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Fan An thought about running away, because he was able to escape the robbery because of his ancestral virtues, and since then he has replaced Fan Pingqiu and entered Beijing as the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment?He didn't even think about it.It was a good thing that this pie fell on his forehead, but if he wanted to eat it from beginning to end, he was afraid that he would accidentally choke to death due to his lack of appetite.

Fan An was quick in thinking, and it was not impossible to find a time to escape from the sight of these attendants and run all the way.But now he is dragging two little dolls, since he has recognized him as his son, how can he be so cruel as to let him go?

Fan An was still hesitating, but the carriage entered Chang'an day and night, and would arrive at the Shangshu Mansion soon.

During the lunch break, Fan An stood beside the river in a daze.The four guards escorting him came over and sat around a foot away, eating steamed buns.Ever since Mr. Fan was robbed by the bandits and survived, the four of them have been more careful about him, for fear that something will happen if he is out of sight for a while. They were all waiting outside the door.

Fan An was standing, and suddenly fell headlong. The attendant next to him only heard the sound of splashing water, and when he looked up, Fan An by the river had disappeared!The four of them ran to the river in shock, and the leader fell into the water without saying a word. Fortunately, the water in the river around the city was not in a hurry, and the person quickly fished Fan An up.

The four of them put Fan An on the ground, and his two sons got out of the carriage and stood by the wheel of the carriage to watch.

The four turned Fan Ding onto their knees and patted him hard on the back a few times.Fan An still wanted to pretend to be dead, but the martial attendant's palm was so strong that if he didn't wake up again, his internal organs would be smashed to pieces.He was so bitter that no one could say anything, he gurgled twice in his throat and was about to cry again.

The four of them looked at Fan An unbearably, and asked your lord what is the reason for this?Why can't you think about it so much?What are you crying for?

Fan An wanted to say that I didn't want to enter the capital, because I was afraid that if I entered the capital with my front foot, I would be recognized with my back foot, and I would be taken to the Meridian Gate and beheaded on the charge of impersonating a court official.I was scared to death, so I cried.

"I was looking at my son in the carriage just now, and thought of my wife who just died. When I was not an official, she suffered a lot with me. Now that I am an official, she died without any blessing." Fan An Dao, "I feel so guilty, I really want to jump into the river and follow her..."

When the four heard this, they comforted Fan An, saying that your lord has deep affection for his wife, and that she must be very pleased to have a soul in heaven.But in his heart he was thinking of sending Master Fan to the capital as soon as possible, so he cried and made trouble and jumped into the river three times, maybe he will play tricks tomorrow.

The four of them took care of Fan An closely, rushed into the city overnight, and arrived at Shangshu Mansion at dawn the next day.

The maids in the mansion have all the entourages, and they are already ready to welcome Mr. Fan who is the new official.Fan An got out of the carriage, lowered his head and hugged his two young sons, and entered the gate tremblingly.

He walked through the courtyard, shantang, official hall and embroidered building, and was supported by a group of emerald servants and maidservants to walk among the red walls and black tiles. In this situation, it seems that I am being dragged into hell by the impermanence of black and white.Fan An turned his head, the heavily painted door behind him was solemn and cold, and he couldn't see the exit.Sure enough, as soon as Hou Men entered the deep sea, Fan An thought: Is he unable to turn back?

On the second day after Mr. Fan took office as a new official, the Office of the Minister of Punishment was full of people.Officials from all walks of life came to "meet Mr. Fan" under various pretexts, but the gate was blocked by official sedan chairs and meeting gifts.

Fan An ordered people to close the gate, and lay on the bed by himself. Even if the slaves came to report that Mr. XX begged outside the door, they all refused by saying they were sick.

Those people waited outside the gate for two days, but they still didn't see Mr. Fan's jade face, and they finally returned angrily.

These officials who come here to see the wind and profit are a few ranks lower than him. Of course, Fan An can disappear, and maybe he can gain a good reputation for being upright in the future.But there was one person that he couldn't avoid no matter what, and this person was the person who was brought here by a paper document.

