Zhou Dingcheng was directly extremely crazy: What's the matter, being a fourth-grade official is blind to God, you practice Dan rather than a third-grade.

But think about it, if it weren't for borrowing the light, he might not be able to be a fourth-grade official in this life. Lian Daning is a person who came over on the single-plank bridge of the serious imperial examination, showing talents, lifting people, and jinshi, step by step, and then starting from the Qipin County Order, how many years have it been before there is today's black yarn hat.

But in comparison, he felt that it was called God's blindness, and a white-clothed showman had no reason for anything, and he suddenly jumped to the command of the Sanpin Jinyi Guard, which was really unreasonable.

"I said sophisticated, which river did you fall into, it can't be a moat, right?" Zhou Dingcheng asked with a smile.

"It's okay if I fall into the moat, I'm a tiger falling into Pingyang, and the boat capsized in the gutter." Lian Daning sneered.

He has a fire in his heart, although it is normal for people to fall down and scatter, but his political achievements and official reputation are good, and he also enjoys the reputation of dry materials in Jiangnan officialdom. It's just that because the power of the teacher is gone, he, a disciple, has to enter the countdown to bad luck, which is too cruel.

The two are also old friends and old rivals, and they began to laugh and scold each other when they met, but they went to arrange for their families to prepare to entertain guests.

After a while, when they came to the hall and sat down, everyone was dressed in civilian clothes, just like when they were in Jiangnan.

Lian Daning's subordinates were also taken over to arrange the room, accompanied by Ji Chang and others to eat tea and chat.

Ji Chang is not a servant of the family, but an official official of the imperial court, temporarily acting as the commander of the Jinyi Guard.

Zhou Dingcheng also sighed after knowing the purpose of Lian Daning's entry into Beijing, the vicissitudes of the world can only be seen once in thousands or tens of thousands of years, but the vicissitudes of officialdom are reincarnated once in ten or eight years, and countless officials are just duckweed in the sea in the officialdom, rising and falling with the waves, and no one can control their own destiny.

Zhou Dingcheng was used to seeing these before, and he was disheartened about it, and he hid in Jiangnan all the year round to draw and write, nothing more than out of sight and out of mind, but he didn't expect to return here in the end, and he became such an official, which can be regarded as being caught in this whirlpool.

"When the disaster comes, you don't have to be sad, you just need to be able to keep yourself this year." Zhou Dingcheng said with emotion.

Lian Daning has opened up the door of the high arch, no matter whether this practice is authentic or not, at least he can keep his official hat, and his brothers and sisters are also drilling their own camp doors, trying every means to get out of the sea of suffering, as for how many people can reach the other side, it is difficult to say.

Xu Jie's ship is about to sink, and an era will come to an end.

At this time, Xiao Nier and Zuo Ling have come to see Lian Daning, and they are very familiar with Lian Daning when they were in Jiangnan, so there is no need to shy away from anything.

"Master Lian is here to stay for a few more days, my family always says that you are both his teacher and his parents, he wants to honor you well, and he has never found a chance." Zuo Ling smiled.

"You must have said that. This kid has this heart, but he won't say such things. Lian Daning smiled and said to Zuo Ling.

"That is, all the good and obedient things in his heart have been told to Old Master Chen, so he didn't leave a sentence or a half sentence for others." Zhou Dingcheng took the opportunity to squeeze the situation.

Besides, it was very embarrassing, but he could only listen, between the two teachers, he was indeed too close to Chen Musa, and he was much more distant from Lian Daning.

Lian Daning is not angry, Chen Musa has done too much for the sake of the situation, although he is the master of the situation, he actually did not help the situation, but he did him a great favor twice, and it was a major matter related to his career, and now he owes this student a great favor.

Zuo Ling and Xiao Nier talked with each other, and then went out to help arrange the banquet, as well as take someone to tidy up the bedrooms and guest rooms.

Suddenly, the servant brought up a few plates of appetizers and two jars of good wine, which was not rationed by the imperial court, but the good wine that Zhou Dingcheng bought at a high price with the silver, which he usually couldn't see, but now he was willing to take it out.

This is what Zuo Ling means, let them drink slowly first, and the banquet will have to be served slowly one by one.

"Sophisticated, come, this is a good wine, I usually don't want to drink it." Zhou Ding became enlightened.

"Yes, you usually hide and drink secretly." Besides, he seized the opportunity to scold him.

"How do you know, it was Jiu Niang who told you, and you can't believe what that girl said." Zhou Dingcheng trembled in his heart, these wines were stolen by Jiuniang several times, and he took them back to the room to drink secretly with Xiao Nier and Zuo Ling, he didn't dare to make a noise, he knew that he couldn't beat that girl, and he was even more afraid that he knew that these wines were bought with money.

If he doesn't take it out, it's not that he picks the door, but he really doesn't understand wine, no matter how good the wine is, it's almost like ordinary wine in his mouth, and he can't taste the real taste at all, and it's a waste to drink it.

Lian Daning took a sip, closed his eyes and tasted it, and said for a long time: "Good wine, the charm is long and soft, and the aftertaste is sweet and refreshing." ”

Besides, he drank it in one gulp, and said, "I didn't taste anything, I think it's not as strong as the old wine." ”

Zhou Dingcheng rolled his eyes angrily, and didn't pour him any more wine, but instructed his family to bring a jar of old wine to boil.

