Celebrating more than two years of peace in the world

Chapter 201 The Dart Capture Begins

Qing Wa'er no longer had tears, nor did she have a messy face. Instead, she had a brand new outfit and the official uniform of the Overwatch Council.

He sat steadily in the room, as if waiting for someone.
He is not very old, only sixteen or seventeen years old, but he has already sat firmly in the position of the five crows in Jiangnan Road, which shows that his strength has already surpassed the level of ordinary peers.

When Fan Xian entered Jiangnan Road, those five crows had already been included under his command. Their existence was not because of the four branches of the Overwatch Council that snare the world, nor because of the second branch of the Overwatch Council that is popular in Qing Kingdom. , but was directly ordered by Chen Pingping, the director of the Overwatch Council, so when Fan Xian contacted them, they were not surprised, because the current deputy director of the Overwatch Council will be the future director of the Overwatch Council.

That's why Fan Xian can contact them, and that's why they can serve Fan Xian.

The five crows in the entire Jiangnan Road have dived to the deepest level, so they will not appear until it is a last resort, but now it is obviously a last resort, so the first crow to surface is Green baby.

The task he was in charge of was not simple. He spent a year working as a coolie next to Suzhou City on Jiangnan Road, and another half a year working as a coolie in Yangzhou City. Finally, he found an opportunity to enter the Yuanyang of the Ming family. The fleet, became a straggler.

And this straggler didn't last long, because although Qing Wa'er was still young, he killed decisively, with extremely cruel methods, and acted vigorously, letting everyone know that this kid is not an ordinary person, and his life after that There was a sea change, because he started to become the ten captain.

The ten-man commander means that he can lead dozens of people alone, take people from that isolated island, enter the sea area to loot, rob the ships in the inner treasury, and rob the silver back.

They said it was a private army, but what they actually did was the work of pirates.

"I finally saw you." Fan Xian was outside the room, but his voice had already entered the room.

Qing Wa'er, who was kneeling on the ground, had piercing eyes. He looked at Fan Xian and just smiled. He nodded, "Qing Wa'er has met your lord, Master Fan!"

Fan Xian pressed his shoulder, "It's really strong, not bad, really good, get up."

Qing Wa'er stood up and looked at Fan Xian with joy in his eyes, "My lord, I finally see you."

Fan Xian knew what he was thinking, it was similar to Tony Leung Chiu Wai three years after three years, he was originally a member of the Overwatch Council, he was a respected person who roamed the streets, but he had to bear so much and left at such a young age Going overseas and rooting in the rebel army, who can stand it?
"You've done enough." Fan Xian said frankly.

"How is it?" The two sat on the table, Fan Xian poured tea for Qing Waer himself, handed it to the other party, and then asked, "What did you bring back?"

"Three days ago, I set off with a small team, three ships, and sixty people." Qingwaer took a sip of tea and continued, "As a result, another eight small teams followed me. I thought it was just a one-time trip." Simple robbery, but unexpectedly, the opponent is a ship from Dongyi City."

Fan Xian frowned, "Three days ago?"

The boat that came in from Dongyi City three days ago...was Ming Zhuxiang?
"Exactly." Qingwa'er said, "A shopkeeper of Taiping Bank in Dongyi City is following him specially. There are two full ships of the freighter alone. Not only are the cargo ships full of gold and silver, but there are also countless silks and silks. Silk and satin, rare glazed emeralds, and the unique fruits and vegetables of Dongyi City, almost filled the two boats, all of them."

"Where are the guards?" Fan Xian asked.

"Not many, this is the most strange point for me." Qingwaer said, "There are not many guards. According to the freight of Dongyi City in the past, after all, the relationship between the city lord and Sigu Jian is very good, and there will be guards every time." The disciples of Dongyi City follow, for example..."

"For example, at Niulan Street, the cargo ship from Dongyi City also arrived at Jiangnan Road, and escorted it all the way to Jingdu City." Fan Xian received, "It's okay, you continue to talk."

"Yes, for example, the guards of Dongyi City on Niulan Street will also have a team of ten people, and they will bring at least one person of rank eight or above. This is normal transportation. If it is a large-scale transportation, at least 30 people A team with three to five eighth-rank powerhouses, but this time..." Qing Wa'er shook her head helplessly, "It's just a seventh-rank man, and he was directly killed by us."

"Who else did you see?" Fan Xian asked.

"A girl." Qingwaer replied.

"What kind of girl." Fan Xian asked.

"A beautiful girl." Qingwaer replied.

