"Isn't it because of you two that the Ministry of Punishment called me to the capital?"
Chen Fan asked doubtfully.
Hearing this, Fang Zhengru and Liu Siye both showed a look of helplessness.
"You think too highly of us."
"How much do you know about the situation in Beijing?"
Fang Zhengru looked at Chen Fan and asked.
"Know nothing."
Chen Fan shook his head and said.
Chen Fan always thought that the punishment was issued because of Fang Zhengru, but now it seems that is not the case.
Hearing Chen Fan's words, Fang Zhengru and Liu Siye looked as if this was indeed the case.
"Brother Liu, please talk to him!"
Fang Zhengru said to Liu Siye.
"Officials in the capital are now roughly divided into two factions, civil servants and military generals. The two factions have been in balance before."
"However, the frontiers have suffered successive defeats recently, and the generals have been overwhelmed by the civil servants."
Chen Fan looked confused when he heard this. What does this have to do with him?
"Don't be anxious, just listen slowly."
Fang Zhengru noticed Chen Fan's doubts and reminded him.
Chen Fan could only endure his curiosity and listen.
"Do you know who the civil servants are headed by?"
At this time Liu Siye suddenly asked.
"Prime Minister Fan Zeng."
Chen Fan said subconsciously.
Hearing this, Liu Siye nodded.
The reason why Chen Fan was so impressed by this person was because Yingchun and Yingxia married him because of the Fan family.
"Ding Mingcheng's father, Ding Yishan, the Minister of Civil Affairs, was a close confidant of Fan Zeng."
"Not only that, among the six books, except for Bu Bu, the other five ministers are all from Fan Zeng."
"Do you think that in this case, the Criminal Department will help us deal with Ding Yishan's son?"
Liu Siye said.
"Even if I go to the emperor, this matter will not be easy to handle. After all, the civil servants are on their side."
Fang Zhengru also spoke at this time.
Hearing this, Chen Fan also frowned. This was something he had not considered before.
He did not expect that the Minister of Punishment and Ding Mingcheng's father were in the same group.
"So the two gentlemen went to the military general for help."
Chen Fan looked at Liu Siye and Fang Zhengru and said.
Hearing Chen Fan's words, both of them looked pleased.
"clever."
The two praised in unison.
"The two of us went to find Zhao Wuwei, the leader of the generals and the general of the dynasty."
"We just patted our chests and said that you must have been wronged."
"He immediately agreed. Finally, under the pressure from him and a group of generals, the emperor took advantage of the situation and asked the Ministry of Justice to issue this order."
Liu Siye continued.
Hearing this, Chen Fan, who had always been calm, now showed a surprised expression.
I didn't expect that there would be these things in between.
I never expected that the emperor would personally order this matter.
"Do you know why the general helps you like this?"
The two looked at Chen Fan and asked.
If it were an ordinary person, they would definitely say that it was for their sake.
But Chen Fan didn't think so.
This general must be working so hard not only for their sake, but also for other purposes.
"Take Ding Yishan."
Chen Fan said firmly.
Hearing this, Fang Zhengru and Liu Siye nodded together.
"But after all, the Minister of Punishment is on the same side as Ding Yishan. I'm afraid it won't be easy to take down Ding Yishan!"
Chen Fan said with doubt on his face.
"Don't worry! The person who will interrogate you tomorrow is not a civil servant or a general."
Liu Siye said with a smile.
As for who was being interrogated, the two of them were quite secretive.
"Tell us everything you know."
At this time Fang Zhengru said.
At this time, Chen Fan told everything he knew and what he had done recently.
After listening to Chen Fan's account, both Fang Zhengru and Liu Siye frowned.
"I didn't expect that Kong Wenbo would associate with people like Ding Mingcheng, and also help Zhou to commit evil. It really brought the Kong family's face to shame."
"Fortunately, the late emperor Mingjian did not let him become the emperor's master, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous!"
Fang Zhengru frowned and sighed.
"Where is Wu Feng? Don't let anything happen to this man. He is the key to your escape tomorrow."
Liu Siye said seriously.
Chen Fan smiled and said, "Don't worry, sir, Wu Feng is in a very safe place now."
Hearing Chen Fan say this, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief.
"Okay, you should have a good rest tonight! We still have to go to the General's Mansion."
The two stood up and said.
Chen Fan also immediately stood up and respectfully sent them out of the door, and then saluted them both.
Chen Fan's respect for them was not pretending, but sincere.
At the same time, Ding Mingcheng also returned home.
Ding Yishan is already waiting for him.
"Why can Chen Fan come back?"
"Do you know what it means for Chen Fan to come back? Our Ding family is going to be killed by you."
As soon as he entered the door, Ding Yishan immediately roared at Ding Mingcheng.
As for the injuries on the faces of Ding Mingcheng and others, he no longer cared about them.
"Dad, it's just Chen Fan, even if he has the support of Fang Zhengru and the others."
"Don't we still have Prime Minister Fan in our Ding family?"
Ding Mingcheng said quickly.
"Bang bang bang..."
Hearing this, Ding Yishan raised his fist and hit Ding Mingcheng.
"You idiot."
"Why did I give birth to a fool like you?"
He yelled while beating him.
Poor Ding Mingcheng, whose wounds were still bleeding after being beaten by Chen Fan, was beaten again.
And he didn't dare to evade, let alone resist.
After a while, Ding Yishan calmed down a little and then stopped.
"Didn't you ask Wu Feng to kill Chen Fan on the way? How could he miss it?"
"Tell me exactly what happened."
Ding Yishan said with a livid face.
It was the first time that Ding Mingcheng saw his father so angry, so he quickly told the story.
"Wu Feng missed?"
"Chen Fan is just a cheap businessman. Even if those four officials help him, they are no match for Wu Feng! How could he fail?"
Ding Yishan said doubtfully.
"Dad, I'm surprised too, but from Chen Fan's tone today, Wu Feng probably didn't tell him about us."
"So we don't have to worry too much."
Ding Mingchen originally wanted to comfort his father.
But when Ding Yishan heard this, he immediately became even more angry.
"Snapped."
He immediately grabbed the stool and threw it at Ding Mingcheng's body.
He didn't stop until the stool was smashed.
At this time, Ding Mingcheng had been beaten to death.
And Ding Yishan walked out directly without even looking at Ding Mingcheng.
"Go to the Prime Minister's Palace."
After going out, Ding Yishan immediately said to his servants.
At this time, an uninvited guest also came to Chen Fan's room.
