Chapter 44: Prostitutes, Passersby, and a Rainy Day Assassination

The shopkeepers of Qingyu Tang had always just taken the pulse of the inner treasury and taken care of business for the various royal families, and hadn’t made a proper appearance for many years. But Shi Qing’er, since she was able to climb up from a prostitute to the position of a top mother, she was naturally a person who was willing to learn, motivated, and had a lot of research on the way of doing business, and of course, she knew clearly that those old men of Qing Yu Tang – as long as they were in business, they all had respect and admiration for the old men of the Old Ye family that came out of their bones, just as if they were under the sky. respect and admiration, just as the world’s scribes viewed Zhuang Mo Han in general.

So Shi Qing’er see this three leaves came, immediately cut off all the idea of playing smart in the account water, but also ready to lose everything, slinking up, respect immensely to perform a salute.

The three leaves of the shopkeeper is afraid that the age of fifty, the beard under the jaw are dyed some white face, looking at the stone Qinger’s Mei Yan face repeatedly nodded, face to appreciate the color.

Shi Yanli froze at the side, thinking that the door Normal idle sent such an old lecher to do what?

Three leaves exclaimed, “This girl …… must be the master of this building, right? Old man see this building site selection, choose light, building set up, all is the choice of genius, really admire, the girl if you are willing to continue to stay in the building, I will go back to the Fan Ti Si, really do not need me this old bones to trouble.”

Shi Qing’er’s face was embarrassed, answered: “The old shopkeeper is wrong, the building should be, all is the big proprietor’s handiwork, and the little girl has nothing to do with it.”

The three leaves shopkeeper face appeared pity color, sighed: “This big proprietor is really a genius figure in business …… how but …… offended Fan …… “Fortunately, he is old, people have not been confused, know that this is over the head, hurry in Shi Hanyan Li look at the old monster’s eyes to stop his mouth, just shaking his head vigorously, looking around, full of Ling in the peak of the East Mountain but do not see the master of the sighing demeanor.

The way of business is reflected in the details. In the eyes of these old bosses of Qingyu Hall who have been immersed in the business for twenty years, although the Moon Tower is a remote business, but the building is a bright attitude, and there is a lake behind the building, there is a courtyard by the lake, the guys know the guests know how to get in and out of the house, know the etiquette, and the girls are not delusional charm, do not lose their temper……. It is precisely the pinch of the guests’ hearts and minds that preside over all of this. The brother is really a deep understanding of the businessman.

The old shopkeeper here sighed. Shi Yanli couldn’t help but shake his head, thinking that the second young master of the Fan family seems to be really not a simple son of the rich and powerful, it is really wonderful to say, these two brothers of the Fan family, and the world are not quite the same.

There has been no news out of the palace, Shi Qing’er naturally do not dare to the third prince’s share of the money, but the repossession team has been stationed, naturally, we must move out of the books for both sides to check. Although most of the merchants in the Qing Dynasty have open and dark accounts, but in the face of the three leaf shopkeeper, Shi Qing’er dare not play tricks again. But a few incense sticks of kung fu, hold the moon building of silver money transactions have been counted clearly, and that discounted into one thousand taels of silver thirty percent of the shares, but also temporarily cut open, waiting for the three prince side of the message, the whole hold the moon building, will be complete into …… the business of the history of elucidation.

To do all this, Shi Qing’er full of thought hold the moon building in the future of the big boss is the Qingyu Hall of three leaves, unexpectedly the old boss and sat in the carriage away, let Shi Qing’er can not help but some surprise.

What surprised her even more was that the new shopkeeper of Moon Embracing House who came in through the door was actually an acquaintance!

“Sang Wen?” Shi Qing’er was dumbfounded, but immediately came to her senses, this Sang Wen had no news after being forcibly ransomed by Fan Tisi, so it turned out that he had actually killed a horseback!

Shi Yanli looked at her expression and said, “Not bad, this Sang girl is the future big boss of holding the moon building.”

Shi Qing Er reluctantly to Sang Wen a slight blessing, when in the building, Sang Wen because of the past reputation, always deliberately some cold and strong air, inevitably suffered a lot of Shi Qing Er difficult, at this time to see the other side became the big boss of holding the moon building, she knew that she must not have any good fruit to eat, forced to suppress the chest of the stuffy, ready to go back to the room to pack packages to go.

