"You two, what kind of dumb riddle are you playing?" Zhu Xueyan looked at their old and young people's complacent looks, and said with some annoyance.

"Yan'er, do you know that Pan Zuyin's favorite is Zhong Ding Yiqi, and he has a 'Pangu Building' in his house, which is dedicated to storing these things." Xu Rui explained to Zhu Xueyan with a smile, "I think there must be a bronze heavy weapon that has a great relationship with Pan Zuo and the others in the hands of Pan Zuyin, and he is reluctant to destroy it. ”

"That heavy weapon, called 'Da Keding', weighs more than 1,000 catties, it is a rare bronze treasure, I think Pan Zuyin will never be willing to destroy it." Lin Yiqing smiled.

"How do you know what they're talking about is Da Keding?" Zhu Xueyan glared at Lin Yiqing.

"When Pan Zuyin saved Zuo's life in front of the emperor, Zuo's in order to thank Pan Zuyin, to his liking, to the west of the grain platform to buy Da Keding, gift to Pan Zuyin, now the thief is greedy for ink, and the bloody case, the court will inevitably be punished, Zuo in order to cut off with the thief, in order to the year of the matter is not known, so he wrote to Pan Zuyin, asking him to destroy the documentary evidence of the year, which naturally includes this Da Keding." Lin Yiqing briefly explained the reason to Zhu Xueyan, and Zhu Xueyan suddenly realized.

"So what are we going to do now?" Zhu Xueyan looked at Xu Rui and found that his expression was as usual, so she was relieved, and asked, "How can you make the thief quickly ambush and avenge his grandfather?" ”

Without waiting for Lin Yiqing to answer, Xu Rui said: "Hanpeng, I think that this Pan Zuyin, who is now registered with Ding's father, is worried about his father, and he has no evil deeds on weekdays, and he has never intersected with Hanpeng. We don't need to make too many enemies. In the view of old decay, it is better to promote him to cut off with Zuo and use his hand to bring down Zuo. ”

"What the gentleman said is very true, let's do it." Lin Yiqing understood that Xu Rui was thinking about himself, so he smiled and nodded in agreement.

In fact, there is no need for Xu Rui to propose, he also has such an idea.

Pan Fengsheng (Zu Yin is his cousin) is the same as Weng Shuping and Li Gaoyang, who were the emperors at the time. They are all famous Confucians for a while, and they are called "successively counting the palms of Wenheng, the second of the Dianhui test, the third of the township test, and so many real scholars", the government and the opposition are very prestigious, and they are one of the leaders of the Qingliu Party, if they can let him and Zuo Jigao turn their faces, use his influence in the Qingliu Party to attack Zuo Jigao, and destroy Zuo Jigao's "Qinggao" name. Couldn't be better!

"The case of the Wucheng Huaijun, Hanpeng can be played in the imperial court in a timely manner." Xu Rui looked at Lin Yiqing and said, "With a two-pronged approach, the Zuo clan will fall." ”

"Just as the gentleman said." Lin Yiqing nodded.

Suzhou, Pan's ancestral house, Pangu Building.

In the Pangu Building, Pan Fengsheng was holding a magnifying glass, carefully admiring Da Keding, one of the "Three Treasures" of the town.

Pan Fengsheng is a native of Suzhou, Jiangsu. Yu Xianfeng was a junior in the second year. He was first awarded the Hanlin Academy for editing, and was promoted many times later. Officials are appointed to the Ministry of Industry, the Criminal Department, and the Ministry of Rites. Pan Fengsheng was not only an important minister of the imperial court, but also a famous collector, who was "eager to learn from a young age and dabbled in hundreds of schools." You like to collect rare books, the genus of the gold and stone tablet edition. In addition to discussing the government and politics, the three generations of bells, bricks and tiles, and ancient rare books are the objects of his collection. Pan, who is proficient in gold and stone calligraphy and painting, is famous for his rare books and bronze collections of "Panxi Zhai" and "Pangu Building". The number and quality of the bronzes in the collection. No one can match it today.

