As one of the main testers in the examination, Qiu Jun naturally became the mentor of the candidates in that subject.

Among all the students, Tang Fan won his eyes the most. Qiu Jun believed that if he was diligent and diligent in his studies, his future achievements would never be inferior to him, so he accepted Tang Fan as a disciple. This was also a good story in the Shilin at that time.

After Tang Fan passed the list, he stayed in the Hanlin Academy for three years and was sent to Shuntian Prefecture by officials. Among them, he, Senior Brother Pan, was indispensable. Otherwise, if there was no one in the court, he would continue to sit on the bench in the Hanlin Academy, or be assigned to a remote county to be a county magistrate. Although he was in charge of the country, it sounded more powerful than a provocateur, but the emperor was far away. Who knows which year and month it would take to be remembered by the emperor? After three years, there will be a new Jinshi. Who would still remember a name in the vast crowd?

With this relationship, the relationship between Tang Fan and Pan Bin is closely related.

Tang Fan also knew that his senior brother was not a treacherous minister, but he was a little more mediocre and was afraid of trouble. So he also tried his best to plan for Pan Bin. After hearing Pan Bin's complaint, he was not annoyed, but smiled slightly: "How about a bet between me and my senior brother?"

Pan Bin was a little unhappy and thought that although it was okay to call senior brother privately, I am still your Shangguan. How could I be so noble? However, due to the face of the teacher Qiu Jun, he didn't care too much. He coughed lightly and said, "Is there a lottery?"

Tang Fan pointed to the empty bowl in front of him: "If I win, my senior brother will treat me to a bowl of meat soup noodles."

Pan Bin smiled and said, "Well, it seems you are going to treat me to another meal."

Although Pan Bin took great care of this junior brother because of his mentor, he really did not take Tang Fan's words seriously. In his opinion, Tang Fan first entered the officialdom and was young, so he didn't know what the interests were involved. As long as he didn't cause trouble, it would be good.

As for his teacher's praise for Tang Fan, Pan Bin took it even more seriously. He felt that the teacher was a master of knowledge, but he was not very good at being an official. Otherwise, so many years would have passed, and his official position was even lower than that of a student.

The sudden death of the eldest son of the Marquis of Wu'an was quickly reported. On the Shuntian Mansion, Pan Bin did not adopt Tang Fan's opinion and continued to investigate. Instead, he communicated with Marquis of Wu'an in private and directly determined that Zheng Cheng was "death due to sudden dysfunction of yang loss." In this way, the maid Alin, who was present at the time, could not refuse to blame.

But the final judgment is not enough for Shuntian Mansion, because the matter involves Wu'an Marquis' Mansion, Wu'an Marquis himself will definitely go to find the emperor, and the emperor will definitely decide in the end.

Logically speaking, Alin did not kill people directly. Even if he really seduced Zheng Cheng and indirectly caused him to die, he would not be guilty of death. At best, it would be exile. However, how much crime a single woman would have to be sentenced to be sentenced to death, I think about it and know that she might not be able to reach her destination along the way, let alone that she offended the Marquis of Wu'an. Marquis of Wu'an wanted to kill a weak woman without power without any thought, it would be easy.

No matter what, Pan Bin has cleared his responsibilities.

But God does not follow people's wishes. The more Pan Bin wants to turn things into small things, the more the development of things will go against his wishes.

In the dark, this year is destined to be a troublesome year.

The cause of the incident went back two months ago. In March, Chen Yue, the right deputy censor, wrote a letter to reopen the Liaodong Ma City. Regarding this matter, the old grudges involving the three guards of Duoyan and the Ming Dynasty have to be traced back to the time of Emperor Chengzu Yongle. It was like an old woman's foot binding cloth, smelly and long, so it would be better not to mention it.

However, the court had quite controversial about this matter. Some people thought that the three guards of Duoyan were shameless, so they should hold their throats and not let go. Reopening the Ma market would be like taking the initiative to give in. In the future, the court would be full of face and make these people more arrogant. However, because Wang Zhi supported him from the side, the emperor finally agreed to Chen Yue's memorial and asked Chen Yue to go to the governor of Liaodong.

As a result, two months later, Chen Yue pretended to be a rebellion in Jianzhou Jurchens and reported it as a meritorious person, which triggered riots in Liaodong. After being reported and exposed, the emperor naturally wanted to send people to find out the truth and appease the border troops who were harassed by Chen Yue. At this time, the factory manager of the West Factory Wang Zhi volunteered to Ying, saying that he was willing to serve the emperor.

