Chapter 54: The Grand Court Meeting

In the early morning, Fan Xian returned to his mansion and changed his outfit, gave a few instructions, and then came outside the palace in a carriage. When he arrived, the palace gate was already very lively, with a group of ministers gathering in one place and whispering something.

He lifted the curtain of the car and looked at it, and couldn't help but shake his head. It seemed that the story of last night had become today's gossip, and he was naturally the center of the ministers' discussion.

After not sleeping all night and having tossed so many things, his spirit was naturally unavoidable. He took the towel soaked in ice water from Fujiko Kyo and wiped it hard on his face. The skin on his face felt as if it had been pricked, and his spirit finally woke up a little. He yawned, stretched, vomited a few breaths of turbid air, and walked out of the car.

Walking along the blue bricks in the square in front of the palace all the way, attracting countless people's attention and discussion, everyone looked at the Lord Tissi of the Supervision Institute wearing official uniforms.

This was the first time that Fan Xian attended a court meeting after he was appointed as the imperial envoy on the Jiangnan Road. Logically speaking, these ministers in front of the palace should have come to greet him, but for some reason, the ministers' eyes were full of vigilance, but they just looked from afar and did not come to get close to him.

In fact, the reason is very simple. Last night, the Supervision Bureau killed and arrested people. Although they were all under the lower class officials, there were too many people. I don’t know how many officials involved. Although these ministers who attended the court meeting were shocked, they were immediately surrounded by anger. At today’s court meeting, they must have to study Fan Xian’s books. Since this is the case, it is naturally difficult to say hello at this time.

Fan Xian was very unhappy when he left, feeling that he seemed to have become an isolated minister who was spoiled by civil and military officials in the court. Although this was caused by himself, the feeling of being ignored was like being boycotted by little girls in kindergarten, full of grievances.

His face did not show it, and he still smiled calmly and gently. He seemed not to feel those hot gazes.

When he walked to the palace gate, the guards and eunuchs guarding the door greeted him. Fan Xian looked at the two small yellow gates with a warm heart and comforted him. He thought that in this world, the disabled person himself was more caring.

He turned his head and saw the two big men in the civil service train heading up the sky, as if he was looking at the differences between the celestial phenomena.

Fan Xian rubbed his nose. He was familiar with the white-bearded old man on the left, and the middle-aged man on the right also knew that he must be the initiator of the literary improvement movement. Seeing that these two subordinates, the ministers of the Secretariat treated him so coldly, Fan Xian knew that he had made too much trouble last night. In the eyes of these adults, he had already become a powerful minister and a treacherous minister. In addition, the abnormal movements of the Supervision Bureau did have a very bad impact on the government. Of course, these two people, the leader of civil servants in the world, would not be too intimate with him, the secret agent.

But he did not take this trick and forced himself to suppress the anger in his heart. He smiled and stood beside the two great scholars Shuhu and Hu, without saying anything. Instead, he raised his head strangely and looked towards the sky.

For a moment, the ministers waiting for the court saw a very strange scene. The two Grand Secretary, together with the Tiansha Supervision Office's Tissue, all kept their necks straight and their heads up. They looked at the dark clouds in the sky without stopping. They didn't say anything, just kept silent.

I don’t know how long I have been watching it. Finally, the sparse-natured Grand Secretary Shu couldn’t help it, snorted coldly, and said, “What are you looking at by Lord Xiao Fan?”

Grand Secretary Hu also withdrew his gaze from looking at the sky. Although the two Grand Secretary were both smart people, they were not as thick-skinned as Fan Xian and could not bear the strange eyes of too many people. He coughed twice and said nothing.

Fan Xian smiled and said, "What the two sirs look for, and what the officials look for."

Shu Wu frowned. Looking at him, he wanted to speak but stopped, but he could not help but be angry. He scolded him: "Do you know that the Supervisory Office is doing things with steadily and cautiously because of its weight. No matter what your heart wants, it is just like a tiger and wolf. How can the officials deal with themselves? How do the court act? You don't want the face of the gentry in the world, but the court still wants it. You say! The six local officials asked you to arrest so many times, so what can you do? If you don't talk about doing things, the officials' hearts were cold and confused!..."

If you don’t say it, you will be able to stop talking as soon as you say it. Instead, Grand Secretary Hu gave Shu Wu a wink, and Shu Wu stopped, but he was still heartbroken and angry.

But now Fan Xian is not only the teacher in the Imperial Academy, nor is he a solemn titled as a son-in-law, but can only roll in the Honglu Temple. Although the rank of the Supervisory Office is not high, the other party is now a false and an imperial envoy. Although Grand Secretary Shu is the leader of the civil servant today, he can't argue with a swearing at an imperial envoy like this.

"Stop scolding." Fan Xian said with a funny look: "No matter how you say you are an elder, you are so fierce to my nephew, that the officials below are not good at looking at you."

Shu Wu was furious, but he couldn't scold Fan Xian's tired face, which was gripped by respect. He snorted coldly, brushed his sleeves, and said, "At the court meeting today, you're waiting for me to join you."