The Pan family is a prominent family in Suzhou, known as "Gui Pan", and the ancestor is a Hui merchant, who pays attention to culture and education after moving to Suzhou. Since the ancestor Pan Yijun became the first Jinshi, the Pan family is known as Lianjie. Leap into a hairpin family. Pan Fengsheng's grandfather was Pan Shien, the champion of the Quanlong Ugly Family, the Taifu of the official to the first rank and the scholar of Wuyingdian University. His father, Pan Zengshou, served in the cabinet. And the uncle is Pan Shihuang, the flower of the Quanlong Yimao family. In addition to being officials, the Pan Fengsheng family is also one of the famous collectors in Suzhou. Several generations of the Pan family have screened and selected a number of exquisite paintings and calligraphy from the real and fake paintings and calligraphy scattered around the world, and have become an important private collection family in the Jiangnan area after nearly 200 years of continuous accumulation of future generations. So what is the specific scale of the Pan Fengsheng family's collection?

Pan Yijun, the fifth ancestor of the Pan family, loved to collect to the point of obsession, and collected a large number of antiques, calligraphy and paintings. Its "residence in Sansong Hall, the collection of ancient calligraphy and famous paintings is very rich. “…… There are two volumes of "Catalogue of Paintings and Calligraphy", hundreds of famous deeds since the beginning of the book, the original manuscript is stored in the great-grandson of Jianlu's uncle, and Yu Zeng pretended to record the vice, but did not succeed in the truth. The richness of the collection is evident. In this book, it is also recorded that the Pan family has collected a total of 187 works since the Wei Dynasty, including Zhao Mengfu, Zhou Chen, Shen Zhou, Wen Zhengming, Qiu Ying, Tang Yin, Dong Qichang, Lan Ying, Chen Chun, Xu Wei, Wang Shimin, Wang Jian, Wang Yuanqi, Yun Shouping, Luo Ping, Jin Nong, Wu Li, Cha Shibiao, Gao Fenghan, Zhai Dakun and other famous ink blots of the three dynasties. Among them, there are Xu Wei's "Huangjia Biography and Swelling Picture", Wen Zhengming's "Red Apricot Lake Stone Picture", Zhou Chen's "Songyin Talker", Qiu Ying's "Pillow Qin Picture", Li Shan's "New Good Products" and so on. Pan Yijun not only likes to collect paintings and calligraphy, but also collects all kinds of rare books. Its "Sansongtang" has collected tens of thousands of volumes of classics of the past dynasties, and the collection of precious classics has reached more than 100 kinds, which is as famous as Huang Wanglie and Yuan Shoujie, the great bibliophiles at that time. After Pan Yijun's death, the "Sansongtang" collection was handed over by his grandsons Pan Zunqi and Pan Xifu, each with tens of thousands of volumes, and new additions were made one after another.

Pan Zengying, who is Pan Fengsheng's uncle, also has a considerable number of collections. In his "Moyuan Xiaolu", it is recorded that the collection of famous works has reached 106 people. In his other book, "The Painting of the Little Ou Wave Museum", he also recorded the famous paintings he collected and seen. For example, Liu Songnian's "Eighteen Bachelors", Tang Yin's "Landscape", Chen Ruyan's "Bamboo and Grass Hall", Xu Fang's "Landscape", Yu Gen's "Eagle", etc.

Inherited and nurtured by the family, Pan Fengsheng's other uncle, Pan Zunqi, is also a well-known connoisseur. The important collections in the collection also include: Xian Yushu's "Tao Te Ching", Song Yao's "Song of Jiagua", Tang Yin, Wen Zhengming's "Shuren Codex" and so on.

