Volume 5 Jinghua Jiangnan Chapter 91 The Dragon Raised Its Head On the third day of the third month of the Qingli calendar, the dragon raised its head.

Under the escort of the Jiangnan Naval Division, a large ship slowly approached the dock, the ship dropped anchor and released the rope, and the school officers completed a series of actions very neatly, and then the gangplank that was made into a ladder was rested between the dock and the deck, and the officials on the shore hurriedly laid a thick cloth to avoid slipping their feet.

A curtain of spring thunder rolled far away in the sky, bursting out, as if to welcome the arrival of Lord Qincha, and at the same time, firecrackers were also sounding on the pier, gongs and drums were noisy, and the skyscrapers prepared on the shore were also lit in turn, and the cannons were loud, and the prestige of God was covered.

The officials on the docks frowned, but they were embarrassed to cover their ears and only focused on the springboard.

After a while, a young officer appeared on the deck, led a group of guards and disembarked in silence, and divided into two lines.

After a while, a young handsome official wearing a purple official uniform walked out with a smile, only to see this person wearing a crane outside the official uniform, and the color of white pigment suddenly diluted the visual stimulation brought by the dark purple of the official uniform, so that the eyes of everyone on the dock were attracted by his gentle, kind and delicate face.

Only officials above the third rank are qualified to wear purple official uniforms, and the officials on the dock know that they are waiting for the "long-awaited" Lord Fan Tisi. It was the person in front of him who subconsciously squeezed two steps forward and raised his hand.

Fan Xian didn't rush to stop everyone from saluting. Instead, he stretched out his hand to the side, grasped a small hand stretched out in the air, and led a little boy to stand side by side on the deck, stepping on the ladder. Descend to the ship.

The little boy was wearing a pale yellow regular robe, with a circle of sweater fluff exposed at the collar, and a pair of cute but unknown spirit animals embroidered on the shirt, with that beautiful face and smart eyes, looking very cute.

The officials were shocked, knowing that this was the third prince who was driven by the emperor to Fan Tisi's side, and hurriedly adjusted their direction. Qi Qi saluted to the three princes: "The officials of Jiangnan Road have seen His Royal Highness. ”

The third prince nodded with a smile, and said in a voice that had not gone away: "The weather is cold, you have worked hard, I just came to study with the teacher, and I don't need to be polite."

The officials who were reminded by the word teacher hurriedly saluted Fan Xian again, and even the Dao adults came from afar to work hard. How to cloud the cloud.

While saluting, dozens of officials peeked at the two men who stepped out of the boat. I found that although there was a lot of difference in age between the other party, but the faces were very similar, standing on the shore, the river breeze blew the hem of the two men's clothes, revealing the noble air in addition to revealing a rare harmony and dust.

The crowd began to suspect in their stomachs. It seems that the rumor about Fantisi's life story is only true...... Think of it. I began to worry again in my heart, I don't know if I will make Fan Xian unhappy when I salute the three princes first, after all, the other party is the main master, and the identity of the minister of the Qin Mission, according to the dynasty system, is much more expensive than the underage prince.

Where did Fan Xian have so many thoughts, he looked at these unfamiliar officials on the dock, with the most cordial smiles on his face, and responded with a smile one by one, and tried his best to write down the other party's official position and official name, pretending to be the courtesy and self-esteem that a political star should have.

Fan Tisi took the prince to the south of the Yangtze River, this is a big deal, so the number of officials who came to the dock to greet today is very large, the civil officials have the governor's office of Jiangnan Road directly under the officials, and the governors of Suzhou and Hangzhou each lead two people, although the governors of several states far away do not dare to leave the jurisdiction to greet them, but the state is judged, and there are still a lot of officials of the same level, and there are also officials of the Jiangnan Salt Road Transfer Division, and the military attache is naturally indispensable to the garrison of the Jiangnan Navy Division。

In short, there are all kinds of people, adding up to nearly 100 people, and most of the parents and officials of the entire Jiangnan Road are afraid that most of them are crowded on the dock, if Dongyi City steals the gunpowder from the three places of the Supervision Yuan, and makes a noise here, the entire Jiangnan Road, the richest place in Qingguo, may be paralyzed in one day.

