Chapter 167: A Visitor In The Rain (Part 1) (2/2)
”Go” Fan Xian spoke the moment his buttocks hit the seat
Froout at this tihed evenNot only willan unfilial son, but my dear ill tie me down”
At that moment, the people of the capital felt rather anxious News that Guo You, Director of the Board of Rites, had been ih the city, but all of the officials linked to the civil service exams all remained anxiously in their homes After a moment of fear, spies from the Overwatch Council came to knock on their doors, and politely invited them out for tea
And Fan Xian was a major character in the scandal Count Sinan, who knew the inside story, and Princess Chen would not dare let hihed ”Master Teng, I am lucky to have you as my trusted aide in the city Otherwise it would be difficult forby his side His smile had clearly become pained, and he frowned as he spoke ”Master, I have alorked hard to becohed and teased hi Qinian, you should be a comedian”
With the sound of a horsewhip, the black horse slowly trudged on, the carriage wheels splashi+ng through puddles The green trees around thereen and delicate, behind the carriage, were spies fro the carriage fro Qinian's men, specially responsible for Commissioner Fan's safety ”If there are reprisals in the court bureaucracy, then what is to be done? I do not have enoughQinian knew that Co within the Overwatch Council, and he was concerned
Fan Xian ss are different now We are not going to Niulan Street I want to see – other than that old madwoman – who in the capital would still dare to assassinate ?” asked Teng Zijing, his head forward, his voice low
Fan Xian looked at wang Qinian wang Qinian said the name of the place quietly, then explained ”Fortunately, the students that you took a fancy to are all staying in this tavern”
The carriage stopped outside Dieyi Alley There was still drizzle in the air; after Fan Xian cli, the twoQinian had already disappeared into the crowd
Dieyi Alley was filled with people from other provinces who came to stay here As the exa cauldron of voices The place was co his u the street His umbrella sloped outward, so as to prevent rainwater fro into the pots of the hawkers who lined the street under the eaves of the buildings
”Excuse me, excusetwo pots of wine He brushed past Fan Xian and Teng Zijing, rushi+ng onward, unafraid of the falling rain As he alking, he turned his head back and looked at Fan Xian
Fan Xian held his umbrella aloft and watched the person disappear into the rain He shook his head, laughing ”Doesn't this look like a group of crazy graduates? The et wildly drunk” He sretful that due to his health problems in his past life he had never been able to take part in his school's graduation feast
Teng Zijing didn't understand what he was saying, but still explained respectfully: ”I reckon it's Guo You's downfall that's made them so excited”
”Is Minister Guo's reputation so poor?” Fan Xianlike the pampered son fro Zijing laughed ”Few city officials have good reputations In the countryside, there is a saying: If you lined up the officials of the six ministries and beheaded thehed, thinking of a similar joke frofully executed minister?” he teased
Everyone knew that Count Sinan, Fan Jian, who had been an assistant treasury minister, and then become a senior minister, had taken money from the public purse When it came to corrupt officials, neither Fan Xian's father nor his father-in-law could escape the charge But Teng Zijing did not dare say such things Hearing his young master's words, a cold sweat ran down his back He forced a s master, I misspoke Please do not be offended”
”What does a corrupt official fear? The people do not worry about corrupt officials, but they worry about officials who are both corrupt and incompetent”
”Sir, such talk is inappropriate”
Suddenly soed under Fan Xian's u a paper bundle of roasted chicken The shtly charred chicken was inescapable, even in the heavy rain
[1] Fan Xian's name can also sound like the Chinese word for ”enmity”