Chapter Seventy-Four: The Conspiracy
Pan Shijian's eyes were full of sympathy when he looked at his son. [Full text reading] is not sympathy for his injuries, but sympathy for his intelligence. He had to admit that his son was not wronged at all when he lost to Song Li. He didn't know much about Song Li before, and most of his impressions came from hearsay. But after this incident, he can understand it. The whole thing has always been under Song Li's control, maybe the conflict with Pan Shaofeng was an accident, but every step that followed was a game that he carefully laid out.
He humiliated Pan Shaofeng, and then let Pan Shaofeng come back to make trouble. The purpose is to make things bigger, and then use Song Xinghai's hand to thoroughly investigate Pan Fuyin's economic problems. Obviously, this seems to be a face-to-face fight between the two gentlemen, but in fact, Song Li didn't regard Pan Shaofeng as an opponent at all, his target was Pan Fuyin!
As soon as Pan Fuyin fell, Song Li naturally won the battle with Pan Shaofeng, and at the same time helped his father eliminate a tough political opponent! This is Song Li's ultimate goal. Although it is inconceivable that a sixteen-year-old boy can have such a way, Pan Shijian is convinced of this. He admitted that Song Li did a good job, and if the same thing was put on him, he would choose to do it.
"Feng'er, you are too naΓ―ve. The current situation has become very serious, and it is not something that can be solved by you kowtowing to Song Li and begging for mercy. Pan Shijian smiled bitterly: "What people really want to deal with is your son and me." β
"How is this possible? You mean that Song Li's ultimate goal is to deal with you?" Pan Shaofeng still doesn't believe it, he doesn't believe that a former waste can become so powerful.
"Son, if you think about the development process carefully, every step of our journey is expected by others, and we are all ready to deal with it. We were busy for a long time, and it didn't work at all. Pan Shijian said earnestly: "No matter what the outcome of this incident is, I hope you will learn to be sensible." Song Li, who you never paid attention to before, has now grown into such a terrifying existence, which is really terrifying! People are still five or six years younger than you, haven't you woken up yet? Wake up, son, stop messing around, be mature, okay?"
Pan Shaofeng was silent. Whether he accepted it or not, this time he was completely planted and planted in Song Li's hands. And I don't know if there will be a chance to get up in this life.
"Dad, are we just sitting still?" Pan Shaofeng still had the last trace of unwillingness.
"I'm going to get ready for it, the inspectors will find out about me soon, and I can't let them get any more tricks. Pan Shijian's face was serious, "I hope Prince Zhong can stand up for me at this time." If he is willing to come forward, things may turn around. β
It's not that Pan Shijian is pessimistic, it's because he knows best what he has done. During his tenure as the Imperial Governor, he did all the bad things a corrupt official could do. Selling officials, taking bribes, embezzlement, enclosing land, and robbing people's daughters as concubines, although he thought he was well disguised, but once an all-pervasive agency like the Inspectorate intervened, they could find any information they needed. To put it in layman's terms, if they wanted, they would be able to find out how many times Pan Fuyin had wetted the bed when he was a child.
He has been at large all these years, and the more he has gotten nourished, not because of how strong his ability to wipe his ass is, but because his backing is hard enough, no one dares to check him.
But this time, he really hit the nail plate.
Song Xinghai has never been in a corner where no one pays attention to him in his previous political career, and no one treats him, so he can't talk about ganging up. When such a person is in power, one of the biggest advantages is that there is no personal tie in the officialdom, and it is not good with anyone anyway, so no one has to give face.
Master the three major secret service divisions, with the support of the Holy Emperor behind him, whoever he wants, he will do it.
Pan Fuyin knew that as long as the inspectorate found out about him, he would definitely be able to find out his problem. For the crimes he committed, it would be cheaper for him to sit in the prison of the Holy Lion Empire.
He is still a little lucky so far, that is, he will not admit that the golden carriage is his own, and let his son hide from anyone during this time, and there is no proof of death. If there was no entry point for the Golden Carriage, the Inspectorate would not be able to check him casually. This is the special protection granted by the laws of the Holy Lion Empire to officials above the third rank. Without tangible evidence, it is not possible to casually investigate officials above the third grade.
However, within a few hours, this illusion of his was completely shattered.
According to the news from the Criminal Department, Pang Shangshu's son Da Da Da and several other gentlemen sued Pan Shijian's father and son to the Criminal Department with a complaint. sued Pan Shaofeng for driving in the downtown area and disregarding people's lives. At the same time, he accused Pan Fuyin of harboring and conniving at his son, vainly trying to destroy evidence, and also carrying out illegal attacks on witnesses who were protecting the scene of the huge order! Hundreds of people signed to testify at the scene, and the person driving the golden carriage was Pan Shaofeng!
After getting the news, Pan Shijian's shoulders collapsed suddenly. He knew that the other party had blocked all his retreats. The sword is out of its sheath, and he can't hide even if he wants to!
This was a fatal blow, like the last straw that broke the camel's back, and made Pan Fuyin's psychological defense completely collapse.
He didn't know if this move was made by Song Li or Song Xinghai. The layout is like playing chess, and this last move is accurate and very, so that he has no room for resistance at all.
