Han Bin saw Han Mo looking at him with a strange gaze, somehow, he hasn't seen him for a few years now, this kid seems to have changed a lot, if Han Mo was just a stubborn stone many years ago, then now this stubborn stone seems to have been finely carved and processed, and it has begun to have edges and corners, although it is not sharp enough to kill people, but it is still full of a strange danger.

"What did he tell you to do?" Han Mo's expression became serious, he suddenly felt that this matter might not be simple, it was possible that the enemy had already started to set up some unknown conspiracy for the Han family through the hands of Han Bin, a bastard boy.

Han Bin sneered, "He wants me to steal my father's ...... Official seal! ”

Han Mo was shocked, stared at Han Bin tightly, and asked, "Stealing the official seal?" In his heart, he suddenly felt that this Jin Xiaofo was even more courageous than he thought, and he was even more sure that there must be a force behind Jin Xiaofo to support him.

The official seal is the foundation of the official, just like the gun in the hands of the soldier, the pen in the hand of the literati, you can't play without it, and the most important thing is that the official seal is also implicated in the life of the official himself.

Therefore, when you are an official, you usually carry the official seal with you, or hide it in a place that no one knows, and you don't dare to throw it away no matter what.

Han Bin saw that Han Mo's expression was a little weird, and he hurriedly said: "But he just borrowed two seals, and there are no other ......!" ”

Before he could finish speaking, Han Mo had already said, "Until now, do you still believe their words?" ”

Han Bin lowered his head and was silent for a moment before he said, "Of course I don't believe it, I know that those dog offals are not a good thing, and I secretly want to deal with our Han family." That's why I have to scrape together five hundred taels of silver and get back the debt, as long as the debt is in my hand, I will smash his building when I turn around, so that he can't get along in Yanjing. , playing to the head of the third master, Jin Xiaofo doesn't want to live anymore...... But this debt must be taken back, otherwise it will really fall into my father's hands, and my life will be gone. ”

There was a look of fear in his eyes, obviously he was afraid of Han Xuandao to the core.

"How many days is there left for the Golden Laughing Buddha to give you?" Han Mo asked.

"Two days!" Han Bin said: "The day after tomorrow, either go with the silver or the official seal, otherwise they will come directly to the house!" ”

Han Mo pondered for a moment before he said: "Third brother, I will go with you to see him the day after tomorrow, if it is really as you said, I will help you out of this silver, let's go and get the IOU back!" ”

"You're going?" Han Bin was stunned.

Han Mo said lightly: "The silver is in my hands!" ”

Han Bin said helplessly: "Okay, I'll take you there." But let me tell you first, it's not a good place. ”

"It's nothing more than a Qinglou casino!" Han Mo smiled faintly.

Han Bin muttered: "It's not just the Qinglou Casino. ”

At this moment, I heard a voice outside: "Master has returned home!" As soon as he heard this voice, Han Bin immediately changed color and said in a low voice: "Little Wu, this matter can't be a little windy!" ”

While talking, I listened to the sound of footsteps, and a person came in from outside the courtyard gate, dressed in a navy blue official uniform, ** sewn with gold thread, the atmosphere was luxurious, the person who came was nearly fifty years old, and his figure was not tall, and he was even a little thin, but his whole person felt like a stone standing forever, his thin body seemed to be made of solid stone, not angry and arrogant, and his appearance was seven or eight points similar to the great sect master of the Han family, and the expression on his face was also like the great sect master who did not show a few smiling faces all year round, stiff and cold, without a trace of anger, It was only from between his eyebrows that he could see that he was a little tired.

Han Mo recognized it at a glance, this person was the current Hubu Shang, and now the number one person in the Han family's power in the court.

Seeing Han Xuandao coming in, Han Mo hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Xiao Wu has seen uncle!" ”

Han Xuandao stopped, turned his head to see Han Mo, and groaned for a moment before saying, "Little Wu, you did a good job." His eyes fell on Han Bin, who was trembling on the side, and he snorted coldly and said, "Don't pollute Xiao Wu with your turbidity!" He flicked his sleeves and walked down the hall.

