Chapter 91: The Dragon Carries Its Head

On the third day of the third month of the Qing calendar, the dragon raised its head.

A large ship in the Jiangnan navy escort, slowly close to the pier, the ship anchor release rope, the school officers very sharp to complete a series of actions, immediately after, was made into a ladder-like springboard was rested between the pier and the deck, the shore officials hurriedly spread thick cloth, so as to avoid slippery feet.

The sky rolled far over a curtain of spring thunder, bursting sound, seems to be in the welcome of the arrival of the Lord Qinzhi, and at the same time, the pier is also firecrackers, gongs and drums, shore coating on the prepared lightning was also lit in turn, the sound of cannons, and even the sound of the Lord’s voice to cover up the prestige of the Lord.

The officials on the pier frowned, but they were too embarrassed to cover their ears and only bet on the diving board.

Not long after, a young official appeared above the deck, leading a line of guards silently off the ship, divided into two rows.

After a while, a young handsome official wearing a purple official uniform, only to walk out with a smile, only to see this person in the official uniform outside the set of a crane cloak, white veil color immediately diluted the visual stimulation brought by the official uniform deep purple, so that the eyes of the people on the pier, were all attracted by his gentle and cordial and clear and incomparable face.

Only officials above the third rank were qualified to wear purple official uniforms, and the officials on the pier knew that Fan Tisi, the Lord of the Imperial Police, who had been “called by thousands”, was the man in front of them, so they subconsciously took two steps forward and raised their hands to bow.

Fan Xian, however, did not hasten to stop the crowd from saluting, but instead stretched his hand to the side, holding a small hand that reached out of thin air, holding a little boy standing side by side on the deck, stepping on the ladder, traveling down the ship.

The little boy’s body wearing a yellowish regular clothes robe, the collar reveals a circle of sweater fluff, the shirt embroidered with a pair of cute but unknown spirit beasts, with the face of that clear beauty, soulful eyes, looking very cute.

The officials were shocked in their hearts, knowing that this is the third prince who was driven by the emperor to the side of Fan Tisi, and hurriedly adjusted their direction and saluted the third prince in unison: “All the officials of Jiangnan Road, have seen your highness.”

The third prince smiled and nodded, said in a voice with a fledgling voice not yet gone, “The weather is cold, all of you adults have worked hard, I just came with my teacher to learn, no need to be polite.”

Being reminded by the word teacher, the officials hurriedly saluted Fan Xian again, even saying how hard it was for you to come all the way here.

While saluting, dozens of officials took a peek at the two men coming down from the boat, and found that although the age difference between the other side was quite a bit, but their faces were extremely similar, standing on the shore, the river wind blew the hems of the two men’s clothes, revealing a noble atmosphere, but also through a rare harmony and the meaning of the dust.

The people can not help but begin to suspect in the stomach, it seems that the rumors about Fan Ti Si’s life, I am afraid it is true……. A thought of this, the heart began to be apprehensive, I do not know that they first salute to the three emperors, will not let Fan Xian heart unpleasant, after all, the other side is the main child, and the identity of the minister, according to the system, but to be more than a minor! After all, the other party is the main person.

Fan Xian where there are so many thoughts, he looked at these strange-looking officials on the pier, his face piled up the most cordial smile, one by one with a smile, and strive to write down each other’s official position and official name, play a political star should have the etiquette and self-respect.

Fan Ti Si with the Prince of Jiangnan, this is a big event, so today to meet the dock officials are very large, civil officials have Jiangnan Road Governor’s Office Governor of this side of the direct officials, and Suzhou and Hangzhou two states of the governor led two sets of people, although the governor of a few states farther away do not dare to AWOL jurisdiction to meet, but the state on the Tongjian, the same level of reasoning or a lot of officials, and the other Jiangnan Salt Road Transit Division of the officials, the military side of nature! Less than the Jiangnan naval division of the guard generals of the stream, of course, now as a direct subordinate of Fan Xian’s internal library of the Department of Transportation is the personnel to come to the very same.

All in all, the sum has been nearly a hundred people, the whole Jiangnan Road’s parents are afraid that half of the officials are crowded to the pier, if Dongyi City stole the gunpowder of the three departments of the Supervisory Yuan, here to make a sound, the whole Qing country’s most affluent Jiangnan Road is afraid that it will fall into paralysis within a day.

