Shen Guangzuo is nearly seventy years old this year, the four sons are still outstanding, under his operation, the eldest has been a prefect, the second son has been the hall of the Ministry of Rites from the third grade, and the third son has also entered the Ministry of Officials, although the official position is not big, but the first yamen of the Ming Dynasty, as long as it lasts for a few more years, it can also be promoted again, and there is no problem with the third grade in the future. But Shen Guangzuo understands very well, the four sons are so glamorous, in fact, they are all based on their own, if they are now in the time when their foothold is not stable, then the edifice of this scenery will collapse in a blink of an eye, therefore, Shen Guangzuo, who is already seventy years old, has long had the intention of honorable retirement, and he must hold on for a few more years, and only dare to let go when the four sons have a firm foothold.

  Especially now it is not done, first, he is the backbone of Donglin, and he is the main culprit of martyrdom and Donglin Dou, no matter who regresses slightly, it will be a catastrophe. Therefore, the position of Shunfu Yin Donglin must not be lost, secondly, he is aggressive, Shen Guangzuo also understands that he is still in this position, and his family can still be safe, once he retreats, the Shen family will have no foundation, and it will immediately fall apart. With martyrdom, although it is not possible for a dead family to be wiped out, the result of bankrupting the family is that they can't run away.

  Therefore, now Shen Guangzuo, whether it is because of the interests of the group or his own safety, must sit here with his old body, and he must not take a step back if he does not die.

  But will things really turn out the way he wants? The situation is not transferred by his subjective will, he is aggressive, Donglin is already struggling to support it, if there is no external support, not only Shen Guangzuo will eventually fall, but Donglin will also completely collapse, this is the current crisis.

  Therefore, while he was at home today, some Donglin backbones came to the door one after another, plotting in the secret room, hoping to find an opportunity to turn around.

  Just when Shen Guangzuo was waiting for nothing to come out, suddenly his henchman came to report that it was the British prince who came to the door, and he was arrogantly showing off and beating people in front of the gate, which made Shen Guangzuo's eyes light up at that time.

  The British public status is transcendent, in terms of belonging to the faction, that is, it does not rely on martyrdom, nor is it close to Donglin, it is completely a centrist who does not help Donglin, Donglin and martyrdom have tried to win over countless times, but both sides have returned in vain.

  And at this time, the British prince suddenly came to the door with a high profile, so what?

  Several Donglin party leaders discussed in the secret room, and finally decided that no matter what Ming was, no matter what the fat man meant, he must find out what Ming is, he must find out his intentions, and this banner must be displayed.

  So, Shen Guangzuo did not hesitate to lower his status, and ordered the third son at home to personally open the middle door and go out to greet him, he must make a momentum, and he must let all the people in the capital know that the British prince is close to Donglin.

  As a result, as soon as the fat man became arrogant, he, his father behind him, and Mao Yulong involuntarily fell into the endless battle between the martyrdom and Donglin, which the two young people absolutely did not expect.

  The third uncle Shen Jiyang was so chattering in front of the two of them in some officialdom, in Mao Yulong's opinion, this is the drunkard's intention not to drink, it seems that this uncle is teaching himself the direction of the future officialdom, but in fact, it is for the fat man, the representative of the British duke, to listen to it, and look at the fat man playfully. This guy was listening in a daze, and he didn't have the patience to listen at all, and at this time he was already impatiently walking around the flower hall, restlessly looking around at the novelty.

  The flower hall of the big family is a place to receive close to Rao, in order to show their family heritage, of course, to display some antique jade that suits the occasion. At the same time, this is also a gift trick, as long as the guest lingers in front of these ornaments, compliment, the host will be after the guest leaves, directly the guest to see the ornaments wrapped, sent to the house. Of course, people who are useless to the master, even if you look salivating, it is not a cherry that does anything to do with your hair

  Dangling around, the fat man suddenly found that on this antique shelf, there was a pre-Qin sword, which was already rusty and mottled, but it revealed a murderous aura. At that moment, he unceremoniously took the sword off the antique shelf, played with it in his hand, and the more he looked at it, the more he loved it, and he actually had an expression of love that he couldn't put it down.

  Of course, these performances all fell on the eyes of the three moxibustions, but at this time, there was nothing, just in mind, still chattering in the mouth, with some family and officialdom rumors.

  The water was filled three times, and there was a cough behind the screen, and the uncle appeared at the right time.

  Shen Guangzuo is seventy years old, although he is gray-haired, but his spirit is strong and his waist is tough, Shi Shiran walked out from behind, naturally with a trace of calmness, and he couldn't see that he was already in a state of exhaustion.

  Shen Jiyang and Mao Yulong hurriedly stood up, bowed down to salute, and the fat man reluctantly put the sword back in its place, and saluted Shen Guangzuo respectfully.

  Shen Guangzuo smiled and raised his hand a few times to let a few people sit down.

  According to the content of today's meeting, it was his grandson who came to visit him, of course, it started from this topic, Shen Guangzuo kindly greeted Mao Yulong, inquired about the recent situation at home, and at the same time, he also compared his academic things, and occasionally pointed out comments on Mao Yulong's answers, looked at his expression, and was generally quite satisfied.

  In fact, Shen Guangzuo is not very optimistic about this grandson who borrowed light, and the skirt is Si Swenwen, which is more stable. But from the perspective of the whole study, there is no too outstanding performance, at best, he is just a person. If it weren't for his too eye-catching performance in Jiangnan and the favor of the town guard eunuchs, he was paid tribute to join the country. It's good to be able to get a person in Jiangnan, and the expectations for him are not very high. As for the amazing record of the sick plum pavilion, for Gao Panlong's personal praise, Shen Guangzuo thought that it was just an exaggeration. Since they entered Beijing, they have just sent a subordinate and gone through the motions, that is, they have maintained this relationship lightly, mainly because they are afraid that outsiders will dislike the poor and love the rich, and damage their feathers.

  But today's situation was beyond his expectations, he really didn't expect that his grandson would become a good friend with the son of this prince, it seems that this son is still obedient to Mao Yulong, like a follower. Not only did he have such an opportunity, but also the son of the country, who had lost his mother since he had lost his mother, actually worshiped at the knee of his nephew and daughter-in-law and became a righteous son, which obviously shows how dependent this child who has lost his mother's love is on his niece and daughter-in-law.

  And this fat man who has nothing to do is even more inseparable and intimate with his nephew and grandson. He is old and sophisticated, and he has already seen the clues in the eyes of the fat man.

  This is a good sign.

  Late Ming Dynasty ww.46232/