Han Xuanchang had already gone out and shouted, "Big brother! ”

Han Xuandao nodded and asked, "Was it smooth along the way?" ”

"Smooth." Han Xuanchang said: "Su Guanya sent people to receive him warmly along the way, but nothing went wrong. ”

"It's good to be there." Han Xuandao's face was not shocked, he was surprisingly similar to the great sect master, as if carved out of a mold, cold and restrained, impassive, and his voice was neither fast nor slow when he spoke, but as soon as he said it, it always made people feel that there was a sense of power.

He saw Mrs. Han saluting beside him and said, "My brother and sister have worked hard all the way. Xiang Han Cao asked, "Madam, is dinner ready?" ”

Han Cao said: "It's ready, just waiting for you to come back." ”

Han Xuandao said, "Let's go eat first." ”

At the moment, they all went to the dining hall to eat, as for the subordinates who came from Donghai City, they were all sent over, and Aunt Bi, as a concubine, could not come over, but she could not eat with the subordinates, so there was another arrangement.

"I'll pick you up in two days." Han Xuandao said at the dinner table: "Now there is a bit of chaos in the capital, the positions of the two Shangshu are divided between us and the Xiao family, and the other families naturally have to share some official positions, and now the cabinet is bargaining for this every day, which is no different from the vegetable market." ”

Han Xuanchang nodded and asked, "When am I going to go on a pilgrimage to the Holy Lord?" ”

"I have already made known to the Holy One, and the Holy One knows that you have arrived in the capital, and he will summon you in these two days." Han Xuandao was thoughtful, paused, stopped talking, lifted the chopsticks and said, "Let's eat the vegetables first." ”

Han Mo and Han Bin naturally sat down, Han Xuandao didn't speak, neither of them dared to move the chopsticks, Han Bin didn't care, but Han Mo felt hungry and panicked, Han Xuandao said a word, and immediately began to eat unceremoniously.

Han Xuandao looked at Han Mo and suddenly asked, "Little Wu, I remember that you have turned eighteen years old this year, right?" ”

Han Mo nodded and replied, "Yes, uncle, it's eighteen!" ”

Mrs. Han seemed to understand something, and winked at Han Mo, Han Mo smiled faintly and lowered his head to eat.

There wasn't much to say at the table, it was very quiet, after eating, Mrs. Han took Han Mo back to the West Courtyard to rest, before leaving, Han Bin winked at Han Mo, with a begging look on his face, Han Mo understood what he meant, just nodded, indicating that he understood.

……

In Shangshu Mansion, there is a very quiet courtyard, which is Han Xuandao's academy, and the entire mansion is up and down, without Han Xuandao's permission, no one is allowed to enter without permission, even Han Cao and her two sons, without special circumstances and his permission, they are not allowed to enter and exit at will.

There are two poplar trees in the yard, standing tall in the wind.

In the simple and elegant study, the two brothers sat on the side seat next to them, sitting left and right, the tea sent by Han Yin was warm, and both of them were holding teacups, but they did not drink tea.

The room was lit with a light, much brighter than the dimly lit study of the Great Sect Master of Donghai City, and the charcoal fire in the stove crackled like fried beans.

"Are the two old men okay?" After a long time, Han Xuandao asked softly.

Han Xuanchang nodded and said, "It's all good." However, it is inevitable that people will be weaker when they are old. He glanced at Han Xuandao and said, "Big brother, your body is also much worse, you should take care of your body." ”

Han Xuandao shook his head lightly and said, "This time to quell the rebellion in Bozhou County, you and Xiao Wu fought well, but my Han family also benefited a lot from this." Now that you have come to Beijing to serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, among the six departments, our Han family occupies two seats, which seems to be a good thing at first glance, but blessings and misfortunes lurk, and after committing suicide, my Han family has become more powerful in the DPRK, and other families have begun to hit my Han family with a few thoughts. ”

"In the first few years, but I led it in Beijing, although it was not to be humiliated, but it was not very beautiful. The other families have never regarded my Han family as a big problem, but they just don't like it. Now that the two departments occupy two seats, this time there are a group of our clan officials at the bottom, this situation, other families will naturally not take it lightly, and my Han family's future situation will have more eyes to stare at, and you and I must also be more careful. ”

Han Xuanchang sighed: "The eldest brother has been here all these years, and it is also a loss to you." ”