This is the advantage of women, you can figure out who you want with just two words, if Ming Zhuxiang is a man, you may have to describe these two people all night, but they may not be able to match the name.

Fan Xian asked, "The girl didn't make a move?"

Qing Wa'er replied, "Not really."

Fan Xian frowned and asked again: "You robbed those two ships easily?"

"Yes." Qing Wa'er nodded, "It's easy, there is no accident, we killed all the ten guards on the ship, and killed the seventh-rank official. According to the rules, we killed the merchant lives are left."

Fan Xian nodded, "Continue."

"Those people were let go. I roughly counted them. Basically, half of them were kept and half were taken away." Qing Wa'er said, "Just half is 2000 taels of silver."

"Sure enough..." Fan Xian laughed.

"Your Excellency knows?" Qing Wa'er was taken aback.

"Of course I know." Fan Xian smiled, "Someone has already told me about it."

"My lord really has great supernatural powers, I admire it!" Qing Wa'er said, "Afterwards we turned back directly, but this time..."

"They turned their backs," Fan Xian said.

"Yes."

"Because you saw that face." Fan Xian smiled.

"At first I didn't know the reason, but now I know." Qing Wa'er said, "That woman may be the eldest lady of the Ming family, Ming Zhuxiang who practiced with Si Gu Jian in Dongyi City."

"You're very smart," Fan Xian said.

"Hi..." Qing Wa'er sighed, "I was careless."

"It's also a good thing, there is no need for it now." Fan Xian said, "You just need to tell me where they are."

Qingwaer took out a map.

Wang Qinian was pulled up and brought to Qing Wa'er.

The two looked at each other not knowing what happened.

Fan Xian pointed to the map in front of him and asked, "What exactly is this drawing?"

Qing Wa'er and Wang Qinian looked at each other, Wang Qinian picked up the map and frowned, "This is the map of Jiangnan and Donghai."

"I'll go..." Fan Xian said in surprise, "You can see that too?"

Fan Xian looked again, and saw the ripples, some tiger-like palm prints, and those messy shapes, and then he pointed to one place and asked, "What is this?"

"A hidden reef." Wang Qinian said swearingly.

Fan Xian tilted his head to look at Qingwaer again.

Qing Wa'er also nodded, "You can see it, Reef, what's wrong, my lord?"

"Damn it!" Fan Xian couldn't help but curse, "This thing...I...you...you..."

Finally, he walked out shaking his hands.

The next day, Shi Chanli was arrested at Qingwa'er's residence outside Neiku, and began to teach him how to draw a map, and the map began to be modified by Shi Chanli through the conversation between the two.

Humanize.

At least that's what Fan Xian said.

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The day of bid opening.

Bid opening is carried out in the front hall of the Neiku.

The three treasurers of the inner treasury had already arrived at the scene to prepare. Before dawn, basically all the people who should be there from the inner treasury had already arrived. Qu Han and others also came to the scene early. Now the inner treasury The library is not yet open to the public, so outsiders cannot get in.

After all, there is something to do.

Fan Xian lay peacefully on the bed, his eyes were a little dull, staring at the ceiling, he didn't fall asleep, but stared at the ceiling all night.

He didn't even remember what he was thinking that night. He just knew that his mind was in a mess. He didn't know how long he had been waiting for this day, but when this day came, he felt even more... The long-lost familiar feeling.

People from the three major workshops will not come to the scene, but this time they are here for the bidding of the three major workshops.

This time, it was divided into [-] bids, which contained various exercise rights, management rights, and cargo rights, countless of them, and even if one got it, one could become rich and become the overlord of one party.

They still think so.

But Fan Xian no longer thought so.

He had been thinking about a very mature thing, until now he decided to put it into action.

This matter is very simple. He wants to create a more private industry chain after the internal treasury. He wants to use the Overwatch Council to grasp this industry chain and hold it firmly in the palm of his hand. Even if the emperor spends whatever he wants, he can spend whatever he wants. But others, you can't just spend it casually.

He can give others a share of the pie, but he cannot ask others for a pot of soup.

As the sun rose slowly, the bidding ceremony for the Neiku started in full swing.

The Ming family was not the first to arrive. The first to arrive was a very ordinary-looking old man, Jiangnan prefect, Cao Yan.

Cao Yan's carriage was very magnificent. Fan Xian had seen such a carriage once, in the mansion of his father-in-law Lin Ruofu. At that time, he had said that such a carriage would only be used in winter.

