"The matter ends at Dongcheng."
With these words, Shilang Fan bowed his head to Shen Yi and gave in.
But not for himself.
He comes from a well-to-do family and is a second-ranked Jinshi. He has been an official for so many years. Although he has inevitably relied on some of the Fan family's connections and financial resources, the fact that a top-ranked Jinshi can reach the position of the Sixth Ministry of Minister shows that Fan You has absolutely no ability. What's the problem.
Even when Shen Yi went to check on this person, he didn't find any corruption or official stain on him.
Moreover, even if he was demoted and became an inspector, he was still a third-grade provincial official, in charge of the criminal title of a province, and he could still be regarded as a deputy-level feudal official.
Shen Yi could not threaten a person of this level.
He was bowing to Shen Yi for the Fan family in Jiangdu.
As a former Minister of Justice, he knew very well that Shen Yi was in the Cha Fan family.
It was precisely for this reason that Fan Tong, who had always been calm, was eager to attack Shen Yi, and even sent people to take Xu Fu in a panic and torture him.
Because Fan Tong knew very well that he had no flaws, but the Fan family in Jiangdu...
There are flaws all over.
The Fan family is a scholarly family. Apart from him, Fan Tong, there are about two or three people who are serving as officials in the court, but most of them are small officials who are not on the stage. As the pillar of the Fan family, Mrs. Fan Tong knows that there are more than 100 officials in the family. How did these hectares of land come about?
You must know that although the Fan family was a big family in Jiangdu ten years ago, the family's land did not exceed fifty hectares. In the past ten years, especially since he became the minister of the Ministry of Justice, the Fan family's fields, real estate and assets, They are all expanding rapidly, and the expansion speed is frightening.
This speed of asset expansion is certainly abnormal.
Because Fan You is in the Ministry of Punishment, the Fan family is not too cautious in doing things. As long as they do a little research, it is estimated that none of the gentlemen of the Fan family in Jiangdu will be able to escape guilt. If they are more ruthless, they will probably be punished. The family property was confiscated.
By the time…
Not only will Fan Shilang lose his foundation, but he himself will also be affected. He may be demoted again and again because of this incident, and he may even lose his official status.
Shen Sizheng smiled and took a sip of tea.
"It seems that these words of Mr. Fan should not be spoken to a junior like me."
Shen Yi's price is too low. In theory, he is not qualified to talk to Fan You directly, because as a member of Ganquan Academy, he, Shen Yi, has no say in many things now.
Fan Tong took a deep breath and looked a little ugly: "I went to see Zhao Shangshu."
He tried to calm down his tone: "He doesn't want to see me."
Shen Yi put down his tea cup and said expressionlessly: "Because the Fan family has wanted to dig up the roots of our academy more than once."
"Only one time."
Fan Tong's breathing quickened and quickly returned to normal. He silently put the tea cup hanging in mid-air back on the table, and then looked at Shen Yi.
"Jiangdu's strict etiquette, it was Dongcheng Lingdu who cheated when he took the county examination. The Fan family has always had evidence of his cheating. If Fan wanted to use this matter to make a fuss, he would have filed a document with him. The Ministry of Rites has gone."
Fan Shilang was very thin and had slender fingers. At this moment, his fingers were a little pale and trembling slightly.
"Fan is also from Jiangdu. If his family hadn't sent him to Jiankang when he was young, Fan would have gone to Ganquan Academy."
He looked at Shen Yi silently: "The Fan family has always admired the academy. When Dongcheng made a mistake, the entire Fan family punished him severely. The Fan family has never wanted to go against the academy!"
"Even this time, Shen Sizheng, you sent people to Jiangdu to investigate the Fan family, and the two sides were already at odds with each other, but Fan didn't bring up Yan Mingli's incident!"
He groaned.
"Fan just wants to pull you, Shen Sizheng, from your position as Sizheng, the newspaper secretary, and prevent you from continuing to send people to investigate in Jiangdu..."
Speaking of this, Fan Tong showed an unnatural expression on his face. He took a sip of tea silently and said in a somewhat obscure voice: "To be honest, until now, I haven't figured out what the beggar from Jiangdu who followed you to Jiankang is." Son, how could he suddenly become the nephew of Eunuch Gao in the palace? How could he attract the attention of the palace? How could he..."
"How could it affect His Majesty..."
