The night sky was pitch black, and the lights in front of Xu's Mansion were bright.

Ordinary people want to see the second assistant of the dynasty, this kind of thing is quite difficult, but Lin Haoran is undoubtedly an exception. Although he is only a small Hanlin cultivator, he is young, even if he is just a senior, the court will not need him to be a waiter of the Ministry of Rites.

After a while, the butler of the Xu Mansion came in person and led him to a flower hall. The flower hall looks elegant, with a few calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall, and a few potted plants next to it.

Lin Haoran sat on the lacquered chair, and Yahuan brought fragrant tea, and tasted it leisurely.

Living in this era, he gradually became fond of tea, which not only helps to refresh the mind, but also helps to eliminate negative factors such as impetuousness and restlessness in his heart.

For Xu Jie, he was afraid in his heart. Not only because Xu Jie is the second assistant of the current dynasty, but also because this person is a muffled dog who successfully brought down Yan Song, this kind of person will inevitably kill people when he makes a move, and he is a ruthless character who is good at forbearance.

As the warm tea was slowly poured on his heart, it really made him settle down, and also gave him the confidence to face the next situation and achieve a good result.

About a cup of tea, Xu Jie, dressed in civilian clothes, appeared.

Xu Jie's stature is short and thin, his face is old, his cheekbones are raised, and his eyes are a little cloudy, but this ordinary body exudes the majesty of a superior person.

"Xia Guan has seen Xu Ge Lao!" Lin Haoran hurriedly got up and saluted respectfully.

"Champion Lang, no courtesy!" Xu Jie stepped forward and grabbed his wrist, and then smiled gently: "Wen Kuijun came to the Humble House, making the Humble House shine, why be polite, please take a seat." ”

"Xie Ge Lao!" Lin Haoran naturally knew that Xu Jie was a polite remark, so he still saluted in a regular manner, and then sat down again.

Xu Jie secretly observed Lin Haoran's behavior, and nodded secretly. I thought that this person was young and ambitious, and his temperament would inevitably be arrogant, but I didn't expect that he could be so measured.

A beautiful maid brought a tea cup to Xu Jie, perhaps because Lin Haoran was too young, and also glanced at this six-grade official.

Xu Jie picked up the teacup, stirred the hot tea with the teapot, and gently opened the topic: "Zhuangyuanlang, how is it in the Hanlin Academy?" ”

"Elder Xu Ge, you still call me stupid!" Lin Haoran pretended to be modest, and then replied with a smile: "When I first entered Hanlin, everything is still being explored!" ”

Xu Jie blew the tea stalk floating on the tea water, as if inadvertently said: "I heard that since you Xinke first-class Jinshi entered the Hanlin Academy, you have still not been arranged to revise history?" ”

"The three of us are still young, and the teacher is probably worried that we are not familiar with the situation in the Hanlin Academy, so he gave us a little more time to familiarize ourselves." Lin Haoran replied cautiously.

He didn't want to be used as a gunman, even if he had a lot of dissatisfaction with Wu Shan in his heart, he couldn't talk about it in front of Xu Jie. If it is rumored tomorrow that he will go to the Xu Mansion to complain that Wu Shan does not assign work, then he really has nowhere to cry out for injustice.

Although Yan and Xu are respected now, Wu Shan can only be regarded as an important supporting role. It's just that if he really offends this scholar of the Ministry of Rites and a bachelor of Hanlin, then he will definitely have no good fruit to eat, and even his career will end here.

It is exactly like this, even if he wants to strangle Wu Shan very much, he can only hold it in his heart, and naturally he can't advance in front of Xu Jie.

Xu Jie's eyes flashed with a different color, but he immediately returned to his original state, took a sip of strong tea, smiled and nodded: "Hmm!" Wu Shangshu deliberately left you aside, which is indeed well-intentioned. ”

Lin Haoran was secretly grinding his teeth in his heart, the ghost knew if the goods had forgotten him a long time ago, or if this was a small means deliberately used for him, he must have been uneasy and kind.

It's just that when he visited today, he didn't talk to Xu Jie, let alone pour bitter water, so he took out a painting and said: "That day in the temple Q&A, the saint seems to be quite concerned about the terroir of western Guangdong, so I carefully prepared this "Autumn River Solo Fishing Map", and asked Xu Ge Lao to help transfer it to the saint!" ”

After Lin Haoran reminded him, Xu Jie immediately remembered the scene of the Jinluan Palace that day. Lin Haoran's wonderful answer in the palace, the most memorable is naturally the poem "A lily and a flat boat, a zhang of silk and an inch of hook." A song and a bottle of wine, a person fishing alone in the autumn. It is indeed a joy to let the saints.

I have to admit that among the previous champions, it must be the champion in front of him who left the deepest impression on the saint. Although some time had passed, the impression he had in the heart of the Holy One could not be easily erased.

Now this man is ostensibly offering paintings, but how can it be so simple? He actually wanted to find a sense of existence in front of the saint, and at the same time...... also brushed the presence in front of him.

But why did he do it? And at this time? The answer seems to be imminent.

"This gift is a beautiful thing, how could you think of the old man to forward it?" Xu Jie looked at him quietly and asked with a smile.

"There is a legend in Beijing that among the four pavilion elders, Xu Ge Lao is the closest to the scholars, so the lower officials dare to come to bother Xu Ge Lao!" Lin Haoran sent the picture over and said complimentally.

This is not a polite remark, but it is true. Xu Jie can be described as "Corporal Lixian", the most unshelf-free pavilion elder, and also a well-known good man.

Xu Jie took the painting with a smile, but he didn't rush to unfold it, but diverted the topic and said: "Champion Yuanlang, but I don't know if I can care about the current politics?" ”

"Hanlin Academy has some leisure time, and colleagues have mentioned it to each other!" Lin Haoran was stunned for a moment, but then replied honestly.

Although the historians of their repair and inspection hall are all sesame officials, they have a heart that worries about the country and the people. Where there is a slight disturbance in the entire Ming Dynasty, they will know there, and they will also take it out and argue about it.

After answering, Lin Haoran's mind worked quickly, and his mind flashed through the recent current affairs.

"There are rumors in the capital that the old man instructed Wu Shishi and Zhang Chongshang to impeach Yan Ge Lao, I don't know what Zhuang Yuanlang thinks?" Xu Jie pulled open a corner of the scroll and asked with a smile.

"Rumors stop at the wise!" Lin Haoran didn't expect that Xu Jie would take the initiative to talk to him about this topic.

"Don't you think it's the old man?" Xu Jie looked at him with a smile and said.

Lin Haoran watched Xu Jie's hand stop unfolding the painting, couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and slowly shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter how I think it doesn't matter at all, the key to everything is still in the saint, see what the saint thinks!" ”

"Holy?"

Just across the wall, Zhang Juzheng has been hiding there and listening to the conversation here. I thought it was some homely food without nutrition, but after hearing this, my eyes instantly dilated, as if a lightning bolt swept through my mind.