Volume 6 The Joy of the Palace, Chapter 51, The Hongmen Banquet, the Spring and Autumn Period (Final)

In this world, no official is not greedy, just look at the greed big and greedy, the whole dynasty is full of moths, only look at whether the insect body is fat or thin, otherwise, why would the court of Qingguo have a deformed courtyard called the Supervision Yuan?

But just as Fan Xian found when he was rectifying in one place, the Supervision Yuan is also composed of people, where there are people, there is officialdom, and it is basically impossible for the Supervision Yuan to continue to be so cold for the rest of his life.

Moreover, the Supervision Yuan is not an immortal, it can't control the three grades or more, the emperor doesn't give orders, and it can't control the affairs of the military. Even if Chen Pingping and Fan Xian add up, it is impossible for the Supervision Yuan to change too much of the status quo, in the final analysis, the Supervision Yuan is not to investigate corrupt officials, but to clear the rule of officials from time to time according to the emperor's wishes, calm down the people's grievances, free up some loopholes, and maintain the rule.

If you really want to find out, how long do the beauties in Chen Pingping's garden and Fan Xian have to spit out the oil and water in the inner library...... Not to mention the Ninety-Five Supreme sitting in the palace.

Don't say that the emperor doesn't need to be greedy, he is the most greedy in the world, greedy for the whole world, what can the Supervision Yuan do?

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But it is precisely because everyone is greedy that when the Supervision Yuan wants to do something because of Fan Xian's madness, it seems that it is so natural and natural. In this dark night, all the members of the Supervision Yuan rushed to the mansions on the corners of the alleys, and I don't know how many lower-level officials who were closely related to the second prince and Xinyang were arrested.

Naturally, one above the third grade cannot be moved, but these lower-level officials are the cadres that the court really needs to rely on. Tonight, everyone in the Baoyue Building already knew about the previous actions of the Supervision Yuan, and they were personally admitted by Fan Xian. I couldn't help but have an extremely shocked expression on my face.

Qu Xiangdong, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, was silent, glanced at Fan Xian deeply, and did not say anything, although the news tonight is not clear, but it can be seen that the target of the first rush of the Supervision Yuan is still Xinyang and the second prince, and there is no deep involvement with the military.

Although he didn't understand why Fan Xian would suddenly resort to such a subordinate method. However, the action of the Supervision Institute and Fan Xian's ruthlessness had already made him feel a little afraid.

The beauty in the building is in the arms. Killing people outside the building, there is snow, how can the smell of blood be completely covered.

Not all the people fell silent because of this sudden news, and when the five officials who reported the news cautiously withdrew from the screen, the eldest prince looked at Fan Xian with a calm face and asked, "Why?"

The conflict between the Supervision Yuan and the Xinyang family has a long history, starting from the dispute over the inner treasury six years ago. Buried in the second prince's desire to assassinate Fan Xian on Niulan Street through a banquet, and the story of the autumn land led by the Baoyue Tower where everyone was sitting.

In that autumn, Fan Xian seized Baoyue Tower, killed Xie Bi'an, overshadowed Kyoto Mansion, ruined the reputation of the second prince and the prince of Jingwang, Li Hongcheng, and beat the Cui family in the north into a rebellion.

In the year after the autumn, Fan Xian went to Ming's house in Jiangnan Town. Collect the inner library and kill Chang Kun in Jiaozhou.

In everyone's opinion, Fan Xian's revenge on the second prince and the Xinyang family was severe enough, and he got back enough benefits, there was no reason to strike again so forcefully tonight.

Fan Xian was silent for a while, and then said calmly: "Why? Because this official is ordered to investigate the officials." ”

There was silence. The crown prince sat on the top and did not look at Fan Xian, but looked at the second prince with a somewhat unpredictable look. The eldest prince shook his head and sighed: "It's not been two days since the peace in Beijing, why can't you stop a little?"

