"Who is so slanderous? That bastard is hurting me so much? Is it that turtle grandson of Qin Tan? This turtle grandson is framing me, Your Majesty." Fang Zian shouted loudly.

Zhao Gou was a little dazed. In all these years, no one had ever cursed so wildly in front of him. Fang Zian was too rude, and he was a scholar, so he could speak so vulgarly. However, it was understandable. If he

The calmness he showed made people suspicious. Zhao Gou felt a little sad for Qin Hui who was hiding behind the screen. Fang Zian called Qin Tan Gui's grandson. Wasn't he calling Qin Hui an old turtle?

"Fang Zian, don't be arrogant in front of me. Qin Tan was also acting according to the order, and it was not aimed at you. That Qin Xiqing from Wanchun Garden is very close to you. Didn't you once say that you sold her poems and told her

Have you ever had any past dealings? I will search your house to prove your innocence. In case others will think that you are really involved in this matter, tell me if you are." Zhao Gou said in a deep voice.

Fang Zian said: "Your Majesty, this makes no sense. I haven't slept all night, and I'm almost dead from the exhaustion of official duties. It's just that I was stopped by them to search last night, but now they actually suspect me of harboring criminals? They say that I hid Qin Xiqing and the others in

Is it in my palace? I can’t stand such injustice. I have served the court loyally, but I have attracted such shameless criticism. My mood at the moment is really colder than the snowy day outside. Qin Xiqing and I have had

Are they the target of suspicion? There are not even a hundred but eighty officials who have interacted with Qin Xiqing in Lin'an City. Why not search them all? Only the ministers? Besides, as far as I know, there was someone in the Prime Minister Qin's mansion last year.

On his birthday, he also invited Qin Xiqing to sing in the hall. Doesn't that mean that Prime Minister Qin also has contacts with Qin Xiqing and the others? Why not check the prime minister's house? Maybe it is a thief. There are so many people who can't even catch a woman.

Come on, this is too stupid, there must be something fishy about it."

Qin Hui, who was behind the screen, was trembling with anger. It was okay to be scolded before, but now this bold guy actually bit back and blamed the matter on himself. Talking about guarding and stealing is going to drive people crazy. Unexpectedly

This kid's ability to make false accusations is no less than his own. Qin Hui almost rushed out to scold him, but after thinking about it, he held back. He was the prime minister, and it was beneath his status to argue with this guy in front of the emperor. Besides,

Now, what I need is the emperor's imperial edict to search Fang Zian's house. There is no need for words. If I catch Qin Xiqing, this kid will naturally be killed. That is more useful than any quarrel.

"Fang Zian! I remind you, you are a court official, how can you be trusted to talk nonsense? Didn't you understand what I said? Someone saw you entering your house with an unidentified person, so they wanted to search

Your house. You said you were unjustly accused, so why are you afraid of being searched? Are you afraid that those who will purge themselves will be purged? If you really do it, hand over the person immediately and voluntarily. I remember that you have done meritorious service before, which can alleviate the punishment.

Your punishment." Zhao Gou shouted coldly.

Fang Zian looked at Zhao Gou in a daze and said: "It turns out...it turns out that the emperor also suspected me. What else can I say? Well, I will allow them to search. But your Majesty, if the surname is not found in the minister's home,

Qin's daughter, how about lunch?"

Zhao Gou frowned and said, "How? If it is not found, it will prove that you are innocent. Just clear the suspicion."

Fang Zian said: "The emperor said that those who are pure will self-purify. I am innocent in the first place, but the emperor does not believe it. He insists on listening to other people's words and searches my home. If nothing can be found in the search, can we just clear the suspicion? What if everything is wrong?

Does the court still have the decency to do this, and do the ministers have dignity? If this is the case, doesn't it mean that in the future, anyone can make random accusations against others and use groundless accusations to search other people's residences? If this matter is opened

As a precedent, doesn’t it mean that everyone in the court is in danger and there will never be peace?”

Zhao Gou frowned and said, "It's not as exaggerated as you said."

