Pang Yu and Mr. Nama came to the curtain hall on the left side of the lobby. The curtain hall is usually where the magistrate and ministers handle official documents. There was no one inside at this time.
Pang Yu waited for Mr. Ma to sit down before sitting on the right side.
Mr. Ma said calmly, "If Bantou Pang has any unique opinions on the causes of civil unrest, you might as well ask me to get the details."
Pang Yu pondered for a moment, the situation was delicate at this time, he had the title of hero of quelling chaos, and even Yang Fangfian did not dare to appoint or remove him from the position of squad leader at will, so he was not too afraid of Mr. Ma.
"The villain doesn't dare. In fact, no matter whether it is indulging slaves for evil, seeking private hatred, or even gentry doing evil, no matter how it is characterized, the villain does not care.
Originally, such an important application should be handled by the curtain friends and the receptionist, and should be drafted by at least a few writers. However, now it has fallen to a vulgar leader of the villain. It is easy for the villain to pick up the pen, but it is difficult to write it, and the writing is not done well.
This is Shenxiang’s ability.”
Mr. Ma did not interrupt, but looked at Pang Yu calmly, waiting for his next words.
"Mr. Ma just said it right, this is to kill the thief in your heart.
Zhang Duye is in charge of the ten mansions and works hard for the country. The villain is also willing to share the worries of the Duye.
The villain grew up here and will continue to live here in the future. Once the application details were handed in, Mr. Ma returned to Suzhou for business, and Master Yang went to get a promotion elsewhere, leaving the villain alone and helpless. These gentry in the local area
Ability, I believe Mr. Ma understands that if a villain offends them, he will die without a burial place.
In addition, the old friends of these gentry are all over the officialdom, and there are many poetry and calligraphy houses in Tongcheng, and there are also pavilion elders like Mr. He. If they are not appeased, it may damage Zhang Dutang's reputation among the gentry."
"Pang Bantou's concerns are reasonable."
Mr. Ma held hands with each other and said, "If it's an innocuous request, feel free to make it."
Pang Yu and Mr. Ma had the same interest in appeasing the Tongcheng gentry. Pang Yu licked his lips and continued, "What the villain means is that although the cause is that it is evil to indulge slaves, it cannot involve all Tongcheng gentry. Wu Yingqi
, Ye Can, Fang Yinggan and other three people indulged the slaves to do evil, then it was these three people who did evil, not the Tongcheng gentry.
When there are gentry who contribute to quelling the chaos, they should repay them accordingly."
Mr. Ma nodded slightly. Of course, he did not think that Pang Yu was kind-hearted. He just guessed that Pang Yu might have been ordered by a certain gentleman. As for who it was, Mr. Ma didn't care.
From the perspective of Zhang Guowei and Mr. Ma, these gentry in Tongcheng are only a small part of the ten mansions in the south of the Yangtze River, and their direct interests with Zhang Guowei are very limited. Therefore, they do not care about the future fate of these gentry, but only care about how to reduce the public opinion of scholars.
Impact.
“Tongcheng hasn’t had major chaos in a hundred years, so why did it start now?
The villain believes that the gentry's indulgence in slaves is only one of the reasons. Another important reason is that there are officials in the yamen who collude with the powerful slaves to oppress the common people, which makes the people extremely angry.
If these scoundrels in the yamen are not removed, the roots of civil unrest will still remain, and if they are not kept safe, they will come again, and then Mr. Ma will have to come from thousands of miles away."
Mr. Ma lowered his eyebrows and said with lowered eyes, "It sounds like Bantou Pang already knows who the scum in the yamen is. Is it possible to inform Mr. Yang?"
"How can a small person like a class leader talk nonsense about such a big matter?
However, the villain thought that during the interrogation in the next hall, someone would definitely have to give an explanation.
The imperial court can use this application to clear away the scum among the gentry and the yamen. From now on, Tongcheng will be clear and clear, and Zhang Dutang's painstaking care will not be in vain."
At this time, Mr. Ma already understood what Pang Yu meant, that is, he could not shoulder the blame for Shen Xiang in vain.
The previous method of distinguishing the gentry is to divide the camps of the Tongcheng gentry. The two have the same interests, Pang Yu can protect himself, and the governor's Yamen can avoid the influence of public opinion among the scholars.
