After a few more greetings, Pan Bin got up and said goodbye. Before leaving, Tang Fan said to Zheng Ying: "Marty, this matter is extraordinary. For the sake of easy inspection, we hope to take away the body of the young master Ling."

Zheng Ying frowned, obviously not very happy: "Is there no other way?"

Tang Fan: "To find out the cause of Ling Gongzi's death, we have to start from here."

Zheng Ying: "My son is the eldest son of Marquis Wu'an. How can he be like an ordinary civilian? His body will be kept by the Marquis's mansion. He will be buried after seven days of stopping the coffin."

The implication is that if you can't find out the truth within seven days, my son can't wait that long and he will definitely be buried.

Before Tang Fan could answer, Pan Bin said, "It is better to be natural and the dead are the most important, and it is better to be buried in peace. The Marquis's condolences and obey changes, so let's say goodbye first."

Tang Fan: "Marty, the maid named Alin, according to the rules, Shuntian Mansion will also take it away."

Zheng Ying didn't say anything this time, and waved his hand directly and asked someone to bring the maid over and hand it over to the yamen runners of Shuntian Mansion.

As soon as he left Wu'an Marquis Mansion, Pan Bin raised his face and scolded Tang Fan: "Runqing, you are so impulsive about what happened today!"

Tang Fan looked innocent: "Sir, where do you start?"

Pan Bin: "You shouldn't have said the following words to Wu'anhou just now. Is Zheng Cheng's death another reason? After all, it's just your speculation. What if you find something out? Why did you change your attitude when Wu'anhou sent us out? He was simply afraid that the murderer would have something to do with the inner house. If a son dies at that time, maybe he has to get one."

Tang Fan sighed: "Sir, if we sit still, we will be afraid that an unjust case will be caused."

Pan Bin was very unhappy and thought to himself that you were not enlightened when I was instructed to this point. Zheng Ying died his son, and even he hoped that the big things would become a minor one. Why are we still busy with our work? Besides, the emperor will definitely take care of Zheng Ying's feelings in the face of the heroes. If something is really found in Shuntian Mansion, it will offend people.

Tang Fan was also a little helpless. No matter how much the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture was, he was a third-rank official, but Pan Bin was so afraid of things and even looked at the investigation of a murder. No wonder this adult had been working for so many years but could not rise any further.

The two of them delayed most of the night in the Marquis of Wu'an. When they came out, they had just beaten the morning drum outside. There were more and more pedestrians getting up early, and the air was filled with the coldness of frost and dew. Seeing that someone had already set up a breakfast stall on the roadside, Tang Fan smiled at Pan Bin and said, "Senior brother, you should be hungry all night. How about I treat you to breakfast?"

When Pan Bin heard him change this title, his original color was a little calmer, and he felt a little hungry.

Both of them were wearing regular clothes, which was not eye-catching.

When the stall owner saw that they had found a seat to sit down, he couldn't come, so he stood there and shouted, "Two guests, what should I eat?"

Tang Fan: "Two bowls of meat noodles!"

The boss replied loudly: "Okay!"

After a while, two bowls of steaming pork noodles were placed in front of the two of them.

The fragrant hot soup noodles are sprinkled with green chopped green onions, which really makes people feel appetite-prone.

Pan Bin and Tang Fan were really hungry, so they picked up their chopsticks and lowered their heads to eat.

Tang Fan's eating habits are very gentle, but his speed is no slower than Pan Bin, and even faster.

By the time Lord Pan had just finished drinking the soup noodles, Tang Fan had already put down his chopsticks.

Before Pan Bin wanted to teach him a lesson, Tang Fan had already said: "Senior brother, in fact, even if Wu'an Hou wanted to suppress this matter, he might not be able to suppress it."

Pan Bin: "Why did you say this?"

Tang Fan: "Senior Brother, do you still remember what big happened last year?"

Pan Bin thought for a while, his face changed: "You mean..."

He picked up a chopstick and dipped it in the noodle soup and wrote the word "Western" on the table.

Tang Fan nodded.

The word "xi" refers to neither the west, east, west, south, north, or west of the Western Paradise.

But the west of the West Factory.

When the Ming Dynasty was introduced to the current Chenghua Emperor, he was already the eighth emperor.

