Two days later.

Lin Qianqian and his son also returned home.

Lin Qianqian was pregnant, and Lin Yanchao wanted her to stay in Zhending Villa to recuperate. But Lin Qianqian insisted on refusing, so Lin Yanchao asked her to take her son all the way home.

Everything in the house is still the same.

It is not easy to get water in the capital, it is not easy to build such a Jiangnan garden, and it is really a big problem to get water and water, but the Lin Mansion is built like this, and the scenery is very good, not so much that it is rare, but it shows the power of the owner of the house.

If it weren't for the sudden sand haze that fell before, there would be nothing wrong with such a place giving Lin Qianqian peace of mind to raise a baby.

Back at the Lin Mansion, as the hostess, she told her subordinates to clean the yard again and cut flowers and trees.

In the past few months, I have not been in Beijing, and someone has been cleaning the Lin Mansion, but Lin Qianqian always feels that he has to read it himself before it counts.

Then it was back to the house, Lin Yanchao waited for her to have breakfast, this meal was not big fish and meat, but it was also a good combination of meat and vegetables.

During the meal, Lin Qianqian saw that Lin Yanchao had a little worry between her eyebrows, and she knew what she was thinking at the moment.

After the meal, the bamboo forest outside the window covers the scorching sun of early summer, and in the waterhole at the edge of the forest, a pool of fish sinks in the pond to rest, and occasionally one or two tails float up and down, and there is a soft sound of popping.

From far to near, several subordinates in green clothes were cleaning the fallen leaves in the courtyard.

The broom made a slight rustling sound on the ground, like a silkworm biting a mulberry leaf.

This sound made the Lin Mansion seem extraordinarily quiet in the early summer morning.

If there is no ambition and ambition, such a leisurely life in the forest can be the envy of many retired officials.

On weekdays, Lin Yanchao wants to read official documents, but now that he is at home, he teaches his son to read and write, while Lin Qianqian tidies up his clothes on the side, and then says: "It's almost time to hire a gentleman." ”

Lin Yanchao held his son's little hand to correct his habit of carrying a pen and writing, and said: "Recently, I have also considered this matter, if it is not for official business, I really want to accompany him in person." ”

Lin Qianqian smiled and said: "But the official under Xianggong is getting bigger and bigger, but he has more things to do, so he can't be distracted and work hard." ”

Lin Yanchao smiled when he heard this: "What is the hard work of teaching and reading, I am too late to be happy, you always like to say that I am a good teacher, it can be seen that this interest comes from the mother's womb, but I don't have this kung fu." ”

Lin Qianqian smiled sweetly: "It's good if the husband is happy, I'm still worried about the others." It's just that Xianggong didn't feel so happy when you entered Beijing as an official this time, but although you were demoted when you returned to Germany, you were not disappointed at all. ”

Lin Yanchao asked his son to write by himself, walked to the window and looked at the fish in a pool of water by the pavilion, and then said: "When returning to Germany, although the official was small, I came out of everything, but after entering Beijing, which of the three princes and nine kings was not older than my official, and he was not immune to elbows." ”

"The most important thing is that I have the heart to change the Dharma and get rid of the accumulated evils in the world, but the first assistant of the Son of Heaven does not support it, so I have empty ambitions, but there is nowhere to exert my strength, so the bigger the official, the more I feel constrained."

Lin Qianqian said: "Xianggong, if you are not satisfied, you should not be this official, anyway, although we are not rich and expensive, we have long been free of food and clothing, and I also want to take Yong'er back to my hometown to see when I want to." ”

Lin Yanchao smiled and said: "Where can the official say that it is not appropriate, you also know that I am a person who can not be idle for a day, although I can't stretch in this position, but the first assistant of the Son of Heaven still values me and believes in it." ”

"But don't worry, I won't be trapped inside. Cultivating Qi Zhiping, for my life's wish, even if I can't govern the country and level the world, but retreat is also a Qi family self-cultivation, in my heart, the country and the world, are not as important as you and Yong'er. ”

Lin Qianqian stroked his stomach and asked with a smile, "Is it just me and Yong'er?" ”

Lin Yanchao laughed and said, "Yes, yes, Madam is right, I forgot." ”

Saying that, Lin Yanchao also stroked his hand on Lin Qianqian's lower abdomen.

Lin Qianqian said in a low voice: "Xianggong, there is one more thing you want to keep in mind?" ”

Lin Yanchao asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"It's the matter of reading with your son, when Your Majesty once issued Chrysostom and said that you should study with the eldest son of the emperor, if we find Mr. in private, isn't it disobeying the holy order?"

Lin Yanchao nodded and said, "I always remember this. ”

This is also an opportunity for him to ask Shen Shixing to seek to see the Son of Heaven before.

It's good that your emperor delayed the opportunity for your eldest son to go out of the cabinet to study, and now even my son is delayed. As the saying goes, people who don't study are as stupid as pigs, and your son dropped out of school at an early age, but my son can't.

