all he made sure that no one had opened it. Wang Qinian's calligraphy with Pan Ling's charm on the wax paint is indeed not easy to fake, so he opened the bamboo tube with confidence and took out the two letters inside.
One letter was from Si Lili, and the other letter was from Haitang. In order to facilitate communication with Haitang, Fan Xian specially set up a communication line for her.
Si Lili didn't send any information worth paying attention to. Although she had converted to Tianyi according to Fan Xian and Haitang's plan, her efforts to enter the palace have not yielded results for the time being. In the upper capital city, Chong's family was ruined and his family was destroyed. Except for the heavy blow to the rear party forces, it did not cause much repercussions. Uesugi Tiger has also been imprisoned at home, but at the end of the letter, it is said that Ku He, the Northern Qi State Teacher, has returned to Shangjing and has been unable to retreat. Although no one dared to doubt anything, Si Lili firmly believed that the peerless powerhouse must have been injured.
Fan Xian smiled, there were only two or three great masters in this world who could fight that human-eating monster Ku He.
In Haitang's letter, there was no mention of the great master at all—he and Haitang had a mutual relationship, so naturally he didn't expect her to say anything, he just cared that the auspicious matter was properly arranged No.
After thinking about it for a while, he began to reply with a pen, urging Haitang to fulfill the agreement at that time. For Haitang, this matter was just a matter of convenience, but it was of great significance to Fan Xian. In his reply to Si Lili, he just copied a short poem by Li Qingzhao to express his comfort, and didn't say much.
In fact, in the past few days dealing with one place, what Fan Xian thought about the most was the marriage between Ruoruo and Li Hongcheng. This matter does not depend on the character of the son at all, or whether there is any conflict between the political positions of the two parties. For Fan Xian, there was only one thing that mattered most.
Does my sister like it
Ruoruo has already expressed his attitude, he doesn't like it—although Fan Xian, like all his elder brothers, is a little confused and angry at girls who are in puberty, thinking that you are not married anymore? But more is the desire to protect from the bottom of his heart. Since his sister didn't like it, he was going to break the marriage. This was a very simple reason.
This was not a trivial matter, it could even be said to be the most troublesome thing Fan Xian had encountered since he came to the capital from Danzhou. The Holy Majesty pointed out that the marriage was a match, and there was no reason at all to hinder the pace of this marriage.
So there are only two ways to proceed: first, keep an eye on the second prince, and be ready to destroy him at all times, drag Li Hongcheng down, and then ask for a divorce at that time, maybe it is feasible. Second, starting from Ruoruo's side, give a temptation of interests that even the emperor can't ignore, and temporarily keep Ruoruo away from the capital.
The former method, I don't know how much commotion it will cause, and the latter method is too illusory, even Fan Xian himself has no confidence.
"Humanity will destroy all bones, so do you want to get married to break all bones?"
He laughed at himself mockingly, thinking that if it really doesn't happen, Wuzhu will only have to trouble Uncle Wuzhu to take Ruoruo girl to wander around the world, and it is impossible for His Majesty to really kill Fan's family because of this matter. up.