Sang Wen in fact also some uneasiness, Lord Fan to his own grace, since he will hold the moon building to their own management, they must be clear management, but she is also some hidden fear of the power of the three emperors side, at this time to see Shi Qing’er have yielded the intention, heart a relief.

Shi Yanli frowned and said, “Miss Qing’er, you can’t leave.”

Shi Qing’er laughed coldly and said, “I didn’t sign any paperwork with Moon Embracing House, so why can’t I leave?”

Shi Elaborate Li some headache loosened the collar of the cloth buttons, deliberation after a little said: “This brothel business I can not do, Sang girl in the past is only a singer, if the girl left, hold the moon building can still earn money …… I really do not know.”

Shi Qing’er only then know each other still need their own place, the heart can not help but give birth to a wave of complacency, smiled and said, “If ……”

A if the word has not finished, Shi Yanli is the first to say: “Fan Taoyuan said, he did not open, you are not allowed to leave the embracing the moon building step.”

Shi Qing’er was angry and bitter, finally realizing that the other party didn’t need herself, but looked at herself to death. She was just a woman, even if she had some relationship with the Third Prince’s side, but since the Supervisory Court’s Lord Tishe had given his word, how would she dare to say half a word? The officials in this world who would clash with the Supervisory Yuan for the sake of a whore had not yet been born, even if it was the emperors, they wouldn’t do something like this that would cost them more than it would cost them. If Fan Tiji wanted to exterminate himself, it would be easier than stepping on an ant.

“Keep me for what?” She asked with some disorientation.

Shi Elaborated Li said, “Lord Fan …… Oh no, I am going to make some small changes to the Moon Embracing House, I thought that Miss Qing’er should be able to play some role in it, maybe in the future, this entire Qing Guo’s green houses …… will all will need these alterations.”

Shi Qing’er froze. Holding the moon building business is doing extremely well, so the big proprietor has allocated some money to the side of the state to open a branch building, but at present, the entire Qing country’s greenhouse industry, their share is not too large, as for the changes …… since ancient times, the greenhouse business is this way to do, unless like the big proprietor to do some adjustments on the operation, could it be said that the Fan Tisi is really Preparing to chat hair poetry fairy crazy, ready to let the world’s prostitutes are not sold?

But the problem is that …… prostitutes do not sell meat, the turtle man does not pull customers, that is still a green house?

Shi Yanli do not know her heart doubt, just according to the door master command, one by one said: “First, the building of the girls from now on, change the dead contract for the living contract, five years a period of time, the expiration of the period of time at their own discretion. Second, hold the moon building must have a sitting doctor, to ensure that the girls are not sick, before receiving guests. Third ……”

Before she finished, Shi Qing’er was already puzzled and asked, “Change to a living contract? What’s the need for that?”

Shi Elaborate Li explained, “Lord …… cough, wrong again, I thought, do this line of work, five years is already the limit, always have to give people a thought. If the thought of a lifetime can only be ridden, mediocre posture, and there is no possibility of being redeemed, the girls are in a bad mood, naturally can not properly entertain guests.”

Shi Qing’er sneered, “When the five-year contract expires, can these bitter women not be sold? Who will take them off the register?”

The Qing Dynasty has a different register for prostitutes, and once a prostitute is enrolled in the pariah register, she will not be allowed to leave the register for the rest of her life, unless she is redeemed, or there is some kind of extraordinarily gracious decree from the imperial court. According to what was said earlier, hold the moon building sign five years live contract, that after five years, the building in the prostitutes can not get off, is not the same to do this business. Regarding this question, Shi Yanli did not answer, because the door Fan Xian said that he would naturally deal with it in the future.

Shi Qing’er scoffed again, “As for the groom, it’s even more ridiculous, the status of the girls in the building is low, no groom is willing to come to the door, it’s difficult to see a doctor on weekdays, how can there be a doctor willing to reside in the building …… those men can afford to lose this face?”

Miss Sang Wen, who had been silent, smiled and said, “Lord Titus said that he has many masters and nephews in the three divisions of the Supervisory Yuan, so there’s still no problem in hiring a few doctors.”

