marquis of jingan

Overnight, a piece of news was crazily circulated in Jiankang's upper circle.

That was the former petty official who bought Gu Hengbo, a famous prostitute, in Chunyi Building. He was the nephew of Eunuch Gao, the chief eunuch in the palace, and he had recently come to Jiankang to join Eunuch Gao.

The reason why this news came out was that the people from the Ministry of Criminal Affairs arrested Eunuch Gao’s nephew for some reason and beat him half to death, which made Eunuch Gao furious. Lose your temper.

This is very normal.

Eunuchs have no heirs, and what they lack, they want more. In this case, an eunuch treats his nephew as his own son.

In comparison, the so-called godsons and grandsons accepted in the palace are all workplace routines that are played on the spot, and they can't be taken seriously.

As soon as this news spread, many things that people couldn't figure out before suddenly became clear.

For example, why is the little-known Xu Fu able to "bring home a beautiful woman" in Chunyi Building, and why he was able to start a business in Jiankang in a short period of time, opening several shops in a row.

Why did this official Xu just sell Huangshizhai, Huangshizhai was able to be listed in the mansion newspaper, and the business was very good.

With such a powerful uncle, everything is normal.

And because of this incident, the Ministry of Punishment completely annoyed Eunuch Gao, which also led to the next day, people from Yushitai wrote a letter impeaching the Ministry of Punishment for robbing good people and acting recklessly!
As for Zhao Shangshu from the Ministry of Household Affairs, who also wrote the letter, everyone didn't think much about it.

Mr. Changping is upright and upright, which is recognized by the court. All these years, he will file a letter of impeachment for anything he can't see clearly, and it has nothing to do with Mr. Gao.

With so many impeachment records from the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Public Affairs naturally couldn't ignore it. In fact, that afternoon, Prime Minister Wang Dan summoned Xie Yuanli, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, to come to Zhongshu for interrogation.

Xie Shangshu just found out about this incident not long ago, and the old Shangshu was also suffocating, and immediately patted his chest in the meeting hall, saying that within three days, all the misbehaving people in the Ministry of Punishment must be caught and punished. A satisfactory answer from the court.

Xie Shangshu returned to the official office of the Ministry of Punishment with a full stomach, and immediately summoned all the high-level personnel of the Ministry of Punishment to lecture in the classroom.

Soon, all the senior officials of the Ministry of Punishment were present, including the right servant of the Ministry of Punishment, as well as the doctor, Yuanwai Lang and the principals.

Looking around, Fan Chu, the left servant of the Ministry of Punishment, was missing.

Xie Shangshu sat on his chair, frowning slightly: "Where is Fan Shilang?"

Zheng Ping, the servant on the right, stepped forward, bowed his head slightly to Shangshu Xie, and said, "Return to Tang Zun, Fan Shilang came in the morning, and then he seemed to be feeling a little unwell, so he greeted the servant and went home to rest."

"Well…"

Xie Shangshu was thoughtful, and said slowly: "Then leave him alone, let's talk about our own."

He said in a deep voice: "The night before yesterday, a businessman from Dongshi Street was arrested in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. The businessman's surname is Xu Mingfu. Who ordered him to take it? Who took it? Who set up the file?"

Xie Shangshu glanced at his subordinates, and said coldly: "Who beat them?"

Everyone was silent, afraid to speak.

Xie Shangshu patted the table hard, and said angrily: "We are the Ministry of Punishment!"

"It is the yamen in charge of the laws of the country!"

He said angrily: "It's good for you, there is no law! In broad daylight, you dare to send people to Dongshi Street to arrest people?"

"Is there any king's law!"

At this time, Langzhong Xingdu, the secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, stepped forward, bowed, and said cautiously: "Tang Zun, I know a little about this matter. Checked the cause and effect of the matter..."

Speaking of this, Du Langzhong swallowed, and said cautiously: "Tang Zun, I want to ask, this Xu Fu..."

"What's the matter?"

Xie Shangshu glanced at Du Langzhong, and said in a muffled voice, "It's ordinary people, do you just take it as you say?"

No one answered this sentence.

Everyone present looked playful.

Xie Shangshu sighed and shook his head helplessly: "I heard that he is Eunuch Gao's nephew."