Just as Lin Yanchao was talking to Lin Qianqian, someone came to report that Guo Zhengyu, the director of the Ministry of Rites, had arrived.

Lin Yanchao changed his clothes and met Guo Zhengyu in the study.

As soon as Guo Zhengyu saw Lin Yanchao, he stood up with his legs and saluted. Every time Lin Yanchao saw Guo Zhengyu's legs, he felt guilty in his heart.

Back then, for the sake of sparseness, Guo Zhengyu was like this, but when he was selected for Shu Jishi, Guo Zhengyu was screened out because of leg disease.

In the original history, Guo Zhengyu was a Hanlin, and then after the Wanli Emperor established the crown prince, he served as the Zhan Shi of the Zhan Mansion, became the prince's East Palace teacher, and won the trust of the prince.

In history, Guo Zhengyu was convicted for being involved in the case of the King of Chu and the witchcraft case, originally as the prince's teacher, he could avoid this matter, but the Son of Heaven knew that he was wronged, but he intended to suppress the prince's power, as a result, Guo Zhengyu was dismissed from office, and then imprisoned, and even almost forced to commit suicide.

And the prince and Guo Zhengyu have a very good relationship, when Guo Zhengyu was in prison, he complained to his attendants several times, why did he kill my good speaker.

But what the prince said was useless.

In the history of the Ming Dynasty, it was said that Guo Zhengyu had an economic strategy and had the courage to do things, and Chen Ju, who was the master of ceremonies and the commander of the East Factory, admired him very much, and he admired Guo Zhengyu very much and praised him as the prime minister's talent.

The Son of Heaven chose Guo Zhengyu as the prince's teacher, of course, with the intention of cultivating, and also to let him teach the prince with his heart, and he can also trust Gu in the future, but this position is the most sensitive, what is the dissatisfaction of the Son of Heaven with the prince, it is impossible to punish the prince directly, and it is generally the prince's master who is unlucky.

But with Lin Yanchao's intervention, Guo Zhengyu went to the Ministry of Rites to serve as an official, and it seems that he has nothing to do with the East Palace in this life.

So for Guo Zhengyu's future, I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse to stay away from this file.

When Guo Zhengyu saw Lin Yanchao, he immediately bowed solemnly and said, "When the student heard that the teacher had returned to Beijing, he came to visit the house. ”

Lin Yanchao smiled and said, "I haven't been reinstated yet, so I don't go out." ”

Guo Zhengyu immediately said: "The student doesn't know why the teacher resigned from Shao Zhan's errand this time? Which official does not envy the position of the prince's master, why did the teacher let him go. ”

Lin Yanchao glanced at Guo Zhengyu, and then said, "It's a little bitter." ”

Guo Zhengyu's expression was gloomy: "I know that others thought that the teacher led the abolition of the pure army this time, but in the end, the credit was given to others, so they were wronged from the bottom of their hearts." But I really know that the teacher wants to change the world, but the court is dull, and the teacher is difficult to do, but is jealous. ”

Lin Yanchao nodded and said: "Meimei really knows my heart, and the theory of trade and benefiting workers is the proposition of my school of merit, and in this regard, there are few ministers in the court who support us, so there are still some people who are discouraged." ”

Guo Zhengyu said: "But the first assistant of the Son of Heaven still attaches great importance to the teacher, otherwise he will not order the teacher to be the storage end, and he will shoulder the responsibility of teaching the East Palace in the future." ”

"Teaching the prince, non-able ministers and virtuous ministers can not do it, Zhengyu thinks that the world's officials whether it is articles and scriptures, or the world, no one can be out of the teacher's way, if the teacher can teach the prince, with the hope of two generations of emperors, in the future to enter the cabinet to worship the prime minister, can also make a great difference. And the prince is imperceptibly under the teacher's teaching, so when he ascends the throne in the future, he will definitely support the teacher, and the matter of changing the law can be implemented in the world. ”

Lin Yanchao was silent for a while and then said, "Let me think about this matter again, what else are you doing here?" ”

Guo Zhengyu was also happy to see Lin Yanchao's loose words, although Lin Yanchao did not take credit for the reduction of the net army this time, but because of the prince's master, the current momentum has risen, and once he returns to the court, many officials will rush to the prince to join him.

This is of course a good thing for people like Guo Zhengyu who have always supported Lin Yanchao.

"There is another thing, the student wants to go to the court to ask the court to allow the newspaper again!"

Lin Yanchao was slightly surprised when he heard this: "Back then, because of my negligence, the Son of Heaven issued a holy decree, and the ban is still in place today. You need to be cautious when you bring up the old things again. ”

Guo Zhengyu said: "The student knows, so I came to ask the teacher, the Yanjing Times of that year was the teacher's hard work, and after being banned, Brother Tang and others are still dying." ”

"Now that so much time has passed, the Son of Heaven has taken sole power with the help of this matter, and he has long been unmindful, and the teacher is the minister of the DPRK and the Central Committee, and the students also have a group of friends in the Ministry of Rites, so I think it is better to take advantage of this to re-promote this matter, which is a move for the benefit of the country and the people, and it is also a work advocated by the teacher."

