In the entire capital, it was Fan Xian himself who was the first to know that the Metropolitan Procuratorate collectively impeached Fan Xian, a popular figure in the dynasty. When His Majesty did not see those memorials, Fan Xian knew that he was on the cusp of the crisis.
Mu Tie sat down on the chair opposite Fan Xian, and said, "It was led by Lai Mingcheng, the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate last night. Because there will be a confirmation procedure, it was sent to the office today."
The first part of the Overwatch Council was responsible for secretly monitoring the movements of the officials. If the officials of the first part couldn't detect such a big movement by the censors' joint letter, Fan Xian might be angry and start a second rectification. He nodded, flicked the paper in his hand, and asked curiously, "Only these charges?"
Mu Tie found that Master Tisi didn't seem to care, so he couldn't help frowning and said: "My lord, don't underestimate it, after all..."
He shut up and didn't say anything more. Fan Xian raised his head and looked at him with a hint of teasing in his eyes, and said, "Do you think I can really bear these charges?"
The official censor's memorial clearly stated that Fan Xian had accepted how many people provided him with silver taels during the short period of one month in charge, how many suspects he had released privately at the same time, and even indulged his subordinates in the street. Big violence. The latter matter is only related to the face of the court, but the first two matters are real charges. Those bank notes that were handed over to Fan Xian through the Liu family are always well-documented, and those that have been censored by the Overwatch Council It is impossible for an official who was caught in and then released again to hide the truth from the world.
These charges are enough to bring down any official.
Fan Xian rubbed his astringent brows. After a busy day today, he was really annoyed when he encountered such a big event at night: "The imperial historian of the Metropolitan Procuratorate of the Daqing Dynasty, two ducks With a mouth, a sheep's heart, and a soft food, when did you become so defiant of the powerful? Or is it that this official is not powerful enough now? Is my status not noble enough?"
Mu Tie couldn't help but want to laugh when he heard that, because the Overwatch Council had always looked down on the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but he suppressed his smile abruptly, thinking that Mr. Tisi's last two questions asked knowingly. In today's capital, Xiao Fan Everyone knows that great human rights are noble and valuable.
This is actually a point that Fan Xian doesn't understand very much. Why do the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate have the courage to offend him for no reason? My methods these days have been relatively gentle, and I don't want to touch the face of these people. His holy family is getting stronger and stronger, aren't these people afraid of making His Majesty unhappy
Looking at his expression, Mu Tie knew what he was guessing, and explained: "My lord, this is the practice of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. They have always acted against the Overwatch Council. Qing Lu gave them this power, and His Majesty has been suppressing the Overwatch Council in secret. Therefore, every few days, those poor scholars will always find fault with our courtyard, but..." He frowned, "I never imagined that they would have the courage to directly target adults, and the crimes they committed were so serious. "
Fan Xian reached into the teacup, dipped a few drops of cold residual tea, and rubbed it on the center of his brows. The trace of clarity calmed him down a little.
The Metropolitan Procuratorate is a very special institution. In the previous dynasty, the Metropolitan Procuratorate was the highest supervisory, impeachment and suggestion agency in the imperial court. History, patrolling prefectures and counties, specializing in the investigation and impeachment of officials.
In the "Notes to Officials" compiled by Zhuang Mohan, it was written that the Metropolitan Procuratorate of the Great Wei Dynasty: "The Du Yushi specialized in correcting and impeaching a hundred officials, discerning injustice, admirals and supervisors, and serving as the emperor's eyes, eyes and discipline. All ministers who are treacherous, villains form a party, and act powerfully to disrupt the government, impeach. All officials who are corrupt and corrupt official discipline, all academics are not correct, and those who submit statements to make chaos into a constitution and hope to be used will be impeached. In the case of pilgrimage or inspection, the officials of the Ministry of Officials will be dismissed. The heavy prisoners of the prison will be bowed to the outer court, and the Ministry of Punishment and Dali will be flattened. They will serve the interior and follow the outside, and each will act according to his order. Thirteen ways Supervise the censors, and take charge of the investigation and rectification of the evil officials of the internal and external departments, or impeach them in public, or seal them up for impeachment... and the general constitution of the Metropolitan Procuratorate."
The Metropolitan Procuratorate of the Qing Dynasty was far from the glory of the previous dynasty. It abolished the duties of inspecting the censors and inspecting the counties, and transferred the power of trial to the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple. Part of the power has been transferred to the Overwatch Council established by Chen Pingping. Now it is only for the emperor's eyes, eyes and discipline. There is only one mouth left, but no actual power.
Who is the official? It's a man. What do men like best? In addition to beauty is power, so today's Imperial Procuratorate always has a trace of envy and hatred for this monstrous monstrosity that has robbed him of most of his power. Perhaps these scholars still miss the history of a long time ago. The glory of the Central Metropolitan Procuratorate, relying on its own privilege to speak out, impeached the officials of the Procuratorate from time to time.
