The truth officially surfaced, and Yuan Wei actually acted as a lobbyist for Xu Jie this time.

Although Yuan Wei and Xu Jie have a certain hostile position, Yuan Wei and Xu Jie have always maintained a superficial harmony, and today Xu Jie took the initiative to find Yuan Wei, so Yuan Wei naturally couldn't excuse himself.

In other words, this is actually in line with Yuan Wei's interests.

Before he was absolutely sure of replacing Xu Jie, if a few people suddenly poured into the cabinet, then he, the "second assistant", was likely to be beaten behind his back.

It is far better to continue to maintain the status quo, firmly occupy the position of the second assistant of the Ming Dynasty, and become the well-deserved first-order successor of Xu Jie, and be able to serve as the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty in the future.

If you talk about who the biggest variable in this dynasty is, one is naturally the future emperor Gao Gong who does not play cards according to common sense, and the other is Lin Haoran, who is good at calculation.

It's just that the former is fledgling, and Gao Gong belongs to the northern official system, but it is impossible to exert much influence. On the other hand, the latter is not only in the position of the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, but also has a group of followers and a very high prestige below, and also has the support of Wu Shan, the secretary of the ministry.

It is precisely like this, if you want to deal with it smoothly when Yan Shifan is escorted to the capital, then you need to stabilize Lin Haoran first and let him honestly watch the fire from the sidelines.

The fragrance of tea curls and the pale yellow lights reflect this gentle living room.

Lin Haoran finally knew Yuan Wei's true intention to treat him tonight, and took a sip of tea slowly, but said in a tentative tone: "Since Yan Shifan is a deserter, then he will be reassigned to the border of Leizhou, right?" ”

"Yan Shifan has a heart of disobedience, if the impeachment charges of Lin Run this time are confirmed, he should be ...... Kill it! Yuan Wei picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, and looked up at Lin Haoran seriously.

Lin Haoran's brows furrowed slightly, and he said disdainfully: "Yuan Ge Lao, although Yan Shifan was arrogant back then, do you really think that Yan Shifan really dares to act so boldly?" ”

Although he didn't know the specific situation, Yan Shifan was an extremely intelligent person. Not to mention that his father still enjoys the treatment of a high-level retired official, and has a wealth that he has not worried about for generations, it is impossible to rebel against the stupidest thing in the world, so it is definitely a frame-up.

Yuan Wei naturally saw it clearly, but said earnestly: "You are already the left waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and the next step is to worship Shangshu." The truth is not important now, the important thing is that Yan Shifan, a mad dog, should not be bitten indiscriminately, and the current chaos of the court situation is not beneficial to any of us, do you understand the truth? ”

When Xu Jie's former power came to power, he "returned to the government" can be described as a stroke of genius.

After abandoning Yan Song's "solitary" style, Xu Jie quickly became a "virtuous minister" among officials. It not only quickly stabilized its own position, but also used it to win over other forces and create a new pattern where all parties can achieve a win-win situation.

From Lin Haoran's side alone, if Wu Shan enters the cabinet now, it is really better to stay in the position of the secretary and preside over the external inspection, which is the best result.

It is under this new pattern that no one is willing to meddle in Yan Shifan's affairs, everyone wants to maintain the current status quo, and rebel against Yan Shifan's affairs.

Yuan Wei is no exception, he is still a member of officialdom after all, and he is trying every possible way to protect his own interests. He is now not so much acting as a lobbyist for Xu Jie, but rather acting as a lobbyist for himself.

"Elder Yuan Ge, this matter is very important, and it is up to my father-in-law to make an idea, please allow me to go back and discuss with my father-in-law!" Lin Haoran hesitated for a moment and gave an answer.

Yuan Wei knew that this was Lin Haoran's delaying tactic, but he didn't intend to get Lin Haoran's promise, and now that his intention had been conveyed, he nodded lightly.

The two talked again, and Lin Haoran saw that the time was about the same, so he took the initiative to say goodbye and leave.

Lin Haoran walked out of the gate of the Yuan Mansion, looked up at the dark night sky, and couldn't help but exhale a light breath.

Yan Shifan has not yet arrived in the capital, and this court has already been surging in the dark, and even Xu Jie, the head of the court, can't sit still. Once Yan Shifan really arrives in the capital, there may really be a big turmoil.

"Uncle Nineteen, are we going home?" Lin Fu had been guarding the door, and when he saw Lin Haoran coming out of it, he opened the sedan curtain and asked.

Lin Haoran walked into the sedan chair and sat down, but responded in a deep voice: "Go to my father-in-law!" ”

"Uncle Nineteen, Wu Shangshu is on duty tonight!" Lin Fu was about to nod his head in agreement, but then reminded.