Fan Xian knew that the eldest prince was telling the truth, the current commander of the forbidden army had been friends with the second prince since he was a child, but because of Ning Cairen and Wan'er, he was now on his side, and it was inevitable that he would be a little embarrassed to be in it. When he heard this, he couldn't help but sigh and said, "Taiping? I haven't been back to Beijing for a year. It seems that Kyoto has been peaceful for a whole year. Could it be that I'm such a disaster...... No wonder in the valley outside Kyoto. No one wants me to be peaceful. ”

There was silence again, and the big men vaguely understood. This is Fan Xian looking for a scene for the things in the valley, but it's just ...... This interview is a little too big, too ridiculous.

"A lot of things in the world are ridiculous. Fan Xian seemed to know what these bigwigs were thinking, and said self-deprecatingly: "It's like the assassination of the lower officials in the valley, the court has been investigating, but because there is no evidence, it has never been able to come up with an explanation." ”

He said slowly: "Who will pay attention to my subordinates? As I said earlier, when my coachman came with the first crossbow arrow, I tried to snatch him back into the car, but he stood up and blocked it for me...... I often ask myself, if I can't find any evidence, what can't I do for him in a day?"

Jiangnan Governor Xue Qing glanced at Fan Xian meaningfully.

The crown prince said slowly: "The imperial court naturally wants to investigate. This is the third time he's said it tonight.

Fan Xian nodded and said with a smile: "It was this incident that suddenly reminded me of a story I heard a long time ago. ”

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"Once upon a time in the forest, there was a little white rabbit, and he went out happily early in the morning, and then he met the big bad wolf, and the big bad wolf grabbed the little white rabbit and snapped it!

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing why Fan Xian suddenly told this kind of story that children listened to, but listened to Fan Xian continue: "The next day, the little white rabbit put on his hat and went out again, and as he walked, he met the big bad wolf, and the big bad wolf grabbed the little white rabbit again.

The little white rabbit was very depressed, so he ran to the tiger to tell the big bad wolf, and the tiger listened to the little white rabbit's bitter complaint, and said bitterly, you can rest assured, I will naturally administer justice for you...... Then, the tiger found the big bad wolf and said to him: "Old wolf, this morning the little white rabbit came to complain to you, saying that you have nothing to do and always bullied it, see if you can beat it for another reason, for example, you can say: Rabbit, you go and find me a piece of meat......"

"If it finds fat, you say you want to be thin. If he finds a thin rabbit, you say you want to be fat, so you can beat him again? Or you can ask him to find a female rabbit for you, and if he wants to find a plump one, you say you like the slim one, and if he wants to find a slim one, you say you like the plump one!"

Fan Xian told the story very seriously, but his words were extremely naïve and absurd, but everyone at the banquet showed thoughtful expressions, including the prince and Xue Qing. I vaguely understood who the tiger was referring to...... But no one dared to pronounce their expressions.

Fan Xian took a sip of wine. Said seriously: "The old wolf was very happy when he heard this, and even praised the tiger for his cleverness. But their conversation was overheard by the little white rabbit hoeing outside the house......"

"It's a coincidence, but the story is not a book. Then he said......" Fan Xian sneered and said: "On the third day, the little white rabbit went out again, and met the big bad wolf on the way, and the big bad wolf said: Rabbit, you go and find me a piece of meat!"

"The little white rabbit said: Do you want to be fat or thin. ”

The big bad wolf frowned, smiled and thought to himself. Fortunately, there is a second trick: forget it, don't want meat, you go find me a female rabbit. ”

"The little white rabbit said: Do you like plump, or do you like slim?"

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Fan Xian frowned, shook his head and said, "When you meet such a cunning rabbit, what do you say you can do?"

During the banquet, everyone also began to think, what will the big bad wolf do next? I couldn't help but be a little curious about what Fan Xian would say next. Fan Xian pursed his slightly dry lips and said with a smile:

The big bad wolf was stunned for a moment. snapped and slapped the little white rabbit's two big mouths and scolded...... I told you to wear no hat!"

