Chapter 78 Keep Pan Shijian
Song Xingtian and Song Xinghai were both stunned. Song Li's words were indeed a bit ahead of the strict Holy Lion Empire. A Saint Emperor and a Prince, they naturally would not have any sense of public servants. However, the more they thought about it, the more they felt that Song Li's words contained another world of rule. The two brothers stared at Song Li with four eyes, and their faces showed a thoughtful expression.
"Father, Uncle Saint, what's wrong with you? Did I say the wrong thing? I'm young and shallow in my knowledge. Sometimes I talk nonsense. Is there anything wrong with you? You have a lot of them, so don't bother with me, a child." Song Li also realized that some of his words were still too advanced, and they might not be able to understand for the time being, so he blew up and tried to fool him.
"Your knowledge is not shallow. Even the Holy Emperor was shocked by you," Song Xingtian looked at Song Li thoughtfully and continued: "No matter whether your other statements are correct or not, at least it is a little good. As a member of the Song royal family, protecting the people is our duty! Lao Liu, I am not wrong. Song Lion, this little guy, like our Song family! If everyone in the Song family can be as obsessed with the people like Song Li, and be self-reliant and dedicated to the public, then my holy lion kingdom will last forever and immortal forever!"
Song Xinghai was also surprised by Song Li's words. It seemed that he still didn't know his son enough. However, the expression of his son just spoke made him feel very proud. Once upon a time, his son was still the pain in his heart. In a blink of an eye, he had transformed into his own pride.
Song Li touched his nose and smiled bitterly: "Uncle Saint Emperor, you are embarrassed to praise me."
Song Xingtian laughed and said, "There is nothing embarrassing, you deserve it! Young people are not greedy for money and property, and they are really valuable to keep their duties and duties in mind. Song Li, since you don't want to reward, then Uncle Saint Emperor will satisfy your wish. It is said that you and Pan Shijian's son are fighting, right?"
The Holy Emperor naturally knew about the fight between the powerful and the sons and nephews. He was also young and was also a well-known role in the imperial capital at that time. He often played pigs and ate tigers and went out to deal with the second-generation ancestors who were not open to their eyes. He was clear about the twists and turns in this. Both sides said harsh words, if anyone loses, he will have to walk away when he sees the other party again.
Pan Shijian must be exiled in this incident, but he also needs to understand the conflict between Pan Shaofeng and Song Li.
Song Li didn't take Pan Shaofeng seriously, he wanted to deal with Pan Shijian. Now Pan Shijian is in trouble, and it would be a good result if he dealt with Pan Shaofeng by the way. Just think it's a buy one free. The Holy Emperor also knew that Pan Shaofeng could not play with Song Li, and even if he didn't participate, Song Li could eat Pan Shaofeng tightly. The reason why he did this was to send a signal to the rest of the capital. He admired Song Li very much, so he supported him in his actions. Song Li's own handling of Pan Shaofeng and the support of the Holy Emperor were completely different.
Song Li keenly realized the intention of the Holy Emperor. As a man, there is no one who doesn’t care about face. If the Holy Emperor comes forward to support him, after Song Li rectifies Pan Shaofeng, his prestige among the playboys in the imperial capital will reach an unprecedented height.
If you don’t accept it, you can also follow the orders to slap people in the face?
"Uncle Saint Emperor, that's right, that boy Pan Shaofeng is too arrogant. He is rushing around in the downtown area and is completely disregarding human life. I don't like it, just want to teach him a lesson. Otherwise, he will not have a memory in the future, and sooner or later someone will be killed by him." Song Li beat the snake and the rod, of course he would not refuse such a thing.
"Very good, Song Li, don't worry, Uncle Saint Emperor supports you. A bastard like Pan Shaofeng, you really need to teach you a lesson." Song Xingtian stroked his beard and smiled and said, "He will also give you his golden carriage."
"Uncle Saint Emperor, this is not very good. The golden carriage is so swaying, probably everyone in the imperial capital knows. If I drive it, others may poke my backbone." Of course, Song Li wanted it in his heart. The numb golden carriage is equivalent to the Ferrari of the Holy Lion Empire. It is really cool to drive it out. There are no men who don't like cars. However, Song Li still has to refuse, otherwise the good image created before would be wasted.
"What is Pan Shaofeng? He is worthy of the golden carriage?" Song Xingtian sneered and continued: "You are the prince of the Ming Dynasty, so you are naturally worthy of it. What's more, this carriage was rewarded by Uncle Saint Emperor. Who dares to say anything? "
Song Li was happy and pretended to be calm on the surface, saying, "Thank you, Uncle Saint. But you have to issue an order to make it clear so that everyone can think that the Ming Dynasty's mansion will take over the robbery and will have a bad impact on my father."
Song Xingtian nodded and smiled and said, "You are considerate, this is OK.
