The next day, the sun shines brightly like spring, adding to the charm of this ancient city.

The courtyard of Wu Mansion in Huaishu Hutong seems to be a lot colder, in the past, there must have been many officials wandering here, trying every possible way to see Wu Shan, but now there is no trace of these people.

However, the front of Xufu, which is also located in this alley, is still lively, and groups of officials continue to come to ask for a meeting.

Unlike some high-ranking court tycoons, Xu Jie, the second assistant of the dynasty, was known for being easy-going, as if he was tireless, greeting waves of officials.

The morning sun is gradually rising, and there are some movements in front of the Wu Mansion.

"Senior brother!"

A tall carriage slowly stopped in front of the door, and Yang Futian and the others were already waiting here first, saluting Lin Haoran, who had just gotten off the carriage.

Lin Haoran, who was dressed as a scholar, helped Wu Qiuyu down from the carriage, and then returned the salute to Yang Futian and others, and Wu Qiuyu also seemed sensible to greet Lin Haoran's friends.

"Uncle, Miss, please inside!"

When the housekeeper heard the news, he went to pass through it at all, so he led the gang directly in.

Wu Qiuyu followed Lin Haoran to say goodbye, and went directly towards the Hanging Flower Gate with a personal ring, while Lin Haoran went to the living room with Yang Futian and others, waiting for Wu Shan to appear.

Yang Futian is a talker, and when he opened the topic, he said: "That idiot Zhu Kui has recently instigated everyone to go up again, but this time everyone knows that good intentions have done bad things, and no one has ever done anything to him!" ”

"I think that Zhu Kui is a drama spirit, I'm afraid he is someone from the Xu Party!" Ning Jiang did not quarrel with Yang Futian, and it was rare to echo the same enemy.

Lin Haoran took the tea that was sent and said lightly: "This person has a bit of a city!" He broke into the signing room to find me that day and wanted to invite me to intercede for the teacher, but I let people kick him out! It's just that he was bullied like this, but he was able to keep a word, this person is probably not stupid, but a tolerable character. ”

"In this way, he is really a member of the Xu Party!" Yang Futian's face turned cold, and he immediately judged.

Lin Haoran shook his head slowly, and said seriously: "Xu Jie is mainly staring at Yan Song now, I'm afraid he won't be able to share so much energy, I guess it's Gao Yao's person!" ”

"That fat dead man, I saw that he wasn't a good thing!" Yang Futian clenched his fists and hit the chair handle, and said angrily.

It was at this moment that a faint cough came from the door.

Yang Futian looked at it, his face was immediately shocked, and he hurriedly stood up from his seat.

Since being ordered to introspect at home, Wu Shan has relieved himself of all his official duties and stayed at home alone. From his word "quiet", it can be seen that his temperament is indeed a quiet person.

Every day, he drinks tea, reads books, or admires flowers, but he is also at ease.

It is said that he has been an official at home for more than 20 years, and it is time to return to his hometown.

It's just that the Holy Lord didn't order him to resign, so he couldn't leave to return to his hometown immediately, at least he had to wait in the capital for three or five months. If there is no appointment in the Holy Lord, then he can go home more justifiably.

From a quasi-cabinet old man to an unofficial body, this is undoubtedly a big low point in life, but he seems to be able to face it calmly.

"Xiaoxian has seen Lord Taishan!"

"Student Yang Futian (Ning Jiang, Zhang Yishan) has seen the teacher!"

Watching Wu Shan, who was wearing Cheng Zi's suit, walk into the living room, Lin Haoran led the other three fellow students, fellow villagers and friends to stand up one after another, and saluted Wu Shan in a proper manner.

Although Wu Shan had stepped down from the post of secretary of the Ministry of Rites, his every move revealed his demeanor, he came to the master's seat and sat down, raised his hand to Lin Haoran and the others and said calmly: "You guys sit down!" ”

"Yes!" Lin Haoran and the others bowed again, and then sat down obediently again.

The status of teachers and students is much heavier than that of officialdom, although Wu Shan is no longer the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, but as long as there is this title, then Lin Haoran and others will always have to be respectful in front of him.

Wu Shan's official appearance is very good, the face that seems to be upright is habitually tense, he took the tea cup sent by the housekeeper, first took a sip, and then his eyes fell on Lin Haoran and said: "Is there a mistake in the matter of the government test?" ”

"Follow the teachings of Mount Tai, and there is nothing wrong!" Lin Haoran naturally didn't dare to show off his prestige in front of Wu Shan, and returned the salute in a proper manner.

But I have to say that Wu Shan belongs to people who are cold on the outside and hot on the inside.

After the incident, Wu Shan was worried that Lin Haoran would not be able to see the stakes clearly, so he specially sent someone to tell him to focus on the government test, and not to neglect things to the court, so as not to give the official a handle.

Wu Shan nodded slowly, looked at Yang Futian and the others, and said in a serious tone: "This is the case with this Ming officialdom!" In the future, you should be cautious and take the teacher as a warning! ”

Over the years, although he has adhered to principles, he has always been cautious and cautious in his official work. Although he was not able to successfully enter the cabinet, he also stayed in the position of the secretary of the Ministry of Rites for six years.

But I never thought that this time I was a willful person, I wanted the saint to get lost, but I was frantically attacked by my political enemies, and finally ended up sitting at home now.

He didn't resent Gao Yao and the others for falling into the ground, but he regretted that he was not careful enough, so he failed to serve the court what he had learned in his life, so he could only end up gloomily.

"Follow the teachings!" Yang Futian and the others respected Wu Shan very much, and immediately gave a serious salute.

Wu Shan took a sip of tea like a teacher in class, and then looked at Lin Haoran and instructed: "Although you handled Mrs. Zhang's case out of good intentions, but you are sitting in the position of Shuntian Mansion Yin, it is indeed inappropriate to deal with it like this, what are your plans at the moment?" ”

"Father-in-law, don't you think that the son-in-law should not punish that Langzhong?" Lin Haoran did not answer positively, but asked in turn.

Wu Shan gently flicked the tea with the tea lid, was silent for a moment, and finally shook his head lightly: "You judged very well, but it shouldn't be at this time, it will catch fire!" ”

"Father-in-law, you are wrong! Like you, I have long been regarded as a thorn in the eye by others, and I will be rebuked by them at any point in time! Even if I want to honestly work in the position of Shuncheonfu Yin, they won't let me get my wish! Lin Haoran looked up at Wu Shan and pointed out the root cause seriously.

When he returned to Beijing, he also knew the disadvantages of age and wanted to work honestly on his qualifications. It's just that after seeing the true face of the capital, I know that this is impossible.

Officialdom has always been turbulent, and open guns and hidden arrows are endless. If he wants to keep his official position and continue to climb up, then he must fight all the time.

Now, he, the Yin of Shuntian Mansion, has already been in the whirlpool of political struggle in the capital, and he can only survive by taking the initiative to attack, and choosing to hide will only bring about his own destruction.

Yang Futian and the others looked at Lin Haoran one after another, although they were surprised that his attitude towards talking to Wu Shan was too strong, but they thought that Lin Haoran was very reasonable.

Wu Shan looked at his son-in-law and was silent for a moment, and after taking a sip of tea, as if he had made up his mind, he asked Lin Haoran seriously: "Then how are you going to get out now, and how do you need me to help you?" ”