Lin Haoran looked at Gao Gong, who was lightly brushing his thick beard, and finally understood Gao Gong's intention to come to the door early in the morning, and dared to want to start the first shot of reforming the clan system by himself.

Gao Gongxu was tempted by the temptation of "leaving a name in history" and wanted him to propose a reform plan for the clan system. The so-called: the mountains and rivers are suspicious, and the willows and flowers are bright and another village, which is obviously alluding to King Yu.

Even if the current emperor does not agree, as long as the matter drags on until King Yu ascends the throne, Gao Gong can logically draw a successful end to the matter of Zongfan Lumi.

Lin Haoran has been in the officialdom for many years, so he is naturally not a rookie in the officialdom at the beginning, let alone a stunned young man who only knows how to do things. If you are really bewitched by the "name left in history", you will undoubtedly be used as a gun by Gao Gong.

If he threw out this earth-shattering plan according to Gao Gong's proposal, this would certainly be an excellent plan to solve the shortcomings of the sect and domain, and it would also be able to help Da Ming continue his life, but he would inevitably become the target of public criticism, and even endanger his current position as the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites.

In addition, even if he is willing to sacrifice himself, the difficulty of this matter is like Zhu Yunwen's policy of cutting the feudal domain, and Gao Gong may not be able to withstand the pressure to do this thing.

Lin Haoran gently put down the teacup, after all, he still wanted to save this decaying dynasty, and made a decision in his heart, that is, he raised his eyes and said seriously to Gao Gong: "Since Uncle You knows that this plan will dislike the emperor and wants to do this, then the official will sacrifice his life to accompany the gentleman, how about the two of us join forces together?" ”

Although the voice is not too much, the tone is very firm, and the eyes are full of determination to look at the high arch.

If Gao Gong stood up with him clearly, then he would face much less resistance, and by the time the two of them were able to work together to promote this reform, the hope of the success of this plan would be greatly increased.

Gao Gong was about to put the tea in his mouth, but when he heard this unexpected answer, he couldn't help but look up at Lin Haoran, but his eyes flashed with surprise.

"Cutting the lord and lowering the rice, this is indeed a good way to cure the evils of the clan! If Uncle Right really has such courage and determination, this official is not a person who completely admires the powerful, so he will work with you to show his attitude and carry out the reform! No matter what kind of blow we encounter in the future, the two of us will always adhere to this plan and unswervingly promote this reform of the clan for the Ming Dynasty, okay? Lin Haoran's eyes stared at Gao Gong seriously, and said frankly.

Whether it was promoting the opening of the sea in Guangdong in the past, or the implementation of the Gang Salt Law last year, he was actually renewing the life of this decadent dynasty, so that the people of the Ming Dynasty could live a better life.

It's just that the real enemy of this dynasty has never been Mongolia in the north, but these malignant tumors in this dynasty. If you don't formulate a scientific plan to support the clan, in the end, the evil tumor of the clan will inevitably drag down the finances of the Ming Dynasty, and then cause a big riot within the Ming Dynasty.

Although he saw the problem of the clan, he knew that he couldn't do it with his strength. It's just that with the words of Gao Gong, who is in love with King Yu's father and son, let the matter drag on to the Longqing Dynasty, and there is a glimmer of hope for this matter.

Lin Fu, who was standing on the side, felt Lin Haoran's strong determination, but he couldn't help but turn his head to look at the high arch on the seat.

Gao Gong naturally knew that Zong Fan Lumi was the biggest malignant tumor in the Ming Dynasty, but his original idea was to want Lin Haoran to be a rising bird, and he would continue to promote this plan when King Yu inherited the unification.

It's just that Lin Haoran is obviously not a young man who is willful, but Lin Haoran wants to pull himself together to join the joint name, which undoubtedly makes him the target of public criticism.

Gao Gong faced Lin Haoran's firm gaze, but responded seriously: "You are responsible for this matter, why did you get involved with the old man?" Although this plan is a bit radical, it is the way to save the people, and Zuo Shilang has always been the leader of the reformists, and it is incumbent on him to do so! ”

The voice is not loud, but it is very natural, and it is directly preached to Lin Haoran.

Ten years of hard study, he was a high school scholar in Jiajing for 20 years, and it took him ten years to stay up from Shuji Shi to Hanlin to study, and then stayed in Yuwangfu for another nine years as a lecturer.

This way, although it has been smooth, it has not been easy to survive until now. He has also changed from a young man with top guns to a half-centenarian with gray temples.

If he and Lin Haoran jointly threw out this earth-shattering plan, they would inevitably face tremendous pressure, and even more pressure than Lin Haoran, after all, he was Yuwang's most senior teacher.

In the same way, he will not easily take risks, and he will not throw out this plan to reform the clan system with Lin Haoran.

