When Yang Fan was still a dozen steps away from the Ministry of Justice, a man dressed in the uniform of the Ministry of Justice quickly came to greet him. He said respectfully, "Oh, Yang Langzhong, you have a new life, and your longevity has been extended! On New Year's Eve, I went to Lang Zhong's mansion to pay my respects. Unfortunately, Lang Zhong was not there. I heard that the whole family went to Longmen Mountain to celebrate the new year. Haha, unique, unique! "
This man was the head of the Ministry of Justice's Torture Chamber, Yuan Han. It was Yang Fan who had promoted him from deputy head. Moreover, he had heard about Lai Junchen's setback at Longmen Mountain. He did not believe that this young Tang Jian Yang would spend the rest of his life growing wild vegetables on Longmen Mountain. There were many officials in the court who had fallen and fallen. As long as they had the opportunity, they would still be court officials dressed in red and purple. No matter how hard he worked, he was destined to be an official. He still had to curry favor with him.
Yang Fan smiled and returned the greeting. He said a few auspicious words for the New Year, then pointed to the door and asked, "Head Yuan, who is this person? Why is he kneeling in the Ministry of Justice?"
Hearing his question, the smile on Yuan Han's face immediately disappeared. He sighed heavily and said in a low voice, "That person is Fan Sixing's son."
Yang Fan used to be the Minister of Justice. At that time, he had officials at various levels, such as the Minister Counsellor, Manager, and Clerk. Even if they were not familiar with each other, they had at least met each other and knew each other's names. Fan Sixing was an official in charge of the Ministry of Justice's prison. He had met Yang Fan once.
Yang Fan was surprised. "What happened to Fan Sixing? Why is his son like this? What does he want?"
Yuan Han looked at the little old man standing next to Yang Fan. Of course, he had heard of the great name of the dignified Prime Minister Li, but he had never seen him before. Yang Fan understood and said, "There is no harm in saying it. This elder is not an outsider."
Yuan Han was relieved and said, "It's all because of Lai Junchen. Lai Junchen investigated the case of Liu Sili and Shu Lianyao's rebellion and arrested a large number of officials and gentry. Because Shu Lianyao was originally a military officer in the Luoyang prefecture, Lai Junchen was worried that some acquaintances would help him collude with the information, so he detained the criminals in our Ministry of Justice's prison … "
Although Yuan Han was a minor official, he knew how to conduct himself. He knew that Yang Fan and Lai Junchen could not coexist, so he directly called Lai Junchen's name in front of him. There was no need to be modest.
Yuan Han explained in detail that it was because after those important criminals were imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice's prison, one of them suddenly fell ill and died. Lai Junchen flew into a rage and looked for an excuse to make Inspector Fan, who was in charge of the Ministry of Justice's prison, an accomplice of the rebels. In the end, the Emperor issued an edict to execute him.
In fact, this matter had something to do with Wu Chengsi. Originally, Wu Chengsi had created this mad dog, Lai Junchen, to punish Li Zhaode and Yang Fan. In the end, before he could even make a move, the two of them had already fallen. Lai Junchen, who had no place to display his might, randomly bit and sent two of Wu Chengsi's generals, Wang Lei and Wang Zhu, to prison.
Wu Chengsi was worried that Wang Zhu would say that he had instructed him to leak the information to Ming Palace's Wei Ji Xu. Smart people would guess that he had planned this, so he bribed a jailer to poison Wang Zhu.
Lai Junchen had wanted to dig out more of Wang Zhu's high-ranking officials to expand his credit, but Wang Zhu died. Lai Junchen was unable to restrain his anger, so he casually charged Fan, who was in charge of the Ministry of Justice's prison, with rebellion. He first put him in prison to make up the numbers, and then he was executed.
However, outsiders had no way of knowing this inside story, so everyone in the Ministry of Justice felt that Fan Sixing had died a wrongful death.
Fan Sixing's son was kneeling in front of the Ministry of Justice yamen, crying out his father's grievances. But who in the current Ministry of Justice dared to challenge Lai Junchen? As a result, he knelt in front of the Ministry of Justice yamen. The people coming in and out were all his father's colleagues, but no one dared to say a word. They all treated him as if he was invisible.