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I told you to wear no hat!

One of the most unreasonable, shameless, boring, and nonsensical reasons in the world is the most sufficient reason. It is equivalent to saying that there is no need for a reason, it depends on who has the bigger fist.

Fan Xian finally said seriously: "I don't want to continue to be a little white rabbit, I want to be a big bad wolf." ”

It was a joke he had heard in his previous life, but it was a little heavy to talk about tonight. Everyone at the banquet should have laughed, but no one laughed at this time.

Everyone sighed in their hearts, the sniping of Fan Xian in the valley, I am afraid that I will not be able to find out for eternity, and tonight the Supervision Yuan assassinated the eight generals, in the absence of evidence, Fan Xian did not admit it. It will never be clear. That's how things are in the world. Since the innate hostility to each other cannot find a sufficient reason, then why bother to find a reason? The wolf runs after the rabbit, and the tiger looks at the side, the principle of nature.

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The officialdom in Kyoto has been unable to be calm, and it is even more embarrassing tonight, although the Supervision Yuan is acting at night, and it must not alarm too many people in Kyoto, but these bigwigs are still rushing back to their homes to deal with the aftermath of the incident, and at the same time make psychological and official preparations for the situation in Xinchi.

Fan Xian sent Xue Qing to the door, and when Xue Qing left, he turned around and smiled gently, and said: "The wolf is a social animal, you don't make yourself a lone wolf, that is always dangerous." ”

Fan Xian's heart was slightly warm, and he thanked him.

Xue Qing was silent for a moment and then said: "Although the saint nodded too much, he still has to pay attention to the proportions, especially the face of the imperial court, and always save some." ”

Fan Xian responded again.

When the sedan chair of several big people slowly left Baoyue Tower, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also stretched his waist and walked down with a beautiful woman in his arms. The prince glanced at Fan Xian and said with a smile: "This play tonight is very good." ”

The prince drove away the woman beside him and the idlers around him, looked at Fan Xian and said calmly: "Anyway, in the autumn a year ago, when this palace watched you and your second brother play the first half of the play, I also felt good-looking...... After thinking about it carefully, it is not what happened to this palace and you. ”

Fan Xian was slightly stunned, this behavior was very different from usual, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't know what he meant by these words.

"There has never been any problem between this palace and you. The prince closed his eyes slightly and said slowly: "If there is a problem, it is a problem back then, and it should not be a problem between you and me, I hope you remember this." ”

Fan Xian understood. In fact, there has always been some kind of peace between him and the crown prince, but because of the matter in which the queen participated back then, he became a natural enemy. He didn't understand what the prince was going to do when he said this, but Fan Xian believed that it was impossible for the prince to win his support. Will watch himself kill his mother.

So...... Just talking.

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There was no one in the screen, and the second prince stayed very strangely. He looked at Fan Xian who came up from downstairs, smiled slightly, slowly put his left hand on the desk, tried to suppress those ridiculous feelings in his heart, and slowly chewed a green fruit from the south with two fingers.

Fan Xian sat across from him, picked up the flask, and began to pour himself a drink. Ten cups.

The eldest prince held the wine urn and drank bitterly on the side, as if he wanted to get drunk.

Fan Xian put down the wine glass, clapped his palms, and the third prince walked out from behind the curtain in an orderly manner, glanced at the eldest brother and the second brother with some embarrassment, and then sat down next to his teacher.

The eldest prince glanced at Fan Xian disapprovingly, and his eyes seemed to be saying. Adult affairs, why involve small ones.

At this time, the flower hall on the third floor of Baoyue Building is the three princes, plus Fan Xian, if you don't count the prince who left before, the blood left by Emperor Qingguo in this world. That's it.

The previous Hongmen banquet has turned into a family banquet with a strange atmosphere.

