The sky was still pitch black, the sky seemed to be crying endlessly, and the wind outside carried a whimpering sound, as if the end of the world had arrived.

In the Purple Light Pavilion, the candle flames swayed with the wind blowing in, and the hall seemed silent.

Guanglu Temple Qing Jiang Zhi and other officials saw that it was not Lin Haoran, the head of the household, who came out, but Ma Sen, the left attendant of the household department, but they couldn't help but be stunned on the spot.

What's even more strange is that Ma Sen's face was full of sadness, but he immediately locked his eyes on Wu Song and others, so that everyone immediately realized that something was wrong.

The battle in the court has always been an endless stream of means, and Lin Haoran's failure to come on time revealed variables, and the reaction after Ma Sen's arrival undoubtedly proved this.

Lei Li and Gao Gong were both old men in the court, and after seeing Ma Sen's reaction, they immediately realized that Xu Dang's side had already made a move. It's just that what puzzles them is that the neutral faction has now fallen to their side, and what other means can Xu Jie have to turn the tables.

"Elder Wu Ge suddenly fell ill?"

Soon, everyone got the reason for the incident from Masson's mouth, but they couldn't help but look at each other.

Although it is common for Ming officials to die of illness in office, such as Hu Zhengmeng, the teacher of Yuwang, it is only right that there will be some premonitions in advance.

Wu Shan's age is not young, but his face is ruddy and shiny, and his body has always been very strong, but there is no reason to die suddenly, let alone at this time.

"That's a coincidence, isn't it?"

"Why did Wu Ge Lao suddenly have a bad illness?"

"Sudden illness? Are you sure this is not a conspiracy? ”

……

After all, it was an old man who had been through the court for a long time, and when he heard that Wu Ge Lao had a sudden illness, everyone did not choose to be gullible, but faintly smelled a smell of conspiracy.

Just like when Li Mo, the secretary of the ministry, died in prison, commanding Lu Bing's violent death, and Hu Zongxian chose to commit suicide in prison, there is an unknown truth hidden here.

A good and good former assistant suddenly suffered a serious illness, but at such a critical time, things are too much of a coincidence.

Cough......

It was at this moment that a cough came from inside the temple.

All the officials are looking for prestige, and it is Hu Song, the official of the court. Hu Song is in the position of the secretary of the ministry, and he has the strong support of Xu Jie, the head of the dynasty, behind him, and now he can be said to be in power.

After attracting everyone's attention, Hu Song immediately said lightly: "Unfortunately, there was a heavy rainstorm today, and Wu Ge Lao suddenly fell ill, so this court meeting should be postponed for an hour!" ”

"Wu Ge Lao is not participating in this court meeting, let's just hold it as usual, why postpone it!" Gao Gong's brows furrowed slightly, but he immediately stood up and objected.

Wu Shan's vicious illness and Lin Haoran did not show up, so that his side was already sharpened. If it drags on any longer, the joint force they have formed with great difficulty is likely to be defeated by the Xu Party.

In order to avoid further complications, Gao Gong no longer considered Hu Song as his boss, and immediately stood up to oppose it.

"Gao Shilang, don't forget who is presiding over this court meeting! Since Hu Shangshu thinks that it should be postponed, then you should respect his decision, instead of arguing over this trivial matter! Yan Ne also didn't care about the feelings of the same year, and raised the old man's shelf and said in a deep voice.

No matter what the personal relationship is, but in the face of party disputes, it has become insignificant. Since Gao Gong openly supports Lin Haoran, then Yan Ne has a reason to target Gao Gong and consider the interests and losses of the Xu Party.

This......

When the officials saw this situation, they immediately smelled the smell of gunpowder on these people, and their momentum immediately became nervous.

"Master Gao, let's wait, or Wu Ge is fine, Lin Shangshu can also come over!" Sheng Ruqian, the Taifu Temple, pulled a high-arched sleeve and persuaded in a low voice.

Hum......

Gao Gong also had a glimmer of hope in his heart, this gave Xu Dang time to buy time for their side, but he snorted heavily and stopped talking.

It is precisely because of this that this court meeting has been postponed, and everyone is waiting for further news from Wu Shan, who has suddenly fallen ill, and whether Lin Haoran, the head of the household department, can appear here in time.

This heavy rain went from prosperity to decline, and the dark clouds in the sky dissipated a lot, revealing a milky white in the east.

The flowers and plants in the courtyard of Wufu looked like a mess, and people kept rushing over in the rain, and the main hall room was even more crowded.

Yang Futian and the others were fortunate enough to go inside, but they only saw the last side of Wu Mountain, and more protégés couldn't squeeze in at all, so they had to stand in the courtyard.

"Teacher!"

The news of Wu Shan's death came out of the main hall, and the people inside cried out in grief, while the protégé outside knelt directly in the courtyard.

When Wu Shan, the second assistant of the dynasty, the chief examiner of the 37th year of Jiajing's examination, died coincidentally on this heavy rainy day, and a sad atmosphere quickly spread.

Yang Futian and others wept one after another, and their hearts were extremely sad.

In this era, the teacher is like a father-like existence, especially Wu Shan's conduct makes them admire in their hearts, and at this moment, the vast majority of protégés are like knives.

On the carved wooden bed, Wu Shan's eyes were already closed, the corners of his eyes, nose and mouth were overflowing with blood, and a layer of black gas appeared on his whole face.

Wu Shan's life can be described as smooth, as a scholar in Jiangxi to participate in the imperial examination, in the 14th year of Jiajing to explore the flowers and the first, from the Hanlin Academy to the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Officials, and now it has become the second assistant of the Ming Dynasty.

Wu Shan is an upright official, does not flatter the powerful, and is resolutely the leader of the Qingliu.

It's just that life is impermanent, and the court is even more ruthless, as Wu Daoxing said: "The abyss still has a bottom, only the court is unfathomable." Now that I have entered here, wealth and misfortune will go hand in hand."

In this court with open guns and hidden arrows, although Wu Shan has always encouraged himself to "wet his shoes and don't care about it", he was defeated after all, and ended his life with an unnatural death.

The crying inside and outside the room was not stopped, and Wu's mother cried until she suddenly fainted.

Lin Haoran's tears stopped, but her heart kept cramping.

He asked people to arrange Wu Shan's funeral, and asked people to send Wu's mother to rest elsewhere, and the whole person left in despair, with both sadness and self-blame.

If it weren't for his repeated desire to change this decaying dynasty, if it weren't for his bent desire to get rid of the inactive Xu Jie, this factional struggle might not have existed, and his father-in-law would not have been poisoned to death.

Lin Fu looked at Lin Haoran's condition very wrong, and while opening the way for him, he also carefully supported Lin Haoran, who looked crumbling.

Lin Haoran left the main hall room, came directly to the two Lang Zhong, suppressed the resentment in his heart and said, "Say it! What's going on? ”