On the dock, Fan Xian smiled and saluted the officials, the problem was that he saw crowds, mixed official uniforms, full of sweat in the winter, and a strange and flattering face flickered in front of his eyes, where could he still recognize who was who?

Those state and county officials who were a little far away from Dajiang had never found an opportunity to give gifts, so their hearts were not so strong, with two hints of envy and three points of envy, they looked at the colleagues inside the crowd and patted their ass.

For a while, the sycophants on the dock were smelly, and Fan Xian's shaved and clean chin was also touched countless times, so it was not lively, and gradually the words of the officials became more and more unbearable, especially the officials in Suzhou Prefecture, who were people in the system who came out of Taixue, and they had to shout again and again because Fan Xian was now concurrently serving as the secretary of Taixue...... Teacher Fan!

Fan Xianqiang suppressed his boredom, refused to accept it, and joked that he was only twenty years old, and he wanted to be a teacher in Zhizhou...... When he returned to Kyoto, he was afraid that he would be laughed to death by the emperor Lao Tzu! And the third prince was held by his little hand, endured the shameless words around him, and his heart was not happy, secretly thinking that Lord Xiao Fan was his teacher, you old men actually dared to rob me? The child finally couldn't bear it anymore, and coughed twice with a cold face.

As soon as the cough came out, the scene was suddenly cold, Hangzhou Zhizhou was an old traitor who saw the opportunity very quickly, and secretly liked that Suzhou Zhizhou was deflated, but he said: "It's cold today, I think you should hurry up and ask Lord Qincha and His Royal Highness to go up and rest." ”

As soon as these words came out, Fan Xian and the three princes were very relieved. At the same time, he cast an appreciative gaze to Hangzhou Zhizhou, and Hangzhou Zhizhou was swept away by this gaze, and suddenly felt warm and uncomfortable. It's like eating ginseng.

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It was not so easy, even after the officials retreated slightly, the relevant ground honor guard still took a lot of time, and Fan Xian and His Highness were arched by the officials and walked towards the slope on the shore. slope

There is a large bamboo shed, it looks quite new, it is estimated that it will not be built for a few days, and it is specially prepared for Fan Xian to go to Jiangnan.

Walking up the slope, there were already two senior officials in purple official uniforms outside the bamboo shed, waiting solemnly, Fan Xian saw these two, so he took the hands of the third prince and hurried a few steps there. As a sign of respect.

The identities of these two officials are not ordinary, one is Lord Xue Qingxue, the governor of Jiangnan Road, and the other is Lord Dai Sicheng, the governor of Jiangnan Road.

There is a saying in the officialdom of Qingguo: one palace, two provinces, three courts, and seven roads. The first palace is naturally the imperial palace, and the second province is now a province under the door of the government affairs place. The three courts are the Supervisory Yuan, the Privy Council, and the Education Yuan, but the Education Yuan has been abolished into the three functions of Taixue, Tongwen Pavilion, and the Ministry of Rites in the new policy of the first year of Qingli.

And the last seven ways of this sentence. It refers to the fact that Qingguo is now divided into seven major roads, and the governors of each road patrol one side on behalf of the Son of Heaven, and now the management functions of the county level between the states of Qingguo Road have gradually faded, and the governors of the first road have begun to directly control the prefectures and counties under their jurisdiction in addition to military affairs, and their power is extremely great. He is a real feudal official.

His Majesty the Emperor, of course, had to choose his most trusted cronies for this important position, and the Governor was also a top performer in terms of ability.

Compared to the arrogance of the power of the Viceroy. The governor was more civilian, but the weight was much lighter.

If in terms of rank, the governor is the second grade, and the governor is the second grade, which is not a particularly high level, but the Qingguo royal family in order to facilitate the governor of the seven roads to concentrate on government affairs, and is less constrained by the six ministries.