The carriage is extremely long, about two times the length of an ordinary carriage. There is a brazier inside, a warm quilt inside, and you can lie down and rest inside.

So when the carriage stopped at the gate, everyone knew that the prefect Cao Yan had arrived.

Cao Yan got out of the car with the support of his guards, followed by a young man with a proud face, looking at everything around him, he looked like a domineering king who ruled the world, everyone knew Cao Yan, Anyone who is an official in the Jiangnan area will not know Cao Yan, nor will he not know him.

Cao Mu.Cao Yan's son.

This boy who was born with a golden key in his mouth is as talented and knowledgeable as the other second-generation ancestors. He is not like the second-generation ancestors in ordinary families, but more like a child born to be an official.No one in the Jiangnan region does not know Cao Mu, because his actions have already alarmed the entire Jiangnan Road.

In a spring before Fan Xian entered the world, Cao Mu was ranked second in high school. However, during the capital exploration, Cao Mu resigned the official position that was going to be given to him, and resolutely returned to Jiangnan. His argument is simple.

He only wants to be the No. [-] pick, and No. [-] is not his place.

Who can not love such a talent?

Which woman doesn't like such a temper?
So basically on the Jiangnan Road, the woman he had his eyes on had long been attached to her with a weak body, and no one would have trouble with himself, let alone power.

The officials in the inner treasury had already surrounded them in a hurry, and they were full of hospitality to Cao Yan and his son, and both of them were flattering, so they directly entered the inner treasury.

It is impossible for such a senior official to just sit there and wait for others to enter, so the treasurer simply arranged a very suitable side room for Cao Yan to rest first.

At this moment, Fan Xian stepped into the room.

"Lord Cao." Fan Xian saluted respectfully. This salute was very unexpected and very interesting.

At this time, Fan Xian walked into the room slowly, and Cao Yan, the prefect of the south of the Yangtze River, and his son Cao Mu had already stood up. Cao Mu looked around Fan Xian a few times, and then asked, "Father, what's the matter?" but..."

"Yes." Cao Yan nodded, "This is Mr. Imperial Envoy, Vice President of the Overwatch Council Fan Xian, Mr. Fan."

"Long admiration, long admiration!" Cao Mu immediately returned the salute respectfully, and the two parties sat on both sides of the table.Face to face, everyone is respectful, everyone is polite, and everyone is harboring ulterior motives.

Such people cannot easily guess their thoughts, and even friends who have been officials for many years cannot clearly see their faces. Fan Xian knows that this Cao Yan is an old fox, a complete trick A promiscuous old fox, he will put himself in a very, very stable place, and use all tricks to wrap himself up, even if he has a weakness, he will not show it to anyone.

Even his own son couldn't see it.

For people like Jiangnan prefect, life and death are almost instantaneous, and this is not an era of highly developed information, nor is it an era of high efficiency. Many things here need to be judged very quickly by guesswork.

Fortunately, Jiangnan prefect Cao Yan had better luck. When he guessed, he chose Fan Xian, that is to say, he chose a relatively safe approach. At least on his route, he was not wrong.

This is of course the choice of a smart person, but other people are not stupid. People live in the same era. If they want to survive well, they must integrate into this environment. Everyone's ability to adapt to the environment is different. For example, Cao Yan, the prefect of Jiangnan, is in a position where he can easily pick himself out. In such a position, even if there are any problems in the future, he will not do anything to him, because he has no handle in the hands of others. Even if he was hit with a stick, he still had a way to survive alone.

However, some people have entered the muddy water, making themselves muddy and filthy, and they cannot get out of the mud without being polluted, so if something really happens at that time, they will be beaten to death with a stick Inside, he couldn't run away, not only couldn't run away, maybe the stick was hitting him.

So when these people understand their situation, they will do everything they can to protect their wings and their quagmire.

Inviolable.

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Fan Xian sat in front of the two of them, and said with a smile, "I didn't expect Mr. Cao to be a young man, not only talented and well-educated, but also very individual, able to give up the official position that people in the world dream of, to restrain himself and improve himself , It’s really a tiger father without dog son, which is admirable.”

The best way to praise a person is to praise his grades, and there is no doubt that Cao Mu is Cao Yan's grades, so Fan Xian seems to be praising Cao Mu, but in fact he is saying that Cao Yan is really a good father. It is only natural that my father gave birth to such a son.

Cao Mu smiled and said, "It's just some personal opinions. After all, in this family situation, I will inevitably think about it when I go out. I can't shame my father. That's why I have to clean up my body, self-discipline and self-reflection, so as not to provoke criticism, and to my father. It had a bad effect."

