Tang Fan originally planned to go back to his hometown to pay homage after his work in Suzhou, but now he is on a mission, and there is a life lawsuit in Ji'an's good hospital test, so his wishes will naturally go to waste, and the follow-up matters will be handed over to Wang. After that, he had to rush to Ji'an, Jiangxi without stopping.
Before leaving, he sighed to Wang Zhi: "I think when I met you back then, you were not as weak as the weak crown, and now it's been a few years in a blink of an eye, but it's a pity that we have to separate again after a few days of getting together. I'm afraid I won't be able to see you again until I return to the capital, I hope you will cherish it more."
As a result, Eunuch Wang replied directly: "Where did you learn this sourness? I thought you were different from ordinary people, but now it seems very tacky! Don't forget, you are not standing now, just You have already received the title of third-grade servant. Although it is only a false title, it is much earlier than others. Now all you have to do is to make a great contribution to the case in Jiangxi. In this way, Wynn and I will be better in front of Your Majesty. I will speak for you, so that you can become a real minister of the Ministry of Justice. I heard that the cabinet will introduce new people to the cabinet next year. At that time, even if you have the qualifications to join the cabinet, it is good to have the qualifications to join the cabinet. The place is based on the time of entry. If you go in every day, you will take advantage of the day!"
Wang Zhi's temperament has always been like this, he is outspoken, and it seems that he can never see negativity and lowness in him. Even if he encounters occasional setbacks, he has never seen him shrink back. Although such a person will give people a feeling of arrogance and domineering, but also Infected with a never-ending fighting spirit.
Tang Fan's parting feelings were all swept away by him, and he could only twitch the corners of his mouth, answering again and again.
Unexpectedly, Wang Zhi changed the subject and smiled maliciously: "Actually, you can go to Jiangxi instead of other places, you should be very happy."
Tang Fan was inexplicable: "Why?"
Wang Zhi: "Because Sui Guangchuan is there too, it's like three autumns apart if you two don't see each other for a day, can't we just get married now?"
Tang Fan: "..."
The so-called parting hands and looking at each other melancholy only exist in legends and imaginations. When facing Wang Zhi, these can be saved.
Seeing that he was choking the other party to the point of being speechless, Eunuch Wang laughed and said proudly: "However, Sui Guangchuan has an errand, I'm afraid he won't care about you, and he may not be in Ji'an, and there is no one who protects you. No, it would be too shabby for a dignified imperial envoy to travel alone. I have four people here who are just borrowing you, which is enough to guarantee loyalty. When you arrive at Ji'an, there will already be someone there to pick you up. Don't worry about everything, this time there will be no east. The dog legs of the factory are blocking you!"
Those four people were Wang Zhi's former subordinates in the West Factory. They had strong faces. Tang Fan had met them several times. They said hello immediately, and the four introduced themselves. They met Tang Fan separately, even if they knew each other.
Tang Fan was interrupted so much by him in front of him, and he didn't have any more to express his thoughts. After saying goodbye, he took the four people on horseback to Ji'an Mansion.
The distance from Suzhou to Ji'an is not too far. You don't have to rush every day, and you can arrive in about nine or ten days. A group of five people started from Suzhou and did not mention gossip all the way until they entered the boundary of Jianchangfu and arrived at the local official post. After supplying food and grass to rest, I met an unexpected acquaintance.
"Brother Tang!" Seeing Tang Fan and the others coming, the people who had been waiting outside the official post early exclaimed with joy.
After confirming that he was not mistaken, Tang Fan also became happy: "Yiqing?"
"Yiqing sees eldest brother!" Lu Lingxi was even happier than him, and jumped up to him and bowed to Tang Fan: "Yiqing lived up to his mission and successfully brought things to the capital and handed it over to Eunuch Wang, presumably eldest brother is now Has the Suzhou issue been successfully resolved?"