Fang Zian said: "Okay, I have a request. I now suspect that the prisoner is hiding in Qin Prime Minister's Mansion. I can first let others search my residence. If Qin Xiqing is found, I am willing to die to apologize. If he cannot be found, Your Majesty

I must also allow you to search the Qin Mansion to prove the Qin Mansion’s innocence. This is fair and just, right?”

Zhao Gou shouted: "You are talking nonsense. How can you behave like this? How can you search the prime minister's house just because of your words? Isn't it nonsense?"

Fang Zian said loudly: "Does Your Majesty also know that this is unseemly? Don't you want to lose face? Didn't they insist that I was harboring criminals? I just asked them to search first. If they can't be found, don't you have anything to say?"

Your Majesty, the sage and wise king, don’t you think about things that are fair and just, and don’t take into account the views and faces of the officials in the imperial court?”

Zhao Gou frowned and said, "Who said I don't care about this? I've given you a lot of face."

Fang Zian said: "Then Wei Chen, a fifth-rank official of the imperial court, deserves to be tortured at will? If he is wronged, he will suffer the consequences of being dumb? How will I behave in the future? How will I lead the brothers below to do things?"

Zhao Gou said: "You said that you want to search the prime minister's house in turn. That's absolutely impossible. That's nonsense. I will never agree."

Fang Zian said: "That's fine, if you can't find it in my house, I want Qin Xiang to apologize to me in front of all the ministers. That's all right. Apologize and restore my reputation, that's all, right?"

Zhao Gou shouted: "Why do you always involve Prime Minister Qin?"

Fang Zian said: "The emperor gave the order to Prime Minister Qin to copy Wanchun Garden. How could I not know this? Prime Minister Qin personally handled this matter. Qin Tan was just an errand boy. He said that the prisoner was hiding in my house. He wanted to

It must be Prime Minister Qin who searched my house. Even though he didn't come forward, I know it was him. If he doesn't apologize, who will?"

Zhao Gou frowned and said, "You want him to apologize to you in front of all the officials? I'm afraid he won't do it."

Fang Zian reached out and took off his helmet and armor. Zhao Gou frowned and said, "What are you doing?"

Fang Zian said: "I don't want to embarrass the emperor. I am loyal, but I can't resist the villain's frame-up. Anyway, I have no shame to stay in the court in the future. I just resign to the emperor first. I will wait for Qin Xiang and others to search."

My house, after proving my innocence, I left the capital to live my life as a wandering cloud and wild crane. I can't stand this kind of anger. Sure enough, Li Taibai wrote a poem at that time: Looking up to the sky and laughing, go out, how can I be a Penghao person?

.I read it and said he was too crazy. Now I understand that sometimes it is a last resort. Your Majesty, take care, I will resign now, and we will never see you again."

Zhao Gou was annoyed and hesitant at the same time. Fang Zian's status in his mind was not important, so even if he resigned, it would be nothing. However, his resignation would definitely arouse public opinion in the court. If Fang Zian's home was not searched, it would not matter.

If you treat the prisoner like this, it is as if you have forced him away. Besides, this person saved the Queen Mother's life, so he is a meritorious person. If you treat him like this, I am afraid that you will get an even worse reputation.

I'd like to see it. Besides, this Fang Zian is really diligent and has some skills. In such a heavy snow, he led people to patrol the streets and run errands. He is really loyal, and I can't do this to him.

"Um... Fang Zian, don't be impulsive. I didn't say I would do nothing. In this way, if nothing happens in your house, I will ask Qin Xiang to clear your name. If he refuses... I will report to you on his behalf.

Apologize. You should be satisfied this time." Zhao Gou said.

Fang Zian sighed and said: "If the emperor apologizes to me, wouldn't he be killing me? If Prime Minister Qin refuses to apologize to me at that time, he will be a disloyal minister. How can I let the emperor take the blame for me? Isn't such a minister not willing to apologize to me?"