Fan Xian on the pier with a smile on his face and all the officials salute, the problem is that only to see the crowd, official uniforms mixed, the smell of sweat in the winter, a strange and fawning face from their own eyes shook, where still recognize in the end who is who? And these officials do not know his inner feelings, looking at the small Lord Fan on the face of the smile has not been reduced, more and more feel that he sent along the way to the gift played a role in the effect, boldly to him and the third prince of the side of the squeeze, how to exchange pleasantries, a set of close to be able to afford to send out of the silver ah!

Those from the river a little far away from the state and county officials have not been able to find the opportunity to send gifts, so the heart is not so full, with two silk envy, three cynicism in the crowd on the outside looking at the inside of the same colleagues unpleasantly patting the horse’s ass.

For a time, the stench of horse farts on the pier was unbearable, and Fan Xian’s cleanly shaved jaw was also touched countless times, so it was very lively, and gradually the words spoken by the officials became more and more unpleasant, especially the Suzhou Prefecture governor that way, who was from the system of the Imperial College, and had to rely on the fact that Fan Xian was now also the Secretary of the Imperial College, and shouted … …Mr. Fan!

Fan Xian forced to suppress the heart boredom, firm refused to accept, joking, his own year is not twenty, to be a governor’s teacher …… rumors back to Kyoto, only to be afraid of the emperor’s old man laughed to death! And the third prince was holding his little hand, endured around the shameless words, the heart is also not happy, secretly think small Fan Lord is my teacher, you old men actually dare and I grab? The little child finally couldn’t bear it and coughed twice with a cold face.

Cough sound, the field suddenly cold, Hangzhou governor is a very quick to see the old cunning, secretly happy Suzhou governor ate defeat, but the color said: “Today’s day is cold, I think all the adults or hurry to please the Chin emperor and his highness to go up to rest it.”

With these words, Fan Xian and the Third Prince were very relieved, and at the same time cast an appreciative glance at the Hangzhou governor. The Hangzhou governor was swept by this gaze, and immediately felt warm and uncomfortable, as if he had eaten a ginseng.

Rest? Not so easy, even after all the officials backed off a little bit, the related ceremonies still took a lot of time before Fan Xian and His Highness were escorted by all the officials towards the slope on the bank. On the slope there is a big bamboo shed, look at the appearance is quite new, probably not built a few days, is specially prepared for Fan Xian Jiangnan.

Walking up the slope, outside the bamboo hut there are already two big officials dressed in purple official uniforms, waiting outside solemnly, Fan Xian saw these two people, then pulled the hand of the third prince to the place to rush a few steps, to show respect.

These two officials were of unusual status, one was Lord Xue Qing Xue, the Governor of Jiangnan Road, and the other was Lord Dai Sicheng Dai, the Governor.

There is a saying in the official world of Qing Kingdom: One Palace, Two Provinces, Three Courts, Seven Roads. A palace is naturally the palace, the two provinces is now and as a place to handle political affairs under the door of the Ministry of Education, the three houses is the Supervisory Yuan, the Privy Council, the Institute of Education, but the Institute of Education has been in the first year of the Qingli New Deal in the abolition of the Imperial College, the same cabinet, the Ministry of Rites of the Ministry of the three divisions.

And this last sentence of seven roads, refers to the Qing Dynasty is now divided into seven local roads, each road governor on behalf of the Son of God to patrol one side, and now the Qing Dynasty road between the county level management functions have gradually faded, a governor in addition to military affairs, but also began to directly control under the jurisdiction of the state and counties, the power of a great deal of power, is a real official.

His Majesty the Emperor of course had to select his most trusted confidant to take up this important position, and the governor was also top-notch tough in terms of ability.

Compared to the Governor’s power and temperament, the Governor favored civil rule, but his weight was much lighter.

If the rank, the governor is the second grade, the governor is the second grade, not particularly high level, but the Qing royal family in order to facilitate the seven roads of the governor to focus on political affairs, less subject to the six ministries of constraints, has always been the rule will let a governor and associate university professor, the right royal inspectorate or the Ministry of the military minister title, which is from the first grade of the officer, the face of the prime minister in the face of the Chinese book, but also do not not have to talk about the weight of the.