Shi Qing’er let out a bitter smile, thinking that the Third Division of the Supervisory Yuan was the poison court that everyone feared, could it be that she was ready to change her profession to become a doctor? She more and more felt that the Fan Tisi is an empty-headed generalized generation, mocking said: “Even if there is a doctor so what? Even if the girls are clean, who can guarantee that the guests won’t have a womanizer or something?”

Shi Yanli also some headache, said: “This matter …… I also have no good idea.” He didn’t have a good idea, but Fan Xian’s idea of industrializing prostitution had run into the big problem of condoms not being able to be promoted.

“You listen to the last few first.” He coughed twice and continued, “In the future, there can be no such thing as forceful buying and selling, and if such a thing happens …… again, you are the only one to be questioned.”

He stared at Shi Qing’er’s eyes until the other party lowered his head.

“Things like child prostitutes can no longer exist.”

“There should be a set routine for pumping water, and the grade should be set according to the brand of the girls.”

“The girls shall have three days of vacation a month, and be free to do as they please.”

As “Big Boss Shi” kept talking, not only Shi Qing’er’s face changed, even Sang Wen was a bit mesmerized. Finally Shi Qing’er couldn’t help but open her eyes and huffed coolly and said, “If this goes on,…… Hugging the Moon Building is actually a green house,…… or a good hall?”

Shi Elaborate Li looked at her and said, “The adults said, you are Yuan big hand cultivated out of the people, according to reason should also be ruled you, but see in the sake of your origins in the cold and bitter, to give you a chance to atone for your sins …… You do not pay attention to this hold the moon building is a green house or a good hall, in any case, you in the Sang girl’s leadership peacefully Doing business, if you can really make this thing, gradually push to the world, the future of the world hundreds of thousands of women in the green house have to bear your love, is considered to pay back the debt you owe in these months, adults will spare your life.”

Until this point, Shi Yanli finally raised Fan Xian’s name without avoiding it.

Shi Qing’er was silent, not knowing what she was thinking in her heart, her face showing fear.

In fact, at this time Shi Yanli’s heart is also terrified hard, although in the future to embrace the moon building has secretly joined the Supervisory Yuan a Sang Wen girl monitoring, but his own hall a scholar, small Lord Fan’s disciple, is the future no longer a day of civil service, can only stay in the green house, to do a shout upstairs and downstairs the girls pick up the customer’s brothel boss?

He glanced at Sang Wen, found that this kabuki born woman is soft with a trace of composure and stability, does not seem to be very troubled.

In the latter days, an autumn rain fell midway through the day, bleak and miserable, hardening the autumn heights into a cold and rainy night.

The Moon Embracing Mansion was taken over in its entirety by Fan Xian. The Second Prince’s side had already smelled some kind of ominous sign, and had begun to make arrangements. Fan Xian himself seems to be more leisurely, in the past few days did not go to a sitting hall, also did not go to the new wind hall to eat to take over the hall buns, but went to the Imperial College, with a group of young instructors, to organize their own from the north qi dragged back to the wagonloads of books.

Autumn wind slightly blowing, would like to in the cloud layer on the water droplets finally fell down, sparse good not to annoy people. From the Tanyu Bookstore to the north walk a little way, to the entrance of the Imperial College, here a large part of the place are returned to the Imperial College and the Tongwenge management, the first year of the Qingli new government set up a few yamen has long been withdrawn.

Fan Xian held a black cloth umbrella and walked among the students coming and going from the Imperial College, occasionally nodding his head and saying hello to the students who respectfully greeted him. Although his status nowadays was different from that of the past, His Majesty had not gotten rid of his position as a fifth-ranking minister, and had even issued an oracle asking him to come to the Imperial College to take classes when he had time.

Although he does not like to be a teacher, also did not come to the class, but with his official position, to the Imperial College to read books, hide outside the wind and rain, is extremely willing to do.

The first day he came to the Imperial College, the students could not help but be a little surprised. Because it had been almost a year since young Lord Fan had come to the Imperial College. The students thought of this young adult, now serving in the Supervisory Yuan, the heart can not help but have a few points of resistance and fear, so far less enthusiastic than a year ago, until after some time, the students found that Lord Fan Jr. is still as good as ever, which is then re-enlivened.

