How to make a famous minister

Chapter 87

"Your Majesty," Cao Jin walked in silently, "Duke Ren Yuan is dead."

Zhu Youjian was taken aback for a moment, but then he was overjoyed!

Ren Yuanzheng is the grandfather of Fan Xuanchao. He has been staying in Nanjing since he became an official a few years ago. It is said that this year, his body and bones are not as good as before. can survive.

The one who died was Fan Xuanchao's grandfather. Fan Jingwen should observe mourning for three years, and Fan Xuanchao should also observe one year.

On the surface, it seems that Fan Xuanchao is taking drastic measures in Hangzhou and bloodbathing the south of the Yangtze River. If Zhu Youjian intends to reform the bad governance of officials, he should win his feelings no matter what.

If Zhu Youjian failed to withstand the pressure of the Donglin Party, he should naturally follow the trend at this time, but in doing so, Fan Xuanchao recovered three years later, and he didn't know what was waiting for him.

But Zhu Youjian has always been greedy. He wants to reform the administration of officials and get rid of all the drawbacks of taxation in one fell swoop, and he also wants Fan Xuanchao to stay in the court well, so he has been forced by the Donglin Party to almost nowhere to retreat recently.

But when there was no way out, Fan Yongnian died!

When Fan Xuanchao received the news in Hangzhou, he immediately stopped all work, wrote a booklet begging to observe filial piety for three years, then changed into plain filial piety clothes, and faced the west and wept.

Naturally, officials from Hangzhou came to comfort them, but they were all low-ranking officials, and those with higher positions were arrested by Fan Xuanchao, and they were probably celebrating happily in prison at the moment.

Fan Xuanchao didn't care about the last carnival of those who were about to die, he believed that Zhu Youjian's order to seize love would come down soon.When Fan Yongnian passed away, he would naturally have to observe filial piety for three years, but in Jiangnan's situation, no one could suppress it, and it was more likely to be disturbed for the worse.

Even for the taxes of those rich and powerful families, Zhu Youjian couldn't let him go easily.

But, it's so unexpected.

On the March [-]th day of Fan Yongnian, the documents issued by the Ministry of Officials in the capital reached Fan Xuanchao's hands—Zhu Youjian approved his papers, and it was time to return to Wuqiao, Hebei to observe his filial piety!

Fan Xuanchao looked at the document with the big seal, and couldn't recover for a while.Why, why did you agree?Isn't it normal because you are right again, and then make another decree?

Why... why...

Fan Xuanchao's heart suddenly slid over those stories of cunning rabbits and running dogs, and his heart felt cold.

Looking up, I saw Jinglou's worried eyes, and said with a smile: "It's nothing, I haven't served my grandfather for many years, it's already unfilial, Your Majesty fulfilled my filial piety, we are also ready to go back to Wuqiao."

Jinglou has always only slandered in his heart and never said much, not to mention that here are all Zhu Youjian's Jinyiwei, so Fan Xuanchao only brought Jinglou instead of Jingchuan Jinglou.

Fan Xuanchao didn't put away the official documents until Jinglou went down to pack his luggage - if he compared Zhu Youjian to a hunter who was cooked by a cunning rabbit and a running dog, then what is he himself, he might as well be a cunning rabbit.

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The timing of Fan Yongnian's death was too coincidental, and Fan Xuanchao couldn't help but guess the reason.But he didn't know the cause and effect until he returned to Wuqiao and met with Fan Jingwen and Mrs. Zhang who carried the coffin back to their hometown.

After all, the root cause lies with him.

Dividing peaches and breaking sleeves is scary.

Since Fan Xuanchao returned to Wuqiao, Fan Jingwen did not want to see him again. Although Mrs. Zhang met him, she shed tears and sincerely asked him to marry a wife and have children as soon as possible.

"Now even your younger brother has fame and fame, and he is also favored by others." Madam Zhang wiped her tears and said, "I don't ask for anything else, I just hope that there is someone who knows what's cold and what's hot by your side..."

Mrs. Zhang's words were all clichés. Although Fan Xuanchao knew in his heart that it was his mother's good intentions, he couldn't help feeling bored.At first he wanted to leave, but when he saw the white banners all over the room, he endured and sat down.

It's just that Mrs. Zhang saw that he was distracted while listening, and knew in her heart that he had made up her mind a long time ago, so she sighed and sent him out.

After Fan Xuanchao left, Mrs. Zhang entered the back room. Seeing that Fan Jingwen was still sitting there in the same posture as before, she couldn't help sighing, "Why do you have something to do?"

Fan Jingwen was stupefied, and then he said: "This kid has his own ideas since he was a child, and he made up his mind that eight horses will not be able to pull back, but I thought he would know what is good or bad after a few years, but he didn't." Thought...but never thought..."

In my mind, I remembered my father who was seriously ill. Hearing the unbearable rumors, he vomited a mouthful of black blood, and then...

"If only he wasn't so bright..." It wouldn't be noticed, and it wouldn't be such a pity now.

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Fan Yongnian's death was so coincidental that even Han Yu couldn't help saying hello!Before Fan Xuanchao returned to Wuqiao, Han Yu couldn't help asking Zhu Youjian: "About the appointment of Jiangnan officials..."

Zhu Youjian interrupted him, "There are so many officials in the south of the Yangtze River who have collected and donated land. They haven't found out yet, so what are they talking about?"

Han Yu was choked up, thinking that Zhu Youjian had already compromised with the Donglin Party by letting Fan Xuanchao go back to serve his filial piety, but he didn't expect it to be so hard.

"Jiangnan is a land of fish and rice. There hasn't been any major disasters in these years. The official turmoil at this moment will inevitably affect the lives of the people. It's better to settle it as soon as possible."

Having said so much, isn't this implying that Fan Xuanchao is messing around in Jiangnan, not rectifying the officialdom but deliberately creating chaos?

Zhu Youjian was dissatisfied in his heart, but he didn't say anything on the face, saying: "Those officials only know how to fill their own pockets, accept bribes and reap land, completely forgetting that the country is fighting against Houjin, and they need to be severely punished. As for the appointment of new officials, it is still necessary Let's talk about it after the cleanup is over."

Han Yu continued to advise: "Fan Xuanchao's actions in the south of the capital have caused storms in the entire south of the Yangtze River. The officials are panicked and even dare not go to work. Most of them complain of illness. Although Fan Xuanchao has intentions, his actions are too reckless. Now it is a good time to set things right. Time."

Zhu Youjian had expected that after Fan Xuanchao's filial piety left Hangzhou, the Donglin Party would have such rhetoric, and after persuading Han Yu in a few words, he ordered the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Punishment to handle the case together.

Han Yu finally completely dispelled that little doubt, and even began to think about who can take over the various positions in Jiangnan in order to maximize his own interests.

Originally, in order to fill up the vacant positions in Jiangnan as soon as possible, they didn't think much about the list of candidates. Now that Zhu Youjian is not in a hurry to appoint Jiangnan officials, he can take a good look at it...