Fan Xian had a bitter face, bowed and said, "As expected, please take care of the elders."

Shu Wu was angry, angry and wanted to laugh. At this moment, the palace gate opened. With a whip and the ritual music sounded, he and Grand Secretary Hu walked in first.

Today is a grand dynasty meeting, and there are many more officials attending court than usual, but even so, Fan Xian's officials are still not qualified to line up with the court. However, he is now an imperial envoy on the Jiangnan Road, and today he is going to the palace to report his duties, so there is no need for His Majesty's special order.

However, when entering the palace, there was also a need to arrange it, so Fan Xian had to drag it to the end. However, when he stood at the palace gate, a cold smell naturally oozed out, which made the ministers who walked by him shudder.

Before, there were many people, and they could still tie them together and ignore Fan Xian. But at this time, they walked into the palace one by one. The ministers estimated that their status was far inferior to that of Grand Secretary Shu, calculated the holy grace carried by Fan Xian, and thought about Fan Xian's methods, but could no longer be able to do so. They had to greet him softly every time they passed by him.

How dare these ministers be too slight about Lord Xiao Fan who has not seen him for a year?

"Sir Xiao Fan, okay?"

"See Vantis."

“…”

Fan Xian responded with a smile. Although he knew that these people would definitely be exposed to the court meeting today, he was bowed by the ministers in turn at the palace gate. This sense of vanity is really good, and he has to seize the time to gain some benefits of face.

The benefits of face are great, but the land in the palace can only be sour fruits.

Fan Xian stood at the end of the queue. He looked at the emperor on the dragon throne with his eyes slanted. A burst of fatigue came over. Looking at the emperor's calm and energetic face, he was full of anger. He thought you were sleeping soundly. I was doing things for you, but I was almost exhausted. There was no good result to eat today.

As expected, as everyone expected, the Grand Court meeting had begun, and before the arrangement was made for the reasons, several three-way governors standing on the side of the two Grand Secretary Shuhu and Hu had no time to report the battle against Fan Xian and the Supervisory Office's actions last night began suddenly.

Fan Xian did not listen to the specific contents of the civil servants who attended the court. It was nothing more than the old sayings that Shu Wu had said. The Supervision Bureau did have the position of supervising officials, but he arrested more than 30 officials overnight like himself. It has indeed not happened for many years. It can be said that it shocked the court and the country.

He looked at the three governors and saw that Xue Qing was ranked first. Qing Kingdom is now quite large, and the governors from four remote regions returned to Beijing once every two years. He thought curiously that Xue Qing was ordered to watch the battle at Baoyue Tower last night. Logically speaking, he should have gone to the palace overnight to report to the emperor. I wonder what the emperor thinks about him.

Fan Xian was really tired, so he was completely distracted, but there were many words that he didn't want to hear, but the attacks of civil and military officials from the court continued to pour into his ears, and gradually the crimes began to become more serious, such as despising the court, disrespect for virtue, using national weapons for personal use, and forming cliques...

In the court of Qing State, the Supervisory Office and the civil servant system were originally mortal enemies, no matter what kind of faction there were within the civil servants. But when facing the Supervisory Office, they always seemed so united. From the time when the local forest ministers were present to the current Grand Secretary, as long as the emperor's spy agency, the civil servant system would form a group and launch the most powerful counterattack.

Undoubtedly, Fan Xian passed the boundary last night, so at the Grand Court meeting today, he became the battlefield where he was attacked.

Especially unlike previous years, the military, which has always been close to the Supervision Bureau, no longer remains silent. Instead, the two deputy envoys of the Privy Council also stood up and expressed dissatisfaction with the Supervision Bureau's behavior.

All civil and military officials attacked him together. Even the emperor himself would not want to bear this pressure, let alone Fan Xian, who was standing alone at the end of the team.

The atmosphere in Tai Chi Hall was no longer depressing, but was filled with a unique sense of dryness in winter. Headed by Shu Wu, all the ministers came to the scene to ask Your Majesty to restrain the Supervisory Office and make the final judgment on this matter.

All the words stimulated Fan Xian's heart, hurt Fan Xian's god, and the dirty water flew everywhere, and the atmosphere was full of sensations.

If it were an ordinary minister in Fan Xian's position, he would have been so angry that he would have been confused and jumped out to debate with the ministers. At the same time, he would be brave enough to pull off the beards of the censors of the Censorate. But Fan Xian still maintained a strong sense of calmness, without saying anything, but his lips were slightly raised and a sarcastic smile, staring at the stage at the grand court meeting.

Perhaps the smile on the corner of his lips made someone uncomfortable to look at him, and made someone feel that his son was too Menglang and too arrogant. A angrily scolded him from the dragon throne: "Fan Xian! You have nothing to say?"

Fan Xian had been forcibly driving away his sleepiness. He suddenly heard this and was shocked, sorted out his official uniforms, went out to salute, and replied: "Return to your Majesty, a thirty-two officials in the Supervision Bureau last night were asked by thirty-two officials, who should follow the Qing Dynasty and the will, and did not exceed the part of the regulations, so I was puzzled. Why are you so excited?"

