The Ming Dynasty took an unconventional approach

Pan Yue collected enough money and went to redeem him, but the Dali Temple refused to accept the money and did not release him, saying, "Pan Hong is a serious criminal, the case has not been concluded, and no one can redeem him without the three courts' permission."

Although he couldn't redeem the person, he went in and saw his father without paying any money, and he planned to come back to redeem him the next day.

The Pan Yue brothers left the prison. Jiang Feng came out from the corner and looked at their backs with a deep gaze.

The Dali Temple official who led the way turned aside and raised his hand and said, "Master Jiang, please come in. The three officials are waiting in the lobby."

Jiang Feng's eyes darkened, and he went to the lobby of the Dali Temple with him.

Yang Pu was sitting in the middle. When he saw him coming, he raised his hand and asked him to sit down. He said, "The Southern Pacification Office and the East Factory said that Xue Xuan and Pan Hong formed a clique for personal gain and opened the door for many officials. Among them was the Salt Transport Commissioner. What do you have to say?"

Jiang Feng: "I am in a clique with Xue Xuan and Pan Hong for personal gain?"

He sneered and said, "Everyone knows that Xue Xuan and I are not on good terms. When he was the Junior Official of the Dali Temple, he troubled me many times. How could I be in the same group with him?"

Wang Wen sat aside and snorted, "Who knows if you are pretending? If you don't have a good relationship, why would you run around for Xue Xuan and Pan Hong? You are a salt transport envoy, but you have colluded with so many officials to overturn the case of Xue and Pan. If this is not forming a clique, then why is it so?"

Jiang Feng said righteously, "For justice and righteousness! The injustice of Xue Xuan and Pan Hong is known to the world. Lord Wang, not everyone is like you, who only recognizes the master and not the law of the country."

"Don't f**k me, you are the one who doesn't abide by the law," Wang Wen pointed at his nose and cursed, "Let's not talk about how much the salt tax deficit in Jiangnan is. Your Jiang family privately opened a silver mine in Guixi and pried into the Ming Dynasty. We haven't settled the accounts with you yet."

"You can always find a pretext to accuse someone of something," Jiang Feng frowned, staring at Wang Wen with anger in his eyes, "You colluded with Wang Zhen and wanted to kill those who helped Xue Xuan and Pan Hong to overturn their convictions. Don't think I don't know."

Wang Wen: "We are now discussing the crime of Xue Xuan and Pan Hong forming a clique for personal gain. The Yue and He cases have long been concluded, and the culprits Chen Fulin and Wang Shan have also been brought to justice. Stop bringing up other cases to confuse the public!"

Jiang Feng: "They say Xue Xuan and Pan Hong formed a clique for personal gain. What did they form a clique for? Apart from these two cases, what other connections do they have?"

"Of course there is," Wang Wen's face was hidden in the light and shadow, sometimes bright and sometimes dark. He raised his eyes and stared at Jiang Feng. "Before the Yue case happened, someone from Guangxin Prefecture complained to the Dali Temple that the Jiang family in Guixi was illegally mining silver. The Dali Temple accepted the complaint, but there was no follow-up. Later, it was reported to the Censorate, and the Censorate sent Censor Pan Hong to investigate, but there was no follow-up. Isn't this evidence that the three of you formed a clique for personal gain?"

Jiang Feng sneered: "If this is a clique, then Lord Wang, the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, cannot escape the connection, right? Could it be that you and I are also part of the clique?"

If there is no actual evidence, you will not be able to get to the truth through arguments alone.

Who here is not a seasoned hand?
Even if the evidence is right in front of them, they still have to be stubborn, not to mention that they don't have any evidence at the moment.

Yang Pu knew that there would be no progress in today's interrogation, but it would be good to give Jiang Feng a warning.

The three divisions returned empty-handed again.

Yang Pu glanced at Wang Wen and invited him to go to the palace to report to the emperor.

Wang Wen went with him.

As soon as they met, Yang Pu said directly: "Your Majesty, Chen Fulin and Wang Shan have been brought to justice. Everything started with Chen Fulin. Now that Yue and others have been wrongly killed, Chen Fulin should be held guilty of the same crime and executed immediately."

The emperor nodded.

Yang Pu said again: "Although Wang Shan and his concubine are accomplices, their crimes are serious and they should be sentenced to exile for 3,000 miles."

The emperor unfolded the case file, which showed exile to Qiongzhou.

The emperor was stunned for a moment: "Qiongzhou?"

"Yes," Yang Pu bowed his head and said, "Northerners were exiled to the south, and southerners were exiled to the north. This was the punishment set by Emperor Taizu."

So Pan Hong and his family went to the freezing cold Datong.
Wang Shan was from Shanxi, so naturally he was exiled to the south.

The emperor thought of Wang Zhen and felt a little reluctant: "Isn't Lingnan also in the south?"

Yang Pu said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the quota for Lingnan this year has been filled."

The emperor directly wrote in red on Lingnan, saying: "It is more than 3,000 miles to Lingnan. If it is full, just add one more person. Who is afraid of too many people in the place of exile?"