With so many collections, the Pan family has a variety of sources of funds, and the primary source of funds for its calligraphy and painting collection is Dai Lu, who has been an official in the Pan family for generations. The Pan family has been an official for generations, and just being its servant can ensure that the Pan family's collection of calligraphy and painting has no financial problems. In addition, the wealth gained by the family from business was also used to purchase the collection. The Pan family entered the imperial examination as a businessman, and has always adhered to the principle of "the imperial examination is the mainstay, supplemented by business." The two work together." The Pan family has successively created the "Fengyu Beihuang Warehouse" and "Songscale Yizhuang", and its family wealth is huge, which is very unimaginable. For example, in the seventh year of Shaoguang, Pan Shien's eldest son, Pan Zengyi, "used 2,500 acres of land to prepare a barren warehouse for abundance, and specially prepared for the middle and middle famine years and all kinds of good deeds." By the time of Guangxu, Yitian had reached 14,900 acres.

The Pan family, who are so fascinated by the collection of paintings and calligraphy, is because their family has a hobby of antiquity. Pan Yijun wrote in the title of Shen Zhou's "Dongzhuang Map": "I saw the "Words of Rain" in Wangxin's farmhouse in Xiangzhou. It is a pity that I did not see the "Dongzhuang Map", and now Feng Junzhusheng purchased it in Jingkou, because he had to return to Sansongtang on a fake basis, and obtained the miracle Hanmo, and the fate is deep and can be celebrated. After meeting for ten days, I like the boya of the plant and the ancient, and I can see the old eyes. These strong family collecting environments have deeply influenced Pan Fengsheng, so that he finally embarked on the road of connoisseurship.

Pan Fengsheng's collection is more sophisticated than its predecessors. Pan Fengsheng, who is full of poetry and books, loves to collect antiques, calligraphy and paintings. I especially love bronzes. For this reason, he cut back on food and clothing, and invested a lot of silver in the collection, so that the carriages and sedan chairs he rode in were the most dilapidated, which can be described as crazy. Whenever Pan Fengsheng finds Yi artifacts, he will "buy them with all his pockets, and he will not hesitate to run out of clothes". Pan Fengsheng's main collection is still bronzes, and his collection of more than 500 pieces of Zhongding Yi ware and other items has become the first collection of Jijin. At that time, the three most famous bronze heavy vessels of the Western Zhou Dynasty were the Da Yu Ding, the Da Ke Ding and the Mao Gong Ding. The first two of them are collected by Pan Fengsheng, so they are engraved with a seal of "two of the three treasures of the world". Pangulou is where he stored his bronzes and steles.

Da Keding was unearthed in Meixian County, Shaanxi Province during the Shaoguang period, first for the gentry Song Jinjian, and then was purchased by the county order with 500 taels of gold, after Song Deguan Hanlin, he bought back with 3,000 taels of silver, and finally bought it for Zuo Jigao with 10,000 taels of silver. Because Zuo Jigao was impeached, Pan Fengsheng went to the rescue three times. Zuo then gave a gift with a big Keding, and finally repaid Pan's great kindness. Another piece of Da Yu Ding was unearthed on the south bank of Weishui in Baoji County, Shaanxi, and Pan Fengsheng spent 650 taels of silver to buy it. Before that, he had won the Ding Zhou Shi Songding. Now the "Three Treasures" town. Pan Fengsheng can be said to be overjoyed.

Nowadays, the study of gold and stone is flourishing, and scholars, eunuchs and merchants are vying to buy it, making bronzes such as coins, tablets, and three generations of Yi ware become popular collections in the market. Pan Fengsheng is the first to buy every time the Yi ware is unearthed, and there are rare cultural relics such as bells, plutoniums, tripods, and honors. However, Pan Fengsheng cherished his collection and explored its connotations in depth. He "learned from his like-minded people every time he got one, and explained the text in a graphic way, so that it could be passed on to future generations." ”

Now he is carefully studying the inscription on Da Keding's body.

After studying for a while, Pan Fengsheng recorded today's experience, and felt a little tired, so he sat down at the desk and pretended to sleep.

In his sleep, he seemed to have come to the Forbidden City......

……

"Queen Mother, look at it, this big Keding is majestic, dignified and steady, and it is a national treasure!"

