After the two people were put down, Xue Pan had already led people to catch up.

Seeing the disheveled appearance of the two men, Xue Pan couldn't help but glared at Baochai.Baochai made a face at Xue Pan and hid behind Xue Pan.

Xue Pan's visit to Beijing this time is for business, and he didn't want to cause any complications.

But these two people are already like this now, since they met, Xue Pan can't just ignore death.He stepped forward and bowed his hands: "Brothers, it's fate to meet each other, why don't we go out of Liangshan first and then talk about it?"

The two people hurriedly returned the gift, one of them was about seventeen or eight years old, obviously respectful.He said: "My lord, Situ Che, this is my book boy, Moran, thank you for saving this young master. I will definitely repay you for saving my life in the future. I don't know how to call you?"

When Xue Pan heard the introduction from the opposite person, his heart moved.

Situ is the surname of the royal family of the Daqing Dynasty, and there are very few ordinary people with this surname.The person in front of him only had torn and tattered underwear, and his face was also unkempt, so he couldn't tell if he belonged to the clan.Even so, don't be careless.

Xue Pan was thinking in his heart, but there was no change on his face, he didn't seem overly enthusiastic, he just introduced himself lightly: "Xue Pan, this is my younger brother Xue Hong. If Mr. Situ doesn't dislike it, why don't you go change your body with me clothes, something to eat?"

When Situ Che heard Xue Pan talk about eating, he suddenly felt a pang of hunger sweeping through his stomach.

Situ Che said to Xue Pan with some embarrassment: "Then thank you brother Xue."

Xue Pan took the two of them back to his family's convoy, gave up a carriage for Situ Che and the two, asked Fu'er to send them clothes and clean water for them to wash, and then gave them some meatloaf and clean water some.

Xue Pan said to Situ Che through the carriage: "Brother Situ, it's not suitable to stay here for a long time. Now that the road has been repaired, we have to go forward. There is only dry food in this carriage, and the hospitality is not good. I still look forward to Haihan."

Situ Che hurriedly came out and said, "Everything is under Brother Xue's arrangement."

Xue Pan looked at the current Situ Che, he had simply tidied up, and his whole body was filled with a natural noble aura, which made people ignore his appearance.

Situ Che also looks good, his face is like white jade, his eyes are like cold stars, his body is full of nobility, but there is an innocent innocence in his brows and eyes.

Xue Pan returned to his carriage and began to think.

It was just a coincidence, even if he saved someone, Xue Pan didn't take it seriously, and he didn't expect any benefit.It's just that Situ Che has a special status, so he should treat him well and not offend him.

When they arrived at the Fucheng ahead, Xue Pan settled Situ Che's master and servant in the inn.Seeing that all of Situ Che's belongings, including salutes, clothes, and accessories, were robbed, Xue Pan gave him 100 taels of silver for the sake of Situ Che's surname, bid farewell to Situ Che, and continued on the road.

Situ Che watched Xue Pan and his party walking forward with some reluctance.But he also knows that now that he has no possessions and his identity is unknown, it is good enough for Xue Pan to be able to achieve what he is now.

Situ Che kept looking at the Xue family in front of him, and suddenly saw what Xue Hong and Xue Pan said on the horse, then turned around, glanced at him, then turned and walked forward.

Situ Che felt his heart beating very fast suddenly. He felt that he was sick, otherwise why would he be dizzy, his face had a fever, and his whole body felt weak.

Situ Che leaned on Mo Ran and said, "Mo Ran, your master may be sick this time, what should we do?"

Situ Che slowed down when Xue Pan and the others were gone, put away the smirk on his face, and turned into a nobleman.

Heh, the hero on Liang, who dared to break ground on Tai Sui's head and almost let himself die there, don't blame him for being rude!

Situ Che went to find the officials who knew him here, and then went to the magistrate's yamen together, revealed his identity, and asked the government to exterminate those Liangshan gangsters!

Don't talk about Situ Che, just talk about Xue Pan.

Xue Pan took Xue's family to the vicinity of Zhili, where people were already coming and going, it was relatively safe, and it was only two days away from Kyoto.Xue Pan left Mrs. Xue and others, and asked Baochai to manage the Xue family's manpower for him, pretending that he was still there.And he took Fu'er to disguise himself, and hurried to the direction of Kyoto.

When they arrived in the capital, Xue Pan and Fu'er found an inn to freshen up, and in the evening, they went to the residence of the Minister of Rites.

When they arrived at Shangshu's mansion, Fu'er handed over the silver and said that she would visit the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites.Unexpectedly, Menzi directly refused, saying that the Minister of Rites was not at home.It turned out that the spring was approaching, and the Minister of Rites was selected as the chief examiner of this session of the examination, and he had already lived in the Gongyuan in advance.

Is the Minister of Rites the chief examiner?

Xue Pan pressed the letter on his chest, a little helpless.

Mr. Lin told him to send the letter to the Minister of Rites, but now the Minister of Rites is not here, and when the Spring Festival is over, he will have to review the papers, which will take at least two months, what should we do?

Xue Pan thought about the people he knew who could get in touch with the emperor.

The Jia family?The Jia family can't!The Jia family has not been in court for many years, and they have no access to the emperor, and the Jia family is not trustworthy.If the Jia family is trustworthy, Mr. Lin will not look for him around the corner.

Wang family?Uncle Wang is not in Kyoto now.

Xue Pan thought of two people, one was Wang Yan, Eunuch Wang, and the other was his uncle, Liu Hong, the servant of the Ministry of Rites.

Xue Pan thought for a moment, and still chose Wang Yan.This matter is not only his own business, but also involves factional interest disputes.

