In November, the cold wind in Jiangxi Province raged on the land, although there is no trace of snow and frost, but the land is already cold, and many wealthy families have already lit charcoal fires.

Jieqiao Village, a village less than three miles away from the county seat of Fenyi, there is a magnificent three-hole stone arch bridge in front of the village, and the name of the bridge is the "Wannian Bridge" mentioned by Yan Song, the former first assistant.

About the Wannian Bridge, there is a legend of Yan Song moving the bridge in later generations: it is said that once Yan Song came to Suzhou, when passing the Wannian Bridge, he stroked the railing and stone lion on the bridge and praised repeatedly: "What a majestic and exquisite Wannian Bridge!" ”。 At that time, the prefect of Suzhou liked to slip and shoot horses, and after Yan Song left, he actually dismantled the Wannian Bridge and reinstalled it on a river in Yan Song's hometown in Jiangxi. Since then, there is no bridge at the six gates of Suzhou City, and the people can only borrow ferries to come and go.

Of course, this is a fabrication by later generations. The Wannian Bridge in Jieqiao Village and the Wannian Bridge in Suzhou just happen to have the same name, and there is no outrageous thing that the prefect of Suzhou actually moved a stone arch bridge from Suzhou to Fenyi in order to curry favor with Yan Song.

It's just that the village with a river in front of the village has indeed built a majestic stone arch bridge, which adds a bit of luxury to this ordinary village.

"Look, get out of here!"

"You are not welcome in Jieqiao Village, get out!"

"Don't say that you are a little pusher, even the prefect of Yuanzhou can't control us here!"

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A group of house slaves and villagers looked furious, some with weapons in their hands, others throwing mud balls or stones to the ground, which frightened the middle-aged man in the seven-rank official uniform and a few catchers to retreat one after another.

"Damn, it's really too deceitful!"

Guo Jianchen patted the official uniform that was smashed by the yellow mud, and he had a grudge in his heart, he was a dignified official of Yuanzhou Mansion, but he was treated like this.

"My lord, get into the carriage!"

A sturdy catcher dared to be angry in the face of these villagers, put the stool neatly on the ground, and stretched out his hand to help Guo Jichen get into the carriage and leave.

"Get out!"

Naturally, these house slaves and villagers would not really do anything to this official, and they continued to heckle him very proudly when they saw him climb into the carriage in embarrassment.

Before Guo Jichen got into the carriage, he glanced back at the gang and the new house under construction behind him, but his eyes were full of vicious resentment.

A one-eyed dragon appeared from behind, looked at the departing carriage, and said loudly to the gang of slaves and villagers: "Listen to him, if he dares to go again, you will drive him out for me!" ”

This one-eyed dragon was sentenced by the imperial court to exile Yan Shifan, the former servant of the Ministry of Engineering in Leizhou, but he didn't even go to Leizhou Mansion, he only lived in Nanxiong in Guangzhou Mansion for two months, and after his father returned, he returned here in a grand manner.

Because of the protection of his old father, no one dared to treat him as a fugitive.

The villagers and domestic slaves naturally did not take the little Yuanzhou Mansion magistrate in their eyes, and had already regarded Jieqiao Village as their own land, and immediately responded loudly.

Jieqiao Village, Ruizhutang, is named after a bamboo forest in front of the house.

"Staying alone in the straight house and meeting the elephant fight, suddenly entering the room and singing around the bed; The dangers of life are more tasted, and they are not shocked when they are shocked. The mammoth roars and avoids it, just sit in the curtain with bated breath; Jiang Zhou was fearless several times, and remembered the head of the Cheng family. ”

After the elderly Yan Song returned to his hometown, he has been staying here to spend his old age, and the most things on weekdays are to write things, and today I recall an interesting thing in Xiyuan, which is to write this quite interesting poem.

Poetry is good or bad, but he is still quite proud of his calligraphy, which is something he has always been proud of.

