It has been raining for seven or eight days in a row and finally passed, there is a saying that 'one autumn rain and one cold, ten autumn rains to wear cotton', this long autumn rain, there will be ten effects, so that the temperature dropped sharply.

Shen Mo had already put on a thin jacket, warmed the old wine, put two small dishes, and sat in the pavilion in the courtyard with Xu Wei and Sun Ling, talking and laughing while drinking.

"Blue clouds, yellow flowers. The west wind is tight, and the northern geese fly south. Who is drunk in the maple forest? Xu Wei looked at Feihong in the sky, shook his head and said, "The maple leaves in Xiangshan are already red, let's take the time to take a look." ”

Immediately, everyone echoed it, but he shook his head silently and said, "I don't dare to go out of the city." ”

Several people were stunned for a moment, and then laughed and said: "Brother Humble Yan, you are also cautious, although the little pavilion elder is clamoring for revenge, but you are not against him, how can he target you?" ”

"Be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years." Shen Mo shook his head and smiled: "After all, I am the chief examiner of the township examination. ”

Seeing that the leader didn't go, everyone's plan to visit Xiangshan had to be put on hold, and he said silently: "You just have to go, you don't have to wait for me." ”

Sun Ling smiled and said: "The maple leaves are red every year, so it doesn't hurt to go next year." He took a sip of wine and said, "And a few of us are uncertain, and we will inevitably feel anxious, and we won't be happy when we go." "According to the rule, the term of office of officials is nine years, and the examination is held every three years, and after the completion of the examination three times in nine years, they will be promoted or demoted, and they will be used for other purposes, but today's officialdom is very impetuous, and it will be changed every three years, and it will not wait until the examination is completed.

Sun Ling and the others graduated from the Hanlin Academy three years ago, and they were assigned to different yamen, and Sun Yan was appointed as the head of the Arsenal Department of the Ministry of War...... That is, the official ordnance, a first-class fat difference, but he is upright, he can't get used to those flies and dogs, and often clashed with his colleagues, but Yang Bo, the secretary of the military department at that time, appreciated him very much, in order to protect him, he deliberately used the relationship to transfer him out of the capital and go to Qingzhou, Shandong to serve as the prefect. I only took office last year, and I guess I can't move him this time.

Zhu Dashou and Tao Dalin have been revising the "History of the Yuan", which is nearing completion and is ready to be presented to the emperor during the New Year. Six years of hard work will not be in vain, as long as Long Yan is happy, the emperor will personally arrange their positions, then it will be an iron future in the future, so they are not worried.

Xu Wei, who first studied for Hanlin and served the emperor, has been promoted to a bachelor in the past six years, and the vice president of the Hanlin Academy, he is not keen on his career, and even the emperor has no match, and he is not as careful as others, so he doesn't care where he goes, so naturally he has nothing to worry about.

After looking at it silently, I really want to worry about it, that is, Wu Dui and Sun Ling - Sun Ling, after studying at the Hanlin Academy, he was awarded the editing and revision to continue his studies for another three years, and he himself did not want to take the academic route anymore, so he was very distressed; And Wu Dui came out of the Hanlin Academy, and together with Sun Yan, he served as the director of the Fang Division...... Although he is also in charge, his division is a well-known 'ghost ignorance', what does the staff department do? He is in charge of the map books and designs the battle plan for the army, but this kind of closed-door creation is caused by most of the generals who will not listen to it. There is a saying that 'staff officers don't have a commander, and they don't make a loud fart', that is, they say.

Although Wu Dui was conscientious, he sat down on the cold bench for three years, and he also wanted to move a place to save hair.

A circle of people told them all about the situation, and then asked Shen Mo together: "What about you, what are your plans?" ”

Shen smiled and said, "I, I have no other plans, be my teacher." ”

"Oh my God, Brother Yanyan, you are the first in the same year," Sun Ling exclaimed, "But if you slack off, you will be caught up by others." ”

"Wouldn't it be better to catch up?" Shen Mo smiled and said to him: "It's a very happy thing to have a classmate who is older than me......

