"Father has something, but he says it." Wang Qian stood in the hall with a calm expression and said.

The people in the county, catch it, and close it. For low-level officials like them, this case is basically over here, and the rest has nothing to do with them, it is the matter of those ministers of the DPRK and China. The decision on the handling of the case has not yet arrived. Father and son finally had time to sit down and talk.

"Qian'er, since you fell into the water and were rescued and woke up, your father has felt that your temperament has changed greatly, and you have become a stranger to your father, and many things have happened that have made your father overwhelmed." Wang Mao still held his hands and looked at Wang Qian quietly, his eyes full of love.

"As a father, I don't know if your change is good or bad for you, but there is no doubt that you have become more mature."

Wang Qian still listened quietly and did not speak.

"Your mother left early, and I have been with you for my father so far, and I am a true mission to your mother, and I have finally pulled you up after more than ten years." Wang Mao said this, his eyes flickered slightly.

"Do you remember when we first arrived in Yongqing many years ago? At that time, when you had just arrived here, you had an argument with the son of the grocery store owner in the county, and he called a group of playmates to teach you a lesson, and you ran home crying and complained to me, and then when the grocery store owner knew that you were my son, he came to the yamen with a bunch of gifts and apologized. Speaking of this, Wang Mao smiled slightly, and said:

"At that time, you were still a timid doll. But now you are different, you can go into the thief's den alone and investigate the case, although it is not wise to do so, but my father has to say that you have grown up. ”

Wang Qian's eyes were slightly red, and he didn't know whether he inherited the memory of the original Wang Qian or had a deep affection for Wang Mao, and his heart was sour for a while.

"Father, I have been taken care of and taught by my father all these years, and the child is grateful." After speaking, Wang Qian was about to kneel.

Seeing this, Wang Mao hurriedly stepped forward to help Wang Qian and said, "Qian'er, what are you doing here?" Get up. ”

After helping Wang Qian up, Wang Mao looked at Wang Qian seriously and said: "Lord Lin Yongquanlin, I have a very good impression of you, he also explained to me last night, he invited you to join Jinyiwei, you don't want to, he hopes that I can persuade you and promise him." ”

Wang Qian lowered his head and remained silent.

"Don't worry, being a father doesn't force you to join the Jinyi Guard, but Lord Lin also told me yesterday that if you don't want to join the Jinyi for those reasons, then you are really too naïve." Wang Mao shook his head, said earnestly, took Wang Qian's hand, and sat on the chair: "Today's saint is a generation of Ming monarchs of our Ming Dynasty, our Hongzhi Dynasty, the atmosphere is upright, like Xiya Gong, there are not many virtuous ministers like Lord Liu, even the commander of Jinyiwei is also a rare loyalty, you follow him to help the emperor do things, and you think there will be no mistake for your father." ”

Wang Qian lowered his head, showed a wry smile, and then shook his head and said: "Father, the child doesn't think it's inappropriate to join Jinyiwei, it's just that the matter is big, and the child wants to think about it." ”

Hearing this, Wang Mao also smiled: "Okay, I believe that my son is a person with vision, if you can promise Lord Lin, tsk, Lord Zongqi, Seven-rank official, this is really amazing, at the age of seventeen, he is on an equal footing with his father, and even if his father is in prison, he feels that it is worth it, hahaha." ”

Wang Qian saw Wang Mao say this, and couldn't help but feel a little sad, after coming to this world, he was helpless, he only had Wang Mao, a relative, and now seeing that his father was going to accept the punishment of the imperial court, he couldn't do anything, his heart was very melancholy, the corners of his mouth opened and moved slightly, but after all, he still didn't say anything.

Wang Mao seemed to see what Wang Qian was thinking, and said with a smile: "My son doesn't have to worry about me, although the court doesn't know how to execute me, but it won't be too serious, if you are lucky, you will be demoted to another place, and if you are unlucky, you will be imprisoned for a year or two at most." ”

Wang Qian was silent, he didn't know what to say, he came to this world without roots and foundations, this Yongqing County was his roots, and he suddenly suffered this change, but he didn't know what to do.

Wang Mao seemed to see what Wang Qian was thinking, and said with a smile: "My son doesn't have to worry, although the edict is terrible, but in my dynasty, the Holy Ming is enlightened, and there are very few cases of abusing officials. There is another matter, after Lord Lin returns to Beijing, he will be promoted to the town of Nanzhen Fusi, although he didn't know his identity before becoming a father, but the two of us are still extremely close to each other, with his care, I don't have to worry about it. ”

"Moreover, if this happens in the territory under the jurisdiction of my father, even if the Holy God does not punish me, I will take the initiative to ask for guilt and be imprisoned for one year."

Wang Qian was puzzled, looked at Wang Mao suspiciously, and said, "Take the initiative to ask for guilt, why is this father?" ”

Wang Mao's expression was calm, but the smile on his face did not relent: "Qian'er, you are talented and intelligent, these fathers all know, over time, your achievements will inevitably easily surpass those of your father." But now that you are still young and have not yet entered the officialdom, there are some things you don't know. ”

Wang Mao looked outside the house and said slowly: "Yongqing has such a thing, I can't escape the blame for my father, if the court does not punish me or just demote the official elsewhere, it will not be beneficial to my future, and it can even be said that the impact is very great." On other days, I will be turned out of today's things by others because I have done a little wrong, so as to magnify from a small one, and from then on I will be afraid to do things in the past, and I dare not speak out, and then how will the people below look at me? Besides, if I am demoted to another place, become a county clerk or a master bookkeeper? Then I am afraid that I will be forgotten by the imperial court, and I will never have my future in my life. Therefore, it is not a good thing to mix officialdom and have a smooth journey. ”

Listening to Wang Mao's words, Wang Qian gradually fell into contemplation, Wang Mao said very right, for the official should be a torrent to retreat, smooth sailing is not a good thing, most of the favored ministers in history have no good end, many of the famous ministers in history have been imprisoned, so think about it, Wang Mao may be able to get a blessing in disguise when he goes to prison. As soon as he thought of this, Wang Qian looked at Wang Mao's eyes with more admiration. This seems to be a loyal and old-fashioned Wang Mao, and he can be regarded as a qualified bureaucrat.

"Father, child, understand, if you are unfortunate enough to go to prison, you should take care." After Wang Qian came to his senses, he stood up and bowed to Wang Mao.

"Hehe, Qian'er, you don't have to worry about me, but you, tell you the truth for your father, my father hopes that you can enter the brocade clothes." Wang Mao pulled Wang Qian to sit down and said: "My old Wang family, who have been civil officials for generations, have been civil officials for more than a hundred years, but no one has been an official above the fifth grade, which shows how difficult it is to get ahead among the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty without a certain background and luck." If you can join Jinyiwei, you will be the first person in my Wang family to enter the military attaché. Although the Ming Dynasty emphasized literature and light military force, but Jinyiwei is different, Jinyiwei is the emperor's personal guard, has the right to inspect hundreds of officials, and the commander of Mu is a contemporary virtuous minister, plus you are still young, for my father to believe, one day you can be in a high position. ”

"The child understands, tomorrow I will go to Lord Lin, and the child will join Jinyiwei."

Wang Qian groaned, in fact, he also had an idea in his heart, after coming to this world, Wang Mao would be a relative, and now Wang Mao is going to enter Beijing to be punished. There is no point for him to stay in this small border county any longer, rather than this, it is better to go to Beijing and have a good time.