"Don't be too polite, it turns out that the old friend Wang Zhi said was you!" Tang Fan laughed and lifted him up with both hands, his heart filled with the joy of meeting an old friend in a foreign land.
Lu Lingxi is smart, quick-witted, and strong in action. Although the two have not been together for a long time, Tang Fan already likes this young man very much in his heart, and even wants to treat him as a younger brother. When Lu Lingxi was by his side, Tang Fan will also teach him a lot of things intentionally or unintentionally, and Lu Lingxi must be able to experience this kind of care.
"It's me! Big brother doesn't like to see me?" Lu Lingxi said with a smile, his eyebrows curved, very pleasing.
"It's cheap and good!" Tang Fan glanced at his head, and his movements were full of intimacy.
Lu Lingxi covered his head, showing a look of grievance and innocence, but with a happy smile on his face.
Tang Fan entered with him, and Xi Ming and the other four who were accompanying him had already stepped in to arrange the stay.
The four people that Wang Zhi gave to Tang Fan were really shrewd and hardworking, and they did a lot of work. There were some things along the way that even Tang Fan had not thought of, but they thought of it earlier and did it. With the help of these four people, He hardly bothered about this journey.
Xi Ming and others were originally from Cao Mang, but they were later valued by Wang Zhi and were directly transferred to the West Factory, and they have been with him since then, loyal and loyal.
When Wang Zhi went to Datong before, he didn't take them with him. He wanted them to guard the West Factory. Unexpectedly, the situation changed, and the West Factory was closed. These four people also became bereaved dogs. Later, when Wang Zhi returned to the palace, the four of them were He was also incorporated into Yulin Zuowei and became the leader of the guards guarding the imperial city.
This time, Tang Fan went to Jiangxi as an imperial envoy to investigate the imperial examination case. Since there was no Jinyi guard accompanying him, he could not go there alone. It was a joke. Therefore, according to the regulations, the imperial court must send guards. One is to protect the imperial envoy, and the other is Let the imperial envoy show the style that imperial envoys should have, so as not to lose the face of the court.
In view of Xi Ming's ability, Wang Zhi asked them to follow Tang Fan.
The masters naturally have the arrogance of masters. Although Xi Ming and the others don't say anything and obey Tang Fan's command in their actions, Tang Fan can feel that they are not convinced by Tang Fan in their hearts, but neither does Tang Fan. I don't care, everyone has their own ideas. It's impossible to force the other party to obey you from the bottom of your heart. It's disrespectful. Even the emperor and Laozi can't do it. It's estimated that the emperor is slandering the emperor in private these days. There are more, as long as Xi Ming and the others can follow orders, don't act without authorization, and make their own decisions, Tang Fan will be very satisfied.
However, what Tang Fan didn't know was that the reason why Wang Zhi asked Xi Ming and others to follow him actually had another consideration.
Lu Lingxi said: "Wang Gong said that there were several traces of the White Lotus Sect in Jiangxi during this period of time, and Jin Yiwei had already searched, but Wang Gong said that Brother Tang, you have ruined the good things of the White Lotus Sect a few times, and even indirectly destroyed them in Tatar. In the past few years, the forces of the White Lotus Sect have been swept away, and your contribution is indispensable, but the White Lotus believers must have hated you because of this, so with Xi Ming and them, they can at least protect Your safety. After I heard about this, I took the initiative to invite Ying to come over, one more person, after all, more protection. "
"White Lotus Sect?" Tang Fan was a little surprised.
In fact, after returning from Datong, he hadn't heard this name for a long time, but all this seemed to be expected.
Because when he was in Haizi, Weining, Li Zilong escaped and disappeared without a trace, but judging from his past behavior, this person is very ambitious, and he will definitely not be willing to fail. It is estimated that his "contribution" to the White Lotus Sect can also be ranked in the list of Li Zilong's enemies.
Lu Lingxi said, "That's right, so be careful to sail the Wannian Ship. Big Brother Tang should be more careful. From today onwards, I will stay by your side."