And Jiangnan is the Qing country’s top priority, now the Governor of Jiangnan Road Xue Qing and deeply trusted by His Majesty, so it is even directly part of the Temple Cabinet of the University, is the authentic super member of the first grade!

With Xue Qing’s status, even Fan Xian and the Third Prince did not dare to be the slightest bit slow, so he accelerated his pace.

However, when they arrived outside the bamboo hut, Fan Xian only gave Xue Qing a gentle look and did not speak first. This is the rule, Xue Qing and Dai Sicheng understand that the other party is a minister of the imperial court, and even if they themselves are no matter how powerful and high ranking, they still have to salute the other party first, this is not to honor Fan Xian, or the imperial prince, but to …… his majesty.

Set incense, please the holy decree, bright sword, bamboo shed within the officials kneeling, after the line of ceremony, Fan Xian hurriedly in front of the Governor of Jiangnan Xue Qing helped up, and turned to help up the governor of the Lord, which led the three emperors very respectfully to Xue Qing salute.

Xue Qing’s identity can afford him and the three imperial sons of a deep bow, but this Jiangnan Governor seems to have not thought of the legendary Fan Tisi, and not a trace of young power ministers and the literati’s noble gas, willing to wipe the slate clean on the small place, eyes flashed a flash of appreciation.

The governor stood aside, hurriedly half side of the body to return the salute, Xue Qing will not be stupid to let the front of this “brother and sister” will be salute finished, has long been gentle to help the two, said: “Fan Ta-Jen is out of place.”

Fan Xian was stunned, and then he saw that Xiao San Er beside him seemed a bit embarrassed at Xue Qing, and was even more puzzled.

Xue Qing smiled and said, “Before this official came to Jiangnan, he worked in the Book Pavilion, the so-called Bachelor is not all a false rank, when Your Third Highness was small, he often played …… beside this official, but it has only been a few years in the past, I don’t know if Your Highness still remembers.”

The third prince let out a bitter smile, and again re-performed a disciple salute to Xue Qing, and said softly, “Every year when your lordship returned to the capital to report on his duties, his father ordered the student to go to his residence to pay his respects, where would he dare to forget?”

Fan Xian was a bit confused, and in his heart, he couldn’t figure out what the emperor in Kyoto was thinking. As he was thinking, he heard Xue Qing say in a harmonious voice, “Speaking of which, I also have a connection with Lord Fan.”

Fan Xian could not sell himself short in front of this great official, and asked curiously, “I’m not hiding it from you, but I really don’t know.”

Xue Qing liked the other party’s straightforwardness, and smiled as he stroked his beard and said, “When I was first elected to the imperial examination, my teacher was Minister Lin. In terms of seniority, you really need to call me brother.”

Fan Xian realized that this was the case, but now the other party has already been a party Governor, those past years of love naturally just talk, and he again thick face and black heart bold, but also embarrassed to climb along this pole, and the Governor called brother? The power of their own hands is enough to this qualification, but the age seniority …… seems to be far from it.

A group of people in the hayloft rest a little, Fan Xian and Xue Qing slightly chat along the road, Xue Qing frowned slightly frowned, and asked his majesty in the capital in the body can be good, in short, are some sets of nonsense, but also slightly closer to the distance, a little familiar with some. Fan Xian looked at this first-class officer, found that the other party Qing Qu face with a trace of not deliberately conceal the sadness, a little thought, will know what is going on.

As the governor of Jiangnan, the land suddenly appeared a resident minister of the imperial court, this thing turns to which way of the governor, are not good, not to mention that this minister of the imperial court to take over the inner treasury, I am afraid to fight with the nobles in the capital. Although the Governor was powerful and trusted by His Majesty, being caught in the middle was always not beneficial.

Xue Qing lifted his teacup and gently sipped, intentionally or unintentionally asked: ”Little Lord Fan will probably have to work hard in Jiangnan these two years, although His Majesty’s trust, but Jiangnan is not compared to Kyoto, although prosperous but ultimately not a place to stay for a long time. …… After two more years, I will also have to tell His Majesty that I am old, and return to the capital to sit on a fishing weng …… can get closer to His Majesty, it’s better than being in Jiangnan.”

