Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 80 Big Case No. [-]

Early the next morning, Fan Ning and his second uncle went to the county seat together by boat.

Fan Ning wore a white scholar's suit made of good satin material today, with a leather belt around his waist, a pair of black moccasin boots, a satin square scarf on his head, and a folding fan in his hand. He looked extraordinarily gentle and elegant. He stood The bow of the ship is like a jade tree facing the wind.

Fan Tiege, who was sitting in the cabin behind him, was worried and kept blaming himself. He clearly knew his nephew's intention to go to the city, but he helped him hide his parents. He was not a qualified second uncle.

"Ning'er, you shouldn't hide it from your father."

Fan Tiege sighed softly, "You should explain the matter clearly to your parents, I believe they can understand."

Fan Ning's trip to the county was an excuse to visit Xuezheng, but Fan Tiege knew in his heart that his nephew had deep plans, and it was definitely not as simple as going to the city to visit Xuezheng.

Fan Ning smiled and said, "Since my parents agree with me to study in the county school, of course I have to explain to Xuezheng, and then I have to go through various admission procedures. I am going to the city today, and I really want to go to Xuezheng."

Fan Tiege shook his head, "You think Second Uncle can't understand your mind? Last night, you obviously touched that stone, but you still let Li Quan take it away. Don't you want to put a long line to catch big fish?"

Fan Ning smiled lightly and said, "Whether I can catch a big fish or not, I don't know yet, but calming things down and swallowing one's anger is definitely not my principle of life, Fan Ning."

"Then what are you going to do?" Fan Tiege asked with concern.

"Of course I went to Xuezheng!"

Fan Ning smiled and said, "If a scholar doesn't seek support from Xuezheng, who will he turn to?"

Seeing that his nephew was very determined, Fan Tiege believed what his brother said. Although Fan Ning was young, he was very assertive. No one could persuade him to do what he was sure of.

Fan Tiege sighed secretly, and could only say: "Okay! After you finish looking for Xuezheng, no matter whether you succeed or fail, you will always come to look for Second Uncle. Don't forget."

"Second uncle, I will go home by myself."

"no!"

Fan Tiege refused, "This is something I promised your parents. If you don't do it, then I will accompany you to find Xuezheng."

Fan Ning had no choice but to agree, "Okay! After the matter is settled, I will come to find my second uncle."

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When the boat entered the city, the uncle and nephew parted ways at Jingxian Bridge. Fan Ning went ashore to find Xuezheng, while Fan Tiege continued to go home by boat.

But Fan Ning did not go to the county school, but turned around and came to the county government.

Standing at the gate of the county yamen were two police officers with water and fire sticks in their hands, wearing soap suits and octagonal police caps.

Fan Ning stepped forward and saluted, "I am Fan Ning from Mudu Town, and I am here to visit the county lord, and I beg Brother Tolerance to report for me."

The day before yesterday, Fan Ning won No. 1 in the county official selection competition, which has already caused a sensation in the county. Almost everyone knows his name.

When Tolerance heard that the county official had arrived, he quickly smiled and said, "Young official, please wait a moment, we will report right away."

A clerk rushed into the county office, and after a while, he ran back and said with a smile: "The county lord is here to invite you, junior officials, please come with me."

"Thank you!"

Fan Ning followed Tolerance to the back hall of the county yamen. This is the place where the county magistrate works. The furnishings are relatively simple. There is only one screen, one table in the room, and a row of bookcases on each side, filled with various books and scrolls.

On the wall is a picture of sympathy for farmers. On it is a large character in the central hall, which says "love the people like a son", and on both sides are couplets.

It was the couplet that Fan Ning gave Li Yun:

There is no wonder in the world, only loyalty and forgiveness;

There is a way to run a family with diligence and thrift.

I saw Li Yun, the county magistrate, sitting at the table reviewing the files.

Fan Ning hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "Student Fan Ning, please see the county lord!"

Li Yun put down his pen and said with a chuckle: "Our county chief should now be receiving hospitality from the squires in his hometown. Why did he come to the county again?"

Fan Ning calmly said, "Last night, the house was stolen. The matter is of great importance. The students are here to report the case to the county magistrate."

Li Yun was taken aback, "Has your house been burglarized?"

Fan Ning nodded, and Li Yun asked hastily, "Did you inform the elders?"

"It was notified at that time, and one of the little thieves was caught, and the other thief was chasing, but these two thieves were ordered by someone, and the chief elder did not dare to offend the instigator."

Li Yun frowned, "Who ordered you?"

"It's the treasurer Li of the Xuji Stone Museum, called Li Quan."

