Chapter 17 The powerful ministers just got on the road

No scholar would notice Yang Wanli's crazy behavior, and even the citizens of Kyoto passing across the river did not look at him curiously. Because this kind of scene is so common in Kyoto, especially when the spring exams are released every year, there will always be many madmen in the area near the red wall of the examination school.

At this time, the scholars on the other end of the bridge looked a little strange. Some were excited, some were depressed, and they were so excited that they were crying to the sky, and those who were not yet able to grab the ground with their heads. They looked indescribable. Some of them were even more tragic crying, holding the big locust tree beside the wall and rubbing it with their faces, letting their friends pull it and not letting go, until they rubbed their cheeks with blood, looking extremely miserable.

Qing State won the imperial examinations and no children of high-ranking families were allowed to be awarded the honorary subjects. Therefore, for ordinary students, the spring examination results were the only way for them to change their lives. This pressure and motivation were enough to turn the gentle and elegant scholars into crazy madmen. Compared with those scholars who kowtowed to the heavens with scattered thoughts by the river and thanked God for letting them win. Yang Wanli just shouted two times, which really seemed a bit dull.

Of course, this also further highlights the calmness of Hou Jichang and the other two.

When Yang Wanli returned to his calmness and walked back to the wall happily, the three friends had already carefully looked at the entire list. Unexpectedly, Shi Chanli was not on the list. What made everyone feel a little happy when they were disappointed was that Cheng Jialin's name suddenly appeared in the last row.

Cheng Jialin's face was full of excitement, but looking at Shi Chanli's slightly disappointed expression beside him, he couldn't act too much, so he comforted him: "I missed this time, I'll come back next year."

This is a very old-fashioned comforting word, but in this situation, it seems that there is only such old-fashioned thing. Shi Chanli smiled bitterly. Looking at the lost candidates around him who were in a state of disgrace, he barely cheered up and said with a smile: "This time, the four of us won three of us, which is already a big joy. Compared with the spring exams in previous years, this list is much more fair this year. As for me, it's better to consider it."

Hou Jichang nodded aside and gently patted Shi Chan's shoulder. He knew that although he was the most free and easy person among the four, he still suffered a lot today. He turned the topic and smiled and said, "I don't know how Mr. Xiao Fan did it. He was able to protect so many people. I think the list is much different than in previous years. There are more names with real talents and knowledge, but there are fewer people who are stupid and incompetent just relying on their family background."

"It should be the relationship between the Supervisory Office's investigation of the fraud case." The few of them had already walked to a quiet place on the river bank and sat down. Their voices were still very low, afraid of causing any trouble for the teacher's school.

Hou Jichang shook his head and said, "Although there are many officials arresting this time, except for those scholars in Jiangnan, no other scholars were exposed. This shows that before the Supervision Bureau took action, Lord Fan Xian had made arrangements." He shook his head and smiled bitterly, thinking that the young Lord Fan really had a strong background and could do such a method in the national ceremony. However, it seems that he did not read Fan Xian wrongly, and this list seems to be more publicly allowed.

Several people talked about the situation in Beijing again. There were quite a few officials who were dismissed in the past two days. Everyone in the officialdom was in danger. However, Fan Xian looked very confident. At this time, Shi Chanli, who had been silent, suddenly spoke softly and said: "I think this corruption case was exposed, I'm afraid it's not a good relationship with Lord Fan."

The other three were shocked and murmured: "If this is true, Lord Fan... would be even more amazing than what we thought."

Of course, the corruption case in the imperial examination was inseparable from Fan Xian's dispute, but the Supervision Bureau was very responsible. Although Guo Youzhi, the Minister of Rites, fell, the Eastern Palace was not hurt too much, so the prince was just suspicious of Fan Xian for a while. Moreover, on this list, the few people needed by the Eastern Palace still won three, which was a very good result compared to the eldest prince and the Privy Council.

Fan Xian sat in the study. Looking at the imperial list copied by Wang Qinian, he frowned slightly. The capital was too uneasy these two days. The CEO Guo Youzhi, a director and a referral, had been invited by the Supervision Bureau to have tea. As a resident of the Spring Examination, he had nothing to do with the key step of being accustomed to the name, which inevitably made people who were interested began to guess.

However, he was also a little happy. In addition to his personality, the students he liked the most, most of them successfully entered the list. As for the results after the palace examination, it depends on his personal fortune. He really can't help too much.

After leaving the study room, he saw a green figure coming towards him. Fan Xian ohed and was about to hide back in the room. He was crying for pain in his heart. Who would have thought that his father would come to his yard today?

