In late autumn, the flowers wither, and only the chrysanthemums in the courtyard are left blooming brilliantly.

Yang Lin waited in the flower hall of Cai Jing's mansion, this old thief was old and always liked to sleep lazy.

The maids and concubines in the courtyard with beaded hair walked on their tiptoes, for fear of waking up Taishi Cai.

Yang Lin pinched a chrysanthemum, folded it gently, and played with it in his hand, looking around with a pair of thief eyes.

Cai Jing is already close to the age of sixteen, his temples are white, but the courtyard is filled with many fourteen or fifteen little girls, she is simply a brute, Yang Lin thought indignantly.

Sighing, Yang Lin felt deeply sad for their youth, and couldn't wait to personally comfort these poor big Song flower bones.

After a while, a middle-aged man walked into the flower pavilion, wearing a casual dress.

The corners of this person's eyebrows are somewhat similar to Cai Jing, and the maids who entered the hall saluted one after another, shouting, "Second master." ”

Yang Lin also shook his sleeves, stepped forward and hugged his fists and said, "Cai Shaobao." ”

It turned out that this person was Cai Jing's younger brother Cai Bian, who was also a figure who had been the prime minister, and his official fortune in the early stage was even more prosperous than his brother.

The difference between Cai Bian and Cai Jing is only one year old, but they look very young.

Cai Bian smiled and said, "Yang Tiju, why are you also coming to my brother, is my brother taking a nap again?" ”

This kind of big man in the DPRK is not something that Yang Lin can despise now, so he replied with a smile: "Cai Xiang is working hard for state affairs, and we should wait for a while." ”

Cai Bian found a place to sit down, and after a while, the maid brought the tea, Cai Bian smiled and said: "Come, anyway, there is nothing to do, I am waiting for him left and right, and the official will talk to you." ”

Cai Bian and his brother Cai Jing ascended to the Jinshi with the imperial examination, and the following year, they were appointed as the chief bookkeeper of Jiangyin County, Jiangsu, when the local tycoon Gu Xinyuan and others, took advantage of the lack of green and yellow, borrowed grain from the common people, and the interest rate was twice as high as usual.

Cai Bian sympathized with the suffering of the people, vigorously implemented Wang Anshi's green seedling law, and resolutely opened a warehouse to borrow grain, in order to solve the urgent needs of the people, stop the arrogance of the lawless rich to take advantage of the fire and robbery, and exempt the peasants from the suffering of usury exploitation, so Wang Anshi was valued by Wang Anshi and recruited him as his son-in-law.

Yang Lin sat under him, also took a sip of tea, and said, "If Cai Shaobao can teach, the students will be grateful." ”

Cai Bian had a hint of joy on his face and exclaimed:

"This official has carefully pondered the Keju League you proposed, and such an entertaining thing can actually add wealth to the country, which is really a policy for the benefit of the country. Moreover, when you built Genyue Shoushan, you really did not reach out to the treasury, which is even more commendable. ”

"These two show that you have a strategy to help the world and govern the country, and the people's livelihood and economy are the foundation of the country, but I don't know why you just use this ability on Your Majesty. Whether it is Genyue Shoushan or Keju League, they are all based on the beauty of the saint, and by the way, they can seek the well-being of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

The more Cai Bian spoke, the more excited he became, he stood up directly, and asked, "If there are hills and ravines in your chest, why don't you be on the right path and show your ambitions!" ”

Yang Lin lowered his head and looked at the excited old minister in front of him, this is Cai Jing's younger brother, Wang Anshi's son-in-law, and a complete reformer. These people have lived and died in the officialdom for so many years with those conservatives in order to change the law and strengthen the country, and their bones have never been soft.

This is different from Cai Jing, Cai Jing's kid used to be from Wang Anshi's faction, and as soon as Wang Anshi fell, he became Sima Guang's favorite general, and soon after, he became a law-changing faction... Not to mention the left and right, both sides are still mixed well, which is simply a miracle, and it also shows its sleekness.

