Drink one glass after another, Rao is Hu Zongxian's amount is not bad, and his face is red from drinking, he threw the wine glass away, and smiled at Tang Yi: "Old, brother, do you want to listen to my brother's heartfelt words." ”

Tang Yi hurriedly put down the wine glass and said, "Brother Merlin, junior brother thought it would be better to wait until he was sober." ”

"No, I'm the most sober at the moment." Hu Zongxian stretched out his hook-like big hand, grabbed Tang Yi's sleeve, and said: "Brother, you don't understand, you have been in officialdom for a long time, these eyes have been fascinated by fame and fortune, and you can't see clearly, only when you are drunk, your heart will run outside the Nine Heavens Cloud, and if you look at yourself, there is nothing you don't understand." ”

Tang Yi hates getting drunk, he thinks that drunk people are a manifestation of lack of self-control, no matter what they do, without strong self-control, they can't do it.

It's just that he found out that Hu Zongxian is not a person with poor self-control, he wants to cover his face with wine and say something really fatal! Thinking of the delicate situation in the southeast, Tang Yi's heart suddenly tightened, and he was afraid that what he didn't want to see had already happened.

Tang Yi held his breath and said solemnly: "Brother Merlin, please speak." ”

"Hmm!" Hu Zongxian nodded, and there was another terrible silence, and suddenly Hu Zongxian laughed loudly, laughing so terribly that Tang Yi was terrified.

"Brother Xing, I, Hu Zongxian, am just patrolling the imperial history, but my ancestor has been a scholar of the household department, and my brother can be regarded as a child of the family, not comparable to those mud legs!" Hu Zongxian felt a little inappropriate when he said it, and hurriedly added: "Brother, I'm not saying that your background is not good......

"I understand!" Tang Yi said with a smile: "My mentor Shangquan Gong said that if you come from a different background, you will be a different person and an official, for example, his old man has sought stability and security all his life, and he has not made many achievements, but he can be safe and worry-free. Because the ancestors of his old man were ordinary people. It is already a great luck to be admitted to the Jinshi, and I dare not have too much luxury, as a child of the family, I have your pride, your responsibility, and your ambitions. The little brother is clear. ”

Hu Zongxian showed a pleased smile, as the saying goes, a thousand cups of wine are less than a confidant, Tang Yi just said a few words, and he talked about his heart, which was very ironing. From the moment he was studying, he vowed to surpass his ancestors and glorify the lintel of the Hu family. A strong sense of fame is deeply rooted in his heart.

Jiajing was admitted to the Jinshi in the seventeenth year, and Jiajing was appointed as the county commander in the nineteenth year. In office, Hu Zongxian did what others did not dare to do, did what others could not do, made bold moves, had means, and had courage, which was very different from the officials who ate and waited for death.

"Yes, I have been an official for more than ten years, and I have served two terms as a governor. The two county orders are all seven grades. I asked myself. My political achievements are by no means below anyone, why is no one promoting me, why is there no position for me to show my talents? ”

Hu Zongxian's words are bleak, and frankly speaking, the Jinshi of the Ming Dynasty are still scarce resources, and they have been for more than ten years. At worst, you can survive the prefect's level, and if you do well, you can put on a big red robe. Like him, not to mention the uniqueness of the seven grades, it is also rare.

Tang Yi sighed. "Brother Merlin, junior brother thinks you don't mind too much, I think your arrangements are full of deep meaning, in order to sharpen your talents, whether it is military affairs or civil affairs, whether it is the north or the south, you have gone all over again. Now that you have arrived in the southeast to fight against the Japanese, it is the day when you soar into the sky, and I believe it will not be far away. ”

Hu Zongxian was stunned for a moment, and smiled self-deprecatingly: "Okay, you won't be comforting me, right?" ”

"I just don't lie, and my face will turn red if I lie." Tang Yi said shamelessly, his little face was white and pure, and the color remained unchanged at all, Hu Zongxian shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Maybe my brother is right, I also comfort myself like this, but my brother is not young anymore, I can't afford it, do you want me to wear a seven-grade official uniform, go home, what face do I have to meet my ancestors?"

Hu Zongxian's eyes were red as he spoke, his fists were clenched subconsciously, and his bones gurgled, showing a strong struggle in his heart. The tearing between ideals and reality is the most painful, Hu Zongxian unconsciously crossed his fingers and kept rubbing his hands.

"Okay, you have a wonderful insight, do you know why Lord Zhu Kun is in a different place, by the way, and your father-in-law, Lord Wang, was transferred to Jiliao?"

