Chapter 585 (1/2)
Chapter 585: 585
The flowers in the woods had lost their brilliant spring colorsDreams of summer and the winds of autudom entered another winterIt seean to drift down on Cang Mountain in Jingxi, gradually turning the sudou, cold rains fell twice and added to the chilly feelingThe people on the streets rapped in thick cotton robesThey rubbed their hands together as they walked aith a hurried expression
The carriage co an irritatingits head, as if it wanted this winter to end quickerIn a black carriage, Fan Xian huffed warhtened the cloak around his bodyHe ht to himself that winter had come a bit too hurriedly
He had just co was sick, very sickAs Hong Cheng was not in Jingdou, and Rou Jia was still young, Fan Xian had no choice but to play the role of half a sonHe ca to relieve his boredomGiven his present status, it was not appropriate for hi's fauilt when it cahtful
He knehy the see would suddenly catch a chillAll of this had nothing to do with the winterIt was only related to the bitter cold in the royal faer had diedThe Eldest Princess had diedKing Jing had lost half of his faht down this far
Coo directly home or to the PalaceInstead, he went to Baoyue Brothelshi+ Chanli and Sang Wen were returning to the capital to debriefHe had to learn froht
After being in the building for a while and reading through the inforathered froetherLooking at Sang Wen's gentle face and at hed
There was nothing reence reportsThey were similar to that of the Overwatch Council's
It had already been threeMountain incidentThe entire world had entered into winterTwo o, news had co of a Great Grandmaster shocked the people of the world, but Fan Xian was not surprisedHe kneas because of the Eies Northern Qi would implement after Ku He's death to handle it
However, Northern Qi had been silent these two ainst the Qing Kingdo attacks in the South, there had not been any htly as he wondered if Xia Mingji's stronghold in Shangjing being destroyed did not count
The Northern Qi Eainst Fan SizheApparently, the second Fan son was living in great fear and unease in ShangjingFan Xian was not worriedFrom his sister's letter, he saw at once what the little E to him
What irl as very close to him and the heir of the Tianyi Dao sect, had suddenly disappeared without a traceNo one knehere she had gone, not even members within Tianyi Dao
He didn't know that a fa to stand out conspicuouslyHe had received the recognition of the Imperial Academy of Medicine but because of his status as a Northern Qi person, he was unable to enter the Palace to conduct businessSo, he was sent to the manors of various officials as a demonstration of imperial favor
King Jing's illness was tended to by Fan Xian personally, so Sir Feng Chun and Fan Xian never had the chance to ent Fan Xian was, he would not have guessed that in the near future, Sir Feng Chun would go to Chen GardenCarefully and at all costs, he would safeguard Director Chen's life
The few moves that Ku He put down before he died were scattered piecesNone of them were effective the Kingdo a certain trend
Fan Xian was only worried about HaitangHe didn't knohat Ku He had entrusted to her, when he would see her, or under what identity he would see her
There was anothercourt feel cautiousness and fearKu He was deadNorthern Qi did not keep it a secretRather, it hosted a cerereat fanfareOfficials and common people from various Roads and provinces ca in the hundreds of thousandsIt seemed that the Northern Qi court did not sink into fear and unease because of Ku He's death
Sigu Jian in Dongyi, by the Qing Emperor's calculation, should have already died by now, but he refused to dieThe body of his sword saint was as strong as a cockroachAlthough he was on the edge of death and hanging on by a thread, he held onto this thread tightly and refused to let go
The alh this sword saint had becoyi see to be proble between the government and the Sword Hut would perhaps rise out of the water
For the Qing Eu Jian's life and death was not a proble problem
Fan Xian lowered his head in thoughtDongyi was not like Northern Qi and the Qing KingdomIt was alone by the sea and surrounded by other countriesOnce Sigu Jian died, a savage beast would i to be cut upRegardless of whether it was Northern Qi's little Eo of that piece of fresh meatHe just didn't knoho the Emperor would send, at that time, to steal a bite
He raised his head and glanced at shi+ Chanli and Sang WenHe talked a bit with shi+ Chanli about the situation in the palace treasuryAlthough Su Wenmao sent endless secret reports, Fan Xian still trusted shi+ Chanli's instincts and impressions more
The production of the palace treasury rereat cooperation froradually raised the level of the three large workshops to the level it had been under the old Ye fahtly at easeHe had two knives in his handsOne was the Overwatch Council, and the other was the palace treasuryRegardless of whether it was about the Ehtly and do it well
Of Fan Xian's four disciples, only shi+ Chanli had stayed by Fan Xian's sideHou Jichang, Yan Wanli, and Cheng Jialin were all working hard in their own positionsWith Fan Xian protecting their progress and providing financial support, in addition to their own abilities, it was certain they would beco
”The court is severely lacking right nowThe Ee and experience are no longer iazed at shi+ Chanli and smiled warmly”In a et readyWhen spring comes, the court will probably send for them to enter the capital to debrief”
In his arrange Wanli should enter and work in the Ministry of WorksBecause of his handling of the Jiaozhou reatly liked by the EmperorHe should directly rise two levels and beco would have a smooth road ahead of hiovernment
shi+ Chanli opened his ht that the four poor students would, in just a few years, each have made their own fortunesHe would never be able to catch up
Fan Xian knehat he was thinking in his heart and s?”