"Uncle You, are you really unwilling to wade into this muddy water?" Lin Haoran's eyes couldn't help but flash a trace of disappointment, but he still made a final inquiry.

Gao Gong stretched out his hand to pick up the teacup, and responded with a firm attitude: "This is not muddy water, at most it is a battle of opinions, Zuo Zongbo is exaggerating!" ”

Lin Haoran took a sip of tea, but did not respond, but smiled noncommittally.

Gao Gong looked at Lin Haoran and did not answer, but he continued to persuade without giving up: "If this matter can be done, it can be said to be beneficial to the country and the people, Zuo Zongbo is the first person to initiate, and he will definitely be able to go down in history!" ”

"Uncle Youzong, since you have no intention of going up with me, you don't need to ask about this matter, this official has his own decision! This official can promote the opening of the sea in the Ming Dynasty and the sorting out of the two Huai salt politics, not by lip service, but by doing things without fear of difficulties and dangers! Lin Haoran glanced at Gao Gong, but it was soft and hard, and he was full of pride.

Although the two are both squires, in the tradition of officialdom, they have always respected the left squire. Gao Gong's biggest reliance is actually Yuwang's most senior teacher, so Li Chunfang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, wants to sell Gao Gong a little face, but Lin Haoran will not be afraid of Gao Gong.

If Gao Gong really has the courage to ask for the people's life, he will give the other party a lot of respect. It's just that Gao Gong has just arrived at the Ministry of Rites, and he has not made any achievements in himself, but he wants to ride on the heads of him and Li Chunfang, but he takes himself too seriously.

In the power struggle in the Ming officialdom, the Holy Favor is an extremely important factor, but there is also a need for someone to support the following, which is also the most important reason why Gao Gong lost to Xu Jie.

Gao Gong listened to Lin Haoran's soft and hard response, but his old face was a little unbearable, and he looked at Lin Haoran uncertainly, as if he was about to have a seizure at any time.

Lin Fu saw the changes in Gao Gong's eyes, and he was secretly worried in his heart, and turned his head to look at Lin Haoran worriedly.

Lin Haoran pretended to be young, put down the teacup lightly and said directly to Gao Gong: "Uncle Youzong, now that the autumn season is coming, if there is nothing else, let's be busy!" ”

As he spoke, his gaze looked directly at the high arch that was in the uncertain weather, and the high arch gaze followed Lin Haoran to look at each other deeply, and finally stood up and threw out two words: "Farewell!" ”

Although he was very angry in his heart, he knew that this was the result of his underjudgment of Lin Haoran. From yesterday's push of the matter of the clan to Lin Haoran, to today's initiative to find Lin Haoran for advice, but it was missed that Lin Haoran was actually a cunning reform-oriented official.

It is true that he is the leader of the reformists, but he is not completely brainless. Either he does what the other party gives, or he obediently shuts up, and the other party cannot act as a gun in his hand.

The two sides can be said to have broken up unhappily, Gao Gong strode away with a gloomy face, and directly ignored the salute in the dragon pool that happened to come, which made the dragon pool secretly stutter.

Lin Haoran looked at the figure of Gao Gong leaving, but sighed secretly in his heart.

If Gao Gong can agree to go up and down together, there is some hope for this matter, but Gao Gong chose to protect himself. However, it is not too much to accuse Gao Gong of being afraid, after all, this court has always been fighting, and Gao Gong has to think about his own future.

In the current Ming Dynasty, people who try to do things usually don't end well. The former Liu Jin died in the reorganization of the military tun, the former first assistant Xia Yan was defeated in the recovery of the Hetao, and even Yan Song's downfall was related to the infringement of the interests of the two Huai salt merchants.

He now wants to promote the reform of Zongfan Lumi, which is actually a more dangerous thing, and it really needs to be carefully planned, and he must beware of those open guns and hidden arrows.

However, what made him feel gratified was that the current Ming Dynasty finances were no longer able to shoulder the burden of the Zongfan Lu rice, and many sect people had been receiving insufficient Lu rice, which was actually an inevitable trend to reduce Lu rice, and the contradiction was mainly focused on the intensity of the reduction.

The arrival of Gao Gong was just a small episode, but it did not affect Lin Haoran's mood. Since next month is the village test, the Department of Etiquette is quite busy, and he has a lot of business at hand.

Even if you are in the capital with an undercurrent, it is calm many times, and everyone's main energy is to deal with the affairs of the two capitals and thirteen provinces.

The day was spent very peacefully, and Lin Haoran was as usual. When it was time to go to the office, he took out the Pearl River pocket watch and looked at the time, then left the signing room and walked to the door of the government office.

Today, the matter of "fighting for the door" did not appear, Li Chunfang went home first, but Gao Gong, the "new official", was still busy with official business in the right waiter's office.