Fan Xian heard the meaning of the other party’s words, and smiled as he catered, “Your Excellency has worked hard on behalf of His Majesty to patrol one side of the country.”

Xue Qing smiled and said, “Has young Lord Fan decided where to live? There are quite a few salt merchants in Suzhou city, and they are all willing to offer their mansions for your selection.”

The wealth of the salt merchants was well known to the world, and Fan Xian didn’t ask to what extent the mansions they offered would be luxurious, but he changed his mind and asked, “It’s not good to bother you too much, and I’m always a bit anxious when word gets back to the capital.” He said it bluntly, causing Xue Qing to shake his head and laugh, thinking to himself that poets are bad at this, they have to cover up everything they do, but how come you didn’t cover it up when you were collecting silver on the river.

Fan Xian asked very sincerely, “I’d like to ask your honor to enlighten me, how was …… the positive envoy of the Inner Treasury Transit Department arranged in previous years?”

Xue Qing gave him a somewhat surprised look and said, “Lord Fan, your status is not comparable to that of the previous year’s official envoys of the Inner Treasury Transit Department. To speak of arrangements, the official residence drawn up by the inner treasury is far away from the land of Min, but this ten years or so there has not been any official envoy adult who has actually gone to live there, and in the case of that your predecessor, Lord Huang, he lived in …… Xinyang for a long period of time.”

When he said the word Xinyang, this Jiangnan Governor glanced at Fan Xian intentionally or unintentionally.

Fan Xian frowned slightly and said, “You can not live in the official residence arranged by the court?”

The words seemed doubtful and tentative.

Xue Qing nodded.

Fan Xian smiled and said, “I don’t dare to hide it from the boss, I’ve been living in Hangzhou this month, and not coming to Suzhou to visit Your Excellency, it’s my not …… but that mansion is really nice, if I can choose for myself, I’m certainly willing to live in Hangzhou.”

Xue Qing was slightly stunned, did not expect the other party to offer to live in Hangzhou, looking at Fan Xian’s eyes there was a moment of silence, seemed to be guessing whether what this popular young power official said was true or false, Jiangnan Governor’s Office was in Suzhou, what he was most avoiding of course was that Fan Xian also stayed in Suzhou, not to mention interfering with the political affairs, just to say that this situation of the two heads being equally large, the officials in Jiangnan Road would have a headache, and it would be a big hindrance for them to deal with their own affairs.

He looked at Fan Xian’s sincere face, a flash of color in his eyes, smiled and said, “Naturally, there’s no harm in it, wherever Lord Fan wants to live, he’ll live.”

Fan Xian smiled and said, “Of course, even if I live in Hangzhou, I still have to come to Suzhou often to bother you for a few meals, I heard that the famous chef of Northern Qi is used in your residence, and the people of Kyoto are envious of it, so I would like to have this mouthful of good fortune as well.”

Governor Xue laughed out loud and said, “This is what I like, I didn’t realize that Lord Fan is also a fellow traveler, so why wait for the future, tonight your colleagues have prepared a reception banquet for your lord and your highness, it’s at the Jiangnan Residence, so I’ll invite your lord to come to my home tomorrow and sit down for a while.”

Having obtained Fan Xian’s promise not to interfere with his work in secret, this Jiangnan governor could hardly restrain himself from relaxing.

The laughter immediately spread inside and outside the bamboo hut, and the officials of Jiangnan Road looked at the sound of laughter, only to see that the governor and the governor were talking happily, and after relaxing inwardly, they were even more impressed, thinking that little Lord Fan was indeed a very human being, and that the situation of rivalry that the people were secretly afraid of didn’t even happen, and that they didn’t know what he had said to make the governor so happy.

I only saw Fan Xian come to the Governor Xue Qing’s ear and whispered a few words. After Xue Qing’s face was slightly taken aback, he was suddenly solemn, nodded his head under a slight anger, and said with a cold hum, “Lord Fan do not worry too much, and do not look at my official’s face, these guys, I always remembered His Majesty’s idea of benevolence and harmony on weekdays, so I will tolerate them for the time being, and Lord Fan’s suggestion is just the right thing to do.”

