Chapter 188: An Angry Visit
The rising sun indicates another sunny day, and the sunny days of this season are often associated with the blooming of spring flowers.
However, in the east lobby of the Zhejiang Political Envoy Department, because of the angle, the sunlight only shines into the square inch inside and outside the threshold, so the lobby looks quite dark and deep. This is also the unique atmosphere of most public courts in the world, and many prisoners with ghosts in their hearts feel that this is the reason when they go to the court.
Zuo Bu's political envoy Ning Liangqiang sat behind the public case with spirit, this place he had been sitting in for several years, and he couldn't be more familiar with it.
According to common sense, a person will feel more secure in a familiar place, but since Mr. Ning sat in the public case today, he was a little restless, and he didn't know what the sign was.
It's a pity that Master Ning is not a true immortal of cultivation, so he can't "pinch his fingers on a whim". Probably because of old age and declining energy, Ning Liang could only laugh bitterly at himself.
The old man pressed the official document with his palm, and was stunned for a while, and was about to recall the past, when suddenly a man from front came to report it, interrupting his train of thought.
"Chun'an County student Fang Yingwu came to visit and ask to see!"
Ning Liang was more surprised, he didn't expect Fang Yingwu to take the initiative to ask to see him. He had seen Fang Yingwu a few days ago, and he could see that Fang Yingwu didn't want to participate in the battle between him and Lu Chen.
This can't be blamed for the coldness of human nature, it is really that Fang Yingwu does not have much interest in this, it is normal to not want to participate, who would be interested in things that harm others and themselves? Counting on his promise to take care of himself during a township test is still not enough for Fang Yingwu to help himself resolutely and unconditionally.
So in order to avoid disputes, this party should avoid him, how could he come to the door to ask for a meeting? Have you changed your mind? Ning Liang was puzzled, but still raised his hand and ordered, "Please!" ”
The lobby was obviously not a place to meet guests, so Ning Liang got up and went to the inner hall on the side. After a while, Fang Yingwu was brought in.
Fang Yingwu's face was gloomy, as if someone else owed him a few thousand taels of silver, but it was not lifeless, as if it was a volcano about to erupt. He is indeed not happy, and there is enough reason not to be happy.
"Yesterday, Lord Lu from the West Hall sent someone to see Zai Xia and told me about the next thing." After Fang Yingwu sat down, he didn't wait for greetings before he spoke: "He pointed out that the boss has something to do, and the stolen silver is the envy silver that was confiscated during the construction of the sea pond in the past three years!" ”
Elder Ning was completely unprepared, and an old face full of wrinkles froze suddenly, and his eyelids kept fluttering. The cloudy eyeballs showed a bit of a blank look. He was originally very dissatisfied with the rudeness of the other party, but at this time, he still took this into account?
On the one hand, he was shocked, and on the other hand, he tried to gather what little energy he had left. Did the person surnamed Lu over there really find out about this? What did the surnamed Lu tell Fang Yingwu about this?
Fang Yingwu didn't care about Ning Liang's face, and asked like a presiding judge: "If they don't have the certainty or evidence, they definitely won't use this to coax them." Otherwise, it's child's play, and it's too easy to be exposed!
Then come and visit in the next place. Just wanted to ask. Is this true? I hope that the boss will tell the truth and not have the idea of evading. Even outsiders know about it, so what's the point of hiding it? ”
Fang Yingwu's tone was very aggressive, showing that his mood was not calm. To be honest, this incident also made him extremely passive, and the anger in his heart was self-evident.
Ning Liang remained motionless. After a while, he sighed, nodded slowly, and replied in a very heavy tone: "Yes." ”
Syllable! Crash! Fang Yingwu was furious. Without any vent, he suddenly slapped the desk next to him, and swept it with a fierce wave of his hand, sweeping all the tea cups on the desk to the ground, and smashed them one by one.
His mouth was not idle, and he spit out one by one with a series of questions: "Master Ning, are you worthy of the cultivation of the Shang Xianggong!" Who in the world can be a political envoy in the rich land of Zhejiang for more than ten years? How many political envoys in the world can be exempt from the governor's jurisdiction?
The official has done this to your point, even if he is not in the prime minister, but he is also a senior member of the ministry and an important minister, what else are you not satisfied with? Your old man has been innocent for decades, but when he was old, he actually committed the crime of embezzlement!
Three years of sea pond construction, envy of thousands of silver? You dare to stretch out your hand for such a large amount, you are really old and confused!
If you just covet this money, you won't even be able to build it! On the one hand, the forced labor is heavy, and on the other hand, there has been a matter of destroying the embankment by the tide this year. This provoked the local people to go to the political envoy to make trouble, for fear of not attracting the attention of others? Do you feel safe sitting here?
Who doesn't know your relationship with the business minister, how can you embarrass the business minister by doing this? Shang Xianggong I has a clear reputation, the mainstay of the righteous path, and is admired by the world, but he will be ruined because of you! Don't you feel sorry for yourself? ”
Fang Yingwu, who was less than twenty years old, was imposing, his tone was stern, and he reprimanded the political envoy Ning, who was in his sixties, and the old man was trained like a grandson, if outsiders saw it, they would be extremely shocked. But in a special environment, with a righteous attitude, he naturally suppressed Ning Liang, who had a ghost in his heart.