But everyone didn't believe him, and shook their heads in unison and said, "Words are insincere, words are insincere!" ”

Shen Mo smiled helplessly and bitterly: "I don't believe in pulling down." Then he changed the topic and said to Wu Dui and Sun Ling: "Where do you each want to go?" ”

Sun Ling said: "I haven't thought about it yet, anyway, I don't want to do nothing anymore." He smiled and said, "If you can help me and run me into the ministry, it would be the best." ”

smiled silently, looked at Wu Dui again, and heard him say in an astonishing voice: "I want to go to Xuanda." ”

"Xuanda?" Everyone was surprised and said: "Don't stay in the good capital, go over there and make love to the Mongols?" ”

"Well," Wu Dui nodded and said, "In the past three years in the Ministry Division, I have been dealing with military books and war examples all day long, and a sense of shame is getting stronger and stronger," he said with a heavy sigh: "I am a Ming trillion-billionaire of people and millions of soldiers, but I have been beaten by more than 100,000 Mongolian horses and horses, and I have no power to fight back." Such a shame makes it difficult for me to sleep, so I want to go to Xuanda and meet those Tartars for a while! Let's see if they really have three heads and six arms, and King Kong is not bad? ”

When everyone heard this, they were silent, and said softly: "Brother Junze, it is said that a good man should be like this, but you also have to look at the environment in which you do things." Now Yang Shun, the governor of Xuanda, is cowardly and incompetent, greedy and vicious, willing to be a strict eagle dog of the party, tyrannical and unkind at home, but timid and war-like externally......" said and said a terrifying strange talk: "Don't talk about it far away, let's just say that in August this year, the Tatars and I agreed to enter Kou Datong, broke more than 40 forts in a row, and captured my Ming population. That Yang Shun was in charge of 200,000 border troops, but he was afraid of being defeated and asked, and seeing that my people were tragically captured by annihilation, he was able to stand still. ”

Listening to Shen Mo talk about the tragedy on the frontier, the relaxed atmosphere in the banquet disappeared, everyone looked solemn, and did not make a sound at all, and listened to him continue to say bitterly: "When the Tartars are fully loaded, then Yang Shunfang will send troops to transfer the generals and pretend to pursue." Sifting gongs and drums, raising flags and setting off cannons, they are all ghosts, how can you ever see the shadow of half a tartar? ”

Wu Dui said in disbelief when he heard this: "Didn't you win that battle?" I remember very well the good news of his performance in the military department, saying that he was beheaded at more than 800 levels, which can be called the first big victory of the year. ”

"Big bullshit!" Shen Mo suddenly became angry and said, "You say those heads are really Tartars? He said bitterly: "No, those are all my people who are hiding from the soldiers!" Yang Shun, the thief, fearing that the truth would be revealed and convicted, secretly instructed the soldiers: 'Find the civilians who are avoiding the army, make their hair look like Mongols, and then behead them to serve as the head of the Tartars, and send them to the military headquarters to report their merits!' I don't know how many people did not die under the iron hooves of the Mongols, but they became the souls of the sword of my Ming army! ”

"Could it be that the overseers are blind? Isn't that going to be a good part of him? Wu Dui was even more puzzled.

"He bought it a long time ago." Shen Mo said contemptuously: "Yang Shun sent 5,000 taels of silver to Xuanda Yushi Lukai, sealed his mouth, and sent another 20,000 taels of silver to Yan Shifan, asking him to follow the military department on his behalf, naturally everything is in order, no one notices!" ”

Everyone knew that they were silent and steady, never spoke falsely, and they had no grievances with that Yang Shun, and they refused to arrange him, but this matter was too sensational for them to believe, so they asked him where he got the news from.

Before Shen Mo could speak, Xu Wei said, "Don't you know, his teacher is in Xuanfu?" ”

Shen Mo nodded and said softly: "I correspond with the teacher every month, and this is all what he saw with his own eyes and wrote by himself. Said Zhengse: "My teacher is a good person, and he will never arrange anyone, since he said so, then it is true!" ”

"Why don't you go to the book to refer to Yang Shun?" Tao Dalin asked: "Presumably, the Lingshi wrote a letter to complain to you, so that you can participate in the performance on your behalf, right?" Although the rest of the people didn't speak, the expressions on their faces were the same as Tao Yuchen's.

