In the capital city where undercurrents are surging, there is always a tendency to favor the superior and suppress the inferior. Once a person loses power, the people around him will also fall into a place of eternal destruction, making it difficult to stand up.
Hundreds of officials, headed by Yushitai, finally seized the opportunity and wrote to Shen Fang Zilan for several days, not only demanding severe punishment, but also raising accusations of involvement.
As we all know, the only relative recognized by Fang Zilan is Mo Han, and behind Mo Han is the family of Mo Bin, the gatekeeper of Mushan Gate. Even if the Mo family is eradicated, the impact on the court will be nothing more than throwing a stone into the sea, and it will not be able to stir up too much trouble. Big waves.
The courtiers simply focused their attention on the people around Fang Zilan. From General Li and Qi Duhu who guarded the northern border, to Zhou Lang, the chief of the southeast camp, and even Cao Hong, who had just left Beijing, they all became targets of their attacks. object.
It was like a mad dog that smelled something fishy and just rushed forward to bite it. What it could get seemed not so important. What is important is that the original vested interests must be torn apart.
As the lord of the capital, Li Shengxuan has lived in the palace city of the capital since he was a child, and has long been accustomed to such scenes.
Everyone knows that wildfire cannot be burned out, but spring breeze blows and it will grow again. Therefore, only by cutting off the weeds and rooting out can we get rid of them once and for all.
But is this really the case? Some people fall into the abyss, while others stand on the top of the mountain. The higher you stand, the easier it is to become the target of everyone's covetousness. The royal family is like this, and so are the courtiers.
Once Fang Zilan falls, the generals who have grown up under her will inevitably receive a cold reception. They are all generals guarding the four borders. No matter which one of them has an accident, it will endanger the stability of the capital.
However, the courtiers living in the bustling capital could only see the power in front of them, but could not see the swords at the border. In their eyes, it doesn't matter who the general of the four realms is, as long as there are no wars in the capital, they can sit back and relax.
Only those who have actually been on the battlefield and guarded the border know that war is not a move in the hands of those in high positions, but a matter of life and death for millions of people.
"It's not been a day or two since the leader of Qingshui Village has been bullying men and women. Master Wei's soldiers have been watching him for a long time. It started almost three or four years ago." Vice General Cao said, patting the shoulder of the soldier next to him. Said: "This is Wei Wei, the person who reported the news to me last time, boss, do you still remember? He used to have a childhood sweetheart who was ruined by the head of Qingshui Village. The little girl later committed suicide by throwing herself into the lake. Wei Wei is that one At that time, I started to keep an eye on the head of Qingshui Village."
Fang Zilan was surprised. It turned out that the leader of Qingshui Village had been targeted by Wei Subaru's people for a long time. No wonder he was so easy to talk to and directly lent troops to Deputy General Cao. Presumably, the leader of Qingshui Village will not be able to escape this time, but what happened with Cong Rong...
She glanced at Fang Lihui and saw a faint look of worry on his face, fearing that the Fang family would be implicated.
"This girl..." Wei Wei looked at Cong Rong and asked hesitantly: "Were you also bullied by the head of Qingshui Village?"
Before Cong Rong could answer, Vice General Cao said: "No, this girl is here to see Mr. Fang Lihui."
Earlier, he could clearly see outside the door and heard the words of the surrounding crowd. Naturally, he thought that Cong Rong was here to force Fang Lihui to give her a status.
Unexpectedly, after Wei Wei listened to his words, he looked like he suddenly understood and said, "Did the girl come here because she was coerced by the head of Qingshui Village?"
Fang Zilan asked curiously: "Why do you know?"
"Returning to Mr. Fang, my brothers and I have been keeping an eye on the leader of Qingshui Village for a long time. He believes that he has some background and has always been at odds with the Fang family." Wei Wei looked angrily, "I also found out after checking for a long time. About six or seven Years ago, Mr. Fang’s father had nothing to do with him, so he stopped taking care of Qingshui Village. So Qingshui Village is nominally the village of the Fang family, but in fact the head of the village has the final say."
Fang Zilan was thoughtful and asked: "Since the Fang family no longer cares about Qingshui Village, why does he want to coerce Miss Cong to slander Young Master Fang?"
Wei Wei said: "The head of Qingshui Village is used to being domineering, and many people in the village have complaints. Last year, a farmer who escaped from the village reported him to the government, and he spent a lot of money to settle the matter. In addition, Qingshui Village last year The harvest in the village was not good, so he was short of money and naturally thought of the Fang family. Mr. Fang has a reputation as a playboy, so he just took the opportunity to steal some money."
He paused and continued, "But he didn't expect that Young Master Fang was so capable. All the women who came to Fang Mansion to make trouble were dismissed by Young Master Fang one by one, without getting any benefits. I guess he was forced to act in a hurry. It’s because of this stupid trick that this pregnant girl came to the door crying.”
Fang Zilan glanced at Cong Rong and quietly hid the jade pendant in her sleeve, "Wei Wei, you have been staring at the head of Qingshui Village for so long, why did you only have an attack today?"
"Qingshui Village Zhuangtou has a profound background. If there is no solid evidence that human life is at stake, we really can't do anything to him." Wei Wei lowered his head and said in a low voice, "Master Wei said that if I can't give him a fatal blow, I can only endure it."
Fang Lihui couldn't help but ask: "What is the background of the head of Qingshui Village?"
"The surname of the village head of Qingshui Village is Lu. His ancestor was a subordinate of King Pingnan of the former dynasty. Later, the previous dynasty was overthrown, and all the villages near the capital were taken back by the court and redistributed rewards. Qingshui Village fell into the hands of the Fang family after several twists and turns." As Wei Wei spoke, he added as if he was remembering something: "Lu Zhizhang of Yanzhou is from the same clan as the head of Qingshui Village. If Lord Wei hadn't been presiding over the case in the north this time, we wouldn't have found so many Qingshui Villages. Evidence of Zhuangtou’s evil deeds.”
The steward on the side suddenly said with emotion: "The Lu family was considered a wealthy family in the previous dynasty. Lu Tao was an official in the dynasty, and Lu Qinghou, a military strategist, accompanied King Pingnan to conquer the north and south. Who would have thought that once the dynasty changed, they would end up like this? situation."
"The Lu family's journey is not caused by the change of dynasties." Fang Lihui looked a little colder, "When Emperor Tai'an came to the throne, he did not kill all the old people of the previous dynasty, but instead treated him with many courtesy. Otherwise, our Fang family's business would not be what it is today. .”
Fang Zilan looked at Fang Lihui steadily, with a complicated look on her face, but heard him continue: "The Lu family is as prosperous in the north as it was in the previous dynasty. However, one of the Lu family, one martial and one literary, was implicated by the Shangguan family. Dismissed from his position, a man who is unwilling to accept his ambitions and seeks revenge, and who goes astray will eventually harm the entire family. Not to mention the unscrupulous son Lu Tang, and the bully clan members like Qingshui Village Zhuangtou. The Lu family will be destroyed sooner or later. "
"Master Fang?" Wei Wei looked at Fang Lihui blankly and saw him sighing faintly, "Mr. Fang just said something right - only when you have a pure origin, you can have honor and disgrace when you have traveled far enough. Now the Fang family In my hands, it will only last for more than a hundred years, and I will never let the Fang family make mistakes again and again like the Lu family did."
