Ji Hongye and Hou Bowen came out of Wenyuan Pavilion, and the sky was completely dark.

"Huai Jin, after you came back from Northern Xinjiang, you have become more and more decisive. The method of diverting water for irrigation is very good, and it will definitely alleviate the drought in various parts of Sichuan and Wu, so that the losses of the people will be reduced a lot. ”

Ji Hongye saluted respectfully, and his tone was very humble: "Old Hou is too famous." ”

Hou Bowen has served as the deputy assistant of the cabinet for more than three years, and it can be said that he is the most popular one in the cabinet. It's not that he is good at dancing with long sleeves, but that he has high qualifications and is generous to the younger generations, to put it bluntly, he has the capacity to tolerate people.

The people who can enter the cabinet are not ordinary, and which one is not knowledgeable, has a huge background, and holds authority? Ji Hongye is younger, but which one of his brains is not the best in ten thousand?

The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it.

Li Shancheng didn't allow him, and he hasn't been able to do anything to him so far. But from the beginning, when Ji Hongye was still holding his edge, Hou Bowen helped him more than once. In this old man who is over seventy years old, Ji Hongye saw something called faith.

Let Daning be stronger and cultivate talents for Daning, but whatever is beneficial to the country, the old gentleman will support it. Although the cabinet had been made into a miasma by Li Shancheng at that time, and Hou Bowen had suffered a lot of losses, he could still say with a smile: "Daning is too strong, and the only threat to safety is yourself." The court is corrupted to this day, and all the officials are thrown into the party struggle, and I am also heartbroken. But I believe that the wind of integrity will come one day, so the cabinet needs young people like you. ”

Ji Hongye knows himself very well, and he knows that he is very suspicious in his bones. When he intersected with Hou Bowen, he never ruled out that Hou Bowen was cultivating henchmen, or wanted him to fight with Li Shancheng, and then reap the benefits.

But time is a wonderful thing, it will be like a big wave sweeping sand, so that all the flashy surfaces will recede, revealing their true colors. Hou Bowen is a good official with clean sleeves and dedication to the country and the people, and this alone is worthy of Ji Hongye's admiration.

"I'm going to recommend someone to you to fill the vacancy of your left waiter in the Criminal Department. Hou Bowen stroked his beard and said with a smile.

"You speak. ”

"Yuan Matsumu. ”

"Scholar Yuan has been in the Hanlin Academy for so long, how can he deign to be a servant in the Criminal Department?"

"The position suits him perfectly. ”

Ji Hongye shook his head: "With the qualifications and abilities of Yuan University, it is enough to be my teacher." ”

Hou Bowen shook his head, still smiling and said, "Don't be too modest, look at the whole Daning, with your ability, no one can be your teacher." Yuan Songmu is an upright person, the reason why he has not been out of office for so many years, and has been staying in the Hanlin Academy, is because he is not used to the atmosphere in the court. And your criminal department is clear, and it is the most suitable place for him to show his ambitions. ”

Ji Hongye hesitated.

"The reason why I recommend him to you is that I want you to convince him so that you can form a friendship. The Yuan family is the family of the princes, the tree is big and the roots are deep, he can help you. Although he is a few years older than you, he is not tactful, and he is a neutral character who would rather bend than bend, and he is worthy of trust. ”

Ji Hongye knew that he and Li Shancheng had reached the extreme, and the moment of collapse was about to come. Although he has made careful arrangements, he does not dare to guarantee that it is foolproof. If Yuan Songmu can be on his side, then his chances of winning will naturally be greater.

Hou Bowen smiled and pointed behind him, and said, "The two people in the back should be waiting for you." ”

Ji Hongye turned around and recognized one of them as Sun Wenjie, and the other looked at Miansheng. The two of them stood not far from him, as if they were in a hurry.

After he sent Hou Bowen to the car, he turned around, and Sun Wenjie immediately strode up to him with the man. Ji Hongye handed the things in his hand to Long Yi and looked at them with cold eyebrows.

Sun Wenjie shuddered secretly, after dating for so long, he still can't get used to Ji San's eyes now. It's cold and cold, and there is a strong sense of oppression, which should be brought about by power. He handed him the things he brought, he flipped through them casually, glanced at the newcomer again, and asked lightly, "Bian Ren?"

On the way to Bian Ren, he heard Master Sun say that this old Ji Ge didn't like to be looked at by others when he spoke, so he didn't dare to raise his head, and only said in a low voice: "Yes." ”

"What you know about the encirclement and suppression of the Northern Underworld, have you written it down?" asked Long Yi.

"Nothing was missed. Bian Ren replied honestly.

Ji Hongye turned around and walked towards the carriage, Sun Wenjie was confused, and shouted behind him: "You are leaving, then where does he live?"

"Your house. Ji Hongye didn't look back, and said lightly.

"I ...... Where is there a place in my house?"

Sun Wenjie's words were said to the air, he helplessly picked his hair with his hand, and looked at Bian Ren sulking. In the matter of the Northern Underworld, many soldiers died there, and some of the rest who survived were transferred abroad, and some returned to their hometowns.