Take it for granted, Wang Zhi was trying to earn money to make contributions, but many people have done this kind of thing, and it is common in the political arena of the Ming Dynasty and is everywhere.

But Yu Zijun, the Minister of War, stood up and opposed it, believing that the most urgent task now is to send someone familiar with military affairs to go there so that he can quickly cut the mess and solve the problem. The implication is that outsiders like Wang Zhi should not join in the fun and cause trouble.

Of course, Wang Zhi was furious. He found that although he was favored by the emperor and established the Western Factory, he still did not cover up the sky. There were still many people in the court who opposed him.

At this time, there were earthquakes in Taiping Prefecture, Guangxi, and Yanjingwei, Sichuan, and heavy casualties. Wang Zhi used the excuse of going to heaven to warn that there were traitors on the left and right of the emperor and filed a complaint in front of the emperor. He kicked Yu Zijun's best friend and the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War to Liaodong, cut off Yu Zijun's arm, and asked the censor to supervise local disaster relief, so as not to get enough of someone to kick all the censors who spoke for Yu Zijun to the place, completely isolating Yu Zijun.

The struggle between these central officials of the imperial court was originally had nothing to do with Pan Bin, but by chance, the murder case of the Wu'an Marquis Mansion was at the right time, so Wang Zhi submitted a report to the emperor, demanding a thorough investigation to the end, saying that if necessary, the Xichang could also join in assisting the investigation, and it was necessary to give the Wu'an Marquis a truth. In addition, Shuntian Mansion hastily closed the case, but it was suspected of perfunctory and should be punished.

When the news came, Pan Bin could no longer sit still. The development of the matter was exactly the same as what his junior brother said!

Just imagine that the other party was only in his early twenties. Although he was very talented, the teacher admired him very much. After all, he was just a novice and had just entered the officialdom. Pan Bin did not take Tang Fan's words to heart before. Because of this, he felt that Tang Fan was just a young man who was too arrogant and did not know the pros and cons, and was just giving advice. Who knew that shortly after, what the junior brother said was fulfilled one by one, and it was not bad at all.

On the other hand, as the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture and a third-rank official, he has stepped into the center with half his foot, but he is still ignorant. However, he has not yet seen any of the sixth-rank official clearly.

Now that things have come to this point, he quickly called Tang Fan, who was ill and went to the doctor. In the past, he used to hold on to the air and never called him junior brother, but now he has no psychological barriers. He told the whole story and finally said, "Junior brother, in your opinion, does this matter still have room for recovery?"

With Pan Bin's status, the speed of getting news was of course much faster than Tang Fan. Tang Fan was not surprised, and there was no show-off on his face. He pondered for a moment and said, "Duan see what Senior Brother wants to do."

Pan Binxin said, what else I want to do, of course I want to keep my official position and not be investigated!

He coughed lightly: "Wu'an Hou told me privately that he wanted to make this case a big deal, but this time Wang Zhi came in a fierce manner and was always trusted by His Majesty. I am afraid it will be difficult to get it right. I was impeached for a small matter, and I can't say that Shuntian Mansion will also be implicated. If you have a solution, you might as well say it."

Tang Fan: "Wuan Hou and his senior brother have no grudges with Wang Zhi, and Zheng Cheng's murder case has nothing to do with him. He will not be in trouble with you for no reason. It's just that he wants to use this to establish his authority and shock the court officials."

Pan Bin had a bitter face: "What does his power have to do with me? I am not Yu Zijun, and I have never offended him!"

Tang Fan: "Shangshu Yu was an old minister of the previous dynasty and had always had prestige. Wang Zhi did not do anything for a while, so he had to find others to vent his anger. As the saying goes, the city gate caught fire and the pond fish would be affected."

Pan Bin vented his anger in anger: "You still have the heart to laugh. Your senior brother is going to be dismissed from office and questioned. Are you happy?"

Tang Fan was not afraid and bowed: "Sir, please forgive me. Have you ever asked several friends about the police? What did they say?"

Pan Bin has two aides, one named Lu Feng and the other named Jiang Dongyuan, and Tang Fan has seen them.

Pan Bin sighed: "One of them asked me to apologize to Wang Zhi, and the other said he wanted to submit a memorial to apologize!"