The atmosphere of the meeting between Song Li and his son and the Holy Emperor was very harmonious. To describe it in the words of Gao Eunuch, that is, "His Majesty the Holy Emperor laughed constantly from beginning to end, and his face was very happy." After this sentence was passed, Song Xinghai once again consolidated his position as the number one celebrity in front of the Holy Emperor, and his son Song Li became famous because he was summoned by the Holy Emperor alone, which aroused the envy and jealousy of the playboys in the imperial capital.
Not long after this conversation, Prince Zhong hurried into the palace to meet him. The Holy Emperor had some precautions, and Prince Zhong came to negotiate with him.
Pan Shijian found Prince Zhong and reported the whole story truthfully. Prince Zhong was so angry that he slapped the table on the spot, smashed the teacup, and pointed at Pan Shijian's forehead and scolded him for half an hour. Prince Zhong didn't care how much harm Pan Shaofeng's actions would bring to the people. What he cared about was that His Majesty the Holy Emperor was eyeing them at the moment, and they chose to avoid their edge and temporarily lie dormant. Pan Shaofeng jumped out to cause trouble at this time, undoubtedly disrupting Prince Zhong's overall plan and giving His Majesty a breakthrough. As the saying goes, the fault of raising a godfather, Pan Shaofeng is so bastard, and Pan Shijian's father's spoiling and indulgence, so Prince Zhong scolded him without hesitation.
The previous confrontation had just damaged the two powerful generals of the cabinet chief and King Kang, and now they are facing the situation of losing the position of imperial capital prestige. The Thousand Mile Dike was destroyed by the ant hole. Prince Zhong felt that his iron barrel-like power camp had begun to appear. This gap was getting bigger and bigger.
Prince Zhong naturally knew what Pan Shijian did in the imperial capital. Since they left a handle with Song Xinghai, with the inspector's omnipotent investigation ability, they could definitely clean Pan Shijian's skin and reveal his true colors. After the Holy Emperor ascended the throne, he had great efforts to govern corruption among officials. This time, Pan Shijian hit the gun, and the Holy Emperor would definitely not let him go.
However, after so long after the incident, there was no movement on the Holy Emperor. In Prince Zhong's understanding, this was not in line with the Holy Emperor's style of decisiveness. After a moment of thinking, he understood the Holy Emperor's meaning. The other person was not in a hurry to deal with Pan Shijian, but was sending him a hint, waiting for him to come to ask for peace.
Aside from Pan Shijian's economic problems, this person is still a very capable official. In Prince Zhong's eyes, there are only two types of officials, one is capable of doing things, and the other is a waste of life. Pan Shijian undoubtedly belongs to the former. Lord Saint Emperor must have seen this and expected that Prince Zhong could not bear to abandon Pan Shijian. Now there are only two choices in front of Prince Zhong, one is to abandon Pan Shijian, and then compete with the Holy Emperor for the position of the imperial capital prefecture with the Holy Emperor in the court. This choice is very risky, and perhaps in the end, the person and position are lost. Another option is to abandon the position of the imperial capital prefecture and keep Pan Shijian. As long as Prince Zhong does not fall, even if he is now exiled to the frontier or demoted, he will definitely have a chance to be re-activated in the future. Pan Shijian is the direct line promoted by Prince Zhong himself, so of course he cannot watch his direct line be imprisoned or put on a gallows.
Prince Zhong chose the second path pragmatically, to preserve Pan Shijian and give up his position as the imperial prefect.
Lord Saint Emperor received Prince Zhong in Xingqing Hall. The two most powerful bosses of the Holy Lion Empire talked for an afternoon, and no one knew what they had specifically said. However, the news brought back by Prince Zhong made Pan Shijian stunned.
Pan Shijian was dismissed from the position of the imperial capital prefect, and was demoted to the fourth rank. Three days later, he went to Qiongzhou County to take office. The position was the governor of Qiongzhou County. The position of the imperial capital prefect was Xiang Ying, the former Grand Secretary of the Hanlin Academy. When the Holy Emperor was still the crown prince, Xiang Ying was his companion and was definitely one of his most trusted confidants. Xiang Ying was promoted from the Grand Secretary to the Imperial Capital Prefecture with real power, which was a big step in his career. The position of the highest executive of the imperial capital finally fell into the hands of the Holy Emperor. This was also the position he wanted to regain day and night, and now he finally got his long-cherished wish. All of this is due to Song Xinghai and his son.
On the surface, the Qiongzhou County Governor was also a magistrate in the ruling area. Pan Shijian's exile was not too frustrating. In fact, Qiongzhou County was the most barren and chaotic county in the Holy Lion Empire, bordering the Lambis Kingdom. Due to the frequent small-scale military conflicts between the two countries, there were basically constant wars. The previous county Governor died under the powerful crossbow of the Lambis army, so the position vacant appeared.
A cold sweat broke out on Pan Shijian's back and sighed inwardly that His Majesty the Holy Emperor was really good at it. This was simply sending him into the wolf's den.
However, compared to being imprisoned or being executed, this was a good result. Pan Shijian didn't feel any surprise. What really shocked him was because of another sentence brought back by Prince Zhong.
Chapter completed!