Speaking of which, the two have the same official rank, both of them are the ninth grade, and there is no distinction between high and low. So when they arrived at the living room, they just politely conceded a few words to each other, and then sat down.

After the greetings were over, the two sat down, Lin Fan did not continue to talk about it, but went straight to the topic, and asked: "I don't know if Lord Yang came this time, in addition to sending ordnance to my inspection department, is there anything else that needs to be done by my inspection department?"

This is actually Lin Fan knowingly asked, nothing to go to the Three Treasures Palace, if it is just to escort ordnance, he only needs to find a random scribe from the county office, and he can make a clear deal with the inspection department, and there will be no mistakes.

And now it is the county government secretary who has come in person, which is enough to explain the problem.

The main bookkeeper's surname is Yang, his name is Yuanwang, and he was born in a local scholar family in Xiaochang County, Anzhou, but he is not a descendant, but a side branch.

Yang Yuanwang was promoted in the third year of Chongping, and according to the practice of being an official in a different place in this dynasty, if he is an official, he must go to a state or county other than Anzhou.

However, because the Yang family made money to the top, he was just a person, and he was not an important official position such as a feudal official, which was not a big deal, and the official in charge of the Ministry at that time turned a blind eye, but symbolically transferred him to Yongyang County, which is adjacent to Xiaochang, and let him be the master of Yongyang County, and this was done for six years.

The Yang clan of Xiaochang is not a wealthy family, and its power is limited to Xiaochang and neighboring counties, and it has no connections in Beijing and officialdom.

Don't look at the difference between the world and the scholar clan on the surface, but the actual gap is like a world of difference, not the same.

What's more, Yang Yuanwang is not a descendant of the Yang family, the family spends manpower and material resources to cultivate him, once he gains fame and even becomes an official, it is time for him to give back to the family, and the reason why he is arranged in Yongyang is precisely so that he can better take care of the interests of the family in Anzhou.

Even in order to prevent the branches from sitting large, the Yang family's main lineage deliberately suppressed Yang Yuanwang's first line in order to prevent the branch veins from sitting large, and there would be a situation of strong branches and weak stems in the future.

I thought that when he was just lifted, he was proud and full of pride, and he thought that his family would fully support him to enter Beijing to take the exam and become one of the two lists, but he didn't expect that what he was waiting for was a basin of cold water coming down from the beginning, extinguishing all his lofty ambitions.

The contemporary patriarch of the Yang clan took the clan elders to come forward in person, and sincerely persuaded him to give up the scientific expedition and let him stand out as a person. The clansmen moved with affection, knew with reason, and all kinds of means came together. Coercion and temptation of Yang Yuanwang is called a reward, but it is actually persecution.

The life and death of the family are in the hands of others, and he can only reluctantly compromise with the family, so that he originally wanted to go further and go to Beijing to participate in the examination.

For Yang Yuanwang, the title of the gold list, which he longed for when he was young, has long since become an unattainable luxury.

Under the intention or unintentional of the Yang family, in the past six years, Yang Yuanwang has never received the slightest promotion in addition to obtaining huge benefits for the family.

From the day he became the chief bookkeeper to the present, the Yongyang County Commander has changed three times, and he is still just a small Zhengjiupin master bookkeeper.

At the beginning, he still had a trace of illusion, thinking that although the family was powerful, it would not be so ruthless, and he didn't talk about it at all. Over time, everything will change.

But as he grew older, he gradually lost his heart, and understood that the family used to cultivate him, but they just treated him as a chess piece for profit, and who in the world would really work hard for a chess piece?

By now, he had already seen it, and he had given up the idea of climbing the official career, but was just thinking about how to make a little more money, how to scavenge more oil and water from the people, and then put it all in his pocket.

It can be said that I don't know from which day, Yang Yuanwang, who was full of vigor and ambition, read sage books widely since he was a child, and only hoped that one day he would become famous in one fell swoop, and then he could benefit the people and save the people from suffering.

In his place is an insatiable, mercenary little bureaucrat, and the only thing left of him is a senile, decaying, lifeless shell.

Speaking of which, since he looked at this, Yang Yuanwang's life has been quite good.

With his care, the family has gained huge benefits, and his status in the family has also risen, so although their status in the family is not as good as that of the main lineage, it has also changed from the original lack of attention to the current weightlessness.

In addition, he took advantage of his position to make a lot of money for himself, so all along, his life can be said to be extremely nourishing, and as long as he has no ambition, such a life seems to be able to go on forever.

The past is like smoke, and there is no need to mention it anymore. For the sake of the face of thirty taels of silver, Yang Yuanwang, who has always been sleek, no longer hides it.

He smiled and said: "Lord Lin is really clever, I came this time, it is indeed something else, Lord Lin has not been here for a long time, I wonder if my lord has ever heard of Fu Tianlin?"

