Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 188

Fan Ning was reciting "Song Xingtong" in his study. Although he bought a complete collection of county magistrates' cases in the bookstore, after carefully reading through them, he found that he still couldn't be tricky. A case will involve all aspects, and it must be done systematically. After reading "Song Xingtong", even half of the articles need to be memorized.

Not only did he recite it by himself, but he also asked Su Liang to recite it with him. If he wanted to get a high score in the provincial examination questions, there was no shortcut. He had to be familiar with "Song Xingtong" thoroughly.

At the same time, Fan Ning also gave Li Dashou the county magistrate's encyclopedia of cases, asking him to take a good look.

In the room, Fan Ning was silently reciting the clauses in "Song Xingtong", when the little girl Du Juan ran over and said nervously outside the door: "Little official, the government is here!"

Fan Ning was taken aback, what did the government come to ask him for?He couldn't think of the reason, so he got up and walked out of the room, and Su Liang also came out of the room after hearing the news.

"Fanning, what's the matter?"

"I don't know, there are tolerances outside."

Both of them felt very strange, so they hurried to the gate, only to see three tolerance officers standing outside the door, seeing someone coming out, the leader tolerance officer asked: "We are here to find Fanning, but we live here?"

Fan Ning stepped forward, "I am Fan Ning, what do you want?"

The leader took out a subpoena from the Kaifeng government office and handed it to Fan Ning, "There is a case involving a small official named Fan. This is an official letter. Please follow us to the Kaifeng government office immediately."

When Su Liang heard "Kaifeng Fuya", he jumped up as if his tail had been stepped on, "Fan Ning didn't break the law, why do you take him away?"

Fan Ning stopped Su Liang with a wave of his hand, and said to Tolerance, "I can go with you, but you have to tell me, what case am I involved in?"

The leader, Tolerance, shook his head, "We don't know the specific case, we only know that Grand Master Pang will hear it."

It turned out that Pang Ji was the judge. Fan Ning breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Su Liang, "There should be nothing wrong. I'll be back as soon as I go."

Su Liang thought for a while and said, "I'll go with you. If anything happens, I can run errands for you."

"Okay!" Fan Ning agreed, and then he and Su Liang hired an ox cart, accompanied by three servants, and headed for the Kaifeng government office.

Not long after, Fan Ning came to the front of the government office, turned his head and said to Su Liang: "Don't go in, just watch outside, if something happens, someone will come out to look for you."

Su Liangliang nodded, "Be careful yourself!"

Fan Ning followed Tolerance directly to the lobby, he waited in the hall, and a Tolerance went in to report.

At this moment, Fan Ning suddenly saw Xu Ji, who was standing at the entrance of the lobby, looking at him coldly, his face full of sarcasm and complacency.

Fan Ning's heart skipped a beat, how could he have anything to do with Xu Ji?He suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart, he felt that Xu Ji was like a poisonous snake, he would jump up and bite him anytime and anywhere.

A yamen servant ran out and bowed to Fan Ning, "Fan Xiaoguan, please follow me!"

Fan Ning walked up to the lobby with the yamen servant, Xu Ji was really proud that this time he would make Fan Ning unbearable, and Zhang Guozhang himself promised his father that he would not be punished if he came forward to testify.

Now that his father agreed, Xu Ji would not refuse, and finally waited for the opportunity to deal with Fan Ning. This is called a gentleman's revenge, and ten years is not too late.

Fan Ning walked into the lobby, and found that it was not the arrangement for the trial. There were two tables in front, one on the left and one on the right, and behind each table sat a rather imposing old man. It's Pang Ji.

In addition, there is a person sitting on the left side, about fifty years old, with a head like a mouse, and a pair of small eyes flashing a cold and cunning light. Fan Ning recognized this person at a glance. He was the one who had dealt with three years ago. Zhang Yaozuo.

Fan Ning stepped forward to salute Pang Ji, "Student Fan Ning sees Grand Master Pang!"

Pang Ji stroked his beard and nodded. The child has grown up, and he still has the same eyebrows and eyes as three years ago, but he has changed a lot, and he already has the appearance of a young man.

This made Pang Ji slightly worried. With Fan Ning's figure, it was barely possible to say that he went to find a woman, which was not as absurd as he imagined.

Pang Ji pointed to the two old men on the left, and introduced to Fan Ning: "The one on the left is Song Xiangguo, and the thin elder over there is Zhang Guozhang, you should know him."

Fan Ning was secretly surprised, three heavyweights, Taishi, Xiangguo, and Guozhang, came to interrogate him, what happened to him?

He hurriedly saluted Song Tickle, "Student Fan Ning is participating in Song Xiangguo!"