When Emperor Chenghua's father, the late Emperor Yingzong, was in power, a major event that could be recorded in history - the Tumubao Incident. To put it bluntly, it was actually a eunuch named Wang Zhen who would not die if he did not commit suicide. He encouraged Emperor Yingzong to personally conquer the Oirat. Emperor Yingzong really obeyed and brought a group of civil and military ministers to personally conquer. As a result, the eunuch was killed and the emperor was captured. All the civil and military ministers were killed. At that time, Oirat was about to enter Beijing, but Yu Qian stood up in danger, so he saved the capital and saved the grandson. Zu and Chengzu were so angry that they jumped from the coffin to scold unfilial descendants.

During the capture of Emperor Chenghua's father, because Emperor Chenghua was still young at that time, the country could not be without a master for a day. In order to avoid threats and extortion from the Oirat, Yu Qian and his civil officials appointed Yingzong's younger brother, that is, Emperor Chenghua's uncle, to be the emperor.

As a result, the unethical Ola actually released Emperor Yingzong back, and he could not withstand two tigers in one mountain. How could Emperor Chenghua's uncle give up his throne to his brother again? He put Emperor Yingzong under house arrest.

One night a few years later, Emperor Yingzong became the throne with the support of several ministers, and the feng shui changed. This time it was Emperor Chenghua's uncle who was imprisoned.

A few years later, Emperor Yingzong passed away and went around in circles. The throne finally fell on his son Emperor Chenghua.

When Emperor Chenghua, who almost passed by the emperor, had just ascended the throne, the administration was still called Qingming, but the good times did not last long. He was not a diligent person. Once a lazy person gets used to being lazy, it is difficult for him to become diligent again.

Although it is said that Concubine Wan is the source of disaster in the court, Tang Fan doesn't think so. No matter how bad a woman can be, she has limited ability. If the emperor does not obey the rules, what's the use of more than a dozen traitorous concubines? Besides, Concubine Wan is arrogant and domineering in the harem and has no great impact on the previous dynasty. After all, Emperor Chenghua himself did not want to work. He liked arts and pushed all the affairs in the court to court officials, and favored eunuchs, which made the court's internal and external chaos day after day.

Compared with court officials, eunuchs are the ones who are closest to the emperor. In order to facilitate their actions and various interests, court officials naturally get close to eunuchs. In this way, jokes about "Three Pawn Masters and Six Pawn Masters of Clay" were circulated in the court, which means that these pawn officials hold the power of the state, but they always watch the eunuchs around the emperor act in a vain and do not do the serious matters.

In this case, of course, it is impossible to expect the national government to be able to be bright and clear. The knowledgeable people sighed, saying that the emperor was surrounded by villains, and eunuchs were causing trouble, and there were mediocre officials outside blocking the way. Don’t think about the prosperity of Taizu and Chengzu’s national strength. It is hard to say whether it can be restored to the Qingming Festival of Renzong Xuanzong.

Just in February last year, the eunuch Wang Zhi was ordered to establish the Xichang. In order to establish his authority, he arrested many people as soon as he was established. Among them, there were not only ordinary people who "discussed the government's affairs", but also serious officials of the court. There was no need to say that Jiang Zongwu, a magistrate of the Imperial Hospital, was not even spared. Wang Zhitong arrested him without asking for advice. Because someone in the palace helped him speak for him, and he was quite capable of flattering him, Emperor Chenghua did not pursue any investigation. Many people were hopeless to impeach, but were retaliated by Wang Zhi.

For a time, the Western Factory was so powerful that it was approaching the Eastern Factory and the Jinyiwei. Everyone in the court and the country were in danger. So much so that Pan Bin didn't even dare to call out that name directly, and only dared to use the words to endorse the word "Xi".

Seeing Tang Fan nodding, he asked, "What is the connection between that place and the Wu'an Hou Mansion case? Don't involve it randomly!"

Tang Fan: "Senior Brother still remembers the 'demon fox' case two years ago?"

Pan Bin's face changed again.

Tang Fan smiled: "Senior brother doesn't need to be nervous. He is hiding in the city. If he talks here, no one will pay attention."

