Qingguo ruled the world with filial piety, so when the wise and martial emperor His Majesty moved so much silver from the treasury to build a mausoleum for the dead queen mother, the two scholars of Shuhu at that time only expressed concern on the surface, and Fan Xian was too lazy to pay attention to this matter.

Today, Sun Jingxiu is making a birthday for his old mother, so it is much more important than himself, and it is precisely through this Chun matter that he has the courage to invite Fan Xian. It's just that when Lord Xiao Fan really stepped into the front gate of the mansion with the hand of Lord Chen, Sun Jingxiu was still uncontrollably excited.

He has been through ups and downs in the past few months, and it seems that in an instant, all the officials and yamen began to stare at him, making him like a thorn in his back, and he couldn't live in peace. After thinking about it, he still thought of Fan Xian's head after all, but the Sun Mansion and the Fan family actually didn't have a deep relationship, and he didn't know whether it would be successful or not.

It's done, although Sun Jingxiu's lips are a little bitter, a little gloomy, and there is a lot of guilt for his daughter, but looking at Fan Xian's handsome face, he still bowed very respectfully, and then welcomed this pair of people into the mansion.

The house has already been properly arranged, all the female guests are in the back garden, and the front house is full of the chief officials of the Kyoto Prefecture, and the front and rear halls that are really vacated for the officials of the DPRK and the Central Committee are empty at this time, which is very dazzling.

Fan Xian followed Sun Jingxiu inside, looked at the empty long tables, and couldn't help but smile. Lin Wan'er whispered something in his ear, and then went to the back garden accompanied by the grandmothers and served by the daughters of the Sun Mansion.

Turning to the west chamber, Fan Xian followed Sun Jingxiu into the study, he already knew at this time that King Jing and Liu Guogong had arrived, and the two noble old men were gossiping with Lord Sun's mother at this time.

The study was very quiet, Fan Xian looked at Sun Jingxiu, and said with a smile: "Lord Sun, you are really not a smart person. ”

Before the banquet began, Sun Jingxiu was afraid that he would snub Master Xiao Fan, so he personally accompanied him into the study, at this time, the people's tea had not yet been served, but the other party had already said this sentence very calmly and directly, Sun Jingxiu couldn't help but feel a shock in his heart, and he didn't know how to say for a long time.

"I'm a little curious. Fan Xian looked at him and said in a harmonious voice: "You have never engaged in these methods of figuring out the Sacred Heart in previous years, why did you do the opposite this year, and you want to borrow my momentum to see the movements in the officialdom? ”

After Sun Jingxiu was silent for a long time, he bowed his hands very sincerely, and said: "Jingxiu asked himself if he was quite particular about being the Yin of Kyoto Prefecture, and asked the adults to have mercy." ”

Fan Xian knocked on the table gently, as if he was thinking about the proportions in between, he didn't expect that Sun Jingxiu would make such a direct request, but he also liked more direct negotiations, nodded slightly after a while, and said, "I'll talk about it for you in the palace." ”

"Lord He's over there?" Sun Jingxiu was overjoyed, but his face could still remain calm, and he asked in a slightly trembling voice.

Fan Xian lowered his eyes slightly and said, "He is the imperial history of the left capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and I can't control him." ”

Sun Jingxiu's heart shook slightly.

Fan Xian raised his head and said with a smile: "But he is only walking under the door, if Scholar Hu doesn't nod, what can he do with you, the Yin of Kyoto Prefecture?"

The conversation in the study ended briefly. Fan Xian didn't let Sun Jingxiu confide in his own face, and they knew each other that since Fan Xian was willing to help Sun Jingxiu with such a big favor, Sun Jingxiu's life could only be sold to Fan Xian - Kyoto Mansion Yin was not idle, and Sun Jingxiu looked at the officialdom at a glance, and he could only see the back of Fan Xian's head, he had no choice.

Just when Fan Xian and Sun Jingxiu were chatting, the stewards and servants of the Sun Mansion looked at it dumbfounded, and the official sedan chairs that came in an endless stream outside the mansion looked at the adults who had names and surnames in the court, with smiles on their faces, and came to pay their respects very gently...... They couldn't help but wonder in their hearts, where did these adults run away before?

A subordinate notified him in the study, Sun Jingxiu couldn't help but smile bitterly, he knew that the reason why the attitudes of these adults changed so quickly was because Lord Xiao Fan came in person, and he also invited Prince Jing and Liu Guogong to be the opening axe.

Fan Xian saw the bitterness in this person's heart, and said with a smile: "Things in officialdom are so shameless, you have been in Kyoto for so long, you should get used to it, otherwise you will always be sulky like this, and you can survive for a few more years?"

Sun Jingxiu nodded and was taught.

