There is one thing in this world, which is the god of all peoples, the soul of the gods, and the ghosts are forced to grind to earn the supreme wonder.
On the carriage of the Fan family, one can often see the family emblem of the big family of the Fan family, one square and one round, which is exactly the shape of such a thing. Mr. Fan is the Secretary of the Household Department and is in charge of the national treasury. Mr. Fan is about to go to the south of the Yangtze River to take over the internal treasury. The wealth of the Qing Kingdom is under the control of this family, and even the family emblem is full of the smell of copper.
Money, the money that makes people love and hate to death, the money that makes people go from heaven to hell, giggle on the mountain of knives, and dance madly in the sea of fire!
Not only the common people love money, but the imperial court loves money even more, so they have set up many types of taxes, wishing to scrape the land down three floors. As for the court of the Qing Kingdom, since the founding of the country, it began to levy taxes on salt, iron and tea in addition to land corvee. Later, due to the sudden rise and demise of the Ye family, the internal treasury became the court's largest source of money. The glass products, spirits, playthings, and ships produced in the warehouse are naturally heavily taxed by the imperial court, and the supervision has always been extremely strict, and the special department of the Overwatch Council is in charge.
So the Cui family's smuggling incident was investigated and dealt with by the Overwatch Council, which immediately shocked the world. Until today, the people of the Qing Kingdom knew that there was such a big gap in the internal treasury, and that the imperial court had lost so much money in customs duties!
The Metropolitan Procuratorate was silent, and the officials who were bribed by Xinyang were silent, but still some officials from different factions or with righteous hearts began to write letters one after another, asking the court to thoroughly investigate the matter, although no one dared to mention the eldest princess in the memorial name, but the spearhead has been directed at Xinyang.
Compared with this, the young emperor of Northern Qi also took advantage of the opportunity. The matter of the Overwatch Council Fan Tisi recuperating Cangshan was intentionally or unintentionally missed. Although everyone knew that Fan Tisi was the mastermind behind this operation, so that he could take over the internal treasury next year, no one dared to say anything .
On the contrary, the impulsive students in Taixue have already started to write a letter, asking His Majesty to hand over the jurisdiction of the inner treasury to Mrs. Fan as soon as possible—Fan Xian's reputation is indeed much better than that of the eldest princess. Among them, naturally There are also credits that were as snowy as paper back then.
In the past few days, some gossip has started to circulate in tea shops and dining tables in Kyoto. It is said that the person in Xinyang has begun to dispatch assassins in a frenzied manner, trying to murder Mr. Fan!
The work efficiency of the eight divisions of the Overwatch Council is indeed very high.
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Not everyone can fully understand the conflict between Fan Xian and the eldest princess.
There are many noble scribes who have been wondering why the world is so enthusiastic about this kind of Adu, and even throw their heads and blood for it. For example, Shi Chanli, even though he is now a prominent figure in the entertainment industry in Kyoto, the big shopkeeper of Baoyue Tower, has changed from a poor student to a wealthy businessman, but he still doesn't understand this.
Why has the eldest princess been reluctant to let go of Neiku? He even used such cruel methods to deal with his son-in-law recently! She used Cui Ming's family to smuggle to Dongyi in the north and even overseas. Why did she dig so much money from the inner treasury? For more than ten years, where did the huge amount of wealth she seized go
"Raise soldiers." Fan Xian looked at the only student by his side and explained, "The army belongs to His Majesty and the imperial court. Although Yan Xiaoyi is the governor of Peking University, if he wants to do something in the future, he is afraid It's no match for His Majesty's imperial edict... You also know how high His Majesty's prestige is in our country, especially in the army."
"If you want to counteract that prestige, there's only one thing in the world that can make a difference."
"That's money." Fan Xian said with a smile: "A lot of money. Those officers under Yan Xiaoyi's monthly salary is so high, I'm afraid you will be dumbfounded when you hear it. Master the forces in your hands."
Shi Chanli stopped his right hand, which was copying the notes, and smiled wryly.
