Press this side not to mention, and say that the affairs of the court, although there are only two Fu Qian and Zhao Yongning left in the cabinet, but these two people are both figures who can take charge of themselves, one is cautious and serious, the other is down-to-earth and honest, and there are five Shangshu to assist and assist, but they also handle all the affairs of the previous dynasty in an orderly manner, which alleviates the worries of Zhu Shiyang and others.

There is a spokesman in the court named Han Fu, who works in the six departments on weekdays, although he is only a petty official from the seventh grade, but the pen is quite a bit good, so he has been used by Fan Zhefu as a wing, used to attack political enemies.

After the death of Fan Zhefu, the rest of his subordinates fell down, scattered, but this Han Fu is a very loyal, because of the friendship with Fan Zhefu in the same year, he took his young and lonely nephew under his knees, and always pondered how to make a comeback.

It's a pity that tonight is different from the past, after Lu Wenyuan and others took charge of the cabinet, they were popular and their status was stable, which was not something that he could compete with as a lowly sesame petty official. Han Fu looked at the prosperity of the national affairs, the court was clear, and knew that there was no hope of revenge, so he gradually became discouraged, only more depressed day by day, and even took people to be lazy, walking in the court all day long, but it was a gangster day, taking those few taels of meager money.

On this day, Han Fu took a nap and crooked on the recliner in the courtyard and played a fan to cool off. In the capital in midsummer, even the wind is damp and sticky, and the harsh cicadas chirp, which makes people feel restless. Han Fu thought that because he was lazy, he had not been on the bullet seal for two months, and he didn't know how long his current official position could be kept, so he was bored. When he was sitting on the chaise longue, he saw the old servant of the family coming in from outside the courtyard, and when he came to him, he reported softly: "Master, someone is visiting outside. ”

Han Fu was a little surprised when he heard this, originally from Fan Zhefu after the fall, his front door has been depressed and cold, colleagues in the DPRK and China are taboo that he has something to do with Fan Zhefu, rarely come to visit, it is common to see visitors in the house for more than a month, and now someone suddenly visits, but it makes people feel strange.

Although Han Fu was also curious in his heart, but thinking about his current situation, what is the difference between seeing and not seeing, he gradually became discouraged, and even that little curiosity was lost in it, and he waved his hand lazily: "I don't see." Just say that I am not good, just send him away. As he spoke, he rolled over on the chaise longue.

The old servant stood behind him and muttered for a long time, vaguely agreeing, but did not move. After a while, he finally spoke: "But master, the person who came is Lord Chen Yan Chen from the Hanlin Academy, you haven't seen him twice before, if you drag it out again this time, I'm afraid it will be ......."

Before he finished speaking, Han Fu had already turned over from the recliner, propped himself up and said in surprise: "What's the matter?

The old servant nodded again and again, Han Fu pondered in his heart, of course he had heard of Chen Yan, not only because he was a new champion who shocked the government and the opposition, but also because he had visited twice before, but once because he was lazy and didn't want to see guests, and once he happened to go out to do something, so he never saw it. Han Fu really didn't know that he was a protégé of the Son of Heaven, and only came out of the top list in three years, why did he condescend to visit him again and again, so he had to tell the old servant: "Go and invite him in." ”

The old servant agreed, but his eyes only swirled around Han Fu's body, it turned out that due to the heat, Han Fu only wore a half-old home-style wide robe today, with open sleeves, even the belt was not tied, the entire chest was exposed, and he was lying crookedly on the rattan chair, the shape was quite indecent.

Although the old servant is just a subordinate, he also knows that the officialdom is strict and the rules are not sloppy, so he kindly reminded: "Master, Lord Chen's grade is above you, and he is the champion of Dengke, and his identity is extraordinary, is it a little ...... when you see him like this" Seeing that Han Fu was still shaking the pu fan unmoved, he stepped forward and said: "Do you want the old slave to wait for you to change your clothes and comb your hair?"

Han Fu looked down at his clothes, sneered and said, "Why bother with that effort? Even if it is the saint who comes today, I am still dressed like this." I've fallen so far, what's so terrible?" The words were quite self-defeating. When the old servant saw him like this, he had to sigh and go.

