Since he was in Suzhou, Fan Xian has been looking forward to the trip to Wuzhou, because he knows that although the old man in front of him has kept his voice quiet for a year as if he has disappeared from the world, it is only to prevent His Majesty from being vigilant. , thus deliberately put on a posture.
Of course, when the fake is the real, the real is the fake. After a long time in the posture, this feeling will often seep into the bones. Fan Xian appreciates the boldness of his father-in-law.
The court was not allowed to stay for a long time, so he left lightly, and there was no need to discuss any conditions in detail. Anyway, Fan Xian left such a tail in Beijing, which gave His Majesty enough face, and the court would naturally give the former prime minister a little face.
This kind of political wisdom made Fan Xian trust his father-in-law's judgment, so after hearing today's words, although he was a little chilled and faintly excited, but most of the time, he fell into deep thought, preparing to deal with the imminent crisis. The coming storm.
The storm is uncertain, and although the hand that stirs the waves also has his own hand, it seems that Fan Xian still underestimates the influence of this matter.
Knowing the thoughts of the Eldest Princess, but not immediately grasping the thoughts of His Majesty the Emperor, Fan Xian still has his own advantages after all.
For him, the old cripple knew most of the secrets in this world, his father knew other secrets, and his father-in-law knew other secrets.
These three people were the three most powerful subordinates of His Majesty the Qing Emperor during the five years after the Qingli New Deal, and the three officials of the Qing Dynasty. Fan Xian remembered clearly that before he came to Kyoto from Danzhou, his father and Chen Pingping were like strangers, they basically hadn't spoken much, Prime Minister Lin and Chen Pingping were the two biggest opposites in court.
To be precise, this triangle has never had the possibility of communicating with each other.
And all of this, with Fan Xian's entry into Beijing, and his marriage with Wan'er, has become a gesture in the pile of old papers. In the world at that time, besides Emperor Qing, there was another lucky guy like Fan Xian who was able to gather the three old people as a resource and share information from three aspects.
For Fan Xian, he can see the current him more clearly than the three elders. It's just that this kind of luck or strength can't be placed on a courtier, so no matter what, there must be one person in this triangle who will step down.
Prime Minister Lin Ruofu became the first victim because he was not a child with His Majesty the Emperor.
Occasionally, Fan Xian asked himself, only to realize that his departure had indeed brought great harm to the Lin family. Of course, it is still impossible for His Majesty the Emperor to stop there, that's why at the end of spring, there was an investigation of the household department at the Kyoto court meeting.
Fan Xian woke up from deep thought and couldn't help shaking his head. There are still so many problems in the imperial court, the emperor is the first to kill the dog there... But the prey has not been killed... What is going on? Where did the emperor's confidence come from
"I won't ask about Jiangnan's affairs." Lin Ruofu interrupted his thoughts, and said slowly: "I believe in your ability, although on the surface, you have acted a little frivolously when you went to Jiangnan this time. It’s too much, but you must have a backup... It’s just that you have to go back to Beijing to report on your work during the New Year’s Eve, so you’d better make some preparations, especially when you don’t know when those people will start.”
Fan Xian thought for a while, couldn't help but smiled, and said, "Don't worry, there's nothing wrong."
Lin Ruofu couldn't help laughing, looked at the son-in-law in front of him with admiration, and looked at the calmness and confidence on the young man's face, and asked curiously: "Your Majesty's confidence is proved by past history... and you, this Where does self-confidence without head and tail come from?"
Fan Xian thought for a while, then smiled and replied, "I believe that my luck is the best in the world."
Lin Ruofu was speechless, shaking his head helplessly, and after a while he said in a harmonious voice, "What do you think of Yuan Hongdao?"
Fan Xian was slightly taken aback. He knew that Yuan Hongdao was a clean-up guest in the prime minister's mansion back then, and also a friend of Lin Ruofu's for decades, but it seemed that this man named Yuan Hongdao played the role of the prime minister in Lin Ruofu's resignation. Some kind of extremely disgraceful character, and now this person has faintly become the number one counselor of Xinyang, no doubt, he is the honor of betraying friends.
Fan Xian didn't understand why his father-in-law suddenly mentioned this person, he frowned, and then thought that his father-in-law didn't seem to think of a way to kill this person for revenge, and felt a little weird.
"Yuan Hongdao is a very powerful person, and also a very free and easy person." Lin Ruofu said with a smile, "I still can't figure out why he would betray me."
"Isn't he from the eldest princess?"
"Yunrui...does he have this ability?" Lin Ruofu sighed and said, "I don't know very well. It has been more than a year, and my hatred for Hongdao has gradually faded, so I always don't understand. real background."
"Ask him for me," Lin Ruofu said with a hint of indifference, "...why?"
Fan Xian nodded solemnly, thinking that this time he would greet with either a sword or a crossbow.
Lin Ruofu looked at his expression, shook his head, and said, "If the capital is really in chaos in the future, maybe he can help you."
Fan Xian was slightly startled, not understanding the meaning of this sentence.
Lin Ruofu fell into deep thought, thinking about this question too.
The old lame man in that garden outside Kyoto may be enjoying himself.
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Fan Xian and his party stayed in Wuzhou for a few more days. When he found time to spare, he would consult his old father-in-law in the study. On the one hand, he wanted to know some old things from that year, and on the other hand, he wanted to learn from him about government affairs. in the wrist. Although he is also a man of two lifetimes, with innate advantages and rich life experience, but in these aspects, it is obvious that there is an eternal traitor by his side, so naturally he refuses to let it go.
When he was sent to Northern Qi in previous years, Fan Xian also learned from Master Xiao En in the carriage. This is Fan Xian's greatest strength. Seize every opportunity and learn the skills to save his life. This kind of perseverance and determination is actually not consistent with the laziness he displayed.