Yan Nian was a loyal servant, and when he carefully took the pen of the wolf, he praised it: "Master, this poem should really be comparable to Li Dabai!" ”

"Don't compliment me anymore, my poetry is not on a par with Li Dabai, even if it is far from Lin Haoran!" Yan Song waved his hand, turned around and walked towards the bamboo chair.

Seeing this, Yan Nian quickly stepped forward and helped Yan Song to the bamboo chair to lie down, and covered him with a thick blanket and said: "Lin Haoran is still too young after all, and he can't compare to the master's understanding of world affairs!" ”

Yan Song naturally knew that this was Yan Nian's deliberate compliment to him, but he didn't have any intention of comparing now. He is now treated as a first-class official, and there is a hundred stone of Lu rice given by the emperor every year, but it is time to retire.

When he saw Yan Shifan coming in from outside, he sighed secretly in his heart, and asked with a calm face: "Yan Shifan, did you let Yuan Zhou push the official away?" ”

"Dad, it's just that the official of his Yuanzhou Mansion ran to Fenyi County, and he also came to our Jieqiao Village, which is clearly the eyeliner of the white-eyed wolf! He didn't come to the village directly to hand you a greeting note to ask for peace, and he went to the west of the village to see my newly built mansion, how can I bear him? Yan Shifan responded angrily.

You can't blame Yan Shifan completely, it is indeed the behavior of Guo Jianchen, the governor of Yuanzhou Mansion, who is a little inappropriate. Yuanzhou Mansion is not close to Fenyi County, and there is an overlap between the functions and powers of Yuanzhou Governor and Fenyi County, so Yuanzhou Governor rarely comes to Fenyi County, let alone to Jieqiao Village.

It's just that Guo Jichen suddenly appeared in Jieqiao Village, and went to see other people's houses to repair.

"Nonsense! People are officials of Yuanzhou Mansion, so what's wrong with coming here to take a look? Yan Song stretched out a thin palm and slapped it on the chair handle, retorting angrily.

Yan Shifan immediately put his face on his shoulder, but complained: "Dad, you are really old and confused, right?" This Guo Jichen was born in Suzhou, but he was willing to go to Yuanzhou to be a small pusher, it was clear that the drunkard's intention was not to drink, but to be the eyeliner of the white-eyed wolf! ”

"If you know! I'm afraid I won't live for a few years, if you want to live the rest of your life in peace, you have to stay honestly in Fenyi, and don't forget that you are a fugitive! Yan Song naturally knew that the one in Beijing had been staring at him, so he said earnestly.

Yan Shifan's current identity is indeed very embarrassing, although he was originally a high-ranking Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Works, but he was sentenced to exile by the imperial court, and his current identity is actually a fugitive.

Now that his father is alive and well, no one dares to touch him. It's just that once his father dies, then he may still be liquidated by the imperial court, and it is likely that he will be reassigned to Leizhou by the imperial court.

Yan Shifan thought of his father's several letters to the emperor asking for pardon to no avail, so he gritted his teeth hatefully and said: "That's not the emperor's ruthlessness and unrighteousness!" ”

Their father and son have been working diligently for Jiajing for more than 20 years, and in order to satisfy his cultivation, it can be said that they racked their brains, but Jiajing still refused to let him go.

"Shut up, cough cough ......" Yan Song listened to his son say such rebellious words, but he was so excited that he couldn't stop coughing.

After being ordered by the emperor to give him a gift, he knew that he was really old, so he didn't think about resisting. After leaving the capital, he never thought about getting back, but hoped that the emperor would remember his love for more than 20 years of companionship in Xiyuan and pardon his only son Yan Shifan.

It's just a pity that even if he deliberately wrote the "Prayer Crane Text" for the emperor in Nanchang, the emperor still did not pardon Yan Shifan. On the contrary, this son is still very restless.

Seeing this, Yan Nian hurriedly patted Yan Song on the back.

After a long while, Yan Song spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm, and the whole person finally eased up, and glared at Yan Shifan fiercely, but he was unable to beat and scold.

