Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 444
Gu Changwu bowed and said, "Grandpa, this afternoon, Fan Ning officially announced in the government office that he will re-arrange the government residence behind the government office and transform it into eight courtyards for low-level officials who have no housing in the government office. Live in the Liu family mansion."

Gu Jing was very shocked, actually allocated the chief official's official house to the low-level officials to live in, this is simply unheard of!
After all, Gu Jing is a businessman, so he couldn't see through the consequences of this matter. He asked his father cautiously, "Father, is this also an act of violation?"

Gu Qing's eyes were narrowed, and he sighed a long time: "I never thought Fan Ning was so young, but his methods were so sophisticated. Yang Du is no match for this person at all!"

He said to his grandson again: "Changwu, tell me your opinion."

Gu Changwu pondered for a while and said: "Grandson has also considered it. First of all, this matter will definitely cause a sensation in the government and the public. There must be mixed opinions. On the one hand, he will win a good reputation of caring for his subordinates; The official house, but the official house behind the yamen where the chief official lives must be divided out, and the local officials in various states will feel unhappy. To be honest, Sun Er is a little bit confused about his purpose? It seems that he wants to humiliate Yang Du. There is no need for this."

Gu Qing smiled slightly: "You have considered the thoughts of the court officials and the dissatisfaction of the local officials, but you have ignored the feelings of the emperor."

Gu Changwu suddenly came to his senses, "Grandfather means that Fan Ning is doing it for the emperor to see!"

Gu Qing nodded, "The housing problem of low-level officials has always troubled the court, especially the high housing prices in the capital, and the burden on low-level officials is very heavy. The court has built official residences, and only some high-ranking officials have the opportunity to enjoy them. Don't even think about it, Zhizhengtang is concerned about this matter, and the emperor is even more worried.

However, Fan Ning voluntarily gave up the official house and transformed the symbolic government house into a dormitory for low-level officials. When I stabbed at the emperor's desk, the two incidents echoed back and forth, and the image of a clean and self-disciplined official jumped out in front of the emperor. Through this incident, I found that Fan Ning's methods were not ordinary clever! "

Only then did Gu Changwu understand Fan Ning's real intention of giving up the official residence, and the balance in his heart began to tilt towards Fan Ning.

At this time, Gu Qing said again: "Actually, Fan Ning not only made a fuss about the official residence, but he also took great pains to win over our Gu family."

Gu Changwu was startled, "What does grandfather mean by that?"

Gu Qing said with a smile: "That's why I brought you back tonight. This afternoon, my old boss Cao Cong sent his grandson to send me a handwritten letter, hoping that the Gu family can support Fan Ning."

"Grandfather, could it be that Fan Ning found the Cao family?"

Gu Qing nodded, "Both the Cao family and Fan Ning are staunch supporters of Julu County King. Fan Ning has a close relationship with the Cao family. He probably found out about my relationship with the Cao family, so he entrusted Cao's favor."

"Grandfather wants grandson to stand in line and support Fanning?"

Gu Qing sighed softly: "The Cao family's favor is not so easy to get, Cao Cong wrote to me personally, it will be of great benefit to our Gu family's future development in the military, if we don't seize this opportunity, the future I will regret it!"

Gu Jing next to him said cautiously: "Father, why don't you raise more conditions for Fan Ning, such as the future food share, regaining the liquor license, etc."

Before Gu Jing could finish speaking, Gu Qing firmly shook his head and said, "We can't raise any conditions, we must support Fan Ning unconditionally, this must not be vague!"

Gu Changwu got up and saluted, "Grandson understands, I will go to see Fan Ning tomorrow!"

Gu Qing told him again: "Changwu, you must be clear-cut and not ambiguous. You must tell him clearly that you will carry out his orders to the letter. Since our Gu family supports him, we must put our support in The biggest, in this way, the benefits of the future harvest will be the biggest."

At the same moment when Gu Qing told his grandson, in a small tavern near Dongcheng, Songcheng County, Gongsun Xuance was sitting opposite Hou Wen, the prefect. Comment, this is how much public dissatisfaction must be achieved to have this kind of evaluation. The prefect of Fan will never allow this kind of malicious evaluation to appear. Please rest assured that once Yang Du is brought down, the prefect of Fan will definitely appeal to the court and demand that officials The Ministry re-examined the assessment of the county monarchs in the past two years."

The promise made by Fan Ning made Hou Wen's eyes brighten. He knew that Fan Ning's father-in-law was Zhu Xiaoyun, the left servant in charge of the evaluation of officials. As long as Fan Ning was willing to appeal for him, it should be able to change his evaluation in the past two years. For a moment Hou Wen saw the hope of changing his destiny again.

