645 Fake I The Banque (2/2)
When it came to well-chosen words, one had to consider who said them Even if the E, officials skilled in poetry would have to extol its praise loudly Thus, after Fan Xian said these words, all of the officials at the banquet stroked their whiskers and nodded, deeply believing that Sir Fan junior's words were short but not simple and rational
Fan Xian turned his head and looked at the official on his right-hand side ”What does Minister Wei think?”
The present Minister of Revenue, Wei Donghang, was also a crafty official who had been honed for many years in the Ministry of Revenue In the past, he had seen Fan Xian countless times when he visited the Fan manor to discuss matters with Minister Fan He wasn't able to take over Fan Jian's position because of his achievements in the Ministry of Revenue It was because he had fallen completely to the Emperor's side He wholeheartedly did as the Emperor wished and pulled the Ministry of Revenue frodom
Minister Wei knew that this actions these two years had offended Sir Fan junior, but he had the Eht behind him He was not too worried Fan Xian had not expressed any discontent with him It seemed that he understood his difficulties It was precisely because of this that he still accepted the Sunabout Fan Xian's arrival and thinking things over for a long time
He not expected that Sir Fan junior would choose to create difficulties because of the Jingdou governhtly He knew that Sir Fan junior did not like him Otherwise, he would not have chosen the Ministry of Revenue to single out during the banquet
A faint chill surged in his heart Minister Wei had no other choice After thinking for a ht The Ministry of Revenue acts according to E law We will certainly not act at will”
Everyone at the banquet were sly old foxes who had been in officialdo time They understood why Fan Xian had picked Minister Wei alone to answer the question However, the matter did not concern them, so they let the matter rest Unexpectedly, Minister Wei's quiet words pushed back at Fan Xian There wasn't even a vague prooodwill
On one hand, the officials admired Minister Wei's boldness On the other, they orried about ould happen next They were all silent The other two ministers raised their chopsticks and quietly indicated for those next to them to slowly eat
”I arew Staring into Wei Donghang's eyes, he said in an even voice, ”If there is an edict, youto the edict If there isn't one, I would like to see what consequences those lowly people will reap in the end”
The Overwatch Council and the s Each did not interfere with the other Fan Xian's words were already breaking the taboo slightly The words ”lowly people” ithout question, a slap to Minister Wei's face His expression immediately became icy as he looked at Fan Xian and said, ”I wonder what Sir Fan junior ry He just said with a s into the Palace tonight to ask the Eiven to the Ministry of Revenue that they are not doing their proper jobs and are instead standing guard outside the Jingdou government every day”
”I control the Overwatch Council, but I do not privately investigate officials above the third-rank” Fan Xian's expression reentle ”As today is the old matriarch's 80th birthday, I shouldn't say such comments that kill the mood However, I won't be in the capital forthat the Jingdou governent matter, it is inevitable that I acted in a hurry Please do not ridicule h No one dared to actually laugh Sir Fan junior's words had s clear He was the Commissioner of the Overwatch Council In three days, he would formally become the second Director of the Overwatch Council As for his other identities, there was no need to yi, this was to reh to ask the E, even an edict
Minister Wei's heart ju of these words
Fan Xian raised his cup of wine and said to the officials at the banquet, ”Everybody, let the Jingdou government be at ease”
With these words, everyone knew Fan Xian had formally stood out After a moment of aard silence, some people slowly raised the cups in front of them Participation was not unanimous, but most of the officials raised their wine cups
Minister Wei was still staring at his wine cup, lost in thought He was indeed in a difficult position He knew Fan Xian was a person to hold a grudge He had smiled so warry Even if he begged for o like this in the future? Furthernity, as well as the Ewei's full support It didn't make any sense for him to retreat
Fan Xian didn't look at hih we are all officials of the court, we are also all pitiful people who are trying to devise a good future for our children and relatives”
”The E in the world, one needs a respectful and fearful heart” He looked at the people at the banquet ”I walk between the heaven and the earth I only have respect and fear for two things”
The Minister of the Board of Rites furrowed his brows slightly He had been the first to raise his cup He was different from Minister Wei He had never offended Fan Xian before, so he had a chance to correct things He thoughtdidn't knohat kind of person Sir Fan junior was or what kind of tactics he used
He knehat Minister Wei was thinking The Overwatch Council could not control officials above the third-rank As long as the Emperor did not speak, Sir Fan junior seemed completely unable to threaten hiotten history When Fan Xian was still nobody, he had already forced the original Minister of the Board of Rites, Minister Guo, onto a fatal path Later, he had brought down numerous ministers He had even pushed the Crown Prince toward death You are just aof this, the Minister of the Board of Rites picked up Fan Xian's words and asked with a smile, ”I wonder who you fear and respect”
”I first respect the Eently spun the little wine cup between his fingers and said with a smile ”The Emperor spoke well Without respect and fear, one's action would become impetuous My actions in the past were impetuous I ask you all for your pardon”
There was another wave of laughter in the roo in these words Respect and fear? Iht up ruthless
The old saying still held true An ill-judged threat still appeared to have substance because the personit was too powerful Particularly when Fan Xian mentioned children and relatives, he had reminded some people that even if the Overwatch Council couldn't touch a minister or vice minister, it was still easy to banish those in a clan into hell
This was an arrogant, aggressive, and presumptuous action The Ee that reality Wei Donghang's expression gradually darkened as his fingers began to shake He felt that Sir Fan junior was unreasonable Did he dare to attack other people's families for his own probleh Sir Fan junior once had the reputation of being an immortal poet, he had alalked a dark and haunted road and was very unreasonable
In the end, Wei Donghang slowly raised his wine cup and drank it in one gulp, not tasting the alcohol at all
Fan Xian nodded and raised his cup again, saying one last thing, ”Eat and drink well, everybody!”
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No one knew if the re officials, particularly the Minister of Revenue, who had been openly threatened and treated with disdain, still had the ood mood He left the Sun manor early but did not return hoe and drove toward the north side of the city
”To the I'er ”Hu the Scholar is not on duty today He is lecturing at the Academent and didn't wonder why he was in a hurry to see Hu the Scholar
Fan Xian sat in the carriage and rubbed his tightly furrowed brows What he had done in Sun manor was not actually appropriate, but he had to put on such an attitude This kind of attitude would certainly iet there ahead and deal with the consequences
He was going into the Palace Before he did, he had to see Hu the Scholar If he could convince the leading scholar, then he would have a bit ainst the Emperor
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