............ There were only three tables in the main hall, and Fan Xian just followed Wan'er to accompany the old lady Sun and said a few words of gossip, and then retreated.

The main seat in the middle of the upper seat was temporarily empty, and Prince Jing naturally sat in the most honorable position unceremoniously, and Liu Guogong sat in the second position diagonally opposite, and the two elders were also characters who had known each other for a lifetime.

King Jing was full of foul language as usual, and he had to bring a few xxx in one sentence, which made the officials at the three tables in the hall a little uncomfortable. Liu Guogong was also a figure who retired from the army back then, and he was familiar with this set, Sun Jingxiu was entertaining the rest of the officials at this time, and Fan Xian sat between King Jing and Liu Guogong, laughing, chatting, eating and drinking, but also comfortable. King Jing and Fan Fu are world friends, and the friendship is naturally not mentioned, and Liu Guogong is the biological father of the Liu family.

Accompanied by Liu Guogong to talk about the things in Shanzhou, the Liu family is now living very well, of course, this grandfather is also very relieved, plus Fan Xian takes care of it, the children and grandchildren in Guogong Lane have their own world.

And chatting with King Jing is a bit of a headache, because if the old prince doesn't say a word, he will faintly talk about things like the medical hall. Fan Xian sighed secretly in his heart, and he didn't know if there was any possibility between Hongcheng and Ruoruo.

Speaking of the prince Li Hongcheng, after the New Year's Festival, as a general of Dingzhou, it is impossible for him to always fight with university scholars in Kyoto, and he has some reluctance to return to the West, but he left a team of relatives outside the Tangbo Medical Center, staring at the movement. His Majesty the Emperor knew that he was messing around, and he was also angry, but there was nothing he could do.

............ The guests gradually came, three Shangshu, two Zhengqing, seven or eight waiters, and most of the important ministers in the entire Qingguo court came. With the face of Kyoto Prefecture Yin, it is natural that he can't gather so many important big people, but Fan Xian's face has this kind of lethality.

It's just that with the passage of time, Fan Xian has a headache. These scholars came to salute, and he naturally had to get up to salute and accept the greetings. The people at the three tables were also a little tired when they saw it, but this was not over, there were so many officials in the outer courtyard, and they actually took turns to come in to greet him, and they refused to let go of this rare opportunity to meet with Lord Xiao Fan.

After a round, the sound of sycophants wafted in the whole hall, and Fan Xian's face was changed several times, and he was flattered by dozens of officials, and the taste was also very uncomfortable.

After three rounds of drinking, another minister began to mention Fan Xian's immortal achievements in Dongyi City, and everyone's eyes became hot when they looked at him, at this time, few people would care about the scholar He Zongwei, after all, this little grandfather is the biological son of His Majesty, and he has made so many contributions to Nanqing over the years, it is really a red and purple horn, what can the people who are in charge of the throne do?

Fan Xian had a headache, thinking to himself whether these officials came to congratulate the old lady of the Sun Mansion on his birthday, or did they make a special trip to pat himself on the back? But in the end, he also understood, if they didn't come to pat themselves on the back, why did these officials come?

King Jing was obviously very interested in the affairs of Dongyi City, so he pulled him to his side and asked him about some confidential matters, but it would take at least half a year for the treaty to be negotiated, and Fan Xian couldn't say anything clearly, but he just picked up some unimportant things and secretly told the old flower farmer.

Officials with low rank can not care about the appearance of sycophants, but those Shangshu lords and high-ranking officials sitting in the main hall still have to put on a calm appearance, and only occasionally glance at Fan Xian's face.

Fan Xian turned a blind eye, he knew that these people were waiting for him to go crazy, and then he was ready to see how to deal with the rest of the matter.

............ After eating a few glasses of wine, King Jing and Liu Guogong felt that their heads were a little heavy, their bodies were a little tired, and they didn't bother to look at what was going on, so they looked for an excuse and left.

Sun Jingxiu respectfully sent the two nobles out of the door, and then returned to the main hall, and after thinking for a moment, he ordered his subordinates to stay outside the main hall and pay attention to the movement.

He stepped in, confessed to the adults at the three tables in the hall, laughed and gossiped, and excused himself for a while before he really sat back on the main seat at the first table.

At this time, the main hall gradually quieted down, and everyone subconsciously stopped putting their cups, looked at the various dishes in front of them, and showed their official style with a calm smile on their faces, waiting for the next thing.

First of all, Sun Jingxiu expressed his gratitude very sincerely, how Yunyun. Then he also stopped his mouth and sat beside Fan Xian, extremely calm.

Fan Xian's eyes drooped slightly, and he slowly put down the chopsticks in his hand, and the ivory chopsticks rested on the celadon pillow, making a gentle jingling sound.