He is rebellious. In fact, Weichen is not stubborn, but he is thinking about the rules of the court. Some people can ignore the rules of the court and act arbitrarily, but I cannot let them do whatever they want. Although I am young, I also understand that the court has rules.

The order is the principle of the stability of the country. Although the official position of the minister is small, he must be the defender of the ethical order and law. People cannot wantonly destroy this kind of rules without any cost and destroy the Song Dynasty that the emperor has worked hard to manage."

After hearing these words, Zhao Gou was almost moved. Suddenly, when Fang Zian rescued the Queen Mother, he recalled the emotion he felt when he looked back at the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty standing behind him. The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty had no countermeasures at that time, and in the end,

Relying on Fang Zian and his men, he rescued the Queen Mother desperately. Isn't such a person a loyal minister? How could he wantonly trample on his dignity? Qin Hui said that someone saw him harboring criminals, so if the criminals were not found,

Qin Hui naturally had to apologize. Otherwise, there would really be no rules.

"Fang Zian, please step back. If you are not involved in this matter, I will give you an explanation. I can never let you be innocently humiliated." Zhao Gou said.

Fang Zian bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty is wise, I am deeply grateful, and I will retire. I still have to rescue people, but I don't have time to serve those who want to search my house. I just want to ask the Emperor to remind them that I

That concubine is pregnant with Liujia and cannot be frightened. It’s okay for them to search, but if my concubine is frightened and I lose my child, I promise that no matter how high and powerful he is, I will fight him to the death. I can’t protect myself.

My family is already a great shame. If I can no longer protect my wife and children, I will have no shame in living in this world."

Zhao Gou nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will warn them."

Fang Zian nodded, turned around and quickly exited, striding away.

After Fang Zian left, Qin Hui quickly walked out from behind the screen and said to Zhao Gou: "Your Majesty, this Fang Zian is full of nonsense and extremely bold and rude. How can the Emperor spare him? A small fifth-rank official.

, how dare you be so presumptuous? You still bite the old minister, this is an attack on the old minister. The emperor should deal with him."

Zhao Gou frowned and looked at Qin Hui and said: "Qin Aiqing, I think he is a straightforward person. What he said makes sense. Has Aiqing found out whether he is harboring prisoners? If no one is found, then that's not the case.

Excellent. You are the prime minister. You should know that once this kind of random and false accusation starts, it will definitely arouse criticism. Of course, if you decide to search, I will still order you to search. It’s just that you can’t search.

If he arrives, I'm afraid Aiqing will have to make a gesture and apologize to him."

Qin Hui was extremely angry. When Zhao Gou asked this question, he also hesitated. Fang Zian actually agreed to let him search, which made him feel a little guilty. What if Fang Zian was extremely panicked and tried to deny it in every possible way?

It seemed that he would search resolutely. But now, he was not sure. Especially what Fang Zian said before leaving, he didn't even go back to the house and let others search. Even if he really harbored the prisoner, then

He must have made arrangements a long time ago and was sure that he would not be able to find him. What's more, it is only highly possible that he is harboring the prisoner. When Qin Tan made the report, he also admitted that he did not clearly see the faces of the people who entered his house. If he could not be found, he would have to kill him in public.

He apologized, which was a shame. In the eyes of the emperor, he would feel that he had acted inappropriately.

Qin Hui thought about it for a while, feeling that Fang Zian was acting, and then feeling that he seemed confident. After a while, he finally made a decision.

"Your Majesty, since Fang Zian's reaction is so intense, I think it's better to put this matter on hold. Even if he is harboring the criminal, sooner or later he will be exposed. Besides, I am really not sure about this matter. Without being sure, I shouldn't go any further.

After all, your actions are related to Mr. Fang’s reputation and the regulations of the imperial court. If the emperor is not anxious for the old minister to catch that Qin Xiqing, how about putting this matter on hold?"

The old and cunning Qin Hui kicked the ball to Zhao Gou's feet, which means that if you don't force me to arrest the prisoner, I will not search. If you remember to catch Qin Xiqing, I will search. But that is according to your
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