"The best time?" Fan Xian looked at his father in bewilderment, but for some reason, seeing his father so calm, he felt relaxed, and he was no longer as anxious as he was in the mountains. Throwing away the crutches, he sat down on a chair.
"Be careful of your wound." Fan Jian shook his head and said disapprovingly.
Fan Xian smiled and rubbed the lower part of his chest lightly. There was a dull pain inside, but Mr. Fei was recuperating with his hands recently, and he was almost healed.
"Tell me, what are you afraid of?" Fan Jian Qingyuan, with a long beard floating under his chin, and the usually upright and serious Shang Shu finally showed a sense of chicness at this moment.
Fan Xian froze for a moment, frowned and thought for a long time before realizing that he was indeed a little panicked. What was he afraid of? I sorted out my hidden worries in my heart, and said sincerely: "If this news spreads, the people in the world will naturally have extremely turbulent discussions. The palace knows my life experience, and I don't know how to deal with it."
"How to deal with it?" Fan Jian sneered, "Could it be that you think the palace doesn't know your life experience until today?"
Fan Xian fell silent, knowing what his father said was right. Of course, the emperor knew better than anyone else about the fact that he was a descendant of the Ye family. I knew it earlier, but the mother and son are hiding it from the world.
"They want to hide it from everyone in the world, but now they can't hide it. There will always be some changes in the development of the matter." Fan Xian said calmly: "Besides, the Queen knows that I am a descendant of the Ye family, what will she think? According to what my father said, There is an unresolved hatred between the Ye family and her."
Fan Jian shook his head, and said coldly: "There is no need to think about the queen. This woman is the weakest queen in history. What you need to think about is whether the Crown Prince of the East Palace will be persuaded by her to deal with you."
The queen's family power had already been completely wiped out by the Qing emperor during the bloody night in Kyoto more than ten years ago. Fan Jian, who has never shown himself, played the biggest role in it, so of course he knew the queen There was no movement at all.
"Prince." A faint smile appeared on Fan Jian's lips, "He is a smart man, with your current status and power, he only asks you to maintain balance, and why would he take the initiative to tease you because of what happened back then. "
Fan Xian lowered his head slightly, and after a while he said a few words: "Where is the eldest princess?"
Everyone in the world knows that the Ye family's property was acquired by the royal family of the Qing Dynasty and became the current internal treasury. Back then, the No. 1 merchant in the world was forcibly expropriated in the name of a terrible one, such as treason and the like. But now suddenly there is a legendary orphan of the Ye family, so whether to investigate the remaining crimes of the year
Even if they don't investigate, in the eyes of many people, the descendants of the Ye family are also the ones that the royal family must eradicate. This is the rule of history, and no one will escape it.
After the news spread that Fan Xian was a descendant of the Ye family, the eldest princess would definitely use this matter to make a big fuss and force the palace to react accordingly. Looking back at the seizure of the Ye family's property, according to the royal family's usual way of doing things, it would be good if Fan Xian was not killed secretly, let alone become prosperous.
Of course, the other half of Fan Xian's life experience is also very strange, so he doesn't have to worry that the mother and son in the palace will kill him, and the other party will not even regard him as an object to beware of, but the annoyance lies in the annoyance, the world does not know This fact!
If the mother and son in the palace wanted to hide it from the world for a long time, they could only treat Fan Xian as a pure descendant of the Ye family, and under the pressure of public opinion, let Fan Xian get rid of the inner treasury...even the Overwatch Council. And for Fan Xian, who had made countless enemies, losing the power in his hands was really quite dangerous.
"Eldest Princess?" Fan Jian said with no emotion on his face, "If she is smart enough, she will stand by and not act this time."
"Why?"
"Because of His Majesty's thoughts."
Fan Xian pondered, and gradually understood what his father meant. Of course the emperor is someone who knows his life experience. Although he doesn't know what the emperor will do in the future, at least for now, he has no plans to lift the velvet cloth on the table. After knowing this, I think the emperor's reaction was the same as his own. He should feel a little angry and manic after being shocked.
Both the emperor and Fan Xian are people who like to control everything, so they are very taboo about such things that are out of control. Therefore, His Majesty must be very angry. His first thought was to find the person who leaked the secret. If the Eldest Princess was desperately trying to use this opportunity to attack Fan Xian aggressively, the Emperor would instead vigorously defend Fan Xian. The feeling of alienation towards the eldest princess deepened in my heart.
Fan Jian said indifferently: "You are now the commissioner of the Overwatch Council. Through the actions of the past six months, you have enough power in your hands. From Danzhou to the capital, whether it is for the father or President Chen, what we have done Everything is for you to make the foundation stone under your feet stronger... Now you are already a heavy stone, how can you be afraid of those breezes blowing your face? Don't worry, those winds can no longer blow you."
