After a series of hurried but orderly footsteps, Yan Ruohai, the head of the Fourth Bureau of the Overwatch Council, walked in from outside the Ministry of Justice. Behind him was a large group of secret agents of the Overwatch Council.
Seeing the Overwatch Council put on such a show, Guo Zheng did not say anything. He only frowned and said, "I didn't think Master Yan would come to hear the case." Yan Ruohai paid no attention to the Imperial Censor. He looked at the beautiful young man on the chair and smiled. "I am Yan Ruohai. Greetings, Master Fan."
Fan Xian also stood up and smiled. "If Master Yan still doesn't come, I'll have no choice but to tear down the Ministry of Justice and flee the world." Naturally, this was just a joke.
Han Zhiwei glanced at Yan Ruohai and furrowed his brows. He wondered why the Overwatch Council had come to mess things up. He said, "Sir Fan junior made a ruckus in court and beat up an official. His crime is unpardonable. No matter who comes, I'm afraid he won't be able to leave the Ministry of Justice today. Besides, the headquarters has already sent a notice to arrest Yang Wanli and the other criminals. Once the witnesses arrive, the case will naturally be cleared up. "
"No need." Yan Ruohai said, "The officials of the 13 yamens went to the Tongfu Tavern to arrest someone, but they have already been arrested by Sir Mu Tie of the First Bureau of the Overwatch Council. They are now drinking tea in the Overwatch Council. If you have time, please go and bring your subordinates back."
The Ministry of Justice's reputation had been completely lost today! Han Zhiwei pointed at Yan Ruohai's nose and scolded, "Since when did the Overwatch Council have the right to interfere with the affairs of the Ministry of Justice? What right do you have to stop the Ministry of Justice from arresting someone? "
"The spring examination fraud case is handled by this court. In His Majesty's decree, the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Court are only assistants." Yan Ruohai looked around and did not see the vice-official of the Supreme Court. He smiled and said, "Since you are an assistant, you should do your part well. Yang Wanli and the other three have always been under our watch and have not yet been convicted. How can they be handed over to the Ministry of Justice? The yamen laborers under the Minister are too much of a scoundrel. Master Mu invited them back to the Overwatch Council.
Is that wrong? "Guo Zheng said coldly," Yang Wanli's case is fine. But according to the court's rules, Sir Fan junior was sent first by the Ministry of Justice. Of course, of course, of course of words of the Overwatch Council would not be enough to take him away. "
Until now, the three departments still did not know the true relationship between Fan Xian and the Overwatch Council. They only thought that because Fan Xian exposed the cheating case and came into contact with the Overwatch Council, in addition to his master-disciple relationship with Fei Jie, the Overwatch Council would want to protect him. Thus, they first used the rules to suppress Yan Ruohai.
Guo Zheng saw that he was not listening to the words of the Imperial Censorate, and he was furious. He thought, Your rank is so much lower than mine, how dare you be so rude? This Imperial Censorate rarely interacted with the Overwatch Council, so he had no idea how arrogant the Council could be.
Yan Ruohai frowned again. He looked at Han Zhiwei and bowed. "Sir, I have been ordered to bring back Sir Fan junior. Please make an exception."
Han Zhiwei saw that the Overwatch Council had arrived. He knew that this was going to be troublesome. His master probably did not expect Chen Pingping to interfere. But he had no other choice. He gritted his teeth and said, "The case has not been closed. How can I bring someone? Sir Yan, this is against the rules. "He copied Guo Zheng's tone and used the court's rules to pressure others.
Yan Ruohai frowned and waved his hand.
Countless grunts sounded at the same time. In the hall of the Ministry of Justice, the wind of fists and the shadows of feet collided. The people of the 13 yamens had no time to fight back. The people surrounding Fan Xian had already been disarmed and beaten to the ground. It was unknown whether they were dead or alive. The Fourth Bureau of the Overwatch Council had always been the most powerful department in the Overwatch Council after the Fifth Bureau. How could these bailiffs of the Ministry of Justice resist?
Fan Xian found that it was finally quieter. He smiled and waved his sleeves. He walked to Yan Ruohai's side. "Sorry for the trouble. I thought it would only be Wang Qinian."
Han Zhiwei slammed the table and stood up. "To ignore the laws of the court like this, does the Overwatch Council want to rebel? Tomorrow, I will write to His Majesty and sentence you to death. "
Yan Ruohai frowned and turned. "According to the rules of the court, the officials of the Eight Bureaus of the Overwatch Council only take orders from the Emperor. In an emergency, they can temporarily avoid the law. Without a direct order from His Majesty, the Six Ministries, Three Bureaus, and Two Houses cannot interrogate without permission. Have you forgotten this rule?"
Guo Zheng laughed sinisterly. "Sir Yan, of course the Three Bureaus would not dare to interrogate a big shot like this. But what does Sir Fan junior have to do with the Overwatch Council? Who in Jingdou did not know who the eight Bureaus were? Who did not know? When did Sir Fan junior become one of the eight Bureaus? You should know that it takes five years for the Overwatch Council to be reinstated … Sir Fan junior is seventeen this year. Could he have been in charge of the First Bureau of the Overwatch Council when he was twelve? "
No one would believe it, so Imperial Censor Guo and Minister Han were not worried that Fan Xian would dare step out of the door of the Ministry of Justice. If he did, then he would be in contempt of the law of the Qing Kingdom, a crime that could not be pardoned. Furthermore, Fan Xian had offended so many officials in the capital. Under the turbulent court discussions, even the Prime Minister and Minister Fan would not be able to protect him. His Majesty would have no choice but to punish him.