According to the usual practice, the new official should take the initiative to ask for an interview three days after taking office, and the official handover of the position will be considered only when the emperor personally grants the official seal.Fan Pingqiu's letter of conferring officials was burned by a fire on Yanwang Mountain. This time, he had to ask the sage to write another book from the Ministry of History.

In the early morning of the third day, the house slave prepared the carriage for him early.Fan An entered the curtain with the determination to die.The emperor definitely knew Fan Pingqiu, he might have recognized Fan Pingqiu at a glance.

He knew that this day would come, and spent every day in fear.Now that death is imminent, I think about it.Anyway, Fan An was alone in his family, and if he died, he would die. If the emperor got angry and wanted to punish the nine clans, he probably wouldn't be able to find anyone else.He had already made up his mind, if he was found out, he would honestly admit that Xiao Fan was Fan Pingqiu's son, Xiao Zhou was only two years old, and his crime was not worthy of death, so let fate decide what will happen in the future.

Fan An entered the imperial city and thought while walking, but he arrived at the imperial garden in a few moments.The palace man who guided him said that the emperor was playing chess in the Fengling Pavilion, and when he arrived at the gate of the Moon Cave, he asked Fan An to stand and report.

From a distance, Fan An saw the man in bright yellow clothes leaning in the pavilion, chatting and laughing with the eunuch beside him.The palace man informed him a few times, and the emperor glanced towards the Moon Cave Gate. Even though it was a hundred feet away, Fan An felt that gaze was like a bayonet that had been quenched, almost piercing him.

He finally couldn't help being frightened again, and the palace servant ran over desperately, saying that His Majesty let His Excellency pass.

Fan An's heart pounded, and he took a step before he felt his legs go limp: This moment of dying is truly more frightening than death itself!Fan An thought, if he can escape his life today, he swears that he will never do such a heartless thing again!

The eunuch who led the way led Fan An to the pavilion, and said in a low voice, Your Majesty, Lord Shangshu Fan has arrived.Fan An took two steps forward, lifted his robe and knelt down, saying: "My subject, Fan Pingqiu, has seen the Holy Majesty." He saluted, resting his forehead on the back of his hand, wishing he would never raise his head.

"Pingqiu is coming?" The emperor's voice was hoarse, not as cold and harsh as he had imagined, "I'm not in the Luan Palace here, so there's no need to be formal, get up."

Fan An didn't want to get up, but the emperor got up and came to help him himself!The emperor's hand touched the back of Fan An's, and Fan An shivered for a moment, got up hastily, and stood aside with his head bowed.

The emperor squinted his eyes and looked at Fan An for a while, but did not speak for a long time.Fan An only felt that he was being looked down upon!He was hesitating whether to kneel down and confess right now, but he heard the emperor say, "I haven't seen you for more than ten years, Aiqing...but I haven't grown old much." old……"

Fan An has been worried and frightened for the past few days, and his whole body has been sallow and emaciated due to fear. He still has a little stubble and dark circles under his eyes. , would have thought he was almost forty.Liu Xi was already 56 years old when he rebelled and proclaimed himself emperor. After becoming emperor, he worried about state affairs, but he aged faster.

Fan An breathed a sigh of relief. He was just thinking about how to respond when he heard, "Are you still blaming me for what happened to Su Ziqing back then?"

Fan An knew about Su Ziqing, but he really didn't know which case the emperor was referring to. Could it be the conspiracy case that was just rehabilitated in recent years?He thought for a while, knelt down and said: "I dare not. I only know that I am in the court, and I should swear to be loyal to my majesty. If the king lets the minister die, the minister has to die. This is the way of heaven and the trust of the emperor and minister."