But this certain scum behind is obviously Pang Yu's private matter.
Pang Yu has already made it clear that he is an official. Provincial officials like Zhang Guowei will naturally not care. No matter which official in Tongcheng County Yamen, they are indeed not much different from ants in their eyes. Mr. Ma uses them to trade, even his eyelids
Not even blinking.
"If the detailed application is drafted according to what Pang Bantou said, Pang Bantou thinks, will the Tongcheng gentry be able to accept it safely?"
"Of course it's not that easy, but the villain will try to persuade them.
I think they have read the words of saints and are sensible people, so they should be able to understand everyone's difficulties."
Mr. Ma nodded. Since Pang Yu thought he could convince those gentry, he didn't need to ask for a way. He probably relied on those gentry with status to persuade others.
He naturally understood the purpose of those who wanted to write down their names, and raised his eyes to look at Pang Yu, "The application details in Tongcheng can be written that those who quelled the chaos are gentry, as long as the truth can be verified.
But I can’t guarantee that their names will be written in the title book reported by the governor’s Yamen to the court.”
Pang Yu saw that Mr. Ma understood what he meant. As long as the deal with Mr. Ma was completed, he could trade with Fang Kongzhen.
"As a humble servant, I naturally only care about Tongcheng's application."
Mr. Ma cleared his throat and said, "As for the scum in the yamen, after all, it is a matter for the Tongcheng County yamen. Do you want to write the details? Has Bantou Pang consulted the noble Lord Yang?"
"Although Mr. Yang is only acting as magistrate of county affairs, he is still a court official after all. Perhaps he does not want the scum in the yamen to become known to the public, lest anyone say that he is incompetent and lose the yamen's face.
But the villain thought that in the good place of the county government, if scum like this were allowed to remain in important positions, the hidden worry of chaos would still exist.
Therefore, it doesn’t matter whether this person writes the application details or not. The most important thing is that this person can no longer stay in the Yamen. Since Mr. Ma is here, with Mr. Ma’s rich experience, can you think of a way to save the Yamen’s face and at the same time
If this hidden worry can be resolved, everyone will be very happy."
Mr. Ma has been working in the yamen for more than ten years. Most of the servants he has met have the savvy of the market, but they are not smart.
Unexpectedly, I met this Zaoli, who had just been promoted to class leader in Tongcheng. He was completely different from the ordinary yamen servants. The other yamen servants were all silent when they saw the county magistrate. When they heard that he was from the governor's yamen, they were so frightened that they could not say a few words.
But Pang Yu talks eloquently and understands the needs of both parties very clearly. Even though it is a transaction, it can still make both parties happy.
"I now feel that it was not a fluke that Pantou Pang was able to achieve this success."
Mr. Ma stood up and said, "Then I will have Laopang, the leader, to get the application details done as soon as possible so that Tongcheng can have peace and tranquility."
...Pang Yu stepped into Fang Kongzheng's study and was about to speak when he saw Fang Zhongjia and Fang Yizhi also sitting there. He immediately swallowed his words and hurriedly greeted Fang Yizhi.
When he turned to Fang Zhongjia again, the general's eyes widened in anger, and Pang Yu could only smile.
Fang Yizhi cupped his hands and returned the greeting, "Pang Bantou left in a hurry that day. My younger brother told me about several continents yesterday. The so-called New World should be where the Nafrangji people's sailing ships came from. Although the New World is a civilization
It’s a foreign place, but it has many wonderful places.
I just wanted to ask Bantou Pang for advice."
"Young Master Fang is so polite. When this matter comes up, I will naturally discuss it with Mr. Fang."
"On the 21st of this month, our Ze Club will have a literary meeting in Longmian Mountain. If Pang Bantou is free, he can come to Zeyuan to get together and tell interesting stories about the mountains and rivers in that world."
Pang Yu smiled and agreed, but Fang Yizhi only invited him to attend Ze Club's gathering, not to join the club, which was different from Ruan Dacheng.
At this time, all those who formed associations were scholars, and status was a very strict threshold.
Even if Fang Yizhi thought that Pang Yu's general knowledge was of some standard, he did not regard him as a scholar. If Pang Yu had not had a good background, he would not invite Pang Yu to join the literary club.
Relatively speaking, Ruan Dacheng is more flexible and can be said to be less principled.