Fan Xian remained silent, with other worries in his heart.
"Naturally, there is also a heavenly wind in this world." Fan Jian said mockingly: "What you are afraid of is nothing more than the attitude of the palace. But both the Queen Mother and Your Majesty know about this, at most it will temporarily cool you both because of material disputes." God. How this matter develops depends on His Majesty's attitude after all."
In the end, the scheming Hubu Shangshu said: "As for the assassination in the Hanging Temple, His Majesty firmly believes in your loyalty, so of course he will favor you... Now that you are still injured, Your Majesty will always remember your achievements. At this time, Your Majesty will try his best to consider for you if your background is revealed, whether it is the interests of the royal family, the pressure from the Empress and Prince, or even the pressure from the Eldest Princess and the Empress Dowager... "
"Compared with the sword you blocked for His Majesty, the two phases cancel each other out." Fan Jian said with a sneer, "So, this is the best time. I don't tell you about these things in the palace, maybe After a few years, His Majesty's affection for saving you will fade away, and you will be difficult to use. The only way to reveal your life experience is in these few days, not sooner or later..."
perfect timing.
Fan Xian tasted the chill in these words in his heart, and a wry smile appeared on his face: "I'm just worried about what trouble this matter will bring to the family."
Did the Fan family take in the orphan of the Ye family? Although this was the emperor's arrangement, the emperor would definitely not admit it if the incident became serious, and the only one who was unlucky would be the Fan family.
Fan Jian slowly closed his eyes, and the gratified smile on the corners of his lips appeared and then disappeared, and he said slowly: "Silly boy, if you can't even move, how can you be a father? If the court takes action against me, wouldn't it prove that I am a father?" Are you a descendant of the Ye family?"
Fan Xian opened his eyes wide, and said after a while, "You mean, no matter what the outside world says, we can't accept it when we die?"
"Of course." Fan Jian said with a smile: "Who can have evidence?"
Fan Xian sighed: "It's a pity, I thought that since it didn't have any influence, I could take this opportunity..."
"Take this opportunity to reverse the case for the Ye family?" Fan Jian laughed loudly: "No wonder you were so nervous before, it turned out that you had big thoughts. You child, why do you have to turn over the case in the open? ? Your Majesty has turned over the Ye family more than ten years ago, and now these are just aftermath."
Fan Xian shook his head, and said in a low voice, "The matter of the descendants of the Ye family can't really scare the child, it's just..." He was going to say it, worried that the eldest princess and other caring people would guess his body from this matter. With the blood of the royal family, but when the words were about to come out of his lips, he suddenly woke up and shut up.
Regarding the relationship between himself and the emperor, Fan Xian and his father have never spoken directly. All along, the father and son have been very tactful and did not point it out, trying their best to maintain the current scene of harmony.
Fan Jian understood what his son wanted to say, and fell silent. After a long time, he sighed: "That matter...you should keep it in your heart. As for whether others can guess or not, what does it matter? For... for my father, I am afraid that Dean Chen will wait happily all the time. Waiting for this to happen. When the rumors come to the capital, he will definitely use his power to forcefully suppress the rumors, so as to confirm the rumors, and then wait for the people in the world to gradually guess your life experience, at least let the people in the world get used to it Because of... rumors about your life experience."
Fan Xian was silent, knowing that his father's calculations were very reasonable. The old cripple's approach can be imagined with his ass. Only by forcefully suppressing the rumors of the descendants of the Ye family can the people of Qing Kingdom believe this rumor.
"What exactly does Chen Pingping want to do?" Fan Xian suddenly became very tired and asked his father feebly.
"I don't know about being a father." The Master Shangshu, who has never shown extraordinary strength and wisdom, said slowly: "You should have guessed that I have never had the same thoughts as Dean Chen. When it comes to your problem, I I've been fighting with him for many years. And I don't have the habit of trusting him. It's strange that he doesn't seem to trust me either. On the contrary, he and I trust you a little more."
He glanced at his son, laughed at himself and said, "In the end, it seems that he won and successfully dragged you into this mess." He then said lightly, "I even wonder if he did it all by himself." Yes, otherwise, how could the people of Northern Qi know that Xiao Ye Zi is your mother. Of course, you don't have to worry too much right now, since the beginning and end of this matter, I think Dean Chen has already entered the palace to plan for you at this time."
The father and son fell silent. After a long time, Fan Xian suddenly said out of nowhere: "I'm sorry, father."
Very unreasonable sorry, I don't know what I am sorry for. Is it because I regret the choice of the way forward, and I finally took over the Overwatch Council, so I was forced to embark on the road of fighting for power, and did not choose a safer life like my father thought? Or is he sorry that his bizarre life experience brought unknown danger to the Fan family? Or is it to express the most sincere apology to "father" for the mother
Or... I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I really want to be your real son, but my mother doesn't give me this chance.