Yang Pu opened his mouth, but thinking about what he was going to say next, he had no choice but to agree.

Yang Pu continued: "Your Majesty, we have investigated all the cases that Xue Xuan and Pan Hong have handled since he took office, and we have not found any suspicion of the two forming a clique."

Wang Wen immediately raised his head: "Master Yang..."

Yang Pu looked up and gave him a cold look before saying, "Sir Wang, Pan Hong said he had never received the case of the Jiang family's illegal silver mining in Guixi. Although your Censorate produced the dispatch list, I checked the post station list of that year, as well as the transfer order and salary list of the Ministry of Personnel, all of which showed that Pan Hong had not left the capital for those two months, and he had other cases on his hands, so there was no list of his travel in the post station.

How come the management of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is so lax that he accepted the case but did not go to Guixi to investigate, delaying the case to this point, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate did not punish him?"

Wang Wen felt bitter on the tip of his tongue and couldn't say anything to refute.

Yang Pu snorted coldly and said, "Investigating a case and convicting a person requires evidence, not just what one person says."

The emperor asked, "Is it true that the Jiang family in Guixi secretly mined silver?"

Yang Pu bowed his head and said, "This matter is still to be investigated, but it is known that Xue Xuan and Pan Hong have absolutely no suspicion of forming a clique, so this case can be closed."

The emperor was silent.

Yang Pu knew that he still wanted to use the Xue Pan case to pull out the silver mining case. He had no choice but to take a step back: "Your Majesty, the imperial prison is cold and Pan Hong has just returned from Datong. His health is already seriously damaged. He has been in the imperial prison and the Dali Temple jail. I am afraid that his health will be seriously damaged. Today, the two sons of the Pan family have come to redeem him with money. Why not let them take him back first, and then call him back when the case has made progress."

Emperor: "I heard that Pan Hong encountered three assassination attempts in the imperial prison. Isn't it dangerous for him to be released from the Dali Temple Prison?"

Yang Pu said: "Pan Hong's son is currently living in the home of Yin Song, the Xiaguan official of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory. Yin Song is very good at divination and can predict good and bad luck, so there should be no problem."

The emperor thought about it and realized that he had already rejected Yang Pu twice in a row and could not refute him again, so he nodded and said, "Forget it, let them take the man out."

Yang Pu agreed and left with Wang Wen, who looked unhappy.

Wang Wen stopped Yang Pu and asked, "Is this move by Lord Yang for Jiang Feng?"

Yang Pu glanced at him and said with disgust: "I am not you, don't use your dirty thoughts to think about me."

After saying that, he rolled up his sleeves and left.

He took a carriage directly to Yang Shiqi's mansion.

Yang Shiqi had been feeling tired lately, so he had not attended court again.

Seeing Yang Pu's worried face, he smiled and said to him, "Don't worry, I have survived the winter and this year will be safe."

Yang Pu said, "The people have been rescued for you. Your Majesty also knows that they were wrongly accused. He just wants to use their case to lead to more cases and people in Jiangnan. In the future, they will get justice."

Yang Shiqi sighed and said, "It's difficult. If things are not kept secret, it will be difficult to accomplish. Your Majesty should stop and wait for another opportunity."

Yang Pu: "But at this moment, no one can persuade Your Majesty. Wang Zhen is avoiding suspicion and dares not make any proposals."

Yang Shiqi thought for a moment and then laughed: "It's not a big deal. Although our emperor is impulsive, he also forgets things. If there is no progress in the case for a while, he will relax, unless a new opportunity arises."

"But if there is a new opportunity to turn Jiangnan around and make politics clear, it would be good." Yang Shiqi encouraged Yang Pu to be more cheerful: "Don't always have a stern face. You are obviously younger than me, but you look older than me."

Yang Pu was too lazy to pay attention to him. He turned around and was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something and asked, "Shiqi, what's going on in Ji'an?" Yang Shiqi's smile faded slightly. "I asked someone to go back and check. I haven't been back home for many years. I'm afraid there's something wrong with the Yang family in Ji'an."

Yang Pu frowned.

Yang Shiqi smiled and waved his hand: "It's okay. Now that we have found out, we will act according to the law."

Yang Pu said softly, "I'm afraid Yang Ji is deeply involved in this."

Yang Shiqi sighed and said, "Don't worry about me, just follow the law."

Yang Pu nodded worriedly. He felt that Shiqi was oversimplifying things.

I'm afraid Yang Ji did more than just force people to buy flooded land in Ji'an, otherwise Jiang Feng wouldn't have the confidence to do that.

He left with a worried look on his face.

The next day, Pan Yue and Pan Yu went to the Dali Temple to redeem the person.

After Pan Hong was poisoned, he became so frugal that he couldn't eat anything. When he was released from prison, he had lost a lot of weight and his clothes were shabby.

The father and his two sons hugged each other and cried bitterly, then stayed at Yin Song's house.

They could also rent a house on their own, but it was not safe. After being persuaded by Yin Song, they decided to stay at Yin Song's house.

Yin Song said: "I calculated with my fingers that Junior Sister's letter should arrive in the capital in two days, Master Pan, don't worry."