Yan Shifan saw that his father's body was getting worse day by day, so he complained: "Dad, I didn't mean you, you really should have more letters with the emperor!" ”

"If I continue to communicate with the emperor, the emperor will not agree to pardon you, I am afraid that you will have to stay in the prison of the criminal department in the capital!" Yan Song lay on the bamboo chair, looking quite wise and authentic.

Yan Shifan frowned, looking puzzled and asked, "Dad, why are you so afraid of that white-eyed wolf?" ”

"Now he is the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, and Li Yinshi, the prefect of Yuanzhou, is a protégé of Xu Jie, and the official of Yuanzhou Mansion who was driven away by you just now is his eyeliner. If I don't know how to measure proportions, I won't be able to end well, let alone ......" Yan Song said this, and finally did not continue.

Yan Shifan seemed to always be a childlike in front of Yan Song, but he said angrily: "Dad, I'm unwilling!" ”

"Yan Shifan, you have to be clear about your current identity! If you can stay here honestly, we and Xu Huating will be in-laws after all, and he will not be wiped out! Yan Song looked serious.

Yan Shifan had a natural hostility towards Xu Jie, but he said hatefully: "If that white-eyed wolf dares to kill me, I, Yan Shifan, will let him be ruined, and when I was in charge of the Ministry of Industry, he Xu Huating didn't take less!" ”

"Yan Shifan, don't ...... yourself Self-mistake, cough cough ......" Yan Song was so angry when he heard these words that he couldn't stop coughing again and again.

Xu Jiezi is not clean, but now there are a few officials in the court who are clean, even if the saint is not concerned about this kind of thing? When he served as the first assistant in the past, the emperor actually acquiesced to him to take some from it, and the emperor valued loyalty and ability to do things more.

In the same way, the son thought that he could restrain Xu Jie's crime of embezzling ink by mastering Xu Jie's corruption, which was undoubtedly playing with fire and self-immolation.

The conversation between the father and son broke up unhappily again, Yan Shifan walked out of the room, facing the oncoming cold wind, but the whole person was much more sober.

Yan Shifan looked at his father like this, and knew that even if the emperor was to recover his father, his father might not be able to survive Beijing, and their Yan family was already hopeless.

"Young Master, I don't know what to order?" A henchman greeted him and asked respectfully to Yan Shifan.

Yan Shifan took a deep breath of cold air, and immediately made a decisive decision: "You bring another letter to Luo Wenlong, so that he must be ready!" If there is any disturbance in the court, I will go to him and go to sea with him! ”

He was exiled to Leizhou with his sworn friend Luo Wenlong, but Luo Wenlong didn't dare to return to his home, and he benefited from his father's protection and was able to stay in Jieqiao Village to eat and drink spicy food.

It's just that Guo Jichen's sudden arrival this time, coupled with his father's getting worse and worse, made him feel a sense of crisis.

He is a fugitive after all, and he is actually very afraid of death. Now his sworn friend Luo Wenlong occupies the mountains and lives in the Huizhou Mansion, and has recruited enough manpower, as long as he gets enough sea boats, he can go out to sea from the Yangtze River at any time.

Of course, this is a downward strategy, and if it is a last resort, it must not be used.

A few days later, the Yuanzhou Mansion Yanuan Pavilion looked jubilant.

Li Yinshi, the prefect of Yuanzhou, was a slightly obese official, about forty years old, when he was in the prime of life, with a kind smile on his face, and his small eyes were a little shrewd.

He was born in the 32nd year of Jiajing, and he has been in the office for more than ten years, and now he is the prefect of Yuanzhou from the fourth grade.

Li Yinshi was entertaining an important guest, and he raised his glass enthusiastically and said: "Lord Yushi can dominate Yuanzhou Mansion, it is really my Yuanzhou luck, this mansion toasts you a cup!" ”

Guo Jichen accompanied him in the banquet, and also followed Li Yinshi to toast to the distinguished guests.

"Master Li is exaggerating! This official was ordered to inspect the river defense, and now he is passing through the treasure land, and it is the official who is disturbing! Lin Run faced the enthusiastic Li Yinshi and responded lukewarmly.