Fang Yizhi didn't ask the two of them if they had anything to talk about. He exchanged a few words with Pang Yu and then left.
Fang Zhongjia hesitated to leave, but Fang Kongzheng asked him to stay.
Fang Zhongjia sat down, grabbed some tobacco, poured it into the chimney, and smoked by himself, glaring at Pang Yu from time to time.
"Quinzi is free today, so he just happened to help Fang sort out some manuscripts of Zhouyi Shi Lun."
Fang Kongzheng called a maid to serve tea to Pang Yu, and he and Pang Yu sat down separately as guests of honor.
Pang Yu found that his status was improving every time he came to Fang's house. The first time he came was outside Fang Yizhi's study, then inside Fang Yizhi's study, and this time he finally got into Fang Kongzhen's study.
Pang Yu glanced at Fang Zhongjia, then smiled and said to Fang Kong Zheng, "Mr. Fang's family has a long history of learning. I heard what Fang Qiyi said. Four generations of the Fang family have studied Zhou Yi intensively. Naturally, Mr. Fang also wants to write a book."
Fang Zhongjia said coldly from the side, "Pang Gongshi, what do you, a government servant, know about the Book of Changes? If there is anything important, please tell me quickly and don't miss my elder brother's education."
"Zhongjia, a gentleman never flatters his superiors and never blasphemes his subordinates. Why have you forgotten it again?"
Fang Zhongjia originally had his feet up, but when he heard Fang Kongzheng's unkind tone, he had to stop talking and put his feet down.
"Today, the Yamen has determined that the chaos is civil chaos, caused by the evil gentry's indulgence in slaves. This is the final conclusion.
The villain has thought over and over again and decided that he should work together with Mr. Fang."
Fang Zhongjia couldn't help but said, "Don't use the yamen to oppress people. We are all from the yamen here. It is impossible for you to say that you indulge slaves and do evil. There are thousands of gentry in Tongcheng. How can you frame them at will?"
This time Fang Kongzhen did not stop him, and Fang Zhongjia acted as the forward to suppress Pang Yu's momentum.
However, Pang Yu was not moved by Fang Zhongjia. He only looked at Fang Kongzheng and said, "There are gentry who indulge slaves to do evil. They are just Wu Yingqi, Ye Can and Fang Yingqian, but not Mr. Fang."
"Fang remembers telling Bantou Pang that Fang Yingqian should not write the application details."
Fang Kongzhen spoke softly, "Even though the Tongcheng Yamen only said it was these three people, you and I both know that in fact it was a fight between domestic slaves, and it was just a murder by thugs in the market with a personal grudge, and they incited some stupid men and women to join in.
How can the county government convince the public with such a conclusion?"
"The so-called serving the masses is nothing more than serving the gentry. The common people are busy making a living, who has time to care about it?
The villain here will not tell the reason, but can only tell Mr. Fang that Fang Yingqian must write down the details, and this matter cannot be changed."
Pang Yu paused for a moment and then said, "Young man, you can write Mr. Fang into the application details and list him as the leader of the gentry to quell the chaos.
Mr. Fang only needs to make the Tongcheng gentry accept the conclusion that a few people indulge in slavery and do evil, and they cannot go around collaborating to cause trouble."
Fang Zhongjia didn't say anything at this time. He knew how important it was to Fang Kongzhen to quell the chaos, so he wanted to see if Fang Kongzhen agreed.
Fang Kongzheng pondered for a moment and then said, "Where's Wang Guohua?"
"As long as Mr. Fang convinces the Tongcheng gentry, he will see Wang Guohua's head."
Pang Yu turned to look at Fang Zhongjia, "Of course Mr. Fang will also swear that from now on he will not take any revenge against the villain and a few brothers. I swear by the gods of your ancestors."
Fang Zhongjia was so angry that he slapped the coffee table with his palm. The lid of the cup jumped up, and when it fell again, it hit the rim of the cup and spun around in a circle before stopping.
Pang Yu was unmoved at all and calmly turned his gaze back to Fang Kongzheng, only to see that Fang Kongzheng was also looking at him.
Fang Kongzheng narrowed his eyes and said, "Add Zhang Xiangguan to Shenxiang again. With his help, Fang can dismantle the other gentry."
