In the middle of March, chūn has already swept the whole world from north to south, whether it is the northern country of Shangjing or the southern celebration of Kyoto, they are all shrouded in a thriving scene. In the land south of the Yangtze River, the green water is rippling, the green mountains are hidden, and the willow trees along the river draw out the tender green branches, which is full of vitality.

Neiku is in the southwest of Jiangnan Road, and naturally cannot escape the creation of this nature, but in a few days, up and down the river, inside and outside the workshop, some green grass and pale pink flowers will grow, embellished with the originally somewhat boring official offices and workshops, which have weakened the hard and cold atmosphere here.

In the midst of the peace, the officials who were on an errand in the Yamen were smiling all over their faces, and bowed their hands at the Yamen, the bloody rain and bloody wind had gone, and Lord Ming was going back to Suzhou to preside over the bidding for the opening of the new chūn of the Inner Treasury, and these officials of the Inner Treasury Transfer Department were in a very relaxed mood.

In the opening of the Ya Meeting, Fan Xian sat in the middle of the position, and briefly talked about the arrangements after the rì, but there were no cronies among these people, and they naturally talked about the big routines, such as the arrangements of each workshop, and reiterated the Qinglu, the imperial court's specially revised regulations for the inner treasury, which could not be violated!

Whether it is wages or salaries, they must be paid in a timely manner, and the work of law and order and security must also be more jǐngti. When the officials heard Lord Qincha say this, they did the same, with those five heads in front of them, no one would be stupid enough to confront anything in front of them.

Fan Xian arranged for Su Wenmao to stay, but he did not have the official position of the transfer department, so he temporarily transferred his subordinates to four places, and together with Shan Da, he commanded the officials of the Supervision Yuan in the inner library.

The officials knew that Fan Xian would go to Hangzhou to settle down after presiding over the opening of the new chūn in Suzhou, which was a rule that had been formed many years ago, and that the envoy of the Transshipment Division would not live in the inner library - in this way, Su Wenmao, who stayed in the inner library, would be equivalent to the spokesman of Lord Qincha, which was absolutely indispensable, so everyone quickly stood up and saluted Su Wenmao.

Just when the top and bottom were getting along, Fan Xian's brows furrowed, and he whispered to Ma Kai, the deputy envoy beside him: "I will do what I said last night." ”

This is a kind of superficial respect for the deputy envoy, but Ma Kai has a bitter face and shakes his head again and again.

Ye Shenjiang, who was sitting on Fan Xian's right hand, had a strange glint in his eyes, and he didn't know what Lord Qincha was going to do, so he didn't inform himself - his question was quickly answered.

Su Wenmao walked to the front of the hall with a smile, arched his hands to the adults, and said softly after returning the salute: "Today, it has been verified that some officials in the Inner Treasury Transfer Department have secretly committed misdeeds, instigated the treasurer to make trouble, and shaken the fundamental ...... of the Inner Treasury Ladies and gentlemen, I am offended. ”

As these three words came out, seven or eight officials of the Supervision Yuan came out from the side of the government office, honestly and unceremoniously asked several officials who were sitting on the chairs to leave their seats, and went to their black yarn rudely.

The officials were furious, and while refusing, they shouted: "You are so bold!"

The rest of the officials of the Transit Department were a little relieved when they saw that they were not dealing with themselves, but they were deeply aware of the means of the Supervision Yuan, and the civil officials of the Qingguo Manchu Dynasty had a natural alliance in front of the Supervision Yuan, so they quickly stood up one after another, and said to Fan Xian: "My lord, why is this?"

In fact, everyone is not stupid, of course they know that the few people who were confessed by Fan Xian at this time except for Wusha are all the cronies of Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of Xinyang who have been planted in Neiku in the past ten years...... It's about the face of the officials, and the government is so fierce that the faces of the officials can't hang it, so they don't have to argue with Fan Xian.

