Tan Lun, the secretary of the Ministry of War, is forty years old this year, ten years younger than Zhang Han, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials. Compared with Zhang Han's third place from the court to overshadow Ge Shouli and Zhu Heng, who were the most vocal, and took charge of the Ministry of Officials at once, although he deserved to be the secretary of the military department because of his meritorious service in the southeast to resist the Japanese, in fact, he was not without people with the same qualifications as him, such as Wang Chonggu. Although Wang Chonggu is five years older, when they met at the court meeting in the past, others didn't mention it for the time being, and even Tan Lun himself felt that Wang Chonggu looked younger.

The reason for this is that he first worked for a long time in a warm, humid and windy place like Fujian, and then stayed in the cold Jiliao for many years, and the different climates on both sides put a lot of burden on his body. At this moment, even in the warm room where the earth dragon was connected, he was still sitting next to the brazier, his body draped in a thick robe, coughing from time to time once or twice.

When Wang Fulin saw this tired old man, he could hardly believe that he was a figure who once dominated the world after Hu Zongxian, and he was more proficient in self-protection than Hu Zongxian. It's just that right now, the high-spirited Tan Butang has become an old man curled up next to the brazier, and only now that the fully opened eyes reveal a sharp light.

"Meet Da Sima."

Seeing that the young man who came in with Wang Daokun stepped forward and bowed, Tan Lun smiled and waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite, Boyu and I are old friends who have worked together for many years, and his junior is also my junior." However, even his brother-in-law, cousin, he has never cared so much. But because you were criticized before, he poured a bunch of bitter water on me behind his back. So, now that the turmoil has passed, I want to see how his nephew, who is so defending, is doing. After all, I, the secretary of the military department, are always watched, if I am not in the yamen one day. The word incompetent immediately came up. ”

This is to say that since Tan Lun returned to Beijing to serve as the secretary of the Ministry of War, he was impeached by several imperial historians for being weak and sick. At that time, there was a high-arched protégé Yu Shi Yu Zun impeached Tan Lun for being incompetent, and planned to nominate Hai Rui to replace him, and then Longqing died and Wanli ascended the throne, Tan Lun coughed more than when he accompanied the Wanli Emperor to sacrifice, and there were two imperial histories impeached one after another. is also unstable in the position of the secretary of the military department. Even so, Tan Lun has written three times to ask for resignation.

Therefore, Wang Daokun couldn't help frowning and said: "Brother Zili, the matter has passed, those three people have all been demoted to Beijing, and now those Kedao are not so bold!" ”

"It's better to be careful, some people don't die. Otherwise, how could your nephew be in the position of the top three by chance. And what is it like to be passed on? Tan Lun smiled and waited until Wang Fulin got up. Standing three steps away, his eyes were natural and his expression was calm, and he smiled, "Eighteen-year-old Jinshi, this is indeed rare. Even if it's just luck, it shows that his qi number is indeed unusual. Boyu, you and I are both young, but we are still twenty-four years old and the other twenty-eight years old. He started his career 10 years before us. Will come from is different. ”

Hearing Tan Lun's tone similar to gossip, Wang Fulin was quite relaxed. But this is Tan Lun talking to Wang Daokun, and he didn't interject indiscriminately. Sure enough, Wang Daokun humbled him a few words, and then sat down opposite Tan Lun, and then ordered him to pour tea with his eyes. He did it immediately, after all, following Mr. Fang and Mr. Ke, he was also familiar with tea ceremony and the like. Ye Junyao also has a lot of private collections, he spent half of his time in Songming Mountain and half of the time in the official office of Huining Province during the preparation of the township examination, and poured tea and water for his boss and father-in-law. He didn't notice that Tan Lun had been watching him.

It wasn't until he handed the divided tea to Tan Lun that he found that the old soldier Shangshu had been watching him all along. Although it was strange, he still gave the tea to Wang Daokun, and then he also sat down on the side. Before he could take a sip of tea and take a breath, he heard Tan Lun ask, "If you are asked to release Ji Liao, are you willing?" ”

Well?

Wang Fulin raised his head in some surprise, and when he saw Tan Lun's serious face, he shook his head after thinking about it and said: "I don't know the art of war, and I don't understand the military, Jiliao military and political integration, even if the state and county chiefs can't meddle in military affairs, but people who don't know anything go there to govern the people, I'm afraid it's not a way." Of course, if you don't know it, you can learn it, and now Mongolia is a tribute, and the border looks much more peaceful, but it just looks. What's more, there are Jurchens between the white mountains and black waters. Whether it is Mongolia or Jurchen, they have all established dynasties, and they cannot be equated with the Japanese who are bent on profit. ”

"Well, what about the county order in the southeast?"

Seeing that Tan Lun was noncommittal, and asked the southeast directly, Wang Fulin did not answer directly this time, but said seriously: "In all fairness, I think that like in the Tang Dynasty, the new jinshi junior officer is often a county lieutenant and other assistant officer, which can actually make people know how to be an official." Nowadays, many state and county chiefs take office with their old masters, but they don't understand government affairs at all, and they suddenly take over a county, where do you know how to deal with it? To tell the truth, I don't dare to go to the southeast, such as the land of Suzhou, where there are many wealthy families, and the slightest touch will instigate the students to make trouble, and the county prefect will be subject to its jurisdiction. If you are not familiar with something, you will be like a marionette when you take office. ”

"Then what do you want to do?"