Suddenly, the sound of footsteps outside was approaching, and he immediately turned into the courtyard. Han Fu lazily opened his eyes and saw that there was already a young man with outstanding demeanor in front of him. This young man was born very beautifully, his face was not pink but white, his lips were red without vermilion, his eyebrows and sideburns were long, his teeth were bright, and even women were not as bright as him. A pair of Danfeng eyes that seem to be happy but not disgusted are especially the finishing touch, and occasionally gaze between the waves, and the bright color will overflow like clouds on the horizon.

Han Furao is a person who has read countless people and has never seen such an outstanding character, and he couldn't help but be stunned for a while, and suddenly remembered the sentence "Pian Zhou Sheng, such as the sun in the east." Fragrant and soft, hibiscus. I didn't even feel sluggish breathing.

The young man smiled as usual, and did not express displeasure because of his rudeness, but waved his hand at him as if he was used to seeing such a situation: "Hanlin Xiu Chen Yan has seen Master Han. ”

Han Fu came back to his senses, his eyes moved down from Chen Yan's face, and saw that he was wearing a jade-colored light silk brocade robe, with no extra decorations on his body, only a light ochre agate stone fell under the moonlight-colored belt around his waist, simple and generous, and his posture was refreshing. On the other hand, he sat down with his chest exposed, lying crookedly and reclining, how he was ashamed of himself, and he didn't care about what happened to the saint even if he came up today, so he sat up from the chaise longue, quietly covered his shirt to his chest, and coughed dryly to cover it up.

Chen Yan kept looking at it with a smile, Han Fu finally felt a little embarrassed when he met his clear gaze, so he took out the snarky and lonely appearance of the Yanguan again, and said with a cold face: "Lord Chen doesn't have to be too humble, your grade is far above me, why bother to be commensurate with an adult." ”

Chen Yan didn't care, and said with a faint smile: "Lord Han has served in the DPRK for many years, although his grade is not high, but it is not an exaggeration to be Chen's teacher in terms of qualifications, and he should be called a great talent." ”

Han Fu sneered, as if he was quite disdainful of Chen Yan's compliment, and seemed to be laughing at himself: "Lord Chen doesn't have to say these polite words, I have a few pounds and taels myself, and I know it in my heart, but I don't know why I can attract adults to come to visit five times or three times, but don't make a mistake." ”

Chen Yan smiled and said: "Lord Han said that he was joking, Chen is not a three-year-old child, how can he be mistaken? ”

The words brought enough humility and decency of the younger generation. Han Fu didn't believe his rhetoric, and still asked with the harshness of the official: "There are as many talented officials in the court as there are more than me, why does Lord Chen admire me?

Chen Yan smiled slightly: "Master Fu and Master Zhao are indeed virtuous, and the five Shangshu also have important positions and high positions, but my lord, you have one thing that none of them have, and this alone can throw them off thousands of miles." ”

Han Fu was shocked, and said strangely: "What is it?"

Chen Yan stepped forward and whispered to his side: "It's your prestige, my lord." ”

Han Fu was stunned, very incomprehensible, thinking that he was a seven-rank petty official, with a low position, how could he talk about prestige? Chen Yan obviously also saw his doubts, and explained carefully: "The prestige that Chen said is not the prestige of the adults in the court, but the prestige of Fan Zhefu's old party......"

In the second half of his speech, his voice became lower and lower, but the three words "Fan Zhefu" sounded like thunder in Han Fu's ears, making him tremble all over, and immediately opened the distance between him and Chen Yan, and said vigilantly: "What are you doing with this?"

Chen Yan slowly straightened up, and said with a smile on his face as usual: "Lord Han don't be impatient, and listen to Chen's words." Chen knew that since the death of Lord Fan, Yan Yong and others have been purged in the DPRK and the rest of the Fan family, but now that Yan Yong has retired and the government is mainly peaceful, everything that should have passed has passed, why are you still afraid of this?"

Han Fu frowned, and snorted coldly: "It's really not a backache when you stand and talk, if you have experienced the situation at that time, everyone is in danger, and you have seen Yan Yong's means of cutting people's official positions and selecting people's heads, you will not be preaching to the old man here!"

Chen Yan bent down and said: "Master Han's lesson is that Chen has not been in the office for a long time, and he should not comment on the previous facts. But Chen knew that although Yan Yong's party was harsh back then, the old Fan family lost troops and lost their vitality, but in fact, there were still many people who were able to stay in the court. The adult is so virtuous, if it is said that there is no prestige in the old department of Lord Fan, even Chen will not believe it. ”

Han Fu hesitated: "So what?"

