Chapter 58: Breakup

Fan Xian expressed all the emotions that should be expressed today, and the feelings that should be expressed should be sad and firm have turned into fresh cement slurry in his mind. In addition, his sister talked about the real reason for finding himself today, so naturally he would not stay in these big tomb buns anymore. The group quickly got on the carriage and headed towards Kyoto. On the carriage, he listened carefully to his sister telling what happened in the mansion today. His originally frown gradually unfolded because things were much simpler than he thought and were not a big deal.

In fact, the matter involved in the Kyoto prefect should have been a big deal, but these struggles and conflicts in the officialdom are really nothing in Fan Xian's eyes today, and they are just a bit of trouble.

"She came this morning, and she was just saying that she came to visit the princess, but according to everyone in Teng, looking at Miss Sun's eyes, I'm afraid she will still come to find you." Fan Ruoru lowered her voice and said, "My sister-in-law has entered the palace. There is no one in charge in the mansion. In addition, she also knows that her identity is sensitive, so she found me."

"What's so sensitive?" Fan Xian raised his eyebrows sensitively and said unnaturally: "If you remember correctly, Sun Pin'er is not much older than Roujia. It's not too outrageous to come to the mansion to gossip with you."

"I don't mean that." Fan Ruoru saw through the discomfort on his brother's face at a glance and said with a smile: "It's just that Sun Jingxiu held a birthday party the next day. If he wanted to invite you, he would think that he was sending a post himself. It would not be his turn to let his unmarried daughter come forward."

"How could he post me?" Fan Xian laughed, "He was afraid that I wouldn't have time, so I'd be a disaster for his lifetime. Besides, he was just a third-rank official, and even if he wanted to do a big deal, he wouldn't be annoyed to me."

"I must have something to ask you." Fan Ruoru lowered his head and thought for a while, and said, "I just don't know what the trouble is."

Fan Xian was slightly stunned. In the past few months, he was fully focused on Dongyi City. He paid less attention to Kyoto. I don’t know if there are any abnormal movements. However, now that the world is peaceful and the government of Qing State is extremely stable, how could anyone take the initiative to jump out and cause trouble?

After thinking about it, he lifted the curtains and gave Mu Feng'er a wink. Mu Feng'er understood and rode a horse to approach the carriage. He lowered his head and listened to Fan Xian's soft instructions, and nodded constantly.

The convoy entered Kyoto, walked around the edge of the street and alley of Nancheng Street, and quietly stopped at the corner gate. Fan Xian took his sister out of the car, looked around, and sneaked in like a thief. After entering the park, he did not rush to see the lady of the Sun family in the border hall. Instead, he made a swear gesture and hid in the quiet study of the third.

Fan Ruoru looked at him in surprise, thinking that his brother was obviously very concerned about Kyoto Prefecture's affairs. It was obvious that Sun Pin'er was in the border hall, so he just went straight to ask clearly, but why did he hide here?

Fan Xian looked at his sister's expression and smiled self-deprecatingly. He said, "After all, it's a girl's house that is not married. It's really inconvenient for me to see her in such a noble place."

Fan Ruoru burst out laughing and said, "Are you still afraid of this? If you really know that there is a difference between men and women, you would not have been hiding in Miss Sun's boudoir for several days three years ago." As soon as this said, her face couldn't help but blush. She blinked her eyes and looked at her brother, and asked with a smile: "It's not just me. Even my sister-in-law Sisi, later I was very curious about how... how did you sleep in Miss Sun's boudoir those nights?"

Fan Xian did not smile or be angry, but sighed helplessly: "There is no longer mine to be troubled by these rumors. Whenever I think of it, I feel a little guilty. You still use this to make fun of it. It's really unkind."

Fan Ruoru respected his brother the most. When he heard this, he quickly kept silent, but his curiosity could not be gone. Three years ago, Kyoto rebelled, and Fan Xian hid in the boudoir of Kyoto Prefecture. He secretly arranged for the black cavalry to enter Beijing based on the procedures of Kyoto Prefecture, preparing for a future turnaround, and conquering Kyoto Prefecture. This is the legendary story that Kyoto has been most talked about in recent years.

Many people are speculating about the relationship between Lord Xiao Fan and the Miss Sun Jingxiu family, the prefect of Kyoto. Why was that lady willing to take such a big risk, betray his father and help Fan Xian? Why did Lord Xiao Fan strongly guarantee Sun Jingxiu afterwards, only remembering his merits and not his grudges, and helping him firmly as the prefect of Kyoto without being implicated in the plot to rebel?