Li Zhaode was so angry that his face turned red. Although Yang Fan didn't have much of a relationship with Fan Sixing, he also shook his head, secretly feeling sympathy.
At this time, a burst of laughter came from the yamen. Lai Junchen walked out, accompanied by the Left Assistant Minister Huangfu Zhangbei and the Right Assistant Minister Liu Ruxuan. Lai Junchen had come to the Ministry of Justice yamen to handle some matters. Now that the matter had been resolved, the Left and Right Assistant Ministers personally saw him out.
The Minister of Justice, Tao Wenjie, was also one of the officials who had opposed Lai Junchen. He was a disciple of Princess Taiping and had returned home to visit his family during the new year. Because his hometown was far away in Quanzhou, he had yet to return to the capital. The daily affairs of the Ministry of Justice were handled by the Left and Right Assistant Ministers.
Fan Sixing's son recognized the two Assistant Ministers. He wanted to go in and file a complaint, but the guards at the door wouldn't let him in. He could only kneel there and not get up. Now that he saw the Left and Right Assistant Ministers appear together, he couldn't help but be wild with joy. He quickly took out a piece of paper from his bosom and loudly cried out his grievances.
When the Left and Right Assistant Ministers saw him, their expressions became extremely ugly. The person Fan Sixing's son was suing was right beside them. Who would dare to accept the complaint? Who would dare to interfere?
Huangfu Zhangbei loudly shouted, "This is the Ministry of Justice. What kind of case can be filed without the Capital Governor's approval? This is simply unreasonable! What are you all doing? Who is this person? Why did you allow him to file a complaint here? Chase him away! Chase him away! "
Yuan Han quickly apologized to Yang Fan and quickly ran over. He ordered a group of yamen runners to take Fan Sixing's son away.
"Let go of me! Let go of me!"
Fan Sixing's son abruptly broke free from their hands and pulled out a shiny dagger from his boot.
"Protect the Assistant Ministers! Quickly protect the Assistant Ministers! "
Yuan Han was greatly alarmed. He quickly called for a group of servants carrying water and fire rods to protect the two Assistant Ministers and Lai Junchen. At the same time, he pulled out his own saber and placed it in front of him.
Fan Sixing's son raised his dagger and shouted: "My father is innocent, he was harmed by that dog thief, Lai Junchen. That dog thief is now the capital governor, how can I go to the capital governor and complain about him? My father died unjustly. You are in charge of the Ministry of Justice. Are you just going to sit back and watch that dog act viciously? Assistant Ministers, if you do not accept the complaint, I, Fan, will die in front of you today! "
Fan Sixing's son was truly unyielding. As soon as he finished speaking, he pierced the gleaming dagger into his lower abdomen. Fresh blood stained the paper in front of him. The officials at the yamen's entrance were all dumbfounded.
This youth also did not recognize Lai Junchen. If he knew that the person being escorted out by the left and right assistant ministers was the enemy who killed his father, he would not have committed suicide but stabbed Lai Junchen instead.
Huangfu Zhang Bei was terrified. He repeatedly said, "Take him away! Take him away! It's the New Year. How unlucky. Don't let him die in front of our yamen. "
Liu Ruxuan said, "Assistant Minister Yuan, take some people and take him away. Find a doctor to treat him quickly. Don't … don't let him lose his life."
Assistant Minister Liu watched as Fan Sixing died unjustly, and his son raised his blade to commit suicide. Right now, blood covered the ground, and it was unknown whether he was dead or alive. Assistant Minister Liu felt a lump in his throat, and tears involuntarily fell from his eyes. At the side, many of the minor officials also felt the same. They silently lowered their heads and did not speak.