Liu Hong, Xue Pan doesn't know which faction he belongs to.

During Baochai's election, Xue Pan checked Eunuch Wang's background.Wang Yan was able to become the third in command of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, responsible for the primary selection of the draft, because Wang Yan is the current emperor's confidant.Moreover, Wang Yan is a father-in-law who goes in and out of the court all day, so it is naturally easy for him to see the emperor.

But how can Wang Yan help himself?

Xue Pan always felt that Wang Yan had a strange liking for him. The last time they met, Wang Yan also said that he could find him if he had something to do.

Xue Pan took Fu'er to Wang Yan's residence.

Xue Pan arrived at Wang's mansion and handed over a name card.Wang Yan happened to be in the mansion today, and when he knew that Xue Pan was asking to see him, he was brought in by someone.

After exchanging some polite words, Xue Pan said, "Master Wang, the students actually came here to ask for your help?"

Wang Yan was noncommittal and asked, "What's the matter?"

Xue Pan glanced to the left and right, and said, "Can my lord turn away from the left and right?"

Wang Yan glanced at Xue Pan, waved his hand, and everyone in the room went out.

Xue Pan asked Fu'er to go out as well, and stood guard at the door before he said, "My lord, the student here has a memorial, which I want to hand over to the emperor. I hope my lord can pass it on for me."

Wang Yan had heard Xue Pan say that he had already passed the Juren exam and came to him at this stall again, so he thought he was looking for him because he wanted to seek fame.Wang Yan thought in his heart that this brat was so bold and cheated in the imperial examination, as long as he dared to speak out, he would punish Xue Gong for him.

But he didn't expect that Xue Pan was more daring than he imagined, and he was not talking about the imperial examination, but about the emperor.

Wang Yan did not refuse outright, but asked, "What memorial?"

Xue Pan hesitated for a moment, but he had reached this point, and he was not allowed to retreat.What Xue Pan hesitated was how he should tell Wang Yan this memorial.Does it mean that this is the memorial of the late Lord Lin Ruhai, the inspector of salt and censor, or is it a memorial to expose the crimes of the Zhen family?

Xue Pan thought about it, for the sake of Miss Lin, it is better not to mention Lin Ruhai now, after all, the less people know about this matter, the better.Anyway, after reading the memorial, the emperor naturally knew that it was written by Lin Ruhai.

Moreover, Wang Yan is the emperor's confidant, so he will naturally be anxious about the emperor's needs. As long as it is evidence of the Zhen family's crime, Wang Yan will hand it over if he wants to.

After Xue Pan figured it out, he said, "This memorial is all about the crimes of the Zhen family."

Wang Yan looked at Xue Pan fixedly on the opposite side.

Xue Pan was oppressed by Wang Yan's eyes, and broke out in a cold sweat after a while.

Wang Yan asked: "You came here, does anyone know?"

Sweat dripped from Xue Pan's forehead. Is this Wang Yan afraid that others will find out that he came here, or does he want to kill people to silence him?

Xue Pan casually made up: "My servants know that if I don't go back tomorrow, let them go to Rongguo Mansion."

Wang Yan saw through Xue Pan's careful thinking, and didn't say anything, then asked, "Where else have you been?"

Xue Pan told the truth: "I went to look for the Minister of Rites first, but he has become the chief examiner and is not at home. I didn't show up, but the servant gave money to the door."

Wang Yan thought for a while before making a decision: "You are in the wing room of my courtyard tonight, and I will take you into the palace tomorrow, and you will hand it over to the emperor yourself."

At night Xue Pan put the dagger under the pillow, closed his clothes and lay on the bed, closed his eyes and fell asleep, listening to the movement outside all night, without relaxing his mind.Fu'er slept on the step outside his room, but she slept soundly.

The next day was just dawn, and there was a knock on the door of the house. Xue Pan turned over from the bed, stood behind the door with a dagger in his hand, and asked in a low voice, "Who?"

At the door is Wang Yan's godson, Wang Shu.

Wang Shu said: "Young master, my godfather is about to enter the palace, so I want you to wake up, young master."

Xue Pan hurriedly stuffed the dagger into the shaft of his boot, turned around to wake Fu'er up, and then opened the door. Wang Yan was already waiting in the yard.

Xue Pan hurriedly saluted Wang Yan.

Wang Yan looked at the wrinkles on Xue Pan's clothes, and said, "The young man is in good health, and he is still so energetic after a night of sleep." Turning to Wang Shu, he said, "Take this young man to wash up, and give him a suit. Let him change into the clothes you wore when entering the palace, and then bring him to me after dinner." Wang Yan walked outside after finishing speaking.

After Wang Yan left, Wang Shu looked at Xue Pan enviously and said, "Master, my godfather is so kind to you."

Xue Pan changed into the clothes Wang Shu had given him, tidied them up, picked up his own dagger, thought for a while, and gave the dagger to Fu'er, letting Fuer keep it.Now that I am in Wang's mansion, if Wang Yan really wanted to harm himself, he would have done it last night, and he would not wait until now.And carrying sharp weapons into the palace is a taboo.

Xue Pan and Wang Shu went to eat together and went to find Wang Yan.Go to the East Palace with Wang Yan to make a carriage.

On the carriage, Wang Yan explained to Xue Pan some common taboos and etiquettes when entering the palace, and pointed out: "When you wait outside the study, you will be searched. If there is anything you should not bring into the palace, now Just hand it over and put it on the carriage. The emperor tells you to go in, and if you go in again, you should kneel down, and the emperor doesn't ask you to look up, so you can't look directly at the holy face."

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