But he ignored Zhang Yaozuo, he could guess without thinking about it, Zhang Yaozuo couldn't get rid of his involvement in today's interrogation, he had sent someone to monitor him before, but he couldn't find him later, he didn't know what despicable and shameless trick he used to get himself involved in a certain case.

Zhang Yaozuo grinned ferociously, this little bastard has actually grown up, it's perfectly fine to say that he goes whoring.

When Zhang Yaozuo thought of the scene three years ago, his heart was filled with hatred. Even if he couldn't touch Fan Zhongyan, he would be happy to clean up this little bastard.

Pang Ji said slowly: "Yesterday morning, the Ministry of Rites and the Kaifeng government jointly rectified the imperial examination order and arrested more than 170 scholars who violated the prohibition and went to prostitutes. Some of them reported that you were also in a brothel. true?"

Fan Ning immediately understood that it must be the thief Xu Ji who reported him. At this moment, a monstrous anger ignited in his heart, and he wished he could stab the bastard with a knife.

Fan Ning held back his anger and said, "Who reported me?"

Song Tickle glanced at Fan Ning, and then ordered: "Bring the whistleblower here?"

The yamen servant brought Xu Ji up, and Xu Ji hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "Student Xu Ji joins the head of state, see Master Da Da, see Song Xiangguo!"

Grand Master Pang looked at Xu Ji's profile and asked, "You are a Juren from Chizhou, how do you know Fan Ning from Pingjiang Mansion?"

Xu Ji hurriedly said: "The student once studied in Pingjiang Mansion and knew Fan Ning."

Taishi Pang nodded and said, "Please repeat your report!"

Xu Ji had already made up a speech, he glanced at Fan Ning triumphantly, and said calmly: "The student lives in an inn near West Yulin Street. Ning sneaked into the brothel. Yesterday morning, the Kaifeng government government and the Ministry of Rites inspected Xiyulin Street. The students saw the friendship of former classmates and wanted to tell Fan Ning to leave quickly. Unexpectedly, Fan Ning escaped by himself. Let me be wrongly arrested by the Ministry of Rites, and the students couldn't be more angry, so they complained to the Ministry of Rites about Fan Ning's prostitution!":
Fan Ning laughed back angrily, "Xu Ji, you really know how to make up stories. You actually said that I went to a brothel the night before, and you still have the face to say that you are shameless for the sake of the friendship of old classmates. ?”

Xu Ji rolled his eyelids and said, "I'm telling the truth, of course you won't admit it!"

Fan Ning said coldly: "You spitting blood, beware of retribution!"

Zhang Yaozuo said angrily, "Fan Ning, if you dare to threaten the accuser again, you will be punished with severe punishment!"

Grand Master Pang glared at Zhang Yaozuo dissatisfied, who is interrogating?

Grand Master Pang asked again: "Fan Ning, is Xu Ji's accusation true?"

Fan Ning calmed himself down, this matter is not as simple as prostitution, Zhang Yaozuo wants to use this matter to ruin his future, maybe even want to use this matter to snipe his grandfather Fan Zhongyan into Beijing, he must not rush, he will fall into their trap trap.

Fan Ning shook his head unusually calmly, "To Grand Master Pang, Xu Ji's accusation is complete nonsense!"

"Not necessarily!"

Zhang Yaozuo sneered, turned to Liu Jin and said, "Bring in the witness card!"

Liu Jin ran out, and brought in a boy in a moment, it was the boy from the brothel who sold clothes to Fan Ning, Liu Jin pointed to Fan Ning, "Is that him?"

The servant took a careful look at Fan Ning and nodded, "It's him, I remember it very clearly."

Zhang Yaozuo laughed triumphantly, "Fan Ning, what else do you have to say?"

Fan Ning sneered, "What did he prove, can you tell me?"

Taishi Pang was also dissatisfied: "What are you talking about? Why are you playing a riddle? I'm at a loss!"

Liu Jin stepped forward and said, "I would like to report to Grand Master Pang that Fan Ning hid in the kitchen of the Baifeng Pavilion during the inspection by the Ministry of Rites yesterday morning. At that time, Xiaoguan Xu was also there. Fan Ning spent five taels of silver to buy this servant's clothes. , Pretending to be a servant in a brothel and escaped, this is a fact!"

Grand Master Pang asked: "Fan Ning, is Liu Shaoyin right?"

Fan Ning pondered for a while and said, "I would like to ask Grand Master Pang and Song Xiangguo first, if someone kills someone in the street, are the people who watched the excitement by the side considered as the murderer's accomplices?"

Taishi Pang and Song Ting looked at each other, Taishi Pang shook his head, "If you just watch the fun, then it has nothing to do with the murder case!"

Fan Ning smiled lightly and said: "I was indeed in the brothel yesterday, and the boy's testimony is also true, but I didn't go to whoring, but was found by the brothel people early in the morning to redeem my companion."

(End of this chapter)