And Jiangnan is the top priority of Qingguo, and now Xue Qing, the governor of Jiangnan Road, has won the trust of His Majesty, so he is directly a scholar of the Didian Pavilion, and he is an authentic Zhengyi super member!

With Xue Qingdi's status, even Fan Xian and the third prince did not dare to be the slightest contempt, so they sped up.

But outside the bamboo shed, Fan Xian just glanced at Xue Qing with gentle eyes, and did not speak first. This is the rule, Xue Qing and Dai Sicheng understand that the other party is a minister, no matter how powerful he is, he must bow to the other party first, this is not to respect Fan Xian, nor to respect the prince, but to respect ...... Your Majesty.

Placing incense cases, asking for holy decrees, shining swords, the officials in the bamboo shed knelt on the ground, and after performing a ceremony, Fan Xian quickly helped Xue Qing, the governor of Jiangnan in front of him, and turned around to help the governor, and then led the three princes to salute Xue Qing very respectfully.

Xue Qing's identity is worthy of his deep friendship with the three princes, but the governor of Jiangnan seems to have expected that the legendary Fan Tisi does not have a trace of the innocence of young ministers and literati, and is willing to smooth out the small place, and a flash of appreciation flashes in his eyes.

The governor stood aside and quickly turned half sideways to salute in return. Xue Qing would not be stupid and let the "two brothers" in front of him finish the salute, and he had already gently supported the two of them and said, "Master Fan has seen the outside." ”

Fan Xian was stunned for a moment, and then looked at the little third child next to him who seemed to be a little embarrassed to Xue Qing, and even more depressed.

Xue Qing smiled and said: "Before the official came to Jiangnan, he did it in the library, the so-called bachelor is not all a false rank, when the third highness was young, he often played beside the official...... It's just that several years have passed, and I don't know if His Highness still remembers. ”

The third prince smiled bitterly, bowed to Xue Qing again, and said softly: "My lord returns to Beijing every year to report on his work, and my father and emperor order students to go to the house to pay respects, how dare you forget?"

Fan Xian was a little confused, and after a careful look in his heart, he couldn't figure out what the emperor in Kyoto was thinking. Just thinking about it, he listened to Xue Qing's harmonious voice and said, "Speaking of which, I also have a relationship with Master Fan. ”

Fan Xian was not good in front of this big official, so he asked curiously: "Don't hide it from your lord, I really don't know about it in my later life." ”

Xue Qing liked the other party's straightforwardness, and said with a smile: "When the official was promoted, the master was Lin Xiang. Speaking of seniority, you really want to call me a brother. ”

Fan Xian realized that this was the case, but the other party was now the governor of one side. Naturally, those previous years were just talking, and no matter how bold he was, he was embarrassed to climb along this pole and call the governor a brother? But the seniority ...... It seems to be far worse.

The group rested in the grass hut for a while, Fan Xian and Xue Qing chatted about what they had seen and heard along the way, Xue Qing frowned slightly, and asked His Majesty if he was in good health in Beijing, in short, it was some cliché nonsense, but it also shortened the distance a little and became a little more familiar. Fan Xian looked at this first-class master and found that the other party's Qingqu face had a trace of sadness that was not deliberately concealed. After a little thought, you will know what is going on.

As the governor of Jiangnan, there was a sudden appearance in the territory of the minister who wanted to be resided, and it was not easy for the governor to take over the governor of the road, not to mention that this minister wanted to take over the inner library, but he was afraid that he would have to fight with the nobles of the capital. Although the Governor is in high power, he is deeply trusted by His Majesty. But being caught in the middle is always not good.