Fan Xian himself didn't know how the story of those nights was rumored to everyone. He was very worried that it would affect Sun Pin'er's reputation and bring too much trouble to his daughter's family. When the rumors were the most fierce, he was a little angry and asked the Supervisory Office to check it. Who knew that in the end, the maid servant in Kyoto Mansion was found.

Since it was the news that the other party accidentally revealed in the garden, Fan Xian had no way to deal with it. He just paid special attention to his relationship with the Kyoto Prefecture. He had no contact in the past three years. Even the Kyoto Prefecture Prime Minister Sun Jingxiu probably knew what Fan Xian was thinking and felt deeply that apart from official business, he had never even handed the famous post to the Fan Mansion once.

After staying in the study for a while, Mu Feng'er led his cousin Mu Tie in. When Fan Ruoru heard the knock on the door, he had already avoided the back room.

Fan Xian looked at Mu Tie, a sponsor with sweat on his face, and looked at his dark face, and couldn't help but say, "Although I am in Dongyi City, if there is any big noise in the capital, you have to inform me quickly."

Mu Tie had already learned from his nephew that what the adult was asking about the Kyoto Prefecture today was about. He was already ready, but after hearing the slight displeasure in his words, his throat couldn't help but start to fuck him. He didn't dare to defend anything. He directly put the already sorted file on Fan Xian's desk.

Fan Xian picked up the file and looked at it one by one, his brows gradually frowned, and sighed after a while.

During the past few months he was determined to be in Dongyi City, there was indeed some movement in the capital. Not only Sun Jingxiu, but also several other officials lived a very sad life. The Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Personnel began to secretly investigate these officials, but the specific inspection matters were varied.

After staying in the Supervisory Office for a long time, Fan Xian knew that no yamen could be completely pure and pure. As long as you check hard, no matter what the reason is, you can always find some problems. The Kyoto Government Office was secretly investigated by several joint departments and has begun to bear unbearable pressure. As the saying goes, the storm is about to come, I am afraid that it will be impossible to hold on. The officialdom is the most sensitive, and civil and military officials smell the sound of the wind. Even if they don’t take the blame, they will start to look at each other coldly.

No wonder Sun Jingxiu suddenly thought of holding a birthday party. Perhaps he had not figured out the meaning of the palace. Whether he was to check it out routinely or to borrow these things to resign himself. If he held a birthday party, he could clearly see the attitude of the palace.

Fan Xian shook his head, thinking that this prefect is serious and upright. Even if he was standing in the wrong team in the Kyoto Rebellion, it was just a technical mistake. It was this kind of personality that made His Majesty tolerate him for another three years. But it was this kind of personality that made this person not yet see what the palace wanted to do, and he actually wanted to continue to sit in the key position of the prefect of Kyoto.

Fan Xian could see the deep reason for the storm in the officialdom at a glance. The officials, including Sun Jingxiu, were actually not very clean. Although Sun Jingxiu made great contributions in the end, he was standing opposite to His Majesty's order at the beginning. Those officials were not very stable in the rebellion of Kyoto, and some were suspected of being on the ground. Your Majesty settled the accounts after the autumn, and it was not too late for three years!

Now the government has long been settled. With His Majesty's stern nature, how could he let go of these hateful ministers who had been swaying back then?

Mu Tie saw that he was in a daze. He swallowed his saliva and moistened his throat. Xiao Yi reminded: "The limelight started with the inspection of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Personnel, but it must be something that the subordinate of the ministry nodded before doing."

This is a reminder to Lord Si that the Kyoto Prefecture Prefecture should be replaced. It may be the meaning of the palace. It is reminded that Fan Xian should not conflict with His Majesty’s meaning just for a lady of the Sun family.

Fan Xian smiled. Of course, he was not interested in turning against the emperor at this time, and just turning against the position of Kyoto Prefecture is too unworthy. Even if His Majesty wants to rush Sun Jingxiu to step down, he will not want to kill him. Since that is the case, let His Majesty vent his resentment that has not been completely vented.

Suddenly, his heart moved, thinking that the emperor had promised himself to protect Sun Jingxiu without any hindrance, so he should not regret it so quickly. Even if he wanted to regret it, he had to look at his own face. It was impossible for him to let his subordinate Zhongshu come forward.

He frowned and asked, "Have Mr. Hu ever spoke about this?"

Now the Secretariat of the Ministry of Education is headed by Grand Secretary Hu. If the emperor really wants to make this arrangement through the Secretariat of the Ministry of Education, then the tendency of the Secretariat of the Ministry of Education should be revealed from Grand Secretary Hu's lips.

"No." Mu Tie glanced at him and said, "It's just that He Zongwei said after drinking, and the pressure on Kyoto Mansion was getting greater."