Fan Xian glanced at the officials and said gently: "You don't have to be suspicious, but you don't have to plead for mercy, like these adults, this official must be taken." ”

General Ye Shen, who was sitting on his right, had a slightly ugly face, glanced at the deputy envoy Ma Kai next to him, and found that although the other party was also embarrassed, there was no shock in his eyes, presumably he had been informed by Fan Xian last night. Thinking of this, General Ye's mood began to become dull, and he said in a muffled voice: "My lord, these officials have been serving in the transfer department for a long time, and they have always been self-denying and dedicating themselves to public service, so that's it...... I took it, but I was afraid of ...... Some can't make sense. ”

Fan Xian glanced at him, smiled and said, "Self-denial and public service?" ”

General Ye Shen's face was slightly gloomy, and he said: "Even if there is an occasional mistake, but the three orders of the adults have been issued, and these adults have also acted according to the orders of the adults, and if they are not punished, they should not be punished." ”

Fan Xian lowered his head, knowing why this Ye Shen General and the other officials present jumped out against him today, the reason is actually very simple, the last time the treasurer strike, this staff general knew that he couldn't stop his means at all, and the hat he used to press him was big enough, and the inner library stopped working for a day, and the imperial court could not afford to lose. However, the arrest of these officials this time has touched everyone's most sensitive psychological defense, for fear that he, who is also the commander of the Supervision Yuan, will use this as an excuse to weave a big net and overturn the entire transfer department and hurt himself.

For General Ye Shen, the family is now forced by the emperor to be not light, and with the relationship between Ye Ling'er and His Royal Highness, there are already signs of faintly leaning towards that side. Although General Ye Shen had never received any secret letter from the Ye family in Dingzhou, he also knew at this time that Fan Xian was going to hollow out all the henchmen of the eldest princess in the inner library, and he subconsciously wanted to keep something for the eldest princess - let Fan Xian sit alone in the inner library, and Ye Shenjiang was worried that his future would not be very good.

Fan Xian didn't explain anything, just took out a file from his arms and handed it to General Ye Shen.

Ye Shenjiang was slightly stunned, took it and took a closer look, his face gradually sank, only to see that the file was written on the top of the file that the officials who were arrested today should be yīn illegal affairs, and the key thing is that the charges on this are not detained on the so-called bribery, but bite to death the disgraceful corners played by these officials in this work, all the evidence, and even the confessions of the treasurers are clear, such as what a certain official has said to which treasurer when, the place and the person are clearly written, and the mouth is extremely ruthless and accurate, which is really the superior means of the Supervision Yuan。

Looking at the pieces of evidence on the file, the general's heart couldn't help but feel a chill, thinking about how this Qin sent a master to the inner treasury for so many days, how could he have carefully investigated all the secrets of the transfer department? Moreover, those Xinyang henchmen and the treasurers were secretly talking, how could the people of the Supervision Yuan know so clearly? Could it be that there were secret agents of the Supervision Yuan in the treasury itself? As soon as he thought of this, General Ye remembered the horror of the legendary Supervision Yuan, those secret agents who had been described as pervasive snakes in the night among the people, and he couldn't help but start worrying about himself, his own mansion, wouldn't there be the eyeliner of the Supervision Yuan?

However, as a general in charge of the internal treasury of defense, he is not very afraid of the Supervision Yuan, firstly, he is a member of the three products, and the Supervisory Yuan does not have the power to investigate his own without asking for an order, and secondly, as a member of the military, regardless of faction, the Supervisory Yuan has to give two points of thin face when he looks at the strong strength of the Qing ** side. In the matter of Gong Cháo, Ye Shen will think that he is good enough, and today really involves the face of the eldest princess and the princes of Kyoto, he stood up with the uneasiness in his heart, saluted Fan Xian, and said earnestly: "My lord, this ......"

After all, he is a general, but he doesn't know how to organize his intercession. Fan Xian looked at him with a smile, shook his head, and said, "No need to plead. ”

General Ye Shen was afraid that Dingzhou would never come to the news, and he didn't know how to stand in line at all, which put him in the current dilemma, but Fan Xian made a move first, he gritted his teeth, and forcibly said boldly: "But my lord, these adults are all officials of the Transit Department, I don't know if the adults want to take them, whether they are the envoys of the Transit Division, or the identity of the Inspectorate of the Supervision Yuan?"