Xue Qing raised the teacup and took a sip gently, and asked intentionally or unintentionally: "Lord Xiao Fan has probably had to work hard in Jiangnan in the past two years, although it is His Majesty's trust, but Jiangnan is not as good as Kyoto, although it is prosperous, it is not a place to stay for a long time after all...... Two more years. I also want to say goodbye to Your Majesty and go back to Beijing to sit as a fisherman...... can get closer to the emperor. It's better than being in Gangnam. ”

Fan Xian heard the meaning of the other party's words, and smiled and pandered: "Your Excellency patrols the herding side on behalf of Your Majesty, and your hard work is high. ”

Xue Qing smiled and said, "Lord Xiao Fan has decided where to live? There are many salt merchants in this Suzhou city, and they are all willing to donate their houses for adults to choose." ”

The wealth of the salt merchants is known to the whole world, and to what extent will the mansion they send with their hands be extravagant, Fan Xian didn't ask, but he changed his tone and asked: "It's not good if this is too disturbing, and when it is transmitted back to Beijing, there is always a little worry about the late life." He said it bluntly, which made Xue Qing shake his head and laugh, thinking that it is not good for the poet to have this tsubaki, and he has to cover up everything, why don't you hide it when you collect money on the river.

Fan Xian asked very sincerely: "Please advise me, in previous years, the Inner Treasury Transfer Division was envoy...... How is it arranged?"

Xue Qing glanced at him with some surprise and said, "Master Fan, your identity is no better than that of the Inner Treasury Transfer Department in previous years. If you want to talk about the arrangement, the official residence proposed by the inner library is far away in Fujian

land, but in the past ten years, no one has really lived there, as far as your predecessor Lord Huang is concerned, he has lived in ...... for many years Xinyang. ”

When the word Xinyang was spoken, the governor of Jiangnan glanced at Fan Xian intentionally or unintentionally.

Fan Xian frowned slightly and said, "Can you not live in the official residence arranged by the imperial court?"

These words seem to be doubts, as if they were temptations.

Xue Qing nodded.

Fan Xian smiled and said: "Don't dare to hide it from the boss, I have been living in Hangzhou this month, and I didn't come to Suzhou to visit the adult, is it my own...... But that house is really good, if I can choose for myself, of course I would like to live in Hangzhou. ”

Xue Qing was slightly stunned, he didn't expect the other party to propose to live in Hangzhou, looking at Fan Xiandi's eyes for a while, he seemed to be guessing whether what this popular young minister said was true or false, the Jiangnan Governor's Mansion was in Suzhou, and of course his most taboo was that Fan Xian also stayed in Suzhou, not to mention interfering with government affairs, only saying that the situation of these two ends was big, and the officials on Jiangnan Road would have a headache, and there would be great obstacles to their own affairs.

He looked at Fan Xian's sincere face, a different color flashed in his eyes, and said with a smile: "Naturally, it doesn't matter, Master Fan can live wherever he wants." ”

Fan Xian smiled and said: "Of course, even if you live in Hangzhou, you have to come to Suzhou often to disturb the adults for a few meals. ”

Governor Xue laughed and said: "This official is a good mouthful, I didn't expect that Lord Fan is also a fellow believer, why wait any longer, tonight your colleagues have prepared a reception banquet for your lord and His Royal Highness, it is in Jiangnanju, tomorrow I will invite your lord to come to the house to sit for a while." ”

With Fan Xian's promise not to interfere with his work, the governor of Jiangnan couldn't help relaxing.

These loud laughter immediately spread all over the inside and outside of the bamboo shed, and the officials of Jiangnan Road followed the laughter, only to see that the Governor and Lord Tisi were talking happily, and after relaxing in their hearts, they secretly admired it, thinking that Lord Fan was very human. The crowd was secretly frightened that the situation did not happen, and they did not know what he had said, which made the Governor so happy.

I saw Fan Xian leaning over to the governor Xue Qing's ear and whispering a few words. After Xue Qing's face was slightly surprised, he suddenly became solemn, nodded slightly angrily, and snorted coldly: "Master Fan, don't worry too much. Don't look at the face of this official, these guys, I always remember His Majesty's benevolence and harmony on weekdays, so I will temporarily tolerate it, and Lord Fan's discussion is the most reasonable. ”

Fan Xian nodded from the other party, knowing that Xue Qing was still not staying in Suzhou, so he thanked him very sincerely, and then slowly stood up.