The entire Supervisory Office, including Fan Zhaili, knew that Fan Xian hated Lord He Zongwei, who was under the Secretariat, so no one dared to express his admiration, respect, and any positive emotional evaluations of He Zongwei in front of Fan Xian.

Fan Xian sneered and said, "After drinking, he made the prefect of Kyoto lose his taste. This Lord He is so majestic."

Having said that, he also understood that with the emperor's recent favoritism to He Zongwei, He Zongwei was just using his own mouth to promote His Majesty's intentions. If Sun Jingxiu had been tactful, he would have resigned himself long ago. However, this Kyoto Prefecture was obviously not a clever person, and he did not understand this level.

Fan Xian said after pondering for a long time: "I understand this."

Mu Tie glanced at him and did not clean up the files on the table. He just said, "Even if you want to go to Sun's Mansion, you only need to remind him that there is no need to do anything."

"I know, I know, you're talking too much." Fan Xian waved his hand in anger and asked their uncle and nephew to retreat.

Before Fan Ruoruo came, another servant came to report, and Yang Wanli arrived. Fan Xian was excited. Thinking that this guy was very easy to do in the Ministry of Works and devoted himself to political affairs. He hadn't come to pay his respects for a long time. Why did he have free time today? He was also happy and quickly asked someone to invite him to the back house.

Unexpectedly, Yang Wanli entered the study room, and his black face was full of grievance!

Yang Wanli is now a member of the Ministry of Works, a true official, and at this speed, it was stable to be a minister within ten years, but it was not entirely because Fan Xian supported him later. After experiencing the fierce training on the Jiangnan dike, this official was no longer a sour scholar who only knew the innocent and talked about saving the country, but a real and practical official, so he was promoted to the Ministry of Works so quickly. So Fan Xian looked at him today and was a little surprised.

The two of them whispered something, and Fan Xian's face became increasingly ugly. Finally, he just whispered a few words of comfort and asked him to leave. Yang Wanli rarely came to visit the mansion. Fan Xian secretly knew that this boy was indeed spending his time in the yamen every day, so he was not very surprised. Instead, he deliberately saved him time.

After Yang Wanli went out, Fan Ruoruo walked out of the back room and frowned slightly and said, "What's the matter?"

Fan Xian's expression was a little heavy, and after thinking for a moment, he replied, "It's almost the same as Sun Jingxiu's affairs... He Zongwei is becoming more and more arrogant. Who do I want to protect? He stretched his hand to wherever he wants to."

Fan Ruoru listened quietly and realized that Yang Wanli had not been very comfortable in the Ministry of Works recently. The Ministry of Revenue is now checking accounts in the Ministry of Works. The focus is on the Ministry of Water Affairs, and there are even shadows of Dali Temple and the Ministry of Personnel behind it.

Yang Wanli has Fan Xian’s money every year. His life is good, and he is not a corrupt official. He adds internal and external factors, so the accounts he has passed are naturally very clear. No matter how the Ministry of Revenue checks, he can’t find any problem. Even if the Ministry of Personnel asks him privately for questions and raises doubts about his house and the number of servants, he is blocked by Yang Wanli’s words from his sect master.

The officials of the Ministry of Personnel never had the courage to go to Fan Xian to ask him in person.

But Yang Wanli was finally caught by some small tail, and the reason was actually related to Fan Xian. This matter started a few years ago. Within two years after the river broke, Fan Xian was in charge of the inner warehouse. With his own means, the help of his father, Xia Mingji and Fan Sizhe's route in the north, he made a lot of money from the inner warehouse, and then turned a few turns, and sent it to the then Heyun Governor's Office.

At that time, Yang Wanli was still working in the Heyun Governor's Office. This large sum of money made countless people frightened, and the power of management was in his hands. There was always some distraction in the operation of money. Some people were caught, especially the officials of the Ministry of Personnel raised doubts. Where did these money come from?

If this problem is really delved into, I am afraid that many people will die. But where does the problem come from? Fan Xian's lips curled slightly, he sneered, and cursed: "The money was cut out from me to save food and reduce food. Your Majesty knows it well and wants to check it out. It's really a kind of kindness."

He glanced at his sister and sighed: "Even the Ministry of Revenue is interfering. It seems that our Fan family can no longer control the Ministry of Revenue."

In a society of imperial power, Fan Xian, as a minister, actually said that he was so arrogant that he was really a rebellious complaint. But what he said was right. When his father Fan Jian was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue or the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, the entire Ministry of Revenue was taken into a solid piece. Whether it was the crown prince or the second prince, he could not reach in. Even on the spring and Jingming that year, His Majesty wanted to make some trouble with the Ministry of Revenue, but Fan Jian blocked him back without any hesitation.