Chen Yan said: "Lord Fan is the widow of the previous dynasty, the community has assisted the first emperor and the current saint, although he is not completely selfless, but also conscientious, working all night, worrying about state affairs, and supporting the government, is to ensure the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty." Such a loyal minister, there is no merit and hard work, who knows that in his later years, he will not be rewarded, he was taken advantage of by Lu Wenyuan, and died in prison, and then he teamed up with Yan Yong to wantonly kill the old department, causing blood and rain in the court, and the national government was uneasy......"

Han Fu followed his words and remembered the time after Fan Zhefu was imprisoned, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as the sky is falling apart. Yan Yong and others are in power, and they slaughter the rest of the Fan family at will, without mercy, which is really worse than the ants that are stolen between the cracks of the masonry wall. Every day, people around him will fall, be beheaded and imprisoned, demoted and exiled for various reasons. Start with a high-ranking official, and then liquidate it one level at a time, and it will be your turn.

Han Fu thought that he would be able to forget this after spending a nightmare time, but now he recalls it vividly, and he is a little more pathetic than that day, and the long-suppressed anger was re-provoked, and he gradually clenched his fists.

Chen Yan took this qiē in his eyes, sneered in his heart, but did not show anything on his face, and continued: "That Lu Wenyuan originally relied on relying on Lord Fan to get to the top position, but then he betrayed his promise, took a bite back, took revenge, and occupied the magpie's nest, causing the adults to be ruined, not to mention, and he would be scolded after death. How can such a shameless villain with corrupt virtues deserve to sit in the position of the first assistant of a country? If you put the Jiangshan Sheji in his hands, can you still have a way to live in the world? Lord Han, even if you are not for Lord Fan, haven't you thought about doing something for this great country?"

Han Fu's expression was slightly shocked, if he said that he had a little suspicion of Chen Yan before, but at this moment, he couldn't help but be moved by him. He never thought about avenging Fan Zhefu, but now he has been raised to the height of serving his family and country by Chen Yan in just a few words, which has aroused his fighting spirit that has been lost for a long time. However, after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was unrealistic, his clenched fist was also released, and his whole body leaned on the rattan chair as if he had been drained of strength: "But how easy is this? Now that Lu Wenyuan's position in the DPRK and China is becoming more and more stable and powerful, what can I do with a small sesame official with weak power and light words? It's just a copy of the last bullet chapter, but it can't be a deterrent." As he spoke, he shook his head again and again.

Chen Yan said: "The strength of the adults is indeed meager, but now there is not only one of the old Fan clans left in the court. If you can stand up and raise your arms at this time, then with your former prestige, are you afraid that they will not regroup and fight side by side with you?"

Han Fu thought for a moment, then shook his head and said: "I have thought about this a long time ago, but now the old department that is still in the middle of the court, the highest official rank is only the seventh grade, and even Yan Yong disdained to touch it at the beginning, even if they are gathered, I am afraid that I will not be able to shake Lu Wenyuan in the slightest, it is tantamount to shaking the tree by a mayfly, but I put myself in." ”

Chen Yan shook his head slightly, and said with a secret smile: "My lord is afraid of putting himself in, but there is one less person who can support you, if I say that I have found such a person, I don't know if my lord dares to use it for me, for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, for the sake of Lord Fan, openly compete with Lu Wenyuan!"

Han Fu was shocked and said: "Who is it? You are only in the office for more than a month, where can you know such a person, you will not talk about yourself, right?" sneered: "It is true that you have a promising future, but now you are just a six-grade cultivator." That Lu Wenyuan's power is even more prominent than Yan Yong back then, if he doesn't have a backer like Lord Fan, confronting him is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg. ”

Chen Yan smiled faintly: "The person I'm talking about is much more powerful than Master Fan. ”

Han Fu exclaimed: "Lord Fan can be said to be under one person and above ten thousand people, who else can be more powerful than him?"

Chen Yan smiled and didn't answer, only stretched out his hand and pointed to the sky.

Han Fu was stunned for a moment, then became more shocked, and blurted out: "Could it be ......?"

Chen Yan made a silent gesture, stopped his words in time, and leaned closer and said, "Can you take a step to speak?"