Wu Shan is the fourteenth year of Jiajing's Tanhualang, the official Hanlin Academy editor, the Ministry of Rites Zuo Shilang, the Ministry of Officials Zuo Shilang and other positions, from the Hanlin Academy step by step to the Ministry of Rites Shangshu, is the most orthodox prince of the Ming Dynasty.

Wu Shan was an upright person, did not flatter the powerful, and was a model for Qingliu officials. If it weren't for Yan Song's obstruction, Wu Shan would have already entered the cabinet to worship the prime minister, and now he would naturally become the second assistant of the Ming Dynasty.

It's just that Wu Shan disobeyed the emperor with his negligence in the solar eclipse, and then discouraged the emperor from building the Sanqing Taoist Temple, which made the emperor dislike, and finally ended up being idle twice.

Now Wu Shan is the secretary of the household department, although he is not very good, but he can be regarded as a conscientious official, carefully approving every financial expenditure of the imperial court.

But he never thought that such an extremely decent Hubu Shangshu still could not escape the persecution of the party struggle, and now he was forced to resign, which made many officials feel embarrassed.

If such virtuous officials are forced to leave, leaving only villains like Xu Jie and Guo Pu, then what else does this court have to expect, and how can the Ming Dynasty restore its prosperity?

But no matter what, Wu Shan's recital has already been submitted. As long as the emperor approves it, Wu Shan will leave the capital gloomily, drawing an end to his career.

However, with Lin Ran's situation, when the news of Wu Shanshangshu's resignation came out, in a short period of time, dozens of officials asked the emperor to keep Wu Shan.

Usually at this time, the influence of an official can be seen, and Wu Shan's astonishing influence is also reflected.

Hour Yongfang, Yuan Mansion.

Officialdom is like an intricate spider web, involving every official, and the dignified Ming Cifu will naturally not be an exception.

Yuan Wei was a Tanhualang in Jiajing's seventeenth year, and his career in the early stage seemed mediocre, and until the thirty-fifth year of Jiajing, he was still a six-grade Hanlin attendant. But it was this year that he created an unprecedented promotion speed in the Ming Dynasty, which can also be called Yuan Wei's speed.

Jiajing thirty-five years, Yuan Wei from the six products of the Hanlin to the promotion from the five products of the bachelor, two months later, Jiajing directly issued an edict to let Yuan Wei from the five products of the bachelor to the third grade of the Ministry of Rites of the right waiter, and then promoted to the Ministry of Rites left waiter, the year before became a minister, last year as the second assistant of the Ming Dynasty.

Yuan Wei is different from Yan Song and Xu Jie, who often spend the night in Xiyuan, if there is nothing important, he will leave Xiyuan and return home.

Although his wife serves his parents in his hometown, he has already taken two beautiful concubines in the capital, and they are both women who are good at poetry and songs, and they live happily.

Riding a sedan chair back to the house, but following the habit of Wu Shan, the first thing he did when he got home was to change into a set of home clothes, and then went to the pavilion in the back garden to drink tea.

With the arrival of March, the flower beds in this back garden are full of life, and even a few flowers and plants have bloomed, making the spring here even stronger.

"Xiaguan Lin Ran has seen Yuan Ge Lao!"

Lin Ran, who was wearing a three-grade official uniform, came to the pavilion in the back garden and saluted respectfully.

Yuan Wei is in his fifties, short in stature, with the fair skin of Jiangnan people, and a pair of eyes as bright as electricity, but it is obviously a thin physique of a scholar.

Yuan Wei put down the teacup in his hand, but stared at the long wooden box in Lin Fu's hand and asked with a smile: "Ruoyu, what kind of fun did you bring to the old man this time?" ”

Lin Fu cooperated and opened the delicate wooden box, and Lin Ran took out a bamboo shoot several feet long from the box and presented it to Yuan Wei with a smile on his face.

Yuan Wei stood up from his seat, looked at this bamboo shoot inexplicably, and found that it was actually a copper product, so he looked at Lin Ran suspiciously and asked, "What is this?" ”

"This thing is a telescope!" Lin Ran smiled slightly, and explained again: "Looking through this pipeline, you can see things farther away, which is a strange thing like (reading glasses)!" ”

Yuan Wei is completely different from the old-fashioned officials like Wu Shan, he is dissolute by nature, he has always acted informally, and he is very keen on new things, especially those strange things.

Listening to Lin Ran's introduction, I couldn't help but be more interested.

Lin Ran put the telescope on a shelf, and nodded lightly at Lin Fu, who quickly ran towards the Moon Hole Gate over there with understanding.

Yuan Wei had already seen the miraculous effect before, and at this time, he watched Lin Fu run away, and faintly guessed Lin Ran's intentions.

According to Lin Ran's guidance, he squinted at the lens with one eye. At first, he only felt a trance in front of him, but when he saw Lin Fu's face, he couldn't help but be stunned.

Yuan Wei looked through the telescope and saw that Lin Fu was in front of him, but after leaving the telescope, Lin Fu was standing in the distance at the moon hole. After several comparisons, my mouth couldn't help but open wide.

Lin Ran saw Yuan Wei's shock in his eyes, and explained: "This telescope is conducive to navigation!" Being in the endless ocean can help you spot islands, continents, or ships more quickly if you have them, which can help you resupply your ships or spot danger! ”

"Can it be used to spy on military intelligence?" Yuan Wei's heart suddenly moved, and he asked seriously.

Lin Ran was slightly surprised, but he didn't expect Yuan Wei to be able to contact the military so quickly, so he nodded solemnly and said, "Yes!" If you have it, you will be able to spot enemy movements more quickly. ”

"Why didn't you take it out sooner if you had it? Do you really want to release you as the governor of the southwest, so that you dare to take out this treasure to help you save military achievements? Yuan Wei carefully put the things back into the box, looking reproachful.

Lin Ran had a wry smile on his face, and explained seriously: "This thing has already been popularized in Guangdong, but the lower officials don't understand why it hasn't been spread to the capital today!" ”

"Yang Weiyue (Yang Bo) was just thinking about how to control the nine sides, and he didn't think about completely solving the border problem of Mongolia!" Yuan Wei's brows furrowed slightly, and he immediately accused.

Lin Ran glanced at the angry Yuan Wei, but he didn't know if it was because of the antagonism between the Jiangsu and Zhejiang business groups and the Shanxi business gang, or if he had a grudge against Yang Bo, and it was not the first time he had accused Yang Bo in front of him.

Yuan Wei closed the box, looked up at Lin Ran and promised directly: "It's not wrong for you to make a headlight meeting!" I see that this Huang Jun is really full, I will help you speak in front of the emperor! ”

"Elder Yuan Ge, you misunderstood, Xia Guan didn't come for my business!" Lin Ran couldn't cry or laugh in the face of the other party's kindness, so he explained seriously.