Silent and speechless, Xu Wei had no choice but to play a round for him on the side and said: "It's not that you don't know how to do things in a clumsy way, plan and act in an orderly manner, he must have planned for this matter." ”

"Really?" Tao Dalin also felt that his tone was a little rushed, and he didn't say to Shen Mo: "I'm not angry at you, but angry with Yang Shun; If it's not convenient for you, let us do it for you! ”

"Are you Goshi?" Xu Wei said: "Do you have the power to hear about it?" ”

"No, no." Tao Dalin shook his head and said: "But the paper can't contain the fire, as long as this matter is heard by the heavens, there will definitely be a royal history to find out!" ”

"Childish!" Xu Wei sneered: "This year is the first time in five years, I have not entered Kou Gyeonggi, Your Majesty has just issued an order to praise Yang Shun, you have no witnesses and no physical evidence, who will take the risk to support you?" I'm afraid that in the end, I will only be accused of framing important ministers of the court. ”

"You ......" Tao Dalin couldn't hold back on his face, although what Xu Wei said was very reasonable, but the tone was too mean for him to accept, and the scene froze at that time.

For Xu Wei's ability to change from persuasion to quarreling, everyone has long been accustomed to it, and quickly suppressed the anger of the two, changed the conversation, and said something else.

When it was almost dark, everyone dispersed...... They are all family people, and no one can stay overnight...... Except for Xu Wei, because he hasn't started a family yet.

Since Shen Mo sent his family away, he has eaten and lived in Shen's house, and he is called a companion to relieve his boredom, but everyone says that in fact, he is shy and wants to eat and drink here.

The two of them let the kitchen order some noodles and eat them indiscriminately, and then they went back to the study, closed the door and played chess.

Xu Wei dropped down and asked softly, "I heard that Yan Shifan was kicked out of the house?" ”

Shen Mo smiled and said: "People already have a foreign house, and it can't be so serious as driving out of the house, right?" "The only one who knows all about his series of plans is Xu Wei; Even how to take each step and how to improve the details are indispensable to his deep involvement.

"Alas, compared to the behemoth of the Yan family's father and son, we are too weak." Xu Wei sighed and said: "I have played all the cards in my hand, but I have not hurt others, which makes people have to think of the word 'mantis arm as a car'." ”

Shen Mo shook his head and smiled confidently: "How do you know that they are not hurt?" As he spoke, he said: "Within seven days, Wu Shan Yan Maoqing will go!" ”

Xu Wei said with a smile: "In my eyes, those two no longer exist, the father and son of the Yan family I am talking about, as long as the two of them are safe and sound, the Yan Party will not fall!" ”

"Eat the rice one bite at a time." Silence fell and said: "Freezing three feet is not a cold, the Yan family's father and son are deeply rooted, we have to be prepared for a protracted war." ”

"Well, since you're patient, we'll play with them slowly." Xu Wei also said with a son: "But I want to know, who do you like to be the next governor of Su Song?" ”

"It's not something I can care about." Silent said: "Although I am very interested......"

"What?" Xu Wei opened his mouth wide in surprise and said, "You don't even have a candidate?" I thought you and Xu Jie had already negotiated a candidate. ”

"If I propose a candidate at that time, Xu Jie may agree," Shen Mo shook his head slightly, "But after some weighing, I held back the conversation." There are two reasons, one is that our people are generally not qualified, it is difficult to convince the public, and it is likely that they will not be able to control the scene when they arrive in Suzhou; The second and most important reason is that I believe that Yan Shifan is staring at the candidate for the new governor of Su Song, just waiting for which god will knock on the stick. "Generally speaking, the one with the greatest profit is the one with the greatest motivation, and this inference has been tried and tested.