Han Xuandao waved his hand and said, "However, when you first became the secretary of the Ministry of Rites and were in charge of the Ministry of Rites, things will never be simple. I've been doing errands in the household department for ten years, and now, I can only control six or seven percent, and I can't fully grasp it, and when you go to the Ministry of Rites, everything has to start from scratch, which is much more tricky and difficult. ”

Han Xuanchang said: "Big brother, don't worry, when Xuanchang came, he was already prepared in his heart. In any case, since it is here, I always have to do my best to run errands. ”

"The upper-level officials in the court can tell at a glance whether they are friends or foes, they are all children of the family, and they are easy to deal with." Han Xuandao said slowly: "Now the left and right attendants of your Ministry of Rites, one is from the Fan family and the other is from the Ximen family, knowing their background, it is much easier to deal with." But many of the middle and lower-level officials have passed the Beijing test, and they do not belong to the children of the family, and you can't tell whether they have been bought by other families, which is the most difficult to screen, so keep an eye on it. ”

"Yes!" Han Xuanchang replied respectfully.

He understands very well that although he has been doing errands in Donghai County for decades, he is nominally a Qing Officials Division, but in fact his power is not weaker than that of the county guard, and it is easy to get along there, because he is in his own territory, and all the forces are under his control. However, Kyori is different from Tokai County, the family is chaotic, and each department has other forces that can be seen and invisible, and if you are not careful, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Han Xuandao has been in the capital for decades and has been standing tall, although he mainly has the solid backstage of Donghai County behind him, but it is also inseparable from Han Xuandao's sophistication and shrewdness as an official.

What Han Xuandao said is all about experience, and it must be kept in mind.

"Fortunately, the strongest in the court today are the Xiao family and the Su family, these two families are like two wild dogs, biting each other." A touch of coldness appeared at the corner of Han Xuandao's mouth, and he said calmly: "Now that the He family is the Xiao family's sworn friend, the interests of the two families are too deeply entangled, and they must be tied together." The Su family seems to be trying to win over the Fan family, I heard that the Su family is preparing to marry the Fan family, but there is no result for the time being. The Ximen family is already weak, this time to quell the rebellion, the loss of the army, the strength is even weaker, this time in the capital did not occupy many official positions, I am afraid that it will not take two years, someone will do something to them, we just need to pay attention to it, not close to the offend. As for the Hu family......! He glanced at Han Xuanchang and said: "Although there are younger brothers and sisters, the Hu family has always been unruly, outsiders think that the Hu family and our Han family are the same faction, and we ourselves can't expect too much from the Hu family, after all, their own ambitions are not small." ”

Han Xuanchang was silent for a moment before he said, "Big brother, the meaning of the Su family seems to be trying to win over our Han family!" ”

Han Xuandao said lightly: "The Xiao family also has this plan. Now that the strength of our Han family has begun to increase, they always have to win over, and we will adapt to the situation. Actually, it's not that I'm worried, it's the royal family that worries me the most. ”

"Royalty?"

"That's right," Han Xuandao frowned and said: "This time, the Ye and Wu families in Bozhou County were defeated, but the large rich land of Bozhou County was taken over by the royal family, although our family wants to get a piece of the pie, but the internal contradictions of the family are too deep, whoever goes to benefit, other families will make stumbling blocks, the cabinet has been arguing countless times for this matter, but the royal family is slowly building an army and setting up officials in Bozhou County step by step." In the past, I couldn't see how capable Zhao Xiqiao was, but this time he let go of his hands and feet, but he did it extremely beautifully, at least for now, the two cities in Bozhou County have been controlled by the royal family. The family also knows that once the royal family has a foundation, it will be very detrimental to our family, and a few days ago, it was difficult to draw up a list of family officials, asking the saint to order these family officials to go to Bozhou County to take up their posts, and some forces were more or less involved, but until today, the will has not come down. Moreover, the Donghua Hall has already begun to investigate, according to the list, to investigate these officials, saying that it is to find out whether these people are really talented...... Hmph, who can believe this, maybe in a few days, many ugly things about these people will be put on the table, and the royal family will not be able to go to Bozhou County for this reason. ”

Han Xuanchang frowned and said, "The royal family is very insidious. ”

Han Xuandao got up and stood up, and said, "That's it, you're tired all the way, and it's late, so let's go and rest first." These two days have been resting well, and the spirit is replenished, but I am afraid that the will of the Holy Calling will come at any time. ”

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