Lin Haoran's brows furrowed slightly, and he said helplessly: "Then go home!" ”

With a lantern in front of him, he walked through the dark curtain in a sedan chair, and soon returned to the Lin Mansion in Lingshi Hutong.

I had already learned that Lin Haoran was eating at Yuan's Mansion, but when she heard that Lin Haoran was back, Wu Qiuyu still came out of it and followed Lin Haoran to explain the situation at home.

Lin Haoran didn't eat very much in the Yuan Mansion, and when he heard that Wu Qiuyu had left him some food, he asked someone to serve it. I went back to my room and changed into a set of clothes for home, ate a little food, and went to the study as usual.

After a while, Sun Jixiang walked in slowly from outside, with a lot more gray hair on his head, more spots on his face, and more wisdom in his eyes.

"Mr. Sun is here, sit down!" Lin Haoran and Sun Jixiang have known each other for many years, and they also greeted gently.

Lin Jinyuan came in to deliver tea, and then quietly retreated.

Lin Haoran recounted what happened tonight, and then asked seriously: "Mr. Sun, what do you think?" ”

"Dong Weng, do you have the confidence to take down Xu Jie, and push Wu Shangshu to the position of first assistant?" Sun Jixiang silently took a sip of tea, and then asked solemnly.

Lin Haoran is a very ambitious person, and he has always had this bold idea, but he shook his head helplessly and said: "This matter is too difficult, it will definitely not be possible at present!" ”

Not to mention that it is difficult for him to pull Xu Jie, but if he wants to replace Xu Jie's position with his father-in-law, this matter is even more difficult. His father-in-law's temperament is too upright, and he is not the first assistant that Jiajing wants, even if he really goes up, he has to come down.

Sun Jixiang seemed to have a judgment on this, and asked with a smile: "If the balance of the court is broken now, if Wu Shangshu enters the cabinet, can Dong Weng go further?" ”

"If my father-in-law enters the cabinet, and I am very likely to stay in office, or I can get the left servant of the ministry, but I am afraid it will be more difficult to get the position of Shangshu!" Lin Haoran was able to see the result of the development of this matter, and responded bitterly.

Sun Jixiang took a sip of tea and analyzed it with a straight face: "Judging from the current situation, the current situation is the most favorable situation, especially Dong Weng is still young. If there is a secretary to cover, this foundation can also be more solid! ”

"Mr. Sun, what do you think my father-in-law's attitude will be?" Lin Haoran knew that this was indeed the best result, but he still couldn't make up his mind.

Sun Jixiang put down the teacup, but poured cold water on Lin Haoran and said: "As long as Dong Weng doesn't stir up trouble, with my understanding of Xu Jie, he will definitely be able to persuade Wu Shangshu!" ”

"Yan Songdu has been out of power for almost three years, and he is already an eighty-five-year-old man, why is Xu Jie holding on to the Yan family?" Lin Haoran knew that Xu Jie had this ability, but he looked puzzled.

With the passage of time, Yan Song's influence in the court slowly declined, and the Yan Party had already existed in name only. In particular, Yan Song has lost the emperor's favor, and the Yan family is already a tiger with teeth extracted, so Xu Jie has no need to beat the water dog.

Sun Jixiang glanced at Lin Haoran, and responded with a very firm look: "Since the eldest lady returned to the south, Dong Weng has been walking around less and less often!" Don't look at Xu Jie's current scenery, he has been praised by many officials in the court, and even has been called a virtuous minister, but Xu Jie's reputation among the people in the capital is really not good! ”

"Xu Jie's reputation is not good?" Lin Haoran's brows furrowed slightly, looking quite unexpected.

Sun Jixiang smiled and said, "The people's eyes are bright!" Take a look, what is the difference between Xu Jie's government and Yan Song's government, the palace altars that the emperor wants to repair are the same, and Yan Song and Xu Jie are in-laws! ”

"The reason why Xu Jie wants to liquidate Yan Song is to completely clear up the relationship with the Yan family, so as to save some reputation?" Lin Haoran's heart moved slightly, and he immediately asked with a straight face.

Sun Jixiang nodded affirmatively: "Yes, if King Jing hadn't died, the Yan family might still have a trace of life!" Now that King Yu has won, Xu Jie's protégé Zhang Juzheng has entered King Yu's Mansion, if Xu Jie completely dissociates himself from Yan Song, the future first assistant ...... It will still be him! ”

After Sun Jixiang's reminder, Lin Haoran found that this possibility was particularly high.