During the conversations these days, Fan Xian focused on the important points in the court situation, especially for the military that he was most unfamiliar with, the Qin family and the Ye family, the two veterans since the founding of the country, and gained a lot of perceptual knowledge. Xian became more and more curious, how could a family like the Ye family, who had been loyal and good for generations, be messed with the eldest princess
But this question can only be buried deep in his heart.
Regarding Jiangnan's affairs, although Lin Ruofu said he didn't want to care about it, he still wrote a letter to Xue Qing, Governor of Jiangnan. As for the contents of the letter, Fan Xian didn't bother to pay attention to it. It's another matter, the key is Xue Qing's character analyzed by his father-in-law for him.
Xue Qing is a close minister of the emperor, a man of meritorious deeds...and a meticulous mind.
This judgment made Fan Xian make up his mind. It seems that the greatest hope of this kind of courtier is to be a famous courtier. Naturally, he would not take the lead in doing some dirty things, and in the future he would resort to thunderous means. As long as Xue Qing can stay out of the matter and give him that great fame afterwards, he will naturally cooperate in secret.
The smuggling in the inner treasury is still going on, the investigation on the sea road is still going on, and the exploitation and weakening of the Ming family has not stopped for a day. According to the news from Suzhou, Ming Qing reached both ends of the snake mouse, but failed to truly He kept in touch with the Taiping Bank, and as a last resort, he began to increase the share of silver transfers from China Merchants Bank.
very good.
Fan Xian thought in his heart that as soon as that critical point was passed, it would be the time for the collapse of the Ming family.
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There are green hills outside the city of Wuzhou, so most of the blazing sunlight from the south is covered. In addition, the mountain breeze is light and quiet, and the summer is a little bit stuffy. It is really the best place to spend the summer.
Fan Xian and his group lived comfortably in Wuzhou. When they were away from politics and other things, he would follow Wan'er and Dabao to the surrounding mountains, hunt some prey, find some small streams, roast frogs, and spend time with Wan'er. Tell the story of Linghu Guazi.
There are also times when we spend the night in the mountains, when the stars are full of stars, the beauty is overwhelming, the magpie bridge gradually merges, the Milky Way goes away with the wind, Fan Xian holds his wife in his arms, laughs softly, and makes loud noises, watching the stars at night, but does not know the general trend of the world Whether they are divided or united, I only know that the day of the year between Cowherd and Weaver Girl is coming.
Stay away from worldly troubles and live happily.
His husband and wife had a very tacit understanding and did not mention things in Suzhou, Kyoto, or everything else. They didn't mention Haitang, the eldest princess, or the emperor. They only occasionally talked about Ruo, who was practicing in Northern Qi Sister Ruo, the wild game prepared by everyone in Fan's Manor outside Kyoto, the delicious chicken drumsticks from Texas...
All the way to the west, the two point to the mountains and ask the mountains, when they encounter water, they will pity them, when they meet a deer, they will be sympathetic, and when they meet a lone wolf, they will be fierce. , as if everything around him ceased to exist, only Fan Xian and Lin Wan'er were there.
Wrong, there is still Dabao.
But the cuteness of Dabao lies in that he is always quiet.
This kind of life cannot last forever. If Fan Xian wants to keep this kind of life, he must go out of the mountains again and walk into the world of mortals again.
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"Da Bao wants to follow us?" Fan Xian opened his eyes and asked curiously, "Didn't you send him to his father-in-law as a companion?"
Lin Ruofu now lives alone in Wuzhou. Although there are countless children in the clan, there are not many real caring people around him. Wan'er will naturally follow Fan Xian now. If Dabao also follows them, who will accompany the old ex-mother? Lord
Without a child, it was as if there was no child under his knees. Fan Xian could appreciate this kind of loneliness.
"Father insists." Lin Wan'er said softly. After Fan Xian's careful recuperation these days, plus playing in the mountains, Wan'er's body has recovered a lot, and there are a few traces of healthy blush on her slightly moist cheeks, greatly improving her health. The lashes above his eyes fluttered slightly.
Fan Xian looked at her with a smile, gently held her hand, and said, "It's all done."
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A few days later, the all-black convoy left Wuzhou and slowly headed east, passing several small towns and mountains along the road, and came to a three-way intersection.
This has already reached the territory of Dongshan Road, and this three-way intersection leads to the two state cities under the rule of Dongshan Road.
To the east is Danzhou, and to the north is Jiaozhou.
"You go to Danzhou and wait for me. I'll go to Jiaozhou to do something." Fan Xian stood on the carriage and said in a harmonious voice to Wan'er in the carriage, "At most ten days later."
Of course Wan'er knew what he was going to do in Jiaozhou, so she sighed in her heart, but knowing the emperor's order was at hand, Fan Xian couldn't refuse at all, so he put on a gentle smile on his face to reassure each other, stuck out his tongue and said: " Don't go flirting with women."
Fan Xian smiled embarrassedly, and bowed to the ground: "Don't worry, lady, I will never go to the side of the road to pick them again."
Dabao, who was sitting next to Wan'er, had been sitting with a blank expression. Hearing this, he suddenly interjected, "There are... flowers in the garden."
Fan Xian was slightly angry, Wan'er was slightly resentful, and Dabao didn't know what happened, so the three left for now.
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Turning from Sanchakou to the north for less than three miles, Fan Xian got out of the carriage, stretched himself, and asked the subordinates beside him, "Are you ready?"
"Everything is ready, Master Tisi."
On the side of the distant forest, a group of stern and murderous black cavalry could be faintly seen waiting there.