Si Nanbo Fan Jian is now the legitimate Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, but the face of Zhang Yanjing's face did not change much. He coldly pushed open the door that his son had not been able to close, walked in, and shouted sternly: "Did you go out again yesterday?"

Fan Xian smiled bitterly and replied, "Father, it was raining in Kyoto last night, so he wanted to go out for a walk."

"Do you think you can hide it from a few people when you go to Tongfu Inn!"

Fan Jian sat down, Lin Wan'er, who was in the side room, rushed over and heard the sound, and quickly called the maid to serve tea to the master. Fan Jianwen looked at his daughter-in-law and smiled, waved her to return to the room to rest. When he turned his face, Han Ruobingshuang said, "There is such a complex connection in the matter of the imperial court. It's okay if you do that. I asked you to stay in the mansion to escape this storm. You went to Tongfu Inn to meet those students yesterday. Today, when the emperor list is out, everyone can see clearly. Those students are on the list. How do people think of you?"

Fan Xian smiled and replied: "Although the child is young, he is also a sect master. It is ordinary to go and see the candidates. As for this list... everyone knows what's going on, why bother to care."

"But the Supervisory Office is investigating corruption cases recently, and the reason for this matter is the note you handed over." Fan Jian said coldly: "Anzhi, if you are really focused on planning for the country, you should not be able to put your own people into the third grade. If you just want to use the spring exam to cultivate your own power, you should not turn against Guo Youzhi down."

Si Nanbo looked at the young son in front of him and sighed for a while: "No matter where you are, you have your own set of rules. This is even more so in the officialdom of Kyoto. There are honest officials and corrupt officials, and there are slanderous ministers and loyal ministers. These are two clear paths. If you want to be a slanderous minister, don't go to the slanderous path."

When Fan Xian heard his father call him, he knew that the old man was indeed angry and responded gently: "The child does not want to be a loyal minister, nor does he want to be a slander, but wants to be a powerful minister."

As soon as these words came out, the air in the study suddenly became cold and seemed to be about to condense. After a while, Fan Jian said softly: "Mainly? What kind of minister can be called a powerful minister?" He shook his head, and a strange smile appeared on his face: "The prime minister has power, the father has power, and Chen Pingping has power, but do you think that being a minister like this can be called a powerful minister?"

Fan Xian calmly replied: "No, because the power is in the hands of His Majesty."

"What kind of powerful minister do you want to be?"

"I have power in my hands and I have no worries about everything." Fan Xian responded sincerely: "I want to be a powerful minister who cannot even kill me in life and death because I have the ability to protect myself, but I do not have the ability to protect others, so I need power."

Fan Jian looked at his son and his eyes were filled with a hint of worry. Fan Xian smiled helplessly. The reason why he chose this extremely difficult and boring path was naturally because of the extremely thick black in his heart.

After a long time, a cold light appeared in Fan Jian's eyes and said, "Don't mess around like this in the future. Chen Pingping can protect you for a while, but not for a lifetime, so I warn you not to get too close to the Supervisory Office."

Fan Xian lowered his head and was taught: "The child knows, so he needs his father to mention it from time to time." He knew that his father had always been afraid of taking over the Supervision Office, but Fan Xian himself refused to give up.

Fan Jian slowly closed his eyes and said, "You have handled this matter very poorly. Even if Guo Baokun spoke in the palace and asked you to guess that the Guo family is actually the eldest princess, you shouldn't take action personally. If you told me in advance, with the power of me and the prime minister, you can get rid of him in a seamless way without putting him in a dilemma."

Fan Xian knew that what his father said was right, and he took the risk of joining forces with the Supervisory Office to deal with Shangshu Guo, which would only create an open ending. No one knew what would happen later, and the initiative was in the hospital. After thinking about it, he said, "Actually, this time the child just wanted to do what he wanted to do."

This may be just a cheap sense of justice that many people disdain, but Fan Xian still retained a little. He is currently just worried about how Chen Pingping's backup plan was arranged.

As if guessing what his son was thinking, Fan Jian opened his eyes, with a hint of comfort and a hint of sorrow in his eyes, "You can give up your fantasy, Chen Pingping will definitely let everyone know that this time the corruption case was an excellent cause made by the son of the Fan family."

Fan Xian smiled bitterly, knowing that his father was right, Chen Pingping was not afraid of the prince of the Eastern Palace. As long as he could establish a reputation and be closer to the Supervisory Office, he would dare to do any moves.
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