Arriving outside the study that the Imperial Academy had reserved for himself, Fan Xian collected his umbrella, glanced at the gloomy weather outside, couldn’t help but frown, and pushed the door open.

Inside the room, there were several faculty members of the Imperial College who were organizing the books given by Zhuang Mo Han, for Qing Guo, this carriage of books had extremely wonderful symbolic significance, and his majesty valued it extremely highly, so the side of the Imperial College didn’t dare to be negligent, and the work of transcribing and maintaining them was being carried out in an orderly manner.

Seeing Lord Fan walk in, these few people hurriedly stood up and bowed.

Fan Xian smiled and returned the salute, these people in front of him are all characters who have been struggling to get ahead, because it was difficult for himself to fix Zhuang Mo Han’s gift of books, so he forcefully snatched it from the Taixue Zheng, and got along quite happily for a few days.

The black cloth umbrella was placed in the corner, and began to seep water onto the floor, the room had a dark stove and fire kang, the two phases were baked together, Fan Xian immediately felt that the humidity inside the room was great, and felt a little uncomfortable, so he loosened his collar, and said, “It’s not good to be too humid, and the weather isn’t really cold right now, so a few of you adults, let’s just bear with it, and extinguish this stove, how about it? ”

One of the instructors explained, “Books need to be stored at a certain temperature, and it’s not good to be too cold.”

Fan Xian knew this and said, “It’s not winter yet, there shouldn’t be any harm in keeping these books in the house, and it’s not good to have a lot of moisture.”

The people responded and began to bury their heads and continue working. The Imperial College was endowed with the consistent style of Qing Dynasty’s government, which emphasized on practical matters and was not good for clear talk, and was extremely different from the Northern Qi side. Fan Xian also sat back at his desk, but before he could start working, he was invited out, saying that someone wanted to see him.

“Why has the Grand Maester returned to the Imperial College today?” Fan Xian looked with some surprise at Grand Maester Shu Wu, who was sitting in his chair, and bowed respectfully.

After his chancellor father-in-law stepped down and the Minister of Rites was hanged, the civilian lineage in the court had been in disarray, with part of it vaguely looking at Fan Xian and part of it following the Eastern Palace, but instead, it was the second prince, who had been quiet in previous years, who because of so many years of operation and literary fame, had the most support from the civilian officials.

In front of the eyes of this Shu Daoshi, that year is Zhuang Mo Han’s students, has always been extremely prestigious, according to seniority in the dynasty does not do two people want, just because he is in the Northern Wei in the lift, but now in the Qing country as an official, so there are always some problems. In the Qingli five years of this turmoil, but he was wrongly obtained the greatest benefit, although deprived of the post of the Imperial College, but the original with the cabinet university sergeant because of the Chunweng event implicated, was removed, transferred to him.

The same Cabinet of Ministers is very clear and very noble, in the prime minister’s post was removed, so far no new prime minister in the case, with the Cabinet of Ministers is to enter the door to discuss the real into the center of the Qing court, equivalent to a Zai Di, even if Fan Xian and how powerful, in front of him, is still just a non-status officials.

Of course, Grand Maester Shu Wu wouldn’t be foolish enough to really see Fan Xian as an ordinary official, if that was the case, he wouldn’t have come to find Fan Xian today.

“Even Fan Ti Si can meditate back to the Imperial College, can’t old me come back?” Shu Wu and his own son the size of the age of Fan Xian joked, “This outside the cold wind and rain, you young people know to enjoy the blessings, hiding back in the Imperial College …… how? You don’t like the fact that it’s raining on the watchdog’s job?”

“Cold wind and rain outside? Fan Xian didn’t know if this University Doctor Shu was referring to something, so he smiled and didn’t know how to answer.

After Shi Yanli took over the Moon Embracing House, Yan Bingyun’s actions began to unfold gradually. First of all, she used the pressure of the Supervisory Yuan to force the Ministry of Justice to skip the Kyoto Prefecture and directly send out the arrest papers, biting off a few charges and starting to track down Yuan Meng, the Yuan family member.

