Seeing Qi Fang's tit-for-tat confrontation, Shen Ji did not dare to say anything. As a county magistrate, he was just a minor official, so he didn't deserve to be caught between the two of them. Besides, Fang Mingchong was a person appointed by the imperial court, so his coming was naturally the imperial court's intention. It's hard to say whether the court wants to put Qi Jiguang to death or just wants to beat him.
At that time, Qi Jiguang commanded thousands of troops, which was very majestic. But now that he has no military power, he is just a tiger with its teeth pulled out. Shen Ji saw this very clearly, but he understood that adding insult to injury at this time would only lead to disaster. After all, the general still had many old subordinates working in the court. If these people become prosperous in the future, they may seek their own bad luck.
In official circles, it is common to act according to the prevailing circumstances. But when you are a person and do things, you must leave some backup, only then can you be invincible.
Fang Mingchong's face was solemn, he tapped his fingers on the armrest of the chair, and said slowly: "Qi Shaobao, it's not that Mr. Fang wants to embarrass you, but that Mr. Fang is acting in accordance with the law of the Ming Dynasty. I can This confession can also summon witnesses.
If this matter follows the laws of the Ming Dynasty, we should go to the Yamen to talk. However, I remember that you are a meritorious official of the Ming Dynasty, so I still want to save face. If I take you away from Qi Mansion, you will not look good on the street. Besides, I also have good intentions, Qi Shaobao might as well think about it. What would happen if Jin Yiwei took over this matter? "
Qi Jiguang couldn't help but feel chills running down his spine when he heard his words. However, he knew in his heart that if he admitted to secretly keeping military documents, he would be guilty of a serious crime, which would definitely harm his wife and children. He could only hold on to the end, and there would be nothing the other party could do.
Fang Mingchong saw that he was silent and urged: "Shaobao is a sensible person. In my opinion, you should hand over the military book readily and quickly, and everyone will be better off. Otherwise, when it comes to Beizhen Fusi, hum."
Qi Jiguang raised his head and said: "Qi made it very clear just now. The military books I wrote have been handed over to the Ministry of War. If you don't believe me, just search them in my office. Why bother to bring out the Jinyi Guards to scare me?"
Fang Mingchong had already sent people to search Qi's mansion, but the book reported by the informant was not found. He thought that Qi Jiguang might relent after bringing up the Jin Yiwei, but the other party's answer really did not satisfy him.
The muscles on his cheeks twitched, and he shouted in a cold voice: "Qi Jiguang, your wife, children, and children are all here now, and their lives are in your hands. If you don't tell the truth, huh." Fang Mingchong clapped his hands, and his men took Qi Jiguang He brought out his three concubines and his son.
Qi Jiguang looked back at them and said sadly: "Master Fang, if the court wants Qi to die, it is just a matter of a word. Why bother with this? What's the point of embarrassing women and children?"
Shen Ji coughed and said, "Master Fang, this testimony is conclusive, let's call the witness." Fang Mingchong nodded. At this time, a man with a pointed chin was pushed into the lobby by two police officers.
Qi Zuoguo's eyes widened and he roared at the man: "Min Yuan, you beast, our Qi family treats you well, why do you want to frame my father?" The man named Min Yuan was startled and his face turned pale. Bai, fearing that Qi Zuoguo would get angry and kill him, took several steps back.
Fang Mingchong looked at the man named Min Yuan and smiled and said, "Say it boldly. I have made the decision for you, and no one dares to touch you. You said that Qi Shaobao recently wrote a military book. Is this true?"
Min Yuan stretched out his sleeves and wiped the sweat from his forehead and said: "Reply... what I said to you, sir, is absolutely true. If the common people say anything false, you will have me executed on the spot immediately. The common people have been serving the master half a year ago, and the master asked me to buy it." It took a lot of paper and pen and ink.”
Fang Mingchong pretended to say "Oh". He was already familiar with that testimony, and he just wanted to repeat it to Qi Jiguang. He said slowly: "Everyone knows that Qi Shaobao is both civil and military. If he ordered you to buy pens and ink, there is no guarantee that they are not for writing poems and compositions. How did you know that he was writing a military book?"
Min Yuan replied: "Although I am a servant of the Qi Mansion, I still know a few words. When the master writes the military book, except for letting the little one grind and serve, he usually does not let anyone else be around, even the young masters. Never seen it before.”
Hearing this, Qi Zuoguo also had some impressions and thought to himself: "What this naughty slave said is true. My father locked himself in his room for a period of time. I originally thought that the old man just compiled and printed his early poems, but he didn't. I didn’t expect that my father was writing a book of war.”