Fan Xian got a nod from the other party, knowing that Xue Qing was returning the favor of not settling in Suzhou, he thanked him sincerely, then slowly stood up.

Fan Xian stood up, the embroidery shed suddenly quiet, at this time on the river light through the bamboo shed, scattered bright, the river breeze is slightly cool, out of nowhere and a hint of austere.

All people are looking at him, do not know how the inaugural declaration of this Chinaman Lord will begin.

“This official, is a man who doesn’t follow the rules.” Fan Xian first glanced at the surrounding officials and said with a smile, “Although I have not worked with you all in the past, I think I still have some reputation, and you all probably know a little bit about it. This temperament, to put it in a good way, is every time a different loom, to put it in a bad way, I’m a young guy who is a bit of a fool and doesn’t know what’s important.”

The officials laughed, saying that Lord Qinzai was really funny and modest.

Fan Xian was not modest as he said, “I don’t need to say any more of those false words. His Majesty is in good health, so I don’t need you all to greet him, the Empress Dowager is in good health, and the capital is in good health, so we don’t need to add more ink in this regard. And all of you adults since the court entrusted, governance of Jiangnan important land, these years the tax amount are here, along the road to see the livelihood of the city is not false, merit and hard work, also do not need me to mention more …….”

Jiangnan officials all know Fan Xian all the way to secretly visit, heard the words a big sigh of relief, only looking forward to Fan Xian to mention two more sentences, the best to His Majesty’s secret preaching mentioned two more sentences above.

Unexpectedly, Fan Xian’s words changed!

“Instead of talking about the benefits of all of you, I’m going to talk about what you’ve done wrong.” Fan Xian’s face was still smiling, but a chill began to well up in the shed, “It seems a bit unkind, but I’ll still say it, why? Because your lords seem to have forgotten this official’s origins.”

What was Fan Xian’s origin? It is not the Poetry Immortal Residence Zhonglang Taishang Temple, but the …… dark and gloomy Supervisory Yuan! The officials were shocked and didn’t know what he was going to say next, thinking, “We’ve already sent the silver to the position, what else do you want? The Supervisory Yuan can t be so bullying!

“I came from the land route, along the way through Shazhou Hangzhou, and that traveling ship, but sailing on the great river.” Fan Xian squinted his eyes, “I heard that the great river is a silver river, and all of you adults sent a lot of gifts and silver to that ship, and also labored a lot of folk pulling fibers …… All of you adults generous friendship, this official is here to receive …… Just so! Bright and open bribery, but teach this official admire …… you good big courage!”

Not waiting for the officials to speak, Fan Xian turned back to Jiangnan Governor Xue Qing and said with a smile, “Today, when I saw my official face, the Governor was furious and rebuked my official face to face, so my official was a bit scared and didn’t know why, fortunately, the Governor was sympathetic to the fact that I didn’t know what was going on and told me straight, so my official only knew that the original gentlemen were secretly concealing this official from him. …… made such a bold thing.”

His voice gradually higher, sneered: “Supervisory Yuan supervision of the country’s officials, to catch is corrupt officials, you are bold to this official bribes and gifts …… Mo Fei thought I left the Kyoto, the hands of the knife …… would kill I can’t kill people anymore?”

The officials were dumbfounded, by Fan Xian these words shocked do not know how to speak, will be looking for help to the Governor Lord, found that the Governor Lord but in stroking his beard in deep thought, posing to stay out of the way style!

The officials then realized that Fan Xian’s previous words, saying that these officials along the river were hiding gifts from themselves, they easily chose themselves out, but also under the pretext of the Governor General’s anger, the Governor General chose the Governor General clean, but also sent the Governor General a top of the big hat of defying power and nobility, high style and integrity!

A gift along the river? Your subordinate didn’t refuse it either! Even if you were in Hangzhou, how could you not know? But Fan Xian at this time hard to claim that he knows nothing, the Jiangnan Road officials of course, it is not possible to hard top, only to eat this big loss, and then look at Fan Xian’s eyes will be a little bit wrong – this Fan Tisi, as rumors that, a gentle and harmless smile, hidden under the shameless nasty and vicious!

The officials didn’t know what Fan Xian would do next, and subconsciously stood up in fear, staring stupidly at Fan Xian.