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Fan Xian stood up. The embroidery shed suddenly quieted down, at this time the sky on the river was shining through the bamboo shed, scattering the brightness, the river breeze was slightly cool, and there was a trace of solemnity in the air.

Everyone looked at him, wondering how the inauguration proclamation of the Chincha would begin.

"This official is a person who does not play cards according to common sense. Fan Xian glanced at the officials around him first. He smiled and said, "Although I have never worked with you adults in the past, I think I am still a little famous. You probably know a little bit about that. This temperament, at best, is always out of the air, at worst, I am a little nonsense, I don't know what to do. ”

The officials laughed, and they all said that Lord Qincha was really funny when he spoke. What a humble.

Fan Xian said immodestly: "I don't need to say more about those nonsense clichés. Your Majesty is in good health. I don't need to say hello to you, the old man of the Queen Mother is healthy, and there is a sense of harmony in Beijing, so we don't need to add more ink in this regard. And since you have been entrusted by the imperial court to govern the important land in the south of the Yangtze River, the tax income over the years is here, and the people's livelihood and city scenery you see along the road are not false, and you don't need me ......to mention it for your hard work."

The officials in Jiangnan all knew that Fan Xian had come from an unannounced visit all the way, and they were relieved when they heard this, and they only hoped that Fan Xian would mention two more sentences, and it would be best to mention two more sentences on the secret music for His Majesty.

Unexpectedly, Fan's gossip changed!

"I don't want to talk about your benefits, but I want to talk about what you are doing in the wrong place. Fan Xian still had a smile on his face, but a chill began to rise in the shed, "It seems a little unkind, but I still have to say, why? ”

What is Fan Xian's origin? Not a poet immortal living in Zhonglang Taichang Temple, but ...... The officials were shocked, not knowing what he was going to say next, thinking that we have already delivered the money, what else do you want?

"I came by land and passed through Hangzhou, Shazhou, along the way, but the boat sailed on the river. Fan Xian squinted his eyes, "I heard that the Great River is a silver river, and you have sent a lot of gifts and silver taels to that ship, and you have also worked a lot of people to pull fiber...... Your Excellency is kind, and this official understands it in my heart...... It's just that such an open and honest bribe is admired by the official...... You guys have so much courage!"

Without waiting for the officials to speak, Fan Xian turned around and waved to Xue Qing, the governor of Jiangnan, and said with a smile: "Seeing the face of this official today, the governor was furious, and directly reprimanded the official in person...... Such a bold thing was done. ”

His voice gradually became higher, and he sneered: "The Supervision Yuan supervises the rule of the country's officials, and it is corrupt officials who grasp the land, but you are bold enough to bribe and give gifts to your own officials...... Do you think I'm leaving Kyoto, the knife in my hand ...... Can't you kill anyone?"

The officials were dumbfounded, shocked by Fan Xian's words, and didn't know how to speak, they turned their eyes to the Governor for help, and found that the Governor was pondering and staying out of the matter!

Only then did the officials understand that Fan Xian's previous words, saying that these officials along the river were giving gifts from themselves, so they easily brought themselves out, and even used the excuse of the Governor's anger to pick up the Governor's Majesty, and gave the Governor a big hat that was not afraid of the powerful and noble!

Your subordinates didn't refuse to give gifts along the river! The information of the Supervision Yuan is unimpeded, so even if you are in Hangzhou, how can you not know the reason? However, Fan Xian insisted at this time that he knew nothing, and of course the officials on the Jiangnan Road could not be the top, so they had to suffer a big loss, and when they looked at Fan Xiandi's eyes again, something was wrong -- this Fan Tisi, as rumored, was indeed under a gentle and harmless and delicate smile. hide

is shameless, obscene and vicious!

The officials didn't know what Fan Xian would do next, so they subconsciously stood up in fright and looked at Fan Xian stupidly.

I saw him clap his hands. Outside the shed, an official of the Supervision Yuan walked down from the Beijing ship with a thick gift slip in his hand - the gift list was already so thick, and the gifts hidden on the ship were really piled up into a small mountain!