He glanced at everyone and emphasized again: "My nephew."

This time, the officials of the Ministry of Punishment really got serious.

The servant on the right, Zheng Ping, stepped forward, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, the next official will check it out himself, and I can give you an answer today."

"Then go check it out."

Xie Shangshu took a look at Zheng Ping, and said in a helpless tone: "When it is found out, you go to the meeting hall and tell those gentlemen that I don't want to be scolded anymore."

Zheng Ping lowered his head with a smile and said, "I obey the orders."

…………

Just when all the officials of the Ministry of Punishments were busy, Fan Chu, the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, was in Yang Jingzong's mansion. At this time, the servant of the Ministry of Punishment had already retired from his official uniform and stood beside the old Xiangguo, begging for help. Said: "Xiangguo, save the officer!"

Old man Yang was fishing by the pond in his backyard at this time. He heard that he put down the bamboo pole in his hand, looked back at Fan Chu, and said indifferently: "Fan Shilang said earlier that if you want to find a way to deal with that Shen Yi, the old man can't think of it." I understand why Fan Shilang moved and moved onto Xu Fu's body."

Hearing this sentence, Fan Chu couldn't help but twitched cheekily.

He suppressed the anger in his heart, and said: "Xiangguo, it's not that the lower official didn't attack that surnamed Shen. The lower official asked someone to search him over and over again. He really didn't find any fatal reason for him. Find two places where you can handle it."

Fan Yu's voice was hoarse: "The first one is that when Shen Yi took part in the Tongsheng Examination, one of the people who vouched for him was suspected of fraud, and the officials have already obtained the evidence, but..."

Yang Xiangguo glanced at Fan Yu, and said calmly: "But you are afraid of offending Ganquan Academy completely, so you dare not use this reason to do anything, do you?"

"It's not."

Fan Chu sighed, and said, "Xiangguo, you know that local county examinations are presided over by the local county magistrate. Even if there is any problem in the county examination, the county magistrate can solve it by himself, and there is no need to ask for instructions."

"If it's the same county, maybe the Ministry of Rites can intervene in a thorough investigation, but the county magistrate of Jiangdu is the grandson of Zhang Xiang, and I'm afraid the Ministry of Rites won't get involved. In addition, even if this matter is confirmed, it is not true. Shen Yi cheated by himself, and he couldn't hurt his roots, so the subordinate officials didn't do anything..."

"The second clue is that Shen Yi used his power for personal gain after entering the Mansion News Agency..."

Speaking of this, Fan Shilang's face became even more ugly: "Then Xu Fu, the subordinate officials also sent someone to investigate his background. This person is clearly Shen Yi's servant. When he entered Jiankang, he used the identity of Shen Yi's book boy !"

"This Huangshizhai is obviously opened by Shen Yi himself, and Xu Fu is just a small shopkeeper!"

"The next official has enough evidence, but who would have thought that this Xu Fu would somehow turn himself into Eunuch Gao's nephew!"

Fan Shilang was so angry that his face turned dark: "I have been thinking about it for two days, and I really can't figure it out!"

"Don't think about it if you don't understand it."

Yang Xiang glanced at Fan Yu, and said calmly: "The matter is not small now, most likely Xie Yuanli from the Ministry of Punishment will not protect you, Zheng Ping, the right servant, has been staring at your position for not a day or two, and the Ministry of Punishment... probably will Push you out."

"However, among the five prime ministers in the meeting hall, three are acquainted with this old man. This time, you are probably demoted a level or two. If you are lucky, it may just be a fine."

There is actually nothing wrong with Yang Jingzong's analysis, but the information he got is not enough.

If Fan Chu really just offended Gao Ming's nephew, at best he would be demoted and fined.

However, the reasons behind this incident are quite complicated, and even Yang Xiangguo may not be able to figure it out.

"Demoted officials and fined salaries, lower officials are not afraid..."

Fan Chu lowered his head, gritted his teeth and said, "I'm afraid that those people will take this opportunity to attack the clan of the lower official..."

"This time..."

Yang Xiangguo raised the pole silently, and threw a big fish into the basket, with a calm tone.

"Take care of yourself first."