Only to see him clap his hands, the sound of applause spreading out of the shed, and one of the officials of the Supervisory Yuan, all holding thick gift lists in their hands, stepped down from the capital ship – the gift lists were already this thick, and the gifts hidden on that ship had only really piled up into a small mountain!

Fan Xian turned back to Governor Xue Qing and asked for some instructions. Xue Qing smiled at the scene in front of him and waved his hand to signal the officers of the Yamen to follow the officials of the Supervisory Yuan up, and soon after, those officers and subordinates were pulling a few large boxes off the ship with great labor, and came to the bamboo hut.

Several boxes were opened in public, only to see a golden light! Inside the jewelry and valuables are countless, all are along the river officials sent up the gift.

The wind was cold in the shed, so a fire pit was built. Fan Xian took the list of gifts handed over by his subordinates, hastily flipped through a few pages, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said with a smile, “There’s quite a lot of stuff.”

The crowd of officials were ashamed and angry, thinking to themselves that the Lord Qinzhi was too unkind to do anything, and that it was disgusting to construct a charge. Do you still want to punish the officials? Unless you want the entire Jiangnan officialdom to be wiped out in one pot, the Governor General can’t continue to watch the show at that time! You have broken the rules and offended the Jiangnan officials, let’s see how you end up later.

Who expected Fan Xian’s next action to make the officials’ eyes nearly fall out, only to see him casually throw the thick gift list into the fire pot!

The fire grew large, and the gift list, which contained evidence of the officials’ bribes, quickly turned to ashes.

Fan Xian stood beside the fire pot in silence for a moment before saying, “Don’t think that this official is using childish tricks to buy people’s hearts, you guys aren’t that stupid, and I’m not that self-serving …… The reason why I burned these is to give you all a reminder, a way out.”

He put his hands behind his back, and a trace of determination flashed across his clear face, “This official is the Supervisory Court’s Tisan, I don’t need to sell your faces, and I don’t need your lordships’ cooperation for the affairs I’m going to do in Jiangnan, so I ask you all to wake up a little bit, and in the future, if a similar incident occurs again, I’ll be blamed for arresting people without mercy.”

The Supervisory Yuan can review all officials below the third grade, he dared to say this, that is, he has this boldness, as for the issue of face, his identity is too special, more special than any of the court officials, so it is true that he also does not need to be sold, as for the future of the affairs with the problem …… Jiangnan Road officials have lost their face, do you dare to secretly with the Hall of the Tisan to top the bull?

“After the reception banquet in the evening, all the adults will take back all the a blocking things in this box.” Fan Xian frowned and said, “What should be retired are retired, as for the servitude of the folk, discounted to pay for labor, those few poor counties if they can’t come up with it for a while, send a letter to me, this official this silver is still taken out.”

The officials could do nothing, bowed their heads and answered yes.

At this time, suzhou wharf on the zip line has started up, this began more than twenty years ago the novelty of the most weight, only to see the zip line to the capital ship above, slowly hanging a big box down, this box do not know what is put in the things, is so heavy, pull the zip line steel rope are gently trembling.

Fan idle has checked the data first, know suzhou harbor is responsible for the inner warehouse shipment of the big dock, have this lifting capacity, so not very worried, and those just by him a pass of the officials, but was again startled.

The big box was hoisted to the shore, and a dozen more people were deployed to push it up the slope with great difficulty, directly into the bamboo shed, where a Supervisory Yuan official respectfully asked for instructions, “Lord Titus, the box has arrived.”

Fan Xian gave a hmmm and walked to the box, which was wrapped in willow, but inside seemed to be made of iron.

The officials were puzzled and thought, “What kind of game is this lord playing? At this time, even the governor Xue Qing and the governor Dai Sicheng became interested and came forward to see what kind of treasure was hidden in the box.

Fan Xian took the key out of his pocket and lifted the lid.

With the first time to see the contents of this box Guan Feminine the same, the shed after a silver light, all the officials eyes are a little straight …… silver! It was full of lustrous silver! I don’t know how many silver ingots are neatly yards in the box!

In fact, the previous several boxes of gifts, the degree of preciousness does not see than this big box of silver ingots to be low, just a thousand years down people are accustomed to silver, suddenly so many silver ingots appeared in front of the crowd, this visual impact, is really too stimulating!

