648 An Opening (1/2)
During the day, it briefly rained a nu periodically After evening fell, there was even a sdou There was a wetness that arden in Xinhuai Alley, the vegetation greildly like a reat deal of rainwater in the grassy hollows and blossowei stood silently with his back toward the study He looked at the rain-washed garden The viscous honey gradually dissolved in his heart He knew that his plan was erous Any slip up and there was no hope of reprieve
Fan Xian was not easy to kill What scared He Zongweithese six years of interaction with Fan Xian, he could always see a gli official's eyes
As the Imperial Censor of the Left, as well as a scholar of the Hall of Governmental Affairs, without the Emperor's personal edict, the Overwatch Council could not touch hi Fan Xian in court had drawn countless officials to his door, but he appeared grand Probably only he knew that he was actually walking toward death His situation was truly precarious
If the situation in court continued, He Zongwei's core would still lean toward the I it to counterbalance the Overwatch Council Once the Eardless of whether it was the Third Prince who sat on the throne of sowei It would be a ht down sooner or later, as well as a difference in how wei had no solution for this situation He could only endure step by step Even if he endured it until he was the head scholar of the Hall of Governmental Affairs, the person he had to face was the person on the throne What power could he have?
He had tried to find an opportunity to get close to the Third Prince in the depths of the palace, to seek out his greatest support for the second half of his life Any attempt by him these three years had all been severed by an unknoer just as he was nearing the inner palace It was these failures that made him discover with terror just how much power Fan Xian held in his hands His influence in the Royal Palace was far ined
Because he was afraid and knew his future was not very bright, there was all the ainst Fan Xian Particularly after the Ee in an attempt to warm the relationshi+p between his two favorite officials, which was rejected by Fan Xian with unusual firwei knew, despite his disappointment, there was no other path for hiry, but He Zongas terrified froh the E of Fan Xian was not as deep as He Zongwei's An old saying said it well: Often the person who knew you best was not your fawei knew Fan Xian would not let hio He would not be like the Emperor and truly think Fan Xian was a pure and isolated official who did everything with the interest of the Qing Kingdoe man ould forever put his likes and dislikes first
It had to be said, He Zongwei's judgment of Fan Xian was correct
There was no bitter resentwei's eyes, there was only a faint self-arden and returned to the study The decorations in the study were relatively simple, but the bookshelves to either side were piled with many books and accounts
He walked to the bookshelves and thought deeply for aout a slim volume froan to check it over intently
This voludou rebellion by the Board of Rites and internal court It was a list of na Mountain incident He Zongwei ed the Imperial Censorate and had the Eo He had read it countless tie 42 were the es he flipped to the er Guards who gave their life for their country, as well as those of the Overwatch Council who died at Dong Mountain, respectively There were two na Qinian
Regardless of whether it was this small volume, the final list that was sealed by the Board of Rites, the request for recognition report filed by the Overwatch Council, or the final check by the internal court, they all deterwei did not believe it Even though he checked the collected bodies fro Mountain and confirmed that there were these two people, he still did not believe These tricks could easily be achieved by the Overwatch Council
He Zongwei understood Fan Xian better than the Ehout these years thatQinian were definitely Fan Xian's close confidants They shouldn't have died so silently In the Ewei's opinion, they had their i an eye on Fan Xian, watching his everyFan Ruoruo and officials of the Overwatch Council to the graves a few days ago Shortly after this, he heard about it and personally arden and was just as calm as usual Most importantly, Fan Xian did not purposely stop or burn paperQinian and Gao Da
Fan Xian was an official who protected his own and looked after his subordinates Particularly for these deceased trusted aides, logically speaking, they should not be treated like this
The last reason that caused He Zongwei to make up his mind and decide that these two had not tirow suspicious, he used the power of the Iate the matter of compensation Gao Da neverfor hi Qinian, the head of the Overwatch Council stationed in Northern Qi, had a wife, daughter, and family Each year, the Overwatch Council paid out the co Qinian's death, his entire family was said to have moved back to their hometown However, no one could find the whereabouts of his fa Qinian had truly died, Fan Xian would certainly take responsibility for his fa Qinian'sand daughter to drift about in hardshi+p
wang Qinian didn't die so naturally Gao Da also didn't die Why would the bodies of two people who didn't die be at Dong Mountain? Why was the Overwatch Council helping theer Guards spilled their hot blood to block sharp swords Gao Da was a it? Before the incident, wang Qinian was at the summit by the Emperor's side If he didn't die, as there no trace of him afterward? Perhaps he had already run ahen the Ewei slowly put down the volume A small smile rose to the corners of his lips The subordinates Fan Xian trained were quite incredible and did indeed have his style at crucial moments They ran faster than anyone at vital moments and considered thereat cri to one's Emperor This criwei understood the E as someone betrayed him, or if an official put their life ahead of the Eer carved deep into his heart
There wereQinian and Gao Da were captured and brought back, they could not escape death What about the Overwatch Council? What about Fan Xian?
He Zongwei took a deep breath His young but tired face irier with an air of harshness
When it came to Fan Xian, there was nowhere he could find to strike He could only wait for that miserable day in the future unless he could provoke the relationshi+p between the Emperor and Fan Xian before the Emperor died
In order to shake the relationshi+p between a father and son, one needed to use intentions This rather illusory and intangibleto an E
When all was said and done, this was probably Fan Xian's only weakness He was too overly senti Qinian, the ht of this and involuntarily shook his head with a sently knocked on the teacup on the table, , two people walked in One of them was about 30 years old and wore a respectful expression on his face Looking at this wei The other's person's age was al of a scholar
”wang Qinian Gao Da,” He Zongwei said directly without anything extra ”You've investigated these two people for over a year, have you or have you not found anything”
The as actually one of his distant cousins His voice was a bit raspy as he replied, ”There were some faint leads With the Overwatch Council, even if they let you scent so stopped three years ago Even if these two people still communicate secretly with the Overwatch Council, it's probably sowei furrowed his brows and nodded He knew that given the Overwatch Council's power, regardless of whether it was Director Chen who personally arranged for it or Fan Xian, these officials of the court would have no chance of lifting up that piece of metal Unless, he secretly ordered the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Court to spread their nets across the world But, this matter had to be done secretly There were spies of the Overwatch Council hidden in the Ministry of Justice and Supreme Court
If his actions alerted Fan Xian and he blocked up this opening or acted ruthlessly out of a sinister anger, neither were things He Zonganted to see
”Sir, we can't find out anything about this alone The bodies on Dong Mountain had been checked Although we don't kno the Overwatch Council did it, the number of people and the names match perfectly Furthermore, there was a fire on the mountain at the time With the faces so burned, it is ihtly older scholar still did not speak The person speaking was still He Zongwei's distant cousin He had only started working with He Zongwei recently His personality and actions were both cautious He was already He Zongwei's trusted aide and confidant, which hy he had been given the task of investigating this i the Jingdou rebellion, the Northern Expedition Army just happened to surround the mountain At least a few thousand people died in that one move It would not be difficult for the Overwatch Council to do a little trickery and wei lowered his head and furrowed his brows ”Even if there was a fire on the ht of the Grandreat, not many people died in front of the ancient tehts survive just fine? Why did wang Qinian die? Did he die at the summit or on the road down the e can certainly be found”