On the first day after the planting, it rained. This rain officially announced that Jiangnan ushered in Huangmeitian, that is, it was moldy.

Xu Yuanzuo walked on the bluestone path, held an umbrella alone, and walked into the Xu family's courtyard in Tianma Mountain. From his steady steps, there was no trace of panic, but the subordinate who opened the door for him turned pale and was obviously in panic.

Xu Cheng stood under the eaves of the corridor and waited for Xu Yuanzuo for a long time, and when he saw him coming, he hurriedly greeted him: "Master has been waiting for you for a long time." He didn't wait for Xu Yuanzuo to speak, and said, "How is it in the city?" ”

Xu Yuanzuo said at this time: "The official has not yet entered the city. ”

Xu Cheng breathed a sigh of relief.

Xu Yuanzuo said: "But the second and third uncles still can't escape this catastrophe." The longer they hid, the more they would suffer on the road in the future. ”

Xu Cheng's face did not change, his tone was a little cold, and he said, "The two young masters must have their own plans. ”

Xu Yuanzuo didn't know what kind of relationship Xu Jie's feelings for his second son and younger son were. In his opinion, there was a lack of fatherly love. From the point of view of ordinary people, a father will not hate his son. But now it seems that Xu Jie doesn't plan to show his love for calves.

"Don't worry, my father-in-law is sitting in the house, and there will be no big things." Xu Yuanzuo said: "What's more, now that Songjiang is angry, it is a question whether the official can enter the city or not." ”

Xu Cheng led Xu Yuanzuo through the cold and lonely garden, and soon came to a fine house. There were two maids standing in front of the door, and they were deeply blessed when they saw Xu Yuanzuo.

Xu Cheng motioned for Xu Yuanzuo to go in, and stopped talking.

Xu Yuanzuo straightened his clothes before stepping in.

Xu Jie sat on the Taishi chair, looking a little tired. When it comes to this kind of thing, no one will be easy. He could have pushed the contacts in the DPRK and China to counter Gao Gong's retaliation, and he could also use the power of Shilin to counterattack Gao Gong in public opinion, but he did not choose to confront. This is perhaps ancient wisdom. But in Xu Yuanzuo's view, it is a little too "wise".

Now only Xu Jie's two sons have been arrested, and in another script, more than ten people have been implicated in Xu Jiezi, nephews, and grandchildren, and even Songjiang Mansion has been besieged by the "people" and has to move back to his hometown in Zhejiang. Compared with the "people copying Dong Eun" in the Wanli period, I am afraid it is even more intense.

Xu Yuanzuo couldn't figure out Xu Jie's "wisdom". Some people do things that are incomprehensible. It's because these people have different thinking circuits. And there are two kinds of differences, one is so clever that ordinary people are incomprehensible, and the other is that ordinary people are incomprehensible to him.

Xu Jie's historical status and social identity have proved that he belongs to the former.

In this case, Xu Yuanzuo only needs to know that Mr. Xu is conscious. As for whether it can be understood, that is only a secondary matter. What's more, Xu Yuanzuo is not arrogant enough to think that he has truly understood the social ecology of the Ming Dynasty, especially the political ecosystem that he has never set foot in.

"Father." Xu Yuanzuo stepped forward and saluted.

Xu Jie raised his finger: "Sit." ”

Xu Yuanzuo sat down next to each other and said, "There is news from the capital, Brother Chun has boarded the ship the day before yesterday." ”

Xu Jie nodded slightly.

Xu Yuanzuo said again: "Cai Guoxi's mobilized men and horses and the officials of the Criminal Department are still outside the city, and the officials of the main hall of the prefecture and county are trying their best to appease the people. It is not called civil unrest. ”

Xu Jie closed his eyes slightly: "It's not what I like to see." ”

Xu Yuanzuo was silent.

With the efforts of the new science and technology scholars, under the super level of Xu Yuanchun, Longqing pardoned Xu Fan's guilt, but when the lower ministry was discussed, the civil officials still insisted on taking away their official status. Of course, this is also a conventional means of "grace from above", so that the emperor can dismiss the ministry and show the grace of heaven. However, Emperor Longqing didn't know what to think this time, and approved the opinion of the cabinet. only pardoned Xu Fan's guilt and took away his official body. Degraded to commoners.

As for the two brothers Xu Kun and Xu Ying, it is said that the people are so angry that they still sentenced them to the frontier.

With a judgment, it is natural to enforce it. After the officials of the imperial court came to Songjiang, they found that things were a little different. The people of Songjiang Mansion unanimously sided with the Xu family, and heard that they were officials who came to arrest the Xu family. The shops refused to sell them food, the inns refused to accept them for lodging, and when they arrived at the county seat, thousands of people gathered at the city gates and stood silently. One did not let the road and the other did not make a sound, that is, the city gate was blocked and the officials were not allowed to enter.

These foreign officials were originally "envoys", and they also had the support of Jinyi Wei. Cai Guoxi mobilized the nearest guard station and the inspection department - as a soldier, he also had limited force. If the people were so frightened in other places, I am afraid that the birds would have dispersed long ago. But here, the people refused to disperse, and put on a posture of resisting the heavenly soldiers to the end.

The officials were impatient and started to beat people, so the non-violent confrontation turned into a violent confrontation. Thousands of people besieged the officials with bricks, sticks, and farm tools. Although the officials shouted "rebellion" in their mouths, they didn't dare to draw their swords and kill people after all - they didn't want to die with these people, not to mention that the law did not blame the public, and they had nowhere to cry out if they were really killed.

It was Zheng Daling who arrived, and only then did he rescue the besieging officials, and now the two sides are facing each other outside the city. The people want officials to return to the peak: the Xu family was framed by traitors; The official is very helpless: he is only the executor, even if he wants to report the people's situation, it is also a matter of imperial history. What's more, this back and forth is at least a month and a half, and taking a step back is dereliction of duty, and you can't get in and out, so you can only waste it.

Xu Jie broke the silence: "Do you think you should let them into the city?" ”

"The kid sees that Gao Xinzheng can't be the first assistant for a few days, and it is common for people to go to politics. After Zhang successively became the first assistant, he must also be the eldest father. Xu Yuanzuo did not have the slightest personal feelings in this matter. At present, this kind of plot makes him vaguely feel like watching a family fight drama, and his family fight level is much higher than the dispute between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law or wife and concubine.

It can be said that the basis of Xu Yuanzuo's success lies in his surname Xu, a relative of the Xu family, the righteous son of Xu Fan, and the younger generation of the Xu family recognized by Xu Jie. If he fuels this matter and is known to Xu Jie, all his previous efforts will come to naught. And the deliberate pandering will also make Xu Jie, who is like a spirit, perceive the lack of silver here.

The best way to do this is to be objective and atmospheric. Focus on the overall situation, keep the big and abandon the small. Compared with the foundation of the Xu family in Songjiang, it is not too much for the two sons to be abandoned sons. In another script, Xu Jie's price is not only for his two sons to join the army, but also for self-exile!

Xu Jie sighed lightly: "This precedent is actually not good. ”

Xu Yuanzuo turned around and understood what Xu Jie's meant: using the people to resist officials can also be regarded as the following crimes, which is an unacceptable change for orthodox defenders.

"However, it is also the wisdom and enlightenment of the people, and the people's aspirations." Xu Yuanzuo said.

Xu Jie did not object, a pair of cloudy eyes seemed to penetrate the boundary of time and space, and said slowly: "Heaven and earth have been turned upside down." (To be continued.) )