Fan Xian turned around and asked Governor Xue Qing for a few words. Xue Qing looked at the scene in front of him with a smile, and waved his hand to signal the servants in the yamen to follow the officials of the Supervision Yuan, and soon after, the people under those errand officers worked hard to pull a few large boxes and get off the boat and came to the bamboo shed.

Several boxes were opened in public, and only a piece of gold was shining! There were countless jewels and valuables inside, all of which were gifts from officials along the river.

The wind was cold in the shed, so there was a brazier. Fan Xian took the gift list handed over by his subordinates, hastily flipped through a few pages, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said with a smile: "There are really a lot of things." ”

The officials were embarrassed and angry, thinking that Lord Qincha was too unkind and fabricated charges, which was really disgusting. Do you still want to punish the officials? Unless you want the entire Jiangnan officialdom to be over, the governor will never be able to continue watching the drama at that time! You have broken the rules. If you offend the Jiangnan officials, see how you end up in the future.

Who expected Fan Xian's next move, but the officials' eyes almost fell, only to see him throw it casually, and threw the thick gift slip into the brazier!

The fire suddenly grew bigger, and the gift list that recorded the evidence of the officials' bribery quickly turned to ashes.

Fan Xian stood by the brazier and was silent for a moment. said: "Don't think that this official is using childish tricks to sell people's hearts, you are not so stupid. I'm not so sentimental...... The reason why these are burned is to give you a reminder and a way out. ”

He put his hands behind his back, and a trace of resoluteness flashed on his delicate face: "This official is the director of the Supervision Yuan, I don't need to sell your face, I want to do land affairs in Jiangnan, and I don't need your lordship to cooperate, so please wake up, if there are similar incidents in the future, don't blame me for being merciless." ”

The Supervision Yuan can review all officials below the third grade, and he dares to say this, that is, he has this courage, as for the face problem, his identity is too special, more special than any court official, so there is really no need to sell, as for the future affairs of the cooperation issue...... The face of the Jiangnan Road officials is gone, do they dare to secretly fight with the dignified Tisi?

"After a while, the adults took back all the things in this box. Fan Xian frowned and said: "Those who should be retired have been retired, as for the people who serve the envoys, they will be paid at a discount, if those poor counties can't take it out for a while, send a document to me, and the official will still take out this bit of silver." ”

The officials were helpless, and they bowed their heads.

At this time, the zipline on the Suzhou wharf has been started, this novelty from more than 20 years ago is the most load-bearing, only to see the zipline stretched to the Beijing ship, slowly hoisted a large box down, this box does not know what to put in it, it is so heavy, the zipline steel rope is gently trembling.

Fan Xian had already checked the data in advance and knew that Suzhou Port was a large wharf responsible for the shipment of goods from the inner warehouse, and it had this hoisting capacity, so he was not too worried, but the officials who had just been frightened by him were taken aback again.

The big box was hoisted to the shore, and more than a dozen people were dispatched to push it up the slope with great difficulty, directly into the bamboo shed, and an official of the Supervision Yuan respectfully asked: "Lord Tisi, the box has arrived." ”

Fan Xian snorted and walked to the side of the box, which was wrapped in wicker on the outside, but it seemed to be made of iron.

At this time, even the governor Xue Qing and the governor Dai Sicheng were interested, and they stepped forward one after another to see what kind of treasure was hidden in this box.

Fan Xian took out the key from his bosom and lifted the lid of the box.

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Just like the first time I saw the contents of this box, after the silver light in the shed, the eyes of all the officials were a little straight...... Silver! It's full of glittering silver! I don't know how many silver ingots are neatly stacked in the chest!

In fact, the gifts in the previous boxes are not necessarily less valuable than this large box of silver ingots, but people have been accustomed to using silver for thousands of years, and suddenly so many silver ingots appeared in front of everyone, this visual impact. It's so exciting!

After a long time, everyone reluctantly withdrew their gaze into the box and looked at Fan Xian. Get ready to see what he's going to do next.