The emperor sneered and said, "You are so thirty-two people arrested in one night... Can you be so rich in the court of Qingguo?

Fan Xian said seriously, "I dare not deceive Your Majesty, in this court..." He looked at the ministers in the palace and said seriously, "The borers are crawling all over the ground. Thirty-two people are just a decimal. If Your Majesty grants the Supervisory Court a special order, the ministers will definitely be able to capture some corrupt officials."

The ministers were chilling, and then they looked contempt on their faces, thinking that what you said was useless. What is the court? The court is a minister, and there are no officials in the world who are not corrupt yet. If you are asked to arrest them all, who will govern the world on behalf of Your Majesty and guard the people? How could Your Majesty give you a special order?

As expected, the emperor was furious and scolded Fan Xian for being covered in brains. It was nothing more than just not knowing the general, acting randomly, and having a dirty holy heart...

Fan Xian felt so unhappy. Although he knew it was acting, he was still unhappy and retreated back to the queue in disappointment.

At today's court meeting, no one mentioned the deaths of the second prince and the eight generals of the eight families, and the death of the only son of the Grand Governor Yan. The eldest princess counselor Huang Yi was poisoned and vomited blood in bed, because those people were not officials and were things in the dark, and no one would be so stupid.

But just the incident of the night and the incident was enough to arouse the vigilance and anger of all civil and military officials, so the emperor must also appease the attack.

However, the emperor sitting on the dragon throne said coldly: "What are you doing to investigate Fan Xian's assassination of No. 1 Middle School in the suburbs of Beijing?"

The ministers were silent, and the minister of Dali Temple and the Minister of Justice trembled and apologized repeatedly.

Fan Xian had no choice but to apologize. Who told him that the Supervision Bureau was also a member of the Joint Investigation Department? It was just that this matter was ridiculous. He was assassinated and he did not find out, but he wanted to apologize.

The emperor looked at Fan Xian and frowned and said, "I heard that the last witness died in the heavenly prison last night. Is there any such incident?"

Fan Xian was stunned and did not expect that the emperor's news would be so fast.

However, the other party's Wu Chenyi's face showed a deep sense of pleasure and smile. He was about to see how Fan Xian explained this.

The emperor did not need much explanation. All the brewing work had been done almost, and the Sacred Heart was arbitrary. He issued a decree that had been prepared for several days.

The first part of the decree made all the civil and military officials in the court feel unbelievable because... His Majesty cut off the power of the Supervision Bureau!

The Supervisory Office has not reduced its rank, but has greatly restricted its ownership, especially in a place stationed in Kyoto. Although it still retains the power to arrest people, it has made detailed regulations on the time limit after arresting people, especially the transition between the people and the Dali Temple must be completed within 48 hours.

In other words, there is no longer the power to interrogate Beijing officials secretly.

At the same time, the decree also made a general purpose limit on the authority of the four states stationed in the decree. However, Fan Xian had to write a statement after returning to the hospital and then hand it over to the court for discussion.

These two changes seem to be extremely small, but in fact they seem to have installed a timed machine on the Supervisory Office, which will make them feel inconvenient in the future.

Fan Xian felt disgusting as if he had eaten a fly when he heard this order, but he still wanted to give in to thank him.

All civil and military officials were very surprised. At most, they wanted His Majesty to depose Fan Xian, and at the same time they slightly restrained the Supervision Bureau and let the innocent subordinate officials survive more. However, they did not expect that His Majesty would actually take the Supervisory Bureau seriously. If this trend continues, the power of the Supervisory Bureau will naturally be gradually cut off.

So, the Tai Chi Hall went up the mountain and shouted long live, and the ministers secretly said that Your Majesty is indeed wise and wise.

However, the second part of the emperor's decree made all civil and military officials feel that although His Majesty is wise, he is still too protective of his shortcomings.

The decree states that the arrest of Beijing officials last night was not limited to the previous regulations, and it was handed over to the Supervision Bureau for interrogation and then handed over to Dali Temple to convict and punish. At the same time, His Majesty the Emperor was furious in this matter and angrily accused the ministers in the palace of the poor control of their subordinates and for their grace in vain and for their country. He only knew how to form cliques for personal gain, which was shameless.

After the order was given, the ministers were frightened and didn't know how to deal with themselves.

Due to the poor investigation of sniping in the valley, the Kyoto Guardian TV was ineffective and the corruption of Beijing officials, Qu Xiangdong, the right deputy envoy of the Privy Council, was demoted, Qin Heng, the garrison of Kyoto, was removed, and was replaced by the deputy general of the Western Expedition Army that year, and Qin Heng was transferred to the Privy Council. At the same time, the Minister of Justice of the Ministry of Justice was replaced, the Deputy Minister of Dali Temple was replaced, and the Censorate was written and the Censorate was replaced.

The successors were all young officials who entered the palace a few days ago.
Chapter completed!