In the evening of the same day, Shen Yongmao Shen led Fan Hongdao back to his house, he first asked Fan Hongdao to wait in the outer study, and then went to ask his father Shen Ge to come out to meet him.

Shen Shixing and Shen Shoufu walked into the outer study with the false support of Shen Daxiaozi, and did not have too much politeness to Fan Hongdao, and asked directly: "Have you seen Shen Li?"

Fan Hongdao only replied with one word: "Yes." ”

A person like Shen Shixing has a sophisticated guessing skill for people to the point of perfection, otherwise how can He De be able to sit firmly in the position of the first assistant in the chaotic post-Zhang Juzheng era?

He only listened to Fan Hongdao's answer with one word, and he knew that the result was unsatisfactory. Otherwise, with Fan Hongdao's expressiveness and desire to invite merit and reward, how could he be empty and lonely and only answer one word coldly? Not to mention that Fan Hongdao actually entered the mansion with Shen Yongmao, it was impossible for these two people to be together.

But the generous elder Shen Shixing will not blame Fan Hongdao for not doing things well because of this, this kind of thing is originally a probability, and no one is 100% sure. That Shen Li is not a three-year-old child, how can he be easily swayed by others.

So Shen Shoufu took the initiative to explain Fan Hongdao and said: "It doesn't matter if things don't work out, people like Shen Li have firm ideas, and they are never easily persuaded by outsiders." The old man is a whim, let you try it, and whether it will succeed or fail is expected. ”

Next to him, the eldest prince of Shen mended the knife in time and said: "Not only did it not work out, but it seems that it was also done to cause trouble! It can be called a lack of success, and there are more than failures! Father, your high expectations have been disappointed!"

Shen Shoufu was very surprised, what else could he do about such a thing? Even if the persuasion of peace fails, it is nothing more than continuing to oppose each other as before, and what else can happen? So he asked Fan Hongdao again: "You can't help but be angry again, and you confront Shen Li in person?"

In Shen Shoufu's mind, the most serious consequence was that Shen Li embarrassed Fan Hongdao, but was scolded back by Fan Hongdao, but this is not a big deal. Fan Hongdao had a bad relationship with Qingliu, even if he scolded him one more time, it would be equivalent to having more lice and not having to itch and not worrying about debts.

The Shoufu boss asked Fan Hongdao to act as an "envoy", and he had already taken into account the above factors. Then I only heard Fan Hongdao reply: "I didn't contradict Shen Butang in Xia, according to the meaning of the elder of the pavilion, I clearly told him that there is no way out if you continue to fight like this." ”

What else can there be of the consequences? Shen Shoufu was a little confused, at most, Fan Hongdao was reprimanded if he failed to persuade peace, and it would not be more serious.

Shen Yongmao laughed a few times and said to Shen Shoufu: "Father, do you know or not? Shen Butang listened to Fan Hongdao's persuasion, and then announced his resignation and return in person, and he will leave Beijing in five days! Father, when you arrive at the cabinet tomorrow, you will probably be able to see Shen Shangshu's resignation. ”

Shen Shoufu was temporarily distracted, staring at Fan Hongdao with unfocused eyes, as if there were 10,000 horses galloping back and forth. The old man wanted to ask regardless of his image, why the hell did you persuade Shen Li to retire?

Fan Hongdao was also at a loss for this, and replied in confusion: "I just pointed out Shen Butang's predicament, and then persuaded him to understand current affairs, but he couldn't think about it himself, and he lost his official position and said that he wouldn't do it." ”

Shen Shoufu was speechless, listening to Fan Hongdao's tone, it seemed like the school persuaded a student who violated discipline, but Shen Li was a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, not a primary school student who violated discipline!

One of the seven bigwigs of the Ministry of Foreign Courts, the highest-level civil official outside the cabinet, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu, who was only one step away from entering the cabinet, was persuaded to retire by Fan Hongdao?

Shen Shixing is different from other bureaucrats, he is the first assistant, he is the general responsibility of the temple, and he has the responsibility of coordinating the overall situation, unlike other bureaucrats who only need to be optimistic about their own one-third of an acre.

Therefore, Shen Shoufu very much hopes to keep the court relatively stable and reasonable alternate, and does not want frequent drastic changes, so that being the first assistant can be the most worry-free.

What's more, although Shen Li's faction is different from Shen Shoufu's, Shen Li's character is square and he is a person with a bottom line, Shen Shoufu does not reject Shen Li's heart and has always regarded Shen Li's unity as an object that can be united, which is better than letting a lucky person like Sanhongren be the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

Therefore, the political roadmap in Shen Shoufu's heart is: to win over Shen Li's forces, lure Wang Xijue, fight against the three reds, and fight for power with the palace eunuchs - this is a very clear and operable route.

Now that Shen Li has thrown his hands and left, there are countless unpredictable factors in the court all of a sudden, especially in the current chaotic situation, it is simply chaos on top of chaos. Thinking of this, Shen Shoufu only felt that his scalp was going to be fried, Fan was really worthy of being the most famous-stirring stick in the whole capital!

From Zhang Siwei last year to Wang Shizhen a few months ago, and then to today's Shen Li, almost all of them were done by Fan Hongdao with one mouth, could it be that Fan Hongdao's mouth is really an invincible god of war who is invincible, invincible, and defeats the strong with the weak?

Seeing that Shen Shoufu didn't speak for a long time, Fan Hongdao, who was weak-hearted, asked uneasily, "What else does Elder Ge have to say?"

Shen Shixing looked at Fan Hongdao carefully, "You should also know that Li Zhi, Jiang Dongzhi, and Yang Keli started by speculating on the emperor's heart and catering to the will of the emperor.

Fan Hongdao didn't know why, Shen Shoufu suddenly said what the three red people were doing?

"So please work harder and persuade them to retire together! So that the old man can sit back and relax!" Shen Shoufu said very seriously.

Shen Yongmao Shen's hands trembled in shock, and he spilled all the tea, "Isn't my father joking? How could these three people be willing to let go of fame and fortune? Although Fan Hongdao didn't do anything good this time, my father shouldn't be too difficult!"

Shen Shoufu didn't answer, but just looked at Fan Hongdao expectantly.

This time, Fan Hongdao felt as if there were 10,000 horses galloping back and forth, he Fan Hongdao was just a child, and Shen Shoufu's expectations were too high. After automatically omitting a thousand words, Fan Hongdao replied succinctly: "I really can't do it in the next place." ”

Shen Shoufu was actually disappointed because the little prisoner couldn't bring down the popular courtiers, and sighed: "I thought you were omnipotent, but in fact, it wasn't necessarily to persuade you to retreat, you could scold them to death, let alone a hundred." ”

Fan Hongdao still replied very sincerely: "I really can't do it in Xiaxia." ”

This sincerity finally moved the elder pavilion, and Shen Shixing waved his hand and said, "Then forget it, you can go back." If you go to the palace to report tomorrow, you must be careful, and if you encounter something, you can come to the cabinet to inform the old man. ”