The Ministry of Revenue was the legendary independent kingdom? If it were then, who would have dared to investigate Kyoto Prefecture and investigate Yang Wanli, a student of Fan Sect? Even if he could not resist the intention to investigate, he would have been so angry that he would have secretly vented Fan Xian.

However, with Fan Jian's sad return to old age, the emperor slowly arranged officials to the Ministry of Revenue and transferred them to the Ministry of Revenue. Now the Ministry of Revenue is no longer the Ministry of Revenue of the year.

Whenever Fan Xian thought of this, he became a little angry for his father, although this anger was really unreasonable.

After Fan Xian mentioned the three words He Zongwei, Fan Ruoru became quiet, with a slight embarrassment and self-blame on his face. Fan Xian glanced at his sister, and after a while, he said, "Don't think about it. He Zongwei doesn't dare to attack my people just because of this. This must be what the palace means."

"Of course." Fan Xian lowered his head and continued, "It seems that this popular Lord He has also lost his idea of ​​marrying our family and please me. He decided to follow His Majesty's wishes and be a loyal dog."

He snorted coldly and said, "He Zongwei knew that His Majesty helped him up and fought with me, and he would only end up in a bad way in the future, but he couldn't help it. Since that's the case, he certainly hopes to truly find the big problem between me and His Majesty, constantly stimulating me, and hopes that I can really capsize so that I can save my life."

"Why did Your Majesty do this?" This is the greatest anxiety and confusion in Fan Ruoruo's heart.

Fan Xian smiled slightly and said self-deprecatingly: "Your Majesty has already decided, so I will take over as the President of the Supervision Office in a few days."

This was a natural thing, and Fan Ruoruo did not congratulate him. Instead, the doubts in his heart became stronger and stronger. Since the holy family was as good as before, why did Your Majesty choose to suppress the power of his brother at this time?

"I'll knock a stick to a carrot. Your Majesty always pays attention to the measure. This is a reminder and actually weakening me. He does not want to see a minister with excessive authority in his hands."

Fan Xian looked at his sister and suddenly frowned, saying slightly mocking: "And the most important thing is that the situation in front of him is the situation that His Majesty has arranged for the future of Qing Kingdom. The Secretariat is the master, and the Grand Secretary Hu is the leader in the court. The Supervisory Office and the Censorate Office checked and balanced each other. All officials of the Supervisory Office can ensure the peace of the court... He is beginning to experimentally investigate the effect and see what the Qing National Assembly will look like in a hundred years."

"But He Zongwei is also in the disciple's ministry." Fan Ruoruo asked in confusion.

"This is because the power of the Supervisory Office is too strong. In the past, Chen Pingping was all over the court. Who could suppress him, including my father-in-law? Later, it was me, with He Zongwei, the left censor of the Censorate, and his favor, he could not do anything to fight me." Fan Xian said, "So Your Majesty had no choice but to let He Zongwei join the Secretariat of the Sect and forcibly raise his rank. Now he helps He Zongwei cut my shoulder first."

"Of course, if He Zongwei's power in the court really became stronger, His Majesty would definitely help me cut him again." Fan Xian said with a smile: "What kind of shit emperor's mind skills and balance are all about eating too much, and you can do it."

Fan Ruoruo was silent for a long time and said, "But the Miss Sun family... is still in the border hall." At this time, she already understood that the situation on the Kyoto Prefecture was indeed urgent, but after hearing from his brother that this was His Majesty's arrangement, she never thought that Fan Xian could help the Sun family.

Who knew that Fan Xian was silent for a long time and said, "Go and tell Sun Pin'er that I will go the next day."

Fan Ruoruo was surprised and said, "But didn't you say before, is this what Your Majesty mean?"

Fan Xian lowered his head, crossed his hands and placed them calmly in front of his abdomen. He said, "My Majesty and I had a tacit understanding three years ago. If it were the past, if His Majesty wanted to cut off my land rights, I would let him cut it. So what if he made He Zongwei arrogant for a while?"

"But it's not possible now." He raised his head and said with a smile: "I don't know what will happen in the future, so I want to make sure I still have enough power now."

"You want to fight with Your Majesty?" Fan Ruoru asked in surprise with a little uneasy.

"I am still a young man, and I feel a little angry and always allowed."

Fan Xian smiled slightly, his smile was extremely fresh and pleasant, and he could not see any anger at all. His idea was actually very simple. Now he must protect everyone he wanted to protect, and temporarily maintain the power in his hands with the excuse of being angry, so that he can learn to face the powerful emperor so positively.

Fan Ruoruo was silent for a long time, knowing that his brother had already settled his mind and stopped saying anything. He just couldn't help but ask with a smile: "I really won't talk to the lady of the Sun family?"
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