However, Ms. Yuan Meng was really able to hide, under the cover of Prince Jing’s son Hong Cheng, she actually did not know where to hide. Fan Xian wasn’t in a hurry, anyway, he sent out the arrest papers for the purpose of laying the groundwork for what was to come, and the later Yuan Meng was captured, the better. In Yan Bingyun’s protocol, one ring follows another, as long as the final result that one wants to achieve is good.

Just two days ago, there began to be rumors spreading in Kyoto, saying that Yuan Meng, the brothel owner that the thirteen yamen of the Ministry of Justice were apprehending a few days ago, was in fact …… the concubine of Li Hongcheng, the son of King Jing!

Rumors would have been easy to spread, not to mention Yuan Meng and Li Hongcheng have a leg up, so for a time Kyoto was buzzing, Li Hongcheng’s reputation is like fat meat in a hot day, see day by day it stinks up.

Li Hongcheng and the second prince friendship, is a thing known to the world, not a moment, there are rumors, the capital is now very famous hold the moon building, in fact, the boss behind the scenes is the second prince, the Ministry of Justice Yamen pursued the case of missing prostitutes, and the nobility of these days can not be disassociated from the connection.

These rumors are said to have a nose, for example, Yuan Meng was a red herdsman on the Liu Jing River back then, but in addition to the son of the world, but did not see her pick up other customers. Another example is that on a certain day of a certain month of a certain year, His Royal Highness the Second Prince once had a long talk with the Supervisory Yuan’s Fan Tisi outside of the Moon Embracing House, and although we don’t know what the content of the talk was, the Fan family sold their shares of the Moon Embracing House to a mysterious merchant surnamed Shi the very next day.

These rumors, naturally, is the Supervisory Yuan eight means, when the chunwu case Fan Xian was forced to the throne, and ultimately become the world’s scholars in the heart of the idol of the image of the project, is a hand of the eight made, the Qing dynasty, the Wen Ying General School, engaged in the image of the project to a set of sets, to splash sewage, but also to get down to the extremely beautiful.

Of course, the rumor spread in the process, the people of Kyoto also know, hold the moon building when the big proprietor, in fact, is the second young master of the Fan family, the reputation of the Fan family also suffered some impact.

But after all, the source of the rumor in the hands of the Fan family themselves, casually throw out a few Fan Tisi stick to teach the younger brother, the old Shangshu pain in the family law, a large whole family style, the second young master was tragic leg break, full of evil relatives in the garden howled miserably, the Fan family resolutely loss of money to take off the story …… can be shocked by the people of Kyoto froze, coupled with the Fan family explicitly with the holding of the Moon House has no relationship, passed a pass on to the people of Kyoto. The relationship between the Fan family and the Moon House is no longer, and the rumor has faded.

Speaking of controlling public opinion this kind of thing, Fan Xian did is extremely familiar, when the five bamboo uncle to write a few thousand copies of the flyer will be able to the Princess out of the palace, not to mention now deal with, just a bit more tender second prince. So today’s Kyoto folk, always think that the second prince and son Li Hongcheng – these two in fact in the hold the moon building has no stake in the figure – is the hold the moon building case is the real mastermind behind the scenes, and Fan Xian Fan Ti Si is an innocent character, Fan House is afraid that there is a The next step for Yan Bingyun is to make a decision on what to do.

Yan Bingyun’s next step was to target the money exchanges between the Second Prince and the Cui family. The specific method, even Fan Xian is not very clear, he trusts the ability of the word ice cloud, then simply lazy to manage this piece.

Shu Wu University doctor glanced at him, worried said: “You know, yesterday the Kyoto government has accepted the case of holding the moon building …… your oldest two’s crime is not light ah, vertical under the murder, kill and exterminate, forcing Liang for prostitution …… today! The trial is about to begin.”

Fan Xian smiled bitterly, “The family is unfortunate, out of such a rebellious son.”