"You're scared. ”

The second prince put down the half-eaten green fruit, stared at Fan Xiandi's eyes, and said softly.

Fan Xian's hand holding the wine glass stiffened, and he slowly responded, "What am I afraid of?"

"You're not afraid, why do you have to make such a big move tonight?" The second prince smiled slightly, and said softly: "Only those who are afraid in their hearts will make a random move like you tonight, you kill my generals, and arrest my henchmen." Does it have any impact on the bigger picture?"

Fan Xian took a deep breath. His face calmed down and said, "There are no outsiders here. It doesn't hurt to say it bluntly, your subordinates were cleaned up by me today, but ...... You don't have any evidence, just like I said before, I don't have any evidence about the sniping in the valley, but you still did it. ”

"I don't know about the sniping in the valley, I didn't participate in it. The second prince stared at Fan Xiandi's eyes and said very seriously.

Fan Xian shook his head: "What about the matter of Niulan Street? Xiaobai was slapped too many times...... I'll admit that I still don't know who did what happened in the valley, but that doesn't stop me from doing it. ”

He bowed his head and said: "There are enemies on all sides, since I don't know which enemy did it, of course I have to let go of the arrows, if I occasionally shoot the main person, it is my advantage, and I will not suffer a loss if I shoot the people next to me, but also take advantage." ”

"Niulan Street ......" a trace of bitterness flashed in the smile on the thin lips of the second prince, "What happened a few years ago, thinking about it, is just such a thing, but you have always remembered it to this day." ”

Fan Xian raised his head and said calmly: "I am a person who holds grudges, and you know that this matter has nothing to do with grudges. ”

There was no minister present, no prince present, Fan Xian and the second prince, a pair of young magnates with very similar temperaments, said things that seemed so direct and crisp, they were both delicate-minded people, and they knew that they didn't need to cover up each other with too many words.

The second prince glanced deeply at the third prince beside Fan Xian, and suddenly said, "Sometimes, this king will feel that life is unfair...... Don't talk about the things in Cui Jiaming's family, just say that in this palace, my beloved sister married you as a wife, and my two brothers who have been friendly since childhood are now on your side. ”

The second prince raised his head, and there was a hint of hidden anger in his handsome face: "If this king's ability is not as good as you, it's fine, but ...... If my father is willing to hand over the Inner Treasury to me, will this king really not be able to make the treasury abundant......? Anzhi, Anzhi, don't you think it's very unfair? After all, I'm the real prince. ”

Fan Xian was silent for a long time, knowing that he could obtain this kind of deformed power now in Qingguo's bizarre life...... It's all because of the legacy of the woman back then. Of course, that woman has also brought countless troubles and dangers to herself, what the second prince said, in fact, is not completely unreasonable, if he exchanges land with him, he may not do better than him, the second prince is not incapable. It's a stage that has never been able to display its abilities.

He said slowly: "There is no such thing as an "if" in the world. ”

"Yes, that's why you're on your left hand now. ......The second prince sneered slightly and said, "With such a great power, I think only Lingtang once had it...... So, you're starting to get scared in advance now. ”

Fan Xian's face stiffened again.

The second prince said calmly: "Have you thought about the future?" Who are you working for and who are you busy for today?" He rolled his eyes slightly, glanced at the third prince, and said with a smile: "My royal family, none of them are good-looking, and you yourself are one of them." Of course, I understand the reason. ”

The third prince lowered his head and didn't dare to interject at all. Fan Xian knew that Lao 2 was not alarmist, but he had his own plans and plans.

The second prince said lightly: "Are you really scared...... Think about it, no matter who ascends the throne in the future, how can this Qingguo tolerate you? How can you tolerate the Supervision Yuan?"