"Didn't Xu Jie shirk his responsibility?" Xu Wei said: "Yan Shifan should have decided that Xu Jie's did it, right?" ”

"Yes, he must have recorded this account on Old Man Xu Ge." Shen Mo nodded and said, "But with the old saint of Xu Ge with him, he is helpless, so he will definitely find another target to retaliate...... The candidate for the new governor of Su Song is undoubtedly his best target. ”

Xu Wei nodded slowly, threw the chess pieces in his hand back into the box, and asked in a deep voice: "I have always had a question, why are you so hard-working?" This doesn't match your last name. ”

"My surname," Shen Mo smiled and said, "What is it like?" ”

"The outside is clear, but the inside is not a group." Xu Wei said: "It's hard to imagine that a person like you can do this so persistently, there is no benefit, and it is very dangerous." ”

Shen Mo couldn't explain to him what Suzhou and the city Bosi meant to him, so he could only say to Xu Wei very stinkily: "Without him, only righteous indignation." ”

"Righteous indignation?" Xu Wei couldn't believe that the word came from Shen Mo's mouth.

"Yes, righteous indignation." Shen Mo bowed his head and said: "If the strict party is not eliminated, the Ming Dynasty will not be able to revive, Brother Wen, are you satisfied with this answer?" ”

"It's too high-profile......" Xu Wei shook his head and smiled, but he didn't ask Shen Mo again.

In the middle of the night, Shen Mo was sleeping soundly, but he heard a quick knock on the door outside, and couldn't help but say, "What's the matter?" ”

"My lord, it's someone from the palace." The voice of a guard was heard outside.

"In the palace?" Silent got up, put on a big hat, pushed open the door and said, "What person?" ”

"The father-in-law of the celebrant said that Gonggong Li sent him." The Guardian reports.

"Take me to see it." Silently, he walked straight to the front hall.

Sure enough, when he saw a eunuch in purple sitting restlessly, he got up and saluted him when he saw Shen Mo and said, "Our family has seen Lord Shen, and I am disturbing him late at night, please atone for my sins." ”

"It turned out to be Gonggong Zhou," Shen Mo found out that he was the eunuch serving Li Fang's side, and knew that something was wrong...... Because the palace gate has always been closed at night, unless there is an emergency, people will be released, and now this week, the eunuch visited late at night, and it is obviously impossible to come to the door: "What, what is the matter with Gonggong Li?" ”

"It's true that the old ancestor is looking for you," Eunuch Zhou said anxiously: "Please take the Imperial Doctor Li from the house and go with our family." ”

"Oh?" Shen Mo asked softly, "What's wrong?" ”

"It's really an accident, something is a big deal...... Eunuch Zhou said halfway, but then abruptly stopped: "But this matter can't be said too detailed, you still have to go with our family, and you will naturally know when you go." He pointed to the sky.

Shen Mo understood what he meant, and immediately said, "Okay, please wait a while, I'll ask Mr. Li to come over." ”

"Hurry up, please go." Eunuch Zhou nodded and said repeatedly.

Shen Mo returned to the backyard and went to the courtyard where Li Shizhen lived. At first glance, the light was still on, and it turned out that Mr. Li had not slept yet. Silently walked in, only to see Li Shizhen sitting at the table, carefully comparing the information, and writing something on the paper one by one...... Of course, it's the "Compendium of Materia Medica". Every time Shen Mo came, he saw Li Shizhen doing the same thing, and he really wanted to ask Mr. Li where he was so enthusiastic and could support him to complete such a heavy and arduous task.

Of course, now is not the time to ask, so he whispered in Li Shizhen's ear: "Mr. Li......"

Li Shizhen didn't raise his head and said, "It's so late, why don't you sleep?" ”

"Didn't you sleep too?" smiled silently, and told the eunuch what he had found that week.

"Don't go," Li Shizhen simply shook his head and said: "You lied to me last time, saying that if I helped you, I would be able to eliminate the Yan Party, why is Yan Shifan okay now?" ”

"There's got to be a process." Shen Mo said softly: "I guess the emperor is very sick, you should come with me." ”

"No," Li Shizhen still shook his head and said, "I can't see his illness, so you might as well ask another master." ”

Silent and easy to say, I talked for a quarter of an hour, that is, I didn't move Li Shizhen. He was so anxious that he stomped his foot and whispered, "Mr. Li, don't blame me for being rude!" He waved his hand and said, "Tie up!" ”

Before Li Shizhen could react, he was tied up by the silent guard Wuhuanda, opened his mouth to scold, and his mouth was stuffed with a cloth ball, so he could only watch himself, was tied to a sedan chair and carried out.

(To be continued)