Now the only one who can find survivors and is still mentally healthy is Bian Ren. Ji Hongye was afraid that this fragrant dumpling would be coveted, so he wanted him to take it back to the house, and it would be foolproof. But then again, the Ji Mansion has the guards of the Thousand Machine Battalion, and none of the guards are vegetarians, so why can't he be put in his mansion to raise?

Another one who eats white rice!

Sun Wenjie rolled his eyes and walked back by himself, and Bian Ren followed behind him with great vision. He felt that this young man Sun Daren listened to Ji Ge's words very much, so it was right to follow him to his mansion.

Ji Hongye returned to Jinyuan, and it was already late at night.

He took Bian Ren's confession to the study, and drafted a day's excerpt in Wenyuan Pavilion, he was a little tired. But Li Shancheng's matter can't be delayed, and I hope to find useful clues in Bian Ren's memories. As long as he can prove that Li Shancheng is the North Hell, he can take his life. As for the dirty things he did, it didn't matter if there was evidence or not.

Nalan Jinxiu lay on the couch and couldn't fall asleep, called Ruyi who was guarding the side compartment, and asked, "Hasn't the third brother come back yet?"

"The slave and maid sent to inquire. Ruyi thought as she walked outside, now Mrs. is really dependent on the third master, and if the third master doesn't come back, she won't even be able to sleep. In the future, if the third master takes a concubine, she will not be sad and sad to death? Thinking of this, she felt a chill in her heart, and hurriedly comforted herself, the third master treats his wife with deep affection, and he should not accept a concubine.

She asked the guards in the outer courtyard and said that the third master had been back for a while, so she trotted back to tell Nalan Jinxiu. Otherwise, her wife would not have been able to sleep this night.

"Why didn't you come to the backyard when you came back?" Nalan Jinxiu frowned, it's so late, isn't he resting?

"I went to the study, maybe I still have business on hand. ”

Nalan Jinxiu sighed slightly: "Can you pass on the meal?"

"Nope. ”

"Business can't be done, and people are not beaten by iron, how can his body stand it if he stays up like this?" After speaking, he let Ruyi wait to get up, and asked the small kitchen to sort out all the dinner left for him before into the food box, and then took Ruyi to the study in the front yard.

The front yard and the backyard are completely two scenes, the backyard is full of girls, and the front yard is a small guard with a lot of water. Seeing her with Ruyi, she hurriedly lowered her head and didn't dare to look at it, only took the food box in Ruyi's hand.

Nalan Jinxiu entered the study, and she only came twice after marriage. The third brother set up a study room for her in the backyard, and when he was at home, he would read there and come to the front yard when he had business.

Turning the screen, she saw him sitting upright on the Taishi chair at the bookcase, with only one attendant waiting for pen and ink next to him. He took a cup of tea, but he didn't seem to drink it, as if he was just smelling the tea, and as if he was thinking about things.

The entourage beside him reacted first, and respectfully called Mrs. to Nalan Jinxiu. He also raised his head slowly when he heard the voice, met her gaze, and his eyes, which were originally quiet and long like ancient springs, instantly burst into a smile, and asked softly, "Why are you here?"

"I heard that you didn't pass the food when you went home, but you used it outside?" Nalan Jinxiu sat on the chair closest to the bookcase and looked at him.

"No, it's just that it's hot and I don't have an appetite. ”

Nalan Jinxiu looked at his increasingly innocent expression, and felt sour and uncomfortable in his heart. It was only after she actually married him and lived under the same roof with him that she realized that he was busy. He is young now, and if he keeps staying up like this, he will definitely be in bad health when he gets older.

Ji Hongye is so transparent, as soon as she looks at her eyes, she knows that the little girl is worried. He raised his hand and motioned for the entourage next to him to go down, walked over and picked her up and put her on his lap, rubbed her cheek with his chin, and said with a smile: "I don't sleep in the middle of the night, but you miss me?"

His breath was crisp, with a warm heat, spraying on her skin, bringing the slightest itch. She struggled to get away from him, and said with an unnatural expression, "I'm afraid that you didn't use dinner and hurt your stomach." ”

"And what did you bring me to eat?"

"Lots of good food. She smiled playfully, got off his lap, put the food box on the desk, and put away the things he had laid out on the case, and then brought out the dishes inside.

Ji Hongye didn't go over to help, just looked at her quietly. The candle flame in the study was very bright, and she stood there, looking younger and younger, but it was so beautiful that people couldn't take their eyes off it.

The little girl has not changed much after marriage, her skin is still like jade, her ink hair is like a waterfall, and the candle flame hides the childishness between her eyebrows and eyes, making her facial features look more delicate and flawless. She lowered her head and was busy working, and a pair of plain hands laid out small plates, where the red, green, and green food was very beautiful.

His heart, which had been cold and hardened a moment ago because of calculation, suddenly became soft. It's like a little more spring in the gray world, making the originally lifeless cold become lively and lively......