He entered the mountain this time because he was entrusted by the Taixue to write a biography for Fan Xian, the current generation of civil servants in the Qing Kingdom. Ever since Fan Xian published "Ban Xian Zhai Shu Hua", his position in the poetry circle of the Qing Dynasty has been firmly established, and even when he traveled to the Northern Qi Dynasty and brought back the carriage book written by Master Zhuang, his influence was even greater. expand. Taixue is of course very proud of this little Mr. Fan who has been a senior in the middle of the Taixue and now has become a school division, and he does not want to miss this kind of resources, so he decided to create a biography for Fan Xian, and then Published by Tanbo Publishing Co., Ltd., it will be distributed throughout the world, and strive to win more students in the north and Dongyi City in the coming year, and also attract more talents to come to Qingguo to participate in the Spring Festival.
But after Fan Xian was injured, he hid in Cangshan Mountain. He didn't go to Taixue for a long time. Even Shu University couldn't find him. stand.
Shi Chanli also felt that this matter was very promising, and since Taixue was personally inviting him, he felt that it was much more glorious than being a brothel owner in Baoyuelou, so he rushed into Cangshan Mountain. It was also his luck that he didn't see those dead people in the snow.
Where did he expect the development of things to be different from what he imagined.
Although the teacher was begged by him to stay in the study, but... the teacher did not talk about his life, scholarship and poetry, but always talked about the secrets of the court, such as how the Overwatch Council brought down the second prince and the eldest princess Why not let go of Neiku!
How could Shi Chanli have the guts to copy these things on paper? Even if he dared to copy them, they wouldn't dare to print them out for distribution if they gave them 800 heads!
He looked at the sect master, braving the cold and said in a low voice: "Teacher, these things... can never be passed down."
Regarding the matter of setting up a biography, Fan Xian himself felt that it was ridiculous. He thought to himself that at a young age, those scholars in the Taixue were going to make a conclusion for himself? Seeing Shi Chanli's embarrassed look, he laughed and scolded: "Get in the biography!"
After swearing, he said: "Is the Taixue free? When will they sort out the books of Mr. Zhuang? Danbo Bookstore is waiting to be printed, and His Majesty is also pressing. You don't know, Your Majesty wants me to sort it out within three years... These free-living guys only know how to flatter me, and they don't know how to do anything serious."
Shi Chanli Xiaoyi explained for Taixue: "Master Zhuang's books have already started to be printed batch by batch."
Fan Xian shook his head, and continued, "Then tell me about the absurd thing about setting up a biography. Although I have written a few poems, sung a few tunes, and talked to Mr. Zhuang twice in my life, don't you? I don't know, my most glorious career, which I can really get my hands on... In fact, it is still these shady things."
What he said was true, even somewhat similar to Rousseau's self-analysis, but without a trace of remorse.
"What I'm most proud of is these people who use poison to kill people, not those romances. If you can write it, do you dare to write it?" Fan Xian stared into Shi Chanli's eyes, "If you want to write a biography for me, wait until the day I die or people in this era are dead, if you are still struggling to live, it’s not too late.”
Shi Chanli sighed, knowing that the work of taking notes would not be done, the teacher had made up his mind, and it was hard for him to convince him. But he had already been aroused by the secrets of the court that Fan Xian had mentioned earlier, and he said about the previous topic of the sect master: "About the matter in the north, I think that General Yan Xiaoyi, who blindly buys loyalty with money... even They want to rebel, but I don’t see any use for it.”
Under the influence of his teacher for the past six months, Shi Chanli, like Sisi from Danzhou, became much bolder and spoke much more pungently.
"Your Majesty has a tight grip on the army." Fan Xian frowned, and said, "Princess, she has no loopholes to take advantage of. Only a confidant like Yan Xiaoyi, of course, has to spend a lot of money, and earn some loyalty." one cent."
"Although it costs a lot to raise generals and raise troops... But it is the internal treasury. Ten years, is it enough to do this little thing?"