He also knew that he had to give Fan Ning substantial help, and he would get what he paid for. He pondered for a while and asked, "What does Prefect Fan need from me?"

Gongsun Xuance looked to both sides, and said in a low voice, "Last autumn, Yang Du's brother-in-law occupied the wine store and killed the owner of the wine store in the street. We need evidence for this matter."

Hou Wen nodded, "There is evidence. Wu Zuo had an autopsy at that time and it proved that he was drowned. I still keep this proof. In addition, I also keep the original statements of all the witnesses. They were not burned. They were involved in the smashing I also have a list of the rogues in the shop, and the evidence is complete, as long as those rogues plead guilty and Yang Du's wife and brother are the main culprits, he will not escape this disaster."

Gongsun Xuance was overjoyed, and said: "There is no rush for this matter, we are patiently waiting for the opportunity, there should be news soon."

In the capital, in Han Qi's mansion, Han Qi finished reading the letter Fan Ning wrote to him, pondered for a moment, and then asked Zhang Bo who delivered the letter, "Aside from Yang Du who was against him when Fan Zhifu took office, who else was rebellious?"

"Qi Xianggong, as well as Si Lu joining the army Zhou Heng, the judge Liu Chi, and the right army patrol Li Dechang, these three constitute the cornerstone of Yang Du's monopoly on power."

"What about the left army patrol?"

"Gu Changwu, the patrol officer of the Left Army, has already pledged his allegiance to Prefect Fan. His grandfather, Gu Qing, was Cao Cong's general at the time. Through this relationship, he opened the way for the patrol of the Left Army. In addition, Hou Wen, the magistrate of Song City, will also fully cooperate with Prefect Fan. rights collection action."

Han Qi walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, turned to Zhang Bo and said, "I can help him this time, but my request is that he must take power reasonably and legally, and not be caught by others."

"The humble job must be passed on to Prefect Fan!"

"Go! The proclamation from the Zhizheng Hall will be issued tomorrow, and the rest is up to him."

Zhang Bo saluted and left.

Han Qi pondered for a moment, and he randomly ordered: "Prepare the car and go to Privy Envoy Zeng's residence!"

Zhizheng Hall has a total of five votes. Han Qi’s own and Fu Bi’s two votes can be guaranteed, while Jia Changchao’s and Tian Kuang’s two votes will definitely oppose his proposal. Then Zeng Gongliang’s fifth vote is very important. Han Qi must Get the vote of Zeng Gongliang.

Fan Ning's appointment at Yingtian Mansion is of great importance. Seeing that the emperor's health is getting worse and worse, and the final struggle for the heir is becoming more and more fierce, every link is crucial. Nanjing is the old nest of Zhang Yaozuo and Jia Changchao. To prevent Zhang Yaozuo from jumping over the wall in a hurry, Nanjing In order to establish a new emperor, it is necessary to grasp the control of Ying Tianfu.

In the division of labor between the left and right army patrols, the [-] troops trained by the left army are responsible for stationing in the counties of Yingtianfu and in charge of the gates of each county, while the right army patrols are stationed in Songcheng County and are responsible for maintaining the law and order of Songcheng County. Gu Changwu, the inspector of the Zuo Army, pledged his allegiance to Fan Ning, and half of the [-] local township soldiers in Yingtian Mansion had already obeyed Fan Ning's orders.

"Qifu Jun, Li Dechang has a bad temper, is fierce and cruel, and he is unkind. The proprietor of Yichunyuan, the largest brothel in Yingtianfu, can easily find out his top ten crimes, each of which is enough to dismiss him from office and send him to prison for questioning."

In the official room, Gu Changwu talked eloquently to Fan Ning, Fan Ning listened attentively, and asked again: "I heard that Li Dechang has two capable subordinates, one is Li Shun, his nephew, and the other is Yao Jin, Li Shun leave him alone, I care about this Yao Jin, can Inspector Gu persuade him?"

Gu Changwu nodded, "Yao Jin is a local. His wife and my wife are from the same village, and they are somewhat related. We have a good relationship. The biggest weakness of this man is his fear of internal affairs. He has two daughters, but I know he has another one." The illegitimate child, his wife doesn't know, as long as he controls the illegitimate child in his hands, he will be absolutely obedient."

Fan Ning thought for a while and said, "On the one hand, control his illegitimate son, and on the other hand, tell him that as long as he fully cooperates with us, I will recommend him as a military patrol afterwards."

Gu Changwu praised: "One hand is soft and the other is tough, Fu Jun has a good trick!"

Fan Ning smiled faintly, "Now we will patiently wait for news from the capital!"

(End of this chapter)