In the blink of an eye, it was May 15, the date of the official Mu Mu.

Recently, in addition to being busy with Si Zhilang's affairs, Lin Haoran has begun to prepare for the third issue of "Talking about the Past and the Present".

As the autumn boudoir approached, more and more students poured into Beijing, and more and more people went to the exam, and "Talking about the Past and the Present" became a bestseller second only to the Four Books and Five Classics.

The 20,000 copies that were thought to be out of reach were also sold out. On the one hand, the quality of "Talking about the Past and the Present" is really high, and on the other hand, the promotion of booksellers is extremely powerful.

According to the agreement with Xu Jie, Lin Haoran pulled Zhang Ju into the editorial team. However, he was not allowed to be in charge of the specific content, but only let him participate, and he did not have any real power.

Even if he is about to become Xu Jie's grandson-in-law, Lin Haoran is still wary of Zhang Juzheng. He didn't think that Xu Jie, who could give his granddaughter to Yan Song's grandson as a concubine, would pour all his resources into himself because of another granddaughter.

Regarding the political resources that Xu Jie will hold in his hands in the future, Lin Haoran knows that he must take the initiative to fight for them, and cracking down on "competitors" is also one of the important measures.

With the arrival of the rest day, another major event is officially on the agenda.

Just yesterday afternoon, Li Chunfang, a bachelor-to-be student of the Hanlin Academy, was officially promoted to the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple in the fourth grade, and the turmoil in the Hanlin Academy also kicked off.

The officials of the Hanlin Academy rarely parachuted in, and they were always promoted from within, and the result of the gradual progression was that there would be a vacancy in front of each rank.

For the position of the Hanlin attendant, Lin Haoran knocked on the door of Wushan with gifts and protégé posts.

The housekeeper greeted him, warmly led him to the flower hall, and explained with a smile: "Lin Xiushu, the master just happened to be receiving Wang Shangshu's family, please wait for a while!" ”

Lin Haoran looked at the smiling housekeeper quietly, in fact, the two of them had only met once, and felt that his enthusiasm was unreasonable, he didn't seem to know him at all, and he didn't have the ability to give him half of the benefits.

However, he also caught the information passed by the housekeeper, and this Wang Shangshu probably refers to the former Shangshu Wang Yongbin of the Ministry of Rites, Wu Shan's previous boss.

The big case of cheating in the township test has come to an end. Wang Yongbin denied it at first, but later admitted all the crimes, involving Nanzhili, Fujian, and Huguang.

As for the township test fraud case in Guangdong, it became a separate case, and it had nothing to do with Wang Yongbin.

It's just that Wu Shan's meeting with Wang Yongbin's family at this time is undoubtedly an irrational act. Now that Jinyi guards are all over the world, what will he think about this matter when it reaches Jiajing's ears?

Sometimes I have to admit that Wu Shan is a good official, but he is not suitable for the officialdom of the Jiajing Dynasty. Even if this one enters the cabinet, let alone bring down Yan Song, he is definitely not Xu Jie's opponent.

When they arrived at the flower hall, the maid brought the teacup, and the housekeeper retired first.

Lin Haoran sat quietly in the flower hall, sitting on a dark chair, looking at the courtyard planted with bamboo in front of him. Pick up the teacup and sip the hot tea slowly, but there is no hurry.

Gradually, he integrated into this era, knew how to taste tea, and honed a kind of light temperament, able to do things without hurry or impatience, and learned the indifference of Taishan when it collapsed in front of him.

While he was practicing Qigong, a small figure in a hurry ran over from the corridor in front of him.

She was wearing a pale red skirt with a placket, her face was red, her eyes were bright and bright, and she said in surprise when she saw him: "Brother, why are you here?" Oh, you're looking for Siyu's father! ”

Lin Haoran was gently stirring the tea with the tea lid, and he didn't have time to speak.

It was just a cup of tea, and the tiger girl suddenly appeared in front of him, and then disappeared in a hurry, but he didn't know what to hurry about, and rushed towards the other end.

After a while, another footstep appeared, this one very soft, and he looked up curiously. But I saw a girl of fourteen or fifteen years old, with fair skin, a figure beginning to take shape, bright eyes, and an intoxicating smile on her face.

Like the tiger girl, I was also surprised when I saw him, but it was different from the tiger girl's approach. Her delicate face flushed, and she turned and ran back.

It was another tea-pulling kung fu, Wu Qiuyu appeared in front of him, and then disappeared again, just like the tiger girl.

Lin Haoran pulled out the cold tea, but his heart was also half cold, put down the teacup, and shook his head helplessly. He was so handsome, but he was either treated as air or as a beast.

"Wen Kuijun, please come with me!" The butler walked into the flower hall and smiled and made a gesture of please.

Lin Haoran bowed slightly, then got up and followed the housekeeper. I thought he was going to lead him to the study, but he didn't expect to lead him directly to the gazebo in the back garden.

This is an exquisite back garden, with many rare flowers and trees planted along the stone path, a few lotus flowers in the small pond are blooming, the weeping willows by the pond are swaying in the wind, and the pavilion in the lake is also very elegant.

Wu Shan, who was dressed in civilian clothes, did not carry forward the simple style of an official, and was sitting upright in front of the stone table, bathing in the refreshing cool breeze, holding a delicate teapot to brew fragrant tea.

"Meet the Master!" Lin Haoran respectfully performed a teacher-student salute.

"Sit down!" Wu Shan said lightly, without revealing too much intimacy.

Lin Haoran was also accustomed to it, knowing that it was not that Wu Shan wanted to alienate him, but that he was like this to everyone. After sitting down, he picked up the teacup in front of him and tasted it seriously.

Holding tea with both hands, the middle finger at the bottom, first leaning to the nose to smell the fragrance of tea, and then tasting three small sips in a row, I found that this tea is indeed refreshing, and the tiredness on my body was swept away.

Wu Shan also observed Lin Haoran's behavior, picked up the teapot and asked casually, "When did you learn to taste tea?" ”

"Let's get in!" Lin Haoran thought for a moment and said an answer that was impossible to pick.

Wu Shan poured tea into his empty cup, and said at the same time: "Listen to your sister, your family used to be very poor? ”

"I was originally a farmer, but I read books, how can I not be poor?" Lin Haoran thought of the previous owner of this body and sighed bitterly.

Wu Shan put down the teapot, looked up at him and asked, "What was your experience when you chopped wood?" ”

Lin Haoran saw that Wu Shan had no malice, nor did he set any traps for him to step on, so he recalled his original thoughts, and calmly met his gaze and said, "Live, take care of my sister!" ”

Wu Shan looked up at him for a moment, and finally sighed deeply. He was born in a wealthy family, but he could understand Lin Haoran's suffering, a man with great talent was reduced to chopping wood for a living.

He took a sip of the teacup, looked at him again and asked, "So you hate your teacher Xia Gangyang?" ”

Lin Haoran was stunned for a moment, raised his head and glanced at Wu Shan deeply, and then straightened out everything.

Dare to love Wu Shan and the Qingshan monk of Jiangcun Qingshan Academy are old friends, thinking that Suo Ran was furious when he met for the first time, Lin Haoran also faintly found the answer. Wu Shan actually asked his teacher Xia Gangyang at that time, not Yin Tai, the teacher during the township exam.

It's just that this matter is strange, it is indeed unbelievable that a high-ranking scholar of the Ministry of Rites has a friendship with the dean of a academy in the poor countryside.