"Of course more than that." Fan Xian explained like a teacher: "The second prince needs money to buy Beijing officials. To control public opinion, it needs money. Xinyang needs to make friends with local officials, and those princes also need money. Money. There are two mouths for official characters, and the officials of our Qing Dynasty are all so healthy that there is no way to open their mouths. It is really costly to feed these people... "
Shi Chanli frowned and said, "This is tantamount to rebellion."
"You said it before," Fan Xian laughed, "right now it's only a step to seize the heir. If the Second Highness really succeeds, and the imperial power will be in his hands in the future, he and his little aunt will send out the money and get it back , is extremely simple.”
Fan Xian suddenly thought of the scene where Wei Xiaobao framed Wu Sangui in The Deer and Ding Tale, and said with a wry smile: "Of course, after becoming the emperor, why should he care about these little money, the whole world belongs to him."
Shi Chanli took a deep breath: "Teacher, you want to take over the internal treasury, and you have torn down the Cui family in advance. Wouldn't this cut off the other party's money source and cause great damage to the Second Highness's seizure of the heir apparent... No wonder Xinyang On the one hand, being so annoyed this time, the reaction was much stronger than the disturbance in Kyoto last time."
Fan Xian sneered, "Reaction? My mother-in-law started to react five or six years ago."
His mind flashed back five or six years ago to the small building in Danzhou that was burnt to charred wood. It was in that building that he killed someone for the first time in his life. After entering Beijing, relying on the power of the Overwatch Council, Fan Xian investigated this matter clearly. The reason why Mrs. Liu wanted to poison him that year was the arrangement of the two women in the palace.
It was in that year that His Majesty first raised the matter of the marriage between Fan Lin and his family, and also waited for Ruo to raise the issue of the transfer of jurisdiction of the internal treasury in the future. Although under Chen Pingping's strong opposition, the marriage was not successful for the time being, but it still made the eldest princess feel vigilant. Of course, she was unwilling to let go of the huge wealth she had firmly grasped, so she arranged for someone to go to the wedding. Kill Fan Xian.
But no one thought that four years later, while Chen Pingping was returning to her hometown to pay respects to her ancestors, Fan Jian raised this proposal again, and finally got His Majesty's permission. That's how Fan Jian sent Tengzijing to travel thousands of miles, and brought Fan Xian from Danzhou in a hurry Come to Kyoto.
When he thought of how he had already carried such a heavy burden on his shoulders when he was ignorant at the age of twelve, and had already gotten into such a big trouble, and now that Fan Xian was already in power, he still felt a little scared.
And then, there was the matter of Niulan Street, the second prince invited him to a banquet, and the eldest princess secretly instigated the second son of the prime minister's mansion to organize a murder situation.
Counting it, this mother-in-law has tried to kill herself time and time again, but she just didn't succeed. Fan Xian thought with a wry smile, the dangers he faced in this life seemed to be brought out by that beautiful eldest princess who made people forget her age, and this eldest princess hadn't done it herself, but just used some tricks, Let other people get their hands dirty—this woman, this woman with a cleanliness habit, actually used the hands of Xinyang to assassinate herself this time, she seemed to be really angry and panicked.
There was a confident smile on the corner of Fan Xian's lips, as long as you were angry, it would be fine, if you were still as calm as before, you would still be a little unsure of how to deal with it.
He was deeply convinced of the strategic ability of that princess Xinyang, just from the Niulan Street incident to a master in conspiring to seize the land of Northern Qi, and selling Yan Bingyun in exchange for the political chaos of the Qing Dynasty. It can be seen that the Eldest Princess has the ability to plan conspiracies—but he is not afraid of this, because the Overwatch Council is also good at intrigue, and Young Master Xiaoyan is also a genius, and he has a deep feud with the Eldest Princess. The most important thing is that apart from conspiracy, the Overwatch Council also has power, and this is what Xinyang lacks the most.
To deal with conspirators, simple swords, blood and fire are the most effective means.
