That night, Minister Fan held a candlelit night talk with his elder brother Mr. Fan in Fan's Mansion, and then went to the Fan family ancestral hall. After worshiping his ancestors with Fan Dongcheng, he personally explained his nephew.
Early the next morning, as it was getting dark, Mr. Fan got up early after staying up all night. After washing up and having a simple breakfast, he took Mr. Fan, who was full of dark circles, into the carriage. The carriage went all the way out of the city and arrived at Ganquan Academy.
door.
Immediately afterwards, Fan Shilang asked Fan Dongcheng to hand over his name card and ask to see the Academy's Chief Lu Shan.
The dignified Minister of the Sixth Ministry came to the door in person. Even Lu Anshi could not be ignored. After receiving the invitation, he also went to the door in person and welcomed the uncle and nephew of the Fan family in.
At this time, the Jiangdu County government office was still covering up the matter of Yan Mingli, and the Jiangdu government office also turned a deaf ear to the matter, so no one in the academy knew that Yan Mingli had cheated.
Even if he knew about it, it would be impossible to connect Yan Mingli's cheating with the uncles and nephews of the Fan family, so the arrival of the uncles and nephews did not cause much of a sensation in the academy.
Most people don't even know that this middle-aged man, who looks ordinary, is the Minister of Justice of the current dynasty, and is almost as important as Jiuqing!
After meeting Lu Anshi, Fan Shilang took the initiative to step forward and saluted Master Lu Shan with a smile on his face: "The last time I met the Master, five or six years have passed in the blink of an eye. Five or six years have passed, and the Master's style has not diminished.
It’s really enviable.”
Having said this, Fan Shilang paused and laughed at himself: "Unlike me, who is so busy with worldly affairs, not only have my hair grown grayer in recent years, but my thighs have also grown out, making me look older."
Lu Anshi also had a faint smile on his face: "He is just a man from the mountains, so he naturally has some leisure time. He is not like a minister who has important responsibilities for the court."
At this point, the two people had finished talking to each other politely.
Fan Tong turned around and glanced at his nephew who was hiding behind him, and said in a deep voice: "Dongcheng, you are also a disciple of Ganquan Academy, why don't you come to see the mountain leader?"
Fan Dongcheng stepped forward quickly, pretending to kneel down to Lu Anshi. Master Lu turned to the side and said calmly: "The academy is small and cannot accommodate a great Buddha like Mr. Fan, and Mr. Lu dare not have a disciple like Mr. Fan."
What Fan Dongcheng did made even the good-tempered Mr. Lu feel very angry.
Because he, Fan Dongcheng, is also a student at Ganquan Academy and has not yet been expelled!
With this level of status, to actually want to taint one's family is to deceive one's master and destroy one's ancestors!
Fan Dongcheng stood there, neither kneeling nor standing up. He was very embarrassed.
Fan Shilang still had a smile on his face. He looked at Lu Anshi and said with a smile: "I think there is some misunderstanding between Master and my son. There are many people here and it is not convenient to talk. Master, can you find a secluded place?"
Fan Dongcheng is Fan Shilang's eldest nephew. In this era, it is normal to call him "my son".
Master Lu was silent for a while, then nodded slowly: "You two, come with me."
Now that something has happened, there must be a solution. If you fall out with the Fan family directly, then Yan Mingli's cheating will definitely not be covered up. Moreover, the Fan family's attitude is very low. Fan Shilang even personally
After rushing back from Jiankang, there was room for communication.
Master Lu led the way, and his uncle and nephew followed him, and soon entered Lu Anshi's study. Master Lu walked straight into his study, and his uncle and nephew followed him in one after the other.
After Fan Dongcheng also walked in, Fan Shilang silently turned around and closed the door, and then said in a low voice: "Kneel down."
Without saying a word, Fan Dongcheng plopped down and knelt down in front of Lu Anshi.
Master Lu just frowned slightly and didn't say much.
Fan Shilang looked up at Lu Anshi and sighed slowly: "Master, Fan already knows the cause and effect of the matter. This matter is Dongcheng's fault. The matter has been resolved, and our Fan family will also bear the responsibility."
Fan Shilang said slowly: "No matter what, it is impossible for that young man named Yan to cheat."
The meaning of this sentence is that Yan Mingli will not cheat regardless of whether he cheats or not.
The three people Fan Dongcheng sent to complain all made false accusations.