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Fan Shangshu was wondering if Chen Pingping used Fan Xian to save his driver from being seriously injured—this is the best time to reveal his identity as a descendant of the Ye family. At the same time, in the deep palace, Chen Pingping was also constantly guessing who made such a fuss all of a sudden.
Politicians don't really care about things in name, so these two old foxes only want Fan Xian to live happily and hold power, and they don't think that Fan Xian must return to the Ye family's lintel in a legitimate way.
"The only ones who know about this matter are me, Fan Jian, Mrs. Fan, Your Majesty, Fei Jie." Chen Pingping sat in a wheelchair, and her dry and slightly high-pitched voice rang out in the imperial study, "Your Majesty said earlier that the Empress Dowager After Chunwei noticed this, there were only six people in total, and according to Yichen, it is impossible for these six people to leak out."
The emperor turned around slowly. His eyes, which were clear in the past, were burning with anger today. They were as sharp as eagles, and he said word by word: "It's impossible to leak it out? How did the people of Northern Qi know!"
After the Spring Festival, Fan Xian's identity as chief inspector of the Overwatch Council was exposed, and he became the most prestigious figure among the young officials of the Qing Kingdom, especially when he was about to take charge of the internal treasury. Ordinary people can't guess what, but the empress dowager in the deep palace, who has experienced state affairs for a long time, is used to seeing filth and filth, and has a keen political sense. Under her forceful questioning, the emperor finally admitted to his mother. Yes, Fan Xian is his illegitimate child.
After being shocked, the Empress Dowager finally accepted this fact. After all, no matter how much the old man hated the "witch" back then, there was always a little tolerance for the royal blood.
"Maybe, maybe the Northern Qi people guessed it." Chen Pingping whispered to herself, but she didn't know that she had guessed the answer that was closest to the truth.
The emperor sneered: "What kind of person is Ku He? Does the Northern Qi State Teacher dare to make a conclusion just by guessing?"
After Chen Pingping was silent for a long time, she opened her mouth and said, "Princess, the biggest suspect."
If Fan Xian was eavesdropping on the side right now, he would definitely shout a compliment! What's this? This is the trapping of the legendary great ingenuity, the elephant's voice, and the streaking!
The queen mother knew that Fan Xian was a descendant of the Ye family, and that the eldest princess was the queen mother's most beloved daughter. She once sold Yan Bingyun to Bei Qi backhandedly, and had a private transaction with the Northern Qi master Zhuang Mohan. The correspondence between her and her smuggling route to Northern Qi made the Northern Qi rulers and people wonder how much money they saved. She...she, because of the transfer of power from the internal treasury, hated Fan Xian to the bone, and even started to use assassin methods, but failed. up.
These are all facts that the emperor knows very well. As long as you analyze it in detail, you will find that the eldest princess has the greatest possibility of knowing this matter, the best way to pass the news through the Northern Qi side, and most importantly, she has the greatest motivation.
Chen Pingping's previous sentence was also very particular. If he had vaguely pointed out that someone in the palace had a good relationship with Northern Qi, so that the emperor would think of his sister who was far away in Xinyang—he would not dare to be so rebellious and point directly to the center. The name of the eldest princess, the emperor will definitely have a little doubt about his intentions.
And he said the name of the eldest princess so directly and frankly, and said that the other party is the most suspicious, which is the performance of a pure and loyal minister. He only cares about whether his opinion will be useful to His Majesty, and does not hesitate to make His Majesty doubt himself—so The performance of the emperor, who has always been shrewd, is of course extremely useful.
The emperor fell silent, but his face looked a bit ugly, and he said after a long while: "It seems... Yun Rui doesn't know Fan, and An Zhi is my flesh and blood."
If the Empress Dowager also told the Eldest Princess about this matter, then the Eldest Princess would definitely not expose Fan Xian's background, because then it would no longer be aimed at Fan Xian, but at Her Majesty.
Chen Pingping nodded slightly, knowing from His Majesty's words, His Majesty has already believed that the eldest princess is the source of this rumor.
After a while, the emperor said coldly: "Wait for the news and see if Yun Rui will write."
Fan Xian is a descendant of the Ye family. If the eldest princess writes to the palace as an opportunity to persuade His Majesty to be vigilant about this matter, or directly persuade the emperor brother to kill Fan Xian and destroy the Fan family, then the emperor will really send the brothers and sisters together. Feeling bearish.
"What should I do next?" Chen Pingping coughed twice. Due to the haste to enter the palace, her gray hair was not tied too tightly, and it was a little disheveled, making her look more old.
The emperor glanced at him, and suddenly sighed with a wry smile: "My life has been pretty good, but I am still in my prime, but I have become a real loner. Except for you and brother Jian, I can't find anyone who I can trust completely. .”