Lin Haoran did not go home directly, but went to the Wu Mansion in Huaishu Hutong. Wu Qiuyu arrived here first, was embroidering and chatting with Wu's mother, and planned to have dinner with her parents here.

Lin Haoran followed Wu's mother to say goodbye, as if she was in her own home, and went directly to the pavilion in the backyard.

After a while, Wu Shan also appeared in the pavilion, with a trace of tiredness on his face. Even in front of Lin Haoran, he maintained strict etiquette, and there was no smile on his face.

"I've seen my father-in-law!"

Lin Haoran hurriedly stood up and saluted respectfully.

Wu Shan sat down in front of the stone table, took the tea cup sent by the housekeeper, took a sip first, and then said directly to Lin Haoran: "You are here for Zhou Youqing, right?" ”

"Zhou Youqing is a person who wants to do things for the people, and for this alone, he is better than Zhang Xiao who only has qualifications but no ability!" Lin Haoran nodded lightly and directly expressed his opinion.

Wu Shan made a straight face, and said to Lin Haoran with a straight face: "The secretary of the Ministry of Meritorious Service Examination Wailang does not pay attention to doing things for the people, but to select and employ people fairly. ”

"The son-in-law is indeed thinking about this, but he still wants to do more for the people, instead of always entrusting officials like Gao Yan and Qian Huilong with important responsibilities!" Lin Haoran knew that the best thing in front of Wu Shan was honesty, so he responded seriously.

Wu Shan glared at him angrily and said: "Gao Yan and Qian Huilong have nothing to do with Dong Fen, they have enough qualifications, and the officials given to them by the imperial court are also reasonable, but they are fascinated by money!" ”

"Perhaps! However, only officials with a firm mind can honestly do things for the people, instead of always thinking about personal gain! Lin Haoran responded solemnly.

Wu Shan pinched the lid of the tea and splashed the tea lightly, and glanced at Lin Haoran deeply, but asked in a hurry: "The matter of the sect has dragged on for so long, and you are willing to take over this matter, you should have a decision, right?" ”

"My son-in-law came here today to ask my father-in-law for advice!" When Lin Haoran heard Wu Shan mention this matter, he immediately gave up.

Wu Shan took a sip of tea and said very seriously: "In my opinion, cutting rice is already a must, after all, even if the emperor is unwilling, the finances of the imperial court can't afford it, but if you want to cut the ......!" ”

"The little son-in-law is unwilling, but I still want to give it a try!" Lin Haoran looked honest and authentic.

Wu Shan glanced at Lin Haoran, but shook his head firmly and said: "The emperor will definitely not agree, he is a small sect succeeding a big sect, and the matter of big ceremonies is true, but there will be no such big move!" ”

"What if the sect people themselves will?" Lin Haoran is a serious and authentic person.

Wu Shan was about to bring the tea to his mouth, but he was extremely surprised and said, "How could they be willing?" ”

"Father-in-law, do you remember that some sect members did not hesitate to risk running in front of the ceremonial department to make trouble?" Lin Haoran asked seriously.

Wu Shan nodded lightly and said, "I remember that they were instigated by others, and their own livelihood did have problems, so they went to the capital to ask for Lu rice!" ”

"According to the little son-in-law, there is a hidden problem here, there is a serious gap between the rich and the poor in the clan!" Lin Haoran is serious and authentic.

According to the clan Lu rice system set by Taizu, Prince Lu rice is 10,000 stones, while Lieutenant Fengguo is 200 stones, a difference of 50 times. It's just that people with a salary of 2,000 can barely survive, while people with a salary of 100,000 have a lot of savings, and the gap between the rich and the poor is actually more than 50 times.

In addition, there is a fiefdom harvest at the prince's level. Take Ming Xiaozong's younger brother Xingxian Wang as an example, that is, the biological father of the current emperor, he got more than 4,000 hectares of land at one time when he became a vassal.

In addition to these rewards from the imperial court, some of the people's land was also seized in collusion with the local government, and some people voluntarily put the land in the name of the vassal king to avoid taxes, and even spent some silver taels to buy the land directly from the people.

On the other hand, those lieutenants of Fengguo who can only rely on 200 stone Lumi, they still have wives and concubines and young daughters to support, and they can't engage in the business of the four people, so their lives are really tight.

In particular, they have nothing to do, but they are inevitably infected with gambling and other vices, and even bear usury, plus the 200 stone rice was also deducted by the imperial court, and they have been reduced to a poor rank.

Wu Shan was a smart man, but he asked uncertainly, "Are you going to attack the Poor Sect?" ”

"I don't cut rice! If those poor sects are willing to incorporate themselves into the civil register, they can participate in Shinong industry and commerce, and they can also participate in the imperial examination, and at the same time, the imperial court will give them a pension! Lin Haoran put forward his own idea.