Gu Changwu bowed down and said: "Grandfather Qiqi, this afternoon, Fan Ning officially announced in the official office that the official residence of the queen of the government will be rearranged and transformed into eight courtyards, which will be lived in by low-level officials who have no housing in the palace, and he himself rents the Liu family's mansion outside. ”

Gu Jing was very shocked, and actually assigned the official residence of the chief official to the low-level officials to live in, which was simply unheard of!

Gu Jing was a businessman after all, and he couldn't see through the consequences of this incident, so he cautiously asked his father: "Father, could this also be a violation?" ”

Gu Qing's eyes narrowed into a slit, and he said with a long sigh: "I didn't expect Fan Ning to be so young and so old-fashioned, Yang Du is not this person's opponent at all!" ”

He said to the eldest grandson again: "Changwu, tell me your opinion. ”

Gu Changwu pondered and said: "Sun Er has also considered, first of all, this matter will inevitably cause a sensation in the government and the opposition, and it will definitely be mixed, on the one hand, he will win a good reputation for caring about his subordinates, on the other hand, some people will say that he is selling his reputation, obviously there are other official residences, but he has to divide the official residence of the chief official, and the magistrates in various states will also be unhappy in their hearts, to be honest, Sun Er is a little unable to see through what his purpose is?" said that he wanted to humiliate Yang Du, and it didn't seem necessary to do so. ”

Gu Qing smiled slightly: "You have considered the thoughts of the court officials and the dissatisfaction of the local officials, but you have ignored the feelings of the Son of Heaven. ”

Gu Changwu suddenly came to his senses, "Grandfather means that Fan Ning is doing it for the Son of Heaven!" ”

Gu Qing nodded, "The housing problem of low-level officials has always plagued the imperial court, especially the housing prices in the capital remain high, the burden of low-level officials is very heavy, the imperial court has built an official residence, and only some high-ranking officials have the opportunity to enjoy it, for low-level officials, the official residence does not need to think about it, the Zhizheng Hall cares about this matter, and the Son of Heaven is even more worried."

And Fan Ning took the initiative to give up the official residence, and transformed the highly symbolic official residence of the Empress Ya into a dormitory, and let the low-level officials live, this kind of high style and bright festival will inevitably be highly appreciated by the Son of Heaven, combined with his previous Yang Du's occupation of the official residence to the desk of the Son of Heaven, the two things echo back and forth, and the image of a jealous and hateful, honest and self-disciplined official jumped out in front of the Son of Heaven. ”

Only then did Gu Changwu understand Fan Ning's true intention of giving up the official residence, and the balance in his heart began to tilt to Fan Ning's side.

At this time, Gu Qing said again: "Actually, Fan Ning not only made an article in the official mansion, but he also took great pains to win over our Gu family. ”

Gu Changwu was stunned, "What does grandfather mean by this?" ”

Gu Qing smiled: "That's why I got you back at night, this afternoon, my old boss Cao Cong sent his grandson to send me a handwritten letter, hoping that the Gu family can support Fan Ning." ”

"Grandfather, could it be that Fanning found the Cao family?"

Gu Qing nodded, "The Cao family and Fan Ning are both staunch supporters of the King of Julu County, Fan Ning has a close relationship with the Cao family, he probably inquired about the relationship between me and the Cao family, so he entrusted the favor of the Cao family." ”

"Grandfather wants his grandson to stand in line and support Fanning?"

Gu Qing sighed softly and said: "The favor of the Cao family is not so easy to get, Cao Cong personally wrote to me, it will be of great benefit to our Gu family's future development in the military, if we don't seize this opportunity, we will regret it in the future!" ”

Gu Jing next to him said cautiously: "Father, do you want to put forward any more conditions for Hefanning, such as the share of grain in the future, regaining the liquor license, etc......."

Without waiting for Gu Jing to finish speaking, Gu Qing resolutely shook his head and said: "We can't put forward any conditions, we must support Fan Ning unconditionally, this must not be ambiguous!" ”

Gu Changwu got up and saluted, "Grandson understands, I'll go to see Fan Ning tomorrow!" ”

Gu Qing told him again: "Changwu, you must have a clear attitude, there can be no ambiguity, you must clearly tell him that you will carry out his orders to the letter, since our Gu family supports him, we must put the support to the maximum, so that the benefits of the future harvest will be the greatest." ”

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At the same time when Gu Qing told his grandson, in a tavern near Dongcheng in Songcheng County, Gongsun Xuance was sitting opposite Hou Wen of Zhixian County, Gongsun Xuance poured Hou Wen a full glass of wine and said: "Give a bad review for two consecutive years, this is how much public resentment boils to have this kind of evaluation, Fan Governor will never allow this kind of malicious evaluation to appear, please rest assured that once Yang Du is overthrown, Fan Governor will definitely appeal to the imperial court and ask the Ministry to re-examine the assessment of the county monarch in the past two years." ”

The promise given by Fan Ning made Hou Wen's eyes light up, he knew that Fan Ning's father-in-law was Zhu Xiaoyun, the left waiter of the Ministry in charge of the assessment of hundreds of officials, as long as Fan Ning was willing to appeal for himself, it should be able to change his evaluation in the past two years, and at this moment Hou Wen saw the hope of changing his fate.