During the court meeting, several prime ministers and several officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs were originally planning to fine Fan Tong and then mark him down during the inspection in Beijing. However, at this time, His Majesty the Emperor personally expressed his intention to Only by strictly handling the affairs of the Ministry of Justice will Fan Shilang be removed from his position as Minister of Justice.
When several prime ministers from Zhongshu saw that they could not save him, they kicked him to the ground together with three officials from the Ministry of Personnel.
This thing is so magical.
A little-known businessman, who in the eyes of the official was just a nobody digging in the dust, actually stirred up the situation in the capital in just a few days and brought down a senior official with the rank of Minister of the Sixth Ministry. !
Don't say that Fan Tong himself can't understand it. Others in the court, including Zhao Changping, may not be able to understand it.
Even Xu Fu himself might be a little confused about this matter.
Only the big boss in the palace, the big eunuch, and Shen Yi could figure out the cause and effect of this matter.
However, this kind of thing cannot be talked about outside.
People with big mouths are most likely to die.
Naturally, Shen Yi couldn't say it. He smiled at Fan You and said, "Shilang Fan, things are so coincidental sometimes. How do you know that the beggar begging for food in Jiangdu cannot be Eunuch Gao's nephew?"
"even though…"
Fan Tong's eyes were full of reluctance: "A high-ranking eunuch may not have such great ability to make His Majesty make up his mind to rectify the Ministry of Punishment..."
"Even now, you still can't understand, Mr. Fan."
Shen Yi shook his head slightly, and Yun Dan said lightly: "In the final analysis, it is still because of Fan Dongcheng."
"The frontline suffered a defeat. His Majesty himself was dissatisfied with the Zhao family. However, Fan Dongcheng was still so close to the Zhao family. He even almost walked with the daughter of the Zhao family. He was arrogant and domineering in Jiming Temple."
He pointed to his nose and said solemnly: "He even hit me."
"Your Majesty, your Majesty has already made a note to your Fan family. It's just that you, Mr. Fan, didn't make any mistakes before and couldn't find the reason for it."
After saying this, Shen Yi stood up from the tea table, and while asking the waiter to pay the bill, he smiled at Fan You and said: "Fan Shilang, you have also passed the examination step by step from a boy student, a student member to a scholar. You should I know that at this time, there are many things that I, a student of the academy, have no say in, and only the elders of the academy have to say."
"You were so sick that you sought medical treatment."
Fan Tong stood up, his face pale: "The people from Jiangdu are obviously from your newspaper department..."
"The Diji Newspaper Division has no judicial power, nor the right to report rumors. Whether or not to investigate is of no use. The key is to look at the elders of my academy."
Shen Yi cupped his hands towards Fan You and said with a smile: "Shilang Fan, the root cause of the matter is no longer on Shen. You have found the wrong person."
After saying this, Shen Yi took out a small piece of silver from his sleeve and handed it to the waiter next to him. He turned around and left without even asking for change.
Fan Shilang sat alone on the tea table, silent.
At this time, he wanted to strangle his eldest nephew to death.
really want.
It's a pity that even strangulation is of no use now.
Minister Fan silently poured himself a cup of tea, raised his head and drank it as if drinking wine.
He looked in the direction of Jiangdu and let out a long sigh: "Brother, the son you gave birth to may not kill me, but it will drag you and our Fan family into a state of eternal destruction... "
After saying this, he recalled the time when he wrote back to Jiangdu and asked his brother to arrange for Fan Dongcheng to enter Ganquan Academy and find a way to pursue the daughter of the Lu family.
At that time, Fan Tong wanted to form a good relationship with Ganquan Academy. After all, he was also from Jiangdu and was naturally close to Ganquan Academy.
I just didn't expect it, just because of this thought...
Things have gotten to where they are today step by step.
"One drink and one peck are all predestined..."
Fan Shilang stood up and strode towards his sedan chair, his steps staggering a bit.
He felt very desolate.
Because he knew very well that the Fan family in Jiangdu was already on the edge of the cliff...
………………
Shen Yi felt very happy.
He has been suppressed by the Fan family and Fan Shilang for too long.
In the past, when facing the Fan family, he could only try his best to protect himself and hide whenever he could. Even after Jiankang was defeated by Juren, he still avoided whenever he could when he saw Fan Dongcheng.