Lin Yanchao said: "You have a good plan to fall from and where to get up, but the newspaper is a matter of words, and the ministers of the court are probably unwilling to fake this thing to others." ”

Guo Zhengyu showed a disappointed look when he heard this, he thought that Lin Yanchao would agree, but his tone was full of caution: "Teacher, don't you approve." ”

Lin Yanchao looked at him and said with a smile: "Do you think that the bigger my official is, the more timid I become?" ”

"Students don't dare. Teachers must be considerate in doing so. ”

Lin Yanchao said: "When I was studying, I liked to comment on current affairs, point out the country, and I was good at the beginning of the official, but the longer I was an official, the more I felt that the people in the officialdom pursued the phrase 'government is not self-explanatory', which seems conservative, but it is actually safe. ”

Guo Zhengyu nodded and said, "The teacher is right. Students are not considerate. ”

Lin Yanchao said: "I'm riddled with mundane things, and my every move in this position is eye-catching, so I can't do everything myself, you can think about it in front of me." ”

"At present, although there are more and more officials and scholars in the world who are dedicated to the study of merit, only you and I can really speak in the court, as for the inheritance of the sect, their foundation is still too shallow, so I can't do many things in person in the future, you have to pick it up for me."

He and Guo Zhengyu each have their own set of teams, such as Yu Yuli, Lin Cai, and Zhong Yuzheng, they are all Lin Yanchao's comrades. The so-called party means that if they are suppressed, then this political force will also disperse.

But Guo Zhengyu and Sun Chengzong are different, even if Lin Yanchao is not in the court, they will implement their own political views on changing the law and become reformers in the court.

In this way, it doesn't matter if Lin Yanchao is in the court in the future. It's just that now Guo Zhengyu and Sun Chengzong are too weak, so they must be helped on the horse and then sent for a ride.

Lin Yanchao continued: "You must first discuss this matter carefully with Shen Zongbo, his is the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and the decision is very important. Without his support, the chances of success are much smaller, and there is also the matter of running a newspaper, and our original intention must be changed......"

So Lin Yanchao and Guo Zhengyu talked about his thoughts in detail.

After hearing this, Guo Zhengyu nodded and said, "Teacher, I'll do as you instruct." ”

Lin Yanchao was pleased, paused and Guo Zhengyu said: "There is one more thing, Brother Zhongsun asked me to intercede with you, teacher." ”

Qi Xuecheng, the name Zhongsun, is Guo Zhengyu's fellow villager, and the current general administration has experience, and he was also introduced by Guo Zhengyu to join Lin Yanchao to plan the abolition of the net army.

Later, Lin Yanchao resigned, and he also politely said that he would quit, which was better than Liu Ying's attitude.

Hearing Guo Zhengyu say this, Lin Yanchao knew that Qi Xuecheng regretted it.

Immediately, Lin Yanchao said: "The gentleman is reserved but not fighting, the group is not the party, we are friends, we should work together, how can we allow people to enter and exit at will." Since you and I are the leaders, we must be strict in discipline! ”

When Guo Zhengyu heard this, he immediately said: "The student thinks the same thing, and he will reject him when he turns around." ”

Lin Yanchao nodded slowly and said: "Liu Ying, deputy of Dali Temple, is an impetuous and weak official, this time Jingcha was demoted by the Ministry of Governors and the Metropolitan Procuratorate by three levels, and went to Shaanxi to serve as a county. ”

Guo Zhengyu was stunned when he heard this, and then Lin Yanchao's voice paused slightly: "Okay, don't say anything else, you stay and have a light meal with me." ”

A few days later, Liu Ying, who was in Dali Temple, received the news that he had been demoted by the imperial court to serve as a county magistrate in Luonan County, Shaanxi.

Holding the official document reprimanded by the officials, Liu Ying was silent for a long time.

Jingcha is very cruel, and the officials who have been dismissed in Jingcha have their political lives at this end and are not allowed to be used. Officials also used the hanging code as a stain on their lives.

As for the demotion of the third level of officials, there is no room for turning over.

Therefore, Jingcha has always been well-known to officials, and Zhang Juzheng belittled a large number of officials through Jingcha when he was in power.

As for Shen Shixing, after the first assistant, he has always practiced the way of benevolence and judo, so this time Jing Cha Shen Shixing did not take it seriously, except for the officials who were old and sick, and did not card others, Shen Shixing's actions also won the favor of the Beijing officials.

But everyone has passed, but Liu Ying has not.

In the office of Dali Temple, colleagues looked at Liu Ying's independent figure in a daze in the patio, and couldn't help but sigh secretly.

Everyone understands that Liu Ying should have offended an official he couldn't afford to provoke this time.

Otherwise, with his youth and talent, he wouldn't be like this.