The hearts of all the officials were knocked by this voice.

There was a somewhat uncomfortable silence, and the whole main hall was quiet, compared with the liveliness of the courtyard and the sound of silk and bamboo in the back garden, it was even quieter to the extreme.

"What is Lord Sun's official reputation, this official will not say more. Fan Xian raised his head, lightly opened his thin lips, and said slowly: "Your Majesty also has a lot of words of encouragement in private. ”

When the officials at the table heard this, they felt sarcastic, if His Majesty really liked this Kyoto Prefecture Yin, how could Lord He release that rumor......? The little grandfather said in private? Alas, what the father and son said in private, who would know? Could it be that these people at the banquet still dare to ask something in front of His Majesty?

"All of you are officials in the same dynasty, and everyone has a bad time, and they hope to help each other. Fan Xian's words were extremely substandard, first of all, he put Sun Jingxiu's dilemma on the front, and he fell behind on the front, and even the words of helping this kind of businessman were put out, and the appearance of eating was inevitably ugly.

It's just that the level of this kind of thing, always depends on the angle sè. Even if the emperor writes a poem about the swollen oil on the white dog, the lyricists will sing the praises. So when Fan Xian said this, all the adults at the table nodded their heads, thinking that Xiao Fan's words were simple but not simple, which was very reasonable.

Fan Xian turned his head, looked at the official on the right, and said, "What does Wei Shangshu think?"

Today's Hubu Shangshu Wei Dongxing is also a Jiān slippery official who has been polished in the Hubu for a long time, and in the past few years, he went to Fan's Mansion to discuss with Fan Shangshu, and I don't know how many times he has met with Fan Xian. But he was able to take over Fan Jian's position now, not only because of his performance in the household department, but more precisely, because he poured completely to the side of the emperor Xià, and single-mindedly pulled the household department out of the quagmire of the Fan family dúlì kingdom in accordance with His Majesty's wishes.

Of course, Wei Shangshu knew that his behavior in the past two years had offended Lord Xiao Fan, but behind him was directly the emperor's majesty, so he was not too worried. In the past two years, Fan Xian has not expressed any dissatisfaction with him, and it seems that he also understands his hardships, and it is precisely because of this that he has a treat in the Sun Mansion today, and he knows that Fan Xian is coming, and after thinking about it for a long time, he still came.

He didn't expect that Lord Xiao Fan would really choose to make trouble because of the affairs of Kyoto Prefecture, and he would be the first to pick himself. His heart shook slightly, knowing that Lord Xiao Fan didn't like him, otherwise the other party would not be the first to pick the household department at this table.

A faint chill welled up in his heart, but Wei Shangshu had no other way, and after thinking for a moment, he laughed and said: "What the little grandfather said is reasonable, the household department acts according to the will, and will never act indiscriminately." ”

There are some old fritters who have been up and down in the officialdom for a long time, of course they know that Fan Xian picked Wei Shangshu out and asked each other what the charter is, but it is not his business, of course, he has to hang it high. It's just that he didn't expect that in Wei Shangshu's faint words, he actually pushed Fan Xian back, not even a vague promise of goodwill.

On the one hand, the officials admired Wei Shangshu's courage, and on the other hand, they were also a little worried about what would happen next, so they were silent, and the other two Shangshu adults raised their chopsticks and whispered to the few adults next to them to eat slowly.

"I'm a very peaceful person. The smile on Fan Xian's face became more and more beautiful, staring at Wei Dongxing's eyes, and said in a harmonious voice: "If there is a will, it will naturally be done according to the will, but if there is no will, the official wants to see what will happen to those villains in the end." ”

The affairs of the Supervision Yuan and the government are two sets of relationships, the well water does not violate the river water, and Fan Xian's words are already a bit taboo. And the word villain undoubtedly shaved Wei Shangshu's face transparently, his face suddenly became cold, looked at Fan Xian and said, "I don't know what the little grandfather means by this?"

Fan Xian was still not angry, but said with a smile: "It's not interesting, this official is just going to enter the palace tonight to ask His Majesty what will he gave to the household department recently, and he actually asked the household department yamen not to do anything serious, and stay in the Kyoto Mansion every day." ”

"This official is in charge of the Supervision Yuan, but he does not dare to privately investigate officials above the third grade. Fan Xian's expression was still so gentle, "Originally, today is the old lady's seventieth birthday, so I shouldn't say these cold words that are bad for the scenery, but I can't stay in Beijing for a few days, and I'm going to Dongyi again." I also thought that Kyoto Prefecture was an urgent matter, so I was a little more urgent, and you adults wanted to laugh. ”

The ministers at the table laughed dryly, where did they dare to laugh really. Lord Xiao Fan's words have been clear, he is the secretary of the Supervision Yuan, and he will officially become the second president of the Qingguo Supervision Yuan after three years, as for his other identities, there is no need to mention it, but ...... This is another reminder to these ministers that Fan Xian has enough merit to ask His Majesty for something, even if it is a will.