Tang Fan burst into laughter: "There's no need to be so nervous, the fate will be fixed in a few days, and the people who should come can't hide. Nowadays, although the world can't say that everyone has enough food and clothing, but generally speaking, the world is peaceful, and it was not the last year of the Yuan Dynasty. , the situation of heroes and heroes, ordinary people don't want to follow the White Lotus Sect, so the White Lotus Sect has no soil to grow, and the number of believers will only become less and less. Now they even have few altars left , as long as the top leaders of the White Lotus Sect can be wiped out, the other party will have nothing to fear."
Although he said this to Lu Lingxi, Tang Fan was still a little wary when he thought of the unreasonable and endless methods of the White Lotus Sect.
It is true that the overall strength of the White Lotus Sect is getting smaller and smaller, but it is precisely because of the end of the road that their counterattack is even more reckless and unscrupulous. He still remembers that Li Zilong was called Erlongtou by the White Lotus Cultists. According to this, it may be possible for Li Zilong to be above him. There is also a big dragon head. If these people cannot be dug out, they will undoubtedly become a hidden threat, and they will appear again at some point.
Lu Lingxi didn't notice the hidden worries of Tang Fan's lighthearted jokes. After all, he had never dealt with the White Lotus Sect, and he didn't know how haunted this cult gang was. The young man's temperament and martial arts made him not afraid for some days. Fearless pride and ambition.
"Brother Tang, in fact, before I came to meet you, I had already walked around Ji'an Mansion."
Tang Fan raised his eyebrows: "So, what have you heard?"
Lu Lingxi smiled, with a little bit of flattery eager to prove his ability to the other party: "Although it's all hearsay, but I did listen to it. Brother Tang, do you want to listen?"
Although he asked like this, his face was full of expectations of "Come and ask me", like a cute puppy wagging its tail.
Tang Fan resisted the urge to touch his head and said with a smile, "If you don't tell me, I'm going to rest."
Then he saw that the other party lowered his eyebrows and looked listless, and he finally couldn't help laughing: "Okay, you can say it, I'll just listen."
Naturally, Lu Lingxi wouldn't play the "you told me to tell me, but I won't tell" temper like a little girl. Hearing Tang Fan's words, he immediately smiled and said, "It is said that the Shen Xuetai involved in the case is very popular. When I was in Nanchang, I had a very general relationship with my colleagues in the officialdom. Now I came to Ji’an for an examination, but it was only a period of time. of."
Tang Fan nodded and said with a smile, "This Shen Xuetai's temper is indeed not very good, and this rumor is not nonsense."
Lu Lingxi was surprised: "So, Big Brother Tang, you have heard of him too?"
A province's school administration is also called a school desk, and all matters related to the teaching and imperial examinations in a province are managed by the school administration.
A person who can supervise students in a province must also be a learned official, so the general jinshi is not enough, he must be an official from the Hanlin Academy with a little literary name, like Tang Fan, he can also take the path of studying politics in the future and then Enter the Rites.
Shen Kunxiu is from Xi'an Prefecture, Jingtai's five-year jinshi, he can become a Jiangxi school and politics, and his knowledge will not be superficial. The circle of Shilin is not big or small, Jiangnan Jiangbei, if he is a little famous Basically everyone knows it, but the reason why Shen Kunxiu is famous is not because of his knowledge, but because of his temper.
There was an incident before. It was said that when Shen Kunxiu first entered the Hanlin Academy, everyone got together once and wrote a poem to respond. Liu Pengcheng was so angry that the other party immediately walked away.
Later, because Xu Youzhen couldn't get along with Shi Heng and others, they were kicked out of the capital and went to Guangdong as an official. In addition to Yu Qian's vindication, Shen Kunxiu wrote poems to satirize those who were attached to Xu Youzhen, but instead won him the reputation of Qingliu.