Lin Run is currently the imperial history of Nanjing, and was ordered to inspect the Jiangnan River Defense, and the biggest achievement of his official career was the impeachment of Shen Kun, the former prince of the country, who killed a township warrior during the training of the township warrior in the Huai'an Mansion of Nanzhili.

At that time, Hu Yingjia framed Shen Kun for "privately practicing village courage and plotting to betray the imperial court", resulting in Shen Kun being arrested and sent to the prison of the Criminal Department, and finally the champion of Jiajing for 20 years died in prison.

But regardless of the truth, his little imperial history brought down a high-ranking prince of the country and added a brilliant stroke to his resume.

Of course, there is also the note that unveiled the shortcomings of the clan the year before last, pointing out: "The affairs of the world, those who are extremely disadvantageous and worrying, are more than the clan's Lu Li." The world provides 4 million stones of grain for the Beijing division every year, and the Zhufu Lu Mifan has 8.53 million stones", so that he Lin Run's name was shocked by the government and the opposition.

The three men raised their glasses and drank it all.

Although Li Yinshi is one subject earlier than Lin Run, and he is still the proud protégé of Xu Jie, the first assistant today, he attaches great importance to the famous Nanjing Imperial History, and after drinking wine, he asked in disguise: "I don't know if Lord Yushi is passing through Yuanzhou this time, or is he visiting on purpose?" ”

"Lord Guo, you said that the Jiang thieves often go to Fenyi County and have frequent contact with the fugitive Yan Shifan, but they don't know if there is such a thing?" Lin Run did not answer, but looked at Guo Jichen, who was sitting with him, and said straight to the point.

Guo Jichen's forehead still had the bruises that were smashed that day, and a trace of resentment flashed in his eyes, so he nodded solemnly and said: "The lower officials have found out, this matter is true, and the county can also prove it!"

Li Yinshi saw Lin Run's reaction in his eyes, and said next to him: "After Yan Shifan returned from absconding in Guangdong, he not only followed the Jiang thieves very closely, but also repeatedly slandered his father! ”

"Huh? I want to hear about it! Lin Run's heart moved slightly, and he immediately said seriously.

Li Yinshi and Guo Jichen secretly exchanged glances, that is, they did not tell all the things to this Nanjing imperial history, and they added fuel to Luo Wenlong's behavior.

In the end, the two of them reassured: "How dare we deceive Lord Yushi, but I and other local officials are humble and light-hearted, if we really fall into this way, I am afraid that we will be detained for one of the following crimes!" ”

"Where did you come from, but you are just a fugitive!" Lin Haoran had already made a decision in his heart, and immediately said with great disdain.

Lin Run is now the imperial history of Nanjing, but he has his considerations. Whether the official of Kedao Yan can take the position or not depends not only on the backstage, but also on whether he is ruthless enough.

Although the year before last, he made enough eyeballs to talk about the Zongfan's Lumi, but the Zongfan's system dragged on until the second half of this year. If it weren't for Lin Haoran who took the burden and brought this matter to an unsatisfactory end, I am afraid that this matter would continue to drag on.

Nowadays, no one regards this matter as his credit, after all, he is neither the first official to point out the ills of the sect's domain, nor is he the official who solved the matter.

Now, a great opportunity is in front of him, how can he let it go lightly?

Lin Run returned to the room, immediately closed the doors and windows, and wrote on a blank note: "Weichen Nanjing Yushi Lin Run respectfully plays: The ministers inspected Shangjiang, and all the Jiangyang bandits were guarded against the Jiangyang bandits, and they all rushed into the houses of the deserters Luo Wenlong and Yan Shifan. Luo Wen Longbu built the mountain, took the Xuan clothes python, and had the ambition to take risks and not surrender; After Yan Shifan became more and more ruthless, slandering the current affairs with Long Wen day and night, shaking people's hearts. Those who are close to the pretend to be the first, and gather more than 4,000 people, the road is turbulent, the salty is changed and unpredictable, and the punishment is corrected early, so as to eliminate the disaster. ”

Shucheng, through the Department of Political Affairs, presented to the capital.