Lin Fan pondered for a moment before he said: "Although the subordinate has not been in office for a long time, he has heard about it, but it is all a few words, and I don't know whether it is true or false. I only heard that Fu Tianlin is known as a chivalrous person in the entire Huainan Province, helping the poor, robbing the rich and helping the poor, known as a thief, and has a high reputation among the people! ”

"Don't tell you, I heard that in private, even the soldiers of the Inspection Department have some admiration for this person, so even I have a little friendship, I want to see what kind of sacredness this is, and I have such a ability!"

Hearing Lin Fan say this, Yang Yuanwang frowned, quietly glanced outside the door, and saw that there was no one outside the door, so he lowered his voice and reminded: "Lord Lin is cautious!" A thief is a thief, no matter how nice it sounds, it's just a rat who can't see the light, where does the word "thief" come from? ”

"I just heard what Lord Lin said just now, but if someone with ulterior motives listens to it, there will inevitably be some gossip. People are terrible, how will this make people think of the government? What do you think of you, Lord Lin? ”

The omission just now was deliberately shown by Lin Fan, just to observe Yang Yuanwang's reaction. Lin Fan is young, and although it is inappropriate to say these words, even if they are spread, they will at most be evaluated as young and ignorant.

There were only two people present, but he and Yang Yuanwang, the purpose of his move was to test Yang Yuanwang's personality.

If Yang Yuanwang was silent on the spot, or even spread it around after going out, Lin Fan would naturally not have a deep friendship with him, and his performance did not disappoint Lin Fan after all.

After this intentional temptation, Lin Fan found that it was really money that could make the ghost grind, so he wouldn't believe that just the first meeting could make an old fritter who had been in the officialdom for several years put his heart on him, and he also pointed him out everywhere like a senior, he didn't have that much ability.

And Yang Yuanwang's current performance, except that he originally thought that Lin Fan was a young man and had made great contributions, he must be young and frivolous, and his eyes are empty.

Unexpectedly, Lin Fan, who was at the same level as him, was humble to him everywhere, which made him very useful, and I am afraid that it was more about the face of the silver.

Lin Fan didn't think that Yang Yuanwang was a righteous gentleman, but this person's kind words and reminders showed that although this person was greedy for money, his heart was not too bad. Of course, it is not ruled out that he is deliberately acting to gain Lin Fan's favor.

In Yang Yuanwang's view, although today's thirty taels of silver is not a small amount, it is nothing. But from this, it can be seen that Lin Fan is generous, as long as he has a good relationship with this young man, the silver will naturally flow into his pocket in the future. It's just a word, it's just a gesture for him, so why wouldn't he do it?

Lin Fan knew this, but he had to pretend to be sincerely afraid, and bowed to Yang Yuanwang and said, "It's the lower official who lost his words, and I want to thank Lord Yang for his advice, the lower official is grateful!"

Yang Yuanwang laughed softly: "Lord Lin is serious, you and I don't have to be so polite." Lord Lin is a rare young talent, and his future is limitless, but when the time comes, I still have to rely on adults to take care of me, an old man! ”

What he said was not all polite words, and he did have a little bit of wanting to befriend Lin Fan, in addition to it for money, he actually saved some consideration for Lin Fan's future career.

The affairs of officialdom are changing day by day, and who can say for sure whether this young man will soar into the sky in the future! In short, it's always better to make friends than to make friends.

On the one hand, Yang Yuanwang deliberately made friends out of his own interests, and Lin Fan was stationed outside, and he also needed someone to be able to speak at the county government and report the situation, so as not to be blackmailed; The two can be said to hit it off.

Lin Fan climbed down the pole and said: "Where the adults say, Lord Yang is at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, where is the turn of the juniors to take care of it, and it is almost the same for the adults to take care of the juniors!"

Yang Yuanwang was only in his thirties when he was in the middle of the examination, and now he is only thirty-six or seventeen years old.

But it is also in the prime of life, and it is far from the word decay, the reason why I say this is more for the sake of getting into a relationship with Lin Fan.

One is frankly called old, the other is a junior, Yang Yuanwang was born in a side branch of the family, and since he was a child, he has seen a lot of deceit, open and secret fighting, and has been immersed in officialdom for several years, so he doesn't know the reason for the gangs and factions in the officialdom.

Although Lin Fan is young, Lin Ruxian stands up with a positive color, and he will never teach him these things. But his husband doesn't have so many worries, and he doesn't say much about some dark habits and bad rules in the officialdom. Therefore, Lin Fan is also very transparent about some of the worldly sophistication of officialdom.

The two looked at each other and smiled, although neither of them said it explicitly, but quietly reached a tacit understanding.

In a few words, the relationship has indeed become much closer, but only the parties concerned know how much truth and how much falsehood there is!

The goal was achieved, and Yang Yuanwang returned to the truth: "I see that the current patrol inspection department is prosperous, far beyond the past, Lord Lin can be said to have made such a contribution, no wonder he can make such a contribution!"

As he spoke, he changed his words and continued: "However, Lord Lin is practicing here all day long, so he must not know much about the outside world, and my lord knows that Fu Tianlin has come to my Yongyang territory!"

Lin Fan was also taken aback when he heard this, he couldn't believe it, and said in amazement: "What? You said that Fu Tianlin came to Yongyang? ”