Even if he later gets Jinshi and meets Fan Dongcheng at Jiming Temple, there is no good solution.
but now!
The pillar of the Fan family, a third-rank official in the imperial court, and a serious court official came to bow to him!
In fact, Shen Yi didn't tell the truth just now.
Although he is a junior in Ganquan Academy, he is a party to this matter, and he can speak to the two elders!
After all, he will soon become Mr. Lu’s son-in-law!
As long as he said that the matter was over, even Zhao Changping would not say anything more. After all, he also wanted to give Mr. Lu some face.
However, Shen Yi rejected Fan You mercilessly!
This feeling is so good!
It made him feel like he was letting out the pent-up energy in his chest.
But this is just the beginning. Soon, he will be able to return to Jiangdu to settle Hongde's five-year old accounts on behalf of Chen Qing and Jiangdu's Shen Yi.
After being excited for a while, Shen Yi slowly calmed down.
He told himself in his mind.
He is still weak.
Fan Tong came to see him not because he was afraid of him, but because he was afraid of Ganquan Academy behind him and Zhao Changping, who had been promoted to the position of Minister of Household Affairs.
The road... still has to be walked step by step. Don't drift. If you drift, you will be like Fan Dongcheng, who will do some stupid things, and you will do some stupid things that you have no way to deal with.
The next day, Fan Tong, who was demoted, took his family and children and left Jiankang secretly.
Except for two or three old friends, not many people went to the city gate to see him off.
There were only three unranked officials in the Ministry of Punishment who had received Fan You's favor and went out of the city to see Fan You off.
This scene is quite desolate.
This is a vivid interpretation of the four words "Tea Cooling" for people in official circles.
The reason why the officials in the imperial court did not send this third-grade quasi-frontier official as a gift was mainly because everyone agreed...
Fan Tong can't come back.
It is difficult to return to Jiankang Service.
Even if he is appointed as an inspector, he may not be able to fulfill his duties.
Just when Fan Shilang secretly left Jiankang, the Ministry of Internal Affairs also reviewed the Di report submitted by Shen Yi. The review was very fast and basically no word was changed.
When it was sent out, the Ministry of Internal Affairs also urged the Di Bao Secretary to publish it as soon as possible.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs is an organization that... mainly manages the people in the palace and the affairs of the inner court. This organization does not have its own ideas.
Nor do they express their opinions.
In other words, the Ministry of Internal Affairs urged the publication to be published quickly, but it was actually the emperor himself who urged the publication.
Since it was the emperor's wish, Shen Yi did not hesitate. After reviewing it, he immediately ordered his men to print it accordingly.
There is not much special content in this newspaper. The only special thing is that it contains some dirty information about Pei Yuan, the former minister of the Ministry of Rites and the current chief guest of the Ministry of Rites.
Mainly because he once secretly took in two concubines sent by Northern Qi.
Pei Yuan has been in charge of foreign affairs in the Ministry of Rites for a long time. He is proficient in several languages. He can speak very well even the nonsense that the Chinese people of Qi don't speak very much. Before that, he had been dealing with the people of Qi all year round.
Under this background, it is normal for him to have some friendship with Qi Ren.
Of course, in this negotiation, Chen Guo was suspected of paying tribute, so Pei Yuan did not dare to take a penny from Qi Ren. The report in the Di newspaper that he accepted two beauties as gifts from Qi Ren was already seven or eight. It happened years ago.
These two Qi people served as concubines and gave birth to two children for him. They now live in Jiankang City.
This kind of thing…
To put it nicely, it is a romantic affair and Pei Yuan's personal charm, but as a "diplomat" of Da Chen, doing this can indeed be criticized.
However, this kind of thing cannot be considered a violation of national law, so it is most appropriate for the Di Newspaper Division to publish it.
The emperor asked the Di newspaper department to publish this incident not to punish him, but to get him to resign and get out.
As a result, with the Di Newspaper Department working overtime and night for printing, on the third day, the new issue of Di News went on sale in Jiankang City.
On the morning of the day when the Di Bao went on sale, Mr. Pei, who was working in the Etiquette Department, received a Di Bao from his subordinates. He looked at the Di Bao and was trembling with anger.
Not long after getting the newspaper, Dr. Pei took a leave of absence and hurriedly went to Xiang Yang's mansion to find his teacher.