If only that was the case. Facts have proved that being able to be called Qingliu always has some strange temperament that ordinary people can't understand. When he finally left office, he always offended the people there. Over time, they gave Shen Kunxiu a nickname, Shen Shitou, which meant that his temper was harder and stinker than a stone in a quarry.
Tang Fan is the most afraid of dealing with people like this. If you are faced with a cunning and arrogant person like Chen Luan, you can still fight your wits and courage. It belongs to him, so I don't eat hard and soft, and I don't get oil and salt.
Tang Fan then asked, "Have you found out anything about this case?"
Lu Lingxi said: "Shen Xuetai's official reputation in Jiangxi's academic and political position is very good, and it is said that he is also dedicated to serving. Shilinzhong has a high opinion of him. , Some people say that he decided the case rudely, but there are also some scholars who speak for him and think that Shen Kunxiu is not such a person."
Tang Fan grasped one of them: "He has a personal grudge with the deceased, what does it mean?"
Lu Lingxi: "Ah, yes, I forgot to mention this. It is said that the father of the scholar who committed suicide by hanging is the Ji'an prefectural judge Lin Fengyuan."
Tang Fan frowned: "Or a son of the official family?"
Sure enough, some trouble.
Lu Lingxi: "Yes, the grievances between these two families have to start from the previous generation. It is said that Shen Kunxiu won the first place in the county examination that year, and he was expected to get a junior three yuan. Who knew that he happened to meet Lin Fengyuan during the academy examination. His father acted as a school administrator and directly dismissed his papers, which made Shen Kunxiu have to retake the test without saying anything, and also passed by Xiao Sanyuan. As a result, the feng shui took turns, and now he happens to meet Lin Fengyuan's son as a candidate under Shen Kunxiu's hands. Now, Shen Kunxiu was overjoyed when he found out that Lin Zhen was Lin Fengyuan's son, he laughed, and said that there is revenge for revenge, and revenge for injustice, and then he just seized this reason, crossed out Lin Zhen's name, and even fired him. Because of his fame, Lin Zhen hangs himself in shame... Hey, brother, why are you showing such an expression?"
Tang Fan looked weird: "You even know Shen Kunxiu laughing and what he said. Could it be that you were there to see it with your own eyes?"
Lu Lingxi scratched his head and smiled dryly: "Is this all a rumor in the market? I just copied it!"
Tang Fan glared at him, and although he spoke to him in an admonishing tone, he didn't get angry: "You know it's a rumor in the market, so these shouldn't be taken seriously, if I take it seriously and decide the case based on this, it will inevitably happen. preconceived ideas.”
Lu Lingxi was a little embarrassed: "I just wanted to make you laugh, but the grievances between Shen Kunxiu and the Lin family have been rumored all over the place. It's groundless, and it may not be without a reason. You may have a good idea when you hear it."
Tang Fan patted the other person on the shoulder and poured him a cup of tea himself: "I know you are kind, and I don't blame you, just keep talking."
Seeing the slight smile on the corner of his mouth, Lu Lingxi immediately became happy again: "The three generations of the Shen family and the Lin family have hated each other for a long time. Shen Kunxiu is now the third grade, and Lin Fengyuan is only a small judge, but the son of the two is not. It was completely different. Shen Kunxiu's son was a typical playboy. He was neither educated nor skilled in reading books, so Shen Kunxiu had to take his son wherever he went and urge him to read in person, but Lin Fengyuan's son was a promising, young At the age of fifteen or sixteen, he already got a good second place in the academy exam, but Shen Kunxiu is still angry, he feels that people are more popular than others, and that's how he played a poisonous hand on his son."
Tang Fan twitched the corners of his mouth, very ironic.
What the hell is this? The people who made up these stories are too immoral. With Shen Kunxiu's character, if he knew about it, he would be very angry.
He shook his head: "Forget it, these things will be discussed when we go to Ji'an Mansion and see someone. You said before that there are traces of Jinyiwei in Jiangxi?"
