692 Seven Days (1/2)
All of the Fan manor servants heard the edict clearly They felt a heartless thunderbolt had struck down cruelly and set the entire Fanoutside the central hall were pale Their hearts tre master
It was not just them The officials and commoners knew clearly what the root of Sir Fan junior's poas This position-re edict of the Emperor's had severed Sir Fan junior's roots However, Fan Xian's expression reround, there were no feelings of shock or sorrow All of this had been within his expectations Just as he thought as he tossed around on the bed these two days, the Emperor would try to remove the layers of power and defense wrapped around Fan Xian's body
Fan Xian had done countless treasonous things a yi The Black Knights charging between the provinces had already broken a ed through reater crime in the court Additionally, Fan Xian had killed the Codou In front of tens of thousands of eyes, he had killed those martial artists on the execution field
Each of these was a cri laws Even though he was Fan Xian, he still had to pay the price for these actions The Eh However, such generosity could not cal the people and the officialdo Fan Xian's position as Director could be considered a first step to giving the world an explanation It also gave the Eer
As for what other edicts e Fan Xian would suffer, it depended on Fan Xian's reaction and the way the wind blew in officialdo the people
Fan Xian rose someoodenly and accepted the edict from Eunuch Dai's hands He then casually handed it to someone behind hih intently The accusations on the edict were true He was not going tothese matters
”Have a cup of tea before you leave” Fan Xian looked at Eunuch Dai warmly An aardness and unease rose to Eunuch Dai's face His rise and fall in the Palace all these years was because of this young and powerful noble in front of him Yet, it was he who had come to the Fan manor to announce this edict Eunuch Dai truly felt uncomfortable in his heart
”I still have to return to the Palace” Eunuch Dai glanced at Fan Xan with unease In a trery at the moment It will be better in a few days”
Fan Xian knehy such an expression would appear on this servant's face He smiled and patted him on his shoulder as he said, ”Don't think too much Since the Emperor has allowed you to take on the iain, presumably, he trusts you”
Eunuch Dai bowed respectfully As he prepared to take his leave, he heard Fan Xian's low voice ring out beside his ear, ”Is Ruoruo alright in the Palace?”
It was a great taboo for there to be private es between eunuchs and officials However, after Eunuch Dai thought for a moment, he did not hesitate at all and said in a low voice, ”Young lady Fan is doing very well She is often in the royal study listening to the debates The Emperor treats her very well There is no need to worry”
The entire Fan manor could be counted as proper members of the Li royal family With Fan Xian's kindness and power toward Eunuch Dai, this old eunuch did not care much about the taboo In a low voice, he related Fan Ruoruo's situation in the Palace these few days
Fan Xian's broitched He was slightly surprised He could not guess the Emperor's intentions He did not understand why his sister appeared so lofty in the palace, co the edict, Fan Xian went around to the rear of the central hall and saw his wife, who had been listening quietly at the back Quietly, he said, ”Today could be considered the first wave I hold too many positions at the same time If the Emperor wants to peel thelanced at hiently bit her lip ”It is without valid reason and justification that the Director post is erant it back to you a few days after you enter the Palace to confess your crimes Without the position of Director, I' the strength of the Overwatch Council”
”The Emperor also knows this, which is why his first strike was to take away my position in the Overwatch Council,” Fan Xian said in a low voice as he sat down ”At least for now, he doesn't want to cause chaos in court He is slohittling atfor me to lower my head and admit my crimes However, all these years, the Overwatch Council has been under the old cripple's control There are still sos the Emperor does not understand Even if there are many people in the Overwatch Council who are fearful of imperial power, in the end, there are e the traditions of the Council
”Being put under house arrest is the sa suicide They are both problems that are difficult to resolve,” Fan Xian said ”The Epower Then, it will be much easier to deal with me I have to act quickly”
Lin Wan'er's brows furrowed She still did not understand Even if Fan Xian could tear open that net outside the manor and make contact with a , what problems could it resolve?
”My subordinates are all incredible people” Fan Xian saw the confusion in her mind ”They can help roup of people”
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If Fan Xian wanted to forcefully break through the net of surveillance outside the iven his present cultivation Unless the Emperor came personally, it would actually be difficult to find people who could keep up with him
However, he had to think about the lives of his subordinates, as well as those not in Jingdou who cooperated with hiive the Palace any opportunity to follow hih his position as the Director of the Overwatch Council had been taken, it could not stop hih the officials loyal to hiht all of the men Fan Xian had kept hidden behind the scenes, it would be much more difficult if Fan Xian wanted to make contact with the factions of power further away from him
Thus, Fan Xian had to act carefully In the eyes of the people, his carefulness was an unreasonable and particularly bloody decision to kill Not long after the news of the E Fan Xian's position as Director of the Overwatch Council spread through Jingdou, there ca out the spies outside the Fan manor
More than 20 people died outside Fan ave the order to remove Fan Xian's post in the palace treasury's transport co away the palace treasury, the foundation of the power of the Qing Kingdoain He cleared out everyone in a crisscross around Fan manor
On the third day, the Palace issued an edict Fan Xian was strictly scolded His rank of first-level Duke was also stripped
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After seven days, all of the positions of the Qing Kingdo official had been stripped bare by heartless edicts Thinking back to Jiangnan on the Dragon Stage, of the long line of prefixes before the young ile one was left
Fan Xian returned to being a co into the capital for the examinations He did not have any position, any power in name, and no salary The Board of Rites position that he had undertaken during a spring examination in the past had been reme Temple had also been stripped
All that Fan Xian had left was his teaching position in the Ie Even that had been lowered three ranks For some reason, the E these seven days, it was as if there was a conveyor belt between the Royal Palace and Fanthe E edict after another After each edict, the brightness around Fan Xian's body didou officials and commoners were all focused on the road in front of Fan manor After the day at the rainy execution field, they all knew that this path would becoht that it would becoht the Emperor's punishment of the little Duke would be so absolute and severe No one thought Fan Xian would be so stubborn He resisted for seven days and still did not enter the Palace to ask for forgiveness
Everyone atching Fanto see how this cold war between the Eitie, decide to throw Fan Xian into prison, or would Fan Xian be unable to shoulder each of these edicts and finally surrender?