Calling the sedan chair man out, Shen Li, Shen Shangshu got into the sedan chair and walked towards the street where the prisoners and the officials and soldiers confronted each other. Seeing the streets and alleys full of readers from afar, my heart was also shaken.

When he got closer, Shen Shangshu got off the sedan chair and went to the front under the escort of the official army. When I looked up, I saw a man named Fan Hongdao taking the lead and standing in the leading position.

Immediately, Shen Shangshu's mood was not good, how could it be this person? He was very sure and sure that if Fan Hongdao was present, today's matter would be extremely tricky!

Shen Shangshu can also be sure that there is no need to find others, Fan Hongdao is definitely the master. He pointed at Fan Hongdao and said, "Fan Hongdao, come out! Tell me what is going on today!"

Fan Hongdao took a step forward, cleared his throat, and was about to speak. But at this time, a figure flashed next to him, standing further forward than Fan Hongdao, and said loudly to Shen Shangshu: "There are many things in the Ministry of Rites this time, we can't look at it, I have a few words to say to Shen Butang!"

Fan Hongdao, who was caught off guard, was furious, at this time, who dared to jump out and steal his limelight? Looking carefully, it turned out to be Wang An, the eunuch!

Shen Shangshu on the other side was also stunned, he could see from his clothes that this Wang An was clearly a eunuch in the inner palace. The question is, when he named Fan Hongdao, how could he jump out of a eunuch to speak? Isn't this an occasion for a dialogue between scholars, so how can there be room for eunuchs to speak?

Shen Li, Shen Shangshu, is a cultivated person, although he looks down on eunuchs in his heart, he will not show it. Then he asked Wang An, the eunuch, "Who are you, and what do you have to say?"

Fan Hongdao wanted to step forward to interrupt Shen Shangshu and Wang An's answer, and bring the focus back to himself, but he couldn't be too ungentlemanly in front of everyone, so he could only hold back for the time being.

I only heard Wang Anyi say sternly: "We are the inner supervisor Wang Anye! Now I have three questions about the Ministry of Rites, and I also ask Shen Butang to solve my doubts!" If it weren't for his slightly sharp voice, this style would be no different from that of a scholar.

"The first question, Fan Hongdao is anxious for justice and righteousness, and cherishes Li Shu, this is the duty of the ground official! For this reason, he did not hesitate to fight against the imperial history who neglected his official duties, and finally fought for the official body, but also beat the drum for the people!

Such a person can be called a model of your civil officials, but when he returned to Guozijian, he was first imprisoned, and then the Ministry of Etiquette decreed that Fan Hongdao's fame should be abolished and he would be abolished as a concubine!

I heard that it was the Ministry of Rites that colluded with the Guozi Supervisor and the Supervisor Cheng to collude up and down to frame Fan Hongdao, which made my eunuchs deeply shocked, may I ask Shen Shangshu, what is the reason for the Ministry of Rites' move?"

Shen Shangshu's face showed a look of surprise, there was such a thing? He really didn't know at all! In a hurry, it was difficult to answer, so he could only wait in silence.

Fan Hongdao's heart was slightly bitter, this Wang eunuch was full of words for himself, so it was even more difficult for him to interrupt Xiao Wang Eunuch and steal the limelight, otherwise he would be too shallow.

Eunuch Wang continued: "The second question, Fan Hongdao has a lot of favors to the people of Nancheng, and when he resigned and left, he was presented with an umbrella from Nancheng Qisu, which is a beautiful talk and an honor for the imperial court!

However, today, some officials and soldiers borrowed from the Ministry of Etiquette rushed into the Guozijian, tortured and beat the people of Nancheng, and even trampled on the umbrella of the people! This is a blatant humiliation of the court's love for the people, and even eunuchs like me can't look at it!

The world is so big that it can't escape a single word of reason! The people are really a good deed to give umbrellas, and they dare to ask Shen Shangshu, what is the reason for the Ministry of Rites to borrow officials and soldiers to beat up innocent people? Or what do you want to show the people of the world?"

Damn, what is the matter? Shen Shangshu was taken aback again, could it be that he was already old and faint, and he didn't know anything? How can people answer such a question? After thinking about it, it is still difficult to answer, so he can only continue to listen.

And Fan Hongdao continued to be bitter in his heart, the more Eunuch Xiao Wang said, the less he could supplement, and the fewer opportunities for performance would be.

Eunuch Wang probably didn't expect Shen Shangshu to answer anything, and said to himself: "The third question, Fan Hongdao took the initiative to resign after beating the drum outside the right gate of Chang'an, which is the proper duty of a literati, showing that he is unwilling to love the stack! The officials cherish talents and reject Fan Hongdao's resignation, so Fan Hongdao can still return to the director of the Nancheng Branch.

However, the Ministry of Rites today has come up with ingenuity and issued a decree to remove Fan Hongdao's meritorious reputation, so how can he continue to be an official director if he has no meritorious reputation? The two decrees contradict each other and are very different, and even make people at a loss, and it has become a joke! May I ask Fan Hongdao should ask the Ministry of Rites for an explanation? This is how your Ministry of Rites does not care about doing things?

Hearing this, Shen Shangshu was already so surprised that he was numb, he probably shouldn't have come at all, in this kind of confused and unclear situation, his situation would be extremely passive! Compared to the question mentioned by the eunuch Wang on the other side, Shen Shangshu wanted to know more about why he didn't know what happened!

In the end, Eunuch Wang concluded: "We have finished talking about the three questions of the Ministry of Rites, please ask Shen Butang to solve our doubts, and we will listen here!"

Not to mention Shen Shangshu, who doesn't know the truth, even the prisoners of the country here also have a ghostly expression on their faces. This word is clear and aggressive, it sounds like Fan Hongdao speaking, and this should also be an occasion for Fan Hongdao, but it is not Fan Hongdao, but a little eunuch jumped out and said a lot.

Fan Hongdao, who was only half a step behind Eunuch Wang, was about to explode, and his mother's dead eunuch kept saying that he came to learn and learn with himself, and this is how he learned?

Taking advantage of Shen Shangshu's temporary frowning and silence on the other side, Fan Hongdao approached Eunuch Wang and said in a low voice, "Father-in-law, what do you mean?"

Eunuch Wang smiled again and said: "Didn't you say Mr. Fan, let my generation not let go of the opportunity to make a name for yourself? I can't live up to Mr. Fan's kindness, I feel that what I have just done in Guozijian is not enough, so I will make up for it now." Besides, Mr. Fan cares about me so much, so I will take this opportunity to thank him and help Mr. Fan say a few words. ”

Everyone is a smart person, and Fan Hongdao instantly understood Eunuch Wang's thoughts. Previously, he lured Eunuch Wang to come to the country to send charcoal in the snow, but the actual effect was the icing on the cake, and it was also used by Fan Hongdao. So Eunuch Wang was not convinced, and wanted to make up for it here.

To be able to stand on the moral high ground, face the generous statement of the Ministry of Rites, and directly denounce the mistakes of the Ministry of Rites, what a beautiful thing it should be for a little eunuch. Especially an aspiring little eunuch, this is indeed an excellent opportunity for him to make a name for himself.

Without waiting for Fan Hongdao to speak again, Eunuch Wang persuaded again: "Don't you care, don't you know the truth that a smart person like you is too sharp to be easy to break? Too much limelight may not be a good thing, let me do it for you, you stop a little bit." ”