After letting his men investigate for several days, Li Si once again hid everything he had done before, and then came to the commander's residence with gifts.
When he thought that Ran Fang had mentioned the matter in the school to Ying Zheng, he became even more angry at Ran Fang.
But when he saw Ran Fang, he showed a very kind expression on his face, and his eyes were full of love for Ran Fang, as if he was looking at a junior he hadn't seen for a long time.
He sat on the chair and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a long time. Sir, you look a little more mellow than before."
"It seems that your life in the mansion is much more leisurely."
Now Ran Fang's official position is not low, so he doesn't need to bow to Li Si, but Ran Fang doesn't need to be humble to him.
Moreover, Li Si is much older than him, so there is nothing wrong with calling him by his first name, but now Li Si still calls him sir.
This polite tone made Ran Fang feel a little more vigilant.
"The Prime Minister is joking."
"I'm just an idle petty official, living my life peacefully in the house."
"I wonder why the Prime Minister came here today?"
Hearing this, Li Si sighed, with a trace of sadness on his face.
After taking a look at the furnishings of Ran Fang's room, he seemed to be really interested in Ran Fang's life.
Finally, his eyes fell on Ran Fang's face, and he said helplessly: "To be honest, sir, I am already old now. Although I have the title of Prime Minister, I will inevitably feel that I am not capable of doing things in the court."
"I'm a little envious of being so comfortable like you."
"Now it's just that I am favored by His Majesty and can do something for His Majesty in the court."
Seeing how inconsistent his words were, Ran Fang still didn't know what he was going to say.
However, he could only guess that it was for school matters.
After all, it was a costly and thankless job.
Li Si must have known that he was the one who brought up this matter, and now that he was here to hold him accountable, it would be best for him to be able to take over the matter with "interest".
It's hard for Your Majesty to say anything, and Li Si has gained a good reputation.
It's a pity that Li Si's calculation was wrong. He had no intention of swallowing this matter when he pushed it out.
He looked at Li Si and smiled. Although the smile did not reach his eyes, it was meant to please Li Si.
"The Prime Minister is joking. I just need His Majesty's favor so that I can have a temporary resting place in this city."
"If I do something wrong and offend His Majesty, I should take back these kindnesses."
"It is an honor for me to be able to relieve His Majesty's worries. Now that I can chat with His Majesty from time to time and do things I like, I naturally have to thank Your Majesty."
"I am a little envious of the Prime Minister. I am able to gain His Majesty's trust so much. Your Majesty is willing to let the Prime Minister do anything no matter what. This is His Majesty's favor and is something that no one else can envy."
As soon as these words came out, Li Si's face suddenly turned ugly.
He knew that Ran Fang had guessed the purpose of his visit and had no intention of being involved in the school affairs. He even said that if he did not accept the matter happily, it would be a disservice to His Majesty.
Thunder, rain and dew are all due to your kindness. Now that His Majesty is willing to let him do this, it is naturally a sign of trust in him.
The words have reached this point. If he has other ideas, it would be a sign of ignorance.
"I didn't expect...sir could see things so clearly. I've learned a lesson."
"However, I have one more thing to do when I come here today. I wonder if you, sir, can clear up my confusion?"
Ran Fang was still smiling and seemed not to understand the meaning of Li Si's words.
But he also knew that now that the conversation had reached this point, even if Li Si really had that idea, he would not say it again.
He nodded and made a gesture of invitation: "Prime Minister, please speak."
"If I knew it, I would know everything that I can tell you."
In other words, if I don’t know, don’t blame me for not telling you.
Li Si didn't seem to hear it. He frowned slightly, nodded and said, "The salt merchant issue was handled by Mr. Fusu together with Mr. Fusu."
"But now the Miao family, Li family and Zi family are still in Xianyang City. I wonder what your master is going to do?"
As if he didn't expect Li Si to ask this, Ran Fang was stunned for a moment.
Not only because of this problem, but the most important thing is why does Li Si care about this matter?
He has already investigated and found out that people from those three families may have contact with Li Si, but he doesn't have conclusive evidence yet.
Moreover, in the past few days, Cao Yangyun has reported back that although there has been no action in Li Si's house, the evidence of Li Si's contact with the three families has been erased, as if their previous speculations were all false.
But now, Li Si actually brought it up on his own initiative. His expression seemed to be very disgusting with those families, but it seemed that he had nothing to do with them.
This makes people wonder whether Li Si deliberately released the barb.
"What does the Prime Minister mean by this?"
"Now that the matter has been dealt with, I will naturally not say anything more about whether they will stay or go."
"It's just that I heard that the reason why they don't want to leave is that someone familiar with them is staying with them in this city. I just don't know what they are planning to do?"
"The Prime Minister is most familiar with things in Xianyang City. Do you know who they know?"
Ran Fang's words in turn defeated Li Si's army.
Now it was Li Si's turn and he didn't know how to answer. If he said that he didn't know anything, wouldn't he admit that he had been an official in the court for so many years but had done nothing?
But if he said that he knew, it would prove that he clearly knew about those people's ambitions but ignored them. Wasn't this deliberately looking for trouble?
However, after all, Li Si had not paid much attention to Ran Fang's methods after having been around the court for many years.
He was just stunned for a moment, then his expression returned to normal, he looked at Ran Fang with a smile, and said softly: "Sir, what do you mean by this? I have always only cared about important affairs in the court and wanted to relieve His Majesty's worries."
"I never take these little things to heart, but I suddenly thought of them today, so I asked more about them. But I am too talkative."
"Sir, I must have already had an idea in mind. When you say this, I feel like I am doing it on purpose. I hope you don't mind me."
Hearing this, Ran Fang didn't say anything else. He didn't say that he didn't care about the matter, nor did he say how to deal with those people. He just let Li Si guess.
He even had a smile on his face, which made Li Si very angry.
"I heard that His Majesty asked the Prime Minister to be responsible for building the school. I wonder what the Prime Minister thinks?"
"Nowadays, there is a lot of commotion in the library in the city. Presumably the Guizhou leaders in the city also have their own opinions on the matter of reading. If this school is built, there will be many Guizhou leaders flocking to it, right?"
"When the time comes, the head of Guizhou will definitely remember the prime minister's merits, which is really a good thing."