It is necessary to submit memorials. Now Wang Zhi criticized Shuntian Mansion's incompetence in front of the emperor. Pan Bin must submit memorials, but how to write memorials is also an art. More importantly, it depends on the emperor's mood, and the person who wrote the memorials can speak in front of the emperor. What Pan Bin is worried about is that once his memorials are presented, Wang Zhi teased a few more words in front of the emperor, making the emperor feel that Pan Bin is very incompetent, so he, the prefect of Shuntian Mansion, will be the end of the day.

As for going to apologize to Wang Zhi, Pan Bin hesitated a little.

Now the court is mainly divided into three factions: those who depend on Wang Zhi and those who oppose Wang Zhi.

There are also neutral ones, such as Pan Bin and Tang Fan’s teacher Qiu Jun. He is just an Imperial College Priest, so neutrality is neutral, and no one will bother to win him over.

Pan Bin also wanted to be a neutral faction and not offend both, but with his position, it was a bit difficult.

Look, it was originally a small case. Although the identity of the deceased was not simple, it was just a careful investigation. As a result, the factional disputes involving various intrigues in the court have suddenly become complicated.

Tang Fan: "Senior Brother, what do you think of Wang Zhi?"

Pan Bin was stunned and thought for a while: "It's not simple."

It's really not simple.

An internal official, who was younger than Tang Fan, suddenly rose in just one year, gained the trust of the emperor and Concubine Wan, and established the Xichang. Pan Bin heard that an official who came to Beijing to report his duties was not arrogant or humble when he met Wang Zhi, and did not flatter him like others. Instead, he scolded him in public. Afterwards, Wang Zhi did not care about it, but praised the official for his character and was rumored to be true or false. However, he said that he was tolerant, but he arrested and killed many officials through the Xichang, established many enemies, acted arrogantly, and loved to command randomly, causing trouble for others.

In short, this is a person who can take advantage of the situation. If he is in a chaotic world, he may be a hero. However, if he treats him with the disdainful attitude of ordinary civil officials as regards eunuchs, he will only suffer in the end.

Tang Fan: "There are no eunuchs who are not greedy for money, but Wang Zhi is an exception. He does not love money, but he loves fame and power. The senior brother will know what he did for His Majesty two years ago. Taking advantage of the "Demon Fox Case", he can raise a banner and build a western factory to win over his own power. Two years ago, how many people have heard of the name Wang Zhi? Now if you ask again, how many people don't know Wang Zhi? Therefore, giving gifts and bribery is effective for ordinary little yellow gates, but for eunuch Wang, it is useless."

His tone of speaking was unhappy and he spoke in a casual manner, but he gave people a calm and reliable feeling.

After analyzing the truth, Pan Bin was completely convinced by the junior brother and nodded repeatedly: "No, it's been a waste of Lao Jiang as a guest in my gang for some time, but he doesn't know Wang Zhi as well. So what should I do, according to you?"

Tang Fan: "I have to submit a memorial, but my senior brother can do this..."

After hearing this, Pan Bin's eyes lit up and laughed: "This is a good method!"

The next day, Pan Bin submitted a memorial.

He was not very good at deciding the case, but he was very good at being an official. A memorial polished by the staff was written into a letter of complaints. First, he apologized sincerely, told his all his unscrupulous difficulties, and won the sympathy of the emperor. Then he changed his subject and said that since Admiral Wang impeached Shuntian Mansion, he must have some shortcomings. It is better to invite the West Factory, the East Factory, the Jinyiwei, the Ministry of Justice, and the Dali Temple to intervene in the investigation of the case, and it is better to give the truth to the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion.

The pool was not pure at first, so Pan Bin simply messed up the pool even more.

This is what Tang Fan gave to Pan Bin.

Wang Zhi was too domineering, and there were many people who disliked him. This proposal was exactly the same as the wishes of some people in the court. Tang Fan also calculated the thoughts of these people. As soon as Pan Bin posted the memorial, the other person instigated a few more words, and the proposal was quickly approved by the emperor.

With so many yamen participating, no matter what the result is found in the end, the responsibility of Shuntian Mansion will naturally be much lighter. As the saying goes, all the fish will run away in a scattered manner, and no one will be beaten to death. In this way, Pan Bin doesn't have to worry about losing his black hat.

So I went around for a long time. The murder case of Wu'an Hou Mansion, which was about to be closed, once again returned to the starting point and started again, which was really ridiculous.
Chapter completed!