After listening to Pang Ji's report with a gloomy face, Zhao Zhen, the Son of Heaven, waved his hand a little impatiently, "I just want to know, how deeply involved is this matter?" ”

Pang Ji sighed secretly in his heart, this case is still too small, and it is still unrealistic to use this matter to bring down Zhang Yaozuo, so he can only retreat and eradicate Zhang Yaozuo's minions. ◢ with * dream ◢ small *.lā

"Your Majesty, this case is that Zhang Guozhang was used by Liu Jin, Liu Jin wanted to take revenge on Fan Zhongyan's grandson because he had an old gap with Fan Zhongyan, including instructing people to frame Fan Ning, threatening people to testify for perjury, etc., he took advantage of His Majesty's trust in Zhang Guozhang to encourage Zhang Guozhang to submit a report to His Majesty."

Zhao Zhen heard that Pang Ji had cleared Zhang Yaozuo, his face was a little better, and he was dissatisfied: "Guozhang is so stupid, he will actually be used by Jingzhao Shaoyin?" ”

Pang Ji sighed softly, "Zhang Guozhang is sometimes not very smart, his ears are soft, and he is tempted when someone says a few good words, otherwise the matter of the imperial examination obviously has nothing to do with him, why should he come forward, doesn't he just want to ask for merit in front of His Majesty?" As a result, they were taken advantage of. ”

Zhao Zhen snorted heavily, and said in a stern tone: "Spread my will, remove Jingzhao Shaoyin Liu Jin from his official position, and hand it over to Dali Temple for strict trial!" ”

He thought for a while and asked Pang Ji, "Taishi thinks it is more appropriate for Jingzhao Shaoyin to be appointed by whom?" ”

Pang Ji bowed down and said: "The old minister suggested that Bao Zheng temporarily take on the role. ”

The political struggle is like this, cutting off one of Zhang Yaozuo's arms, it is natural to give Pang Ji a sweet date, and it is logical for Bao Zheng to concurrently serve as Jingzhao Shaoyin.

Bao Zheng is currently serving as the Tianzhang Pavilion to be systematic, from the Zhiyuan Academy, from the fourth rank official, and the Kaifeng Mansion Shaoyin is only from the fifth grade, so Bao Zheng is only a concurrent generation, not really incumbented, after having the right candidate, Bao Zheng will no longer serve concurrently.

Let Bao Zheng serve as the Shaoyin of Kaifeng Mansion, of course, there is a deep meaning, Bao Zheng is currently only an admonition, and in order for the admonition to play a role, it must be supported by factual cases, otherwise many admonitions are just empty words, and letting Bao Zheng sink is also to grasp more factual evidence.

Zhao Zhen immediately approved Pang Ji's recommendation, "Bao Zheng can also serve as the Shaoyin of Kaifeng Mansion!" ”

At this time, Pang Ji said: "In this trial, Lao Chen also discovered a case of cheating in the imperial examination. ”

Zhao Zhen saw that Pang Ji had changed the topic and no longer mentioned Zhang Yaozuo, so he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and asked, "What kind of cheating case in the imperial examination?" ”

"It was to frame Fan Ning's scholar Xu Ji, and the old minister found that he was very unclean."

Zhao Zhen returned to his seat and sat down, took a sip of hot tea and said, "Let's talk about it specifically!" ”

"He is a classmate of Fan Ning, and he also participated in the Wu County Boys' Examination Contest three years ago, and the result was unsuccessful, so Lao Chen can infer that he should be no more than fifteen years old."

"And then?" Zhao Zhen asked with interest.

"Then he transferred his household registration to Xuanzhou, and wanted to take advantage of the loopholes in Xuanzhou to continue to participate in the children's examination, but he failed in the children's examination in Xuancheng County at the beginning of the year, and failed to participate in the Xuanzhou children's examination again, but within a few months, he signed up for the adult imperial examination in Chizhou, and passed the Chizhou examination in September, as a reference for Chizhou's people to enter Beijing."

Zhao Zhen nodded, "This person is involved in modifying age and lying about household registration. ”

"Things are not so simple, as far as the old minister knows, Xu Zengguang, the governor of Chizhou, is his second uncle."

Zhao Zhen was stunned, "It turns out that he is the son of an official eunuch?" ”

"His father is Xu Gain, Langzhong of the Ministry of Industry, he was caught by the Kaifeng Mansion for soliciting prostitution, in order to exonerate his son, Xu Gaini agreed to Liu Jin's request, and let his son frame Fan Ning for prostitution, and there is today's matter."

Zhao Zhen's face was angry again, and he asked with a cold face: "Is this serious?" ”

"Liu Jin has already confessed, it is indeed the truth!"