Elder Ning endured Fang Yingwu's reprimand all his life, but there was no reaction. He could hear that although Fang Yingwu's tone was evil, it was not necessarily really bad.
The reason is very simple, if you reprimand people with great truths, the line should be: "You have repeatedly received favors from the country, and instead of trying to repay them, you are corrupt and pervert the law, what is the reason?" Is this worthy of the country and the people? ”
However, Fang Yingwu did not mention half a word of the country, the emperor's grace, the society, Li Min and other words, and only said that he was sorry for Shang Xianggong and made Shang Xianggong humiliated, which shows that Fang Yingwu still stands on his own position. So this is probably a moment of anger, and there should be a twist below.
Fang Yingwu accused again: "When you came to visit, you concealed this matter, but deliberately coaxed me to participate, what kind of intention is this!" I was about to promise you, and now I can't even tell! It's disgusting! ”
If you admit it otherwise, you will admit it, but this can't be recognized, Lord Ning did have the idea of using Fang Yingwu at the beginning, but he definitely didn't have the intention of deliberately concealing and deceiving. Who would say "the old man is greedy" to someone they meet for the first time?
He opened his mouth to defend: "This is wrong, how can the old man ever have the intention of deceiving you? Hugh has to speculate and talk nonsense! ”
Fang Yingwu exhaled a few breaths and calmed down, "Boss, you don't say it to you, but someone says it to you!" Now that the other party has pointed it out, what do you want to do? ”
Ning Liang didn't know what Lu Chen sent someone to say to Fang Yingwu, so he said at this time: "I don't know what you have in mind?" ”
Fang Yingwu replied: "It's not without a way. Lord Lu said, please don't hesitate when it's time for you to give advice, the sooner the better. happened to be the case of the people's troubles this time, so I took the opportunity of being impeached to give up.
Of course, the deficit in the treasury brought by your greed, Lord Lu naturally wants to cover it up for you, provided that Lord Lu can take over smoothly. ”
Ning Liang had no idea, and asked unwillingly, "Besides, there is no other way?" The promise that the surnamed Lu said to you may not be fully fulfilled, and this must be guarded against. ”
Fang Yingwu couldn't help but feel a deep disgust for the greed of the person in front of him, what else did he want to do when it was like this? Now it's your handle in someone else's hands, not you in someone else's handle!
"In my opinion, the most important thing at the moment is to cover up this matter, and you must not shame the business minister for your ugly deeds, and it is superfluous to think of anything else!" Fang Ying Dao.
For some reason, he leaked another sentence: "But it's true that I can't fully trust Lord Lu's assurance, who knows if he will turn his face and deny people." Therefore, at the necessary moment, I will rush back to Chun'an, report to the business minister in person, and ask the business minister to come forward and turn around. ”
Hearing this, Ning Liang's heart ignited hope again, and he lowered his head and calculated in his heart.
Fang Yingwu didn't bother him, and waited quietly for a moment before saying, "Lord Lu's side doesn't have much detail about what Zai Xia said, Zai Xia needs to know the whole process, otherwise there may be something missing."
If the boss has the time now, you might as well tell you all about your greed, so as not to make any mistakes in the next half-understood situation. ”
So far, what is there to hide? The following also expects Fang Yingwu to mediate, and even ask the merchant to be the guarantor. Therefore, it is better to tell Fang Yingwu the whole situation, otherwise the coordination is not enough, and it is indeed easy to have problems.
Ning Liang sighed and replied truthfully: "This matter has nothing to do with the Hangzhou Mansion, and the Xian Yin is mainly collected through the three counties of Haining, Qiantang, and Renhe, and finally remitted to the treasury of the domain.
When the money entered the treasury, the name was blurred. He also colluded with Haining County through the ambassador of the Fanku, and spent a certain amount of money on the construction of the embankment, and then divided the money. ”
Fang Yingwu frowned, and deliberately helped analyze: "There is a key point below, where did Lord Lu know about this matter?" Who is most likely to leak out of Fanku or Haining County? ”
Ning Liang was dazed and shook his head, the domain and the magistrate of Haining County were his henchmen, and it was unlikely that he would betray.
Fang Yingwu made a concerned look, guessed randomly, and said: "You can't make anything behind closed doors here, and you can visit slowly when you go back." Today I have made everything clear, and there are still some things to be done, so I will leave first! ”
Ning Liang arched his hand and said: "Shang Xianggong, everything depends on it!" ”
Fang Yingwu nodded solemnly, then walked out of the lobby of the Political Envoy's Office and slowly walked outside the door. At this time, it was already noon, and the sun was hot, shining directly on Fang Yingwu's face.
However, Fang Yingwu showed a few strange smiles, which were very incongruous with the bright sunlight. He rubbed his palm, he was angry in it just now, and glared at Master Ning on the table, a little too hard, and his palm hurt. (To be continued......)
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