He said in a low voice: "My lord, even if it is a Qin Cha Na, the evidence is indeed there, but if you want to try the case, it will take many days to open the court, this ...... Neku is about to open the door. ”

Fan Xian glanced at him, but he was a little surprised by the other party's boldness, and after a little thought, he understood a little, if he wanted to take these officials, he was very particular about what method to use, if he used the identity of the Supervision Yuan to investigate the case, then it would be transmitted back to Kyoto, it would attract court discussions, and the elders of the court were afraid that they would think that they were targeting the eldest princess, and if they were trying the case as the chief envoy of the transfer department or the Qin cha, but this time could not be delayed.

But who is Fan Xian? How could he care about Kyoto's discussions, and said with a smile: "General Ye, don't worry too much, this official has always believed in the law of Qing, and will never act arbitrarily. ”

Ye Shenjiang was slightly stunned, thinking that as long as you don't try the case in person, no matter who tries it, it always depends on the tendency of Kyoto. With Fan Xian's promise, he could explain to Kyoto, so he retreated, just wondering if Fan Xian would not personally try the case, so was he going to lock these officials in the inner treasury......? You can't keep it closed, the court will always ask questions.

"I'll take them with me on the road. Fan Xian said: "Neiku is also a subordinate of the imperial court, although it has never dealt too much with the officials of the DPRK and China, but in terms of rules, it is still under the control of Jiangnan Road." ”

He looked at the many uneasy officials in the hall, and said comfortingly: "This official knows what you are worried about, please rest assured, this official is not a person who takes revenge, as I said to the general before, for the sake of fairness, this official will not personally interrogate these people, but ...... Handed over to the Governor of Suzhou. ”

He smiled and said, "If Lord Xue tries the case, I think you won't have any doubts anymore." He looked at the eldest princess's henchmen who were still confronting the officials of the Supervision Yuan, a trace of anger flashed at the corner of his lips, and said, "When did catching people become a game of eagles catching chickens?"

Su Wenmao's face was slightly red, and he stared at his subordinates fiercely, and the officials of the Supervision Yuan were ashamed, and stepped forward with a few Foshan shadowless feet, kicked those officials of the inner treasury who were still screaming and slamming into the sky and refused to obey to the ground, and tied them up in a real way.

The officials in front of the hall couldn't help but shake their heads, they wanted to persuade Lord Qincha to save some face for the officials, but when they thought of Fan Xian's previous soft and cold expression, they were shocked by that gentle coldness and moodiness, and they didn't dare to plead more. As a subordinate, I am not afraid of the harshness of my boss, but I am afraid that my boss will be moody, and I don't know when I will sacrifice that knife again.

This was the end of Fan Xian's last opening in the inner library, and after the dismissal, he left the deputy envoy Ma Kai behind, and the two of them were in the garden behind the mansion, while getting close to the breath of Chūn Heaven, and talking about something with autumn spirit.

"Don't blame me for being too hard. Fan Xian rubbed the corners of his dry eyes and said, "Since they dare to do something at the beginning of my tenure, don't blame me for taking down their black yarn." ”

Ma Kai smiled bitterly, although nominally he and Fan Xian were the second deputy envoys, and they seemed to be similar in rank, but he knew that in fact, the power in the hands of the young master in front of him was amazing, even more terrifying than the princes, so when Fan Xian discussed with him last night to eliminate the eldest princess's henchmen in the inner library, although he expressed a little concern and excused those officials, he didn't dare to oppose it in person.

Now that Fan Xian once again left him alone, and said such sincere words in front of himself, Ma Kai knew that the other party was ready to cultivate himself as a confidant, and he was secretly slightly happy, but also a little worried, after all, no one knew how many years later, the young master in front of him, and those masters in Kyoto, who would win and who would lose.