Fan Xian listened calmly. The second prince continued: "The reason why you are afraid is because you are a smart person, and you know that although your current power is monstrous, it is just a floating cloud. It's not even as strong as a piece of tissue paper. ”

The second prince sighed: "Because all the power you have in your hands is given to you by your father, you only need an edict, and you can be demoted to the mortal world, and you will never be able to turn over...... Although my father dotes on you, he is not wary of you. In the past few years, you have been breaking through any way, but you will never be involved in the army, which is deeply meaningful, I don't need to remind you. ”

In the end, the second prince concluded: "It is precisely because you are afraid that you have to ...... Cutting your own authority!"

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The eldest prince took a sip of wine and indifferently watched his two brothers talking like two fighting cocks.

Fan Xian was silent for a long time, and did not answer the words of the second prince, but said softly: "Power is originally a floating cloud, how can there ever be an undefeated general and an immortal family in this world? His Royal Highness is the prince." The heart is in the world. But I'm just a courtier, and I want to protect myself and my family......"

The second prince intercepted his conversation. Said coldly: "This king knows that you are a dignified poet and immortal, and you have never been proud of the royal bloodline, but deliberately avoided this, but you ask yourself, if it weren't for the royal blood you hate, how could you live to this day and live so glorious?"

A family of four brothers, two silent, two confronted.

"Let it go. The second prince said sincerely: "Your strength is actually empty, you don't dare to kill the king, you can only watch the day by day, and you are in danger day by day, since you have found out this, why don't you just let go more thorough......ly? Who will embarrass you? Who dares to take unnecessary risks to embarrass you? Ling'er said that you like to travel the world the most, so why should you be confined to this treacherous Kyoto and unable to extricate yourself?"

Fan Xian's brows gradually furrowed, his fingers slowly pinched the wine glass, and said, "Your Highness, I said it before...... I think the same thing as you. ”

He raised his head, his face was bright, he looked at the second prince and said calmly: "A year ago, I said in the tea shop outside this building that if you don't let go, I will beat you until you let go, and the facts have proved that I have this strength now...... You can no longer see the eight generals in the tea shop, which is a very sufficient proof. ”

Hearing the word tea shop, the second prince's face suddenly froze, thinking of the autumn more than a year ago, in the tea shop outside the Baoyue Building, the conversation with Fan Xian, the conversation at that time happened between the prince and the courtiers, and a year later, Fan Xian's power swelled up like a balloon, and the most important thing is that the true identities of the two people have gradually equalized.

"Why did I let it go?" said the second prince with some nervous self-deprecation.

"Your Highness has been poisoned by the eldest princess, and I will solve it for you. Fan Xian didn't retreat, and said indifferently: "The original words are still valid, when will Your Highness keep your distance from the eldest princess and really let go, this official will allow you...... I am in peace. ”

"Why are you?" the second prince looked at Fan Xian's eyes seriously, "Is it just the Supervision Yuan and the silver?"

Fan Xian shook his head and said: "It's not for anything, it's just that I owe the imperial concubine a favor, and I owe Wan'er a promise, tonight's matter, Your Highness should know in your heart that I want to empty Your Highness's selfish power and knock you out of this pool of rotten water." ”

When the second prince thought of the huge loss he had suffered tonight, he finally couldn't suppress the coldness in his heart anymore, and said angrily: "Why me? Father and Emperor are not only my son, but you too!"

"I don't have any ambition, I'm just a courtier. Fan Xian said: "In two days, Your Highness will know my sincerity, as for the rest of Your Highnesses, one is my student, I will beat him up better, His Highness prefers to drink, I don't care about the prince, so I have to target you...... You're right, this bloodline is always worthy of respect, so I'll do everything I can to stop that terrible thing from happening. ”

The second prince felt a chill in his heart. There was a gap in the screen that was not blocked, and the cold wind in winter began to slowly drift inside the Baoyue Tower, Fan Xian finally said: "Please keep in mind one thing, Your Majesty is in full bloom in spring and autumn, and I don't want to see this kind of thing happen." ”。

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