Besides, he was very puzzled, and asked Zhou Dingcheng with a smile: "Big brother, how can I say this, I just do business and don't deal with the royal family, what does it have to do with your family?"

Zhou Dingcheng looked at the situation with sly eyes and said, "It's hard to say, what if you put your black hand into the palace one day." ”

Besides, he immediately bowed and said, "I beg you, don't push me into the pit, okay?" I put my black hand into the palace, isn't that waiting for a thousand cuts?"

"It's wrong, it's not a black hand, it's a red hand, it's not a red hand, it's a white hand, this time it's right, your little hands are really white. Zhou Dingcheng said upside down.

Besides, he was so angry that he didn't answer anymore and hurriedly walked away, once this big brother had a seizure, no one could stand it.

Seeing that the servant of the Tang family had been talking to the master and a few talented people, he didn't dare to step forward to interject, but now that he was alone, he hurriedly came up and invited him inside, saying that someone wanted to see him.

Besides, he was curious, he didn't know a few people in Nanjing, could it be Xiaojun? But Xiaojun would not come on this occasion.

When he walked inside, he saw a man in his fifties looking at him with a smile and said, "Senior brother, it's been a long time." ”

Besides, he woke up when he heard the word "junior brother", it turned out to be one of his senior brothers, this senior brother is two years older than the teacher, but he is not a senior brother, nor a second senior brother, he can't figure out how many senior brothers he has, and now he hasn't seen the teacher's fellow disciples, and he doesn't even know if there is one, but the last time he was engaged, the same door came a lot, and he knew some, but it was just a one-sided friend.

"So it's Senior Brother, why are you here?" and hurriedly saluted.

This senior brother's surname is Lu, his name is Lu Xingyao, and he was originally a county official in a place in Lingnan, and his official position in the division is small.

"I was transferred to the Hainan Division of the Ministry of Household Affairs in Nanjing, and I went to meet the teacher first, and the teacher said that I could see you here, so I came to join in the fun. Lu Xingyao also saw it politely, and then said with a smile.

Besides, he smiled and said, "Congratulations, senior brother." ”

"What's there to congratulate, it's that I'm closer to the teacher, and besides, it's a blessing to leave the land of miasma. Lu Xingyao also had joy on his face.

The county official was transferred to a ministry as an officer, which seems to be the right way to enter the office, but in fact it is far better than transferring to a rich place as a prefect, not to mention that the ministries in Nanjing are basically a place for the elderly, this senior brother is obviously old, and he does not want to continue to work hard in the officialdom, so he will return to Nanjing as soon as possible to accumulate qualifications, so as to find a good place for the future Zhishi.

Besides, seeing that the room was full of people, it was obvious that Tang Bohu had traveled extensively in Nanjing, and everyone had given enough face, among which Lian Daning had done some work, mainly because of the face that Tang Bohu had earned over the years.

Several officials of the six ministries were also here, and when they saw it, they came up and spoke very affectionately, and renewed the appointment to paint portraits of their families three years later.

Besides, he smiled and agreed, and between the rounds, his face was a little stiff.

"Is Zhengjun well?" Suddenly, someone at a table asked.

Besides, when he turned his head to look, he didn't recognize him.

"This is Lord Langlang, the right attendant of the headquarters. Lu Xingyao hurriedly introduced.

Besides, I was slightly shocked in my heart, all these big people are here? It can't be that he is related to Tang Bohu, this is not a matter of face.

"Back to my lord, the tutor is in good health. Then he bowed slightly and replied.

"Very good, come, sit, you are also a little grandmaster now, you don't have to be so polite. "This Lord Lang has a gray beard, obviously in his sixties, and he is almost at the age of Zhishi.

The ancients did not have a statutory retirement, if you are energetic and the official is doing well, you can be 80 or 90 years old, if you do not do well, or you are not willing to do it, you can also apply to the imperial court at the age of 30.

Officials will lose their income after retirement, no pension, all have to rely on the ancestral property or their own family business in the officialdom to live, the Ming Dynasty has many corrupt officials This is also a big reason, after all, no one wants to fall to the point of having nothing to support in the old age, no matter how many children and grandchildren, no money in their pockets is not good after all.

Last time he got engaged, most of the Jiangnan and some places in the north gathered in Suzhou, Chen Musa also vaguely revealed that he was the one who would inherit his mantle in the future, and these brothers and sisters of the same door did not say anything on the surface, and there were many congratulations to him, but he also found that the eyes of some people were obviously very complicated, but these people were also academics, and what they were best at was to hide their hearts, so he couldn't see any big disrespect.

Now people in Nanjing, Suzhou and Hangzhou know that in another twenty or thirty years, they will take over the banner in Chen Musa's hands and become a generation of science masters, so some people call him a little master.

"Don't dare to be an adult, how can a kid be a fool, dare to be a grandmaster. "Besides, it's very hypocritical, sitting opposite this Lord Lang.

This is a scene, and you have to say it even if you know the hypocrisy.