"This box of silver followed me from Kyoto to Jiangnan, and I will carry it with me wherever I am an official in the future. Fan Xian said in a harmonious voice: "Why? Just to tell the officials from all walks of life that I ...... Some were silver. I'm not afraid of your jokes, I, Fan Anzhi, am a character born with a golden key, and anyone who wants to use silver money as a weapon to buy my land will quickly die of this heart. ”

He then said coldly: "Now in Jiangnan, this official is investigating your silver matters, and I will not interfere in political affairs, but if anyone dares to give or accept bribes." Don't blame me for being ruthless. ”

"A former sage knew the terrible consequences of the corruption of officials, so he brought hundreds of coffins, claiming that even if he killed all the corrupt officials, he would stop this unhealthy trend. Fan Xian said quietly: "This official is not a person who likes to kill people, so I don't bring a coffin, I only bring silver." ”

The officials were silent.

"There was one hundred and thirty-eight thousand eight hundred and eighty taels of silver in the box. I would like to say a word to all the officials and the elders who came to greet you, Jiangnan is rich. I can't guarantee how much of this silver will be used for people's livelihood, but I guarantee that when I leave Jiangnan, the silver in the box will ...... There won't be an extra one or two!"

Fan Xian swept the eyes of the officials and said, "I hope you will think about this." ”

After the play, the reception on the pier came to an end for the time being. Fan Xian sat back in the chair, feeling goosebumps on his arms in his sleeves. In my heart, I was secretly glad that I hadn't said anything about the abyss, the mine array, or anything like that before.

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In the afternoon in Suzhou, there was silence in the study of the Governor's Palace.

A member of the first product, Xue Qing, the governor of Jiangnan, sat in the middle of it

On the teacher's chair, there was a smile on his face, and there were two masters who had been with him for many years sitting next to him, one of whom shook his head and sighed: "I didn't expect this Lord Qincha...... Sure enough, it's a foolish master. ”

Another master frowned and said: "It's very unwise, Lord Xiao Fan has swept away the faces of Jiangnan officials this time, although he is naturally not afraid of this matter according to his identity, but he always seems immature enough." ”

Xue Qing smiled and said, "The two of you also think that his tricks are a bit contrived?"

The two masters glanced at each other and nodded.

Governor Xue sighed: "Young people, they always have a desire to perform. ”

The master asked carelessly, "What do adults think of this little Fan?"

Xue Qing was slightly stunned, and after pondering for a long time, he said: "Smart people, extremely smart people, can make friends...... You can have deep friendships. ”

The master was a little surprised, thinking to himself, how could it not match the previous conclusion?

Xue Qing smiled self-deprecatingly: "What about being pretentious? How many people in the world can see the scene at that time? How can those Shuge ministers in Kyoto know the real situation in this month? Rumors are rumors after all, and everyone will always consciously or unconsciously make some corrections to the facts that are in line with their own tendencies. ”

"Lord Xiao Fan has an excellent reputation among the people, and the people naturally spare no effort to spread this matter, because of their love for him, even if there is something wrong with Lord Xiao Fan in this matter, it will be erased and ignored by those colloquial words, and for the scene of not being afraid of the shortcomings of officialdom and scolding officials all the way in person, it will naturally add a lot of pen and ink......

"Hahahaha. The governor smiled happily: "The box is 100,000 taels, take a boat to Suzhou, and it won't be long before I am afraid that it will be a good story in our Daqing Dynasty. ”

Another master was puzzled and said, "Since you are a smart person, there are obviously more good ways to solve today's problems, why does Lord Xiao Fan have to choose such a drastic and ridiculous method?"

Governor Xue Qing glanced at him with a smile: "What do you know?"

He kept his mouth shut and stopped explaining, there were some things that even his closest masters should not know. Fan Xian showed that he had offended the entire road officials by showing his sword today, so why wasn't he expressing his sincerity to himself, the governor? The fact that the other party preemptively stated that he wanted to live in Hangzhou shows that the other party is well aware of the three flavors of officialdom, and after bluffing these officials, in the future, the officials will not surround the Qincha in the south of the Yangtze River, and he, the governor, will still be the number one person.