As an official in the Ming Dynasty, the emperor's favor is important, but the official reputation of the individual cannot be ignored. If Xu Jie's and Yan Song are still unclear, especially if the two families still have an in-law relationship, it will indeed be extremely unfavorable to Xu Jie's official reputation.

With Xu Jie's current reputation, once King Yu succeeds to the throne, there really won't be anything to do with Xu Jie.

"Xu Huating, this is too inauthentic! Yan Song asked Li Ben to give way and arranged the position of second assistant for him, he can be said to be Yan Song's designated successor! Lin Haoran was uneven.

Sun Jixiang picked up the teacup and said fairly: "Dong Weng, this court has no affection, some are just personal interests!" If Xu Jie wants to win back his good reputation, then he has to draw a line with Yan Song, and he can only blame Yan Song's reputation for being too stinky. If it is true, Yan Song is not a grace and will take revenge, in the past, in order to get the throne of Shoufu, he also stabbed Xia Yan in the back? ”

If you really want to talk about it, this can only be said to be a kind of retribution for Yan Song.

In the blink of an eye, February is quietly coming, the willow trees have begun to drill out buds, and the whole capital has a little more spring.

As usual, when it was time to go down to the yamen, the officials were like wild horses on the loose, and they left the yamen one after another and returned to their homes.

No matter how the undercurrent of the court surged, it seemed that nothing had happened in the capital, everything was the same as before, and many officials had made an appointment to get together.

Lin Haoran followed the usual, and after dealing with daily affairs, he walked out of the Zuo Shilang Office at the right time, and the sedan chair was already waiting here.

"Uncle Nineteen, I have already investigated clearly, Xu Jie also vomited at home a few days ago!" Lin Fu greeted Lin Haoran and reported in a low voice.

Lin Haoran couldn't help but slow down, and asked suspiciously, "How did you know?" ”

"In fact, there is no need to inquire about this matter, the whole Xu Mansion knows about Xu Jie's vomiting, and the Xu family has also invited a husband!" Lin Fu replied with a relaxed appearance.

Lin Haoran nodded slightly, realizing that he seemed to be thinking too much.

"Nineteenth uncle, there is news from Yangzhou, it is the Danyang hero Shao Fang who led people to stop the Yan family from saving Yan Shifan!" Lin Fu opened the curtain of the sedan chair and reported again.

Lin Haoran stopped and asked curiously, "Shao Fang?" What is the origin of this man? ”

"In fact, he is a Jianghu person, who is doing shady deeds on Nanzhili's side, and he has also made some fame, known as Danyang hero. But...... This person is quite capable, and he also has some contacts with the Xu family, and this time he should be under the orders of the Xu family! Lin Fu replied seriously.

Lin Haoran sighed secretly in his heart, and found that the Xu family really didn't plan to give Yan Shifan a way out. Just as he was about to get into the sedan chair, as if he suddenly thought of something, he asked curiously: "Where is Yan Shifan now?" ”

"It should be at the boundary of Shandong now, and it is expected to be in Beijing in the middle of this month!" Lin Fu has been paying attention to Yan Shifan's dynamics, and even responded.

Lin Haoran nodded lightly, and was about to get into the sedan chair.

Although he knew that maintaining the current situation was the most beneficial outcome for all parties, he still did not extinguish his conscience after all, but he still wanted to keep an eye on Yan Shifan's affairs.

If everything was handled according to the charter, he would naturally not say anything, but if Xu Jie went too far [ www.biqugex.biz], then he didn't mind making his own voice.

It was at this moment that a voice suddenly came from the front: "Lord Lin, please stay!" ”

After Lin Fu saw the comer, he followed a few guards to block in front of Lin Haoran, only to see that it was the notorious brocade guard who was walking towards him.

Lin Haoran's brows furrowed slightly, but he didn't have too much fear, but asked Lin Fu and the others to get out of the way, and asked with a smile at the Jinyi Wei led by him: "Lu Yanshi, I don't know what to do with this official?" ”

The person who came was Lu Yi, the former commander of the Beizhen Fusi Jinyi Wei, the son of Lu Bing, the former commander of the Beizhen Fusi, and the brother-in-law of Xu Ying, the third son of Xu Jie.

Lu Yi smiled and said without saying a word, and said directly to Lin Haoran with a smile: "Pass on the emperor's message!" ”

Lin Haoran immediately "chuckled" in his heart, and a bad thought couldn't help but flash through his mind: Could it be that Xu Jie was worried that he would forcibly meddle in Yan Shifan's case, so he chose to strike first?

Although thinking like this, Lin Haoran's movements were not ambiguous, and he knelt down honestly and said: "Lin Haoran, the left attendant of the Weichen Rite Department, accepts the order!" ”