"Since ancient times, there have been many second-generation ancestors who caused trouble for their own fathers. Unexpectedly, Mr. Cao is young and promising. It is not easy to think of this at such a young age." Fan Xian smiled, raised his teacup, After taking a sip, he continued to ask, "I don't know if this idea was before Mr. Cao spent 70 taels to buy the second place in the list, or after?"

After hearing these words, the two kind and smiling faces froze completely. They looked at Fan Xian ferociously. The eunuch's face was not very angry, but Cao Mu's eyes were full of surprise. , they seem to have heard a particularly ridiculous topic, and they seem to have heard a very ridiculous conclusion.

"Lord Fan...what do you mean?" Cao Mu frowned, "My lord father and I came to cheer for you because you personally presided over the bidding for the inner treasury, but you started talking like this, spreading rumors and slandering , Isn’t it just a way to be a friend?”

"Speak at two ends. Mr. Cao Mu can't argue like this. I'm very honored that you can praise me. After all, you are also concerned about who will win the bidding for the internal treasury. But it's very simple to think about it. Some things are not yours. Those who can be directly manipulated can only look at the financial resources of those people, but after all, it is related to the thickness of the wallet in the future, so I don't feel at ease, so I came here." Fan Xian said.

The faces of the two turned cold, and Cao Mu looked at Fan Xian.

"Someone always forgets what I do." Fan Xian smiled. His complexion was as usual, and his handsome eyebrows seemed to make people never think of the word "Overwatch Council". These two words have been superimposed with the dark and deep high wall, lingering.

Cao Yan's eyes were also very calm, but the corners of his mouth were already twitching.

Looking at Fan Xian, Cao Yan asked, "What do you know?"

"Basically, I know everything I need to know." Fan Xian stroked the teacup in front of him gently, and said with a smile, "For example, the source of the 70 yuan and who it was given to. Chunwei's chief examiner was Guo Youzhi and Guo Shangshu. In my account book, it’s not just that sum, but also some of Master Cao’s current subordinates, for example, you were originally an illegitimate child raised by the Cui family in Cangzhou City, and later entered Chunwei, and then came to Jiangnan to become an official.”

Cao Mu was stunned.

illegitimate child?
Things he doesn't even know.

Cao Yan smiled slightly, "It seems that I still underestimate Lord Fan."

Fan Xian didn't speak, but looked at him calmly.

"Lord Fan really has great powers, he is a character." Cao Yan said.

"But it's just like Master Cao said." Fan Xian said softly, "In this world, no one in this official career will be alone. Master Cao is already an upright official in this muddy water. He just used his power for personal gain, and he didn't do much. It's a disastrous thing, and I've investigated it, you have arranged seven officials who are higher than the fifth rank, and none of these officials corrupted the law or poisoned civilians, on the contrary, it solved some border problems in the south of the Yangtze River."

"An official can collect money." Fan Xian said, "But being an official is not something that can be done by one person alone."

The father and son looked at each other, seeming to understand what Fan Xian meant.

Fan Xian will not ask others to use his own thinking, because there is no second vice president of the Overwatch Council in this world, there is no second chief secretary of the internal treasury in the world, and there is no second illegitimate son of His Majesty in the world. Therefore, his incorruptibility can be hostile to the world, because he can completely rely on the emperor's arms to act arbitrarily without worrying about political enemies.

He didn't need to be greedy, because after passing this point, Fan Xian would become the richest person on the road. He didn't need to raise a whole family, he only needed to raise himself well.

So Fan Xian doesn't care whether all the officials in the world are the same, but if it's not the kind of officials who really harm the country and the people, Fan Xian doesn't plan to make any accusations or actions against them. There are not many honest officials left.Since most of them were like this, Fan Xian had to lower his standards to face these people in front of him.

Cao Yan, the governor of the south of the Yangtze River, said something very right.

He doesn't want to be like this, but he has to be like this, he doesn't want his subordinates to be like this, but if he controls it, then he won't be in the position of prefect for long, so he can only stipulate things other than receiving gifts.

The people under him can be insulted, bullied, and ordered to live within rules and regulations, but they cannot live without money and power.On this issue, the Jiangnan prefect is very clear.

Fan Xian saluted and walked out of the wing where the prefect was. After the father and son got up and sent Fan Xian out, Cao Mu turned to look at his father. He didn't foolishly ask who the illegitimate child was, because From Cao Mu's point of view, since Father has reached this stage and has become a person at this level, other things are not so important.