Pan Hong sighed and said, "I have always been the one who made the children worry. Sigh, I am so ashamed."

Pan Yun thought so too, and was bragging to Mu Lin, comforting him by the way: "It is the merit of our parents to give birth to such sensible children like us. My father must be very satisfied with me, and your father must be too."

Mu Lin's face turned slightly red, and the discomfort in his heart was relieved a lot: "How can you praise yourself like this?"

Pan Jun patted his shoulder and said, "I'm telling the truth, so don't mind it."

Mu Lin: "But as a son, if I can't serve my father, can I still be called a filial son?"

Pan Yun: "You have been loyal to your father in the capital, doing everything you can for him. How can you not be considered a filial son? Don't think too much."

As soon as Mu Xi woke up and his health improved a little, he asked Mu Lin to return to Beijing as soon as possible to avoid staying in Yunnan for too long, which would arouse the dissatisfaction of the emperor and the court and would be disadvantageous to Mu Lin.

Mu Lin wanted to stay with his father, and couldn't help crying when he sat with Pan Yun at night.

"But..." Mu Lin held back for a moment, but couldn't help but whispered, "I want to stay with my father."

Mu Lin was only thirteen years old.

Pan Jun blinked and said openly: "I am younger than you, and I just don't want to stay with my father."

Mu Lin looked unconvinced: "Haven't you been trying to vindicate Lord Pan?"

"Rehabilitation is rehabilitation, but if I am asked to live with my father after the rehabilitation, I don't want to do that," Pan Yun said. "I hope my family members are healthy and safe, and everything goes well, but this does not mean I want to live with them."

Mu Lin was puzzled: "Why?"

Pan Yun: "Why? I like Sanqing Mountain, and I want to go to Longhu Mountain to learn martial arts. I also want to go to the grassland to seek revenge, and I want to go to the sea to make a living. I can't ask my father and brother to come with me, right?"

Pan Yun said: "As long as they live well in the capital, Changzhou Prefecture, or somewhere else and do what they want to do, I will visit them in my spare time to comfort my longing for them."

"It's important to be with your father day and night, but it's more important to do what you want to do," Pan Yun asked him, "The world is so broad and interesting, do you just want to stay with your father for the rest of your life?"

Mu Lin was in deep thought.

Pan Yun patted his clothes and stood up, saying with a smile: "I'm going to see your father, you should think about it carefully."

Mu Lin came back to his senses, quickly stood up and said, "I'll go with you."

The two walked side by side towards the side courtyard. Mu Lin said softly, "Maybe it's because I wasn't with my parents since I was a child. I really want to be with them. You just asked me what I want to do most. I thought about it and realized that what I want to do most is to be with my parents."

When Pan Yun heard this, he stopped and thought for a moment before saying, "Our dynasty governs the world with filial piety. Since you think so, why don't you write a letter to the emperor and ask him to allow you to stay a little longer."

Pan Yun smiled and said, "Your father is afraid that if you stay out for too long, the emperor will be unhappy. But if the emperor agrees, I think your father will definitely want to spend more time with you."

Mu Lin's eyes lit up: "Really?"

Pan Yun nodded: "Really."

Mu Lin said happily: "Your Majesty is a man of affection. He knows that I stay in Yunnan to fulfill my filial piety, so he will definitely agree."

He decided to write the letter tonight and mail it early tomorrow morning.

Corpse worms are Yin in nature and are more active when it gets dark.

Before Pan Jun came, Mu Xi felt tormented at night whenever he was awake.

It's much better now.

However, he could still feel uncomfortable.

Seeing Pan Jun coming over, he forced a smile on his pale face, "Master Pan is here."

Seeing him enduring the pain, Pan Yun stepped forward and asked, "Where do you feel the pain now?"

He pointed to his stomach: "It hurts the most here tonight."

Pan Jun asked: "Can you use your consciousness to control them to stay still?"

"I tried it, and it worked a little at first, but it wore off pretty quickly."

Pan Jun put his hand on him, closed his eyes slightly, and imitated the king insect giving them orders. Soon, his rumbling stomach calmed down. Mu Xi wiped the cold sweat from his face and felt much better.

His pale lips gradually began to show some color and his complexion improved.

Seeing Pan Yun withdraw his hand, Mu Xi couldn't help but murmur, "No wonder they are so obsessed with power. Cultivation is indeed fascinating."

Pan Yun raised his eyes and looked at him.

Mu Xi was also looking at her and asked, "Master Pan, are there any conditions for practicing Taoism? Or can anyone practice Taoism?"

Pan Yun said: "It depends on one's aptitude and also on one's understanding."

She said: "There are very few cultivators in this world who enter the Tao through enlightenment. Most of them enter the Tao through their bones. For example, I directly practice the exercises, which depends on my bones."

Pan Yun stood up, walked behind him, and touched his Baihui acupoint with his thumb, and then touched the back of his neck. He pressed again and then moved down along the spine: "As for the root bone, it is similar to the talent for martial arts. Those with good martial arts talent will have better root bones than others." (End of this chapter)