Shu Wu shook his head and said, “The Kyoto government has not yet gone to the residence to claim people, and I think it still has other ideas …… Little Lord Fan, this litigation one word, the most harmful, criminal cases, there is not much room for manoeuvre, if the Kyoto government really try to go on, and this matter alarmed his majesty, I think it will be a bad end. ”

After some conversation, Fan Xian already knew the position of this great civil official of the dynasty. The other party was expressing an opinion on behalf of the civil official system in the court, urging the Fan family and the Second Prince’s faction to be able to live in peace with each other, and not to tear their faces apart. Leaving aside the issue of the court’s face, in the view of these great lords, if two tigers fight, one will be injured, Fan Xian and the Second Prince were both the best of the younger generation of Qing, and no matter who lost ground in this struggle, it would be a loss for the court of Qing.

Of course, the vast majority of people didn’t think that Fan Xian had the qualifications to be able to fight with the prince, even though he was the Tisan of the Supervisory Academy. Fan Xian also understood this, so knowing that the university scholar in front of him was actually looking out for his own interests in counseling peace, he could not help but be a bit touched, and said with a gentle smile, “Thank you, Bossman, for mentioning …… I’m sure that Bossman must have already met His Second Highness as well.”

Shu Wu nodded. Since Fan Xian hit Northern Qi back to the capital, has been and the second prince of the faction, the Supervisory Yuan arrested a lot of the second prince of the faction of the courtiers, he wants to say and from it, must first go to see the second prince of the opinion, I did not expect the second prince is extremely good to talk, very polite to ask shu Da Shi to bring a message to Fan Xian, willing to both sides of the retreat a step back.

After listening to the message of Shu Daoshi, Fan Xian gave a cold laugh in his heart. The second prince of that person’s nickname is called “stone”, where is this kind of good with the role, the two sides have already torn the skin, he was forced to send his younger brother to a distant foreign country, his father-in-law by the Princess and the second prince of the things, there is always to have a statement, right?

And the Supervisory Yuan of a nail early to pass the word, the second prince side has been secretly hidden holding the moon building three murderers picked up back to the capital, is ready to in the Kyoto House of the public hall, will Fan Si Zhe bite the dust.

The second prince asked Shu Wu to bring word, but just to stabilize Fan Xian temporarily. Fan Xian, however, was not as foolish as this, and after respectfully serving tea to Grand Maester Shu, he said, “This matter has nothing to do with the courtyard, nor does it have anything to do with me, and I’m guarding the Imperial College these days for fear of a misunderstanding.”

Shu Wu couldn’t help but smile bitterly, the wrinkles on his face were full of pity: “Why bother fighting with him? Even if we win this time, so what? A thousand wins are better than His Majesty being happy.”

Fan Xian’s heart was slightly moved, knowing that this was true, he felt more grateful to the old bachelor in front of him, although he had other thoughts in his mind, he still gently responded, “Since you have spoken, what else is there for me to say, as long as the Kyoto Prefecture leaves my Fan family some face, that case at the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, naturally, there’s no one to pursue it deeper.”

In the eyes of Shu Wu, an old and important official, Fan Xian’s response to this appeared to be a bit hairy. In the official world, it was always about covering up decency, and there was no such thing as speaking about these unlawful things in front of the chancellor of a dynasty, without any doubt. But he also knows, Fan Xian this person’s temperament is like this, smile satisfied with the silence, just watching the rain outside the window of the Imperial College, softly under the ground.

By the side of the Imperial Mountain Road, three miles from the Kyoto Prefectural Office, the autumn rain was falling heavily.

The case of the missing prostitutes at the Moon Tower has been investigated, although the bodies have not been dug up, but the Kyoto government has already grasped the three murderers involved in the case, as long as the three killers of the prostitutes are arrested and brought to justice, and then get the confession, it can be killed the Fan family, that the second young master of the mastermind of the people behind, on the one hand, on the Fan family to cause a strong blow, on the other hand, but also to clean up the second prince of the sewage that is being splashed on the body.

So these three fighters are really important people. Until today, the Second Prince’s faction was not clear why the Fan family had sent these three people directly to the Kyoto Palace after enforcing the family law in the first place, wouldn’t this give a big handle to themselves and others?

But it wasn’t until the Fan family sold the Moon House and began to track down Yuan Meng, pointing the finger directly at Li Hongcheng, that the Second Prince realized that Fan Xian had only used these three fighters to settle his own mind, thinking that he had truly chosen peace, and thus reacted a few days slower. However, the second prince still felt that Fan Xian was a bit unwise, as long as these three people were on hand, where else could that fat pockmarked man from your Fan family run to?