"This line of inscriptions is 'The Son of Heaven has no boundaries for ten thousand years'." Prince Jing pointed to a line of inscriptions on the inner wall of Da Keding's abdomen and said to the Empress Dowager Renxi.

Empress Dowager Renxi carefully approached with a magnifying glass to observe the big Keding placed in the center of the main hall, she listened to Prince Jing's explanation, just glanced at the simple and strong ancient seals on the belly wall of the Ding, and her eyes fell on the exquisite ornamentation of the Ding's body.

"Yes, yes, it's really a treasure of the country."

The Empress Dowager Renxi put down the magnifying glass in her hand, straightened up, turned around and paced next to the big Yu Ding next to Da Keding, and admired it carefully.

"The Empress Dowager, the Imperial Palace, the Imperial History of the Imperial Palace, Zhang Peilun, asks to see her." A little eunuch came in and bowed to report.

"Pass him in." Empress Dowager Renxi nodded and said.

After a while, Zhang Peilun entered the main hall under the guidance of the little eunuch, and after Zhang Peilun greeted the Empress Dowager Renxi and Prince Jing, the Empress Dowager Renxi smiled and beckoned, signaling him to come close to see the crown.

"These two tripods are the important weapons of the country, but I hate Pan Fengsheng who dares to hide them privately, Zhang Peilun, you have returned the national weapons to their places, and the credit lies in the community."

The Empress Dowager Renxi was talking about Jiami's words, and she saw that Zhang Peilun seemed to be holding something in her hand.

Zhang Peilun took a step forward, knelt down on his knees in front of Renxi, and raised his hands upward.

In his hand, it seems, is a secret letter.

"What is this?" Empress Dowager Renxi smiled and took the secret letter, and asked as she opened it.

"Back to the Queen Mother, this is ...... It's better to ask the Queen Mother to visit it herself. Zhang Peilun said.

A hint of suspicion flashed in Empress Dowager Renxi's eyes. She didn't ask again, but gently tore the cow membrane with her fingers, pulled out the small paper roll rolled inside, opened it, and looked at it

Prince Jing stole a staring eye at the face expression of the Empress Dowager Renxi, and as he was worried, the Empress Dowager Renxi only glanced at the note. His face was instantly covered with a layer of frost.

Where did this letter come from? Zhang Peilun? ”

"Back to the Queen Mother, this secret letter was sent by Zuo Jigao to Hu Yulin, and it was intercepted by the ministers. The sender has been sent to the Criminal Department, and after interrogation by the Criminal Department, it is indeed Zuo Jigao's relatives with Qi Si. Zhang Peilun replied.

"Sixth Master, take a look!" Empress Dowager Renxi raised her hand and raised the note, and her voice became high-pitched, obviously extremely angry. The air in the main hall suddenly became tense.

Prince Jing hurriedly stepped forward and took the note from the Empress Dowager Renxi. He read the contents of the note softly, and his face changed suddenly.

“…… My brother should try to destroy the documentary evidence as soon as possible, and then devour the umbilicus! If the pit viper stings his hand, the strong man will cut off his hand, so he will live for the whole time. If my brother wants to live his whole life, he should also regard the things outside his body as pit vipers, and he must be brave to go. To the will, to the will! ”

"Bold! How bold! He Zuo Jigao dared to fornicate with Qin, and still put the court in his eyes? Empress Dowager Renxi's voice rose an octave higher. It shook Zhang Peilun's ears and buzzed.

"Pass on my decree, arrest Zuo Jigao and put him in prison, and punish him in the Ming Dynasty!"

It may be the first time to hear such a will from the Empress Dowager Renxi, Li Jintai's eyes widened, he stayed for a while, and then his eyes immediately turned to Prince Jing as if asking for help.

"The Queen Mother, slow down!" Prince Jing didn't see Li Jintai's gaze. Instead, he immediately reacted of his own.

"The Queen Mother! Never! Zhang Peilun also said on the side.

"Then let him apologize for his crimes! He Zuo Jigao doesn't want his head anymore, what should I do to protect him? Message! Empress Dowager Renxi was obviously confused, and her shouts became louder and louder.

