In the capital in March, all kinds of gossip are still flying all over the sky.

Some people say that Wu Shan was greedy for salt taxes, and the emperor was so angry that he wanted to investigate him; Some people say that Wu Shan is not greedy, but his son-in-law is greedy, and Yin Lin Haoran of Shuntian Mansion will be severely punished; Some people also say that Wu Shan is not greedy, Lin Haoran is not greedy, it is their family who is greedy.

But no matter what, as long as something happens to either side and reaches out to the salt tax, the era that belongs to the Hubu Shangshu Wushan and the Shuntianfu Yalin Haoran will inevitably come to an end.

It's just that the most rumored in the capital is still the question of the selection of the official secretary.

Jiajing's willfulness lies in doing what he wants, and many people think it is an important thing, but Jiajing seems unhurried. Until 15 March, the selection of the official secretary was still not confirmed, and the matter of Jingcha was also delayed.

But what can be said? Seven years ago, it was not a year of Jingcha, but as a result, Li Ben, a cabinet minister who was also the secretary of the ministry, presided over Jingcha and carried out a major purge of Jingguan.

Now it's only half a month, and it doesn't hurt at all. As if he was teasing officials, scholars and ordinary people, he let them say that Dong Fen or Yan Ne would be appointed, but there was not the slightest movement from above.

It is precisely because of this that the most uncomfortable are the officials in the capital, who are simply living in fear during this time.

Jintaifang, Lin Mansion.

As long as it is a rest day, Yang Futian and others like to drill here, and today is naturally no exception.

Ning Jiang and the others arrived first, and a few were led to the flower hall by the housekeeper. Looking at the flowers in the courtyard, I can't help but think of this time last year, time flies, and another year has passed.

"Senior brother, which one are you going to sing?"

Ning Jiang came to the flower hall, but ignored the flowers and plants in the courtyard, and pointed to the plank road in front of him.

When Zhang Wei saw the words on the wooden board, he also said with a dumb smile: "I said why didn't I see anyone, it turned out that he deliberately hid first, to give us a vaccination first!" ”

"Today I only talk about Fengyue, regardless of political affairs!" Xiao Jinian read the words on the board, and then spread his hands helplessly to the others: "I waited here to find out some inside information, but Senior Brother is an unpredictable prophet, so this will stop our mouths!" ”

Ning Jiang and Long Chizhong shook their heads gently, their faces looking a little disappointed.

Zhang Wei understood Lin Haoran's thoughts, so he revealed that he said: "There is more prepared news, and the candidates for the secretary will be officially announced in the next two days, and the senior brother is afraid that he doesn't want to make extraneous branches at this juncture!" ”

"Yan Ne is the secretary of the ministry, we can't eat well. Dong Fen served as the secretary of the ministry, and with our opposition to Huai salt, it was not good to eat! We're having a hard time left and right, so what do we have to worry about? "The dragon pool looks pessimistic.

Zhang Wei showed a wry smile on his face, but Ning Jiang proposed: "It's all said that don't talk about political affairs, let's play the drinking order!" ”

When everyone heard it, they hit it off.

Although the people did not arrive, some dishes and wine had been prepared for them, and the four of them sat down.

Ning Jiang had a good relationship with Zhang Wei, so he said directly: "Let's each have a poem, if there is a poem, drink a glass, and if there is no poem, there is no wine to drink!" Brother Hongtu, how about you come first? ”

Everyone drank badly, but they didn't care if they could drink good wine, but they still cared a little about winning or losing, so they nodded and agreed to this game.

"Okay, I'll do it first!" Zhang Wei was also polite, he was sitting in the east, looking at the sunrise shining down and chanting the first sentence: "A round of sunshine on the golden bottle!" With that, he drank a cup.

Xiao Jinian, who was sitting on his right, took the initiative to pour wine into his cup, watching the wine glass from empty to full, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he picked up the wine glass and chanted the second sentence: "The golden bottle is full of wine."

After groaning, he drank a cup

"Asahi fell into the golden bottle," Ryuchi raised his hand to signal the wine glass illuminated by the rising sun, and chanted the third sentence.

After groaning, he also took the wine glass and drank it.

The three of them looked at the last Ning Jiang, Ning Jiang smiled slightly, raised the wine glass, brought it to his mouth and drank it: "Hold the gold bottle in your hand and swallow it every day." ”

Seeing that it was a chess opponent, the four of them seemed very excited, and they maintained the drinking order with verses.

Sun Zhengang and others arrived one after another, but they did not rush to sit down, but stood next to them and applauded them.

It's just that as more and more people came, Zhang Wei and the others also stopped the drinking order and beckoned everyone to sit down together.

Later, when everyone saw the conspicuous plank, and saw that the tone of the day had been set, no one talked about political affairs anymore, but began to coax to carry out the drinking order together.

"This is outdated to use poetry to make a drinking order, let's have a fresh game today, how about it?" Yang Futian is undoubtedly an expert in playing, and immediately proposed with great interest.

When everyone heard this, they asked curiously, "What kind of play?" ”

"Dominoes!" Yang Futian opened a box as he spoke, and revealed the answer with a smile on everyone's eyebrows.

Dominoes are named after the production of animal bones. But I saw that the inside of the box was neatly arranged with dominoes, with handwriting on them, and the materials were all made of fine ivory bones.

When everyone saw this box of valuable dominoes, there was a disappointed expression on their faces, and Ning Jiang immediately said: "What do I think it is, who hasn't seen dominoes?" ”

When Zhang Wei and the others heard this, they also nodded in agreement.

"My game is: each person draws a domino!" Yang Futian said and drew a domino, which was to introduce the careful rules and said: "The poem needs an ancient text, an old poem, a domino in your hand, a song brand name, and an almanac, how about it?" ”

When Xiao Jinian heard the rules, he couldn't help but beat a drum in his heart: "This request is also a lot of thieves!" ”

Zhou Youqing and others nodded one after another, agreeing with this point of view.

"Do you dare?" Yang Futian looked at everyone lightly and asked defiantly.

Zhang Wei was born in a poor family, and his poetry has always been average, but he knew that he didn't have this ability, so he turned his head to look at others for help. It's just that the others also nodded their heads, not daring to take the plunge.

After five years of officialdom, they seem to have developed a cautious character, but they did not choose to accept this difficult challenge.

"I'm coming!" Ning Jiang couldn't look down on Yang Futian's pride the most, so he took the initiative to respond to the battle.

Zhang Wei watched Ning Jiang take the initiative to face the battle, and immediately gave him a thumbs up.

Lin Haoran learned that everyone was almost there, and there was a lively time here, so he took the initiative to appear here. Sun Zhengang and the others watched Lin Haoran arrive, as if they saw a savior, and immediately brought him over.

After Lin Haoran understood the rules, he happily agreed: "Okay! ”

Once the three are confirmed, the card draw begins.