The court officials are also very sensitive to the ownership of the dragon chair, although at the moment, of course, it is the crown prince who ascends the throne, but His Majesty's table in the past two years seems to be too weird, so no one dares to fully believe it, if it is said that the second prince is on the throne...... As we all know, Fan Tisi and the second prince are not right, and if he follows Fan Tisi with an iron heart, the second prince will inherit the treasure in the future, and he will definitely not end well.

This is what Ma Kai has always been secretly suspicious about, but he also knows that although the officialdom has to meet left and right, the most taboo thing is to be a wall grass when it comes to standing in line.

Ma Kai had been thinking about it all night last night, so he didn't panic much, and said calmly: "What the adults discussed, all of them were invited by the lower officials, and the lower officials will immediately write two documents, one will be sent to the middle book under the door, and the other will be sent to the Suzhou Governor's Mansion immediately, please ...... Adults can rest assured. ”

As soon as Fan Xian heard this, he knew that Ma Kai knew that he had tied his thighs, and even did not hesitate to use these two documents to share that Fan Xian might be attacked by speech, and to use this to show his camp to the officialdom...... It's a matter of determination. He glanced at Ma Kai gently and said, "Master Ma has a heart." ”

Ma Kai smiled and responded: "As the deputy envoy of the Inner Treasury, Xia Guan should have investigated his subordinate officials, and it is already a dereliction of duty for them to make trouble this time." ”

Fan Xian laughed, and after a while, he spoke again: "I don't know if Master Ma thinks that this official can be considered proper to deal with it today?"

After thinking about it for a while, Ma Kai replied respectfully: "Your Excellency is far-sighted, it is really a good policy, officials are not as good as the treasurer, you can not kill casually, and you can't use torture casually, if you open a case in the transfer department, firstly, it will delay for too long, and secondly, it is easy to attract criticism, your Excellency will take these prisoners to Suzhou and hand them over to the Governor for interrogation, Governor Xue is the pillar of the country, the official reputation is prestigious, and he will be able to judge the case on behalf of the imperial court, and give His Majesty an excellent explanation." ”

Fan Xian secretly praised in his heart, this deputy envoy really guessed his mind clearly, Xinyang's henchmen in the inner library, of course Fan Xian wanted to clear the law, although this work cháo gave himself an excellent excuse, but if it was completely done by himself, it would not be very appropriate, the matter involved the eldest princess and prince, these nobles in the palace, this hot potato was thrown to that super master is a clever trick, first, the governor of Jiangnan Road already has the authority to govern this matter, and secondly, although Xue Qing will secretly scold himself, but as a feudal official, he stands in a different position, of course, he is not very afraid of the eldest princess who is far away in Kyoto, but will be a little afraid of Fan Xian who is deep in the hinterland of Jiangnan, the two sides are weighed, Xue Qing should know very well what he should do.

"Before I came, Shao'an mentioned it to me, saying that this cousin is quite talented in helping the world, and it seems that Shao'an really didn't say anything big when he got along. Fan Xian changed the topic with a smile, and began to use Ren Shao'an, a middle-aged person, to shorten the distance between the two.

Ma Kai said with a smile: "Two years ago, Lord Si entered Beijing, and he and Shao'an hit it off at first sight. ”

The two envoys talked about their joy, gave each other top hats and sycophants, and agreed on a line of rules in the back of the library between words, and then said goodbye.

Sent to the gate of the garden, looking at Ma Kai's slightly bowed body, Fan Xian blinked, it seems that there are indeed many powerful people in the court, but those people always have a lot less grace than themselves in their previous lives, so they don't have much opportunity to show it. Today, the matter must be done, the inner library will be fine, he also feels relaxed, and the work of stuffing his cronies in the transfer department will gradually unfold in the middle of the year, with the help of Ma Kai, this thing will be very smooth.

At this time, Fan Xian just couldn't guess what it was that made Ma Kai choose himself instead of the rightful prince - this would definitely not be because of the intimate relationship between Ren Shao'an, the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, and himself.

