Wu Shan changed into his home clothes in the room, and went to the pavilion in the back flower courtyard to drink tea as usual. Since it was already summer, it was still some time before it got dark, and the sky was full of red clouds.

"The son-in-law has seen the father-in-law!"

Lin Haoran has been waiting here, and he seems to be polite.

Wu Shan held that face full of righteousness as always, and was not surprised that Lin Haoran appeared here, and after sitting down, he raised his hand and said lightly: "Sit down!" ”

is both a teacher and a student, and a son-in-law, and has a certain status gap in the officialdom, so that the two already have an obvious distinction between the top and bottom.

The housekeeper knew Wu Shan's habits well, and brought tea to the pair of Weng sons-in-law as soon as possible.

Lin Haoran has always maintained respect for Wu Shan, sat down on the stone bench opposite, with a worried look on his face, and told all the stories of his visit to Yan's Mansion today.

For the sake of face, he did not express the shock in his heart at that time, nor did he add fuel to the incident, but only objectively narrated what happened.

Wu Shan listened quietly while drinking tea, and then sighed softly and said, "Elder Yan Ge is too old, in fact, he already wanted to retire last year. Now that things have come to this point, especially the emperor has already made a statement, it is estimated that he really wants to get out of the way. ”

Although Yan Song and Xu Jie's cooperation so quickly was also a surprise to him, he was not too shocked, after all, many things had a precursor, and the cooperation between the two was also in the interests of both of them.

Lin Haoran didn't expect Wu Shan to be so calm, and immediately reminded worriedly: "Father-in-law, now that there is no Yan Dang to help us consume and contain Xu Jie, the first thing Xu Ge Lao did when he came to power was probably going to target us!" ”

"It will be so! Elder Xu Ge cherishes his reputation very much, and he should be different from Elder Yan Ge, and will try his best to win the support of hundreds of civil and military officials. My prestige is indeed too high, I am afraid that I will not be tolerated by him! Wu Shan took a sip of tea and nodded gently.

Lin Haoran looked at Wu Shan and saw this clearly, and most of his hanging heart was put down, and he immediately asked seriously: "Father-in-law, what should we do?" ”

"Let's take a look! If Xu Ge Lao can really make the world rule, it is okay for me to return to my hometown! Wu Shan put down the teacup and replied with a very open-minded look.

Over the years, he has been watching the open and secret battles in the court, but he feels tired. Now that the idle Yan Song father and son have been removed, if Xu Jie can really make this court look new, then he is willing to become a victim in the political struggle.

"So what should I do?" Lin Haoran's eyes widened, but he didn't expect that this father-in-law had already had this thought, and immediately played the emotional card and pretended to be aggrieved.

Although he knew that his father-in-law was not the kind of greedy and powerful official, he was now tied to the same chariot with this father-in-law, and once Wu Shan left his post, his situation would definitely not be much better.

Don't look at Xu Jie's kind face towards everyone, but this kind of person can do things more ruthlessly. Not to mention how to deal with his granddaughter in the future, just in the case of destroying the embankment and flooding the fields, you can already see a bit of ruthlessness.

Wu Shan glanced at him, and analyzed in an orderly manner: "You are the emperor of Wenkui, you have made such political achievements in Guangdong, and you have also made military exploits to exterminate the Japanese invaders, and the situation of Shuntianfu governance in these days is also obvious to everyone." As long as you take in your ambitions, even if Xu Ge Lao doesn't like you anymore, it is impossible to force you to dismiss the official, at most he will let you out to supervise! ”

Lin Haoran's official rank has been placed here, and the status of Shuntian Mansion Yin has always been relatively special, if the imperial court releases him, there can only be a governor.

"Father-in-law, if you are sent out again, what will happen to the future of your son-in-law?" Lin Haoran looked very unwilling, and immediately wanted to cry sympathetically.

Wu Shan saw through his little trick at a glance, and said seriously: "You are just too ambitious!" At your current age, even if you serve as the governor of the outgoing place, as long as you stay up for another five or six years, even if Elder Xu Ge is still in office, he will have to transfer you back to the sixth department to serve as a waiter! ”

If Lin Haoran was in the past, Xu Jie could still carry out endless strikes, but now Lin Haoran has already been full-fledged. Even Xu Jie, as long as he can suppress it for a while, he can't suppress it for a lifetime.

Lin Haoran looked at his hard-hearted father-in-law, and his mouth couldn't help but be bitter.

For many officials, this kind of official career is already "smooth progress", but he does not want to take up a local post again, let alone stay in the local area for five or six years.

The feudal officials sound very good, but in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, it is not much different from the exile of prisoners. For example, Hu Zongxian did such an excellent job in the local area and made such great achievements for the tranquility of the southeast, but the result was not as good as several articles on the "Four Phases of Green Words".

In his career plan, there is no such thing as an external release at all. He had to stay in the capital no matter what, and wait until he had accumulated enough "three-grade qualifications" before climbing up.

"I mean take a look first, if Xu Ge Lao and Yan Ge are the same dog, I won't admit defeat easily!" Wu Shan couldn't bear to see Lin Haoran so depressed, and immediately comforted.

Lin Haoran secretly breathed a sigh of relief, this father-in-law was finally not confused, as if he suddenly remembered something, he took out a note from his sleeve and said: "Father-in-law, today I originally wanted to discuss this matter with Yan Ge Lao, but I couldn't find the right time, I'm afraid I have to trouble you to promote this matter." ”

"What is this?" Wu Shan took the note and looked puzzled.

"The salt policy reform that my son-in-law discussed with you last time!" Lin Haoran looked up at Wu Shan and replied seriously.

Wu Shanyuan wanted to open the recital, but when he heard the words, he stopped, looked at Lin Haoran suspiciously, and said, "At this time? ”

"This is the most appropriate time to push!" Lin Haoran met Wu Shan's gaze and replied pointedly.

Wu Shan looked at Lin Haoran's confident appearance, although he didn't know what medicine was sold in Lin Haoran's gourd, he still nodded and agreed.

Although this son-in-law is indeed overly ambitious, he is also a real person. During the period of exile in Guangdong, it not only benefited the local people, but also increased the financial revenue of the imperial court.

Now that he suddenly took out this matter, I am afraid that he wants to take advantage of this matter to make some moves, obviously unwilling to be easily released by Xu Jie.

In essence, he survived all the way from the Hanlin Academy and seriously learned the way of governing the country, why didn't he want to show what he had learned in his life and do some practical things for the country and the people?