If the son of the prefect is still a person who cares about the shortcomings of his parents, then the meaning of this son's existence is not very great.

In their view, sons are everywhere, but their own power is hard-won.

"Father." Cao Mu looked at Cao Yan and said in a low voice, "Fan Xian is not simple."

"It's more than simple." Cao Yan smiled, "It took him less than three years to get from an illegitimate child to where he is today. Do you know what he has to face in these three years? Your Highness the Princess, Your Highness the Second Prince, and Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Cao Mu nodded.

And Cao Yan looked at Cao Mu and asked, "If it were you, would you survive?"

Cao Mu was ashamed.

Although the other party is Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess, who holds huge power and property in her hands, plus His Royal Highness the Second Prince and His Highness the Crown Prince, although such power has reached its peak, Cao Mu is confident that he can survive, so he said, " It shouldn't be difficult to survive, it's just me, if I can do it in a righteous way, they won't get rid of me, but the difficulty lies in not only resisting... but also gaining promotion from it."

"Tell me, not only the younger generation, but also the older generation, who can do anything to win him?" Cao Yan asked.

No one can!

The answer is very obvious, it's that simple.

No one can do anything about Fan Xian's status, as long as His Majesty the Emperor doesn't show up, and the current emperor doesn't issue a decree against Fan Xian, then the power will come to the fore. The most powerful official in the Qing Kingdom today belongs to him, Fan Xian!
"Son, I have wronged you." Cao Yan sighed.

"It's okay, Father, let's be cautious, nothing will happen." Cao Mu said, "Besides, he doesn't seem to care about buying an official."

"Didn't take it to heart? He has already memorized it by heart." Cao Yan sighed, "When the eldest princess went south to the south of the Yangtze River, what method did she use? So vigorous and resolute people dare not move a finger of the Ming family, and finally achieved We agreed to reconcile and split the bills, and now Master Fan is going to fight with the Ming family when he arrives in Jiangnan Road, tell me how deep his scheming is?"

"Besides, it's been two years since he solved the Chunwei fraud case, and he can still remember things that have nothing to do with the case after the investigation, and he didn't bring it up until now." Cao Yan smiled, "This person's city Extremely deep, don't move rashly."

"My child understands." Cao Mu nodded and said.

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After Fan Xian left the room, he was not idle. The bustling crowd had begun to enter the inner vault. Today the inner vault is chaotic, with all kinds of people appearing, so Fan Xian's safety has also become a big problem. The deployment also came in handy, except for one resting tiger guard, all four tiger guards were present to protect Fan Xian's safety.

No one dares to take it lightly, and no one dares to take this risk, nor can anyone afford this responsibility.

But at this moment, Fan Xian didn't go into the courtyard. Instead, he turned around and arrived at the room opposite Cao Yan, the governor of the south of the Yangtze River. In this room, there was also an important person sitting.

Admiral of Jiujiang, Chen Yuanhao.

He was someone who helped Xia Qifei before, and now when he saw Chen Yuanhao again, Fan Xian frowned even more.Pushing open the door and entering the room, Fan Xian calmly looked at Chen Yuanhao who was drinking tea, and smiled, "Lord Admiral."

"Here we come." Chen Yuanhao was a relatively casual person. After seeing Fan Xian, he didn't even bother to raise his eyelids, and nodded towards the door frame.

Fan Xian walked up to Chen Yuanhao's side. This time he did not sit down grandiosely, but gave Chen Yuanhao a huge face. He stood beside Chen Yuanhao. According to Fan Xian's character, this matter would not Happened, but this time it actually happened.

"Here we come, Lord Admiral." Fan Xian said.

Chen Yuanhao nodded again, his eyelids were a little tired. From his body, Fan Xian smelled a strong smell of wine. He knew that Chen Yuanhao must have been very drunk last night, and he also knew who he was drinking with. .It's just that Fan Xian has to pretend that he doesn't know anything, and asks, "The bidding will start later, do you have anything to explain, Lord Admiral?"

Chen Yuanhao finally shook his head instead of nodding this time, and said calmly, "Master Fan, you can follow your previous plan. I'm just here to take a look, and I don't have any extra advice."

Fan Xian nodded.He knew that Chen Yuanhao was a flatterer, but he was not a person who opened his mouth to eat indiscriminately, so Fan Xian didn't intend to say anything to him at this time.

Chen Yuanhao had something to say, but not right now.

(End of this chapter)