”If one's experience is too lacking, it will not convince the peopleMost importantly, everyone in court knows that those three are your studentsI'm afraid it will cause criticism,” shi+ Chanli said seriously
Fan Xian raised his eyes slightly and said ly, ”Hundreds of officials diedThey have to be replaced by someoneHow can there be so many qualified officials to fill in? Also, don't speak about lacking in experienceBack then, He Zongas equally as faPresently, he already has the right to listen to debates in the royal studyDo you think he has enough experience?”
He Zongwei's name left Fan Xian with a particularly deep ily honest and considerate young scholar in the Yishi+ TavernHowever, it was that scholar that had caused sohis father-in-law to resign his post
This inally been close to Guo Baokun, the son of the Director of the Board of Rites Guo Youzhi, and was thoroughly in the Crown Prince's factionLater, he somehow entered the Ian to plot for the Second PrinceHe later leaned toward the Crown Prince againAfter flip-flopping around, people finally noticed that he was actually in the Eldest Princess's factionHe was leaning toward both sides according to the Eldest Princess's wishes
During the Jingdou rebellion, it was that Iroup of I that the Crown Prince Li Chengqian would not be able to kill the the capital for a nightIt gave Fan Xian the chance to enter the Royal Palace, control the headquarters, and turn the situation around in one move
It was not until now that people truly realized that He Zongas not anyone's man, he was only the Emperor's man and had always been
After the Eas richly awarded for this serviceAs if he was sitting on a rocket, he shot up and upAlthough he only held his original position in the Imperial Censorate, he also had the authority to debate matters in the Hall of Governmental AffairsThe clever people all knew that Imperial Censor He would take over from the already old Shu the ScholarHis future was as flowery as an embroidered work and beyond measure
During the Jingdou rebellion, He Zongwei helped Fan Xian in a h status and power now, every ti the court conference or outside, he was still inco to be fussy aboutHe appeared particularly humble
However, Fan Xian disliked hi seen his desire for power, or because he disliked the kind of person that betrayed others to cliwei once and knew that people like hie
Fan Xian was not afraid of He Zongwei, but he had to guard against hireatly in favor with the EmperorWhen it caentlemen
The discussions in court and privately around He Zongere not positiveHe had been gifted the nickname ”servant of three families” Everyone felt that this nickname was accurateHowever, not many people knew that this nickname had come from the study in the Fan manor
Sowei so wei's actions were not reatly
It was actually siwei look at Ruoruo with a greedy gazeFor this one gaze, he would remember him for a lifetime, suppress him for a lifetime, and never allow him to rise
”Who would have thought that now your sister is singing in Chen Garden” Fan Xian glanced at Sang Wen and sentle, silent, and loveable, but he had no ro with her for no particular reason, like being with Da Bao
As for Sang Wen's sister he had spoken of, it was the girl who had been singing when he had gone to Chen Garden to see Chen PingpingChen Pingping was fond of Sang Wen's voiceNow that Sang Wen had to hout the entire world, it was idouThus, Chen Pingping, who loved to enjoy his life, could only settle for second best and had Sang Wen's sister codou
Sang Wen s as the Director likes her”
Fan Xian sighed and thought of soed the lives of countless peopleCountless people had gathered to his side because of hi of these people, how could he bear to quietly leave?