After a long time, the crowd somewhat reluctantly took their eyes back from the box, and all looked at Fan Xian, ready to see what he was going to do next.

“This box of silver came with me from Kyoto to Jiangnan, and I will carry it with me wherever I am an official in the future.” Fan Xian said in a harmonious voice, “Why? It is to tell the various officials that I …… have plenty of silver. I’m not afraid of your jokes, I, Fan Anzhi, am a character born with a golden spoon in my mouth, and anyone who wants to use silver money as a sharp instrument to buy me off will hasten to die of this heart.”

He then said coldly: “this next Jiangnan, this official is to check the silver matters of all of you, a political matter, I will not intervene, but if anyone still dare to bribe, corruption and bully the people, don’t blame me for hand hard.”

“There was a former sage who was well aware of the terrible consequences of corrupt officials, so he brought several hundred coffins with him, claiming that even if he killed all the corrupt officials, he would stop the crooked wind.” Fan Xian said quietly, “This official is not a person who likes to kill people, so I don’t bring coffins, I only bring silver.”

The officials were silent and creeped out.

“There is one hundred and thirty thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight thousand eight hundred and eighty taels of silver in the box. I’m here to say in front of all the officials and the fathers and mothers who have come to greet me, Jiangnan is rich and affluent, and I can’t guarantee how much of this silver will be used for people’s livelihoods, but I guarantee that when I leave Jiangnan, there won’t be an extra one or two pieces of silver in the box ……!”

Fan Xian swept over the eyes of all the officials and said, “I hope that all the adults will take this into consideration.”

After playing out this drama, the reception on the pier came to an end for the time being. Fan Xian sat back in his chair, feeling that his arms in his sleeves had begun to get goosebumps, and was secretly thankful that he hadn’t blurted out some grandiose words like ten thousand feet deep, mine array, or something like that earlier.

In the afternoon of Suzhou, the study of the Governor’s residence was quiet.

First-ranking officer, Jiangnan Governor Xue Qing sat in the middle of the tai shi chair, with a smile on his face. His side is divided into two division masters who have followed him for many years, and one of them shook his head and sighed, “I didn t expect that this Lord Chin …… was really a nonsense master.”

The other division master frowned and said, “It is unwise, Little Lord Fan has swept away the face of the officials in Jiangnan, although with his status he is naturally not afraid of this matter, but it always seems to be not mature enough.”

Xue Qing smiled and said, “The two of you also feel that he is a bit pretentious in this show off?”

The two masters looked at each other and nodded.

Governor Xue sighed, “Young people, they always have a greater desire to perform.”

The division master asked with a small intention, “What does Your Excellency think of this Little Lord Fan?”

Xue Qing was slightly stunned, pondered for a long time and then opened his mouth and said, “Smart people, extremely smart people, can be befriended …… can be deep friendship.”

The master teacher was a little surprised, thinking how and the previous conclusion does not match?

Xue Qing smiled self-deprecatingly, “So what if it’s a do-over? How many people in this world can see the scene? How do the ministers in Kyoto know what really happened during the month? After all, rumors are rumors, and everyone who passes them on by word of mouth will always consciously and unconsciously make some corrections to the facts that fit their own inclinations.”

“Little Lord Fan has an excellent reputation among the people, and the people naturally spared no effort in spreading this matter, because of their love for him, even if there were something wrong with Little Lord Fan in this matter, it would be erased and ignored by those who spoke the language, and the scenes of the officials who were not afraid of the officialdom’s accumulated faults and who rebuked all the way to the face would naturally be written about… …”

“Ha ha ha ha.” This governor laughed quickly: “Box hidden 100,000 taels, take a boat down to Suzhou, not long after, I’m afraid it’s another piece of good news in our Daqing dynasty, this people out of the Supervisory Yuan, really have some ghost wit.”

Another master was puzzled and said: “Both are smart people, today’s matter obviously have more good way to solve, why small Fan Sir have to choose such a drastic and absurd method?”

Governor Xue Qing glanced at him with a smirk, “What do you know?”