The emperor laughed a few times when he heard him speak, but Fan An couldn't understand what his laughter meant.Looking up, I saw the emperor leaning on the Chinese chair, pointing his finger at himself, and sighed: "You...you have changed your speech after all. Back then, when Aiqing opened her mouth and went straight, she was able to drive a person to death. "

Fan An hurriedly shut his mouth, he was trembling in his heart, afraid that the Holy Majesty would bring up more "things from the past", he was not Fan Pingqiu, and after a few words back and forth, he might miss the truth.Seeing him standing with his head bowed, the emperor waved his hand and said softly, "Forget it, let's go."

Fan An raised his head and glanced at the emperor in disbelief, thinking that this is the end?He was ecstatic in his heart, knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Excellency, leave!" After saying that, he lifted up his robe and hurriedly retreated a few steps.

The emperor actually forgot what Fan Pingqiu looked like.Fan An backed out of the Moon Cave Gate, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said in his heart that God blesses his ancestors for their good deeds, so he would burn a few sticks of incense when he goes back.

He patted his chest. At this time, a gust of breeze blew through the garden, which made his body chill for a while, only to realize that the clothes on his back were soaked in cold sweat.

After Fan An walked a few steps, his mind became confused.He has been extremely nervous these past few days, and now he can finally breathe a sigh of relief for the rest of his life after the catastrophe.This shortness of breath made his internal organs feel uncomfortable, and he might be seriously ill when he goes back.

The east wind was blowing, and his sleeves were full of fragrance. Fan An walked slowly, but when his footsteps faltered, he suddenly fell down!He fell so hard that it seemed that his entire skeleton was broken into pieces and he couldn't lift it up.

Fan An lay on the ground for a while before recovering.He struggled slowly, and was about to support his waist with his hands on the ground.

At this moment, a pair of hands suddenly grabbed Fan An's arm and helped him up.

At first Fan An thought it was the eunuch in the palace, just about to say thank you, father-in-law, but raised his eyes but quickly shut his mouth.

The visitor was dressed in black and purple robes, woven with clouds of smoke, exuding a cold and solemn air.Raising his eyes to meet Fan An's four eyes, a pair of single phoenix eyes are as bright as black jade, sharp as cold blades, they can easily sweep across Fan An's face, making Fan An tremble like an electric shock.

"This is Mr. Li, the imperial censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate." At this time, the eunuch behind him came up and said, "Mr. Fan, please greet me."

The Metropolitan Procuratorate was in charge of reviewing records by hundreds of officials, and was in charge of constitutional picketing. The imperial censor in front of him had a pair of good eyes, his eyes were like knives, and he was caught off guard and stabbed into Fan An's heart, making his whole body cold and unable to breathe for a while.

The spring breeze in the garden blew up Fan An's hair. Fan An saw the person in front of him motionless. The eunuch next to him looked at his appearance and urged, "Master Fan, what's wrong with you? I've met Master Li soon."

Fan An let out a cry as if he had woken up. He picked up the imperial edict that had fallen on the floor, held it in his hands and bowed, and said, "Fan Pingqiu, my subordinate, I have seen... I have seen Mr. Li..." He said ' When the word "My lord" was pronounced, the westerly wind in the garden blew, and it brought a tiger thorn plum petal towards his face, and it fell into Fan An's mouth as if joking, making him choke, and couldn't help but hit his tongue. a knot.

The person standing in front of him didn't seem to have seen anyone like him before, he couldn't help pursing the corners of his mouth for a while, and his brows frowned slightly.

The lotus is clean and cool, the stone is cold and the wind is clear. This man looks like jade, smiling at Fan An, causing Fan An's bloody heart to float out of his chest, dancing with the spring breeze in the garden.

"Is that Fan Pingqiu, the new Minister of Criminal Justice?" The man actually reached out and picked the plum petals from the corner of Fan An's mouth, and said, "The student will come to visit some other day." His smile faded away as he spoke, and the smiling eyes became The cold and unmoving stone.While speaking, he had bypassed Fan An and walked to the distance.

When people say love at first sight, they are talking about this encounter.Fan An is very good in Longyang, but he has never fallen in love with one person in 30 years, until today, in this imperial city temple.

This is life, and a thousand hands and a hundred arms cannot guard against it.