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Someone could bear to leaveFan Xian stood in the little courtyard with an unusually ugly expression, unable to hide the disappointment in his eyes
The well in the courtyard was still there, as well as he stone table, cotton curtains, grand green shelvesBut, the person was not there
This was the courtyard in wang Qinian's homeThe courtyard was hidden deep in the west side of the city and wholly unremarkableFan Xian had eaten hter, and played with the gourds on the shelvesNone of this could returnwang Qinian and his family had quietly moved awayThey had even escaped the notice of the Overwatch Council secret agents Fan Xian had always kept around there for the wang family's safety
wang Qinian was capable of thisFan Xian had never doubted thatFro Qinian was still aliveAt the saHe Chen Pingping had sent wang Qinian away because he had escaped fro law or the rules of the Council, he only had death waiting for him
Fan Xian would not let him die, which was a thorn between hi Qinian knew too many of Fan Xian's secretsFor Fan Xian's safety, he had to have wang Qinian leave
For so of such a subordinate made Fan Xian unhappyHe held a letter in his handIt was one that wang Qinian had given to hiVery little ritten in the letterThe gist of it said that he had abandoned the Emperor and went down the mountain of his own volition, which was already a death sentenceHowever, Fan Xian had e mistake he orried about
Fan Xian'sQinian had risked co down the mountain to look for him because he orried that once the Emperor had died, he would turn his hand and step onto the path to fight for the throneHe tightened his hand slightly and screwed up the paper into a ballHis expression was unhappyThere would no longer be someone to joke with hi's
He lowered his head and looked at Lao wang's little courtyardFor soo
At that tidou and didn't know the rulesBlankly, he had gone to the Qing Teone to the Overwatch Council's square building and seen the lifeless face, the horrifyingly white teeth, and the old skin on the two cheeks
At that tidou and didn't know the rulesBlankly, he had gone to the Qing Teone to the Overwatch Council's square building and seen the lifeless face, the horrifyingly white teeth, and the old skin on the two cheeks
That ang Qinian
At that ti Qinian was an official that had been drained of life by documentary workHe whiled away each day in the Overwatch Council waiting for the day he retiredHe was the first person Fan Xian edHe returned to the tension and amusement that used to fill his life when he was an infamous pirate
Fan Xian and wang Qinian'swas a kind of fateIt was precisely this coincidentalQinian was absolutely loyal to hi Qinian knew all of his secrets, including the chest, the key, and his thoughts
wang Qinian was not just his subordinate, he was his good friend and talking companionThis kind of role was not one that could be replaced by just anyone
Because of this role, and for Fan Xian's safety and future, he had no choice but to vanish without a traceFan Xian's face was slightly paleHe thought to hio and leave me alone here in this Godforsaken place
A moment later, he understood and bowed toward this sPerhaps itQinian's life uncoreat pressure on himPerhaps he preferred his previous muddleheaded days and liked the pressure-free life
He hoped that wang Qinian and his family would be safe
Fan Xian sighed and walked out of the courtyardHe turned to look at the silent Mu Feng'er at his side and furrowed his brows”What's with the sullen look? Your wife has already given you your second childAre you still hung up on Lao wang's daughter?”
After wang Qinian left, Fan Xian needed to have a personal attendant at his sideTheZi Yue, was far away in Northern Qi's Shangjing, co his task with difficulty, Su Wenmao was in the palace treasury and could not be movedWithout any other choice, Fan Xian could only promote Mu Tie's nephew
He had been with Fan Xian for awith the kid's loyalty, but he wasn't as fun as wang QinianThe unfamiliarity and inconvenience finallyQinian was far more than just a sidekickHis abilities had actually been beneath his smileIt was just that Fan Xian had never noticed them
Thinking of this, his thoughts became fainter, until it became as flavorless as water
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The reward that o months late had finally arrivedOther than the civil officials who each filled a vacant position at the beginning of the rebellion, the people who actually played a large role in quelling the rebellion finally received an edict from the Palace