He closed his mouth and didn’t continue to explain, there were some things that even his closest mentors and masters shouldn’t know. Fan Xian had offended the entire road of officials today by flashing his sword, how was he not showing sincerity to himself as the governor? The other side preemptively said to live in Hangzhou, it shows that the other side is well aware of the three flavors of the officialdom, and after bluffing these officials, in the future, when the Qinzhi is in Jiangnan, the officials won’t be able to surround the Qinzhi, and he himself, the governor, will still be the number one person.

Xue Qing suddenly thought of another pile of things, his brow could not help but frown, for Fan Xian’s evaluation of a higher level – this young power official today, so show off, I’m afraid that more than just show their sincerity so simple – from the Chun Exams to Jiangnan, this Fan Xian seems to hate to To the world’s officials are offended ah, these two years in the court officials see clearly, Fan Xian even his old man back in the relationship also refused to take care of this …… this …… this is to be a lone minister?

Xue Qing as the emperor’s close friend, in the court a lot of eyes and ears, of course, know about Fan Xian’s life rumors is indeed the truth, the thought of Fan Xian’s identity, will immediately understand why the other side to be bent on doing a lone minister.

This was a precautionary measure against taboos.

Xue Qing sighed and shook his head, thinking that everyone is a laborer, it seems that in the future in Jiangnan, he should have a good time with the young Fan Ti Si.

Afternoon warm sun slightly dispersed some of the early spring chill, Suzhou City, people in the teahouse tea, chatting, Suzhou people are too rich, rich to too much free time, they like to spend time in the teahouse, especially today in the city and out of such a big thing, it is the mouth and tea with the boiling in the building.

People are talking about the just-arrived Lord Qinzhi, the world-famous Fan Tiji.

“Have you heard? Those officials’ faces were scared blue.” A middle-aged merchant hemmed and hawed, the folk were always happy to see the officials suffer.

Another shook his head and sighed, “Too bad it’s not still a big deal and a small deal? I think that if Lord Qinzhi really pities the people, he should arrest all those corrupt officials and put them in jail.”

“Stupid words!” The middle-aged merchant in front of the head scornfully scoffed, “With all the officials in jail, who will try the cases? Who’s going to be in charge? Little Lord Fan is talented and far-sighted, how could he be as ignorant as us commoners? This move is called knocking the mountain to shake the tiger, you see, the good show is still to come, I think the officials of Jiangnan Road, this time is really going to taste the Supervisory Yuan’s power.”

The man nodded his head and responded, “This is true, fortunately, His Majesty was wise enough to send His Excellency to Jiangnan.”

The merchant lowered his voice and laughed, “It should be His Majesty’s wisdom that sent Lord Tiji out.”

The tea table fell silent for a moment, and after a few moments, burst into a heartfelt light laughter. Finally that merchant said, “Earlier that fellow in my store went to the pier to see …… the Lord Tiji’s hand is really hard, those men who went down the river in a big boat, hard to be beaten thirty big lashes.”

Opposite the man back of course to the extreme: “This is the right reason, although the subordinate is hidden from the small Fan adults to collect silver, but the crime has been placed there, and now the silver back, the gift list burned, not good to punish, but if the subordinate is not severely punished, the Jiangnan Road how the officials will be convinced? Earlier I also went to see, tsk …… that whip under the really hard, a whip down, all seem to bring up a few pieces of flesh, bloody paste good not terrible.”

And in the Lord of the Qinzhi temporarily borrowed residence in a salt merchant manor, a side room in the rising and falling sound of howling miserably.

Fan Xian looked at the several cronies who were lined up in order, looked at the whip marks on each other’s backs, put the medicine in his hand on the table, and scolded with a smile, “I won’t rub it on you guys, I’m sympathetic to my subordinates, but you guys are howling in mourning …… Why don’t you scream a little more when you’re being whipped? Not afraid of others suspicion.”

Su Wenmao miserably turned back and said: “To earn face for the adults, suffer a few lashes of course not good to scream …… But adults, you this wound medicine is not a problem? How come the more you wipe it, the more it hurts.”

Fan Xian laughed and said, “The whip is so light, of course I want you to suffer some pain at this time of year!”

He got up and left, shaking his head all the way, thinking that what Wan Li said was sometimes correct, he was not a good official, and he was too embarrassed to ask his men to all be clean officials, it was not a good way to twist the upper beam and the lower beam.