The timely arrival of the two future wives and brothers freed Fang Yingwu from Liu Mian's class. Fang Yingwu secretly wiped his sweat and breathed a sigh of relief, the most frightening thing in the world is the unknown, he really didn't understand what the hell Liu Mian suddenly wanted to fight, and he was still quite nervous in his heart.

Liu Ji and his wife could sit in the hall and wait for their son, who had returned from a long home, to come up and pay a visit, but Fang Yingwu was not good at being so big-looking, so he took the initiative to get up and stood up, moving to a position slightly closer to the door.

Not long after, Fang Yingwu saw two men and a woman walk into the lobby, push the gold mountain and pour the jade pillar to bow to the first two old men.

Two of the men are between thirty and forty years old, and they must be the two sons of the Liu Mansion, and the young woman who is traveling with them may be the wife of the second son, and this time they followed back to their hometown - as for the young lady of the long house, it is the Jiang family that Fang Yingwu has seen, and she also came out to see her husband at this time.

After the ceremony, Liu Ji pointed to Fang Yingwu and introduced to his two sons: "This young man will be the husband of the third sister, and they will be a family in the future, and you can afford to call your brother-in-law now." ”

It was another busy salute, and when they finished worshipping each other, everyone sat down and talked. At this moment, greeting the elders must be the first topic, although Liu Ji is an elder here, but there is still his father in his hometown, and his two sons are returning to their hometown for the New Year to visit their grandfather, so Liu Ji must greet his father first.

In this way, Liu Ji opened his mouth and asked his son, "Is my grandfather healthy?" How much do you eat per day? What is the lack of use? ”

Having said this, the two sons of the Liu Mansion glanced at each other, and their faces suddenly became painful. The eldest son, Liu Zhen, replied to his father: "When I left, my grandfather was already bedridden. It's all waiting at the bedside of the uncles. According to the doctor, I am only afraid"

Originally, Fang Yingwu was not fully engrossed. While listening casually, my brain deserted. Anyway, he is still an outsider, and the Liu family can't talk about his turn to speak, so he just sits and acts as a background.

But when he heard this, Fang Yingwu suddenly retracted his scattered thoughts, and stared at the future eldest brother motionlessly, as if he was afraid of missing every word below.

Can he not care? In this year, the dynamics of every official's father and mother are noteworthy! The death of a father or mother will definitely cause big or small waves, and in a big way, it will even cause drastic changes in the court situation.

Liu Mian obviously understands the truth better. His eyebrows tightened and he asked, "What are you afraid of?" Despite the word. ”

Liu Zhen glanced at his younger brother again, and then said in a deep voice: "According to the famous doctor, I am afraid that the old man will not have much left in the remaining days, as short as one month and as long as three months." ”

The sound of needles falling in the lobby was heard, and the impact of this news was extremely powerful, and everyone had to digest it carefully.

For a politician like Liu Mian, his father's critical illness is not only a private family matter, but also an officialdom matter. Because according to the system. After the death of their biological parents, officials must leave their posts for 27 months and wait for the final system before returning to officialdom.

It's called Ding Wei, for a long time. It is enough to change many things in officialdom, and in the minds of enterprising officials, the death of parents is no less than a natural disaster.

But bad luck is bad luck. But no one dared to disobey this custom. If you don't keep the system for your parents, you are unfilial. It's similar to the big rebellion, and it will attract overwhelming verbal criticism. There are also officials who hide the funeral of their parents in order to be officials. But after being exposed, the end was miserable.

At this time, Liu Ji's good mood was gone, and his brows were locked tighter. It is a critical period at present, and he is about to work harder and completely overwhelm the second assistant Liu Jue, and he is really discouraged.

If he suddenly worries at this time, it will obviously be a heavy blow to his career. When Shouxiao came back after three years, the daylilies were cold, and the situation was uncertain.