Zhao Zhen snorted heavily, and he said to the scholar next to him: "Spread my will, demote Xu Gaineng of Langzhong of the Ministry of Industry to the lieutenant of Duchang County, and order the Imperial History Observatory to send the inspector of the Imperial History to Chizhou to thoroughly investigate Xu Jijie's fraud." ”

That night, Zhang Yaozuo was summoned into the palace by his daughter Zhang Guifei, and Zhang Guifei scolded him severely, his butt was not clean, so he honestly held his tail and behaved honestly, so as not to be caught by the officials, and at the same time he was not allowed to interfere in Fan Zhongyan's affairs.

Zhang Yaozuo originally wanted to use the prostitution case to make a fuss, and he took out a bad breath three years ago, but he didn't expect to steal chickens and lose a handful of rice, and his most powerful cadre Liu Jin was overthrown by Pang Ji, and he was scolded by his daughter, which really made him extremely depressed.

Of course, Zhang Yaozuo is not stupid, he knows in his heart that it is actually the official family who uses the mouth of the concubine to reprimand himself.

Let yourself not interfere in Fan Zhongyan's affairs, which shows that the official family has made up their minds to transfer Fan Zhongyan to Beijing.

On the third day of the first lunar month, Fan Ning took Su Liang, Li Dashou and Cheng's brothers and sisters to Liujia Village outside Xicheng in three ox carts, which is only seven or eight miles away from the city, and is a small village with a population of only thirty or forty households, most of whom make a living by growing vegetables.

The house of Wei Qing, a charcoal seller, is located at the north end of the village, surrounded by three thatched houses in a small fenced courtyard, and this is his home.

Wei Qing has been burning charcoal for a living, but their family has also paid a heavy price, Wei Qing's father and son were accidentally poisoned and died while burning charcoal, and the family left a five or six-year-old grandson, as he gets older, it is difficult for him to burn charcoal again, and when the weather is warm, he will go to the woods to cut down branches and sell them in the city.

In the yard, his wife sat by the well to do laundry, while Wei Qing was playing with his grandson.

At this time, he saw three cars parked at his door through the fence wall, Wei Qing was really surprised, and hurriedly walked out.

But when he saw Fan Xiaoguan and a few companions unloading things from the ox cart with large bags, Wei Qing was startled, "You are"

Fan Ning stepped forward and saluted and smiled: "Uncle Wei, we are here to pay New Year's greetings." ”

Wei Qing saw that there were more than a dozen bags of rice and noodles piled on the ground, as well as five or six pieces of cloth, as well as air-dried bacon, pastries, fruits, etc., which could only be bought for at least twenty or thirty taels of silver.

He was really a little panicked, "Little official, this can't be helped, how can I accept so many things from small officials." ”

"With a little heart, don't shirk my husband!"

Everyone moved together and carried things into the yard, and Wei Qing's wife was at a loss, holding her grandson in a daze.

Cheng Yuanyuan stepped forward, handed the two strings of sugar gourds to the child, and said with a smile: "Little brother, this is given to you by Sister A." ”

The child immediately smiled, took the sugar gourd, and ran back to the room with a cigarette.

"Who are they, old man?" The wife asked her husband in a panic.

Wei Qing sighed, "It's the little officials who saved my life last time, they are good people!" Hurry up and make tea! ”

The old lady hurried into the house to make tea.

Fan Ning smiled at Wei Qing and said: "If it weren't for the old man who came out to testify, I would have been wrongfully accused, and today the younger generation came to thank the old man." ”

"Hey!"

Wei Qing sighed, "I just act with my conscience, and I also repay the little official's life-saving grace, but the little official has taken so many gifts, how can the little old man repay him." ”

"How can a little material thing be compared with affection, the old man must not be presumptuous."

Wei Qing nodded, "If I talk nonsense, it will seem that I am hypocritical, please sit down!" ”

Wei Qing's house was too small to sit down, so he had to take five or six small stools and put them in the yard, asked everyone to sit down, and said apologetically: "There is nothing to eat at home, so I have to wait for my wife to make some tea for everyone." ”

Fan Ning smiled: "We have all had lunch, sit down for a while and leave, don't be too troublesome." ”

"That's not going to work, at least we'll have to eat dinner before leaving."

Li Dashou hurriedly said: "The imperial examination is coming soon, and I have to go back to review my homework, I really don't have time to sit more, please forgive me!" ”

Su Liang also said that he would go back to review his homework.

Wei Qing had to sigh, "I really can't repay everyone's kindness." ”

At this time, Fanning took a stove from the ox cart, which was made of fire clay, which was hollow inside, and had an iron bridge underneath, which was usually used to burn small wooden branches or coals, and was used to boil water, rice, sencha, decoction, etc.

Because it is very convenient to use, almost every household has it, and even when you go out, you will bring one, also known as the marching stove.

"Old man, do you have such a stove at home?" Fanning asked with a smile.

"Yes! Yes! ”

Wei Qing hurriedly brought an identical stove from the kitchen and said to Fan Ning: "It's very convenient to burn fine wood branches and boil some hot water." ”

"Old man, I'll find you a way to support your family."