And just when Pei Langzhong was looking for his parents, after fighting in the Huaihe River for several months and nearly half a year, he finally "repelled" the Qi people's Huaihe Navy Commander-in-Chief, the Anping Marquis of Dachen, and the imperial general Zhao. "Sheng Sheng" returned to the court, and was welcomed back to Jiankang City by everyone.
But the emperor himself did not go to greet him.
The five prime ministers of Zhongshu did not go to greet him.
Even the Minister of the Ministry of War did not go, and only sent a minister of the Ministry of War to greet General Zhao.
General Zhao was welcomed by everyone and came all the way to the imperial city. Finally, he met His Majesty the Emperor in the Deqing Hall.
In the Deqing Hall, the prime ministers and most of the important ministers were present.
His Majesty the Emperor on the throne, without raising his eyes, asked Gao Ming to announce the imperial decree that he had already prepared.
The content of the decree is simple.
Because General Zhao returned to the court after victory, he was rewarded with ten thousand gold and promoted Zhao Zhuo, the legitimate son of the Zhao family, to a fifth-grade military official.
After Gao Ming finished reading the imperial edict, His Majesty the Emperor did not even look at General Zhao. Instead, he stood up and said lazily: "Okay, General Zhao has been fighting hard on the front line for several months. He must be tired. I won't General Zhao, please go home and rest."
He waved.
"Let's break up."
Zhao Lu knelt down in the main hall of Deqing Hall, kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty is so kind, I am ashamed that I dare not accept it..."
He touched his forehead to the ground and said in a trembling voice: "Before the battle, I led the imperial court's 30,000 imperial troops. Over the past few months, nearly 30% of them were reduced. I am guilty of your majesty and guilty of the imperial court. Please punish me..."
"It's a war."
His Majesty the Emperor stretched himself: "Death is inevitable. General, there is no need to feel guilty. I do not blame you."
Zhao Lu lowered his head again and said, "Your Majesty, before I returned to the capital, I heard that my family members were committing misdeeds in Jiankang. Please punish them according to the law!"
This is talking about the beatings of the Zhao family in Jiming Temple.
The emperor groaned inwardly, but with a faint smile on his face.
"Young people are just messing around. The matter has been resolved long ago. General, don't worry about it."
The emperor looked calm: "Gao Ming, the general has fought hard for the past six months. It's been too hard. Give me a gift for the general."
Eunuch Gao immediately nodded, stepped forward to help Zhao Lu up, and sent him all the way out of the imperial city.
After seeing off Zhao Lu, Gao Ming returned all the way to the palace and met the emperor in the Manlu Hall.
At this moment, His Majesty the Emperor was losing his temper.
After seeing Gao Ming, the emperor angrily sat down on the soft couch and said angrily: "As soon as I came back, I confessed all the bad things about the Zhao family in front of the ministers, and forced me to expose the matter. !”
"After this, we won't be able to bring up the old things again!"
His Majesty the Emperor said angrily: "This Zhao Lu is really hateful!"
With a smile on his face, Eunuch Gao poured the emperor a cup of tea, lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, calm down the anger..."
The emperor lowered his head and took a sip of tea. He seemed to be talking to Gao Ming and to himself.
"The Ministry of War is also a bunch of losers. No one can restrain the Zhao family."
He put down the teacup and looked at Eunuch Gao: "Gao Ming, should I send some new people to the Ministry of War?"
Eunuch Gao hesitated for a moment and then said, "Your Majesty wants Shen Yi to..."
The emperor looked calm.
"Isn't it possible?"
Gao Ming lowered his head slightly and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this Shen Yi is still running the Di Newspaper Department. The Di Newspaper Department is just a prototype and has no appearance. Moreover, he is still a scholar of the Hanlin Academy. There is no one in the Hanlin Academy who can be born in a few years." If he doesn’t come, I think I’m a little impatient to let him enter the military department now.”
Having said this, Eunuch Gao lowered his head again and said: "Besides, after this time, most of the people in Qi will be honest for a while, and there is no need to be so hasty. Moreover, after Shen Yi has stayed in the Hanlin Academy for a long time, he can go to the Ministry of War." Suitable grade…”
"Well…"
The emperor bowed his head in thought.
Gao Ming sat down on his knees and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this slave is just talking nonsense, mainly because of your thoughts..."
"That's all."
The emperor narrowed his eyes.
"You're right, some things are indeed..."
"There's no rush."