Wei Shangshu's heart was shocked, and he chewed out the meaning of these two sentences.

Fan Xian raised a glass of wine and said to the ministers at the table: "Ladies and gentlemen, let Kyoto Mansion be quieter." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone knew that Fan Xian officially stood up, and after an awkward silence, someone slowly raised the wine glass in front of him, which was a little uneven, but basically all the ministers raised their wine glasses.

Wei Shangshu was still looking at the wine glass in front of him in a daze, he was indeed very embarrassed, because he knew that Fan Xian was a person who held great grudges, and he smiled so gently before, he was afraid that he was extremely angry in his heart, even if he begged for mercy and took a step back today, would Fan Xian let himself go in the future?

Fan Xian didn't look at him directly, and said with a gentle smile: "Although we are all officials in the court, in fact, we are all some poor people, and we don't want to have a good future for our children and grandchildren." ”

"His Majesty once said that to live in the world, you need to have a sense of awe. He looked at the people at the table and said gently: "This official walks in heaven and earth, and he only has a sense of reverence for two things. ”

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu frowned slightly, he was the first person to raise the wine glass before, he was different from Wei Shangshu, he had not offended the Fan Mansion, so he had a chance to make amends. And he secretly laughed in his heart, Wei Dongxing didn't even know what kind of character Xiao Fan was and what kind of means he had.

He knew what Wei Shangshu was thinking, the Supervision Yuan couldn't control officials above the third rank at all, as long as His Majesty didn't speak, Lord Xiao Fan didn't seem to be able to threaten him at all. It's just that he knows that Wei Shangshu seems to have forgotten history - when Fan Xian was still a white body, he sent the original Shangshu Guo Youzhi of the Ministry of Rites to a dead end, and later he didn't know how many Shangshu he collapsed, this is a ruthless person who even the prince dares to force on the road to death, you are a mere Shangshu, why bother to collide with the other party face to face?

As soon as he thought of this, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu looked at Fan Xian's words and asked with a smile: "I don't know what the little grandfather's awe is?"

"I respect my majesty and my parents. Fan Xian gently turned the small wine glass between his fingers, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty said well, if you don't have a sense of awe, you will tend to act like Meng Lang...... I have acted a little bit in the past, and I ask you to bear with me. ”

There was another burst of laughter during the banquet, but the meaning of this sentence was clearly understood. In your awe-inspiring hearts, in addition to the parents of heaven and earth, don't forget yourself!

It's still the same old saying, there is no level of threat, but because the person who threatens is too powerful, it seems to be loud. In particular, the four words that Fan Xian said earlier about the relatives of children and grandchildren finally reminded some people that even if the Supervision Yuan can't move Shang Shu Shilang, it will be easy to send the rest of your family to hell.

This is a very arrogant, arrogant and presumptuous move, but no one can change this fact. Wei Dongxing's face gradually darkened, and his fingers trembled, he felt that Lord Xiao Fan was too unreasonable, could it be that because of your own affairs, you dare to attack your own family?

But everyone knows that Fan Xian dares, although Xiao Fan has a reputation as a poet and immortal back then, he has always taken the ghost road of yīn and is used to being unreasonable.

Wei Dongxing finally slowly raised the wine glass and drank it all, not knowing the taste of the wine.

Fan Xian nodded, raised his glass again, and said the last sentence: "Everyone eat well, drink well." ”

............ I don't know if the ministers who stayed, especially the Hubu Shangshu who was threatened and disdained by Fan Xian, were in the mood to eat and drink well, anyway, Fan Xian was in a good mood. He left Sun's Mansion ahead of schedule, and did not go home with Lin Wan'er, but took a black carriage and drove in the direction of Beicheng.

"Go to Taixue. He instructed Mu Feng'er: "Scholar Hu should not be on duty today, and he will give a lecture in Taixue." ”

Mu Feng'er responded, and didn't think about why the adults were in a hurry to see Scholar Hu.

Fan Xian rubbed his slightly tightened eyebrows in the carriage, in fact, his actions in the Sun Mansion were not appropriate, but he had to put on this attitude. And this attitude will definitely spread all over Kyoto immediately, so he must be at the forefront to deal with the follow-up matters.

He was going to enter the palace at night, and before entering the palace, he had to go to meet Hu Daxue, if he could convince this leader to be a scholar, then he would have more confidence to fight in front of His Majesty.