Now the second prince is really angry, you Fan Xian really do not know how high the sky is, how thick the ground is, actually really dare to take action against themselves, the ghost knows, those rumors in the capital are you put out. And at this time, the son Hongcheng although also full of depression, but can not go to the Fan House to find Fan Xian fight, because the King of Jing snatched the first anger, and then moved a board after, he will be shut in the royal residence, but also is considered to be hiding a hide nowadays Kyoto’s wind and rain.

“Look after it well, don’t let anyone have access to …… cut can’t give them the chance to retract their confessions!” The eighth master Fan Wusu, one of the eight generals in the second prince’s residence, said with a gloomy face to the servant of the Kyoto government who came to pick up the person, “If this mission is done badly, be careful of your own little life.”

The magistrate from Kyoto Prefecture nodded nervously, not nervous about this errand, but nervous about facing the Eight Masters under the Second Prince. The Imperial Mountain Road was only three miles away from the Kyoto Prefecture, and if it wasn’t for the sake of avoiding suspicion, Fan Wusu would have personally escorted these three thugs and watched them get locked up in the Kyoto Prefecture’s dungeon.

The carriage moved, and amidst the gloomy autumn rain, Fan Wusi watched from afar. The carriage was walking in the rain, as usual, there were not many pedestrians on the street, only occasionally walking past a few passersby with umbrellas, walking in a hurry.

Right at this moment, those passersby moved. With a flip of their umbrellas, they drew out sharp iron tools dyed black from their handles and calmly stabbed into the carriage!

Fan Wusi was shocked and rushed that way. But he was a bit far away from the carriage, and looking at the speed of those people’s actions, he knew that he would not be able to save them in time!

Those spikes were incredibly sharp, just like stabbing tofu, directly piercing into the walls of the carriage, killing the three people inside.

The passers-by pulled out the spikes, without any unnecessary expression, holding umbrellas, walked into the alleys beside the street, and directly disappeared in the rainy day.

……

Only after the blood flowed down from the carriage did Fan Wusu rush over with a cold face. He pulled open the curtain of the carriage a open, suddenly changed color, those wound traces, none of them do not show how professional the person who started, but a simple stab, it is hopeless.

Fan Wu Sheng could not help but suck in a mouthful of cool air and began to feel worried for the second prince. So cleanly kill three people in the carriage has been extremely difficult, more terrible is that the other side even on their own these people when to send witnesses, is clear, think the Supervisory Yuan in the second prince’s lineage, but also buried a lot of nails, in order to start the time and place, pinpointing can be said to be the pinnacle of the best.

This assassination is because the design is too perfect, so it looks so natural, simple, like eating, and not how thrilling.

Only a master like Fan Wu Sheng can find a thrilling feeling from this kind of plain killing game.

Without even having to think about it, he knew who did it, besides the group of assassins from the six divisions of the Supervisory Court that always hid in the darkness of the night, who could have this kind of ability? His face grew paler and paler, and he couldn’t help but think, just now, if those few passersby were targeting themselves for an assassination, would he be able to survive?

All the people from the Second Prince s faction seem to have belittled Fan Xian s power, and that s because the newly grown generation of people in Qing Guo simply don t know how terrifying an institution the Supervisory Yuan …… is.

Fan Wuxian rubbed the short dagger in his sleeve somewhat nervously, feeling for the first time as if he should detach himself from the second prince and save himself for good.

“I’m not good at chess, I’m not good at chess, I just can’t spare a penny when I play chess.” Fan Xian said with a face full of shame.

He was playing chess with Shu Wu at the Imperial College at this time. Today, the morning court was dispersed early, and the disaster relief in the south was almost over, which is why Grand Maester Shu had so much free time. Just after playing two games of chess, the old gentleman realized that Fan Xian, such an intelligent and resourceful great talent, was actually an authentic stinky chess basket, and he couldn’t help but change his face, thinking that playing this kind of chess, even if he won, it wouldn’t be much fun.

Shu Wu sighed and said, “Fan Xian, Fan Xian, I see that you are shrewd in everything you do, but how come your chess game is so stinky?”