Two years ago, somehow, a story about a long-tailed monster with golden eyes suddenly spread in the capital. It is said that whenever someone is caught, the person who runs into the monster will fall into a coma. Later, it is said that someone is unconscious because of this. The monster is skinned and worn on it, and transformed into the person's appearance. It is spread and people are in panic. At this time, another Taoist priest named Li Zilong came out. He used magic to make friends with the palace officials in order to wait for an opportunity to kill the monarch. Someone connected the monster with Li Zilong, and said that Taoist Li was actually a demon fox that was killed by the Tai and the Zu Emperor. Now, Tai and the Zu Emperor are gone, so he came to seek revenge on his descendants.

Although Li Zilong was beheaded later and the rumors gradually subsided, Emperor Chenghua was frightened after hearing about this incident. He even thought that the East Factory and the Jinyiwei were unreliable and needed to set up a new spy agency to serve him specifically, so the West Factory came into being.

Tang Fan: "After the Demon Fox Case, the West Factory was established, and it was just the excuse that a group of people could be arrested. In addition to showing his face in front of His Majesty, it said that the West Factory did more capable things than the East Factory and the Jinyiwei, but it still wanted to establish its authority, which made all officials afraid of him when they saw him. Now that Zheng Cheng is involved, even if Wu'an Hou himself likes to make big things small, Wang Zhi will definitely take advantage of the situation and ask His Majesty to investigate thoroughly. Maybe he will intervene in it, so that the power of the West Factory can be demonstrated."

Pan Bin shook his head: "Impossible. Although the West Factory is at its peak, why should Wang Zhi offend the Wu'an Marquis Mansion for no reason?"

Tang Fan: "In order to establish prestige among the royal relatives and nobles, and to let the world know, he not only dared to arrest all officials, but also offended those noble families. In this way, everyone in the world feared it, it would be more convenient for him to do whatever he wanted in the future."

Pan Bin: "Then wait until the West Factory intervenes. If the West Factory is willing, Shuntian Mansion can follow the flow and push these troubles to them."

Tang Fan shook his head, a little helpless. Their teacher once commented on this senior brother to him, saying that Pan Zibin "has not done enough, has mediocre plans, and retreats before fighting when encountering things." Now, it is indeed very appropriate when thinking about it.

Pan Bin, who was afraid that Tang Fan would make a decision and would in turn remind him: "The Wu'an Hou will definitely report this matter. When His Majesty has any order, he will talk about it. Don't run to the Wu'an Hou's mansion to ask for Zheng Cheng's body!"

Tang Fan laughed: "Senior Brother, do you think I am such an impulsive person?"

Pan Bin was not angry: "I think it's like, the teacher said you were 'elegant and elegant, with the style of an ancient gentleman', and you just said something amazing at the Marquis of Wu'an just now, which was more reckless!"

Why did the third-rank Shuntian Prefecture Order and the sixth-rank official call each other brothers?

It's normal, because they both have a common teacher, Qiu Jun.

Qiu Jun is a versatile person. Not only is he good at being an official, but he has some knowledge in history, Neo-Confucianism, economy, and even medicine. He has extensive knowledge and extensive works. He is a recognized master at present and is highly respected by scholars. If people at that time could worship him as their teacher, it would be a blessing for three lives.

Pan Bin was a disciple accepted by Qiu Jun in his early years. It was funny to say that his disciple had a prosperous career and was now the third-rank Shuntian Prefecture. However, the teacher was still from the fourth-rank Imperial College. However, the teacher and student status were placed there, even if the official position was higher than that of the teacher, Pan Bin should still respectfully hold the disciple's etiquette in front of the teacher.

Three years ago, in the eleventh year of Chenghua, Qiu Jun was ordered to preside over the examination of the Yiwei Department. Tang Fan also took the examination of that subject. He first won the fifth place in the examination, and then ranked first in the examination of the second place in the palace examination.

Although the imperial examination is once every three years, there are countless talents in the world who have been wasting time on this. With the age of the twentieth year of the Tang Dynasty, the second-class first place is enough to make scholars all over the world envious.

However, it is said that Emperor Chenghua originally wanted to choose Tang Fan as the top scholar, but because the chief assistant Wan'an said that Tang Fan was too young, it would be better to move the ranking backwards, so as not to be proud of the young people being praised and killed. It is important to know that the wood is in the forest and the wind will destroy it.

The emperor felt it made sense, so he changed his ranking and moved Tang Fan to the second-tier first place. He joked with regret: "Tang Runqing's literary talent and knowledge are the best choices, and he is rare and handsome. If he became the top scorer, he would be ashamed of his face when he stood next to him!"
Chapter completed!