He also knew that he had to give Fan Ning substantial help, and he would only get it if he gave it, so he groaned and asked, "What does Fan Governor need me to do?" ”

Gongsun Xuance looked to both sides, lowered his voice and said, "Last autumn, Yang Du's brother-in-law occupied the wine shop and killed the owner of the wine shop on the street, we need evidence for this matter. ”

Hou Wen nodded, "There is evidence, I have conducted an autopsy at the time, and it proves that he was drowned, I still keep this certificate, in addition, I also keep the original confessions of all the witnesses, and they have not been burned, I also have the list of scoundrels who participated in the smashing of the shop at that time, and the human and material evidence is complete, as long as those scoundrels confess their guilt, Yang Du's wife and brother are the main culprits, he will not be able to escape this catastrophe." ”

Gongsun Xuance was overjoyed, and instructed: "This matter is not urgent for the time being, we are patiently waiting for the opportunity, there should be news soon." ”

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In the capital, in Han Qi's mansion, Han Qi finished reading the letter written to him by Fan Ning, pondered for a moment, and then asked Zhang Bo, who sent the letter, "In addition to Yang Du and confronting him, who else is unruly when Governor Fan takes office?" ”

"Qi Yu Xianggong, as well as Si Lu joining the army Zhou Heng, judge Liu Chi and right army patrol Li Dechang, these three people constitute the cornerstone of Yang Du's monopoly of power."

"What about the Left Patrol?"

"Gu Changwu, the patrol envoy of the left army, has been loyal to the prefect of Fan, and his grandfather Gu Qing was Cao Cong's general back then, and through this relationship, he opened up the way of the patrol envoy of the left army, and in addition, Hou Wen, the magistrate of Songcheng, will also fully cooperate with the power recovery action of the prefect of Fan."

Han Qi took a few steps with his hands in his hands, turned back to Zhang Bo and said, "I can help him this time, but my requirement is that his power must be reasonable and legal, and he must not be caught by others." ”

"The humble post must be conveyed to Governor Fan!"

"Go ahead! Tomorrow, the document of the Zhizheng Hall will be issued, and the rest of the matter will depend on him. ”

Zhang Bo saluted and left.

Han Qi pondered for a moment, and he randomly ordered: "Prepare the car, go to the mansion of the Privy Envoy Zeng!" ”

The Zhizheng Hall has a total of five votes, Han Qi himself and Fu Bi's two votes can be guaranteed, and Jia Changchao and Tian Jing's two votes will definitely oppose his proposal, then Zeng Gongliang's fifth vote is very important, and Han Qi must get Zeng Gongliang's vote.

Fan Ning's inauguration in Ying Tianfu is very important, seeing that the body of the Son of Heaven is deteriorating, and the final struggle for the imperial heir is becoming more and more intense, every link is crucial, Nanjing is the nest of Zhang Yaozuo and Jia Changchao, to prevent Zhang Yaozuo from jumping over the wall in the end, and setting up a new emperor in Nanjing, it is necessary to seize the control of Ying Tianfu.

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In the division of labor between the left and right army patrol envoys, the 1,000 troops of the left army training envoy were responsible for stationing in the counties of Yingtianfu and taking charge of the county gates, while the right army patrol envoy was stationed in Songcheng County and was responsible for maintaining public order in Songcheng County.

"Qiyu Mansion Jun, Li Dechang is short-tempered, fierce and cruel, unkind, and has long lost the hearts of the people, just because he is Zhang Yaozuo's general, so he relies on Zhang Yaozuo's power to be powerful in Yingtianfu, or is he openly the proprietor of Yichun Courtyard, the largest prostitution hall in Yingtianfu, and his ten major crimes can be easily found in his humble position, each of which is enough to dismiss him from office and go to prison for questioning."

In the official room, Gu Changwu talked eloquently to Fan Ning, Fan Ning listened attentively, and he asked again: "I heard that Li Dechang has two powerful subordinates, one is named Li Shun, who is his nephew, and the other is called Yao Jin, Li Shun doesn't care about him, I care about this Yao Jin, does Inspector Gu have a way to convince him?" ”

Gu Changwu nodded, "Yao Jin is a local, his wife and my wife are from the same village, and there is a bit of kinship, we have a good relationship, this person's biggest weakness is fear of guilt, he has two daughters, but I know that he also has an illegitimate child, his wife doesn't know, as long as he controls his illegitimate child in his hands, he is absolutely obedient." ”

Fanning thought for a moment and said, "On the one hand, control his illegitimate son, and on the other hand, tell him that as long as he fully cooperates with us, I will promote him as a military patrol afterwards." ”

Gu Changwu praised: "One hand is soft and the other is hard, the government is a good means!" ”

Fan Ning smiled faintly, "Now we will wait patiently for the news from the capital!" ”