Seeing their expressions, Lai Junchen could not help but roll his eyes. He sneered, "What? Just because someone committed suicide, it must be an injustice? This case was single-handedly handled by me. That Fan Sixing's crime is irrefutable. The Imperial Court has openly sentenced him! Why are you all crying and acting like this? In the future, if someone breaks the law and his son commits suicide, he will be acquitted! "
Lai Junchen loudly scolded. The officials did not dare to reply and all avoided his gaze. Liu Ruxuan was an assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice. Her official rank was not lower than his. She was already feeling sad. Hearing him speak like this, she was very displeased. She indifferently said, "I have a problem with crying when facing the wind. I won't send you off. I'll leave first!"
Assistant Minister Liu waved his sleeve and left. Seeing this, Lai Junchen became even angrier. He gritted his teeth and sneered. He thought to himself, "Liu Ruxuan! Now that I have been reinstated, Huangfu Zhang has prepared gifts to congratulate me. But you, Liu Ruxuan, pretend not to know. Now you make me look bad in front of me. If I don't find a chance to kill you, I'll write my name backwards! "
At this time, the servants had already picked up Fan Sixing's son and carried him away in a flash. Huangfu Zhang then ordered someone to sprinkle some snow on the road to cover the bloodstain. He then smiled apologetically at Lai Junchen, "Don't be angry, Prefect. Don't let this kind of person spoil the mood of your family. It's the new year …"
He had only spoken halfway when Lai Junchen suddenly turned and left. In a blink of an eye, he saw Yang Fan and Li Zhaode. Back then, he had been demoted to Tongzhou because of these two. Seeing that they were even worse off than he was back then, Lai Junchen was instantly happy.
He grinned as he walked in front of the two. After sizing them up, he exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, isn't this … Li … Li …"
Lai Junchen turned his head and asked Huangfu Zhang Bei, "Brother Huangfu, this is?"
Huangfu Zhang Bei saw Li Zhaode and felt slightly uneasy. He subconsciously cupped his hands towards Li Zhaode and said, "Censor Li!"
Lai Junchen slapped his forehead and said, "Yes, yes, yes, Censor Li, hahahaha … Censor Li, aiya, Censor Li, you look so spirited in your official robes. You look like you're twenty years younger in an instant. I didn't recognize you at first glance."
What kind of person was Li Zhaode? He came from an aristocratic family and was a Prime Minister. How could he be willing to argue with him and lower his own status? Li Zhaode sneered and flicked his sleeve, saying, "A greedy and ruthless nature. Colluding with a jackal to bully others. Sooner or later, you will suffer retribution!" Having said that, he walked towards the Ministry of Justice without giving Lai Junchen another look.
Lai Junchen's face turned red from Li Zhaode's complete disdain. He stared at Li Zhaode's back with hatred until Li Zhaode completely disappeared from the Ministry of Justice's entrance. Only then did he turn around and look at Yang Fan with a smile. Yang Fan smiled and cupped his hands, saying, "This lowly official Yang Fan greets Prefect Yang!"
The smile on Lai Junchen's face immediately froze.
At this time, that unlucky Ming Court Magistrate Ji Xu had already traveled thousands of miles from Chang 'an to Luoyang, braving the wind and snow.
Actually, Ji Xu should have reached Luoyang earlier. However, he had traveled day and night and was suffering from hunger and cold. Because of his anxiety, he could not sleep well. By the time he reached Luoyang, he actually fell seriously ill. The fever did not subside and his mouth was full of nonsense.
When the two attendants saw his condition, they knew that if they forced their way, this County Magistrate Ji would be dead by the time they reached Luoyang. They could only stay nearby and invite a doctor to treat him.
With this delay, Ji Xu only reached the capital today. After entering Luoyang, Ji Xu did not stop for even a moment. He did not care that his robes made him look like a beggar and immediately rushed towards the palace. By the time Lai Junchen was stunned by Yang Fan's change of surname, Ji Xu had already reached Duanmen.
When the guards at Duanmen saw that the three beggars had actually run into the palace, they immediately went forward to chase them away.
Ji Xu crouched down and looked at the tall palace. From his bosom, he took out a large seal and raised it high above his head. He burst into tears.
The palace guards took the seal and could not help but jump in fright, "Why is Chang 'an's Palace Magistrate in such a sorry state? Could it be that there was a mutiny in Chang' an?"
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