"The Queen Mother is angry! Don't do that! He Zuo Jigao is so rebellious, it's not a pity to die, but where is the face of the imperial court?! Prince Jing said loudly.

"The Queen Mother is angry! What Prince Gong said is extremely true. Please think twice about the Queen Mother! Zhang Peilun said.

Prince Jing and Zhang Peilun's words made the Empress Dowager Renxi calm down suddenly, seeing that she had returned to normal so quickly from the state of instant rage, Pan Fengsheng couldn't help but secretly sigh in her heart, forgetting where she was.

"Zhang Peilun, don't kneel, get up." Empress Dowager Renxi took a deep breath, adjusted her breathing, and her voice became calmer.

"Empress Dowager Xie." Zhang Peilun got up and said. He raised his head slightly and secretly looked at the Empress Dowager Renxi, at this time the anger on the Empress Dowager Renxi's face had completely disappeared, but his eyebrows were still furrowed, obviously there was a fierce struggle in his heart.

"Sixth Master, according to your meaning, what should I do with Zuo Jigao?" Empress Dowager Renxi turned around and stretched out a hand, Li Jintai immediately trotted forward, gently held her hand, and helped her pace in the hall.

"The Empress Dowager, the minister is thinking, no matter how big Zuo Jigao's case is, can it be bigger than the Ma Xinyi case in Liangjiang in the ninth year of Tongzhi?"

In the ninth year of Tongzhi, Jiangnan stabbed horses! These eight words flashed through Pan Fengsheng's mind like lightning and fire, making him feel cold all over.

The horse stabbing case of Zhang Wenxiang in the ninth year of Tongzhi is one of the most famous unsolved cases in the Tongzhi Dynasty! The dignified Governor of Liangjiang of the Great Qian Empire, after completing the monthly regular school review, was stabbed by a fanatic on the way back to the official office on the way back to the official office from the school field to the west of the governor's office!

In fact, the murderer Zhang Wenxiang had already made a confession, and the matter involved a "scandal involving a big official" who was "thin and obscene," and the presiding judge did not dare to play it on the basis of the facts about the face of the imperial court, so that Ma Xinyi's "fisherman-colored friend" was said to have received "retribution," and for a time it became a "commentary" on the extraordinarily large social news that went viral, which made the imperial court extremely embarrassed. In the end, the court had to settle the case hastily, and Ma Xinyi, who "killed people and took his wife", was also able to "prepare for great sorrow, posthumously present the crown prince Taibao, give mercy and enshrine in Xianliang Temple", in this way to save the face of the court.

The reason why Prince Jing re-mentioned the Ma Xinyi case to the Empress Dowager Renxi at this time is self-evident!

Pan Fengsheng, who is familiar with this story, certainly understands the meaning of Prince Jing's words.

What's going on in the stabbing horse case, he Pan Fengsheng has been the secretary of the criminal department, how can he not be clear?

Zuo Jigao has gone from a small master to today's feudal official, every step is promoted by the imperial court, and Zuo Jigao's honor and disgrace are related to the face of the imperial court.

Isn't it equivalent to the court's previous promotion of him was all wrong!

"Zuo Jigao resigned and returned to his hometown, and he will never recover. Let the magistrates exercise strict control. Empress Dowager Renxi pondered for a long time and said hatefully.

"The Queen Mother Shengming, this is the best." Prince Jing said respectfully.

"This secret letter, along with the confession of the person who sent the letter, is on file." Empress Dowager Renxi said, "Especially the confession, the most important thing is that it must be kept on file." ”

"Since the Criminal Department has tried this person, presumably the confession has been archived, and the ministers will return to the Queen Mother after reviewing it, please relax the Queen Mother." Prince Jing said.

"Okay, that's it, the sixth master is going to give an edict." Empress Dowager Renxi said.

"Obey the order—"

……

Pan Fengsheng suddenly woke up from his dream. (To be continued......)

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