Xue Qing suddenly thought of another thing, his brows couldn't help frowning, and his evaluation of Fan Xian was even higher-this young minister was so pretentious today, I was afraid that it was not just as simple as showing sincerity to himself--From Chunfu to Jiangnan, this Fan Xian seemed to be eager to offend all the officials in the world, and the officials in the court and the central government had seen clearly in the past two years, Fan Xian even refused to take care of the relationship between his father-in-law back then, this ...... This...... Is this to be a lonely minister?

Xue Qing, as the emperor's confidant, has many eyes and ears in the court, of course he knows that the rumors about Fan Xian's life experience are indeed true, and when he thinks of Fan Xian's identity, he suddenly understands why the other party wants to go his own way and be a lonely minister.

This is a precautionary taboo.

Xue Qing sighed and shook his head, thinking to himself that everyone is a hard-working person, and it seems that he should walk around with this young Fan Tisi in Jiangnan in the future.

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The warm sun in the afternoon slightly dispelled some of the chill of early spring, the people of Suzhou City drank tea and chatted in the teahouse, Suzhou people were too rich, rich to too much leisure time, they liked to spend time in the teahouse, especially today there was such a big thing in the city, and the saliva and tea were boiling in the same building.

People were talking about the newly arrived Chincha-sama, the world-famous Fantis.

"Did you hear that? The faces of the officials were bruised with fright. A middle-aged businessman smiled, for the officials to eat deflated, the people are always happy to see.

The other shook his head and sighed: "It's a pity that it's not a big thing to turn into a small thing, but a small thing? I think if Lord Qincha really has mercy on the people, he should arrest all those corrupt officials and put them in prison." ”

"Stupid words!" The middle-aged businessman in front of him sneered disdainfully: "The officials have all been imprisoned, who will try the case? Who will be the director? Lord Xiao Fan is full of talent and foresight, how can he be like us ordinary people who don't know the severity? This trick is called knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger, you see, the good show is still to come, I think the officials of Jiangnan Road, this time they really want to taste the power of the Supervision Yuan." ”

The man nodded in response: "This is true, fortunately, Your Majesty was wise enough to send Lord Tisi to Jiangnan." ”

The merchant lowered his voice and smiled: "It should be Your Majesty who is wise and gave birth to Lord Tisi." ”

There was a sudden silence on the tea table, and after a moment, a tacit chuckle erupted. Finally the merchant said, "That guy from my shop went to the dock to see ...... Lord Tisi was really ruthless, and those men who went down the river in a big boat were beaten with thirty lashes. ”

The person on the other side replied as a matter of course: "This is the right reason, although it is said that the subordinates are hiding from Lord Xiao Fan to collect the money, but the sin is already there, and now the silver has been returned, and the gift slip has been burned, it is not easy to punish the crime, but if the subordinates are not severely punished, how can the officials of Jiangnan Road be convinced? I also went to see it before, tsk...... The whip is really ruthless, and when the whip goes down, it seems to bring up a few pieces of flesh and skin, and the blood is not terrible. ”

And in a salt merchant's manor where Lord Qincha temporarily lived, there were terrible howls in a side room.

Fan Xian looked at the few cronies who were lined up in turn, looked at the whip marks on the other party's back, put the wound medicine in his hand on the table, and scolded with a smile: "I won't wipe it for you, master, I am sympathetic to my subordinates, but you are howling here...... When you are whipped, why don't you cry out for misery? and you are not afraid of the suspicion of others. ”

Su Wenmao turned around miserably and said, "If you want to earn face for adults, of course it's not good to be whipped a few times...... But my lord, is there something wrong with your medicine? ”

Fan Xian laughed and said, "The whip is so light, of course you will suffer at this time!"

He got up and left, shaking his head all the way, thinking that what Wan Li said was sometimes correct, he was not a good official, and he was embarrassed to ask his subordinates to be clean officials.