Now this matter is in an uproar in the imperial capital, since the case has been filed in the Criminal Department, and the evidence is ironclad, he has no way to quibble. Since it has been confirmed that the golden carriage belongs to Pan Shaofeng, then his father cannot get out of it, and the Inspectorate can use this reason to investigate him. As long as they investigate carefully, are there any officials who can't find out the problem?
In fact, Pan Shijian's worries were not superfluous at all.
The inspector department's pervasive investigation ability is amazing, and in a short period of time, they have investigated the facts of Pan Shijian's crimes during his tenure as the imperial capital governor. Even Song Xinghai didn't expect Pan Fuyin to be so crazy, committing so many unspeakable crimes and embezzling so much wealth.
Song Xinghai took two thick dossiers and entered the palace to meet His Majesty the Holy Emperor.
The Holy Emperor received him in the imperial study, usually His Majesty the Holy Emperor would choose to meet the ministers in the Xingqing Palace, the imperial study is the Holy Emperor's private space, and being able to let Song Xinghai come to this kind of place is enough to prove the Holy Emperor's trust in Song Xinghai.
Song Xinghai performed the courtesy of the monarch and ministers, and presented the two thick dossiers investigating Pan Shijian to the Holy Emperor, and briefly explained the ins and outs of the matter.
Song Xingtian nodded, and then roughly flipped through the survey results. Song Xinghai originally thought that the Holy Emperor would be furious when he saw Pan Shijian's actions, but he didn't expect him to just smile faintly and said, "Pan Shijian is a person who can do things, and people who usually do things will have a little problem. β
Song Xinghai was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart, my obedientness, just the things that Pan Shijian did, it was still called "a little wrong"? He just has eighteen heads, and it is not enough to cut off.
"Sixth, do you think that a moth like Pan Shijian, a moth of the country, should immediately issue an order to behead him and confiscate his home?" Song Xingtian saw Song Xinghai's confusion.
"That's right, that's exactly what my brother thinks. Like Pan Shijian, who is in a high position, does not want to be loyal to the country and seek the well-being of the people, he does all the bad things of corrupting the law and bullying men and women, if there are more such officials, the Holy Lion Empire will be in danger. Your Majesty should remember that the embankment of a thousand miles was destroyed in the anthill. Song Xinghai honestly said what he thought.
"Sixth, Pan Shijian is an official right under my nose, you don't think what he did, I don't know, right?" Song Xingtian said quietly.
"This ...... Your Majesty has made other arrangements?"
"Everybody is in a different position, and they think about things from different angles. Just like you, as the supreme officer of the Supervision Department, you have the responsibility of supervising hundreds of officials, so when you see a corrupt official like Pan Shijian, the first thing you want to do is to get rid of them quickly. The Holy Emperor paused and continued, "From my point of view, the first consideration is not the law, but political interests. You also know that Pan Shijian is a person who is loyal to the prince, as long as the loyal prince does not fall, it will be difficult for him to move this position. I just ran Huang Tingxuan, and I have to do Pan Shijian again after a short time, so step by step, the backlash on Prince Zhong's side will definitely be very strong. In the event of a head-to-head confrontation with Prince Chung, so far, we have no certainty of victory, and even if we kill a thousand enemies, we will lose eight hundred. This kind of thing is not cost-effective. β
Song Xinghai was silent, from the perspective of the Holy Emperor, his concerns were correct.
"Could it be that you just watched Pan Shijian get away with it?" This is a result that Song Xinghai can't accept no matter what.
"I have to say, you two have done a beautiful job!" This is the first time so far that the Holy Emperor has shown a happy mood, "Because of the relationship between Prince Zhong, we can't deal with Pan Shijian this time, but your father and son work together, but we have mastered Pan Shijian's fatal handle." As long as the file is still in my hands, I can do it whenever I want to. Pan Shijian's head was only temporarily stored around his neck, and he would inevitably die sooner or later. β
Song Xinghai finally breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that the Holy Emperor doesn't want to do Pan Shijian, but he just did Huang Tingjian before, if he does Pan Shijian again this time, this combination punch is too heavy, I am afraid that Prince Zhong will not be able to bear it, and the dog will jump over the wall in a hurry. And the Holy Emperor is not sure of victory yet, so in order to paralyze Prince Zhong, he can only postpone Pan Shijian.
"Your Majesty is still thoughtful, and the courtiers are far less knowledgeable. Song Xinghai slapped the Holy Emperor with a small sycophant.
"Hehe, it's not that I'm thoughtful, but the situation is stronger than people, and the most taboo thing for a superior person is to be willful. Always be in control of the big picture and pay attention to balance. Seeing that Song Xinghai nodded and said that he had been taught, Song Xingtian continued: "Although Pan Shijian can't be done this time, he can't sit down anymore in the position of Emperor Mansion Yin. Now all I have to do is wait. β
"What are you waiting for?" Song Xinghai couldn't help but ask.
"Wait for Prince Zhong to come and negotiate with me. An unfathomable smile appeared on the corner of Song Xingtian's mouth, "These two files are the bargaining chips for negotiations. I can dismiss Pan Shijian and maintain the balance of power between Prince Hezhong, but the condition is that he will give up the position of Yin in the imperial capital. β