This Lord Lang talked about it for a long time amiably, basically asking Zhengjun here, Zhengjun there, so that he always had to keep his back straight and bow his head in salute, because when someone mentions the names of your parents and teachers in front of you, you must be the same as facing the elder. Therefore, no matter what the occasion, as long as the emperor and the saint are mentioned, they must bow their hands to pay tribute to the throne.

If he hadn't understood that this old man couldn't be idle and have nothing to tease himself, he really had to suspect that Lord Lang was deliberately playing tricks on himself.

He looked at Senior Brother Lu, Lu Xingyao's eyes were quite complicated, but he didn't have a clear meaning, and there was a little wry smile on the corner of his mouth.

Besides, I suddenly realized in my heart that this must be the time for me to send a message to the teacher again, why did this kind of unfortunate thing have to fall on my head in the end? He was really born to be the material of the messenger? This job is really thankless, not only to train the brain, but also to drain the eye, it is really hard and laborious.

He was suspicious for a long time, waiting for Lord Lang to say his final intention, but the old man changed the topic lightly and began to discuss calligraphy and painting with him.

Besides, his heart was relieved, and he chatted casually, and it happened that Tang Bohu called him at the door, saying that the bride was about to arrive, and asked him to accompany him out to greet him, so he had an excuse to escape from Lord Lang, and he felt like he had escaped from the wolf's den.

"Has the bride arrived?" asked the people in the courtyard, who showed no signs of moving.

"It's still early, welcome relatives on a good day, visit the church at an auspicious time, this is all said. I deliberately rescued you because you were tortured by that old fellow. Tang Bohu said with a smile.

Besides, I remembered that the bride needs the groom to pick it up, and where the bride comes directly by herself, it has really become a concubine.

As soon as he came out, the Lord Lang also came out, smiled at him, and congratulated Tang Bohu, and then drifted away, Senior Brother Lu Xingyao also came out, smiled bitterly at the situation, wanted to say something but shrank back, only said "I will drink with you in a few days", and then followed Lord Lang away.

Besides, he was confused, so he had to follow Tang Bohu to send the two out of the gate, and watched the two get on the sedan chair and leave.

"What's the matter with these two guys? Tang Bohu was quite suspicious.

"I don't know what kind of medicine they bought in the gourd. He shook his head.

"Whatever, the two of them each gave a gift of fifty taels of silver, which can be regarded as a small fortune thanks to your blessing. "Tang Bohu doesn't care, just accept it politely.

"What is the old man looking for you?" Zhou Dingcheng saw him come back, and immediately came over and asked.

"I don't know, I just asked the teacher about it, as if I wanted to send a message to the teacher, but I never said anything. Big brother also knows this Lang Shilang?" and smiled bitterly.

"Of course I know, it turns out that the right waiter of the Beijing Criminal Department came to Nanjing for some reason. It is estimated that he will retire here for a long time, and then go back to his hometown. ”

Besides, nodding, most of the officials of the Sixth Department of Nanjing were transferred to Nanjing due to officialdom frustration, which can be said to be degraded, to be precise, it is to be relegated to the second line. This point is not as good as the demotion of officials, there is still a chance for the demotion of officials to be reactivated, and the possibility of returning to the center of Beijing is almost hopeless if he is sent to Nanjing.

"This old guy doesn't want to borrow the old master's way to go back to Beijing, right?" Zhou Dingcheng thought about.

"If it's so simple, it's easy to say, no matter what he is, if his teacher replies to him, I'm afraid of ......" Besides, he suddenly looked around.

There were a few people around, but none of them paid attention to the two of them.

"You mean......" Zhou Dingcheng was also surprised.

"I didn't know that he was from the Beijing Criminal Department, and the Criminal Department ......"

Neither of them said it completely, and both of them could understand it anyway.

At the beginning, the Criminal Department was the same as the Metropolitan Procuratorate, staring at the situation and not letting go, it is no wonder that the chief arrester of the Criminal Department died in front of the Situation, although he did not kill him, but it was also directly related to him. What's more, the Criminal Department lost not one senior member, but several people.

"You don't think about it, it is said that their main force has been led overseas, and even if they can come back alive, it will not be so fast. Zhou Dingcheng felt that there must be something wrong with it, and he had to go back and check it out, but for now, he still had to try to comfort him.

Besides, nodding, he didn't have anything to worry about, just made this amiable-looking old man a little hairy.

At this moment, the melodious sound of the flute suddenly came from outside.

A few people in the courtyard who were playing the trumpet and trying to tune it stopped playing when they heard the flute.

"This is Miss Cui's flute. ”

"That's right, it must be Miss Cui from the West Chamber. ”

"Get out there and have a look. ”

Immediately, there was a commotion in the yard, it was Miss Cui, from the West Chamber.

"Why are they here?" Tang Bohu heard the sound of the flute, his whole body convulsed, and he smiled bitterly.

"What's the matter, Brother Bohu, you don't owe someone a night and haven't paid it back, and take advantage of your big day to ask for a debt?"

"What's the matter, are we the kind of people who owe people money for their flesh and skin?" but ......" Tang Bohu wanted to say something, but in the end he could only say a word of high and went out to greet him.