Pang Yu knew that this Zhang Xiangguan was the elder brother of Zhang Ru's family, Zhang Bingcheng, and the brother-in-law of Fang Kongzhen, who was also waiting for Qi Fu in Tongcheng at this time.
Anyway, the gentry in Tongcheng are married to each other and the relationship is very close. It is difficult for someone who is not a wealthy family or a newly promoted scholar to enter their circle.
"make a deal."
Fang Kongzheng nodded slightly and said, "Fang Ying takes the blame on himself, so let him go.
Wu Yingqi and Ye Can are old and have no future, so they probably have no time to care.
Zhongjia swore an oath to Pang Bantou."
"I..." Fang Zhongjia's face turned red. Pang Yu killed several of his servants, almost killed him, took away the money and took credit for quelling the rebellion, and in the end he actually had to swear an oath to him.
The more Fang Zhongjia thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. He kept his head down and gritted his teeth, but couldn't say anything.
Fang Kongzhen said coldly, "I said, swear an oath to Pantou Pang."
Seeing Fang Kongzhen's firm attitude, Fang Zhongjia could only tilt his head and said, "I, Fang Zhongjia, swear by the spirit of our ancestors that from now on I will never provoke Pang Yu and take revenge."
"I hope Mr. Fang will abide by his oath.
I will go back and draft the application details now, and I am also waiting for news from Mr. Fang. I hope that my cooperation with Mr. Fang will go smoothly, and I wish him a great success in the future."
Pang Yu stood up and said goodbye to Fang Kongzheng, then turned to Fang Zhongjia and cupped her hands. Fang Zhongjia looked unkind and sat down without returning the courtesy.
After Pang Yu left, Fang Zhongjia stood up and walked to Fang Kongzhen's side.
"Brother, why did you...even asked Fang Yingqian to write in the application details? After all, he is a member of our Fang family. How can we let them arrange it randomly?"
Fang Kongzheng took out a piece of submission paper from his arms and handed it to Fang Zhongjia, "Just look at it and don't remember it."
Fang Zhongjia took it suspiciously and saw that it read, "Every evil servant of the troubled people has his own rank, and his love and crime should not be concealed from each other. According to the rule of law, it is usually advisable for the governor to forbid the group. When there is an incident, he will report it and investigate and deal with it in detail. What's the point?
Delay! In this book, Huang Wending, Wang Guohua, Fang Yingqian, Yin Deng, etc. have all tried their best to investigate and draw up the law. Why did Wu Yingqi indulge in evil and harm the people?
Why did Ye Can cause his servants to be burned and robbed?
And there are not just a few of them, but there are also eunuchs, servants and thugs who have no shelter. We will investigate and plan carefully and report to the department immediately to find out."
"Governor..." Fang Zhongjia was surprised. There seemed to be only a few people in the world who could give a simple title to the governor.
Reading the full text again, I couldn't help but sweat breaking out on my forehead.
"Could it be..." "This is the emperor's instructions to Governor Yingtian. It took a lot of effort to find someone to copy it. It must not be passed on to anyone else."
Fang Kongzhen stood up and said, "It's not Zhang Guowei who wants to condemn the Tongcheng gentry as evil, but the emperor has already set the tone and even knows Fang Yingqian's name. How dare Zhang Guowei dare to disobey him in the slightest, let alone you and me, it's not worth it for Fang Yingqian."
.
Look at this sentence again, ‘The rest of us are not sheltered from the eunuchs’.”
Fang Zhongjia said quickly, "The emperor still wants to investigate further. If someone insists on pushing the idea, Wang Guohua will..." "So Wang Guohua is the first priority. He can also have a great contribution to quelling the chaos. Pang Yu didn't know that the emperor had already made a conclusion.
Otherwise, apart from these conditions, this deal is a very good deal.
Brother Wei knows that he has wronged Zhongjia, but this matter must be done."
"Then how can eldest brother make Shilin accept it?"
"Let's divide and attack them, let Mi Zhi take Jiang Zhihuai, Jiang Chen go to Lujiang for a few days to study, let Sun Lin persuade Sun Yi, Bingwen persuade other gentry, Mr. He will go to Mr. He personally."
Fang Zhongjia nodded and said, "By the time Jiang Zhihuai and Jiang Chen come back, the overall situation in Shilin will be decided, and they will not be able to cause trouble."