Li Yun is also a lover of stones, of course he knows that the Mudu Qishi Pavilion is the property of the Xu family, how could this matter involve the Xu family, he felt a little strange in his heart.

Fan Ning said calmly again: "Why didn't the county lord ask what was stolen?"

Only then did Li Yun come to his senses, and quickly asked, "What was stolen?"

Fan Ning said calmly: "Two things were stolen, one is a top-quality Taihu stone, and the other is a fan pendant. The Taihu stone is lost as soon as it is lost. It is only a few hundred taels of silver, but the fan pendant is no small matter."

"Why do you say that?" Li Yun was a little confused, he didn't care about the Taihu stone worth hundreds of taels of silver, but a small fan pendant was not trivial.

Fan Ning took out a brocade box from his bosom and handed it to Li Yun, "The county lord will know this after looking at it."

Li Yun opened the box and saw that the box turned out to be a string of top-quality purple jadeite bracelets, he gasped.

Among his wife's dowry accessories was a high-grade jadeite hairpin, which was actually worth several thousand guan, but its quality was far worse than this string of purple jadeites. This purple jadeite bracelet was simply too precious.

"My lord, this is a bracelet given by the emperor to the students when the students presented poems to the emperor in Pang Xianggong's mansion."

"what!"

Li Yun felt as if he had been scalded. He quickly put the brocade box on the table and asked in great surprise, "This... is this a gift from the emperor?"

"Exactly!"

Li Yun took a closer look at the purple jadeite bracelet. His father-in-law mentioned in his letter that the emperor loved Fan Ning, and it seemed that he also mentioned that there was a great reward. Could this be the emperor's great reward?

However, such precious jewels can only be owned by the royal family. Fan Ning's family background Li Yun knew very well that his own wife did not have such a good dowry, let alone Fan Ning's family.
At this time, Fan Ning slowly said: "At that time, the emperor gave me two items, one is this string of purple jadeite bracelets, and the other is a white jade fan pendant."

Li Yun's eyes widened suddenly, "You mean, the white cloud fan pendant given to you by the emperor was stolen last night?"

Fan Ning nodded, pointed to the fan in his hand and said: "The white jade fan pendant was originally hung on this fan, but I thought it was not suitable for the fan, so I took it off and put it in the drawer. I planned to buy a folding fan in the county to match it. When I went home last night, the room was in a mess, the fan was still there, but the pendant was gone.”

Li Yun was sweating on his forehead. The gift from the emperor was stolen. This was a serious case anyway. If the news spread to the capital and the emperor was furious, he, the county magistrate, would never want to do it again.

He was very nervous, thought for a moment and then asked: "Just now you said you caught a thief?"

Fan Ning nodded, "There are two thieves in total, one escaped and the other was caught."

Li Yun immediately ordered: "Come on!"

A policeman entered the house to salute, "Humble job!"

"Let Lu Dutou come to see me immediately!"

The messenger turned around and left. Li Yun comforted Fan Ning and said, "Don't worry, I'll take over this case and deal with it for you. But please don't say anything for now, lest you startle the snake."

The reason why Fan Ning dared to produce a white jade fan pendant out of thin air was because he knew very well in his heart that the county magistrate of Li was eager to protect the official and would never report this matter to the higher authorities.

Judging from the fact that County Magistrate Li refuses to even file a written case, we can see his self-protection mentality.

As for the Xu family, they didn't even dare to publicize the scandal.

Since he has a string of purple jadeite bracelets bestowed by the emperor, who dares to say that he does not have another white jade fan pendant bestowed by the emperor?

Fan Ning bowed and saluted, "It's all up to the county monarch!"

At this time, a big man with a beard in his thirties walked quickly into the inner hall. He had a sturdy physique, his voice was like a bell, and he bowed and saluted: "The humble Lu Yougen sees the county lord!"

This burly man is Lu Yougen, the capital of Wu County. He is a native of Lu Tomb Township in Changzhou County. He is skilled in martial arts.

Li Yun instructed him: "Fan Ning's house was burglarized last night, and a thief was caught. He is currently in the hands of the chief elder of Mudu Town. You bring a few archers to escort this thief to the county. It is best to bring another Caught by a thief who escaped, this is a big case, you must not slack off!"

"Humble job understands, let's go!"

Lu Yougen saluted, turned and left.

Li Yun smiled again and said to Fan Ning: "Handle the case step by step. In short, don't worry, I will definitely give you justice within three days."

Fan Ning bowed and saluted, "The county lord has shown great love for the students, and the students are extremely grateful!"

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(End of this chapter)