And Fang Yingwu was no less impacted than Liu Mian himself. He desperately pushed his father to the throne, and at the same time, he had to fight desperately to go upstream, and he didn't know how many people he would offend along the way.

However, as the quasi-son-in-law of Liu Ji, a university scholar, others have to scruple and give three points, as the so-called good shade under the big tree.

Once Liu Mian leaves the center of the imperial court, it is tantamount to losing a very effective talisman, and he will have to face all the ups and downs without any shelter.

Liu Ji's heart was in turmoil, looking around the hall, it seemed that he could only say a few words to Fang Yingwu, half of the officialdom, and then the other party was very depressed and said: "Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been difficult, and the old man can't leave for the sake of the country."

This made Fang Yingwu very sideways, and he could hear that his old Taishan didn't want to worry at all. He spoke to himself, probably just to find someone to chim in and strengthen his resolve.

It's not impossible to worry if you don't want to worry, that is, the Son of Heaven issued an edict to "take away the affection", which means to take away the filial piety for the country, and those who are "taken away from the affection" do not have to lose their official positions. However, it is still not a glorious thing, and it is still the object of criticism by mainstream public opinion, and it is regarded as a bad character, greedy for power, and not in love.

Fang Yingwu desperately recalled the history books he had seen in his previous life, and vaguely remembered it, as if Liu Mian in history did have a bad record of "seizing love", or unscrupulous and colluding inside and outside to seek the edict of the Son of Heaven to seize love.

No wonder Liu Mian's reputation is so bad, Fang Yingwu suddenly understood. Originally, he always thought that Liu Jiting was a good person, even if the corpse was vegetarian and did nothing, the reputation passed on to future generations should not be so bad, but if there was a black history of seeking love, it would not be strange.

Liu Ji's mood, Fang Yingwu understands it very well, and it is not difficult to say a few words in agreement, not to mention that if Liu Mian can retain his official position, it will not be a bad thing for Fang Yingwu.

But when the words came to his lips, Fang Yingwu suddenly realized something, so he changed his tone and said: "Filial piety is the road of humanity, how can you give up easily?" Old Taishan's meaning is fallacious! ”

Even the son-in-law who had a stake in this did not help, and Liu Mian was even more depressed. In any case, it takes a lot of courage to challenge public opinion morally, and it still needs someone to encourage it.

Fang Yingwu thought about it, and then reluctantly explained: "Old Taishan's meaning is understood. But Lao Taishan just said that human favor is human favor, official affairs are official affairs, and human affairs should not be affected by public affairs. ”

The so-called human favor is affection, and business is actually interest. Fang Yingwu suddenly thought just now that if Liu Mian left the imperial court, it would not necessarily be a bad thing, and if it was managed properly, it might even be a good thing in the long run.

For a long time, he often relied on Liu Mian, and Zuihou also became the fast son-in-law of the Liu family. Although he gave the public a reasonable excuse, Liu Mian's shadow was more or less present in his own family.

This is not necessarily a good thing, Liu Mian is not a "good person" in public opinion, and he wants to take the clear route. If Liu Mian disappears from the imperial court for a few years, then he can take the opportunity to eliminate the color of Liu Mian on his body and consolidate his family's reputation.

It's just that Shu Jishi must get it, which is also equivalent to a talisman, with the talisman of Shu Jishi, he can spend the days when Liu Mian will not be in the court in the future.

Liu Mian was stunned, and vaguely understood what Fang Yingwu meant, this son-in-law not only did not support him in seeking love, but even openly jumped out to criticize and oppose it, and the theoretical basis was his "favor and official affairs" principle.

Liu Ji couldn't help but smile bitterly a few times, taught himself a few lessons, and in the blink of an eye, Fang Yingwu actually returned the original words, is this a stone to shoot himself in the foot?

Should I praise Fang Yingwu for learning and using it, or scold him for being ungrateful, crossing the river and demolishing the bridge? (To be continued......)

PS: This kind of psychological strife is the most difficult to write, I don't know if it means to write