Hope for luck

Chapter 488
Tianfeng's 17th year, early February.

The return of spring to the earth has gradually warmed up the entire capital city, but it is still slightly cold.

In the Minister's study room in the Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment, Hu Xiangang was frowning and rubbing his hands from time to time, as if he was waiting for something.

After a while, I saw an official wearing a green official uniform from the fifth grade coming in a hurry. This person is a Yuanwailang from the Ministry of Punishment.

After entering, he first saluted Hu Xiangang respectfully, and then said:
"Master Shangshu, Gao Pan accused the inspectors of Dongshan Daodantang County of being unfavorable, so that there were unjust, false and wrongly decided cases..."

"He said that Deng Wenshan, the original magistrate of Dantang County, had no intention of being greedy. It is really unreasonable for an honest official to become a corrupt official, and he also said..."

In the end, this Yuanwailang seemed a little embarrassed to speak, which made Hu Xiangang's already frowning brows twisted into a lump:
"What else did he say? Say it!"

Seeing that Hu Xiangang seemed a little annoyed, this foreigner trembled in fright, and hurriedly bowed his head and replied:

"He also said that, seeing little knowledge, the Ministry of Punishment is perfunctory about even an eighth-rank official, and disposing of it at will. It is simply using public tools and bending the law for personal gain. It should be investigated whether there are corrupt officials inside the Ministry of Punishment..."

Before the words were finished, Hu Xiangang burst into flames in an instant, and said angrily:
"It's really unreasonable! It's a bunch of nonsense! The Ministry of Criminal Justice has always had rules to consult when handling cases. We have never handled unjust, false or wrongly decided cases!"

"Gao Panzhuzi is one, but he took an example, and dared to slander the Ministry of Punishment in such a way, with ulterior motives, and his intentions can be punished!"

If it was any other sixth-rank chief who dared to talk about the Ministry of Punishment like this, Hu Xiangang would definitely not spare him, and would even put this person to death.

But Gao Pan is different, the lessons learned by the Ministry of Household Affairs can still be vividly remembered, and Guan Shizhao also analyzed Gao Pan's motivations with him before.

Let Hu Xiangang preconceived, thinking that Gao Pan wanted to use such a trivial matter to slander the Ministry of Punishment.

What made Hu Xiangang the most unbearable was that Gao Pan used this statement to prepare to have people investigate the corruption of the Ministry of Punishment, which was the most unacceptable to him.

If Gao Pan is just the head of the household department, Hu Xiangang can ignore it, or even sneer at it.

But standing behind Gao Pan is a giant of the new party, such as Dong Pingzhang, Hu Xiangang dare not bet that Dong Pingzhang will take the opportunity to make trouble.

After all, Guan Shizhao had reminded him before that the Ministry of Punishment was also very important. Of the remaining four yamen that the New Party wanted to occupy or control next, the Ministry of Punishment occupied the top position.

"My lord, calm down... Calm down, Gao Pan is just talking nonsense, and you don't need to pay attention to him. He is just a small chief, so he dares to talk about the affairs of our Ministry of Criminal Affairs. The lower officials think that your excellency can write a letter to the emperor to clarify this matter. Gao Pan will surely You will be punished by the emperor!"

But at this moment, Wailang, a member of the criminal department, after hearing Hu Xian's angry words, hurriedly bent down to persuade him.

After Hu Xiangang heard this, he calmed down instead. He was so angry just because Gao Pan had ulterior motives.

After all, he has been an official for many years, and this kind of crisis is not enough to make him completely panic. After thinking about it, he ordered with a cold face:

"Investigate! Go and find out who is framing this Deng Wenshan. I don't believe it. If Deng Wenshan is really wrong, Gao Pan can turn black and white!"

After hearing this, Yuan Wailang hurriedly agreed and left in a hurry.

When Hu Xian just saw this, his eyes flashed, and he was still a little worried, so he called the two servants of the Ministry of Punishment to discuss countermeasures.

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In the Gao family's west cross courtyard.

Gao Pan walked here at this moment, seeing Gao Qibai who was wearing a turban struggling to recite, he couldn't laugh or cry:
"Fourth Uncle, you are just cramming. In a few days, Chun Wei will start. If you carry your back like this, is there still time?"

Seeing Gao Pan coming, Gao Qibai just glanced at him, then continued to read his book, and replied:

"It's okay to sharpen the gun before the battle. Maybe the passage I'm memorizing now may be useful. It's still too late!"

With that said, Gao Qibai put down the book in his hand, looked at Gao Pan suspiciously and asked:

"Brother Pan, what are you doing here?"

Gao Pan came to Gao Qibai's side, snatched the books in his hands, put them together on the table, and persuaded:
"Fourth Uncle, work and rest must be combined. You might as well study so hard and go out for more walks. Isn't there a saying that traveling thousands of miles is like reading thousands of books?"

After finishing speaking, Gao Pan, regardless of his superiority or inferiority, pulled Gao Qibai's sleeve and went into the yard.

When Gao Qibai saw this, his face was full of surprise, he didn't understand what Gao Pan was doing, in the past Gao Pan was calm and calm, and he would never act like this.

However, Gao Qibai was not prepared to dampen Gao Pan's interest because he felt sorry for his nephew, and followed Gao Pan to the yard.

"Fourth Uncle, look at the flowers in this yard, how brightly they are blooming, and look at the willows, the birds flying in the sky, do you feel more relaxed..."

Gao Pan walked and talked, making Gao Qibai feel at ease.

After hearing this, Gao Qibo understood what Gao Pan meant. He was afraid that he would be too nervous and perform abnormally, so he said with emotion:

"Brother Pan, thank you, but you worry a little too much. I have participated in Chunwei several times, and I have failed several times. I have nothing to lose. I won't be nervous at all, and I won't worry about gains and losses. It's nothing more than Just failed..."

Seeing this, Gao Pan suddenly gave Gao Qiyuan a small note, and instructed:

"Fourth uncle, you take this first, and after I leave, you can open it and look at it. If you believe my words, you will follow the above instructions. If you don't believe me, you will act as if your nephew has never been here. How do you make a decision? Everything It's all up to you, Uncle Fourth!"

After all, Gao Pan left the Xikuan courtyard without looking back.

Gao Qibai was stunned by this, and after a while, he finally came to his senses, looked at the note that Gao Pan had just handed to him, he just felt as if he was committing a crime, and he didn't want to touch the note.

After a long time, Gao Qibai regained his expression, slowly opened the note, and then his face changed drastically, becoming a little panicked.

Like a thief, he looked around for a while, afraid of being seen by others, and then realized that this is his own courtyard, and no one will know what he has done.

On the note, Gao Pan gave Gao Qibai a "clear way", which is cheating. Gao Pan told Gao Qibai that as long as he followed the prompts on the note when writing, he could go to high school.

There are very strict rules in the general examination. From the entrance to the exit, there will be a body search, and the candidates' test papers will be scribbled and copied. It is very difficult to cheat.

But now, Gao Pan told Gao Qibai to write the answers according to the prompts on the note, and he would be in high school.

Can't help but make Gao Qibai's heart skip a beat, his face turned red, and his breath became heavy.

He has failed several times, and this time, if he fails again, he will be in his 40s next time. At this age, he doesn't know if he can persist.

(End of this chapter)