Fan Dongcheng does have some cleverness in him.
For example, if an ordinary person has an enemy, he will only think of attacking the enemy himself, but Fan Dongcheng can think of killing Shen Yi's future through the five boys' alliance.
And before doing anything, he had already thought about the possible consequences of this matter. As a son of a noble family, he knew that scientific examinations were very serious and should not be profaned, so he did not directly come forward in the whole matter.
Whether he instigated Yan Mingli to commit fraud in advance or found someone to report Yan Mingli afterwards, Fan Dongcheng was not directly involved from the beginning to the end. In order to clear up the relationship, he did not even let his followers participate. Instead, he found someone through some local snakes. A few local green men from Jiangdu came to do this.
Fan Dongcheng even thought about the academy's reaction before doing this.
Yan Mingli is from the Academy. Once a fraud case occurs, the Academy's first reaction must be to minimize the matter so that it will not become a big deal. While minimizing the impact of the incident, the Yamen will not investigate Yan Ming Is there any instigation and guidance behind the ceremony, and no one will check whether there is someone behind the person who made the complaint.
In fact, there was nothing wrong with what Fan Dongcheng imagined.
Jiangdu County Government will definitely try every means to cover up Yan Mingli's matter, and the impact of this matter will be minimized. The County Government will not investigate Yan Mingli's fraud case openly, and the Yamen's lawsuit will not involve him. On the eldest son.
From this point of view, Fan Dongcheng had a thorough understanding of the relationship between Jiangdu's local officialdom and the academy, but he only saw the part and not the whole.
He only saw Ganquan Academy in Jiangdu, but he couldn't see Ganquan Academy in Jiangdu. It was just the tip of the iceberg of Ganquan Academy, only a very small part of Ganquan Academy exposed to the outside!
This is having little wisdom but no great wisdom.
However, although Fan Dongcheng was domineering, he was still afraid of his father. Under Master Fan's questioning, he quickly bowed his head and gave in, and told the whole story of the incident. The more Master Fan listened, the darker his face became. , I couldn't bear it after hearing the last part, so I walked up to Fan Dongcheng and gave him a harsh mouth.
The slaps were loud.
Mr. Fan was still angry, his face twisted in anger: "I asked you to enter the academy, get close to Mr. Lu, and make friends with his only daughter. Is this how you got close?!"
Fan Dongcheng covered his face with his hands and looked at his father with some fear: "Dad, just because you promised to befriend Miss Lu, Shen Qi stepped in, and my son was really angry and wanted to trip him up. …”
Speaking of this, Fan Dongcheng's voice already had some vibrato.
"But don't worry, my son has done this very cleanly. Even if the Yamen goes to investigate, he won't be able to find anything..."
"clean?"
Mr. Fan looked at his son coldly from his chair, expressionless: "Do you think this is the Yamenmen police station handling the case? If there is no evidence that it was you who did it, then it's not you who did it?"
"madness!"
Having said this, Mr. Fan was still angry, so he stepped forward and kicked Fan Dongcheng hard on the shoulder, knocking Mr. Fan to his side and falling to the ground.
Mr. Fan said coldly: "Some things require evidence to prove that you did not do it, then it was not done by you!"
"Go and kneel in the ancestral hall. Don't even eat today!"
Master Fan has four daughters, but only one son is Fan Dongcheng.
The main line's legitimate son is still only Miaomiao. He has been treated as a treasure by everyone in the family since he was a child. He is used to being pampered. Even now, Master Fan has not beaten him to death.
Fan Dongcheng lay in front of his father and glanced at his father pitifully.
"Dad, what about this matter..."
"Let's wait until your fifth uncle comes back."
Mr. Fan took a deep breath, his face still dark.
"You are making a big mistake. Our family does not have the ability to handle this matter. Only your fifth uncle can talk to those people and make them believe that our family has no ill intentions towards them and that this matter is just a misunderstanding. Otherwise... "
Thinking of the steady stream of Jinshi gentlemen that Ganquan Academy has received over the past few decades, Mr. Fan is a little embarrassed here.
"Otherwise, just as your fifth uncle said, our family may not even be able to survive in Jiangdu."
At this point, Mr. Fan glanced coldly at his useless son and said angrily: "If your fifth uncle's future is delayed because of this matter, I will skin you alive!"
Mr. Fan is the only direct son of the Fan family, so it is naturally impossible to really skin him.
But even so, Fan Dongcheng was scared to death by these words. He rolled away and ran to kneel in the Fan family ancestral hall.
…………
After knowing the cause and effect, Mr. Fan sat alone in the study for a long time. He walked out of the study door several times, wanting to go to Ganquan Academy to meet Mr. Lu to resolve the misunderstanding, but after thinking about it, he stopped.
It's not that he doesn't want to bow his head, but that he doesn't have enough weight to have a real dialogue with Ganquan Academy.
We have to wait until the fifth old man, Fan Shilang, comes back...
Fortunately, Jiankang was very close to Jiangdu, and Fan Shilang was in a hurry to get back to deal with things, so he ordered the coachman to ride fast. By evening, the carriage had arrived in Jiangdu.
Originally, when an official of Fan Shilang's level returned to his hometown, the local officials would go out of the city to welcome him and hold a banquet to entertain him. However, Fan Shilang had time this time and had something to do, so he did not notify the Jiangdu local government, but kept it secret. After entering Jiangdu City, we arrived at the door of Fan's house.
Mr. Fan had been waiting at the door in the afternoon. After seeing Mr. Fan's carriage, he stepped forward to greet him. Then he saw Mr. Fan, with sporadic white hair on his temples, jumping out of the carriage.
After getting off the carriage, Mr. Fan stood there and bowed to Mr. Fan: "Brother."
Master Fan sighed and stepped forward to hold his brother's sleeve.
"While I'm in Jiangdu, I haven't been able to help you. Instead, I've caused you trouble. I'm really sorry for you."
"You can't say that."
Fan Shilang smiled at Mr. Fan and said, "In the past few years, the eldest brother has helped the younger brother a lot."
For Fan Shilang to be able to rise rapidly in the court, it was definitely not possible to rely solely on business ability. He also needed someone to manage the relationship behind him, and it was the full support of the Fan family at that time that allowed him to have a smooth official career in these years.
The two brothers quickly entered the main door of Fan's house and sat down in the side hall. After serving tea, Fan Shilang looked at his brother and asked, "Where is Dongcheng?"
After Zhao Changping's late-night visit, Fan Shilang probably understood which young man in Jiangdu was causing trouble.
Although he has many children and nephews in Jiangdu, Fan Dongcheng is the only one with a truly high status, and he is probably the only one who is qualified to mess with the academy.
"I punished him by going to the ancestral hall to kneel down."
Fan Shilang nodded, looked at Mr. Fan again, and said: "Brother, I want to know the cause and effect of this matter. Brother already knows, do you still want me to ask Dongcheng?"
"I see."
Mr. Fan smiled bitterly: "I'll tell you."
As he spoke, Mr. Fan told the story roughly, and then sighed slightly: "That's about it. The treacherous son led Yan Mingli's fraud behind the scenes, and later found someone to report to the county government. It was probably this incident that angered Ganquan Academy. , only the SO from Jingcheng Academy will find you."
After listening to Master Fan's words, Minister Fan frowned deeply.
He glanced at his eldest brother and sighed.
"Dongcheng caused a lot of trouble this time. He did this..."
"It's like digging for the roots of Ganquan Academy..."