This Cai Bian is worthy of respect, Yang Lin decided to tell him the truth, sighed and said, "For promotion." ”

Cai Bian froze in place...

Yang Lin paused for a moment and continued: "Cai Shaobao, I want to ask if I will be a prisoner, an eight-rank petty official, wearing a green robe, unable to enter the temple with his feet, and his words are not up to the Holy Hearing, what contribution can he make to the Great Song Dynasty?" ”

Staring at Yang Lin for a while, Cai Bian suddenly laughed with his hands behind his back: "Today is here, it's worth the trip, Yang Tiju, the ups and downs of the sea boil human nature, and Mo Xue flies when the hungry eagle is full." I hope you can remember the state of mind at this time and live up to your original intention. ”

Yang Lin saw that he had turned around, and hurriedly said, "Cai Shaobao is not waiting for grace?" ”

"It's no big deal for me to come to see him, I'll come back another day."

After waiting for a while, the tea was changed twice, and Cai Jing finally woke up.

A maid, Wan Wan Tingting, came over and said, "The master invites the distinguished guests to the study to talk. ”

Yang Lin nodded, and followed her to the study, Cai Jing's face was sallow, and his eyes were a little vain, it seemed that he was wrong to blame him, this guy was really sick.

"Enxiang, which one of these whole things is this, you have to pay attention to your body when you work for the country."

Cai Jing's old face was red, a few days ago he just accepted a sixteen-year-old concubine, and the national color and fragrance were very charming, and there were some floating waves under the forgetfulness, and he hollowed out his body after asking for a few more times.

If people don't know how to maintain health, when they reach middle age, they will be miserable.

Cai Jing scolded with a smile: "You kid don't have a flamboyant tongue here, just say, what are you looking for me?" ”

"Hehe, in the port city of Mizhou, there is a Ruan Xiaoqi in the Long Live Battalion, who has made many military exploits, swept away countless pirates, and captured and beheaded enough. The students had the courage to ask for an official position as a training envoy of the sailor regiment for him, so that these men would not be chilled by the hardships and hard work of the students. ”

Cai Jing glared at him angrily, and said, "I knew that your kid had nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, and he had to send his place of origin and resume to someone when he was empty." ”

Yang Lin said in a hurry: "The student thanked him for his kindness, Grace, this Ruan Xiaoqi is both literary and military, loves calligraphy and painting, and especially appreciates Grace's calligraphy. ”

Cai Jing snorted and said, "I have a lot of words in the warehouse, you can go with the capital." ”

Yang Lin and Cai Jing have a tacit understanding, every time they bribe, they buy words in the name of buying words, and this time they have to give Cai Jing tens of thousands of dollars to change a copybook.

It's definitely not worth it now, but if it is really in the long run, Yang Lin really doesn't necessarily suffer...

Yang Lin clenched his fists and bent over and said: "Enxiang, then the student will retire, Enxiang will recuperate." ”

Cai Jing waved his hand, this time is different from the past, his identity is rising too fast, and he will definitely not get up to send him off.

Yang Lin walked out of the study, and just as he wanted to leave Cai's mansion, a ball flew out of the inner courtyard and smashed into his feet.

Yang Lin was startled, picked it up and looked back, only to see a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl walking out of the inner courtyard, very delicately decorated, and her appearance was also very handsome, with a red ribbon wrapped around her forehead, and her little face was flushed, obviously bowing.

"Can you give me the ball?"

Yang Lin saw that this little Lori was so cute, and said with a smile: "Catch the ball!" ”

After speaking, he raised his foot and kicked, he would not have bowed, but this time he kicked the football of the later generations, and the ball flew over the cheek of the little girl, only to hear a scream, and the little girl fell to the ground in response.

When she got up again, the front was empty, the little girl pinched her waist and just wanted to scold, but found that the other party had already fled without a trace, she was angry and clenched her fists, and shouted with her hands: "Don't let me see you again!" ”