The two of them casually gossiped about a few things in the court nowadays, because Fan Shangshu seldom talked about these things in his residence, and the Supervisory Yuan was not likely to look into the disputes in his own court meeting, so Fan Xian was very interested in listening to it, and some of the major events in the court that he could not touch with his rank nowadays, he also smelled some flavors. Now that Yan Xiaoyi is the governor in the north and keeps reaching out for silver, and the small war in the south is also going on, Qing is really short of silver at the moment.

Fan Xian’s heart is now put down, as long as his majesty needs silver, then next year the inner treasury will always fall into their hands, the eldest princess that person, plotting and scheming is to play good, but when it comes to doing business to make money, is really not so reassuring.

As the rain was slightly breaking, Fan Xian was not qualified to keep this boss for dinner, and respectfully sent the university scholar out the door, so he turned around and went back to that room, and resumed scrutinizing the collection of books gifted to him by the Zhuang family. When the faculty members dispersed, he had not yet left, but was just holding the book in his hands, lost in thought.

He knew what was going on in Kyoto today, but he just didn’t put much stock in it; those three people were supposed to be dead, except that the family members of those dead prostitutes were now also suing in the Kyoto government, pointing their fingers at the Fan family.

Fan Xian of course will not go back to kill and silence, the three people who died today have been secretly hidden by the second prince, he killed him, the other side is also unlikely to sue to the imperial court, and although Fan Xian is not a good person, but also does not have the ruthlessness to kill the victims of the heart.

In fact, he understands, if regardless of the identity, his own as the Supervisory Yuan Tisi, the hands of the resources and power, far more powerful than the second prince, this fight if there is no accident, of course, is their own stable win situation.

But the world doesn’t know this.

The only thing that Fan Xian cares about is just the attitude of that His Majesty in the palace, if His Majesty thinks that these little bastards play home is nothing, then Fan Xian can continue to play on, he is actually very accurate in figuring out that His Majesty’s mind, the second prince …… is nothing but a whetstone, although it is used to grind the crown prince, but it is used to grind the future Supervisory Academy of the Little Dean Fan, to see the means and mind of Little Dean Fan, seems to be a good choice.

Of course, if Fan Xian really hit too hard, the palace would only need to issue a decree to calm the matter down. He was not worried that His Majesty would be bitter towards himself because of this matter, instead he would laugh at himself and think …… everyone is a son of a bitch, you His Majesty the Emperor is not good at kissing this egg and thinning the other egg.

Kyoto’s rain stopped, he quietly avoided the eyes of the crowd, left the Imperial College, in a ready-made clothes store took off the coat, revealing the inside of the pure “work clothes”, and from the hands of the face of the humble shopkeeper, received a style of unusual coat on the body, which turned over the rain hat, covered his face, disappeared in the streets of Kyoto. The streets of Kyoto.

The rain had stopped, and the leaden clouds in the sky, as if melted by the sunlight, gradually thinned and flattened, and then gradually tore apart, following the arc of the dome of the sky, flowing towards the four corners of the sky, revealing a large piece of blue sky in the middle, and the round of the autumn sun that looked extra fresh after gaining victory.

The sunlight hit the outside of the Kyoto Prefectural Government Office, a few dashes penetrated into the hall, illuminating the plaque on the hall, “Great Light”, clearly.

There is already a crowd of spectators gathered outside the Kyoto Palace, waiting for the government magistrate to try the recent case of holding the moon building, which has become a hot topic. This case has a background, there are murders, involved in the prostitutes that people want to get into the wrong, happened in the place of sound and color, to meet the aesthetic requirements of the people of Kyoto, so it is the focus of attention of the crowd, daily after dinner, if there is no understanding of this case, really embarrassed to speak, those carriage line driver, if the beginning and end of the case can not be clear, it is really no face to drive the car for the guests.

Fan Xian disguised as a passer-by, mixed in the crowd to the Yamen looked, the heart can not help but some strange feeling, the Kyoto government is the first important Yamen, this government in the last one or two years of personnel changes, but with their own off the line, I’m afraid that this time the matter is over, the Kyoto prefects will have to resign from the office of the charge.