Lu Lingxi said: "Yes, I heard what Eunuch Wang said. After I came to Jiangxi, I met at least one group, and Jianchang Mansion also had them. They all went out in casual clothes, but people with martial arts skills could tell from their gestures. In addition, their temperament is different from ordinary Jianghu people, I guess it is Jinyiwei in all likelihood."
Tang Fan hesitated for a moment: "Then have you met Suizhou?"
Lu Lingxi: "Suizhou? Is it the Sui Zhenfu envoy of Beizhen Fusi?"
Tang Fan: "Exactly."
Lu Lingxi: "That's not true. I've heard the name for a long time, but unfortunately I haven't seen him. I heard that he is very skilled, and I would like to see it if I have a chance."
Tang Fan thought to himself that he had asked for help at the Suzhou Guard Station at his own order last time, and the last one came was Suizhou, who changed his name to Dihan. Maybe they had already met, but Lu Lingxi didn't know each other in person, so he felt a little funny.
Lu Lingxi watched his words and could not help but ask: "Brother Tang, do you have something to do with Sui Zhenfu? Do you need me to inquire for you?"
Tang Fan shook his head: "No need, I just asked casually. From what you just said, I'm afraid this errand won't be easy."
Lu Lingxi: "Are you worried that the White Lotus Church will take the opportunity to cause trouble?"
Tang Fan smiled and said: "No, Shen Kunxiu is not easy to get along with, with his character, he will definitely be tough in handling this matter, and he has some reputation in Shilin, so I can't agree with him. He's coming. But I guess it's not just me who has a headache, the prefect of Ji'an also has a lot of headaches, after all, this is something that happened under his jurisdiction, one is his boss, the other is his subordinate, and the two sides are not people."
Lu Lingxi also laughed: "Isn't it? People say that the prefect of Ji'an is an unlucky official position, and it is against the stars in the sky, so the previous one was unlucky, and this one is also unlucky."
When it comes to gossip, there are definitely no less people in the market than in the officialdom, and the common people often like to pierce and pierce the association, which adds a lot of ghosts and gods. Like the previous Luohe coffin case, the local people did not know the truth, and the Bailian cultists deliberately spread rumors, so they would not know the truth. They thought it was because the river god was angry.
Although Tang Fan doesn't think these news are of great value, it doesn't prevent him from listening to them.
"The ex is unlucky? How do you say it?"
Lu Lingxi said: "The former prefect of Ji'an was called Huang Jinglong. It is said that in the past few years, because of abusing prisoners, he also framed Liang as a traitor, took innocent people into prison and tortured them to death. After the incident, he was ordered to be arrested by the imperial court. He is already dead. Encountering such unfortunate events, it can be seen that the fleeting years are unfavorable, and I am guilty. When I went to Ji'an, it was just in time for Guan Gong's birthday. It is said that the local prefect also invited people to dance at the prefect's yamen!"
He used to travel around, and after all, he didn't have the opportunity to come into contact with these official affairs. Now, the longer he stays with Tang Fan, the more things he sees, the more eye-opening he will be.
It turns out that not all of the officials who passed the jinshi examinations based on their knowledge are all full of knowledge and superiors, such as Chen Luan and Yang Ji, of course, such as Ji'an prefects are everywhere, and the more they go up, It can be found that the more intense the above wrestling.
It turns out that the emperor drives the ministers, and the ministers are also using the emperor. Everyone battles wits and courage, and they are full of wisdom. They accidentally pay attention to the way of others, and they don't know it when they die. At a disadvantage, it is also possible to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger.
Just like the last time he brought the things entrusted by Tang Fan to Beijing, he was still in a hurry, wishing he could see Wynn or Wang Zhi as soon as possible and rescue Tang Fan from the predicament, who knows that the next series of changes will be enough to make him He was dazed.
When Shang Ming lost power and Dongchang changed hands, he realized that he seemed to have learned a lot.
Even if Shang Ming's loss of power is not directly related to Tang Fan, it is indispensable for him to seize the opportunity and fuel the flames.