Besides, he said seriously: "Really, I'm not saying that your wine is bad, but it does not taste as good as old wine." ”

Zhou Dingcheng smiled: "Okay, then you will drink your old bar, and I will drink this wine with a bad taste." ”

Lian Daning has been trembling in the past few days, and there are still wars between heaven and man from time to time in his heart, and whether to go to Gao Gong or not to go to another courtyard, and whether he can see Gao Gong, how to see Gao Gong and other complicated thoughts are mixed together, it is really unthinkable, and I am restless.

The post house also provided him with a banquet according to the treatment of the three grades, but he hardly ate anything, and now he has finally passed this level, he no longer thinks about anything, his mood is also cheerful, and his appetite is suddenly restored.

All kinds of delicacies came up one by one, Lian Daning was not polite, he ate in a big gulp, besides, he had already eaten dinner, he was afraid that Lian Daning would be embarrassed to eat alone, so he followed and ate in a big gulp.

After eating a lot, Lian Daning slowed down, and saw that Zhou Dingcheng was just taking a small sip of wine and not moving the dishes at all, but he wondered: "You can't be Bigu, right?" ”

"What kind of grain do I make, I'm too full for dinner, I can only drink with you, I'm not like him, it's just a rice bucket, I can eat as much as I want."

Lian Daning came back to his senses at this time, and a warm current surged in his heart. It turned out that he deliberately ate more to accompany him, but looking at the fact that his face did not change, it seemed that he could continue to eat.

Among Lian Daning's protégés, not to mention the most estranged one, it is almost the same, he prefers Zhou Wenbin and a few people, and he doesn't blame him, but Chen Musa looks at the situation too closely, and he doesn't have a chance to get close to it at all. It's just that I didn't expect that this seemingly marginalized disciple at the critical moment was too powerful.

Last time, it was just this disciple who relied on his affection to let Chen Musa make a move, and this time he was already able to help him with his own ability.

Is this the generation of talented people who have led the way for hundreds of years, is it said that their generation has become obsolete before they have reached the top?

He felt a little lost in his heart, although it was extremely happy to watch his disciples grow up, but it was more comfortable than climbing the peak by himself.

Besides, seeing that his face was cloudy, he thought that he was thinking something, so he smiled and said: "Teacher, don't worry too much, Gao Xiang's place has already been settled, and I will go to Master Zhang's tomorrow for a while, and your affairs will be safe and sound." ”

Zhou Dingcheng also smiled: "Sophisticated, you don't have to think about anything else, just now in Beijing, there are not many people who dare to bully us, but now we are all Jinyiwei, representing the emperor's face." ”

Hearing Zhou Dingcheng's words, Lian Daning suddenly figured it out, it was not that his generation was outdated, but that it was too fast, so fast that it was unreasonable to make a difference, this can only be a special case.

At his level in officialdom, he is still a young generation, and his future is still limitless, but the backer has fallen, and there is no way to be promoted in the future, and it is difficult to say whether he can keep his current position for a long time, unless he can open the door to Zhang Juzheng, he is a disciple of Xu Jie, Zhang Juzheng and Xu Jie's mentorship relationship, although the relationship has turned a corner, it can be regarded as a spark.

"Besides, you're very close to Master Zhang, aren't you?" Lian Daning asked.

"Well, where Master Zhang lives is nearby." Besides.

Lian Daning smiled bitterly: "I didn't ask you this, I mean ......"

Besides, he also smiled: "I understand what the teacher meant, and that's what I said." ”

When Lian Daning heard him say this, he understood, thought for a while, and said: "There seems to be a misunderstanding between Master Zhang and Shixiang, do you think it is possible to solve it?" ”

Besides, he smiled: "I'm afraid this is difficult to say, but Xu Xiang is Xu Xiang, you are my teacher, these two are not the same thing." ”

After listening to this, Lian Daning thought for a while before he understood, besides, he was asked to cling to Zhang Juzheng as a teacher, not a disciple of Xu Jie. This is called the East is not bright, and the West is bright.

"Then what do you say......" Lian Daning couldn't say any more after saying half a sentence.

Besides, after listening to half of the sentence, he understood what Lian Daning meant, he wanted to ask if the future was bright after relying on Zhang Juzheng. This is not certain, although Zhang Juzheng will give him face in general, it is difficult to say whether he will include Lian Daning in his team of cronies.

"Teacher, the struggle in the court is fierce, are you really willing to wade into this troubled water? Xu Xiang's phase is the most stable and the longest, and it is nothing more than that now. According to the disciple's opinion, you are still an official in Jiangnan, and it is better not to come to the capital. "When it comes to this, I have to tell the truth.

"But in the officialdom, if you are sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat, and it is even more difficult to stay in one position." Lian Daning said with emotion.

"In the future, the disciple may have to go to the coast, and then he will be able to help the teacher a lot, and it will not be difficult for the teacher to sit in his current position." Besides, he laughed.

"You're going to the coast? How is this possible, isn't Jinyiwei okay and can't go out of the capital? Lian Daning was surprised.

"Of course, there is something, and there is something very important, the teacher doesn't need to ask first, and the disciple can't be very sure now. But as long as there is a day, the teacher's position is guaranteed to be stable, and there is no need to ask for this or that. Besides.

"Sophisticated, it's true, he's going to go to the coast, but I might have to stay here to look after his home." Zhou Ding became enlightened.