However, with the poisonous eyes of Old Lame Chen, these censors have been at peace for a long time. Why did these censors suddenly attack? Fan Xian thought carefully.
The dominance of the Overwatch Council among the supervisory agencies does not mean that the Metropolitan Overwatch Council has lost its influence on the government. The so-called crowd sells money, three people become tigers, and even the dignified princess will be killed by Fan Xian's thousands of cards. "Word paper" forced them out of the palace, and it is conceivable that words are enough to kill officials. Most of the censors in the Metropolitan Procuratorate came from humble backgrounds, and they were very popular among the scholars. In the past, the writings on the censors would always attract the echoes of scholars from all over the world. The results were found out, but that official who was covered in sewage would never be able to stand upright in the court hall again.
Fan Xian sneered, and he knew what the problem was when he turned his head. It seems that the Overwatch Council secretly investigated the problem between Xinyang and His Highness the Second Highness, and the rumors had already leaked out. He remembered clearly that the former Zuodu Yushi who wanted to break his legs under the order of the eldest princess in the punishment department, but the eldest princess had a pretty face, and the talented He Zongwei who he was secretly investigating, now Also in the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
After a while, the secret music sent to the palace had an echo. Fan Xian glanced at the box wrapped in golden cotton handkerchief, shook his head, and opened it. There was only a piece of white paper inside, on which was written With two words.
"An Zhi".
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Fan Xian's surname is Fan and his name is Xian... the word is Anzhi!
Today, he can naturally think that His Majesty the Emperor personally took this word for him back then, so he can't help but frowned, not knowing what the Holy Majesty meant. When he was in the secret performance, he knew that the emperor would temporarily suppress the shortfall of the internal treasury that he had played, but suddenly there was a letter of impeachment written by the Yushitai, which made him mistaken, thinking that the emperor was letting himself Hold back this breath too.
"I can't be safe." Fan Xian shook his head, and said to Mu Tie: "Check out those imperial officials who claim to be clean and honest. Since they told me that I was corrupt and broke the law, they will naturally come and not go... It's rude."
Mu Tie was a little surprised, and replied: "Dean Chen once ordered that the memorial of the Metropolitan Procuratorate should be treated like a dog barking, so ignore him... because the palace doesn't want the Supervisory Yuan to investigate the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so as not to face It doesn’t look good, and in order to spread the word, His Majesty has never given the Overwatch Council the power to arrest the speaker.”
Fan Xian took a sip: "This time I'm not only yelling, but I'm already opening my mouth to bite me, and I don't care about the face of the court. I'll let you investigate. If you find out the problem, you won't do it yourself. Of course, throw it to Dali. Go to the temple and the Ministry of Punishment, even if His Majesty refuses to accept it... What is the wall outside this courtyard for?"
Mu Tie was very happy in his heart. The people of the Overwatch Council had been waiting for this day for a long time, and they led the order out of the mansion with great vigor, and went to arrange spies to investigate all the crimes committed by the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
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On the second day, Fan Xian played hygiene mahjong at home for a good day, and enjoyed the good rain all day. He didn't take the censors' participation seriously, but Wan'er Ruoruo, who got the news from him, was a little anxious , because everyone knows the importance of the official voice.
It wasn't until the news that the censor impeached Fan Xian had spread throughout the capital, and Zhongshu had already copied the memorial to Fan Xian and sent it to Fan's mansion, that Fan Xian pretended to know about it. His face was full of astonishment and anger. But still sleeping very sweetly.
Early in the morning on the third day, Fan Xian left the residence. According to the rules, the officials impeached by the censors must first put down the work at hand and defend themselves, but he did not follow this rule. Instead, Shi Shiran went to the Xinfeng Hall and led his family to face the delicious The incomparable Jietang Baozi launched an offensive.
This matter has already caused an uproar in the capital city. No one knows what kind of means he, a popular man in the dynasty, will choose to fight back, because this time the censor's collective letter was obviously prepared, and he will be accused of impeachment. The bite was so severe that even the officials who had been in and out of one place this month could check it out.
But no one expected that Fan Tisi did not attack the censors, but instead attacked the meat buns.
On the fourth day, the rain that had lasted for several days finally stopped. Fan Xian led his family to the suburbs to appreciate chrysanthemums. Before everyone else, he went to touch and play with the first blooming daisies with his fingers.
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It stands to reason that at this time Zhongshu should come up with His Majesty's will, to check, or not to check? To ask, or not to ask? Whether it is planning to wake up Mr. Fan, who has become popular too quickly this year, or scolding the meddling Imperial Censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, His Majesty must have an attitude! During the court meeting, Yan Xingshu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, finally couldn't bear the curiosity in his heart, and asked cautiously, how did he know that His Majesty just hummed through his nose and didn't respond at all.
The scene was in such an embarrassing stalemate, and the righteous expressions of the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate gradually turned into embarrassment. students also mobilized.