"The eldest princess is a very remarkable woman." Fan Xian woke up from his contemplation, and sighed, "It's really remarkable. At the beginning, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty thought she was the help of the East Palace. No one would have thought of the agreement between her and the Second Highness." People who hate her in the court, such as my father-in-law who has left the court, will subconsciously favor the Second Highness, and the people she controls on behalf of the East Palace can be thrown out as villains at any time. , if this situation continues for another seven or eight years, when His Majesty grows older, maybe the Second Highness may indeed be in charge of the East Palace."
"It's a pity that I met the teacher." Shi Chanli said.
Fan Xian was not modest, and said, "I just had better luck, and you think His Majesty and Dean Chen really don't know about this?"
Shi Chanli was slightly startled.
Fan Xian smiled wryly and said, "Even if the eldest princess is an amazing woman, she is still not the opponent of these old guys back then. I am just the hand that was pushed to the front. Your Majesty... Maybe I just don't want the Queen Mother to be angry. "
He suddenly tilted his head slightly, looked at the white mountain scenery outside the glass window, and said with a little bewilderment: "But among these powerful people, I actually admire the most... but the father-in-law who has already left the capital."
Shi Chanli didn't understand, he thought his teacher would say that Fan Shangshu was the one he admired the most.
Fan Xian smiled and said: "My father-in-law is called a traitor, but he is actually a rare capable minister. A few years ago, the Qing Dynasty was really called Guotai Minan. In the overall situation, he has made great efforts. What I admire most about my father-in-law is that he is extremely tolerant and decisive. At the beginning... because of the eldest princess, Si Gujian killed my second brother-in-law, and my father-in-law immediately agreed with me and Wan'er. He stood on the side of the Overwatch Council and his father without hesitation. Don't forget, he had fought with Dean Chen and his father for many years in the court. It is very human to make such a major decision immediately. .”
He then sighed and said: "Furthermore, my father-in-law holds the power of the prime minister, but he is not attached to it. Once he finds out that His Majesty has other ideas, he immediately resigns from office. Although he lost his power, he has lost his fortune. Family peace."
Fan Xian's father-in-law, the Prime Minister Lin Ruofu, has been living in Wuzhou for the elderly after he retired. He is a rich man and often communicates with the family in Kyoto.
"It's easy to understand people, but difficult to understand yourself." Fan Xian sighed and said, "Father-in-law knows people, knows himself, and knows the time and situation. There are really too many things worth learning."
Shi Chanli's heart moved slightly, thinking that the imperial court in Beijing is still empty, and only a few adults under his door Zhongshu are assisting in political affairs, and said in a low voice: "Teacher, you will eventually become the head of the imperial court in the future."
Fan Xian smiled wryly, and scolded: "Don't test me, I don't have that interest, nor do I have the ability. How can governing a country be as simple as cooking a small fish? My interest is in managing the Overwatch Council in the future. , Handling the internal treasury is His Majesty's will, and I will not do other things."
Shi Chanli smiled and said, "Teacher's words are interesting, but just mentioning these two points is enough to envy others."
"I'll tell you a piece of news. You know that His Majesty is not planning to reset the post of prime minister after his father-in-law retires."
Fan Xian stood up, leaning on his crutches, moved to the window, opened the window to smell the breeze from the snow, and said quietly, "Mr.
Shi Chanli turned pale with shock: "Which Mr. Hu?"
"How many more?" Fan Xian didn't turn around, and said calmly, "Mr. Hu who pushed for the improvement of literature when you and I were still urchins. His Majesty passed on him to the capital to become a university scholar, and in the future, he will be a secretary under the door." , Presumably without the position of Yan Xingshu, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Qin Heng would also serve as his Kyoto garrison, and his subordinate Zhongshu... is led by a few university scholars, and there is no possibility of resetting the position of Prime Minister."
Shi Chan stood silent. After a long while, he sighed softly: "In the past, I only knew how to read and serve the court, but now I know that the affairs of the court are indeed extremely complicated, and outsiders can't guess."