Chen Pingping was slightly taken aback, and was about to say something when the emperor sighed and waved his hand and said, "Do you remember what name the Empress Dowager expropriated from the Ye family?"
"Conspiracy."
"Yeah." The emperor said with a blank expression: "The two of you also agreed with this proposal back then. After all, the things left by Xiao Yezi must not be messed up, and secondly, they must not be left behind. After she left, only the royal family has this ability. Gather up and protect the Ye family's industries to continue to operate."
"That's right." Chen Pingping said calmly: "At the beginning, I thought that since everyone had already gone, she wouldn't mind being charged with any crime, but I didn't expect that seventeen years later, it would become a little tricky."
The emperor said coldly: "What's so troublesome? If the decree comes from my mouth, I will rehabilitate the Ye family. Who in this world dares to make irresponsible remarks?"
"No." Chen Pingping replied categorically, which seemed to be beyond His Majesty's expectations, "Your Majesty has pity for the child, but this matter must never be done... After all, Your Majesty, you have to consider the feelings of the old man." The old cripple thought in his heart Like a bright mirror, although the emperor's move has no name, it is the last test.
The emperor knew that he was talking about the empress dowager, nodded after thinking for a while, and said: "It seems that you have already made up your mind."
Chen Pingping replied with a wry smile: "The incident happened suddenly, and His Majesty has no will, so he didn't prepare a plan." The meaning of these words is very clear. The emperor always wanted Fan Xian's life experience to be kept hidden. Of course, the courtyard didn't think about it. over this matter.
He changed the tone and continued: "But it's not a serious problem. If Xinyang sends a letter, please reprimand him severely. His Majesty will tell the princes a few more words. Fan Xian told him to refuse to admit it. Even if all the officials Doubtful, presumably no one dares to make any memorials on rootless rumors."
"Anzhi can't help being embarrassed, how do you deal with yourself in the court?"
"In the next year, he will go to the south of the Yangtze River on business, just to avoid this discussion." Chen Pingping smiled softly: "Your Majesty, although this matter is troublesome, but it broke out at this time, the timing is not bad. Let Fan Xian is far away from the capital, and if this drags on for two years, things will naturally fade away."
"Can it be lightened?" the emperor said with narrowed eyes.
"Si Lili is on the Liujing River. People say that she is a descendant of a certain prince back then. It has been passed around. Apart from improving the business of the flower boat, there is no major problem. As for Fan Xian's background... Chen Pingping sighed, "Just let the world have one more harmless gossip."
The emperor pondered for a long time, then hummed through his nose.
"It can be used as lace in newspapers." Chen Pingping continued.
The emperor laughed too.
"Just be on guard against that." Chen Pingping glanced at His Majesty and said with a hint of sadness.
"The queen, I will let the queen mother come forward." The emperor nodded, sighed and said: "I can't give him a title, I can't help this son already."
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After half a month, a news began to circulate in the streets and alleys of Kyoto. The news said that Mr. Fan, who is now very popular in the court, and the inspector of the Overwatch Council, turned out to be a descendant of the old Ye family!
The Ye family was sealed up due to treason. It has been nearly twenty years since now. I never thought that there would be a descendant, and it would be Mr. Fan, whom people in Kyoto talk about. This rumor shocked the people of Kyoto and then they became excited. When they got up, they whispered the gossip. In less than two days, the whole capital knew about the rumor.
If the rumors were true, it would be a terrible disaster for the Fan Mansion, which was harbored by the imperial court. Those Beijing officials who were offended by Fan Xian began to plan their offensive excitedly. Of course, when the palace did not speak, these officials would not dare to act on their own. After all, it was just rumors and nothing serious. evidence.
Reminiscing that after Fan Xian entered Beijing, he would rather give up a generation of literary names to enter the Overwatch Council and take over the internal treasury that smelled of copper, all the people and officials in Kyoto murmured in their hearts, and they were even more concerned about the truth of this rumor. I believe it a little bit.
Contrary to everyone's expectations, the palace remained quiet, as if they had never heard of this matter. However, the Overwatch Council started to take action. Risking the risk of being scolded by the officials for three generations, the Eighth Division began to arrest those people who dared to spread rumors in restaurants and tea shops.
In Yishiju in the afternoon, the drinkers in the building looked at each other in dismay. They were all people of some status, but they did not expect that the officials from the eight departments of the Overwatch Council would be unreasonable and arrest the two scribes who were spitting. up!
From the reaction of the Overwatch Council, people increasingly believe that Fan Tisi... must have something to do with the Ye family back then!
Inside the Overwatch Council, Chen Pingping, who was covered with a wool blanket on her knees, opened a corner of the black curtain and watched the silent passers-by on the street, with a weird smile on her lips.
"I know who your mother is, but I don't know who your father is. What are you afraid of?"