As for the evidence they submitted, it was all false evidence.
Everyone involved in this matter, including Yan Mingli, the Yan family, the few scholars who ghostwritten for Yan Mingli, and the county government officials who sold the exam questions, and everyone else.
As long as it is involved, the Fan family will take care of it.
If it can be handled, the Fan family will take care of it; if it can't be handled, the Fan family will find a way to make it completely clean.
As the Minister of Justice, Fan You is qualified to say this. He has been working in the Ministry of Justice for nearly ten years. He has countless capable people handling cases under him. As long as he is willing, this case will become clean.
No one can find any clues.
Master Lu did not speak, but sat on his chair, glanced at Fan Shilang indifferently, and said: "The matter has already reached the county government. Someone in the county government knows about it, and the government government should also know..."
Fan Tong smiled slightly.
"Master, I am going back to my hometown to visit my relatives. Logically speaking, I should meet with the local magistrate. However, I came back in a hurry yesterday and have not yet met with Jiangdu Prefect. Today or tomorrow at the latest, Fan will go to have dinner with Chen Prefect
After dinner, mention this matter to him."
"By the time…"
Fan Shilang said slowly: "No one in Jiangdu will know about this, and no one in the imperial court will know about it."
Master Lu reached out and poured a cup of tea for Mr. Fan. Then he looked up at Mr. Fan and suddenly smiled: "Who said no one in Jiangdu knows about it? The Fan family knows."
The meaning of this sentence is that they are worried that the Fan family will use the academy to cover up the fraud in the future, and in turn threaten the academy.
"Master, you are too worried."
Fan Shilang smiled and said: "It was my Fan family who did this before and after, to calm things down, and it was my Fan family who went to calm things down. It has nothing to do with the academy. The academy didn't know about Yan Mingli's cheating from the beginning to the end."
Master Lu silently raised his head and looked at Minister Fan.
"I'm afraid the reputation of the Fan family is not worth the century-old reputation of the academy?"
Although the Fan family is doing this, they have a "deal" with the academy after all. If the Fan family blows up, they can still find out about this matter.
Fan Shilang seemed to have expected what Lu Anshi would say. He fumbled in his sleeves for a while, then took out an envelope and handed it to Lu Anshi's desk.
Master Lu frowned: "What is this?"
Fan Shilang looked calm: "My brother was lax in his early years. A servant of the family accidentally killed a tenant farmer. Afterwards, the family used some connections to cover up the matter. This was an exchange between my brother and the then Jiangdu County Magistrate.
letters."
This is the interchange handle.
Fan Shilang looked at Lu Anshi and said with a smile: "In this way, Master, you should be able to rest assured?"
Fan Shilang smiled very kindly and seemed to be indifferent to the world.
But this smile made Master Lu a little creepy.
Because he is too cruel.
This handle may seem fatal, but at most I can use it to sue Mr. Fan, and it has nothing to do with Mr. Fan.
Master Lu looked at the letter in front of him and was silent for a long time. Then his voice became hoarse: "I missed...killed a family?"
A household, not a person.
"That happened many years ago."
Fan Shilang sighed: "The servants at home are not sensible, and my brother has punished them severely."
Mr. Lu took several deep breaths to calm down. He was silent for a long time, and finally turned away, not looking at his uncle and nephew, nor the ordinary letter.
"Fan Dongcheng can no longer stay in the academy to study."
"It's natural."
Fan Shilang sighed and said: "After this incident, Fan is embarrassed to leave him in the academy. This child has been spoiled by his elder brother since he was a child and is a bit naughty. I am going to take him to the capital.
First throw him into the Imperial Academy, and then keep him with you for a few years, hoping to make him change his ways."
Having said this, Fan Shilang looked at Master Lu and seemed to suddenly remember something.
"By the way, Master, I heard that Dongcheng did something stupid this time because of a student named Shen Yi. Please invite Master Shen to come out. I will ask Dongcheng to apologize to him in person."
Fan Shilang's words were gentle and elegant, but to Lu Anshi, they sounded creepy.
He shook his head stiffly,
"This...that's not necessary."
Fan Shilang frowned: "Master, isn't it appropriate not to apologize?"
Lu Anshi finally raised his head, glanced at the Minister of Justice, and then slowly shook his head.
"Shen Yi is Lu's student. If Lu says it's not necessary, there's no need."