There are provisions in the laws of the Ming Dynasty that prohibit the private possession of military books, but there are exceptions for some military families. Military books like "Sun Tzu's Art of War", "Six Tips and Three Strategies", and "Sima's Law" are naturally forbidden among the people. After the generals handed over the seal, they were also prohibited from writing manuscripts related to marching and fighting. The lighter punishment may be banishment, while the severe punishment may be execution.
After Min Yuan finished speaking, Fang Mingchong said: "Qi Jiguang, what else do you have to say?" Qi Jiguang said: "Master Fang, since you are willing to believe what this slave said, why bother to ask Qi again? Why don't you ask me now?" I've locked it up, and I'll take legal action from the court so that I don't have to worry about it anymore." Fang Mingchong stretched out his hand and pressed his temples and said, "Okay, I'll give you some wine!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a waiter brought a mahogany lacquer tray with an emerald wine pot on it, with a yellow brocade tied to the handle. Qi Jiguang looked at the wine pot and smiled bitterly, and thought to himself: "Okay, okay, I think I, Qi, worked hard for the Ming Dynasty, but in the end I didn't end up like this." He slowly walked towards the wine pot.
Qi Zuoguo understood that this was poisonous wine, so he stepped forward to stop him and shouted: "Father." Qi Jiguang shook his head slightly, reached out and patted his shoulder, indicating that he should not act rashly, and said slowly: "Guo'er, step back. Since Your Majesty has given me the gift of drinking wine, I will gladly accept it as a father." After that, he knelt down and shouted out the door: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace, long live my emperor."
Just when Qi Jiguang reached out to pick up the wine bottle, a stone hit his wrist. With a bang, the wine bottle fell to the ground and shattered, and the wine flowed all over the floor. Suddenly, a figure fell down from the beam. Fang and Shen were startled, stood up straight and looked at this man.
Qi Jiguang looked at the person in front of him and originally wanted to say Fan'er, but when the words came to his lips, he said: "You...you..." Xiao Yunfan glanced at him, then turned to Fang Mingchong and said: "Guan Guan, I see you are alive. I’m getting impatient!" Search and read e-books
Fang Mingchong looked at Xiao Yunfan and shouted angrily: "Where did you come from, that little bastard who dared to overturn Yujiu. Someone come and capture this thief quickly." As soon as he finished speaking, several guards drew their weapons and surrounded him. Xiao Yunfan crossed his arms and said proudly: "If you think you have a long life, you can just come forward." These words were like thunder, especially loud in the hall, shaking everyone's ear drums.
Fang Mingchong felt a little frightened when he saw Xiao Yunfan's majesty. He snorted in his nostrils, stared at Qi Jiguang and shouted: "Well, Qi Jiguang, are you colluding with bandits and refusing to obey the decree?"
Qi Jiguang's expression changed when he heard this, and he hurriedly advised: "Fan'er, this is none of your business, just leave as soon as possible." Xiao Yunfan said seriously: "Uncle Shi, since my nephew is here, he will naturally handle this matter for you. Smooth it off. Just keep your heart in your belly, old man." As he said that, he rolled his eyes and landed on Fang Mingchong's face.
Xiao Yunfan said loudly: "You think you are great just because you are wearing an official uniform. To tell you the truth, others think you are an official, but in the eyes of me, Mr. Xiao, you are nothing. If you say anything again, I will twist off your head and treat you as an official." Chamber Pot Maker.”
Fang Ming rushed to see the other party's arrogance, and his chest was about to explode with anger. Each of his men hesitated to move forward, which made him even more embarrassed. He pointed at Xiao Yunfan and said three words "you" in succession. Then he cupped his hands and said loudly: "I have the king's order, and I have given Qi Jiguang the imperial wine. You are a thief who has eaten the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard. You disrespected me first, overturned the imperial wine last, and blatantly flouted the laws of the court. I think you are I’m tired of living.”
Seeing Xiao Yunfan's extremely rude words, Qi Jiguang felt worried and apologized quickly: "Sir, please calm down. My nephew is a rough man and does not understand the law. I hope you will forgive his young age and be extra merciful." With that, he pulled the button. Xiao Yunfan moved his sleeves, signaling him to kowtow and beg for mercy.
Xiao Yunfan said proudly: "Uncle Shi, you don't need to beg him. Today, when I see you, I have to be polite, so who is he? Are you not lowering your status by begging him like this?" Qi Jiguang was secretly anxious in his heart, and sighed: "Fan'er..."
Fang Mingchong sneered and said: "What a madman, he doesn't know how high the sky is. Why are you still standing there, why don't you take him down." Xiao Yunfan calmly took out a token from his sleeve, raised it high and said, "No. Something with eyes, can you recognize this thing?"