If Tang Fan is now the minister of the cabinet, such a method would not be surprising, but at that time he was only a fourth-grade censor, far away from the core of power in the capital, and he was able to judge the current situation so accurately and accurately, which must be admirable.
Therefore, when Lu Lingxi saw Xi Ming and others facing Tang Fan with a vague arrogance, he would always think of himself who had just followed Tang Fan, and then he would not point it out, but hummed in his heart: You are right now. , I'm afraid that Jiangxi and his party will be impressed!
Tang Fan didn't pay attention to Lu Lingxi's thoughts. Lu Lingxi took the inauspicious position of the prefect of Ji'an as an anecdote, but Tang Fan thought of the previous prefect of Ji'an, Huang Jinglong.
You must know that this case was handled by Suizhou at the time, and because Huang Jinglong died suddenly in prison, he was very impressed.
Because of Huang Jinglong's death, the case was later settled, but many mysteries remained.
Now it seems that maybe there is a certain destiny in the dark, there is a cause in the past, and there is an effect in the future. There are indeed many things in Ji'an that are worth investigating.
And there is something strange, I am afraid that we will have to wait until Tang Fan arrives in person to check them one by one.
After he and Lu Lingxi met, the group rested in Jianchang Mansion. On the other hand, Tang Fan sent someone to go ahead and notify the prefect of Ji'an in advance.
When the imperial emissary travels, there are newspapers everywhere. It is not impossible to conceal the whereabouts, but it is difficult and unnecessary. This time, Tang Fan went to investigate the case openly and honestly, not to visit Weifu privately. Naturally, there was nothing to hide.
The local officials in Jianchang Mansion heard that Tang Fan was coming, and they rushed to the official post to meet them. It is naturally better to be able to take the opportunity to have a relationship and hug your thighs.
But hugging your thighs also depends on the situation. If someone else who opposes Wandang and leaves Beijing to handle the case, everyone avoids it and is afraid of it. How can you get close to it
Tang Fan's situation is not the same again. Although he has been against Wan Dang many times and has ups and downs in his career, but despite this, the emperor still cannot use him. Instead, because of his opposition to Wan Dang, he always saves danger in the end. And because of the repeated cases, his reputation has grown. Wherever he goes, if the banner of imperial envoy is really displayed, not only local literati and celebrities will come to see him, but even local officials will come here to fight Tang Fan. good relationship.
Like this time, the Suzhou case was solved, Chen Luan, Yang Ji, and others were sacked, and even the Dongchang factory also decreased in arrogance. I think how arrogant and indomitable the factory owner Shangming was, and now he has not been banished from Beijing to Ming Dynasty. Xiaoling swept the floor
Anyone with discernment who doesn't associate Shang Ming's downfall with Tang Fan's investigation into Chen Luan, who doesn't secretly think that Tang Fan is strong and has a tough idea
Being able to take advantage of Wandang is not a skill, but what is it
Therefore, although Tang Fan has tried his best to reduce or exempt the entertainment, there is still an endless stream of people who come to visit, not only the officials of Jianchang House, but also the governor and the inspector of Jiangxi have sent people to visit and greet.
Some people can't be seen, otherwise it's easy to give the impression of being arrogant, so although he didn't like these troubles, Tang Fan still spent two days dealing with all kinds of gods.
Two days later, he brought Lu Lingxi and Xi Ming to Luling County, where Ji'an Prefecture is located. The Ji'an Prefect, together with Luling County and other officials, had already received the news and were waiting at the post outside the city.
And when Tang Fan saw the magistrate of Luling standing beside Fan Lezheng, the prefect of Ji'an, he couldn't help being stunned.
The author has something to say:
small theater:
Wang Zhi: As a person like me, I like to do things that specifically block others.
Lu Lingxi: Brother Tang, here I come! (づ￣3￣)づ╭
Tang Fan: (*^__^*)
Suizhou: …