Joy of Life: Starting from Teacher Fan Xian

Chapter 24 The Struggle Between Two Men
Lin Ruo didn't expect that his first meeting with Fan Jian would be outside the Supervisory Council. This was a very bad experience.

The young Si Nanbo Fan Jian was only in his early thirties at this time. He had a solemn face and regular features. He was a standard handsome man, and the beautiful four-inch beard under his chin was still in the process of being grown.

He is indeed a talented and romantic man who lingers by the Liujing River and can attract the hearts of all the women in Kyoto.

His face looked very cold, staring at the gentle young man in front of him without a smile: "I thought you would go to many places in Kyoto, but I never thought you would come here."

"I have seen everything you did since you entered the mansion, including your conversation with the maid and your every move after Teng Zijing left the mansion. When you could see those problems, I thought you were a smart person. If you are a smart person, you should never come here!"

Si Nanbo seemed a little angry. It was clearly their first meeting, but his tone of teaching was very smooth.

Lin Ruo was puzzled and said with a flattering smile, "I am ashamed, Lord Earl, I am just an ordinary guest of the Fan Mansion, but you have troubled me so much."

"That's right." Fan Jian's eyes suddenly showed a hint of surprise: "You actually think I'm meddling in other people's business."

"How could it be? I am just a poor scholar, how lucky I am to be valued by the Earl." Lin Ruo was slightly surprised and said hurriedly.

"You are Xian'er's teacher, and also a candidate for the Spring Examination. I hope you can do what you are supposed to do according to your identity." Fan Jian said seriously.

The conversation between the two seemed sharp, but also full of concern.

Fan Jian lifted the curtain and took a look at the bottomless prison, frowned and sat back in the carriage, and the carriage began to move in the direction it should go.

"The Supervisory Commission and the officialdom are not one and the same. No matter which side you stand on, you should be tactful and keep your distance from the other side. You made this mistake today."

Fan Jianwei said wearily, "It would be fine if you just looked outside, but you followed the people inside. Once you become famous, it will be easy for some people with bad intentions to get to the bottom of it and then put you in the Censorate's party. You know, the people in the palace will never tolerate the court officials being involved with the Censorate."

After saying that, Fan Jian sighed. He couldn't understand why a young man with a calm mind and attitude would make such a low-level mistake. It seemed that he was still too immature and was tied up by the old fox in the courtyard.

"Since you are going to take part in the Spring Examination, your goal should be to serve as an official in the court. You should practice the ideals in your heart so that you can help each other when you come to the capital in the future." Fan Jian said again, like an elder educating a younger person. Lin Ruo could only listen and had no way to speak.

There was silence in the carriage for a long time.

"Lord Earl hopes that Fan Xian will become an official?" Lin Ruo finally spoke, but changed the subject in a different way. "Excuse me for being blunt, but Master Fan Xian doesn't seem to have this idea."

Fan Jian smiled slightly, his face darkened: "Many things cannot be determined by one's inner thoughts. He will understand in the future, and I will convince him."

"Besides, I don't want him to be an official. I just want him to get back what belongs to him. If possible, I would rather he can be a carefree rich man."

Fan Jian thought so and looked at the young man sitting opposite him. He couldn't help but wonder, has he really listened to his earnest advice?
If you are not arrogant, reckless, and do not allow yourself to be criticized by others, you are not a young person.

Fan Jian suddenly didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He was the same when he was young. He was disobedient and unfilial. He followed that woman and always did things that were unreasonable and contrary to the times.

Will the future Xian'er also not listen to advice? If he does, he won't be her child.

Fan Jian already had the answer in his mind, but he would still do it to prevent these children from making mistakes. Whether it was the young man in front of him or Xian'er from Danzhou, he had to take care of them and never let that old fox succeed.

…The carriage went farther and farther away, leaving Tianhe Street, but the bright sunshine still could not shine into the gloomy and terrifying building.

In a secret room of the Supervisory Council, a man who looked unhappy sat in a wheelchair, trying to get a glimpse of the situation outside.

Unconsciously, I coughed slightly.

The man couldn't help but laugh: "Fan Jian is scolding me again, what a jerk."

Then he looked back: "Is it done? Shadow."

Behind him, a shadowy figure wearing a black robe and a large mask covering his face nodded and said, "I've brought him in to have a look."

"It's good to have seen it. Once you have seen it, you can't get rid of it. It will be much easier to talk in the future."

"But Dean, he was taken away by Lord Fan." Shadow said again.

"Oh, Fan Jian still comes to a place like this. It's worth it that I scolded him last time when I went to his house. He still remembered to come and see me." The man smiled again. He was an extremely cold person outside, but he just liked to make these jokes inside.

After a moment, the man called the dean stopped smiling and said seriously, "Fan Jian is so cruel to protect the woman at home that he even gave up his own reputation."

"Forget it. Let's let him go this time. Consider him lucky. If the young lady's son is injured, even if the master of the palace does not pursue the matter, I will not let some people go."

"What the dean said is true." Shadow agreed, with a puzzled look on his face. "But then again, does the dean really have the confidence to recruit that boy? He will be one of the candidates for the spring exam next year."

"Of course I don't have confidence." The man said very straightforwardly, "But I have to do it even if I don't have confidence. He can be appreciated by Fei Jie and you, so his ability is beyond words. I won't accept such a person in the Supervisory Council. Should I let him sink into the officialdom? That would be a waste of talent."

"That requires some extraordinary measures," Shadow thought.

The man waved his hand and refused, "It's far from that time yet. If Fan Jian competes with me for someone, he may not be able to do it."

"The Overwatch Council is the young lady's legacy. After I die, it must be handed over to that child. I would not trust anyone else to give it to me. If I want to attract that child, I must first attract the child in front of me. He is the child's mentor."

“By the way, who is together today?” the man asked, changing the subject.

Shadow leaned down and kowtowed, saying, "Wang Qinian, the room was cleared out, I don't know why he suddenly showed up. Dean, it is my fault, please punish me."

The man shook his head solemnly: "No, in fact, this is also a kind of fate. In this case, let Wang Qinian work hard and get this done."

"Can Wang Qinian really do it? What else can he do besides running away?" Shadow said puzzledly.

The man's smile gradually brightened when he heard this: "You may not know that Wang Qinian was a gangster in his early years and did a lot of shady things. To deal with decent people, you have to use shady people. That's the best strategy."

(End of this chapter)