When Fang Mingchong saw the pure gold Kowloon Order, he trembled all over and fell to the ground. Shen Ji saw that Lord Fang was still going to kneel down when he saw the token, so he would be right to kneel down. Everyone in the hall, except Xiao Yunfan, knelt down.
Xiao Yunfan helped Qi Jiguang up and said to himself: "I didn't expect this small sign to have such a powerful power. This dog official was so scared that he pissed himself. It seems that power is a good thing, and it's no wonder that Brother Luo is greedy for power. "
Fang Ming wiped the sweat from his head, raised his head and said with a trembling voice: "I don't know if this noble man arrived and missed the welcome. He deserves to die!" As he said this, he secretly complained in his heart: "Why does this kid have an emperor?" The gold medal given by him? Is it possible that he wants to trick me?"
Xiao Yunfan walked slowly to Fang Mingchong and said calmly: "Slave dog, polish your moves and see. Now that you know the identity of the uncle, do you know what to do about this matter?" Fang Ming rushed forward and gasped: "Go back to your lord. Well, this is a matter decided by the Holy Emperor, and it is hard for a lower official to say anything." Xiao Yunfan thought: "The little emperor must have listened to someone's slander before he became murderous."
As for Qi Jiguang, he was actually implicated by Zhang Juzheng. Shenzong was determined to eliminate the so-called Zhang Party, but Qi Jiguang was worthy of the court from beginning to end. At the beginning of the establishment of the Qi Jiajun, Qi Jiguang clearly stated that the Qi Jiajun was loyal to the court, not to Qi Jiguang. Even if he handed over the military power, there would be no trouble in mobilizing him, but the emperor was still worried about it.
Xiao Yunfan didn't have a thorough understanding of the relationship at the court level, but he had actually been calculating it for a long time. It turned out that after he left with the military book, he entrusted it to Fang Kui and others, and met the Jin Yiwei people on the way. Zhang Jing had made many inquiries since he left Beijing, and came immediately after learning that Xiao Yunfan had appeared in Dengzhou.
After the two met, they exchanged brief greetings. Xiao Yunfan told the story about the Qi family and wanted Zhang Jing to mediate it. He had verbally quarreled with Zhang Jing before, and was worried that he would not betray his face. Who would have thought that Zhang Jing fully agreed to Xiao Yunfan's request.
Firstly, Zhang Jing knew that Xiao Yunfan was the emperor's favorite, and if he opposed him, he would be at odds with the emperor; secondly, Xiao Yunfan's uncharacteristic compliment made him feel comfortable.
Xiao Yunfan also heard the emperor's favor from Zhang Jing's words, and at the moment he was praising His Majesty Long's kindness. He could not say such words before, but when he said them, he found it not so difficult. He was worried that the Qi family's affairs would change later, and originally wanted Zhang Jing to mediate.
Zhang Jing deduced that Jin Yiwei was inconvenient to take action directly, but gave Xiao Yunfan a little advice. Without Zhang Jing's advice, Xiao Yunfan himself would have forgotten about the gold medal. Above the hall, the atmosphere was quite solemn.
Xiao Yunfan pondered for a moment and said: "Boy, you are an official of the imperial court, and you have the king's orders. I will not embarrass you, sir. Just report today's matter to the imperial court truthfully. It can be said that Uncle Qi Shi is the person I, Xiao Yunfan, want to protect. I think the emperor You are very happy to give me this face! By the way, this Qi Mansion is too small, so I won’t keep you here."
Fang Mingchong said with some embarrassment: "This..." Xiao Yunfan glared and shouted: "Mom, do you want me to take you out?" Fang Shen and the other two hurriedly said: "Don't dare, don't dare." Saying that, they took him with him. The troops hurried out of the house in disgrace.
Qi Zuoguo was surprised and happy. He walked up to Xiao Yunfan and said, "Brother Xiao, if it weren't for you this time, my father..." He was about to bow down. Xiao Yunfan supported him, frowned and said, "I don't dare take it! You and I are brothers, how can you tell Yunfan to behave like this?" Qi Zuoguo touched his head and giggled.
Several ladies and nephews from the Qi family came over to thank Xiao Yunfan, and Xiao Yunfan waved his hands quickly. Qi Jiguang coughed and said happily: "Fan'er, thanks to you this time, otherwise..." Xiao Yunfan smiled and said: "Uncle Shi, don't worry, no one dares to act wild as long as Fan'er is here. As for the imperial court, the Holy Father once said that as long as If I ask him for something, he will definitely help me. I think if I finally ask him, he won’t refuse, right?"
Qi Jiguang nodded, frowning slightly, and seemed to be worried. Xiao Yunfan suddenly glanced at the hall, but did not see the shadow of Min Yuan, and shouted: "No, we were just talking and let the thief escape!" As he said that, he took a step forward and ran out the door. go.