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Yan Ruohai looked at Fan Xian and smiled warmly.
Fan Xian smiled. His fingers reached to his waist and untied the Ruyi ornament given to him by the Empress. He tossed it to an Overwatch Council official, and then slowly pulled out a wooden tablet. The wooden tablet was slightly yellow, with the words "Commissioner" written on it.
He extended his hand straight towards Imperial Censor Guo and Minister Han. Both of them craned their necks forward to see what was written on the token. They were so shocked that they slumped back into their chairs. The wooden token was like a slap to the faces of these two high-ranking officials from afar.
Fan Xian smiled and shook his head. "Goodbye, my lords." After saying this, he and Yan Ruohai walked slowly out of the great hall of the Ministry of Justice under the protection of the Overwatch Council officials.
Behind the table, Imperial Censor Guo's face was ashen. Minister Han leaned back in his chair, deep in thought. No one had expected Fan Xian to be a Commissioner of the Overwatch Council!
What was a Commissioner? It was a transcendent existence above the Eight Bureaus of the Overwatch Council. It was one of the most secretive positions in the Council. Many officials in the court had speculated, but no one could have guessed that the Commissioner, who was rumored to be incomparably sinister, was actually the same person as Fan Xian, who had a belly full of poetry and a face full of sunshine.
"What do we do?" Han Zhiwei opened his eyes, and a cold light flashed in them. "Neither the Six Bureaus nor the Three Bureaus have the right to interrogate the Commissioner of the Overwatch Council unless His Majesty orders it. But you and I both know that His Majesty would never make such an order."
Guo Zheng frowned. Looking at the large group of people disappearing from the stone steps in front of the Ministry of Justice, he said coldly, "What a turtle made of iron. I can't even find a place to start. But I'm still curious. Why didn't Fan Xian reveal his identity at the beginning? Why did he have to come to the Ministry of Justice? Was he really not afraid that we would use the aces of the court to capture him before Yan Ruohai arrived? "
Minister Han also did not understand, but there was great worry in the depths of his heart. Since he could not bite Fan Xian to death today, then what awaited him was certainly a powerful counterattack that was about to arrive. He sighed and thought of Fan Xian's final words of "goodbye." He slowly savored a wave of bitterness and fear. He didn't know whether or not the power behind him could protect him.
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Walking out of the Ministry of Justice, Fan Xian calmly said, "The Director forced me to reveal my identity. There was no need to play such a boring game."
Yan Ruohai smiled slightly. "The Director believed that since he purposely wanted the people of the capital to know of your identity, then he needed to reveal it at the right place, at the right time, and in a relatively dramatic way. Today, in the great hall of the Ministry of Justice of the Kingdom of Qing, the scholars of the capital have gathered outside to voice their grievances for you. It is a great opportunity. "
Fan Xian shook his head and said nothing. In reality, today was a bit risky. If the powerful powers hidden behind the Six Ministries wanted to end this battle, they could have used even more ruthless methods. If it weren't for the obvious results of his training in the Cang Mountains, he wouldn't have had the confidence to talk and laugh freely in the gloomy hall.
"The Overwatch Council is a secret service organization, so its reputation has never been good." Yan Ruohai quietly explained, "So the Director made the matter of you exposing the fraud case widely known, and took the lead in establishing your reputation. That way, once your identity as the Commissioner of the Overwatch Council is exposed, the scholars and commoners will not feel fear and disgust when they think of you."
"So … it was just an image building project." Fan Xian took a deep breath. The depression in his chest had not yet dissipated. There would be time to think about it in detail in the future.
Yan Ruohai did not understand what this young Commissioner meant. He took the small jade ruyi ornament that Fan Xian had taken off earlier from the hands of a subordinate and handed it to him.
Fan Xian placed the ruyi in his palm and gently stroked it. Suddenly, he asked, "Wan'er entered the palace to explain to the Crown Prince. Furthermore, I believe that this spring examination did not damage the Crown Prince's reputation. Given the Crown Prince's personality, he should not be so unyielding. Before, Minister Han suddenly became ruthless. Who in the Eastern Palace was he relying on? "
Yan Ruohai smiled. "If it wasn't the Crown Prince, then it was the Empress."
"The Empress?" Fan Xian raised his eyebrows. He thought that he had offended more and more people, but he didn't know if the Empress … was dealing with him because of the reason he was afraid of. He clenched the jade ruyi ornament in his hand. Thinking that this ornament had been given to him by the Empress, he unconsciously wanted to throw it away.
Yan Ruohai smiled and reminded him. "You can do whatever you want with a gift from the palace. That is a great crime."
Fan Xian smiled. "Thank you for the reminder. But now that my identity as the Commissioner is known to the world, which yamen would dare to interrogate me?"
"The yamen wouldn't dare, but the palace would." Yan Ruohai gently patted his shoulder. He found that this young man was even younger than his own son. He shook his head and sighed.
Fan Xian nodded in acknowledgment. He then said sincerely, "Please do not worry, Sir Yan, on this trip to Northern Qi. I will bring you back safely."
"Thank you," said Yan Ruohai.
Walking out of the Ministry of Justice, the scholars and commoners who had been surrounding the street saw Sir Fan, who had bravely uncovered a case of fraud, walk out safely, and burst into cheers.
Fan Xian smiled and thanked them. Only now did he understand why he had behaved so arrogantly in front of the Ministry of Justice today. It was because he had finally done something that he believed to be absolutely correct. It was like a line he had read in novels in his previous life — what was the right path? The right path was to do what was right — what one believed to be right. This feeling was very good, very powerful.
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