In fact, Ma Kai's reason for surrendering to Cheng is very simple: because of the relationship between the third prince and Fan Xian, he made a big bet on the journey of the eunuch and the rise and fall of the family, and he ...... Bet all the money on the small!

............ Sent off Deputy Envoy Ma and ushered in the seven shopkeepers, and on the day before leaving Neiku, Fan Xian was extremely busy. Qiye is the leader of the four shopkeepers who went south with Fan Xian this time, and now he is already the director of Qingyutang, he has been making money for Fan Mansion all these years, and Fan Sizhen is very compatible, and Fan Xian is also very familiar, so some don't even dare to test other shopkeepers, Fan Xian is in front of him, but he can say it very directly.

An old man and a young man whispered together, it was always just a matter of management and production in the inner library, Fan Xian knew that he was a layman for production management and chemistry and physics, so he delegated all the rights in this regard to Qiye. He doesn't have much advantage of this person, but there is a tsubaki that is not suspicious of employing people, now it is like this in the inner library, and it was the same in Kyoto in the past, but everything involved in the construction of the Yang Mou plan, all of them were handled by the little Yan Gongzi everywhere, Fan Xian absolutely believed in the other party's professional ability, and would not be an idiot's finger.

After confirming the matters, Fan Xian put his mind at ease, when the old Ye family was so prosperous, now under the hands of the shopkeepers, they will definitely be able to gradually reverse the poor management of the treasury in recent years, and the problems of quality and quantity of production, as long as more silver can be sold, he will have a preliminary explanation to the emperor, which is what Fan Xian is more concerned about at present.

"Unpaid wages can never happen again. Fan Xian frowned and sighed: "At the level of goods, you have a lot of skills." ”

Nanaba's glance at him, a little puzzled why Lord Yu Tiji had been obsessed with such a thing as wages, of course, he couldn't figure out what the reason was. Today, the old shopkeeper looked at Fan Xian's handsome face, somehow a little distracted, and thought in his heart, although the young master and the young lady do not look very similar, but they are the most elegant characters in the world - now the young master has finally regained the Ye family's property, although it is only in escrow, but the old shopkeeper is still a little embarrassed, sighing in his heart, but his face is very well hidden. The reason why I want to cover it up is because the nearly twenty years of house arrest in Kyoto have made these old shopkeepers know that there are some things that can only be done and not said, but any signs that come will bring unnecessary trouble to the young master.

"I was thinking of asking you to go to Northern Qi to help the second child...... Fan Xian didn't notice Qiye's mental activity, and said with a wry smile: "I didn't expect those fathers-in-law to follow all the time, and the palace was very strict, so I had to let you come to Neiku too." ”

Qiye smiled and said: "Father-in-law, for the sake of your face, now we are very gentle to us, the second young master is born to be a material for business, adults don't have to worry, as for the inner library...... You should also know that I'd love to come back and have a look. ”

Fan Xian was silent, and said after a while: "Su Wenmao is here, if you are uncomfortable with the elderly, or who dares to raise your eyebrows at you, tell him, I have explained it...... Now that he is out of Beijing, of course, he can no longer be aggrieved. ”

Qiye was moved in his heart, but he didn't say anything.

A gust of wind blew, and the tender green leaves on the green trees in the courtyard had not yet been born, but they were scraped off, Fan Xian sighed lightly, scooped it in his hand, looked at the new green fracture, and frowned for a long time.

After a long time, he asked softly, "Craftsmanship...... Can you copy it?"

Qiye's body trembled slightly, and after a while, he shook his head: "Dead rules, you can't form words, you can only pass them on by word of mouth." ”

Fan Xian said: "Drawings can't always be passed on by word of mouth. ”

Qiye shook his head and said: "I watched it tightly before, but now I don't know where it is." ”

Fan Xian thought for a while, and a smile appeared on his face: "In a few months, you come to Hangzhou to tell me, I remember xìng very well." ”