Dao Fruit

After some chaos, Wen Anguo finally did not drive out the third young master Pan who broke into the rear palace. Instead, he led him to the hall and sat down among the guests of honor.

Picking up the warm tea, Young Master Pan took a sip. His face turned pale, and he felt like he was about to be frightened.

"Mr. Pan, you must know very well what is responsible for the crime. It is beyond the reach of human beings. How can I help you?"

Wen Anguo looked embarrassed. There was no need for him to be so polite, but now Pan Yuan died unexpectedly. Although this third young master Pan was young, he seemed to be the only direct male of the Pan family in Yuanning City. In other words, He, Master Pan, is now the head of the Pan family. With this status, even if he is the prefect of the first government, he must have some scruples.

"Uncle Wen," Young Master Pan put down his cup and shook his head, "You and my father have always been on good terms, so my nephew will not go around in circles. The Pan family has suffered a disaster, and the backbone has been lost. It has become a mess a long time ago. It shouldn't have been There are many troubles, but the catastrophe last night offended one of the forces. If it is not handled properly, the entire Yuanning City will suffer, not to mention the Pan Mansion! "

Wen Anguo frowned after hearing this: "The whole Yuanning Mansion is going to be in trouble? What is going on? Who has been offended?"

"Shangling Tao!" After saying this name, Mr. Pan's eyes showed a little panic. "Last night, the successor of Shangling Tao died in Pan's house! The reason why the Taoist priests of the Four Great Dao Temple live in my house is because of Shangling Tao." successor!"

"What are you talking about!" Wen Anguo suddenly jumped up from his seat, "The successor of Shangling Dao? Could it be Mr. Tang who passed by a few days ago? Wasn't he going north to leave Shu? How could he live in your house? "

"Young Master Tang delayed his trip due to some matters, so he just came back to the city. He didn't want to make a big fuss, so he didn't notify you." Seeing Wen Anguo's gloomy expression, Young Master Pan immediately changed the subject, "Young Master Ling also knows about this matter. I also accompanied Mr. Tang on a tour in the city and suburbs for two days."

"Qinglong knew about this? Did he accompany Mr. Tang to play? Alas." Wen Anguo sighed.

Seeing this, Young Master Pan San continued: "Qinglong is not to blame for this matter. He said that although a master like Mr. Tang has extraordinary abilities, it is not appropriate for him to have contact with the imperial officials. My father also said that it is best not to let you know about this matter. Difficult to handle.”

Throughout the dynasties, the imperial examinations for officials were dominated by Confucianism. However, Confucianism did not talk about strange powers and chaotic gods. It emphasized governing the country and bringing peace to the world. It relied on the mighty trend rather than Taoism and magic. The Confucian-based officialdom was often dissatisfied with donating grain and paying taxes, and gradually began to exclude outsiders. Friendships with such people may be considered anecdotal among the people, but most of them were looked down upon by the scholarly officialdom.

However, the Shangling Dao was very powerful. If Wen Anguo knew that Tang Yi lived in the city, he would be considered a neglect if he didn't go to see him. But if word of the greeting spread out, it would be detrimental to his career.

After thinking clearly about the reason, Wen Anguo just sighed, knowing that his son and old friend also had good intentions, but now that Tang Yi is dead, this good intention may lead to future troubles.

He could only try to think on the bright side: "After all, this matter was an accident, and the person who did it was not an ordinary person. I don't think he would offend us when he came to the Lingxian Sect. Besides, you, the Pan family, have been officials for generations, and I am the official They are also magistrates of one side, and they are of the righteous way. They are very powerful in the spiritual way, but in the end they are heretics and do not dare to go against the imperial court. "

"We're not afraid of ten thousand, we're just afraid of the worst. Besides, if this thing happened in Pan's house, our Pan family can't have anything to do with it." Young Master Pan shook his head and glanced at Wen Anguo, "Uncle Wen, it happened in Ningyuan City, this..."

Wen Anguo also knew the seriousness of the matter, and his face changed continuously: "The one who did it was a monster, which is invincible to humans. And how can ordinary people provoke monsters? Maybe it was the monster that Tang Yi provoked himself, and he only returned halfway!"

"That's the truth. I'm afraid that the Shangling Dao is unreasonable. I heard that Tang Yi is the direct grandson of an old immortal in the Shangling Dao and is very involved." Seeing that what he said was almost finished, Young Master Pan finally threw out the question. The original intention was, "This matter must be explained. In my opinion, we might as well offer some compensation and make some gestures, at least to express our attitude."

"Oh?" Hearing this, Wen Anguo's heart moved and he narrowed his eyes slightly when looking at Young Master Pan, "What do you mean by my nephew?"

Third Young Master Pan said bluntly: "Pan's family will pay with money, but that's it. Shanngling Dao may not be satisfied, so we might as well find some more people, charge them with crimes, and hand them over to Shanling Dao for disposal."

After hearing this, Wen Anguo calmed down, took a sip of tea, and asked, "What's the charge? This is for no reason. Even the government cannot arrest people at will."

"Uncle Wen doesn't need to do anything. As long as you can turn a blind eye and let your nephew do it, you will inevitably have to come over for a visit afterwards." As he spoke, Master Pan put his hand on the table and said When he lifted it up, there was a land deed on the table.

"Huh? What are you talking about? Our two families are family friends. Since my nephew has paid attention to it, I will fully cooperate with him." Wen Anguo remained calm, raised his sleeve and swept away the land deed, and the land deed disappeared.

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After a stick of incense, Master Pan walked out of the back door of the magistrate's office, and his entourage who had been waiting there immediately came forward.

"Master, what's the matter?" This attendant looked to be in his thirties or forties, with a pair of triangular eyes and a humble smile on his face.

"Your method is indeed effective. Then Wen Anguo has already agreed," Master Pan nodded, "But will this really allow me to completely control the family business?"

"Master, I have passed away. The second master, the eldest master and the second master are far away in the capital. You should be in charge of this family business. What status do those bastards have? Do they deserve to compete with you? It's just because of your young age. You just want to fish in troubled waters, but now that you have the acquiescence of the prefect, how can they argue with you? With just one word, the masters and guards of the mansion can remove their minions one by one in less than two days. ”

Young Master Pan nodded with satisfaction: "Well, your idea is good, but don't forget that Shangling Dao is not something to be trifled with. You need to choose more people to blame and arrest everyone you can think of, so that we can embody our sincerity.”

"Don't worry about this. I, Zheng Yan, always try my best when doing things!" The man with triangular eyes nodded quickly. When he bent down, his eyes showed joy, knowing that he had gained the trust of the new master of the Pan family.

"Liu Yue, Liu Yue, a few days ago you were still on top of me and trusted by the young master. Unexpectedly, things have changed now, but I, Zheng Yan, have seized the opportunity. This time, the young master is taking advantage of the prefect's Yamen. I want to take advantage of the young master!"

Half an hour later, the door of Pan's mansion opened, and several strong men rode away on tall horses, whipping up their whips.