After a while, he became happy again. Although the things he heard today couldn't be passed on, and they didn't help Taixue's advertising business at all, these secrets were never passed on to others. Today, since the teacher told him, In the next few decades, if I have the opportunity to compile it into the history of the country, or publish a "Notes on the Mountain Dwelling of the Master of Banxianzhai", there is no doubt that I will leave my name in the history.
Of course, the master must be the victor of history.
Thinking of this, he felt faintly excited, but he laughed when he heard the sect master looking out of the window for some reason: "Do you know that Dean Chen's real age is younger than His Majesty?"
Once Shi Chanli's joy was withdrawn, he was greatly surprised. He had once seen Chen Pingping from a distance, and knew that the dean was old and looked like he was about to go to the loess. Could it be that he is younger than His Majesty who is in his prime?
"A month younger." Fan Xian said with a half-smile, "Government affairs are too complicated, too much to worry about, and it will naturally become like this. I wonder if I will also age prematurely in the future."
Outside the window was a desolate snow field, and the laughter of girls playing mahjong could be heard from the end of the colonnade. The girl Roujia came here again, and Ye Linger, a bold and nervous guy, also rushed back from Dingzhou. The Biezhuang in Cangshan is always so lively in winter. Compared with last year, it seems that there is only one less fat man in Northern Qi.
Fan Xian squinted his eyes, facing the cold wind blowing towards his face, and kept silent in complete contrast to the happy mood at home. Working for the emperor in this shit court, just like Chen Pingping, is really a depressing job. Everyone seems to have several faces at the same time, and everyone doesn't know what kind of cards they are holding. Fan Xian doesn't know what other people's cards are, so he always holds his own cards firmly in his hand. , will definitely not be easily punched out.
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Following the sound of rustling, Deng Ziyue came to the house in a black snow coat and was about to knock on the door when he found the window was open and Fan Tesi was waving there, he was slightly stunned and walked over, saying in a deep voice: The follow-up personnel in Xinyang have retreated, and the dean sent Zong to follow him."
Fan Xian nodded. The official named Zong Zhui and Wang Qinian were both called Shuangyi. He was best at tracking. He wasn't worried about this person's safety. He looked at the paper bag in Deng Ziyue's hand and stretched out his hand naturally.
Inside the paper bag were the intelligence analysis drawn up by the three locations, as well as correspondence.
Deng Ziyue's expression became a little strange, and he said with a smile: "There is an letter from the north."
Fan Xian was taken aback for a moment, but immediately understood, and cursed with a smile: "Master, don't be like those women who talk too much."
Deng Ziyue handed the paper bag to him, covered his mouth, turned his back and left.
Looking at the ridiculous appearance of this subordinate, Fan Xian couldn't help laughing again.
On the pretext that someone would be watching in Beijing, he drove Shi Chanli out of the door. He broke the first layer of wax on the outside of the big paper bag, and took out a stack of letters from inside. For the letter, Deng Ziyue was so weird before, naturally it was because of this letter.
The sealing paint of the Overwatch Council is rosin and silver vermilion, instead of coal, the safety factor is higher, and the envelope is also uniquely seamless, so there is no need to worry about someone opening it with skillful hands on the way.
First read the news from the Kyoto New Year Team, and then looked at the various information submitted by the three offices. Fan Xian nodded in satisfaction. The progress of each place is going smoothly. Yan Bingyun's actions are extremely fast, and the Cui family is doomed. , The news spread to the south of the Yangtze River, and even the Cui family's in-laws, the Ming family, began to transfer their property. This move started to work.
Finally, he glanced at the hospital newspaper before he picked up the letter that Haitang had sent. This was his long-standing principle, and he should put public affairs before private affairs. But after he read Haitang's seemingly ordinary letter, he regretted that he read it late, even if it was only for a short while.
Because the content written in the letter is too shocking! Fan Xian pinched the thin letter paper with his slender fingers, and couldn't help shaking, his face was solemn.