Tang Yi's eyes rolled and he sighed: "The water in the southeast is deep! ”

Hu Zongxian smacked for a while, and said with a smile: "It's really powerful, in a word, the water in the southeast is indeed too deep." If you want to stir up the storm, you must have strong support in order to give it a go, brother thinks it's right? ”

"Yes and no." Tang Yi sighed again, he found that this conversation was more uncomfortable than any before, and it was all depressing, and he couldn't breathe.

Hu Zongxian's meaning is very clear, he wants to fall to the strict party. Tang Yi felt as if watching an old friend jump into a fire pit, and the taste was quite uncomfortable.

"Brother Merlin, there are a lot of people who can support you, why hang yourself from a tree?" Tang Yi almost questioned, a pair of eyes staring at the guy opposite.

Hu Zongxian was also uncomfortable, and he also learned Tang Yi to sigh.

"Okay, brother, let's be open and honest with you, there are only a few hills in the capital, Xu Gelao, Lu Taibao, and Li Dazai." He deliberately didn't say anything about Yan Song, but both of them knew it.

"Of course, they all have some strength, but I, Hu Zongxian, don't want to just protect myself, I want to do things, and I want to do great things! Above the imperial court, only the strongest group of people can influence the country's politics, and only with their full support, can they sit firmly in the southeast, can they carry out real reforms, completely solve the problem of the Japanese invaders, and complete their work in one battle! ”

Hu Zongxian is right, the power between the first assistant and the second assistant is simply incomprehensible, even if Yan Ge Lao is forced to agree, as long as he wants to, casually inserting someone to pull the hind legs is definitely not enough to succeed and more than to lose. The rest of Li Mo and Lu Bing are all guarding a stall, unable to affect the overall situation, more than self-preservation, and lack of progress, which are not the forces that Hu Zongxian can rely on - they are just mixed with Yan Song, that is, the maggots of the tarsal bones, the dog skin plaster, and the notoriety that cannot be washed away, in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, morality is bankrupt, no matter how high an official he is, how much power he has, he is a castle on the beach, and he can't withstand the wind and rain.

"Brother Merlin, I understand your mood, but you can't be in a hurry in everything, maybe wait for three years and five years, the situation in the court will be clear, and then Brother Merlin will have great ambitions, wouldn't it be better?" Tang Yi followed the temptation, hoping to dispel Hu Zongxian's thoughts, but unfortunately Hu Zongxian did not listen to it, but looked compassionate.

He held his head high, tried to look out the window, pointed to the people coming and going, and said: "In three years and five years, maybe there will be changes in the imperial court, but who can say for sure?" But there is one thing I can say for sure, that is, the southeast, that is, the overall situation of the anti-Japanese war, if it drags on for three years and five years, how many people will be displaced, and how many families will be destroyed? Heaven on earth has become a bloody hell everywhere, I can afford to wait, but the southeast can't afford to wait! ”

Hu Zongxian pointed to his heart, tears flowed, Tang Yi's eyes were also red, he was not pretending, but ashamed of himself, and he couldn't be ashamed.

In fact, Hu Zongxian said that Tang Yi and Dad had already deduced that their conclusions were to strive to be self-contained, try not to choose sides, protect themselves, and wait for opportunities...... No matter how nice it sounds, they all put their own interests at the forefront, but what about Hu Zongxian, this fool actually put the people of the southeast at the forefront, aren't you worried that you will be ruined?

"Brother Merlin is high-spirited and bright, which makes the younger brother admire. It's just that the younger brother thinks that there may be a turning point in the southeast, Zhang Butang is experienced, and when there are many strong soldiers, he will definitely deal a fatal blow to the Japanese invaders, and the situation in the southeast will be greatly improved at that time......"

Without waiting for Tang Yi to finish speaking, Hu Zongxian shook his head.

"Okay, I, Hu Zongxian, am not crazy, if Zhang Butang can still hold on, why am I like this!"

"What?"

Tang Yi exclaimed, "Brother Meilin, did they really attack Zhang Butang?" ”

"That's right, Zhao Wenhua has been impeached three days ago."

"What charges?" Tang Yi asked.

"It's a disaster for the people and a delay in the fighter!" Hu Zongxian said without hesitation.

"Nonsense." Tang Yi stood up angrily, he had been prepared, but when it really happened, he knew that the madness of the Yan Party, the important minister who was responsible for the safety of half of the country, actually poisoned him casually, ignored the people, destroyed the Great Wall, and was mad!

Tang Yi suddenly spoke sharply and stared at Hu Zongxian fiercely.

"Mei, Lin, brother! Why do you know so clearly, to be honest, have you teamed up with Zhao Wenhua? ”

Hu Zongxian nodded painfully, and a line of tears flowed down from the corners of his eyes.

"Okay, it was me and Zhao Wenhua who were jointly impeached, you just have to despise me Hu someone!" (To be continued.) )