"Da Sima's words, in fact, I have been thinking about it all the time. I didn't expect to be able to be promoted in the autumn of last year, and I didn't expect to be promoted to the Jinshi in the spring of this year, so my head was dizzy before, and I kept thinking about what I could do. But when the rumors started before, I understood, not to mention whether I could serve the public when I was young, and the most important thing was that although I had traveled too much compared to others, and had experience in dealing with emergencies, I still had a very superficial understanding of being an official, after all, it was already very difficult to be busy with the imperial examination before. Instead of immediately sharpening my head and fighting with others, I should take a good look at my uncle's side, and my uncle's many years of experience in codex will cheapen me. ”

If it weren't for Wang Daokun who had only seen Wang Fulin's lazy appearance before, he would really be deceived by this kid, thinking that Wang Fulin had really been thinking, so he looked at Wang Fulin with his eyes, but he was lamenting this kid's slippery head in his heart. actually said that the originally reluctant dispatch was a way to sharpen and gain experience, and he also had a lot of words in front of Tan Lun. However, he thought about it again, Wang Fulin not only has the wit, but also can think a few more steps, he went to the small house over there today to bring people back, didn't An know that kid had expected it a long time ago, waiting for him to speak? If that's the case......

Wang Fulin didn't know that Wang Daokun had turned so many thoughts at once. He just looked at Tan Lun very sincerely, thinking that this secretary of the military department should not rob the job of the secretary of the ministry, right? Finally lived up to his expectations, and under his calm gaze, Tan Lun finally laughed: "Okay, my old man believes that you really plan to run for a year or two." When I was younger, I thought it was good to be enterprising, but now that I'm older, I think it's better to be self-aware, so as not to break my head. Before, your uncle asked me to give you a watch, and I laughed at him for not looking for others but looking for me as a butcher, what about you, aren't you afraid of bad luck? ”

"I heard my uncle say that Da Sima used to fight on the battlefield so hard that all the blood on the saber flowed to his wrists, and the dark red color was washed many times before it was finally washed, is there such a thing?" Wang Fulin skillfully praised Tan Lun through a rhetorical question, and saw that his eyebrows fluttered for a while, as if he thought of the young years of galloping in battle, he continued, "Thousands of miles of rivers and mountains can be kept peaceful, it is thousands of miles of frontier on the border of countless people who are willing to sacrifice their lives and forget their lives to fight, why is it unlucky? If you want me to say, if you can get Da Sima to take a table character, maybe you can prevent all evils from invading and all evils from entering. ”

"You, you, you're so good at talking!" Even Tan Lun didn't know how much flattery he had heard, but he was able to listen to it so comfortably, but it was very rare. He was originally in high spirits, but at this moment, he was aroused by Wang Fulin, so he tapped the handrail with his fingers, and said thoughtfully, "Fu, believe it." The forester has many trees and many plants. It is said that you can run long in your home, and you can use the word Bo. It can also be decorated with many beautiful words. As far as I know, that's how your previous letter began. But after all, it was only taught by Shexian Xuegong, and although the expectations were good, they were mediocre after all. ”

Speaking of this, Tan Lun saw that Wang Daokun and Wang Fulin's uncle and nephew were all looking at him in surprise, so he stroked his beard a little proudly, and said word by word: "Believer, the necessary character of a gentleman; The forester, the trees become the forest, and the life is endless. Therefore, it is better to express the word Shiqing. ”

Wang Daokun was immediately amazed, what does Shiqing mean? During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were many families and held real power, so that the Qing who was not hereditary was monopolized by one family, so there is a saying that Shiqing Shilu. If you use these two words as a table word, it is indeed in line with Tan Lun's character at some times, which is domineering enough!

And Wang Fulin saw Tan Lun's radiant appearance, he originally planned to accept it as long as he made do, not to mention that these two words are not bad! Therefore, almost without thinking, he got up and bowed down and thanked: "Thank you Da Sima for giving me the word!" ”

Tan Lun personally stretched out his hand to help the person up this time, and then looked at Wang Daokun with a smile and said: "I personally took the table words of several children and grandchildren of my family, and I have never sent them out over the years, and no one has come to beg me." Boyu, you are the first, if your family is not married, and I don't have a daughter of the right age, our two families can still get married! ”

Wang Fulin suddenly wanted to wipe his sweat. In these years, as long as the two elders can talk together, they often don't say a word and directly give the marriage of the younger generation, fortunately, his luck is good. He just snorted, but only heard Tan Lun speak: "Since your uncle said that you once stabbed the Taihu Lake Giant Thief, come to my house by yourself in the coming day and pick a good weapon to take advantage of!" There is nothing else, but there are many good swords and good swords! ”

PS: Recently, there have been many events at home, alas, this year has not stopped, and I am sad to see my mother sad (to be continued......