Zhongshu Province is the central department of the imperial government.

This department was first established in the Han Dynasty, and was renamed Zhongshu Jian by Cao Wei.

After the Jin Dynasty, it was called Zhongshu Sheng, which was the highest agency that upheld the monarch's will, took charge of secrets, and issued the emperor's edicts and central government orders.

Along the way to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it became the center of national government affairs and the highest government agency in the central government.

During the Tang Dynasty, Zhongshu Ling was appointed as the chief minister of Zhongshu Province and served as the chief prime minister;

The Vice Minister of Zhongshu is the deputy chief and the fixed prime minister;

With Zhongshu Sheren as the core official position, he is in charge of the central government affairs of the province.

Therefore, Xu Jingzong was suddenly promoted from a fifth-rank Huangmen servant to a third-rank middle school official.

How could he not be delighted by Xu Jingzong's sudden rise to become the third most powerful figure in Zhongshu Province, and how could he not be envied by other officials?

If he were promoted according to normal promotion, Xu Jingzong might not be able to climb to this position within a few decades, and ordinary officials would not even dare to imagine it.

Among the people present, only Yang Fan held his tongue in disapproval.

Although Xu Jingzong received huge benefits, there were also many risks.

Everyone only saw the beautiful side, but did not carefully consider the many reasons why His Majesty Li Er was there.

Do you really think His Majesty Li Er is a fainting king?

Can a son be given such a high position even if he just dies?

Li Er actually had a purpose, of course it was to divert the family's attention.

As a veteran in the officialdom, Xu Jingzong couldn't see through Li Er's scheme.

But compared with the risks you take, the rewards are definitely huge.

After being promoted to Zhongshu Sheren, Xu Jingzong was considered one of the top people in the Tang Empire.

But when he accidentally saw Yang Fan holding his mouth, he suddenly became angry and thought it was Yang Fan's contempt and jealousy towards him.

If it were before, Xu Jingzong would naturally not dare to attack Yang Fan.

But now that he has been promoted to Zhongshu Sheren, he is already on the same starting line as Yang Fan in terms of official rank.

Now that Yang Fan was looking down upon him, Xu Jingzong certainly couldn't bear it. He clasped his fists at His Majesty Li Er and said, "I'm so grateful for the grace of God. I will definitely serve the imperial court till my death."

"Since His Majesty has so much trust in Wei Chen, as a member of Zhongshu She, I naturally dare not slack off. Therefore, Wei Chen has the responsibility to correct the bad behavior of certain officials."

"Want to hear the details!" His Majesty Li Er asked.

Unexpectedly, Xu Jingzong started to exert his official power even before he took office.

However, I also want to see what kind of medicine this guy is selling.

Seeing that His Majesty Li Er was interested, Xu Jingzong smiled proudly and said, "Your Majesty, I want to impeach the loyal and righteous Marquis Yang Fan."

"Today at the court meeting, Marquis Zhongyi has no eyes for the emperor and sleeps openly at the court meeting. This is obviously a sign of contempt for His Majesty. Your Majesty, please dismiss him from office and investigate!"

His Majesty Li Er was quite surprised and asked lightly: "Oh, is this happening?"

It's not that His Majesty Li Er didn't notice Yang Fan dozing off, he just didn't want to pursue it!

And Xu Jingzong proposed it so formally, obviously he wanted to put Yang Fan to death.

If it is confirmed that Yang Fan was sleeping, it would be a crime of "great disrespect", and even beheading would not be an exaggeration.

However, many people couldn't stand Xu Jingzong's behavior. Only then did Yang Fan find out the murderer of his son, and the guy immediately bit him back.

Xu Jingzong’s temperament is so cold!

His Majesty Li Er directly sentenced Xu Jingzong to "death" in his heart!

For such a person, being a member of Zhongshushe is the end of his official career!

If Xu Jingzong knew that his arrogance had directly ruined his bright future, he would not know whether to cry or laugh.

Of course, Xu Jingzong could no longer control so much at this time. After hearing the question, he said impatiently: "This matter is absolutely true, not to mention that Wei Chen is not the only one to see it."

As he spoke, he looked directly at the official standing next to Yang Fan.

Unfortunately, these people did not add insult to injury.

Of course, it's not that these officials didn't see Yang Fan sleeping.

But who dares to do something like this?

Who wants to come forward?

If you brazenly offend Yang Fan, you will lose more than you gain!

Even Cui Yongping, who hated Yang Fan deeply, and Changsun Chong, who was not far from Yang Fan, did not dare to come forward.

If you dare to come forward to testify, you will have a deadly feud!

What's more, His Majesty Li Er obviously doesn't want to go into details. If he comes forward, wouldn't he be unhappy?

Maybe only Xu Jingzong didn't see through the mystery.

But Xu Jingzong waited for a long time, but no one stood up to support him, and he was very angry.

I secretly decided in my heart that after taking office, I must make these people look good.

Just as he was about to speak again, His Majesty Li Er asked: "Kong Jijiu, have you seen Marquis Zhongyi sleeping in the court?"

"Your Majesty, the minister didn't notice it." Kong Yingda opened his eyes and told lies.

Of course, the main purpose was to repay Yang Fan for the courtesy he had shown him.

As a representative of the Confucian sect and a great Confucian among scholars, what Kong Yingda said is naturally more convincing.

Therefore, Xu Jingzong's plan certainly failed.

Seeing this, Yang Fan knew that he had to say something. Otherwise, Xu Jingzong would think that he was easy to bully.

Since you want to fight back, of course you can't be as cowardly as a turtle.

So, Yang Fan stood up, walked out of the court queue, and stood in the center of the hall.

After gathering his composure, Yang Fan did not look at His Majesty Li Er. Instead, he stared at Xu Jingzong and said word by word: "This man repays kindness with hatred and is not worthy of being a human being. He deliberately framed his colleagues and is not worthy of being an official. Please take back your order and have him dismissed and investigated."

Xu Jingzong was immediately stunned!

Speaking of which, even though he lost miserably in Wangyue Tower, Xu Jingzong really didn't like Yang Fan very much.

He believed that Yang Fan was talented, but he was arrogant and sharp, which did not conform to the Confucian scholars' excellent moral qualities of self-reflection, self-restraint, caution, and tolerance.

When it comes to "reflecting on oneself and not blaming others", Yang Fan is even worse.

But no matter what, this boy, as the Minister of Rites, was an official in the same court as him, and he never looked up when he looked down.

Given his age and in front of His Majesty Li Er, Yang Fan did not dare to do anything out of the ordinary even if he challenged him.

However, the next moment, this kid pointed at his own nose and scolded him for "repaying kindness with hatred, and he is not worthy of being a human being." Xu Jingzong was completely confused, and he didn't even have time to get angry!

Yang Fan stood in the hall, saluted His Majesty Li Er, then pointed at Xu Jingzong with an indignant look and spoke righteously and eloquently!

"An ancient saying goes, a great kindness is not repaid, but it is engraved in the heart, and the grass is knotted in the ring. It is not responsible for life and death. An animal has received a favor and knows how to repay it."

"I worked hard to prove Xu Cha's case, but Xu Jingzong deliberately slandered me. His intentions are despicable and his actions are shameful. Such people are not worthy of being an official..."

Xu Jingzong's face turned red and his veins popped out after being scolded by Yang Fan, but he didn't know how to refute.
Chapter completed!